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Riverside National Cemetery (RNC) is a cemetery located in Riverside, California, dedicated to the interment of United States military personnel. The cemetery covers 921 acres (373 ha). The cemetery covers 921 acres (373 ha).
Riverside National Cemetery: Riverside: Medal of Honor recipients John H. Balch, Walter D. Ehlers, Lewis Millett, Mitchell Paige, and Ysmael R. Villegas. See also: Riverside National Cemetery: Notable interments: Riverside National Cemetery
This category is for notable burials at the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California, United States. Pages in category "Burials at Riverside National Cemetery" The following 88 pages are in this category, out of 88 total.
The National Cemetery Administration lists a total of 73 Civil War-Era National Cemeteries from 1861 to 1868. [ 9 ] Final military honors are provided for qualified Veterans by volunteer veteran or National Guard details known as Memorial Honor Details (MHD), upon application by family members through their choice of mortuary handling the deceased.
Initially, Villegas was buried at Riverside's Olivewood Cemetery in 1949. His remains were reinterred to become the first veteran buried at the Riverside National Cemetery when that cemetery opened on November 11, 1978. [7] [8] Villegas was the first Riverside County resident to receive the Medal of Honor. [9]
Riverside National Cemetery, established in 1976, is the 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. Sherman Indian High School Cemetery, Home Gardens
John Basilone's headstone in Arlington National Cemetery. After his request to return to the fleet was approved, Basilone was assigned to "C" Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division. On February 19, 1945, the first day of the invasion of Iwo Jima, he was serving as a machine gun section leader on Red Beach II.
This category is for notable burials at the Olivewood Memorial Park in Riverside, California, United States. Ysmael R. Villegas was initially interred at Olivewood, but was reinterred to become the first veteran buried at the Riverside National Cemetery when it opened in 1978.