United States Air Force Academy Cemetery

Cut-off Date: 26 July 1996
Number of Burials: 785
Volunteers: Milton D. and Mary Lou Lake, Barbara Crawford, Nancy Fischer, Caren Gordon, Marj Kline, Lesta Kneebone, Ardelle Koperski, James Laushine, Ann and John Monroe, Nan Oberle, J Richards, Terry Sim, Linda Smith, Linda Vixie
Special Thanks: Col. Michael L. Hogan, Janet Edwards, Dr. E. Muenger, William Feduska, Charlie Bowles

The U.S. Air Force Academy Cemetery is located on the grounds of the Academy. It can be reached by exiting Interstate 25 at the north entrance to the Academy and proceeding west past the guard post, continuing approximately one-half mile to Stadium Way. After turning south on this road, proceed a short distance to Parade Loop and turn west, continuing 0.4 mile. The cemetery is on the north side of the road. According to GPS-derived geolocation (accurate to within 10 meters), the cemetery's coordinates are 39°00'55.1"N and 104°51'17.8"W. The cemetery was established September 22, 1958 and the first burial was Lt. Gen. Hubert R. Harmon (first superintendent of the Academy) on Sept. 28, 1958. Point of contact for the cemetery is the Mortuary Affairs Office at (719) 333-3323.

The cemetery is located in a forested area in the foothills of the Rocky Mountain Front Range and is maintained by the Air Force Academy. The cemetery consists of eight sections (only three are currently used), a memorial section, and a directory board with a listing of burials. USAFA Instruction 34-501 outlines the criteria for burial here, but in general, it is as follows:

Note: The directory board located on the grounds of the cemetery had numerous errors at the time of publication of this index (summer 1997). The mistakes are recorded as discrepancies in the database; however, the Academy Mortuary Affairs Office was notified of these errors and planed to correct the directory board as soon as possible.

U.S. Air Force Academy Cemetery data (by plot)

U.S. Air Force Academy Cemetery map