Flags Placed at Oak Hill Cemetery

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Daniel D. Jones isn’t exactly a household name. His headstone shows only his name and that he died in April 1926, though a little research reveals that Jones had served in the Army and fought in the Civil War. Despite that scant knowledge, Carlos Jones was no less honored to assist with placing an American flag next to the late soldier’s gravesite. “It’s been fun looking at history here,” said Jones, who is not a descendant of Daniel D. Jones. He was one of several dozen volunteers who fanned out across Oak Hill Cemetery Saturday morning to place Memorial Day flags next to tombstones that mark where an estimated 900 veterans of all military branches are buried throughout the vast, hilly South Side graveyard.

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO - MAY 19, 2018: Chip Proffit of Youngstown carries American flags while looking for a grave site to place one, Saturday morning at the Oak Hill Cemetery. DAVID DERMER | THE VINDICATOR

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO - MAY 19, 2018: Chip Proffit of Youngstown places an American flag near the resting place of Paul Wick, Saturday morning at the Oak Hill Cemetery. DAVID DERMER | THE VINDICATOR

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO - MAY 19, 2018: John Freeze of Poland places an American flag at the grave of a former servicemen, Saturday morning at the Oak Hill Cemetery. DAVID DERMER | THE VINDICATOR

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO - MAY 19, 2018: John Freeze of Poland, left, and Carlos Jones of Youngstown look in their book of cemetery plots to see where the resting place of a serviceman is to place an American flag near, Saturday morning at the Oak Hill Cemetery. DAVID DERMER | THE …

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO - MAY 19, 2018: Clayton Henderson of Youngstown places an American flag near the grave of a serviceman who passed away during World War One, Saturday morning at the Oak Hill Cemetery. DAVID DERMER | THE VINDICATOR

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO - MAY 19, 2018: Steffon Jones of Youngstown, one of the event organizers, front, and Tim Danner of Youngstown work together while placing US flags at the resting places for former servicemen, Saturday morning at the Oak Hill Cemetery. DAVID DERMER | THE VINDICATOR

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO - MAY 19, 2018: Heather Fouts of Youngstown places an American flag at the grave of a former servicemen, Saturday morning at the Oak Hill Cemetery. DAVID DERMER | THE VINDICATOR

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO - MAY 19, 2018: The tombstone of James Woolley is marked with a sticker representing him being a US Veteran, Saturday morning at the Oak Hill Cemetery. DAVID DERMER | THE VINDICATOR

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO - MAY 19, 2018: The tombstone of John Williams with a US Veteran striker and a US flag, Saturday morning at the Oak Hill Cemetery. DAVID DERMER | THE VINDICATOR

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO - MAY 19, 2018: Clayton Henderson of Youngstown carries American flags while looking for a grave site to place one, Saturday morning at the Oak Hill Cemetery. DAVID DERMER | THE VINDICATOR