The National Cemetery site is a 770-acre portion of Fort Custer. Located six miles west of
Battle Creek in south central Michigan, Camp Custer was established in 1917 as part of the military mobilization effort for World War I. During World War II the military reservation included 14,000 acres of land and served as an important U.S. Army training base. Established with the first interment on September 18, 1943.
