Great Lakes National Cemetery

Veterans cemetery in Oakland County, Michigan

Great Lakes National Cemetery

Great Lakes National Cemetery, April 2009

Details
Established| 2005 (2005)
Location|

Holly, Michigan

Type| United States National Cemetery
Size| 544 acres (220 ha)
No. of interments| Over 65,000

Great Lakes National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Holly, Oakland County, Michigan. It was established in 2005, and is one of two national cemeteries in Michigan (the other being Fort Custer).[1] Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the cemetery covers 544 acres and, as of 2024, had over 55,000 interments.

## History

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The land of the cemetery was once owned by the industrialist and Spanish–American War veteran, Bryson Dexter Horton, founder of Square D electronics. The first interment took place on October 17, 2005.

## Notable interments

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* Allan Barnes (1949–2016), jazz musician
* Lynn Chandnois (1923–2011), professional football player and World War II veteran
* Mack Rice (1933–2016), songwriter and singer
* Alexander Jefferson (1921–2022), Tuskegee Airmen, former POW, Author
* Guy Stern (1922–2023), German-American educator and writer[2]

## References

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1. ^ United States Department of Veterans Affairs: Cemeteries – Great Lakes National Cemetery
2. ^ "Guy Stern". legacy.com. 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2023-12-12.

## External links

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* Great Lakes National Cemetery
* Great Lakes National Cemetery at Find a Grave

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