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

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. O'Briant, Byron Eugene   (b. 16 Sep 1899 - d. 16 Jul 1969)
North Carolina, PVT, US Army, World War II
2. O'Donohue, William Frances   (b. 1909 - d. 1977)
AMM3, US Navy, World War II
3. Oakes, Ernest Harland   (b. 9 Aug 1916 - d. 29 Feb 1963)
North Carolina, PVT, Co A, 5th Engineer Combat Battalion, World War II
4. Oakley, David Lee   (b. 10 May 1895 - d. 20 Oct 1947)
North Carolina, PVT, 317th Field Artillery, 81st Div, World War II
5. Oakley, Jimmie Dean   (b. 10 Sep 1924 - d. 28 Sep 1973)
North Carolina, SSGT, Army Air Forces, World War II
6. Oakley, John Howard   (b. 15 Jul 1948 - d. 29 Aug 1979)
PVT, US Army
7. Oakley, Marvin C.   (b. 1 Jan 1916 - d. 9 Aug 1945)
North Carolina, PFC, QM Corps, World War II
8. Oakley, Randy Lee   (b. 6 Jul 1952 - d. 25 Feb 1987)
SP5, US Army, Vietnam
9. Odell, Gordon W.   (b. 8 Oct 1914 - d. 11 Nov 1986)
TEC4, US Army, World War II
10. Oliver, Arzie W.   (b. 17 Feb 1912 - d. 14 May 1955)
North Carolina, SGT, US Army, World War II
11. Oliver, George L. Jr   (b. 1 May 1923 - d. 12 Apr 1945)
North Carolina, PFC, 331st Infantry, 83rd Div, World War II
12. Orr, George Wesley   (b. 7 Oct 1924 - d. 2 Aug 1964)
North Carolina, TD3, US Navy, World War II
13. Osborne, Harold Michaux   (b. 22 Jan 1920 - d. 23 Dec 1949)
North Carolina, SSML3, USNRF, World War II
14. Osborne, Robie P.   (b. 15 Mar 1894 - d. 27 Oct 1949)
North Carolina, CPL, Co L, 120th Infantry, 30th Div, World War I
15. Overby, Edgar Alexander   (b. 26 Feb 1890 - d. 28 Feb 1958)
North Carolina, CPL, US Army, World War I
16. Overby, Robert Edward   (b. 31 May 1930 - d. 26 Jun 1998)
US Army, Korea
17. Overton, John Willie   (b. 17 Sep 1929 - d. 7 Jul 1971)
North Carolina, MSGT, US Army, Vietnam