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 Massachusetts National Cemetery - Bourne, Massachusetts Posted by:  Lat34North
N 41° 40.531 W 070° 34.944
19T E 368283 N 4614959
The Massachusetts National Cemetery is located on Connery Ave in Bourne, MA.
Waymark Code: WMMVWP
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/11/2014
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From Wikipedia: Massachusetts National Cemetery
The Massachusetts National Cemetery was dedicated on October 11, 1980 and became the third new national cemetery to open in nearly 30 years. Calverton N.C. in New York, and Riverside N.C. in California, were the first and second, respectively. The site was officially named the Veterans Administration National Cemetery of Bourne, Mass., but over time the lengthy appellation changed in practice, if not in fact, to simply, "Massachusetts National Cemetery".
The cemetery is 749.29 acres and as of 2008, there are over 46,000 heroes interned here.
Medal of Honor recipients
- Hospital Corpsman Richard David DeWert, USNR (1931–1951). Killed on April 5, 1951 during the Korean War.
- SFC Jared C. Monti, United States Army (1975–2006). Killed on June 21, 2006 during Operation Enduring Freedom.
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