We at VFW Post 2485 support
and maintain the cemetery here at former Clark Air Base in the Philippines.
This cemetery is the final resting place for some 2,168 fallen American
soldiers including at least 639 Philippine scouts from the pre-WWII
era. The Clark Air Base Cemetery
was formed between 1947 and 1950 by moving the headstones/markers
and remains from at least four other U.S. military cemeteries (Fort
Stotsenberg 1 and 2, Fort McKinley and Sangley Point Naval Cemetery)
to the new 20.365 acre, 12,000 plot cemetery located just inside the
Main Gate of Clark Air Base. All WWII dead were moved to the
American Cemetery, Manila.
The
cemetery contains the remains of U.S. Veterans from the USA, USN,
USMC, USCG, USAF, Philippine Scouts (PS) and their dependents. Some, but not all, were veterans of the Spanish/American, Philippine
Insurrection, WWI, WWII (died after the war), Korean, Vietnam,
and Iraq Wars.
The largest category interred is civilian, mostly U.S. and
Filipino, all of whom worked for the U.S. Government, and their dependents. In addition, nationals from France,
Spain, Canada, Japan, China, Vietnam and India are buried there.
It
is only because of the continuing generosity of many people from
around the world that support our work that we are able to maintain
the cemetery. We do not receive any kind
of federal funding or other government support. Please help us to
continue this good work by joining the
Grave
Diggers.
Additional
contributions can be made by sending a check made out to "VFW Post
2485" with a memo of "Cemetery Maintenance Fund" and sent to:
VFW Post 2485
PSC 517, Box RCV
FPO AP 96517-1000
