Notable burials · Military
Medal of Honor recipients buried in Pennsylvania
Wikidata records 98 Medal of Honor recipients as buried in 55 of the cemeteries we list in Pennsylvania. Mount Moriah Cemetery in Yeadon holds the most, with 20. Pennsylvania has the 4th 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.
98
Medal of Honor recipients
55
cemeteries
3%
of notable burials in Pennsylvania
1900s
the decade with the most deaths (27)
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In order of death
Medal of Honor recipients buried in Pennsylvania
- William Densmore1843-1865United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipientNew Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
- John E. Clopp1845-1866Medal of Honor recipientLawnview Memorial Park, Rockledge, PA
- Pinkerton R. Vaughn1841-1866United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientLaurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
- John M. Kindigdied 1869American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientAllegheny Cemetery, Bloomfield, PA
- William Graul1846-1869Union Army soldierCharles Evans Cemetery, Reading, PA
- William Thompson1812-1872American soldier, born 1812Mount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- James B. Thompson1843-1875Medal of Honor recipientOld Church Hill Cemetery, Mifflintown, PA
- J. Henry Denig1838-1876United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientProspect Hill Cemetery, North York, PA
- Henry Brutsche1846-1880Medal of Honor recipientLawnview Memorial Park, Rockledge, PA
- Robert Jordan1826-1881Mount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- Jacob Cart1843-1882Medal of Honor recipientAshland Cemetery, Carlisle, PA
- John Miller1839-1882American recipient of the Medal of HonorNorthwood Cemetery, Elkins Park, PA
- James H. Bronson1838-1884United States Army Medal of Honor recipientChartiers Cemetery, Carnegie, PA
- George J. Pitman1839-1884Medal of Honor recipientLaurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
- James A. Stewart1838-1884United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientMount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- John Williams1828-1885Union Navy sailor in the American Civil WarMount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- Alexander Crawford1842-1886United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientCedar Hill Cemetery, Cheltenham, PA
- Aaron Anderson1811-1886United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientEden Memorial Cemetery, Collingdale, PA
- Francis A. Wilson1840-1888American Civil War participantMount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- Michael Owens1853-1890United States MarineMount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- Charles Baker1809-1891United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipientMount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- John W. Comfort1844-1893United States Army Medal of Honor recipientMount Peace Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
- William Williams1840-1893United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipientMount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- William Shipman1831-1894Union Navy Medal of Honor recipientHoly Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- Moses Orr1847-1897United States Army Medal of Honor recipientMount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- Dewitt Clinton Lewis1822-1899American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientThe Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, PA
- Franklin J. Phillips1874-1900United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientMcKeesport and Versailles Cemetery, McKeesport, PA
- Charles Day1844-1901Medal of Honor recipientProspect Cemetery, Mansfield, PA
- Hiram H. De Lavie1824-1902Medal of Honor recipientSaint Peter's Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA
- Charles H. Fasnacht1842-1902Medal of Honor recipientGreenwood Cemetery, Lancaster, PA
- Charles H. T. Collis1838-1902Recipient of the Medal of HonorSoldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Gettysburg, PA
- Nicholas Lear1826-1902American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientMount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- Joseph Fisher1843-1903Medal of Honor recipientFernwood Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- Alfred L. Pearson1838-1903Union Army general and Army Medal of Honor recipientAllegheny Cemetery, Bloomfield, PA
- John Lafferty1842-1903United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientMount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- Orson W. Bennett1841-1904Medal of Honor recipientWestminister Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, PA
- Matthew Quay1833-1904American politicianBeaver Cemetery and Mausoleum, Beaver, PA
- John Hickman1836-1904American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientCalvary Cemetery, Altoona, PA
- John Shanes1844-1904Recipient of the Medal of HonorLantz Cemetery, Waynesburg, PA
- Gotlieb Luty1842-1904American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientUniondale Cemetery 1, Pittsburgh, PA
- Thomas Lyons1838-1904United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientMount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- George N. Galloway1841-1904Medal of Honor recipientMount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- John Galloway1843-1904Medal of Honor recipientMount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- Alexander Elliott1831-1905Medal of Honor recipientHighwood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA
- Charles M. Betts1838-1905Medal of Honor recipientWest Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, PA
- Thomas Cripps1840-1906United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientThe Woodlands, Philadelphia, PA
- Alexander Kelly1840-1907United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSaint Peter's Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA
- John Smith1826-1907Union Navy sailor in the American Civil WarMount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- Hugh P. Boon1830-1908Medal of Honor recipientWashington Cemetery, Washington, PA
- John Shiel1828-1908Greenmount Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
- Martin E. Scheibner1842-1908Soldier and veteran of the American Civil WarCharles Evans Cemetery, Reading, PA
- Joseph B. Chambers1833-1909Medal of Honor recipientOak Park Cemetery, New Castle, PA
- Charles C. Davis1830-1909United States Army Medal of Honor recipientHarrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, PA
- John F. Mackie1835-1910Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientArlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, PA
- John H. White1835-1912American Union soldier during Civil WarArlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, PA
- Robert Penn1872-1912United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientEden Memorial Cemetery, Collingdale, PA
- George Crawford Platt1842-1912United States Army Medal of Honor recipientHoly Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- Frank Furness1839-1912Philadelphia architect and United States Army Medal of Honor recipientLaurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
- Henry H. Bingham1841-1912Union Army General and Medal of Honor recipientLaurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
- Richard Binder1839-1912United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientWest Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, PA
- George H. Stockman1833-1912American soldier during Civil WarWest Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, PA
- Archibald H. Rowand, Jr.1845-1913Allegheny Cemetery, Bloomfield, PA
- Thomas Francis Prendergast1871-1913Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipientGreenwood Cemetery, Cheltenham, PA
- Galusha Pennypacker1844-1916United States Army Medal of Honor recipientPhiladelphia National Cemetery, Elkins Park, PA
- Everett W. Anderson1839-1917United States Army Medal of Honor recipientMorris Cemetery, Phoenixville, PA
- Philip Petty1840-1917American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientDaggett Cemetery, Mansfield, PA
- Daniel G. Caldwell1842-1917Medal of Honor recipientMount Peace Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
- William Reed1839-1918Soldier and veteran of the American Civil WarRiverview Cemetery, Huntingdon, PA
- William Sands1835-1918Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, PA
- James Martin1826-1918United States Marine Corps sergeant of the American Civil War, recipient of the Medal of HonorMount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- Francis M. Cunningham1837-1919Medal of Honor recipientSugar Grove Cemetery, Connellsville, PA
- James L. Carey1839-1919Medal of Honor recipientChartiers Cemetery, Carnegie, PA
- William E. Miller1836-1919U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipientSoldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Gettysburg, PA
- Michael Sowers1844-1920Saint Columbkille Cemetery, Imperial, PA
- Elwood N. Williams1842-1921American recipient of the Medal of HonorWest Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, PA
- William R. D. Blackwood1838-1922Medal of Honor recipientChelten Hills Cemetery, Wyndmoor, PA
- Charles H. Clausen1842-1922Medal of Honor recipientMount Peace Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
- Sylvester Bonnaffon, Jr.1844-1922United States Army Medal of Honor recipientThe Woodlands, Philadelphia, PA
- Henry C. Warfel1844-1923Union Army Medal of Honor recipientPhilipsburg Cemetery, Philipsburg, PA
- Richard Conner1843-1923United States Army Medal of Honor recipientNorth Cedar Hills Cemetery, Cheltenham, PA
- J. Monroe Reisinger1842-1925American soldier, Medal of Honor recipientGreendale Cemetery, Meadville, PA
- James Martinus Schoonmaker1842-1927Union Army Medal of Honor recipientHomewood Cemetery, Wilkinsburg, PA
- Sylvester H. Martin1841-1927Union Army Medal of Honor recipientMount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- Albert Beyer1859-1929United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientMount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- David M. Buchanan1862-1936United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipientArlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, PA
- Smedley Butler1881-1940United States Marine Corps general, two time Medal of Honor recipient, activist, lecturer, official, and writerThe Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, PA
- Alphonse Girandy1868-1941United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientPhiladelphia National Cemetery, Elkins Park, PA
- James W. Reese1920-1943United States Army Medal of Honor recipientChester Rural Cemetery, Parkside, PA
- Archibald Mathies1918-1944United States Army Air Forces Medal of Honor recipientFinleyville Cemetery, Gastonville, PA
- John J. Pinder Jr.1912-1944U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipientGrandview Cemetery, Burgettstown, PA
- Joseph Killackey1879-1946United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientMount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- William S. Sitman1923-1951Korean War Medal of Honor recipientLogan Valley Cemetery, Bellwood, PA
- John D. Kelly1928-1952Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientJefferson Memorial Park, Baldwin, PA
- August P. Teytand1878-1956United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientMount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
- Karl G. Taylor, Sr.1939-1968Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientIndependence Cemetery, Burgettstown, PA
- Charles E. Kelly1920-1985United States Army Medal of Honor recipientHighwood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA
- Randy Shughart1958-1993United States Army Medal of Honor recipientWestminister Cemetery, Carlisle, PA
- William H. Strayerborn 1847United States Army Medal of Honor recipientCamp Hill Cemetery, Mount Joy, PA
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1860s5
- 1870s3
- 1880s11
- 1890s7
- 1900s27
- 1910s20
- 1920s11
- 1930s1
- 1940s6
- 1950s3
- 1960s1
- 1980s1
- 1990s1
By recorded year of death, for the 97 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Mount Moriah Cemetery · Yeadon, PA20
- West Laurel Hill Cemetery · Bala Cynwyd, PA4
- Laurel Hill Cemetery · Philadelphia, PA4
- Charles Evans Cemetery · Reading, PA3
- Allegheny Cemetery · Bloomfield, PA3
- Arlington Cemetery · Drexel Hill, PA3
- Mount Peace Cemetery · Philadelphia, PA3
- The Woodlands · Philadelphia, PA2
- Saint Peter's Cemetery · Pittsburgh, PA2
- Philadelphia National Cemetery · Elkins Park, PA2
- The Oaklands Cemetery · West Chester, PA2
- Chartiers Cemetery · Carnegie, PA2
- Eden Memorial Cemetery · Collingdale, PA2
- Highwood Cemetery · Pittsburgh, PA2
- Lawnview Memorial Park · Rockledge, PA2
- Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA2
- Holy Cross Cemetery · Yeadon, PA2
- Westminister Cemetery · Bala Cynwyd, PA1
- Washington Cemetery · Washington, PA1
- Beaver Cemetery and Mausoleum · Beaver, PA1
- Greendale Cemetery · Meadville, PA1
- Chester Rural Cemetery · Parkside, PA1
- Jefferson Memorial Park · Baldwin, PA1
- Uniondale Cemetery 1 · Pittsburgh, PA1
- Greenwood Cemetery · Cheltenham, PA1
Top 25 of 55 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
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Other notable burials in Pennsylvania
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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.