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 people buried at Fort Richardson National Cemetery
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.
- Keith Harvey Miller1925-2019Governor of Alaska
- Kermit Roosevelt1889-1943United States Army officer
- H. A. Boucher1921-2009American politician
- James Leroy Bondsteel1947-1987United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Robert O. Bowen1920-2003American writer
- Seaborn Buckalew, Jr.1920-2017American lawyer, politician, and judge
- Edward C. Willis1923-2018American politician
- Bennie Leonard1915-2007American politician
- Frank Harris1920-1987American politician
- George McLaughlin1914-1958American lawyer
- George McNabb1919-1992American politician
- John Liska1920-1999American politician
Show all 15 notable burials
- Mitchell Abood1921-2008American politician
- Philip Owens1941-2008Iñupiaq artist
- Rahn Stanley Spring1955-2018
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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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.
Nearby cemeteries
Funeral homes near Fort Richardson National Cemetery
- Evergreens Eagle River Funeral Home4.2 miFuneral home · Anchorage · (907) 696-3741
- Legacy Funeral Homes4.2 miFuneral home · Eagle River · (907) 694-1000
- Witzleben Legacy Funeral Homes6.9 miFuneral home · Anchorage · (907) 277-1682
- Evergreen Memorial Chapel8.8 miFuneral chapel · Anchorage · (907) 279-5477
- Cremation Society of Alaska10 miCremation provider · Anchorage · (907) 277-2777
- Flameless Cremation Services10 miCremation provider · Anchorage · (907) 242-4247
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