Sacramento Valley National Cemetery Explained

Sacramento Valley National Cemetery
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Type:	United States National Cemetery

Sacramento Valley National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located about southwest of Dixon, Solano County, California. The cemetery is intersected by the Union Pacific Railroad in the southeast of the cemetery.^[1] Opened for burials in 2006 with an initial development, the Department of Veterans Affairs intends this site to serve needs for the next 50 years.^[2] The cemetery is the seventh national cemetery built in the state, and the 124th national cemetery built in the U.S.

History

The 9 parcels of land that would eventually make up the cemetery were used as farmland from 1860 to 2004. In 2004, the land was purchased by the National Cemetery Administration and in 2006 the cemetery opened for burials, with the site being officially dedicated on April 22, 2007.

Notable interments

Sonny Barger (1938–2022) – Hells Angels leader and founding member^[3]
Marty Feldman (1922–2015) – Head Coach of the Oakland Raiders, World War II US Marine who fought in Guadalcanal, inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame
Earsell Mackbee (1941–2009) – US Air Force airman and professional football player
Jimmy McCracklin (1921–2012) – Pianist, vocalist, and songwriter
Chuck Tatum (1926–2014) – World War II veteran, Bronze Star Medal recipient, race car driver and builder
George Winslow (1946–2015) – Child actor of the 1950s known for his stentorian voice and deadpan demeanor

External links

Sacramento Valley National Cemetery at cem.va.gov

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Notes and References

Web site: Administration . National Cemetery . VA.gov Veterans Affairs . 2023-02-03 . www.cem.va.gov . en.
Web site: Cemeteries – Sacramento Valley National Cemetery . . 2010-05-13.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/25/hells-angels-founder-laid-to-rest-at-sacramento-valley-national-cemetery/ Hells Angels founder Ralph Hubert “Sonny” Barger, Jr., laid to rest at North Bay cemetery