Barrancas National Cemetery
80 Hovey Road
Pensacola, Florida 32508
Escambia County
(850) 453-4846
This site is located in the northwest region of the state.
DIRECTIONS
Located within the boundaries of NAS Pensacola, the Barrancas National Cemetery can be reached from I-10 by exiting on SR-110 (Exit 4) south to SR-295 (Exit 4) right to main gate.
This site is accessible by the public.
One of five national cemeteries in Florida, this fifty-five acre facility became a national cemetery in January 1868. Administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the first burial occurred here in 1829.
British aviators who lost their lives while in training at NAS Pensacola during World War II are buried here and their comrades in arms commemorate their memory every spring. In addition, veterans of the decisive WWII Leyte Gulf naval battle placed a commemorative time capsule and plaque on the cemetery grounds.
LINK:
Barrancas National Cemetery
https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/barrancas.asp
