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74: 1026: 232: 96: 839:. Those eligible to make a reservation for future burial in sections 9 or 10 of the Naval Academy Cemetery are Naval Academy graduates who have served on active duty with the rank of Rear Admiral or Brigadier General or senior thereto and such others as the Secretary of the Navy or Superintendent may designate. Individual lots in sections 9 and 10 are not reserved in advance. They are assigned sequentially at the time of need. 307: 1119: 40: 299: 291: 283: 243:. Within a year of its acquisition part of the property became the cemetery. Since its beginning the cemetery has become the final resting place for Medal of Honor recipients, Superintendents of the Naval Academy, Midshipmen, and former employees of the Academy and hundreds more of the nation's veterans. 810:
Stillborn and infant children of the officers or enlisted persons on active duty at the Naval Academy; Naval Station, Annapolis; or Naval Medical Clinic, Annapolis may be buried in a specific lot reserved for such cases. For purposes of this regulation, an infant is considered to be a child who has
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adjacent to the cemetery on College Creek. The columbarium was built by the Naval Academy Alumni Association and principally sponsored by the Class of 1959 with $ 500,000 in gifts from alumni and friends of the Academy. This included a major grant from the George and Carol Olmsted Foundation in
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Stillborn and infant children of officers or enlisted personnel on active duty at the Naval Academy; Naval Station, Annapolis; or the Naval Health Clinic, Annapolis.  For purposes of this regulation, an infant is considered to be a child who has not reached seven years of age.  Such
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The columbarium is approximately 160 feet long and six feet high on a three-tiered pedestal. All exterior surfaces are white marble. Each niche front is removable by a special key. Niches are assigned in consecutive order and cannot be reserved in advance.
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Unremarried spouse of an officer or enlisted person of the Navy or Marine Corps who is buried or eligible to be buried in the Naval Academy Cemetery. In the event the spouse remarries, his or her eligibility is automatically
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Officers, Midshipmen, or enlisted persons of the Navy or Marine Corps on active duty at the Naval Academy, Naval Station, Annapolis, or the staff of the Naval Medical Clinic, Annapolis who die while stationed at the
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Graduates of the Air Force Academy or West Point who cross commissioned to the Navy or Marine Corps and completed 20 years of commissioned service with the rank of Rear Admiral or Brigadier General, or senior
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To be buried at the United States Naval Academy Cemetery is an honor; below are the eligibility requirements. Naval Academy graduates must attain a flag rank while on active duty in order to be eligible.
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Those Naval Academy graduates who have served on active duty with the rank of Rear Admiral or Brigadier General, or senior thereto, and such others as the Secretary of the Navy or the Superintendent may
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In front of the columbarium stands a memorial donated by the Class of 1937 in honor of the academy graduates who died in the line of duty and whose bodies were never recovered.
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Officers, Midshipmen, and enlisted personnel of the Navy or Marine Corps on active duty at the Naval Academy; Naval Station, Annapolis; or the Naval Health Clinic, Annapolis.
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Civilian faculty members who complete at least 20 years of service at the Naval Academy and are associate or honorary members of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.
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The cemetery is also home to monuments that do not mark remains, but commemorate the heroism of individuals who gave their life in service to their country. The
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Unremarried spouse of one inurned or eligible for inurnment in the Naval Academy Columbarium.  Such inurnments will be in the same niche as the spouse.
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Graduates of the Air Force Academy or West Point who cross-commissioned to the Navy or Marine Corps and completed 20 years of active duty service.
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memory of Jerauld L. Olmsted, Class of 1922. The columbarium offers resting places for Graduates who wish to be inurned at the Naval Academy.
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Any officer, former officer, or enlisted person of the Navy or Marine Corps whose spouse is buried in the Naval Academy Cemetery.
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In 1868 the Naval Academy purchased a 67-acre piece of land called Strawberry Hill as part of their efforts to expand after the
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To be buried at the United States Naval Academy Columbarium an individual must be a Naval Academy graduate:
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Unremarried widow(er) of Naval Academy graduates who have no known grave (i.e., lost at sea, etc.).
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A map of the campus as it was in 1924. The cemetery can be seen near the middle of the map
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Naval Academy Cemetery
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All Naval Academy graduates honorably discharged/retired from the service.
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United States Naval Academy Cemetery and Columbarium site and criteria
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Others whose inurnment is specifically approved by the Superintendent.
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inurnments shall be in the same niche as the eligible sponsor.
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List of United States Naval Academy alumni (Medal of Honor)
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List of Superintendents of the United States Naval Academy
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United States Naval Academy buildings and structures
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United States Naval Academy Cemetery and Columbarium
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U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery

Anne Arundel County
Maryland
United States of America
Coordinates
38°59′15″N 76°29′24″W / 38.98750°N 76.49000°W / 38.98750; -76.49000
U.S. Department of the Navy
United States Naval Academy Cemetery and Columbarium
Find a Grave
United States Naval Academy Cemetery
cemetery
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, Maryland

American Civil War
Jeannette Monument
Jeannette Arctic Expedition
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Vice Admiral Bernard L. Austin
Captain Edward L. Beach, Jr.
Vice Admiral Donald B. Beary
Lieutenant Commander Wesley Brown
Admiral Arleigh A. Burke
Lieutenant General Henry W. Buse Jr.
Major General John P. Condon

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