People who die from natural causes or in cases such as accidents, wars or drug abuse are there every day. Therefore, it is important to deal with this issue to understand that life will not always be easy. In this category we will explain in a few words the most important facts about deceased persons, resting places such as the Arlington National Cemetery and who has what right to what resting place.
A deceased person is a human being from the moment of his death until the expiration of his post-mortem personality protection. The memory of the deceased is protected from disparagement under criminal law. After the burial or finding of a lifeless missing person, one (also) speaks of a dead person. The term deceased must be distinguished from the term corpse, which refers only to the body.
When people are dying due to the natural aging process or a serious illness, they go through the incipient dying process. In contrast to the sudden death caused, for example, by a fatal accident in a war to a military service member or veteran, the natural dying process extends over a longer period of time. This is divided into the phases of dying, in which certain signs of impending death can often be identified.
Primarily buried at Arlington National Cemetery are deceased persons who died in a military action, or their family members. However, presidents such as Kennedy family William Howard Taft, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, world boxing champion Joe Louis, the seven Space Shuttle Challenger astronauts and the Tuskegee Airmen are also buried.
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
In 1898, President McKinley delivered a speech before the Georgia legislature that urged the U.S. government to assume responsibility for the care of graves of Confederate dead. The first attempt at putting McKinley’s idea into practice occurred at Virginia’s Arlington National Cemetery. Encouraged by research and petitions presented by Confederate veterans in Washington, D.C., the … Read more
August 10, 2010: Former Senator Ted Stevens, who died in a plane crash, was known as the longest-serving Republican in US Senate history, “Alaskan of the Century,” or simply “Uncle Ted.” The Ted Stevens plane crash occurred Monday night in southwest Alaska. Over his 40 years in the Senate, Stevens delivered billions of dollars in … Read more
Adjtant Oliver D. Kinsman, enlisted as Sergeant Major, promoted to Second Lieutenant Company K. 1 January 1861; promoted to First Lieutenant, 16 March 1863; Captain and Adjutant, United States Volunteers, 31 August 1864; breveted Major, United States Volunteers, 13 March 1864. breveted Lieuenant Colonel, United States Volunteers in 1866. Adjutant Oliver D. Kinsman Clinton, Iowa. … Read more
Willard Gordon Wyman was born in Maine on 21 March 1898. He was apointed from Maine to the United States Military Academy and graduated in the class of 1919. He died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washngton, D.C. on 29 March 1969 and was laid to rest in Section 30 of Arlington National … Read more
BRIGADIER GENERAL ANTHONY J. TOLIN Retired August 1, 1995. Brigadier General Anthony J. Tolin was Deputy Director for Strategy and Policy, Joint Staff, (J-5), Washington, D.C. The General was born in London. He was commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Louisiana Tech University. He has flown combat in the Vietnam … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 507-08 June 16, 2008 DoD Identifies Marine Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of four Marines who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sergeant Michael Toussiant-Hyle Washington, 20, of Tacoma, Washington Lance Corporal Layton Bradly … Read more
The singed piece of cloth brought back memories as soon as Martha Jackson-Holley saw it. “I knew it was Jimmie’s handkerchief,” Jackson-Holley said, remembering her husband. “Jimmie always folded his handkerchiefs the same way. The edges were never even. He didn’t like me to iron his handkerchiefs. He liked the softness from the dryer.” Sergeant … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Alex Pohedra, 73, who served in the Navy for 27 years before retiring in 1968 as a Chief Petty Officer, died May 6, 1999, at Pentagon City Hospital, where he was being treated for pneumonia and a heart ailment. He lived in Falls Church, Virginia. Chief Pohedra, who had lived … Read more
Samuel Tobey Cushing of Rhode Island Appointed from Rhode Island, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1855 Appointed Brevet Second Lieutenant, 10th United States Infantry, 1 July 1860 Second Lieutenant, 2nd United States Infantry, 19 January 1861 First Lieutenant, 14 May 1861 Captain, 15 February 1862 Captain, Signal Corps, 9 February 1863 Major, Signal … Read more
ALFRED RICHARD MATTER ”DICK” Rear Admiral ALFRED RICHARD ”DICK” MATTER dies, Naval Aviator. ALFRED RICHARD MATTER, 91, a retired Navy Rear Admiral died September 10, 2001 in Naples, Florida. Born in Butte, Montana, he was the son of Alfred Louis and Ida L. Matter. Admiral Matter was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, … Read more
No rank on headstone French Army Killed at Teheran, Persia, July 18,1924 In the Foreign Service 1883-1924 Katherine Imbrie, Wife of Robert Whitney Imbrie 1883-1968 These are two brief articles describing the 1924 murder of an American diplomat by a Muslim mob who thought he was a Baha’i. New York Times July 24, 1924. IMBRIE … Read more
Stever, West, First Lieuenant, Company C, 7th Louisiana Infantry. Enlisted June 7, 1861, Camp Moore, Louisiana. Present on Rolls to August 1861. Roll September and October 1861, Resignation accepted, Spec. Order No. 163, Richmond, September 26, 1861. Received. Camp Beauregard, October 3, 1861. Record copied from Memorial Hall, New Orleans, Louisiana by the War Department, … Read more
James Humphrey Chalker was born in 1856 and died in 1956. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery near Lloyd Toulmin Chalker, Vice Admiral, United States Coast Guard. James H. Chalker Appointed April 17, 1889, from New Jersey CHALKER, ZIDE B WID/O JAMES HUMPHREY DATE OF DEATH: 10/31/1946 DATE OF INTERMENT: 11/04/1946 BURIED AT: SECTION SOUTH … Read more
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark on March 29, 1861, he earned the Medal of Honor while serving as a Mate aboard the USS Wompatuk at Manzanillo, Cuba, on June 30, 1898 during the Spanish-American War. The Medal was presented on April 30, 1901. He died on June 6, 1946 and was buried in Section 8 of … Read more
December 23, 2009) – Retired Army Colonel Robert L. Howard, 70, who died Wednesday in Waco, Texas, was a Medal of Honor recipient who at the time of his death was believed to be the most-decorated living American soldier. Howard will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Services were pending Wednesday through Oak Crest Funeral … Read more
Ralph Maurice Buffington was born 12 January 1880 at Berkshire, Tioga County, New York. He was a career Army officer and died on 10 April 1933. He was buried with military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. MAJOR RALPH BUFFINGTON DIES AT VIRGINIA HOME Washington, April 11, 1933 – Major Ralph M. Buffington, U.S.A., retired, died … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Navy: Rear Admiral Benjamin Thurman Hacker was born in Washington, D.C., in September 19, 1935. Completing most of his high school in Daytona Beach, Fla., He attended the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio and Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. He graduated 1 June, 1957 with a bachelor of arts degree … Read more
From a contemporary press report William R. Banks, 76, a retired Navy Captain and World War II veteran who in the mid-1950s served as an exchange officer with the British Royal Navy, died of cancer and diabetes April 1, 1999 at Inova Alexandria Hospital, Virginia. Captain Banks, an Oklahoma City native and 1942 graduate of … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Chester V. Clifton, Jr., Senior military aide to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, died December 23, 1991, Walter Reed Army Hospital. He was 78 years old and died of pneumonia after intestinal operation, family member said. Widely known as Ted, he joined Kennedy staff in 1961 and was officer responsible … Read more
The following American casualites of the war to free Iraq are being laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery. May God Bless them and their loved ones. “In the untimely loss of your noble son, our affliction here, is scarcely less than your own. So much of promised usefulness to one’s country, and of bright … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 319-10 April 21, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sergeant James R. Patton, 23, of Fort Benning, Georgia, died April … Read more
Quentin C. Aanenson (April 21, 1921–December 28, 2008) was a World War II veteran fighter pilot and former Captain of the 391st Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Corps. He flew the P-47 Thunderbolt in the Normandy D-Day invasion and subsequent European campaign. Aanenson enlisted in the United States Army … Read more
A son of James Placidus Ord, and a nephew of E.O.C. Ord, he was born in 1848 and died in 1912. He is buried with many other family members in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery. James Cresap Ord of Michigan Appointed from Wyoming, Second Lieutenant, 25th United States Infantry, 1 October 1873 First Lieutenant, 20 March … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 461-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2005 DoD Identifies Marine Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Private First Class Stephen P. Baldwyn, 19, of Saltillo, Mississippi Lance Corporal Taylor B. Prazynski, 20, of Fairfield, … Read more
William Anderson Miller of Kentucky Appointed from Kentucky Private and First Sergeant Companies F and E, Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, 17 September 1861 to 20 March 1865 Second Lieutenant, 16th U. S. Infantry, 23 February 1866 Transferred to the 21st U. S. Infantry, 21 September 1866 First Lieutenant, 21 September 1866 Transferred to the 18th U. … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1039-07 August 23, 2007 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of 14 soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died August 22, 2007, in Multaka, Iraq, of injuries suffered when … Read more
Wilmer Kersey Benson, Jr. Birth: November 2, 1915 Wyoming, Kent County, Delaware Death: July 19, 1999 Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland Born the son of Wilmer Kersey Benson, Sr and Lillian Fisher Benson, and raised in Wyoming, Delaware, he was an Eagle Scout and Class Valedictorian for his high school,Caesar Rodney Class of 1932. He entered … Read more
From a contemporary news report: April 12, 1995 A graduate of Fort Zumwalt High School believed to have been killed by her husband will be buried today at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. She was Kim Ruby Roman, 36, and was serving in the Navy. She graduated from high school in 1978. Roman, a … Read more
From a contemporary press report: A Defense Department retiree, died of cancer at her Starkville, Mississippi home on April 13, 1997. Knowing almost from her birth in San Diego, California, that she was preordained to teach, Dorothy skipped happily through school to begin, at age 18, a rewarding 10-year teaching career in the Okolona, Kentucky … Read more
June 1942: Black Marine Units were established at Montford Point North Carolina. Recruit training was undertaken at this post. These Marines were assigned to segregated units, Ammo Companies and Depot Labor Companies and two Defense Battalions, the 51st & 52nd, led by white officers. The first black Marine recipient of the Medal of Honor was … Read more
Harley Phillips Mathewson of Vermont Appointed from Vermont, Assistant Surgeon of U. S. Volunteers, 7 January 1863 Surgeon of U. S. Volunteers, 28 March 1865 Breveted Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, 6 October 1865 for faithful and meritorious service during the war Honorably mustered out of the volunteer service, 7 October 1865 Died 19 August … Read more
Association of Former Intelligence Officers With deep sorrow AFIO mourns the passing of our Executive Director, Colonel Roy Jonkers, 76, DIA Intelligence Officer, Princeton Professor, Association Executive, Retired Air Force Colonel. Roy Kenneth Jonkers, whose career in the intelligence field spanned almost 60 years, died on October 14, 2003, at age 76. He died of … Read more
Born in Nebraska, February 10, 1914, he graduated from West Point in 1937. He served with the AAF INFCP Command in World War II and died as a prisoner-of-war on January 31, 1945. He was subsequently buried in Section 11 of Arlington National Cemetery. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk … Read more
Benton A. Doyle was born on 27 February 1886. He served in the United States Army Air Service and died on 6 December 1922. SIX KILLED AS PLANES CRASH Scout Hits Bomber at Langley Field Machines Fall in Flames – No One Is Saved Collision Takes Place 250 Feet in the Air NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, … Read more
Robert A. Redmond, 68, a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel, fitness consultant, windsurfing instructor and Frederick County YMCA executive, died May 5, 2007, in Walkersville. He had cancers caused by exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, according to the death certificate. Colonel Redmond, a Frederick, Maryland, resident, spent 20 years in the Army, retiring … Read more
Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to add some information to your website about my parents. I’m afraid that a lot of the information might be things I would ask you rather than you receiving from me as my father died (at the age of 73) when I was only 8 years … Read more
Harold Geiger was born on 7 October 1884 and was a 1908 graduate of the United States Military Academy. He served in the Army Air Corps and died on 17 May 1927. He is buried near William Dodd Geiger, Major, United States Army Air Forces. We are seeking additional information regarding Major Geiger. Harold Geiger and Curtiss … Read more
Naval Secretary to Vice Admiral Stephen G. Rowan, he was born in 1867 and died on July 11, 1902. He is apparently the son of Commodore Thomas S. Stevens (also in Arlington). He shares a headstone in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery with Raymond R. Stevens. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force LIEUTENANT GENERAL EARL C. HEDLUND Retired October 1, 1973. Died July 21, 2002. Lieutenant General Earl C. Hedlund was the U.S. Representative to the Permanent Military Deputies Group, Central Treaty Organization, and chief, U.S. Element CENTO, Ankara, Turkey. General Hedlund was born in Valparaiso, Nebraska, in 1916. He … Read more
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Born on October 28, 1878, he earned the Medal of Honor during the Spanish-American War while serving as Gunners Mate Third Class aboard the USS Marblehead at Cienfuegos, Cuba, on May 11, 1898. He remained in the Navy and made it a career. When he died on June 9, 1970, he was buried in Section 11 of … Read more
Building 10, was completed in 1943 as the headquarters building for the Fairfield Air Depot Control Area Command (later Fairfield Air Service Command). Today, it houses the headquarters of the 88th Air Base Wing. The building was memorialized on August 28, 1981 in honor of Brigadier General Joseph T. Morris, the base commander from July … Read more
From a contemporary press report Retired Colonel Raymond F. Rudell, 81, of Hendersonville, North Carolina, died January 31, 1999 His distinguished 30-year military career included air combat operations in World War II and Korea. His awards and commendations include the Silver Star, Legion of Merit with four oak-leaf clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He … Read more
The federal Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, better known as the Freedmen’s Bureau, was created in 1865 to aid refugees of the Civil War, especially newly freed former slaves. Volunteers at the National Archives today are sifting through hundreds of boxes of records, and many of the reports are a reminder that the … Read more
Kenneth James Spencer was born on November 15, 1946 and joined the Armed Forces while in Rochester, Michigan. He served in the United States Army, and attained the rank of First Lieutenant. On October 31, 1972, at the age of 25, Kenneth James Spencer perished in the service of our country in South Vietnam, Dinh … Read more
“January 12, 1922 – The passing of a picturesque and interesting figure in U.S. Army life was recorded in a cablegram to the State Department from Monrovia, Liberia, which recorded the death of Colonel Charles Young, formerly of the 10th United States Cavalry, who commanded a squadron in Pershing’s Punitive Expedition into Mexico against Pancho … Read more
Second SMA Interred at Arlington National Cemetery Courtesy of the United States Army ARLINGTON, Va. (Army News Service, March 19, 2008) – The second Sergeant Major of the Army, George W. Dunaway, who was coined a “Soldier’s Soldier” by his troops, was accorded full military honors as he was laid to rest at Arlington National … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Military Academy Owen S. Nibley NO. 17716 30 January 1928 – 10 May 1982 Died in Bethesda, Maryland Interred in Arlington National Cemetery Owen Smoot Nibley was born and raised in Washington, D.C. His mother was the daughter of the first senator from Utah, Reed Smoot, and her father was … Read more
From the Early Birds of Aviation CHIRP, November, 1956, Number 55 In a recent issue, concerning the passing of George Gray, we had no details and could only list him as having departed on his last flight. Since then, we have received complete information in the following tribute. On February 1st, 1956 the Early Birds … Read more
SWANSON, SIMEON, Color Corporal, Company E, 44th North Carolina Infantry. Born in Franklin County where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting in Franklin County at age 20, February 13, 1862. Mustered in as Private. Promoted to Color Corporal in March-October, 1863. Captured at Bristoe Station, Virginia, October 14, 1863. Confined at Old Capitol … Read more
Paul J. Dour, 42 of Bremerton, Washington, died of natural causes April 10, 2002, in Bremerton. Mr. Dour graduated from Chaminade High School in Mineola, New York, in 1977. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1982 and earned an MBA from the University of Washington in 1994 and a master’s degree from U.S. … Read more
Andrew Davis Bruce received a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A & M University in 1916. In June 1917, he entered the Army as a Second Lieutenant while serving in the First Officers Training Camp at Leon Spring, Texas. In World War I he served in all ranks to Lieutenant Colonel (temporary), in all … Read more
From a contemporary press report: The Rev. Ronald Irwin Metz, 81, a former CIA officer and oil executive who switched careers in 1969 when he was ordained an Episcopal priest, died of renal failure August 25, 2002, at the Washington Home hospice. He lived in Washington. Mr. Metz had long been interested in church affairs … Read more
Carl W. Connell (1890-1946) Born on March 16, 1890 in Birmingham, Alabama. Commissioned in the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps in 1917. Graduated from Command and General Staff School in 1931 and the Army War College in 1937. Commanding Officer of 9th Bombardment Group 1937-1940. Commanding Officer of Lorinquen Field (Puerto Rico) 1940-1941. Commanding … Read more
James Hoban Sands, Rear Admiral, United States Navy, son of Benjamin F. Sands, Rear Admiral, United States Navy. Born at Washington, D. C., 12 July, 1845; d. there 26 October, 1911. Following the footsteps of his father he achieved a high reputation in the naval service for daring and seamanship. Appointed to the Naval Academy from … Read more
SINK, WILLIAM A., Private, Company F, 5th Carolina Infantry. Born in Davidson County where he resided prior to enlisting in Wake County at age 27, July 15, 1862, for the war as a substitute Present or accounted for until captured at Crampton’s Pass, Maryland, September 14, 1862. Paroled on or about September 26, 1862. Returned … Read more
From contemporary press reports: Pierre Salinger, JFK Press Secretary, Dies in France PARIS – Pierre Salinger, press secretary to the late U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson and a distinguished journalist, died of a heart attack on Saturday, his family said on Sunday. He was 79. Salinger, who moved to southern France following the election … Read more
WASHINGTON, December 28, 1932 – Funeral services for Captain Albert A. Ackerman, U. S. N. retired, who died at sea December 15, while on the way from South America to the United States, were held this afternoon in Arlington National Cemetery. Captain Ackerman was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, in 1859 and was appointed to … Read more
BLAKE, CHARLES RAYMOND First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Home: Westerly, Rhode Island Pilot, 7th Aviation Instruction Center, French Army (Attached) Date of Action: August 9, 1918 General Orders No. 20, W.D., 1919 Citation: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles Raymond Blake, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Lassigny, France, August … Read more
A correspondent for the London News, he was killed in the crash of a military transport plane in India on March 25, 1944. Among the others killed in the crash was Major General Orde Charles Wingate, the British General and Zionist leader. They were all buried in a common grave in Section 12 of Arlington National Cemetery … Read more
Deputy Commandant, US Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Virginia, he served as Chief-of-Staff, Expeditionary Troops, 3rd Fleet, during the Palau Operation in 1944, and was Deputy Chief-of-Staff of the 6th Army from August to December 1945. For outstanding services in these capacities he was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star Medal. The citation … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 400-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2006 DoD Identifies Marine Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Captain Brian S. Letendre, 27, of Woodbridge, Virginia Corporal Stephen R. Bixler, 20, of Suffield, Connecticut Letendre died May 3, … Read more
Peter Murray of California Appointed from California, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1886 (40) Second Lieutenant, 3rd U. S. Infantry, 12 June 1890 First Lieutenant, 5th U. S. Infantry, 18 April 1897 Transferred to 21st U. S. Infantry, 21 July 1897 Captain, 18th U. S. Infantry, 26 November 1899Peter Murray was born at … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 361-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2006 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died of injuries sustained in Taji, Iraq, on April 23, 2006, when an improvised explosive device detonated … Read more
United States Department of Defense News Release No. 079-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2004 Death of Retired U.S. Navy Admiral Thomas M. Moorer Retired U.S. Navy Admiral. Thomas Moorer, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from July 1970 to June 1974 and chief of naval operations from 1967 to 1970, died today at the … Read more
DAVIS, CHESTER A. Major, U.S. Army 3d Machine Gun Battalion, 3d Machine-Gun Battalion, 1st Division, A.E.F. Date of Action: September 12 – 13, 1918 General Orders No. No. 128, W.D., 1918 Home Town: Salem, Massachusetts Citation: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Chester A. Davis, Major, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 987-08 November 27, 2008 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Master Sergeant Anthony Davis, 43, of Deerfield, Florida, died November 25, 2008, … Read more
February 27, 1928: Commander T.C. Ellyson, the first Naval Aviator, and Lieutenant Commander Hugo Schmidt and Lieutenant Rogers Ransehounsen, crashed to their deaths in a Loening amphibian in Chesapeake Bay while on a night flight from Norfolk toAnnapolis. Commander Schmidt was buried in Section 6 of Arlington National Cemetery. Read our general and most popular … Read more
From a contemporary press report: April 19, 1994 There was nothing particularly special about Paul Barclay’s young life in Oxford: He went to church, played the drums, struggled with school. But when he died last week in one of two helicopters shot down by friendly fire over northern Iraq, he was among the elite troops … Read more
Courtesy Family Archives Born in Canada in 1855, he earned the Medal of Honor while serving as Second Lieutenant, 3rd United States Cavalry, at Big Dry Fork, Arizona, on July 17, 1882 in hostile action against Indians. He died on February 14, 1948 and was buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery. George Horace … Read more
From a contemporary press report William D. Ziler, Colonel, United States Army (retired) died on July 30, 2002, at age 85. Don, as he was known, was born in Big Springs, Texas and was a life-long resident of El Paso except for thirty years in the military. He was a veteran of World War II … Read more
Major General Arnold Schlossberg, Jr. was born February 14, 1937 in New York City, and grew up in Roanoke, Virginia. He graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1958 and held a Master of Arts Degree in International Affairs from George Washington University. Schlossberg served in the United States Army from 1958 until his retirement in … Read more
by S.H. Kelly Pentagram staff writer, January 1998 PFC Bartholomew R. Giacalone Captain Fulton P. Lanier BEEBE, EUGENE E AR United States Army DATE OF BIRTH: 02/25/1914 DATE OF DEATH: 01/23/1944 BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 1972 Corporal Joseph Petrella First Lieutenant Frank M. Ramos The pilot easing the C-87 cargo plane off the runway … Read more
Jay W. Seale March 9, 1963 to August 27, 1994 Jay W. Seale was one of five Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agents killed August 27, 1994, in a plane crash during a reconnaissance mission near Santa Lucia, Peru. This mission was being flown as part of Operation Snowcap, DEA’s cocaine suppression program in Latin … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Henry W. “Hank” Kiel II, 81, of 1526 Siloam Road, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, died Thursday, March 13, 1997, at Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 25, 1916, in St. Louis, he was the son of the late Clarence and Corinne Roulston Kiel. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force BRIGADIER GENERAL THOMAS L. TINSLEY Died July 27, 2008. Brigadier General Thomas L. Tinsley was Commander, 3rd Wing, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. The 3rd Wing provides the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, trained and equipped tactical air supremacy assets with all-weather strike capability, command and control platforms, and … Read more
Howard Barrott Enyart died in service on 21 September 1938 and was buried with full military honors in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, who outlived him by 33 years and never remarried, joined her Marine at Arlington in March 1971. ENYART, HOWARD BARROTT CAPT USMC, IND DATE OF DEATH: 09/21/1938 BURIED AT: … Read more
Martin Robert Beck was born on August 30, 1925 and joined the Armed Forces while in Gainesville, Florida. He served in the United States Army. In 22 years of service, he attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He began a tour of duty in Vietnam on April 28, 1969. On July 24, 1969, at the … Read more
Major Wallace C. Hogan Jr. Attack Location: Pentagon Age: 40 Home: Fairfax County, Virginia Major Wallace C. Hogan Jr., 40, who went by his middle name, Cole, was Army through and through. He had served with the Green Berets, the Special Forces and, ultimately, as a general’s aide at the Pentagon. He loved every job, … Read more
TO COMMEND LIEUTENANT CRONAN Navy Department Will Take Official Notice Of His Bravery WASHINGTON, October 21, 1907 – Officials of the Navy Department are in somewhat of a quandary as to how to reward Lieutenant William P. Cronan, who lost two fingers of his right hand recently in preventing the closing of the breech block … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 705-11 August 11, 2011 DOD Identifies Service Members Killed In CH-47 Crash The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of 30 servicemembers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died August 6, 2011 in Wardak province, … Read more
FIELD, GEORGE W PVT E 17TH VA INF CSA DATE OF DEATH: 05/08/1918 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 175-A ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Sarah E. Field Confederate Section Site 175-A She is buried with her husband George W. Field Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Andrew Joseph Peloquin, 59, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and Vietnam War veteran who also worked on satellite communications and control simulators for a defense contractor, died of metastatic bladder cancer June 5, 1999 at his home in Fairfax, Virginia. Colonel Peloquin spent 21 years in the Air Force … Read more