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NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 1069-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2007 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sergeant. Jason M. Butkus, 34, of West Milford, New Jersey, died August 30, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Minot B. Dodson, 85, a retired Army Coast Artillery Colonel who later worked for the Pinkerton Security and Investigation Services in California before retiring from that company as an executive vice president in 1999, died of melanoma August 21, 2000, at his home in Yorba Linda, California. Colonel Dodson, who … Read more
Sunday, July 30, 2000 Bullet ends life of young Navy officer Scott Kinkele – a young Naval officer who had just earned his gold navigator’s wings – was killed last week by a bullet shot through his car window by someone authorities said he probably didn’t know. Kinkele, a lieutenant junior grade, was driving back … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force MAJOR GENERAL ELVIN S. LIGON Retired June 1, 1965, Died November 19, 1975 Elvin Seth Ligon Jr., was born in Fork Union, Virginia, in 1911, son of a school teacher and later principal of Bolles School, Jacksonville, Florida. After graduating from Blackstone Military Academy, Virginia, and attending the … Read more
Rose Peake was born in Virginia on 26 January 1892 and served at Y2 in the United States Navy during World War I. She died on 31 May 1955 and was buried with full military honors in Section 34 of Arlington National Cemetery. PEAKE, ROSE YEOMAN 2/C USNRF DATE OF BIRTH: 01/26/1892 DATE OF DEATH: … Read more
James Elmer Johnson Captain (Pilot) Born: 27 March 1919, St. Louis, MO Education: Kirkwood High School/University of Missouri Entered Marine Corps: 1941 at St. Louis, MO via Navy V-5 Program Service #: 010213 Summary: Designated Naval Aviator 27 May 1942 (NA #12341) at Corpus Christi, Texas, and commissioned United STates Marine Corps Reserve. Credited … Read more
Sullivan, Harry Stack (1892-1949) Harry Stack Sullivan, born on February 21, 1892, in the farming community of Norwich, New York, was the only surviving child of a poor Irish farmer. His childhood was apparently a lonely one, his friends and playmates consisting largely of the farm animals. His mother, who was sickly, was unhappy with … Read more
HELD FOR KILLING DAUGHTON Chauffeur Who Ran Down American Major in Paris Under Arrest PARIS, October 12, 1919 – Police authorities have in custody the chauffeur who was driving the automobile which yesterday ran down and killed Major William F. Daughton of Washington, D.C. when the latter attempted to cross the Champs Elyescs. The man … Read more
Family, Friends Remember Md. Soldier 4 January 2010 By CLAUDIA COFFEY Courtesy of MyFox D.C. DAMASCUS, Maryland – A Maryland soldier was remembered on Monday after dying mysteriously Christmas Day. Private First Class Jason Harpster was on a four-day holiday leave with family at his Damascus, Maryland home when he never awoke on Christmas morning. … Read more
Courtesy of his classmates United States Military Academy, Class of 1946 Donald Scott Watson * ’46 No. 15721 * 11 Sep 1922 – 15 Sep 1998 Died in Annandale, Virginia Interred in Arlington National Cemetery Donald Scott Watson was an Army Brat, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father was a Signal Corps officer. His sister, … Read more
Courtesy of the West Virginia Veterans Database: War: WWII Last Name: Hash, Jr. First Name: Alexander Middle Name or Initial: Jackson Sex: M County: Cabell Community: Huntington, West Virginia Branch of Service: Army Air Corps Rank: Second Lieutenant Service Number: 0823068 Date of Death: 18 December 1944 Place of Death: Reims, France Cause of Death: KIA … Read more
From a contemporary press report William R. Patterson, 88, a retired Army colonel who specialized in transportation engineering, died of congestive heart failure June 10, 2001, at the Belvoir Woods Health Center at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Colonel Patterson, who lived at The Fairfax at Fort Belvoir, was born in Pittsburgh. He graduated from the U.S. … Read more
Rex E. Wagner Hancock, Ohio Born 1933 Corporal, U.S. Army Service Number 15295516 Missing in Action – Presumed Dead Died November 2, 1950 in Korea Corporal Wagner was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Unsan, North … Read more
Major General James Garesche Ord Born October 18, 1886 at Fort Lewis, Colorado Died April 17, 1960 Cadet US. Military Academy 1905-09 Graduated as No. 4799 Class of 1909 Second Lieutenant 1909 First Lieutenant 1916 Captain 1917 Major (National Army) 1918 Lieutenant Colonel (National Army) 1918 Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army, 1934 Colonel, United … Read more
From a contemporary news report:”Haven, Maine, September 23, 1902: Major John Wesley Powell died at 6 PM tonight at his Summer home here. He had been critically ill for some days. He was born at Mount Morris, New York, September 23, 1834. He studied in Illinois College at Jacksonville, Illinois and at Wheaton College, teaching … Read more
As the son of a professional military officer, I had often visited Arlington National Cemetery as a young person. Like many other young people, I had no real appreciation for what the cemetery and its hallowed grounds represented. About ten years ago, following the death of my father, I was in Washington, D.C. on a … Read more
He served in the Army during World War I and upon his return studied to become an architect. He won the competition for the design of the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. He helped to complete the Tomb with the assistance of sculptor Thomas Hudson Jones. He was thereafter a resident of Camden, New … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 374-08 May 02, 2008 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died April 30, 2008, in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds suffered when … Read more
From a contemporary new report Thomas H. Wright, 86, a retired Army colonel who had lived at the Army Distaff Foundation’s Knollwood Retirement Community in Washington since 1992, died March 6, 1998 at Walter Reed Army Hospital after a heart attack. At Knollwood, he had been volunteer resident in charge of its convenience store. He … Read more
Dennis Michael O’Neill was born on September 1, 1943 and joined the Armed Forces while in Bedford, Massahusetts. He served in the United States Army and in one year of service, he attained the rank of Private First Class (E3). He began a tour of duty in Vietnam on January 4, 1966. On February 2, … Read more
Born near Dayton, Ohio, September 8, 1830, he graduated from West Point in 1852. In 1861 he was promoted to Captain and gave good service in Western Virginia and in September was promoted to Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers, taking command of the Kanawha District. He was in command of the Division of Cavalry in … Read more
Biography and Photo Courtesy of Russell C. Jacobs: June 2007 Frank Sheldon Clark (1885-1975) Born in Greenfield, Massachusetts on August 2, 1885. B.S. from Norwich University in 1909. Commissioned in the Coast Artillery Corps in 1909. Served in the Philippines 1911-1914. Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the University of Maine 1914-1917. With the … Read more
RAYNER, GEORGE W 12TH ALA DATE OF DEATH: 05/07/1865 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 116 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 … Read more
Born: Washington, DC, December 17, 1849. Parents: Commander Richard (USN) & Sallie Franklin (Bache) Wainwright. He was appointed to the United States Naval Academy by the President at-large, and graduated in 1868. He also earned an LLB, Columbian (now George Washington) University, 1884, LLD, 1900. Married: Evelyn Wotherspoon, September 11, 1873. Promoted to Ensign, Apr … Read more
Born at Richmond, Virginia, on October 28, 1844, the son of Jacob and Catherine (deCastro) Ezekiel. He served as a Sergeant of Company C of the Cadets, Virginia Military Institute during the Civil War. After that service, he graduated from VMI in 1866. He then studied antomy at the Medical College of Virginia. He moved … Read more
Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, January 7, 2007; Page C01 The Arlington Ladies are used to honoring elderly veterans and comforting their families graveside. The mounting death toll of young service members in Iraq and Afghanistan is making the mission harder. On a winter day when the rows and rows of white headstones were … Read more
FULL MILITARY HONORS FOR COLONEL REDLES Navy Department Plans Services Today At Arlington For Maine Corps Officer WASHINGTON, August 31, 1932 – Funeral services with full military honors for Lieutenant Colonel William Redles, U.S.M.C., who died at the Naval Hospital here August 20, will be held in Arlington National Cemetery at 2 o’clock tomorrow, the … Read more
19 June 2005: “Some people had Batman, some people had Superman,” said C.J. Joyce, commander of the Sons of the American Legion. “I had Charlie Griscom.” Charles W. Griscom died Thursday morning from an apparent aneurysm. He was 88. The Gulf Cove (Florida) resident served in the Marine Corps in World War II and in … Read more
The oldest living member of the 10th Calvary Buffalo Soldiers marked his 108th birthday Wednesday with a trip to the State Department. Retired First Sergeant Mark Matthews met with Secretary of State Colin Powell, a long-time advocate of commemorating the Buffalo Soldiers — black soldiers who served in segregated outfits on the Western frontier in … Read more
30 December 2005: GUEST COLUMN | TOM HOVIS The Charlotte Observer Giving thanks for those who served U.S. bravelyChristmas was a day to remember friend who flew in World War II live near Washington, D.C., in Fairfax, Virginia. Just about every year, it is a tradition in our family to go see the national Christmas … Read more
One way or another, Carlson M. LeGrand knew he would have to postpone plans for law school to serve his country during the Vietnam War. So instead of waiting to be drafted, he joined the Navy. The decision put him on course for a military career that saw him rise to Rear Admiral and deputy … Read more
Robert (Bob) Dowd (Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force (retired) passed away on 5 August 2003 in Miami, Florida at age 81. He is survived by his wife Rosemary and two sons. He will be buried at Arlington Cemetery on 20 September 2003. He was a pilot, meteorologist, banker and drug policy critic. He flew … Read more
Full Name: KENNETH LLOYD CRODY Date of Birth: 3 August 1953 Date of Casualty: 11 July 1972 Home of Record: GRIFFITH, INDIANA Branch of Service: MARINE CORPS Rank: CORPORAL Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: QUANG TRI Status: MIA (Until 2004) From a news report: 1 June 2004 The remains of an Indiana soldier killed … Read more
The State Department, investigating the background of M. Larry Lawrence for a second time since he was first chosen as ambassador to Switzerland, concluded yesterday that the late diplomat, developer and Democratic party donor had fabricated his wartime service in the Merchant Marine. Lawrence was not at sea in March 1945, when he claimed to … Read more
Born at Beverley, Massachusetts on October 13, 1947, he earned the Medal of Honor while serving with Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division at Hua Nghia Province on March 15, 1969. “For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Serving as Platoon … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 201-03 April 04, 2003 DOD ANNOUNCES ARMY CASUALTIES The Department of Defense announced today the identification of the following three soldiers who died as a result of severe injuries on April 3, 2003, in Iraq. They are: Staff Sergeant … Read more
Member of Congress Courtesy of the U.S. House of Representatives: Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn., October 21, 1918; moved with his parents in early boyhood to Pennsylvania and graduated from the Ferndale High School in 1935; also attended the University of Pittsburgh and Penn State College; employed in coal mines in … Read more
General David Monroe Shoup served as the twenty-second Commandant of the Marine Corps from January 1, 1960 until his retirement from active service, December 31, 1963. As a colonel in World War II, General Shoup earned the Nation’s highest award, the Medal of Honor, while commanding the Second Marines, 2d Marine Division, at Betio, a … Read more
PHILADELPHIA, November 9, 1936 – Lieutenant John Marshall Campbell of the Naval Air Station at Lakehurts, died on Saturday at the Philadelphia Naval Hospital. He was 40 years old. Lieutenant Campbell was brought to the hospital suffering from pneumonia. He was recovering when a complicating illness developed, which caused his death. He was both at … Read more
Fielding Pope Meigs, Captain, Artillery, United States Army. Born on 27 March 1845 and died on 27 March 1882. He is buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery. Buried with him are his wife, Mary Alice Howard Meigs, 4 August 1849-13 January 1936, and his son, Fielding Pope Meigs, Jr., Captain, Signal Corps, United … Read more
There are yellow ribbons tied around every pole in downtown Pageland, South Carolina, and American flags fly at half-staff. But the anguish the tiny community feels may be spelled out best in the banner that stretches across Main Street: “Thanks for everything. In memory of Jason Hicks.” The 25-year-old Hicks was one of six U.S. airmen … Read more
Henry Clay Coburn, Jr. (1879-1958) Born in Washington, D.C. on August 5, 1879. B.S. from Columbian College in 1900, M.D. from George Washington University in 1903. Commissioned in the Medical Reserve Corps in 1908. Graduated from Army Medical School in 1910. Served in the Philippine Islands 1910-1913. Commanding Officer of Base Hospitals 17 and 2 … Read more
General Thomas Holcomb, seventeenth Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, died May 24, 1965, in New Castle, Delaware, at the age of 85. Born on August 5, 1879, in New Castle, he attended private schools there until 1893, when his family moved to Washington, D. C. He was graduated from Western High School in … Read more
On April 14th, 1994, two Blackhawk helicopters were ready for take-off from Diyarbakir, Turkey. Colonel Jerry Thompson was changing command (or co-command as “command” of Provide Comfort was shared with Turkey). He decided to show his replacement, Colonel Mulhern, the lay of the land. At 0730, Colonel Thompson assembled 26 people that comprised important (command group) roles … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Naval Academy: David U. Schade, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force, died 24 November 1983, at Fort Walton Beach, Florida. JoAnne Schade reported that Dave passed away 24 November 1983. Clif Shumaker’s column in Shipmate November 1984: David Upton Schade: Died November 24, 1983 After graduating from USNA in 1955, … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 845-07 July 8, 2007 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died July 5, 2007, when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 0092-08 February 04, 2008 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sergeant Chad A. Barrett, 35, of Saltville, Virginia, died February 2, … Read more
After 63 years, York County native laid to rest Relatives from the area attended the World War II vet’s burial in Arlington. By CARYL CLARKE Courtesy of theDaily Record/Sunday News 14 June 2007 Four generations of Abendschoens traveled from York County to Arlington National Cemetery for the funeral Wednesday of a 23-year-old World War II … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Luther W. Snyder Jr., 54, a retired Navy commander who since 1993 had been a senior engineer with Planning Systems Inc. of McLean, died of leukemia April 1, 1998 at his home in Fairfax, Virginia. Mr. Snyder was a native of Baltimore and a 1966 graduate of the U.S. Naval … Read more
From a contemporary press report Captain Robert E. Hawthorne, 79, died March 10, 2001, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He served in the Navy from 1942 to 1972, retiring as Captain. Captain Hawthorne was born August 3, 1921, in Philadelphia, to William G. and Genette (Hemenway) Hawthorne, who are deceased. He was married January 11, 1943, … Read more
BEINLICH, HARRY F. Corporal, U.S. Army Home: Elmira, New York Company L, 108th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, A.E.F. Date of Action: October 15, 1918 General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919 Citation: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry F. Beinlich, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near St. Souplet, France, October 15, … Read more
Dale Estep, 75, born in Reed Springs, Missouri, on October 19, 1924, passed away on Saturday, August 5th, at Northwoods Lodge in Silverdale, WA, following complications stemming from a broken hip. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Edna Jane; their three daughters, Conita and Harold Wasson, Ellen and Leonard Hagen, Dortha Murker … Read more
John Herbert Brown, Jr. (1891-1963) Born on October 12, 1891 in Canton, Pennsylvania. Commissioned from Annapolis in 1914. Commanding Officer of submarines C-2 and G-4 in World War I, then N-5 and R-2 1919-1921, S-42 1924-1927 and Narwhal May 1930-May 1933. Graduated from the Naval War College in 1940. Commanding Officer of the Richmond 1941-1942. … Read more
Opie Dobyns Corporal, United States Army Three Dobyns brothers died in World War I. They were the sons of William Whitfield Dobyns and Victoria Catherine Ashwell of Bedford County, Virginia. They were: Corporal Colita “Colear” Ellis Dobyns, born June 26, 1894 Bedford, Virginia. He was married January 10, 1915 to Lola M. Bell Swain. He … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Ronald J. Potts, 53, a retired Army Major who became an executive with TRW, a defense contractor, died of a heart attack August 2, 1998 at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital. A resident of the Washington area since 1977, Major Potts lived in Fairfax, Virginia. He was a former resident of … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Eileen Patricia Noone Danis, 77, a former nurse who did volunteer work at the D.C. jail’s central detention facility in Southeast, died July 28, 2002, at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Virginia, of complications from abdominal surgery that day. Mrs. Danis, who became a certified spiritual adviser through the National Association of … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Daniel A. Mills, 81, a retired technical information specialist who had lived in the Washington area since the late 1960s, died December 10, 1999 at SunBridge Montgomery Village Care and Rehabilitation after a heart attack. Mr. Mills worked as a technical information specialist in New York City and Raleigh, North … Read more
EVANS, FRANK D PVT 6TH VA INF CSA CW DATE OF DEATH: 01/01/1918 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 171-A EVANS, JANE WID/O FRANK D DATE OF DEATH: 06/07/1937 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 171-A Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong … Read more
From contemporary press report: Services for Lawrence J. O’Brien, 81, of McLean, Virginia, formerly of Upper Montclair, New Jersey, and a former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of ADT Security Systems, will be held in the Chapel at Arlington National Cemetery. He died Thursday, January 12, 1995, at the Hospice of Northern … Read more
Born at Newberry Hill, South Carolina, February 20, 1853, he received his education at the University of Georgia, 1869-72 and graduated from West Point in 1876. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, 7th United States Cavalry, June 15, 1876 and was subsequently promoted through the grades to Brigadier General, Inspector General of the Army, October … Read more
No. 227-03 IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2003 DOD IDENTIFIES ARMY CASUALTIES The Department of Defense announced today that Staff Sergeant Robert A. Stever, 36, of Pendleton, Oregon, was killed in action by enemy fire on April 8, 2003, in Iraq. Stever was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry … Read more
First Lieutenant John Tazewell Helms, U.S.Army Born in Missouri January 21, 1909 Died in an accident December 30, 1935 Cadet U.S. Military Academy 1927-31 Graduated as No. 9314, Class of 1931 Second Lieutenant September 11, 1931 First Lieutenant August 1, 1935 Detailed to Air Corps, September 11, 1931 Student, Air Corps Primary Flying School, 1931-32 … Read more
WILLARD REED JR. KILLED IN ACTION SonOf Woman Part-Owner Of Daily Worker A Marine Officer In Far East Trained Fliers In Indies In Active Active Service Since Pearl Harbor -Wife On Way Here, Unaware Of His Death February 11, 1942 – Captain Willard Reed, Jr., son of Mrs. Ferdinanda Reed, part owner of the Daily … Read more
Admiral James O. Richardson, USN, (1878-1974) James Otto Richardson was born in Paris, Texas, on 18 September 1878. He entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1898 and graduated with the Class of 1902. His first duty assignments were on the Asiatic Station and, after 1905, in the Atlantic. During 1907-09, Lieutenant Richardson commanded the torpedo … Read more
From a contemporary press report Andrew Thomas McNamara, 96, a retired Army Lieutenant General who rose through the Quartermaster Corps to serve as the first director of what is now the Defense Logistics Agency, died of pneumonia April 6 at the Fairfax retirement home at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. General McNamara, former quartermaster general and a … Read more
Wyllys Lyman of Vermont First Lieutenant and Adjutant, 10th Vermont Infantry, 15 Agust 1862 Major, 24 February 1865 Honorably mustered out of the Volunteer Service, 28 June 1865 Captain, 40th United States Infantry, 28 July 1866 Transferred to 25th United States Infantry, 20 April 1869 Breveted Major 2 March 1867 for Gallant and Meritorious service … Read more
BEDFORD RITES IN CAPITAL Lieuenant Commander in Navy is Buried in Arlington WASHINGTON, May 10, 1942 – A funeral service for Lieuenant Commander Stephen R. Bedford, U.S.N., was held yesterday in Washington. Burial was in Arlington National Cemetery. Commander Bedford, who was 38 years old, was well known in New York, where he had been … Read more
Russell C. Jacobs: June 2007 Harold Denny Campbell (1895-1955) Born on March 30, 1895 in Middlesex, Vermont. B.S. from Norwich University in 1917. Commissioned in 1917. Served in France 1917-1919. Designated a Naval Aviator in 1921. Duty in Haiti ans Santo Domingo in 1923. Recipient of the Schiff Award in 1926 for the world’s record … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 729-08 August 29, 2008 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Specialist Michael L. Gonzalez, 20, of Spotswood, New Jersey, died August 28, … Read more
Michael ‘Scott’ Lamana Attack Location: Pentagon Age: 31 Home: Alexandria, Virginia Michael “Scott” Lamana, 31, a Navy lieutenant and flight officer, rarely rested. By day, he helped monitor the operations of the Navy’s global fleet from his post in the Pentagon’s Navy Command Center. By night, he attended classes at the University of Maryland — … Read more
Richmond Pearson Hobson (17 August 1870-16 March 1937) was a United States Navy admiral who served from 1905-1915 as a Congressman from Alabama. A veteran of the Spanish-American War, he received the Medal of Honor years later for his part in that conflict. He was born in Greensboro, Alabama, and graduated from the Naval Academy … Read more
United States Dpeartment of Defense IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2003 Crew of World War II U.S. Navy Aircraft Found, Identified The remains of seven American servicemen missing in action from World War II have been found in Russia, identified and returned to their families for burial with full military honors. A group burial of the … Read more
COLONEL CHARLES D. WINN Head of 306th Field Artillery in Last War Won Service Medal WASHINGTON, August 1, 1942 – Colonel Charles D. Winn, retired Army officer, died here yesterday in the Walter Reed Hospital. His age was 71. Colonel Winn, who was born in Kentucky, attended Virginia Military Institute and received his commission in … Read more
War: WWII Last Name: Rose First Name: Ray Middle Name or Initial: M Sex: M Race: W County: Kanawha, West Virginia Branch of Service: Army Rank: Private First Class Service Number: 35212772 Date of Death: 12 July 1944 Place of Death: Saipan Cause of Death: KIA Place of Burial: Arlington National Cemetery Unit: Company B, … Read more
From a contemporary press report William Lynn Siple, 78, a retired Navy captain who spent most of his 30-year career as a submariner, died July 13, 2000 at the health center of the Ingleside Presbyterian Home in Washington after a series of strokes. A McLean resident, he had lived in the Presbyterian Home the past … Read more
Colonel Leo J. Meyer (October 6, 1917- January 12, 2006) In October 1937 Leo Meyer enlisted into Company ‘B’, 102nd Engineer Regiment, New York National Guard. In October 1940 the 102nd Engineer Regiment, 27th Division, New York National Guard, was called to active federal service by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The division moved from New … Read more
Henry Howard Whitney of Pennsylvania Appointed from Pennsylvania, Cadet U. S. Military Academy, 16 June 1888 (11) Additional Second Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Artillery, 11 June 1892 Second Lieutenant, 28 November 1892 Captain, Assist Adjutant General of U. S. Volunteers, 12 May 1898 Honorably discharged from Volunteer Service, 12 May 1899 First Lieutenant, 4th U. … Read more
Born on April 3, 1922, in Rhode Island, he graduated from West Point in 1944. He died on November 22, 1982 and was buried in Section 6 of Arlington National Cemetery. Research continues regarding whether he is somehow related to General Winfield Scott of Mexican War fame, who is buried at West Point. Read our … Read more
Henry Capehart of Pennsylvania Appointed from West Virginia, Surgeon, 1st West Virginia Cavalry, 6 September 1861 Colonel, 22 February 1864 Breveted Brigadier General, U. S. Volunteers, 13 March 1865, for gallant and distinguihed service Breveted Major General, U. S. Volunteers, 17 June 1865, for gallant and meritorious service in the war Honorably mustered out 8 … Read more
Orlando F. Smith was born in Virginia in 1848. During the 1880 United States Census he was residing in Washington, D.C. with his sister, Sarah J. Johnson, age 52, and two other persons, Sophia Johnson, age 19, and William C. Johnson, age 16. At that time Smith was employed as a foreman at a gas … Read more
Full Name: RUSSELL KEITH BLATZ Date of Birth: 9/10/1946 Date of Casualty: 1/8/1968 Home of Record: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: SP4 Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: LONG AN In July 1967, Russell Blatz was credited with saving the lives of several members of his platoon after they were badly injured by … Read more
Born on December 26, 1914 in Lexington, Oklahoma, he was a United States Marine Corps Air Ace who shot down 19 Japanese planes during the crucial battle for the Solomons. He led Marine Corps Fighter Group 223 on sorties against the enemy, during which the squadron accounted for 83 enemy aircraft destroyed. He received the Medal … Read more
Douglass Tilford Cameron was born at West Point, New York, 3 September 1894. He was killed-in-action 3 November 1918, near Novart, France. Douglass Tilford Cameron served as a First Lieutenant with the 7th Field Artillery, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. Lieutenant Cameron was killed in action near Nouart, France, November 3, … Read more
Bruce Palmer of Kansas, born 27 July 1878 Private, Corporal and Sergeant, Troop H, 6th United Stated Cavalry, 4 May 1898 to 9 August 1900 Second Lieutenant, 10th United States Cavalry, 25 July 1900 First Lieuenant, 2 February 1901 General Palmer served in the Spanish-American War, World War I and World War II. He died … Read more
Full Name: JAMES PATRICK PROCTOR Date of Birth: 4/10/1946 Date of Casualty: 8/1/1967 Home of Record: TAMPA, FLORIDA Branch of Service: MARINE CORPS Rank: LCPL Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: QUANG TRI Pat and I hung around together in Washington, D.C., along with his other buddies,Mike Kane and Tom Jenkins. He was a great … 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
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 1039-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 2005 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sergeant Troy S. Ezernack, 39, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, died in Qalat, Afghanistan, on October 9, 2005, of … Read more
Merrittt Barton Curtis (1892-1966) Born on August 31, 1892 in San Bernardino, California. B.A. from the University of California at Berkekey in 1916. Commissioned in 1917. Served in Haiti 1920-1923. LL.B. from George Washington University in 1927. Post Paymaster at the American Legation in Peking October 1927-December 1929. Instructor at Marine Corps Schools June 1931-June … Read more
George Catlett Marshall was one of the great American statesmen of the century. He played a crucial role in international affairs from 1939 to 1951 — the years that shaped the second half of the century. Until 1945, he was in the military service of the United States. As Chief of Staff of the U.S. … Read more
Maxie R. Williams, Jr. was born on May 9, 1945 and joined the Armed Forces while in Waverly, Tennessee. He served in the United States Marine Corps and in four years of service, he attained the rank of First Lieutenant. On April 10, 1968, at the age of 22, Maxie R. Williams, Jr. perished in … Read more
HADLEY FOSTER MAJOR – O4 – Army – Reserve 37 year old Married, Caucasian, Male Born on Feb 17, 1932 From SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Length of service 20 years. His tour of duty began on Apr 18, 1968 Casualty was on Mar 14, 1969 in PHUOC TUY, SOUTH VIETNAM HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY, MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS … Read more
Full Name: DAVID LEE SACKETT Date of Birth: 10/8/1946 Date of Casualty: 10/24/1969 Home of Record: WELCH, WEST VIRGINIA Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: 1LT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: BINH DUONG DAVID LEE SACKETT Panel : 17W Line : 114 Army, First Lieutenant Killed in action October 24, 1969 by ground casualty multiple … Read more
ARMY MAIL PILOT IS KILLED IN OHIO Lieutenant Lowry, 50 Miles Off Course, Crashed In Trying To Land In Field Two Others Are Injured Dietz Badly Hurt In Maryland Texas, Not Flying The Mails Also Meets Death February 23, 1934 One Army pilot was killed, a second critically injured hurt and a third slightly injured … Read more
DeWitt C. E. Hamberger was the son of William F. Hemberger, Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy, and a receipient of the Medal of Honor. Commander Hanberger is also buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Admiral Hamberger was the receipient of two Navy Crosses for bravery in World War II. HAMBERGER, DEWITT C.E. (First Award) Citation: The Navy … Read more
In the hilltop fight at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Born May 21, 1845 in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, the son of Brevet Brigadier General Charles McDougall, Army Medical Corps. He entered service from Kansas and served in the Civil War. At the age of 18 he was appointed Second Lieutenant in the … Read more
By John Gillespie Magee, Jr. (A sonnet written by John Gillespie Magee, an American pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force in the Second World War. He came to Britain, flew in a Spitfire squadron, and was killed at the age of nineteen on 11 December 1941 during a training flight from the airfield near … Read more
Vice Admiral Arthur Phillip Fairfield (29 October 1877-1946) was an officer in the United States Navy. Born in Saco, Maine, his commands included the destroyers McDougal (DD-54), 1915-1917 and Gregory (DD-82) in 1918. Fairfield commanded a special squadron in 1936 to rescue American nationals from the Spanish Civil War. In 1939, he took command of … Read more
Abdill, Everett W Born April 18, 1902 Died December 13, 1944 United States Navy Captain Section 11, Grave 595 SH Buried September 8, 1948 CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina — Dorothy F. Miller died at Carolina Meadows retirement community, where she had resided since 1989, on February 12, 2000. She was born Dorothy Marie Fairbairn in … Read more
From a contemporary press report: KILLEEN, Texas — Harold Edward Weiler, 69, of Killeen died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004, in Temple, Texas. He is survived locally by a son, Drew Laughlin of Hilton Head Island. He was born February 9, 1934, in Medford, Wisconsin, the son of the late Nicholas and Elsa Weiler. He was … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Jack Alexander Gertz, 83, a former Washington bureau chief for the old Mutual Broadcasting Co. who became a public affairs officer at American Telephone & Telegraph Co., died of kidney failure December 16 at his home in Potomac, Maryland. He worked at MBC from 1954 to 1959 before joining the … Read more