One of my favorite sights as I drive up 280 are the rolling hills filled with row after row of identical white tombstones that comprise Golden Gate National Cemetery.
Located in San Bruno, 12 miles south of San Francisco this National Cemetery is often mixed up with San Francisco National Cemetery, which sits near the Golden Gate Bridge on the grounds of the San Francisco Presidio. The first interments in this cemetery, which was authorized by Congress in 1937, occurred in 1941.
The 161 acre cemetery was dedicated on Memorial Day 1942 with Attorney General Earl Warren as the keynote speaker.
Located in San Bruno, 12 miles south of San Francisco this National Cemetery is often mixed up with San Francisco National Cemetery, which sits near the Golden Gate Bridge on the grounds of the San Francisco Presidio. The first interments in this cemetery, which was authorized by Congress in 1937, occurred in 1941.
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Saturday, May 30, 1942 p. 9San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA) |
The 161 acre cemetery was dedicated on Memorial Day 1942 with Attorney General Earl Warren as the keynote speaker.
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| Cemetery Map = Available as PDF on Website |
As with all US military supplied tombstones, be sure to check the back for memorials of spouses and sometimes children.
- Nationwide Gravestone Locator
- FindAGrave lists 142,383 interments with 97% being photographed
- Interment.com: Veteran's Affairs Database
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| Golden Gate National Cemetery - Google Maps |
Golden Gate National Cemetery
1300 Sneath Lane, San Bruno
FAX: (650) 873-6578
Phone: (650) 589-7737
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