Georgia National Cemetery
| Georgia National Cemetery | |
|---|---|
United States National Cemetery | |
| Size | 774.9 acres (313.6 ha) |
| No. of graves | ~25,000 |
| Find a Grave | Georgia National Cemetery |
Georgia National Cemetery is a
United States military
veterans and their families for the next fifty years.
History
The land for the cemetery was donated by land developer and World War II veteran, Scott Hudgens. J. M. Wilkerson Construction Company, Inc. was hired to develop the land. The cemetery opened for interments on April 24, 2006 with space available for nearly 30,000 grave sites. As of 2014, more than 8,000 were interred on the site.
Notable interments
- F. Lee Bailey, attorney[1]
- Ji-Tu Cumbuka, actor[2]
- Walter Victor, photographer[3]
References
- ^ "Nationwide Gravesite Locator (NGL)". National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. Retrieved March 12, 2024. (search parameters: Last Name: 'Bailey'; First Name: 'Francis'; Middle Name: 'Lee')
- ^ "Nationwide Gravesite Locator (NGL)". National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. Retrieved March 12, 2024. (search parameters: Last Name: 'Cumbuka')
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014 – via Legacy.com.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Georgia National Cemetery.
