Adak Post Cemetery

 Second World War 1939-1945, war memorial, war cemetery, historic ruins

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The flag pole and stone marker with plaque commemorate the memory of those who died defending America in the Aleutians. It was dedicated in May 1988. The memorial marks the site of the cemetery that was located on Adak until all of the bodies were transported by the American Graves Registration Service to the lower 48 states per the wishes of next-of-kin, Fort Richardson, or Sitka.

Formerly buried here was Petty Officer Tadayoshi Koga, the pilot of the Akutan Zero. His body was originally interred on Akutan after the Zero's initial discovery in July 1942. In 1947, a team from the Graves Registration Service aboard the FS224 arrived at Akutan to move Koga's remains to Adak. These remains at the time were only identified as "Unknown Japanese Flyer" found on Akutan. His remains were interred here on 02 June 1947 in Grave 1082. Grave 1081 held the remains of Shindo Shigeyoshi, Superior Private, 6th Fortress Mountain Artillery Unit.

The Japanese buried here were later moved to Fort Richardson, AK. In 1953, these remains were disinterred for proper cremation with appropriate Shinto and Buddhist ceremonies, under the supervision of the Japanese Embassy, and reburied in Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Japan.

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