Known Military Veterans Buried in the James City Chapel Cemetery
There are thirty-one (31) known military veterans buried in the James City Chapel Cemetery who served in the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. This list is based on inscribed information found on the headstones and footstones of those buried in the cemetery, information provided by family members, or found through research. During the years of World War II, an article in the Virginia Gazette on November 12, 1943, announced that a special recognition service would be held at Mount Vernon Methodist Church to honor the 38 men of the church serving in the armed services. A list of names for the 38 men honored in that service has not been found, so there may be other military veterans buried in the cemetery, also. If you know of any, please contact the office at Mount Vernon United Methodist Church so that the records can be updated.
The location of the gravesite for each person listed is designated by numbers and letters like “A20”, or asimilar designation, below his/her name. For example, “A” indicates “Section “A”, and then an assigned grave number. Click here to view the Cemetery Layout Drawings showing sections of the cemetery.
In Memory of the Military Veterans of
James City Chapel and Mount Vernon United Methodist Church
Name |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Rank/Service |
Section/Grave # |
| BANGS, Harry K., Jr. | b. June 28, 1925 | d. November 3, 1946 | AM3, U.S.N.R. WWII | A20 |
| BANGS, Wilmer Lewellys, Sr. | b. Oct. 16, 1938 | d. November 11, 2011 | U. S. Navy | A21A |
| BEACHUM, Clyde W., Jr. | b. Jan. 12, 1925 | d. December 24, 2008 | SFC, U. S. Army WWII Korea Vietnam Bronze Star Purple Heart | A01 |
| COWAN, William H. | b. May 2, 1909 | d. February 19, 1960 | VA, PFC, ASF Pers. Repl. Depot WWII | A07 |
| DEANER, Archer S. | b. June 1, 1911 | d. August 8, 1976 | 1st Lt., U. S. Army WWII | D04 |
| HALL, Owen Keith | b. July 7, 1921 | d. December 19, 1998 | TSgt. U. S. Marine Corps WWII | E35 |
| HARD, Norman G. | b. Sept. 19, 1947 | d. November 3, 2007 | U. S. Army, SFC E7, Retired, Vietnam | D01 |
| HOCKADAY, George W. | b. Dec. 16, 1918 | d. October 15, 1970 | CPL, U. S. Army WWII | E15 |
| HOWARD, Stewart Kelly | b. Mar. 15, 1939 | d. Jan. 22, 2014 | U. S. Air Force | A65 |
| JENNINGS, George A. | b. Jan. 4, 1897 | d. July 31, 1975 | PFC, U. S. Army WWI | C14 |
| JENNINGS, Nathaniel Hall | b. Sep 15, 1893 | d. July 31, 1918 | PVT 1st, U. S. Army 4INF, 3DIV | C16 |
| MARSTON, Dandridge Wesley | b. July 22, 1845 | d. December 20, 1913 | PVT, Co. H, 5th Virginia Cav. C. S. A. Civil War | E24 |
| MARSTON, Thomas B., Jr. | b. Nov. 23, 1927 | d. August 31, 1980 | U. S. Army | E09 |
| MARTIN, Carolyne Holland | b. April 6, 1893 | d. November 25, 1965 | VA, 2nd Lt., Army Nurse Corps, WWI | C18 |
| MARTIN, Enoch T. (Timothy) | b. April 2, 1842 | d. June 10, 1920 | Co. H, 32nd Virginia Inf. Co. B, 1st Virginia Art. C. S. A. Civil War | C37 |
| MARTIN, Hunter Mark | b. June 4, 1890 | d. November 28, 1961 | VA, S2, U. S. N. R. WWI | C17 |
| MARTIN, James H. | b. Aug. 16, 1917 | d. June 27, 1980 | U. S. Navy WWII | A38 |
| MAUNEY, Marion Andrew | b. Oct. 18, 1895 | d. May 25, 1962 | N. Carolina, SC4, U. S. Navy WWI | D19 |
| MAUNEY, Samuel John | b. Dec. 16, 1932 | d. June 12, 2012 | U. S. Army | D19A |
| McGINLEY, Harry | b. March 31, 1916 | d. January 26, 1992 | TEC 4, U. S. Army WWII | A15 |
| McGINLEY, Roy | b. Jan. 22, 1913 | d. October 3, 1958 | Virginia, PFC SVC Co., 314 Infantry WWII, BSM | A26 |
| PALMER, Charles Kent | b. Oct 26, 1927 | d. Dec 29, 2017 | U. S. Merchant Marines CWO 3 U.S. Army | A02 |
| PROSOCO, James Randall | b. Feb 8, 1949 | d. Sep 26, 1995 | U. S. Army | A04 |
| ROSE, Sidney F., Jr. | b. 1934 | d. 2007 | U. S. Army | D28 |
| RUSSELL, Archie Edward | b. Feb. 23, 1917 | d. February 6, 2006 | U. S. Army | C01C |
| SEAL, Charles William | b. Aug. 6, 1909 | d. December 27, 1957 | Virginia, Sgt., CAC WWII | A29 |
| SHELDON, Sidney E. (Pete) | b. July 2, 1923 | d. July 19, 2012 | U. S. Army WWII | E52 |
| SMITH, Clara Payne | b. Aug. 4, 1902 | d. August 16, 1965 | VA, TEC5, 9201 Tech Svc Unit WWII | E50 |
| TAYLOR, Cornelius Wesley | b. May 5, 1841 | d. November 25, 1892 | 3rd SGT, C. S. A. James City Artillery Civil War | D17 |
| TAYLOR, William P. | b. Unknown | d. Unknown | Co. A, 9th VA Inf. C. S. A. Civil War | D26 |
| WILKINSON, William (M.) | b. Sept. 25, 1840 | d. August 14, 1902 | James City Artillery C.S.A. Civil War | B12 |
