Michael Robert Patterson 
Born in Illinois in 1849, he earned the Medal of Honor, at the age of 15, during the Civil War while serving as a musician with Company A, 127th Illinois Volunteer Infantry at Atlanta, Georgia, on July 28, 1864. The Medal was actually issued on July 22, 1890. He died on October 2, 1934 and was buried … Read more
Robert Van Layton Hamilton, Ohio Born 1924 Master Sergeant, U.S. Army Service Number 35792464 Missing in Action – Presumed Dead Died December 2, 1950 in Korea Master Sergeant Layton was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in … Read more
Hugh Samuel Johnson (1882 – 1942) American soldier and NRA administrator. He was born in Kansas in 1882. After graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1903, Johnson became an officer in the US Army. Johnson served under General John J. Pershing in Mexico during 1916 and the following year became deputy provost marshal … Read more
From a contemporary press report John J. Hayes, 89, a retired Army Major General who spent most of his career in command positions with the Chemical Corps, died of cardiorespiratory failure February 6, 2004, at his home in Annandale, Virignia, where he had lived for 32 years. General Hayes was a Chicago native and chemical … Read more
Birth: August 27, 1761, New Providence, Bahamas Death: March 3, 1849, Georgetown, District of Columbia Jane Marshall Rucker Macomb was the wife of Alexander Macomb, Sr. and the mother of Edwin Bennett Macomb. She is buried with Edwin in Section 1, Grave 302-B, Alrington National Cemetery. They were originally buried in the Old Presbyterian Burial Grounds … Read more
From a contemporary press report: RANDALL, H. GORDON, Col., USA (Ret.) Passed away on May 12, 2003 at the age of 88. He worked for the Association of American Railroads from 1937 to 1941 until being called to active duty in the U.S. Army. He entered the Army as a First Lieutenant. In 1947, he … Read more
Francis Asbury Roe, naval officer, was born in Elmira, New York, 4 October, 1823. He entered the navy as midshipman, 19 October, 1841, and was at the Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1847-‘8. He left the service for eleven months from June, 1848. In 1851-52 he served in the mail-steamer “Georgia,” on the New York … Read more
He received the Medal of Honor for his services at Hatchers Run, Virginia, on February 5, 1865 while serving with the 210th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He was born on May 30, 1840 and entered the service on at Weaversville, Pennsylvania. The Medal was issued to him on April 20, 1896, many years after the action … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1011-06 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Corporal Carl W. Johnson II, 21, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvaia, died on October 7, 2006, in … Read more
C. HENZMAN, COURIER FOR GENERAL WOOD, DEAD Served Him 28 Years as Soldier or Civilian – With Army Since 1887 WASHINGTON, January 4, 1934 Conrad Henzman, Swiss immigrant, top Sergeant in the Army for years and trusted courier of the late Major General Leonard Wood, died here yesterday at the age of 67. Since his retirement from … Read more
John L. From Jr., 82, a retired Navy nuclear submarine Captain who also helped a defense contractor develop underwater tracking systems, died of pneumonia March 19, 2004, at Virginia Hospital Center-Arlington. He lived in McLean, Virginia. Captain From was a native of Norfolk and a 1943 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. He … Read more
From a contemporary press report Thomas R. Kelly, 73, a Marine Corps Colonel who retired as inspector at the base at Quantico, Virginia, died of cancer September 15, 2002 at his Fairfax County home. He was an infantry officer for much of his 26-year military career, serving in Korea and Vietnam during the wars. He … Read more
30 May 1958 Courtesy of the Department of the Army: In June 1946 the 79th Congress passed a bill which became Public Law 429, sponsored by Congressman Charles M. Price, Democrat of Illinois, authorizing the burial in Arlington National Cemetery of the body of an unknown serviceman killed in World War II. Not until 23 … Read more
Born at Rockland, Maine, December 11, 1888, the son of Brigadier General Hebert Mayhew Lord and Annie Stuart Waldo Lord. He received a BSc degree from Tufts College, 1929; graduated from the Field Artillery School, Battery Officer’s Course, 1922 and the Advanced Course, 1928; the Command and General Staff School, 1930; the Army Insdustrial College, 1931. He married Helen … Read more
By: Iain Sherwood I walked the last mile with my brother today In the garden of stone. On a caisson drawn by horses gray He rode alone. Drum beats echoed hollow in the air As iron shod hooves rang on the pavement. A platoon his escort To take him home in Arlington, Where a century … Read more
L. V. BENET IS DEAD; BUILT MACHINE-GUN Engineer With Hotchkiss Firm For 50 Years Helped Improve Firing Speed of Weapon WASHINGTON, May 21, 1948 – Laurence Vincent Benet, internationally known engineer and inventor of refinements and improvements to the Hotchkiss Machine Gun, dies this morning in Georgetown Hospital after a brief illness. He was 85 … Read more
Biography & Gravesite Photo Courtesy of Russell C. Jacobs, August 2007 Francis Compton Denebrink (1896-1987) Born on June 22, 1896 in Chicago, Illinois. Commissioned from Annapolis in 1917. Aide to the Superintendent of Annapolis 1922-1923. Naval Aide at the White House 1926-1928. Commanding Officer of the McCormick in 1930. Graduated from the Naval War College … Read more
Booth, Charles Austin of VermontAppointed from Vermont, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1868 (29) Second Lieuenant, 7thU. S. Infantry, 14 June 1872 First Lieutenant, 15 April 1878 Captain, 19 June 1881 Major, 6th U. S. Infantry, 15 January 1900 Transferred to 7th U.S. Infantry, 12 October 1900 Transferred to the 17th U. S. … Read more
The following information was provided by Grace-Marie Moore Hackwell who operates a webpage devoted to the 66th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. You may send e-mail to Grace-Marie by clicking on her name above or you may visit her website by clicking on the link provided above. In addition, Morton W. Post was the great-great-grandfather of Art Courtright who wrote to me … Read more
A long life spent in the service of his country came to a peaceful close when Lynn Dolph Vaughan Jr., died at Tripler Army Hospital in Aiea on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, on December 31, 2001 after a brief illness. He was born March 1, 1917, in the Coal Creek Community of Grayson County, … Read more
Federal judge Wiggins dies in Las Vegas Federal appeals court Judge Charles Wiggins, who as a California congressman in the 1970s was among President Nixon’s staunchest defenders before urging him to resign, died Thursday night. He was 72. Wiggins, who died of cardiac arrest at a Las Vegas hospital, was appointed in 1984 to the … Read more
Joel T. Broyhill, 86; Vigorous 11-Term Northern Virginia Congressman By Bart Barnes Courtesy of The Washington Post Wednesday, September 27, 2006 Joel T. Broyhill, 86, an 11-term Republican congressman from Arlington County who became an institution on the political landscape of metropolitan Washington during 22 years of service on Capitol Hill, died of congestive heart … Read more
John W. Bonner, the thirteenth governor of Montana, was born in Butte, Montana on July 16, 1902. His education was attained at Montana State University, where he earned an A.B. degree, as well as a LL.B. degree. Bonner then established his legal career in Butte, serving as counsel for the Montana Highway Commission from 1929 … Read more
Courtesy of the Citadel: General Harris was born in Anderson, Alabama in 1909. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1931. General Harris had a distinguished thirty-four year military career, which included positions as Commanding General, Berlin Command 1955; Commanding General, I Corps (Group) Korea 1961; and Commanding General of … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Colonel (Ret.) Donald P. Shaw, age 70, of White Birch Lane, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, passed away Thursday in the Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. Born on April 18, 1932 in Charleston South Carolina, he is the son of the late Harry E. and Lila Palmer Shaw. He was a graduate of … Read more
Nathan Crook Twining (17 January 1869 – 4 July 1924) was an Admiral of the United States Navy. Twining was born on 17 January 1869 at Boscobel, Wisconsin. He was appointed a Naval Cadet in 1885 and graduated from the United States Naval Academy on 7 June 1889. During the Spanish-American War, he served in … Read more
Born at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, January 30, 1882 and educated at St. Thomas, Ajaccio, Corsica, St. Barbe and Paris, France. Married to Margaret Dunlap; children, Edward John, William Charles, Margaret Cecilia. Chairman, International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation. Internat, Standard Electric Company, Chairman and President of the Board, Cuban Telephone Company, President and Director, Port of Havana … Read more
John Jarrell “JJ” Cashmere, 69, a retired Navy Captain who commanded destroyers and minesweepers, died of renal failure and complications from diabetes January 9, 2005, at his home in Bethesda, Maryland. Captain Cashmere, a Washington area resident since 1991, was a native of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and a graduate of what is now Wilkes University. He … Read more
From a contemporry press report: Colonel (Ret.) James E. Campbell, 77, died Sept. 4 1996 in Pardee Hospital, North Carolina. Colonel Campbell served in the Vietnam War and World War II in North Africa and Italy. He also served during the Japanese occupation and in Germany and France after World War II. His last active-duty … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 278-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2006 DoD Identifies Marine Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of four Marines, who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance Corporal Jacob W. Beisel, 21, of Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania Lance Corporal Kun Y. Kim, 20, of Atlanta, Georgia … Read more
Alfonso A. Maxim, First Lieutenant, United States Army. R.O.M., 10th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry. May 22, 1842-July 25, 1915. Buried with him is his wife, Elizabeth M. Cooper Maxim, 2 February 1847-7 March 1904. Section 3, Arlington National Cemetery. The rendezvous of the Tenth Cavalry was at Grand Rapids, and was raised under the direction of … Read more
HALL, JAMES WAYNE REMAINS RETURNED 03/15/2000 Name: James Wayne Hall Rank/Branch: O4/US Navy Unit: Date of Birth: 18 May 1934 Home City of Record: Los Angeles CA Date of Loss: 28 October 1972 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Loss Coordinates: 194400N 1053900E (WG682819) Status (in 1973): Missing in Action Category: 2 Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: A7C Refno: 1940 … Read more
War: WWI Last Name: Golladay First Name: John Middle Name or Initial: M Sex: M Race: W County: Hampshire, West Virginia Community: Rio, West Virginia Branch of Service: Army Rank: Private Service Number: Date of Death: 25 July 1918 Place of Death: France Cause of Death: DOW Place of Burial: Arlington National Cemetery Unit: Company … Read more
Adjacent to Hugh Lenox Scott in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery, there is no information on the private memorial other than his name and rank. SCOTT, DAVID H LT COL ASST CHF OF STAFF 27 DIV USA DATE OF DEATH: 03/17/1919 BURIED AT: ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Vincent Patrick Healey, 80, an Arlington resident and retired Navy rear admiral who was a combat veteran of World War II Pacific campaigns, died of pneumonia May 30 at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington., D.C.. He had cancer. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1940, he was … Read more
From a contemporary press report Harold Arthur Bedient Jr. Weather Reporting Expert Harold Arthur Bedient Jr., 84, who helped develop the world’s weather reporting system and designed an automated flight planning system, died November 3, 2003, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris, Maine. He had Alzheimer’s disease. Colonel Bedient served in the Air … Read more
Full Name: ROBERT FRANCIS WOODS Date of Birth: 7/10/1929 Date of Casualty: 6/26/1968 Home of Record: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Branch of Service: AIR FORCE Rank: MAJ Casualty Country: NORTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: NZ U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1364-07 TWO USAF PILOTS MISSING … Read more
13 December 2003: Mystery of lost WWII pilot solved U.S. team finds remains of Pembroke woman’s brother in Russia PEMBROKE – Elizabeth Prenier was 9 years old during World War II when she learned that her brother’s airplane disappeared behind enemy lines.A half-century later, an unexpected letter and a U.S. forensics team helped the Pembroke … Read more
From a contemporary press report Jerrold Berthold Ullman, 87, a lawyer who retired as chief commissioner of the U.S. Court of Military Appeals in 1973, died of cancer July 29, 1998 at his home in Kensington, Maryland. Mr. Ullman spent 22 years with the U.S. Court of Military Appeals and then practiced law off and … Read more
William Hathaway Jordan was born 17 March 1921 and served as an Ensign in the United States Navy. He died on 9 November 1943 (presumably in World War II) and was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Helen Bauman Jordan (13 September 1922-13 December 2002) is buried with him. We … Read more
WILLIAM SHEA Retired New YorkAdmiralty Lawyer Dies in Maryland WASHINGTON, June 20, 1946 – William Shea, retired international admiralty lawyer, died today at the Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. His age was 61. Born in Brockport, New York, he was associated with Lawrence J. Martin inNew York before his retirement in 1937 because of … Read more
In the oldest military treatise in the world, “The Art of War,” soldiers are instructed to always take the high ground. Such a rule is useful in both military strategy and in leading an ethical life. Ralph Standbrook, a 23-year military man, lived by that key Army rule, said his son Ralph, nicknamed Tyler, at … Read more
The son of James Longstreet, Lieutenant General, Confederate States of America. (31 May 1865-1922). He served in the United States Army Cavalry, serving in World War I. He died on July 15, 1922 at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming, of heart disease while participating in a review of the 13th United States Cavalry. ARMY OFFICER … Read more
Martin Thomas McMahon of Canada Appointed from California, Captain, Assistant Aide-de-Camp, 25 October 1861 Aide-de-Camp, U. S. Volunteers, 29 October 1862 to 14 February 1863 when appointed as Major, Assistant Adjutant General, and Aide-de-Camp was revoked Lieutenant Colonel, Assistant Adjutant General, 1 January 1863 to 15 August 1865 Breveted Colonel, 1 August 1864, for gallant … Read more
Colonel Martin D. Julian, United States Marine Corps, died Sunday, August 7, 2005, at Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, Virginia. Colonel Julian was born June 23, 1928, in Gulfport, Mississippi. He graduated from the Gulfcoast Military Academy in Gulfport in 1945 and earned his B.S. degree in Business Administration through the College Degree program at the … Read more
WOTKYNS, STEELE MAJ U S ARMY RET F A DATE OF BIRTH: 12/26/1890 DATE OF DEATH: 04/13/1942 BURIED AT: SECTION WEST SITE 236-A ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY WOTKYNS, GENEVIEVE HORNBROOK W/O STEELE DATE OF BIRTH: 04/03/1896 DATE OF DEATH: 01/21/1961 BURIED AT: SECTION 1 SITE 236-A ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY WIFE OF STEELE WOTKYNS, MAJOR 16TH F … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Saturday, June 10, 1995 TREVOR N. DUPUY, 79, a retired U.S. Army colonel who wrote more than 90 books on military history, shot and killed himself at his home in Vienna, Virginia, Monday (June 5, 1995). Colonel Dupuy had learned three weeks earlier that he had terminal pancreatic cancer. Dupuy’s … Read more
Courtesy of the West Virginia Veterans Database: War: WWII Last Name: Boggess, Jr. First Name: William Middle Name or Initial: W Sex: M County: Boone, West Virginia Community: Branch of Service: Navy Rank: Seaman Second Class Service Number: Date of Death: 10 January 1045 Place of Death: South Pacific on Destroyer LeRay Wilson Cause of Death: … Read more
Charles H. Maddox was born on 23 February 1886, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy 1909. He perfected the air-sea radio. He was a Captain and retired Naval Officer, who died at the Bethesda Naval Hospital on 21 September 1964. He was buried with full military honors at Arlintion National Cemetery. High over … Read more
You are a Very Sensitive individual. There are those that think “you move beyond,” and yet this another Christmas Season. You can see that never has Mo left his home, nor my heart. We were married on November 28, 1959, it would chronologically be some 47 years ago but it seems yesterday. Never throughout our … Read more
Edmund Cooper Bainbridge of Virginia Appointed from New York, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1852 (20) Brevet Second Lieutenant, 3rd U. S. Artillery, 1 July 1856 Second Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Artillery, 31 October 1856 First Lieutenant, 2 November 1859 Transferred to the 5th U. S. Artillery, 14 May 1861 Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, … Read more
Lieutenant Heinzen, age 23, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was the pilot of a Navy transport plane which crashed into Mount Beacon at Beacon, New York, on 11 November 1945, while on a flight from Caldwell, New Jersey, to Quansot, Rhode Island. Six persons were aboard the plane and all were killed, including Commodore Dixie Kiefer. … Read more
King, Thomas D., Private and First Sergeant, Company I, 9th Louisiana Infantry. Enlisted July 7, 1861, Camp Moore, Louisiana. Present on Rolls to August 31, 1861. Roll for September and October, 1861, Absent, sent to Richmond. Rolls from November 1861, to February 1862, state Present. Roll for May and June, 1862, Absent. Appointed Second Sergeant … Read more
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 LB Slimming Gummies Nucific Bio X4 Diaetoxil Nuubu Regener 8 CBD … Read more
He was born 21 October 1914 and died on 29 March 1998. He enlisted first the Army in 1933 and again at the beginning of WWII. He was sent to Officers Candidate School and went on to serve more than 30 years on active duty, transferring eventually to the Air Force. He retired from active … Read more
Edward Courtney Bullock Danforth (1894-1974) Born in Augusta, Georgia on August 20, 1894. B.S. from Harvard in 1915. Commissioned in the Infantry in 1917. Company Commander in 328th Infantry, 82nd Division 1917-1919, the same unit that Sergeant Alvin York in. Discharged in 1919. Representative for Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company 1920-1940. Called to active duty … Read more
Ralph Maurice Buffington Arlington, Virginia Born September 16, 1926 Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Service Number O-59130 Died of Wounds Died August 12, 1950 in Korea United States Military Academy, Class of 1949, Second Lieutenant Buffington was a member of the 14th Engineer Combat Battalion, U.S. Army. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in Korea … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 090-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2007 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Specialist Nicholas P. Brown, 24, of Huber Heights, Ohio, died January 22, 2007, in Mosul, Iraq, when an … Read more
Virgil Demetrius Stockbridge was born 13 April 1837 in Byron,Oxford County, Maine. He married Martha Amelia Pepin, 8 Sepember 1863 at Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. He served as First Lieutenant and Adjutant of the Second District of Columbia Volunteers. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest … Read more
Lincoln, Nebraska – Horses specially trained for military burial services at Arlington National Cemetery arrived in Nebraska last week, donated to perform similar ceremonies at Lincoln’s Wyuka Cemetery. Instead, they are frolicking on a farm south of town awaiting word on whether the cemetery board of trustees wants to move ahead with the project. Three … Read more
A long-time public servant, he is buried in Section 21 of Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Nina Warren, is buried with him. Earl Warren was an immensely popular Republican governor when President Dwight Eisenhower appointed him to the Supreme Court. Ike later regretted his choice; he had hoped toappoint a moderate conservative; Warren proved to be … Read more
William Lassiter of North Carolina Appointed from North Carolina, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 September 1868 to 19 July 1871 Second Lieutenant, 16th U. S. Infantry, 1 October 1873 First Lieutenant, 26 April 1883 Regimental Quartermaster, 1 July 1885 to 1 August 1889 Captain, 1897 Major, 15th U. S. Infantry, 28 May 1902 Progressed … Read more
Some years ago, I provided information on Joseph H. Milstead that you posted on your site. After lots of additional research, including visits to the Library of Congress, I realized that there were two individuals by that name. The photo I supplied is not the person buried at Arlington. The Joseph H. Milstead buried at … Read more
Edward Miles Hey of Pennsylvania Appointed from Pennsylvania, Quartermaster Sergeant and First Sergeant, Company E, 3rd Pennsylvania VOlunteer Cavalry, 12 August 1861 Second Lieutenant, 8 September 1862 First Lieutenant, 1 May 1863 Captain, 2 May 1864 Honorably mustered out on 24 August 1864 First Lieutenant, 9th United States Cavalry, 28 July 1866 Captain, 31 July … Read more
Francis Marion Gibson was born in Philadelphia and appointed by President Andrew Johnson in 1867 as a Second Lieutenant, United States Army. Gibson was first assigned to duty on the Western frontier and became famous as an Indian Scout and was with the 2nd Battalion of the Seventh United States Cavalry, under the general command … Read more
Robert Campbell Van Vliet of Kansas Appointed from New Jersey, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 20 to 29 December 1875 Second Lieutenant, 10th U. S. Infantry, 14 December 1876 First Lieutenant, 7 May 1884 Regimental Adjutant, 1 January 1885 to 31 December 1888 Captain, 8 March 1898 Major, 3 October 1902 Captain Robert … Read more
Thomas W. Byassee was born in 1846 in Virginia. During the 1880 United States Census he was residing at Brookville, Campbell County, Virginia, with his wife, Julia Byassee, age 23, their son, Edgar Byassee, age 2, and their daugher, Mary Byassee, age 1. The children were each born in Virginia. His occupation was listed as … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 779-09 October 07, 2009 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of eight soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died October 3, 2009, in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 1153-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 2005 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Captain Jeffrey P. Toczylowski, 30, of Upper Moreland, Pennsylvania, died in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on November 3, … Read more
Courtesy of Michael T. Stein: Student Providence College (SC) 1932-34 Cadet, The Citadel 1939-41 Enlisted as Private 1942 First Sergeant 1942-43 Commissioned Second Lieutenant 1943 Advanced through grades to Lieutenant General 1969 Assistant Executive Officer to Chief of Ordnance 1946-49 Ammunition Supply Officer (Office of Assistant Ordnance Officer), Pusan Base Command 1950-51 Executive Officer to … Read more
Leighton Wilson Hazelhurst, Jr. was born in Georgia. He was appointed from Mississippi to the United States Military Academy, where he graduated in 1908. He served in the Cuban Pacification Action in 1908 and 1909. He was then assigned to the Aviation Section in 1912. He was killed in an aircraft accident at College Park, … Read more
Mr. Gene Ridner Gene Ridner, 69, First Sergeant, U.S. Army (Retired), died Tuesday, October 13, 1998, at his home after an illness of two years. He was a longtime resident of Neptune Beach, Florida, before moving to Orange Park, Florida. A native of Kentucky, he was the husband for 45 years of Mrs. Silvaleen Ridner, … Read more
Please be advised that you did not list my father-in-law, Jesse Max Horton (U.S. Army), who died on February 2, 1953 and interred at the Arlington Cemetery on March 9, 1953 (Section 33, Site 1194). He was the son of David D. Horton and Rose L. Horton of Asheville, North Carolina. Jesse Max Horton was … Read more
Vice Admiral Emory Scott Land (8 January 1879 – November 1971) was an officer in the United States Navy, noted for his contributions to naval architecture, particularly in submarine design. Notable assignments included serving as Chief of the Navy’s Bureau of Construction and Repair during the 1930s, and as Chairman of the U.S. Maritime Commission … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 1096-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2005 Media Contact: Marine Corps Public Affairs – (703) 614-4309 Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711 DoD Identifies Marine Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Corporal Benny G. Cockerham III, 21, … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 572-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2007 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant Major Bradly D. Conner, 41, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, died May 9, 2007, near Al-Hillah, Iraq, of … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Saturday, June 14, 2003 Arlington memorial planned for Navy pilot A memorial service is planned next month at Arlington National Cemetery for retired Navy Commander Billy “Buck” Carroll, 79, a highly decorated fighter pilot who fought in World War II and the Korean War. Commander Carroll, who lived at Fleet … Read more
Full Name: WILMER NEWLIN GRUBB Date of Birth: 8/14/1932 Date of Casualty: 1/26/1966 Home of Record: ALDAN, PENNSYLVNIA Branch of Service: AIR FORCE Rank: LTC Casualty Country: NORTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: NZ GRUBB, WILBER NEWLIN USG STATES “WILMER” Remains Returned 13 March 1974 Name: Wilber Newlin “Newk” Grubb Rank/Branch: O3/US Air Force Unit: Unknown, per … Read more
A warrior dies By BRODIE FARQUHAR Courtesy of the Star-Tribune January 03, 2006 A warrior died here last month. Samuel N. Blatchford, 81, great-great-grandson of Navajo war chief Manuelito and decorated war hero with service in World War II, Korea and Vietnam, died December 23, 2005. A memorial service will be held at Holy Rosary … Read more
John Benton Nixon of Virginia Appointed from Illinois, Second Lieutenant, 111th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, 2 September 1862 First Lieuenant, 20 April 1863 Captain, 17th U. S. Colored Infantry, 3 December 1863 Breveted Major and Lieutenant Colonel of U. S. Volunteers, 13 March 1865 for faithful and meritorious services during the war Honorably mustered out 3 … Read more
By LISA HOFFMAN May 27, 2004 Since the war in Iraq began, 64 fallen American GIs have been interred in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery. The cremated ashes of another rests in an aboveground columbarium there. Among those in the nation’s most hallowed cemetery are: Army Captain Russell Rippetoe, 27, of Arvada, Colorado The first … Read more
Central Intelligence Agency Officer An American Hero WINFIELD, Alabama — The CIA man was being brought to a funeral home near Arlington National Cemetery, so the distraught father shuttered his realty office in this three-stoplight town and flew up to the nation’s capital. Running through his mind, he would say later, was Mike’s admonition, “Daddy, … Read more
President of the United States 21 Ex President of the United States 21 Foreign Heads of State 21 Vice President of the United States 19 Prime Minister 19 Secretary of Defense 19 Secretary of the Army 19 Brigadier General/Rear Admiral (Lower) 11 Major General/Rear Admiral (Upper) 13 Lieutenant General/Vice Admiral 15 General/Admiral 17 Read our … Read more
Kesley Seth Peck Birth: 1921 at New York Death: January 20, 1950, South Korea Was killed in Korean War is buried in Arlington National Cemetery Kelsey S. Peck Delaware, New York Born 1921 Sergeant, U.S. Army Killed in Action Died January 20, 1951 in Korea Sergeant Peck was a member of the 17th Infantry Regiment, … Read more
BRUNNER, GARY E AF United States Air Force DATE OF DEATH: 06/23/1969 BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 1996 GARY EDWARD BRUNNER Air Force – CAPT – O3 Age: 25 Race: Caucasian Sex: Male Date of Birth Jun 22, 1944 From: RACINE, WiSCONSIN Religion: LUTHERAN & MISSOURI SYNOD Marital Status: Married Length of service 3 years … Read more
A member of the Honor Guard stands vigil at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery outside of Washington as the sun rises Easter Sunday, April 20, 2003 A member of the honor guard looks over hundreds of worshippers who turned out for the Easter Sunrise Service at the Amphitheater in Arlington … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 334-09 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Corporal Ryan C. McGhee, 21, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, died May 13, 2009, from wounds suffered … Read more
Fred Clay Cutrer, Jr. was born on January 9, 1935 and joined the Armed Forces while in Osykra, Mississippi, He served in the United States Air Force and in 8 years of service, he attained the rank of Captain. Fred Clay Cutrer is listed as Missing in Action. First pilot recorded killed in Vietnam buried … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Daughter Finds Final Resting Place for Veteran Father WASHINGTON, October 1, 2004 – Elizabeth Johnston of Longview, Washington, didn’t mean any disrespect to her father by keeping his cremated remains on a closet shelf for almost 10 years. She just didn’t know what to do with them. Navy Seaman Moises … Read more
August 2, 1911-December 19, 1987. Served: WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Section 7-A, Grave 141 Research On His Career Continues ELIZABETH ARCHER TOWNSEND On Tuesday, October 2, 2001, of Arlington, Virginia, beloved wife of the late Vice Admiral Robert Lee Townsend; mother of Terrell Viner; daughter of George W. Archer. Also survived by two grandchildren, Lieutenant … Read more
Born at Farmington, New Hampshire, on May 29, 1846, he was educated in the public schools of Framington, the Phillips Exter Academy, and he graduated from West Point in 1876. He married Grace Cora Blum on October 27, 1875. He was appointed Second Lieutenant, 7th United States Cavalry, June 15, 1876; First Lieutenant, June 25, … Read more
Good Afternoon Michael! Thanks for your response to my inquiry. The information you asked for is as follows: Colonel Gribbin was the Commanding Officer of VMF-122 when he was involved in a unfortunate flight line accident. The Colonel was in a coma for almost a year in Florida before passing away. He was a veteran … Read more
Henry Astel, Sergeant, General Service, United States Army, died on 9 November 1884 at the age of 30 and was buried with full military honors in Section 13 of Arlington National Cemetery. We are actively seeking additional information regarding the Sergeant. ASTEL, HENRY SGT GEN SER USA CW VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown DATE OF DEATH: … Read more
George Owen Squier was born in Dryden, Michigan, 21 March 1865 and graduated from the Military Academy in 1877. After first entering the Army as an artillery officer, Squier joined the Signal Corps, rising to Major by 1903. He commanded cable-ship Burnside during the laying of the Philippine cable from 1900 to 1902. He was … Read more
George Lawrence Purmont, 95, Captain United States Navy, Retired, of Coronado, California, died 15 September 1998. He was the husband of the late Hope Burchard Purmont of Little Compton, Rhode Island and Fall River, Massachusetts. He was born on 6 March 1903 in Van Wert, Ohio the son of Francis W. and Helen Pauline Purmont. … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Clifford A. Dougherty, 85, a retired Air Force colonel who was was director of alumni relations at the George Washington University law school for 20 years, died of cancer May 10, 1999 at his home in Arlington, Virginia. He was a native of Montana and a graduate of Montana State … Read more
From a contemporary press report: James Carlton “Big Jim” Queen, 78, a retired D.C. public school administrator and Army Major whose actions in the Korean War as a Ranger leader led to his induction into the Ranger Hall of Fame, died April 14, 2004, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He had cancer. Major Queen … Read more
Combat Infantryman’s Badge Joseph William Burkett was born on August 25, 1925 and joined the Armed Forces while in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He served as an infantry officer in the United States Army. In 20 years of service, he attained the rank of Major (O4). He began a tour of duty in Vietnam on September 12, … Read more
‘This is just totally unfair’ Police still looking for driver who hit and killed jogger Command Sergeant Major Robert McCord had plans for his retirement. He had just earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He planned to participate in the upcoming Army 10-mile run in Washington, D.C. He had enrolled in graduate school. He … Read more
Charles William Robertson was born on December 27, 1932 and joined the Armed Forces while in Malden, Massachusetts. He served in the United States Air Force and in ten years of service, he attained the rank of Captain. On January 9, 1967, at the age of 34, Charles William Robertson perished in the service of … Read more