Fort Moore Main Post Cemetery
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Fort Moore Main Post Cemetery

Also known as Main Post Cemetery

Fort Moore, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA

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The Fort Moore Main Post Cemetery is a United States Army post cemetery located outside the city of Columbus, GA. One of the largest Army Post cemeteries, Fort Moore is an open cemetery that averages about 169 interments per year. As of July 2015, the 8.38 acre cemetery is the final resting place of over 10,000 of our nation's soldiers including (3) Medal of Honor awardees and their dependents. The cemetery is also the final resting place of 4 Chinese allied pilots, 7 Italian and 44 German prisoners of war who died in captivity at various military camps nearby and brought to Fort Moore for burial during World WII.


The cemetery is open 8:00a - 5:00p daily. Non-military visitors must obtain prior approval to enter Fort Moore.

The Fort Moore Main Post Cemetery is a United States Army post cemetery located outside the city of Columbus, GA. One of the largest Army Post cemeteries, Fort Moore is an open cemetery that averages about 169 interments per year. As of July 2015, the 8.38 acre cemetery is the final resting place of over 10,000 of our nation's soldiers including (3) Medal of Honor awardees and their dependents. The cemetery is also the final resting place of 4 Chinese allied pilots, 7 Italian and 44 German prisoners of war who died in captivity at various military camps nearby and brought to Fort Moore for burial during World WII.


The cemetery is open 8:00a - 5:00p daily. Non-military visitors must obtain prior approval to enter Fort Moore.

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