Notable burials · Military
World War II veterans buried in Virginia
Wikidata records 1,175 World War II veterans as buried in 23 of the cemeteries we list in Virginia. Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington holds the most, with 1,144. Virginia has the highest count of any state, out of 3,181 nationally.
People recorded as having taken part in World War II.
1,175
World War II veterans
23
cemeteries
22%
of notable burials in Virginia
1980s
the decade with the most deaths (193)
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Best documented
World War II veterans buried in Virginia
- John F. Kennedy1917-1963President of the United States from 1961 to 1963Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Henry Kissinger1923-2023American diplomat and geopolitical advisor, served as U.S. Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Wernher von Braun1912-1977German and later American aerospace engineer and space architectIvy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, VA
- George Marshall1880-1959American army officer and statesmanArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Robert F. Kennedy1925-1968American politician and lawyerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Grace Hopper1906-1992American computer scientist and United States Navy officerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John Glenn1921-2016American astronaut and politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Dashiell Hammett1894-1961American writerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Lee Marvin1924-1987American actorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Joe Louis1914-1981American boxerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Bob Dole1923-2021American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Robert McNamara1916-2009American businessman and Secretary of DefenseArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Omar Bradley1893-1981United States Army generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Chuck Yeager1923-2020American World War II flying ace and test pilot; first pilot to fly faster than soundArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Richard E. Byrd1888-1957American naval officer, explorerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Albert B. Sabin1906-1993Jewish-Polish-American physician and epidemiologist who developed oral polio vaccinesArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Charles Durning1923-2012American actorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Audie Murphy1924-1971American soldier and actorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Cyrus Vance1917-2002United States Secretary of State from 1977 to 1980Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Leslie Groves1896-1970United States Army Corps of Engineers officerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Jackie Cooper1922-2011American actor, directorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Edmund Muskie1914-1996American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William Rehnquist1924-2005Chief justice of the United States from 1986 to 2005Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Henry H. Arnold1886-1950American general officer holding the ranks of General of the Army and General of the Air ForceArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Leon Uris1924-2003American authorQuantico National Cemetery, Triangle, VA
- William Halsey Jr.1882-1959United States admiralArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan1927-2003American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John Paul Stevens1920-2019United States Supreme Court justiceArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Michael Ellis DeBakey1908-2008American cardiac surgeonArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Creighton Abrams1914-1974United States Army GeneralArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William P. Rogers1913-2001American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Edward Brooke1919-2015American politician from MassachusettsArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Maxwell D. Taylor1901-1987American military officer and diplomatArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Caspar Weinberger1917-2006American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William D. Leahy1875-1959United States admiral, ambassador to France, Chief of StaffArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Ted Stevens1923-2010American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Jimmy Doolittle1896-1993American military officer and aviation pioneerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Frank Lautenberg1924-2013U.S. Senator from New JerseyArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John Warner1927-2021American lawyer and politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Medgar Evers1925-1963African-American civil rights activistArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Lauri Törni1919-1965Finnish military officer in the Finnish Army, Waffen-SS, and U.S. ArmyArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Alexander Vandegrift1887-1973United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient and Commandant of the Marine CorpsArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William J. Donovan1883-1959U.S. Army soldier during WWII, lawyer, intelligence officer and diplomat, head of the OSSArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Mal Whitfield1924-2015American middle-distance runner and sprinterArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Claire Lee Chennault1893-1958US generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Melvin Laird1922-201620th-century American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Joseph Lawton Collins1896-1987United States Army generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Matthew Ridgway1895-1993United States Army generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Hyman G. Rickover1900-1986United States admiral; Father of the Nuclear NavyArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.1915-1944Junior officer in the United States Navy and elder brother of John F. KennedyArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John B. Anderson1922-2017American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Walter Bedell Smith1895-1961United States Army general and Director of Central IntelligenceArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Orde Wingate1903-1944British Army officer, creator of the Chindit mission in World War IIArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Elliot Richardson1920-1999American lawyer and politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Richard Helms1913-2002Director of the Central Intelligence AgencyArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Jack Valenti1921-2007American political advisor and lobbyist who served as a Special Assistant to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson; also President of the MPAAArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William Colby1920-1996American intelligence agentArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John David Dingell Jr.1926-2019American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Clyde Cowan1919-1974Co-discoverer of the neutrinoArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Jacob L. Devers1887-1979United States Army generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Marc Mitscher1887-1947United States admiralArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Harold Rainsford Stark1880-1972American admiralArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William J. Brennan1906-1997U.S. Supreme Court justice from 1956 to 1990Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Cordwainer Smith1913-1966American authorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John N. Mitchell1913-1988Former US attorney general, Watergate felonArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Walter Krueger1881-1967United States Army officerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV1883-1953United States Army general, Medal of Honor recipientArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Anthony McAuliffe1898-1975American generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Donald Regan1918-2003American cabinet officialArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Thomas Cassin Kinkaid1888-1972United States Navy admiralArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John Basilone1916-1945American Medal of Honor recipientArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Potter Stewart1915-1985US Supreme Court justice from 1958 to 1981Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Thomas C. Hart1877-1971United States Navy admiral and United States SenatorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Willis Augustus Lee1888-1945AdmiralArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Paul Laxalt1922-201822nd Governor of Nevada; United States Senator from NevadaArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Lyman Lemnitzer1899-1988American generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John Dill1881-1944Army officerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Arthur Goldberg1908-1990American lawyer, politician and civil servantArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Wayne Morris1914-1959American actorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Burt Kennedy1922-2001American film director and screenwriterArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William H. Simpson1888-1980United States Army generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John Sherman Cooper1901-1991American politician, jurist, and diplomatArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John Davis Lodge1903-1985American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John R. Hodge1893-1963United States Army generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- James A. Van Fleet1892-1992United States Army generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Edward Lansdale1908-1987United States generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Lewis Hyde Brereton1890-1967United States Army generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Michael Strank1919-1945United States MarineArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William Sterling Parsons1901-1953American Naval officerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Kenneth Nichols1907-2000United States Army officer and engineerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Ira Hayes1923-1955Native American United States MarineArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John S. McCain, Jr.1911-1981United States Navy admiralArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Robert L. Eichelberger1886-1961United States Army general commanding the US Eighth Army during World War IIArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Hoyt Vandenberg1899-1954U.S. Air Force generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Walter Short1880-1949United States generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Kenneth Keating1900-1975American politician and diplomatArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Harry Bluett Liversedge1894-1951United States Marine generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William E. Miller1914-1983American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Ed Derwinski1926-2012American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Albert Wedemeyer1897-1989United States Army generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Bill Mauldin1921-2003American editorial cartoonistArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Ira Clarence Eaker1896-1987United States Air Force generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Della H. Raney1912-1987African-American army nurseArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Nathan Farragut Twining1897-1982United States generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Agnes Meyer Driscoll1889-1971American cryptographerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Adolph Dubs1920-1979United States Ambassador to AfghanistanArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Alan Goodrich Kirk1888-1963United States Navy admiralArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Joseph Beyrle1923-2004American soldierArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Richard Halsey Best1910-2001US Navy pilotArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Felix de Weldon1907-2003Austrian-american sculptorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Pappy Boyington1912-1988United States Marine Corps aviator and Medal of Honor recipientArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Lucian Truscott1895-1965U.S. Army general in WWII, commander of 5th and 3rd ArmyArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Charles Leonard1913-2006American athleteArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- George Kenney1889-1977United States Army generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Lewis F. Powell Jr.1907-1998American jurist (1907-1998); US Supreme Court justice from 1972 to 1987Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Thomas S. Kleppe1919-2007American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Hugh Scott1900-1994American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Robert L. Ghormley1883-1958United States Navy admiralArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John S. McCain, Sr.1884-1945United States Navy admiralArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Richard Mayo1902-1996U.S. Army general, athlete, and city managerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Robert Sink1905-1965United States Army officerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Thomas Hinman Moorer1912-2004Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Roscoe Henry Hillenkoetter1897-1982United States admiralArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Elmer Gedeon1917-1944United States Army Air Force Captain, Major League Baseball player, one of two MLB players killed in World War IIArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Otto Kerner, Jr.1908-197633rd Governor of IllinoisArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Bernt Balchen1899-1973Aviation pioneer and United States Army officerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Albert Scott Crossfield1921-2006United States Navy officerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William Hathaway1924-2013American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Willis Carto1926-2015American activistArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Clarence R. Huebner1888-1972United States Army generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Lauris Norstad1907-1988American General in the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air ForceArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Arthur William Radford1896-1973United States naval aviatorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Roy Geiger1885-1947United States Marine Corps generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Joe Foss1915-2003United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Leonard T. Gerow1888-1972United States Army generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- George Smathers1913-2007American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Jack Anderson1922-2005American newspaper columnistFerguson Family Cemetery, Cave Spring, VA
- Joseph Leonard Walsh1895-1973American mathematicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William O'Dwyer1890-1964Irish-American politician and diplomat; 100th Mayor of New York City (1946-1950); attained rank of Brigadier General in WW IIArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Isaac Kitts1896-1953American equestrian and Army officerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- George Scratchley Brown1918-1978US Air Force generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William H. Rupertus1889-1945American Marine Corps generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Frank Maxwell Andrews1884-1943United States Army generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Edward Almond1892-1979United States Army generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Thomas McGuire1920-1945United States Army officerArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Lew Allen1925-2010American Air Force generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Charles Marquis Warren1912-1990Film directorArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Bud Anderson1922-2024American World War II flying aceArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Malin Craig1875-1945American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Clifton Bledsoe Cates1893-1970United States Marine CorpsArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Showing the 150 with the most Wikipedia language editions, of 1,175. Cemetery pages list everyone recorded there.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1940s83
- 1950s112
- 1960s150
- 1970s190
- 1980s193
- 1990s168
- 2000s185
- 2010s83
- 2020s11
By recorded year of death, for the 1,175 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Arlington National Cemetery · Arlington, VA1,144
- Quantico National Cemetery · Triangle, VA4
- Hollywood Cemetery · Richmond, VA3
- Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery · Bull Run Mountain Estates, VA2
- National Memorial Park · West Falls Church, VA2
- Ivy Hill Cemetery · Alexandria, VA2
- Woodlawn Memorial Gardens · Chesapeake, VA2
- King David Memorial Gardens · Idylwood, VA1
- Spring Hill Cemetery · West Lynchburg, VA1
- Oakwood Cemetery · Lawrenceville, VA1
- Westhampton Memorial Park · Tuckahoe, VA1
- Evergreen Cemetery · Roanoke, VA1
- Forest Lawn Cemetery · Norfolk, VA1
- Sacred Heart Cemetery · Winchester, VA1
- Old Chapel Cemetery · Berryville, VA1
- Warrenton Cemetery · Warrenton, VA1
- Forest Lawn Cemetery · East Highland Park, VA1
- Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery · Warsaw, VA1
- Saint John's Cemetery · Hampton, VA1
- Ferguson Family Cemetery · Cave Spring, VA1
- Prospect Hill Cemetery · Front Royal, VA1
- Olive Branch Cemetery · Portsmouth Heights, VA1
- Fair View Cemetery · Roanoke, VA1
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Other notable burials in Virginia
World War I veterans815American Civil War veterans444Medal of Honor recipients401Spanish-American War veterans353Korean War veterans314United States representatives305Writers and poets279Vietnam War veterans213Aviators and astronauts171Journalists125Inventors and engineers113Painters, sculptors and photographers95Business leaders92Physicians86Scientists86United States senators85American football players81Governors64Mexican-American War veterans53Actors50Musicians and singers45Baseball players43Architects23Supreme Court justices19Basketball players18
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.