Barrancas National Cemetery

Barrancas National Cemetery on Memorial Day 2014. The cemetery is located on board NAS Pensacola and covers nearly 100 acres. The area has been used as a burial ground since the construction of Fort Barrancas. In 1838 it was established as a United States Navy cemetery. During the Civil War, Pensacola was hotly contested, as it was considered to be the best port for access to the Gulf of Mexico. Numerous soldiers on both sides were interred in the cemetery after falling in combat, or dying in nearby hospitals. After the war, in 1868, Barrancas was officially made a National Cemetery and many other nearby makeshift burial grounds were disinterred and relocated to Barrancas. In each year, 1944, 1950, 1986, and 1990, more area was transferred from NAS Pensacola to expand the facilities for the cemetery.
Notable Interments:

- Colonel George E. "Bud" Day, Former POW and Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Vietnam War.
- Commander Clyde Everett Lassen, Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Vietnam War.
- Major Stephen W. Pless, Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Vietnam War.
- Staff Sergeant Clifford Chester Sims, Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Vietnam War.
- Colonel Arthur D. Simons, Special Forces commander and leader of the Son Tay raid
- General Joe W. Kelly, former commander of Military Air Transport Service from 1960 to 1964.
- Admiral Maurice F. Weisner, former commander of US Pacific Command from 1976 to 1979.
- "Ga-Ah", one of the many wives of the Apache Indian Geronimo, who died of Bright's disease while being held captive.
- 17 casualties of the 2nd Seminole War.
- 10 British aviators (6 Royal Navy, 4 Royal Air Force) killed during training at the Naval Air Station during World War II.