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Tahoma National Cemetery

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Established
  
1993

Country
  
United States

No. of interments
  
41,000

Phone
  
+1 425-413-9614

Location
  
Kent, Washington

Size
  
158.3 acres (64.1 ha)

Founded
  
1993

Type
  
United States National Cemetery

Address
  
18600 SE 240th St, Kent, WA 98042, USA

Hours
  
Closed now Friday8AM–4:30PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8AM–4:30PMTuesday8AM–4:30PMWednesday8AM–4:30PMThursday8AM–4:30PMSuggest an edit

Burials
  
Nathan Chapman, Jesse T. Barrick, Dexter J. Kerstetter, Arthur V. Peterson

Similar
  
Tahoma High School, Greenwo Memorial Park Fun, Bonney, Hillcrest Burial Park, Mountain View Cemetery

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Tahoma National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the city of Kent, in King County, Washington. It encompasses 158.3 acres (64.1 ha), and as of the end of 2008, had 23,479 interments compared to 15,924 interments in 2005. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it is the only national cemetery in the state of Washington.

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History

Tahoma National Cemetery was established on November 11, 1993 and opened for interments on October 1, 1997. It is actively undergoing expansion. A second phase of construction was completed in 2005.

Noteworthy monuments

  • The Blue Star Memorial, a traditional service flag monument dedicated to all veterans.
  • Notable interments

  • Medal of Honor recipients
  • Second Lieutenant Jesse T. Barrick, for action in the American Civil War.
  • Sergeant Dexter J. Kerstetter, for action in World War II.
  • Others
  • Sergeant First Class Nathan Ross Chapman, first American serviceman to die in the line of duty in the United States invasion of Afghanistan in 2002.
  • Edward Eugene Claplanhoo, former Chairman of the Makah
  • Frosty Westering, Hall of Fame college football coach
  • Robert F. Burt- United States Navy chaplain
  • References

    Tahoma National Cemetery Wikipedia


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