Do You Have a Family Member Who Served in WW2 and is Buried in Greenwood Cemetery?
To mark the 80th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War II, Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery today launched its World War II Project, an effort to identify and honor Green-Wood’s permanent residents—military, medical, and civilian—who bravely served to protect our country in the European and Pacific Theaters and at home. (More info here)
Anyone with information about relatives or friends who served in WWII and are interred at Green-Wood should email [email protected] or call 718-210-3045 with as much information as possible, including:
- Name of serviceperson
- Date and place of birth
- Date and place of death
- Service details (for example: infantryman; Marine; pilot; nurse; civilian contractor, etc.)
- Lot number at Green-Wood
- Contact information for family
- A photograph of the serviceperson
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Hugs,
marlene
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