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Salisbury National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Salisbury, in Rowan County, North Carolina. Its first interments were Union soldiers who died at a Confederate prisoner of war camp at the site during the American Civil War. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 65 acres (26 ha), 15 acres (6.1 ha) in the original location and 50 acres (20 ha) at the annex. More than 30 acres were added in 2020 as a result a donation by the YMCA. As of 2012 it had 6500 interments (in 6000 standard graves, many of which also hold a spouse), plus an estimated 3,800 in 18 mass graves, at the original location and 5000, in 4500 graves, in the new location. In 2020 a total of 26,000 veterans and family members were buried in both locations.

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  1. MERRILL'S MARAUDERS Sevigny, Arthur Aldege

    SURNAME Sevigny FORENAME Arthur Aldege UNIT RANK Private NUMBER 31316674 AWARD Bronze Star, Purple Heart PLACE Burma 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Norwich, New London, Connecticut born 16.3.1924 Plainfield, Connecticut son of Ovelia and Marie (nee Courtemanche) Sevigny...
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  2. US PARAS 2 Lyerly, Ronald Wayne (Ron)

    SURNAME Lyerly FORENAME Ronald Wayne (Ron) UNIT 503 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company A,4 Bn) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 14949286 DATE OF DEATH 6th March 1967 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Salisbury National Cemetery,Salisbury,Rowan County,North Carolina Section E Line 115...

  3. US PARAS Jones, Clarence B.

    SURNAME Jones FORENAME Clarence B. UNIT 517 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company E) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 34782981 DATE OF DEATH 5th January 1945 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Salisbury National Cemetery,Salisbury,Rowan County,North Carolina Section B Site 699 ADDITIONAL...

  4. US PARAS 2 Connor, John,Jr

    SURNAME Connor FORENAME John,Jr UNIT 327 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company B,1 Bn) RANK Staff Sergeant NUMBER 14582641 DATE OF DEATH 12th February 1966 AGE 30 GRAVESITE Salisbury National Cemetery,Salisbury,Rowan County,North Carolina Section C Site 21 ADDITIONAL...

  5. AIR COMMANDO Borowski, Frank H.

    SURNAME Borowski FORENAME Frank H. UNIT 1 AC Group RANK Second Lieutenant NUMBER 0-810299 DATE OF DEATH 22nd March 1944 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Salisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina Section C Site 3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Davidson County...
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