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Los Angeles National Cemetery

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Los Angeles National Cemetery
Cemetery entrance.
Details
Year established 1889
Location Sepulveda Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard, West Los Angeles, California
Country USA
Coordinates 34°03′40″N 118°27′12″W / 34.061°N 118.4534°W / 34.061; -118.4534Coordinates: 34°03′40″N 118°27′12″W / 34.061°N 118.4534°W / 34.061; -118.4534
Type Public
Owned by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Size 114 acres developed, 13 acres under development
Website Official website
Find a Grave Los Angeles National Cemetery
Los Angeles National Cemetery chapel 01

Bob Hope Veterans Chapel, with a plaque honoring Hope shown on the wall by the chapel's entrance

The Los Angeles National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in West Los Angeles, California, located at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard. The cemetery was dedicated on May 22, 1889.[1] Interred on its 114 acres (46 ha) are war veterans,[1] from the War with Mexico (1846 - 1848), Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War,Vietnam and the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. An annual ceremony commemorating the birthday of Abraham Lincoln is held at the cemetery on or near February 12. The cemetery's annual Memorial Day program draws several thousand attendees each year.

The chapel at the cemetery was renamed the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel on May 29, 2002 (Hope's 99th birthday), in "celebration of his lifelong service to our American Veterans".[citation needed]

Notable burials[]

Medal of Honor recipients[]

Fourteen Medal of Honor recipients are buried at the cemetery:[1]

  • Landsman William F. Lukes (Korean Campaign of 1871) U. S. Navy, Company D. Korean Forts, June 9–10, 1871 (Section 7, Grave F-19).
  • Private Charles W. Rundle, (Civil War) U.S. Army, Company A, 116th Illinois Infantry. Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 22, 1863 (Section 34, Grave 1-11).
  • Sergeant George H. Eldridge, (Indian Campaigns) U.S. Army, Company C, 6th U.S. Cavalry. Wichita River, Texas, July 12, 1870 (Section 37, Grave B-1).
  • Sergeant (then Corporal) Luther Kaltenbach, (Civil War) U.S. Army, Company F, 12 Iowa Infantry. Nashville, Tennessee, December 16, 1864 (Section 43, Grave A-15).
  • Sergeant First Class (then Sergeant) Chris Carr (medal awarded under name of Christos H. Karaberis), (World War II), U.S. Army, Company L, 337th Infantry, 85th Infantry Division. Guignola, Italy, October 1–2, 1944 (Section 275, Grave G-15).
  • Private Robert H. Von Schlick (China Relief Expedition, Boxer Rebellion) U.S. Army, Infantry, Company C, 9th U.S. Infantry. Tientsin, China, July 13, 1900 (Section 81, Grave G-20).
  • Corporal Edwin Phoenix, (Indian Campaigns) U.S. Army, Company E, 4th U.S. Cavalry. Red River Texas, September 26–28, 1875 (Section 67, Grave H-22).
  • Wagoner Griffin Seward, (Indian Campaigns) U.S. Army, Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory, October 20, 1869 (Section 15, Grave D-10).
  • Farrier Samuel Porter, (Indian Campaigns) U.S. Army, Company L, 6th U.S. Cavalry. Wichita River, Texas, July 12, 1870 (Section 40, Grave E-6).
  • Sergeant (then Private) Edward Murphy, (Indian Campaigns) U.S. Army, Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry. Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory, October 20, 1869 (Section 44, Grave 1-22).
  • Corporal Harry Harvey (also known as Harry Huckman[1]), (Civil War) U. S. Army, Company A, 22nd New York Cavalry. Waynesboro, Virginia, March 2, 1865 (Section 60, Grave E-4).
  • Color Sergeant George McKee, (Civil War), U.S. Army, Company D, 89th New York Infantry. Petersburg, Virginia, April 2, 1865 (Section 1, Grave G-2).
  • Coxswain Timothy Sullivan, (Civil War) U.S. Navy, USS Louisville. Battles in Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi, unknown date of action (Section 18, Grave H-2).
  • Corporal (then Private) James Sweeney, (Civil War) U.S. Army, Company A, 1st Vermont Cavalry. Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 19, 1864 (Section 78, Grave P-3).

Others[]

File:Los Angeles National Cemetery, looking NorthEast.jpg

A bronze soldier standing at parade rest is perched atop a boulder to honor Civil War soldiers, erected in 1942.

  • Over 100 Buffalo Soldiers are interred at the Los Angeles National Cemetery. These African American soldiers were members of the 9th, 10th, 24th, and 25th Cavalry during the American Civil War.[1]
  • Paul Brinegar (1917–1995). Actor, World War II US Navy Chief Radioman
  • Richard Carlson (1912–1977). Actor, Married to Mona, Section 17A Row C Space 3
  • Royal Dano (1922–1994). Actor, US Army Sergeant
  • Jack Dougherty (1895–1938). Actor, married to Barbara La Marr, Section 52 Row L Site 25
  • Nicholas Porter Earp (1813–1907). Father of Wyatt Earp[1]
  • Russell Hicks (1895–1957). Actor, US Army First Lieutenant
  • Dean Paul Martin (1951–1987). Son of Dean Martin, killed in an Air Force plane crash, Section 409 Row P Site 28
  • Henry Rowland (1913–1984). Actor, US Army Corporal
  • Grant Williams (1931–1985). Actor who played The Incredible Shrinking Man, US Air Force, Section 218 space 83
  • Richard Paul Yarmy (1933–1992). Actor, brother of Don Adams, Section C Row 299 Grave 3
  • There are two British Commonwealth war graves from World War II in the cemetery, an airman of the Royal Australian Air Force and an officer of the Royal Canadian Artillery.[2]
  • War Dog "Bonus" buried with handler, Charles E. Temple, Ensign, USNR, Section 101 Grave 1 Row A
  • War Dog "Blackout" buried with handler, George Lewis Oshier,US Navy Cook and US Marine Corps Sergeant[1]
Los Angeles National Cemetery View 1

View towards southwest and the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel

Future burials[]

Los Angeles National Cemetery has been closed to new interments since about 2002, with the exception of spouses of those already buried.[3] In order to accommodate future community need, United States Department of Veterans Affairs has acquired another 13 acres (5.3 ha) to permit the cemetery to expand. Future interments will be in urns of cremated ashes placed in columbarium walls built on the new land. By eliminating ground burials, the new acreage will permit about as many new interments as are in the existing 114 acres.[3]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Cemeteries - Los Angeles National Cemetery". United States Department of Veterans Affairs. http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/losangeles.asp. Retrieved 2012-01-26. 
  2. ↑ [1] CWGC Cemetery Report. Breakdown obtained from casualty record.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Aaron Spencer (January 24, 2012). "Walker Macy designs Los Angeles National Cemetery expansion". Daily Journal of Commerce. http://djcoregon.com/news/2012/01/24/walker-macy-designs-los-angeles-national-cemetery-expansion/. Retrieved 2012-01-26. 

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