Brush Prairie Cemetery Inventory of Veterans’ Markers

The Fort Vancouver Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) adopted the Brush Prairie Cemetery and has worked to honor the veterans found there by placing flags on veterans’ graves for Memorial Day and Veterans Day and cleaning their headstones. During this work, they identified 11 veterans with temporary markers or no headstones. With the leadership of Ruth Morgan, chair of the Veterans Flag Committee, and collaboration with DAR members, American Veterans Post 16, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the chapter has placed 10 new headstones since November 2023. 

The following spreadsheet documents the veterans’ markers found in the Brush Prairie Cemetery, located in Clark County, Washington.

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NameDOBDODMilitary ServiceMilitary informationSECBlockSpace
ACHESON, RICHARD (DICK R.)6/8/194012/18/1999D1545
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ATKINS, LLOYD E12/11/19078/24/1975WORLD WAR IIPFC ARMY AIR FORCESD174
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BAKKER, KARL4/15/194012/14/2008US ARMYUS ARMYD1855
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BELL, GORDON, DALY5/22/19119/28/1986WORLD WAR IIUS ARMYB683
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ECKTON, ARTHUR WILSON10/27/18929/10/1970WORLD WAR IIUS ARMYB1622
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HAILS, EARNEST ROY5/8/19242/18/1978WORLD WAR II, KOREATSGT US AIR FORCEC1773
HAKVEST, ARNOLD10/1/19059/3/1991WORLD WAR IIUS NAVY1271
HALE, SILAS DICK V2/14/188812/22/1960WORLD WAR IWASHINGTON MECH 48 CO 166 DEPOT BRIGB1234
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HANEY, CECIL EATON2/15/19215/6/2006CPL US ARMY AIR FORCESE42
HANSON, LLOYD10/3/19324/20/2022US NAVYD1722
HARBISON, MILLARD HENRY10/3/191112/31/2002WORLD WAR IIUS ARMYD1853
HARPER, CLIFFORD A, JR.12/9/19519/7/1973VIETNAMUS NAVY AMS3C894
HARPER, CLIFFORD A, SR.2/19/192512/27/1976WORLD WAR II, KOREAUS NAVYC893
HARRIS, LINCOLN M, JR.11/4/19287/19/1955US ARMYWASHINGTON PVTC1795
HEATH, MELVIN E9/11/187012/15/1938WWIC212
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HENKLE, WILLIAM JACK5/22/19305/9/2004D1622
HOHENSEE, HERBERT GEORGE11/29/19206/27/1995WORLD WAR IIUS ARMYD282
HOLBROOK, HUGH M2/11/18734/26/1937NATIONAL GUARDCO. A. 2ND REGT NG WASHINGTONA1117
HOLBROOK, JESSE07 JUL 182616 OCT 1895CIVIL WARKANSAS MILITIA, 1ST BATT. 1ST PROVISION REGIMENTA1119
HOLMGREN, LARRY L23-Jun-3723-Aug-71US AIR FORCEC1722
HOLMGREN, VICTOR L19231983WORLD WAR IISGT US ARMYB564
HOLT, EUGENE DALE19162003WORLD WARII CANADAC924
HONKALA, EINO JOHN5/8/191011/20/1976WORLD WAR IIUS ARMYC733
HOWARD, CECIL CLYDE12/8/18941/24/1924PVT SATCWW 1B971
HUGHES, JEREMIAH J18501925CIVIL WARGAR (SYMBOL) B974
HUGHEY, JOHN R. 2/24/19358/9/2023US ARMYD1663
HUGHEY, LLOYD R7/22/190711/10/1992WORLD WAR IIUSMC - SERVED ON USS ARIZONA (BATTLESHIP)B1292
HURST, LAWRENCE CHARLESMay 15, 1939Feb. 10,2014AIC US AIR FORCEE474
ISAACSON, EDWIN W5/18/191812/27/1971WORLD WAR IIWASHINGTON WT2 USNRC1534
JOHNSON, CARL R.3 NOV 188715-Nov-40WWORLD WAR ISGT - ADVANCED ORDINANCEB602
JOHNSON, G GORDON4/2/19198/16/1983WORLD WAR IIUS ARMYB604
KAMPER, LOUIS J20-Jul-2123-Sep-95US ARMYD1933
KIER, ERIS WILLIAM4/25/192312/4/1990US NAVYD283
KING, HAROLD10/20/19187/28/2004WORLD WAR IITEC4 US ARMYC492
KING, ROBERT L7/5/19259/28/1947WORLD WAR IITECH SGT 136 INFC495
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LASHIER, HAROLD W19011963US NAVYB903
LAWRENCE, LINLEY E1/17/189811/29/1970WORLD WAR IWASHINGTON PFC CO H 102 INFANTRYB1324
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MARSH, HAROLD J.16 AUG 18957/7/1938WORLD WAR 112TH INF, PVTC21
MARTIN, PETER G6/6/18952/7/1944PVT OREGON PVT 119 SPRUCE SQ C134
MATSON, FRED LESTER12/4/191510/21/1988WORLD WAR IITEC5 US ARMY D9A6
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McCREARY, LEROY A3/31/191712/8/1987WORLD WAR IIUS NAVYD405
McGEE, CARL F5/27/19282/3/2000KOREACPL US ARMYD1554
McKEE, LEON N8/18/19235/21/1961WORLD WAR IIPVT 82 INFANTRY TNG BNC483
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MCKEE, THOMAS HARVEY4TH REG MINN INFANTRY CO. EA248
MERRILL, DELMER L09 NOV 18989/24/1956WOLD WAR IUSMC COOK MARE ISLAND NAVAL SHIPYARDc1672
MESSENGER, JOHN E.07 MAR 183215 JUL1891US INDIAN WARKELLY'S CO; WA MTD VOLUNTEERS A134
MESSNER, ROBERT W1-Feb-4421-Sep-73VIETNAMUS ARMYC1331
MILLIKAN, JACOB A 00 FEB 183111/26/1914CIVIL WARARMY INDIANA 40TH INFANTRY - DRUMMERB86
MOORE, FRED11/17/18966/27/1966WORLD WAR IWA HORSESHORER 9 CO 20 ENGRS, BRONZE STARC1012
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POWELL, HERBERT EARL19181965WORLD WAR IIWASHINGTONPFC 861 AVN ENGR BNC1283
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PRESTON, HERBERT W.28 JUL 18961/11/1938WW IARMY PRIVATE, Co A Fremont CAB293
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SECREST, FRANKLYN A. WORLD WAR IIPER DAUGHTER D235
SHANAHAN, ERNEST E.12/21/19133/9/1982(HAMALTIN FUNERAL HOME)C1052
SHANAHAN, JOHN D9/25/192712/25/1986WORLD WAR IIUS ARMYD121
SHOUP, HOWARD BUEHLER12/7/187712/17/1966SPANISH AMERICANC1173
SIMILA, ANTTI12/1/18899/27/1955WORLD WAR IPVT US ARMYC654
SMITH, BLANDAMAN10/10/18322/2/1915CIVIL WARENLISTED MO MILITIA; CO E 30THA144
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STALEY, ALVA12/2/18889/23/1969WORLD WAR IPFC US ARMYC1024
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TAYLOR, LAYTON WARD4/18/19117/24/1966WORLD WAR IIWASHINGTON TEC3 US ARMYB1342
TAYLOR, LIONEL FRED18781958WORLD WAR IB1345
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TECZAR, EMIL JOSEPH2/14/19228/26/2008WORLD WAR IIUS NAVYD61
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THOMPSON, CHARLES A19241980WORLD WAR IIUS NAVYB425
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VanATTA, ELI08 DEC 18475/5/1915research project says Vet, no detailsA45
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WALKER, DALE R.5/23/192712/22/1987D302
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WILEMAN, FREDERICK LEE5/21/19473/26/2018VIETNAMC674.5
WILSON, JESSE L6/2/192611/1/1978WORLD WAR IITEC5 US ARMY D214
WINSTON, CLELLAN REED11/9/19195/18/1998WORLD WAR IICPL US ARMY C862
WINSTON, MILTON E19231944WORLD WAR II - KIAWASHINGTON 175 INF 29 INF DIVC322
WOOD, EVERETTE24-Sep-1131-Jul-86WORLD WAR IIUS NAVY D354
WOOD, JAMES H1/8/19368/29/2021US NAVY E91
WOODRUFF, CHARLES E 9/10/19256/7/1999WORLD WAR IITEC5 US ARMY (has 2 headstones)C933
WOOLDRIDGE, ROY18981985WORLD WAR IUS ARMYC1554
WRIGHT, ROBERT C7/15/190910/30/1971WORLD WAR IIOREGON S SGT US ARMYB535
YANDLE, LEN HOYT2/6/19111/16/2001WORLD WAR IISP2 US NAVYC963
YOUNG, FLOYD L5/30/19274/5/2006WORLD WAR IIAVCAD US NAVYD1492
YOUNG, WILLIAM11/6/19395/20/2002VIETNAMTSGT US AIR FORCED1505