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 Bostoph William M. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Bostowick Henry C. Old Tacoma Cemetery Civil
View Record Bottoms John Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Boucher Arthur Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Boughton Richard William Old Tacoma Cemetery WW I
View Record Bourdon Peter Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Boushor Arthur Old Tacoma Cemetery WW I
View Record Bowers Edward Oakwood Hill Cemetery not given
View Record Bowers Lewis L. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Bowler James Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Bowlin Clarence D. Mountain View Memorial Park Spanish-American
View Record Bowling George I. Tacoma Mausoleum Spanish-American
View Record Bowlsby Warren C. Camp Lewis Cemetery not given
View Record Bowron Bertram Mountain View Memorial Park WW I
View Record Boyce G.W. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Boyd Bertie Camp Lewis Cemetery WW I
View Record Boyd Henry Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Boyd John J. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Boyes William Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Boyson Louis T. Mountain View Memorial Park Spanish-American
View Record Boyster H.C. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Bracken William W. Tacoma Mausoleum Civil
View Record Brackett Charles T. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Bradfield Benj. N. Tacoma Mausoleum Civil
View Record Bradford Ezra Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Bradford Sidney William Oakwood Hill Cemetery not given
View Record Bradford William J. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Spanish-American
View Record Bradley James Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Bradley Joseph G. Orting IOOF Cemetery  Civil
View Record Bradley Luther P. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Bradley Ralph D. Oakwood Hill Cemetery not given
View Record Bradshaw Thomas Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Brady Peter Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Braham John Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Spanish-American
View Record Brann Levi H. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Brant Harry W. Longbranch Cemetery WW I
View Record Brear, Jr. Samuel D. Old Tacoma Cemetery not given
View Record Breckenridge H.C. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Brecount Francis M. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Brennan Audley Old Tacoma Cemetery WW I
View Record Brennan Patrick Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Brent Jack Camp Lewis Cemetery WW ?
View Record Brewster Monroe R. Tacoma Mausoleum Civil
View Record Bridge Emerson J. Tacoma Mausoleum Spanish-American
View Record Bridgefarmer C. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Indian
View Record Bridges, Jr. John Mountain View Memorial Park WW I
View Record Briggs Adolphus E. Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Civil
View Record Briggs Bernie Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery Spanish-American
View Record Briggs George W. Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
View Record Bright Jesse Oakwood Hill Cemetery Civil
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