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Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
	West entrance
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Established	1976
Location	East Hanover Township, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°25′23″N 76°33′20″W / 40.4231847°N 76.5555717°W
Type	U.S. National Cemetery
Size	677 acres (274 ha)
No. of graves	60,000 +
Website	Official
Find a Grave	Indiantown Gap National Cemetery

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Indiantown Gap National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in East Hanover Township, in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it occupies approximately 677 acres (2.74 km²), and has over 60,000 interments, as of 2021.

History

Indiantown Gap derives its name from the various Native American communities that populated the region. Starting in the 1930s, it became a training area for the United States Army and control of the facility was turned over to the Pennsylvania National Guard in 1998.

In 1976, a section of Fort Indiantown Gap Military Reservation was selected as the national cemetery for the states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia and West Virginia. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania donated land for the site to the US Veterans Administration (now known as the United States Department of Veterans Affairs), specifically the branch of the VA known as the National Cemetery Administration (NCA).

Since 1976, the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery has been administered by the NCA and is separate entity from the section of Fort Indiantown Gap assigned to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.^[1]

Notable interments

Notable interments include:

Robert F. Kent (1911–1982), Pennsylvania state representative and Pennsylvania Treasurer from 1957 to 1961
Bob Montgomery (1919–1998), Lightweight Boxing Champion of the World and International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee
Rear Admiral Harley D. Nygren (1924–2019), first director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (1970–1981)
John Shumaker (1929–1999), Pennsylvania State Senator
Paul Vathis (1925–2002), Pulitzer Prize winning photographer

References

^ Indiantown Gap National Cemetery at "The U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs". Retrieved November 29, 2014.

External links

[1] Indiantown Gap National Cemetery at "The U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs". Retrieved November 29, 2014.

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+| country     = United States
-| location    = [[Union Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|Union Township]], [[Pennsylvania]]
+| location    = [[East Hanover Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|East Hanover Township]], [[Pennsylvania]]
+| coordinates = {{coord|40.4231847|-76.5555717|source:GNIS|format=dms|display=it}}
-| coordinates =
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+| type        = [[U.S. National Cemetery]]
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+| size        = {{convert|677|acre|ha}}| graves      = 60,000 +
+| website     = [http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/indiantowngap.asp Official]
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-'''Indiantown Gap National Cemetery''' is a [[U.S. National Cemetery|United States National Cemetery]] located in [[East Hanover Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|Union Township]], in [[Lebanon County, Pennsylvania]]. It occupies approximately {{convert|677|acre|km2}}, and is site to 26,323 interments, as of the end of 2005.
+'''Indiantown Gap National Cemetery''' is a [[U.S. National Cemetery|United States National Cemetery]] located in [[East Hanover Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|East Hanover Township]], in [[Lebanon County, Pennsylvania]]. Administered by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]], it occupies approximately {{convert|677|acre|km2}}, and has over 60,000 interments, as of 2021.
 == History ==
+Indiantown Gap derives its name from the various [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] communities that populated the region. Starting in the 1930s, it became a training area for the [[United States Army]] and control of the facility was turned over to the [[Pennsylvania National Guard]] in 1998.
+In 1976, a section of [[Fort Indiantown Gap|Fort Indiantown Gap Military Reservation]] was selected as the national cemetery for the states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia and West Virginia. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania donated land for the site to the US Veterans Administration (now known as the United States Department of Veterans Affairs), specifically the branch of the VA known as the [[National Cemetery Administration]] (NCA).
-Indiantown Gap derives its name from the various [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] communities that resided the region. Starting in the 1930s, it became a training area for the [[United States Army]] and control of the facility was turned over to the [[Pennsylvania National Guard]] in 1998. In 1975 it also served as a refugee camp for southeast Asian refugees. For eight months, in accordance with the [[Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act]], more than 22,000 Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees were resettled through the facility.
+Since 1976, the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery has been administered by the NCA and is separate entity from the section of Fort Indiantown Gap assigned to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.<ref>[http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/indiantowngap.asp Indiantown Gap National Cemetery] at [http://www.cem.va.gov/ "The U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs"]. Retrieved November 29, 2014.</ref>
-In 1976, a section of Fort Indiantown Gap was selected as the national cemetery for the states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia and West Virginia. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania donated land for the site to the US Veterans Administration (now known as the United States Department of Veterans Affairs), specifically the branch of the VA known as the [[National Cemetery Administration]] (NCA).
+== Notable interments ==
-Since 1976, the Fort Indiantown Gap National Cemetery has been administered by the NCA and is separate entity from the section of Fort Indiantown Gap assigned to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as the National Cemetery is federal property, subject to the jurisdictional laws and ordinances set by the federal government of the United States.  To this end, the facility is under the legal jurisdiction of the US Department of Veterans Affairs and is patrolled, maintained and protected as a full federal asset by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police]].
+Notable interments include:
+* [[Robert F. Kent]] (1911–1982), Pennsylvania state representative and [[Pennsylvania Treasurer]] from 1957 to 1961
+* [[Bob Montgomery (boxer)|Bob Montgomery]] (1919–1998), [[List of lightweight boxing champions|Lightweight Boxing Champion of the World]] and [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] inductee
+* [[Rear admiral (United States)|Rear Admiral]] [[Harley D. Nygren]] (1924–2019), first director of the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps]] (1970–1981)
+* [[John Shumaker]] (1929–1999), Pennsylvania State Senator
+* [[Paul Vathis]] (1925–2002), Pulitzer Prize winning photographer
 == See also ==
+* [[List of cemeteries in the United States#Pennsylvania|List of Pennsylvania cemeteries]]
-*[[Fort Indiantown Gap|Fort Indiantown Gap Military Reservation]]
-*[[Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania]]
+== References ==
-*[[List of cemeteries in the United States#Pennsylvania|List of Pennsylvania cemeteries]]
+{{Reflist}}
-*[[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]]
-*[[U.S. National Cemetery|United States National Cemetery]]
-*[[United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police]]
 == External links ==
+{{Commons category}}
-*[http://www.cem.va.gov/ National Cemetery Administration]
-*[http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/indiantowngap.asp Indiantown Gap National Cemetery]
+* [http://www.cem.va.gov/ National Cemetery Administration]
+* [http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/indiantowngap.asp Indiantown Gap National Cemetery]
-*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=45182 Find A Grave]
-*[http://www.lebanoncountypages.com/indiantown-gap-national-cemetery.html Photos of Indiantown Gap National Cemetery]
+* [http://www.lebanoncountypages.com/indiantown-gap-national-cemetery.html Photos of Indiantown Gap National Cemetery]
+* {{GNIS|type=retired|1212435}}
+* {{Find a Grave cemetery}}
+{{Authority control}}
+[[Category:Cemeteries established in the 1970s]]
 [[Category:Cemeteries in Pennsylvania]]
 [[Category:United States national cemeteries]]
-[[Category:Visitor attractions in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:Tourist attractions in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania]]
 [[Category:Buildings and structures in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania]]