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'''San Francisco National Cemetery''' is a [[United States national cemetery]], located in the [[Presidio of San Francisco|Presidio]] of [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]]. Because of the name and location, it is frequently confused with [[Golden Gate National Cemetery]], a few miles south of the city. | '''San Francisco National Cemetery''' is a [[United States national cemetery]], located in the [[Presidio of San Francisco|Presidio]] of [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]]. Because of the name and location, it is frequently confused with [[Golden Gate National Cemetery]], a few miles south of the city. | ||
About 1937, San Francisco residents voted to no longer build cemeteries within the city proper and, as a result, the site for a new national cemetery was selected south of the city limits. The cemetery is one of only four officially existing within | About 1937, San Francisco residents voted to no longer build cemeteries within the city proper and, as a result, the site for a new national cemetery was selected south of the city limits. The cemetery is one of only four officially existing within San Francisco city limits (the others being the [[Columbarium of San Francisco]], the historic graveyard next to [[Mission Dolores]], and the sarcophagus of [[Thomas Starr King]]). | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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* The Pacific Garrison Memorial (1897) | * The Pacific Garrison Memorial (1897) | ||
* Regular [[Army and Navy Union of the United States of America|Army and Navy Union]] statue (1897) | * Regular [[Army and Navy Union of the United States of America|Army and Navy Union]] statue (1897) | ||
* A monument to the Marines who died at the [[Siege of the International Legations|Tartar Wall]] in [[Beijing]], | * A monument to the Marines who died at the [[Siege of the International Legations|Tartar Wall]] in [[Beijing]], China (1900) | ||
* A monument to the Unknown Dead (installed 1912 and relocated 1934) | * A monument to the Unknown Dead (installed 1912 and relocated 1934) | ||
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=== Medal of Honor recipients === | === Medal of Honor recipients === | ||
(Dates are of the actions for which they were awarded the | (Dates are of the actions for which they were awarded the Medal of Honor.) | ||
* First Sergeant [[William Allen (soldier)|William Allen]] ([[Indian Wars|Indian Campaigns]]), Company I, [[23rd Infantry Regiment (United States)|23rd U.S. Infantry]]. [[Turret Mountain]], Arizona, March 27, 1873 | * First Sergeant [[William Allen (soldier)|William Allen]] ([[Indian Wars|Indian Campaigns]]), Company I, [[23rd Infantry Regiment (United States)|23rd U.S. Infantry]]. [[Turret Mountain]], Arizona, March 27, 1873 | ||
* Chief Machinist's Mate [[William Badders]] [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]]. At sea following sinking of the [[USS Sailfish (SS-192)|USS ''Squalus'']], May 13, 1939 | * Chief Machinist's Mate [[William Badders]] [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]]. At sea following sinking of the [[USS Sailfish (SS-192)|USS ''Squalus'']], May 13, 1939 | ||
* Major [[James Coey]] ( | * Major [[James Coey]] (Civil War), [[147th New York Infantry Regiment|147th New York Infantry]]. [[Hatchers Run, Virginia|Hatchers Run, Va.]], February 6, 1865 | ||
* Sergeant [[James Congdon]] (served under the name James Madison) (Civil War), Company E, [[8th New York Cavalry Regiment|8th New York Cavalry]]. [[Waynesboro, Virginia|Waynesboro, Va.]], March 2, 1865 | * Sergeant [[James Congdon]] (served under the name James Madison) (Civil War), Company E, [[8th New York Cavalry Regiment|8th New York Cavalry]]. [[Waynesboro, Virginia|Waynesboro, Va.]], March 2, 1865 | ||
* Second Lieutenant [[Matthias W. Day]] (Indian Campaigns), [[9th Cavalry Regiment (United States)|9th U.S. Cavalry]]. [[Las Animas Canyon, New Mexico|Las Animas Canyon, N.M.]], September 18, 1879 | * Second Lieutenant [[Matthias W. Day]] (Indian Campaigns), [[9th Cavalry Regiment (United States)|9th U.S. Cavalry]]. [[Las Animas Canyon, New Mexico|Las Animas Canyon, N.M.]], September 18, 1879 | ||