The Government of the United States decided that the site, which is located in Bayamon and is approximately 13 miles from San Juan, would be suitable for the construction of a new cemetery.

The land was transferred to the stewardship of the United States Department of the Army and the private firm of Font & Montilla was contracted to build the cemetery.

The cemetery was dedicated on Veterans Day in 1949, in a ceremony attended by Luis Muñoz Marín, the Governor of Puerto Rico, and Major General Herman Feldman, the Quartermaster of the US Army.

The cemetery has become a shrine to the Puerto Rican veterans who have served in the United States military and those who perished while on active duty.

It was built to replace the existing Puerto Rico National Cemetery located in Bayamón, which would reach its capacity in 2022.