Notable burials · Military
World War II veterans buried in Michigan
Wikidata records 29 World War II veterans as buried in 26 of the cemeteries we list in Michigan. Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit holds the most, with 2. Michigan has the 15th highest count of any state, out of 3,181 nationally.
People recorded as having taken part in World War II.
29
World War II veterans
26
cemeteries
2%
of notable burials in Michigan
2000s
the decade with the most deaths (8)
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In order of death
World War II veterans buried in Michigan
- 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
- William S. Knudsen1879-1948Danish-American automotive industry executive and American general during World War IIAcacia Park Cemetery, Beverly Hills, MI
- Frank R. Adams1883-1963Author, screenwriter, composer and reporterOakhurst Cemetery, Whitehall, MI
- Joseph Duckworth1902-1964American aviatorRiverside Cemetery, Albion, MI
- John S. Newberry1910-1964American museum officialElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- James Okubo1920-1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipientWoodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, MI
- Larry MacPhail1890-1975American lawyerElkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, MI
- Cullen Landis1896-1975American actor, directorMaple Grove Cemetery, Cheboygan, MI
- Angus Goetz1897-1977American football player, orthopedic surgeonMount Olivet Cemetery, Hamtramck, MI
- Serge Obolensky1890-1978(1890-1978) Russian prince and businessmanHoly Sepulchre Cemetery, Farmington Hills, 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
- Gordon Thomas1914-1997Mayor of East Lansing, MichiganElkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, MI
- James Edward Barton1923-2002United States Navy diverPleasant View Cemetery, Blissfield, MI
- Edwin W. Polk1916-2002American junior high teacher and WW II Navy veteranFort Custer National Cemetery, Level Park-Oak Park, MI
- Harold S. Sawyer1920-2003American politicianRockford Cemetery, Rockford, MI
- Jay Van Andel1924-2004American businessmanChapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Forest Hills, MI
- Wilbur L. Dungy1926-2004American biology professorWoodland Cemetery, Jackson, MI
- Henry W. Hahn1924-2004United States MarineParkview Memorial Cemetery, Livonia, MI
- Joe Fortunato1918-2004American football, basketball, and baseball coach, college athletics administratorBrookside Cemetery, Tecumseh, MI
- Paul H. Todd, Jr.1921-2008American politicianMountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, MI
- Ernie Harwell1918-2010American sportscasterOakwood Cemetery, Farmington, MI
- Lynn Chandnois1925-2011American football playerGreat Lakes National Cemetery, Holly, MI
- Elmore Leonard1925-2013American novelist and screenwriterGreenwood Cemetery, Birmingham, MI
- Ralph Wilson1918-2014American football executiveElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI
- R. James Harvey1922-2019American politicianGlendale Cemetery, Okemos, MI
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1940s4
- 1960s4
- 1970s4
- 1980s2
- 1990s2
- 2000s8
- 2010s5
By recorded year of death, for the 29 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Elmwood Cemetery · Detroit, MI2
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery · Farmington Hills, MI2
- Elkland Township Cemetery · Cass City, MI2
- Great Lakes National Cemetery · Holly, MI1
- Woodland Cemetery · Jackson, MI1
- Woodlawn Cemetery · Ferndale, MI1
- Fort Custer National Cemetery · Level Park-Oak Park, MI1
- Oakwood Cemetery · Traverse City, MI1
- Maple Hill Cemetery · Charlotte, MI1
- Greenwood Cemetery · Birmingham, MI1
- Mount Olivet Cemetery · Hamtramck, MI1
- Brookside Cemetery · Tecumseh, MI1
- Mountain Home Cemetery · Kalamazoo, MI1
- Holy Cross Cemetery · Grand Rapids, MI1
- Oakwood Cemetery · Farmington, MI1
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens · Forest Hills, MI1
- Greenwood Cemetery · Grand Rapids, MI1
- Maple Grove Cemetery · Cheboygan, MI1
- Acacia Park Cemetery · Beverly Hills, MI1
- Parkview Memorial Cemetery · Livonia, MI1
- Pleasant View Cemetery · Blissfield, MI1
- Riverside Cemetery · Albion, MI1
- Rockford Cemetery · Rockford, MI1
- Westlawn Cemetery · Wayne, MI1
- Oakhurst Cemetery · Whitehall, MI1
Top 25 of 26 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.