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Fort Richardson National Cemetery in Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska

Overview

About Fort Richardson National Cemetery

Fort Richardson National Cemetery is a national cemetery near Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage Muny, Alaska. It lies about 1.6 mi southeast of Elmendorf Air Force Base. The grounds sit at about 377 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 15 notable people buried here, including Keith Harvey Miller, Kermit Roosevelt and H. A. Boucher. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2061976. The nearest other listed cemetery is Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery, about 8.3 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Evergreens Eagle River Funeral Home in Anchorage, about 4.2 mi away. It is one of 5 cemeteries we list in Anchorage Muny, and 1 other listed cemetery lies within 10 miles.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Elmendorf Air Force Base. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Notable burials

Notable people buried at Fort Richardson National Cemetery

All in AK

Among them: 4 business leaders, 3 World War II veterans, 2 Vietnam War veterans, 2 writers, 1 actor, 1 governor, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 World War I veteran.

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People whose Wikidata entry gives Fort Richardson National Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.

Map

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Services & features

What Fort Richardson National Cemetery offers

Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.

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