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.
General Coffman’s Marine Corps career began in June 1922 when he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant. Following The Basic School, he joined the 1st Brigade Marines in Haiti during March 1924 and began his first tour of expeditionary service. In March 1927 he joined the 5th Marine Regiment in Nicaragua where he later commanded the … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Irving Klepper, 78, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who served as a radio frequency engineer during World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars, died of cancer August 1, 1998 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.. Colonel Klepper, who lived in Severna Park since 1972, served more than 35 … Read more
Born in Washington, D.C. on July 11, 1947, he grew up in Norwich, Connecticut and Baltimore, Maryland. He was a decorated U.S. Navy Pilot who wrote two novels based on his experiences in Vietnam. He died at his home in Leonardtown, Maryland, on September 30, 1993 of a heart attack. He was one of the … Read more
From a contemporary press report William E. “Bill” Carr, 74, an Air Force lieutenant colonel who later became director of training for the Federal National Mortgage Association, died of prostate cancer May 22, 1998 at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington. Colonel Carr, who lived in Chevy Chase, was born in New Haven, Connecticut. During World … Read more
Full Name: JAMES MICHAEL RAY Date of Birth: 11/10/1949 Date of Casualty: 3/18/1968 Home of Record: WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: SSGT Casualty Country: CAMBODIA Casualty Province: Status: MIA Forever lost in the fog of war By: JOSEPH B. NADEAU 23 September 2007 Courtesy of The Call Woonsocket’s James Ray was one … Read more
Henry Harrison Chase Dunwoody of Ohio Appointed from Iowa, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 September 1862 (19) Second Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Artillery, 18 June 1866 First Lieuetnant, 5 February 1867 Captain, 17 June 1889 Major, Signal Corps, 18 December 1890 Lieutenant Colonel, 15 March 1897 Colonel, Chief Signal Officer of U. S. Volunteers, … Read more
TITLE 32–NATIONAL DEFENSE CHAPTER V–DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PART 553–ARMY NATIONAL CEMETERIES– Sec. 553.1 Purpose. 553.2 Statutory authority. 553.3 Scope and applicability. 553.4 Responsibilities. 553.5 Federal jurisdiction. 553.6 Donations. 553.7 Design and layout of Army national cemeteries. 553.8 Arlington Memorial Amphitheater. 553.9 Power of arrest. 553.10 Solicitations. 553.11 Procurement. 553.12 Encroachments and revocable licenses. 553.13 … Read more
Due to the large number of persons interred in Arlington National Cemetery (approximately 310,000 as of January 2008), it would be impossible to list all of them here. However, we have compiled information on a large number of those people and are making their stories known to generations of Americans who may not know of … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Army MERRITTE WEBER IRELAND (May 31, 1867-July 5, 1952), The Surgeon General, October 4, 1918 – May 31, 1931, was born on May 31, 1867, at Columbia City, a town in the upper end of the Wabash valley in Whitley County, Indiana. His father, Dr. Martin Ireland, was born in … Read more
BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM H.L. MULLINS Retired July 1, 1979. Died Sep. 29, 1990. Brigadier General William H.L. Mullins was deputy director, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. General Mullins was born in Independence, Missouri, in 1935. He graduated from Hannibal High School, Missouri, in 1953; the U.S. Military Academy … Read more
His gravestone in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery reads:”Died July 19, 1907, from injuries received in explosions on the battleship Georgia on July 15, 1907, aged 19 years and 7 months. His own unselfish words when aid was offered make his epitaph: ‘Never mind me, I am all right. Look after those other fellows.’” … Read more
Secretary of the Navy-Designate John T. McNaughton, Sarah McNaughton, and Theodore McNaughton Special Military Funeral 19-25 July 1967 Near noon on 19 July 1967, a Piedmont Airlines Boeing 727 and a private plane that was off its course collided and exploded over the Blue Ridge foothills in western North Carolina near Hendersonville, not far from … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Ernest J. Davis Jr., 79, a retired Air Force Colonel who taught aerospace technology at the University of the District of Columbia from 1987 to 1991, died of pulmonary fibrosis November 19, 2001 at his home in Alexandria, Virginia. Colonel Davis, a Washington native who had lived in Alexandria since … Read more
Thomas Hudson McKee served in the 1st West Virginia Volunteer Infantry and was an aide to Brigadier General Benjamin Franklin Kelley. General Kelley is buried just to the rear of Lieutenant McKee’s gravesite in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. It is rumored that when he died in 1924 his wife, Nancy Matilda Funk McKee, built … Read more
From a contemporary press report Robert Erwin Barton, 72, a retired Army colonel and infantry officer who served in World War II and Vietnam, died August 13, 1998 at home in Springfield, Virginia, of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Colonel Barton was born in Rock Island, Illinois, and he served in the Army in Europe during … Read more
He was the first Confederate officer to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He was from Townville, South Carolina and was wounded in battle in Virginia on May 12, 1864 and died on May 25, 1864 at Judiciary Square Hospital in Washington, D.C. at the age of 23. He lies in Section 16 of Arlington … Read more
Rear Admiral Bradley Allen Fiske (13 June 1854 – 6 April 1942) was an officer in the United States Navy who was noted as a technical innovator. During his long career, Fiske invented many electrical and mechanical devices, with both Naval and civilian uses, and wrote extensively on technical and professional issues. Fiske was born … Read more
BURIAL OF THE SOLDIER DEAD Interment of 252 Bodied Brought by the Steamer Crook WASHINGTON, May 2, 1899 – The bodies of 252 of the soldier dead brought from the battlefields of Cuba and Puerto Rico by the steamer Crook were interred at Arlington Cemetery today with military honors. Colonel Guenther of the Fourth Artillery, … Read more
An American Family With A Deep Tradition Of Military Service To The United States. For A Military Connection See The Preston Family Listings ORD FAMILY PAPERS INTRODUCTION The Ord family papers consist of 1.50 linear feet (3 boxes) of correspondence exchanged between, among others, three family members who were important American military figures. Namely, James Ord (c.1789-1873)*, … Read more
On 12 May 2008, the Commanding General of the Army Medical Department and School, Major General Russell J. Czerw sent the following letter of support for the upgrading of Keith Campbell’s Distinguished Service Cross to the Medal of Honor to the Commander Of the Army Human Resources Command. The General’s power endorsement is just one … Read more
ARNOLD, ALBERT C. First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Jacksonville, Florida 326th Infantry Regiment, 82d Division, A.E.F. Date of Action: October 10 & 11, 1918 General Orders No. 46, W.D., 1919 Citation: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Albert C. Arnold, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near St. Juvin, France, October 10 … Read more
FRANCIS R. DE LANY Veteran Of Indian Campaigns Dies In Atlantic City ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – August 4, 1940 -Francis Rease De Lany, Indian fighting veteran of the Northwest and Southwest, died today at his home here at the age of 86. Mr. De Lany, who was born in Detroit, enlisted in the United … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1039-07 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 their helicopter crashed. … Read more
NAVY AIRMEN MISSING IN ACTION FROM WORLD WAR II ARE IDENTIFIED The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of seven U.S. servicemen, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors. The are Ensign Leland … Read more
LIEUTENANT COLONEL FRENCH BURIED He Was Tactician, West Point Instructor and Quartermaster In Cuba WASHINGTON, August 13, 1909 – The funeral of Lieutenant Colonel John T. French, Jr., USA, who died on Tuesday, was held here today. He was interred in Arlington National Cemetery with military honors. Colonel French was notable as a tactician. He … Read more
WASHINGTON, November 21, 1936 – George Bronson Rea had been the Washington adviser of the Manchukuoan Government from the time it was founded. He was returning from the Far East when he was stricken with an illness last July. He first became known internationally when he established and became editor and publisher of the Far … Read more
PRESIDENT TO ATTEND FUNERAL WASHINGTON, November 4, 1958 – President Eisenhower will go to Arlington National Cemetery tomorrow to attend funeral services for a boyhood friend, Navy Captain Everett Hazlett. The White House Press Secretary, James C. Hagerty, said the President’s news conference tomorrow will beheldat 10 A.M. for he could go to Arlington at … Read more
NETHERLAND, ROGER MORTON Remains Identified 06/16/00 Name: Roger Morton Netherland Rank/Branch: O5/US Navy Unit: Date of Birth: 05 April 1926 Home City of Record: Beaver Pennsylvania Date of Loss: 10 May 1967 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Loss Coordinates: 204200N 1064500E Status (in 1973): Missing In Action Category: 4 Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: A4C Refno: 0677 Other Personnel … Read more
Francis Vinton Greene was born at Providence, Rhode Island, June 27, 1850. His parents were General George Sears and Martha (Dana) Greene. He was appointment from Washington, D.C. and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1870. He married Belle Eugenie Chevallie, February 25, 1870. He served as Second Lieutenant, 4th United States Artillery, … Read more
Information supplied by Frank M. Aiello and Nancy Jean Aiello Gehley in loving memory of their parents. March 2006: Retired United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Mario Joseph Aiello, 65, a Budget Chief in the District of Columbia Department of Environmental Services since 1967 died on Sunday 22 January 1978 at George Washington University Hospital following … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Lawrence C. Smith, 72, a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel who also was a civilian operations research analyst for the Army Corps of Engineers, died March 12, 2003, at Fort Washington Hospital after a heart attack. A Fort Washington resident, he had lived in the Washington area since 1978. Dr. Smith … Read more
A native of Westerly, Rhode Island, General Elliott R. Thorpe’s (1897-1989) military career encompassed two world wars, the reconstruction of Japan, and a tour of duty in post-war Thailand. He stood guard in the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles when the World War I treaty was signed on June 28, 1919. In 1945 he was … Read more
23 May 1944 U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 571-10 Seven Missing WWII Airmen Identified The Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of seven servicemen, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and will be returned to … Read more
Benis M. Frank, 82, a Marine Corps chief historian who started the military branch’s oral history program, died March 10, 2007, at Prince George’s Hospital Center. He had congestive heart failure. Major Frank, a Bowie resident, was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and the Korean War and rose to the rank of … Read more
30 May 2007 – Afghanistan NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 696-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of five soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died May 30, 2007, in Upper Sangin Valley, Afghanistan, when their helicopter crashed apparently due … Read more
Full Name: CRAIG ROLAND NOBERT Date of Birth: 12/3/1941 Date of Casualty: 7/20/1966 Gome of Record: AVON, CONNECTICUT Branch of Service: AIR FORCE Rank: MAJOR Casualty Country: NORTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: NZ Status: MIA NOBERT, CRAIG ROLAND Name: Craig Roland Nobert Rank/Branch: O2/US Air Force Unit: 41st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Takhli AB TH Date of … Read more
Tue Aug 20, 2002 Courtesy of USA TODAY In the months just before her daughter Alexandria was born, Stephanie Dunn stopped coming to Arlington National Cemetery. She didn’t want people to see a pregnant woman kiss a headstone. But now she comes often to section 64, a quiet corner overlooking the side of the Pentagon … Read more
Full Name: THEODORE S JR HERIOT Date of Birth: 9/20/1949 Date of Casualty: 6/13/1969 Home of Record: HERNDON, VIRGINIA Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: PFC Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: TAY NINH HERIOT, THEODORE S. JR. PFC USA DATE OF BIRTH: 09/20/1950 DATE OF DEATH: 06/13/1969 BURIED AT: SECTION 51 SITE 2828 ARLINGTON NATIONAL … Read more
From a contemporary press report Francis Stevens Greenlief, 78, a retired Army major general who shepherded changes in the recruitment tactics of the Army-Air Force National Guard and who fought to improve benefit packages as Guard membership diminished at the end of the Vietnam War, died of cancer December 18, 1999, at Inova Fairfax Hospital, … Read more
Jonathan Waverly Anderson, Jr. No. 13430 • 14 March 1920 – 19 November 1988 Died in Atlanta, Georgia, aged 68 years Interment: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia In the period just before and just after World War I, several Naval Academy graduates were permitted to take commissions in the Army artillery. At least two members … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 113-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb 01, 2005 DoD Identifies Marine CasualtiesThe Department of Defense announced today the death of three Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance Corporal Jason C. Redifer, 19, of Stuarts Draft, Virginia Lance Corporal Harry R. Swain IV, 21, of Cumberland, … Read more
The son of Samuel Davis Sturgis, Jr., and the grandson of Samuel Davis Sturgis, he was born at St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1897 and graduated from West Point in 1918. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers and advanced through the grades to Lieutenant General in 1955. During his career he was … Read more
Colby Mitchell Chester was born at New London, Connecticut, 29 February 1844, the son of Melville and Frances E. (Harris) Chester. He married Melancia Antionette Tremaine 25 November 1873 and they had two sons. He died 4 May 1932 at Rye, New York. He received appointment from Connecticut, 31 October 1859 and studied at the … Read more
March 4, 2002: Herbert Houck, the World War II naval ace who directed the final attack on the battleship Yamato, the pride of the Japanese Navy, in the fighting for Okinawa, died on February 24, 2002, in Cape Coral, Florida. He was 86. Five days after American troops began landing on Okinawa, and on the … Read more
A Collection of Obituaries: August 2009 Edward M. Kennedy, Senate Stalwart, Is Dead at 77 By JOHN M. BRODER Courtesy of The New York Times Published: August 26, 2009 Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, a son of one of the most storied families in American politics, a man who knew acclaim and tragedy in … Read more
Admiral Willard J. Smith, a former Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, has died. He was 89. A memorial service was scheduled in Atlantic Beach, Florida, on Friday for Smith, who died there April 1, 2000. He was the oldest living former commandant until his death. Smith, born in Suttons Bay, Michigan, served as commandant … Read more
COLONEL M’CASKEY, RETIRED, DEAD AT 57 Received Silver Star Citation for Gallantry at Santiago in the War With Spain WASHINGTON, September 6, 1932- The War Department was notified today of the death of Colonel Douglas McCaskey, U.S.A., retired, at St. Joseph, Missouri, yesterday. He was 57 years odl. Colonel McCaskey was born at Fort Ripley, … Read more
Born on May 12, 1870 in Portsmouth, Virginia, he graduted from the United States Naval Academy in 1890. After two years at sea, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, USMC, July 1892. Promoted to First Lieutenant in February 1994. He took part in the Spanish-American War and played a role in the landings at Guantanamo … Read more
Evidence that the Pentagon says it is carefully examining suggests the scant remains buried beneath a marble slab at Arlington National Cemetery may belong to Air Force 1st Lt. Michael J. Blassie of St. Louis, whose A-37 attack plane was shot down over South Vietnam in May 1972. The military is faced with the unpleasant … Read more
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John Henry Shollenberger of Pennsylvania Appointed from Pennsylavania, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1879 (34) Second Lieutenant, 10th United States Infantry, 13 June 1883 First Lieutenant, 23 August 1888 Captain, 26 April 1898 Died 4 July 1902 He was killed in the Philippines during the insurrection there and is buried in Section 1 … Read more
Courtesy of Michael Stein Major General Charles Martin Gettys Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, January 1, 1915 Died 1982 Second Lieutenant (Reserve) 1936 Brigadier General, July 1, 1965 Major General, August 1 1968 Served in World War II Deputy Director J-3 (Operations), Joint Chiefs of Staff 1966-67 Deputy Special Assistant for Strategic Mobility, Joint Chiefs of … Read more
Colonel Russell leaves legacy of service By Rebecca Perron Courtesy of Military Newspapers of Virginia Retired Lieutenant Colonel William (“Bill”) H. Russell passed away July 8, 2009, at the age of 85. To many in the Langley community, Colonel Russell was a dedicated person with a big heart who always went out of his way … Read more
Earl Clarke Carnahan of Mississippi Appointed from Mississippi Private and Corporal, Company C, 16th Infantry, 10 October 1883 to 22 March 1888 Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry, 6 February 1888 First Lieutenant, 5th Infantry, 18 April 1895 Captain, 2 March 1899 CARNAHAN, EARL C COL USA RTD DATE OF DEATH: 01/16/1925 BURIED AT: SECTION FT MY … Read more
His private memorial in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery reads: Medical Corps Cited for Especially meritorious service while in command of Army Hospital Number 34 Nevers, France World War I February 8, 1877 June 20, 1928 He was the son-in-law of William Worth Belknap, and is buried next to him. His wife, Alice Belknap Van … Read more
Wayne F. Sanford, 80, a retired Marine Corps colonel who also worked for the Central Intelligence Agency, died of congestive heart failure August 19, 1999 at Inova Fairfax Hospital. He had lived in Falls Church since 1955. Colonel Sanford, a native of Shelby, Michigan, served 29 years in the Marine Corps, beginning in 1939. Stationed … Read more
3 June 2006: Army Identifies Fallen Savannah Soldiers The Army has released the names of four Hunter Army Airfield soldiers who were killed in a helicopter crash in Southwest Georgia on Thursday. The men were members of the Third Battalion 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment A-Company, known as the Nightstalkers. They died when their M-H … Read more
Ann C. Wherley Air Force Spouse June 24, 2009: Major General David Wherley, the recently-retired commander of the D.C. National Guard, died in Monday’s accident. Wherley’s nephew, who lives in Castle Shannon, describes him as “that man who seemed to know something about everything” The deadly commuter rail accident in Washington, D.C. on Monday that … Read more
LIEUTENANT GENERAL KENNETH E. PLETCHER Retired May 1, 1970. Died March 21, 2005. Lieutenant General Kenneth E. Pletcher was Surgeon General of the U.S. Air Force. General Pletcher, a native of Pacific, Missouri, received his bachelor of arts degree from Central Methodist College, Fayette, Missouri, and graduated with the degree of doctor of medicine, cum … Read more
DONOVAN, THOMAS A. (Age 81) Thomas A. Donovan, 81, formerly of Accokeek, Maryland, passed away at his home in Coker, Alabama on February 12, 2000. Mr. Donovan, a World War II veteran, was attending the University of Chicago when he was drafted in 1942. He attended Cryptographic School and Officer Candidate School at Fort Monmouth, … Read more
Walter Albert Buck (1895-1955) Born on June 4, 1895 in Oskaloosa, Kansas. B.S. from Kansas State University in 1913 and M.S. in 1916. Commissioned in the Supply Corps in 1917. M.B.A. from Harvard in 1924. Graduated from AIC in 1933, then instructor there until 1936. Executive Officer of Navy Finance and Supply School 1938-1941. Staff … Read more
News Correspondent SERVICE FOR HULEN HELD AT ARLINGTON WASHINGTON, December 14, 1949 – A funeral service for Bertram D. Hulen, for twenty-three years a member of the Washington bureau of the New York Times, was held in the chapel at Fort Myer today. Burial, which was private, followed in Arlington National Cemetery. Mr. Hulen, who … Read more
The wife of William Jennings Bryan. She was born on June 17, 1867 and died at her daughter’s home in Hollywood, California, on January 21, 1930. Her headstone reads: “Wife and helpmate.” Buried next to her husband in Section 4 of Arlington National Cemetery. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Marine Corps GENERAL LEWIS W. WALT, USMC (DECEASED) General Lewis W. Walt, who led Marines during three wars, died 26 March 1989 in Gulfport, Mississippi. General Walt earned numerous personal awards during his more than 34 years as a Marine officer. These included two Navy Crosses and the Silver Star … Read more
George Pullen Peed, 78, of Fort Pierce, Florida, died Friday, May 5, 2000. He was a native of Fort Monroe, Virginia. He lived in Fort Pierce since 1974. Before retirement in 1974 as a Captain, he served in the Navy for 30 years. He served for 10 years in the submarine service. He served in … Read more
From a contemporary press report Captain Samuel George Rhea Member, Special Forces (Airborne), 31, died August 6, 1997 when his private aircraft crashed at Los Padres National Forest, California. Captain Rhea was a member of Alpha Team, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Kentucky, when he was selected as a Foreign Area Officer with … Read more
28 Years of Anguish Subside; Pain Remains By Rudi Williams American Forces Press Service – July 1998 WASHINGTON — One Friday night in late May 1970 Donald Preiss was preparing for a night of fun when bearers of devastating news knocked on his door. “My whole life changed from getting ready to go out with … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Of Charlottesville, Virginia, formerly of Gordonsville, Virginia, died on Friday, January 23, 1998, at his Charlottesville, Virginia residence. After graduation from Princeton University, Colonel Foster served in the Army Horse Artillery before World War II. In World War II he commanded C Battery, 255th Artillery in General Patton’s Third Army. … Read more
The honor roll of Section 60 Section 60 is a utilitarian, no nonsense term, bereft of any kind of grandeur, but it is very much a part – a significant part – of this Memorial Day. Section 60 is five acres of gently rolling land in Arlington National Cemetery where the dead from Iraq and … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 406-10 May 18, 2010 DOD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Corpora Nicholas D. Paradarodriguez, 29, of Stafford, Virginia, died May 16, 2010, … Read more
CRASH KILLS MARINE FLIER Lieutenant R. B. Sullivan Falls To Death In Florida PENSACOLA, Florida – May 19, 1931 – Second Lieutenant R. B. Sullivan, Jr., Marine Corps Student Flier, was killed today as his plane crashed near Gorman Field, the Naval Training grounds here. Lieutenant Sullivan was a son of Colonel R. B. Sullivan of the … Read more
Lieutenant Colonel Fred W. O’Nions, of Dover, Delaware, died May 1, 2008 at the Veterans Home in Milford, Delaware. His age was 75. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Harry and Gladys Davies O’Nions. He graduated in 1954 from the University of Pittsburgh where he was enrolled in the R.O.T.C. … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 092-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2007 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sergeant Jamie D. Wilson, 34, of San Diego, California, died January 22, 2007, in Fallujah, Iraq, from … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Ernest James Strickland, 93, of Washington, D.C. died Saturday, October 21, 2000 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Decatur, Georgia. A funeral was Thursday, October 26 at Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Roswell, Georgia, with the Rev. Sabian Strickland, pastor, officiating; the Rev. Willie R. Starks as eulogist; and … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Oscar S. Hargett Jr., 83, a retired office assistant director in the office of the secretary of the Navy who also was a retired Navy Reserve captain, died April 18, 1998 at his home in Bethesda, Maryland. He had arteriosclerosis. Captain Hargett, who retired from the Navy Reserve in 1975, … Read more
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From a contemporary press report: September 1997: On the 39th anniversary of their deaths on an aerial spy mission over Soviet Armenia, 17 Air Force officers and airmen were publicly honored Tuesday by one of the most secretive branches of U.S. intelligence. In an outdoor ceremony near its headquarters, the National Security Agency — the … Read more
CURRY, COL. JOHN V. John V. Curry, Colonel, United States Army (retired) of Dover, New Hampshire, currently residing in Juno Beach, Florida, died on Sunday, January 27, 2002. He was born in Buffalo, New York, on August 8, 1922. Colonel Curry served his country proudly as a combat veteran of World War II, the Korean … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Ennis T. Williams, 71, a former Army Sergeant and logistics analyst at Vitro Corp. in Arlington, died of intestinal cancer October 24, 1999, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He lived in Herndon, Virginia. Sergeant Williams retired from the Army in 1969 after serving 20 years and then was a … Read more
Col. J.S. Billings — Founded world-famous U.S. Army Medical Library. John Shaw Billings (1838-1913) was born in Allensville near Vevay, Indiana. He graduated from Miami University and the Medical College of Ohio. In 1862 he joined the U.S. Army Medical Department. During the American Civil War he organized hospitals in Washington, D.C. He served in … Read more
Saturday, August 11, 2001 Presumed remains of Crawford County MIA finally coming home EDINBORO, Pennsylvania. Sergeant First Class Gary Harned never had a funeral, because his Crawford County relatives could never be sure he was dead. Harned’s family still isn’t entirely sure – but they plan to bury remains presumed to be his in a … Read more
George Hanscom “Hank” Wilson, 88, a Brigadier General in the Air Force Reserve, died of ischemic heart disease February 11, 2007 at The Virginian retirement community in Fairfax, Virginia. General Wilson served in the Army Air Forces during World War II, then owned an insurance company in Macon, Georgia. He served in the Air Force … Read more
Royal Australian Air Force Pilot Officer Milne died on a World War II air mission while serving with a U. S. Aircrew on November 26, 1942. He was a member of a multinational flight crew whose remains were discovered in New Guinea in 1989. Since his remains, and those of the United States Army Air … Read more
Llewellyn William Oliver of Michigan Appointed Cadet, United States Military Academy from Nichigan, 15 June 1895 (67) Second Lieutenant, 2nd U. S. Infantry, 15 February 1899 Transferred to the 3rd U. S. Cavalry, 3 January 1900 First Lieutenant, 8th U. S. Cavalry, 2 February 1901 Born in Escanaba, Michigan, Llewellyn William Oliver’s first assignment was … Read more
July 13, 2000: Crash claims lives of two The crash of a T-38 Talon Tuesday morning took the lives of two U.S. Naval Test Pilot School students. Pilot Lieutenant Commander Gareth Aaron Rietz, 33, of Cheney, Washington, and Co-pilot Lieutenant Commander Raymond Edward O’Hare, 33, of Palos Heights, Illinois, died when their TPS jet crashed … Read more
Born at Washington, D.C. on June 7, 1850, he was awarded the Medal of Honor while serving in the Indian Wars as First Lieutenant, 6th United States Cavalry at White River, South Dakota, on January 1, 1891. He died on October 21, 1930 and was buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. Benjamin Harrison Cheever, Jr. … Read more
Hector Santa Anna, a bomber pilot who flew 35 sorties during a 17-week blitz over Germany during World War II and 127 missions in the Berlin airlift, and who later taught hundreds of pilots to fly before retiring as an Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, died December 9, 2006, of pneumonia at Kent General Hospital in … Read more
THRIFT, BENJAMIN H MOSBYS 43 VA CAV DATE OF DEATH: 03/27/1921 BURIED AT: SECTION CONF SITE 214A 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
Courtesy of Terry Foenander: 19 February 2009 John C. Tennent, appointed from North Carolina, as First Assistant Engineer, Confederate States Navy; served aboard the CSS Fredericksburg, 1864; resigned in late 1864, and went into the Confederate Army as Chaplain. [ORN 1, 10, 726.] John C. Tennent, First Assistant Engineer, CSS Fredericksburg, July, 1864. TENNENT, JOHN C 1ST … Read more
From a contemporary press report Colonel Charles Manley Pack, United States Army (retired) died October 2, 2002 at the Belvoir Woods Health Care Center, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, of congestive heart failure. Colonel Pack was born in Suwanee Springs, Florida, May 5, 1913. He graduated from Starke Military Academy, Montgomery, Alabama, Marion Military Institute, Marion, Alabama … Read more
Biography and Photo Courtesy of Russell C. Jacobs: June 2007 Frederick Arthur Blesse (1888-1954) Born in Illinois on November 12, 1888. M.D. from Hahnemann College in 1913. Commissioned in the Medical Section in 1918. Graduated from the Army Medical School in 1925. Instructor at Medical Field Service School 1926-1930. Graduated from Command and General Staff … Read more
From a contemporary press report: CHANDLER, ELI “Hap” (Age 83) Eli C. “Hap” Chandler, age 83, of Austin, Texas passed away Friday, September 19, 2003. Hap was born May 24, 1920 in Frame, West Virginia. He served in the US Army Corps of Engineers in World War II and Korea and retired as a … Read more
Robert Bostwick Carney (1895-1990) Born in Vallejo, California on March 26, 1895. Graduated from Annapolis in 1916. Served aboard the Dixie and the Fanning in World War I. Instructor at Annapolis 1923-1925. Commanding Officer of the Sirius 1937-1938. In the office of the Secretary of the Navy 1938-1940. Chief of Staff of the Support Force … Read more
Foster Joseph Tate was born on 17 April 1896 in Louisiana. He was appointed to the United States Military Academy from Louisiana and graduated in the class of 1919. 1942 – 1943 Attached to Opertions Division, Headquarters Army Ground Forces 1943 – 1944 Commanding Officer Artillery 75th Division 1944 – 1945 Commanding Officer Artillery 34th … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 1155-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov 13, 2004 DoD Identifies Marine Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance Corporal David M. Branning, 21, of Cockesville, Maryland Lance Corporal Brian A. Medina, 20, of Woodbridge, Virginia … Read more
Alexander Bliss of Massachusetts Appointd from New York, Captain and Assitant Quatermaster General of Volunteers, 3 February 1862 Captain, Assistant Quartermaster General, United States Army, 13 March 1863 Lieutenant Colonel, Quatermaster General, Unassigned, 20 April 1863 to 1 August 1865 Colonel, Quatermaster General, Unassigned, 7 May 1866 to 1 January 1867 Breveted Major, Lieutenant Colonel, … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Paul Tracy Cunningham, 62, a retired Navy commander who later operated a computer and space components manufacturing business, died November 6, 1999 at home in Alexandria, Virginia, after a heart attack. Commander Cunningham retired in 1998 as chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Microdyne Corp. of … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Mimi Brett, 69, the wife of a retired Air Force Lieutenant General who had maintained a home in Alexandria since 1964, died of cancer May 13, 1999 at her vacation home in Naples, Florida. Mrs. Brett, who was born in Austria, married Rock Brett, then an Air Force Lieutenant, in … Read more
Born at Memphis, Tennessee, August 11, 1878, he earned the Medal of Honor during the Philippines Insurrection while serving as Second Lieutenant, 4th United States Infantry near Majada, Philippines, on July 2, 1901. The Medal was presented to him on March 10, 1902. He died on March 16, 1964 and was buried in Section 1 of Arlington … Read more
John M. Connor, 89, a government printer and survivor of the Bataan death march, died of lung cancer December 15, 2005, at Holy Cross Hospice. He was a resident of Silver Spring, Maryland.A native Washingtonian, Mr. Connor spent all but 10 years of his life in the area. He graduated from Gonzaga College High School … Read more