Michael Robert Patterson The second wife of LeRoy Lutes, she was born on May 2, 1902 and died on February 12, 1955. 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
Samuel McPherson Rutherford of Pennsylvania Appointed from Pennsylvania, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 16 June 1888 (48) Second Lieutenant, 8th U. S. Cavalry, 11 June 1892 Transferred to 4th U. S. Cavalry, 31 August 1892 First Lieutenant, 2 March 1899 Captain, 2 February 1901 RUTHERFORD, SAMUEL MCP COL U S ARMY RET PA DATE OF … Read more
Defense Secretary William Cohen has ordered the remains of a Vietnam veteran buried in the Tomb of the Unknowns exhumed to settle questions about whether he can, in fact, be identified Pentagon spokesman Ken Bacon said Cohen made the decision “after weighing the sanctity of the tomb with the need for the fullest possible accounting.” … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Army ROBERT URIE PATTERSON (June 16, 1877-December 6, 1950) , The Surgeon General, June 1, 1931 -May 31, 1935, was born on June 16, 1877, at Montreal, Canada, the second of seven sons of an American family residing in Canada. His father, William James Ballantyne Patterson, was the son of … Read more
Kyle Columbus Hash was born in Virginina on 14 January 1896. During World War I, he served as First Lieutenant, 165th Marines, 2nd Division, American Expeditionary Forces. While serving in that capacity, he was killed in action in France on 19 October 1918. He earned the Silver Star, the Purple Heart and the French Croix … Read more
Born on December 3, 1953, he died on August 9, 1987 and is buried next to his brother, Charles Richardson McGuiness, and next to the spot that his father will also occupy at the time of his death. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen … Read more
Philip Henry Sheridan Irene Rucker Sheridan Irene Sheridan Louise Sheridan Mary Sheridan Michael Vincent Sheridan Philip Henry Sheridan, Jr. An American Military Family, Commencing With “Little Phil” In The Civil War The History of the Sheridan Gate At Arlington National Cemetery Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra … Read more
Member of Congress – Government Official Courtesy of the U.S. House of Representatives: Representative from Illinois; born in Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, November 10, 1880; moved in infancy to Chicago, Ill.; attended the public schools and St. Paul’s School, Concord, N.H.; was graduated from Yale University in 1904; engaged in the real estate business in … Read more
Shuttle Columbia Memorial Dedicated At Arlington National Cemetery: 3 February 2004 The Best They Could They yearned to be the best they could Each faced the risk, they understood Their mission left the world they knew How proud they were, rock solid too Their passage to the last frontier Would be their final march, no … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Commander Walter John Dixon, Jr., United States Navy (retired) of Roanoke County, Virginia, died Monday (October 18, 1999). He was born June 13, 1921 and grew up in Mitchell, South Dakota. He attended the old Cochrane-Bryan Prep School in Annapolis, Virginia and was appointed to the Naval Academy in September … Read more
Albert Smith Baker was born at Hanson, Massachusetts, 31 March 1843, the son of Josiah and Eliza (Cushing) Barker. He was educated at Pierce Adacemy. He married Ellen Blackman Maxwell in 1894. Admiral Baker died 30 Jan 1916 in Washington, D.C. He was appointed Acting Midshipman, 25 Oct 1859, and advanced through the ranks to … Read more
The Draper name is well known in the venture capital industry. General William H. Draper Jr. became the first professional West Coast venture capitalist when he founded Draper, Gaither & Anderson in 1958. Formerly Undersecretary of the Army, General Draper was responsible for economic reconstruction of Germany and Japan under the Marshall Plan. William H. … Read more
INDIANA ARMY OFFICER KILLED BY LIGHTNING FORT KNOX, Kentucky, September 10, 1955 – Lieutenant Arthur P. Mooney, 32, of Evansville, Indiana, was struck and killed by lightning today. He was standing with three other Fort Knox officers on a rifle range when the bolt struck the group. The other three were hospitalized and released later. … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 064-06 January 24, 2006 DoD Identifies Air Force Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two airmen who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. The airmen were killed January 22, 2006, when their vehicle struck … Read more
Charles Droz, 52, was vice president of software development for EM Solutions, a professional services firm in Arlington, Virginia, that specializes in information technology, systems engineering and enterprise management software solutions. Droz was on American Airlines Flight 77 on a business trip to Los Angeles when the plane crashed into the Pentagon. Prior to joining … Read more
Courtesy of his classmates, United States Military Academy: Donald Eugene Wilbourn No. 13215 • 10 October 1918 – 13 April 1996 Died in El Paso, Texas, aged 77 years Interment: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia Donald Eugene Wilbourn was born in Kennett, Missouri, but he spent most of his childhood in El Paso, Texas. He … Read more
On a rainy Memorial Day 14 years ago, six gray horses slowly pulled a black caisson from Capitol Hill to Arlington National Cemetery, where the remains of an unidentified American killed in Vietnam were laid to rest in the Tomb of the Unknowns, as an emotional President Reagan looked on. The tomb, inscribed after World … Read more
ROYSTON, C B 14TH ALA CW BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 162 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 Gélules … Read more
Courtesy of the Military Order of the World Wars: Sergeant Major (SGM) George Edward Loikow, 93, who served Military Order of the World Wars for 19 years, as the Chief Administrative Officer, died in Fairfax, Virginia, Saturday, September 22, 2001, of a heart attack. He lived in Falls Church, Virginia. He had retired from MOWW … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force MAJOR GENERAL NORMAN S. ORWAT Retired September 1, 1969, Died March 21, 1991 Major General Norman Stanley Orwat was the deputy director for plans and policy (J-5), Joint Staff, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Orwat was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 3, 1920. He is … Read more
Portions Of This Haunting Poem Are Inscribed On Placards Throughout Arlington, As Well as On The McClellan Gate There The muffled drum’s sad roll has beat The soldier’s last tattoo; No more on Life’s parade shall meet That brave and fallen few. On fame’s eternal camping ground Their silent tents to spread, And glory guards, … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Visitation services for retired Womens Army corps Lieutenant Colonel Martha Bonner Sorrough, 88, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 1, 2001, at the Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home. Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery. Mrs. Sorrough was born May 13, 1913, in Madill, Oklahoma, to the late Charles Curtis and … Read more
Oliver Edwards of Masachusetts Appointed from Massachusetts, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 June 1890 (40) Second Lieutenant, 11th United States Infantry, 12 June 1894 First Lieutenant, 26 April 1898 Transferred to 6th United States Infantry, 28 April 1899 Captain, 28th United States Infantry, 2 February 1901 Transferred to 23rd Untied States Infantry, 30 October … Read more
Captain Charles Edward Franklin, USAF. SS#292-28-9366 DOB 09/14/34, in Ohio. Shot down over North Vietnam, 08/14/66. Listed as MIA. Declared PKIA — 04/1978 By the time he was formally declared deceased in 1978, he had been advanced in rank to Lieutenant Colonel. Remains returned by Vietnamese in 1988. Interred at Arlington National Cemetery in 1988. … Read more
George Colin McKee, legislator, born in Joliet, Illinois, 2 October, 1836. He was educated at Knox college and Lombard university, Illinois, and admitted to the bar in 1858. After practising law at Centralia, Illinois, he volunteered as a Private in April, 1861, in the 11th Illinois regiment, became Captain on its reorganization, and served throughout … Read more
Albert Cowper, General 1894-1974 1942 Commanding Officer 37th Armored Regiment 1942 – 1944 Commanding Officer Combat Command A 14th Armored Division, North-West Europe 1944 – 1945 Commanding General 14th Armored Division, North-West Europe 1945 – 1946 Commanding General 30th Division 1953 – 1955 Chief of Military History 1955 Retired Read our general and most popular … Read more
29 January 1964: U.S. PLANE VANISHES A U.S. Air Force T39 trainer with three officers aboard vanished into Red-ruled East Germany yesterday with two presumably hostile planes accompanying it. The plane had taken off from Wiesbaden on a training flight and was last heard from, according to an Air Force spokesman, flying near Frankfurt. T39 … Read more
GOODENER, JOHN CO A 24TH VA INF C S A CIV WAR DATE OF DEATH: 06/08/1862 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 214 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 … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Died April 3, 1998, at his residence in North Charleston, South Carolina. Born on August 18, 1925, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Colonel Monyhan gave over 33 years of dedicated service to his country. He enlisted in the Navy during World War II, where he served in the Pacific as a … Read more
Full Name: JOHN W COOK Date of Birth: 12/13/1946 Date of Casualty: 2/29/1968 Home of Record: LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: WO Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: PLEIKU E-Mail From: Robert Gladson, February 2005 Thank you, Sir, for the outstanding tribute you have made to our finest men and women who have given … Read more
Harry Arthur Saunders was born in Arizona on 2 August 1902. He served in the United States Army Air Corps Reserve and was killed in an airplane crash on Little Savaga Mountain, Maryland, on 8 June 1929. “Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.” He was buried with full military honors … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Frank J. “Bud” Crowne, 76, who served in the Army for 20 years and later was a management analyst with the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, died of kidney failure August 17, 1998 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He lived in Annapolis. Mr. Crowne served as an armored division … Read more
Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 2d Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division. Place and date: Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, 21 February 1945. Entered service at: Illinois. Born: 10 August 1911, Chicago, Illinois. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as … Read more
From a contemporary press report Henry N. Weggeland, 79, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who also engaged in a career as a marketing director for large corporations, died of cancer November 25, 1999 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Colonel Weggeland, who lived in Springfield, served 24 years in the Army beginning in 1942. He … Read more
LIEUTENANT COLONEL H. H. UTLEY NEWPORT, Rhode Island – July 8, 1951 – Lieutenant Colonel Harold Hickox Utley, U.S.M.C., retired, wartime Commandant of the Marine Detachment at the Naval Base here, died today in Newport Naval Hospital after an illness of several months. He was 65 years old. Born in Springfield, Ohio, Colonel Utley was … Read more
Courtesy of a proud son, Howard Witterman Benn H. Witterman, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force (retired) died Friday, July 7, 2000 in Batesville, Arkansas. Born in 1928, in Vancouver, British Columbia, he was the son of Asser and Olga Witterman. Colonel Witterman’s military career spanned more than 27 years and included over eight years of … Read more
Born at New Haven, Connecticut, on April 22, 1841, he served as Private, Corporal and First Sergeant in Companies E and B, 2nd United States Infantry, June 10, 1858-November 8, 1862; he advanced through the grades to Brigadier General, October 20, 1899; retired at his own request after 40 years of service, October 31, 1899. … Read more
Ernest T. Cragg, a retired Major General in the Air Force and a World War II pilot, died March 9 of congestive heart failure at his home in Arlington, Virginia. General Cragg was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1943. He also received a master’s degree in international … Read more
The tombstones of 270,000 veterans and family members stood as silent witnesses to the Easter Sunrise Service in the Amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery Sunday morning at 6:30. An estimated crowd of 3,000 enjoyed a warm and sun-filled morning. The festivities began with a pre-service concert by The U.S. Marine Band, “The President’s Own,” at … Read more
WSO killed in F-15E accident SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB, N.C. (AFNS) — Capt. Dennis M. White, a weapon systems officer with the 336th Fighter Squadron here, was killed when the F-15E in which he was flying went down off the North Carolina coast April 18, 1995. Captain Brian J. Udell, pilot, was rescued by the Coast … Read more
LETTERS FROM CORPORAL WILLIAM CALVIN TRIPP Events: Tullahoma Campaign 1/1863 – 7/1863 Category: Confederate Letters Origin: Coporal William Calvin Tripp Location: Southern Middle Tennessee Description: Letters from Corporal William Calvin Tripp, who is buried in Arlington National Cemetary William Calvin Tripp was a Corporal in Company B, 44th Tennessee Infantry. His home was in present … Read more
Barton C. Nottingham was born on December 20, 1878 in Michigan, the son of Horace W. and Inez Nottingham. He died at Siboney, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War on 5 August 1898 while serving in Company K, 33rd Michigan Volunteer Infantry. NOTTINGHAM, BARTON C CORPL CO K REGT 33RD MICH INF VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown … Read more
MOFFETT, WILLIAM ADGER, JR. (Age 91) RAdm., USN (Ret.) Rear Admiral William Adger Jr., United States Navy (retired) died on July, 23, 2001, at Westminster-Canterbury in Virginia Beach, Virginia. His wife of 39 years, Marie Spence Moffett, died in 1996. The Moffetts had lived in the Tidewater area since 1960. He was the son of … Read more
From a contemporary news report: September 10, 1997 Daniel F. Yesko was a Chinese prisoner of war for nearly three years before he returned to Milwaukee to earn a college degree and start the special education department at Pulaski High School. “He expected the most out of his students,” said his friend and fellow teacher, … Read more
Friday September 21, 2001 The attack on the Pentagon has Army brass grappling with yet another wrenching problem: Some survivors of civilian employees who were killed want them laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery despite rules making them ineligible. With the burial ground at Arlington filling up, there are tighter rules about who can … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force MAJOR GENERAL EDWIN B. LYON Retired December 1, 1952. Died Aug. 12, 1971. Edwin Bowman Lyon was born at Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 1892. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy and was appointed a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry June 12, 1915. His first assignment was at … Read more
LAST HONOR PAID TO PRIVATE HILL Reading Boy Among Heroic Dead Buried at Arlington Senator Walsh, John J. Rogers Mourners at National Cemetery WASHINGTON, October 20, 1921 – More than 100 bodies of American soldiers who died overseas in the World War were buried with full military honors in the National Cemetery at Arlington this … Read more
From a news report: February 2000 After a half-century, Karl and Grace Gibson were reunited last week. Sergeant Karl H. Gibson was a medic who landed with the Army at Anzio in Italy in World War II. For his role in the bitter fighting up the Italian peninsula, “Big Karl” was awarded the Bronze Star … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Foster Howard Templon, 81, a retired maintenance engineer at Greater Southeast Hospital who was a prisoner of war in World War II, died August 6, 1999 at the Veterans Medical Center in Washington. He had cancer. In 1939, Mr. Templon enlisted in the Army Air Corps, the forerunner of the … Read more
CHISM, James R H 38TH VA INF CSA CW DATE OF DEATH: 06/21/1862 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 165 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 … Read more
The wife of Colonel Charles E. Shelton. She worked for years with organizations supporting the views of POW/MIA families. Finally, not being able to take the pressure and depression any longer, she took her own life and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in the empty grave of her still missing husband. Read our general and most … Read more
From a contemporary press report: George W. Myers, 78, who played first trumpet with the Army Band and then taught music in the Fairfax County schools, died of cancer June 21, 1998 at his home in Clear Brook, Virginia. He moved there in the late 1980s from McLean. Mr. Myers served with the Army Band … Read more
Colonel Mervin B. Porter, United States Marine Corps, retired, 87, died March 4, 2008. He was surrounded by his family, after a valiant battle with a confluence of illnesses. A career Marine Corps Aviator, Colonel Porter served in World War II, Korea and in two tours in Viet Nam, where he earned the respect of … Read more
This individual, a member of the Netherlands military, is buried in Section 15 of Arlington National Cemetery. Research concerning him continues. If you know anything about this person kindly write to the webmaster. December 2002: G. C. Maas The inscription on the headstone of Anne Sijbe Faber indicates that his rank with the Royal Dutch Navy … Read more
Washington Post, Thursday, October 16, 1913 Field-Fearn Wedding A wedding in which the bride and bridegroom both come of distinguished Navy ancestry took place yesterday, when Miss Mildred Egerton Fearn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lee Fearn, became the bride of Ensign Richard Stockton Field, USN. The ceremony was performed at 4 o’clock … Read more
Eric Allen Cranford Attack Location: Pentagon Age: 32 Home: Drexel, North Carolina Commander Eric Allen Cranford, 32, received his commission from the Reserve Officers Training Corps at North Carolina State University in 1992 and went straight to naval aviation school after graduation. He trained as a helicopter aviator in Texas and Florida, then joined a … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Military Academy: James Hoover Fette, NO. 17955 24 February 1929 – 11 June 1988 Died 11 June 1988 in Columbia, Maryland, aged 59 Interment: Arlington National Cemetery The second of two children of James B. and Hazel Dell Johnson Fette, James H. Fette was born on 24 February 1929 and … Read more
The son-in-law of Sherman Miles and Yulee Noble Miles, he was the husband of Nanita Miles Wight, the granddaughter of General Nelson Appleton Miles. He was buried in the Miles Mausoleum in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery on September 22, 1968. Allyn Richmond Wight (Violetta, Talbot, William Richmond, George Washington, Silas, Benjamin, Samuel, Jared) was born September 9, 1893 in Montclair, … Read more
CHISELDINE, W C C 1 MD CAV BURIED AT: SECTION CONF SITE 21 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
Major General Duard D. Ball, 14th Commander of White Sands Proving Ground/Missile Range, was born October 11, 1930 in McAlester, Oklahoma. He served in the Naval Reserve from 1947-1950 and then in the Army Reserve until 1952. Upon graduation from Oklahoma A&M College (now Oklahoma State University) in 1953, Ball received his commission in the … Read more
Royal Reynolds was born on 14 October 1881 and served as a Medical Doctor in the United States Army from 1909 to 1945. He died in 1971 and was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. His brother, Charles Ransom Reynolds, Major General, United States Army, was Army Surgeon General. His son, Royal Reynolds, Jr., … Read more
George Pullen Peed of Virginia Appointed from Virginia, Captain, Assist Surgeon, 4th Virginia Infantry, 5 May 1898 Honorably mustered out 27 April 1899 First Lieutenant, Aissistant Surgeon, 28 U. S. Volunteer Infantry, 5 July 1899 to 24 March 1901 Captain, Assistant Surgeon, U.S. Volunteers, 11 March 1901 Major, Surgeon, U. S. Volunteers, 7 May 1901 … Read more
From a contemporary news report: “General Hoyt Vandenberg died of cancer at Walter Reed Medical Center, April 2, 1954. He had retired from the Air Force on June 30, 1953. For many of his years he had to contend against his youthful appearance that seemingly conflicted with the high ranks that he held. Handsome in … Read more
Born at Clarkburg, West Virginia, September 13, 1866, he graduated from the Kenyon Military Academy, Gambler, Ohio, September 8, 1906. He was previously practicing law in Boston in 1891 and moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he served as U.S. District Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1911-15. He served as a member and general … Read more
From contemporary press reports:Past Lejeune general dies January 30,2005 A former 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade commander at Camp Lejeune died last week, leaving behind a legacy in the reserve and active duty forces. Major General Mitchell J. Waters died Thursday in Lake Barrington Shores, Illinois, after a long battle with brain cancer. He was 69. … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 1316-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 2005 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sergeant Johnnie V. Mason, 32, of Rio Vista, Texas, died in Al Mahmudiyah,Iraq on December 19, 2005, … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Richard Donald Boyle, 65, a retired major general in the Army, died July 11, 1996 at his home in Kilgore, Texas. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, General Boyle was educated at the University of Virginia, where he obtained a master’s degree and a doctorate in physics. He attended the United … Read more
From a contemporary press report Retired Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Robert H. Rhoads Sr., 87, a World War II veteran and longtime resident of University Park, Maryland, died Sunday, June 11, 1995, at his home. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1923 and completed Flight Training School in … Read more
Courtesy of the Washington Post: After Attacks, Community Rallies Around Principal Support Helps Educator Who Lost Spouse September 11 Begin to Heal November 15, 2001 It was early morning when the teachers at Hoffman-Boston Elementary School heard what they thought was a plane crashing in their South Arlington neighborhood. They felt the impact. They saw … Read more
Dear Webmaster: I have some information on one of the Civil War soldiers buried at Arlington Cemetery: G. W. Hall, 60th Georgia Infantry. This is George W. Hall, born August 11, 1832 in Chattooga County, Georgia, who, along with his four brothers, enlisted in the 60th Georgia Infantry as a Private on December 17, 1861. … Read more
Patrick J. Cunningham, 79, athletic director at Woodson High School until 1975, died of brain cancer June 13, 1999 at his home in Springfield, Virginia. He was a native of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and a graduate of Mansfield University in Pennsylvania. He received a master’s degree in education from George Peabody College. Mr. Cunningham served in … Read more
Born at Carthage, Missouri, on December 20, 1882, he was killed in an accidental explosion while testing guns at Indian Head, Maryland, on November 10, 1910. His stone in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery reads: “Do not bother with me anymore, Doctor. Look after the others.” BIG GUN LETS GO; FOURT MEN KILLED Lieutenant … Read more
From a contemporary press report: August 1997: In a time when war heroes were accorded the glamour of Hollywood stars, retired U.S. Air Force Colonel James K. Johnson stood shoulder to shoulder with some of America’s greats. The hallways of his Henderson home show him laughing with President Eisenhower. He’s also pictured in the elite … Read more
Thomas M. Saunders of Virginia Appointed Lieutenant, 3rd U. S. Artillery, 27 June 1856 First Lieutenant, 12 October 1858 Captain, 21 November 1861 Died 20 January 1864 His wife was Mary Whiting, daughter of Daniel Powers Whiting of Kentucky. Mary and daughter Mary appear in the 1880 census with DP Whiting family who were residing in Washington … Read more
From a press report: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 Army buries nurse with honors for career of courage under fire A survivor of two wars, a prison camp and near starvation, Colonel Ruby Bradley, one of the most decorated women in U.S. military history, was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery yesterday, nearly 40 years … Read more
The greatest pop music album of them all gets the royal treatment on Tuesday, November 4, 1997. “Pet Sounds Sessions,” a 4-CD set which explores in detail the crafting of this pop masterpiece, is being released by Captiol Records. In it, the creative genius of lead Beach Boy Brian Wilson is offered in all of … Read more
Heavy snows in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area in early February 2010 caused Arlington National Cemetery to be closed to the public over the weekend of 6 and 7 February and during the week on Monday through Thursday, 8-11 February 2011. Funerals took place as scheduled on Monday through Wednesday, but were in doubt for … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 552-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2004 Media Contact: Army Public Affairs – (703) 692-2000 Public/Industry Contact: (703) 428-0711 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died June 5, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq, … Read more
In 1862, the United States Army took Arlington House away from General Robert E. Lee and his family. They’re trying to do it again. According to Edward M. Lee, Jr., president of the Society of the Lees of Virginia, the Army has revived a plan to develop the last remaining 24 acres of the original … Read more
Charles Johnson Post was born August 27, 1873, and died September 25, 1956. He was an artist and journalist. He was engaged as artist-journalist and editoral writer with the Associated Press. he also directed the film “The Making of a Sailor” for the Navy Department. He was also the author of such books as “Private … Read more
From a contemporary new report William J. Sutton III, 72, an Army Lieutenant Colonel who retired in 1975 as Assistant Operations Chief of the Criminal Investigation Command in Washington, died June 5, 2002, at his home in Alexandria, Virginia. He had emphysema. Colonel Sutton was born in Fort Worth. He was a graduate of the … Read more
From a contemporary press report LONG, WILLIAM MAURICE, Colonel, United States Air Force (Retired) Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died at Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital on March 24, 2003 at the age of 83. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1973 after serving his country for over 33 years as a … Read more
Cortlandt Chesterfield Baughman (1884-1976). Born on December 12, 1884 in West Newton, Pennsylvania. Graduated from Annapolis in 1907. Served aboard the Maine on the world cruise of the Battle Fleet 1907-1908 and at the occupation of Nicaragua in 1912. Aide to the Military Governor of Santo Domingo 1916-1919. Duty in Havana 1923-1924. Commanding Officer of … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Perry L. “Lin” Shuman, 83, a Marine Corps Colonel and pilot who retired in 1967 and then worked as a cost engineer, died August 4, 2002, at his home in Reston, Virginia. He had Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Colonel Shuman was a World War II ace who flew over the … Read more
Biography and Photo Courtesy of Russell C. Jacobs: June 2007 Frederick William Browne (1875-1960) Born in St. Charles, Iowa on October 25, 1975. LL.B from George Washington University in 1901, LL.M. from National University in 1902. Commissioned in the Corps of Engineers in 1918. Served with the War Department General Staff 1925-1933. Retired as Colonel … Read more
Born at East St. Louis, Illinois, on October 28, 1894, he earned the Medal of Honor while serving with Company C, 28th Infantry, 27th Division near Exermont, France, on October 5, 1918 during World War I. He died on December 9, 1937 and was first buried in St. Adaldert’s Cemetery in Niles, Illinois. He was subsequently reinterred … Read more
BRIGADIER GENERAL WESLEY L. PENDERGRAFT Died May 15, 1971 Brigadier General Wesley L. Pendergraft was Vice Commander of the Ogden Air Materiel Area, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Born in Drumright, Oklahoma, in 1925. He attended the College of Idaho and was commissioned in 1944. After basic and advanced pilot training, he completed B-17 Instructor … Read more
From A Contemporary News Report: John J. Davis, 88, an Army Lieutenant General who retired from active duty in 1970 as an assistant director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, died August 22, 1997 at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital after a stroke. He lived in Fairfax, Virginia. As ACDA assistant director, General Davis had … Read more
From a contemporary press report: George A. Armstrong, 71, a retired Army colonel who later worked as a civilian administrator in defense-related positions, died of cancer October 1, 1998 at his home in Vienna, Virginia. Colonel Armstrong was born in Ouray, Colorado. He joined the Army as an enlisted man in 1946 and later was … Read more
Elbridge Colby was incensed by the murder in 1925 of a black soldier from Fort Benning, Georgia–shot dead when he refused to step off a sidewalk to let a white man pass. In the Nation magazine, he denounced the murderer’s acquittal by an all-white jury and badly damaged his army career. In 1925, Captain Elbridge … Read more
Herman Hoffman Birney was a Medical Doctor who served as a Medical Officer in the United States Army. He died on 25 April 1926 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. His son, Herman Hoffman Birney, 1 April 1891-2 June 1958) also served in the United States Army but was best-known as an author (David … Read more
Merlin C. Kerns, 82, an Army colonel who retired in 1971 as Provost Marshal of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, died of a heart attack on May 1, 1997, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on May 7, 1997. Colonel Kerns, a resident of Alexandria, Virginia, was born in Macfarlan, … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 1053-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 17, 2005 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant Mark P. Adams, 24, of Morrisville, North Carolina, died October 15, 2005, from an improvised explosive device … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Kenneth L. Artiss, 88, a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel who was a research psychiatrist and instructor at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, died October 23, 2001, of complications from colon cancer at his home in Rockville, Maryland. He served for 21 years in the Army Medical Corps before retiring in … Read more
Name: CW2 James Robert Meade Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 04/02/71 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander. Age at death: 29.4 Date of Birth: 10/27/41 Home City: Topeka, Kansas Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army. Unit: 180 ASHC Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade Flight class: 69-37 … Read more
Cary DeVall Langhorne was born into one of Virginia’s first families. He graduated from Medical School at the University of Virginia in 1896 and was interning at New York Hospital two years later when he joined the Navy. He served at the Norfolk, Virginia, Naval Hospital from 23 July to 23 December 1898 before being … Read more
Henry Peoble Kingsbury of North Carolina Appointed from North Carolina, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July1866 (18) Second Lieutenant, 6th U. S. Cavalry, 12 June 1871 First Lieutenant, 27 January 1875 Captain, 5 October 1887 Major, 3rd U. S. Cavalry, 23 January 1900 Lieutenant Colonel, 8th U. S. Cavalry, 25 February 1903 Commander of … Read more
Courtesy of Catherine D. Coates, the Colonel’s Daughter: May 2008 Colonel Charles F. Coates, United States Army, retired, passed away March 29, 1998 at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, Virginia. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Colonel Coates was a native of Burlington, Iowa and a graduate of the University of Arizona and … Read more
STEPHEN WINFIELD DAVIS was born on November 6, 1943 and joined the Armed Forces while in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. He served in the United States Army. In 1 year of service, he attained the rank of First Lieutenant. He began a tour of duty in the Republic of Vietnam on May 30, 1967. On August … Read more
Born in England on March 11, 1837, he earned the Medal of Honor in the Civil War while serving as Captain, Company G, 59th New York Veteran Infantry at Farmville, Virginia, on April 7, 1875. The Medal was not officially issued to him until August 10, 1889. He died on June 14, 1912 and was … Read more