Michael Robert Patterson Courtesy of the United States Air Force MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM R. MACDONALD Retired Feb. 1, 1974. Died Aug. 29, 1998. Major General William R. MacDonald was director of plans, J-5, U.S. Readiness Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. General MacDonald was born in Clarkstown, Michigan, in 1919. He graduated from Lincoln High School Ferndale, Michigan, … Read more
WOODSON, WALTER NELSON PVT CO G 21 VA CAV CSA DATE OF DEATH: 01/21/1920 BURIED AT: SECTION CON SITE 196-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+ … Read more
Edward Jones was a native of New York, and the youngest of five sons, the eldest of whom, John Jones, M.D., was President Washington’s family physician. Edward Jones was the first Chief clerk in the United States Treasury, and served thirty-nine consecutive years. He was appointed by Hon. Alexander Hamilton the first Secretary, in 1790, … Read more
Robert G. Tills, Ensign, U.S. Navy Service # 0-081538 Entered the Service from: Wisconsin Died: 8 December 1941 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines Awards: Purple Heart U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE … Read more
Donald Eugene Parsons was born on April 17, 1929 and joined the Armed Forces while in Sparta, Illinois. He served in the United States Army, 2 REG 1 INF (ARV) ADV TEAM4 MA, and attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Donald Eugene Parsons was listed as Missing in Action. Also see the crew remembrance. Courtesy of … Read more
Sergeant Major Henry Sgrecci, the Army’s premier bugler, stood apart from the rifle squad to blow the 24 notes of taps last week at the burial of yet another soldier. As always before playing, Sgrecci, 51, of upstate Watkins Glen, New York, offered the silent prayer he has uttered repeatedly as the slain return from … Read more
The wife of Spencer Edward Dickinson, she was born in 1894 and died in 1972. She is buried with her husband and other family members in Section 7 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 … Read more
Born at New York City, April 11, 1853. He won the Sampson Medal and Bar, Spanish Campaign Medal, Philippine Campaign Medal, the Victory Medal and a letter of commendation from the Navy Department for services during World War I. He died on June 11, 1920 at his home in Washington, D.C. and was buried in … Read more
Born on December 21, 1872, he was serving with the 25th United States Infantry in the Philippine Insurrection when he was killed-in-action near Subic, Philippine Islands, on January 29, 1900. His body was returned to the United States for burial in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. William Turner Schenck of Maryland Private, Corporal and … Read more
August 25, 1965–September 25, 1987 Frank was born and raised in West Palm Beach Florida. He has a sister, Melanie Winters Casey. Frank was a proud member of C Company, 1st Battalion, 75thRanger Regiment of Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah Georgia. Frank was killed in a helicopter training accident at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. This information … Read more
Albert Raymond Dillingham of Virginia Appointed from Pennsylvania, Private, 14th Infantry, 2 June 1898 to 16 June 1899 Second Lieutenant, 13th Infantry, 1 May 1899 First Lieutenant, 26th Infantry, 2 February 1901 Transferred to 18th Infantry, 19 June 1901 COLONEL A. R. DILLINGHAM WASHINGTON, December 14, 1937 – Colonel Albert R. Dillingham, United States Army, … Read more
21 July 2008: All six airmen aboard the B-52 bomber that crashed Monday off Guam’s northwest coast were killed, Air Force officials confirmed Wednesday. Aboard Raider 21 were Major Christopher M. Cooper, 33; Major Brent D. Williams, 37; Captain Michael K. Dodson, 31; First Lieuenant Joshua D. Shepherd, 26; First Lieutenant Robert D Gerren, 32; … Read more
Even though the military’s use of e-mail, faxes and satellite telephones made its process of identifying casualties and notifying the families and public faster than in previous wars, its system sometimes struggled to keep up with TV reports from the battlefield. For the first time, reporters with troops brought live pictures of combat into America’s … Read more
Max Rosenberg (age 77) A retired Federal Judge with the National Labor Relations Board, passed away December 13, 2000 in Williamsburg, Virginia. Judge Rosenberg served during World War II in the United States Army Air Corps in Europe and North Africa. After the war, he returned to New York City where he completed his bachelor’s … Read more
Eric B. Barrow, 80, of Inverness died Sunday, November 19, 2000. He was born in Largo, Florida, and came to Inverness four years ago from Clearwater. He was a retired Air Force Major serving during World War II and Korea; and father of the late Eric B. Barrow Jr., who died in 1966. He was Protestant. … Read more
Memorial Day is Monday, but the scene is already being set in Virginia. Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery, soldiers in camouflage placed American flags on the graves of fallen heroes. It’s a tradition dating back to 1868. A large patriotic ceremony honoring the service and sacrifice of America’s military is set for Monday morning. The … Read more
He was medically trained and was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Indian Wars while serving as an Assistant Surgeon in the Apache Campaign of the Summer of 1886. In 1895, he was the White House Physician to President Grover Cleveland. He began his long friendship with Theodore Roosevelt during his years in Washington. … Read more
COOPER, JULIAN T. COOPER, of Springdale, Maryland, on September 11, 2001, at the Pentagon. Loving husband of Melinda Cooper; son of Rose Marie and the late Walter Cooper; brother of Marie Dory, Darlene (Craig) Canady and Phillip Cooper. Also survived by grandmother, Katie Crawford; father-in-law Oscar Washington, many other relatives and friends. Memorial service, 9 … Read more
Biography and Photo Courtesy of Russell C. Jacobs: June 2007 Harold Roe Bull (1893-1976) Born on January 6, 1893 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Commissioned in the Infantry from West Point in 1914. Served with American Expedionary Force in World War I. Instructor at West Point 1921-1924. Graduated from Command and General Staff School in 1928. Instructor … Read more
GENERAL COOLIDGE DIES; WAS IN THREE WARS Death Occurs in Detroit He Was Descendant of One of President’s Ancestors Was In Army Forty Years During Boxer Uprising He was First American to Enter Peking Wounded In Indian CampaignDETROIT, Michigan, June 2, 1926 – Brigadier General Charles Austin Coolidge, retired, veteran of many campaigns, died Tuesday … Read more
From a contemporary press report: 15 January 2000 David May went with the Army to fight in Vietnam. He left behind the life he’d known in Hyattsville–the football games at DeMatha Catholic High School, the St. Jerome’s bowling team, the double dates with his friends. He left behind his parents, and his wife and infant … Read more
From a contemporary press report Aldo Hector Bagnulo, 89, a retired Colonel in the Army Corps of Engineers who did environmental engineering work in the Washington area from the late 1960s to late 1970s, died February 21, 2004, at the Fairfax retirement community at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He had congestive heart failure. Colonel Bagnulo was … Read more
MARINE OFFICER A SUICIDE First Lieutenant H. B. Alban Kills Himself at Corinto, Nicaragua MANAGUA, Micaragua – October 12, 1930 Harvey Byars Alban, Captain in the Nicaraguan National Guard and First Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, commanding officer of the National Guard located at Corinto, committed suicide yesterday afternoon on the beach near … Read more
Born at Winston-Salem, North Carolina, February 22, 1928, he earned the Medal of Honor in Vietnam while serving as a Medical Corpsman with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade on November 8, 1965. In spite of being wounded himself, he saved the lives of many members of his unit. He was presented … Read more
John Nelson Garrison was born 20 October 1842 at Fauquier, Virginia. GARRISON, JOHN N SGT CO K 8TH VA INF CSA DATE OF DEATH: 01/06/1933 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 162-A GARRISON, ANNE E W/O JOHN N DATE OF DEATH: 12/13/1922 BURIED AT: SECTION CON X SITE 162A Read our general and most popular articles … Read more
Courtesy of Nursing World Florence Aby Blanchfield, 1882-1971 As superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps from 1943 to 1947, and the first woman to be commissioned in the regular army of the United States, Florence Aby Blanchfield was among the most respected nurse leaders of the twentieth century. Devoting a significant part of her illustrious … Read more
Born at Chicago, Illinois, May 16, 1892, he was a student at the Shattuck Military School, 1909-13; graduated from the Infantry School Officers Course, 1920-21, advanced course, 1929-30; Command and General Staff School, 1932-34. He married Mamie Peabody Buttolph, November 23, 1921. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant, 1916, and advanced through the grades to Lieutenant … Read more
Charles Ross Greening, Colonel, United States Air Force, known as C. Ross Greening, November 12, 1914-March 29, 1957. Carroll, Iowa. He received a BA degree from Washington State College in Fine Arts in 1936. he entered military service on June 23, 1936 at Fort Lewis, Washington, and graduated from Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field, … Read more
Retired Army Colonel Kenneth E. Shiflet, 61, a Signal Corps communications officer who saw active duty in World War II and the Vietnam war, died of cancer Tuesday at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The author of several novels and short stories, he was Chairman of the English department at Congressional Schools of Virginia at … Read more
From a contemporary press report Brigadier General C. Claude Teagarden, 65, of Jackson County’s Pine Creek community and Palm Coast, Florida, died Friday, June 30, 2000, at Mayo St. Luke’s Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Born in Galesburg, Illinois, he was an Eagle Scout and graduate of … Read more
James Egan of Ireland Private, 2nd United States Cavalry, 13 September 1856 to 21 June 1858 Private, Corporal, Sergeant and First Sergeant, Troop E, 1st United States Cavalry, 1 March 1860 to 20 August 1863 Second Lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, 10 August 1863 First Lieutenant, 15 October 1864 Captain, 5 February 1868 Retired 9 … Read more
SCOTT, Gustavus Hall, naval officer, born in Fairfax County, Virginia, 13 June, 1812; died in Washington, D. C., 23 March, 1882. He entered the Navy as Midshipman, 1 August, 1828, became Passed Midshipman, 14 June, 1884, and made two cruises in the West Indies in the ” Vandalia” in 1835-‘6 and 1839-’40, in which he … Read more
The wife of James Patrick Sinnott Devereux, she was born on December 14, 1914 and died on July 22, 1942, while her husband was a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II. She is buried in Section 7 of Arlington National Cemetery. DEVEREUX, MARY WELCH DATE OF DEATH: 07/22/1942 DATE OF INTERMENT: 07/24/1942 BURIED AT: SECTION … Read more
A slow cadence of drumbeat counterpoints the mournful notes of trumpets and horns as a unit of the 3rd U.S. Infantry, Old Guard, escorts a horse-drawn caisson along a tree lined road in Arlington National Cemetery. At the burial site the casket is drawn from the caisson in three precise movements, held a moment at caisson-level, … Read more
TIMOTHY O’CONNOR Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 1st U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: Unknown. Entered service at:——. Birth: Ireland. Date of issue: 5 January 1865. Citation: Date and place of act not of record in War Department. Citation: Capture of flag of the 18th North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.) Earned The Medal of Honor During … Read more
Born on July 1, 1877 at Washington, D.C., he entered Howard University in 1897 and left the following year to serve as First Lieutenant of Volunteers in the Spanish-American War. He was mustered out of the volunteers in 1899, and immediately enlisted as a Private, 9th U.S. Cavalry of the Regular Army, and during service … Read more
NANCY JEAN AIELLO GEHLEY June 1947 – June 2008 Remarks by Dennis at Celebration of Life, Fairfax Memorial Funeral Home: 5 June 2008 “…in sickness and in health…’til death do us part” Psychologists tell us that the death of a spouse is probably the most stressful and traumatic event that a husband or wife will … Read more
Sidney Clay Wooten, 96, an Army Major General who retired in 1965 after having served as Deputy Commander of the National War College, died of pneumonia December 26, 2003, at home in Chevy Chase, Maryland. In a 35-year military career, General Wooten commanded Fort Devens in Massachusetts and Fort Dix in New Jersey. During World … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 864-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2005 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died on August 21, 2005, near Baylough, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV … Read more
Air Force Captain Thomas Clifford Bland Jr. May 20, 1991. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors (Section 60, Grave 7713). Air Force First Lieutenant Thomas Clifford Bland, Jr., 26 of Gaithersburg, Maryland, was listed as Missing In Action when the AC-130 Specrte Gunship he was flying in was shot down on January … Read more
Army Secretary Togo West told veterans groups Wednesday the “incidental involvement” of Pentagon chief William Cohen didn’t affect his approval of an Arlington Cemetery burial for the father of a Republican congressional staff member. West originally opposed the burial of Roland W. Charles at the national cemetery. He reversed himself after a meeting between Cohen … Read more
Brigadier General Charles D. Hartman was born August 22,1886, in Mississippi, and died February 14, 1962. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1904 through 1908 and received his commission as an Infantry officer. His civilian education includes a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard University. General Hartman was first … Read more
Born at Bearing River, North Carolina, August 13, 1879, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1901 and from the Naval War College in 1920. He married Genevieve Clary, October 1, 1910. Courtesy of the Library of Congress He was commissioned an Ensign in 1901 and advanced through the grades to Rear Admiral … Read more
Jamin Buchanan Wilson went from being named homecoming king at D’Evelyn High School in Golden to becoming a leader of his Air Force command in Germany in a span of seven years. First Lieuenant Wilson loved helping people he encountered during his service in the Air Force, his college years at Harvard and his high … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Military Academy William Thrower Fitts III NO. 17874 Died 30 July 1964 at Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, D.C., aged 37 years. Interment: Arlington National Cemetery Born on an Army Post in Hawaii, Major Fitts was brought up in the Army. He not only lived in it, but after entering … Read more
Courtesy of the Honolylu Star-Bulletin May 25, 2001 Freight Train 053 crew comes home The 5 soldiers were on a resupply mission in Vietnam in 1968 when their helicopter crashed After nearly four decades, the anguish of the Vietnam War will finally end for Makaha Valley resident Brian Main today and Memorial Day will take … Read more
Major Ivens Jones (United States Military Academy Class of 1910) was born in Iowa in 1886, the son of Samuel Robert Jones, and was killed in a polo accident in 1923, and originally buried at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Died: 7 September 1923 Interred In Arlington National Cemetery 4 November 1941 Section 9, Grave 5869 … Read more
EDWARD ROCHE DIES; RETIRED COLONEL, 67 Graduate of West Point in 1897 is Stricken in Washington WASHINGTON, March 29, 1941 – The death here yesterday of Colonel A. Roche, USA, retired, in Emergency Hospital was announced by the War Department today. He was 67 years old. Colonel Roche was graduated from the United States Military … Read more
Matthew Gannon is a civilian that is buried in Arlington. He was a CIA operative under State Department cover that had just finished an assignment in Beruit in 1988. He had requested to leave a day early and as fate would have it he end up on Pan Am Flight 103. He left behind a … Read more
Biography and Photo Courtesy of Linda M. Lusby Pinegar, July 2008: Quentin Lusby, Jr. was born 11 February 1938, in Dallas, Texas. He attended Dallas and Carrollton, Texas, public schools where he excelled in basketball, football and baseball and was known by his nickname “Butch.” He was also a leader in his high school serving … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 801-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2006 DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Master Sergeant Brad A. Clemmons, 37, of Chillicothe, Ohio, died August 21, 2006, when an improvised explosive … Read more
Gene Raymond Gollahon was born on November 7, 1938 and joined the Armed Forces while in Cincinnati, Ohio. He served in the United Sates Navy. In 4 years of service, he attained the rank of Lieutenant. Gene Raymond Gollahon is listed as Missing in Action. GOLLAHON, GENE RAYMOND Remains Identified 02/08/2002 Name: Gene Raymond Gollahon … Read more
I am Mary Remey Wadleigh, daughter of George Remey Wadleigh, granddaughter of John Winthrop Wadleigh, great granddaughter of George Collier Remey and great niece of John Terry Remey. I can tell you something about all of these men. My father, George Remey Wadleigh, was born to John Winthrop & Mary Remey Wadleigh in Washington, D.C. … Read more
He was killed-in-action by Communists while a member of the U.S. Expedition to Siberia after World War I in August 1918. He was returned to the United States and buried in Section 18 of Arlington National Cemetery. See the entry on Major General William Sidney Graves for information on the Expedition. Read our general and most popular … Read more
COLONEL W. M’L. WOLFE, A CIVIL ENGINEER Northeastern Construction Company Vice President Succumbs At The Age of 49 BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 11, 1937 – Colonel Walter McI. Wolfe, Baltimore civil engineer prominent in reserve Army activities here for many years, died today of a heart attack at the University Club. Colonel Wolfe, who was 49 … Read more
From a contemporary press report Services will be at 10:45 a.m. February 14, 2001, at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia for William Daniel Roseborough Jr., a Dallas native who helped establish the Navy’s nuclear submarine force. The 84-year-old retired Navy captain died Tuesday of lung ailments at an assisted-living residence near Marshall, Virginia. Captain Roseborough … Read more
CHUBB, JOHN JACOBSEN Remains IDd 08/30/2005 Name: John Jacobsen Chubb Rank/Branch: E3/US Army Unit: Company B, 101st Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division Date of Birth: 09 December 1950 (Englewood California) Home City of Record: Gardena, California Date of Loss: 20 March 1971 Country of Loss: Laos Loss Coordinates: 163544N 1962513E (XD515352) Status (in 1973): Killed/Body … Read more
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Full Name: HARVEY MCKEE CARKIN Date of Birth: 9/30/1944 Date of Casualty: 2/15/1967 Home of Record: VIENNA, VIRGINIA Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: SGT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: KONTUM CARKIN, HARVEY SGT USA DATE OF BIRTH: 09/30/1944 DATE OF DEATH: 02/15/1967 BURIED AT: SECTION 12 SITE 5072 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Read our general … Read more
Albert Gallatin Brackett of New York Appointed from Indiana, Second Lieutenant, 4th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, 1 June 1847 First Lieutenant, 18 June 1847 Honorably mustered our, 16 July 1848 Captain, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, 3 March 1855 5th U. S. Cavalry, 3 August 1861 Colonel, 9th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, 26 October 1861 Honorably mustered out of … Read more
Born in 1835, he was appointed First Lieutenant, 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, on October 31, 1861. He was promoted to Major, Assistant Adjutant General, U.S. Volunteers, October 27, 1862 and to Lieutenant Colonel, Assistant Adjutant General, assigned January 31-August 31, 1865. He was breveted Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers, for war service at Shiloh, Stones River, … Read more
Courtesy of His Son Pat M. Stevens, Major General, United States Army (retired): September 2007 COLONEL PAT M STEVENS III, US ARMY, RETIRED Pat M Stevens III, a retired Army Colonel of artillery and an early developer of Army guided missiles, died in Novato, California, on June 21, 2007 at age 97. Colonel Stevens served over 32 … Read more
William P. Rogers, a suave and well-connected Republican lawyer who was secretary of state under President Richard M. Nixon and attorney general in the Eisenhower administration, died on Tuesday (January 2, 2001) in Bethesda, Maryland. He was 87. Mr. Rogers lived in Bethesda and worked in the Washington office of the law firm of Clifford … Read more
Philip B. Payton, Major-General (1881-1949) 1937 – 1938 Commanding Officer 12th Brigade 1938 Commanding Officer Hawaiian Separate Coast Artillery Brigade 1939 Commanding Officer 21st Brigade 1939 – 1940 Commandant of Army War College 1940 – Commanding General 8th Division – 1942Commanding General I Corps 1942 Retired PEYTON, PHILIP BRADLEY MAJOR GEN USA WWI WWII DATE … Read more
MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY D, 35th REGIMENT, GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, C. S. A., HEARD & TROUP COUNTIES, GA. Lay, Theldred S., Private, September 25, 1863. Wounded and captured near Petersburg, Virginia. March 25, 1865. Died of wounds in Lincoln U. S. A. General Hospital at Washington, D. C. April 21, 1865. … Read more
Born at Washington, D.C. on February 16, 1888, he was a 1907 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. He earned the Medal of Honor while serving as Lieutenant (jg), at Vera Cruz, Mexico, on April 21-22, 1914. United States Naval Academy Photo He died on August 1, 1932 and was buried in Section 7 of Arlington … Read more
Born at Charleston, South Carolina, September 17, 1933, he earned the Medal of Honor in Vietnam while serving as First Lieutenant, 5th Special Forces Group at Dong Xoai, Republic of Vietnam, June 9-10, 1965. He was the second Medal of Honor winner in the Vietnam War. He was wounded and fellow Medal of Honor recipient, … Read more
JERRY GLEN BRIDGES was born on January 7, 1948 and joined the Armed Forces while in Columbia, Tennessee. He served as a 67U20 in the Army, 243 AV CO 10 AV BN 17 AV GP, and attained the rank of SSGT/E6. He began a tour of duty on October 20, 1968. Sandra Bridges, sister of … Read more
It was the busiest week of the war at Arlington National Cemetery: One by one, young men who had died in Iraq were honored and buried last week, here amid the white marble stones that mark the losses from every other American conflict. By Friday, there were seven new graves of the war dead — … Read more
SPRY, JAMES R., Private, Company B, 8th North Carolina Infantry. Born in Currituck County where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting in Currituck County at age 19, August 5, 1861, for the war. Captured at Roanoke Island on February 8, 1862, and paroled at Elizabeth City on February 21, 1862. Exchanged at Aiken’s … Read more
Courtesy of Michael Stein: Major General Benjamin Andrew Poore, U.S. Army Born June 22, 1863 Died August 27, 1940 Cadet U.S. Military Academy 1882-86 Graduated as No. 3129, Class of 1886 Second Lieutenant 1886 First Lieutenant 1892 Captain 1899 Major 1908 Lieutenant Colonel 1914 Colonel 1916 Brigadier General (Temporary) 1917 Colonel 1920 Brigadier General 1921 Major … Read more
United States Army May 25, 1992 A SOLDIER’S STORY … LETTERS DEPICT PAIN OF CIVIL WAR THROUGH EYES OF ORDINARY INFANTRYMAN By Jeffrey Scheuer I can’t think about war, veterans or the American past without recalling an obscure Union soldier from the Hudson River town of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., who died 128 years ago this week … Read more
Born in the Bronx, New York on September 2, 1905, the son of Irish immigrant parents. He graduated from West Point and made the Army his career, one which lasted over 37 years. In World War II, he saw duty in the Southwest Pacific in Papua-New Guinea and Luzon Campaigns, rising to become Commanding General … Read more
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
His private memorial in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery reads: “Born: Boston, Massachusetts, 1896. Died: Nelson, New Zealand, November 8, 1974. World War I: St. Mihiel and Meuse Argonne Offensives, GHO, France. World War II: Naples, Fogia, Arno and Southern France. HQ, Mediterranean Theater. Office Of The Order of the British Empire, Order of … Read more
House Republicans said yesterday that an investigation of military records had turned up no sign that a major Democratic donor who is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, M. Larry Lawrence, served in the Merchant Marine during World War II, as he had long claimed. Lawrence was among 69 individuals over the last five years who … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force GENERAL ORVAL R. COOK Retired May 31, 1956, Died March 18, 1980 Orval Ray Cook was born in 1898 in West Union, Indiana. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy June 13, 1922 and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Air Service. Entering Primary Flying School at Brooks … Read more
Government Official Edward V. Hickey, Chairman of the United States Maritime Commision and a former Reagan White House aide died Saturday, January 9, 1988, in his Falls Church, Virginia, home of an apparent heart attack. He was 52. Hickey was born in Dedham, Massachusetts and served in the United States Army in the mid-1950s. He … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 576-10 July 03, 2010 DOD Identifies Air Force Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Captain David A. Wisniewski, 31, of Moville, Iowa, died July 2, … Read more
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A Father And Son Who Served The United States Army From The Civil War Through World War II. Adna Romanza Chaffee Adna Romanza Chaffee, Jr. Annie Rockwell Chaffee Ethel Huff Chaffee Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Colonel Truman W. Crawford, 68, commander of the Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps from 1973 until retiring in 1998, died March 3, 2003, at a hospital in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He lived in Washington from 1953 to 1963 and … Read more
Final Respects For A Man Of Long and Distinguished American Service March 27, 2007 By John E. Carey Peace and Freedom Every single death is mourned by family and friends. When those friends and “family” include one’s military comrades and those from the nation he or she served; the honors extended may be somewhat greater … Read more
Sometimes you don’t need an official family history in order to learn of a family’s tragedys. In this case, Major Scott lost his wife in 1929, when his son, Peter, was only 7 years of age. During World War II, the Major lost his son, Peter, on 2 January 1944. Peter’s remains were rerurned home … Read more
“BLIND ANGLES” CAUSED FATAL AIR COLLISION Board of Inquiry Finds Pilots’ View Was Restricted Military Funeral For Four RANTOUL, Illinois – December 24, 1926 – The inability of an airplane pilot to get more than a limited view from his cockpit of the air ahead of his machine was recognized today as a hazardous element … Read more
David Edward Honadle, Colonel, United States Air Force (retired), age 82, died of Alzheimer’s disease on October 28, 2002, at the home of his daughter, Susan Honadle in Floyd, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his wife, Norma Jean Savage Honadle, his parents, William and Mary Burgoon Honadle, five of his brothers, Roy, Harry, … Read more
Click Here For United States Army Medal of Honor Recipients M Roger Dale Mabe, Private First Class, Killed In Action In Vietnam – PH The MacArthur Family – Relatives Of General Douglas MacArthur Daniel Macauley, Colonel, Civil War, Brevert Brigadier General, Long Service Manus MacCloskey, Brigadier General, USMA – SAW. Philippines, Boxer Rebellion, WWI – … Read more
From a contemporary press report A memorial service for one-time Korean War prisoner of war Samuel Cleckner will be held at 7 pm tomorrow at the Monbarren funeral home at 131 N. Portage St. in Doylestown, Ohio. The 74-year-old Cleckner, a retired railroad worker from both the Erie and Akron, Canton & Youngstown railroads, died … Read more
Brigadier General, National Army Brigadier General Henry Clay Newcomer Born in Pennsylvania February 3, 1861 Died 1952 Son of David & Mary Shelley (Funk) Married: Rebecca E. Kosier December 29, 1886 (died March 31, 1913) Married: (2nd) Lily A. Foster May 18, 1915 Cadet US. Military Academy 1882-86 Graduated as No. 3097, Class of 1886 … Read more
BARRE, Vermont — Robert McCallum was deployed with the military in Iraq for a year. When he went back to his old job at Granite Industries of Vermont, his work took on a new, personal meaning. McCallum polishes and sometimes builds headstones at the Barre company for soldiers who died serving in the war. “It … Read more
Colonel Stephen J. Meade, of Southern Pines, North Carolina, formerly of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at his residence. His military career began in 1929. During World War II, he participated in the invasion of North Africa, Sicily and Italy, and worked with the Central Intelligence Agency and the Office of Strategic Services for covert missions. … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 840-07 July 07, 2007 DoD Identifies Navy Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of three sailors who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died July 6, 2007, as a result of enemy action while … Read more
William Henry J. Underwood was killed in action in the Vietnam War and was a recipient of the Silver Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal. He lies at rest in Section 30, Grave 1522 of Arlington National Cemetery. We are actively seeking information regarding Specialist Underwood. If you possess such information, please click on … Read more
Former U.S. Consul General in Istanbul David Arnett’s daughter Heather Raine Arnett was found dead in her home in Heidelberg, Germany on January 4, 2006, Milliyet reported. She was a U.S. soldier and a pilot. It was reported that she was found dead lying on her bed but the cause of death is unknown. Autopsy … Read more
Died at age 90, one of the first female pilots who flew for pleasure, died of heart failure August 5, 1993 at her home in McLean, Virginia. A native of Brooklyn, New York, she grew up in Scarsdale, and attended Bryn Mawr and the Julliard School of Music before marrying Joe de Ganahl in 1925. … Read more
By BARBARA J. ISENBERG Courtesy of theBucks County Courier Times The beach where Marc W. Murphy sunbathed, swam and relaxed with his family for years was the same beach that took his life Sunday afternoon. It was the same beach where the Elizabeth, N.J., native had taken his family every summer for vacation and where he … Read more
IrvinLeland Hunt of Califfornia Appointed from California, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 15 June 1895 (24) Second Lieutenant, 19th U. S. Infantry, 15 February 1899 First Lieutenant, 5th U. S. Infantry, 1 June 1900 Transferred to the 19th U. S. Infantry, 29 June 1901 Ivan Leland Hunt was born in California in 1899. He married … Read more
From a contemporary press report: William M. Yount Air Force Master Sergeant William M. Yount, 87, a survivor of the Bataan Death March who retired from the Air Force as a Senior Master Sergeant, died of a heart attack September 8, 2003, at his home in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Sergeant Yount was born and raised … Read more
ARMY HONORS DEAD YOUTH SPECIAL GUARD ESCORTS BODY OF BOY WHO SERVED A WEEK HAMMONTON, New Jersey – January 29, 1946 – Ten days ago William Joseph McIlvaine, 17-year-old son of Dr. and Mrs. William E. McIlvaine of this community, enlisted in the Army Air Forces. Last night an honor guard from Fort Hancock, New … Read more
Born December 22, 1888, at Annapolis, Maryland, he graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1909 (1st in the class) and was commissioned an Ensign two years later. In the occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico, April 1914, he led a raiding party from the USS Florida that captured the customs house, an exploit for which … Read more