Mississippi USGenWeb Archives

  Biloxi National Cemetery
Harrison County, MS

Tombstone Photographs


North view from the Visitor Center (jp)

The photographs in this portion of the archives were taken by:
Lindy Lowery Archer (lla)
Cathy Little (cl)
John Pritchard (jp)
The number beside the name is the Section and grave number (example 53-109 is section 53 grave 109) (25-1-1 is Grave 1, row 1, section 25)

Headstones

(Click on the underlined links to download the tombstone photograph)
 

This is the marker of the first burial in what is now the Biloxi National Cemetery.
It was called the Veterans Administration Cemetery. 
Mr. Ross  was buried on 24 March 1934.
Monument at Biloxi National Cemetery.(jp)
Inscription reads:
In Memory of Those Who Served Their Country.

 
Plaque at entrance to Administration Building (jp)
Inscription author was 1st Lt. William S Haynie, USMC

 
Burial Vault(jp)

 
 Committal Shelter(jp)
The structure on the left is an entry portal and the one on the right is used for the final ceremony
where the remains and the casket are released to the cemetery.

 
 Flag Draped Casket being taken thru the portal 
and to the committal shelter by the 
Keesler Air Force Base Honor Guard. 
April 2002(jp)

 
Plat Map of Biloxi National Cemetery (jp)
It became a National Cemetery on 3 Oct 1983
The dashed lines are used to show that the cemetery is part of  the Biloxi VA Medical Center.
 
 Atomic Marker(jp)
 Honor   Guard(jp)
The Honor Guard of Keesler Air Force Base executes Present Arms as a part
of the military honors to a serviceman.  Then a 3-volley salute is fired.
June 2002
 Memorial_marker(jp)
marker MA-7 in Memorial Area
 Flag Avenue(jp)
July 4, 2002
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This page is maintained by  Rhonda Smith

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