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Long Island National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in
Suffolk County, New York Suffolk County () is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of New York. It is mainly located on the eastern end of Long Island, but also includes several smaller islands. According to the 2020 United States census, the county's populatio ...
. It is surrounded by a group of other separate cemeteries and memorial parks situated along Wellwood Avenue (County Road 3) – these include Pinelawn Memorial Park, St. Charles / Resurrection Cemeteries, Beth Moses, New Montefiore and Mt. Ararat Cemeteries. Its mailing address is Farmingdale (postal code 11735). It borders East Farmingdale along its western edge and is located within the CDPS of
Wyandanch Wyandanch (, ) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, New York. The population was 12,990 at the 2020 census. In the past, some or all of Wyandanch was proposed to become part of the never-realiz ...
(to the east), in the Town of Babylon, and Melville (to the north) in the Town of Huntington. Administered by the
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, it encompasses , and as of 2021, had more than 357,000 interments. In 2016 it was listed on the
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.


History

Long Island National Cemetery was established in 1936 with a purchase of of land from Pinelawn Cemetery (a neighboring cemetery) to answer a need after
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of a large number of veterans, and not enough burial space in the urban cemeteries in
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. At the time the only National Cemetery in the area was Cypress Hills National Cemetery in
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, and it had very limited area available. The land was developed and burials began in March 1937. Within its first 8 years, it saw over 10,000 interments from
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. A section of the cemetery has the interments of World War II prisoners of war, including 37
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and 54
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. There are also 35 British Commonwealth servicemen buried here from the same war.


Notable monuments

* A granite memorial to "Fallen Comrades of Nassau & Suffolk Counties" was erected in 1940.


Notable interments

*
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recipients ** Seaman First Class
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(1882–1952), for peacetime service aboard USS ''Iowa'' ** Corporal
Anthony Casamento Corporal Anthony Casamento (November 16, 1920 – July 18, 1987) was presented the Medal of Honor by President Jimmy Carter on September 12, 1980, in a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden, 38 years after Cpl Casamento's heroism on Guadalcanal ...
(1920–1987), for action at the Battle of Guadalcanal during
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** Gunner's Mate Third Class
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(1877–1956), for peacetime service aboard USS ''Cushing'' ** Gunner's Mate Third Class Robert Galbraith (1878–1949), for action in the
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** Boatswain's Mate
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(1884–1957), for peacetime service in Coquimbo,
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** Captain
Sydney G. Gumpertz Sydney G. Gumpertz (October 24, 1879 - February 16, 1971) was a United States Army First Sergeant and recipient to the highest military decoration for valor in combat — the Medal of Honor — during World War I. Awards *Medal of Honor * World ...
(1879–1971), for action in World War I ** Chief Watertender August Holtz (1871–1938), for peacetime service aboard USS ''North Dakota'' ** Pl Sgt
Joseph R. Julian Platoon Sergeant Joseph Rudolph Julian (April 3, 1918 – March 9, 1945) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military honor – the Medal of Honor – for his heroism and sacrifice of life in 1945 in ...
(1918–1945), for action on Iwo Jima ** First Lieutenant
Stephen Edward Karopczyc Stephen Edward Karopczyc (March 5, 1944 – March 12, 1967) was a United States Army officer and a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor. He was a 1961 graduate of Chaminade High School, a 1965 graduate of Spring Hill College, then served i ...
(1944–1967), for action in the
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** Specialist Five
John James Kedenburg John James Kedenburg (July 31, 1946 – June 14, 1968) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War. Biography Kedenburg joined the Ar ...
(1946–1968), for action in the Vietnam War ** Private First Class Carlos James Lozada (1946–1967), for action at the Battle of Dak To during the Vietnam War ** Landsman Thomas Mitchell (1857–1942), for peacetime service aboard USS ''Richmond'' ** Chief Boatswain's Mate
Lauritz Nelson Lauritz Nelson (March 26, 1860 – September 16, 1944) was a sailor serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery. Biography Nelson was born March 26, 1860, in Norway and entered th ...
(1860–1941), for action aboard USS ''Nashville'' during the
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** Sergeant
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(1921–1944),for action in World War II ** First Lieutenant
Bernard James Ray ''Bernard James Ray'' (June 9, 1921 – November 17, 1944) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II during the Battle of Hurtgen ...
(1921–1944), for action in World War II ** Staff Sergeant
Joseph Edward Schaefer Joseph Edward Schaefer (December 27, 1918 – March 16, 1987) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. Schaefer joined the Army ...
(1921–1994), for action in World War II ** Second Lieutenant
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(1921–1994), for action in World War II ** Private First Class
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(1927–1950), for action in the
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** Private
Michael Valente Michael Valente (February 5, 1895 – January 10, 1976) was an Italian-born American soldier who served the United States Army in World War I. He received the United States military's highest decorationthe Medal of Honorfor his actions in France ...
(1895–1976), for action in World War I ** Seaman
James Aloysius Walsh James Aloysius Walsh (July 24, 1897 – May 29, 1960) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his role in the United States occupation of Veracruz, occupation of Veracruz. O ...
(1897–1960), for action aboard USS ''Florida'' during the US occupation of Veracruz, Mexico ** First Lieutenant John Earl Warren (1946–1969), for action in the Vietnam War * Others **
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, US Congressman, World War I veteran **
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, New York assemblyman, World War I veteran ** Captain
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, Buffalo Soldier, veteran of the Spanish–American War, Philippean–American War, and World War I ** Albert W. Brosch, professional golfer and World War II veteran ** Captain
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, artist, World War I veteran ** Henry Dumas, writer and poet ** Alice Coltrane, musician ** John Coltrane, musician **
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, author ** James Fay, US Congressman, World War I veteran **
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, comic actor and voice of Benny the Ball in '' Top Cat'' ** Helen Kane, singer and model for
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See also

*
List of cemeteries in New York This is a list of cemeteries in New York. Cemeteries in New York A * Acacia Cemetery, Ozone Park, Queens * Agudas Achim Cemetery, Livingston Manor * Agudat Achim Cemetery, Rotterdam * Agudath Achim Cemetery, East Setauket * Ahavath Israel Cem ...
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Babylon (town), New York *
National Register of Historic Places listings in Huntington (town), New York This list is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in the Town of Huntington, New York. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates ar ...


References


External links

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National Cemetery Administration
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Long Island National Cemetery
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