Greenwood Memorial Park (San Diego)

Cemetery in San Diego County, California

Greenwood Memorial Park is a cemetery in San Diego County, California. Opened in 1907, Greenwood covers approximately 125 acres (0.51 km2) five miles east of downtown San Diego. It is a rural cemetery, incorporating architecture, art, and landscaping into its design.[1] Greenwood and its accompanying mortuary are now part of NorthStar Memorial Group (NSMP). It is adjacent to Mount Hope Cemetery.

## Notable interments

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* Belle Benchley (1882–1973), director of the San Diego Zoo from 1927–1953
* Dan Broderick, attorney, and his wife Linda, murdered by his ex-wife, Betty Broderick, in 1989
* Victor Buono (1938–1982), character actor (He is entombed with his mother, Myrtle, but his name is not inscribed on the crypt.[2])
* George Burnham (1868–1939), banker, politician
* Marvel Crosson (1904–1929), pioneer female aviator
* Bob Elliott (1916–1966), Major League Baseball player, 1947 National League MVP
* David Faber (1928–2015), Polish-born Holocaust survivor, author, lecturer
* David R. Splaine, (1834-1916), Civil War Veteran, first appointed keeper of Ballast Point Lighthouse
* Walter Fuller (1910–2003), jazz trumpeter and vocalist, civil-rights activist
* Ulysses S. "Buck" Grant, Jr. (1852–1929), son of Ulysses S. Grant, attorney and investment capitalist, developer of the U.S. Grant Hotel
* Ulysses S. Grant IV (1893–1977), grandson of President Ulysses S. Grant and former chairman of the Department of Geology, University of California at Los Angeles
* Burke Hanford (1872–1928), sailor, recipient of the Medal of Honor
* William "Bill" Kettner (1864–1930), United States Congressman, civic booster
* Jonathan Latimer (1906–1983), American crime writer known his novels and screenplays.
* Moses A. Luce (1842–1933), Civil War veteran, Medal of Honor recipient, attorney, founder of Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps
* Charles Schroeter (1837–1921), Civil War and Apache War veteran, Medal of Honor recipient; re-interred at Miramar National Cemetery in 2015[3]
* Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861–1936), operatic contralto
* Phil Swing (1884–1963), United States Congressman
* Gregon A. Williams, Marine Corps Major general; served in Nicaragua, World War II and Korean War
* Harold Bell Wright (1872–1944), best-selling writer

There is one British Commonwealth war grave to a Lieutenant-Commander Surgeon of the Royal Navy of World War I.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Mallios, Seth and Caterino, David M. Cemeteries of San Diego. Arcadia Publishing. 2007.
2. ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 6296). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
3. ^ Steele, Jeanette Steele (30 May 2015). "Medal of Honor soldier in unmarked crypt". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
4. ^ "Casualty Record, J Hadwen". Commonwealth War Graves Commission date accessed = 22 December 2016.

## Further reading

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* Culbertson, Judi; Randall, Tom (1989). "13: San Diego Cemeteries". Permanent Californians: an illustrated guide to the cemeteries of California. Chelsea, VT: Chelsea Green. pp. 216–217. ISBN 978-0930031213. OCLC 19322965.

## External links

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* Journal of San Diego History – San Diego Cemeteries: A Brief Guide
* Greenwood Memorial Park at Find a Grave
* U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenwood Cemetery
* Greenwood Memorial Park Official Website

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