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.
Courtesy of the Arizona Republic Crash site discovery stirs widow’s memory By Angela Cara Pancrazio, The Arizona Republic July 01, 2001 GRAY MOUNTAIN, NAVAJO NATION The sun sets behind Gray Mountain. It will be dark soon. Inside the tiny house perched alone on a windswept plain, the Begay family lights a lantern. The grandson grabs … Read more
Commander Edwin Malcolm Shepard Commanded the USS Constitution, 14 June-14 December 1881 Born: 16 September 1843; Oswego, New York Died: 17 August 1904; Jeffrey, New Hampshire Naval Academy Class of 1863. Served in Western Gulf Blockading Squadron after commissioning, and in the Atlantic Squadron after the war. Note: Constitution spent the better part of 1882 … Read more
George Augustus Bacas was born on 9 April 1926. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in the Class of 1948 and served in the Korean War where he was the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with 6 Gold Stars. Major Bacas died on 11 January 1961 and was … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Marine Corps: Brigadier General Evans F. Carlson, famed Marine leader of “Carlson’s Raiders,” was born 26 February 1896, at Sidney, New York. His father was a Congregationalist minister. His long and colorful military career begin in 1912, when at the age of 16 he left high school and enlisted in … Read more
Samuel Ovenshine was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1843. His father died when he was 16, and when the Civil War broke out 18-year-old Ovenshine was studying law in Baltimore. Following President Abraham Lincoln’s call for 75,000 volunteers to quell the rebellion against the government, Ovenshine was appointed from Maryland, Second Lieutenant, 5th United … Read more
From a contemporary press report Carmrid Glaston Hathaway II, 79, a retired Navy captain and former Maryland horse breeder and trainer, died of cancer March 6, 2001, at Bethesda Naval Hospital. He lived in Alexandria, Virginia. Captain Hathaway was born in North Carolina and raised in the Washington area. He graduated from St. John’s College … Read more
GENERAL W. P. BURNHAM DIED IN CALIFORNIA Retired Veteran Who Commanded 82nd Division in France in St. Mihiel Offensive Had Served in Puerto Rico In March 1915 he Fired America’s first shot In World War as Check on German Ship SAN FRANCISCO, September 28, 1930 – Major General William P. Burnham, retired, who was the … Read more
His private memorial in Section 6 of Arlington National Cemetery reads: Presidential Pilot’s Office, 1970-77 June 9, 1932 – January 17, 1983 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
PRYOR, JOHN P. Captain, U.S. Army Homr: El Paso, Texas 2d Machine-Gun Battalion, 1st Division, A.E.F. Date of Action: October 4 – 6, 1918 General Orders No. No. 15, W.D., 1923 Citation: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John P. Pryor, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action during the Meuse- Argonne offensive, … Read more
Born in Somerville, Massahusetts, on September 28, 1895 and graduated from Norwich University in 1920. In the Mexican Border Service with the United States Army, 1st Volunteer Cavalry, in 1916. During World War I, he served as a Sergeant, Battery A, 76th Field Artillery, American Expeditionary Force, and was wounded-in-action at Mont St. Pere, France, … Read more
Name: Harold Evans Hartney Country: United States Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Service: Royal Flying Corps, United States Army Air Service Units: 20 RFC – 27th Aero, 185th Aero, 1st Pursuit Group Victories: 7 Boran: 19 April 1888 Place of Birth: Pakenham, Ontario, Canada Death: 5 October 1947 at Washington, D.C. Born in Canada, Hartney worked as … Read more
ANDREW GRAHAM, 64, NAVY WAR HERO, DIES Retired Captain Saved Crew of Torpedoed British Ship PHILADELPHIA, April 1, 1939 – Captain Andrew Thomas Graham, U.S.N., retired, who received the Navy Cross and a special letter of commendation from Secretary of War Baker for his work in the Army Transport Service during the World War, died … Read more
Story by Corey A. Ealons All is quiet in Arlington Cemetery. There are no tourists, no weeping veterans or crying babies, only the lone sentinel and the four unknown patriots the soldier has sworn to protect. Earlier, at 7 p.m., Specialist Paul E. Olson had announced the cemetery’s closing, declaring that “the Tomb of the … Read more
Major General Frank Sherwood Cocheu Born November 22, 1871 in New York Died July 11, 1959 Cadet, U. S. Military Academy 1890-94 Graduated as No. 3590, Class of 1894 Second Lieutenant 1894 First Lieutenant 1898 Captain 1901 Major 1916 Colonel (NA) 1917 Lieutenant Colonel 1917 Brigadier General (NA) 1918 Colonel 1920 Brigadier General 1927 Major … Read more
Bernhard Henry Bieri was born at Walnut Lake, Minnesota, June 24, 1889. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1911, the Navy War College, 1936. He married Elsie Genther, Jun 27, 1913. He was commissioned an Ensign, 1911, and advanced through the grades to Vice Admiral, 1945. He served in US ships Delaware, … Read more
Abraham Lincoln II was the grandson of President Abraham Lincoln and son of Robert Todd and Mary Harlan Lincoln. (1873-1890). His nickname was “Jack.” Abraham Lincoln II, Robert’s only son, died on March 5, 1890 at 11:00 AM in London, England at the family residence. At that time Robert Lincoln was the American ambassador to the Court of St. … Read more
As far as I can tell, this is the only member of European Royalty ever buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Jacob Makohin was born in Russia on September 27, 1880. He changed his name and emigrated to the United States following an attempt on his life in Russia in 1907. He took the name “Jacob … Read more
From a contemporary pess report Vincent J. Hyams, 74, a retired pathologist and professor who was a captain in the Navy, died September 5, 1998 at a nursing home in Charleston, South Carolina. He had suffered a stroke and a heart attack. Dr. Hyams, who moved from Silver Spring to Charleston in March, was an … Read more
CALLAHAN, FRANCIS D S/SGT US AAF DATE OF DEATH: 07/20/1944 BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 4517-19 DONIGAN, JAMES M 1/LT US AAF DATE OF DEATH: 07/20/1944 BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 4517-19 DARSNEK, MANLEY W 1ST LT USAAF DATE OF BIRTH: 04/05/1921 DATE OF DEATH: 07/20/1944 BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 4517-19 NORTH, CHARLES H … Read more
Clifton Enoch, Jr. Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces Service # O-829832 368th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group Entered the Service from: Kentucky Died: 19-Mar-45 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart 63 years after death, soldier is going home … Read more
JONES, C M I 14 MISS INF DATE OF DEATH: 05/19/1862 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 202 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 … Read more
George Ogilvie Webster of Connecticut Appointed from Connecticut, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 September 1861 (30) Second Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Infantry, 18 June 1866 First Lieutenant, 25 November 1873 Regimental Adjutant, 15 November 1867 to 6 May 1875 and 1 October 1886 to 31 October 1887 Captain, 5 August 1888 Major, 2 March … Read more
Charles Speir Lawrence was born in Guyton Georgi.. His parents were David L.Lawrence and Minnie Speir Lawrence. His survivors are a daughter, Herriott Lawrence Holoubek of California, two grandchildren, and a niece, Julia A. Klapper of Iowa City, Iowa. Colonel Lawrence joined the Army as an enlisted man and made the Army his career for … Read more
Nelson Bowman Sweitzer of Pennsylvania Appointed from Pennsylvania, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1849 (24) Brevet Second Lieutenant, 2nd U. S. Dragoons, 1 July 1853 Second Lieutenant, 1st U. S. Dragoons, 25 July 1854 First Lieutenant, 3 September 1855 Captain, 7 May 1861 1st U. S. Cavalry, 3 August 1861 Lieutenant Colonel, Aide-de-Camp, … Read more
Albert Dawson; Officer In Air Force Intelligence By Patricia Sullivan Courtesy of the Washington Post Tuesday, August 7, 2007 Albert E. Dawson, 87, a Lieutenant Colonel in Air Force intelligence who died July 11, 2007, of congestive heart failure at his Alexandria, Virginia, home, kept a secret for decades: that he had posed for a … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 529-10 June 24, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died June 21, 2010, at Lar Sholtan Village, Afghanistan, from wounds … Read more
From a contemporary press report Robert E. Young, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army (retired) of Naples, Florida, formerly of Arlington, Virginia , died on December 27, 2001. He was born December 31, 1917 in Lansing, Michigan, and attended Michigan State University, where he completed his BS degree and met Marie, his beloved wife of 59 … Read more
John D. Porterfield, Jr. Allegheny, Pennsylvania Born 1921 Captain, U.S. Army Service Number O-955698 Killed in Action Died October 28, 1952 in Korea Captain Porterfield was a member of the 65th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on October 28, 1952. Captain Porterfield was … Read more
Courtesy of Michael Stein: Vice Admiral Howard Fitrhian Kingman Born May 5, 1890 in Hillsboro, North Dakota Died July 4, 1968 Commissioned from U. S. Naval Academy 1911 Advanced through grades to Rear Admiral 1943 Student, Naval War College 1923-24 Aide & Flag Lieutenant to Commander-in-Chief, Battle Fleet 1925-26 Aide & Flag Lieutenant to Commander-in-Chief, US. … Read more
Sumner H. Lincoln of Massachusetts Appointed from Vermont, Private, Company B, 1st Vermont Volunteer Infantry, 2 May to 15 August 1861 Corporal, Company B, 6th Vermont Volunteer Infantry, 15 October1861 First Lieutenant, Regimental Adjutant, 21 February 1863 Honorably mustered out 28 October 1864 Major, 6th Vermont Volunteer Infantry, 10 November 1864 Lieutenant Colonel, 6 February … Read more
Alfred Barnes, Jr. was born at Washington, D.C. on 19 May 1947 and was killed in Vietnam on 13 Agust 1969. NOTE: We incorrectly originally reported that he was the son of Alfred Barnes, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army, who was also killed in Vietnam and also buried in Arlington National Cemetery. We apologize for any … Read more
The discovery was grisly: Two hundred eleven instances of unmarked graves, misplaced headstones and even the dumping of human ashes in a pile of dirt. The Pentagon inspector general’s report this month on Arlington National Cemetery’s mismanagement was shocking. But it’s just the beginning of the scandal at the nation’s most hallowed burial ground. There … Read more
Benni Goldblatt was born on 21 March 1870 and served in both the Spanish-American War and World War. He died on 12 November 1955 and was buried with full military honors in Section 7 of Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Mary Goldblatt (died 18 January 1940 and his son, Franklin Benjamin (1903-1978) are buried with … Read more
Robert Malcolm Elliot was born on November 8, 1929 and joined the Armed Forces while in Springfield, Massachusetts. He served in the United States Air Force and attained the rank of Colonel. He began a tour of duty in Vietnam on February 14, 1968. Robert Malcolm Elliot is listed as Missing in Action (as of … Read more
James Alfred Cole of New York Appointed from Wisconsin, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1880 (17) Second Lieruenant, 6th U. S. Cavalry, 15 June 1884 First Lieutenant, 9th U. S. Cavalry, 1 April 1891 Transferred to the 6th U. S. Cavalry, 20 July 1891 Captain, 9th U. S. Cavalry, 8 April 1899 Transferred … Read more
Bruce Avery Van Voorhis (29 January 1908 – 6 July 1943) was a United States Navy aviator who was shot down in the Pacific theater during World War II. For his heroic action on July 6, 1943, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Van Voorhis was born on 29 January 1908 in Aberdeen, … Read more
Vernon N. Potter went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 13, 2006 after a brief illness at East Orange General Hospital, East Orange, New Jersey. Vernon was born on July 7, 1918 in Cleveland, Ohio to Napoleon and Christalia Potter. He grew up in New York City and graduated from Haaren High … Read more
Richard H. “Dick” Case, pictured in May 2004, was buried Monday at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. He parachuted into France with the 101st Airborne Division on D-Day in 1944. WASHINGTON — The chaplain said he was “a little extra proud” to be doing the funeral of Richard H. “Dick” Case of Las Vegas … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Keith Penrhyn Watts, 65, a retired Air Force Colonel and aerospace executive, died of prostate cancer April 17, 1998 at his home in Fairfax Station, Virginia. Colonel Watts enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1951 shortly after immigrating to Massillon, Ohio, from his native London. A naturalized citizen, he … Read more
Retired Navy Captain Chester Lee, who was mission director on the NASA teams that launched six Apollo moon missions including Apollo 13, has died at Washington hospital from complications following open heart surgery. He was 80. Lee died February 23, 2000, at the Washington Hospital Center. At his death, Lee was a special adviser to … Read more
John Breckinridge Warfield was born on 3 July 1889. During World War I, he served in the 60th Infantry, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces. He was killed in that capacity in the Argonne, France, on 5 November 1918. He was subsequently buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. We are actively seeking additional … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Francis (Frank) William May, Colonel, United States Air Force, of Venice, Florida, died October 11, 2003. He was born on August 11, 1915 in Washington, D.C. and moved to Venice (after several years as a winter resident) from Alexandria, Virginia, in 1975. He spent most of his career as a … Read more
The monument which appears below was dedicated in 1866 and contains the remains of 2,111 unknown soldiers whose remains were gathered from the battlefields of Bull Run and the route to the Rappahannock. These then became the first “Unknown Soldiers” buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Click Here For Information About A Civilian Playing Taps Here … Read more
Ross Paige Barrett was born May 25, 1922 at Cambridge, Ohio. In high school, he was a conscientious student-athlete and a very popular member of his class. He developed particular skills in the area of industrial arts. He also earned recognition as a Pittsburgh Courier High School Football All-American. When he graduated from high school in 1940, … Read more
Thanks to Howard Mann of Kansas and Keith Barnes of Washington, D.C. for providing the following information: Mr. Thrasher migrated to Kansas in the turbulent 1850’s and joined Colonel James Montgomery’s Third Kansas regiment, part of Lane’s Brigade. He left an unpublished diary for November 1861 – February 1862 in his company’s letter book. He … Read more
Born on March 22, 1842, he served with the 6th United States Infantry. He died on August 11, 1900 (possibly killed in the Philippine Insurrection, those around him were), and was buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Hattie Myrick Whitney (June 17, 1859-June 8, 1903), is buried with him. Folliot Augustus … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 585-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2004 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died on June 16, 2004, in Balad, Iraq, during a mortar attack when mortar rounds hit their camp. Killed … Read more
BRACKONESKI, FRANK ARMY AIR FORCES DATE OF DEATH: 09/23/1944 BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 2237 FLYNN, MICHAEL J S/SGT USAF DATE OF DEATH: 09/23/1944 BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 2237 CARRINGTON, CARSON W 1/LT USAF DATE OF DEATH: 09/23/1944 BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 2237 THISTLETHWAITE, SAMUEL M 2ND LT USAF DATE OF DEATH: 09/23/1944 … Read more
Tuesday, June 25, 2002 Abbott Congleton Greenleaf, 75, an Air Force Lieutenant General who retired in 1980 as Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs and Evaluation, died of respiratory failure June 22, 2002, at Virginia Hospital Center-Arlington. He lived in Falls Church, Virginia. General Greenleaf began his military career as an enlisted man in the … Read more
Top pundits and politicians yesterday predicted Larry Lawrence – the Democratic fat cat whose fake war record got him buried in Arlington National Cemetery – will have to be dug up. The Post reported Saturday that records show Lawrence was at a Chicago college at the time he claimed he was risking his life in … Read more
I make it a point to remember the numbers. The first one is the section in Arlington National Cemetery of the grave I want to visit. The last four are the numbers on the back of the headstone. I arrive at the cemetery shortly after noon on another sweltering summer day in which the mercury … Read more
Born at Longview, Texas, June 27, 1899, he earned the Medal of Honor in World War II while serving in Battery C, 14th Armored Division at Philippsbourg, France, on January 3, 1945. The Medal was actaully issued on September 14, 1945. He died on June 29, 1963 and was buried in Section 41 of Arlington … Read more
John William Mele served in both World War II and in Korea. He is the grandfather of John W. Mele II, Sergeant, United States Army, who was killed-in-action on 14 September 2007 during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and who is also buried in Arlington National Cemetery. MELE, JOHN W TM2 US NAVY WORLD WAR II, KOREA DATE OF … Read more
Born on January 22, 1887, he was an early military aviator and was the co-pilot of the NC-4 on the first successful trans-Atlantic crossing in May 1919. He died on May 20, 1936 and was buried in Section 4 of Arlington National Cemetery. The Story of The NC-4 (Courtesy of the United States Navy & … Read more
Born on October 16, 1898, he served in World War I and subsequently began a legal career. After being appointed to the United States Supreme Court, he served longer than anyone else in history (April 17, 1939-November 12, 1975). He suffered a stroke and retired from the court, being replaced there by John Paul Stevens, … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Army Major General Henry Gibbins 30th Quartermaster General April 1936-March 1940 General Gibbins was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on May 20, 1877. His first connection with the Army came in May 1898, when he joined the Third Tennessee Infantry, U. S. Volunteers, and served with it, as First Lieutenant, until … Read more
From a contemporary press report Alabama man killed by Colombian rebels buried at Arlington MONTGOMERY, Alabama – The military spirit never left Thomas Janis, a Vietnam veteran and Bronze Star recipient who did intelligence work in Colombia after retiring from the Army. “I did my darndest to talk him out of the job,” his wife, … Read more
Ernest La Rue Jones (1883-1955) contributed in a myriad of ways during his lifetime to recording and preserving the history of flight. His commitment to organizational and national service is evident in the innovation marking his involvement in each sphere. Jones’s most ambitious work, a chronology of American aviation, is contained in this collection and … Read more
Paul Evert was born in 1895 and served in the United States Army Air Corps. In 1928 the National Elimination Balloon Races were held at Bettis Field, Pennsylvania. According to reports more than 150,000 people jammed the field, the largest crowd ever to witness an air event in Pittsburgh. The 14 entrants got the weather … Read more
From a contemporary press report. Died on October 17, 1997, at the home of his daughter in Alexandria, Virginia. Colonel Patrick, best known to his friends as ”Pat”, was born in Brownsville, PA. He was graduated from Brownsville High School in 1932, and was a star member of the 1931-1932 State Champion basketball team. He … Read more
Charles Edward Blunt of New Hampshire Appointed from New York, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1842(3) Breveted Second Lieutenant of Engineers, 1 July 1846 Second Lieutenant, 28 February 1848 First Lieutenant, 2 February 1854 Captain, 1 July 1860 Major, 3 March 1863 Lieutenant Colonel, 7 March 1867 Colonel, 30 June 1882 Retired 10 … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Ross R. Condit Jr., 82, a retired Army Brigadier General who was a Washington consultant with the White trucking company from 1974 to 1980, died February 8, 2000 at his home in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, after a heart attack. General Condit, who had lived in the Washington area since 1974, … Read more
The wife of Adolphus W. Greely, Jr., she was born on March 12, 1886 and died on April 9, 1960. She is buried with her husband and other family members in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 105-08 February 07, 2008 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died February 5, 2008, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in … Read more
Courtesy of her son, James C. Hardin Carolyn Larkins Army Spouse Loving, caring, steadfast, kind, spiritual, giving, humorous, and loyal are just a few of the adjectives that capture the essence of the character and personality of Carolyn Larkins Hardin. She was a loving wife, caring mother, and devoted friend to many. She was active in … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 997-10 October 29, 2010 DOD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Corporal Terry E. Honeycutt Jr., 19, of Waldorf, Maryland, died October … Read more
From: John F. Biddle, June 2008 My brother, Thomas Edward Biddle, was killed in the Battle of the Bulge. He had entered the National Guard from high school in Philadelphia in February 1941. Subsequently his unit was Federalized for war duty. He had intended to make the military his career. He was married and had … Read more
George Allan Dodd of Pennsylvania Appointed from Pennsylvania, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1872 (32) Second Lieutenant, 3rd U. S. Cavalry, 15 June 1876 First Lieutenant, 29 February 1880 Captain, 31 August 1899 Major, 14th U. S. Cavalry, 2 February 1901 Transferred to 13th U. S. Cavalry, 16 March 1902 . Spanish-American War … Read more
David Bell McKibbin of Pennsylvania Appointed from Pennsylvania, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1856 to 31 October 1848 Second Lieutenant, 9th U. S. Infantry, 3 March 1855 First Lieutenant, 1 March 1861 Captain, 14th U. S. Infantry, 14 May 1861 Colonel, 158th Pennsylvania Infantry, 24 November 1862 Mustered out of the volunteer service, … Read more
Constructed: 1926-1932 BUILDER/ARCHITECT: McKim, Mead and White Courtesy of the National Park Service: Arlington Memorial Bridge and its related architectural, engineering, sculptural and landscape features are significant as important elements in the neoclassical urban design of the National Capital as it evolved during the first third of the 20th century. Successfully integrated with Washington’s grand … Read more
From a contemporary press report Thomas L. Ridge, 84, a retired Marine Corps Colonel who was decorated for his part in the Korean War battle at Chosin Reservoir and who later was a Defense Department official, died of pneumonia September 13, 1999 at a nursing home in Concord, California. Colonel Ridge was wounded as he … Read more
From a contemporary press report Walter Parks Blanton, 78, of Macon, Georgia, died Monday, October 1, 2001 at his home. Colonel Blanton was born October 2, 1922 in Coweta County, son of the late James Austin and Mary Williams Blanton. He was a retired Lieutenant Colonel and served in World War II, as well as … Read more
From a contemporary press report: BROETZMAN, JULIA (Age 82) Julia Broetzman, age 82, died on Thursday, May 20, 2004 in Columbia, South Carolina. Colonel Broetzman was born in Columbia, South Carolina, daughter of the late Griggs W. and Emma Stork Hornsby. A graduate of Spartanburg High School, and Winthrop College, she worked for Clemson … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 1078-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Specialist Kendall K. Frederick, 21, of Randallstown, Maryland, died near Tikrit, Iraq, on October 19, 2005,when an improvised explosive device detonated … Read more
Brian T. Craig, 27, died handling large caliber rockets confiscated from former Taliban ammunition dumps. Also killed were Staff Sergeant Justin J. Galewski, 28, of Olathe, Kansas; Sergeant Jamie O. Maugans, 27, of Derby, Kansas; and Sergeant First Class Daniel A. Romero, 30, of Longmont, Colorado. The accident is under investigation. Craig, Galewski, and Maugans were part of 710th … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Monday, October 1, 2001 Family steps in to return crew’s remains New discoveries trigger quest “A Neptune patrol bomber attached to a Jacksonville Naval Air Station Squadron was reported missing in the storm-tossed North Atlantic Sunday. Winds as high as 75 miles per hour and visibility confined to 200 feet … Read more
From a contemporary press report William Eugene Doyle, 69, an officer with the CIA’s Directorate of Operations from the late 1950s to 1993, died November 27, 2002, at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Virginia. He had liver failure and dementia. Mr. Doyle, a Vienna resident, spent most of his CIA career in Asia and settled in the … Read more
First Lieutenant Joseph Michael Blassie, United States Air Force Believed By Many To Be The Vietnam Unknown. Testing Being Conducted Via DNA Will Help To Resolve The Mystery. Major General Montgomery Cunningham Meigs. He confiscated the Lee family home for use as a military cemetery. He and his family lie buried in Arlington National Cemetery. General … Read more
General Gustav J. Braun, Jr. was the Assistant Division Commander of the 34th Division at the time of his death in 1945 in combat in Italy. The 34th Division was a National Guard unit from Iowa. Braun had served in various staff positions within the 34th, including chief of staff and commander of the 133rd … Read more
GRIGSBY, W S SGT CO M, 62ND MOUNTED VA INF, CSA DATE OF DEATH: 06/28/1952 BURIED AT: SECTION CONF SITE 121-A GRIGSBY, LOVINA W/O W S DATE OF DEATH: 04/11/1921 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 121-A ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY WIFE OF WS GRIGSBY, SGT M 62D VA MOUNTED INF CSA CW Read our general and … Read more
The second wife of Heavyweight Boxer Joe Louis. They were married on March 11, 1944. She died on August 2, 1991 in Detroit and was buried next to her husband in Section 7-A of Arlington National Cemetery. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed … Read more
Born at Westphalia, Kansas, September 3, 1895, he was an early Army aviator. In the Summer of 1942, then an Air Corps Colonel, he went to the Southwest Pacific to become Deputy Commander of the 5th Air Force under General George C. Kenney. He remained Kenney’s close associate for the remainder of the war, receiving … Read more
I am your mirror, Sad Mother, A reflection of wet cheeks and tearing eyes Each glint, another pain circling Every breath ~~ held for a ringing phone A casual email, a dust stained envelop filled with handwritten days Gone now~ Memories your ghost to nourish Your young hero has settled to claim his land, in … Read more
Gordon Johnston was a cavalryman, but it was while he was detailed to the Signal Corps that he earned his Medal of Honor. Highly decorated – besides the Medalof Honor, he received the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, three Silver Stars, Purple Heart and France’s Officer of the Legion of Honor in World War … Read more
From a contemporary press report: On Friday, May 7, 1999. Born June 23, 1923, he was the devoted husband to Rose D. Fisher for 56 1/2 years; loving father of daughter Dyahn Fisher Darvey and son Gary Fisher; as well as two grandchildren, Gena and Chad Darvey. MARTIN FISHER first joined the Citizen’s military training … Read more
Courtesy of Walter Reed Army Medical Center: James S. Pegg, 90, a retired Brigadier General and former Director of Dental Activities at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., died October 2, 2002, at Montgomery General Hospital in Olney, Maryland. General Pegg was born in Newark, Ohio and after graduation from Ohio State University … Read more
On 30 July1998, my friend Lieutenant Colonel Ken Walsh, USMC, (Retired), Medal of Honor for action at Guadalcanal in World War II, passed away unexpectedly. Ken was a great man, a true American hero. He chose to be buried in Arlington. While his death leaves a deep void in my life, Ken is now walking … Read more
Courtesy of the U. S. House of Representatives: Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Bethany, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, August 7, 1839; he attended the public schools and the University of Northern Pennsylvania at Bethany; was graduated from the New York State and National Law School at Albany, New York, in 1860; was admitted to the bar … Read more
Biography and Photo Courtesy of Russell C. Jacobs, May 2007 Thomas Seelye Arms (1893-1970). Born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 22, 1893. B.S. from VMI in 1915. Commissioned in the Infantry in 1916. Served in Tientsin, China 1921 – 1922. Graduated from Command and General Staff School in 1931. Instructor at the Infantry School 1931-1935 … Read more
3 ARMY OFFICERS DIE IN PLANE CRASH Lieutenant J. A. Willis, Jr., Pilot; His Father, Major Willis, And Major J. A. Parker Killed HIT FOG OVER VIRGINIA March 20, 1933 WASHINGTON, March 19, 1933 – Lieutenant James A. Willis, Jr., and his two passengers, Major James A. Willis, Sr., his father, and Major John A. Parker, were killed late … Read more
The widow of a former U.S. ambassador whose body was exhumed from Arlington National Cemetery sued a political pundit and the National Enquirer Thursday over articles claiming she had sex with President Clinton. Shelia Lawrence’s suit seeks $25 million from political columnist Arianna Huffington, the column’s distributor, Creators Syndicate Inc., and the tabloid Enquirer. Ms. … Read more
Lieutenant Colonel James Gordon Scurlock, United States Air Force, was born on 11 June 1918. He served in both World War II and the Korean War. He died on 5 January 1970 and was buried in Section 6 of Arlington National Cemetery.Both his son, Allen Gordon Scurlock, First Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps, and his grandson, S. … Read more
November 11, 1991 Thank you all. Thank you, Mr. Secretary, and thank all of you. To Secretary Garrett and General Powell, members of the Joint Chiefs, ranking enlisted persons with us here today, Members of Congress, to General Streeter, and, of course, Mr. McCoy. Fellow veterans and citizens. On this cold autumn day, in this … Read more
McIntyre, Brendan E. My father, ASN, 16-065-174, passed away on 11 July 1999. He was in Company A, 3rd Platoon, 82nd Reconnaissance Batallion, 2nd Armored Division. He often talked about the horrors of war, and the loss of close friends. He served in the following Campaign’s, Africa, Sicily Normandy, (Omaha Beach – D+2); Northern France, … Read more
Families of service members killed in combat since September 11, 2001, and buried at Arlington National Cemetery will receive a commemorative copy of a new photo book during a May 18, 2007, ceremony at the cemetery, the Army announced in a press release. “Where Valor Rests” is a coffee-table book that “depicts in beautiful photographs … Read more
Marine Lance Cpl. Brian K. Schramm 22, of Rochester, N.Y.; assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, killed October 15, 2004, by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq. Friends remembered a 22-year-old Marine killed in Iraq last week for his sense of humor. Lance Corporal … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force MAJOR GENERAL FRANCIS L. ANKENBRANDT Retired, Died December 1, 1976 Francis Leroy Ankenbrandt was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1904. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy June 12, 1926, and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Signal Corps. The following year he was a student at the … Read more
From a contemporary press report: John William Everhart, 79, a retired Air Force Colonel and Energy Department Engineer, died of cancer September 27, 2000, at George Washington University Hospital. He lived in Arlington, Virginia. Colonel Everhart was a native of Lovettsville, Virginia, who graduated from the Lovettsville School and Virginia Tech. He received a master’s … Read more
Kenneth Poch, 62; Catalogued Arlington’s Jewish Grave Sites Tuesday, January 6, 2004 Courtesy of the Washington Post Kenneth Poch, 62, a retired audio-visual technician who spent the past 15 years voluntarily documenting Jewish grave sites at Arlington National Cemetery, died December 27, 2003, at Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg. He had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or … Read more
Colonel Dietrich, 76, died September 22, 1997 in Anderson Memorial Medical Center in Clemson, South Carolina. Colonel Dietrich was a veteran of World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars. His other assignments included 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Japan; 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, World War II; and commander, Army Garrison, Fort Stewart, … Read more