Golden Gate National Cemetery occupies 161 acres in the city of San Bruno, which is 12 miles south of San Francisco. Congress authorized its construction in 1937, and interments began in 1941. The cemetery was officially dedicated on Memorial Day 1942, which fell on May 30 that year. It is among a host of veterans’ cemeteries begun in the 1930s and completed in the 1940s in cities across the country that were home to large numbers of veterans. It is closed to new interments, but subsequent interments of veterans and/or eligible family members that share an existing gravesite can be made. Golden Gate National Cemetery should not be confused with the San Francisco National Cemetery, which was established during the 1800s in the city’s Presidio.
SURNAME
Adamson
FORENAME
Delbert George
UNIT
former 2nd, 3rd & 4th Parachute Bn.
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
361090
DATE OF DEATH
22nd February 1945
AGE
25
GRAVESITE
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA. Section J-1, Site 7676
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
resided Lyle...
SURNAME
Clark
FORENAME
Charles Wayne
UNIT
509th Parachute Infantry Regiment
RANK
Private
NUMBER
39034220
DATE OF DEATH
29th February 1944
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA. Section B, Site 545
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 29.07.1921...
SURNAME
McClure
FORENAME
Alton Leroy
UNIT
former 3rd & 4th Raider Bns.
RANK
Corporal
NUMBER
333905
DATE OF DEATH
20th June 1945
AGE
21
GRAVESITE
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA. Plot N, 1800
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 15.04.1924
attended Van Nuys High...
SURNAME
Thomas
FORENAME
Vern Wilfred
UNIT
former 4th Raider Battalion
RANK
Private First Class
NUMBER
830279
DATE OF DEATH
20th May 1945
AGE
20
GRAVESITE
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA. Section B, Site 28
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
resided San Simson...
SURNAME
Schnell
FORENAME
Edward James
UNIT
2nd Parachute Battalion (Company G)
RANK
Corporal
NUMBER
298008
DATE OF DEATH
3rd November 1943
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA. Section B, Site 818
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 02.06.1919...
SURNAME
Onyett
FORENAME
Lester William
UNIT
3rd Parachute Battalion (Company L)
RANK
Private First Class
NUMBER
456139
DATE OF DEATH
9th December 1943
AGE
21
GRAVESITE
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA. Plot B, 154
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
resided Oroville...
SURNAME
O'Neil
FORENAME
Milton Edward, Jr.
UNIT
2nd Parachute Battalion (Company F)
RANK
Private First Class
NUMBER
498159
DATE OF DEATH
5th November 1943
AGE
21
GRAVESITE
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA. Section B, Grave 122
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born...
SURNAME
Cunha
FORENAME
Milton Thomas
UNIT
3rd Parachute Battalion (Company I)
RANK
1st Lieutenant
NUMBER
10713
DATE OF DEATH
9th December 1943
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA. Plot B, 774
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 23.08.1919, Gustine...
SURNAME
Brown
FORENAME
Lloyd Melville
UNIT
3rd Parachute Battalion (Company L)
RANK
Private First Class
NUMBER
436142
DATE OF DEATH
9th December 1943
AGE
21
GRAVESITE
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 12.09.1922, Dunsmuir...
SURNAME
Baker
FORENAME
William Bethel
UNIT
3rd Parachute Battalion (HQ Company)
RANK
Corporal
NUMBER
273060
DATE OF DEATH
11th November 1943
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA. Section B, Site 188
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 07.07.1921...
SURNAME
Hull
FORENAME
Donald Lynn
UNIT
formerly 1st Marine Parachute Regiment
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
298089
DATE OF DEATH
3rd March 1945
AGE
26
GRAVESITE
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA. Section D, Site 300
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 09.02.1919...
SURNAME
Claflin
FORENAME
Lynn Elverton
UNIT
formerly 1st Marine Parachute Regiment
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
818320
DATE OF DEATH
28th February 1945
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA. Section B, Site 664-E
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born...
SURNAME
Buty
FORENAME
Louis Francis
UNIT
formerly 1st Marine Parachute Battalion
RANK
Private First Class
NUMBER
817355
DATE OF DEATH
21st March 1945
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA. Plot D, 185
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 27.10.1922...
SURNAME
Bolger
FORENAME
Richard George
UNIT
formerly 1st Marine Parachute Battalion
RANK
Corporal
NUMBER
490358
DATE OF DEATH
8th March 1945
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA. Section D, Site 383
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 23.02.1923...
SURNAME
Black
FORENAME
Samuel Oliver
UNIT
formerly 1st Marine Parachute Regiment (Company I)
RANK
Corporal
NUMBER
817202
DATE OF DEATH
11th March 1945
AGE
21
GRAVESITE
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA. Section D, 204
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born...
SURNAME
Bernard
FORENAME
Morris Joseph
UNIT
formerly 1st Marine Parachute Regiment (Company G)
RANK
Corporal
NUMBER
490581
DATE OF DEATH
19th February 1945
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA. Section D, Site 391
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born...
SURNAME
Campbell
FORENAME
Alan Marion
UNIT
1st Parachute Battalion (Company B)
RANK
Gunnery Sergeant
NUMBER
237679
DATE OF DEATH
7th August 1942
AGE
27
GRAVESITE
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA. Plot B, 41
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 26.01.1915...
SURNAME
Siler
FORENAME
Joseph Benerd, Jr.
UNIT
3rd Raider Battalion (Company L)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
506412
DATE OF DEATH
1st November 1943
AGE
18
GRAVESITE
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA. Plot B, 26
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 11.02.1925
father Joseph...
SURNAME
Devenney
FORENAME
Richard Henry
UNIT
1 Marine Parachute Regiment
RANK
Corporal
NUMBER
457557
AWARD
Silver Star
PLACE
Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 29th November 1943
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
resided Omaha, Nebraska
born 28.06.1923, Blackland, Oklahoma, USA
father Fred Mann...
SURNAME
Poarche
FORENAME
Robert Earl
UNIT
2nd Raider Battalion (Company A/G)
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
254470
DATE OF DEATH
3rd March 1945
AGE
25
GRAVESITE
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA. Section D, Site 143
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 25.05.1919, Los...
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