Dallas–Fort Worth National Cemetery

Coordinates: 32°43′00″N 96°56′20″W / 32.71667°N 96.93889°W / 32.71667; -96.93889
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Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery
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Details
Established2000
Location
Dallas, Texas
CountryUnited States
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TypeUnited States National Cemetery
Owned byU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
SizeScript error: No such module "ConvertIB".Script error: No such module "ConvertIB".638 acres (258 ha)
No. of graves73,000+
WebsiteOfficial
Find a GraveDallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery

Dallas–Fort Worth National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery located in the city of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas (United States). Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 638 acres (258 ha), and as of 2021, had over 73,000 interments.

History

Dallas–Fort Worth National Cemetery was established in 2000 on the eastern shore of Mountain Creek Lake north of Dallas Baptist University. It is the sixth National Cemetery created in Texas and was created to meet the future needs of American veterans, nearly 1.5 million of whom live in the state of Texas. It currently has space for over 280,000 interments. It already serves as the resting place for several soldiers who have died in the Iraq War and War in Afghanistan (2001–2021).

Notable interments

  • Medal of Honor recipients
Candelario Garcia (1944–2013), for action in the Vietnam War[1]
James L. Stone (1922–2012), for action in the Korean War[2]
  • Others
Mac Curtis (1939–2013), Rockabilly musician
Earl Lunsford (1933–2008), professional football player and executive
Glenn McDuffie (1927–2014), US Navy sailor known for being the subject of the V-J Day in Times Square photograph
Pat Summerall (1930–2013), American football player and television sportscaster[3]
Jim Swink (1936–2014), American football halfback
Royce Womble (1931–2016), American football running back
Patrick Zamarripa (1983–2016), US Navy sailor and Dallas Police officer killed in the line of duty in the 2016 shooting of Dallas police officers

References

  1. ↑ "CANDELARIO GARCIA JR's Memorial" (in en). United States Department of Veterans Affairs. https://www.vlm.cem.va.gov/CANDELARIOGARCIAJR/7757D4F. 
  2. ↑ Lange, Katie. "Medal of Honor Monday: Army Col. James L. Stone". United States Department of Defense. https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2846484/medal-of-honor-monday-army-col-james-l-stone/. 
  3. ↑ "GEORGE ALLEN PAT SUMMERALL JR's Memorial" (in en). United States Department of Veterans Affairs. https://www.vlm.cem.va.gov/GEORGEALLENPATSUMMERALLJR/70665D1. 

External links

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