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011 FOREST LAWN CEMETERY (Greensboro City Owned)  -   Surname starts with F
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.
- Faggart, George W. (b. 1 May 1893 - d. 10 Aug 1959)
PVT, 321st Infantry, World War I
- Farmer, James Lee (b. 24 Jun 1926 - d. 14 Nov 1996)
PFC, US Army, World War II
- Farrell, Jack Hatch Jr (b. 28 Jul 1923 - d. 15 Jul 1976)
SSGT, US Army, World War II, Korea
- Farrell, Theron Clement Jr (b. 30 Sep 1918 - d. 13 Nov 1967)
North Carolina, TSGT, 1060th Base Unit, Army Air Force, World War II
- Farster, Alvin L. (b. 16 Jan 1925 - d. 2 Apr 1989)
SSGT, US Army, World War II
- Ferebee, Thomas Miller (b. 25 Dec 1913 - d. 13 Mar 1972)
North Carolina, TEC4, US Army, World War II
- Ferguson, Frederick N. (b. 2 Apr 1917 - d. 2 Jun 1971)
North Carolina, AMM2, US Naval Reserves, World War II
- Ferguson, Glenn Wilson (b. 8 Feb 1919 - d. 4 Feb 1966)
TEC4, US Army, World War II
- Ferguson, Lawrence Henderson (b. 24 Sep 1920 - d. 11 Nov 1968)
District of Columbia, CPL, US Marine Corps, World War II
- Ferris, Robert James (b. 20 Sep 1926 - d. 9 Aug 1971)
North Carolina, PVT, 4001st Area Services Unit, World War II
- Fields, George W. (b. 28 Oct 1888 - d. 9 Mar 1966)
North Carolina, PVT, Co D, 1st DEV BN, World War I
- Finch, Wayne Buren (b. 2 Oct 1940 - d. 3 Jul 1978)
- Fink, Marshall Scott (b. Unknown - d. 25 Jan 1942)
Tennessee, 1st Lieut, 77th Field Artillery, 4th Div
- Fish, Charles Donald (b. 8 Jul 1912 - d. 22 Nov 1984)
TEC5, US Army, World War II
- Flack, Floyd Jefferson (b. 25 Apr 1919 - d. 10 Oct 1974)
- Flanagan, Clyde M. (b. 28 Aug 1926 - d. 31 Mar 1992)
PFC, US Army, World War II
- Florman, Erick (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Co B, 15th Minnesota Infantry, Spanish American War
- Forrest, Gaither Clifford (b. 12 Jul 1916 - d. 28 Sep 1960)
Maryland, PVT, 1340th Service Unit, World War II
- Foust, George Russell (b. 14 Jan 1921 - d. 13 Apr 1985)
PFC, US Marine Corps, World War II
- Fowler, Charles Patrick (b. 8 Nov 1897 - d. 18 Nov 1971)
North Carolina, SGT, US Army, World War I
- Foxx, Leo (b. 9 Jun 1916 - d. 27 Jan 1996)
STM2, US Navy, World War II
- Frandock, Michael (b. 6 Apr 1930 - d. 8 Apr 1997)
SSGT, US Marine Corps- In Memory Of
- Frazier, Avery Emanuel (b. 20 Sep 1954 - d. 2 Mar 1995)
- Freeman, Carver Everett (b. 15 Jun 1895 - d. 18 Jun 1970)
North Carolina, PVT, 1st PROV CO, 21st Engineers Regiment, World War I
- French, Harry Thomas (b. 21 May 1923 - d. 24 Dec 1986)
SSGT, US Army Air Corps, World War II
- Fry, Floyd S. (b. 14 May 1896 - d. 19 Dec 1953)
North Carolina, PFC, Co C, 124th MG Battalion, World War I
- Frye, Cecil Gilbert (b. 30 Dec 1914 - d. 17 Jul 1969)
North Carolina, SSGT, Co K, 301st Infantry, World War II
- Frye, John B. (b. 16 Jan 1918 - d. 26 Jun 1959)
North Carolina, PFC, 500th Service Squadron, Army Air Force, World War II
- Frye, William Thomas (b. 2 Aug 1915 - d. 29 Mar 1961)
North Carolina, COX, US Naval Reserves, World War II
- Fulk, Gilmer (b. 19 Jul 1920 - d. 9 Feb 1981)
PFC, US Marine Corps, World War II
- Fulk, Marion Douglass (b. 11 Jul 1928 - d. 19 Aug 1952)
North Carolina, CPL, US Marine Corps, Korea
- Fuller, Fred William (b. 1 Jan 1919 - d. 17 Feb 1997)
PVT, US Army, World War II
- Fulp, Billy Adrian (b. 30 Aug 1920 - d. 7 Apr 1961)
North Carolina, TEC5, 249th QM Truck Co, World War II
- Fulton, William Reade (b. 18 Jul 1922 - d. 27 Aug 2006)
PFC, US Army, World War II
- Funderburk, Travis Sr (b. 24 Dec 1925 - d. 20 Jun 1994)
PVT, US Army, World War II
- Fuquay, Doyle H. (b. 1924 - d. 1981)
1st SGT, US Army, World War II
Web page updated 19 April 2021
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