Box, Thomas J. b. November 7, 1833 d. December 18, 1914 Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Captain in the Union Army in Company D, 27th Indiana Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 14, 1864 at Resaca, Georgia. His citation reads "Capture of flag of the 38th Alabama Infantry (C.S.A.)" (Bio by: Don Morfe) Green Hill Cemetery, Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA Plot: Section 10, Lot 55
Crowe, Eugene Burgess b. January 5, 1878 d. May 12, 1970 US Congressman. Elected to represent Indiana's 3rd and 9th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1931 to 1941. He was defeated as Democratic in 1940. (Bio by: K) Green Hill Cemetery, Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
Dunn, George Grundy b. December 20, 1812 d. September 4, 1857 US Congressman. Elected to two non-consecutive terms in the US House of Representatives, representing Indiana's 3rd and 6th Districts, he served from 1847 to 1849 and from 1855 to 1857. Dunn was born in Washington County, Kentucky, and moved with his parents to Indiana in 1823. He attended what is now the Indiana University at Bloomington and in 1833 moved to Bedford, Lawrence County, where he taught school, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1835. In 1842 he was prosecuting attorney...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Green Hill Cemetery, Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
Pope, Harley Halbert b. May 26, 1879 d. January 7, 1919 Military aviator. Officially established by the War Department in 1919, Pope AFB ranks as one of the oldest installations in the Air Force. It is named after First Lieutenant Harley Halbert Pope who was killed on January 7, 1919, when the JN-4 Jenny he was flying with Sergeant Walter W. Fleming crashed into the Cape Fear River near Fayetteville. Cause of death: Plane crash Green Hill Cemetery, Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA Plot: Section 4, Lot 23
Rariden, Bill (William Angel) b. February 4, 1888 d. August 28, 1942 Major League Baseball Player. Born in Bedford, Indiana, he was a catcher making his debut on August 12, 1909, with the Boston Rustlers. For twelve seasons, he with the Boston Rustlers (1909-10), Boston Braves (1911-13), Indianapolis Hoosiers in 1914, Newark Pepper in 1915, New York Giants (1916-18) and Cincinnati Reds (1919-20). Noted as one of the best catchers of era, he led the league in catchers twice in putouts, assists and base runners caught stealing. In 1919 he was also a member of the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Green Hill Cemetery, Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
b. November 7, 1833 d. December 18, 1914