Sacramento Valley National Cemetery

Sacramento Valley National Cemetery is a 561 acres (227 ha) United States National Cemetery located about 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Dixon, Solano County, California. Opened for burials in 2006 with an initial 14 acres (5.7 ha) development, the Department of Veterans Affairs intends this site to serve needs for the next 50 years.[1]

Landscape of the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery

Notable interments
  • Earsell Mackbee (1941–2009) – United States Air Force airman and professional football player.
  • Chuck Tatum (1926–2014) - American World War II veteran, Bronze Star Medal recipient, race car driver and builder.
  • George Winslow (1946–2015) – American child actor of the 1950s known for his stentorian voice and deadpan demeanor.
  • View of the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery
    Marty Feldman (1922-2015) - Second Head Coach of the Oakland Raiders, US Marine in WW2 fighting in Guadalcanal and awarded two Purple Hearts, inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.

References
  1. "Cemeteries – Sacramento Valley National Cemetery". United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved 2010-05-13.

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