Fort Leavenworth Military Prison Cemetery
- Fort Leavenworth Military Prison Cemetery
Fort Leavenworth Military Prison Cemetery is a cemetery maintained by the Fort Leavenworth Military Prison. The purpose of this cemetery is for the burial of unclaimed bodies of soldiers who died in the United States Disciplinary Barracks. [ [http://www.interment.net/data/us/ks/leavenworth/ftleav_prison/index.htm Fort Leavenworth Military Prison burial data from Internment.net] ] It is the final resting place for 298 soldiers who died in the prison, 58 of which lie in unmarked graves.]Fourteen German prisoners of war who were executed in 1945 (for the murders of fellow-POWs Johannes Kunze, Horst Günther and Werner Drechsler) in the military prison are buried in the northwest corner of the cemetery. [ [http://venus.soci.niu.edu/~archives/ABOLISH/mar98/0037.html "Abolish Archives" 1 March, 1988] ] An unknown lady of German descent, who resides in the nearby city of Leavenworth, visits the cemetery periodically to place flowers on their graves.
The cemetery is difficult to find and visitors who are not aware of its exact location may need to get directions. [Lat: 39° 22' 13"N, Lon: 94° 55' 23"W]
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