Place:Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside, California, United States

Background

Riverside National Cemetery is the third-largest cemetery managed by the National Cemetery Administration, and since 2000 has been the most active in the system based on the number of interments. It was established in 1976 through the transfer of 740 acres from March Air Force Base, which during World War II was called the U.S. Army's Camp William G. Haan. The cemetery was dedicated and opened for burials Nov. 11, 1978. An additional 181 acres was transferred by the Air Force in 2003.

The dramatic, meandering landscape features a central boulevard with memorial circles, lakes, indigenous-styled committal shelters, and a memorial amphitheater.

Riverside National cemetery is home of the Medal of Honor Memorial and one of four sites recognized as a National Medal of Honor Memorial Site. The Medal of Honor Memorial, whose walls feature the names of all medal recipients, is located at the third traffic circle in the cemetery. It was dedicated in 1999.

(Source: Riverside National Cemetery)

Location

22495 Van Buren Blvd; Riverside National Cemetery at OpenStreetMap

Resources

• US Department of Veterans Affairs: Riverside National Cemetery
• Find A Grave: Riverside National Cemetery

External links

• For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Riverside National Cemetery.