Hillcrest Cemetery has 23 Veterans, ranging from World War I to Korea. There are 13 explicitly labeled WWII veterans. There are individuals whose date of birth and date of death fit in the time frame of the Civil War and the Spanish-American War (not mentioned in listing below.). Therefore Hillcrest Cemetery potentially has veterans that served in the wars before WWI. There is a WWII and Korean War veteran (Robert Louis Yeates).
Hillcrest Cemetery’s veterans have served in four U.S. military branches; the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the National Guard. Of the documented veterans, Kentucky and Indiana are the only reported states. There is a unique WWII veteran who served in the Women’s Army Corps (Hazel E Richardson). There are two veterans who served in the Military Police (Robert Louis Yeates and Edward W Jones).
Listing of Deceased Veterans at Hillcrest Cemetery
Rank: Retired Master SGT Branch: US Air Force War: N/A
Rank: N/A Branch: US Navy War: N/A
Rank: CPL Branch: US Army War: Korea
Rank: PFC Branch: KY Women's Army Corps War: WWII
Rank: CPL Branch: US Army War: Korea
Rank: PFC Branch: US Army/ Military Police War: WWII
Rank: PVT Branch: KY 108 Inf. 27 Div War: WWI
Rank: PFC Branch: KY 547 AAA BN CAC War: WWII
Rank: SFC Branch: US Navy War: WWII
Rank: N/A Branch: N/A War: WWII
Rank: T SGT Branch: KY US Air Force War: WWII
Rank: N/A Branch: US Army War: WWII
Rank: FN Branch: US Navy War: N/A
Rank: CPL Branch: US Army War: WWII
Rank: N/A Branch: US Navy War: WWII
Rank: PFC Branch: US Army War: N/A
Rank: SGT Branch: US Army War: N/A
Rank: TEC5 Branch: IN Infantry War: WWII
Rank: TEC3 Branch: KY 1298 ENGR CONST BN War: WWII
Rank: N/A Branch: US Air Force War: N/A
Rank: Mess SGT Branch: US Army War: WWII
Rank: CPL Branch: KY 6 Mil Police CO War: WWII/Korea
Rank: N/A Branch: US Navy War: N/A
Rank: Captain Branch: Army War: WWII