Willard B. Holmes
Title
Willard B. Holmes
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Section
Lot
Grave
06
First Name
Middle Name
B.
Last Name
Birth Date
11/08/1927
Birth: Month
Birth: Day
08
Birth: Year
Death Date
12/07/1951
Death: Month
12
Death: Day
07
Death: Year
Gender
Veteran Y/N
Military Service
Number of Persons on Marker
Composition
Condition
Shape
State
Carving
Cross
Legibility
Good
Dimension: Height
0 inches
Dimension: Width
24 inches
Inscription
"Ohio / Pvt 5 Inf Rct 24 Inf Div / Korea SS-PH"
Source of Information
Information taken from Westwood Printout and grave marker, if available; check the original burial register at city hall for additional data
Comments
[Military marker] He is on Oberlin's Soldiers' Monument as one of two Oberlinians who died in the Korean War. Note the discrepancy between the date of death (12/7/1951) and the death/burial date (4/14/1981); a reburial? Check the original burial register.
Burial Date from Printout
04/14/1982
Burial: Month
Burial: Day
14
Burial: Year
Lot Owner
Holmes, Willard
Date Transcribed
05/30/2001
Default Latitude
41.28469133
Default Longitude
-82.23261479
Default Zoom Level
20
Collection
Citation
“Willard B. Holmes,” Westwood Database, accessed April 30, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/58571.