How can I find where someone was buried?
Use Google Searches for Cemetery Information
- Go to www.Google.com.
- Enter the first and last name of your ancestor, the city or county you think they may be buried in, and the word, “cemetery” and click search.
Can you put flowers on a grave at a national cemetery?
Planting of flowers, shrubs, etc. is prohibited. At the discretion of the cemetery, floral items will be removed from gravesites as soon as they become faded and unsightly. Potted plants are permitted seven days before and seven days after Easter Sunday.
How big is Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery?
To date, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has developed 152 acres of the 638-acre cemetery providing 85,778 casketed sites and 31,918 columbaria/garden niches for cremated remains. When fully developed, Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery will provide burial space for 280,000 eligible veterans and dependents.
How many veterans are buried in Dallas Fort Worth?
Fully developed, Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery will provide burial space for 280,000 eligible veterans and dependents. Dallas-Ft. Worth National Cemetery features a memorial walkway lined with a variety of memorials that honor America’s veterans, donated by various organizations.
How many medals of Honor are at Fort Worth National Cemetery?
As of 2011, there were 54 memorials at Dallas-Ft. Worth National Cemetery — most commemorating events and troops of the 20th century wars. The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force that can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States.
Where is Jerry Garcia buried in Fort Worth?
While acting as team leader, Garcia initiated an attempt to aid wounded comrades and opened himself to enemy fire. He eliminated two enemy machine-gun positions on December 8, 1968 near Lai Khe, Republic of Vietnam. Garcia died January 10, 2013, and is buried in Section 107, Site 209.