Place of Burial (in the United States): A total of 53 U.S. Military and POW cemeteries are listed. Some of the places have changed since the listing on February 1947. When the government land containing a cemetery was privatized, those graves were relocated to a federal installation. Some locations have undergone name changes (Camp to Fort), some cemeteries have changed status to National Cemeteries. Locations are listed with past and current names. State links lead to lists of POW camps, cemeteries and hospitals in each state.

The German soldiers in the index at www.gentracer.org/powdeathindex.html were generously indexed by John Movius of the Continental European Family History Association.

POW burial locations:

Alaska
Ft. Richardson, AK (235 Japanese burials)

Alabama
Prisoner of War Cemetery, Ft. McClellan, AL (p. 29, p. 30, p. 31)

Arizona
Camp Florence, AZ (transferred to Ft. Bliss, TX in June 1946)

Arkansas
Camp Monticello, AR (transferred to Ft. Reno Nat'l Cem. in OK before February 1947)
Hot Springs Cemetery, AR (23 WWI German burials tranferrered to Chattanooga National Cemetery in TN)
Prisoner of War Cemetery, Camp Chaffee, AR (p. 4, p. 5) (transferred to Ft. Sam Houston Nat'l Cem. in TX after February 1947)
Prisoner of War Camp, Camp Joseph T. Robinson, AR (p. 7) (transferred to Ft. Sam Houston Nat'l Cem. in TX after February 1947)

California
Benicia Arsenal Post Cemetery, Benicia, CA (p. 1)
Prisoner of War Burial Plot, Camp Beale, CA (p. 2, p. 3) (transferred to Golden Gate Nat'l Cem. in CA)
Prisoner of War Cemetery, Camp Cooke, CA (p. 5) (transferred to Golden Gate Nat'l Cemetery, CA on 26th of November 1947)
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA (p. 44) (The Golden Gate National Cemetery contains POWs who died in CA and ID.)
Presidio of Monterey Post Cemetery, Presidio of Monterey, CA (p. 51)

Colorado
Fort Logan Post Cemetery, Ft. Logan, CO (p. 29)

Georgia
Prisoner of War Cemetery, Camp Gordon, GA (p. 6, p. 7)
Fort Benning Post Cemetery, Ft. Benning, GA (p. 16, p. 17, p. 18A)

Hawaii
O'ahu Cemetery, Honolulu, HI (3 German WWII POWs are buried here)
Schofield Barracks Cemetery, Honolulu, HI (4 Italian POWs are buried here)

Idaho
Prisoner of War Cemetery, Rupert, ID (p. 51A) (transferred to Golden Gate Nat'l Cem. in CA)

Illinois
Camp Grant, IL (two burials transferred to Camp Butler Nat'l Cem. in IL in June 1946)
Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, IL (p. 3)
Camp Ellis, IL (transferred to Ft. Sheridan, IL) (The Camp Butler National Cemetery contains POWs who died in IL, IN, NE and WI.)
Fort Sheridan Post Cemetery, Ft. Sheridan, IL (p. 43)

Indiana
Prisoner of War Cemetery, Camp Atterbury, IN (p. 1, p. 2) (transferred to Camp Butler Nat'l Cem. in IL in June 1970)

Kansas
Fort Leavenworth (US Disciplinary Barracks), Ft Leavenworth, KS (p. 52)
Fort Riley Post Cemetery, Ft. Riley, KS (p. 35, p. 36, p. 37, p. 38, p. 39)

Kentucky
Prisoner of War Cemetery, Camp Breckinridge, KY (p. 3) (transferred to Ft. Knox in KY after February 1947)
Prisoner of War Cemetery, Camp Campbell, KY (p. 4) (transferred to Clarksville Base in KY after February 1947)
Fort Knox Post Cemetery (Annex for POW), Ft. Knox, KY (p. 28, p. 28A) (The Fort Knox National Cemetery contains POWs who died in KY and WV.)

Louisiana
Camp Livingston, LA (transferred to Ft. Sam Houston in TX before February 1947)
Prisoner of War Cemetery, Camp Polk, LA (p. 8) (transferred to Ft. Sam Houston in TX after February 1947)
Alexandria National Cemetery, Alexandria, LA (p. 15)

Maryland
Fort George G. Meade Post Cemetery, Ft. Geo. G. Meade, MD (p. 26, p. 27, p. 28)

Massachusetts
Fort Devens Post Cemetery, Ft. Devens, MA (p. 23, p. 24)

Michigan
Fort Custer Post Cemetery, Ft. Custer, MI (p. 21, p. 22, p. 23)

Missouri
Fort Leonard Wood Post Cemetery, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO (p. 29)
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks, MO (p. 48)
Camp Weingarten, MO (5 Italian burials transferred to Jefferson Barracks Nat'l Cem. in MO on 10 October 1945)

Nebraska
Fort Robinson Post Cemetery, Ft. Robinson, NE (p. 39) (transferred to Camp Butler Nat'l Cem. in IL in July 1947)

New Jersey
Finn’s Point National Cemetery, Finn’s Point, NJ (p. 15, p. 16)

New Mexico
Camp Lordsburg, NM (transferred to Ft. Bliss, TX in April 1946)
Camp Roswell, NM (transferred to Ft. Bliss, TX in April 1946)

New York
Prisoner of War Cemetery, Pine Camp, NY (p. 14, p. 15)
Fort Niagara Post Cemetery, Ft. Niagara, NY (p. 31)
Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, Nassau County, NY (p. 48, p. 49, p. 50, p. 51)
St. Peters Cemetery, Glove Road, Staten Island, Richmond County, NY
Woodlawn National Cemetery, Emira and Chemung Counties, NY

North Carolina
Camp Butner Post Cemetery, Camp Butner, NC (p. 3, p. 4) (transferred to Chattanooga Nat'l Cem. in TN in 1947)
Fort Bragg Post Cemetery, Ft. Bragg, NC (p. 21)

Oklahoma
Prisoner of War Cemetery, Camp Gruber, OK (p. 7) (transferred to Ft. Sam Houston in TX after February 1947)
Prisoner of War Cemetery (Calvary Cemetery), McAlester, OK (p. 14)
Fort Reno Post Cemetery, Ft. Reno, OK (p. 31, p. 32, p. 33, p. 34) (The Fort Reno National Cemetery contains POWs who died in OK and AR.)
Fort Sill Post Cemetery, Ft. Sill, OK (p. 44)

South Carolina
Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, SC (p. 15)

Tennessee
Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN (p. 9, p. 10, p. 11, p. 12, p. 13, p. 14) (The Chattanooga National Cemetery contains POWs who died in TN and NC.)
Crossville, TN (94 German burials transferred to Chattanooga Nat'l Cem. in TN before February 1947)

Texas
Camp Fannin, TX (5 German burials transferred to Alexandria Nat'l Cem. in LA in February 1946)
Dodd Field, TX (9 Italian burials transferred to Ft. Sam Houston in TX before February 1947)
Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Ft. Bliss, TX (p. 18, p. 19, p. 20, p. 21) (The Fort Bliss National Cemetery contains POWs who died in TX and AZ, and NM.)
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Ft. Sam Houston, TX (p. 39, p. 40, p. 41, p. 42, p. 43) (The Sam Houston National Cemetery contains POWs who died in TX and OK, AR, and LA.)
Hereford POW Chapel, Hereford, TX (5 Italian burials transferred to Fort Reno, OK in 1947.)
Prisoner of War Cemetery, Camp Bowie, TX (p. 3) (transferred to Fort Sam Houston Nat'l Cem. in TX)
Prisoner of War Cemetery, Camp Hood, TX (p. 8) (transferred to Fort Sam Houston Nat'l Cem. in TX)
Prisoner of War Cemetery, Camp Maxey, TX (p. 8) (transferred to Fort Sam Houston Nat'l Cem. in TX)
Prisoner of War Cemetery, Camp Swift, TX (p. 9) (transferred to Fort Sam Houston Nat'l Cem. in TX)

Utah
Fort Douglas Post Cemetery, Salt Lake City, UT (p. 24, p. 25, p. 26)

Virginia
Arlington National Cemetery, Ft. Myer, VA (p. 15)
Hampton National Cemetery, Hampton, VA (p. 44, p. 45, p. 46, p. 47, p. 48)

Washington
Fort Lawton Post Cemetery, Ft. Lawton, WA (p. 29)
Fort Lewis Post Cemetery, Ft. Lewis, WA (p. 29)
Vancouver Barracks Post Cemetery, Vancouver Barracks, WA (p. 52)

West Virginia
Ashford General Hospital, WV (p. 1) (transferred to Ft. Knox in KY)

Wisconsin
Camp McCoy Post Cemetery, Camp McCoy, WI (p. 8) (transferred to Camp Butler Nat'l Cem. in IL in June 1947)

Wyoming
Fort Francis E. Warren Post Cemetery, Ft. F.E. Warren, WY (p. 26)

---

---

e-mail

© Kathy Kirkpatrick 2003-2009