20011 ( website)Ģ040 Wellwood Avenue Farmingdale, NY 11735 ( website) United States Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National CemeteryĢ1 Harewood Rd. Prominent recipients include William Cronan, Albert David, and Michael Monsoor. A monument in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery commemorates the deaths of 62 sailors in a boiler explosion aboard the USS Bennington heroism in the aftermath of the explosion led to 11 Medals of Honor being awarded. The decision to make the post cemetery part of the national system came, in part, due to changes in legislation that greatly increased the number of persons eligible for burial in a national cemetery. Prominent recipients include John Cooper, Daniel Daly, and Louis Williams, all of whom earned the Medal of Honor twice.įort Rosecrans became a National Cemetery on Oct. Cypress Hills was established to honor Civil War veterans and its grounds include the graves of soldiers who fought in the American Revolution, Spanish-American War, Korean and Vietnam wars.
In 1870, the Cypress Hills Cemetery Corporation deeded the property to the United States. San Diego, CA 92106 ( website)Īlmost three acres were set aside for the burial of Civil War dead in what became known as Union Grounds. who earned his Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Vietnam War in 1969.Ħ25 Jamaica Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 ( website)ġ700 Cabrillo Memorial Dr. Calvary Cemetery a Medal of Honor recipient from the 20th Century, Thomas Noonan, Jr. Eighteen recipients of the Medal of Honor from the Civil War rest in Calvary Cemetery. Prominent Medal of Honor recipients includes Senator Daniel Inouye and William Halyburton, a Navy medic who served during the Battle of Okinawa.Ĭalvary Cemetery is the first major cemetery to be established beyond the island of Manhattan by the Trustees of St. Most notably many of the Medal of Honor recipients from the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team lay at rest in this cemetery. This famous military cemetery located within the “Punchbowl” outside of downtown Honolulu, Hawaii was created in 1947 and contains the remains of many famous soldiers, sailors, and airmen. National Memorial Cemetery of the PacificĢ177 Puowaina Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 ( website)Ĥ9-02 Laurel Hill Boulevard, Woodside, NY 11377 ( website) Prominent Medal of Honor recipients includes two-time Medal of Honor recipient William Wilson and William Dean who fought in the Korean War. It was the first national cemetery established on the West Coast. 12, 1884, the War Department designated nine acres, including the site of the old post cemetery, as San Francisco National Cemetery. Prominent recipients include Arthur MacArthur, William “Wild Bill” Donovan, James Doolittle, Audie Murphy, and John Basilone.Īfter Arlington National Cemetery, the second-largest concentration of Medal of Honor gravesites is located on the grounds of the Presidio in San Francisco. The cemetery includes the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (with each unknown being a Medal of Honor recipient) and is the final resting place for recipients from almost every conflict for which a Medal of Honor was awarded. It shouldn’t be that much of a surprise to learn that Arlington National Cemetery has more Medal of Honor gravesites than any other location. Arlington National Cemeteryġ Lincoln Boulevard, Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94129 ( website)
Here is a list of some of the more prominent and interesting locations where Medal of Honor recipients are buried. Where You Can Find the Graves of Medal of Honor Recipients armed forces have received the Medal of Honor and they rest all over the United States and the globe. These same ideals are exemplified in the heroes who have received the Medal of Honor: the patriotism for our country, the courage to go to war, and the selflessness to risk all for a greater purpose. More than anything, they want their fallen comrades to be remembered and honored.Īs you observe Memorial Day in towns across America this year, the National Medal of Honor Museum encourages everyone to remember our country’s fallen heroes and to remember the courage and commitment to service above self that led them to such sacrifices. On this day, servicemen and women everywhere appreciate being thanked for their service but recognize that Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for the military personnel who gave their lives for American freedoms. Every year at the end of May, people across the United States come together to honor and remember those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
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