Fort Logan National Cemetery: Difference between revisions

'''Fort Logan National Cemetery''' is a [[United States national cemetery|United States National Cemetery]] in [[Denver, Colorado]]. [[Fort Logan]], a former [[U.S. Army]] installation, was named after Union General [[John A. Logan]], commander of US Volunteer forces during the [[American Civil War]]. It contains {{convert|214|acre|ha}} and has over 122,000 interments as of 2014.  It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2016.

* [[Medal of Honor]] recipients

** Major [[William E. Adams]] (1939–1971) – U.S. Army, Company A, 227th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter); [[52nd Aviation Regiment (United States)|52d Aviation Battalion (Combat)]], 1st Aviation Brigade. Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam.<ref name="VA: Fort Logan">[http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftlogan.asp#np Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Cemeteries – Fort Logan National Cemetery]</ref>

** Private [[John Davis (soldier)|John Davis]] (1838–1901) – Company F, 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry. Culloden, Georgia, April 1865 (Civil War) ([[cenotaph]])<ref name="VA: Fort Logan"/>

** First Sergeant [[Maximo Yabes]] (1932–1967) – U.S. Army, Company A, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. Phu Hoa Dong, Republic of Vietnam<ref name="VA: Fort Logan"/>

** [[George R. Caron]] (1919–1995) – tail gunner on the ''[[Enola Gay]]''

** [[John A. Carroll]] (1901–1995) – United States Representative and Senator

** [[Joanne Conte]] (1933–2013) – Transgender woman. As Joseph Baione, Conte served as a military Morse code operator for the U.S. Army and Air Force during the Korean War.<ref name="DP">{{cite web| url=https://www.denverpost.com/2013/02/02/joanne-contes-life-story-a-complex-tale-of-gender-politics/| title=Joanne Conte's life story a complex tale of gender, politics| work=The Denver Post| author=Martin, Claire| date=2013-02-02| access-date=2018-02-09}}</ref>

** [[John F. Curry]] (1886–1973) – Major General and first commander of the [[Civil Air Patrol]]

** Steven Curnow (1984–1999) – [[Columbine High School massacre]] victim. Aspired to join the Air Force after graduation.

** [[Danny Dietz]] (1980–2005) – US Navy Seal. Littleton CO native, perished in Operation Red Wings.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.denverpost.com/2005/07/14/ultimate-sacrifice-wont-be-forgotten/| title=Ultimate sacrifice won't be forgotten| work=The Denver Post| author=Bunch, Joey| date=2016-05-08| access-date=2020-06-05}}</ref>

** [[Arthur Harvey]] (1895–1976) – oil pioneer and a veteran of World War I and World War II

** [[Byron Johnson (baseball)|Byron "Mex" Johnson]] (1911–2005) – Negro league baseball player

** [[Richard H. Kindig]] (1916–2008) – photographer noted for documenting the [[rail transport]] industry of Colorado and the Rocky Mountains<ref name="RPN">{{cite web| url=http://rypn.sunserver.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=112597&t=25123&sid=77fe0ac425171b2e7d4c6f85deea2620| title=Richard Kindig| work=Railway Preservation News| author=Hees, Randy| date=2008-04-07| access-date=2008-04-11}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="DRGW.net">{{cite web| url=http://www.drgw.net/| title=Richard Kindig Passes Away| work=DRGW.net| date=2008-04-07| access-date=2008-04-11}}</ref>

** [[Ernest Klingbeil]] (1908–1995) – professional hockey player

** [[Fitzroy Newsum]] (1918–2013) – original member of the [[Tuskegee Airmen]]<ref name=dp>{{cite news |first=Joanne|last=Davidson|title=Tuskegee Airman Fitzroy "Buck" Newsum, 94, persevered to be a pilot |url=http://www.denverpost.com/obituaries/ci_22362535/tuskegee-airman-fitzroy-buck-newsum-94-persevered-be?source=rss_emailed |work= [[Denver Post]]  |date=2013-01-13 |access-date=2013-01-16}}</ref>

** [[John Severin|John Powers Severin]] (1921-2012) -- renowned comic book artist (notably for EC Comics, Marvel Comics and Cracked)

** [[Dorothy L. Starbuck]] (1917–1996) – [[Women's Army Corps]] officer and [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Veteran's Administration]] civil servant.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web|url=https://militaryhallofhonor.com/honoree-record.php?id=3305|title=CPT Dorothy L. Starbuck|website=Military Hall of Honor|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref>

** [[Karl H. Timmermann]] (1922–1951) – commanded the unit which captured the [[Rhine River]]'s [[Ludendorff Bridge]] at [[Remagen]] during World War II

** Kyle Velasquez (1982–1999) – [[Columbine High School massacre]] victim. Aspired to join the Navy after graduation.