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 Aaron Joseph Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Spanish-American
View Record Abbott Charles E. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Abbott LeRoy Mountain View Memorial Park WW I
View Record Abbott William M. Old Tacoma Cemetery WW I
View Record Adams George Ackland Roy Cemetery WW I
View Record Adams Green Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery WW I
View Record Adams John Mountain View Memorial Park WW I
View Record Adams John P. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Adams John P. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Adams Noel M. Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record Adden Andrew J. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Addington A.T. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Addison William Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Agler William H. Roy Cemetery Civil
View Record Ahaka Peter Mountain View Memorial Park WW I
View Record Ainey Nicholas O. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Aken Henry N. Sumner Pioneer Cemetery Civil
View Record Alberty Chauncy Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Albro Byron Buckley Cemetery Civil
View Record Alden Clinton H. Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record Aldridge Wade G. Mountain View Memorial Park Spanish-American
View Record Alexson Albert Mountain View Memorial Park not given
View Record Alkire Thomas J. Tacoma Mausoleum Civil
View Record Allen Charles F. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Spanish-American
View Record Allen E.W. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Allen John Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Allen Joseph Artondale Cemetery Civil
View Record Allison Alex D. Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record Allison Charles Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Allison Isaac A. Longbranch Cemetery Civil
View Record Allison William J. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Always Thomas R. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Ammons Abraham Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Anderson Andrew J. Orting IOOF Cemetery  WW I
View Record Anderson Benjamin A. Oakwood Hill Cemetery WW I
View Record Anderson Edward Old Tacoma Cemetery WW I
View Record Anderson Elmer R. Old Tacoma Cemetery WW I
View Record Anderson Fred Mountain View Memorial Park Civil ?
View Record Anderson Henry Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Anderson James J. Calvary Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleum Civil ?
View Record Anderson John A. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Spanish-American
View Record Anderson John E. Camp Lewis Cemetery not given
View Record Anderson John R. Old Tacoma Cemetery WW I
View Record Anderson Robert A. Mountain View Memorial Park WW I
View Record Anderson Robert B. Sumner Pioneer Cemetery WW I
View Record Anderson Victor William Old Tacoma Cemetery WW I
View Record Anderson William Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery WW I
View Record Anderson William E. Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record Anderson William H. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Andrews G. W. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
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