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'''Zachary Taylor National Cemetery''' is a [[United States National Cemetery]] located at 4701 Brownsboro Road ([[U.S. Route 42|US-42]]), in [[Louisville, Kentucky]]. It is named for [[Zachary Taylor]], the 12th [[president of the United States]], who is buried there with his wife, [[Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor]]. Zachary Taylor National Cemetery was listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on November 3, 1983. As of 2014, the cemetery has over 14,000 interments and is one of seven national cemeteries in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and one of 112 in the [[United States]]. Those buried at the national cemetery served in six wars: [[Spanish–American War]], | '''Zachary Taylor National Cemetery''' is a [[United States National Cemetery]] located at 4701 Brownsboro Road ([[U.S. Route 42|US-42]]), in [[Louisville, Kentucky]]. It is named for [[Zachary Taylor]], the 12th [[president of the United States]], who is buried there with his wife, [[Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor]]. Zachary Taylor National Cemetery was listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on November 3, 1983. As of 2014, the cemetery has over 14,000 interments and is one of seven national cemeteries in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and one of 112 in the [[United States]]. Those buried at the national cemetery served in six wars: [[Spanish–American War]], World War I, [[World War II]], Korean War, Vietnam War, and the [[Gulf War|Persian Gulf War]].<ref name="Kleber965">{{cite book| last=Kleber| first=John E.| title=Encyclopedia of Louisville| publisher=University Press of Kentucky| pages=869, 965| isbn=0813121000| year=2001}}</ref> | ||
The cemetery began as the Taylor family cemetery and holds the graves of the president's parents, [[Richard Taylor (colonel)|Richard Taylor]], a colonel in the | The cemetery began as the Taylor family cemetery and holds the graves of the president's parents, [[Richard Taylor (colonel)|Richard Taylor]], a colonel in the American Revolutionary War, and Sarah Strother Taylor, and other family members. | ||
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The cemetery is currently closed to new interments. However, space may be available in the same grave site for eligible family members. It is administered by the National Cemetery Administration, a division of the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Department of Veterans Affairs]].<ref name="cem.va.gov"/> | The cemetery is currently closed to new interments. However, space may be available in the same grave site for eligible family members. It is administered by the National Cemetery Administration, a division of the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Department of Veterans Affairs]].<ref name="cem.va.gov"/> | ||
The cemetery is the burial site of one | The cemetery is the burial site of one Medal of Honor recipient, Sergeant [[John C. Squires]] ([[World War II]]), United States Army.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/zacharytaylor.asp |title=Zachary Taylor National Cemetery: Notable Persons |website=National Cemetery Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |access-date=October 5, 2024}}</ref> Also, United States Air Force Lieutenant General [[Roscoe Charles Wilson]] is buried there.<ref name="Orlando">{{cite web |url=http://www.interment.net/data/us/ky/jefferson/zachnat/zachary_whiwil.htm |title=Zachary Taylor National Cemetery – Surnames Whi–Wil |publisher=Interment.net |access-date=August 6, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121127155714/http://interment.net/data/us/ky/jefferson/zachnat/zachary_whiwil.htm | archive-date = November 27, 2012| url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
The Taylor family section is at the rear of the national cemetery. The vault in which Zachary Taylor was first buried still stands near the 1926 mausoleum. Soldiers from [[Fort Knox]] engage in a wreath-laying ceremony every November 24, the anniversary of Zachary Taylor's birth.<ref name="cem.va.gov"/> | The Taylor family section is at the rear of the national cemetery. The vault in which Zachary Taylor was first buried still stands near the 1926 mausoleum. Soldiers from [[Fort Knox]] engage in a wreath-laying ceremony every November 24, the anniversary of Zachary Taylor's birth.<ref name="cem.va.gov"/> | ||