Golden Gate National Cemetery
The Golden Gate National Cemetery is an American military cemetery near San Bruno about 20 km south of San Francisco .
history
The first burials took place during the Second World War from 1941. The facility has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2016 .
Known buried personalities
- Chester W. Nimitz , Commander in Chief of the Allied Naval Forces in the Pacific during World War II
- Philip Habib , diplomat
- Percy Kilbride , actor
- Leo J. Ryan , US House President and Politician
- Oliver Sipple , veteran, Gerald Ford lifesaver in an assassination attempt in San Francisco
- Dan White , killer of George Moscone and Harvey Milk
See also
Web links
Commons : Golden Gate National Cemetery - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/goldengate.asp
- ↑ https://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20160318.htm
Coordinates: 37 ° 38 ′ 4.8 " N , 122 ° 25 ′ 46.8" W.