Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963

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