| Cedar Lawn Cemetery | |
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 Aerial view of Cedar Lawn Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1899 [1] |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 32°19′06″N90°13′00″W / 32.318380°N 90.216804°W |
| Size | 75.8 acres (30.7 ha) [2] |
| No. of graves | >14,000 (July 2015) [2] |
| Find a Grave | Cedar Lawn Cemetery |
| The Political Graveyard | Cedar Lawn Cemetery |
Cedar Lawn Cemetery, also known as Cedarlawn Cemetery, was created in 1899, becoming the second official public cemetery for the city of Jackson, Mississippi. [1]
In the early years of World War II, Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands. [6] Between 1942 and 1944, the United States permitted 500 displaced Dutch aviators to train at Jackson Army Airbase, which became known as the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School. [7] During those years, more than two dozen Dutchmen were killed in local training accidents. In recognition of their service, the City of Jackson donated a plot of ground within Cedar Lawn Cemetery to the Netherlands for burial of their dead. [8]
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