Notable burials · Military

Where Medal of Honor recipients are buried

Wikidata records 1,649 Medal of Honor recipients as buried in 721 of the cemeteries we list, across 49 states. Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA, holds the most, with 380.

People whose Wikidata entry records the Medal of Honor, the highest US military decoration for valor.

1,649

Medal of Honor recipients

721

cemeteries

states

1910s

the decade with the most deaths (286)

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Best documented

Medal of Honor recipients and where they rest

Theodore Roosevelt1858-1919
26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909
Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay Cove, NY
Richard E. Byrd1888-1957
American naval officer, explorer
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Audie Murphy1924-1971
American soldier and actor
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Desmond Doss1919-2006
American solder, pacifist, and combat medic; recipient of the Purple Heart medal, recipient of the Medal of Honor
Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN
Daniel Inouye1924-2012
United States Senator from Hawaii
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
Eddie Rickenbacker1890-1973
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, OH
Smedley Butler1881-1940
United States Marine Corps general, two time Medal of Honor recipient, activist, lecturer, official, and writer
The Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, PA
Jimmy Doolittle1896-1993
American military officer and aviation pioneer
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Frank Jack Fletcher1885-1973
United States Navy admiral, Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Alexander Vandegrift1887-1973
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient and Commandant of the Marine Corps
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
William J. Donovan1883-1959
U.S. Army soldier during WWII, lawyer, intelligence officer and diplomat, head of the OSS
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Leonard Wood1860-1927
5th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
General Nelson A. Miles1839-1925
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Commanding General of the United States Army
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
James Stockdale1923-2005
US Navy admiral and aviator
U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
Thomas J. Hudner1924-2017
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Oliver Otis Howard1830-1909
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general
Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, VT
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV1883-1953
United States Army general, Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
John Basilone1916-1945
American Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Arthur MacArthur Jr.1845-1912
United States Army officer; Medal of Honor recipient; Governor-General of the Philippines
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
John Schofield1831-1906
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Adolphus Greely1844-1935
American army officer and polar explorer
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Michael P. Murphy1976-2005
Naval Special Warfare Operator US Navy SEAL
Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, NY
Edward O'Hare1914-1943
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
Daniel Edgar Sickles1819-1914
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Michael A. Monsoor1981-2006
United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
Gary Gordon1960-1993
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
West Broadway Cemetery, Lincoln, ME
Pappy Boyington1912-1988
United States Marine Corps aviator and Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Rodger Young1918-1943
Medal of Honor recipient
McPherson Cemetery, Clyde, OH
Randy Shughart1958-1993
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Westminister Cemetery, Carlisle, PA
Floyd Bennett1890-1928
US pilot
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
William F. Dean1899-1981
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
Matthew Quay1833-1904
American politician
Beaver Cemetery and Mausoleum, Beaver, PA
Joe Foss1915-2003
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Luigi Palma di Cesnola1832-1904
Italian-American soldier, diplomat and amateur archaeologist; United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, NY
John William Finn1909-2010
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Saint Carmel Cemetery, Campo, CA
Thomas McGuire1920-1945
United States Army officer
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Bennie G. Adkins1934-2020
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Frank Friday Fletcher1855-1928
American admiral
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Daniel Daly1873-1937
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
Francis E. Warren1844-1929
American politician and Civil War veteran
Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, WY
Frank D. Baldwin1842-1923
Double recipient of the United States Army Medal of Honor
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Benjamin Franklin Tracy1830-1915
American politician
Green - Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
William A. Moffett1869-1933
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Jonas H. Ingram1886-1952
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient, American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Paul Ray Smith1969-2003
Recipient of the Medal of Honor
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Merritt A. Edson1897-1955
Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Tibor Rubin1929-2015
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Mount Sinai Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
Eugene B. Fluckey1913-2007
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD
Jason Dunham1981-2004
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Fairlawn Cemetery, Belmont, NY
John Gregory Bourke1846-1896
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Louis H. Wilson1920-2005
Officer
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Oscar C. Badger II1890-1958
American naval officer; United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Henry Johnson1892-1929
Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
John D. Bulkeley1911-1996
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Wager Swayne1834-1902
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Mervyn S. Bennion1887-1941
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, UT
Lewis Millett1920-2009
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
William Rufus Shafter1835-1906
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
John C. Robinson1817-1897
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, NY
John C. Black1839-1915
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Springhill Cemetery, Danville, IL
Charles J. Berry1923-1945
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Elmwood Cemetery, Lorain, OH
Thomas Ryan1901-1970
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
David McCampbell1910-1996
United States Navy Officer and Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
George Price Hays1892-1978
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Wendell Cushing Neville1870-1930
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient and 14th Commandant of the Marine Corps
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
J. Franklin Bell1856-1919
4th Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
David M. Shoup1904-1983
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Eugene Asa Carr1830-1910
Union Army General and Medal of Honor recipient
West Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
Daniel Butterfield1831-1901
American businessman, general and civil servant
West Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
Francis J. Herron1837-1902
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Calvary Cemetery, Manhattan, NY
Alexander S. Webb1835-1911
American Army officer and Union general
West Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
Amos J. Cummings1838-1902
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient, politician
Clinton Cemetery, Irvington, NJ
Frank Furness1839-1912
Philadelphia architect and United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
Walter D. Ehlers1921-2014
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
Vincent R. Capodanno1929-1967
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Saint Peters Cemetery, Staten Island, NY
David S. Stanley1828-1902
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general
United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, Washington, DC
Charles E. Phelps1833-1908
Union Army general and politician
Woodlawn Cemetery, Woodlawn, MD
John R. Fox1915-1944
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Colebrook Cemetery, Whitman, MA
Kenneth D. Bailey1910-1942
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Springhill Cemetery, Danville, IL
Thomas W. Bennett1947-1969
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
East Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, WV
Leopold Karpeles1838-1909
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Washington Hebrew Congregation Cemetery, Washington, DC
Ben L. Salomon1914-1944
United States Army dentist, posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
James H. Howard1913-1995
American fighter pilot in World War II
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Julius Stahel1827-1912
Union Army general
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Robert L. Howard1939-2009
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Ernest Albert Garlington1853-1934
United States Army general and Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Guy Vernor Henry1839-1899
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Louis Cukela1888-1956
American soldier and Marine, double recipient of the Medal of Honor
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Edward Settle Godfrey1843-1932
United States Army officer and Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Absalom Baird1824-1905
Union Army general and Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Addison Baker1907-1943
United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Orlando B. Willcox1823-1907
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Theodore Stark Wilkinson1888-1946
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
John Porter Hatch1822-1901
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Vernon Baker1919-2010
U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
William Harvey Carney1840-1908
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, MA
Matt Urban1919-1995
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Alonzo Cushing1841-1863
Union Army soldier
West Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
Robert Kuroda1922-1944
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
Barney Hajiro1916-2011
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
Manning Force1824-1899
Union Army general United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, Finneytown, OH
Charles Henry Coolidge1921-2021
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN
William Nakamura1922-1944
U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient
Evergreen Washelli Cemetery, Shoreline, WA
Nicholas Oresko1917-2013
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, NJ
Roy Benavidez1935-1998
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX
Willis Winter Bradley1884-1954
American politician
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
James Leroy Bondsteel1947-1987
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Fort Richardson National Cemetery, Elmendorf Air Force Base, AK
Jared C. Monti1975-2006
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Massachusetts National Cemetery, Pocasset, MA
Maurice Britt1919-1995
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Little Rock National Cemetery, Little Rock, AR
Mitchell Paige1918-2003
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
Hector A. Cafferata, Jr.1929-2016
Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, VA
Frederick Funston1865-1917
United States Army general, Medal of Honor recipient and botanist
San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
Harold C. Agerholm1925-1944
World War II Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Mound Cemetery, Racine, WI
John King1865-1938
Double recipient of the Medal of Honor
Calvary Cemetery, Hot Springs, AR
William Pittenger1840-1904
Recipient of the Medal of Honor
Fallbrook Pioneer Odd Fellows Cemetery, Fallbrook, CA
Charles G. Abrell1931-1951
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Westlawn Cemetery, Farmersburg, IN
Frank H. Ono1923-1980
U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient
Highland Cemetery, North Judson, IN
Edouard Izac1891-1990
United States Navy officer and politician
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Edward A. Carter Jr.1916-1963
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Joe M. Jackson1923-2019
American military officer
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Leon W. Johnson1904-1997
United States Army Air Forces Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Keith L. Ware1915-1968
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Berger Loman1886-1968
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Charles E. Kilbourne1872-1963
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Samuel G. Fuqua1899-1987
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Richmond Pearson Hobson1870-1937
American military officer and politician
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Ross A. McGinnis1987-2006
United States Army soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in Iraq
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Lawson P. Ramage1909-1990
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient; submariner; U.S. Navy admiral
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Yeiki Kobashigawa1917-2005
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
Bernard J. D. Irwin1830-1917
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
West Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
Rodney Yano1943-1969
U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
Oscar P. Austin1948-1969
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, AZ
Fitz W. Guerin1846-1903
American photographer
Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO
Leonard M. Kravitz1931-1951
American military personnel
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Queens, NY
Andre Lucas1930-1970
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
West Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
Albert Leopold Mills1854-1916
United States Army Major General, Medal of Honor awardee
West Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
Johannes S. Anderson1887-1950
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Norridge, IL
Kiyoshi Muranaga1922-1944
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
Sadao Munemori1922-1945
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
Lucian Adams1922-2003
United States Army recipient of the Medal of Honor
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX
Charles P. Mattocks1840-1910
U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient
Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, ME
Joe Hayashi1920-1945
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
Edward A. Bennett1920-1983
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
Miguel Keith1951-1970
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, NE
Henry E. Erwin1921-2002
US Army Air Forces NCO and Medal of Honor recipient
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL
Byron M. Cutcheon1836-1908
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, MI
Henry H. Bingham1841-1912
Union Army General and Medal of Honor recipient
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
Hazard Stevens1842-1918
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Island Cemetery, Newport, RI
Powhatan Beaty1837-1916
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Union Baptist Cemetery, Covedale, OH
Bruce McCandless1911-1968
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Naval Academy, MD

Showing the 150 with the most Wikipedia language editions, of 1,649. Cemetery pages list everyone recorded there.

Over time

Deaths by decade

1860s30
1870s24
1880s48
1890s104
1900s245
1910s286
1920s173
1930s88
1940s182
1950s118
1960s111
1970s57
1980s40
1990s48
2000s57
2010s26
2020s6

By recorded year of death, for the 1,643 people with one.

Cemeteries

Where they are buried

Arlington National Cemetery · Arlington, VA380
San Francisco National Cemetery · San Francisco, CA35
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific · Honolulu, HI27
Cypress Hills National Cemetery · Brooklyn, NY27
Calvary Cemetery · Manhattan, NY22
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery · San Diego, CA21
Long Island National Cemetery · Farmingdale, NY20
Mount Moriah Cemetery · Yeadon, PA20
West Point Cemetery · West Point, NY17
Green - Wood Cemetery · Brooklyn, NY15
Golden Gate National Cemetery · San Bruno, CA14
United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery · Washington, DC14
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery · San Antonio, TX12
Holy Cross Cemetery · Brooklyn, NY12
Woodlawn Cemetery · The Bronx, NY11
U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery · Naval Academy, MD11
Hampton National Cemetery · Hampton, VA10
Los Angeles National Cemetery · Los Angeles, CA10
Bellefontaine Cemetery · Saint Louis, MO8
Cypress Hills Cemetery · Queens, NY8
Chattanooga National Cemetery · Chattanooga, TN7
Evergreen Washelli Cemetery · Shoreline, WA7
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery · Saint Louis, MO6
The Evergreens Cemetery · Queens, NY6
Mount Hope Cemetery · Roslindale, MA6

Top 25 of 721 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.

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Medal of Honor recipients by state

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Method

How this list is made

A person is on this list when their Wikidata entry gives a cemetery we list as their place of burial and also carries the statement this list is built on. We do not add anyone by judgment, so the list reflects how complete Wikidata is: some people are missing, and burial places can be disputed.

Names, years and descriptions are shown as Wikidata records them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists.

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