Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio TX

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Description

This United States National Cemetery sits adjacent to Fort Sam Houston Military Post. The Post was formally established in 1875 but the cemetery was not designated until 1924; previously another area in San Antonio was used as the cemetery and became the San Antonio National Cemetery. The Fort Sam Houston Base was the largest in the United States at one time; it also held many German POWs during World War II and a few are buried here. When some small Texas frontier military posts were closed, the remains in their post cemeteries were reinterred here.

Type

Creator

national

Relation

military base

Date

1924

Source

United States Department of Veterans Affaris

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Rights

This work is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0

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https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftsamhouston.asphttps://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftsamhouston.asp

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Citation

national, “Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio TX,” War Memorial HQ, accessed March 16, 2025, http://warmemorialhq.org/items/show/536.

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