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Anderson Jr., Rudolf b. September 15, 1927 d. October 26, 1962
US Air Force Major, he was shot down and killed while flying over Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was the only casualty of the Missile Crisis. The F-86 Super Sabre war plane memorial pictured on this page to Major Rudolf Anderson is not located at his grave in Woodlawn Park Cemetery, but is a memorial to him on Ridgeland Drive in Cleveland Park in Greenville, South Carolina, his adopted town of residence. Cleveland Park is not a cemetery, but is a family park with a nearby zoo. Major...[Read More] (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Bryson, Joseph Raleigh b. January 18, 1893 d. March 10, 1953
US Congressman. Elected to represent South Carolina's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1939 until his death in 1953. Also served as a Member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives from 1921 to 1924, and Member of the South Carolina State Senate from 1929 to 1932.
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Dietz, Dick b. September 18, 1941 d. June 28, 2005
Major League Baseball Player. Nicknamed "The Mule," he spent eight years in the major leagues as a catcher, from 1966 to 1973. The first six years with the Giants, one with Dodgers and one with the Braves. He was an All-Star in 1970 and a key member of the Giants 1971 NL West division champs. His all-star season he batted .300, with 36 doubles, 22 home runs and 107 RBIs, along with 109 walks, lifetime batting average was .261, with 66 home runs and 301 runs batted in. He is best remembered for...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Hartley, Howard Paul 'Rabbit' b. September 26, 1924 d. September 29, 2006
Professional Football Player. After his sophomore year at Duke, he joined the Navy and played service football with the Fort Pierce Naval Amphibious Training Base Commandos in 1944. After the war he returned to Duke. After graduating he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Washington Redskins in 1948. After his rookie season, the Redskins traded him to the Pittsburgh Steelers. He started in the defensive backfield for the Steelers from 1949 to 1952. He led the Steelers in interceptions...[Read More] (Bio by: Mel Bashore)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Jackson, Joseph Jefferson 'Shoeless Joe' b. July 16, 1888 d. December 5, 1951
Major League Baseball Player. He is best known today for being the most recognizable of the eight Chicago White Sox players who were banned forever from Major League baseball for his role in the 1919 "Black Sox" Scandal. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, in 1902 he became a cotton textile worker with Brandon Mills, sweeping the floors where his father and brother worked. He soon joined the company baseball team in what was called the Textile League. A natural player, by 1904 be had become...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Cause of death: Heart Attack
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Plot: Section V
Mahon Jr., Gabriel Heyward b. November 11, 1889 d. June 11, 1962
US Congressman. Elected to represent South Carolina's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1936 to 1939. He served in the United States Army during World War I. (Bio by: K)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Mann, James Robert b. April 27, 1920 d. December 20, 2010
US Congressman. A member of the Democratic Party, he served South Carolina's 4th District in the US House of Representatives from 1969 to 1979. Mann received his BA from the Citadel, before service with the US Army during World War II; he achieved the rank of colonel. Upon returning home, he attained his law degree from the University of South Carolina Law School in 1947, and was elected to and served in South Carolina's State House of Representatives from 1949 to 1952. He was later appointed...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Wofford, Thomas Albert b. September 27, 1908 d. February 25, 1978
US Senator. He served as a United States Senator from South Carolina in 1956. Also served as a Member of the South Carolina State Senate from 1966 to 1972. (Bio by: K)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA

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