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== History == | == History == | ||
The area has been used as a burial ground since the construction of [[Fort Barrancas]]. In 1838 it was established as a [[United States Navy]] cemetery. During the | The area has been used as a burial ground since the construction of [[Fort Barrancas]]. In 1838 it was established as a [[United States Navy]] cemetery. During the Civil War, Pensacola was hotly contested, as it was considered to be the best port for access to the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Numerous soldiers on both sides were interred in the cemetery after falling in combat, or dying in nearby hospitals. After the war, in 1868, Barrancas was officially made a National Cemetery and many other nearby makeshift burial grounds were disinterred and relocated to Barrancas. In each year, 1944, 1950, 1986, and 1990, more area was transferred from NAS Pensacola to expand the facilities for the cemetery. | ||
== Notable monuments == | == Notable monuments == | ||
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== Notable interments == | == Notable interments == | ||
* | * Medal of Honor recipients | ||
Colonel [[George E. "Bud" Day]], USAF, former [[POW]] and recipient for action in the Vietnam War | Colonel [[George E. "Bud" Day]], USAF, former [[POW]] and recipient for action in the Vietnam War | ||
Commander [[Clyde Lassen|Clyde Everett Lassen]], USN, recipient for action in the Vietnam War | Commander [[Clyde Lassen|Clyde Everett Lassen]], USN, recipient for action in the Vietnam War | ||