St. Louis, Missouri
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
8 Medal of Honor recipients are buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery is an American military cemetery located in St. Louis County, Missouri, just on the banks of the Mississippi River. The cemetery was established after the American Civil War in an attempt to put together a formal network of military cemeteries. It started as the Jefferson Barracks Military Post Cemetery in 1826 and became a United States National Cemetery in 1866. The first known burial was Elizabeth Ann Lash, the infant child of an officer stationed at Jefferson Barracks. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Address: 2900 Sheridan Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63125 · Phone: 314-845-8320 · Burial space: Open · VA cemetery page
