
Eagle Point National Cemetery
Eagle Point, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
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- www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/eaglepoint.asp
- (541) 826-2511
- Cemetery ID: 109401
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Closed federal holidays except Memorial Day and Veterans Day.
Cemetery Visitation Hours: Open daily from sunrise to sunset.
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Directions from nearest airport:
Cemetery is located 14 miles northeast of Medford and one mile east of Eagle Point. From Medford Municipal Airport, take Biddle Road south two miles to Interchange (Highway 62). Travel toward Crater Lake seven miles, then turn right on Highway 140 (3.5 miles). Turn left on Riley Road and continue for 2.9 miles to the cemetery on your right.
Eagle Point National Cemetery is located 14 miles northeast of Medford, Ore., in Jackson County. The cemetery opened in 1952 as an adjunct to the Veterans Administration Domiciliary (VA) at White City about four miles away. The VA operated the cemetery until 1973 when it was transferred to the new National Cemetery System and renamed White City National Cemetery. On March 19, 1985, the name was changed again to Eagle Point National Cemetery to convey a more accurate sense of its location.
Monuments and Memorials
A carillon was donated by the American Veterans as part of their international living-memorial program, which began shortly after World War II.
A memorial dedicated to All Unknown Veterans was erected at the cemetery in 1980 by the Disabled American Veterans organization.
A memorial dedicated to all 1st Marine Divisions of all Wars was donated by the 1st Marine Division Association.
Notable burials
Charlene Pryer was born in 1921 in California. She attended the University of California before joining the U.S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve in September 1943. Pryer sang with the Dick Jurgens Orchestra, entertaining the troops, and she continued to perform on the radio after the war. Her musical career is noteworthy but she excelled in the outfield. Her father, Maurice Pryer, played minor league baseball and taught her the game. Charlene played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) from 1946 to 1952, with the Muskegon and Kalamazoo Lassies and South Bend Blue Sox. The AAGPBL was honored in Cooperstown in 1988. Pryer married Army Technician Stuart "Jack" Mayer in 1958 and they raised their family in Medford, OR, where a local baseball field is named for her. Pryer died June 3, 1999, and is buried in Eagle Point National Cemetery (Section A1, Site 28).
One notable burial at Eagle Point National Cemetery is Lieutenant George R. Tweed, U.S. Navy. Tweed was the sole survivor of a group captured by the Japanese after their occupation of Guam during World War II. Tweed hid on the island for more than two and one-half years evading capture and supplying valuable information to Allied forces. His ordeal inspired the book, Robinson Crusoe, USN and the movie No Man is An Island.
Closed federal holidays except Memorial Day and Veterans Day.
Cemetery Visitation Hours: Open daily from sunrise to sunset.
Link to map of .
Directions from nearest airport:
Cemetery is located 14 miles northeast of Medford and one mile east of Eagle Point. From Medford Municipal Airport, take Biddle Road south two miles to Interchange (Highway 62). Travel toward Crater Lake seven miles, then turn right on Highway 140 (3.5 miles). Turn left on Riley Road and continue for 2.9 miles to the cemetery on your right.
Eagle Point National Cemetery is located 14 miles northeast of Medford, Ore., in Jackson County. The cemetery opened in 1952 as an adjunct to the Veterans Administration Domiciliary (VA) at White City about four miles away. The VA operated the cemetery until 1973 when it was transferred to the new National Cemetery System and renamed White City National Cemetery. On March 19, 1985, the name was changed again to Eagle Point National Cemetery to convey a more accurate sense of its location.
Monuments and Memorials
A carillon was donated by the American Veterans as part of their international living-memorial program, which began shortly after World War II.
A memorial dedicated to All Unknown Veterans was erected at the cemetery in 1980 by the Disabled American Veterans organization.
A memorial dedicated to all 1st Marine Divisions of all Wars was donated by the 1st Marine Division Association.
Notable burials
Charlene Pryer was born in 1921 in California. She attended the University of California before joining the U.S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve in September 1943. Pryer sang with the Dick Jurgens Orchestra, entertaining the troops, and she continued to perform on the radio after the war. Her musical career is noteworthy but she excelled in the outfield. Her father, Maurice Pryer, played minor league baseball and taught her the game. Charlene played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) from 1946 to 1952, with the Muskegon and Kalamazoo Lassies and South Bend Blue Sox. The AAGPBL was honored in Cooperstown in 1988. Pryer married Army Technician Stuart "Jack" Mayer in 1958 and they raised their family in Medford, OR, where a local baseball field is named for her. Pryer died June 3, 1999, and is buried in Eagle Point National Cemetery (Section A1, Site 28).
One notable burial at Eagle Point National Cemetery is Lieutenant George R. Tweed, U.S. Navy. Tweed was the sole survivor of a group captured by the Japanese after their occupation of Guam during World War II. Tweed hid on the island for more than two and one-half years evading capture and supplying valuable information to Allied forces. His ordeal inspired the book, Robinson Crusoe, USN and the movie No Man is An Island.
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- Added: 1 Jan 2000
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 109401
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