Michael Robert Patterson World War II heroes shouldn’t be forgotten they fought for us to be free. Now it’s time to remember them for what they did for you and me. It wasn’t all that long ago when Hitler & Tojo came knocking at our door. If it weren’t for WWII heroes we’d still be fighting that … Read more
Courtesy of the Piedmont Chapter, Georgia Sons of the American Revolution: COLONEL ROBERT W. BAUCHSPIES (1932-2006) Our Past President, Colonel Bob Bauchspies, died peacefully on December 22, 2006 following a long illness. Bob was born on an Army Post at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania on 17 May 1932, the third son of five boys and … Read more
Biography Courtesy of the United States Air Force GENERAL HOWELL MARION ESTES JR. Retired August 1, 1969. Died July 2, 2007. General Howell Marion Estes Jr., was commander of the Military Airlift Command. MAC operates a global military airlift system – plus air rescue, air weather, photo audio-visual and carto-geodetic services and aeromedical evacuation systems … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 1325-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Master Sergeant Joseph J. Andres, Jr., 34, of Seven Hills, Ohio, died in Balad, Iraq, on December 24, 2005, of injuries … Read more
Charles McClure of Pennsylvania Captain, US Volunteers, 28 April 1862 to 1 September 1866 Captain, United States Army, 17 August 1866 Major, Paymaster, 30 August 1880 Lieutenant Colonel, Department of the Paymaster General, 2 February 1901 Retired 20 February 1902 Breveted Major, Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel, US Volunteers, 21 October 1865 for faithful and meritorious … Read more
Julius Albert Krug was born on November 23, 1907, ar Madison, Wisconsin. He was appointed Secretary of the Interior from: Wisconsin Nominated: February 26, 1946 Confirmed: March 5, 1946 Took Office: March 18, 1946 Served Under: President Harry S. Truman Termination: December 1, 1949 Length of Service: 3 years, 8 months, 14 days Died: March … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Joseph S. Harrelson Jr., 84, a retired Army Colonel who worked from 1970 to 1985 at the University of Baltimore, where he had served as a professor and Political Science Department chairman, died April 17, 2003, at his home in Gaithersburg, Maryland, after a heart attack. He commanded a rifle … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 853-08 October 07, 2008 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Colonel Michael R. Stahlman, 45, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, died October 5, … Read more
From the eternal flame at the grave of the nation’s 35th president to the thousands of small, white headstones that cover the terrain, Arlington National Cemetery represents a cross-section of America. It serves as a resting place for everyday men and women who died defending their nation, as well as a memorial for famous national … Read more
Brigadier General WILLIAM VOORHEES JUDSON Born in Indianapolis, Indiana February 16, 1865 Died March 29, 1923 Student Harvard University, 1882-84 Cadet, U.S. Military Academy, 1884-88 Graduated 1888 as No. 3240 Second Lieutenant, 1888 First Lieutenant, 1893 Captain, 1898 Major, 1906 Lieutenant Colonel, 1912 Colonel, 1917 Brigadier General (NA), 1917 Colonel, 1919 Served with Corps of … Read more
Nine Missing WWII Airmen are Identified The Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of nine U.S. servicemen, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors. They are First Lieutenant David P. McMurray, of Melrose, Massachusetts; First … Read more
From a news report: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 Arthur George Christensen, 88, a retired Army Colonel and urban renewal official, died of complications from a blood infection January 21, 2004, at Georgetown University Hospital. Colonel Christensen was born in State College, New Mexico, and graduated from what is now North Dakota State University. He entered … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force BRIGADIER GENERAL DAVID E. BAKER Retired October 1, 1997. Died January 29, 2009 Brigadier General David E. Baker was Vice Director, Operational Plans and Interoperability (J-7), the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. He was accountable to the director in providing assistance to the chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, by … Read more
Soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines from across the Washington area who gathered yesterday amid the tombstones of a quarter-million colleagues to welcome the Easter sunrise had the bombing in Yugoslavia weighing heavily on their minds. “Many people are in harm’s way this morning, some of them our own sons and daughters,” Rear Adm. A. Byron … Read more
He was born in 1810 and graduated in the United States Military Academy (West Point) class of 1833. He was in command of the 1st United States Artillery during the Mexican War when he was killed-in-action at Churusbusco, Mexico in 1847. He was subsequently buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery after first being … Read more
From a contemporary press report: A memorial service will take place at Arlington National Cemetery Old Post Chapel December 16, 1998 at 9 a.m., for BRIGADIER GENERAL BENJAMIN B. TALLEY, US Army Retired, of Washington, DC and Anchor Point, Alaska, who died November 27, 1998 in Alaska at the age of 95. Interment will follow … Read more
From a contemporary press reports: NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 1098-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE MIAs Identified from The Vietnam War Six servicemen missing in action from the Vietnam War have been identified and are being buried as a group at Arlington National Cemetery Friday with full military honors. They are Air … Read more
At 10:30 on Thursday morning at Arlington National Cemetery, a team of gravediggers quietly dug up the remains of Larry Lawrence and carted away his granite tombstone, which was engraved with lies. Chiseled in stone were claims that Lawrence, the late millionaire businessman who became an ambassador, had served in the U.S. merchant marine and … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Joseph Olye Matthews, 75, who worked at the Central Intelligence Agency as a liaison officer, editor and analyst, died of cancer February 6, 1999. He lived in Bethesda, Maryland. Mr. Matthews began at the agency in 1950 and was later posted to London. He later was a liaison with British … Read more
Brian T. Craig, 27, died handling large caliber rockets confiscated from former Taliban ammunition dumps. Also killed were Staff Sergeant Justin J. Galewski, 28, of Olathe, Kansas; Sergeant Jamie O. Maugans, 27, of Derby, Kansas; and Sergeant First Class Daniel A. Romero, 30, of Longmont, Colorado. The accident is under investigation. Craig, Galewski, and Maugans were part of 710th Ordnance … Read more
COURTESY OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE: MAJOR GENERAL J. STANLEY HOLTONER Retired February 1, 1967 Major General J.S. Holtoner was born in New York City, New York, in 1911. Following his graduation from Townsend Harris Hall in 1928, he attended New York University, where he received his bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering … Read more
EDWARD STEDMAN, NAVAL OFFICER, 94 Commander, Oldest Annapolis Graduate, Class of ’64, Dies Served in Civil War Was Academy Instructor Retired in 1875, He resumed Active Duty in ’98 – Chased Confederate Ironclad WASHINGTON, October 16, 1939 – Commander Edward Marshall Stedman, retired, the oldest alumnus of the United States Naval Academy, died at his … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force MAJOR GENERAL ORVIL ANDERSON Retired December 31, 1950, Died August 23, 1965 Looking back on his experience as a military aviator, General Orvil Anderson would sometimes remind a listener – and most people usually found that they didn’t talk with him; they listened – that his aviation career … Read more
FAUST, CARL W LT COL AAF USA WWII DATE OF DEATH: 03/20/1944 BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 4463 HALL, CECIL M 1LT AAF USA WWII DATE OF DEATH: 03/20/1944 BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 4463 FERNOUS, HERBERT SGT AAF USA WWII DATE OF DEATH: 03/20/1944 BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 4463 THORNTON, ROWLAND G JR … Read more
Arthur Rankin Blackwelder Jr., 84, a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who did electronic intelligence work as a civilian employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency from 1966 to 1984, died August 12, 2003, at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. He had congestive heart failure. Colonel Blackwelder, an Alexandria resident, was known as “A.R.” and “Blackie.” He … Read more
December 8, 2003 Millville soldier’s remains returned home MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY – The remains of native son Air Force Staff Sergeant Thomas A. Walkup Jr., 25, a flight engineer who was killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan last month, were returned home Sunday. Staff Sergeant Jay Hensley, a close friend, escorted Walkup’s body home … Read more
USS AKRON VICTIM Commander Frank C. McCord ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey, April 5, 1933 – Commander McCord, in charge of the ill-fated Akron, was a veteran of a quarter-century of naval service of naval service, and also a veteran in the handling of aircraft. He had to his credit thirteen years of actual sea service, … Read more
Born at Fredericstaft, Germany, April 2, 1879, he earned the Medal of Honor while serving at Hilongas, Philippines, during the Insurrection there, May 6, 1900. He died on May 8, 1932 and was buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. THORDSEN, WILLIAM GEORGE Rank and organization: Coxswain, U.S. Navy. Born: 2 April 1879, Fredericstadt, Germany. Accredited … Read more
Charles F. Shoemaker (March 27, 1841 – July 11, 1913) was a Captain in the United States Revenue Cutter Service and was appointed in 1895 by Secretary of the Treasury John G. Carlisle to be Chief of the Revenue Marine Division of the Department of the Treasury. Although he was never formally known as Commandant, … Read more
Mason Mathews Patrick was born at Lewisburg, West Virginia, December 13, 1863. He graduated from West Point in 1886 and was commissioned in the Engineers. For three years he was at the Engineers School of Application, Willetts Point (later Fort Totten), New York, graduating in 1889 and receiving promotion to First Lieutenant in July. In … Read more
E-mail: 27 March 2005 I was wondering where Robert Albin Whitted is buried. I didn’t see his name listed but I know he is buried at Arlington because I was at his funeral. I am his ex-step mother. He was killed in Viet Nam by throwing himself on a hand grenade to save some of … Read more
Courtesy of Michael Stein: Major General Herbert Ball Crosby, U.S. Army Born December 24, 1871 in Fairmount, Kansas Died January 11, 1936 Cadet, U.S. Military Academy 1889-93 Graduated with Class of 1893 Second Lieutenant 1893 First Lieutenant 1899 Captain 1901 Major 1916 Lieutenant Colonel 1917 Colonel (NA) 1917 Lieutenant Colonel 1919 Colonel 1920 Major General 1926 … Read more
Please Note: Ted was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, 18 June 1999 at 1100 hours. Scroll down for photographic coverage of the services. From a contemporary press report Theodore Wilson Guy, 70, of Sunrise Beach, Missouri, died April 23, 1999, at St. Marys Health Center. He was born April 18, 1929, … Read more
Lieutenant Commander Pope Washington, U.S.N., retired, died on Sunday at the Brooklyn Naval Hospital. He was 62 years old. May 21, 1935 Commander Washington was a survivor of the USS Maine and saw service in the Boxer Rebellion and the Philippine Insurrection. During the World War he served on the USS Buffalo. He retired in … Read more
Born at Floyd Court House, Virginia, August 18, 1846, he grew up from the age of ten in Washington, D.C. By means of a legal subterfuge, he was appointed to the United States Naval Academy from Utah Territory at 13 and in October 1863 was commissioned an Acting Ensign. The spirit that later inspired his … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 019-10 DOD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Corporal Jacob A. Meinert, 20, of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, died January 10, 2010, while … Read more
Information courtesy of their son, Tom Bennett: September 2006 Thomas Moss Bennett was born 9 December 1915 at Eastport, Maryland. He was a 1939 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. During World War II he was a Naval Aviator and served as a dive bomber pilot off aircraft carriers in the Pacific Theater of Operations. … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Melba Stratton Strother, 99, formerly of Winfield, died March 25, 2001, in a Santa Monica, California, nursing home. Following services in Santa Monica, she will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. Strother was born November 18, 1901, in Arkansas City, Kansas, and spent her childhood in Winfield, … Read more
Born at Boston, Massachusetts, February 18, 1839, the son of Colonel Edwin Burr and Sarah Stedman Sprague Babbitt, he graduated from West Point in 1861. He married Fannie, daughter of Surgeon McDougall, United States Army, October 22, 1861. He served in the United States Army from 1861, becoming Colonel, April 7, 1899 and on duty … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Senate: Senator from Kentucky; born in Somerset, Pulaski County, Ky., August 23, 1901; attended the public schools at Somerset and Centre College, Danville, Ky.; was graduated from Yale College 1923; attended Harvard Law School 1923-1925; was admitted to the bar in 1928 and commenced practice in Somerset, Ky.; member, Kentucky … Read more
Meta Waller Attack Location: Pentagon Age: 60 Home: Alexandria, Virginia When 60-year-old Meta Waller returned from the World Conference on Racism, she told her family it had changed her life. Waller attended the conference with a group of schoolchildren, taking time off from her work at the Pentagon, where she was special programs manager for … Read more
Full Name: ALEXANDER KEARNEY WARD Date of Birth: 12/27/1940 Date of Casualty: 2/16/1968 Home of Record: ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND Branch of Service: MARINE CORPS Rank: CAPT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: QUANG TRI NOTE: Captain Ward was the son of Rear Admiral Norvell G. Ward, United States Navy. Valentine’s Ridge: This is my account of the … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 612-10 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Specialist Carlos J. Negron, 40, of Fort Meyers, Florida, died July 10, 2010, at Asadabad, … Read more
This individual was a graduate of Dartmouth College and was apparently killed in action during World War II. We are actively seeking information about this individual. Should you have available information, please contact the Webmaster. Also click here for more information. GOELL, JULIEN D 2ND LT US ARMY VETERAN SERVICE DATES: 01/28/1944 – 10/07/1944 DATE OF … Read more
Courtesy of the U.S. House of Representatives Representative from Indiana; born in Mauckport, Harrison County, Ind., May 7, 1842; attended the common schools, Corydon High School, and Indiana University at Bloomington; taught school; served in the Union Army during the Civil War as second lieutenant and captain in the Thirteenth Indiana Volunteer Cavalry, which he … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Laverne William “Vern” Wagner, Colonel, United States Marine Corps (retired), age 84, of Indianapolis, Indiana, died April 16, 2003. Colonel Wagner was born on January 4, 1919 in Galena, Illinois, to the late William S. and Emma (Harle) Wagner. He joined the Marine Corps Reserve in 1941. Upon graduation from … Read more
The Honorable Jesse Brown died at the age of 58 in his Warrenton, Virginia, home on August 15, 2002. This decorated and disabled Vietnam veteran was diagnosed several years ago with lower motor neuron syndrome, which is similar to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Jesse Brown is survived by his wife Sylvia, … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Tim Temerario, who spent 18 years in the Washington Redskins organization from 1960 to ’78 as director of player personnel, executive assistant to the late George Allen and assistant coach, died on Saturday in Columbia of heart failure. He was 95. Temerario had a long and diverse career in football, … Read more
Commander Robert Braddy was awarded the Navy Cross, our nation’s second highest honor for naval heroism, for his actions in North Africa in November of 1942. Rear Admiral Braddy retired from the service in 1951. BRADDY, ROBERT EDGAR R/ADM USN DATE OF BIRTH: 11/17/1903 DATE OF DEATH: 08/14/1965 BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 102-A … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1247-07 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sergeant Larry I. Rougle, 25, of West Jordan, Utah, died October 23, 2007, in … Read more
Earl C. Dresbach Jr.March 15, 1923 — May 29, 2002 Retired U. S. Marine Colonel Earl C. Dresbach Jr. of Sequim died in Green Valley, Arizona, at the age of 79. He was born in Colerain Township, Ohio, to Earl C. Sr. and Ilda (Kellenberger) Dresbach. He married Jane Alice Selmer on May 19, 1951, … Read more
Richard Wayne Watson was born on September 10, 1944 and joined the Armed Forces while in Goldsboro, North Carolina. He served as an Aviator in the Army. In three years of service, he attained the rank of Captain. On June 3, 1969, at the age of 24, Richard Wayne Watson perished in the service of … Read more
Angus Van Rutledge, a retired Army Colonel died on October 11, 2000. He lived in Fairfield, California. Colonel Rutledge was the beloved husband of Mary C. Rutledge; father of Major John H. Rutledge, USA (Ret.), Major Mark A. Rutledge, USA (Ret.) and Major Wayne S. Rutledge, USAR (Ret.). Also survived by his grandson, James K. … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Gerard “Rod” Kane, 53, a veteran of the war in Vietnam whose searing experiences of jungle combat in the early months of the war became the subject of an acclaimed memoir published 25 years later, died November 3, 1999 at Inova Fairfax Hospital. He died of pneumonia and had a … Read more
Robert Raymond Dyczkowski was born on June 23, 1932 and joined the Armed Forces while in Buffalo, New York. He served as an Aviator in the United States Air force, 421 TFS, and attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Robert Raymond Dyckowski is listed as Missing in Action. Black Widows honor Vietnam Veteran’s Return By … Read more
Born on November 23, 1915, Keith Lincoln Ware was awarded the Medal of Honor for service in World War II. He was a career Army officer. General Ware was the Commanding General of the 1st Infantry Division and was killed on September 13, 1968 as his command helicopter crashed in flames near the Cambodian border … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 1066-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 22, 2006 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sergeant Kevin M. Witte, 27, of Beardsley, Minnesota, died on October 20, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq, from … Read more
From a contemporary press report:Elliott Bowman Strauss, 100, a Navy Rear Admiral who retired in 1952 as Chief of the Strategic Applications and Policy Branch of the Navy Department’s Strategic Plans Division, died of pneumonia August 19, 2003, at home in Washington. Admiral Strauss was born in Washington and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy … Read more
Possibly the son of LeRoy Lutes, Jr., he was born on September 9, 1942 and died on December 27, 1985. He is buried among other family members in Section 30 of Arlington National Cemetery. Research concerning his background continues. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX … Read more
Combat Infantryman’s Badge Born in 1934, Donald W. Holleder graduated from West Point and was a football All-American while attending the academy. He was Operations Officer under Lieutenant Colonel Terry de la Mesa Allen, Jr., in the 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam. When Allen was killed-in-action in a battle which took place 40 miles from … Read more
Courtesy of John McGlothlin: April 2005 John Edward McGlothlin was born in Drill, Virginia, on October 29, 1925, where he lived until he enlisted in the United States Army after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. He attempted to join the Marine Corps, but was refused enlistment due to his cross eyes. The … Read more
Glen P. Wilson Dies; Senate Aide, NASA Official Monday, January 10, 2005 Glen P. Wilson, 82, who worked on a Senate space and astronautics committee and for NASA and was executive director emeritus of the National Space Society, a space advocacy group, died January 8, 2006, at a hospice in Fort Worth, Texas. He had … Read more
SYRACUSE, N.Y. Wilmeth Sidat-Singh was one of Syracuse University’s greatest sports stars, but his achievements were stunted because of the racial discrimination he faced as a black athlete in the late 1930s. On February 26, 2005, Syracuse will honor Sidat-Singh during halftime of the Orange’s basketball game against Providence by raising his No. 19 … Read more
For 14 years, First Lt. Michael J. Blassie of Florissant was the unknown soldier of the Vietnam War. Now that his remains are buried in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, he can still be a symbol – a symbol of what we know about the men who fought in America’s longest war. His funeral Saturday … Read more
Fumitake Nagato joined the United States Army from his home in Arlington, Virginia, for service in World War II. Due to his Japanese ancestory, he was assigned to the Nisei Organization, 442nd Combat Team, in the European Theater of Operations. He was killed-in-action in the Vosges Mountains of France in 1944 and was subsequently buried … Read more
Robert C. Taber, 89, of Sun City Center. passed away February 22, 2007. He was born in Ithaca, New York. Taber graduated from Cornell University, his military career began in July 1940 as assistant professor of Military Science and Tactics at Cornell. Earlier he had received a reserve commission on completion of the ROTC program. … Read more
COMMANDER T. J. BRADY, 71, WAS NAVY ENGINEER New York – November 12, 1955 – Commander Thomas J. Brady, a retired officer in the Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps, died yesterday in his home at St. Petersburg, Florida, after a heart attack. He would have been 71 years old next month. Service in both World Wars … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 970-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2007 Soldiers Mia From Vietnam War Are Accounted For The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that group remains of five U.S. servicemen, missing in action from the Vietnam War, will be returned to their families soon … Read more
Angelo, Francis “Frank” M. (Mocking Bird) Frank enrolled for the war with Mosby’s battalion on January 1st, 1864 by William H. Chapman, in Fauquier County. On the morning of November 24th, 1864, Frank was placed in charged to removing prisoners to the rear in the vicinity of White Post. While proceeding along with his prisoners, … Read more
Statement by Eric J. Boswell Assistant Secretary Bureau of Diplomatic Security U.S. Department of State Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Veterans’ Affairs U.S. House of Representatives January 28, 1998 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: I am pleased to have the opportunity to participate in this hearing on the granting … Read more
Benedict Crowell was born October 21, 1869 in Cleveland, Ohio; the son of William and Mary; Ph.D. Yale, 1891, MA, 1891; married Julia Cobb December, 1904; Died September 8, 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio. Prominent Cleveland business man, civic leader, Brigadier General, U.S. Army; Assistant Secretary of War and Director of Munitions during the first world … Read more
The Eternal Flamethrower.(H.R. Gross) Author/s: Bill Kauffman Issue: November 1999 The date: December 2, 1963. The place: the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. The event: the single most heroically curmudgeonly act in the history of Congress. Only ten days have passed since President Kennedy was killed in Dallas. Washington is draped in crepe; … Read more
15 February 2008: The Navy has identified the SEAL who died Wednesday during a parachute-training exercise. Special Warfare Operator Senior Chief Thomas J. Valentine, 37, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, died from injuries suffered during parachute-training operations in Casa Grande, Navy officials said. “We want to make sure that we find out what exactly … Read more
LIGHTNING HOLT WRECKS BALLOON, TAKES TWOLIVES BELLEVILLE, Illinois, June 3, 1924 – Dr. C. Leroy Meisinger, Federal Meteorologist, and First Lieutenant James T. Neely, Air Pilot, whose mangled bodied and charred balloon were found near Belent, Illinois, today, sacrificed their lives for the advancement of science, Scott Field officials declared tonight. The ill-fated flight of … Read more
From a contemporary press report: April 1997: Sue Sarafian Jehl, a Highland Park native who served as a secretary for Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight Eisenhower during World War II, died Sunday, April 13, 1997, in her Maitland, Florida, home She was 77. Eisenhower dictated his account of the war, Crusade in Europe, to Mrs. … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 413-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2007 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.They died April 7, 2007, in Zaganiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their unit.They were assigned … Read more
Christiane Kelly didn’t live to be as old as her husband, Colonel William Kelly, who was only six weeks shy of his 104th birthday when he died in 1980. Mrs Kelly died in her sleep in her Buffalo, New York, home early Friday (December 24, 1993), more than three months before she would have turned … Read more
Kenneth Frederick Hanst, Jr. was born in New Jersey on 16 May 1920. He was appointed to the United States Military Academy from West Virginia and graduated in the Class of 1942. Upon graduation from West Point, he was assigned to the Infantry and served as a Company Commander, 28th Division, in World War II … Read more
Born April 3, 1926, Virgil I. Grissom joined the United States Air Force in 1950 after graduating from Purdue University. He served as a fighter pilot in the 334th Interceptor Squadron during the Korean War, flying over 100 missions and earning the Distinguished Flying Cross. In 1956, he graduated from the U.S. Air Force Test … Read more
First Lieutenant Angele A. LaRue According to her son Fred Thessing, Angele LaRue was born in Montreal, Canada, on May 26, 1922. She went to nursing school in Waterbury, Connecticut, and then entered the Army-Air Force Nurse Corps on April 9, 1945. LaRue served at Roswell and after that, with the 7th Bomb Wing at … Read more
Edward Deeble McLean was born on 11 November 1926 at Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of Edward Archibald McLean (1902-1993) and Bessie Wilda Deeble McLean (1899-1935). He was killed in an aircraft crash at Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, while training there as an Aviation Cadet, United States Navy Reserve, on 28 February 1946. … Read more
Lewis Clark Taynton, Colonel, United States Army (Retired), a resident of the Washington, D.C. area during the 1960’S, passed away in Bradenton, Florida, on December 27, 2002. Born in Port Jervis, New York, on September 17, 1917, Colonel Taynton had a distinguished 27-year career with the Army. He was a highly decorated combat veteran of … Read more
Biography and Photo Courtesy of Russell C. Jacobs: June 2007 Donald Weldon Brann (1895-1945) Born in Rushville, Indiana on September 26, 1895. Commissioned in the Infantry, Officer Reserve Corps in 1917. Served in Tientsin, China with the 15th Infantry 1923-1927. Instructor at the Infantry School 1931-1933. Graduated from Command and General Staff School in 1935. … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 582-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jun 10, 2005 Vietnam War Missing in Action Serviceman Identified The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and are being returned to … Read more
From a press report: 18 March 1999 A deep sense of patriotism and special love for the Marines were two things that defined Alfio S. Sapienza. Alfio S. Sapienz in a 1957 photo. Mr. Sapienza, the first member of his Italian family to be born in the United States, spent 20 years in the Marine … Read more
Foreign Service Officer William Robert Rivkin (1919-1967) — also known as William R. Rivkin — of Illinois. Born in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, 1919. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, 1962-65; U.S. Ambassador to Senegal, 1966-67; died in office 1967; U.S. Ambassador, 1966-67; died in office 1967. Member, … Read more
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the waiver process for burials in Arlington National Cemetery, focusing on: (1) the trends in waiver decisions; (2) whether legal authority exists to grant waivers; (3) the process used in making waiver decisions; and (4) the criteria applied in the decisionmaking. GAO noted that: (1) since 1967, 196 … Read more
Evelyn Blanche Cooper Day, 77, a resident of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, died suddenly Tuesday, December 28, 1999, of a ruptured aortic aneurysm. Evelyn was a woman who touched everyone with affection and warmth and was a leader in education and in the communities in which she lived. She was born August 28, 1922 in … Read more
BARRETT, ALEXANDER MCCOOK CAPT US CAV VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown DATE OF DEATH: 10/17/1919 DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 4343 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY BARRETT, ANNIE VICTORIA DATE OF BIRTH: 10/07/1883 DATE OF DEATH: 01/22/1972 DATE OF INTERMENT: 01/26/1972 BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 4343 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Read our general and … Read more
The Tomb of the Unknowns Unknown Soldier: World War I: AP Reports From November 1921 Unknown Soldier Of World War I – United States Army Account Unknown Soldiers Of World War II And The Korean Conflict: May 1958 Unknown Soldier: Vietnam War Unknown Soldier Controversy Vietnamese Army Unknowns At Arlington National Cemetery War Of 1812 … Read more
Nathaniel Alanson Burnell (1897-1976) Born on September 13, 1897 in Westbrook, Maine, the brother of Ray Lawrence Burnell. Commissioned in the Coast Artillery Corps from West Point in 1919. Served in the Philippine Islands 1921-1923. Instructor at the Coast Artillery School 1933-1938. Graduated from Command and General Staff School in 1939 and the Naval War … Read more
COURTESY OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY Brigadier General Charles G. Sawtelle 19th Quartermaster General August 1896-February 1897 Charles G. Sawtelle was born at Norridgewock, Maine, on May 10, 1834. Sawtelle studied at Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, before receiving an appointment to the United States Military Academy at 16. Graduating in 1854, he was brevetted Second … Read more
Born at Alexandria, Virginia in 1850, he earned the Medal of Honor during the Indian Wars while serving with Company I, 6th United States Cavalry at the Washita River, Texas, September 12, 1874. He died on September 12, 1899 and was buried in Section 22 of Arlington National Cemetery. WOODALL, ZACHARIAH Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company … Read more
July 18, 2002 Hundreds of Pentagon employees gathered last week to say goodbye to their community’s longtime unofficial mayor, David O. “Doc” Cooke. Cooke died June 22 from injuries he suffered in an automobile accident June 6 when he was driving to a conference in Charlottesville. The Defense Department’s highest-ranking civil servant, Cooke had worked … Read more
October 20, 1969-Mar 16, 1991. Kip Anders Poremba was buried March 28, 1991, at Arlington National Cemetery in a grave (Section 1, Grave 440-1) that had been reserved for his father, retired United States Navy Lieutenant Commander Stanley Poremba. His father wore a dark suit and tie and held his wife’s hand as 6 white-gloved … Read more
Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Sands (11 February 1811 – 30 June 1883) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Sands was appointed Midshipman in the United States Navy on 1 April 1828. By 1834, he had served on the Brazil Station … Read more
Full Name: CHARLES HENRY KELLER II Date of Birth: 22 July 1937 Date of Casualty: 23 June 1969 Home of Record: WARREN, MICHIGAN Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: CAPTAIN Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Captain, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer … Read more
Government Official The Honorable Alexander B. Trowbridge Mr. Trowbridge became president of Trowbridge Partners, Inc. in 1990, following his ten-year tenure as president of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). Before joining NAM, he served as vice chairman of Allied Chemical Corporation. In 1967 and 1968, Major Trowbridge served as Secretary of Commerce in the … Read more
BRIGADIER GENERAL HARVEY W. EDDY Retired April 1, 1971 – Died August 21, 1993 Brigadier General Harvey W. Eddy was commander of the Office of Aerospace Research with headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. OAR is responsible for planning, directing and conducting a broad program of research that will produce a reservoir of new scientific knowledge relevant … Read more
Frank Green Kalk of Wisconsin Appointed from Wisconsin, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1881 (26) Second Lieuenant, 3rd U. S. Infantry, 1 July 1886 First Lieutenant, 24th U. S. Infantry, 4 July 1892 Transferred to the 5th U. S. Infantry, 12 August 1892 Accidentally killed 5 March 1898 KALK, FRANK GREEN LT 5TH … Read more