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United States » U.S. Military: Spanish-American War, 1898 » Cemeteries & Funerals

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  • American Battle Monuments Commission

    The ABMC is responsible for commemorating the services of the American Armed Forces through the establishment of suitable memorial shrines; operating & maintaining permanent American military burial grounds in foreign countries. Web site includes detailed descriptions of overseas cemeteries & searchable databases of war dead.

  • Ancestry.com - U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 $

    Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator

  • Archives.com - Veterans Burial Records, ca. 1775 to 2008 $

    3,258,924 Records. Source: National Cemetery Administration, Veterans Affairs. Use Archives.com with a FREE 7-day membership and search over 2.1 billion records. Pay-for-use after the seven day free trial.

  • Arlington National Cemetery

    Arlington, Virginia, USA. Arlington National Cemetery performs 27 to 30 funeral services each day. The grounds of Arlington National Cemetery honor those who have served our nation by providing a sense of beauty and peace for our guests. The rolling green hills are dotted with trees that are hundreds of years in age and complement the gardens found throughout the 624 acres of the cemetery. This impressive landscape serves as a tribute to the service and sacrifice of every individual laid to rest within the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery.

    • ANC Explorer

      Arlington National Cemetery has developed ANC Explorer, an application that is available across common web browsers and on mobile smart phones. This app enables veterans, family members and the public to explore Arlington's rich history. This first version of ANC Explorer allows users to locate gravesites events,or other points of interest; generate front and back photos of a headstone or monument; and receive directions to those locations.

    • Find a Grave

      Arlington National Cemetery's app, ANC Explorer, enables families, visitors and the public to locate gravesites, events or other points of interest throughout the cemetery; view front-and-back headstone photos and points of interest; and receive directions to these locations. The latest version also includes self-guided tours, easy access to general information, and provides the ability to save searched burial records to a mobile device.

  • How to Read a Spanish American War Grave stone

    The website explains how to decipher the inscriptions that indicate a veteran's service that can be found on their grave stones.

  • Spanish American War - Understanding Military abbreviations on Grave Stones

    This page provides a glossary for abbreviations found on military gravestones from the late 1800s and early 1900s.

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