Leonard Fielding Chapman, Jr. – General, United States Marine Corps

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From a contemporary press report Leonard F. Chapman Jr., 86, a retired general and former commandant of the Marine Corps who supervised the corps’ withdrawal from the Vietnam War and led it through a period of heightened social and racial tensions, died of cancer January 6, 2000 at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Virginia. After his military … Read more

Raymond Losano Airman – First Class, United States Air Force

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16 May 2003: Courtesy of The Washington Post: Airman’s Service Honored at Arlington Tactical Air Specialist Killed in Afghanistan The C-130’s low thrum could be heard before the plane was spotted, flying over the freshly readied grave of Airman First Class Raymond Losano. “Airplane!” his 2-year-old daughter, Alorah, cried excitedly, pointing at the clear sky … Read more

Herbert S. Jordan – Colonel, United States Army

Colonel Jordan was born on 5 March 1895 and died on 6 December 1972.  His nephew, Herbert Lee Jordan, First Lieuenant, United States Army, was killed-in-action in Korea in 1950 and is buried in an adjacent gravesite in Arlington National Cemetery. JORDAN HERBERT S COL HQ 3RD ARMY FT MCPHERSON, GA FC U.S.A. DATE OF BIRTH: … Read more

Robert Bazil Carleson – Lieutenant, United States Navy

Robert B. Carleson, former Reagan aide, dies 25 April 2006: Robert B. Carleson, who changed California’s welfare system under Governor Ronald Reagan and undertook similar initiatives as a special assistant to the president during the Reagan administration, has died at 75. Carleson died Friday after a brief illness, said his wife, Susan, of Alexandria, Virginia. … Read more

Thomas Duncan III – Brigadier General, United States Army

Thomas Duncan Ill of Illinois Appointed from Illinois, First Lieutenant, Mounted Rifles, 27 May 1846 Captain, 15 March 1848 Major, 10 June 1861 3rd U. S. Cavalary, 3 August 1861 Lieutenant Colonel 5th U. S. Cavalry, 28 July 1866 Retired 15 January 1873 Brevetted Lieutenant Colonel, 8 April 1862 for gallant and meritorious in action … Read more

Jess Larson – Major General, United States Air Force

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Age 82, the first administrator of the General Services Administration, a Washington attorney and a retired major general in the Air Force Reserve, who was president and chairman of the Air Force Association, died of cancer February 25, 1987 at George Washington University Hospital. Mr. Larson, a resident of Arlington, was born in Mill Creek, … Read more

John V. Powell – Captain, United States Army

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John V. Powell was born on 14 July 1947 in Jackson Heights, New York.  Folloiwng graduatuion from high school he attended St. Leo’s on a baseball scholarship.  Before entering the United States Army he played minor league baseball. John trained in the Army as an aviator and was assigned to the Republic of Vietnam during … Read more

Frederick Steiwer – First Lieutenant, United States Army

Courtesy of the Congress of the United States: Senator from Oregon; born on a farm near Jefferson, Marion County, Oregon, October 13, 1883; attended the public schools; graduated from Oregon State Agricultural College at Corvallis in 1902 and from the University of Oregon at Eugene in 1906; studied law; was admitted to the bar in … Read more

Washington Irving Chambers – Captain, United States Navy

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Captain Washington Irving Chambers, USN (1856-1934) was a United States Navy officer who played a major role in the early development of Naval aviation, serving as the first officer to have oversight of the Navy’s aviation program. Chambers was born in Kingsport, New York in 1856 and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in … Read more

Remembrance of the Life of Robert Francis Kennedy 6 June 2003: Arlington National Cemetery

Robert F. Kennedy’s widow Ethel (R) and Senator Ted Kennedy’s wife, Victoria, pause at the gravesite of slain President John F. Kennedy, June 6, 2003, at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia. They earlier paid their respects at Robert F. Kennedy’s grave, who was assassinated on this date in 1968 while campaigning for the presidency … Read more

Terry Lyman Baldwin – Private First Class, United States Army

Full Name: TERRY LYMAN BALDWIN Date of Birth: 3/29/1945 Date of Casualty: 8/7/1968 Home of Record: FOXBORO, MASSACHUSETTS Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: PFC Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: LONG AN TERRY LYMAN BALDWIN  Killed in action August 7, 1968 by ground casualty by an explosive device hostile, died in Long An South Vietnam. … Read more

John Miller – Private, United States Army

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John Miller, birth date unknown, served as Private, Company C, Maryland-D.C. Volunteers in the Mexican War.  He died on 1 April 1900 and was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. MILLER, JOHN PVT CO C, MD DC VOLS MEX WAR DATE OF DEATH: 04/01/1900 BURIED AT:   SITE 14028 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Read … Read more

Palmer Gaylord Wood, Jr. – First Lieutenant, United States Army

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The son of Palmer Gaylord Wood, he was born in California in 1876. He served with the 12th United States Infantry. He died at San Juan DeGuvel, Philippines, on November 16, 1900 during the Philippine Insurrection. He is buried among other family members in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. Palmer Gaylord Wood, Jr. of California … Read more

Daniel Lee Zerbe – Technical Sergeant, United States Air Force

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U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 705-11 August 11, 2011 DOD Identifies Service Members Killed In CH-47 Crash The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of 30 servicemembers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  They died August 6, 2011 in Wardak province, … Read more

Alexander Anderson Blackhall, Jr. & William Melvin Blackhall

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Submitted in July 1998 by Dr. James F. White Second Lieutenant Alexander Anderson Blackhall, Jr., and his identical twin brother, First Lieutenant William Melvin Blackhall were born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, on 14 November 1930 of Scottish immigrant parents. The boys were farmers and were very active in 4-H Clubs and F.F.A. They were honor graduates, in … Read more

Nanita Miles Wight – Military Spouse

The granddaughter of General Nelson Appleton Miles and the daughter of Sherman and Yulee Noble Miles, she was the wife of Allyn Richmond Wight. She was buried in the Miles Mausoleum in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery on December 19, 1968. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed … Read more

Stolen Valor

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B. G. Burkett, a military researcher, was co-chairman of the Texas Vietnam Memorial with  President George Bush as Honorary Chairman. Mr. Burkett has been the object of an  award-winning segment on ABC’s “20/20,” as well as much acclaimed articles in Texas Monthly and Reader’s Digest. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the University of Tennessee. … Read more

Humbert Joseph Versace – Colonel, United States Army

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Humbart Joseph Versace was a 1933 graduate of the United States Military Academy. Following long service in the United States Army, Colonel Versace died on 12 June 1972 at Black Earth, Wisconsin.  He was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. The Colonel’s son, Humbert Roque Versace, Captain, United States Army, United States Military … Read more

Kelly Joseph Mixon – Specialist, United States Army

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U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1134-10 December 10, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  They died December 8, 2010, in Balkh province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered … Read more

George U. Strosnider – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

George U. Strosnider, age 84, passed away on November 28, 2007 at Hospice of Golden Isles, Georgia. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne; and his daughter, Janice (Larry) Lamattina, all of St. Simon Island, Georgia. He also leaves behind two step-sons, Phil (Julie) Currie of Altanta, Georgia, and Doug (Sharon) Currie of Savannah, Georgia; … Read more

Corise P. Varn – Commander, United States Navy

Corise P. Varn, Commander, USNR (ret.), 83, died Friday, June 10, 2005, in St. Augustine, Florida. Commander Varn was born in DeLand, Florida, on September 10, 1921. Commander Varn attended Florida State College for Women (now FSU) and was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. In August 1942, she was accepted as midshipman in … Read more

Joseph G. Kime III – Captain, United States Army

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Kime, Joseph G. Captain, Headquarters and Headquarters Company,  HHC, First Brigade (Assistant S4) Killed March 1991 when his HMMWV hit a mine on a Main Supply Route (MSR). Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade, 3d Armored Division. Army Captain Joseph G. Kime III died on March 26, 1991.  He was buried with full military honors … Read more

Major Clinton Donor Is Focus of Cemetery Inquiry Probe – House panel wants to know if special treatment allowed M. Larry Lawrence to be buried in Arlington.

M. Larry Lawrence, the late owner of San Diego’s Hotel Del Coronado and a major donor to President Clinton, is a focus of a House panel’s investigation into whether the administration rewarded contributors with burial plots in Arlington National Cemetery, congressional officials said Thursday. As the allegations of special waivers inflamed veterans’ groups, members of … Read more

Edward Rutledge Maney – Colonel, United States Air Force

From a contemporary press accout: A former commander of the 1100th Air Base Wing at Bolling, retired Air Force Colonel Edward Rutledge Maney, died of a heart attack May 5, 2001, at his home in Matthews, Virginia. He was 62. Maney served in the military for 27 years, beginning as an enlisted Marine. He was … Read more

George Pennington Borden – Brigadier General, United States Army

George Pennington Borden was born at Fort Wayne, Indiana, April 24, 1844. He was educated in public schools and at Fairfield Academy, New York, to 1862. He married Elizabeth Reynold, May 25, 1869. He enlisted as a Private, Company C, 121st New York Volunteer Infantry, July 23, 1862 and was discharged October 12, 1863. He was … Read more

Cornelia Elizabeth Thornton – United States Army Nurse Corps

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By Roger C. Davis Courtesy of The Gloucester Genealogical Society  of Virginia Cornelia Elizabeth Thornton (19 May 1893-28 Sept. 1918) was a World War I casualty from Bena, Virginia.  Cornelia was the eldest daughter of eight children of Harry Lee and Virginia Lee Rowe Thornton, Sr. of the Thornton Creek area of Achilles in Gloucester … Read more

Julian M. MacMillan – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

Colonel Bushey was from Peoria, Illinois. MACMILLAN, JULIAN M LT COL INF USA DATE OF BIRTH: 04/25/1891 DATE OF DEATH: 09/18/1944 BURIED AT: SECTION SOUTH  SITE 2000-A ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY 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 … Read more

Mary Ingram Rogers Henry

The wife of Guy Vernon Henry, Jr., they were married on October 29, 1920. She was born in 1882 and died in 1967. She is buried with her husband in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed … Read more

Charles Irving Wilson – Brigadier General, United States Army

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Charles Irving Wilson of the District of Columbia Appointed from New York, Assistant Surgeon, 28 May 1861 Breveted Captain, 13 March 1865 for meritorious and distinguished service in the battles of Todds Tavern and Yellow Tavern, Virginia; Major, 13 March 1865 for highly meritorious and distinguished service in his Department in 12 engagements in the … Read more

Ramsay Douglas – Potts Brigadier General, United States Army

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Ramsay Douglas Potts Brigadier General, US. Army Lieutenant Colonel, Artillery Corps July 19, 1903 Colonel, Artillery Corps June 8, 1905 Brigadier General August 31, 1908 Commandant, Artillery School of the US. Army 1904-06 Commander, 3rd Field Artillery 1907 Commander, 5th Field Artillery 1907-08 Commandant, General Service & Staff College 1911-13 Ret. September 1, 1914 Ramsay … Read more

Harry Arthur Floyd – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

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Courtesy of his classmates United States Military Academy, Class of 1946 Harry Arthur Floyd * 1946 – 15984 23 Jul 1921 – 5 Nov 1997 Died in Arlington, Virginia Interred in Arlington National Cemetery HARRY ARTHUR FLOYD was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1921 and spent his youth there. He graduated from Lynn Classical High … Read more

Lawrence H. Bosshard – Colonel, United States Marine Corps

From a contemporary press report: Lawrence H. Bosshard, 71, a former financial officer with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of the National Capital Area, died of congestive heart failure Saturday, June 3, 1989 at the Veterans Hospital in Bay Pines, Florida. Colonel Bosshard moved to Pinellas Park, Florida, in 1984 after retiring from the National … Read more

Neil N. Snyder Jr – Colonel, United States Army

Colonel Neil Snyder, Jr, Generous Scout Volunteer and Army Colonel Colonel Neil Snyder, Jr. passed away peacefully at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, on October 8th, 2006. He was 88 years old and had been in declining health since suffering a stroke in July 2003. He is survived by a large and devoted family.  The funeral service … Read more

The Meigs Family

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WASHINGTON YESTERDAY: Afghan war planners operate in shadow of Civil War quartermaster 18 February 2002 The military planners supplying America’s Afghan War with troops and arms probably haven’t spared a thought for the Civil War career of Montgomery C. Meigs. But they are operating in his shadow. As the Union Army’s quartermaster general, dispatching men … Read more

James C. Edge – Captain, United States Marine Corps

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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 369-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Captain James C. Edge, 31, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, was killed April 14, 2005, by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat … Read more

Hortense Norton Seedlock – Army Wife & Educator

SEEDLOCK, HORTENSE NORTON (AGE 81) Hortense Norton Seedlock died on Saturday August 26, 2000, peacefully at home in Melbourne, Florida. Mrs. Seedlock was born in Savannah, Georgia and attended Savannah High School, St. Mary’s Junior College, in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Pennsylvania  College for Women and received her Masters Degree in English from the American … Read more

Edward Neele Johnston – Colonel, United States Army

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The first graduate of the United States Military Academy Class of 1901 was Edward Neele Johnston. Hailing from St. Louis, Missouri, Johnston came from a very distinguished family line. His ancestors founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and one relative built the first church organ of New England in Salem in 1714. Another relative, Samuel Johnston, … Read more

Charles Auer – Corporal, United States Marine Corps

Auer, Charles Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps Date of Action:  June 6, 1918 Citation: The  Navy  Cross  is awarded to Corporal Charles Auer, United States Marine  Corps. Killed in action at Chateau-Thierry, France, June 6,  1918, Corporal  Auer  gave  the supreme proof of that extraordinary heroism which will serve as an example to hitherto untried troops. … Read more

Jennings B. Messer – Sergeant, United States Army Air Forces

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Courtesy of the West Virginia Veterans Database: War: WWII Last Name: Messer First Name: Jennings Middle Name or Initial: B County: Mingo, West Virginia Community: Branch of Service: Army Rank: Sergeant Service Number: 15040321 Date of Death: 15 September 1943 Place of Death: Cause of Death: Place of Burial: Arlington National Cemetery Unit: 65 Bombardment Squadron, … Read more

Joseph Raboch – Private, United States Army

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This is a card record for a headstone provided for Civil War Veteran Joseph Raboch whose remains were disinterred, brought from “Porto Rico” (Puerto Rico) to the U.S., and reinterred in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. This sample image represents one of several types of forms found on the Card Records of Headstones Provided for … Read more

CONGRESSMAN BOB STUMP STATEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS HEARING

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to express my appreciation to you and the Subcommittee’s Ranking Minority Member, Mr. Clyburn, for holding this hearing today. I also want to recognize the hard work you put in over the past couple of months when you could have been on recess. As you stated, Mr. Chairman, it … Read more

Adam Leigh Cann – Sergeant, United States Marine Corps

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NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 019-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE DoD Identifies Marine Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of three Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant Adam L. Cann, 23, of Davie, Florida Corporal Albert P. Gettings, 27, of New Castle, Pennsylvania Lance Corporal Ryan S. … Read more

W. L. Nicks – Corporal, Confederate States of America Army

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NICKS, W L CPL 61ST ALA CSA CW DATE OF DEATH: 07/19/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE  SITE 36 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 … Read more

Reynolds Johnston Burt – Brigadier General, United Staes Army

Reynolds Johnston Burt of Nebraska Appointed from Ohio, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 15 June 1891 (55) Assitional Second Lieutenant, 25th U. S. Infantry, 12 June 1896 Second Lieutenant, 10th U. S. Infantry, 4 November 1896 Transferred to the 25th Infantry, 4 February 1897 First Lieutenant, 1 January 1899 Captain, 9th U. S. Infantry, 23 … Read more

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  The Old Guard, Third United States Infantry A member of the Third United States Infantry (“The Old Guard”) patrols the area where the Vietnam Unknown awaits removal to a military laboratory for DNA testing and possible identification. May 14, 1998.    Click Here To Enter   Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan … Read more

Michael Martin McGreevy, Jr. – Lieutenant, United States Navy

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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 671-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 02, 2005 DoD Identifies Army and Navy Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of eight soldiers and eight sailors who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Soldiers killed were: Staff Sergeant Shamus O. Goare, 29, of Danville, Ohio. Chief … Read more

Michael Kerwin – Brigadier General,United States Army

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GENERAL MICHAEL KERWIN DEAD Ex-Police Commissioner and Revenue Collector Was Almost 75 NEW YORK, New York, June 21, 1912 – General Michael Kerwin, veteran of the Civil War, Collector of Internal Revenue under President Harrison, and formerly Police Commissioner of New York City, died from senile infirmities yesterday at his home, 487 West 145th Street. … Read more

Headstone maintenance funds cut in half

By Rick Maze Courtesy of the Army Times Thursday Feb 15, 2007 Funding constraints have forced Arlington National Cemetery to reduce by half its program to regularly clean and straighten headstones. The cleaning and realigning is part of a regular maintenance program. For 2008, the Bush administration is proposing a $300,000 increase in the cemetery … Read more

Daniel Zwie Henkin – United States Coast Guard Government Official

DANIEL Z. HENKIN, TOP PRESS AIDE FOR PENTAGON IN THE VIETNAM ERA WASHINGTON, April 8, 1987 – Daniel Z. Henkin, chief spokesman for the Defense Department in the tumultuous days of the Vietnam War, died Tuesday of complications after surgery for a kidney transplant.  He was 63 years old. Mr. Henkin, a strapping man of … Read more

Joel Bennett “Champ” Clark – Colonel, United States Army – United States Senator

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Courtesy of the Congress of the United States: The son of James Beauchamp Clark, a Senator from Missouri; born in Bowling Green, Missouri, January 8, 1890; attended the public schools at Bowling Green, Missouri, and at Washington, D.C.; graduated from the University of Missouri at Columbia in 1912, and from the law department of George … Read more

Burton I. Edelson – Commander, United States Navy

National Aeronautice And Space Administration Industry Pioneer Edelson Dies Dr. Burt Edelson, 75, director of the Institute for Applied Space Research, died Sunday. He had been in a coma after a massive heart attack and life support systems were removed after all hope for recovery was gone, said Scott Chase, the president of Strategis Group … Read more

William Chapple Tremaine – Captain, United States Army

CAPTAIN W. C. TREMAINE DIES AT FORT TOTTEN, NEW YORK Secretary-Treasurer of Army and Navy Club Will Be Buried in Arlington on Tuesday WASHINGTON, February 1, 1930 – William C. Tremaine, U.S.A., retired, died in the military hospital at Fort Totten, New York, today according to notification received by the War Department.  Born at Watertown, … Read more

Howard Eugene Porter – Colonel, United States Army

From a contemporary report Colonel Howard Porter, a member of the class of 1957, died following complications of Alzheimer’s Disease, at Loudoun County Hospital, Leesburg, Virginia 20 September 2001. He was 83 years old. Colonel Porter, a native of Chesterfield, South Carolina, graduated Phi Beta Kappa, with a degree in Civil Engineering and Geology from … Read more

Nathan C. Hubbard – Corporal, United States Army

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U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1039-07 August 23, 2007 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of 14 soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died August 22, 2007, in Multaka, Iraq, of injuries suffered when … Read more

STATEMENT OF HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN, RANKING DEMOCRATIC MEMBER, HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT & INVESTIGATIONS – HEARING ON ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY WAIVERS

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CHAIRMAN EVERETT FOR CALLING THIS IMPORTANT HEARING TO DISCUSS THE WAIVER PROCESS FOR BURIALS AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. UNTIL RECENTLY, THE ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY BURIAL ISSUE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MAJOR POLITICAL STORIES OVER THE CONGRESSIONAL RECESS. I AM HOPEFUL THAT THE TESTIMONY WE HEAR TODAY WILL HELP TO … Read more

Michael Joseph S. DePaul – Chief Warrant Office Two, United States Army

Full Name: MICHAEL JOSEPH S DEPAUL Date of Birth: 8/1/1947 Date of Casualty: 3/17/1971 Home of Record: SEASIDE PARK, NEW JERSEY Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: CWO 2 Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: VINH LONG CW2 Michael J.S. DePaul (Aircraft Commander) CPT Robert C. Green (Co-Pilot) On 17 March 1971 an AH-1G COBRA, tail … Read more

Donald John Drust – Corporal, United States Marine Corps

Donald John Drust Birth: Sepember 2, 1929 Bethlehem (Clearfield County), Pennsylvania Death: November 13, 1950 A decorated Korean War Veteran Burial: Arlington National Cemetery Section 34 Site 484 Donald John Drust Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Born September 2, 1929 Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps Service Number 1071298 Killed in Action Died November 13, 1950 in Korea Corporal Drust … Read more

Ralph Herbert Carnahan – Rear Admiral, United States Navy

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From a contemporary press report: Ralph Herbert Carnahan, 76, a Navy rear admiral who retired in 1978 and spent the last two years of his career as commandant of the Naval District of Washington, died of cardiac arrest February 19, 2001 at Bethesda Naval Medical Command, Maryland. Admiral Carnahan, a McLean, Virginia, resident, had previously … Read more

Louis James Langlais – Master Chief Petty Officer (SOCM), United States Navy

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U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 705-11 August 11, 2011 DOD Identifies Service Members Killed In CH-47 Crash The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of 30 servicemembers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  They died August 6, 2011 in Wardak province, … Read more

Frank Warren Hackett – Assistant Paymaster, United States Navy Assistant Secretary of the Navy

To Whom it may concern: On the page for Thomas Tingey Craven, is mention of one “Frank W. Jackett” as his son-in-law. His real name is Frank W. Hackett, my great grandfather, He was the “future Assistant Secretary of the Navy” referred to in the bio. Incidently, he is buried nearby with his wife Ida Craven Hackett. … Read more

William James Cooper – Colonel, United States Marine Corps

Thanks to the Colonel’s son, Kenneth Cooper, for the following information: Colonel William James Cooper, United States Marine Corps 26 January 1938 – 14 March 1996 Following two years of college at the University of Maryland, Colonel Cooper entered the Naval service through the Naval Aviation Cadet Program in November 1958. The Colonel received his Marine … Read more

James Joseph O’Meara, Jr. – Airman Second Class, United States Air Force

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James Joseph O’Meara, Jr. Detroit, Michigan Born December 31, 1929 Airman Second Class, U.S. Air Force Service Number AF16354305 Missing in Action – Presumed Dead Died January 29, 1953 in Korea Airman Second Class O’Meara was a crew member of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 28th Bomber Squadron, 19th Bomber Group. On January 29, … Read more

Dirk Van Beusekom – Lieutenant Commander, Royal Netherlands Navy

DIRK VAN BEUSEKOM RITES Burial at Arlington for Officer in Royal Netherlands Navy WASHINGTON, June 15, 1943 – The United States accorded burial in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors today to Lieutenant Commander Dirk van Beusekom of the Royal Netherlands Navy, who died on Saturday of injuries received in an accident in the … Read more

Veterans Day 2005: Arlington National Cemetery

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Vice President Cheney Delivers Remarks on Veterans Day, Arlington National Cemetery Friday, November 11, 2005 SPEAKER: RICHARD B. CHENEY, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Members of the Cabinet, members of Congress, members of the armed forces, veterans, fellow Americans, thank you for the warm welcome. It’s a high honor to join you in this … Read more

Wallace Bertholf – Captain, United States Navy

You may be interested to know that Marriner Bertholf’s father, Wallace, is buried elsewhere in Arlington. A younger brother of Ellsworth Price Bertholf (buried next to Marriner), Wallace was also a graduate of the USNA. Unfortunately father and son were estranged and Marriner’s widow elected to have him buried by his uncle rather than his father.  Wallace,  I have … Read more

Darrell J. Schumann – Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps

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U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 087-05 January 27, 2005 DoD Identifies Marine Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of 16 Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Captain Paul C. Alaniz, 32, of Corpus Christi, Texas, Lance Corporal Jonathan … Read more

A. T. Henderson – Private, Confederate States of America Army

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HENDERSON, A PVT CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY CIVIL WAR DATE OF DEATH: 12/26/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION CSA  SITE 1292 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 … Read more

Delmar A. Pugh – Colonel, United States Army

From a contemporary press report: Delmar A. Pugh, 86, an Army Colonel who in retirement served seven years as manager of the federal credit union at the Naval Research Laboratory, died of cancer July 15, 2003, at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. Colonel Pugh, who lived in Alexandria, Virginia, was born in Frank, Pennsylvania. He served … Read more

Allyn K. Capron – Captain, United States Army

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Born at Tampa, Florida, on August 27, 1846, he graduated from West Point in 1867. He entered the Artillery Branch of the United States Army. During the Spanish-American War, he accompanied General Shafter’s army to Cuba. On July 1, 1898, he led Shafter’s advance and fired the first shot of the battle. The Spanish flag … Read more

George M. Prascsak, Jr. – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force

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From the United States Air Force: Lieutenant Colonel George M. Prascsak Jr., assigned to the Operation Prevention Division, Air Force Medical Operations Agency, Office of the Surgeon General, passed away suddenly on the evening of December 1, 2002. Prascsak was the Chief of Public Health Operations. Colonel Prascsak was born in Braddock, Pennsylvania, on September … Read more

Samuel Robert Brentnall – Major Genreal, United States Air Force

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Courtesy of the United States Air Force MAJOR GENERAL SAMUEL ROBERT BRENTNALL Retired September 30, 1956. Died February 23, 1965.  Samuel Robert Brentnall was born at Cleveland, Oklahoma, in 1903. He graduated from Phillips University in Oklahoma with a bachelor of arts degree in 1924. General Brentnall also received a doctor of philosophy from Phillips … Read more

Augustus Gabriel Tassin – Captain, United States Army

Augustus Gabriel Tassin of France Appointed from Indiana, First Lieutenant, 35th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, 9 October 1861 Captain, 17 June 1863 Lieutenant Colonel, 9 August 1864 Colonel, 4 March 1865 Honorably mustered out of the volunteer service 30 September 1865 Captain, 28th U. S. Infantry, 28 July 1866 Honorably discharged 1 December 1870 at his … Read more

ANNE M. HART, ET AL., PETITIONERS V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

No. 90-309 In The Supreme Court Of The United States October Term, 1990 On Petition For A Writ Of Certiorari To The United States Court Of Appeals For The Eleventh Circuit Brief For The United States In Opposition            TABLE OF CONTENTS Questions Presented Opinions below Jurisdiction Statement Argument Conclusion OPINIONS BELOW The opinion of … Read more

Lee Allen Young – Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER LEE A. YOUNG, MSC MARCH 11, 2001 Lieutenant Commander Lee A. Young, Medical Service Corps, U.S. Navy, retired, age 91, a resident of Seven Lakes Condominiums, Fort Myers, Florida, died at Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center on March 11, 2001. He was born in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, October 23, 1909, the son of … Read more

Bernard Prentiss Mimmack – Major, United States Army

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Bernard Prentis Mimmack of England. Appointed Private, Sergeant, General Sergeant and Sereant Major, 12th Infantry, 15 January 1858 to 20 September 1861 Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry, 16 September 1861 First Lieutenant 24 October 1861 Regimental Adjutant, 29 July 1862 to 30 January 1865 Captain, 3 May 1865 Transferred to 30th Infantry, 21 September 1866 Brevetted … Read more

William Remsen Taylor – Colonel, United States Army

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William Remsen Taylor of New York Appointed from New York, Private, Company E, 1st U. S. Volunteer Cavalry, 4 June to 12 October 1898 Second Lieutenant, 41st U. S. Volunteer Infantry, 17 August 1899 Honorablymustered out of the volunteer service, 30 June 1901 Second Lieutenant, U. S. Army Artillery Corps, 2 February1901 Transferred to the … Read more

Sam Williams Huff – Private First Class,United States Army

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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 378-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2005 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Private First Class Sam W. Huff, 18, of Tucson, Arizona, died April 18, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq, of … Read more

Charles Hart Danforth – Brigadier General, United States Army

Charles Hart Danforth of the District of Columbia Appointed from Maryland, Prive, Sergeant and First Sergeant, Company H, and Sergeant Major, United States Volunteer Infantry, 5 June 1898 to 22 January 1899 Second Lieutenant, 4th United States Volunteer Infantry, 8 December 1898 Honorably mustered out of the volunteer service, 8 June 1899 Sergeant Major, 41st … Read more

Frank Louis Leonard – Major, United States Army

VETERAN OF TWO WARS BURIED WASHINGTON, October 19, 1953 – Major Frank Louis Leonard, 63 years old, a veteran of both World Wars, was buried with military honors today in Arlington National Cemetery. His last period of service was with the Judge Advocate General’s office and the OrdnanceDepartment from 1940 to 1947. LEONARD, FRANK LOUIS … Read more

Thomas Earl Dunlop – Commander, United States Navy

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Full Name: THOMAS EARL DUNLOP Date of Birth: 7/10/1930 Date of Casualty: 4/6/1972 Home of Record: NEPTUNE BEACH, FLORIDA Branch of Service: NAVY Rank: CDR Casualty Country: NORTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: NZ Status: MIA U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release  Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131 Public … Read more