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1027: 383: 543: 211: 323: 1038: 31: 218: 1092: 916: 334:, the site was set aside to bury soldiers of any nationality who died in Alaska. After the war, many of the remains were disinterred and returned to their places of origin. Some remained at the cemetery, including 235 1011: 947: 931: 921: 1097: 1087: 1006: 952: 593: 433: 973: 875: 906: 840: 805: 236: 880: 785: 745: 570: 845: 835: 830: 810: 314:. It encompasses 39 acres (16 ha) and as of the end of 2020, it had more than 8,000 interments. For much of the year, the gravesites are inaccessible due to snowfall. 926: 760: 675: 795: 790: 665: 885: 850: 755: 730: 870: 820: 800: 775: 765: 750: 740: 725: 705: 680: 670: 660: 83: 890: 865: 770: 710: 690: 685: 655: 645: 350:
ceremonies under the supervision of Japanese government representatives. In 1981, Japanese residents of Anchorage erected a marker at the site of their interment.
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The Japan Monument, first erected in 1981 to honor the 235 Japanese interred at the cemetery. It was replaced with a new monument in 2002.
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Fort Richardson National Cemetery, Davis Highway, Fort Richardson, Anchorage, AK
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On May 28, 1984 the cemetery became a National Cemetery, administered by the
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Veterans Day 2015 at Fort Richardson National Cemetery
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Fort Richardson
Coordinates
61°16′32″N 149°39′35″W / 61.27556°N 149.65972°W / 61.27556; -149.65972
United States National Cemetery
United States Army
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Fort Richardson National Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Fort Richardson National Cemetery is located in Alaska
61°16′32″N 149°39′35″W / 61.27556°N 149.65972°W / 61.27556; -149.65972
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United States National Cemetery
Fort Richardson
United States Army
Anchorage, Alaska

World War II
Japanese
Battle of the Aleutian Islands
Shinto
Buddhist
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Kermit Roosevelt

Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
James Leroy Bondsteel
Medal of Honor

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