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== History ==
== History ==
Long Island National Cemetery was established in 1936 with a purchase of {{convert|175|acre}} of land from Pinelawn Cemetery (a neighboring cemetery) to answer a need after [[World War I]] of a large number of veterans, and not enough burial space in the urban cemeteries in [[New York City]]. At the time the only National Cemetery in the area was [[Cypress Hills National Cemetery]] in [[Brooklyn]], and it had very limited area available. The land was developed and burials began in March 1937. Within its first 8 years, it saw over 10,000 interments from [[World War II]].
Long Island National Cemetery was established in 1936 with a purchase of {{convert|175|acre}} of land from Pinelawn Cemetery (a neighboring cemetery) to answer a need after World War I of a large number of veterans, and not enough burial space in the urban cemeteries in [[New York City]]. At the time the only National Cemetery in the area was [[Cypress Hills National Cemetery]] in [[Brooklyn]], and it had very limited area available. The land was developed and burials began in March 1937. Within its first 8 years, it saw over 10,000 interments from [[World War II]].


A section of the cemetery has the interments of World War II prisoners of war, including 37 [[Germany|Germans]] and 54 [[Italy|Italians]].  There are also 35 British [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission|Commonwealth servicemen]] buried here from the same war.<ref name=cwgc>{{cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2073142/LONG%20ISLAND%20NATIONAL%20CEMETERY,%20FARMINGDALE|title=CWGC Cemetery Report.}}</ref>
A section of the cemetery has the interments of World War II prisoners of war, including 37 [[Germany|Germans]] and 54 [[Italy|Italians]].  There are also 35 British [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission|Commonwealth servicemen]] buried here from the same war.<ref name=cwgc>{{cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2073142/LONG%20ISLAND%20NATIONAL%20CEMETERY,%20FARMINGDALE|title=CWGC Cemetery Report.}}</ref>
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== Notable interments ==
== Notable interments ==
* [[Medal of Honor]] recipients
* Medal of Honor recipients
** Seaman First Class [[Heinrich Behnke (Medal of Honor)|Heinrich Behnke]] (1882–1952), for peacetime service aboard [[USS Iowa (BB-4)|USS ''Iowa'']]
Seaman First Class [[Heinrich Behnke (Medal of Honor)|Heinrich Behnke]] (1882–1952), for peacetime service aboard [[USS Iowa (BB-4)|USS ''Iowa'']]
** Corporal [[Anthony Casamento]] (1920–1987), for action at the [[Battle of Guadalcanal]] during [[World War II]]
Corporal [[Anthony Casamento]] (1920–1987), for action at the [[Battle of Guadalcanal]] during [[World War II]]
** Gunner's Mate Third Class [[John Everetts]] (1877–1956), for peacetime service aboard [[USS Cushing (TB-1)|USS ''Cushing'']]
Gunner's Mate Third Class [[John Everetts]] (1877–1956), for peacetime service aboard [[USS Cushing (TB-1)|USS ''Cushing'']]
** Gunner's Mate Third Class [[Robert Galbraith (Medal of Honor)|Robert Galbraith]] (1878–1949), for action in the [[Philippine–American War]]
Gunner's Mate Third Class [[Robert Galbraith (Medal of Honor)|Robert Galbraith]] (1878–1949), for action in the [[Philippine–American War]]
** Boatswain's Mate [[William Henry Gowan]] (1884–1957), for peacetime service in [[Coquimbo]], [[Chile]]
Boatswain's Mate [[William Henry Gowan]] (1884–1957), for peacetime service in [[Coquimbo]], [[Chile]]
** Captain [[Sydney G. Gumpertz]] (1879–1971), for action in World War I
Captain [[Sydney G. Gumpertz]] (1879–1971), for action in World War I
** Chief Watertender [[August Holtz]] (1871–1938), for peacetime service aboard [[USS North Dakota (BB-29)|USS ''North Dakota'']]
Chief Watertender [[August Holtz]] (1871–1938), for peacetime service aboard [[USS North Dakota (BB-29)|USS ''North Dakota'']]
** Pl Sgt [[Joseph R. Julian]] (1918–1945{{KIA}}), for action on Iwo Jima
Pl Sgt [[Joseph R. Julian]] (1918–1945{{KIA}}), for action on Iwo Jima
** First Lieutenant [[Stephen Edward Karopczyc]] (1944–1967{{KIA}}), for action in the [[Vietnam War]]
First Lieutenant [[Stephen Edward Karopczyc]] (1944–1967{{KIA}}), for action in the Vietnam War
** Specialist Five [[John James Kedenburg]] (1946–1968{{KIA}}), for action in the Vietnam War
Specialist Five [[John James Kedenburg]] (1946–1968{{KIA}}), for action in the Vietnam War
** Private First Class [[Carlos Lozada (Medal of Honor)|Carlos James Lozada]] (1946–1967{{KIA}}), for action at the [[Battle of Dak To]] during the Vietnam War
Private First Class [[Carlos Lozada (Medal of Honor)|Carlos James Lozada]] (1946–1967{{KIA}}), for action at the [[Battle of Dak To]] during the Vietnam War
** Landsman [[Thomas Mitchell (Medal of Honor)|Thomas Mitchell]] (1857–1942), for peacetime service aboard [[USS Richmond (1860)|USS ''Richmond'']]
Landsman [[Thomas Mitchell (Medal of Honor)|Thomas Mitchell]] (1857–1942), for peacetime service aboard [[USS Richmond (1860)|USS ''Richmond'']]
** Chief Boatswain's Mate [[Lauritz Nelson]] (1860–1941), for action aboard [[USS Nashville (PG-7)|USS ''Nashville'']] during the [[Spanish–American War]]
Chief Boatswain's Mate [[Lauritz Nelson]] (1860–1941), for action aboard [[USS Nashville (PG-7)|USS ''Nashville'']] during the [[Spanish–American War]]
** Sergeant [[Alfred B. Nietzel]] (1921–1944{{KIA}}),for action in World War II
Sergeant [[Alfred B. Nietzel]] (1921–1944{{KIA}}),for action in World War II
** First Lieutenant [[Bernard James Ray]] (1921–1944{{KIA}}), for action in World War II
First Lieutenant [[Bernard James Ray]] (1921–1944{{KIA}}), for action in World War II
** Staff Sergeant [[Joseph Edward Schaefer]] (1921–1994), for action in World War II
Staff Sergeant [[Joseph Edward Schaefer]] (1921–1994), for action in World War II
** Second Lieutenant [[Charles William Shea]] (1921–1994), for action in World War II
Second Lieutenant [[Charles William Shea]] (1921–1994), for action in World War II
** Private First Class [[William Thompson (Medal of Honor, 1950)|William Henry Thompson]] (1927–1950{{KIA}}), for action in the [[Korean War]]
Private First Class [[William Thompson (Medal of Honor, 1950)|William Henry Thompson]] (1927–1950{{KIA}}), for action in the Korean War
** Private [[Michael Valente]] (1895–1976), for action in World War I
Private [[Michael Valente]] (1895–1976), for action in World War I
** Seaman [[James Aloysius Walsh]] (1897–1960), for action aboard [[USS Florida (BB-30)|USS ''Florida'']] during the [[United States occupation of Veracruz, 1914|US occupation of Veracruz, Mexico]]
Seaman [[James Aloysius Walsh]] (1897–1960), for action aboard [[USS Florida (BB-30)|USS ''Florida'']] during the [[United States occupation of Veracruz, 1914|US occupation of Veracruz, Mexico]]
** First Lieutenant [[John E. Warren Jr.|John Earl Warren]] (1946–1969{{KIA}}), for action in the Vietnam War
First Lieutenant [[John E. Warren Jr.|John Earl Warren]] (1946–1969{{KIA}}), for action in the Vietnam War
* '''Others'''
* '''Others'''
** [[Count Basie]], jazz musician
[[Count Basie]], jazz musician
** [[Frank John Becker]], US Congressman, World War I veteran
[[Frank John Becker]], US Congressman, World War I veteran
**[[William Breitenbach]], New York assemblyman, World War I veteran
[[William Breitenbach]], New York assemblyman, World War I veteran
** Captain [[Lewis Broadus]], Buffalo Soldier, veteran of the Spanish–American War, Philippean–American War, and World War I
Captain [[Lewis Broadus]], Buffalo Soldier, veteran of the Spanish–American War, Philippean–American War, and World War I
** [[Al Brosch|Albert W. Brosch]], professional golfer and World War II veteran
[[Al Brosch|Albert W. Brosch]], professional golfer and World War II veteran
** [[T. Frederick Candlyn]], organist, church musician and composer, World War I veteran
[[T. Frederick Candlyn]], organist, church musician and composer, World War I veteran
** [[Alice Coltrane]], jazz musician
[[Alice Coltrane]], jazz musician
** [[John Coltrane]], jazz musician<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.highpointnc.gov/Blog.aspx?IID=66&ARC=62 | title=Blog • JOHN WILLIAM "TRANE" COLTRANE Pt. 2 - Contributed by }}</ref>
[[John Coltrane]], jazz musician<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.highpointnc.gov/Blog.aspx?IID=66&ARC=62 | title=Blog • JOHN WILLIAM "TRANE" COLTRANE Pt. 2 - Contributed by }}</ref>
** Captain [[Leon Dabo]], artist, World War I veteran
Captain [[Leon Dabo]], artist, World War I veteran
** [[Henry Dumas]], writer and poet
[[Henry Dumas]], writer and poet
** [[Mignon G. Eberhart]], author
[[Mignon G. Eberhart]], author
** [[James H. Fay|James Fay]], US Congressman, World War I veteran
[[James H. Fay|James Fay]], US Congressman, World War I veteran
** [[Max Gerlach]], bootlegger who inspired the character of [[Jay Gatsby]] in ''[[The Great Gatsby]]''
[[Max Gerlach]], bootlegger who inspired the character of [[Jay Gatsby]] in ''[[The Great Gatsby]]''
** [[Enya Gonzalez]], singer
[[Enya Gonzalez]], singer
** [[Maurice Gosfield]], comic actor and voice of Benny the Ball in ''[[Top Cat]]''
[[Maurice Gosfield]], comic actor and voice of Benny the Ball in ''[[Top Cat]]''
** [[Helen Kane]], singer and model for [[Betty Boop]]
[[Helen Kane]], singer and model for [[Betty Boop]]
** [[Guy Lombardo]], jazz musician and bandleader<ref>[https://pinelawn.com/find-a-loved-one/ Guy Lombardo on Pinelawn.com]</ref><ref>[https://pinelawn.com/event/jazz-under-the-stars/ "Jazz Under the Stars: Some of the great jazz musicians who are resting peacefully at Pinelawn including...Guy Lombardo" on Pinelawn.com]</ref><ref>[https://www.longisland.com/news/07-12-23/jazz-greats-honored-at-farmingdales-pinelawn-memorial-park-and-arboretum.html "Jazz Greats Honored at Farmingdale's Pinelawn Memorial Park and Arboretum" July 13,2023 "Guy Lombardo" on longisland.com]</ref><ref>[https://www.newsday.com/long-island/buried-on-long-island-and-new-york-city-j32024 "Guy Lombardo buried at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale" on newsday.com]</ref>
[[Guy Lombardo]], jazz musician and bandleader<ref>[https://pinelawn.com/find-a-loved-one/ Guy Lombardo on Pinelawn.com]</ref><ref>[https://pinelawn.com/event/jazz-under-the-stars/ "Jazz Under the Stars: Some of the great jazz musicians who are resting peacefully at Pinelawn including...Guy Lombardo" on Pinelawn.com]</ref><ref>[https://www.longisland.com/news/07-12-23/jazz-greats-honored-at-farmingdales-pinelawn-memorial-park-and-arboretum.html "Jazz Greats Honored at Farmingdale's Pinelawn Memorial Park and Arboretum" July 13,2023 "Guy Lombardo" on longisland.com]</ref><ref>[https://www.newsday.com/long-island/buried-on-long-island-and-new-york-city-j32024 "Guy Lombardo buried at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale" on newsday.com]</ref>
** [[Stick McGhee|Granville 'Stick' McGhee]], musician
[[Stick McGhee|Granville 'Stick' McGhee]], musician
** [[Lionel Monagas]], actor, World War I veteran
[[Lionel Monagas]], actor, World War I veteran
** [[Jules Munshin]], comedian, actor
[[Jules Munshin]], comedian, actor
** [[William Redfield (actor)|William Redfield]], actor, WWII infantryman
[[William Redfield (actor)|William Redfield]], actor, WWII infantryman
** [[Frank Silvera]], actor
[[Frank Silvera]], actor
** [[Joe Simon]], comic book writer and artist, co-creator of [[Captain America]]
[[Joe Simon]], comic book writer and artist, co-creator of [[Captain America]]
** [[Zutty Singleton]], jazz musician
[[Zutty Singleton]], jazz musician
** [[Richard J. Tonry]], US Congressman, World War I veteran
[[Richard J. Tonry]], US Congressman, World War I veteran
** [[Roy Waldron|Roy J. Waldron]], racehorse trainer who won the [[1940 Kentucky Derby]]
[[Roy Waldron|Roy J. Waldron]], racehorse trainer who won the [[1940 Kentucky Derby]]


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 12:31, 31 January 2025

Long Island National Cemetery
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Long Island National Cemetery
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Details
Established1936
Location
Suffolk County, New York
CountryUnited States
TypeUnited States National Cemetery
Owned byU.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs
SizeScript error: No such module "ConvertIB".Script error: No such module "ConvertIB".364.7 acres (147.6 ha)
No. of graves357,000+
WebsiteOfficial
Find a GraveLong Island National Cemetery
Long Island National Cemetery
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LocationWyandanch and Melville, NY
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NRHP reference No.[[[:Template:NRHP Focus]] 16000113][1]
Added to NRHPMarch 22, 2016

Long Island National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Suffolk County, New York. It is surrounded by a group of other separate cemeteries and memorial parks situated along Wellwood Avenue (County Road 3) – these include Pinelawn Memorial Park, St. Charles / Resurrection Cemeteries, Beth Moses, New Montefiore and Mt. Ararat Cemeteries. Its mailing address is Farmingdale (postal code 11735). It borders East Farmingdale along its western edge and is located within the CDPS of Wyandanch (to the east), in the Town of Babylon, and Melville (to the north) in the Town of Huntington. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 364.7 acres (147.6 ha), and as of 2021, had more than 357,000 interments.

In 2016 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

History

Long Island National Cemetery was established in 1936 with a purchase of 175 acres (71 ha) of land from Pinelawn Cemetery (a neighboring cemetery) to answer a need after World War I of a large number of veterans, and not enough burial space in the urban cemeteries in New York City. At the time the only National Cemetery in the area was Cypress Hills National Cemetery in Brooklyn, and it had very limited area available. The land was developed and burials began in March 1937. Within its first 8 years, it saw over 10,000 interments from World War II.

A section of the cemetery has the interments of World War II prisoners of war, including 37 Germans and 54 Italians. There are also 35 British Commonwealth servicemen buried here from the same war.[3]

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1940 marker

Notable monuments

  • A granite memorial to "Fallen Comrades of Nassau & Suffolk Counties" was erected in 1940.

Notable interments

  • Medal of Honor recipients
Seaman First Class Heinrich Behnke (1882–1952), for peacetime service aboard USS Iowa
Corporal Anthony Casamento (1920–1987), for action at the Battle of Guadalcanal during World War II
Gunner's Mate Third Class John Everetts (1877–1956), for peacetime service aboard USS Cushing
Gunner's Mate Third Class Robert Galbraith (1878–1949), for action in the Philippine–American War
Boatswain's Mate William Henry Gowan (1884–1957), for peacetime service in Coquimbo, Chile
Captain Sydney G. Gumpertz (1879–1971), for action in World War I
Chief Watertender August Holtz (1871–1938), for peacetime service aboard USS North Dakota
Pl Sgt Joseph R. Julian (1918–1945Template:KIA), for action on Iwo Jima
First Lieutenant Stephen Edward Karopczyc (1944–1967Template:KIA), for action in the Vietnam War
Specialist Five John James Kedenburg (1946–1968Template:KIA), for action in the Vietnam War
Private First Class Carlos James Lozada (1946–1967Template:KIA), for action at the Battle of Dak To during the Vietnam War
Landsman Thomas Mitchell (1857–1942), for peacetime service aboard USS Richmond
Chief Boatswain's Mate Lauritz Nelson (1860–1941), for action aboard USS Nashville during the Spanish–American War
Sergeant Alfred B. Nietzel (1921–1944Template:KIA),for action in World War II
First Lieutenant Bernard James Ray (1921–1944Template:KIA), for action in World War II
Staff Sergeant Joseph Edward Schaefer (1921–1994), for action in World War II
Second Lieutenant Charles William Shea (1921–1994), for action in World War II
Private First Class William Henry Thompson (1927–1950Template:KIA), for action in the Korean War
Private Michael Valente (1895–1976), for action in World War I
Seaman James Aloysius Walsh (1897–1960), for action aboard USS Florida during the US occupation of Veracruz, Mexico
First Lieutenant John Earl Warren (1946–1969Template:KIA), for action in the Vietnam War
  • Others
Count Basie, jazz musician
Frank John Becker, US Congressman, World War I veteran

William Breitenbach, New York assemblyman, World War I veteran 

Captain Lewis Broadus, Buffalo Soldier, veteran of the Spanish–American War, Philippean–American War, and World War I
Albert W. Brosch, professional golfer and World War II veteran
T. Frederick Candlyn, organist, church musician and composer, World War I veteran
Alice Coltrane, jazz musician
John Coltrane, jazz musician[4]
Captain Leon Dabo, artist, World War I veteran
Henry Dumas, writer and poet
Mignon G. Eberhart, author
James Fay, US Congressman, World War I veteran
Max Gerlach, bootlegger who inspired the character of Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby
Enya Gonzalez, singer
Maurice Gosfield, comic actor and voice of Benny the Ball in Top Cat
Helen Kane, singer and model for Betty Boop
Guy Lombardo, jazz musician and bandleader[5][6][7][8]
Granville 'Stick' McGhee, musician
Lionel Monagas, actor, World War I veteran
Jules Munshin, comedian, actor
William Redfield, actor, WWII infantryman
Frank Silvera, actor
Joe Simon, comic book writer and artist, co-creator of Captain America
Zutty Singleton, jazz musician
Richard J. Tonry, US Congressman, World War I veteran
Roy J. Waldron, racehorse trainer who won the 1940 Kentucky Derby

See also

File:Portal-puzzle.png National Register of Historic Places portal
File:Portal-puzzle.png New York (state) portal

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP. 
  2. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places listings for April 15, 2016". U.S. National Park Service. April 15, 2016. https://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20160415.htm. 
  3. ↑ "CWGC Cemetery Report.". http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2073142/LONG%20ISLAND%20NATIONAL%20CEMETERY,%20FARMINGDALE. 
  4. ↑ "Blog • JOHN WILLIAM "TRANE" COLTRANE Pt. 2 - Contributed by". https://www.highpointnc.gov/Blog.aspx?IID=66&ARC=62. 
  5. ↑ Guy Lombardo on Pinelawn.com
  6. ↑ "Jazz Under the Stars: Some of the great jazz musicians who are resting peacefully at Pinelawn including...Guy Lombardo" on Pinelawn.com
  7. ↑ "Jazz Greats Honored at Farmingdale's Pinelawn Memorial Park and Arboretum" July 13,2023 "Guy Lombardo" on longisland.com
  8. ↑ "Guy Lombardo buried at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale" on newsday.com

External links

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