u.s. military academy post cemetery

Escape to Honour
By Larry Harris & Brian Taylor
West Point Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the eastern United States, on the grounds of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. It overlooks the Hudson River, and served as a burial ground for Revolutionary War soldiers and early West Point inhabitants long before 1817, when it was officially designated as a military cemetery.

Northwest of the cadet area, it was known as "German Flats" before its formal designation as the official cemetery in 1817. Until that time several small burial plots scattered in mid-post also served as places of interment. The graves from these plots and the remains subsequently found during building excavations were removed to the new site.

An improved road to the cemetery was constructed in 1840, and the caretaker's cottage was erected in 1872. The cemetery is home to several monuments, including the Dade Monument, Cadet Monument, Custer Monument, Wood's Monument, and Margaret Corbin Monument.
  1. RANGERS 2 Celeste, Raymond

    SURNAME Celeste FORENAME Raymond UNIT Advisory Team 37 (Airborne Ranger),MACV RANK Major NUMBER 0-73633 DATE OF DEATH 22nd November 1965 AGE 34 GRAVESITE U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery,West Point,Orange County,New York Ssction VI Site 261 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...
  2. RANGERS 2 Capelle, Gerald Carl (Gerry)

    SURNAME Capelle FORENAME Gerald Carl (Gerry) UNIT Advisory Team 41 (Airborne Ranger),MACV RANK Captain NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 1st April 1965 AGE 30 GRAVESITE United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA. Section VI, Site 143...
  3. RANGERS 2 Bryan, James Edward

    SURNAME Bryan FORENAME James Edward UNIT 1 Bn (Ranger) 75th Infantry Regiment (HHC) RANK Major NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 14th September 1977 AGE 36 GRAVESITE U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery,West Point,Orange County,New York Section XVIII Row C Site 22 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
  4. FSSF Marshall, Alfred C.,Jr

    SURNAME Marshall FORENAME Alfred C.,Jr UNIT 1 Regiment (Commanding Officer) RANK Colonel NUMBER 0-018611 DATE OF DEATH 4th June 1944 AGE 38 GRAVESITE U.S. Military Academy Cemetery,West Point,New York SEction VII Site 68 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USA from...
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