Notable burials · Military
Medal of Honor recipients buried in Michigan
Wikidata records 34 Medal of Honor recipients as buried in 29 of the cemeteries we list in Michigan. Forest Hill Cemetery in Ann Arbor holds the most, with 2. Michigan has the 9th highest count of any state, out of 1,649 nationally.
People whose Wikidata entry records the Medal of Honor, the highest US military decoration for valor.
34
Medal of Honor recipients
29
cemeteries
2%
of notable burials in Michigan
1910s
the decade with the most deaths (10)
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In order of death
Medal of Honor recipients buried in Michigan
- Christopher C. Bruton1841-1867Army Medal of Honor recipientSaint Patrick's Cemetery, Caledonia, MI
- Michael Hudson1834-1891United States Marine Corps sergeant, recipient of the Medal of HonorMaple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, MI
- Charles M. Holton1838-1899American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientOak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI
- Ivers S. Calkin1836-1902Medal of Honor recipientOak Grove Cemetery, Montague, MI
- William H. Withington1835-1903Union Army generalMount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, MI
- Gabriel Cole1831-1907American soldier (1831-1907); recipient of the Medal of HonorSherman Township Cemetery, Cadillac, MI
- Byron M. Cutcheon1836-1908United States Army Medal of Honor recipientHighland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, MI
- Joseph E. Brandle1835-1909American Medal of Honor recipientOak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, MI
- Patrick Irwin1839-1910Irish-American Medal of Honor recipientSaint Thomas' Catholic Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Frederick A. Lyon1843-1911American soldier (1843-1911); Civil War Medal of Honor recipientMount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, MI
- John G. K. Ayers1837-1913Recipient of the Medal of HonorRiverside Cemetery, Three Rivers, MI
- William H. Wilcox1840-1913American soldier (1840-1913); Medal of Honor recipientLake View Cemetery, South Haven, MI
- Charles L. Barrell1842-1914Medal of Honor recipientHooker Cemetery, Wayland, MI
- George E. Ranney1839-1915American surgeon (1839-1915); Civil War Medal of Honor recipientMount Hope Cemetery, Lansing, MI
- Frederic W. Swift1831-1916Colonel in US in 1897Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Alonzo Woodruff1839-1917American soldierValley Cemetery, Reed City, MI
- Joseph Kemp1844-1917American soldier (1844-1917); recipient of the Medal of Honor during the American Civil WarForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- George W. Clute1842-1919Medal of Honor recipientMount Morris Cemetery, Mount Morris, MI
- Joseph A. Nolan1857-1921Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipientSilverbrook Cemetery, Niles, MI
- Philipp Schlachter1841-1923Soldier and veteran of the American Civil WarOak Lawn Cemetery, Sturgis, MI
- Conrad Noll1836-1925German-born soldier in US Civil WarForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Joseph S. Keen1843-1926Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- Francis C. Flaherty1919-1941United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientMaple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, MI
- Demas T. Craw1900-1942United States Army Medal of Honor recipientOakwood Cemetery, Traverse City, MI
- Francis P. Hammerberg1920-1945United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Farmington Hills, MI
- John Essebagger Jr.1928-1951American soldier (1928-1951); United States Army Medal of Honor recipientPilgrim Home Cemetery, Holland, MI
- Donald R. Moyer1930-1951United States Army Medal of Honor recipientPerry Mount Park Cemetery, Pontiac, MI
- Charles Cawetzka1877-1951United States Army Medal of Honor recipientRomulus Memorial Cemetery, Romulus, MI
- James Okubo1920-1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipientWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Gordon Douglas Yntema1945-1968United States Army Medal of Honor recipientPilgrim Home Cemetery, Holland, MI
- Albert Joseph Smith1898-1973American MarineGrand Lawn Cemetery, Redford, MI
- Charles Leroy Thomas1920-1980United States Army Medal of Honor recipientWestlawn Cemetery, Wayne, MI
- Francis Junior Pierce1924-1986United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientHoly Cross Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI
- Dirk J. Vlug1916-1996United States Army Medal of Honor recipientGreenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1860s1
- 1890s2
- 1900s5
- 1910s10
- 1920s4
- 1940s3
- 1950s3
- 1960s2
- 1970s1
- 1980s2
- 1990s1
By recorded year of death, for the 34 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Forest Hill Cemetery · Ann Arbor, MI2
- Elmwood Cemetery · Detroit, MI2
- Maple Hill Cemetery · Charlotte, MI2
- Mount Evergreen Cemetery · Jackson, MI2
- Pilgrim Home Cemetery · Holland, MI2
- Perry Mount Park Cemetery · Pontiac, MI1
- Woodlawn Cemetery · Ferndale, MI1
- Highland Cemetery · Ypsilanti, MI1
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery · Farmington Hills, MI1
- Grand Lawn Cemetery · Redford, MI1
- Lake View Cemetery · South Haven, MI1
- Oakwood Cemetery · Traverse City, MI1
- Holy Cross Cemetery · Grand Rapids, MI1
- Saint Thomas' Catholic Cemetery · Ann Arbor, MI1
- Hooker Cemetery · Wayland, MI1
- Oak Lawn Cemetery · Sturgis, MI1
- Riverside Cemetery · Three Rivers, MI1
- Sherman Township Cemetery · Cadillac, MI1
- Silverbrook Cemetery · Niles, MI1
- Valley Cemetery · Reed City, MI1
- Saint Patrick's Cemetery · Caledonia, MI1
- Mount Morris Cemetery · Mount Morris, MI1
- Oak Grove Cemetery · Montague, MI1
- Mount Hope Cemetery · Lansing, MI1
- Oak Grove Cemetery · Coldwater, MI1
Top 25 of 29 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
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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.