Famous Graves in West Virginia

William Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield

9 Sep 1839 – 7 Jan 1921

American Folk Figure. Born in what is today Logan County, West...

Sarah Ann, Logan County, West Virginia, USA

Marshall University Football Team Memorial

14 Nov 1970 – 14 Nov 1970

Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, suffered...

Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA

Chief “Hokolewskwa” Cornstalk

1720 – 10 Nov 1777

Shawnee Chieftain. Born in what is now Western Pennsylvania he...

Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA

2LT Darwin Keith “Gus” Kyle

1 Jun 1921 – 16 Feb 1951

Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was in the United States...

South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

AMN Clifton Eugene “Gene” Brooks Sr.

12 Mar 1922 – 24 Dec 2021

Tuskegee Airman. He received his earliest education in Mineral...

Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia, USA

Stanley Bender

31 Oct 1909 – 22 Jun 1994

World War II Medal of Honor Recipient. He was in the United...

Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA

Thomas William Bennett

7 Apr 1947 – 11 Feb 1969

Viet Nam Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the United States...

Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA

SSGT Frankie Zoly Molnar

14 Feb 1943 – 20 May 1967

Vietnam War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United...

Chapmanville, Logan County, West Virginia, USA

Jonah Edward “Ed” Kelley

13 Apr 1923 – 31 Jan 1945

World War II Medal of Honor Recipient. He was in the United...

Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia, USA

Johnny Olson

22 May 1910 – 12 Oct 1985

Television and Radio Announcer. Born in Windom, Minnesota, he...

Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA

Anne Bailey

1742 – 25 Nov 1825

Revolutionary War Figure. Known as "Mad Anne" Bailey, she was...

Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA

Gary Wayne Martini

21 Sep 1948 – 21 Apr 1967

Vietnam War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United...

Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA

TSGT Clinton M. Hedrick

1 May 1918 – 28 Mar 1945

World War II Medal of Honor Recipient. He was in the United...

Riverton, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA

Ralph Eugene Pomeroy

26 Mar 1930 – 15 Oct 1952

Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private First...

Clintonville, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA

Pvt Daniel A. Wood

1842 – 10 Aug 1894

Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as a...

Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA

Jonathan Hopkins Lockwood

19 Feb 1808 – 28 Mar 1892

Civil War Union Army Officer. He served during the Civil War as...

Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA

Herbert Joseph Thomas

8 Feb 1918 – 7 Nov 1943

World War II Medal of Honor Recipient. An Ohio native, he was...

South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Clifford Carwood Lipton

30 Jan 1920 – 16 Dec 2001

World War II United States Army Officer. He is remembered as one...

Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA

Richard Boury

15 Jun 1830 – 5 Jul 1914

Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Served during the Civil War...

Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA

Levi Samuel Shomaker

25 Jun 1840 – 3 Apr 1917

Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Served during the Civil War...

Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA