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William Wallace Wotherspoon was born in Washington, D.C., on 16 November 1850; was educated in private schools. He served aboard ship as a mate in the United States Navy, 1870-1873; was commissioned a Second Lieutenant,United States Army, and assigned to the 12th Infantry in October 1873. He served in the West during the Indian wars … Read more
Henry J. Richter, Colonel, United States Army Courtesy of the Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press April 12, 1965 Colonel Henry J. Richter, who in l945 at 28 was the third highest ranked Lieutenant Colonel of his age in the nation, died April 11, 1965, in the Panama Canal Zone of a heart attack. He was 47. Completing … Read more
Arlington Family Mourns Boy Who Was Killed by Bus Courtesy of the Washington Post He became a foster child at age 1, when his mother left him in an apartment with a pimp. At age 2, he survived heart surgery. Then came severe ear infections, bipolar disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity. At age 6, life … Read more
Members of the Kennedy Family visit the gravesites of Robert F. Kennedy and John F. Kennedy on 20 November 2001. Ethel Kennedy, center with head bowed, and other members of the Kennedy family, pray at the grave of her husband, Robert F. Kennedy, Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at Arlington National Cemetery. Today is the anniversary of Bobby Kennedy’s … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Alfred Hunter Roberts, 60, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, Vietnam veteran and service station owner, died of heart disease November 17, 1998 at his home in Lothian, Virginia Colonel Roberts, who served 26 years in the Army, was a native of Marion, Indiana. He came to Washington in 1977 and, … Read more
It’s time again………. for my painful pilgrimage to that grassy area in a quiet, peaceful, section……………………….. off the beaten path of the thousands of visitors. I make this long, lonely walk with tears in my eyes. I pass rows of seemingly endless simple white marble headstones that sweep across these green hills. Each with a … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 577-09 August 03, 2009 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died August 1, 2009, in Mushan Village, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained … Read more
Ralph Brent Sweet, CT3, United States Navy, was born on 6 November 1943 and died on 19 February 1998. Sweet was aboard the USS Liberty intelligence ship when it was “accidentally” attacked by Israeli military forces on 8 June 1967 as it was monitoring the Six Day War between Arab States and Israel. Sweet was … Read more
Arlington National Cemetery Thank you very much, Mrs. McIntosh, for your fine introduction and for your service to our nation in Asia during the Second World War. To you and your husband, Professor Shriner, who sang so well, I could imagine him at the age of 24 singing again. To Katy Daley, all the others … Read more
His private monument in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery reads: “Battles: 1st Bull Run, Seige of Yorktown, Williamsburgh, Fair Oaks, Savage Station, Glendale, Malvern Hill, Seven Pines, 2nd Bull Run, Chantilly, Fredericksburg, Charlottesville, Gettysburg. 1833-1890.” His wife, Elizabeth R. Fiske Lee (Died December 3, 1915) is buried with him. Research continues regarding his career. … Read more
Walter Campbell Baker (1877-1957). Born September 22, 1877 in Chester, Pennsylvania. Enlisted service May-October 1898. Commissioned in the Artillery in 1901. Graduated from the Army War College in 1923 and Command and General Staff School in 1924. Commandant of the Chemical Warfare School 1927-1929. Major General in May 1937 as Chief of the Chemical Warfare … Read more
From a contemporary press report William K. Harrison, Jr., a decorated World War II veteran and a senior negotiator in the Korean War cease-fire, died Monday, May 25, 1987. He was 91 and lived in Springfield, Delaware County. A direct descendant of President William Henry Harrison, General Harrison began his career as an officer in … Read more
COLONEL BUCHAN DEAD; VETERAN OF 2 WARS Won Distinguished Service Medal for Part in Breaking the Hindenburg Line WASHINGTON, August 4, 1932 – The War Department has been notified of the death today at Newton, Massachusetts, of Colonel Fred E. Buchan, retired, at the age of 58. He was born in Wyandotte, Kansas, on October … Read more
Thompson Lamar Raney, 85, an Army Colonel who saw action in three wars, died of cancer October 26, 2005, at Inova Fairfax Hospital. He lived in Fairfax Station, Virginia Colonel Raney was born in Fresno, California, and joined the mounted cavalry in 1939. During World War II, he commanded a platoon in the 823rd Tank … Read more
John Leacock Confederate Section 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 … Read more
Biography and Photograph Courtesy of Nancy Joie Wilkie, September 2007 Dr. Noel D. Wilkie, 74, retired United States Navy dentist and professor at both Georgetown University and New York University, died of complications from Hodgkins Lymphoma at Georgetown University Hospital on Sunday, October 16, 2005. Dr. Wilkie began his 28-year career in Unites States Navy … Read more
Charles DuVal Roberts (1873-1966) son of Ann Rollins DuVal and Cyrus Swan Roberts, graduated from West Point in 1897 and with honors from the Army School of the Line, 1912, Army Staff College, 1913, Army War College, 1920. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Infantry, 11 June 1897, and advanced through the grades to Brigadier General, February 29,1929. He … Read more
From a contemporary press report Rexford C. Anderson, 71, a lieutenant colonel who retired from the Army Corps of Engineers in 1974 and then was a cartographer and supervisor in the aeronautical charts division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, died of cardiac arrest February 6, 2000 at his home in Great Falls. He … Read more
Last week Secretary of the Navy Swanson marched into the White House and announced that he had found another worthy Roosevelt for the Assistant Secretaryship that was held by Theodore Sr. (1897-98), by Franklin D. (1913-20), by Theodore Jr. (1921-24), and by T. R. Sr.’s nephew Theodore Douglas Robinson (1924-29). President Roosevelt was said to … Read more
Walter King Wilson III (born 1937) graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1960 with a commission in the Infantry. He later transferred to the Corps of Engineers. He served with the Military Assistance Advisory Group in China (1967-1969), and was on the faculty of the engineering department at West Point (1971-1975) before moving … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Joseph Cefaratti, 84, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who spent the majority of his career as a helicopter pilot, died March 17, 1999 at his home in Springfield, Virginia. He had Alzheimer’s disease. Colonel Cefaratti, a World War II and Korean War veteran, served 28 years in the Army, retiring … Read more
Click on the image for more information on the person Click Here To Return To The Main Entrance Click Here For More Gravesite Photos 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 … Read more
ARMY FLIER KILLED IN TAKEOFF MOUNT CLEMENS, Michigan – June 12, 1941 – An Army plane nosed over and crashed at Selfridge Field today upon the takeoff, killing Second Lieutenant B. E. Pearson of Syracuse, New York. Cadet Morris Hallett was injured seriously. PEARSON, BURTON EDWARD 2ND LT AIR CORPS RESERVE USA DATE OF DEATH: … Read more
From a contemporary press report: John Henry King, a retired Marine Colonel, died on Janaury 21, 2000 at Dewitt Army Hospital, after a week in ICU. Colonel King was born and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts. He graduated from B.U. with honors and had the distinction to attend the National War College. His 30-year career in … Read more
Courtesy of Gayle Alvarez and the United States Marine Corps: “Sergeant Johnson was born at Pocatello, Idaho, on January 1, 1926. He attended public schools there and played junior varsity basketball for two years in high school before enlisting in the Marine Corps on November 10, 1943. After serving in the Pacific theater and at San Diego … Read more
Full Name: FREDERICK BURGE Date of Birth: 10/2/1940 Date of Casualty: 5/5/1968 Home of Record: WASHINGTON, D.C. Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: SGT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: QUANG NAM Evelyn Johnson Burge, 67, a native Washingtonian who did administrative work for the Government Printing Office from the late 1960s to early 1970s, died … Read more
William Joseph Conlon Englewood, New Jersey Born October 11, 1921 Captain, U.S. Air Force Service Number AO680858 Missing in Action – Presumed Dead Died August 1, 1952 in Korea Captain Conlon was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter interceptor with the 36th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter-Bomber Group. On August 1, 1952, while on … Read more
Born in 1893, Lieutenant Spengler was killed-in-action in World War I on September 27, 1918 while serving with the 47th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division. He was cited for gallantry in action and it was reported that “While on a reconnaissance to establish contact with an adjacent regiment, he advanced ahead of the lines, under heavy … Read more
CAPTAIN TEMPLIN M. POTTS Retired Navy Officer, Former Governor of Guam, Is Dead PASADENA, California, March 22, 1927 – Captain Templin Morris Potts, U.S.N., retired, former Governor of Guam, died here today, aged 71. Captain Potts was a native of Washington, D.C. He was graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1876 and attained … Read more
Ronald Page Paschall Specialist 4, United States Army John Wesley Frink Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army From a contemporary press report: In her lifetime, Ruth Paschall probably wondered often how much grief one person could be expected to endure. Her older brother’s bomber was shot down over the South Pacific in WWII, and Army … Read more
Charles Thomas Menoher Darrow Menoher Nannie E. Pearson Menoher Pearson Menoher William Menoher 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 … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Horace D. Aynesworth, a retired Air Force Brigadier General who directed US reconnaissance operations during the Cuban missile crisis, died Sunday, October 22, 1995. The Sun City resident was 79. He was born in Childress, Texas, and entered the Army Air Corps in 1936. Highlights of his military career included … Read more
November 21, 2003 Wing loses airman to cancer Technical Sergeant Rory Crissman, 39, died November 19, 2003, after a bout with cancer. Just prior to his death, he was a patient at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. A memorial service is scheduled for 3 p.m. December 8, 2003, at the Old Post … Read more
Full Name: GREGG HARTNESS Date of Birth: 4/18/1937 Date of Casualty: 11/26/1968 Home of Record: DALLAS, TEXAS Branch of Service: AIR FORCE Rank: COL Casualty Country: LAOS Casualty Province: LZ Status: MIA HARTNESS, GREGG Remains ID announced 2 July 2005 Name: Gregg Hartness Rank/Branch: O3/US Air Force Unit: Date of Birth: 18 April 1937 Detroit … Read more
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Born in England, he earned the Medal of Honor during the Civil War while serving as Sereant Major, 3rd Maryland Volunteer Infantry at Petersburg, Virginia, June 17, 1864. He died onFebruary 27, 1921 and was buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery. Plowman, George H. Age 23 (or 28); 5’7″; born Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, March … Read more
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From a contemporary press report: Virginia Beach, Virginia: Lieutenant Colonel David “Bub” Midgett, U.S. Army retired, 78, of the 1100 block of Sycamore Road, died June 8, 2000, in a local hospital. A native of Ocean View, “The Garden Spot of Virginia,” Colonel Midgett graduated from Fork Union Military Academy. He retired from the U.S. … Read more
27 October 2005 By the time John S. Canton began a Marine Corps career distinguished by a string of far-ranging intelligence missions, he already was a young man of the world. His parents were Spanish immigrants. His birthplace was Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in Casablanca, Morocco, and he spoke French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, … Read more
Francis Byron Mills, 90, a former Army Colonel who later directed an executive training program for postal managers, died September 27, 2005, of a stroke at his home in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Colonel Mills, a native of Mangum, Oklahoma, entered the Army Reserve in the late 1930s after graduating from the University of Oklahoma. He … Read more
Brigadier General Donald M. Schmuck, holder of two Silver Stars, severed as Commanding Officer of the 1st Marine Division’s 5th Marines at Camp Pendleton, California. This was his second tour with the 1st Division, having served as the Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, during the Chosin Campaign, and later as the Regimental … Read more
William T. Rassieur, Jr. died on 10 October 2001. He is survived by his sweetheart and wife of 50 years, Joy Rassieur, of Dripping Springs. He also leaves daughters, Gayle Harris of Austin and Donna Abelson of Los Gatos, California, and two sons-in-law, Daniel Harris and David Abelson; four beloved granddaughters; and innumerable friends far … Read more
Courtesy of the U.S. House of Representatives Representative from Massachusetts; born in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts., December 27, 1898; attended the public schools; served as a Private in the United States Army at Camp Lee, Virginia, in 1918; was graduated from the law department of Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, in 1920; was admitted to the … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 287-08 April 09, 2008 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant Timothy M. Smith, 25, of South Lake Tahoe, California, died April … Read more
Moreau, Arthur S. Moreau Jr., Admiral, United States Navy and Commander of NATO forces in southern Europe and U.S. Naval Forces in Europe, died of a heart attack Monday (December 8, 1986) at a military hospital in this southern port city (Naples, Italy). He was 55. His death was announced by a U. S. Navy … Read more
Full Name: DONALD BRUCE CAMPBELL Wall Name: DONALD B CAMPBELL Date of Birth: 5/31/1936 Date of Casualty: 7/28/1968 Home of Record: RICHBORO State: PA Branch of Service: MARINE CORPS Rank: MAJ Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: THUA THIEN Donald B. Campbell was born May 31, 1936 in Passaic, New Jersey. He attended schools in … Read more
Full Name: CLEVELAND RAY HARVEY Date of Birth: 6/16/1947 Date of Casualty: 11/18/1970 Home of Record: ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA Branch of Service: MARINE CORPS Rank: 1LT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: QUANG NAM Born in Virginia in 1947, he was killed-in-action in Vietnam in 1970. He earned the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart as … Read more
Michael: Thank you so much for adding my son to the database. I cried when I opened it up. Would it be possible to add the attached picture and the fact that he graduated from West Point in 1984. The article doesn’t accurately portray what happened. Dense fog developed as he was navigating through a … Read more
From a contemporary press report Alan DeVoe Tompkins, 61, an Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer who wrote the book on open source intelligence for American agencies involved in non-covert data-gathering, died of cancer April 4, 1999, at the Hospice of Northern Virginia. CWO Tompkins worked for International Business Machines Corp. as a systems engineer sporadically … Read more
Charles Joseph Ippolito, 87, a retired Army officer and IBM manager, died February 28, 2008, at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda of complications of pneumonia. He was a Germantown resident.Colonel Ippolito was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and grew up in the Bronx, New York. During World War II, he led an Army tank force that captured … Read more
George W. Putnam, 89, a retired Army Major General who was a veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam and who held command positions with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and with a cavalry unit in Vietnam, died August 6, 2009, at his home in Arlington County, Virginia. He had congestive heart failure and … Read more
Commander Abercrombie-Miller and his wife are buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. Their lives are continuing to be researched and any information would be appreciated. Courtesy of Michael T. Stein: Regarding Commander Frederick Augustus Abercromibe-Miller: Official naval papers shows him as F. (Frederick) Augustus Miller He was born in Maryland. He entered the … Read more
Major General Fox Conner November 2, 1874 – October 13, 1951 A Brief Biography by Lieutenant General Sidney B. Berry, U. S. Army (Ret.) Generally unknown to the American public, knowledgeable Army professionals such as John J. Pershing, George C. Marshall, George S. Patton, Jr. and Dwight D. Eisenhower judged Fox Conner to be one of the … Read more
(The following correction was issued by TIME on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003. Courtesy Confederate Memorial Association. The article “Look Away, Dixieland” [January 27, 2003] stated that President George W. Bush “quietly reinstated” a tradition of having the White House deliver a floral wreath to the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery — a practice “that … Read more
Rear Admiral Joseph Bulloch Coghlan (9 December 1844-5 December 1908) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War. Born at Frankfort, Kentucky, Coghlan graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1863. He served in Sacramento during the Civil War and led the expedition which captured … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Retired Army Command Sergeant Major, ALLISON L. KEYES, decorated combat veteran who fought in three wars will be buried with full honors at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, July 1, 1998. The Maryland native died June 17, 1998 of kidney failure in Sacramento, California. He was 77. In 1939, Allison … Read more
From a contemporary press report: John R. Gibson, 84, a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who specialized in intelligence for the last 10 years of his career, died of cardiovascular disease December 15, 2003, at the Fairfax Nursing Center. Colonel Gibson, who lived in Alexandria, was born in Charlotte Court House, Virginia. He began his … Read more
Colonel Charles Ready Jr.,United States Air Force, retired, passed away Tuesday, June 10th, 2003 at the Wuesthoff Hospital in Rockledge, Florida. He Resided at Indian river Colony Club, in Melbourne Florida and was a summer resident of Cashiers, North Carolina. Charles was born in Sentinel, Oklahoma to Charles and Virgie Ready, who preceded him in … Read more
This story is about the Heroes of “Dixie” who are Commemorated during (Confederate History and Heritage Month) in April and Proclamations are to be signed by Governor’s, Mayor’s and County Commissioner’s in their Remembrance and Honor. The service Men and Women who set aside their comfort and well being to protect this great nation are … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 366-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 02, 2007 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. The soldiers died from wounds suffered March 31, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated … Read more
Edward Hunter of Maine Appointed from Maine, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1860 (47 Second Lieuenant, 12th Infantry, 23 June 1865 First Lieutenant, 23 June 1865 Regimental Quartermaster, 11 August 1866 to 28 April 1869 Regimental Adjutant, 31 October 1869 to 19 February 1870 Regimental Quartermaster, 19 September 1870 to 1 May 1873 … Read more
Rear Admiral Thomas Morris dies By Kevin Deutsch Courtesy of the Palm Beach Post Thursday, September 7, 2006 Thomas E. Morris, a retired Navy Rear Admiral who fought in World War II and the Korean War before turning his family business into a multi-million dollar company, died Sunday of a sudden illness, his family said. … Read more
From Maryland to Bagdad, those who knew him are mourning an Army Reservist often called a hero for his service in Iraq. Captain John Smathers was one of the most decorated Army reservists to serve in Iraq. Smathers was a prominent attorney in Prince George’s County. He returned home from a year of duty in … Read more
Jacob W. Wingo Birth: September 14, 1918 King William, Lynchburg, Virginia Death: December 3, 1944 in Germany Private in United States Army (WWII) Died one day before the birth of his only son Burial: Arlington National Cemetery Section 18, Grave 568 Jacob W. Wingo was the father of three children. The third of which, an … Read more
Full Name: BILLIE ALLEN HALL Date of Birth: 9/21/1939 Date of Casualty: 3/9/1966 Home of Record: SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: SSGT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM By Direction of the President of the United States The Distinguished Service Cross Is Awarded Posthumously To Billie A. Hall (Posthumously) Rank and Organization: Staff Sergeant, … Read more
Charles Field Mason of Virginia Appointed from Virginia, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Army, 1 May 1886 Resigned 25 March 1887 Assistant Surgeon, 2 July 1888 Major, Brigade Surgeon of Volunteers, 4 June 1898 Honorably discharged from the volunteer service, 2 March 1899 Major, Surgeon, 26th U. S. Volunteer Infantry, 5 July 1899 Honorably discharged from … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force MAJOR GENERAL ROYDEN E. BEEBE JR. Died April 29, 1959 Royden Eugene Beebe Jr., was born in Fort Douglas, Utah, in 1908. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy June 11, 1931, and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Cavalry. That September General Beebe entered Primary Flying School … Read more
Carl Amos West Hoquiam, Washington Born June 5, 1927 Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps Service Number 1013081 Killed in Action Died December 8, 1950 in Korea Private First Class West was a member of Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea … Read more
Henry F. Spears, Tazewell, Virginia Born 1931 Private, U.S. Army Died while Prisoner of War Died May 6, 1951 in Korea Private Spears was a member of the 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 30, 1950 and died while a … Read more
John Lawrence Ward Utica, New York Born September 7, 1929 Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps Service Number 1074538 Killed in Action Died November 6, 1950 in KoreaPrivate First Class Ward was a member of Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy … Read more
Alexander Higbee Davidson of Delaware Served as Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Quatermaster Sergeant and First Sergeant, Troop E, 3rd U. S. Cavalry, 3 March 1890 to 12 July 1899 First Lieutenant, 36th U. S. Volunteer Infantry, 45 July 1899 Honorably mustered out 16 March 1901 Private, Sergeant and First Sergeant, Troop K, 13th U. S. Cavalry, … Read more
Englebert Glover Ovenshine of Kansas Appointed From Kansas, Private, Corporal and Sergeant, Company C, 23rd United States Infantry, 2 Apr 1894 to 6 July 1898 Second Lieutenant, 16th United States Infantry, 7 July 1898 First Lieutenant, 2 March 1899. Eventually retired as Colonel, United States Army He was one of seven children of Samuel Ovenshine, Brigadier … Read more
Colleen Mary Parlatore, the beloved wife of Colonel Carl Pio Parlatore, United States Air Force (retired), the mother of Christine Parlatore Clingerman and Matthew Carl Parlatore, the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Richard A. and Eileen Pelleriti, United States Air Force (retired), the sister of Richard Pelleriti, and the grandmother of Heather Clingerman. Colleen was in … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force MAJOR GENERAL VICTOR E. BERTRANDIAS Retired, Died March 18, 1961 Victor E. Bertrandias was born in San Francisco, California, in 1894. He attended St. Joseph’s School, Oakland High School, and Field’s Business College. As an enlisted man in the Army, General Bertrandias served in every rank and then … Read more
DEADWOOD, SouthDakota June 26, 1908 – After an illness of three weeks, Congressman William H. Parker of Deadwood died today of dropsy and liver trouble. Burial will be in the Arlington National Cemetery. William H. Parker was born at Keene, New Hempshire on May 5, 1847. In 1874 he was appointed by President Grant, Collector … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Louis Vincent Genuario Sr., 78, a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel who started a construction company and was involved in Fairfax County community groups, died of complications from a cranial hemorrhage January 10, 2004, at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia. Colonel Genuario was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, and in … Read more
George L.ightfoot Batchelder, 10 November 1894-20 June 1933 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 … Read more
From a contemporary press report: James Wiley Taul, 85, a retired Marine Corps colonel who was a decorated veteran of World War II and the Korean War, died of cancer October 31, 2001, at his home in Arlington,Virginia. Colonel Taul was a native of Winchester, Ky., and a graduate of the University of Kentucky. He … Read more
DUNLAP, WILLIAM CHARLES Remains Returned – ID Announced March 1990 Name: William Charles Dunlap Rank/Branch: W2/US Army Unit: 129th Aviation Company, 17th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade Date of Birth: 21 September 1946 (Westline AR) Home City of Record: Tucson AZ Date of Loss: 02 December 1969 Country of Loss: South Vietnam Loss Coordinates: 141944N … Read more
Joseph E. Paul Technical Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces Service # 13006214 6th Squadron, 374th Troop Carrier Group Entered the Service from: Pennsylvania Died: 26-Nov-42 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines Awards: Purple Heart – Remains recovered He was a member of a multinational … Read more
COLONEL WILLIAM J. MCCAUGHEY Retired Officer Had Served in Philippines, Taught Tactics WASHINGTON, November 26, 1942 – Colonel William J. McCaughey, retired, of this city, died yesterday at Walter Reed Hospital. He was 58 years old. Colonel McCaughey was retired from the Army on May 31 of this year after serving since June 4, 1907, … Read more
John Edmondson “Mug” Stephens was from Nashville, Tennessee. He was born on 8 November 1874 in Brentwood, Tennessee, just 9 miles from Nashville and was studying at Vanderbilt University when appointed to the Military Academy in the class of 1898. He left Vanderbilt, but finished his degree there between graduation from West Point and his … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 603-08 July 16, 2008 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of nine soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died of wounds suffered when their outpost was attacked by small … Read more
Born September 5, 1887 and died August 11, 1926. He served as a combat pilot during the First World War. After the war, he earned some acclaim in air racing competition and as a military test pilot. He was killed when parachuting from a plane in an uncontrollable spin near what is now Wright-Patterson AFB, … Read more
William Robert Lang, Commander, United States Navy, Retired, passed away Monday, June 9, 2008, at Miriam Hospital In Providence Rhode Island. Born in Portsmouth, Ohio, he graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1952 and in 1956 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Wooster Ohio, where he majored in geology. He … Read more
He was one of nine men, including British General Orde Charles Wingate, who died in the crash of a plane in India on March 25, 1944, during World War II. They were all first buried in India and were returned from a group burial in Section 12 of Arlington National Cemetery on Novmeber 10, 1950. WANDERER, … Read more
On detached service from Jun 15, 1876, at Yellowstone Depot, Montana Territory. Born in Dublin, Ireland, Apr 14, 1843. Enlisted in Company H, 1st Cavalry, on February 16, 1866, at age 22, in Philadelphia by Captain J. Mix, 2nd Cavalry. Prior occupation was laborer. Honorably discharged on February 15, 1869, from Company H, 1st Cavalry, … Read more
Full Name: BERNARD JOSEPH GOSS Date of Birth: 1/10/1931 Date of Casualty: 4/23/1966 Home of Record: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK Branch of Service: AIR FORCE Rank: COL Casualty Country: NORTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: NZ Status: MIA GOSS, BERNARD JOSEPH Name: Bernard Joseph Goss Branch/Rank: United States Air Force/O4 Date of Birth: 10 January 1931 Home City … Read more
CRAFT, NATHAN L., Private, Company K, 52nd Regiment, N.C. Troops. Resided in Forsyth County and was by occupation a carpenter prior to enlisting in Wayne County at age 26, January 18, 1863, for the war. Captured at Bristoe Station, Virginia, October 14, 1863. Confined at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C. Died in hospital at Washington … Read more
Charles Cornell Ogden of Indiana Appointed from Illinois, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 16 June 1887 (46) Second Lieutenant, 13th U. S. Infantry, 12 June 1891 Drowned 20 July 1893 OGDEN, CHARLES C LT 13TH US INF DATE OF DEATH: 07/30/1893 BURIED AT: SECTION E D W SITE 912 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Read our general … Read more
From a contemporary press report: On February 6, 1999, in Pinehurst, North Carolina, MAJOR GENERAL ARTHUR H. ADAMS, USMC, (Ret.), at the age of 83. General Adams began his distinguished 38 year career in Marine Corps aviation when he pursued his passion for flying by enlisting in the Marine Corps Air Reserve in 1936. He … Read more
BROWN, JOHN C.S.T. DATE OF DEATH: 01/22/1862 BURIED AT: SECTION 16 SITE 195 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 … Read more
A Guardia patrol under Second Lieutenant Laurin T. Covington, GN, was ambushed as it crossed a small stream. Four men were killed before Covington was able to break contact. Meanwhile, a relief column, commanded by First Lieutenant Laurence C. Brunton, had come to Covington’s assistance. Once the two patrols had met, all seemed safe; but … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Keith Richard Barney was born at Springfield, Vermont, July 17, 1904. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, 1921, from the United States Military Academy in 1926, and received a CE degree from Cornell University, 1928-29. He was also a student at the Army Engineer School, 1931-32 and the Industrial College … Read more
William Farrar Smith, who was known in the Army as “Baldy,” was born at St. Albans, Vermont, February 17, 1824. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1845, ranking 4th in the class. As an engineer officer, he spent the years before the Civil War in variety of surveys and exploration duties, as … Read more
On 1 July 1964, Jeffry Randal Riekrealized one of his greatest dreams as he entered West Point with the Class of 1968. An Army brat, he had grown up around the Army and assimilated early the idealism and devotion to country that molded his character. A natural athlete, Jeff maintained an active interest in sports … Read more
Ossie F. Snellings, the son of Mrs. Mary Snellings of Alexandria, Virginia, graduated from George Washington High School in Alexanderia and was shortly thereafter drafted into the United States Army. Following basic training he was assigned to the European Theater of Operations and he was killed in action in France during the Normandy Invasion following … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force Retired July 31, 1953, Died April 1, 1966 Charles Yankey Banfill was born at Banifay, Florida, in 1897. From July 1916 to February 1917 he served as a private in the First Field Artillery, Louisiana National Guard. Again mustered into federal service in June 1917 he served as … Read more
By Gregg Zoroya Courtesy of USA TODAY The most touching moment of a slain soldier’s homecoming, say those who witness it, is when the chaplain steps forward to pray. Standing over a flag-draped coffin that arrived from Iraq this month, Air Force Chaplain Robert Cannon chose this invocation: “We pray and long for the … Read more
Robert Kingston; 1st Chief of U.S. Central Command Robert C. Kingston, 78, an Army General and highly decorated combat veteran who served in the early 1980s as the first chief of U.S. Central Command, which deploys ground, sea and air units to the Middle East, died February 28, 2007 at Ruxton Health Care of Alexandria, … Read more