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Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma

Adaway, Catherine (1883-1921)

This WWI nurse is the recipient of the Gallipoli Star

Bonnassiolle, Jack (1923-1944)

WWII MIA serviceman identified in 2010 and brought home for burial with full military honors

Burke, Marie (1897-1970)

Orphan Train Rider

 

Chapman, John (1844-1905)

Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient

 

Comerford Fahey, Lydia (1883-1972) 

This early Sharp Park resident, Sharp Park is now

a neighborhood of today's Pacifica,  knew how to

protect her land

Healy, Michael (1839-1904)

Born a slave in Georgia, he became a legendary commander of Alaskan waters

Hughes, Frank (1922-1971)

This U.S. Army Air Force aerial gunner flew WWII's most dangerous airlift, the Himalayan "Hump" to China

Mazza, Angelo (1919-2011)

WWII USS Enterprise CV-6 Electrician's Mate

Niland, William "Bill" (1911-1961)

From County Galway, Ireland, U.S. Navy man Bill Niland served his newly adopted country in the Second World War

Russell, Mary Baptist (1829-1898)

Sister of Mercy

Terranova, Josephine (1889-1981)

Defendant in 1906 Murder Trial

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