National Cemetery Administration
Remembrance: Veterans at Golden Gate National Cemetery
The Veterans featured on this page are interred at Golden Gate National Cemetery (San Bruno, California) and include a five-star officer (Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz) and other influential leaders in the Pacific theater during World War II; U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard Veterans at the Port Chicago disaster; Medal of Honor recipients; Navajo Code Talkers and other notable Veterans.
The Office of Engagement and Memorial Innovations – Digital Services and the Veterans Legacy Program conducted research to identify these Veterans in addition to the notable Veterans on the Golden Gate National Cemetery page identified by the NCA History Program.
NCA invites you to remember these Veterans and visit their memorial pages to celebrate their legacy, military service and sacrifice to our nation. You can also post tributes (comments), upload images, and share biographical information, historical documents and more.
Nimitz Burial Plot
The gravesites of Chester W. Nimitz, Raymond A. Spruance, Richmond K. Turner, and Charles A. Lockwood, who were friends for over 40 years, perfectly aligned in the first row along the street bearing the name Nimitz Drive at Golden Gate National Cemetery. The sentiment behind the burials emphasizes the symbolic power of comradeship of service members even after death in national cemeteries. Read more »
Visit the memorial pages of four of the Navy's most influential leaders in the Pacific theater during World War II.
Port Chicago
Remembering Port Chicago, 80 years later
On July 17, 1944, while U.S. Navy service members were loading the liberty ships SS E.A. Bryan and SS Quinault Victory at the munitions pier at Port Chicago, California, two unintentional explosions killed 320 men and another 390 were injured. African Americans were nearly 75 percent of the 320 fatalities and 60 percent of the 390 hurt. It was the worst home front disaster during World War II.
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Port Chicago: Unknown U.S. Sailors
There are 26 African Americans who perished from the tragedy and are buried as Unknown U.S. Sailors at Golden Gate National Cemetery in Sections H and L. Visit their memorial pages to pay tribute to their sacrifice during World War II.
U.S. Navy, World War II
Date of Death: July 17, 1944
Golden Gate National Cemetery
Memorial Pages — Section H, Row 0:
Memorial Pages — Section L, Row 0:
