America's World War II Burial Program, National Cemetery Administration ...

National Cemetery Administration

World War II 75th Commemorative Series

America's World War II Burial Program

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NCA | World War II 75th Commemorative Series

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

To fulfill President Abraham Lincoln's promise "to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.

Ceremony in San Francisco in honor of the first American WWII dead repatriated. Memorial events were held at Marina Park and the San Francisco Civic Center, October 10-11, 1947. (US Army Photo, 111-SC-292307, NARA II, MD)

Cover: Interment of war correspondent Ernie Pyle and four others, including an unknown, in National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP), HI, July 19, 1949. (U.S. Army Signal Corps Photo, NARA II, MD)

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National Cemetery Administration

World War II 75th Commemorative Series

America's World War II Burial Program

History Program Office of Engagement and Memorial Innovation

National Cemetery Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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Table of Contents

Page Message from VA Leadership ....................................................... v Foreword ......................................................................................... vi Part I: History of the National Cemetery System ................................ 1

History to World War II ....................................................... 1 National Cemeteries in World War II ................................... 7 Part II: Repatriation ................................................................................... 10 "Return of the Dead Program" ............................................ 10 Returning Home ....................................................................... 15 Part III: Features of National Cemeteries ................................................... 19 Design ......................................................................................... 19 Grave Markers ........................................................................... 20 Burial Sections .......................................................................... 22 Group Burials ........................................................................... 22 Columbaria ................................................................................ 23 Walls, Gates, Flagstaffs ............................................................ 23 Superintendent Lodges ........................................................... 24 Rostrums .................................................................................... 24 Monuments and Tablets .......................................................... 25 Other National Cemeteries ..................................................... 26 Recommended Reading and Sources ......................................... 27 National Cemetery Administration ............................................. 30 Acknowledgments and Credits .................................................... C3

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