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

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. Kallam, Dennis   (b. 22 May 1913 - d. 6 Dec 1985)
PFC, US Army, World War II
2. Keck, Maurice B.   (b. 1 Oct 1951 - d. 25 Aug 1998)
SA, US Navy
3. Keen, James Daniel   (b. 3 Jul 1911 - d. 26 May 1954)
North Carolina, TEC5, 974th Field Artillery Battalion, World War II
4. Keffer, Theodore   (b. 17 Apr 1908 - d. 21 May 1974)
AOMI, US Navy
5. Keith, Roy Jerry Jr   (b. 7 Jan 1945 - d. 3 Aug 1995)
SSGT, US Army, Vietnam
6. Kellom, Robert E.   (b. 22 Feb 1917 - d. 28 Oct 1996)
S2, US Navy, World War II
7. Kelly, Charles Lamar   (b. 17 Jul 1950 - d. 8 Mar 1996)
SP4, US Army, Vietnam
8. Kenerly, Jean Ayres   (b. 9 Sep 1921 - d. 9 Dec 2014)
Age 93. Wife of George Hampton Kenerly, Sr. Daughter of Thomas Owen Ayres and Ava Hobson Ayres.
9. Kersey, Harry Wade Sr   (b. 23 Sep 1944 - d. 6 Oct 1972)
North Carolina, SP4, US Army, Vietnam
10. Kimber, Willie L.   (b. 30 Jan 1933 - d. 23 Feb 2002)
US Army, Korea - A Loving Son, Brother, Father, and Grandfather
11. King, Cecil L.   (b. 28 Nov 1915 - d. 17 Jul 1948)
North Carolina, SGT, 13th Infantry, World War II
12. King, Jack Benbow   (b. 1 Nov 1919 - d. 19 Aug 1959)
North Carolina, PVT, Co A, 361st Engineers, SP SVC Regt, World War II
13. King, John W. Jr   (b. 21 Oct 1915 - d. 27 Jun 1957)
North Carolina, SSGT, 612th Base Unit Air Force, World War II
14. King, Leroy W.   (b. Unknown - d. 2 Sep 1941)
Washington, PVT, US Army
15. King, Robert Thomas   (b. 19 Nov 1886 - d. 1 Aug 1966)
North Carolina, PVT, Battery B, 317th Field Artillery, World War I
16. Kingsley, Loren Robert   (b. 9 Aug 1928 - d. 28 Oct 1982)
TEC5, US Army, World War II
17. Kirby, Robert R.   (b. 16 Dec 1931 - d. 18 May 1973)
North Carolina, PFC, US Air Force, Korea
18. Kirkman, Adrian London   (b. 9 Jan 1922 - d. 14 Sep 1942)
North Carolina, PFC, US Marine Corps, World War II
19. Kirkman, Alvis London   (b. 27 Nov 1919 - d. 15 Dec 1986)
US Marine Corps, World War II
20. Kirkman, C. Worth   (b. 23 Mar 1888 - d. 14 Jul 1946)
North Carolina, PVT, 113th SN TN, 38th Div, World War I
21. Kiroheis, Theodore Thomas   (b. 1 Feb 1919 - d. 5 Oct 1977)
PVT, US Army, World War II
22. Kivett, Clyde Alford   (b. 5 Aug 1918 - d. 19 Feb 1990)
PFC, US Army, World War II
23. Kloss, Fred William   (b. 19 Nov 1919 - d. 20 Jan 1946)
California, 1st Lieut, Air Corps, World War II
24. Knight, Rufes   (b. 13 Jan 1893 - d. 20 Jun 1978)
PFC, US Army, World War I
25. Knott, Archie Lee Sr   (b. 23 May 1927 - d. 14 Jan 1991)
PFC, US Army, World War II, Korea
26. Kriva, Jerry J.   (b. 12 Sep 1912 - d. 16 Apr 1958)
North Carolina, TEC5, 1438th SVC Command Unit, World War II
27. Kurfirst, Benjamin   (b. 12 Dec 1908 - d. 16 Aug 1987)
US Army, World War II