Hampton National Cemetery

Hampton National Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Hampton National Cemetery
Location	Jct. of Cemetery Rd. and Marshall Ave., Hampton, Virginia
Area	27.1 acres (11.0 ha)
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS
NRHP reference No.	96000038
Added to NRHP	February 26, 1996

Hampton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the city of Hampton, Virginia. It encompasses 27.1 acres (11.0 ha), and as of the end of 2005, had 27,799 interments.

History

The first burials took place in the cemetery in 1862, and were primarily Union soldiers who died in service or at the hospital at Fort Monroe. It became a National Cemetery in 1866. While primarily for Union soldiers, it also has the interments of 272 Confederate soldiers in their own section.

Hampton National Cemetery has the interred remains of World War II prisoners of war, 55 German and 5 Italian. It also has the remains of 28 sailors from the German submarine U-85, which was sunk by USS Roper off Cape Hatteras in 1942.

Hampton National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 26, 1996.

Notable monuments

• The Union Soldiers Monument, a 65' tall granite obelisk.

Notable interments

• Private Daniel A. Bean (1846-1864) First Union soldier from Brownfield, Maine to die in the Civil War.
• Landsman Michael Cassidy, Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle of Mobile Bay, during the Civil War.
• Ordinary Seaman John Davis (1854-1903), Medal of Honor recipient for peace time service aboard USS Trenton in 1881.
• Coal Heaver James R. Garrison, Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle of Mobile Bay, during the Civil War.
• Sergeant Alfred B. Hilton (1842-1864), Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm, during the Civil War.
• First Sergeant Harry J. Mandy (1840-1904), Medal of Honor recipient for action at Front Royal, Virginia during the Civil War. Pheobus Section B-8709.
• First Lieutenant Ruppert L. Sargent (1938-1967), Medal of Honor recipient for action during the Vietnam War.
• Private Charles Veale (1838-1872), Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm, during the Civil War.
• Coxswain David Warren, Medal of Honor recipient for action during the Civil War aboard USS Monticello.

U-85 Crew Members Buried at Hampton National Cemetery

• Heinrich Adrian (1915-1942), Obermaschinist. Grave 711. Find A Grave Memorial No. 20946139.
• Herbert Albig (1919-1942), Matrose. Grave 701. Find A Grave Memorial No. 20945631.
• Gerhard Amman (1921-1942), Gefreiter. Grave 712. Find A Grave Memorial No. 20946152.
• Fritz Behla (1922-1942), Obergefreiter. Grave 714. Find A Grave Memorial No. 20946174.
• Erich Degenkolb (1923-1942), Matrose. Grave 694. Find A Grave Memorial No. 20945759.
• Walter Günzel (1919-1942), Gefreiter. Section E, Grave 697. Find A Grave Memorials Nos. 20945701 and 23428368.
• Otto Hahnefeldt (1914-1942), Maschinenmaat. Grave 690. Find A Grave Memorial No. 20945856.
• Oskar Hansen (1917-1924, Matrose. Grave 695. Find A Grave Memorial no. 20945737.
• Herbert Heller (1919-1942), Seaman. Section E, Grave 689. Find A Grave Memorial No. 23427848.
• Helmut Kaiser (1918-1942), Bootmannsmaat. Grave 710. Find A Grave Memorial No. 20946121.
• Walter Kiefer (1923-1942), Matrose. Grave 706. Find A Grave Memorial No. 20945981.
• Friedrich Kleibrink (1922-1942), Matrose. Grave 692. Find A Grave Memorial No. 20945804.
• Johann “Jan” Letzig (1921-1842), Gefreiter. Grave 699. Find a Grave Memorial No. 20945659.
• Willy Methge (1921-1942) Find A Grave Memorial No. 97442449.
• Artur Piotrowski (1916-1942), Maat. Grave 707. Find A Grave Memorial No. 20946068.
• Oskar Prantl (1917-1942), Oberbootsmaat. Grave 687. Find A Grave Memorial No. 20945605
• Fritz Röder (1920-1942), Obergefreiter. Grave 693. Find A Grave Memorial No. 20945784.
• Hans Sänger (1917-1942), Oberleutant. Section E, Grave 688. Find A Grave Memorials Nos. 20945582 and 23428127.
• Gustav Schön (1922-1942), Gefreiter. Grave 702. Find A Grave Memorials Nos. 20945900 and 97441222.
• Werner Schumacher (1919-1942), Corporal. Grave 696. Find A Grave Memorial No. 20945715.
• Karl Schultes (1920-1942), Gefreiter. Grave 700. Find A Grave Memorial No. 20945647.
• Günter Schulz (1922-1942), Gefreiter. Grave 705. Find A Grave Memorial No. 20945960.
• Joachim Schulze (1923-1942), Gefreiter. Grave 704. Find A Grave Memorial No. 20945946.
• Horst Spoddig (1922-1942), Gefreiter. Grave 691. Find A Grave Memorial No. 20945822.
• Friedrich Strobel (1913-1942), Obermaschinist. Grave 715. Find A Grave Memorial No. 20946185.
• Eugen Ungethüm (1906-1942), Stabsobermaschinist. Section E, Grave 698. Find A Grave Memorials Nos. 20945674 and 23428272
• Herbert Waack (1916-1942), Maat. Grave 708. Find A Grave Memorial No. 20946079.
• Heinz Waschmann (1921-1942), Gefreiter. Grave 709. Find A Grave Memorial No. 20946100.
• Konstantin Weidmann (1914-1942), Matrose. Grave 703. Find A Grave Memorial No. 20945922.

See also

• United States Department of Veterans Affairs

External links

• National Cemetery Administration
• Hampton National Cemetery
• Hampton National Cemetery, Main Tract, Cemetery Road at Marshall Avenue, Hampton, VA at the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS)