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Established
  
1952

Phone
  
+1 541-826-2511

Total burials
  
17,000

NRHP Reference #
  
16000626

Added to NRHP
  
13 September 2016

Burials
  
George Ray Tweed

Eagle Point National Cemetery

Location
  
near Eagle Point, Oregon

Location
  
2763 Riley Road Eagle Point, Oregon

Address
  
2763 Riley Rd, Eagle Point, OR 97524, USA

Similar
  
US Veterans Affairs De, US Veteran Affairs Departme, US Veteran Affairs Departme, Eagle Point City Hall, Antelope Cemetery

Eagle point national cemetery


Eagle Point National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located 14 miles northeast of Eagle Point, Jackson County of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is about 14 miles (20 km) northeast of Medford. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 43.4 acres (17.6 ha), and as of 2014, had over 17,000 interments.

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Eagle point national cemetery


History

Cypress Hills National Cemetery opened in 1952 to service the nearby veterans facility in White City, Oregon about four miles away. Administration was transferred to the National Cemetery system in 1973, when it was named White City National Cemetery. The name was changed to Eagle Point National Cemetery on March 19, 1985.

Noteworthy monuments

  • A memorial dedicated to "All Unknown Veterans" was erected at the cemetery in 1980, it was donated by the Disabled American Veterans organization.
  • A carillon was donated by the American Veterans as part of their international living-memorial program, which began shortly after World War II.
  • A memorial dedicated to all 1st Marine Divisions of all Wars was donated by the 1st Marine Division Association.

    • Notable interments

  • USN Lieutenant George Ray Tweed (1902–1989) – World War II veteran who hid for two and a half years following the Battle of Guam, evading capture and supplying information to the US forces in the Pacific. He wrote Robinson Crusoe, USN which inspired the movie No Man Is an Island.
  • Charlene Pryer (1921–1999) – World War II veteran and All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player

    • References

    Eagle Point National Cemetery Wikipedia
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