Golden Gate National Cemetry in San Bruno, San Mateo County, United States | Attraction

Golden Gate National Cemetry is located in the city of San Bruno, San Mateo County, California 12 miles south of San Francisco, United States. Because of the name and location, it is frequently confused with San Francisco National Cemetery, which dates to the 19th century and is in that city?s Presidio, in view of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Golden Gate National Cemetry is located in the North end section of San Bruno, California. From San Francisco International Airport, proceed North on Highway 101 to San Bruno 380 exit and proceed to El Camino Real North. Turn right on El Camino Real; then left on Sneath Lane. The cemetery is on your right.

One of America?s most valiant naval officers?Adm. Chester W. Nimitz? is buried at Golden Gate National Cemetry in San Bruno. A number of distinguished officers who served under him are also buried here. The 44 German and Italian prisoners-of-war interred here were captured in North Africa after the collapse of the German Afrika Corps under the command of Lt. Gen. Erwin Rommel in 1943. The POWs were housed at Camp Beale and Camp Cook in California and Camp Rupert in Idaho, where they were originally buried at the respective post cemeteries. When the posts closed, the POWs were re-interred at Golden Gate. Additionally, 24 African-American sailors who perished while loading Liberty ships in the Port Chicago incident on July 17, 1944, and whose remains were subsequently unidentifiable, are buried as Unknowns in Section P.