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

      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. Waddell, Raymond   (b. 27 Aug 1931 - d. 30 Aug 2001)
        2. PFC, US Army
  2. Wadkins, John Crawford   (b. 27 May 1894 - d. 20 Oct 1971)
        3. North Carolina, PVT, Co O, 324th Infantry, World War I
  3. Wagner, Clarence H. Jr   (b. 6 Oct 1925 - d. 19 Jun 1971)
        4. North Carolina, ARM2, US Navy, World War II
  4. Wagner, McCellan   (b. 31 Mar 1890 - d. 8 May 1955)
        5. North Carolina, PFC, US Army, World War I
  5. Walker, Elisha Theodore   (b. 18 May 1914 - d. 26 Aug 1971)
        6. North Carolina, PVT, Battery D, 5th Field Artillery
  6. Walker, Robert Lee   (b. 11 Feb 1893 - d. 19 Jun 1963)
        7. North Carolina, PVT, 12th Company, 155th Depot Brigade, World War I
  7. Wall, Arnon C.   (b. 26 Jan 1897 - d. 25 Jun 1952)
        8. North Carolina, PFC, QMC, World War I
  8. Wall, Dale M.   (b. 7 Jan 1962 - d. 19 May 2010)
        9. PV1, US Army
  9. Wallington, James W.   (b. 7 Dec 1946 - d. 22 Jun 2009)
        10. SP4, US Army
  10. Walters, Clarence Aubrey Jr   (b. 21 Aug 1924 - d. 19 Feb 1972)
        11. North Carolina, SGT, US Air Force, Korea
  11. Ward, Arthur Robert Jr   (b. 29 Jun 1919 - d. 25 Dec 1993)
        12. PVT, US Army, World War II
  12. Ware, Frank   (b. 25 Sep 1915 - d. 7 Feb 1996)
        13. US Army
  13. Warfe, Charles Dewey   (b. 11 Jun 1899 - d. 6 Apr 1962)
        14. Virginia, BM2, US Navy, World War I
  14. Warnsley, Kenneth Michael   (b. 25 Aug 1962 - d. 19 Oct 2001)
        15. US Army
  15. Warren, Allen Moye   (b. 29 Mar 1907 - d. 2 Apr 1973)
        16. North Carolina, CEGG, US Navy, Korea
  16. Warren, Clarence   (b. 7 Mar 1914 - d. 7 Apr 2002)
        17. US Army, World War II
  17. Waters, Joseph Edward   (b. 23 Jul 1921 - d. 30 Nov 1968)
        18. North Carolina, PVT, 465th AAA AW BN, CAC, World War II
  18. Watkins, William H.   (b. 2 Dec 1894 - d. 2 Jul 1954)
        19. North Carolina, SGT, CAC, World War I
  19. Watkins, William Jerome   (b. 24 Jul 1948 - d. 22 Aug 2010)
        20. Lance Corporal, US Marine Corps, Vietnam
  20. Watkins, Willie Rufus   (b. 2 Jan 1911 - d. 26 Jan 1981)
        21. S1, US Navy, World War II
  21. Watson, Henry   (b. 24 Aug 1888 - d. 13 Feb 1963)
        22. North Carolina, PVT, Co C, 4th Engineers, World War I
  22. Watson, Henry Clyde Sr   (b. 2 Dec 1902 - d. 13 Jul 1968)
        23. North Carolina, F3, US Navy, World War I
  23. Watson, James H.   (b. 7 Jun 1928 - d. 27 Nov 2004)
        24. PFC, US Air Force
  24. Weaver, Hildred Andreas   (b. 1 Jun 1915 - d. 20 Nov 1969)
        25. Georgia, TSGT, Co B, 330th Infantry, World War II, BSM, PH
  25. Weaver, Wilford W.   (b. 14 Apr 1907 - d. 25 Jan 1951)
        26. North Carolina, MSGT, 92nd Military Police Battalion, World War II, Korea
  26. Webster, Harley H.   (b. 1910 - d. 1987)
        27. US Army, World War II
  27. Webster, Roy Vance   (b. 15 Jul 1912 - d. 30 Jul 1979)
        28. PFC, US Army, World War II
  28. Webster, Warren H.   (b. 1921 - d. 1983)
        29. US Army, World War II, Korea
  29. Weekes, Rupert Dudley   (b. 4 Jul 1926 - d. 1 May 2001)
        30. ST1, US Navy, World War II
  30. West, Blanco W.   (b. 15 Mar 1911 - d. 7 Aug 1964)
        31. North Carolina, PVT, US Army, World War II
  31. Westmoreland, Ricky R.   (b. 4 Dec 1955 - d. 30 Sep 1997)
        32. Lance Corporal, US Marine Corps
  32. Wharton, Charlie William   (b. 1905 - d. 1982)
        33. TEC4, US Army, World War II
  33. Wharton, Gus   (b. 17 Mar 1889 - d. 17 Feb 1971)
        34. North Carolina, PVT, US Army, World War I
  34. White, Charles Douglas   (b. 3 Mar 1935 - d. 20 Jul 2002)
        35. US Army, Beloved Father
  35. White, Haywood Franklin   (b. 3 Oct 1936 - d. 16 May 2009)
        36. US Navy
  36. White, Sherley Nathaniel   (b. Unknown - d. 19 Aug 1930)
        37. North Carolina, PVT, 6th Regiment, US Marines, 2nd Div
  37. Whitfield, Joseph Aubrey   (b. 17 Jan 1917 - d. 13 Jan 1997)
        38. SSGT, US Army, World War II, Korea
  38. Whitfield, Morris E.   (b. 4 Jul 1919 - d. 19 Feb 1945)
        39. North Carolina, PVT, US Marine Corps, World War II
  39. Whitlock, Johnnie Edward   (b. 16 Dec 1929 - d. 1 Jan 1998)
        40. PFC, US Army, Korea
  40. Whitsett, Rance   (b. 24 May 1922 - d. 26 Apr 2001)
        41. US Army, World War II
  41. Whittemore, Charles Hay   (b. 14 Mar 1887 - d. 27 Apr 1968)
        42. North Carolina, PVT, 161st CO, TRANS GD SVC, World War I
  42. Wiesener, John J.   (b. 18 Feb 1901 - d. 5 Oct 1981)
        43. US Army, World War II
  43. Wiglesworth, Ernest W.   (b. 5 Mar 1918 - d. 2 Jan 2000)
        44. Gunnery SGT, US Marine Corps, World War II
  44. Wiglesworth, Ernest Woodrow Jr   (b. 12 Sep 1946 - d. 14 Mar 1968)
        45. North Carolina, BM3, US Navy, Vietnam
  45. Wilkes, William Henry   (b. 1932 - d. 1975)
        46. SFC, US Army
  46. Wilkins, James F.   (b. 21 Aug 1924 - d. 23 Mar 1945)
        47. North Carolina, PFC, 376th Infantry, World War II
  47. Williams, Adell   (b. 1 Sep 1922 - d. 3 Nov 2005)
        48. US Army, World War II
  48. Williams, Eddie   (b. 17 Aug 1914 - d. 31 Jul 1985)
        49. US Army
  49. Williams, Edward   (b. 25 Sep 1888 - d. 22 Oct 1954)
        50. SGT, Co B, 144th Infantry, World War I
  50. Williams, Frances Marie   (b. 18 Dec 1921 - d. 10 Jun 1990)
        51. SK2, US Coast Guard, World War II
  51. Williams, Herbert Smith Sr   (b. 21 May 1916 - d. 18 May 1981)
        52. US Navy, World War II
  52. Williams, Joel Steven   (b. 13 Jan 1962 - d. 29 Jul 1997)
        53. 1s Lt, US Army
  53. Williams, John Wilton   (b. 17 Aug 1925 - d. 27 Apr 2005)
        54. US Army, World War II
  54. Williams, Ollie   (b. 2 Feb 1922 - d. 7 Jun 1995)
        55. STM1, US Navy, World War II
  55. Williams, Robert W.   (b. 13 Jan 1908 - d. 18 Apr 1954)
        56. North Carolina, MM2, US Naval Reserves, World War II
  56. Williams, Ronald Lewis   (b. 23 Apr 1956 - d. 2 Apr 1981)
        57. SP4, US Army, Vietnam
  57. Williams, Thomas E.   (b. 12 Dec 1924 - d. 14 Oct 2001)
        58. US Army, World War II
  58. Williams, William Louis   (b. 13 Sep 1915 - d. 2 Nov 1958)
        59. North Carolina, PVT, US Army, World War II
  59. Williamson, Lawrence Commodore   (b. 27 Mar 1898 - d. 17 Jun 1996)
        60. US Army, World War I
  60. Williamson, Robert A. Jr   (b. 10 May 1945 - d. 28 Sep 2005)
        61. US Air Force, Vietnam
  61. Williamson, Wayland   (b. 29 Dec 1958 - d. 7 May 2003)
        62. US Army
  62. Williford, Charles   (b. 10 Mar 1929 - d. 21 Aug 1978)
        63. US Air Force, Korea
  63. Wilson, Clyde William   (b. 4 Apr 1917 - d. 28 May 1988)
        64. TEC4, US Army, World War II
  64. Wilson, Earl McCoy   (b. 17 Aug 1948 - d. 19 Nov 2004)
        65. US Army, Vietnam, BSM
  65. Wilson, Horace Lane   (b. 19 Aug 1910 - d. 29 Oct 1957)
        66. North Carolina, PFC, US Army, World War II
  66. Wilson, James F.   (b. 7 Sep 1894 - d. 14 Jul 1943)
        67. North Carolina, PVT, US Army, World War I
  67. Wilson, Paul D.   (b. 25 Oct 1918 - d. 1 Feb 1945)
        68. North Carolina, PFC, 9th Infantry, 2nd Infantry Div, World War II
  68. Wilson, Ralph Marshall   (b. 12 Apr 1925 - d. 12 Oct 1965)
        69. North Carolina, PFC, US Army, World War II
  69. Wilson, Roy Braxton   (b. 20 Apr 1920 - d. 7 Dec 1976)
        70. PFC, US Army, World War II
  70. Wilson, Thomas R. Sr   (b. 3 Jan 1933 - d. 27 May 1993)
        71. PFC, US Army
  71. Winfree, Carl Lee   (b. 1 Nov 1931 - d. 25 Aug 1964)
        72. North Carolina, A1C, 7499th COMP Squadron, Air Force
  72. Winfree, John William   (b. 18 Apr 1923 - d. 8 Mar 1993)
        73. SGT, US Army, World War II
  73. Witchey, Eugene Charles   (b. 14 Jun 1911 - d. 26 Jul 1986)
        74. CPL, US Army, World War II
  74. Wolfe, Ralph Ernest   (b. 19 Jan 1897 - d. 20 Feb 1974)
        75. North Carolina, S2, US Navy, World War I
  75. Womble, Wilson Pershing   (b. 20 Sep 1918 - d. 4 Jun 1969)
        76. North Carolina, CPL, Co B, 17th Infantry, 1st Infantry Div, World War II
  76. Wood, Harvey Lee   (b. 1922 - d. 1976)
        77. SN, US Navy, World War II
  77. Wooding, Jack Whitaker   (b. 1918 - d. 1984)
        78. 1st SGT, US Marine Corps, Korea
  78. Wrenn, Joel Stevens   (b. 2 Jul 1901 - d. 29 Aug 1968)
        79. North Carolina, PVT, US Army, World War II
  79. Wright, James S. Sr   (b. 30 Nov 1913 - d. 25 Feb 1953)
        80. North Carolina, PFC, 77th ORD Depot Co, World War II
  80. Wright, Rudolph Bernard   (b. 3 Jul 1958 - d. 4 Oct 1995)
        81. US Army


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