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011    FOREST LAWN CEMETERY (Greensboro City Owned)   -   Surname starts with J

Location - 3901 Forest Lawn Drive, off Pisgah Church Rd, Greensboro.

Coordinates: 36d 07m 40.2s N; 79d 50m 33.2s W Click here for Online Maps

Directions: From intersection of US 220 (Battleground Avenue) and Pisgah Church Road (north of downtown Greensboro), go east on Pisgah Church Rd for about 200 -300 yards and turn left on Forest Lawn Drive. Then go about 50 yards and turn left on a drive in front of an elementary school. Follow this small paved road which enters into the cemetery and continue to the right which is where the military section is located.

This cemetery opened in 1928 and has a large veterans memorial section.
Surveyed by Robert Carter in months of July through November 2011.
Public or Private: Public Access
Elevation above sea level (ft.): 887
Status of cemetery: Currently maintained

This is a full and complete survey of veterans burials as found in the months of July through November 2011. The burials are in concentric circles which emanate outward from a tall monument with the American flag. Please do not copy this data and post to other web sites as if this was your own research. Although births and deaths are facts and not copyrighted, genealogy integrity suggests you give reference sources where you obtained the data and the source provider, Robert Carter. Any photos provided "ARE" copyrighted and you cannot copy and post to other sites or use them in other ways without the owner's permission. Many of the early burials only had the date of death without any date of births. Some common abbreviations of medals and honors a can be found at the links below:

Enlisted ranks - http://www.defense.gov/about/insignias/enlisted.aspx
Officer ranks - http://www.defense.gov/about/insignias/officers.aspx

Some common medals found in this survey are:
--AM (Air Medal)
--ARCOM (Army Commendation Medal)
--BSM (Bronze Star Medal)
--PH (Purple Heart)

Special Note: The veterans burials are in concentric circles without identified rows, and most are buried according to the date when they died. Those nearest the central monument are the earliest burials and those farther away are more recent. So, if you are looking for a loved one, look for those whose death dates are in the same month and years and it should be nearby. As with any research, if you see any factual errors please send an email for a correction.

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Monument.
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Plaque - The Answer.
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Plaque - The Challenge.
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Flag.



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1. Jackson, Willie A.   (b. 25 Aug 1880 - d. 25 Jul 1955)
Co G, 3rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Spanish American War
2. Jacobs, Eldridge Richard   (b. 10 Jun 1944 - d. 17 Jul 1999)
SP5, US Army
3. James, Jesse Edward   (b. 24 Oct 1928 - d. 20 Sep 1950)
North Carolina, PFC, 1st Signal Battalion, 1st Marine Div, Korea
4. James, Thomas Lambeth   (b. 1 Mar 1915 - d. 22 Dec 1972)
North Carolina, PVT, 29th General Hospital, World War II
5. Jarvis, Marshall Joseph   (b. 4 Jun 1895 - d. 26 Jun 1964)
North Carolina, Wagoner, Co G, 306th AMMO Train, World War I
6. Jessup, George Jr   (b. 19 Jan 1924 - d. 21 Jul 1950)
North Carolina, PVT, 475th QM Regt, World War II
7. Jeter, Ryan Thomas   (b. 18 Sep 1975 - d. 28 Feb 2006)
SPC, US Army
8. Johnson, Albert E.   (b. 25 Apr 1931 - d. 30 Mar 1975)
PVT, US Army
9. Johnson, Benjamin Clifton   (b. 29 Sep 1930 - d. 22 Sep 2006)
SFC, US Army, Korea, Vietnam, Purple Heart w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
10. Johnson, Bruce A.   (b. 1919 - d. 1987)
CPL, US Marine Corps, World War II
11. Johnson, Curtis Lee   (b. 7 Jun 1946 - d. 24 Aug 1994)
US Army
12. Johnson, Ernest Bernard   (b. 4 Nov 1895 - d. 26 Jul 1969)
Minnesota, PVT, Co K, 59th Infantry, World War I
13. Johnson, Ernest Hiram   (b. 6 Jul 1919 - d. 6 Sep 1985)
US Army, World War II
14. Johnson, Harold   (b. 30 Jun 1924 - d. 1 Aug 2009)
PFC, US Army, World War II - Beloved Father
15. Johnson, James Ralph   (b. 16 Mar 1922 - d. 15 Nov 2000)
US Army, World War II
16. Johnson, N. B.   (b. 15 Jul 1922 - d. 2 Jan 1963)
North Carolina, PVT, 534th ORD CO, World War II
17. Johnson, Posie E.   (b. 6 Sep 1923 - d. 18 Nov 1993)
US Army, World War II, Purple Heart
18. Johnson, Richard Henry Sr   (b. 1892 - d. 1978)
CPL, US Army, World War I
19. Johnstone, Thomas Frederick   (b. 7 Oct 1912 - d. 7 Sep 1960)
Mississippi, SSGT, 51st Fighter Group, Army Air Force, World War II
20. Jones, Charles Harrison Sr   (b. 30 Jul 1920 - d. 2 May 1977)
PFC, US Army, World War II
21. Jones, Edgar Lee   (b. 31 Mar 1896 - d. 23 Sep 1978)
SEA2, US Navy, World War I
22. Jones, Elijah E.   (b. 12 Apr 1928 - d. 5 Oct 1966)
North Carolina, SSGT, US Air Force, World War II, Korea
23. Jones, Howard R.   (b. 18 Apr 1931 - d. 1 Dec 1955)
North Carolina, BM3, US Navy
24. Jones, Jack O.   (b. 7 Sep 1922 - d. 18 Apr 1970)
North Carolina, PFC, US Army, World War II
25. Jones, Larry William   (b. 9 Jun 1942 - d. 21 Mar 1968)
North Carolina, Captain, Co A, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Vietnam, PH
26. Jones, Robert E. Sr   (b. 25 Dec 1923 - d. 2 Oct 1991)
PFC, US Army, World War II
27. Jones, Walter Irving   (b. 11 Apr 1925 - d. 20 Nov 1997)
US Army, World War II
28. Jones, William C.   (b. 22 Jul 1895 - d. 19 Dec 1966)
North Carolina, CPL, Co D, 27th Infantry, World War I
29. Jones, William Luther   (b. 23 Nov 1914 - d. 5 Nov 1971)
North Carolina, PFC, HQ, 266th Field Artillery, World War II
30. Jones, William W.   (b. 28 Jan 1923 - d. 26 Dec 1944)
North Carolina, PFC, 511th PRCHT Infantry, World War II
31. Jordan, Jennings Richard   (b. 10 Dec 1914 - d. 15 Nov 1950)
North Carolina, PVT, US Marine Corps, World War II
32. Jordan, Joseph Thomas   (b. 18 Jun 1910 - d. 28 Oct 1949)
Lt. Commander, US Navy, World War II
33. Jordan, Wayne   (b. 6 Jul 1956 - d. 17 Oct 2003)
US Army