Hugh Doggett Scott, Jr. – Lieutenant, United States Navy Member of Congress United States Senator

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From a contemporary news report: Hugh Scott, who served as Republican leader in the Senate during the Watergate years, has died at 93. He had represented Pennsylvania in Congress, as a House member and senator, for 36 years. Sen. Scott died Thursday (July 21, 1994) of cardiac arrest in a retirement home in Falls Church, … Read more

Alfred Lawrence Pearson Sands – Colonel, United States Army

Alfred Lawrence Pearson Sands was born in Pennsylvania.  He was a member of the United States Military Academy Class of 1904, but did not graduate with the class.  During his career, he earned the Distinguished Service Medal and the Silver Star.  He died in New Jersey on 28 September 1960. Alfred Lawrence Pearson Sands, Colonel, … Read more

John Blackwell Maynard – Brigadier General, United States Army

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BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN B. MAYNARD WASHINGTON, February 2, 1945 – Brigadier General John B. Maynard of Denbigh, Virginia, died here today in Walter Reed Hospital.  His age was 57.  The General’s wife was with him at his death. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, the son of Harry Lee and Mary Eleanor Brooks Marynard, General Maynard received … Read more

James Henry Glennon – Rear Admiral, United States Navy

James Henry Glennon (11 February 1857-29 May 1940) was a United States Navy officer. He saw action in the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and World War I. Born in French Gulch, California, he was appointed a cadet midshipman on 24 September 1874. He served as a midshipman in Lackawanna, Alaska and Pensacola, and later … Read more

Confederate Dead Are Still Remembered at Arlington

On the outer edge of Arlington National Cemetery is a little-known monument and burial ground for Confederate soldiers, a restful place with graves arranged in concentric circles around a magnificent piece of Victorian sculpture. On a recent Sunday there, the 482 graves under towering magnolias were each marked with a Confederate battle flag, and Jefferson … Read more

Jeremy William Mulhair – Staff Sergeant, United States Army

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NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 1224-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sergeant Jeremy W. Mulhair, 35, of Omaha, Nebraska, died November 30, 2006, in Taji, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an … Read more

Harrison S. Larkin – First Lieutenant, United States Air Force

GENERAL’S SON KILLED IN JET ALBANY, Georgia – April 29, 1950 – Lieutenant Harrison Larkin, son of Lieutenant General Thomas B. Larkin, the Army’s Director of Logistics, was killed when his jet plane crashed near Hampton, Virginia, Turner Air Force Base authorities announced today. LARKIN, HARRISON 1ST LT AF USAF DATE OF BIRTH: 01/19/1925 DATE OF DEATH: … Read more

The Canadian Cross Of Sacrifice At Arlington National Cemetery

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The Canadian Cross of Sacrifice, which honors U.S. citizens who served in the Canadian Forces in the First, Second and Korean Wars Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima Kapseln Diaetolin Cardione PHC … Read more

Dennis Frank Hagney – Sergeant, United States Marine Corps

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Dennis Frank Hagney, 51, a former Falls Church, Virginia, resident who had been a service agent with Delta Airlines for more than 25 years, died of cardiac arrest February 17, 1998at a hospital in Sarasota, Florida. Mr. Hagney, who lived in the Washington area from about 1970 to 1990, was born in Boston and attended … Read more

Alfred Horton Keith – Captain, United States Army

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Alfred Horton Keith was born on 28 August 1842 in Vermont.  During the Civil War he served as Captain, Company K, 6th Vermont Volunteer Infantry.  He was brevetted Major and Lieutenant Colonel, United States Vounteers for meritorious service during the war and particularly for gallant conduct at the battle of Spottsylvania, Virginia, on 10 May … Read more

Forrest Percival Sherman – Admiral, United States Navy

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NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 074-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Navy to Commission New Guided Missile Destroyer Forrest Sherman The newest Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, Forrest Sherman, will be commissioned at 11 a.m. ET on January 28, 2006, during a ceremony at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. Representative Jeff Miller of … Read more

William Wallace Wotherspoon – Major General, United Sttates Army

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William Wallace Wotherspoon was born in Washington, D.C., on 16 November 1850; was educated in private schools. He served aboard ship as a mate in the United States Navy, 1870-1873; was commissioned a Second Lieutenant,United States Army, and assigned to the 12th Infantry in  October 1873.  He served in the West during the Indian wars … Read more

Sean Campbell – Air Force Son

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Arlington Family Mourns Boy Who Was Killed by Bus Courtesy of the Washington Post He became a foster child at age 1, when his mother left him in an apartment with a pimp. At age 2, he survived heart surgery. Then came severe ear infections, bipolar disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity. At age 6, life … Read more

Robert F. Kennedy would have been 76 on 20 November 2001, and John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dalas, Texas, on 22 November 1963

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Members of the Kennedy Family visit the gravesites of Robert F. Kennedy and John F. Kennedy on 20 November 2001. Ethel Kennedy, center with head bowed, and other members of the Kennedy family, pray at the grave of her husband, Robert F. Kennedy, Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at Arlington National Cemetery. Today is the anniversary of Bobby Kennedy’s … Read more

Alfred Hunter Roberts – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

From a contemporary press report: Alfred Hunter Roberts, 60, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, Vietnam veteran and service station owner, died of heart disease November 17, 1998 at his home in Lothian, Virginia Colonel Roberts, who served 26 years in the Army, was a native of Marion, Indiana. He came to Washington in 1977 and, … Read more

Memorial Day – 1993

It’s time again………. for my painful pilgrimage to that grassy area in a quiet, peaceful, section……………………….. off the beaten path of the thousands of visitors. I make this long, lonely walk with tears in my eyes. I pass rows of seemingly endless simple white marble headstones that sweep across these green hills. Each with a … Read more

Jonathan Michael Walls – Corporal, United States Army

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U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 577-09 August 03, 2009 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died August 1, 2009, in Mushan Village, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained … Read more

Ralph Brent Sweet – CT3, United States Navy

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Ralph Brent Sweet, CT3, United States Navy, was born on 6 November 1943 and died on 19 February 1998.  Sweet was aboard the USS Liberty intelligence ship when it was “accidentally” attacked by Israeli military forces on 8 June 1967 as it was monitoring the Six Day War between Arab States and Israel. Sweet was … Read more

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT – AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY WREATH CEREMONY

Arlington National Cemetery Thank you very much, Mrs. McIntosh, for your fine  introduction and for your service to our nation in Asia during the  Second World War.  To you and your husband, Professor Shriner, who  sang so well, I could imagine him at the age of 24 singing again.  To  Katy Daley, all the others … Read more

Samuel Perry Lee – Major, United States Army

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His private monument in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery reads: “Battles: 1st Bull Run, Seige of Yorktown, Williamsburgh, Fair Oaks, Savage Station, Glendale, Malvern Hill, Seven Pines, 2nd Bull Run, Chantilly, Fredericksburg, Charlottesville, Gettysburg. 1833-1890.” His wife, Elizabeth R. Fiske Lee (Died December 3, 1915) is buried with him. Research continues regarding his career. … Read more

Walter Campbell Baker – Major General, United States Army

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Walter Campbell Baker (1877-1957). Born September 22, 1877 in Chester, Pennsylvania. Enlisted service May-October 1898. Commissioned in the Artillery in 1901. Graduated from the Army War College in 1923 and Command and General Staff School in 1924. Commandant of the Chemical Warfare School 1927-1929. Major General in May 1937 as Chief of the Chemical Warfare … Read more

William Kelly Harrison, Jr. – Lieutenant General, United States Army

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From a contemporary press report William K. Harrison, Jr., a decorated World War II veteran and a senior negotiator in the Korean War cease-fire, died Monday, May 25, 1987. He was 91 and lived in Springfield, Delaware County. A direct descendant of President William Henry Harrison, General Harrison began his career as an officer in … Read more

Fred E. Buchan – Colonel , United States Army

COLONEL BUCHAN DEAD; VETERAN OF 2 WARS Won Distinguished Service Medal for Part in Breaking the Hindenburg Line WASHINGTON, August 4, 1932 – The War Department has been notified of the death today at Newton, Massachusetts, of Colonel Fred E. Buchan, retired, at the age of 58. He was born in Wyandotte, Kansas, on October … Read more

John Leacock – Confederate States of America Army

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John Leacock Confederate Section Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima Kapseln Diaetolin Cardione PHC Beauty C+ Kapseln Colon Broom HHC Blüten Liba Kapseln Gélules Figur LB Slimming Gummies Nucific Bio X4 Diaetoxil … Read more

Noel David Wilkie – Captain, United States Navy

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Biography and Photograph Courtesy of Nancy Joie Wilkie, September 2007 Dr. Noel D. Wilkie, 74, retired United States Navy dentist and professor at both Georgetown University and New York University, died of complications from Hodgkins Lymphoma at Georgetown University Hospital on Sunday, October 16, 2005. Dr. Wilkie began his 28-year career in Unites States Navy … Read more

Charles Duval Roberts – Brigadier General, United States Army

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Charles DuVal Roberts (1873-1966) son of Ann Rollins DuVal and Cyrus Swan Roberts, graduated from West Point in 1897 and with honors from the Army School of the Line, 1912, Army Staff College, 1913, Army War College, 1920. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Infantry, 11 June 1897, and advanced through the grades to Brigadier General, February 29,1929. He … Read more

Rexford C. Anderson – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

From a contemporary press report Rexford C. Anderson, 71, a lieutenant colonel who retired from the Army Corps of Engineers in 1974 and then was a cartographer and supervisor in the aeronautical charts division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, died of cardiac arrest February 6, 2000 at his home in Great Falls. He … Read more

Henry Latrobe Roosevelt – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Marine Corps, Government Official

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Last week Secretary of the Navy Swanson marched into the White House and announced that he had found another worthy Roosevelt for the Assistant Secretaryship that was held by Theodore Sr. (1897-98), by Franklin D. (1913-20), by Theodore Jr. (1921-24), and by T. R. Sr.’s nephew Theodore Douglas Robinson (1924-29). President Roosevelt was said to … Read more

Walter King Wilson III – Colonel, United States Army

Walter King Wilson III (born 1937) graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1960 with a commission in the Infantry. He later transferred to the Corps of Engineers. He served with the Military Assistance Advisory Group in China (1967-1969), and was on the faculty of the engineering department at West Point (1971-1975) before moving … Read more

Joseph Cefaratti – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

From a contemporary press report: Joseph Cefaratti, 84, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who spent the majority of his career as a helicopter pilot, died March 17, 1999 at his home in Springfield, Virginia. He had Alzheimer’s disease. Colonel Cefaratti, a World War II and Korean War veteran, served 28 years in the Army, retiring … Read more

Gravesites in Arlington National Cemetery – Page 24

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Click on the image for more information on the person Click Here To Return To The Main Entrance Click Here For More Gravesite Photos Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima Kapseln Diaetolin … Read more

Burton Edward Pearson – Second Lieutenant, United States Army Air Corps

ARMY FLIER KILLED IN TAKEOFF MOUNT CLEMENS, Michigan – June 12, 1941 – An Army plane nosed over and crashed at Selfridge Field today upon the takeoff, killing Second Lieutenant B. E. Pearson of Syracuse, New York.  Cadet Morris Hallett was injured seriously. PEARSON, BURTON EDWARD 2ND LT AIR CORPS RESERVE USA DATE OF DEATH: … Read more

James Edmund Johnson – Sergeant, United States Marine Corps

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Courtesy of Gayle Alvarez and the United States Marine Corps: “Sergeant Johnson was born at Pocatello, Idaho, on January 1, 1926.  He attended public schools there and played junior varsity basketball for two years in high school before enlisting in the Marine Corps on November 10, 1943.  After serving in the Pacific theater and at San Diego … Read more

Frederick Burge – Sergeant. United States Army

Full Name: FREDERICK BURGE Date of Birth: 10/2/1940 Date of Casualty: 5/5/1968 Home of Record: WASHINGTON, D.C. Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: SGT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: QUANG NAM Evelyn Johnson Burge, 67, a native Washingtonian who did administrative work for the Government Printing Office from the late 1960s to early 1970s, died … Read more

William J. Conlon – Captain, United States Air Force

William Joseph Conlon Englewood, New Jersey Born October 11, 1921 Captain, U.S. Air Force Service Number AO680858 Missing in Action – Presumed Dead Died August 1, 1952 in Korea Captain Conlon was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter interceptor with the 36th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter-Bomber Group. On August 1, 1952, while on … Read more

Henry C. Spengler First Lieutenant, United States Army

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Born in 1893, Lieutenant Spengler was killed-in-action in World War I on September 27, 1918 while serving with the 47th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division. He was cited for gallantry in action and it was reported that “While on a reconnaissance to establish contact with an adjacent regiment, he advanced ahead of the lines, under heavy … Read more

Templin Morris Potts – Captain, United States Navy

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CAPTAIN TEMPLIN M. POTTS Retired Navy Officer, Former Governor of Guam, Is Dead PASADENA, California, March 22, 1927 – Captain Templin Morris Potts, U.S.N., retired, former Governor of Guam, died here today, aged 71. Captain Potts was a native of Washington, D.C.  He was graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1876 and attained … Read more

Byron Kent Kulland – First Lieutenant, United States Army

Ronald Page Paschall Specialist 4, United States Army John Wesley Frink Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army  From a contemporary press report: In her lifetime, Ruth Paschall probably wondered often how much grief one person could be expected to endure. Her older brother’s bomber was shot down over the South Pacific in WWII, and Army … Read more

The Menoher Family

Charles Thomas Menoher Darrow Menoher Nannie E. Pearson Menoher Pearson Menoher William Menoher Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima Kapseln Diaetolin Cardione PHC Beauty C+ Kapseln Colon Broom HHC Blüten Liba Kapseln … Read more

Horace D. Aynesworth – Brigadier General, United States Air Force

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From a contemporary press report: Horace D. Aynesworth, a retired Air Force Brigadier General who directed US reconnaissance operations during the Cuban missile crisis, died Sunday, October 22, 1995. The Sun City resident was 79. He was born in Childress, Texas, and entered the Army Air Corps in 1936. Highlights of his military career included … Read more

Gregg Hartness – Colonel, United States Air Force

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Full Name: GREGG HARTNESS Date of Birth: 4/18/1937 Date of Casualty: 11/26/1968 Home of Record: DALLAS, TEXAS Branch of Service: AIR FORCE Rank: COL Casualty Country: LAOS Casualty Province: LZ Status: MIA HARTNESS, GREGG Remains ID announced 2 July 2005 Name: Gregg Hartness Rank/Branch: O3/US Air Force Unit: Date of Birth: 18 April 1937  Detroit … Read more

The Persian Gulf Memorial – Arlington National Cemetery

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Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima Kapseln Diaetolin Cardione PHC Beauty C+ Kapseln Colon Broom HHC Blüten Liba Kapseln Gélules Figur LB Slimming Gummies Nucific Bio X4 Diaetoxil Nuubu Regener 8 CBD … Read more

George H. Plowman – Captain, United States Army

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Born in England, he earned the Medal of Honor during the Civil War while serving as Sereant Major, 3rd Maryland Volunteer Infantry at Petersburg, Virginia, June 17, 1864. He died onFebruary 27, 1921 and was buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery. Plowman, George H.  Age 23 (or 28); 5’7″; born Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, March … Read more

Images of Arlingon National Cemetry 07

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Click Here For More Images Of Arlington National Cemetery Back To Main Entrance Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima Kapseln Diaetolin Cardione PHC Beauty C+ Kapseln Colon Broom HHC Blüten Liba Kapseln … Read more

David P. Midgett – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

From a contemporary press report: Virginia Beach, Virginia: Lieutenant Colonel David “Bub” Midgett, U.S. Army retired, 78, of the 1100 block of Sycamore Road, died June 8, 2000, in a local hospital. A native of Ocean View, “The Garden Spot of Virginia,” Colonel Midgett graduated from Fork Union Military Academy. He retired from the U.S. … Read more

John S. Canton – Colonel, United States Marine Corps

27 October 2005 By the time John S. Canton began a Marine Corps career distinguished by a string of far-ranging intelligence missions, he already was a young man of the world. His parents were Spanish immigrants. His birthplace was Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in Casablanca, Morocco, and he spoke French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, … Read more

Donald M. Schmuck – Brigadier General, United States Marine Corps

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Brigadier General Donald M. Schmuck, holder of two Silver Stars, severed as Commanding Officer of the 1st Marine Division’s 5th Marines at Camp Pendleton, California. This was his second tour with the 1st Division, having served as the Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, during the Chosin Campaign, and later as the Regimental … Read more

William Theodore Rassieur, Jr. – First Lieutenant, United States Air Force

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William T. Rassieur, Jr. died on 10 October 2001.  He is survived by his sweetheart and wife of 50 years, Joy Rassieur, of Dripping Springs. He also leaves daughters, Gayle Harris of Austin and Donna Abelson of Los Gatos, California, and two sons-in-law, Daniel Harris and David Abelson; four beloved granddaughters; and innumerable friends far … Read more

Joseph Edward Casey – Private, United States Army, Member of Congress

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Courtesy of the U.S. House of Representatives Representative from Massachusetts; born in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts., December 27, 1898; attended the public schools; served as a Private in the United States Army at Camp Lee, Virginia, in 1918; was graduated from the law department of Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, in 1920; was admitted to the … Read more

Timothy M. Smith – Sergeant, United States Army

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U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 287-08 April 09, 2008 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant Timothy M. Smith, 25, of South Lake Tahoe, California, died April … Read more

Donald Bruce Campbell – Major, United States Marine Corps

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Full Name: DONALD BRUCE CAMPBELL  Wall Name: DONALD B CAMPBELL Date of Birth: 5/31/1936 Date of Casualty: 7/28/1968 Home of Record: RICHBORO State: PA Branch of Service: MARINE CORPS Rank: MAJ Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: THUA THIEN Donald B. Campbell was born May 31, 1936 in Passaic, New Jersey.  He attended schools in … Read more

Cleveland Ray “Butch” Harvey – First Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps

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Full Name: CLEVELAND RAY HARVEY Date of Birth: 6/16/1947 Date of Casualty: 11/18/1970 Home of Record: ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA Branch of Service: MARINE CORPS Rank: 1LT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: QUANG NAM Born in Virginia in 1947, he was killed-in-action in Vietnam in 1970. He earned the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart as … Read more

Alan De Voe Tompkins – Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army

From a contemporary press report Alan DeVoe Tompkins, 61, an Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer who wrote the book on open source intelligence for American agencies involved in non-covert data-gathering, died of cancer April 4, 1999, at the Hospice of Northern Virginia. CWO Tompkins worked for International Business Machines Corp. as a systems engineer sporadically … Read more

Charles Joseph Ippolito – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

Charles Joseph Ippolito, 87, a retired Army officer and IBM manager, died February 28, 2008, at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda of complications of pneumonia. He was a Germantown resident.Colonel Ippolito was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and grew up in the Bronx, New York. During World War II, he led an Army tank force that captured … Read more

Frederick Augustus Abercrombie Miller – Commander, United States Navy

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Commander Abercrombie-Miller and his wife are buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery.  Their lives are continuing to be researched and any information would be appreciated. Courtesy of Michael T. Stein: Regarding Commander Frederick Augustus Abercromibe-Miller: Official naval papers shows him as F. (Frederick) Augustus Miller He was born in Maryland. He entered the … Read more

Fox Conner – Major General, United States Army

Major General Fox Conner  November 2, 1874 – October 13, 1951 A Brief Biography by Lieutenant General Sidney B. Berry, U. S. Army (Ret.) Generally unknown to the American public, knowledgeable Army professionals such as John J. Pershing, George C. Marshall, George S. Patton, Jr. and Dwight D. Eisenhower judged Fox Conner to be one of the … Read more

Look Away, Dixieland

(The following correction was issued by TIME on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003. Courtesy Confederate Memorial Association. The article “Look Away, Dixieland” [January 27, 2003] stated that President George W. Bush “quietly reinstated” a tradition of having the White House deliver a floral wreath to the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery — a practice “that … Read more

Joseph Bulloch Coghlan – Rear Admiral, United States Navy

Rear Admiral Joseph Bulloch Coghlan (9 December 1844-5 December 1908) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War. Born at Frankfort, Kentucky, Coghlan graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1863. He served in Sacramento during the Civil War and led the expedition which captured … Read more

Allison L. Keyes – Command Sergeant Major, United States Army

From a contemporary press report: Retired Army Command Sergeant Major, ALLISON L. KEYES, decorated combat veteran who fought in three wars will be buried with full honors at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, July 1, 1998. The Maryland native died June 17, 1998 of kidney failure in Sacramento, California. He was 77. In 1939, Allison … Read more

John R. Gibson – Lieutenant Colonel,United States Air Force

From a contemporary press report: John R. Gibson, 84, a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who specialized in intelligence for the last 10 years of his career, died of cardiovascular disease December 15, 2003, at the Fairfax Nursing Center. Colonel Gibson, who lived in Alexandria, was born in Charlotte Court House, Virginia. He began his … Read more

Charles Ready, Jr. – Colonel, United States Air Force

Colonel Charles Ready Jr.,United States Air Force, retired, passed away Tuesday, June 10th, 2003 at the Wuesthoff Hospital in Rockledge, Florida. He Resided at Indian river Colony Club, in Melbourne Florida and was a summer resident of Cashiers, North Carolina. Charles was born in Sentinel, Oklahoma to Charles and Virgie Ready, who preceded him in … Read more

Southern Soldier’s Honored At Arlington

This story is about the Heroes of “Dixie” who are Commemorated during (Confederate History and Heritage Month) in April and Proclamations are to be signed by Governor’s, Mayor’s and County Commissioner’s in their Remembrance and Honor. The service Men and Women who set aside their comfort and well being to protect this great nation are … Read more

Jason R. Arnette – Staff Sergeant, United States Army

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NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 366-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 02, 2007 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. The soldiers died from wounds suffered March 31, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated … Read more

Edward Hunter – Colonel, United States Army

Edward Hunter of Maine Appointed from Maine, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1860 (47 Second Lieuenant, 12th Infantry, 23 June 1865 First Lieutenant, 23 June 1865 Regimental Quartermaster, 11 August 1866 to 28 April 1869 Regimental Adjutant, 31 October 1869 to 19 February 1870 Regimental Quartermaster, 19 September 1870 to 1 May 1873 … Read more

Jacob W. Wingo – Private, United States Army

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Jacob W. Wingo Birth: September 14, 1918 King William,  Lynchburg, Virginia Death: December 3, 1944 in Germany Private in United States Army (WWII) Died one day before the birth of his only son Burial: Arlington National Cemetery Section 18, Grave 568 Jacob W. Wingo was the father of three children. The third of which, an … Read more

Billie Allen Hall – Sergeant, United States Army

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Full Name: BILLIE ALLEN HALL Date of Birth: 9/21/1939 Date of Casualty: 3/9/1966 Home of Record: SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: SSGT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM By Direction of the President of the United States The Distinguished Service Cross Is Awarded Posthumously To Billie A. Hall (Posthumously) Rank and Organization:  Staff Sergeant, … Read more

Charles Field Mason – Brigadier General, United States Army

Charles Field Mason of Virginia Appointed from Virginia, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Army, 1 May 1886 Resigned 25 March 1887 Assistant Surgeon, 2 July 1888 Major, Brigade Surgeon of Volunteers, 4 June 1898 Honorably discharged from the volunteer service, 2 March 1899 Major, Surgeon, 26th U. S. Volunteer Infantry, 5 July 1899 Honorably discharged from … Read more

Royden Eugene Beebe, Jr. – Major General, United States Air Force

Courtesy of the United States Air Force MAJOR GENERAL ROYDEN E. BEEBE JR. Died April 29, 1959 Royden Eugene Beebe Jr., was born in Fort Douglas, Utah, in 1908. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy June 11, 1931, and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Cavalry. That September General Beebe entered Primary Flying School … Read more

Carl Amos West – Private First Class, United States Marine Corps

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Carl Amos West Hoquiam, Washington Born June 5, 1927 Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps Service Number 1013081 Killed in Action Died December 8, 1950 in Korea Private First Class West was a member of Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea … Read more

John Lawrence Ward – Private First Class, United States Marine Corps

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John Lawrence Ward Utica, New York Born September 7, 1929 Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps Service Number 1074538 Killed in Action Died November 6, 1950 in KoreaPrivate First Class Ward was a member of Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy … Read more

Alexander Higbee Davidson – Colonel, United States Army

Alexander Higbee Davidson of Delaware Served as Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Quatermaster Sergeant and First Sergeant, Troop E, 3rd U. S. Cavalry, 3 March 1890 to 12 July 1899 First Lieutenant, 36th U. S. Volunteer Infantry, 45 July 1899 Honorably mustered out 16 March 1901 Private, Sergeant and First Sergeant, Troop K, 13th U. S. Cavalry, … Read more

Englebert Glover Ovenshine – Colonel, United States Army

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Englebert Glover Ovenshine of Kansas Appointed From Kansas, Private, Corporal and Sergeant, Company C,  23rd United States Infantry, 2 Apr 1894 to 6 July 1898 Second Lieutenant, 16th United States Infantry, 7 July 1898 First Lieutenant, 2 March 1899. Eventually retired as Colonel, United States Army He was one of seven children of Samuel Ovenshine, Brigadier … Read more

Colleen Mary Parlatore – Military Spouse

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Colleen Mary Parlatore, the beloved wife of Colonel Carl Pio Parlatore, United States Air Force (retired), the mother of Christine Parlatore Clingerman and Matthew Carl Parlatore, the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Richard A. and Eileen Pelleriti, United States Air Force (retired), the sister of Richard Pelleriti, and the grandmother of Heather Clingerman. Colleen was in … Read more

Victor E. Bertrandias – Major General, United States Air Force

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Courtesy of the United States Air Force MAJOR GENERAL VICTOR E. BERTRANDIAS Retired, Died March 18, 1961 Victor E. Bertrandias was born in San Francisco, California, in 1894. He attended St. Joseph’s School, Oakland High School, and Field’s Business College. As an enlisted man in the Army, General Bertrandias served in every rank and then … Read more

William Henry Parker – Captain, United States Army, Member of Congress

DEADWOOD, SouthDakota June 26, 1908 – After an illness of three weeks, Congressman William H. Parker of Deadwood died today of dropsy and liver trouble.  Burial will be in the Arlington National Cemetery. William H. Parker was born at Keene, New Hempshire on May 5, 1847.  In 1874 he was appointed by President Grant, Collector … Read more

Louis Vincent Genuario, Sr. – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

From a contemporary press report: Louis Vincent Genuario Sr., 78, a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel who started a construction company and was involved in Fairfax County community groups, died of complications from a cranial hemorrhage January 10, 2004, at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia. Colonel Genuario was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, and in … Read more

George Lightfoot Batchelder – Second Lieuenant, United States Army Ar Corps

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George L.ightfoot Batchelder, 10 November 1894-20 June 1933 Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima Kapseln Diaetolin Cardione PHC Beauty C+ Kapseln Colon Broom HHC Blüten Liba Kapseln Gélules Figur LB Slimming Gummies … Read more

United States Army Aircrew – 2 December 1969

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DUNLAP, WILLIAM CHARLES Remains Returned – ID Announced March 1990 Name: William Charles Dunlap Rank/Branch: W2/US Army Unit: 129th Aviation Company, 17th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade Date of Birth: 21 September 1946 (Westline AR) Home City of Record: Tucson AZ Date of Loss: 02 December 1969 Country of Loss: South Vietnam Loss Coordinates: 141944N … Read more

United States Army Aircrew – 26 November 1942

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Joseph E. Paul Technical Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces Service # 13006214 6th Squadron, 374th Troop Carrier Group Entered the Service from: Pennsylvania Died: 26-Nov-42 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines Awards: Purple Heart – Remains recovered He was a member of a multinational … Read more