Louise Wolfinger Lutes – Military Spouse

The wife of LeRoy Lutes, Jr., she was born on May 12, 1915 and died on May 6, 1991. She is buried among other family members in Section 30 of 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 … Read more

George Tottenham Cook – First Lieutenant, United States Army

 George Tottenham Cook of New York Appointed from New York, Corporal, Sergeant and First Sergeant, Company C, 21st New York Volunteer Infantry 20 May 1861 to 30 August 1862 Second Lieutenant, 30 August 1862 Honorably mustered out 18 May 1863 Second Lieutenant, Veteran Reserve Corps, 3 November 1863 First Lieutenant, 3 December 1864 Honorably mustered … Read more

Richard James Brown – Sergeant, United States Marine Corps

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Full Name: RICHARD JAMES BROWN Date of Birth: 6/27/1944 Date of Casualty: 10/26/1967 Home of Record: PINE BEACH, NEW JERSEY Branch of Service: MARINE CORPS Rank: SGT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: QUANG NAM BROWN, RICHARD JAMES Sergeant, United States Marine Corps DATE OF BIRTH: 06/27/1944 DATE OF DEATH: 10/26/1967 BURIED AT: SECTION 33  … Read more

Neal Francis Ford – Sergeant, United States Army

From a contemporary press report: Neal F. Ford, 75, an industrial engineer who worked 30 years for the Department of the Navy before retiring in 1979 as technical director of the Naval Weapons Support Activity, died March 14, 1999 at Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park of complications following a stroke. Mr. Ford, a longtime … Read more

Francis Jerome McGovern – Second Lieutenant, United States Army

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Francis was killed-in-action in Korea on February 10, 1951, earning the Silver Star for his bravery. His brother, Robert, was killed-in-action in Korea on January 10, 1951 and was awarded the Medal of Honor. Francis was killed while serving in the vicinity of Kumwang-ni, Korea, when his Company attacked Hill 442. They were halted by enemy fire, … Read more

William Edward Hazelton – Chief Master Sergeant, United States Air Force

William E. Hazelton Chief Master Sergeant, United States Air Force (Retired), 69, of Lexington Park, Maryland. Chief Hazelton died on November 1, 2001 at his home.  He was retired from the United States Air Force in 1982, after 28 years of service.  His assignments included numerous stateside locations, as well as Newfoundland, Greenland, Vietnam, and … Read more

William Henry Beck – Brigadier General, United states Army

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A Military Family at Fort McKavett Beck’s Heitman’s Registry Records From the Archive William H. Beck started his military career as a Quartermaster Sergeant during the Civil War. After the Civil War Beck was commissioned as a 1st Lt. with the 10th Cavalry stationed at Fort McKavett. While stationed at McKavett Lieutenant Beck’s wife gave … Read more

Probers Missed Clue to Envoy’s Misstatement Finances, Not Service, Were Focus of Check

By Stephen Barr Washington Post Staff Writer State Department investigators pressed M. Larry Lawrence for documentation of his World War II record during a background check before he became a U.S. ambassador, but dropped the issue and focused instead on his complex financial and legal dealings, current and former department officials familiar with the 1993 … Read more

Carl Edwin Long – Captain, United States Marine Corps

Full Name: CARL EDWIN LONG Date of Birth: 2/8/1944 Date of Casualty: 12/20/1969 Home of Record: COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS Branch of Service: MARINE CORPS Rank: CAPT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: PHOUC TUY Status: MIA The bodies of two Aggies who fought in Vietnam were recently discovered more than 30 years after they gave … Read more

Richard Gene Elzinga – Major, United States Air Force

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 560-11 July 07, 2011 Air Force Pilot Missing from Vietnam War Identified The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been … Read more

Taps

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 Click Here To Hear Taps “Taps” Composed By Major General Daniel Butterfield Army of the Potomac, Civil War “Fading light dims the sight, And a star gems the sky, gleaming bright. From afar drawing nigh — Falls the night. “Day is done, gone the sun, From the lake, from the hills, from the sky. All … Read more

The Battle of the Bulge Memorial

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Memorial to the men and women who participated in World War II’s Battle of the Bulge. Section 46, 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 Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima Kapseln Diaetolin Cardione PHC Beauty … Read more

Charles Livermore Smith – Ensign, United States Navy

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Charles Livermore Smith was born in 1867 and died in 1923.  He served as an Ensign in the United States Navy.  He was buried with full military honors in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. We are seeking information regarding this information.  If you have such information, please contact the Webmaster. Read our general and most … Read more

Heath Michael Robinson – Chief Petty Officer, 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 … Read more

United States Marine Corps Group Burial – 10 February 1944

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Sergeant Gerald E. Duffie Sergeant Charles M. Dunham First Lieutenant Francis K. Gundlach Section 34, 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 Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima Kapseln Diaetolin Cardione PHC Beauty C+ Kapseln Colon … Read more

Eli DuBose Hoyle – Brigadier General, United States Army

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Eli DuBose Hoyle Brigadier General, US. Army Born January 19, 1851 in Canton, Georgia Died July 27, 1921 Son of George Summers & Margareth Amanda (Erwin) Hoyle Married Fanny DeRussy (daughter of Bvt. Brig.Gen. R.E. DeRussy) December 11, 1878 Cadet, US. Military Academy 1871-75 Graduated as No. 2567, Class of 1875 2n Lieutenant 1875 1st … Read more

Russell Elliott Dougherty – General, United States Air Force

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Courtesy of the United States Air Force GENERAL RUSSELL ELLIOTT DOUGHERTY Retired October 1, 1977 General Russell Elliott Dougherty was commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command and director of strategic target planning (Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff), at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. SAC is the nation’s major nuclear deterrent force with bombers, … Read more

Charles Clark Ammerman – Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy

SAN DIEGO, California, March 21, 1934 – Lieutenant Commander Charles Clark Ammerman (M.C.), United States Navy, retired, of Elmira, New York, died here yesterday at the age of  65, after a brief illness.  He and Mrs. Ammerman were visiting their daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Pace. After twenty-one years in the service, Commander Ammerman retired in November … Read more

Jeremiah Edward Savage – Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps

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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 452-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2004 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance Corporal Jeremiah E. Savage, 21, of Livingston, Tennessee, died May 12, 2004, of wounds received due to … Read more

William D. Vile – Staff Sergeant, 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. 299-09 May 05, 2009 DoD Announces Change in Status of Soldier The Department of Defense today announced the death of a soldier while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. On May 5, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner positively identified … Read more

George W. Chapman – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

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August 30, 2007 Courtesy of Caller.Com Longtime Corpus Christi, Texas, resident George Warfield Floyd Chapman, 92, who was a prisoner of war in the European Theater during World War II, will be buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. Chapman, who died in his sleep Sunday, didn’t talk about the year he spent … Read more

Peter Moss – Confederate States of America Army

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MOSS, PETER B 1ST VA INF DATE OF DEATH: 05/30/1862 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE  SITE 119 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 … Read more

Stephen Jay Knott – Major, United States Marine Corps

Full Name: STEPHEN JAY KOTT Date of Birth: 5/12/1940 Date of Casualty: 10/31/1967 Home of Record: GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA Branch of Service: MARINE CORPS Rank: MAJ Casualty Country: NORTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: NZ Status: MIA KOTT, STEPHEN JAY REMAINS RETURNED – 07/17/84 – Family does NOT accept I.D. Name: Stephen Jay Kott Rank/Branch: O3/US Marine … Read more

Edward Moore Kennedy – Private First Class, United States Army, United States Senator

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Burial Information Kennedy Burial Steeped in Military, Personal Symbolism Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs Story by John Kruzel 28 August 2009 Twenty-six years ago, Senator Edward M. Kennedy received a dire letter from a member of his Massachusetts constituency. A poor Boston woman with flagging health was pregnant with her first child. … Read more

Carson Abel Roberts – Lieutenant General, United States Marine Corps

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Courtesy of the United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General Carson Abel Roberts, a Marine Aviator, died at his home in Pinehurst, North Carolina on 19 December 1983. Upon his retirement, General Roberts was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious service as Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, from July 1962 to March 1964. … Read more

Robert F. Freitag – Captain, United States Navy

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From a contemporary press report Robert F. Freitag, 78, a retired Navy Captain and engineer who was a development manager of the Saturn space launch vehicle and worked on other manned flight programs at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, died of congestive heart failure April 21, 1998 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia. He … Read more

Walter Reed – Major, United States Army Medical Corps

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Born at Belroi, Virginia, September 13, 1851, he received his medical degree from the University of Virginia in 1869 and additional training at Bellvue Medical College, New York City in 1870. He was commisioned as Assistant Surgeon with the rank of Lieutenant, United States Army, and stationed at Fort Lowell, Arizona from 1876 to 1887. … Read more

Eunice LeonaWegener – Kimmitt Military Spouse

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Classic Service Wife and Mother By Patricia Sullivan Courtesy of the Washington Post Thursday, December 1, 2005 Eunice L. Kimmitt, 84, an Army wife who had eight children, drove a school bus and shepherded her family through war, death and politics, died of chronic pulmonary obstructive disease November 25, 2005, at her home in McLean. … Read more

Clarence Lionel Adcock – Major General, United States Army

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From a contemporary press report: Clarence Lionel Adcock was born at Waltham, Massachusetts, October 23, 1895. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1918, from the Engineer School in 1921, the Command and General Staff  School in 1935, the Army War College in 1939. Advock was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Engineers in … Read more

William Henry Penrose – Brigadier General, United States Army

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He was a civil-mechanical engineer in Michigan, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant, 3rd U.S. Infantry, April 13, 1861 and First Lieutenant May 14, 1861, serving as regimental adjutant from March 1 until April 18, 1863 when he was commissioned Colonel, 15th New Jersey. He fought with this regiment at Gaines’s Mill, White Oak Swamp, Malvern … Read more

Arthur MacArthur IV – Military Son

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The son of Captain Arthur MacArthur III and grandson of Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur, Jr. He is possibly “IV” but Arlington Records are unclear. Those records indicate that he died on April 20, 1912 (no date of birth on file) and that he was buried in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery. MACARTHUR, ARTHUR S/O ARTHUR DATE OF … Read more

Frank Matteson Bostwick – Commodore, United States Navy

Born: Janesville, Wisconsin, April 13, 1857. Graduated US Naval Academy,1877.  Married: Elvira (Gregg) Hartwell, Aug 14, 1879. Promoted through the various grades to Captain, 1909, retired at his own request, rank of Commodore, June 30, 1910. Served on Pacific station and US Navy Yard, Mare Island, California, 1877-86, 1889-98, Asiatic station, 1886-89. USS Charleston during … Read more

William Albert Gallagher – Private First Class, United States Marine Corps

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From a contemporary press report: 17 August 2001 Private First Class Gallagher comes home: Six decades after he died on a Pacific atoll, a Wyandotte Marine will be buried today in Arlington Cemetery August 17, 2001. In the waning days of August 1942, a dark coupe wound through Wyandotte and pulled up to the Gallagher … Read more

Eliphalet Whittlesey – Brigadier General, United States Army Government Official

GENERAL ELIPHALET WHITTLESEY WASHINGTON, October 1, 1909 – General Eliphalet Whittlesey, for twenty-five years Secretary of the Board of Indian Commissioners, died here yesterday.  General Whittlesey was a native of New Britain, Connecticut, where he was born eighty-eight years ago.  He was graduated from Yale College in 1842 and for several years afterward traveled around … Read more

Harry Elmer Fitzwater – Captain, United States Navy Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (CIA)

Harry Elmer Fitzwater, 85, a retired Navy Captain and former Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, died of cancer November 11, 2004, at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington, North Carolina. Catptain Fitzwater, a longtime Fairfax County, Virginia, resident, had been living most recently in Bonita Springs, Florida, and Wilmington. Captain Fitzwater was … Read more

Arie Alvardo Corwin – Captain, United States Navy

Corwin, Arie A. Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Porter Date Of Action: World War I Citation: The Navy Cross is awarded to Lieutenant Commander Arie A. Corwin, U.S. Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as commanding officer of the U.S.S. Porter, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty … Read more

Sergeant York gets job done – Riderless horse was once a $4,000 claimer in New Jersey

Smarty Jones is not the only inspirational story making the rounds in the horse world. The riderless horse that followed former President Ronald Reagan’s casket in the June 9 procession through Washington is another story of hope. The horse was Sergeant York, a 13-year-old standardbred who won a few races but never had much success … Read more

Robert John Fleming, Jr. – Major General, United States Army

Submitted By A Loving Granddaughter: Marion Beasley The son of an Army officer, he was born at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, (a Calvary post) on January 13, 1907. He was raised on a succession of Cavalry posts due to his father’s assignments. During that time, he attended three different high schools and then attended Phillips Exeter … Read more

David Seth Mitchell – Captain, 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. 834-09 October 27, 2009 DoD Identifies Marine Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of four Marines who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The following Marines died October 26, 2009, while supporting combat operations in … Read more

Walter Mason Dickinson – Captain, United States Army

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His private memorial in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery reads: Captain – 17th United States Infantry Born at Amherst, Massachusetts, April 3, 1856. Fell At El Caney, July 1, 1898. Walter Mason Dickinson of  Massachusetts Appointed from Massachusetts, Cadet, United States Military Academy,  14 June 1876 (27) Second Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Cavalry, 12 … Read more

Warren Andrew Frank – Captain, 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. 986-08 November 26, 2008 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Captain Warren A. Frank, 26, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died November 25 while … Read more

H. Kent Presson – Colonel, United States Army

PRESSON, COL. H. KENT (Age 84)  On May 24, 2001, Colonel H. Kent Presson, beloved husband of Lois R. Presson. He is also survived by his daughter, Karen R. Breckenridge of Granby, Connecticut; his brother and sister-in-law, Glendon and Margaret Presson of Corpus Christi, Texas; two nieces, Melinda Hord and Karen Free and one nephew, … Read more

Leonard Ackerman – Major, United States Army

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From a contemporary press account: ACKERMAN, DR. LEONARD (Age 69) died on May 27, 2000, in Clarion, Pennsylvania, husband of Sally Ann Goldburg Ackerman. From 1967 until his retirement from the Federal Government in 1979, he was the Professor of Behavorial Science and Director of Student and Faculty Research at The Industrial College of the … Read more

James Clifford Rike – Colonel, United States Army

From a contemporary press report: James Clifford Rike, 80, an Annandale resident who was a retired Army colonel and aviator and who was a heavily decorated veteran of three wars, died October 3, 1998 at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Virginia. He had pneumonia and myositis, a connective tissue disorder. Colonel Rike, who had lived in the … Read more

Charles S. McClain – Colonel, United States Army

From a contemporary press reports: Colonel Charles S. “Chuck” McClain, 69, died at his home among family on August 11, 2002. A native of Fremont, Nebraska, he lived in communities throughout the world before settling in Virginia Beach in 1992. He received his bachelor’s from the University of Nebraska, his master’s from the University of … Read more

William Dandridge Brooks, Jr. – Colonel, United States Army

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William Dandridge Brooks Jr. 93, a former professor and patent examiner who later became a senior official with the Selective Service System, died July 28, 2006, of pneumonia at Arcola Health and Rehabilitation Center in Silver Spring. He lived in Washington. After teaching college physics and electrical engineering, Colonel Brooks embarked on a long Army … Read more

Ronald Scott Owens – Electronics Warfare Technician 3rd Class, United States Navy

Ronald Scott Owens; Vero Beach, Florida Electronics warfare technician Owens would have been 25 on Halloween. He married his childhood sweetheart, Jaime Scott, five years ago. They moved to Virginia Beach six months ago, with their 4-year-old daughter, Isabella. A petty officer 3rd class, he hoped to train for an officer’s commission upon his return … Read more

Samuel Moorman – Confederate States of America Army

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MOORMAN, SAML E 7TH VA CAV CSA CW DATE OF DEATH: 09/18/1863 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE  SITE 77 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

Barton James Mallory – Colonel, United states Army

Courtesy of his classmates, United States Military Academy: Barton James Mallory No. 13374  •  25 March 1920 – 6 June 1963 Died in Headquarters European Command, France, aged 43 years Interment: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia Bart Malloy was born in Maryland on 25 March 1920 while his father was serving as a surgeon at … Read more

Justice Marion Chambers – Colonel, United States Marine Corps

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Born at Huntington, West Virginia, February 2, 1908, he earned the Medal of Honor during World War II while serving with the 3rd Assault Battalion Landing Team, 25 Marines, 4th Marine Division, on the Island of Iwo Jima on February 19-25, 1945. His nickname was “Jumping Joe.” He died on July 29, 1982 and was buried in … Read more

William Whipple, Jr. – Brigadier General, United States Army

Brigadier General William Whipple Jr., 98, of Princeton, New Jersey, died August 23 in Princeton. A retired Army officer, Rhodes scholar, and public servant, he had been a longtime resident of the Princeton area. Born in 1909, he grew up on a sugar plantation in Cinclare, Louisiana. His father, William Whipple, an MIT engineer brought … Read more

Images of Arlingon National Cemetry 06

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Click Here For More Images Of Arlington National Cemetery Back To Main Entrance 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

Rosenham Beam – Brigadier General, United States Air Force

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Courtesy of the United States Air Force Suggested By Russell C. Jacobs, June 2007 BRIGADIER GENERAL ROSENHAM BEAM Died May 24, 1981 Brigadier General Rosenham Beam has more than 35 years’ military service, including two years as a seaman with the U.S. Navy, four years as a Second Lieutenant in the Kentucky National Guard, and almost … Read more

William Gregory Hall – Lieutenant Colonel, 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. 0264-08 April 02, 2008 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Major William G. Hall, 38 of Seattle, Washington, died March 30, 2008, … Read more

Philip Henry Sheridan – Lieutenant General, United States Army

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Graduated from West Point in 1853, after having been a disciplinary problem there, and then spent his early career on the Western frontier. When the Civil War began he was a little-known Infantry Lieutenant serving in Oregon. During the War, he served on the staff of General Halleck (Army Commanding General) and then took part … Read more

Charles Frederick Abene – Captain, United States Marine Corps

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Full Name: CHARLES FREDERICK ABENE Date of Birth: 11/18/1930 Date of Casualty: 11/19/1968 Home of Record: BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY Branch of Service: MARINE CORPS Rank: CAPT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: QUANG NAM Captain Abene, of Bloomfield, New Jersey, was born on November 18, 1930.  He was killed in action in Vietnam on November … Read more

Robert Maitland O’Reilly – Major General, United States Army

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Robert Maitland O’Reilly of Pennsylvania. Appointed from Pennsylvania, Medical Cadet, 7 January 1864 to 8 January 1865 Assistant Surgeon, 14 May 1867 Major, Surgeon, 1 November 1886 Lieutenant Colonel, Chief Surgeon of Volunteers, 9 May 1898 Honorably discharged from the Volunteer Services, 12 May 1899 Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Surgeon General of the Army, 21 February … Read more

Tavon L. Hubbard Lance – Corporal, United States Marine Corps

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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 782-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2004 DoD Identifies Marine Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sergeant John R. Howard, 26, of Covington, Virginia Lance Corporal Tavon L. Hubbard, 24, of Reston, Virginia Both Marines … Read more

Michael Henry Zwicker – Colonel, United States Army

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Michael Henry Zwicker, Colonel, Quartermaster Corps, United States Army, is the brother of Ralph Wise Zwicker, Major General, United States Army.  They are buried in the same gravesite in Section 2-E of Arlington National Cemetery. We are seeking information regarding Colonel Zwicker.  Should you possess such information please contact the Webmaster via the link below. ZWICKER, MICHAEL … Read more

George William Cole – Captain, United States Marine Corps

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George William Cole Arlington, Virginia Born March 24, 1923 Captain, U.S. Marine Corps Service Number 023980 Non-hostile Air Crash Died May 19, 1952 in Korea Captain Cole was the pilot of a F4U-4B Corsair fighter with Headquarters Squadron, 12th Marine Air Group. On May 19, 1952, while on an operational test flight, his aircraft crashed … Read more

Fitzhugh Lee Buchanan – Major, United States Marine Corps

First Lieutenant Fitzhugh Lee Buchanan, USMC 77th Company, 6th MG Battalion Promoted from Gunnery Sergeant to Second Lieutenant on 14 July 1918 Wounded in action at St Mihiel on 15 September 1918 Present with battalion at time of Armistice. In Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers & Marines the following entry is found: FITZHUGH LEE BUCHANAN, … Read more

Thomas W. Cuddy, Sr. – Captain, United States Navy

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From a contemporary press report: Thomas W. Cuddy Sr., 72, a Navy captain who was a submarine division commander who retired 20 years ago as executive officer of the Naval Intelligence Support Center, died of pneumonia November 24, 1998 at Mount Vernon Nursing Center. He had dementia. Captain Cuddy, a resident of Alexandria, had lived … Read more

Franklin Lealand Simpson, Jr. – Lieutenant, United States Navy

28 August 2006: Franklin Lealand Simpson Jr., 78, of Fredericksburg died Saturday, August 26, 2006, at Mary Washington Hospital. He was an Eagle Scout and a retired U.S. Navy Lieutenant, having served during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. After retiring from the military, he graduated from John Marshall Law School … Read more

Alvin F. Mackin – Colonel, United States Marine Corps

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Korean War veterans gather to salute fallen commander one last time 22 January 2010 By Lance Corproral Benjamin Harris, Headquarters Marine Corps ARLINGTON, Virginia — It’s been almost 55 years since the Marines of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, left the Korean peninsula after cold days and long nights of combat. In the … Read more

Frank Ross McCoy – Major General, United States Army

Born at Lewistown, Pennsylvania, on October 29, 1874, he graduated from West Point in 1897, from the Army War College in 1908, received an L.L.D. degree from Princeton , Yale, Columbia, Brown and Clark Universities, and Washington & Jefferson College. He was commissioned a second lieutenant, cavalry, 1897 and advanced through the grades to Major … Read more

George Emmart – Confederate States of America Army

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Esther Ann Neely was born on 11 December 1854 in Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas.  She died on 13 May 1935.   I can find no record of George nor their marriage to one another. Emmart, George,  Confederate Artillery, 2nd Battery, Maryland Artillery, per U.S. Government Civil War records. EMMART, GEORGE PVT 2 BTRY MD BATL MT … Read more

Noah M. Pier – 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 Releas3 IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 116-10 DOD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Corporal Noah M. Pier, 25, of Charlotte, North Carolina, died February 16, 2010, while … Read more

James Russell Zimmerman – First Lieutenant, 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. 1014-10 November 03, 2010 DOD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. First Lieutenant James R. Zimmerman, 25, of Aroostook, Maine, died November 2, … Read more

“Our Souls Cry Out”

Our souls cry out when they say, “gone but not forgotten,” Because we are forgotten by so many. You accept the good life, All without a thought, claiming it is your right. The right to live and do as you will. A special life, ah, ’tis that indeed. A piece of  metal forged into a … Read more

April 21, 2000 – Sentinels earn Tomb Guard certification badges

Two soldiers originally assigned to C Company, 3rd U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard), will always reflect on April 7 as a monumental point in their military careers. In a small, yet memorable ceremony held in the display room of the Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery that day, Sergeant William D. Martin II and Private First … Read more

Samuel Wilson Lynnford, Jr. – Colonel, United States Army

LYNNFORD SAMUEL WILSON, SR. Colonel, United States Army (Ret.) Of Madison, Virginia, on Wednesday, June 21, 2000, at Culpeper Memorial Hospital, beloved husband of the late Grace Wilson; father of Lynnford Samuel Wilson, Jr., Ronald Craig Wilson and Dr. Deborah Jane Wilson; brother of Emily Wilson. He is also survived by six grandchildren. A funeral … Read more

Joseph Wheeler – Lieutenant General, Confederate States Major General, United States Army Member of Congress

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Born near Augusta, Georgia, September 10, 1836, he graduated from West Point in 1859 and was commissioned in Dragoons. He saw service in various Indian campaigns in Kansas and New Mexico before resigning in April 1861 to become First Lieutenant of Artillery in the Confederate Army. In September 1861 he was appointed Colonel of the … Read more

Lloyd Roosevelt Moses – Major General, United States Army

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Lloyd Roosevelt Moses was born on September 4, 1904 to James H. Moses and Alice O. Shelden in Fairfax, South Dakota.  Alice Shelden was of Sioux heritage.  Moses attended White Thunder Indian Day School in Mellette County and Colome High School, in Colome, South Dakota. From 1925-1927, Moses was a rural schoolteacher for the Rosebud … Read more

Charles Edward DeValin – United States Navy

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Charles Edward DeValin, Chief Engineer, United States Navy, was born in Baltimore, Maryland, 28 August 1836, and died in Washington, D.C. on 16 April 1892.  He is buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery with his wife, Ellen A. DeValin, died on 29 August 1910, and his son, Charles Moore DeValin, Captain, United States … Read more

Herman Munroe Cady – Captain, United States Army

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Heman Munroe Cady of New York Appointed from Wisconsin, Second Lieutenant of Infantry, 6 March 1847 15th U. S. Infantry, 9 april 1847 Regimental Quartermaster, 1 September 1847 to 12 January 1848 First Lieutenant, 22 December 1847 Resigned 23 February 1848 Second Lieutenant, 15th U. S. Infantry, 21 June 1848 Honorably mustered out 5 August … Read more

Fred Taylor Cruse – Colonel, United States Army

Colonel Cruse is the son of Thomas Cruse, Brigadier General, United States Army and the brother of James T. Cruse, Ensign, United States Navy. The Colonel is buried near his parents and his brother in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, His wife, Marjorie Hamilton Hinds Cruse is buried with him. She was born on April … Read more