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.
Daniel Huston of Maine Appointed from New York, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1843 (35) Brevet Second Lieutenant, 8th U. S. Infantry, 1 July 1848 Second Lieutenant, 1st U. S. Infantry, 30 June 1849 First Lieutenant, 31 December 1852 Captain, 8 December 1856 Colonel, 7th Missouri Cavalry, 21 February 1862 Honorably mustered out … Read more
From a contemporary press report Retired U.S. Marine Corps Master Sergeant Ronald Anthony Zemaitis passed away March 17, 2001 at Virginia Beach, Virginia. Born in Quantico, Virginia, in 1942, he resided in Virginia Beach for the past 24 years. He retired in 1986 from the U.S. Marine Corps after a successful career that spanned over … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 629-05 The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died on June 17, 2005, in Al Qaim, Iraq, while conducting combat operations. Both soldiers were assigned to … Read more
Biography Courtesy of the United States Air Force MAJOR GENERAL THOMAS R. RAMPY Died July 1, 1976. Thomas Randall Rampy was born in Bell County, Texas in 1897. He graduated from Salado College, Salado, Texas in 1915. Prior to entering the military service, his experience was primarily in the fields of accounting and procurement with … Read more
James Aiken Snyder of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) Appointed from Virginia, Second Lieutenant, 3rd U. S. Infantry, 5 August 1861 First Lieutenant, 3 October 1863 Regimental Adjutant, 1 January to 6 August 1866 Captain, 31 December 1867 Retired 13 November 1889 Breveted First Lieutentnat, 3 May 1863 for gallant and meritorious service in … Read more
Name: James P. McGrath Rank/Branch: HN, United States Navy Unit: A Company, 3rd Recon Battalion, 3rd Marine Division Date of Birth: 7 December 1948 Home City of Record: Chicago, Illinois Date of Loss: 3 August 1967 Country of Loss: South Vietnam Status (in 1973): Killed/Body Not Recovered Category: 3 Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: CH46A Refno: 0784 Other Personnel … Read more
Virgil Pfaff, Private, Co D, 57th NC Inf, resided in Forsyth Co., NC where he enlisted at age 20, July 4, 1862, for the war. Hospitalized at Richmond, Va, Sept 29, 1862 with measles. Returned to duty on Oct 29, 1862. Wounded in the right leg and captured at Fredericksburg, Va. Dec 13, 1862. Right … Read more
NANCY M. ROBINSON WED IN BERKSHIRES Bryn Mawr Graduate Bride of Lieutenant R. W. Fuller 3rd, United States Army GREAT BARRINGTON, Massachusetts, July 15, 1935 – Miss Nancy MacMurray Robinson, daughter of Colonel and Mrs. James Parsons Robinson of Washington, D.C. was married here today to Lieutenant Robert W. Fuller 3rd, United States Army, of … Read more
Retired Colonel James M. Brusitus of Jonesboro, Georgia, died August 21, 2001. He was 58. Colonel Brusitus spent most of his career in cavalry units in Germany, Vietnam and the United States. He commanded the “Dauntless” Armor Battalion at Fort Riley, Kansas. He was a graduate of the Command and General Staff College and the … Read more
From a contemporary press report: 6 July 1988 The remains of U.S. Navy Captain William E. Nordeen, the military attache in Greece killed by a terrorist bomb last week, arrived at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Tuesday to be prepared for burial. The C-5B transport plane arrived at the base from Athens, Greece, to a … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 696-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 04, 2007 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 to enemy … Read more
After many years of not being available for sale (or at very high prices) the lighly acclaimed film “Gardens of Stone,” has finally been released at a most reasonable price of under $10.00. The movie has been described as a “Somber, critically acclaimed, meticulously paced drama about soldiers in Arlington Cemetery’s honor guard during the … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Donald A. Johnson, 62, a retired Army colonel who spent most of his military career as a health care administrator, died August 7, 2002, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He had multiple myeloma. Colonel Johnson, who lived in Silver Spring, was born in Pittsburgh. He graduated from Morgan State … Read more
From a contemporary press report: 19 October 2001 Roger Woods, 57, was a Navy retiree working as a civilian manager at the Pentagon. Says his wife, Betty: “He is gone, and benefits will never replace him.” GREAT MILLS, Maryland — “In the middle of the desert, I met a sailor,” says Betty Woods, 57. “He … Read more
Biography Courtesy of Russell C. Jacobs, August 2007 William Richard Dear (1883-1956) Born on December 7, 1883 in Hamilton, Virginia. M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1906. Commissioned in the Medical Corps in 1908. Graduated from the Army Medical School in 1909. Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the University of Pennsylvania 1926-1932. … Read more
At Arlington the sound of hoofbeats and the creaking of caisson wheels, the folding of flags and the bugled Taps, all these familiar ingredients of a national mourning brought back memories still too fresh. Yet there were new elements, and these, too, were saddening. Standing at rigid attention at the burial service for Gus Grissom … Read more
FINCH, JAMES T SGT AF BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 4520 HAPPSTER, EUGENE J SGT AF BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 4520 JOYCE, ALBERT 2ND/LT AF BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 4520 RAYHAWK, PETE N SGT AF BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 4520 FORMATO, ANTHONY C 2/LT AF DATE OF DEATH: 04/18/1944 BURIED AT: SECTION … Read more
DOD ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN MARINE CASUALTY STATUS The Department of Defense announced today that Marine Corporal Kemaphoom A. Chanawongse, 22, of Waterford, Conn. was killed in action during operations on the outskirts of An Nasiriyah on March 23. He had previously been listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN). Chanawongse was assigned to 2nd Assault … Read more
Vice Admiral Edmund Weidemann Burrough Born in Camden, New Jersey October 28, 1890 Died May 8, 1962 Commissioned Ensign from U.S. Naval Academy 1914 Advanced through grades to Rear Admiral 1943 Commanding Officer, B-1 USS Monadnook 1918-19 Student, Colombia University 1920-21 Commanding Officer S-26, 1923-25 Staff & Faculty Member, Naval War College 1936-38 Served with … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 1036-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2006 Public/Industry(703) 428-0711 DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of an Airman who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Airman 1st Class Leebenard E. Chavis, 21, of Hampton, Virginia, died October 14, 2006, while … Read more
ADMIRAL LEO L. PACE PHILADELPHIA – September 26, 1963 – Rear Admiral Leo L. Pace, who was aboard the first American submarine to enter the Japanese Sea during World War II, died Tuesday at Philadelphia Naval Hospital. He was 65 years old. Admiral Pace, a native of Guide Rock, Nebraska, received the Legion of Merit … Read more
Brigadier General William Herbert Price Jr. Born in South Carolina 12 January 1915 Died 6 October 2002 Cadet, U.S. Military Academy 1935-39 Graduated as No. 11502, Class of 1939 Second Lieutenant 1939 First Lieutenant (AUS) 1940 Captain (AUS) 1942 1st Lieutenant 1942 Major (AUS) 1942 Lieutenant Colonel (AUS) 1944 Captain 1948 Advanced through Grades to … Read more
DNA testing has proven that the remains which were buried in the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery are those of United States Air Force First Lieutenant Michael Joseph Blassie. Lieutenant Blassie’s remains were returned to his family on Friday, July 10, 1998, and were buried in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, … Read more
MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY H, 3lst REGIMENT, GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, EVANS’ BRIGADE, GORDON’S DIVISION, ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, C. S. A., HARRIS COUNTY, GEORGIA”, “MOUNTAIN TIGERS” Colquitt, William H. – Private, January 30, 1862. Wounded in shoulder and captured at Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 13, 1862. Admitted to Carver U.S.A. General Hospital at Washington, D. C. … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Jeffrey Buhr, 31, a Gulf War veteran from Milford, will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on January 9, 2003. He died Thursday, December 26, 2002,at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia. He lived in Martinsburg with his family. Buhr was a veteran … Read more
“The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the NAVY CROSS to LIEUTENANT JOSEPH ORLECK, UNITED STATES NAVY for service, were the words introducing the following citation: “For extraordinary heroism in action as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. NAUSET during the amphibious invasion of Italy on September 9, 1943. When his ship, approaching … Read more
Withers Alexander Burress (1894-1977) Born in Richmond, Virginia on November 24, 1894. Graduated from VMI in 1914. Commissioned in the Infantry in 1916. Served with 23rd Infantry, 2nd Division in the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. Instructor at the Infantry School 1920-1922. Graduated from Command and General Staff School in 1931, then instructor … Read more
John Pitcher of Texas Appointed from the District of Columbia, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 9 July 1872 (42) Second Lieutenant, 9th U.S. Infantry, 15 June 1876 Transferred to the 1st U.S. Cavalry, 28 July 1876 First Lieutenant, 27 November 1882 Regimental Adjutant, 27 November 1882 to 30 November 1885 Captain, 22 July 1892 Major, … Read more
From a contemporary press report Ralph R. Curry, 95, a Coast Guard Captain who retired as commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Institute in Connecticut in 1962 and then practiced law in Arlington for 32 years, died April 12, 2000 at a nursing home in San Jose, California. He had suffered a stroke. Captain Curry, … Read more
From a contemporary press report: On August 4, 1999, CHARLES DOUGLAS FISHER died of cardiovascular arrest. Doug served in the military from 1942 to 1970. He was born in Yonkers, New York, and spent his boyhood years along the Hudson River in the town of Beacon. The Fisher family moved to Rockville Center on Long … Read more
The wife of General Malin Craig, she was born in 1880 and died in 1941. She is buried in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery with her husband and other family members. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett … Read more
Colonel Burtner was born on 8 January 1920. He served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He died on 23 June 1987 and was buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery (150-E). His son, Paul D. Burtner, was killed in an automobile accident in 1967 and is buried with the Colonel. … Read more
Major General Ellis W. Williamson, new 25th Infantry Division Commander, assumed command during ceremonies held at Cu Chi Saturday morning, August 3, 1968. He replaces Major General F. K. Mearns, who moves to Saigon to become Deputy Commander, II Field Force and Commanding General, Capital Military Assistance Command. General Williamson was born in Raeford, North … Read more
Submitted By Elmer B. Hall, Jr., Captain, USMCR (Retired) Captain Raymond Wilhelm Reisner, Jr. United States Marine Corps, was born January 2, 1947 in Hartford, Connecticut into a career United States Army family. His parents were Colonel Raymond Wilhelm Reisner, Sr., United States Army, Marian I. Reisner. Reisner graduated from Carlisle Senior High School, Carlisle, … Read more
Walter Short (1880-1949) commanded the Hawaiian Department of the United States Army when the Japanese launched a surprise attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The attack came as a complete surprise and inflicted perhaps the most decisive defeat ever suffered by U.S. forces. Short was held responsible and forced to retire from the … Read more
American Flight 77 Victim – 11 September 2001 Mary Jane Booth, 64, was known to almost everyone who worked at Dulles International Airport. She had worked for American Airlines for 45 years and was secretary to American’s general managerat Dulles for more than three decades, arriving just a few years after the airport opened. There … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 243-08 March 26, 2008 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died March 24, 2008, in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds suffered when … Read more
Captain George Sanderson and his family were already in Alaska when we arrived. He and Phyllis were older than the rest of us; they had school-aged children. Sandy took his work seriously and we suspected he might be a perfectionist. After each mission we scored each other’s weather observation worksheets, and monthly scores of the … Read more
13 June 2006 THREE RIVERS, Texas – A soldier whose burial some 60 years ago became a symbol of Mexican-American civil rights will be remembered with a historical roadside marker. The Texas Historical Commission unanimously approved the marker on June 9, 2006, for Private Felix Z. Longoria. The Three Rivers soldier was killed in action … Read more
From a contemporary press report Provided by Judy Campbell, February 2000 Army Private First Class Stephen D. Gavin, 20, a 1966 Virginia State wrestling champion while at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia, was killed Wednesday in the collision of a car and a tow truck near Emporia, Virginia, while returning to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Private … Read more
Edward Rice “Ted” Ardery, 85, a retired Army colonel who served in three wars and later built power plants for Pepco, died of cancer June 9, 2006, at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington. He was an Alexandria, Virginia, resident. Colonel Ardery was born in the District and graduated from Culver Military Academy in Indiana in … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 1113-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 02, 2006 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance Corporal Minhee Kim, 20, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, died November 1, 2006, while conducting combat operations in … Read more
GRAYSON, S MONROE PVT A 2 MD INF C S A DATE OF DEATH: 01/02/1919 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 189-A Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima Kapseln Diaetolin Cardione PHC Beauty … Read more
Earnest E. Brown Private, U.S. Army Service # 33843369 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Virginia Died: 16-Jan-45 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Ardennes American Cemetery Neupre, Belgium Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart. Remains recovered 30 March 2005 and buried at a private cemetery … Read more
Construction should be completed by June at Dover Air Force Base’s new $20 million mortuary, and Army Corps of Engineers officials led a tour through the facility Friday to reveal some of the enhancements it will provide for the military’s largest such operation. As they steered guests through what will be hospital-quality radiology units, autopsy … Read more
Charles Christopher Byrne of Maryland Appointed from Maryland, Assistant Surgeon, 23 June 1860 Major, Surgeon, 28 July 1866 Lieutenant Colonel, Surgeon, 29 Mar 1889 Colonel, Assistant Surgeon General, 4 December 1893 Retired 7 May 1901 Breveted Major and Lieutenant Colonel, 13 March 1865, for faithful and meritorious service during rhe war. An Illustrated History of … Read more
Visitors at the John F. Kennedy Memorial watch the Eternal Flame at Arlington National Cemetery, Friday, November 21, 2003, in Washington. Tomorrow is the 40th anniversary of Kennedy’s assasination. The gravesite of the assassinated US President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery While the Eternal Flame burns at the grave site for U.S. President … Read more
Born at Cherokee, Iowa, October 3, 1882. During World War I, he absented himself from the U.S. House of Representatives, where he was serving as a Member of Congress from South Dakota, and on January 5, 1918 enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served in the 313th Infantry as a Private, Sergeant, Second Lieutenant and … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Daniel Shinchul Park, 25, died July 23, 1999, when he fell down a rocky coastal cliff on Caines Head State Recreational Trail on Resurrection Bay while on a youth ministry backpacking trip. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Trinity Presbyterian Church. Dr. George Gilchrist will … Read more
Funeral services for former San Fernando Valley Rep. James C. Corman will be held Wednesday in Virginia. Corman died December 30, 2000, after suffering a stroke. Corman, a Democrat, represented the 21st Congressional District from 1961 to 1981, championing civil rights and welfare reform legislation. After his defeat by Republican Bobbie Fiedler, Corman donated his … Read more
Port Royal, South Carolina: Anna Agnes Damm Kinsey, 104, widow of Raymond George Kinsey, died Tuesday, January 22, 2002 at River Oaks. Services will be at Arlington National Cemetery. Mrs. Kinsey was born September 16, 1897 in Twelve Mile, Indiana, a daughter of John Martin Damm and Nancy Viola Ludders Damm. She was a homemaker … Read more
I am searching for anyone who served or knew anything about my uncle, Myrl E. Boys, who was a First Lieutenant and Executive Officer of I-3-5, 1st Marine Division at Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War. To give you a brief history about my uncle, he was from Chilo, Ohio, a small town along the … Read more
From a contemporary press report: March 1993: The general who became Chief of Staff after leading U.S. forces in Normandy and United Nations troops in Korea, died at home in Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. Was 98. Died of cardiac arrest, said his lawyer, G. Donald Gerlach. He also planned and executed the … Read more
Born on April 11, 1850, the grandson of Henry Kollock and Jennie Brent Graham Davenport, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1872. He served in the Indian Wars with the 9th United States Cavalry from 1872 to 1886. He died on May 6, 1887 and is buried in Section 3 of Arlington National … Read more
Courtesy of Dale Nichols: January 2008: MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY I, 13th REGIMENT, GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, EVANS’ BRIGADE, GORDON’S DIVISION ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA. C. S. A. SPALDING COUNTY, GEORGIA, (“STARK VOLUNTEERS”) Conaghan, James (or Cunningham) – Private, July 8, 1861. Wounded and captured at Spotsylvania, Virginia, May 12, 1864. Wounded in leg, necessitating amputation at … Read more
Defense Chief Asked Army to Reconsider Decision on GOP Aide’s Father By: Bradley Graham Washington Post Staff Writer, Thursday, November 27, 1997 The Washington Post Defense Secretary William S. Cohen intervened to help a Republican congressional staff member bury his father in Arlington National Cemetery last summer after Army officials had denied permission for a … Read more
Charles Waite Orville Bunker (1882-1958) Born on February 23, 1882 in Viroqua, Iowa. M.D. from Cornell in 1905. Commissioned in the Medical Corps in 1907. Staff Officer for the United States High Commissioner to Turkey 1923-1925. Graduated from the Naval War College in 1936. Commanding Officer of Naval Medical School 1941-1942 and the National Naval … Read more
SUICIDE IN THE POTOMAC WASHINGTON, December 22, 1889 – John S. Parker, a Grand Army man, and formerly a well-to-do real estate dealer in Kansas City, Missouri, committed suicide last night by jumping into the Potomac River from a float of a boathouse moored near the Washington Monument. The details of the tragedy show that … Read more
Richard P. Golick, 78, Founder and Former Chairman of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation, Inc., died at home in Long Beach, California on February 26, 1996. On March 7, 1996, many Patriots paid tribute to this honorable man as he was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery with the full … Read more
KIRK, JOHN H 14TH VA INF DATE OF DEATH: 05/21/1862 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 168 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 … Read more
THOMPSON, WILLIAM T CAPT CO D, 8TH MO CAV, CSA DATE OF DEATH: 03/30/1920 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 201-A Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima Kapseln Diaetolin Cardione PHC Beauty C+ … Read more
Born on August 26, 1918, the son of a career Army officer, Brigadier General Don Carlos Faith, he graduated from Georgetown Univerity, Washington, D.C. He was killed-in-action in the Korean War and his body was never recovered. However, his father, Brigadier General Don Carlos Faith, arranged to have included on the rear of his own stone … Read more
Major General Arthur Winston Brown Born November 9, 1873 in Davenport, Iowa Died January 3, 1958 Second Lieutenant 1899 Lieutenant Colonel (National Army) 1917 Colonel (National Army) 1919 Colonel, United States Army 1927 Major General, United States Army 1933 Corporal & Sergeant, Battery A, Utah Artillery 1898-99 The Judge Advocate General of the Army 1933-37 … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 696-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 04, 2007 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 to enemy … Read more
From contemporary press reports: Fred Clifton Sheffey Jr., 72, a retired Army major general who from 1978 to 1980 was commanding general of Fort Lee, Virginia, and its Quartermaster Corps Training Command and School, died of lung cancer July 25, 2000 at his home in De Soto, Texas. General Sheffey, a decorated combat veteran of … Read more
Abner Riviere Hetzel of Pennsylvania. Appointed from Pennsylvania, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1823 Appointed Brevet Second Lieutenant, and Second Lieutenant, 2nd United States Infantry, 1 July 1827 First Lieutenant, 28 June 1836 Captain, 27 November 1839 to 18 June 1846 Assistant Quartermaster, 24 May 1835 to 7 July 1838 Captain and Assistant … Read more
General Guy S. Meloy, Jr. was born in Lanham, Maryland on September 4, 1903. After graduating from McKenley Technological High School, received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He graduated from West Point in 1927 with a Batchelor of Science degree and received a commission as a Second … Read more
Many of the 14,000 trees at Arlington National Cemetery are looking a bit spruced up this Veterans Day due to a volunteer effort by a group of arborists from across the country. Almost 600 arborists from 20 states and 80 companies descended on the 612-acre national cemetery Oct. 17 with chain saws, chippers and bucket … Read more
From a contemporary press report: 4 Sepember 2000 For nearly 33 years, Leonard Murray Lee was considered missing in action. The F-4 Phantom jet he piloted on a bombing run over North Vietnam disappeared from radar on December 27, 1967. He had not been seen again, until now. Last month, the government notified Lee’s family … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Wallace M. Greene Jr., 95, a retired four-star General who was Commandant of the Marine Corps during the buildup of U.S. forces for the war in Southeast Asia, died March 8, 2003, at Goodwin House in Alexandria, Virginia. He had multiple myeloma. During a 37-year career that took him to … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 496-11 June 10, 2011 DOD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Corporal Nicholas S. O’Brien, 21, of Stanley, North Caroloina, died June … Read more
Hosea John Babin was born on 15 December 1842 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. He served in the United States Navy throughout the Civil War and remained in the Navy following the war as a Medical Officer. He rose through the ranks to Medical Director and was advanced to Rear Admiral on the retired … Read more
Central Intelligence Agency Operative NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 633-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2007 DoD Assists in Identification of Missing Vietnam-Era CIA Pilot The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of an American civilian pilot, missing in action from Vietnam while flying for … Read more
Admiral Barry Kennedy Atkins, USN (Ret.), 94, of Richmond, Virginia, died Tuesday, November 15, 2005. Admiral Atkins was born in Annapolis, Maryland, son of a naval officer. He was a 1932 Naval Academy graduate who retired from the Navy in 1959, and who received the Navy Cross for “extraordinary heroism” for action in World War … Read more
LYNNFORD SAMUEL WILSON, SR. Colonel, United States Army (Ret.) of Madison, Virginia, died on Wednesday, June 21, 2000, at Culpeper Memorial Hospital, beloved husband of the late Grace Wilson; father of Lynnford Samuel Wilson, Jr., Ronald Craig Wilson and Dr. Deborah Jane Wilson; brother of Emily Wilson. He is also survived by six grandchildren. A … Read more
Blair Dabney Taylor of Virginia Appointed from Virginia, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Army, 26 June 1875 Major, Surgeon, 31 May 1893 Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Surgeon General, U. S. Army, 30 June 1902 He was an 1866 graduate of the Virginia MilitaryInstitute (VMI0 And served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Dr. Blair Dabney … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1354-07 November 27, 2007 Airman Missing In Action From The Vietnam War Is Identified The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 203-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2005 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sergeant Daniel G. Gresham, 23, of Lincoln, Illinois, died February 24, 2005, in Camp Wilson, Iraq, when … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 534-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2007 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Specialsit Matthew T. Bolar, 24, of Montgomery, Alabama, died May 3, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered … Read more
From a contemporary press report: CLEVELAND OHIO – When he talked about dying – something that easily slipped into his conversations – Jim Klamm always mentioned Arlington National Cemetery. He had spent much of his life in the Marines, he would say, and he was going to spend the afterlife in Arlington. “More than anything, … Read more
Born at Lisbon, New Hampshire, on January 27, 1845, he earned the Medal of Honor while serving as First Lieutenant, 41st United States Infantry at Brazos River, Texas, on October 28, 1869 during the Indian Wars. The Medal was actually issued on Janaury 18, 1894. He died on March 24, 1918 and was buried in Section 2 … Read more
Full Name: RALPH BYRON PAPPAS Date of Birth: 3/14/1940 Date of Casualty: 3/30/1967 Home of Record: PRESIDIO, CALIFORNIA Branch of Service: MARINE CORPS Rank: CAPT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM asualty Province: QUANG TRI Captain Pappas was the Forward Air Observer attached to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines on March 30, 1967. Our company had … Read more
U.S. military officials are expected to conduct tests on the remains of a Vietnam veteran interred in the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. This came after CBS News raised questions about the identity of those remains last January. CBS News Correspondent Vince Gonzales reports there is no final decision yet. But such … Read more
Courtesy of his son, Walt H. Kamien, Colonel, United States Air Force (Retired), August 2008: Raymond Henry Kamien, 80, of Rockville, Maryland, and former resident of Tanglwood Lakes, Greentown, Pennsylvania. for 32 years, died on Saturday, June 21, 2008 after a long illness. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carol. Born November 7, 1927 … Read more
The Heinz Hitch — a team of eight huge, black Percheron horses and an antique wagon that for 20-plus years traveled North America promoting H.J. Heinz Co. products — has been split up. Heinz bought the horses from retired Heinz microbiologist John Dryer, and then donated the wagon to the Sen. John Heinz History Center, … Read more
PLATTSBURGH, New York — Lieutenant Commander Randall G. Williams, U.S. Navy (Ret), 41, of Jerry Drive, died Thursday, January 10, 2002, at the CVPH Medical Center after a five year struggle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), a condition that government agencies have recently attributed to being connected with service in the Persian Gulf … Read more
September 2002 A USAF MC-130H Combat Talon cargo aircraft crashed into a mountainside Aug 7, 2002, about 15 miles south of San Juan, Puerto Rico. All 10 military personnel on board were killed, according to U.S. Southern Command. The special operations aircraft went down in heavy fog and rain during a nighttime training flight from … Read more
Born at Middletown, Connecticut, on May 27, 1819, the son of a noted US Navy Officer. He entered the US Naval Academy as a midshipman in December 1836. After a cruise on the USS Independence in 1838-41, he was promoted to passed midshipman in July 1842, and for a short time after that he was … Read more
Master Sergeant Albert Blithe June 25, 1923-December 17, 1967 “I’m a paratrooper . . . that’s my job.” Private Albert Blithe was one of the Easy Company paratroopers featured in Episode 3 Carentan of the HBO Band of Brothers mini-series. In that episode, Blithe is first struck with a temporary case of hysterical blindness and … Read more
Hi, I can give you some information on one of your soldiers; J. L. Riley of Company I, 21st Mississippi Infantry. His full name is Joseph L. Riley, and he was a Private in Company I of the 21st. He was mortally wounded in the left groin and captured at Sayler’s Creek, Virginia, on April … Read more
Name: Jacques Michael Swaab PHOTO Country: United States Rank: Lieutenant Services: United States Air Service Units: 22nd Aero Victories: 10 Born: 21 April 1894 Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died: 07 July 1963 Place of Death: Los Angeles, California Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery Notes: On the afternoon of 8 September 1918, Swaab was wounded while … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force MAJOR GENERAL HERBERT J. GAVIN Retired June 1, 1978. Died June 27, 2009. Major General Herbert J. Gavin was commander, Sacramento Air Logistics Center, McClellan Air Force Base, California. General Gavin was born near Winterset, Iowa, in 1921. He began active military service in May 1942 as an … Read more
William G. Bainbridge, the fifth Sergeant Major of the Army, died November 29 in Palm Bay, Florida. Bainbridge, 83, was a veteran of two wars, beginning his career in 1943 as a draftee, and retiring in 1979 after four years as the Army’s senior enlisted soldier and primary noncommissioned officer adviser to the Chief of … Read more
VICE ADMIRAL IRVING TERRILL DUKE Born January 9, 1901 Died unknown Rear Admiral 1951 Gunnery Officer, USS Helena (pre War) Commanding Officer, USS Rochester 1949-50 Commanding Officer, USS Missouri 1950-51 Commander, Naval Proving Ground 1951-52 Commander, Key West Naval Base 1952-53 Served with Office of Chief of Naval Operations 1953-54 Director of Undersea Warfare, Office … Read more
Biography and Photo Courtesy of Russell C. Jacobs, May 2007 Franklin Babcock (1885-1972). Born in Stonington, Connecticut on August 11, 1885. Graduate of Rensselear Polytechnic Institute in 1907. Commissioned in the Coast Artillery Corps in 1910. Served with the 51st Artillery in France in World War I, seeing action in St. Mihiel, Pont-a-Mousson and Aisne-Marne … Read more
Admiral Entombed in Cathedral, His $20,000 Arlington Vault Goes To Virginia Cemetery WASHINGTON, October 16, 1933 – The $20,000 mausoleum in Arlington National Cemetery in which the body of Admiral George Dewey, hero of the battle of Manila Bay, lay until its removal to the crypt of Bethlehem Chapel of the Washington National Cathedral, in … Read more
Captain Robert M. Reynolds, First Iowa Cavalry (August 22, 1826-June 7, 1885) is buried adjacent to Joseph Jones Reynolds. Apparently there is no relatiopnshiop between the two. The Captain’s wife, Orpha W. Richardson Reynolds (August 28, 1826-January 19, 1903) is buried with him as his son, Lieutenant Lovell K. Reynolds, United States Navy (January 31, 1857-February 18, 1893). … Read more
Courtesy of the USS Constellation Museum A native of South Bend, Indiana, Campbell graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1893, and served two years, then required by law, before receiving his commission aboard USS Baltimore. During the Spanish-American War, Campbell saw service aboard several ships operating off the west coast of Central America, but … Read more
CAPTAIN E. D. CAPEHART, AIDE TO HARDING, 58 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, July 7, 1948 – Captain Everett Dole Capehart, USN, retired, of 570 Park Avenue, New York, a veteran of both World Wars, who was a White House aide in the Harding Administration, died in a hospital here today after an illness of eighteen days. … Read more
By President George Bush, June 26, 1992 Please be seated. This is a little much. But listen, I am so pleased to see so many distinguished Americans here and so many visitors here. I first want to salute our Secretary, beautifully decked out for this occasion, but I have such confidence in Ed Derwinski and … Read more