Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery

The National Cemeteries in the U.S.A. are used for war graves, graves of U.S. military personnel, veterans and their spouses but not exclusively so. There are also special state veteran cemeteries.

In 2008, there were in total 120,982 graves on this cemetery.

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery contains the graves of the following people, who fought for the United States of America and who gave their lives in the War in Afghanistan and/or Operation Enduring Freedom:

24 November 2004 , Corporal Jacob Rudeloff Fleischer, aged 25
13 February 2006 , Staff Sergeant Clinton Thomas Newman, aged 26
14 June 2006 , Sergeant Roger Pina Pena Jr., aged 29
27 April 2007 , Staff Sergeant Michael Duane Thomas, aged 34
03 May 2007 , Private 1st Class Joseph Graham Harris, aged 19
06 August 2009 , Lance Corporal Travis Thornton Babine, aged 20
18 August 2009 , Private 1st Class Clayton P. Bowen, aged 29
03 September 2009 , Lance Corporal Christopher Shawn Baltazar Jr., aged 19
04 September 2009 , 2nd Lieutenant Darryn Deen Andrews, aged 34
31 October 2009 , Sergeant Cesar B. Ruiz, aged 26
09 January 2010 , Lance Corporal Mark David Juarez, aged 23
19 January 2010 , Captain Paul W. Pena, aged 27
06 May 2010 , Lance Corporal Christopher Rangel, aged 22
07 August 2010 , Private 1st Class John E. Andrade Sr., aged 19
31 January 2011 , Specialist Omar Soltero, aged 28
26 May 2011 , Sergeant Thomas A. Bohall, aged 25
24 June 2011 , Specialist Nicholas C. Hensley, aged 28
28 June 2011 , Lance Corporal John F. Farias, aged 20
25 September 2011 , 1st Lieutenant Andres Zerme, aged 26
06 October 2011 , Lance Corporal Benjamin Whetstone Schmidt, aged 24
07 April 2012 , Constructionman Trevor Jovanne Stanley, aged 22
27 May 2012 , Specialist Kedith L. Jacobs Jr., aged 21
08 June 2013 , Lieutenant Colonel Todd John Clark, aged 40
25 June 2014 , Sergeant Thomas Zachary Spitzer, aged 23

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery contains the graves of the following people, who fought for the United States of America and who gave their lives in the War in Iraq and/or Operation Iraqi Freedom:

7 April 2003 , Private 1st Class Anthony Scott Miller, aged 19
17 June 2003 , Private Robert Lewis Frantz, aged 19
11 November 2003 , Specialist Genaro "Mando" Acosta, aged 26
17 November 2003 , Chief Warrant Officer Alexander Scott Coulter, aged 35
2 December 2003 , Chief Warrant Officer Clarence E. Boone, aged 50
28 December 2003 , Private 1st Class Rey David Cuervo, aged 24
9 April 2004 , Corporal Matthew Edward Matula, aged 20
5 May 2004 , Corporal Jeffrey George Green, aged 20
8 September 2004 , Specialist Lauro Garcia De Leon III, aged 20
28 October 2004 , Sergeant 1st Class Michael Battles Sr., aged 38
4 December 2004 , Sergeant Michael Luke Boatright, aged 24
9 January 2005 , Corporal Joseph Earl Fite, aged 23
13 January 2005 , Lance Corporal Matthew Wayne Holloway, aged 21
26 January 2005 , Lance Corporal Rhonald Dain Rairdan, aged 20
7 May 2005 , Lance Corporal Lance Tanner Graham, aged 26
28 May 2005 , Lieutenant Colonel Albert E. Smart, aged 41
15 June 2005 , Lance Corporal Jonathan R. Flores, aged 18
21 July 2005 , Corporal Steven Patrick Gill, aged 24
5 February 2006 , Staff Sergeant Christopher R. Morningstar, aged 27
13 April 2006 , Lance Corporal Stephen Joseph Perez, aged 22
23 April 2006 , Corporal Jason B. Daniel, aged 21
18 May 2006 , Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Edward Holland, aged 43
29 May 2006 , Captain James Alexander "Alex" Funkhouser Jr., aged 35
2 October 2006 , Staff Sergeant Joe Anthony Narvaez, aged 25
2 November 2006 , Lance Corporal Luke Benjamin Holler, aged 21
5 November 2006 , Corporal Jose Aureliano Galvan, aged 22
19 January 2007 , Corporal Jacob Huron Neal, aged 23
27 January 2007 , Corporal Timothy A. Swanson, aged 21
13 February 2007 , Private 1st Class Nickolas Aaron Tanton, aged 24
6 May 2007 , Corporal Anthony M. Bradshaw, aged 21
6 May 2007 , Staff Sergeant Christopher S. Kiernan, aged 37
18 May 2007 , Corporal Marquis Jermaine McCants, aged 23
21 May 2007 , Corporal Michael W. Davis, aged 22
30 May 2007 , Sergeant Bacilio E. "Bozzy" Cuellar, aged 24
18 July 2007 , Specialist Daniel Enrique Gomez, aged 21
4 August 2007 , Corporal Jason K. LaFleur, aged 28
26 August 2007 , Specialist Tracy C. Willis, aged 21
5 September 2007 , Corporal Javier Gonzalo Paredes, aged 24
17 October 2007 , Specialist Vincent A. Madero, aged 22
28 January 2008 , Staff Sergeant Gary W. Jeffries, aged 37
9 July 2008 , Specialist Byron Wayne Fouty, aged 19
15 July 2008 , Staff Sergeant Jeremy Dale Vrooman, aged 28
18 September 2008 , Sergeant Major Julio Cesar Ordóñez, aged 54
9 February 2009 , Sergeant Joshua Allen Ward Sr., aged 30
19 July 2009 , Lance Corporal Brandon Tyler Lara, aged 20
17 February 2011 , Airman 1st Class Corey C. Owens, aged 26
2 April 2011 , Staff Sergeant Christian A. S. Garcia, aged 30
13 June 2011 , Staff Sergeant Nicholas Price Bellard, aged 26
10 July 2011 , Sergeant Steven L. Talamantez, aged 34

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery contains a plot for German prisoners-of-war from World War II. Here is also the grave of a Japanese and Italian prisoner-of-war.

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery contains 4 Commonwealth war graves from World War II.

Do you have more information about this location? Inform us!

Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Wikimedia Commons