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The San Francisco National Cemetery is the last resting place for over 450 African American
soldiers known as the Buffalo Soldiers. Most are buried in the West Section of the cemetery.
Among them is Medal of Honor recipient, William H. Thompkins, who voluntarily went ashore
in the face enemy fire to rescue wounded U.S. and Cuban comrades at Tayabacoa, Cuba.
There is an outdoor exhibit panel with information on notable figures buried at the cemetery,
including Thompkins, near the entrance gates.
soldiers known as the Buffalo Soldiers. Most are buried in the West Section of the cemetery.
Among them is Medal of Honor recipient, William H. Thompkins, who voluntarily went ashore
in the face enemy fire to rescue wounded U.S. and Cuban comrades at Tayabacoa, Cuba.
There is an outdoor exhibit panel with information on notable figures buried at the cemetery,
including Thompkins, near the entrance gates.
| Medal of Honor recipient William H. Thompkins is buried at the cemetery |
| There are 28 Buffalo Soldiers buried at the Concordia Cemetery in El Paso. Six of those buried there are anonymous heroes, they are unknown soldiers |
| Alexandria National Cemetery 209 East Shamrock Street Pineville, LA 71360 |
| There are 57 Buffalo Soldiers interred at the Alexandria National Cemetery. They represent the following units: 24th Infantry, 10th Calvary, and the 9th Calvary and are interred in Sections A, B, C, and R. |
| Did you know that one of America’s Black heroes – a Buffalo Soldier who earned the Congressional Medal of Honor – is buried at the Arizona State Hospital? |
| Corporal Isaiah Mays is buried at the hospital’s “All Souls Cemetery,” where he rests with more than 2,400 other patients and staff. The oldest grave dates to Sept. 6, 1888, when Arizona was just a territory and the hospital was called the Territorial Insane Asylum |
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