This collection contains applications for headstones to be provided for deceased U.S. military personnel.
Historical Background
National cemeteries in the U.S. trace their origins back to 1862, when the government began to establish cemeteries to honor Union war dead. Over time, the government expanded burial honors and benefits available to honorably discharged U.S. soldiers. NARA’s guide to the applications contained in M1916 explains:
On March 3, 1873, Congress granted burial rights in national military cemeteries to all honorably discharged veterans of the Civil War (17 Stat. 605). An act of Congress of February 3, 1879 (20 Stat. 281), extended the privilege of government-provided gravestones to soldiers buried in private cemeteries.
Name Birth Date Death Date Cemetery Cemetery Location Roger H Bair 1 Jun 1914 23 Jan 1944 Wibaux Cemetery Wibaux, MT William A Breitenfeldt 2 May 1929 Wibaux Cemetery Wibaux, MT Marion Francis Dunn 28 Feb 1902 11 Dec 1947 Wibaux Cemetery Wibaux, MT Bert A Fessenden 18 Oct 1918 Wibaux Cemetery Wibaux, MT Peter Haugland 21 Jan 1891 6 Sep 1956 Wibaux County Cemetery Wibaux, MT Grant A Hillman 28 Jun 1891 29 Oct 1956 Wibaux Cemetery Wibaux, MT John H Kalkman 10 Nov 1884 12 Nov 1953 Wibaux County Cemetery Wibaux, MT Louis Peter Larson 13 Jun 1890 11 Jul 1961 Wibaux, MT William Lentz 30 Mar 1864 29 Oct 1951 Wibaux Cemetery Wibaux, MT Daniel Manson 9 Nov 1887 19 Oct 1926 Wibaux Cemetery Wibaux, MT Randy Meek 25 Mar 1894 19 Jun 1954 Wibaux County Cemetery Wibaux, MT Charles A Moore 5 Sep 1890 20 Sep 1961 Wibaux Cemetery Wibaux, MT Kellog Middler Orgain 16 Mar 1897 18 Jul 1960 Wibaux, MT Walter P Osterhout 10 Nov 1889 30 Apr 1961 Wibaux, MT Everett W Roberts Sr 4 Jul 1894 23 Mar 1958 St Phillips, MT Albert L Schade 6 Jul 1924 5 Apr 1957 Wibaux Cemetery Wibaux, MT Fred Spevacek 5 Jun 1905 6 Apr 1952 Wibaux Cemetery Wibaux, MT John J Wertz 1 Jul 1928 24 Nov 1953 Wibaux Cemetery Wibaux, MT Johnnie E Wood 27 May 1924 4 Dec 1944 Wibaux County Cemetery Wibaux, MT Edwin Woodard 8 Sep 1927 Wibaux Wibaux, MT