High, Frank Charles b. 1875 d. December 13, 1966 Philippine Insurrection Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Served as a Private, U.S. Army, Company G, 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry. Near San Isidro, Philippine Islands, on May 16, 1899, he with 21 other scouts charged across a burning bridge, under heavy fire, and completely routed 600 of the enemy who were entrenched in a strongly fortified position. Of the 12 Medals of Honor awarded to Oregonians since the medals were first issued in the Civil War, he was one of only three given to...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Memory Gardens Memorial Park, Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
Holmes Sr., David Hugh b. August 22, 1889 d. March 23, 1950 David Holmes along with his brother David changed their name to Holmes in the 1930s from Rosenberg to Holmes in order to sell their fruit baskets in Germany. David Holmes was on a business trip en route to San Francisco, California when his automobile skidded and over turned eight miles south of Woodland California. Harry & David, the marketing brand for Medford's Bear Creek Corporation and its many enterprises, is perhaps the most widely known commercial name associated with Medford and the...[Read More] (Bio by: Rev. Kevin Airrington) Eastwood IOOF Cemetery, Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
Holmes, Harry L b. May 6, 1891 d. July 24, 1959 Harry & David, the marketing brand for Medford's Bear Creek Corporation and its many enterprises, is perhaps the most widely known commercial name associated with Medford and the Rogue River Valley. Building on the tradition of giving gift boxes of fruit on Christmas and other holidays, Harry & David's "Fruit of the Month Club" (begun in the late 1930s), the "Tower of Treats" (1947), and other mail-order products are assembled and distributed at the company's large complex along U.S. Highway 99...[Read More] (Bio by: Rev. Kevin Airrington) Eastwood IOOF Cemetery, Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
Mason, Steve b. February 29, 1940 d. May 25, 2005 Poet. He wss the Poet laureate of the Vietnam Veterans of America. His searching verse was read at the 1984 dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Born Stephen R. Mason in Brooklyn, New York, to musician parents, he moved around the country in his youth. He joined the United States Army in 1960 and went to Vietnam six years later, returning to the United States in 1967 determined to go back. The Army sent him to officers' training school with the promise of another...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser) Memory Gardens Memorial Park, Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
b. 1899 d. 1976
b. 1875 d. December 13, 1966