Location
Santa Fe
501 North Guadalupe Street
Santa Fe NM 87501
Latitude 35° 41' 54.73" N
Longitude -105° 56' 56.46" W
Historical Significance
Navajo Code Talkers were used during WWI, WWII to send secret coded messages. This monument contributes to the Historical Cemetery since burials of the Civil War era. The earliest burials date to 1868 when the War Department re-interred 266 unknown soldiers from the battlefields of Glorieta, Kozlowski and Old Fort Marcy in a plot of the Catholic Cemetery in Santa Fe. With the donation of additional land by the Catholic Cemetery, Santa Fe National Cemetery was briefly established in 1875; it reverted to a post cemetery the following year. It was reestablished as a national cemetery in 1892. As of March 2020, Santa Fe National Cemetery contains over 59,000 interments. Other monuments or plaques: Bivouac of the Dead Plaque, Gettysburg Address Plaque, World War II Combat Glider Pilots Memorial, Navy Women Memorial, China – Burma – India Memorial, Glorieta Pass Confederate Dead Memorial, Fort Craig Unknown Dead Memorial, Private O’Leary Headstone, and Navajo Code Talkers.
Burial Significance
Code Talker, Chester Nez. Frank Chee Willeto, Navajo code talker, Congressional Silver Medal recipient. General Patrick J. Hurley, Secretary of War in the cabinet of President Herbert Hoover, served with distinction in World Wars I and II. Daniel D. Fernández (1944–1966), Medal of Honor recipient- Vietnam. Edwin L. Elwood (1847 – 1907) in the U.S. Army who served with the 8th U.S. Cavalry during the Indian Wars; received the Medal of Honor. Captain Raymond Gerald Murphy (1930 – 2007) was the 39th United States Marine received the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Korean War. Edward Alvin Clary (1883 – 1939) a United States Navy sailor received the Medal of Honor. Yuma William "Bill" Rowdy (c. 1862 – 1893) was a United States Army Indian scout and received the Medal of Honor. Colonel Robert Sheldon Scott (1913 – 1999) received the Medal of Honor.
Historical Destinations
- National: National Register of Historic Places; National Historic District
- State: State Historical Commission
- Local: City Landmark
The historic integrity of Santa Fe National Cemetery is high. Overall, its historic design, monuments, buildings, and structures are intact, and any alterations and additions are sympathetic and have taken place within the cemetery’s period of significance.
IN HONOR OF THE
NAVAJO CODE TALKERS
FOR THEIR SACRIFICE
AND COURAGE TO HELP ENSURE
THE UNITED STATES VICTORY
DURING WORLD WAR II
NEW MEXICO STATE ORGANIZATION DAUGHTERS
OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
MARCH 21, 2013
Funding
- Provided by the National Cemetery
Tourism
- Family Friendly
- Open to Public: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Admission: None
- Lodging: Yes
Promotional Materials Available
- Brochures: Yes
- Catalogues: Yes
- DVDs: No
- Calendar of Events: Yes
- Website Link: https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/santafe.asp
Acknowledgments
Hold annual veteran's ceremonies in the future.
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