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Riverside National Cemetery View. RNC was established in 1976 through the transfer of 740 acres (300 ha) from March Air Force Base, a section that during World War II was called Camp Haan. [2]
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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
Pages in category "Burials at Riverside National Cemetery" The following 88 pages are in this category, out of 88 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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
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.
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.
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]