Fort Richardson National Cemetery

USA / Alaska / Point MacKenzie /
 memorial, Second World War 1939-1945, cemetery, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, war cemetery
Historic U.S. National Cemetery listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Established: 1942
Area: 39 acres
Date added to NRHP: 3/7/2012
Notes: 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.

- Information provided by Wikipedia.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Richardson_National_Cemetery
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Coordinates:   61°16'30"N   149°39'38"W

Comments

  • Looks like a cemetary.
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