About Corozal American Cemetery

Overview

ABMC assumed responsibility for the care and maintenance of the Corozal American Cemetery in Panama in 1982.

At this 16-acre cemetery are interred more than 5,600 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.