Burr, Sgt. Elmer J. b. May 11, 1908 d. December 25, 1942 World War II Congressional Medal Of Honor recipient. Official Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action above and beyond the call of duty. During an attack near Buna, New Guinea, on 24 December 1942, 1st Sgt. Burr saw an enemy grenade strike near his company commander.Instantly and with heroic self sacrifice he threw himself upon it, smothering the explosion with his body. 1st Sgt. Burr thus gave his life in saving that of his commander. Rank and organization: First...[Read More] Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA
Clark, Charles Benjamin b. August 24, 1844 d. September 10, 1891 US Congressman. He entered the Union Army on August 11, 1862, and was mustered in as a Private and Wagoner in Company I, 21st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. He eventually received promotions to Corporal, Sergeant and 1st Sergeant before being commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant on November 21, 1864. He served through the end of the war, and was honorably mustered out on June 8, 1865. After the war he served in the Wisconsin State Legislature in 1885, as as the Mayor of Neenah, Wisconsin from 1880...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA
Cook, Samuel Andrew b. January 28, 1849 d. April 4, 1918 US Congressman. Elected to represent Wisconsin's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1895 to 1897. Also served as a Mayor of Neenah, Wisconsin, in 1889, Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1891 to 1892, and Candidate for United States Senator from Wisconsin in 1897 and 1907. (Bio by: K) Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA
Kimberly, John A. b. 1838 d. January 21, 1928 Businessman. A Paper Magnate, he was one of the co-founders of the Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Kimberly-Clark is famous for such products as Kleenex, Kotex, Huggies, and Depends. Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA
O'Malley Sr., Thomas David Patrick b. March 24, 1903 d. December 19, 1979 US Congressman. Elected to represent Wisconsin's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1933 to 1939. He also served as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1932, and as a Regional Director of the Wage and Hour Public Contracts Division for the United States Department of Labor in Chicago from 1939 to 1956. (Bio by: K) Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA
Smith, Effie b. 1879 d. 1960 Effie Waller Smith, one of the greatest African American poets of the early twentieth century, was born the third of four children to former slaves, Frank Waller and Sibbie Ratliff. She attended the Kentucky Normal School for Colored Persons in Frankfort, Kentucky and worked as a teacher for several years. She published her first book of poetry, "Songs of the Months," in 1904. In 1909, she published two more books of poetry, "Rhymes of the Cumberland" and "Rosemary and Pansies." Her work last...[Read More] (Bio by: Adam Maroney) Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA
b. May 11, 1908 d. December 25, 1942