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World War II veterans buried in California

Wikidata records 454 World War II veterans as buried in 78 of the cemeteries we list in California. Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego holds the most, with 53. California has the 2nd highest count of any state, out of 3,181 nationally.

People recorded as having taken part in World War II.

454
World War II veterans
78
cemeteries
5%
of notable burials in California
1990s
the decade with the most deaths (91)

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Best documented

World War II veterans buried in California

Showing the 150 with the most Wikipedia language editions, of 454. Cemetery pages list everyone recorded there.

Over time

Deaths by decade

  • 1940s21
  • 1950s25
  • 1960s49
  • 1970s52
  • 1980s71
  • 1990s91
  • 2000s83
  • 2010s55
  • 2020s7

By recorded year of death, for the 454 people with one.

Cemeteries

Where they are buried

Top 25 of 78 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.

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Other notable burials in California

Actors3,238Writers and poets1,282Musicians and singers950Business leaders340Painters, sculptors and photographers300Baseball players260World War I veterans207Scientists198Journalists189United States representatives172American football players154Medal of Honor recipients145Inventors and engineers131Architects114Physicians92Aviators and astronauts81American Civil War veterans78Korean War veterans73Spanish-American War veterans50Boxers48Basketball players46Governors35United States senators32Vietnam War veterans24Mexican-American War veterans18Nobel Prize laureates15

World War II veterans in every state

Method

How this list is made

A person is on this list when their Wikidata entry gives a cemetery we list as their place of burial and also carries the statement this list is built on. We do not add anyone by judgment, so the list reflects how complete Wikidata is: some people are missing, and burial places can be disputed.

Names, years and descriptions are shown as Wikidata records them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists.

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