Notable burials · Military
Medal of Honor recipients buried in Ohio
Wikidata records 59 Medal of Honor recipients as buried in 49 of the cemeteries we list in Ohio. Dayton National Cemetery in Drexel holds the most, with 4. Ohio has the 6th 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.
59
Medal of Honor recipients
49
cemeteries
2%
of notable burials in Ohio
1910s
the decade with the most deaths (19)
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In order of death
Medal of Honor recipients buried in Ohio
- Oliver Colwell1834-1862Medal of Honor recipientWoodstock Cemetery, North Lewisburg, OH
- Manning Force1824-1899Union Army general United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSpring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, Finneytown, OH
- Edward Farrell1833-1902United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipientEdinburg Cemetery, Ravenna, OH
- George Butts1838-1902Medal of Honor recipientRidgelawn Cemetery, Elyria, OH
- William Steinmetz1847-1903United States Army Medal of Honor recipientWesleyan Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH
- John Alfred Wilson1832-1904American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientUnion Hill Cemetery, Bowling Green, OH
- George Geiger1843-1904United States Army Medal of Honor recipientDayton National Cemetery, Drexel, OH
- Abner P. Allen1839-1905United States Army Medal of Honor recipientCenterburg Cemetery, Centerburg, OH
- Clinton Greaves1855-1906United States Army Medal of Honor recipientGreen Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, OH
- Leonidas H. Inscho1840-1907American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientCedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, OH
- Thomas Guinn1836-1908Recipient of the Medal of HonorSpring Lawn Cemetery, New Paris, OH
- Jacob Parrott1843-1908United States Army Medal of Honor recipientGrove Cemetery, Kenton, OH
- Christian Schnell1838-1908American soldier who fought for the Union Army during the American Civil WarGreenlawn Cemetery, Wapakoneta, OH
- Richard W. DeWitt1838-1909Union Army Medal of Honor recipientOxford Cemetery, Oxford, OH
- Frederick Phisterer1836-1909Medal of Honor recipientGreen Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, OH
- James M. Burns1845-1910Recipient of the Medal of HonorLebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, OH
- John S. Shellenberger1839-1911American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientWelsh Hills Cemetery, Granville, OH
- David Jones1841-1911Good Hope Cemetery, Washington Court House, OH
- Newton H. Hall1842-1911United States Army Medal of Honor recipientStanding Rock Cemetery, Kent, OH
- Henry W. Downs1844-1911Recipient of the Medal of HonorDayton National Cemetery, Drexel, OH
- Howell B. Treat1833-1912Medal of Honor recipientEvergreen Cemetery, Painesville, OH
- Isaac James1838-1914Medal of Honor recipientBrick Memorial Park Cemetery, Union City, OH
- John H. James1835-1914Union Navy sailor in the American Civil WarDayton National Cemetery, Drexel, OH
- Robert B. Brown1844-1916Medal of Honor recipientGreenwood Cemetery, Zanesville, OH
- William James Knight1837-1916American soldier and a Medal of Honor recipientOakwood Cemetery, Stryker, OH
- John H. Wageman1841-1916Clover Cemetery, Bethel, OH
- Powhatan Beaty1837-1916United States Army Medal of Honor recipientUnion Baptist Cemetery, Covedale, OH
- Jacob Swegheimer1843-1917Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, OH
- George Loyd1844-1917American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientSpring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, Finneytown, OH
- Albert Edward Baesel1890-1918United States Army Medal of Honor recipientWoodvale Cemetery, Middleburg Heights, OH
- Asel Hagerty1837-1919American soldier who fought in the American Civil War; Medal of Honor recipientRiverside Cemetery, Defiance, OH
- Henry Casey1837-1919Medal of Honor recipientBloomingburg Cemetery, Washington Court House, OH
- William H. Surles1845-1919US Medal of Honor recipientRiverview Cemetery, East Liverpool, OH
- Isaac H. Carmin1841-1919Medal of Honor recipientWashington Cemetery, Washington Court House, OH
- John Henry Dorman1843-1921Medal of Honor recipientSpring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, Finneytown, OH
- John Reed Porter1838-1923Medal of Honor recipientMcComb Union Cemetery, McComb, OH
- Charles Stacey1842-1924Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk, OH
- Richard Enderlin1843-1930United States Army Medal of Honor recipientGrandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, OH
- Harry C. Beasley1888-1931United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientCedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, OH
- Jay Williams1872-1938United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientWoodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk, OH
- Oscar Brookin1869-1938United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSunset Cemetery, Lake Darby, OH
- Charles A. Taggart1843-1938Medal of Honor recipientDayton National Cemetery, Drexel, OH
- Rodger Young1918-1943Medal of Honor recipientMcPherson Cemetery, Clyde, OH
- Herbert F. Christian1912-1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipientGreenwood Cemetery, Byesville, OH
- William E. Metzger, Jr.1922-1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipientWoodlawn Cemetery, Lima, OH
- Charles G. Bickham1867-1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipientWoodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, OH
- Joseph J. Cicchetti1923-1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSandy Valley Cemetery, Lake Mohawk, OH
- Joe R. Hastings1925-1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipientMagnolia Cemetery, Lake Mohawk, OH
- Charles J. Berry1923-1945United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientElmwood Cemetery, Lorain, OH
- William A. Foster1915-1945United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientCalvary Cemetery, Garfield Heights, OH
- William B. Baugh1930-1950United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientGlen Haven Cemetery, Harrison, OH
- Dwite H. Schaffner1889-1955United States Army Medal of Honor recipientRose Hill Burial Park, Fairlawn, OH
- William Keller1876-1963U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipientLake View Cemetery, East Cleveland, OH
- Joe C. Paul1946-1965United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientDayton Memorial Park Cemetery, Shiloh, OH
- Ted Belcher1924-1966United States Army Medal of Honor recipientGreenwood Cemetery, Zanesville, OH
- Jimmy G. Stewart1942-1966United States Army Medal of Honor recipientRiverview Cemetery, Middleport, OH
- Joseph G. LaPointe, Jr.1948-1969United States Army Medal of Honor recipientRiverside Cemetery, West Milton, OH
- Ralph E. Dias1950-1969United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientOakdale Cemetery, Leetonia, OH
- Eddie Rickenbacker1890-1973United States Army Medal of Honor recipientGreen Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, OH
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1860s1
- 1890s1
- 1900s13
- 1910s19
- 1920s3
- 1930s5
- 1940s8
- 1950s2
- 1960s6
- 1970s1
By recorded year of death, for the 59 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Dayton National Cemetery · Drexel, OH4
- Green Lawn Cemetery · Columbus, OH3
- Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum · Finneytown, OH3
- Cedar Hill Cemetery · Newark, OH2
- Greenwood Cemetery · Zanesville, OH2
- Woodlawn Cemetery · Norwalk, OH2
- Rose Hill Burial Park · Fairlawn, OH1
- Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum · Dayton, OH1
- Wesleyan Cemetery · Cincinnati, OH1
- Calvary Cemetery · Garfield Heights, OH1
- Evergreen Cemetery · Painesville, OH1
- Grandview Cemetery · Chillicothe, OH1
- McPherson Cemetery · Clyde, OH1
- Standing Rock Cemetery · Kent, OH1
- Oxford Cemetery · Oxford, OH1
- Welsh Hills Cemetery · Granville, OH1
- Washington Cemetery · Washington Court House, OH1
- Lake View Cemetery · East Cleveland, OH1
- Union Baptist Cemetery · Covedale, OH1
- Riverview Cemetery · East Liverpool, OH1
- Spring Lawn Cemetery · New Paris, OH1
- Clover Cemetery · Bethel, OH1
- Union Hill Cemetery · Bowling Green, OH1
- Greenwood Cemetery · Byesville, OH1
- Greenlawn Cemetery · Wapakoneta, OH1
Top 25 of 49 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.