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Edward Chynoweth of Wisconsin Appointed from Wisconsin, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 September 1873 (28) Second Lieuenant, 17th Infantry, 15 June 1877 First Lieutenant, 26 November 1884 Regimental Quartermaster, 1 April 1877 to 1 April 1891 Captain, 26 April 1898 Major, 30th Infantry, 5 December 1902 Transferred to 26th Infantry, 3 March 1903 ARMY … Read more
Member of Congress Born in Newark, New Jersey, on January 16, 1929, he was serving as a Congressman from New York City when he was shot to death in his NYC law offices by Dennis Sweeney, a former acquaintance on March 14, 1980. Sweeney, a civil rights volunteer in Lewenstein’s voter registration drives in Mississippi … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 915-10 October 06, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sergeant Karl A. Campbell, 34, of Chiefland, Florida, died October 4, 2010, … Read more
Her gravestone in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery reads: “Wife of Lieutenant Colonel Charles A.L. Sampson, 3rd Maine Volunteer Infantry. This tablet is dedicated in loving memory of Sarah S. Sampson by the 3rd Maine Regiment Association. Civil War.” SAMPSON, SARAH S NURSE ARMY VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown DATE OF DEATH: 12/22/1907 DATE OF … Read more
From a press report: 30 December 2002 The coming assault on Baghdad already has its first hero: Colonel John Boyd, a foul-mouthed, insubordinate fighter pilot who has been in his grave at Arlington National Cemetery for almost five years. When Iraq’s tyrant is brought down, that inevitable victory will be Boyd’s doing. You won’t hear … Read more
Admiral Hart (Service No. 2387) was born on 12 June 1877 in Davison, Genesee County, Michigan, the son of John Mansfield Hart and Isabella Ramsey Hart. In 1897, he graduated 13th in his class of 47 from the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland (Alumni No. 2273). He was commissioned in 1899. He graduated from the … Read more
John Fisher Preston Major General, US. Army Born in Baltimore, Maryland November 5, 1872 Died July 1, 1960 Son of John Fisher & Eliza (Thomas) Preston Married Meeta Campbell Graham December 23, 1896 Cadet, US. Military Academy 1890-94 Graduated as No. 3583, Class of 1894 2nd lieutenant 1894 1st Lieutenant 1898 Captain 1901 Major 1916 … Read more
Theron Eads Roberts “Tex” Born March 22, 1907, Died November 12, 1968 Representative, Missouri State Senator 1934-1942 Arlington National Cemetery Section 1, Grave 134-F 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 … Read more
BOOTH, JAMES CO I) 11TH MISS, INF DATE OF DEATH: 11/03/1863 BURIED AT: SECTION 16 SITE 251 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+ … Read more
The wife of Thomas Holdup Stevens II, she died on Jul7 17, 1894 and was buried among other family members in Section 1 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 Elixfett Reduslim Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima Kapseln … Read more
Colonel (Retired) Louis R. Fausset (HQ320/55-56) passed away Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. Services were held in Boise, Idaho, on November 16th and internment was held on November 22. 1999, at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. Colonel Fausset joined the enlisted ranks of the United … Read more
Full Name: ERVIN WARREN Date of Birth: 6 September 1936 Date of Casualty: 3 June 1966 Home of Record: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Branch of Service: AIR FORCE Rank: CMS Casualty Country: LAOS Casualty Province: LZ Status: MIA Airmen are laid to rest at last A plane bearing six crew members went down in 1966 in Laos. … Read more
August 3, 2000 — Contrary to the emotional picture painted by Dick Cheney in his speech at the Republican convention Tuesday night, there are no crosses in Arlington National Cemetery. In accepting the Republican nomination for vice president, Cheney closed his speech with a moving description of the helicopter ride he used to take from … 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: Dear sir: I do not know the soldier in this grave, but I do know that he was not a member … Read more
From a contemporary press report G. C. Williams, Jr., Colonel, USMC (Retired) of Williamsburg, VA, beloved husband of Mary Frances Matthews Williams, died at home on September 25, 2000. He was 78. Colonel Williams was born in Baskerville, Virginia, and was a graduate of Boydton High School. Following graduation from Virginia Military Institute in May … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 763-08 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. First Lieutenant Nicholas A. Madrazo, 25, of Bothell, Washington, died September 9, 2008, while supporting … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 1097-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2006 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant Luke J. Zimmerman, 24, of Luxemburg, Wisconsin, died October 27, 2006, from injuries suffered while conducting combat … Read more
A career Army officer, in 1942 he was a Major General and became Director of Operations, Headquarters, Services of Supply, which later became Plans and Operations, Army Service Forces. He held this position throughout the war, serving also as Acting Chief of Staff, Headquarters, S.O.S., September through November 1943. He was promoted to Lieutenant General … Read more
David A. Read Private First Class, U.S. Army 35232803 395th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Ohio Died: December 15, 1944 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Ardennes American Cemetery Neupre, Belgium Awards: Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster Private Read was killed-in-action during the Battle … Read more
Local retired Air Force Colonel killed in Iraq 10 On Your Side has learned a retired Air Force Colonel from Yorktown has been killed in Iraq. 53-year-old Michael Butler was working as a private contractor when a rocket propelled grenade hit his vehicle. It happened near Tikrit earlier this week. According to our partners at … Read more
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on November 18, 1835, but Pension Records show 1854. Enlisted on March 13, 1876, at age 21, in Baltimore by Lieutenant William Wallace. His previous occupation was laborer. He was assigned to Company B, 7th US Cavalry and was discharged March 12, 1881, at Fort Yates, Dakota Territory, upon expiration of … Read more
Major General Hugh Mackintosh was born 7 October, 1907 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry following his graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1929. His military education includes the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and the United States Army Command and Staff College. General Mackintosh … Read more
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Full Name: ALAN BRENT BOFFMAN Wall Name: ALAN B BOFFMAN Date of Birth: 6/8/1946 Date of Casualty: 3/18/1971 Home of Record: NORFOLK State: VA Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: 1LT Casualty Country: LAOS Casualty Province: LZ Status: MIA Full Name: KEITH ALLAN BRANDT Wall Name: KEITH A BRANDT Date of Birth: 12/27/1940 Date of Casualty: 3/18/1971 Home … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Ricardo R. Alvarado, 75, a retired Air Force Colonel who became a government affairs executive for large defense contractors, died of cancer April 25, 2002, at a hospital in Boca Raton, Florida. The former Alexandria resident had lived in Boca Raton since he left the Washington area in 1990. A … Read more
From a contemporary press report: May 27, 2000) — A Wayne County soldier was buried yesterday in Arlington National Cemetery, nearly 30 years after he was declared missing in action in the Vietnam War. Army Specialist 4 John Edward Crowley, whose remains were identified earlier this year after being recovered by U.S. and Laotian investigators, … Read more
Shuttle Challenger Crew Remembered At Arlington National Cemetery On The 18th Annivsary of the deaths. NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe, right and U.S. Air Force Chaplain Captain John P. Kenyon visit the Challenger Memorial, in Arlington National Cemetery Wednesday, January 28, 2004 O’Keefe visited the memorial on the 18th anniversary of the loss of the space … Read more
The wife of Jacob Makohin (Prince Leon Bogun Mazappa Razumowski), she was born in New York City in 1891. She and her husband lived in Massachusetts for many years. The following information appeared in the Sharon (MA) Advocate on March 18, 1976: “Mrs. Susan (Fallon) Makohin, 84, of 337 South Main Street, died Friday, March 12, 1976 … Read more
October 8, 1861: Lewis D. Campbell, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending Benton Halstead of Cincinnati as a suitable person to be conditionally appointed a 2nd Lieutenant for the purpose of recruiting for the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Bears the endorsement of William Beckett, and Israel Williams, members of the … Read more
Richard A Szymczyk Born November 15 1924 –Died September 30, 2000 Richard Anthony “Dick” Szymczyk was born in Buffalo, New York on 15 November 1924 and was appointed to West Point from the 44th Congressional District. His West Point classmates recall: “From the first day of Beast Barracks when no one could pronounce his name, … Read more
Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C. is undergoing a $35 million expansion. And all the design work for it is being done in the Spa City. The LA Group is now working on a design for the 25-acre expansion of the burial grounds. It will be two years before any construction can begin, but architects … Read more
He was killed in action on August 19, 1946 when the unarmed C-47 aircraft on which he was flying was shot down by Yugoslav fighter planes. He is buried in a common grave in Section 2 which contains the remains of other members of the crew, Captain Richard L. Claeys, Captain Harold Farnsley Schreiber,Corporal Matthew Comko and Corporal … Read more
Congress has blocked the possible replacement of the cracked Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery pending a study of ways to repair the existing marble monument instead. A defense bill President Bush signed into law Monday includes an amendment to prevent replacement of the tomb pending a report to Congress. The cemetery had … Read more
Louis Johnson Gulick was born in New Jersey on 1 January 1850. He had a long career in the United States Marine Corps and died on 20 April 1896. He is buried with his son, Louis Mason Gulick, Colonel, United States Marine Corps, in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery. During the 1880 United States Census, Captain … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 601-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2005 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant David J. Murray, 23, of Clinton, Louisiana, died June 9, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised … Read more
The second wife of Lutz Wahl, she was born on June 14, 1891 in New Orleans and died on January 28, 1976. She is buried with her husband and other family members in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen … Read more
From a contemporary press report: December 10, 1906 April 3, 2001 Forever Beautiful Following a brief illness related to aging, ANNE REINKEN VIEWEG, in her 95th year, died peacefully at a local hospital on April 3, 2001. Anne was born to Sarah Johnson Reinken and Louis Arthur Reinken in Colorado Springs, Colorado on December 10, … Read more
Mortimer Harvie Jordan was born at Birmingham, Alabama, on 15 November 1881. During World War I, he served as Captain, Headquarters Company, 167th Infantry, 42nd (Rainbow) Division, American Expeditionary Force. He was killed-in-action at Sergy, France (near the Ourco River), on 31 July 1918. Captain Mortimer Harvie Jordan. Captain Jordan, a war hero, lost his … Read more
Robert H. Cameron Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces Service # 0-833022 41st Squadron, 317th Troop Carrier Group Entered the Service from: Indiana Died: 10 December 1944 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 527-06 … Read more
Born at Pittsfield, Massachusetts, May 28, 1842, he received a military education in Berlin, Germany and graduated from the University of Longon (England) in 1861. He also received a LL.B degree from Columbian University in 1865. He married Jane Marshall Neil in 1865 and Clara Isabel Bowden in 1893. He entered the Union Army in … Read more
Full Name: RALPH CAMPION BISZ Date of Birth: 3/28/1942 Date of Casualty: 8/4/1967 Home of Record: MIAMI, FLORIDA Branch of Service: NAVY Rank: LCDR Casualty Country: NORTH VIETNAM asualty Province: NZ Status: MIA U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 519-08 Navy Pilot Missing … Read more
Cunningham C. Bryant, 81, a Major General who led the D.C. Army National Guard from 1974 to 1981 and was its first black commander, died of a heart attack July 29, 2003, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He lived in Washington. General Bryant was Adjutant General of the guard and chief of its operations … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 464-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2005 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Corporal Nicholas C. Kirven, 21, of Richmond, Virginia, was killed May 8, 2005, as a result of … Read more
George Waller Blow, Class of 1917: Virginia Military Institute Born June 21, 1897 in New Rochelle, New York. His father Father was Captain George Preston Blow, United States Navy, of Norfolk, Virginia, and his Mother was Adele Matthiessen of La Salle, Illinois. His paternal Grandfather was Judge George Blow, Jr. of Tower Hill, Sussex, Virginia; his paternal … Read more
By Rudi Williams American Forces Press Service May 27, 2005 In 1998, burial space at the country’s most prestigious resting place for servicemembers and their spouses was becoming scarce, and officials worried they would run out of room at Arlington National Cemetery in about 25 years. After years of searching for more space, Defense Department … Read more
Retired Brigadier General Owner Of Roy S. Kelley & Associates and former member of the New Orleans Dock Board, died Thursday at Elmwood Medical Center. He was 77. Kelley was born in Plano, Kentucky, and lived in Metairie, Liouisiana, for many years. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Science and Physics in 1939 from … Read more
Whatever emotions run through them as they watch a coffin being removed from the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday, the relatives of two men lost in the Vietnam War are apt to feel the years just fall away. It will be 26 years to the day since grim-faced visitors came … Read more
From contemporary press reports William Pierce Chilton a retired Navy Rear Admiral, 86, of the 3100 block of Shore Drive, died October 27, 1992. Admiral Chilton was born in Montgomery, Alabama. He attended Auburn University and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1927. During the early part of World War II he was … Read more
“Arlington Cemetery’s mishandling of remains prompts FBI criminal probe “The Justice Department is investigating the mishandling of remains at Arlington National Cemetery in a broad criminal inquiry that is also seeking evidence of possible contracting fraud and falsification of records, people familiar with the investigation said Tuesday. “A federal grand jury in Alexandria has been … Read more
Courtesy of his classmates, United States Military Academy Class of 1946 William Fuller Pence No.15511 Class of 1946 Died 7 July 1987 in Austin, Texas, aged 61 years Interment: Arlington National Cemetery William Fuller (Bill) Pence was an Army brat and was born at Walter Reed Army Hospital on 25 August 1925. His father, Major General … Read more
From a contemporary press report: John J. Unterkofler, 73, a Marine Corps Colonel and budget officer who retired from Marine Corps headquarters in 1979, died December 10, 2000 at home in Fairfax. He had brain tumors. Colonel Unterkofler was a graduate of St. Joseph’s College in his native Philadelphia. He received a master’s degree in … Read more
Courtesy of the 3rd Armored Division Museum & Archives: Lieutenant General Gordon B. Rogers was born in Manchester, Tennessee in 1901. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry when he graduated from the United State Military Academy, West Point, New York, in 1924. His first assignment was as a Calvary Troop Commander in the … Read more
WILSON, ROBERT PVT D 1ST MD CONFED S A DATE OF DEATH: 02/27/1939 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 62-A 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
From a contemporary press report: Malcolm O. Haynes, 63, a senior master sergeant who retired in 1974 as superintendent of the Air Force ceremonial honor guard unit, died of myelofibrosis February 2, 1999 at his home in Bowie, Maryland. Mr. Haynes was born in Baltimore. He joined the Air Force in 1952 and served in … Read more
Former Pampa Man Buried in Arlington Cemetery 12 November 2008 Courtesy of The Pampa (Texas) News A Pampa man with a distinguished military history was recently buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Lieutenant Colonel Edmund H. Lutz, who died on May 3, 2008, was buried in July. He flew more than 30 missions over Germany and … Read more
From a contemporary news report: Tuesday, August 9, 1994 On the eve of what would have been his 75th birthday, abortion clinic escort James H. Barrett was buried with military honors Monday. Just before he was shot to death on July 29 in front of an abortion clinic in Pensacola, Florida, Barrett had been looking … Read more
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GOLD, EDWARD FRANK Remains identified January 1995 Name: Edward Frank Gold Rank/Branch: O3/US Navy Unit: Date of Birth: 30 January 1927 Home City of Record: Oakland California Date of Loss: 22 December 1965 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Loss Coordinates: 211300N 1065700E (XJ023471) Status (in 1973): Missing in Action Category: 4 Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: A6A Refno: 0220 … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Alexander Joseph Crucioli, 81, a chief master sergeant and aircraft mechanic who retired from the Air Force in 1970, died of cancer May 20, 1999 at the VA Medical Center in Pittsburgh, where he had gone for treatment. He lived in Falls Church, Virginia. Sergeant Crucioli was a native of … Read more
9 April 2008: A World War II military hero who founded the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum in Pooler was remembered Tuesday for his dedication to memorializing his fellow airmen and his commitment to the U.S. Air Force. Retired Major General Lewis E. Lyle died Sunday at his home in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Oscar Norman Dale, Captain, United States Navy, retired, died on August 26, 2001 in Los Angeles, California. Ozzie, as he was affectionately known, was born in Brinsmade, North Dakota on October 4, 1922 to Stephen and Louise Dale. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1944 and proudly … Read more
Acouple of weeks ago, fellow reporter Aimee Juarez and I visited a place every American should see. We went to Arlington National Cemetery while we were in the nation’s capital for a journalism conference. We had both been there before. But this time it was different. We had a name to look up. In some … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 909-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2004 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. First Lieutenant Tyler H. Brown, 26, of Atlanta, Georgia, died September 14, 2004, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when … Read more
FINNEGAN, CYNTHIA D. (Age 55) Cynthia D. Finnegan, 55, of Beloit, Wisconsin, died Wednesday, December 24, 2003 in the William S. Middleton Veterans Admistration Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin. Cindy was born August 30, 1948 in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Vernon and Dorothy Griswold Smith. She married Timothy Finnegan on September 20, 1974 in Fairbanks, Alaska. … Read more
William Bernard Woerman Hamilton, Ohio Born March 29, 1925 Lieutenant, U.S. Navy Killed in Action Died April 7, 1953 in Korea Body Not Recovered Lieutenant Woerman was the pilot of a F4U-4 Corsair fighter with Fighter Squadron 92 aboard the aircraft carrier USS VALLEY FORGE (CVA-45). On April 7, 1953, while on a combat mission … Read more
CHEW, M PVT B 1ST MISS CAV CONFEDERATE STATEC ARMY DATE OF DEATH: 01/26/1935 BURIED AT: SECTION CONF SITE 119-A CHEW, MARGARET H WID OF CHEW, M DATE OF DEATH: 07/19/1940 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 119-A Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen … Read more
Full Name: EDWARD MONROE HUDGENS Date of Birth: 9/6/1931 Date of Casualty: 3/21/1970 Home of Record: TULSA, OKLAHOMA Branch of Service: AIR FORCE Rank: MAJ Casualty Country: LAOS Casualty Province: LZ My father’s remains were identified in 1995, and he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery 20 March 1996. A wreath was placed in his … Read more
Director, Central Intelligence Agency A LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER A Life in the Central Intelligence Agency. By Richard Helms with William Hood. Illustrated. 478 pp. New York: Random House. $35. Has Richard Helms, the famously closemouthed director of central intelligence — called ”the man who kept the secrets” in the apt title of Thomas Powers’s … Read more
BRIGADIER GENERAL EUGENE W. GAUCH JR. Retired September 1, 1975. Brigadier General Eugene W. Gauch Jr., was director of automated mobility requirements, Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, with duty station at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. General Gauch was born in 1922, in Newark, New Jersey. He graduated from … Read more
From a press report: Friday, July 19, 2002 Elmer Joseph “Rod” Rogers Jr., 98, a retired Air Force General who had been a volunteer for a Washington group that awarded scholarships to Japan’s International Christian University, died of pneumonia June 30, 2002, at Virginia Hospital Center-Arlington. He had lived in Falls Church, Virginia, since 1961. … Read more
Luke James told his wife, Molly, that if he died he wanted to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery or wherever she was buried. The Second Lieutenant was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq on January 27, 2004, Mrs. James decided to have her husband buried in Arlington. ”He loved Arlington,” she said. He … Read more
Family remembers death of a Marine some 36 years ago BY LINDELL KAY Courtesy of JDNews.Com of Jacksonville, North Carolina The family of a Camp Lejeune Marine shot dead on Western Boulevard 36 years has not forgotten him and do not want anyone else to forget him, either. Motorists found the body of Sergeant William … Read more
J. D. Greer Unknown City, Birthplace Unknown Born Unknown Captain, U.S. Navy Service Number Non-hostile Air Crash Died January 28, 1953 in United States Captain Greer was a crew member of a PB4Y-2S Privateer patrol bomber with Patrol Bomber Squadron 9, assigned to Whibdey Island Naval Air Station, Seattle, Washington. On January 28, 1953, in … Read more
From a contemporary news report: “An Army Lieutenant General who, as commander of an Army Division in Vietnam, he helped to pioneer the use of helicopters as a leading instrument of modern warfare, died on December 2, 1991 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was 76 and lived in Raleigh. The cause of … Read more
On July 12, 1798, the day following the approval of an act of Congress establishing a permanent United States Marine Corps, President John Adams appointed William Ward Burrows as the second Major Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the first, of the newly created organization which consisted of 881 officers, noncommissioned officers, privates and musicians. … Read more
As a military band played ”The Ballad of the Green Berets,” the Army conducted a group burial of remains thought to belong to seven Army soldiers and two Vietnamese pilots shot down over Laos in 1968. The burial took place Friday, March 23, 1990, at Arlington National Cemetery. Only one of the nine individuals had … Read more
Major General John M. Cone, the 8th Commander of White Sands Proving Ground/Missile Range, was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, June 26, 1914. His military career began 1 July 1932, when he enlisted as a Private, 22nd Infantry, at Oglethorpe, Georgia. He entered the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, as a cadet … Read more
George C. Day was a United States Navy Rear Admiral, whose career lasted from the 1890s until the mid-1930s. Born in 1871, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1892, was promoted Ensign in 1894, Lieutenant (junior grade) in 1899, and Lieutenant in 1901. He was Executive Officer of USS Hancock, 1907 – … Read more
A member of the “Doolittle Raiders,” which were the first American forces to attack the Islands of Japan in World War II. He took off from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet on April 18, 1942. Following their bombing run, he and his crew crash-landed off the coast of China and were captured … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force GENERAL CHARLES L. DONNELLY JR. Retired May 1, 1987, Died July 3, 1994 General Charles L. Donnelly Jr. was commander in chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, and commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, with headquarters at Ramstein Air Base, West Germany. General Donnelly was born in 1929, … Read more
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sergeant Jason A. Lehto, 31, of Warren, Michigan, died December 28, 2004, in a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lehto was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s Marine Wing Support Group 47, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, … Read more
Air Force Official Alan K. Olsen, 61, director of the Air Force base conversion agency, died of stomach cancer December 26, 1996 at his home in Springfield, Virginia. Mr. Olsen was born in Fargo, North Dakota. He graduated from North Dakota State University, where he also received a master’s degree in mechanical engineering. He received … Read more
From a contemporary press report: January 24, 2002 Former Fort Stewart/Hunter Commander dies The Army General who built a flight training school at Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield during the Vietnam era died Wednesday morning in Savannah, Georgia Funeral arrangements for retired Brigadier General Frank Meszar, 86, were incomplete Wednesday night. His daughter, Sarah … Read more
Submitted By R. S. Brinson, March 1998: Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd Mills, United States Army, was buried in Arlington National Cemetery about 10 June 1995. He was a leader, hero, mentor and a friend to me. He was the Battalion Commander of the 3rd Battalion 327th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) from August 1993 until … Read more
NICHOLS, DP 1 TENN INF DATE OF DEATH: 11/19/1867 BURIED AT: SECTION CONF SITE 90 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
We continue to research General Thompson. However, we do know that his wife, Nina Cameron Thompson (1896-1965) was the daughter of George Hamilton Cameron, Major General, United States Army, and Nina Dean Tilford Cameron. THOMPSON, JOHN BELLINGER B/GEN USA DATE OF BIRTH: 06/14/1890 DATE OF DEATH: 08/24/1957 BURIED AT: SECTION 6 SITE 9604-B ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY THOMPSON, … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 1281-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2006 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Major Gloria D. Davis, 47, of St. Louis, Missouri, died December 12, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq, from a … Read more
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, he retired at age 66 in 1981 while still in good health. He was replaced on the Court by the first woman justice, Sandra Day O’Connor, who was nominated by President Ronald Reagan. He remained active following his departure from the Court, notably with the Recordings For … Read more
From a contemporary news report William Winlock, a reverend at St. John’s By The Campus Episcopal Church and chaplain for Iowa State’s Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines ROTC programs, died November 15, 1995 from leukemia at the age of 71. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Winlock came to Ames in the late … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Vahn Lordigan, 74, a retired Navy Lieutenant Commander who later became an Administrative Officer with the State Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration, died of cancer September 1, 1998 at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington. Commander Lordigan, who lived in Fairfax, was born in New York. He began his … Read more
From a contemporary press report George Joseph Hayes, 84, an Army physician and neurosurgeon who retired in 1974 as a Major General, died of kidney failure November 4, 2002, at Suburban Hospital. After retiring from military service, General Hayes served until 1986 as Medical Director for Amtrak. He also was a clinical professor of medicine … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 544-11 June 23, 2011 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Specialist Levi E. Nuncio, 24, of Harrisonburg, Virginia, died June 22, 2011, … Read more
Marshall Magruder was born in Washington, D. C. on 12 October 1885. He served in both World War I and World War II. He retired in 1946 as a Brigadier General and died on 4 July 1956. He was buried with full military honors in Arkington National Cemetery. Marshall Magruder, Brigadier General (1885-1956) 1939 – … Read more
Herbert C. Kamien died on 7 July 2004 after a long illness. Corporal Kamien was a retired New York State Court of Claims employee. Previously he was the owner of Kamien’s Tavern on Lincoln Road in Brooklyn, New York. Corporal Kamien was a decorated World War II veteran who saw extensive combat in Normandy, Northern … Read more
John Randolph Lewis of Pennsylvania Appointed from Vermont, Sergeant, Company H, 1st Vermont Volunteer Infantry, 2 May to 15 August 1861 Captain, 5th Vermont Volunteer Infantry, 16 September 1861 Major, 16 July 1862 Lieutenant Colonel, 6 October 1862 Colonel, 5 June 1864 Honorably mustered out, 11 September 1864 Colonel, Veteran Reserve Corps, 8 September 1864 … Read more
Edward Murphy was born on 8 June 1873. He served as a Commissary Sergeant, United States Army. He died on 25 May 1900 and was buried with military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. “In Memory of My Son – Rest In Peace” MURPHY, EDWARD COM SGT USA DATE OF DEATH: 05/25/1900 BURIED AT: SITE 16128 … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 508-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant Kenneth J. Schall, 22, of Peoria, Arizona, died May 22, 2005, in Yusafiyah, Iraq, when the HMMWV in which he was riding was involved … Read more
Sergeant Major Lacey Ivory Attack Location: Pentagon Age: 43 Home: Kansas City, Missouri Assigned to the office of the Assistant Chief of Staff For Personnel, he was attending a meeting in Lieutenant General Timothy J. Maude’s office as the time that the plane struck the Pentagon. Lacey B. Ivory was a Sergeant Major in the United States … Read more
John B. Tomlinson, Birmingham, Alabama, died of disease while serving as a Captain in Langres, France, during World War I with Company K of the 18th U. S. Infantry, First Division, on 14 October 1918. He was 21 years of age. TOMLINSON, JOHN B CAPT CO K 18TH INF 1ST DIV DATE OF DEATH: 10/14/1918 … Read more
Father Daniel A. Schreiter, age 81 a resident of Land O Lakes, Tampa, Florida, died April 7, 2006 at the Veterans Medical Center in Tampa, Florida. He was born in Appleton on August 18, 1924 to the late Raymond Sr. and Ethel (Bentz) Schreiter. After attending High School at St. Lawrence Seminary, Mt. Calvary, Wisconsin. … Read more