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'''Houston National Cemetery''' is a [[United States National Cemetery]] in [[Harris County, Texas]], near | '''Houston National Cemetery''' is a [[United States National Cemetery]] in [[Harris County, Texas]], near Houston.<ref>"[https://www.cem.va.gov/CEMs/nchp/houston.asp Houston National Cemetery]." [[Department of Veterans Affairs]]. Retrieved on September 27, 2018. "Address: 10410 Veterans Memorial Dr. Houston, TX 77038" [https://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/maps/houston851.pdf Cemetery Map].</ref><ref>[http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Annexation/docs_pdfs/etj_city_11x8.pdf Map of the Houston city limits]. City of Houston. Retrieved on September 27, 2018.</ref> It encompasses {{convert|419.2|acre}} only about half of which is developed. The cemetery had more than 111,000 interments as of 2021. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2017. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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[[File:Houston National Cemetery East.jpg|right|thumb|Gravesites north of the hemicycle]] | [[File:Houston National Cemetery East.jpg|right|thumb|Gravesites north of the hemicycle]] | ||
[[File:Houston National Cemetery Pond.jpg|right|thumb|Pond adjacent to entrance of cemetery]] | [[File:Houston National Cemetery Pond.jpg|right|thumb|Pond adjacent to entrance of cemetery]] | ||
* | * Medal of Honor recipients | ||
Captain [[James H. Fields]], for action in [[World War II]] | Captain [[James H. Fields]], for action in [[World War II]] | ||
Staff Sergeant [[Marcario Garcia]], for action in World War II | Staff Sergeant [[Marcario Garcia]], for action in World War II | ||
First Lieutenant [[Raymond L. Knight]], for action in World War II | First Lieutenant [[Raymond L. Knight]], for action in World War II | ||
First Sergeant [[David McNerney]], for action in the | First Sergeant [[David McNerney]], for action in the Vietnam War | ||
Specialist Five [[Clarence Sasser]], for action in the Vietnam War | Specialist Five [[Clarence Sasser]], for action in the Vietnam War | ||
* Others | * Others | ||
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[[Walt Bond]], Major League Baseball player | [[Walt Bond]], Major League Baseball player | ||
[[Willard Brown]], [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]r | [[Willard Brown]], [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]r | ||
[[Goree Carter]], [[rock and roll]] pioneer and | [[Goree Carter]], [[rock and roll]] pioneer and Korean War veteran | ||
[[Margie Duty]], first African American woman on the Houston police force | [[Margie Duty]], first African American woman on the Houston police force | ||
[[Hal Epps]], Major League Baseball player | [[Hal Epps]], Major League Baseball player | ||