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Harold M. Clark, Born in 1890 and died on May 2, 1919. He was the first United States airman to fly in Hawaii. Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines was named for him. He died on May 2, 1919 in a seaplane crash in the Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal Zone and was buried with … Read more
Joshua Davis, Civil War veteran and for many years a resident of Washington, died Saturday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M. P. Weeler, 1424 W street, from locomotor ataxia at the age of 72. Mr. Davis was a native of Montgomery county, Md. During the Civil War he served under General B. … Read more
BIOGRAPHY COLONEL PHILIP MICHAEL SHUE, M.D. UNITED STATES AIR FORCE Colonel Philip Michael Shue, MD., MPH was born on 22 July 1948 and was raised in Brookville, Ohio. In 1970, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Pre-Med and entered the United States Air Force. Following Officer Training … Read more
Originally Published: 24 July 2002 Nineteen-year-old Beau Timberlake of Tallahassee sat by himself for an hour, hugging his knees and focusing intently on the gravestone that reads “Ronald Neil Timberlake, US Army Maj.” His father survived two tours as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, receiving the Silver Star and Purple Heart and too many other … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 408-08 May 12, 2008 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Corporal Jessica A. Ellis, 24, of Bend, Oregon, died May 11, 2008, … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Captain Patrick Michael Jacobsen, who was superintendent of the Coast Guard yard in Curtis Bay, died Wednesday, June 4, 2000, of cardiac arrest at home in Severna Park, Maryland. He was 69. Captain Jacobsen spent 27 years in the Coast Guard and retired in 1979. In 1986, he went to … Read more
Belleville Soldier Killed in Vietnam During Enemy Fire 22 May 1969 Lieuetnant Colonel Alfred Barnes of Ralph Street, Belleville, a 20-year career Army office, was killed during an enemy rocket and mortar attack in Vietnam on May 12, 1969. Mrs. Sadie R. Barnes, his wife, was notified by telegram of the overseas tragedy. Colonel Barnes … Read more
Courtesy Of The Pentagram (Friday, January 17, 1997) A newly honored Medal of Honor recipient was laid to rest for a second time, Tuesday — this time among rows of the nation’s war heroes in Arlington National Cemetery. Soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard) rendered full military honors. The January winds that swept across … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM GROVER HIPPS Retired April 30, 1967. Died April 4, 2007. William Grover Hipps was born in Lumber City, Pennsylvania, in 1912. He graduated from Curwensville High School, Curwensville, Pennsylvania, in 1930; attended Millards Preparatory School, Washington, D.C. in 1931; graduated from the U.S. Military Academy … Read more
George W. Stannard Born January 29, 1927 – Died October 10, 2000 George was born in Rawson, ND, on January 29,1927. He spent his childhood in Williston with his family on their large wheat farm. He attended Williston High School where his many activities included the varsity football team. Soon after graduating, he enlisted in … Read more
BOOTH, CORNELL, DENT (COLONEL), BOOTH, JOANNE DARBY Married October 10, 1936, died together October 7, 2000, three days before their 64th wedding anniversary. CORNELL DENT BOOTH was born on January 9, 1914, in West Point, New York. Son of the late Colonel and Mrs. Lucian Dent Booth. He was a graduate of Saint Albans school in Washington, … Read more
From a contemporary news report “Tucson, Arizona – Retired Air Force Lieutenant General Hewitt T. Wheless, a highly decorated World War II bomberpilot, has died at the age of 72. Wheeless, who died on September 7, 1986 of congestive heart disease, retired in June 1968 as Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force. … Read more
REEP, OBED, Private, Company K, 23rd Regiment, North Carolinas Troops. Resided in Lincoln County and enlisted in Iredell County at age 22. August 20, 1862, for the war. Present or accounted for until captured at Mine Run, Virginia, on or about November 28, 1863. Confined at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C. Died in hospital at … Read more
Courtesy of his classmates United States Military Academy Class of 1946 Lester Mykel Conger No. 15823 Class of 1946 Died 12 February 1972 in Atlanta, Georgia, Aged 48 years. Interment: Arlington National Cemetery Lester Mykel Conger, known affectionately as Les to his family and friends, was born 18 November, 1923 in Plymouth, Wisconsin. Blessed with … Read more
Claude G. Tyler Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces Service # 33200253 320th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy Entered the Service from: Maryland Died: 28-Oct-44 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart. His remains have been recovered. U.S. Department … Read more
From a contemporary press report: On March 29, 1997, Ben T. Obata, retired Army intelligence officer and federal civil service employee, passed away at Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia, of cardiac arrest. He was 79 years old. A Vacaville, California native, Obata had lived in the Washington, D.C. area 25 years and was a … Read more
William E. Wood Maricopa, Arizona Born 1929 CORPORAL, U.S. Army Service Number 17262014 Missing in Action – Presumed Dead Died November 2, 1950 in Korea Corporal Wood was a member of Company C, 8th Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while defending his position along the Yalu River … Read more
Born at Jamestown, New York, October 31, 1847, he was educated at the Jamestown Academy and received his M.D. degree from the University of Buffalo in 1869. He married Syria Elana Browne of Oakland, California, May 12, 1882. He was commissioned as an Assistant Surgeon, United States Navy, April 12, 1869. He was promoted to … Read more
FORT KNOX, Kentucky — An investigating officer today recommended the court-martial of a soldier charged in the deadly grenade attack on sleeping 101st Airborne comrades in Kuwait. Evidence shows Sergeant Hasan Akbar had ample time to acquire the grenades used in the attack and that Akbar’s rifle killed one of the two officers who died, … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Fredrik W. Wiant, 61, a planner with the Army Corps of Engineers and a Boy Scout volunteer, died December 28, 2002, in a traffic accident near Nashua, Iowa. The Iowa Highway Patrol said his car crossed into a lane of oncoming traffic and collided with two other cars on Route … Read more
Stennis Remembers Four Aviators Lost in Viking Crash Story Number: NNS040816-10 Release Date: 8/16/2004 11:40:00 AM By Lieutenant Corey Barker, USS John C. Stennis Public Affairs ABOARD USS JOHN C. STENNIS, At Sea (NNS) — Navy S-3B Viking jets flew in the missing man formation over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) … Read more
Born October 3, 1854, the son of the Confederate Chief of Ordnance during the Civil War, he secured a medical degree from Bellevue Medical College, New York, and then joined the Army Medical Corps. He traveled from post to post and contracted Yellow Fever at Fort Brown, Texas. Since his recovery from that illness made … Read more
Saturday, 20 December 1997 One or more intruders tried unsuccessfully to dig up granite paving stones at the gravesite of President Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery, U.S. Park Police said Saturday, December 20, 1997.. Authorities said whoever was involved in the incident Friday night or early Saturday probably gave up when they found the stones, … Read more
From a contemporary press report James B. Ord, Jr., Colonel, United States Marine Corps, retired, died on February 16, 1997 at Cottage Hospital of Nantucket, Massachusetts, the beloved husband of Virginia Shepherd Ord; father of James S. Ord and Letitia C. Ord. Colonel Ord will be buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery … Read more
CAPTAIN ANDERSON’S RITES Funeral at Arlington Today For Ex-Administrator of Guam WYCOFF, New Jersey, August 14, 1952 – A funeral service for Captain Milton H. Anderson, who retired from the Navy in 1948 after serving as Civil Administrator of Guam, will be held tomorrow in Arlington National Cemetery. Captain Anderson died Monday in Hackensack. After … Read more
He was born in Dubuque, Iowa and is buried in Arlington National Cemetary. He was assigned to HHC 5th Special Forces Group. Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16220 The Army purchased this helicopter 0969 Total flight hours at this point: 00000253 Date: 12/09/1969 Incident number: 691209191ACD Accident case number: 691209191 Total loss … Read more
ELLIOTT, MAJ. ROBERT GEORGE, USAF (Ret.) With his family by his side, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 25, 2001, in Hernando Beach, Florida. Major Elliott, the fourth child of the late Edward and Susanne Edwards Elliott, was born August 4, 1924 in Audobon, New Jersey. Major Elliott completed aviator training on June 27, 1944, … Read more
Gordon Oliver Smith Pasadena, California Born March 31, 1923 Captain, U.S. Air Force Missing in Action – Presumed Dead Died October 3, 1950 in Korea Captain Smith was the pilot of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 8th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group. On October 3, 1950 while on a night intruder mission in the … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Howard Willis Alexander, 62, former test pilot and highly decorated naval officer, died July 5, 1994 of respiratory failure at Presbyterian University Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He lived in Leonardtown, Maryland. Born in Union Township, Pennsylvania, he attended the Marion Military Institute in Marion, Alabama, before graduating from the United … Read more
LIEUTENANT GENERAL LEWIS H. BRERETON Retired Sept. 1, 1948, Died August 1, 1967 Lewis Hyde Brereton was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1890. He attended St. John’s College, Annapolis, Maryland; entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1907, and graduated in June 1911. He resigned as an ensign, and was appointed a second lieutenant in the … Read more
Born at Paterson, New Jersey in 1868, he was awarded the Medal of Honor in the Spanish-American War while serving as Private, Troop M, 10th United States Cavalry at Tryabacoa, Cuba, June 30, 1898. He was a member of the all-black 10th Cavalry. He died on November 27, 1940 and was buried in Section 4 … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1069-10 November 18, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sergeant David P. Senft, 27, of Grass Valley, California, died November … Read more
Michael James O’Brien born in Massachusetts in 1863 Appointed from Massachusetts, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1881 (3) Second Lieutenant, 13th U. S. Infantry, 14 June 1885 First Lieutenant, 2nd U. S. Infantry, 2 January 1892 Transferred to the 5th U. S. Infantry, 9 February 1892 Died 16 September 1898 In Cuba BURIAL … Read more
BROWN UNIVERSITY Ernest F. John class of 1942, of Castle Hills, Texas died on August 3, 2001. He retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Brigadier General in 1973 after serving as Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence at the Pacific Air Forces headquarters at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. He held many … Read more
PEYERL, FRANCIS R S/SGT AAF USA WII AC DATE OF DEATH: 05/24/1944 BURIED AT: SECTION 34 Pinkos, Theodore J. Sergeant, AAF Link, Frederick W. Sergeant, AAF Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima … Read more
Marine Sergeant Jesse Nathanael Aliganga, 21, killed by a car-bomb explosion along with eleven fellow Americans as he guarded the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya on Friday, August 7, 1998. Aliganga was serving in the Marine Security Unit, and “He died serving his country,” said Marine Corps public relations officer, Captain Landon Hutchens. Nathan, as … Read more
Clifford Molloy, Navy Veteran By Bill Kaufman Courtesy of Newsday February 4, 2004 Known for his patriotism and community spirit, Clifford F. Molloy was a familiar figure for many years at Memorial Day events in Roslyn, New York, often laying wreaths at official ceremonies. Molloy died January 5, 2004, of “simple old age,” at the … Read more
Biography Courtesy of Russell C. Jacobs: May 2007 Geoffrey Prescott Baldwin (1892-1951). Born in Madison Barracks, New York on May 10, 1892. Commissioned in the Infantry from West Point in 1916. Battalion Commander in 60th Infantry in the St, Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives in World War I. Graduated from Command and General Staff School in … Read more
October 11, 2001 — Lieutenant Colonel Canfield “Bud” Boone was posthumously promoted to full Colonel October 1, 2001, during a memorial service at the Army National Guard’s Readiness Center. Linda Boone, his wife of 31 years, was presented the Purple Heart and Legion of Merit, among other awards, in honor of the man killed Sept. … Read more
ARMY OFFICERS KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE SMASH Lieutenants Naylor and Pritchett Dead And Lieutenants McMahon And Scott Seriously Hurt LAWTON, Oklahoma- Lieutenants Henry S. Naylor and Edwin E. Pritchett, of the Fifth Field Artillery were killed and two other Army officers, Lieutenants J. E. McMahon and Richard G. Scott, were injured in an automobile accident at Fort Sill, … Read more
PECK, MYRON H. Captain, U.S. Army Home: Montclair, New Jersey 2d Battalion, 2d Engineers, 2d Division, A.E.F. Date of Action: October 9, 1918 General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919 Citation: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Myron H. Peck, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at St. Etienne, France, October 9, 1918. … Read more
Born at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, January 28, 1875, the son of Guy Vernon Henry and Julia McNair Henry, he graduated from West Point in 1898, from the U.S. Cavalry School in 1903 and 1924, from the French Cavalry School, 1907, from the Army War College, 1921, an Honor Graduate of the Army School of the Line, 1922 … Read more
Family members visited President Kennedy’s grave site in Arlington National Cemetery Saturday. His daughter, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, his brother, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, and others knelt before the eternal flame that is a memorial to the late president and laid flowers on the stones. It was 40 years ago, on November 22, 1963, that … Read more
BRIGADIER GENERAL BIRMINGHAM DIES IN WASHINGTON Ex-Member of Army Medical Corps Served InIndian, Spanish and World War WASHINGTON, May 4, 1932 – Brigadier General Henry P. Birmingham, Army Medical Corps, retired, died here today after a two weeks’ illness. His age was 78. Veterans of the Indian and Spanish-American Wars, Philippine Insurrection, Cuban Occupation and … Read more
From contemporary news reports Colonel Nathaniel Ramsey Hoskot, a resident of Alexandria, Virginia, died there March 22, 2004. He was 92. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Arlington National Cemetery, Post Chapel, Fort Myer; with full military honors. Colonel Hoskot was a native of Dayton, Ohio, and was raised in Boise, … Read more
Born in Wisconsin, November 2, 1869, he graduated from West Point in 1891; from the Army War College in 1916; from the General Staff School in 1921. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry on June 12, 1891, and was promoted through the ranks to Brigadier General, Assistant to the Adjutant General of … Read more
From a contemporary press report Robert E. Denney, Major, United States Army (retired) died on June 22, 2002. Major Denney entered military service in 1947 and served with the 8240th Army Unit in Korea and with the 11th Air Assault in Vietnam. He was awarded the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, the Distinguished Flying Cross … Read more
Gen. Adrian St. John II; Key Adviser On Europe Adrian St. John II, 85, a Major General in the Army who was considered an architect of European security, died January 6, 2007, at The Fairfax retirement community at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, where he lived. He had congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. General … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force: MAJOR GENERAL JACK N. DONOHEW Retired April 30, 1972, Died May 14, 1987 Major General Jack Norman Donohew was commandant of Air University’s Air War College and vice commander of Air University. In this dual position he bore a large share of the responsibility for the professional education … Read more
Sergeant Edwin W. Wall, United States Army, was born 20 March 1860 and was killed “by gunshot” during the Philippines Insurrection on 27 March 1899. He is buried in Section 13 of Arlington National Cemetery WALL, EDWIN W SGT CO K 3RD US ARTY VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown BURIED AT: SITE … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 597-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2005 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died June 11 in Al Taqaddum, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their military vehicle. … Read more
CAPTAIN PAL L. MEADOWS Served in Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in Capital WASHINGTON, June 27, 1942 – The Navy today announced the death yesterday of Captain Pal Lamar Meadows of Ruston, Louisiana, in the Naval Medical Center at Bethesda, Maryland. Captain Meadows, on duty in the office of the Chief of Naval … Read more
The wife of Lieutenant General Nelson Appleton Miles, married on June 30, 1868, and the niece of Ohio Senator John Sherman and Lieutenant General William Tecumseh Sherman. She died on August 1, 1904 and is buried in the Miles Mausoleum in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan … Read more
From a contemporary press report: NORFOLK, Virginia — Robert Edward Kelly Sr., 78, of Norfolk and Winchester, Tennessee, died Saturday, February 16, 2002, in a local hospital. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvnia. Kelly retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Major; he flew 35 combat missions over Germany as a B-17 navigator. After … Read more
From contemporary press reports: Robert C. Kilmartin, Jr., Brigadier General, United States Marine Corps, is the holder of the Bronze Star Medal for service during the Tulagi phase of the Guadalcanal campaign, he also lists among his medals Presidential Unit Citation with one star, the Expeditionary Medal, the Victory Medal, the Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, … Read more
Submitted by Mary Beth Farrell-Kirkpatrick, his loving daughter. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 26, 1920, Colonel Farrell graduated from Boston University in 1942 and received his doctor of jurisprudence degree in 1953 from the University of Missouri Law School. Colonel Farrell served in World War II during the Normandy Invasion on D-Day. Following the … Read more
James Jackson Dana of Massachusetts Appointed from New York, Second Lieuenant, 4th U. S. Arillery, 18 June 1855 First Lieutenant, 10 January 1857 Regimental Quartermaster, 20 February to 24 August 1861 Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, 3 August 1861 Lieuenant Colonel, Quartermaster Department, 1 January to 17 July 1863 Colonel, Quartermaster Department, 2 August 1864 to 1 … Read more
My brother Captain Joseph Bingham Mack is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. I do not find his name listed on your website. He was killed flying F102s in the Air Force in 1966. He graduated from West Point. Harriet Mack Hill Courtesy of His Classmates, United States Military Academy Class of 1957 Joseph Bingham Mack … Read more
Missile Kills Two U.S. Reconstruction Workers On Election Eve in Baghdad February 2005 A rocket killed two and injured five January 29, 2005, when it hit the U.S. Embassy complex in Baghdad on the eve of the Iraqi election. The projectile crashed through the roof of a portion of the building housing the reconstruction Project … Read more
Press Report Of October 25, 1995 After more than 25 years of wondering and waiting, William Matthes finally will attend his brother’s funeral. US Air Force Major Peter Matthes was one of eleven US servicemen killed in the Vietnam War whose remains will be returned home for burial. The Pentagon released the names Monday. But … Read more
MEREDITH, W CPL JONES BATTY BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 38 Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima Kapseln Diaetolin Cardione PHC Beauty C+ Kapseln Colon Broom HHC Blüten Liba Kapseln Gélules Figur … Read more
Amos Samuel Kimball was born at Lawrence, New York, July 14, 1840. He graduated from State Normal School, Albany, New York in 1859. He married Hattie F. Crary, in 1861. He was commissioned in the United States Army in November 1861, First Lieutenant, 98th New York Volunteer Infantry. He served in the Army of Potomac … Read more
Veteran of the War of 1812, serving with the 26th Maryland Militia. Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Auld, Jr., (1767-1820), 26th Regt., 12th Brigade, married Zipporah Willson (1775-1849). He died on November 2, 1820 and was first buried elsewhere. He is now buried adjacent to his father, Hugh Auld, in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery. Read our … Read more
Anna S. Shuman (May 22, 1836-October 18, 1918) served as an Army Nurse during the Civil War. She is buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. Research regarding her life and career continues. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 966-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 27, 2006 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Private First Class Christopher T. Riviere, 21, of Cooper City, Florida, died September 26, 2006, of wounds received … Read more
From a contemporary news report: Air Force General Joseph Smith, a major figure in the Berlin Airlift, died on May 19, 1993 at the Andrews Air Force Base Hospital, Maryland. He was 91 and lived in a military retirement home at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The cause of death was respiratory and heart failure. As an … Read more
By Annie Gowen Courtesy of the Washington Post Sunday, November 16, 2003 After officials at Arlington National Cemetery decided last year that an extensive crack in the Tomb of the Unknowns could not be repaired, the operator of a Colorado marble quarry lined up a donor and gallantly offered to give the cemetery a new … Read more
Charles Campbell Smith of Indiana Appointed from Indiana, Captain 10th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, 22 Apil to 26 May 1861 Captain, 13th U. S. Infantry, 14 May 1861 Resigned 5 November 1864 Died 20 August 1891 SMITH, CHAS C CAPT 13 US INF C DATE OF DEATH: 08/20/1891 BURIED AT: SITE 139-C ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Read … Read more
Born in Wichita, Kansas, on March 25, 1889, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1911. He married Isabele de la V. Lowe, September 8, 1916. They had one son, Paul Lowe Foster, Captain, United States Navy. United States Naval Academy Photo He was commissioned Ensign in 1911 and advanced through the grades … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 629-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2005 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died on June 17, 2005, in Al Qaim, Iraq, while conducting combat operations. Both soldiers were assigned … Read more
BOYCE, SAMUEL J., Sergeant, Company K, 30th Regiment, N.C. Troops. Resided in Mecklenburg County where he enlisted at age 18, September 13, 1861. Mustered in as Private. Promoted to Corporal in May-December, 1862. Promoted to Sergeant in January-June, 1863. Present or accounted for until wounded in the right thigh and captured at Kelly’s Ford, Virginia, … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Paul F. Cosgrove, 72, a decorated WWII veteran and former Defense Supply Agency official, died of cancer May 14, 1991 at Bethesda Naval Hospital. He lived in Falls Church, Virginia. A native of Augusta, Georgia, he joined the Navy in 1940, a year after graduating from the Georgia Institute of … Read more
Courtesy of his classmates, United States Military Academy, Class of 1943 Edward Elmer Bennett No. 13067 • 9 December 1920 – 14 November 1999 Died in Alexandria, Virginia, aged 78 years Interment: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia EDWARD ELMER BENNETT was born in Coblenz, Germany, to Colonel and Mrs. Eli Elmer Bennett. His father, a Regular … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Edward Eginio Camporini, 77, a retired Marine Corps colonel who was a decorated veteran of three wars, died of respiratory failure July 25, 2000 at Columbia Reston Hospital Center. He lived in the Washington area since 1965, and at his death was a Fairfax resident. Colonel Camporini enlisted in the … Read more
Robert C. Goetz, 57, of Indianapolis, Indiana, formerly of Covington, Kentucky, died Sunday at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis. He retired in 1995 as a Brigadier General in the Army after 32 years of active duty. He served during the Vietnam War and was a presidential appointee to the Senior Executive Service. He was the … Read more
RITES FOR DR. E. F. KILBANE Services Today for Physician Who Was Victim of Motor Accident NEW YORK, New York, August 22, 1934 – A funeral service for Dr. Edward Francis Kilbane, physician and veteran of the Army Medical Corps, will be held this morning at 10 o’clock in the Roman Catholic church of St. … Read more
His private memorial in Section 1 reads:”Martinburg, Bristol Station, Brandy Station, Locust Grove, Mine Run, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Andersonville. Erected by his brother officers of the 12th United States Infantry. Died: May 28, 1884, aged 41 years.” It is reported that he drowned in the Niagara River in New York in 1884. His wife, Julia Egbert … Read more
Edward Everett Dravo of Pennsylvania Appointed from Pennsylvania, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1872 (19) Second Lieutenant, 6th U. S. Cavalry, 15 June 1876 First Lieutenant, 30 August 1881 Regimental Adjutant, 31 May 10 11 October 1883 Regimental Adjutant, 4 August 1887 to 1 December 1889 Captain, C.S., 28 March 1892 Major, C.S., … Read more
On 21 December 1988, a cowardly act of terrorism blew PanAm’s Clipper Maid of the Seas out of the sky over Scotland. Flight PA103, en route from London to New York, carried 259 men, women and children, their bags heavy with Christmas presents for those awaiting their homecoming. As the blazing wreckage fell on Lockerbie, … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Louis J. Mack, 84, a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel and federal traffic manager, died of heart disease February 9, 2004, at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia. Colonel Mack, a resident of McLean since 1964, was born in Philadelphia. He attended the University of Maryland. Colonel Mack entered the Army in … Read more
Nearly all Americans older than 45 can tell you where they were, how they felt and what they did on hearing the news of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Sergeant Keith Clark, principal bugler of the U.S. Army Band, was going through his collection of rare books when he … Read more
Captain Almont Barnes April 14, 1835 Turin, Lewis County, New York Death: Janury 16, 1918 District of Columbia Civil War Captain of Battery C, 1st New York Light Artillery. Brevet Colonel Fifth Army Corps Army of the Potomac Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Antietam Battle of Gettysburg Burial: Arlington National Cemetery ALMONT BARNES, formerly editor … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOHN A. SAMFORD Retired November 23, 1960, Died December 1, 1968 John Alexander Samford was born at Hagerman, New Mexico, in 1905. He graduated from high school in 1922 and then spent one year at Columbia College, New York City. In 1924 he received a senatorial … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 129-10 February 19, 2010 DOD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Corporal Kielin T. Dunn, 19, of Chesapeake, Virginia, died February 18, … Read more
Click Here For The Funeral Services For Lieutenant Graf Full Name: ALBERT STEPHEN GRAF Date of Birth: 9/8/1944 Date of Casualty: 8/29/1969 Home of Record: BOGOTA, NEW JERSEY Branch of Service: MARINE CORPS Rank: 1LT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: QUANG NAM Status: MIA Tuesday, September 8, 2009 BY JOSEPH AX Courtesy of The … Read more
Edward F. O’Brien of Massachusetts served as First Lieutenant, 28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. He died on 16 December 1892 and was buried with military honors in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. O’BRIEN, EDWARD F LT 28 MASS INF VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown DATE OF DEATH: 12/16/1892 DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown … Read more
George Henry Elliott of Massachusetts Apponted from Massachusetts, Cadet, United Stats Military Academy, 1 July 1851 (4) Brevet Second Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Artillery, 1 July 1855 Second Lieutenant, 1st U. S. Artillery, 1 July 1855 Transferred to the U. S. Engineers, 26 January 1857 First Lieutenant, 3 August 1861 Captain, 3 March 1863 Major, … Read more
CAIN, WM B 9 ALA INF CSA DATE OF DEATH: 06/12/1862 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 208 Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima Kapseln Diaetolin Cardione PHC Beauty C+ Kapseln Colon Broom … Read more
It was an unseasonably warm and sunny November 27, 1998, and Monty Wagner stood on a hillside in Arlington National Cemetery. An electrical contractor from Miami, Florida, Wagner had chosen this spot — the grave of John F. Kennedy — as the place to meet up with his daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren, who live in … Read more
United States Military Academy, Class of 1961 Full Name: DONALD RAYMOND BONKO Date of Birth: 12/16/1936 Date of Casualty: 11/26/1965 Home of Record: LORAIN, OHIO Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: CAPT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM BONKO, DONALD RAYMOND CPT USA DATE OF BIRTH: 12/16/1936 DATE OF DEATH: 11/26/1965 BURIED AT: SECTION 37 SITE 2559 ARLINGTON … Read more
James Russell McQuade was born on June 3, 1949 and joined the Armed Forces while in Hoquiam, Washington. He served in the United States Army, Aviation F Troop, 8th Cavalry 11th Aviation Group, and attained the rank of First Lieutenant. He began a tour of duty in Vietnam on June 11, 1972. James Russell McQuade … Read more
Major David L. Kooker Died October 5, 2005 at Watsonville (California) Community Hospital of natural causes, he was 59. Major Kooker was born in Columbus, Ohio and was a resident of Watsonville, California. David Kooker served in Viet Nam with a Marine rifle platoon. In 1969 and 70, he spent 13 months in the bush … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Craig G. Heim, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army, Retired, formerly of Sterling, Virginia passed away on October 9, 2001 in Atlanta, Georgia. Colonel Heim retired from the Army with honors in 1986. Among many medals and ribbons awarded to him, he received the Bronze Star Medal, the National Defense Service … Read more
Edward Barton Pratt of Virginia Appointed from Michigan, Second Lieutenant, 23rd U. S. Infantry, 12 December 1872 First Lieutenant, 25 June 1878 Captain, 15 January 1891 Major, 19 July 1899 Lieuenant Colonel, 46th U. S. Volunteer Infantry, 17 August 1899 Honoranly discharged from volunteer service, 31 May 1901 Lieutenant Colonel, 15th U. S. Infantry, 7 … Read more
Captain Dove (pilot) and Lieutenant Colonel Squire (instructor pilot) were the crew of a T-28D aircraft lost while conducting an armed, night reconnaissance mission over Quang Binh Province, North Vietnam on July 12, 1967. Subsequent search and rescue attempts located a wing of the aircraft but detected no sign of survivors. Their group remains were … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 557-11 June 28, 2011 DOD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died June 25, 2011 at Kunar province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered … Read more
From a contemporary press report Richard Stroud Loveland, 59, a retired Navy Captain who commanded the Navy Operational Intelligence Center for two years in the mid-1980s and who for the last 10 years worked as a project manager for defense contractor TRW, died of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma March 14, 1999 at his home in Woodbridge, Virginia. … Read more
3 DIE IN CRASH, EXPLOSION OF B-25 TRAINER SHARON, Kansas, February 26, 1951 – A B-25 trainer-bomber from Vance Air Force Base, Enid, Oklahoma, crashed and exploded in flames near here today, killing the three-man crew. Sheriff Andy Stevenson from nearby Medicine Lodge, Kansas, said badly burned remains – identified as bodies of three airmen … Read more
He graduated from West Point in 1950 and was killed-in-action less than six months after graduation while serving in the Korean War with the 32nd Infantry, 7th Division. He earned both the Silver Star and the Purple Heart. He is buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. George Everett Foster Chevy Chase, Maryland – … Read more
Craig Rawson, born in Lewiston, Maine on June 14, 1946, and passed away January 31, 1998 and is now resting in Arlington Cemetery with his father, Lieutenant Colonel Donald H. Rawson. Craig attended the International School of Bangkok and Graduated from Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia. He entered the Navy on Sept. 29, 1964 … Read more