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GPS and Pictorial Directory of Veteran’s Graves: Carthage, IL Cemeteries

  • By Hancock County Historical Society
  • 30 Dec, 2018

Published by Wyatt Fecht, 2011 as an Eagle Scout project.

Alphabetical list of veterans buried in Moss Ridge Cemetery (including mausoleum), Resthaven Abbey, Cavalry Catholic Cemetery, and old Carthage Cemetery.

Information for each grave includes:

  • Color photo of gravestone
  • Veteran’s name
  • Birth/Death Dates
  • Branch of Service and conflicts served in
  • Cemetery section/row or lot number
  • GPS coordinates for grave.

Information sources: Mrs. Maxine Smart (nfi), VFW map, Carthage Cemetery Board map, Mrs. Pat Goetz (Cavalry Cemetery). 127 additional veterans were located by Wyatt as he walked through the cemeteries.

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