Illinois
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ALLEX, Jake (World War I) St. Sava Cemetery (Section B, Row 6, Lot 446), Libertyville, IL Buried as Jake A. Mandusich LAT 42.3326 LON -87.9517
ANDERSON, Johannes Seigfried (World War I) Acacia Park Cemetery (Poplar Section, Lot 25, Block 1, Grave 2), Chicago, IL LAT 41.9559 LON -87.8257
APPLE, Andrew O. (Civil War) Bluff City Cemetery (Section 4, Lot 166, Space 1), Elgin, IL LAT 42.0186 LON -88.2544
AYERS, David (Civil War) Oakwood Cemetery (Section F, Division 7, Lot 303), Chicago, IL Buried as David Ayres LAT 41.7729 LON -87.6050
BAILEY, Kenneth Dillon (World War II) Spring Hill Cemetery (Block 16, Grave 72), Danville, IL LAT 40.1451 LON -87.6259
BELL, James (Indian Campaigns) Mount Olivet Cemetery (Block 34, Lot 137 (S 1/2)), Chicago, IL LAT 41.6867 LON -87.6921
BIGELOW, Elmer Charles (World War II) Linn-Hebron Cemetery (Old Section, Center Entrance), Hebron, IL LAT 42.4857 LON -88.4630
BLACK, John Charles (Civil War) Spring Hill Cemetery (Block 12, Grave 54), Danville, IL LAT 40.1434 LON -87.6232
BLACK, William Perkins (Civil War) Graceland Cemetery (Section E&F, Lot 342), Chicago, IL LAT 41.9587 LON -87.6609
BLANCHFIELD, Michael Reinert (Vietnam) All Saints Cemetery (Section 52, Block 27, Lot 4, Grave 8), Des Plaines, IL LAT 42.0608 LON -87.9001
BOEHM, Peter Martin (Civil War) IMO at Mount Hope Cemetery (Section 15), Chicago, IL at his original grave. Moved to Arlington National Cemetery in 1915.
GPS for center of Section 15. LAT 41.6795 LON -87.6926
BURKE, Robert Charles (Vietnam) Monticello Cemetery (Section N, Block 324, First Row, Space 10), Monticello, IL LAT 40.0447 LON -88.5661
BUSH, Richard Earl (World War II) Ascension Cemetery (Section 7, Block 10, Lot 63, Grave 7), Libertyville, IL LAT 42.3074 LON -87.9194
CAPRON, Jr. Horace (Civil War) Springdale Cemetery (Prospect Hill, Section 774, Lot 82), Peoria, IL LAT 40.7176 LON -89.5656
CATHERWOOD, John Hugh (Philippines 1911) Camp Butler National Cemetery (Section F, Site 1), Springfield, IL LAT 39.8334 LON -89.5550
CHOATE, Clyde Lee (World War II) Anna City Cemetery (Hillcrest Addition, Block B, Lot 7, Space 9), Anna, IL LAT 37.4503 LON -89.2413
COLBY, Carlos W. (Civil War) Cress Hill Cemetery, Hillsboro, IL LAT 39.1702 LON -89.5104
COX, Robert Mitchell (Civil War) Prairie City Cemetery, Prairie City, IL LAT 40.6278 LON -90.4720
CREED, John (Civil War) Calvary Cemetery (Lot 21, Block 12, Section D), Evanston, IL LAT 42.0235 LON -87.6746
CROCKER, Ulric Lyona (Civil War) Medora Cemetery (Old Section, SE Corner, Lot 36), Medora, IL LAT 39.1798 LON -90.1480
CROMWELL, John Philip (World War II) In Memory of Marker in Henry Cemetery (Section B North, Lot 6E, Space 1), Henry, IL
He is listed as Missing, Lost at Sea. LAT 41.1238 LON -89.3701
DARROUGH, John S. (Civil War) Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery (Near office), Watseka, IL LAT 40.7814 LON -87.6989
DICKIE, David (Civil War) Gillespie Cemetery (2nd Row off Easton Ave), Gillespie, IL LAT 39.1227 LON -89.8130
DUNHAM, Russell (World War II) Valhalla Memorial Park (Section 2, Lot 88, Space 4), Godfrey, IL LAT 38.9374 LON -90.2342
DUNLAP, Robert Hugo (World War II) Warren County Memorial Park (Crown Hill Section, Lot 28, Grave 3), Monmouth, IL LAT 40.9334 LON -90.6264
DUNNE, James (Civil War) Calvary Cemetery (Lot 2, Block 16, Section Y), Evanston, IL LAT 42.0247 LON -87.6689
FARDY, John Peter (World War II) Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Section 23, Block 3, Lot 16, Grave 3), Worth, IL LAT 41.6889 LON -87.7633
FERRELL, John H. (Civil War) Price Cemetery, Elizabethtown, IL LAT 37.4506 LON -88.3007
FICHTER, Hermann Emil (Indian Campaigns) St. Boniface Cemetery (Section 1, Block 3, Lot 7), Quincy, IL LAT 39.9278 LON -91.3828
FOX, Henry (Civil War) Oaklawn Cemetery (Section B, Lot 282), Dwight, IL LAT 41.0940 LON -88.4799
GAGE, Richard J. (Civil War) Woodside Cemetery aka Maxon Cemetery, Seneca, IL LAT 41.2757 LON -88.6269
GARMAN, Harold Alva (World War II) Samaria Baptist Church Cemetery, Albion, IL LAT 38.4254 LON -88.1297
GATES, George (Indian Campaigns) Veterans Home Cemetery/Sunset Cemetery (Division 12, Row 15), Quincy, IL LAT 39.9576 LON -91.4044
GESCHWIND, Nicholas (Civil War) Springdale Cemetery (Old Public Lots, Block TR4, Lot 1623, Grave 25), Peoria, IL LAT 40.7247 LON -89.5649
GOETTLER, Harold Ernest (World War I) Graceland Cemetery (Section E&F, Lot 506), Chicago, IL LAT 41.9592 LON -87.6621
HAMMOND, Jr. Lester (Korean War) Veterans Home Cemetery/Sunset Cemetery (Division 22), Quincy, IL LAT 39.9597 LON -91.4052
HAPEMAN, Douglas (Civil War) Ottawa Avenue Cemetery (Lot 76A {BU}), Ottawa, IL LAT 41.3379 LON -88.8673
HARVEY, Jr. Carmel Bernon (Vietnam) Cedar Park Cemetery (Hickory SW 1/4, Lot 1, Block 9, Grave 3), Chicago, IL LAT 41.6649 LON -87.6506
HAWKINS, Martin Jones (Civil War) Woodland Cemetery (Block 13, Lot 116), Quincy, IL LAT 39.9189 LON -91.4095
HEARTERY, Richard (Indian Campaigns) Mount Carmel Cemetery (Section V, Block 6, Lot 11, Grave 2), Hillside, IL LAT 41.8654 LON -87.9103
HELMS, John Henry (Interim 1899-1910) Mound Grove Cemetery (Section 19, Lot 59 SW), Kankakee, IL LAT 41.1329 LON -87.8521
HENRY, James (Civil War) Oak Hill Cemetery (Block G, Lot 40, Grave 1), Geneva, IL LAT 41.8953 LON -88.2967
HERINGTON, Pitt B. (Civil War) Memorial Park Cemetery (Section B, Lot 520), Clinton, IL LAT 40.1627 LON -88.9662
HOLLAND, Lemuel F. (Civil War) Greenwood Cemetery (Block 12, Lot 21, Grave 8), Decatur, IL LAT 39.8317 LON -88.9604
HULL, James Lott (Spanish American) Haven Hill Cemetery (Lot 1390), Olney, IL LAT 38.7397 LON -88.0872
HYATT, Theodore (Civil War) Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery (Section 1, Site 1613), Elwood, IL LAT 41.3881 LON -88.1268
HYMER, Samuel (Civil War) Rushville Cemetery (Third Addition, Row 13), Rushville, IL LAT 40.1167 LON -90.5571
JOHNSON, Andrew (Civil War) Tower Hill Cemetery, Tower Hill, IL LAT 39.3829 LON -88.9666
JORDAN, Thomas H. (Civil War) Mount Olivet Cemetery (Block 53, Lot 34), Chicago, IL LAT 41.6862 LON -87.6919
KAYS, Kenneth Michael (Vietnam) Maple Hill Cemetery (Veterans Section, Grave 377), Fairfield, IL LAT 38.3814 LON -88.3522
KELLY, John J. H. (Indian Campaigns) Oak Ridge Cemetery (Section 25, Lot 41 E ½), Springfield, IL LAT 39.8235 LON -89.6587
KELLY, John Joseph (World War I) All Saints Cemetery (Section 2, Block 4, Lot 13, Grave 12), Des Plaines, IL LAT 42.0631 LON -87.8895 Double Recipient
KIMBALL, Joseph (Civil War) Evergreen Memorial Cemetery (Section 12, Lot 66), Bloomington, IL LAT 40.4679 LON -88.9887
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KRAMER, Theodore L. (Civil War) Arlington Cemetery (Section 8, Lot 5, Grave 9), Elmhurst, IL LAT 41.9098 LON -87.9225
KRETSINGER, George (Civil War) Rose Hill Cemetery (Section C), Chicago, IL LAT 41.9862 LON -87.6779
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KROTIAK, Anton Lee (World War II) Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Section 23, Block 14, Lot 8, Grave 5), Worth, IL LAT 41.6884 LON -87.7632
KRZYZOWSKI, Edward C. (Korean War) Resurrection Cemetery (Section 51, Lot SW3′, Lot 1242), Justice, IL LAT 41.7564 LON -87.8259
LABILL, Joseph S. (Civil War) Fairlawn South Hill Cemetery (Catholic Section, Block 15, Lot 7), Vandalia, IL Buried as Joseph S. LaBille LAT 38.9524 LON -89.0995
LARRABEE, James W. (Civil War) Four Mile Grove Cemetery, Meriden, IL LAT 41.6193 LON -89.0516
LESTER, Frederick Faulkner (World War II) Clarendon Hills Cemetery (Section G, Block K, Lot 28AB, Lot 29AB, Grave 9), Darien, IL LAT 41.7626 LON -87.9835
LOWER, Robert A. (Civil War) Yates City Cemetery (Section 2?), Yates City, IL LAT 40.7703 LON -90.0125
LUCAS, George Washington (Civil War) Mounds Cemetery, Timewell, IL LAT 40.0236 LON -90.8851
MARSH, George (Civil War) Ottawa Avenue Cemetery (Lot 23, Grave 1{BU}), Ottawa, IL LAT 41.3372 LON -88.8670
MARTIN, William (Civil War) Alto Pass Cemetery (Block 14, Lot 3), Alto Pass, IL LAT 37.5843 LON -89.3259
MCGUIRE, Patrick (Civil War) Calvary Cemetery (Lot S1/2 Lot 11, Block 15, Section Y), Evanston, IL LAT 42.0250 LON -87.6695
MCHUGH, Martin (Civil War) Resurrection Cemetery (Lot 3, Block 18, Grave 7), (formerly St Patrick’s) Danville IL. Buried as Martin McCue. LAT 40.1123 LON -87.6055
MCKEEN, Nineveh Shaw (Civil War) Glenwood Cemetery (Section G, Lot 707), Collinsville, IL LAT 38.6666 LON -89.9849
MERRILL, Augustus (Civil War) Graceland Cemetery (Maplewood Section, Block 20, Grave 233), Chicago, IL LAT 41.9604 LON -87.6576
MEYER, William (Spanish American) Forest Home Cemetery (Lot 299, Section 49), Chicago, IL LAT 41.8673 LON -87.8303
MILLER, Henry August (Civil War) Mount Hope Cemetery (Section B&F, Block 10, Lot 12), Champaign, IL LAT 40.0989 LON -88.2259
MILLER, John G. (Civil War) St. Mary’s Cemetery (Block 9, Lot 55, Space 5), Champaign, IL LAT 40.0929 LON -88.2438
MOLLOY, Hugh (Civil War) Calvary Cemetery (Lot 41, Block 4, Section M), Evanston, IL LAT 42.0263 LON -87.6772
MONROE, James Howard (Vietnam) Wheaton Cemetery (Section B, Lot 166, Grave 4), Wheaton, IL LAT 41.8516 LON -88.1104
MOSKALA, Edward J. (World War II) Rock Island National Cemetery (Section E, Grave 293), Rock Island, IL LAT 41.5123 LON -90.5251
MURPHY, Thomas C. (Civil War) Green Valley Cemetery, Green Valley, IL LAT 40.4016 LON -89.6424
O’BRIEN, Peter (Civil War) Rose Hill Cemetery (Section H, Lot 47, 46841), Chicago, IL LAT 41.9869 LON -87.6773
O’DEA, John (Civil War) Veterans Home Cemetery/Sunset Cemetery (Division 8, Row 4), Quincy, IL LAT 39.9585 LON -91.4038
PIKE, Edward M. (Civil War) Chenoa Cemetery (Section 2 WE, Lot 4 NS, Grave 4SW), Chenoa, IL LAT 40.7429 LON -88.6996
POST, Philip Sidney (Civil War) Hope Cemetery (Lot 95), Galesburg, IL LAT 40.9463 LON -90.3773
POWELL, William Henry (Civil War) Graceland Cemetery (Section N, 284), Chicago, IL LAT 41.9607 LON -87.6628
POWERS, Wesley James (Civil War) North Cemetery (Section F, Lot 15), St. Charles, IL LAT 41.9280 LON -88.3103
READ, Morton A. (Civil War) Danville National Cemetery (Section 10, Site 3033, R, Lot 8), Danville, IL LAT 40.1264 LON -87.5791
REBMANN, George Frederick (Civil War) Messerer Cemetery, Rushville, IL Buried as George F. Rebman LAT 40.0908 LON -90.4478
ROBINSON, Elbridge (Civil War) Patoka Cemetery, Patoka, IL LAT 38.7576 LON -89.0991
ROBINSON, Jr. James William (Vietnam) Clarendon Hills Cemetery (Section C, Block Y, Lot 7B, Grave 6), Darien, IL LAT 41.7635 LON -87.9759
ROGERS, Samuel F. (Korea 1871) Forest Home Cemetery (Section CL, Lot 1611), Chicago, IL LAT 41.8697 LON -87.8290
RUSSELL, James (Indian Campaigns) Jacksonville East Cemetery (Section OP, Lot 536) Jacksonville, IL LAT 39.7386 LON -90.2125
SACRISTE, Louis Jeanottelle (Civil War) Mount Carmel Cemetery (Section D, Block 5, Lot 8), Hillside, IL LAT 41.8682 LON -87.9078
SANFORD, Jacob (Civil War) Prairie City Cemetery, Prairie City, IL LAT 40.6280 LON -90.4719
SCHENCK, Benjamin W. (Civil War) Greenwood Cemetery (Block 21), Decatur, IL LAT 39.8317 LON -88.9602
SEBILLE, Louis Joseph (Korean War) Forest Home Cemetery (Section NLX, Lot 13), Chicago, IL LAT 41.8714 LON -87.8279
SHIPLEY, Robert F. (Civil War) Restland Cemetery (Original Section, Block 49, Lot 8), Mendota, IL LAT 41.5652 LON -89.1259
SLAGLE, Oscar (Civil War) Broughton Township Cemetery, Kempton, IL LAT 40.9798 LON -88.2743
SMALLEY, Reuben S. (Civil War) Allen Cemetery, Ransom, IL LAT 41.1584 LON -88.6629
SPRAGUE, Benona (Civil War) Riverside Cemetery, Saybrook, IL LAT 40.4142 LON -88.5269
SPURLING, Andrew Barclay (Civil War) Rose Hill Cemetery (Section 4, Lot 46), Chicago, IL LAT 41.9893 LON -87.6773
STEPHENS, William G. (Civil War) Rose Hill Cemetery (Section I, Lot 86), Chicago, IL LAT 41.9857 LON -87.6789
STOKES, George (Civil War) Oakland Memory Cemetery (Section 28, Lot 8), Dolton, IL Buried as Charles G. Bishop LAT 41.6177 LON -87.5764
TAYLOR, William G. (Civil War) Veterans Home Cemetery/Sunset Cemetery (Division 1, Row 10), Quincy, IL LAT 39.9587 LON -91.4048
TOOMER, William (Civil War) Graceland Cemetery (Section C, Lot 808), Chicago, IL LAT 41.9568 LON -87.6593
TRUEMPER, Walter Edward (World War II) St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery (Block C, Lot 2, Grave 1), Aurora, IL LAT 41.7278 LON -88.3172
Truemper also has memorial in River Hills Memorial Park (Veterans Section, Block 36), Batavia, IL LAT 41.8296 LON 88.3073
WATSON, James Curtic (Indian Campaigns) Rose Hill Cemetery (Section 6, Row 2, Grave 18), Chicago, IL LAT 41.9903 LON -87.6792
WEBBER, Alason P. (Civil War) Saratoga Methodist Church Cemetery, Henry, IL LAT 41.0875 LON -89.5734
WEBER, Lester William (Vietnam) Clarendon Hills Cemetery (Section I, Block J, Lot 22C, Grave 3), Darien, IL LAT 41.7639 LON -87.9775
WHEATON, Loyd (Civil War) Greenwood Cemetery (Section 11, Grave 4) {50 feet SE of front of office}, Rockford, IL LAT 42.2896 LON -89.0776
WICKAM, Jerry Wayne (Vietnam) Lightsville Cemetery (Bowerman 184), Leaf River, IL LAT 42.1441 LON -89.4090
WILLIAMS, Ernest Calvin (Dominica) Woodlawn Cemetery (Section 5, Lot 12), Indianola, IL LAT 39.9380 LON -87.7495
WILSON, Arthur Harrison (Philippine Insurrection) Oak Ridge Cemetery (Section B7, Lot 264), Springfield, IL LAT 39.8271 LON -89.6569
WILSON, Robert Lee (World War II) Hillcrest Memorial Park (Section 1, Lot 351), Centralia, IL LAT 38.5660 LON -89.1251
WITEK, Frank Peter (World War II) Rock Island National Cemetery (Section E, Grave 72), Rock Island, IL LAT 41.5122 LON -90.5252
WOOD, Richard H. (Civil War) Woodburn Cemetery (Old Part, Block G, Lot 24), Woodburn, IL LAT 39.0429 LON -90.0157