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). Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the cemetery covers 544 acres and, as of 2014, had over 23,000 interments.

History

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.

Great Lakes National Cemetery

Notable interments

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

Great Lakes National Cemetery

References

External links

Great Lakes National Cemetery

United States national cemeteries

Cemeteries in Michigan

Great Lakes National Cemetery