Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the city of San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas. It encompasses 154.7 acres, and as of the end of 2005, had 110,123 interments.
Contents |
[edit] History
Although the Army post in the area was established in 1875, and construction of Fort Sam Houston was constructed the following year no burials were made in the area that is currently the cemetery until 1926. In 1931 an additional 60 acres were added, and it was considered to be an addition to San Antonio National Cemetery. In 1937, it was made a National Cemetery in its own right and renamed to Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. In 1947 several other Forts in Texas, including Fort McIntosh, were closed and their cemetery interments were transferred to Fort Sam Houston.
[edit] Notable interments
- Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams, Medal of Honor recipient for action in World War II.
- Master Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez, Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Vietnam War.
- Colonel Cecil Hamilton Bolton, Medal of Honor recipient for action in World War II.
- Staff Sergeant William J. Bordelon, Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle of Tarawa in World War II.
- Platoon Sergeant William George Harrell, Medal of Honor recipient for action at Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.
- Second Lieutenant Lloyd H. Hughes, Medal of Honor recipient for action in Tidal Wave (1943) in World War II.
- Private Milton A. Lee, Medal of Honor, Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Vietnam War.
- Sergeant First Class Jose M. Lopez, Medal of Honor recipient for action in World War II.
- Captain William Randolph, namesake of Randolph Air Force Base.
- First Lieutenant James E. Robinson, Jr., Medal of Honor recipient for action in World War II.
- Chief Warrant Officer Louis R. Rocco, Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Vietnam War.
- Master Sergeant Cleto Luna Rodriguez, Medal of Honor recipient for action in World war II.
- Frank Tejeda, US Congressman.
- Colonel Seth Lathrop Weld, Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Philippine-American War.
- 27 Buffalo Soldiers who served during the Indian Wars.
