Fort Richardson National Cemetery

Fort Richardson National Cemetery
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Established	1942–1943 ^[1]
Location	Fort Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska
Country	United States of America
Coordinates	61°16′31″N 149°39′37″W / 61.27528°N 149.66028°W / 61.27528; -149.66028Coordinates: 61°16′31″N 149°39′37″W / 61.27528°N 149.66028°W / 61.27528; -149.66028, Elevation: 367 feet (112 m)^[2]
Type	United States National Cemetery
Owned by	United States Army
Size	39 acres (16 ha)^[1]
No. of graves	4,527 (2006)^[1]
Website	Official
Find a Grave	Fort Richardson National Cemetery


Fort Richardson National Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Coordinates	61°16′31″N 149°39′37″W / 61.27528°N 149.66028°W / 61.27528; -149.66028
NRHP Reference #	12000056^[3]
Added to NRHP	000000002012-03-07-0000March 7, 2012

Fort Richardson National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located on the Fort Richardson United States Army installation near Anchorage, Alaska. It encompasses 39 acres (16 ha) and as of the end of 2006, it had 4,527 interments.^[1] For much of the year, the grave sites are inaccessible due to snow fall.

History

Established during World War II, the site was set aside to bury soldiers of any nationality who died in Alaska. After the war, many of the remains were disinterred and returned to their places of origin, but some remained in the cemetery, including 235 Japanese soldiers who died in the Battle of the Aleutian Islands which were exhumed in 1953 to be cremated in proper Shinto and Buddhist ceremonies under the supervision of Japanese government representatives. In 1981, Japanese residents of Anchorage erected a marker at the site of their interment.^[1]

On May 28, 1984 the cemetery became a National Cemetery, administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

Notable monuments

A memorial stone gateway for Major Kermit Roosevelt, erected in 1949.
The Japan Monument, first erected in 1981 to honor the 235 Japanese interred at the cemetery. It was replaced with a new monument in 2002.

Notable interments

Staff Sergeant James Leroy Bondsteel, Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Vietnam War.
Major Kermit Roosevelt, son of President Theodore Roosevelt, World War II veteran. Served with the British army before the US entered the war.

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Cemeteries – Fort Richardson National Cemetery". US Dept of Veterans' Affairs.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Richardson National Cemetery
↑ "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 3/05/12 through 3/09/12". National Park Service. March 16, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2012.

External links

Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) No. AK-2, "Fort Richardson National Cemetery, Davis Highway, Fort Richardson, Anchorage, AK", 28 photos, 3 photo caption pages

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