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The cemetery is currently closed to new interments. However, space may be available in the same grave site for eligible family members. It is administered by the National Cemetery Administration, a division of the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Department of Veterans Affairs]].<ref name="cem.va.gov"/> | The cemetery is currently closed to new interments. However, space may be available in the same grave site for eligible family members. It is administered by the National Cemetery Administration, a division of the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Department of Veterans Affairs]].<ref name="cem.va.gov"/> | ||
The cemetery is the burial site of one | The cemetery is the burial site of one Medal of Honor recipient, Sergeant [[John C. Squires]] ([[World War II]]), United States Army.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/zacharytaylor.asp |title=Zachary Taylor National Cemetery: Notable Persons |website=National Cemetery Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |access-date=October 5, 2024}}</ref> Also, United States Air Force Lieutenant General [[Roscoe Charles Wilson]] is buried there.<ref name="Orlando">{{cite web |url=http://www.interment.net/data/us/ky/jefferson/zachnat/zachary_whiwil.htm |title=Zachary Taylor National Cemetery – Surnames Whi–Wil |publisher=Interment.net |access-date=August 6, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121127155714/http://interment.net/data/us/ky/jefferson/zachnat/zachary_whiwil.htm | archive-date = November 27, 2012| url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
The Taylor family section is at the rear of the national cemetery. The vault in which Zachary Taylor was first buried still stands near the 1926 mausoleum. Soldiers from [[Fort Knox]] engage in a wreath-laying ceremony every November 24, the anniversary of Zachary Taylor's birth.<ref name="cem.va.gov"/> | The Taylor family section is at the rear of the national cemetery. The vault in which Zachary Taylor was first buried still stands near the 1926 mausoleum. Soldiers from [[Fort Knox]] engage in a wreath-laying ceremony every November 24, the anniversary of Zachary Taylor's birth.<ref name="cem.va.gov"/> | ||