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ABMC assumed responsibility for the care and maintenance of the Corozal American Cemetery in Panama in 1982. At this 16 acre cemetery are interred 5,557 American veterans and others. A small memorial sits atop a knoll overlooking the graves area. The memorial consists of a paved plaza with a 12-foot rectangular granite obelisk flanked by two flagpoles on which fly the U.S. and Panamanian flags. Engraved on the obelisk in English and Spanish is the following inscription:
This memorial has been erected by the
United States of America
in humble tribute to all interred here
who served in its Armed Forces or
contributed to the construction,
operation and maintenance of
the Panama Canal
Buried at the Corozal American Cemetery are American servicemen who served during the Mexican – American War, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, and all other major conflicts. Learn more about those Americans buried and memorialized who died during the Civil War and served during the Mexican War, Civil War and Spanish American War.
Corozal American Cemetery is located approximately three miles north of Panama City, Republic of Panama.
The main entrance is shared between the American cemetery and the Panamanian cemetery. You will see a wrought iron gate and a sign that reads Corozal American Cemetery on the entrance pillars to mark this main entrance.
Buried at the Mexico City National Cemetery and the Corozal American Cemetery are American servicemen who died during the Civil War and Mexican-American War (1846-1848), and veterans of the Civil War, and Spanish American War. Some of their names are listed below:
The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) |
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|---|---|
| Name | Service |
| William Jacobs Brown | Pennsylvania Regiment |
| John E. Frey | Corporal, Company F, 3rd U.S. Infantry |
| George Heyser | Pennsylvania Regiment |
| James G. Holleman | Private, Company L, 1st Tennessee Mounted Volunteers |
| Nathaniel S. Reneau | Private, Company G, 1st Tennessee Mounted Volunteers |
| James E. Slaughter | 1st Lieutenant, Artillery |
| George Smith | Veteran of Mexican War |
| Santiago Wright | Veteran of Mexican War |
Civil War Dead |
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|---|---|---|
| Name | Service | Cemetery |
| John Adams Bates, Jr. | Paymaster, U.S. Navy, USS Jamestown | Corozal |
| Thomas Collins | Private, U.S. Marine Corps, USS St. Mary’s | Corozal |
| George Fleming | Coxswain, U.S. Navy, USS St. Mary’s | Corozal |
| Joseph Whipple Harris | Boy, U.S. Navy, USS St. Mary’s | Corozal |
| Henry Linden | Lieutenant, U.S. Navy | Corozal |
| A. C. Sheldon | Lieutenant, U.S. Army | Corozal |
| William A. Weise | Captain, U.S. Army | Mexico |
CIVIL WAR VETERANS |
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|---|---|---|
| Name | Service | Cemetery |
| William T. Allen | Captain, Commissary/Subsistence | Mexico |
| John Ayers | 1st Lieutenant, Company I, New Mexico Volunteer Cavalry | Mexico |
| Joseph Francis Bennett | Captain, 1st California Infantry | Mexico |
| John T. Bolton | Private, 39th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry | Mexico |
| William M. Bone | Corporal, Company E, 132nd Indiana Infantry | Mexico |
| William Brennen | Private, Company D, 16th Michigan Volunteer Infantry | Mexico |
| Albert Carboni | Private, Company H, 2nd Regiment, U.S. Volunteer Cavalry | Mexico |
| Stillman Cranston | Private, Company I, 27th New York Infantry | Mexico |
| Francis DeGrees | Captain, DeFrees’ Battery, Union Army | Mexico |
| William John DeGrees | Captain, Company B, 10th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry | Mexico |
| Prospero DeSoto | Sergeant, Company G, 3rd New Mexico Mounted Infantry | Mexico |
| Edward Eddy | Colonel, 47th New York Volunteers | Mexico |
| Marcus Edwards | Veteran of Union Army | Mexico |
| Antonio Falero | Veteran from Louisiana | Mexico |
| Albert A. Fox | Seaman, U.S. Navy, USS Ohio | Mexico |
| Robert Bruce Galloway | Veteran CSA | Mexico |
| Robert Bennett Gorsush | Major, Engineers Mining Bureau, CSA | Mexico |
| Dr. Harding F. Gray | Officer, U.S. Army | Mexico |
| James Grayson | Private, Company B, 11th Regiment, Illinois Volunteers | Mexico |
| Morgan L. Grover | Captain, Company D, 8th California Infantry | Mexico |
| Dr. John Jacob Hassell | Soldier, New York Volunteers | Mexico |
| William Headen | Major, CSA | Mexico |
| W. W. Hess | Bugler, Union Army | Mexico |
| James G. Holleman | Private, Company L, 1st Tennessee Volunteers | Mexico |
| Herny Walter Howe | Private, Company A, 11th Indiana Infantry | Mexico |
| Benjamin Franklin Jones | Soldier, CSA | Mexico |
| William Lucien Kelsey | Private, Company K, Berdan’s Sharpshooters of Pennsylvania | Mexico |
| Charles H. Kingman | Private, Company B, 88th Illinois Volunteer Infantry | Mexico |
| Edward M. Kuhn | Civilian Scout for Union Army | Mexico |
| Cassius Clay Lamm | Corporal, Company D, 193rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry | Mexico |
| Ernest Luttjohann | Private, Company G, 34th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry | Mexico |
| Waldemar Malcomson | Company F, 10th New York Volunteer Infantry | Mexico |
| John O’Brien | Private, Company A, 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry | Mexico |
| Edward R. Pierce | Captain, Union Army | Mexico |
| Nathaniel S. Reneau | Private, Company G, 1st Tennessee Mounted Volunteers | Mexico |
| Francis P. Sala | Veteran of Civil War | Corozal |
| James E. Slaughter | General, CSA | Mexico |
| George W. Tennent | 3rd Assistant Engineer, U.S. Navy | Mexico |
| John Thomas | Corporal, Company H, 37th U.S. Colored Infantry | Mexico |
| Edward W. Turner | Captain, Union Army | Mexico |
| James W. Tuttle | Private, Company A, 2nd New York Cavalry | Mexico |
| Richard Walters | Private, Company E, 3rd U.S. Cavalry | Mexico |
| Rudolph Weiser | 2nd Lieutenant, Company M, 4th Missouri Cavalry | Mexico |
| Fernando Cortez Willett | Private, Union Army | Mexico |
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR VETERANS |
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|---|---|---|
| Name | Service | Cemetery |
| Norman C. Anderson | Company D, 3rd Pennsylvania Infantry | Corozal |
| John C. Applegrun | U.S. Army | Corozal |
| Christian V. Arnheiter | Master Sergeant, U.S. Army | Corozal |
| Linneus James Avery | U.S. Army | Corozal |
| Jacob Bernson | Sergeant, Signal Corps, U.S. Army | Corozal |
| Andrew Blaszowski | Purser, U.S. Navy | Corozal |
| Condy Joseph Boyle | Troop B, 5th Cavalry | Corozal |
| Edward M. Brainard | Veteran Spanish-American War | Corozal |
| John H. Clarke | Company C, New York Infantry | Corozal |
| William C. Cooney | Sergeant, 27th Infantry | Corozal |
| Albert W. Covington | Sergeant, Company K, 1st North Carolina Infantry | Corozal |
| Charles S. Cross | Veteran Spanish-American War | Corozal |
| Charles T. De Reuter | Troop F, U.S. Cavalry | Corozal |
| Clarence P. Delahanty | Corporal, Troop E, Ohio Cavalry | Corozal |
| Oscar S. Durfee | 1st Lieutenant, Engineers, U.S. Volunteers | Corozal |
| Ora Moore Ewing | Sergeant, 2nd Regiment, West Virginia Infantry | Corozal |
| Arthur E. Folcey | Company E, 30th U.S. Infantry | Corozal |
| Morton William Gaither | 1st Lieutenant, Company A, 2nd Kentucky Volunteers | Mexico |
| Louis Gall | Private, 28th U.S. Volunteers | Corozal |
| Edwar B. Hall | Illinois National Guard | Mexico |
| Thomas Frank Hemphill | U.S. Navy | Corozal |
| Harry W. Hurt | Private, 12th U.S. Volunteer Infantry | Corozal |
| Patrick Kenealy | Commissary Sergeant, U.S. Army | Corozal |
| Frank M. Key | Private, Hospital Corps, U.S. Army | Corozal |
| Asa S. Lawrence | First Sergeant, U.S. Army | Corozal |
| Joseph George McCormick | Corporal, Company I, 30th Infantry | Corozal |
| Carson E. Newhard | Veteran Spanish-American War | Corozal |
| Frederick W. Pittenger | Company B, 1st Texas Infantry | Corozal |
| LaFayette G. Trowbridge | Corporal, Company C, 1st U.S. Cavalry | Corozal |
| John R. Westberg | Corporal, 1st Illinois Cavalry | Corozal |
| Charles F. Williams | Veteran Spanish-American War | Corozal |
| Henry E. Williams | Company F, 10th Pennsylvania Regiment | Corozal |
| Joseph D. Williams | Company D, 1st Texas Infantry | Corozal |
