Great Lakes National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Holly, Oakland County, Michigan. It was established in 2005, and is one of two national cemeteries in Michigan (the other being Fort Custer).[1] Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the cemetery covers 544 acres and, as of 2024, had over 55,000 interments.
| Great Lakes National Cemetery | |
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 Great Lakes National Cemetery, April 2009 | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 2005 |
| Location | |
| Type | United States National Cemetery |
| Size | 544 acres (220 ha) |
| No. of interments | Over 65,000 |
History
editThe land of the cemetery was once owned by the industrialist and Spanish–American War veteran, Bryson Dexter Horton, founder of Square D electronics. The first interment took place on October 17, 2005.
Notable interments
edit- Allan Barnes (1949–2016), jazz musician
- Lynn Chandnois (1923–2011), professional football player and World War II veteran
- Mack Rice (1933–2016), songwriter and singer
- Alexander Jefferson (1921–2022), Tuskegee Airmen, former POW, Author
- Guy Stern (1922–2023), German-American educator and writer[2]
References
edit- ^ United States Department of Veterans Affairs: Cemeteries – Great Lakes National Cemetery
- ^ "Guy Stern". legacy.com. 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
