Fort Richardson National Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 61.276159, -149.659800
County: Municipality of Anchorage
Record count: 8,865

Ownership: National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Directions: Located on the north side of Davis Highway inside Fort Richardson. You will have to enter through the Visitor Control Center along D Street, off of the Richardson Highway (State Highway 1), then get directions from there.

Background: During World War II, 39 acres of Fort Richardson were set aside for use as a temporary burial site where deceased soldiers—regardless of nationality—could be laid to rest.

In December 1946, the temporary cemetery at Fort Richardson was made a permanent site. Initially there were two sections in the cemetery. The remains of Allied soldiers were buried within a fenced area referred to as the "Allied Plot." Japanese soldiers who died in battles for the Aleutian Islands were buried outside the fence in an area designated as the "Enemy Plot."

On May 28, 1984, Fort Richardson Post Cemetery became Fort Richardson National Cemetery under the administration of the National Cemetery System. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 5, 2012.

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• Veterans Affairs Database, compiled by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (8,865 records)