Veterans Graves in Pierce County, WA
WPA Project - 1939
 
Introduction:
 
By 1939 at least 2,700 veterans were buried throughout Pierce County. They had served in various wars: Indian, Mexican, Civil, Spanish-American, WWI, and even the Boer War and Boxer Rebellion. In 1939 a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project was launched to identify graves and record more than 20 pieces of information on 5x8 inch index cards. The data was from cemetery records, death certificates, and service records.
 
What follows is a Name Index plus 8 items from the WPA cards. A card might also have rank, organization, birth date, and cause of death. A remarks section might indicate that the veteran was a clergyman, a nurse, a musician, or in one case: “served as a drummer boy for three months and was sent home as being too young for service.” Not all sections were filled in on all cards. These cards are in the holdings of the Northwest Room of the Tacoma Public Library. Contact the Library for additional information. Note that this list does NOT include all veterans buried in Pierce County prior to 1939.
 
A resource for a cemetery’s physical location and its records’ location (not always the same) is the Pierce County, WA Cemeteries list on our society’s website at: https://tpcgs.org/cemeteryRecords.php
 
Note: Dates are in standard American numerical form of month/day/year.
 
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Actions Surname Given Name Cemetery War
View Record Oliver Thomas O. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Oliver William L. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Olsen Olaf Sigvart Oakwood Hill Cemetery WW I
View Record Olson Harold O. Old Tacoma Cemetery WW I
View Record Olson Harold W. A. Oakwood Hill Cemetery WW I
View Record Olson Olof M. Tacoma Mausoleum Spanish-American
View Record Orr James Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Indian
View Record Orselli Edward D. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Spanish-American
View Record Orwig W. P. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Osborn John Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Osborne John Wright Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Otto Charles Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Indian
View Record Ovella Cesare Camp Lewis Cemetery WW I
View Record Owen Benjamin F. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Owen John Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Owen Ora O. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Owens Hezekiah S. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Owens John D. Buckley Cemetery not given
View Record Oxley Pearl E. Mountain View Memorial Park Spanish-American
View Record Painter Elisha Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Pallies H. W. Tacoma Mausoleum Civil
View Record Palmer George B. Mountain View Memorial Park Spanish-American
View Record Palmer Joseph S. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Palmer Luther H. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Palmer Thomas A. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Palmos Peter Old Tacoma Cemetery WW I
View Record Panther Joseph Jr. Mountain View Memorial Park not given
View Record Papst Allison Mountain View Memorial Park not given
View Record Parchen Phillip F. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Parent Arthur Camp Lewis Cemetery WW I
View Record Park Joseph Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Parker Andrew S. Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery Civil
View Record Parker Gilman Woodbine Cemetery Civil
View Record Parker Henry C. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Parker Joseph Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Parker Judson Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery not given
View Record Parker Theodore Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery not given
View Record Parkhurst Charles G. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Parks Orin L. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Parmeter Orville F. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Parry James Sumner Pioneer Cemetery WW I
View Record Parslow Peter Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Parsons George Rodney Roy Cemetery not given
View Record Partee Melvin Mountain View Memorial Park not given
View Record Patrick Marcus C. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Patterson Charles T. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Patterson Jacob H. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Patterson W. A. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Patton James R. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Paugh Charles Hiram Calvary Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleum WW I
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