Notable Burials
- Brigadier General Henry Leavenworth, namesake of Fort Leavenworth.
- Captain Harry Bell, Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Philippine-American War.
- Captain Thomas W. Custer, brother of George Armstrong Custer, two time Medal of Honor recipient. The first for action at the Battle of Namozine Church, the second for action at the Battle of Sayler's Creek, both during the Civil War.
- Lieutenant Junior Grade William E. Hall, Medal of Honor recipient for action in World War II.
- Corporal John Kile, Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Indian Wars.
- Private Fitz Lee, Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Spanish-American War.
- Private George Miller, Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Indian Wars.
- Private Edward Pengally, Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Indian Wars.
- First Sergeant Joseph Robinson, Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Indian Wars.
- Sergeant Donald Walters, Silver Star recipient killed in action in the Iraq War
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