Eagle Point National Cemetery
- Eagle Point National Cemetery
Infobox Military Memorial
name= Eagle Point National Cemetery
body= United States
caption=
commemorates=
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nearest_town= Medford, Oregon
designer=
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established= 1952
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total=12,049
unknowns=
commemorated=
by_country=United States
by_war=
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Eagle Point National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located northeast of the city of Medford in Jackson County, Oregon. It encompasses 43.4 acres, and as of the end of 2005, had 12,049 interments.
History
Cypress Hills National Cemetery opened in 1952 to service the nearby veterans facility in White City, Oregon. Administration was transferred to the National Cemetery system in 1973, when it was named White City National Cemetery. The name was changed to Eagle Point National Cemetery on March 19, 1985.
Notable monuments
*A memorial dedicated to "All Unknown Veterans" was erected at the cemetery in 1980.
Notable interments
*Lieutenant George Ray Tweed, of the United States Navy. He was the only survivor of a unit that was captured on Guam during World War II. He hid on the island for two and a half years, evading capture and supplying information to the US forces in the Pacific. His ordeal inspired him to write the book "Robinson Crusoe, USN" in 1945, and later, in 1962, inspired, Richard Goldstone and John Monks Jr. to write, direct and produce, the movie "No Man Is an Island", starring Jeffrey Hunter as Lt. Tweed.
See also
*United States Department of Veterans Affairs
*United States National Cemetery
External links
* [http://www.cem.va.gov/ National Cemetery Administration]
* [http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/eaglepoint.asp Eagle Point National Cemetery]
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