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HISTORY Plans to create a military cemetery in the Portland area started as early as 1941 , and Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill to establish a national cemetery, but the necessary money to acquire the land was never allocated. Finally, in 1949 the state of Oregon donated 102 acres of land for the establishment of a National Cemetery. Construction was completed in 1950 , and Willamette National Cemetery was officially opened on December 14 of that year. The first interment did not take place until 1951 . In 1952 , another 100 acres of land was donated to the cemetery. Willamette National Cemtery is a Blue Star Memorial Highway site. NOTABLE MONUMENTS
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