Charles A. McKinney, Jr. – Sergeant Major, United States Marine Corps

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C.A. ‘Mack’ McKinney; Marine Veteran, Advocate For Members of Military By Patricia Sullivan Courtesy of the Washington Post Wednesday, November 23, 2005 C.A. “Mack” McKinney, 80, a Marine veteran of three wars who became a Capitol Hill advocate for the enlisted military, died of complications from cancer November 15, 2005, at Inova Alexandria Hospital. He … Read more

Allan Whitlock Markham – Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy

Allan Whitlock Markham, 72, an attorney who specialized in aviation law and public service, died after an apparent heart attack July 16 at his country home in Morgan County, West Virginia. A resident of Washington for the past 35 years and a longtime member of the Massachusetts Avenue Heights Citizens Association, Mr. Markham worked for … Read more

TWISTED ‘PLOT’ THICKENS OVER – $10M DONOR IN ARLINGTON

By BRIAN BLOMQUIST, The New York Post December 7, 1997 A fat-cat pal of President Clinton who never served in the military but gave $10 million to Democrats got special permission to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery , it was learned yesterday. Big donor Larry Lawrence’s special waiver touched off a furor among veterans, … Read more

Robert E. Chapman – Brigadier General, United States Air Force

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From a contemporary press report Retired Brigadier General Robert E. Chapman, loving husband, devoted father, and CEO of Shalimar-based B3H Corporation passed away unexpectedly on May 29, 2002. General Chapman was born in Russellville, Arkansas, in 1932. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, in 1954. The general earned a master’s … Read more

Jane Arminda Delano – Director of Army Nurse Corps

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Born at Townsend, New York, on March 12, 1862, she graduated from the Bellevue Hospital of Nursing, New York City, in 1886. She worked as Superintendent of Nursing at a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, 1887; at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing, 1891-96; Director, Girls Department, House of Refuge, Randall’s Island, New York, … Read more

Dean Coldwell Strother – General, United States Air Force

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Retired Air Force General Dean Coldwell Strother, 92, died September 24, 2000, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Services were held at 12:30 p.m. September 29 at the Air Force Cadet Chapel. Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Strother was born February 12, 1908, in Winfield, Kansas. He retired as commander-in-chief of the North … Read more

James Walker Benet – Colonel, United States Army

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James Walker Benet of Kentucky Appointe from the District of Columbia, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1875 (34) Second Lieutenant, 15th U. S. Infantry, 12 June 1880 Transferred to the 5th U. S. Artillery, 18 March 1881 First Lieuenant, 18 July 1886 Transfered to the Ordnance Department, 26 October 1886 Captain, 12 June … Read more

Walter T. Kerwin, Jr. – General, United States Army

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Walter Kerwin, Army General Instrumental in Ending Draft By Matt Schudel Courtesy of the Washington Post Sunday, July 20, 2008 Walter T. Kerwin Jr., 91, a retired four-star General who was the Army’s second-highest-ranking officer in the mid-1970s and an architect of the all-volunteer Army, died July 11, 2008, of respiratory failure at the Washington … Read more

Arthur I. Mahler – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

From a contemporary press report: Arthur I. Mahler, 80, an Army lieutenant colonel who retired from the Medical Service Corps in 1965, died of pulmonary fibrosis January 15, 1999 at Columbia Reston Hospital Center. On his military retirement, Colonel Mahler founded Masar Industries and M&K Construction in Fairfax County. Since then, he had been in … Read more

Francis Drake Foley – Rear Admiral, United States Navy

From a contemporary press report: Francis Drake Foley, 89, a retired Navy rear admiral who served aboard aircraft carriers in the Pacific during World War II and later commanded Task Force 77 in the Pacific, died of heart ailments November 8, 1999 at Anne Arundel General Hospital in Annapolis, Maryland. Admiral Foley, a naval aviator, … Read more

Darel Dean Leetun – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force

Full Name: DAREL DEAN LEETUN Date of Birth: 12/24/1932 Date of Casualty: 9/17/1966 Home of Record: HETTINGER, NORTH DAKOTA Branch of Service: AIR FORCE Rank: LTC Casualty Country: NORTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: NZ Status: MIA AIR FORCE CROSS LEETUN, DAREL DEAN (MIA) Captain, U.S. Air Force 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron Date of Action: September 17, … Read more

Frank W. Carpenter – Hospital Steward, United States Army Executive Secretary of the Philippine Government

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Frank W. Carpenter relieved General Pershing on December 16, 1913, to become the first civil governor of the new department. The Moros made great strides during the governorship of this capable man. In 1913, the peace-loving Mr. Frank W. Carpenter became the first civil governor of Mindanao and Sulu. The Moros, convicted of Carpenter’s sincerity … Read more

Scott W. Brunkhorst – 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. 267-10 April 05, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of one soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sergeant Scott W. Brunkhorst, 25, Fayetteville, North Carolina, died March 30, … Read more

Fannie Bayard Hickey – Wife of John Hickey Confederate States of America Army

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Courtesy of Diane Heap, Mrs. Hickey’s Great-Great Niece, August 2007: Mrs. Fannie Baird Hickey, 76 years old, will be buried tomorrow morning in the same grave with her husband, Captain John M. Hickey, at the base of the Confederate Monument in Arlington National Cemetery, which Captain Hickey helped to erect to the memory of his Civil … Read more

James Patrick McWilliams – Colonel, United States Marine Corps

James Patrick McWilliams Jr., 72, a highly decorated Marine Corps Colonel who became an authority on southern Africa, died December 16, 2007, at Inova Fairfax Hospital. He had cancer. Colonel McWilliams spent 30 years in the Marine Corps before retiring in 1987 from the Pentagon, where he formulated crisis scenarios for the Joint Chiefs of … Read more

Bernard Pious Bell Technical Sergeant, United States Army

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Born at Grantsville, West Virginia, on December 29, 1911, he earned the Medal of Honor while serving in World War II with Company I, 142nd Infantry, 36th Infantry Division at Mittelwihr, France on December 18, 1944. He died on January 11, 1971 and was buried in Section 25 of Arlington National Cemetery. BELL, BERNARD PIOUS United States … Read more

Carl William Thomas – Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy

From a contemporary press report: Carl William Thomas, 77, a retired grain marketing specialist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a Navy pilot who served in the Pacific in World War II, died of congestive heart failure December 2, 1997 at his home in Falls Church, Virginia. Mr. Thomas was born in Springfield, Missouri. … Read more

Harry Lewis Baab – Lieutenant, United States Navy

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Carole Baab Zabadah: September 2004 My brother, Lieutenant Harry Baab, United States Navy Aviator was buried there in November 1949. Had been MIA in the Phillipines since March 1945. BAAB, HARRY LEWIS USNR VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown DATE OF DEATH: 03/22/1945 DATE OF INTERMENT: 09/20/1949 BURIED AT: SECTION 11  SITE 542 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Read … Read more

William H. Dyess – Corporal, Confederate States of America Army

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Courtesy of Dale Nichols: January 2008: MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY C, 12th REGIMENT, GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA, MACON COUNTY, GEORGIA, (“DAVIS RIFLES”) Dyess, William H. (or William J.) Private, June  15, 1861. Appointed Corporal. Wounded at 2d Manassas, Virginia, August 30, 1862. Captured at Mine Run, Virginia, November 28,1863. Died of disease in … Read more

Theodore Roosevelt Morgan – Sergeant Major, United States Army

Caroline Louise Morgan, 82, of Clearwater, Florida, who was well-known in the Marienville, Pennsylvania, area, died Thursday, July 21, 2005, in her home. Born November 13, 1922, in Marienville, she was the daughter of Calvin and Carrie Kuhl Aul. She was a 1941 graduate of Jenks Township High School in Marienville. Mrs. Morgan was married … Read more

Armenian-American Volunteer Memorial Arlington National Cemetery

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Memorial to the American-Armenian Volunteers who died in the battle of the Argonne Forest (World War I) Memorial site. Section 18, 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 … Read more

Marmaduke G. Bayne – Vice Admiral, United States Navy

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Vice Admiral Marmaduke G. Bayne, (USN, Ret.), formerly Commander, U.S. Middle East Naval Forces and Commandant, U.S. Middle East Naval Forces and Commandant, National War College; first President, National Defense University; Irvington, Virginia. Vice Admiral Marmaduke Bayne, U.S. Navy (Ret.) Vice Admiral Marmaduke “Duke” Gresham Bayne 84, died of cancer January 27, 2005, at Rappahannock … Read more

Curtis Royal – Major, United States Air Force

From a contemporary news report: Retired United States Air Force Colonel Curtis Royal, 83,  of Gautier, Mississippi, died on Sunday, December 16, 2001. He was born August 5, 1918 in Hopewell, Virginia, and grew up in Lincoln Park, Michigan.  He had been a resident of Gautier since 1976. He attended the University of Michigan and … Read more

Arthur Pulsifer – Brigadier General, United States Army

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Brigadier General Arthur Pulsifer Born in Kansas July 25, 1895 Died May 21, 1996 Cadet US. Military Academy 1916-18 (War Emergency Course) Graduated as No. 6226 Class of 1918 Second Lieutenant 1918 First Lieutenant March 5, 1923 Captain ? Major July 1, 1940 Lieutenant Colonel (AUS) September 18, 1941 Colonel (AUS) June 4, 1942 Lieutenant … Read more

Henry William Dalton – Major, United States Army

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HENRY W. DALTON, ARMORED UNIT MAJOR, MISSING Former Insurance Broker Lost On Western Front Chicago Daily Tribune, January 31, 1945 – Major Henry William Dalton, former broker for Standard Insurance Company, has been missing in action on the European front since December 18, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Dalton, 1029 Chestnut Avenue, Wilmette, … Read more

William A. Long – Corporal, United States Army

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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 625-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died on June 18, 2005, in Baqubah, Iraq, from injuries sustained on June 17, 2005, in Buritz, Iraq, when they … Read more

The USS Forrestal

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On July 29, 1967 the USS Forrestal was operating on Yankee Station off the coast of North Vietnam conducting combat operations. This was the fifth such day of operations and at 10:52am the crew was starting the second launch cycle of the day, when suddenly a zuni rocket accidentally fired from an F-4 Phantom into … Read more

Robert Franklin Overmyer – Colonel, United States Marine Corps American Astronaut

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Retired Marine Colonel Robert F. Overmyer, was interred in Arlington Nationa Cemetery (Section 23, Grave 22469) following his death March 22, 1996. Overmyer piloted STS-5, the first fully operational flight of the space shuttle, November 11, 1982, when the Payload Assist Module was first used, launching two commercial satellites. He commanded STS 51-B, a Spacelab … Read more

DeForest Lee Talbert – Sergeant, United States Army

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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 723-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jul 29, 2004 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant DeForest L. Talbert, 24, of Charleston, West Virginia, died July 27, 2004, in Baladruc, Iraq, when an improvised explosive … Read more

Charles J. Arnold – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

From a contemporary press report: Charles J. Arnold, 82, an Army press and public affairs officer who retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1961, then served in a similar capacity for civilian agencies, died November 16,2000, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center of complications related to Parkinson’s disease. Colonel Arnold, who lived in Arlington, Virginia, … Read more

Last walk gives specialist mixed feelings

After 205 walks and 115 guard changes, Specialist Jason N. Vincent posted his orders and paid final respects to the Tomb of the Unknowns at the Arlington National Cemetery August 11, 1998. Originally assigned to the Caisson Platoon at Fort Myer, Vincent was influenced to volunteer for a position as a tomb guard by his … Read more

Loren H. Call – First Lieutenant, United States Army

ARMY AVIATOR KILLED Lieuenant Call Drops 1,000 Feet, Breaks Both Legs And Died Instantly HOUSTON, Texas, July 8, 1913 – Lieutenant Loren H. Call of the Second Division, U.S.A. Aero Squadrom, dropped nearly 1,000 feet at Texas City this morning and was instantly killed.  More than 200 soldiers watched the practice flight in which he … Read more

Charles Lane Fitzhugh – Brigadier General, United States Army

Charles Lane Flitzhugh of New York Appointed from New York, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1859 to 4 September 1861 First Lieuenant, 4th U. S. Artillery, 24 October 1861 Colonel, 6th New York Volunteer Cavalry, 18 February 1865 Transferred to the 2nd New York Provisional Cavalry, 17 June 1865 Honorably mustered out of … Read more

Winthrop S. Wood – Brigadier General, United States Army

WINTHROP S. WOOD, RETIRED GENERAL Assistant to Quartermaster General in 1929 is Dead in Washington at 72 Fought at San Juan Hill Saw Service in Philippines and China – At Marseilles Base During World War WASHINGTON, April 12, 1937 – Brigadier General Winthrop S. Wood, retired, former assistant to the Quartermaster General, died at Walter … Read more

Stephen Lamon Bryson – Gunnery Sergeant, 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. 014-02 January 09, 2002 DOD IDENTIFIES SEVEN MARINES KILLED IN KC-130/R CRASH The Department of Defense announced that the following Marines were killed as a result of the crash of a KC-130/R aircraft in Pakistan today: Command … Read more

Curtis Gantt Rorebeck – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

Curtis Gantt Rorebeck of Illinois Appointed from Illinois, Private, Corporal, Sergeant and First Sergeant, Company A, 31st Volunteer Infantry, 11 July 1899 to 15  July 1900 Second Lieutenant, 31st Volunteer Infantry, 28 June 1900 Honorably Mustered Out 18 June 1901 Second Lieuetnant Artillery Corps, 1 July 1901 Also Served In World War I HOTE:  His … Read more

Frank Alfred Braisted – Rear Admiral, United States Navy

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Frank Alfred Braisted, Rear Admiral, United States Navy, was born on 12 February 1889 and died on 24 December 1981.  He and his wife, Margaret Buzard Braisted (18 August 1893-23 November 1985) are buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery. They are buried near Frank Braisted, First Lieutenant, United States Army (1828-1891). See below for additional … Read more

Paul Steven Spilberg – Major, United States Army

Complacency and confusion contributed to the March 27, 1971, disaster at Fire Support Base Mary Ann. By Kelly Bell Running down the hallway of the battalion tactical operations center (TOC), Captain Paul S. Spilberg charged into a cloud of tear gas just as he reached the commander’s quarters. Staggering blindly back the way he had … Read more

Francis Ackley – Corporal, United States Army

ACKLEY, FRANCIS Corporal, U.S. Army Home: Elmira, New York Company D, 60th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, A.E.F. Date of Action: October 14, 1918 General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919 Citation: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Francis Ackley, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Cunel, France, October 14, 1918. After his … Read more

Harrison Shaler – Brigadier General, United States Army

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BG Harrison Shaler United States Army  •  No. 6072  •  Class of November 1918 Died November 18, 1976, in Laguna Hills, California, at the age of 78 Harrison Shaler was born on February 17, 1898, in Washington, DC. His father was General Charles Shaler, Class of 1867, a Civil War veteran. Harrison entered West Point in June … Read more

Jacob Kockley – Private, United States Army

We’ve compiled a should biography of Jacob Kochley with the few details known about him and his family, trusting that it will be of value to our National Cemetery as a remembrance of his life and sacrifice for our great country. Courtesy George & Mary Koechley Cooper KOCKLEY, JACOB, PRIVATE, 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment, Comany … Read more

Gottfried Bangerter – Corporal, United States Army

His private memorial in Section 15 of Arlington National Cemetery reads: “Troop H – Sixth United States Cavalry Son of Christian and Elizabeth Bangerter, Lyss, Switzerland. May 7, 1871 – June 25, 1897” BANGERTEN, GOTTFRIED PVT H 6 US CAV VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown DATE OF DEATH: 06/25/1897 DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown BURIED AT:   SITE … Read more

Peter Gerald Enos – Specialist, United States Army

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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 309-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Apr 12, 2004 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Specialist Peter G. Enos, 24, of South Dartmouth, Massachuetts, died April 9, 2004, in Bayji, Iraq, when a … Read more

Benjamin Franklin Rittenhouse – Captain, United States Army

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Benjamin Franklin Rittenhouse was born December 15, 1839 at Berwick, Columbia County Pennsylvania, and died on March 6, 1915 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the Civil War he assumed command of Battery D, 5th United States Artillery at the battle of Gettysburg upon the death of Lieutenant Charles Hazlett during the action on Little Round Top … Read more

Joseph Michael Weiglein – Staff Sergeant, United States Army

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NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 678-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2007 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died May 29, 2007, in Ilbu Falris, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated … Read more

Samuel Arthur Sharp, Jr. – Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps

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Full Name: SAMUEL ARTHUR JR SHARP Date of Birth: 2/9/1947 Date of Casualty: 5/10/1967 Home of Record: SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA Branch of Service: MARINE CORPS Rank: LCPL Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: QUANG TRI Status: MIA Name: Heinz Ahlmeyer, Jr. Rank/Branch: O1/USMC Unit: H & S Co., 3rd Recon BN, 3rd Marine Division, Khe … Read more

Frank E. Adamski III – 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. 260-11 March 31, 2011 DOD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  They died March 29, 2011, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked … Read more

Evelyn Maurine Norton Lincoln – Navy Wife & Secretary To President John F. Kennedy

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From contemporary press reports: EVELYN NORTON LINCOLN, 85, who was the personal secretary to President John F. Kennedy, died Thursday (May 11, 1995) in Georgetown University Hospital of complications after surgery for cancer. Mrs. Lincoln was Kennedy’s personal secretary from January 1953, when he started his first term in the Senate, until his death November 22, … Read more

Joseph Theodore Morris – 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 JOSEPH T. MORRIS Died May 21, 1980. Joseph Theodore Morris was born in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, in 1894. He graduated from high school at Corvallis, Oregon, in 1912 and from Pennsylvania State College with a bachelor of science degree in 1917. … Read more

George B. Warren III – Captain, United States Marine Corps

From a contemporary press report: George B. Warren III, 76, a former Marine Corps captain who retired in 1979 after nine years as director of sales for Contractors’ Register, an annual directory of contractors in the building industry, died of heart disease September 15, 1998 at Washington Adventist Hospital. Mr. Warren, a native of Massachusetts, … Read more

A March 1871 Visit To Arlington National Cemetery

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Louie Carlyle Hinson, Jr. – Chief Petty Officer, United States Navy

Chief Petty Officer Louie Carlyle Hinson, Jr., 52, of the 200 block of Cortland Lane, Virginia Beach, Virginia, passed away on February 22, 2006. Chief Hinson was born in Oakland, California, and resided most of his younger life in Jacksonville, Florida. He retired from the U.S. Navy as an Electricians Mate Chief Petty Officer after … Read more

Ellis M. Middleton II – Captain, United States Army Air Forces

PARENTS LOCATE SOLDIERS GRAVE Couple Searched for 3 Years for Body of Son Shot Down Over Arnheim September 2, 1948 – Mrs. And Mrs. Ellis M. Middleton of Stamford, Connecticut, came home esterday after visiting the grave of their son in the United States military cemetery in Belgium. Theor eight-week journey to Europe was the … Read more

Jerusha Wilcox Sturgis

The wife of Samuel Davis Sturgis and the mother of Samuel Davis Sturgis, Jr., she was born in 1827 and died in 1915. She is buried among other family members 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 Hondrostrong … Read more

Theodore C. Totman – Major, United States Army

FUNERAL OF MAJOR T. C. TOTMAN ARLINGTON, Virginia, December 2, 1947 – Major Theodore C. Totman of Jamestown, New York, one of fourteen persons killed in a plane crash in Iceland in 1943, was reburied this afternoon in Arlington National Cemetery. The plane crashed against an Iceland mountain on May 3, 1943.  Lieutenant General Frank M. … Read more

Dennis Bell – Private, United States Army

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Born in Washington, D. C. on December 28, 1866, he earned the Medal of Honor during the Spanish-American War, while serving in Troop H, 10th United States Cavalry at Tayabacoa, Cuba, on June 30, 1898. He was a member of the all-black 10th Cavalry, five of whom received the Medal of Honor. He died on September 25, … Read more

Bruno Albert Forsterer – Sergeant, United States Marine Corps

Born at Koenigsberg, Germany, July 14, 1869, he earned the Medal of Honor on April 1, 1899 while serving in the Philippine Insurrection at Savoa, Philippine Islands. The Medal was actually issued to him by General Orders 55, July 1901. He died on June 13, 1957 and was buried in Section 53 of Arlington National Cemetery. FORSTERER, … Read more

Nathan B. Bruckenthal – Petty Officer Third Class, United States Coast Guard

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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 370-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Department of Defense Identifies Navy, Coast Guard Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two sailors and one coast guardsman who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died April 24, 2004, in the Northern Persian Gulf as a result … Read more

David Earl Russell – Lieuetnant Colonel, United States Army

David Earl Russell, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Armu (Retired) of Annapolis, Maryland, died on Sunday, January 11, 2009, at Anne Arundel Medical Center surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was the brother of Jacqueline L. Russell of Redding, California. Colonel Russell was born in Los Angeles, California on Aug. 31, 1940, the son … Read more

Vance Duncan Chapline – Rear Admiral, United States Navy

Vance Duncan Chapline (1887-1970) Born on September 19, 1887 in Red Cloud, Nebraska. Graduated from Annapolis in 1909 and commissioned in 1911. Commanding Officer of the Preble October 1914-May 1916. Commanded the Burrows, Harvard and Fairfax during World War I in Irish waters. Aide to Commander Squadron Five, Patrol Force Atlantic Fleet then aide for … Read more

Arthur Maxwell Murray – Colonel, United States Army

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From a contemporary press report: PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE – Arthur Maxwell Murray, 86, died Tuesday, February 1, 2000, at the Clipper Home after a lengthy illness. Born July 27, 1913, in San Francisco, California, the son of Maxwell and Phyllis M. (Howard) Murray. He was a 1938 graduate of West Point. He made the Army his career … Read more

John Carroll Delaney – Captain, United States Army

John Carroll Delaney was born in Ireland on April 22, 1848, and entered the service at Honesdale, Pennsyvlania. He earned the Medal of Honor during the Civil War while serving as Sergeant, Company I, 107th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry at Danby’s Mills, Virginia, on February 6, 1862. The Medal was actually issued to him on August 29, 1894. … Read more

J. A. Smith – Private, Confederate States of America Army

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Courtesy of Dale Nichols: January 2008: MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY H, 16th REGIMENT, GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA, C. S. A., GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA, FLINT HILL GREYS Smith, J. A. – Private, January 4, 1864. Captured at Cold Harbor, Virginia, June 1, 1864. Died in Lincoln U. S. A. General Hospital at Washington, D. … Read more

Steven Lucas – Corporal, United States Army

Steven Lucas Johnson City, New York Born 1931 Corporal, U.S. Army Service Number 12114532 Missing in Action – Presumed Dead Died November 30, 1950 in Korea Corporal Lucas was a member of the Heavy Mortar Company, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North … Read more

Jonathan Tarbell – Colonel, United States Army

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Jonathan Tarbell of New York Appointed from New York, Major, 24th New York Infantry, 17 May 1861 Lieutenant Colonel, 91st New York Infantry, 16 December 1861 Dismissed from the volunteer service, 23 August 1862 Resinstated 16 June 1863 Colonel, 11 February 1865 Brevetted Brigadier General, U. S. Volunteers, 13 March 1865 for gallant and meritorious … Read more

Leslie Haynes Wyman Colonel, United States Army

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Champion Equestrian (Captain of US Olympic Team during WWII, when we didn’t participate). Died at Cairo, Egypt, 13 June 1956. Buried in the sames gravesite in Arlington National Cemetery as Willard Gordon Wyman, General, United States Army.  Also see Margaret Finch Wyman, wife of John M. Wyman, Major, United States Army. WYMAN, LESLIE HAYNES COL USA DATE OF … Read more

Arlington ‘Flags In’ Tribute Begins Memorial Day Commemoration

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By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 22, 2009 – More than 3,000 servicemembers officially kicked off the Memorial Day commemoration last evening as they placed more than 250,000 miniature flags at every grave at Arlington National Cemetery. The tradition, known as “Flags In,” dates back to 1948, when soldiers of 3rd U.S. … Read more

Alvan Cleveland Kincaid – Major General, United States Air Force

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Courtesy of the United States Air Force Suggested By Russell C. Jacobs, June 2007 MAJOR GENERAL ALVAN C. KINCAID Died February 1, 1968 Alvan Cleveland Kincaid was born at Orleans, Indiana, in 1892. He graduated from Franklin College in Indiana in 1915. In November 1917, he was commissioned a First Lieutenant in the Infantry Reserve and … Read more

Thomas Wilson – Brigadier General, United States Army

Thomas Wilson of Washington, D.C. Appointed from Washington, D.C., Cadet, Unied States Military Academy, 1 July 1849 (29) Brevet Second Lieuenant, 6th U.S. Infantry, 1 July 1853 Second Lieutenant, 5th U. S. Infantry, 26 October 1854 First Lieutenant, 1 April 1857 Captain, 25 October 1861 Lieuenant Colonel, C.S., Assigned 26 December 1863 to 1 August … Read more

Patrick Hill Lieutenant – Commander, United States Navy

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER PATRICK HILL WASHINGTON, October 22, 1953 – Lieutenant Commander Patrick Hill, USN, retired, a veteran of forty-four years active duty and who served on the Concord at the Battle of Manila Bay under Admiral Dewey, died Monday night in the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland.  His age was 82. Born in Ireland, he came … Read more

Gary Wayne Long – Colonel,United States Army

From a contemporary press report: Gary W. Long spent much of his life immersed in all things military: After leaving active duty in the Army, he spent the rest of his career as a civilian employee in the Army Reserves. And when he wasn’t working, he was reading military history, and, once a month, re-enacting … Read more

Roy Brooks Mason, Jr. – Specialist, United States Army

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009 Courtesy of the United States Army, Fort Carson, Colorado A 28-year-old Fort Carson Soldier has been missing since Tuesday. Private Firt Class Roy Mason II, 28, assigned to the Warrior Transition Unit (WTU), did not report to Tuesday morning’s accountability formation and is listed as absent without leave (AWOL). A “be … Read more

Edmund Pepperell Easterbrook – Colonel, United States Army

Edmund Pepperell Easterbrook of England Appointed from New York, Chaplain, 2nd New York Infantry, 31 July 1898 Honorably mustered out 25 October 1898 Chaplain, 202nd New York Infantry, 4 November 1898 Honorably mustered out 15 April 1899 Chaplain, United States Army, 31 January  1900 Assigned to the 17th U. S. Infantry, 25 February 1901 19 … Read more

James F. Dean – Private, Confederate States of America Army

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DEAN, JAMES F., Private, Company I, 43rd Regiment, North Carolinas Troops. Resided in Anson County where he enlisted at age 20. February 25. 1862. Present or accounted for until November-December, 1862, when he was reported absent without leave. Returned to duty in January-February. 1863. Present or accounted for until captured at Mine Run. Virginia, December … Read more

J. A. Murphy – Confederate States of America Army

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MURPHY, J A C 17 VA INF DATE OF DEATH: 06/20/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION CONF  SITE 117 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 … Read more

Charles E. Harris – Colonel, United States Army

From a contemporary press report: Charles E. Harris, 76, died September 5 1996 in Marietta, Georgia. Colonel Harris began his military career as a member of the Florida National Guard in 1938. He served in World War II and in the European Theatre. He started a 1951 ROTC Program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts. He … Read more

Bobbie E. Mozelle – Master Sergeant (Retired), United States Air Force

Shot by a lone assassin as he left his house in Adana, Turkey, February 7, 1991, for the giant U.S. Air Force Base at Inriclik, where he was a civilian employee. In claiming the hit, the Turkish Dev Sol Organization denounced “the bloody games of U.S. imperialism.” Since terrorism began, the undergound group has bombed … Read more

Hugh Michael Fanning – Major, United States Marine Corps

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Full Name: HUGH MICHAEL FANNING Date of Birth: 7/12/1941 Date of Casualty: 10/31/1967 Home of Record: FT WORTH, TEXAS Branch of Service: MARINE CORPS Rank: CAPT Casualty Country: NORTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: NZ Status: MIA Hugh M. Fanning was born in Washington D.C. July 12, 1941. He lived in New York, where his parents later … Read more

Lloyd W. Smith, Jr. – Brigadier General, United States Marine Corps

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Brigadier General Lloyd W. Smith Jr., retired from the Marine Corps on July 1, 1985. He was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service as Director of Intelligence, Headquarters United States Marine Corps from May 1983 through June 1985. He was born on July 28, 1932, in … Read more

Ray W. Chamberlain – Colonel, United States Army

From a contemporary press report Ray W. Chamberlain, 65, a retired Army Colonel and Loudoun County, Virginia, political and community activist, died of cancer November 5, 2001, at the Hospice of Northern Virginia. Colonel Chamberlain retired from the Army in 1996 after having served as deputy chief of staff for intelligence at Army headquarters. His … Read more

The Symbol, It Is You

A symbol of respect, pride, and strength, not to be ruffled, wadded, or soiled, to be folded, unfurled, raised for all to see, at home, in school, at the old county courthouse, as in going into battle, resounding victory. Not to be tattered, torn, or burned in effigy, rather, a symbol of hope to those … Read more

George Henry Browne – Rear Admiral, United States Navy

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BROWNE, GEORGE H RA, United States Navy DATE OF BIRTH: 12/06/1911 DATE OF DEATH: 09/23/1964 BURIED AT: SECTION 34  SITE 55-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 Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima Kapseln Diaetolin … Read more

James Anthony Boumbouras – Brigadier General, United States Army

Boumbouras’ career forged in WWII by Jerry Vondas Courtesy of The Tribune-Review News Service April 16, 2009 When James Boumbouras, a career soldier, was appointed a Brigadier General in the Pennsylvania National Guard in 1978, it was the highlight of a military career that began on the beaches of Normandy during World War II. In … Read more