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 Andrews Herbert W. Old Tacoma Cemetery WW I
View Record Andrews Joseph E. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Indian
View Record Andrews M. M. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Andrews Titus Z. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Andrews Tristum Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record Andrews William B. Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record Angelo John T. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Antrim Peter H. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Antrin Thomas J. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Spanish-American
View Record Apple Samuel L. Woodlawn Abbey Mausoleum Civil
View Record Arkwright William Oakwood Hill Cemetery not given
View Record Armstrong J. M. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Indian
View Record Armstrong John B. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Armstrong T. J. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Armstrong William W. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Arndt Oscar G. Orting IOOF Cemetery  WW I
View Record Arnold Herman Old Tacoma Cemetery WW I
View Record Arnold William S. Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record Arnot Robert Mountain View Memorial Park WW I
View Record Arrowsmith John W. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Atchinson Alfred M. Old Tacoma Cemetery Mausoleum Spanish-American
View Record Atkinson John Artondale Cemetery Civil
View Record Atkinson John Old Tacoma Cemetery WW I
View Record Attridge A. D. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Atwell James E. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Austin Charles A. Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record Austin Harvey L. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Spanish-American
View Record Austin James M. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Auston Sands H. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Avery G. W. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Avery Nettie C. Mountain View Memorial Park WW I
View Record Avery William B. Mountain View Memorial Park not given
View Record Axtell Theodore New Old Tacoma Cemetery Cemetery not given
View Record Ayres Charles G. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Ayres Henry K.W. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Babcock A. A. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Babcock Delosh Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Babcock Edwin F. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Backeberg Frederick W. Mountain View Memorial Park WW I
View Record Bacon George S. Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record Baer M. E. Roy Cemetery Spanish-American
View Record Bailey Absolom B. New Old Tacoma Cemetery Cemetery Spanish-American
View Record Bailey Allen M. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Bailey Friend J.S. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Bailey Joseph A. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Bailey Otis B. Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record Baird Robert S. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Baker Andrew Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Baker Dorman Camp Lewis Cemetery WW I
View Record Baker Edwin O. Fox Island Cemetery Civil
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