Michael Robert Patterson

Official U.S. Air Force Biography Retired July 1959, Died November. 3, 1980 Robert Shuter Macrum was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, in 1905. Graduating from high school at Silver Bay, New York, in 1923, he received his bachelor of science degree from Wesleyan University in 1927. Appointed a flying cadet in October 1928, General Macrum completed … Read more

Mortimer King Karten, age 89, of New York City, died on February 6, 2005 after a long illness at Beth Israel Hospital/ Jacob Perlow Hospice in Manhattan.A decorated officer in the U.S. Army during the Second World War, commended for his resourcefulness, courage and concern for the men he commanded in the Pacific Theater, he … Read more

Daniel Harmon Brush of Illinois Private, Company F, 145th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, 22 May to 23 September 1864 Appointed from Illinois, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 September 1867 (32) Second Lieuenant, 17th U. S. Infantry, 12 June 1871 First Lieutenant, 4 August 1876 Regimental Quartermaster, 1 July 1879 to 31 March 1887 Captain, 2 … Read more

From a contemporary press report: John C. Brady of Frederick, Maryland, died on March 17, 1993. Sergeant Brady was awarded the Purple Heart while serving with Company D, 3rd Ranger Battalion in Anzio, Italy, in World War II. He was the loving father of John Richard Brady, Dale Edward Brady, Ruth Elaine Wright, Karl Seymour … Read more

Eli Page Howard was born on March 26, 1928.  He became a member of the Army while in Pelham, New York and attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (O5). On August 19, 1969 at the age of 41, Eli Page Howard gave his life in the service of our country in South Vietnam, Quang Tin … Read more

On 29 November 2007 David Cameron, Leader of the British Conservative Party and Colonel Mike Page of the Royal Marines visited Section 60 where many of the casualties of Operation Iraqi Freedom And Operation Enduring Freedom are buried. British Conservative Party leader David Cameron, center, accompanied by Arlington National Cemetery Superintendent John Metzler, left and … Read more

From a contemporary press report: Retired Naval Special Warfare Captain Wendell E. “Wendy” Webber, United States Navy, died while under Hospice care near his home in Jacksonville, Florida, on December 16, 2002. After a distinguished career in Naval Special Warfare, he later retired from a post-Navy career with Seaward Marine Services. As a naval officer, … Read more

Clifford Anthony Crivello, 71, of Salinas died peacefully Wednesday, February 1, 2006, at his home of 25 years in his bed next to his lifelong companion, his wife, Margit. Anthony was born March 9, 1934, in Pepeekeo, Hawaii, and was baptized on March 28, 1934, in the Church of the Good Shepherd in Honolulu, Hawaii. … Read more

One day after the Pentagon’s September 11 observance, the remaining dead from the attack will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery with all the pageantry the nation’s military can muster. With the observance at the Memorial Amphitheater, used for such occasions since the interment of the World War I Unknown Soldier in 1921, family members will say final … Read more

From a contemporary press report Sandy Robert Rufo, 86, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who became a procurement analyst for the General Services Administration, died of heart disease August 1, 2000 at home in Annandale, Virginia Colonel Rufo was born in Warren, Ohio. He was drafted into the Army in 1941 and served in the … Read more

MCGREGOR, ROBERT CARSON  1ST LT USMCR E CO, 2D BN, 1 DIV VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown DATE OF BIRTH: 06/19/1921 DATE OF DEATH: 11/07/1950 DATE OF INTERMENT: 05/09/1955 BURIED AT: SECTION 6  SITE 9215-A ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Robert Carson Mc Gregor  Homestead, Pennsylvania Born June 19, 1921 First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps Service Number 027781 … Read more

From a contemporary press report: VIRGINIA BEACH — Retired U.S. Navy Captain Louis Richard Kaufman, Medical Service Corps, died Feb. 16, 2001, at the age of 74 from multiple myeloma. He was a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Captain Kaufman retired from the Navy in 1978 after 33 years of service. His last assignment was in … Read more

Two visitors to Arlington National Cemetery were hospitalized Thursday for heat-related injuries. The Arlington County Fire Department was dispatched shortly before 2 p.m. They evaluated six people at the Tomb of the Unknowns and transported two of them to a local hospital. It’s not uncommon for firefighters to be called to the cemetery several times … Read more

Dale Sprosty raised his trumpet to his lips, closed his eyes and fulfilled a dream at Arlington National Cemetery by playing taps October 4, 1996 at the Tomb of the Unknown Dead from the Civil War. Sprosty of Mount Pleasant, Mich., is the first known civilian ever allowed to play taps at either of the … Read more

Josiah Tonet Dalbey (1898-1964) Born on January 10, 1898 in Eufaula, Alabama. Enlisted service with Louisiana National Guard 1916-1917. Commissioned in the Infantry from West Point in 1919. Instructor with the Louisiana National Guard 1921-1924.  Duty in the Philippines 1925-1927. Served with the 15th Infantry in Tientsin 1931-1933. Graduated from the Command and General Staff … Read more

From a contemporary press report: Aldred A. Calambro a retired career Army officer who outwitted enemy guards and survived the Bataan Death March, died Monday, September 25, 1995 of heart failure. He was 83 and had lived in Catonsville since 1960. A native of Iloilo, in the Philippines, where he was educated, Mr. Calambro became … Read more

Sec. 553.15a  Persons eligible for inurnment of cremated remains in Columbarium in Arlington National Cemetery. (a) Any member of the Armed Forces who dies on active duty. (b) Any former member of the Armed Forces who served on active duty (other than for training) and whose last service terminated honorably. (c) Any member of a … Read more

Remarks by the President at Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Day Commemoration Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia 11:24 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. Thank you all. Welcome. Mr. Secretary, thank you for your great leadership as Secretary of Defense for our country. General Myers, members of the United States military, veterans, honored … Read more

Colonel Abell, who was called Ralph, was a recipient of the Navy’s second-highest decoration – for combat valor in the Korean War. Colonel Abell was a seasoned Marine veteran of the Saipan campaign in the Pacific in World War II and a reserve first Lieutenant when he was recalled to active duty with the Third … Read more

January 3, 2007 Killer’s ashes removed from Arlington cemetery The cremated remains of a double murderer have been removed from Arlington National Cemetery and turned over to his sister, the cemetery’s Superintendent said Tuesday. The removal of Russell Wayne Wagner’s ashes marks a victory for the son of his victims, who waged an 18-month campaign … Read more

A Naval Dynasty, There Has Been A John Rodgers In The United States Navy Since The Time Of The American Revolution Elizabeth B. Chambers Rodgers Gertrude Stuyvesant Rodgers John Rodgers John Augustus Rodgers Julia Slidell Rodgers Raymond Perry Rodgers Robert Perry Rodgers Thomas Slidell Rodgers Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan … Read more

COMMANDER J. S. ARWINE Executive of the Battleship Kansas Dies at His Home in East Orange August 28, 1924 – Commander John S. Arwine, 44, of the United States battleship Kansas, died at his home in East Orange, New Jersey, yesterday, from illness contracted while at sea.  Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery on … Read more

From a contemporary press report: Died on January 16, 1999, eldest son of Martha Grenfell and the late Eugene E. Lindsey, Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy and stepson of the late Elton W. Grenfell, Vice Admiral, United States Navy. He is also survived by his wife, Beth; children, Eugene ”Skip”, Doug and Ann; grandchildren, Jackie, … Read more

From a contemporary press report: Kathryn Van Wagner Pribram, 77, who served in the Pacific as a World War II Navy nurse and later was night supervisor of the former Circle Terrace Hospital in Alexandria, died of emphysema February 9, 1999. She lived in Alexandria, Virginia. Mrs. Pribram was a graduate of the St. Luke’s … Read more

From a contemporaruy press report: On July 19, 2001, PAUL ROBERT JASPER, died at Virginia Beach General Hospital. He held commissions in all three services and whose active duty spanned the period from World War II through Vietnam. Born at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, he graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1948 with the degree … Read more

JAMES V. MADISON Naval Hero Was Member of Byrd North Pole Expedition DANVERS, Massachusetts, September 13, 1943 – James V. Madison, World War naval hero and a member of the Byrd North Pole expedition of 1926, died yesterday at Chelsea Naval Hospital, after a long illness, and will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.  His … Read more

From a contemporary press report Charles Allen Melton, 79, a retired Army Corps of Engineers colonel who also was an automotive technology professor at Northern Virginia Community College, died of a heart attack June 10, 1999 at a hospital in Winter Haven, Florida. Colonel Melton, an Alexandria resident since 1963, had traveled to Winter Haven … Read more

From a contemporary press report: Thomas Haynie Barksdale Jr., 76, an Air Force colonel who after retiring from active military duty as a judge advocate general led a varied civilian career that included Senate aide and antitrust lawyer, died of emphysema October 5, 1999 at his home in Arlington. Colonel Barksdale, a native of Georgia, … Read more

Colonel Francis J Cuddy Jr. United States Marine Corps Reserve (Retired) died on May 25, 2008 with his family at his side after a courageous three-year battle with Metastatic Colon Cancer. Colonel Cuddy was born in Stamford, Connecticut, February 12, 1940, the eldest of six children to Marion Dyer Cuddy of Stamford, Connecticut, and the … Read more

Central Intelligence Agency Offical Courtesy of his classmates, United States Military Academy, Class Of 1946 5980 Evans, Benjamin C. March 14, 1924 – September 23, 1987 Benjamin Crabbs Evans Jr. No. 15980 Class of 1946 Died 23 September 1987 in Middleburg, Virginia, aged 63 years. Interment: Arlington National Cemetery. Benjamin C. Evans, Jr. was born … Read more

By: Mrs. Jessica Pavillard, Wife of SSG Scott Pavillard If he doesn’t come home this time, Please, God, allow my feminine shoulders to bear Worldly weights left by his long absence. Should I lose my soul mate on this tour If he doesn’t come to me, to our world Grant me grace in knowing that my … Read more

Charles V. H. Harvey Bowie, Texas Born 1911 Captain, U.S. Army Service Number O-322641 Killed in Action Died July 29, 1950 in Korea Captain Harvey was a member of the 16th Reconnaissance Squadron, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on July 29, 1950. Captain Harvey was … Read more

 COL. S. T. MACKALL DIES IN HOSPITAL INFANTRY OFFICER SERVED OVERSEAS IN WAR – – NATIVE OF MARYLAND Colonel Samuel T. Mackall, , Infantry, United States Army, assigned to duty here since July 1 of last year in the Military Intelligence Division, War Department, died yesterday in Walter Reed Hospital after a long illness. During … Read more

The first wife of William Vaulx Carter, she was born on March 1, 1888 and died on August 12, 1917. She is buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery among other members of the family. CARTER, HELEN C W/O WM V DATE OF DEATH: 08/12/1917 BURIED AT: SECTION WDIV  SITE LOT 257 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY … Read more

Memorial Day was established to honor Americans who gave their lives in service of their country. Usually, it is associated with war dead. But this year, the nation has seen a rash of peacetime military casualties that have touched many Michigan families, and the hurt is no less deep than a war death. Gaylord businessman … Read more

Whether he was making sure Santa did not overlook needy children or was sharing his dog with nursing home residents, Ivan Pavlin was committed to helping others. Pavlin’s lifetime of service included working as a military intelligence officer during the Korean and Vietnam wars. The retired Army Colonel received two Bronze Stars and several other … Read more

From a contemporary press report: Hugh C. Taylor, 79, a retired fireman with the Kearney Fire Department, died of cancer, February 12, 2000, at his home in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Mr. Taylor was born in Massachusetts and as an infant moved to Harrison, New Jersey. He played guard for the Harrison High Football Team and graduated … Read more

Tents shroud walkways and gravesite during re-burial of M. Larry Lawrence in San Diego, California, December 12. The remains of M. Larry Lawrence were quietly exhumed from Arlington National Cemetery yesterday, flown across the continent and laid to rest after nightfall in the San Diego burial plot he purchased nearly two decades before becoming a … Read more

PEATROSS, JAMES LINWOOD Major, U.S. Army Home: Rome, Missouri 353d Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, A.E.F. Date of Action: November 2, 1918 General Orders No. 46, W.D., 1919 Citation: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James Linwood Peatross, Major, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bantheville, France, November 2, 1918. Though he had … Read more

MORING, WILLIAM E. “ED”, (USN Ret.) William E. “Ed” Moring, United States Navy (retired) died on December 29, 2001 in Santa Cruz, California. He was born in 1908 in Coffeyville, Mississippi, and graduated in 1931 from the United States Naval Academy. He served in the Pacific Theater during World War II as a Supply Officer, … Read more

  It soon will be one year since the space shuttle Columbia broke into pieces in the Texas sky, its crew of seven killed just minutes before they would have touched down. It was February 1, 2003, and Sunday’s anniversary is when the nation will remember. But Evelyn Husband, widow of the shuttle’s commander, Rick … Read more

Kenneth B. Potter was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on November 23, 1909 was raised in Cranston, Rhode Island and attended the University of Rhode Island, graduating with a degree in chemical engineering in 1933. While at URI Kenneth Potter was captain of the football and baseball teams and a member of Theta Chi social … Read more

Corporal Freddie Stowers, 21, was from Sandy Springs, South Carolina. On September 28, 1918, just six weeks before the end of World War I,  Stowers was killed as he led a squad from the all-black 371st Infantry Regiment into no-man’s land in France and defeated German troops. His commanding officer recommended him for the Medal … Read more

Alexander Wallace Perry of the District of Columbia Appointed from New York, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1883 (40) Additional Second Lieutenant, 1st U. S. Infantry, 11 June 1888 Second Lieutenant, 10th U. S. Infantry, 21 August 1888 Transferred to 9th U. S. Cavalry, 11 February 1889 First Lieutenant, 3rd U. S. Cavalry, … Read more

Guy L. Bonner First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces 0-526054 680th Bomber Squadron, 504th Bomber Group, Very Heavy Entered the Service from: Pennsylvania Died: July 28, 1945 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Hawaii Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart From a contemporary press report: 20 July … Read more

From a contemporary press report William H. Connerat, a retired Army colonel whose posts included director of material readiness at Army Materiel Command, died of cancer January 1, 1999 at a hospital in Nassawadox, Virginia. A former Alexandria and Annapolis resident, he had lived in Townsend, Virginia, for the last 10 years. Colonel Connerat, a … Read more

COURTESY OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE LIEUTENANT GENERAL MARVIN LEONARD MCNICKLE Retired August 31, 1972. Died August 19, 2007. Lieutenant General Marvin Leonard McNickle wass commander of Thirteenth Air Force with headquarters at Clark Air Base, Republic of the Philippines. Encompassing U.S. Air Force units in the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand, Thirteenth Air Force … Read more

The history of slaves at Arlington House – a story untold for generations – might soon be revealed as archaeologists uncover artifacts at slave quarters surrounding the historic mansion. A dig launched November 10, 2003, will examine the two remaining slave quarters next to Arlington House in Arlington National Cemetery. The mansion was built by George … Read more

BRIGADIER GENERAL WALTER F. DANIEL Retired, Died September 13, 1974 Brigadier General Walter F. Daniel was inspector general for the Air Force Systems Command at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. General Daniel was born in Fletcher, Oklahoma, in 1925. He grew up in Oklahoma City, Okla., and graduated from Central High School. He has a … Read more

Theodore Anderson Baldwin of New Jersey Private, and Quartermaster Sergeant, 19th United States Infantry, 3 May 1862 to 3 May 1865 Second Lieutenant and First Lieutenant, 19th United States Infantry, 9 February 1865 Regimental Quartermaster, 23 November 1866 to 23 July 1867 Captain, 23 July 1867 Unassigned 31 March 1869 Assigned to 10th United States … Read more

John Sidney Owen of Pennsylvania was an early Army aviator who scored five (5) victories in World War I and was therefore an American Ace. Name: John Sidney Owens Country: United States Rank: Lieutenant Service: United States Air Service Units: 139th Aero Victories: 5 Born: 26 May 1898 Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died: 14 … Read more

David Rumsey Donovan: David R. Donovan, 84, of Chapel Hill Farm, Berryville, died Wednesday, September 8, 1999, at his home. David Donovan was the son of General William J. Donovan. David R. Donovan, Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy,  July 7,  1915 September 8, 1999. Section , Grave 4874A-RH (Buried 6 October 1999). David Rumsey Donovan (Harvard … Read more

From a contemporary press report Angus Boyd MacLean, 76, a retired Army Colonel who helped found the Metro Transit police department before serving as its chief until 1990, died of pulmonary fibrosis January 11, 2001, at his home in Burke, Virginia. Colonel MacLean, a World War II and Vietnam War veteran, began his career with … Read more

William M.Mace, a former resident of Brooklyn, New York, and a veteran of the Civil War, died in the United States Naval Hospital atWashington on Tuesday at the age of 81.  He was buried with military honors in Arlington Cemetery yesterday afternoon. Mr. Mace had been called several weeks ago toBrooklyn from the Southern Branch … Read more