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CAUTION: Post Storm Damage to Coastal Trail
The Presidio Coastal Trail segment just north of the Pacific Overlook and adjacent to Lincoln Blvd remains CLOSED indefinitely. We have posted signage to alert bicyclists and hikers and with information for safe trail alternatives. More »
San Francisco National Cemetery: Famous Interments
Click on the names of the famous interments below to learn more about their history. Major Dana Crissy, aviaton pioneer. Crissy is buried in the Officers' Section, Section 98, Grave 5 |
Pauline Cushman-Fryer, Union spy.
Cushman-Fryer is buried in the Officers' Section, Section 18, Grave 1 |
Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston, Medal of Honor recipient and hero of 1906.
Funston is buried in the Officers' Section, Section 68, Grave 3 |
Maj. Gen. Irvin McDowell, Civil War leader and head of the Department of the Pacific.
McDowell is buried in the Officers' Section, Section 1, Grave 1 |
Maj. Gen. William Shafter, Medal of Honor recipient and officer with the Buffalo Soldiers. Shafter is buried in the Officers' Section, Section 30, Grave 2 |
Pvt. William H. Thompkins, Buffalo Soldier and Medal of Honor recipient.
Thompkins is buried in West Side, Grave 1036A |
Col. Charles A. Varnum, Medal of Honor recipient and Indian War veteran.
Varnum is buried in the Officers' Section, Section 3, Grave 3A |
Did You Know?
French Marshal Ferdinand Foch, supreme commander of the allied forces during World War I, visited Crissy Field in 1921 and declared it "The last word in airfields."