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.
Biography Courtesy of the United States Air Force MAJOR GENERAL WILLARD R. WOLFINBARGER Retired July 1, 1953. Died January 1, 1975. Willard Roland Wolfinbarger was born in Marion, Kansas, in 1900. He enlisted in the Army in 1917, and was assigned to Company “M”, 139th Infantry of the 35th Division with which he participated in … Read more
Washington, D. C. November 8, 1945 – Miss Christina Livingston Macomb, a member of one of Washington’s oldest families, died in her home here early today at the age of 84. A resident of Washington for more than sixty years, Miss Macomb was a daughter of the late Colonel and Mrs. John Navarre Macomb and a granddaughter … Read more
On April 5, 2008, Brigadier General (retired), Richard Stanley Fye, age 79, of Manhattan, Kansas, died at Mercy Regional Health Center. General Frye was born January 10, 1929, at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the son of John Harvey and Lucille (Wallace) Fye. He graduated from United States Military Academy with the class of 1950. He received … Read more
Courtesy of his classmates, United States Military Academy: Charles Lester Heltzel No. 13356 • 19 October 1918 – 24 May 1991 Died in Falls Church, Virginia, aged 72 years Interment: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia CHARLES “LES” HELTZEL was born on 19 October 1918 in Indiana, one of eight children of Elmer and Lilian Heltzel. … Read more
From a contemporary press report John Conway Hunt, 90, a retired Navy Commander who was a lawyer for the Federal Maritime Commission from the 1960s until retiring in the 1970s, died November 11, 2002, at the Montgomery Hospice Casey House in Rockville, Maryland. He had Alzheimer’s disease. Commander Hunt was born in Bethesda and … Read more
William Patrick Martin of Ireland Appointed from Connecticut Private, Corporal and Sergeant, Company K, 1st U. S. Artillery, 28 march 1839 to 8 December 1847 Private, General Service, and Ordnance Sergeant, 21 August 1850 to 27 August 1861 First Lieutenant, Quartermaster, 3rd Rhode Island Volunteer Artillery, 27 August 1861 Resigned 12 September 1862 Captain, U. … Read more
Lieutenant Colonel Dargue was the son of Herbert Arthur Dargue, Major General, United States Army. Donald Salmon Dargue, USMA 1943, passed away on March 24, 1993. We are actively seeking information concerning the Colonel. October 7 1944 shot down by flak. Pilot Lieutenant Donald S. Dargue. Target Politz. Prisoner of war. Read our general and most … Read more
Larry D. Soderquist (B.S. Eastern Michigan 1966; J.D. Harvard 1969; D.Min. Trinity 1998) joined the Vanderbilt faculty following distinguished tenure on the law faculty at Notre Dame. He came to teaching after decorated service as an Army Captain during the Vietnam War and after practicing law on Wall Street with Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. … Read more
SN Morgan died in an automobile accident while serving with the United States Navy. His parents, Sergeant Major and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Morgan, are also buried at Arlington National Cemetery. MORGAN, GARY EUGENE SN USN DATE OF BIRTH: 06/25/1943 DATE OF DEATH: 06/25/1967 BURIED AT: SECTION 52 SITE 1467 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Read our general and most … Read more
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 11, 1842, he earned the Medal of Honor during the Civil War while serving in Company D, 3rd Maryland Volunteer Infantry at Fort Stedman, Virginia, on March 25, 1865. The Medal was actually issued to him on July 9, 1891. He died on April 10, 1922 and was buried in Section … Read more
Lawrence G. Rule Roanoke, Virginia Born 1923 Corporal, U.S. Army Service Number 13292022 Killed in Action Died December 2, 1950 in Korea Corporal Rule was a member of the 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on December 2, 1950. Corporal Rule was awarded … Read more
These young Americans were killed in the crash of their helicopter on April 6, 1972 while on a rescue mission in Quang Tri, South Vietnam (see story below). Their bodies were subsequently recovered and identified in 1997 and they were laid to rest with full military honors, including a helicopter flyover, at Arlington National Cemetery. … Read more
From a contemporary press report Robert Thomas “Tom” Brumfiel, 71, a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and computer systems consultant, died of a heart attack August 29, 2000 at Reston Hospital, Virginia. A former resident of Potomac, Maryland, he had lived since 1997 at the Falcon’s Landing retirement community in Potomac Falls. Colonel Brumfiel commanded … Read more
Brigadier General James M. Gibson Most of us have life quite easy compared to others. I have not heard of a life much harder than that of my Grandfather, General James M. Gibson. My grandfather’s life had many hardships. He showed great perseverance, while working his way up to the rank of General. His life … Read more
Francis Lupo Private, U.S. Army 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division Entered the Service from: Ohio Died: July 21, 1918 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery Belleau, France NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 942-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2006 Public/Industry(703) 428-0711 First … Read more
First Lieutenant William A. Sheeham was born in Covington, Kentucky, on 5 May 1886. He was killed in action on 29 September 1918 in the Argonne Sector of France in World War I. SHEEHAN, WM A 1ST LT CO F 315 INF VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown DATE OF DEATH: 09/29/1918 DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown BURIED … Read more
William Babcock Hazen was born at West Hartford, Vermont, September 27, 1830; however, at age 3 parents took him to Hiram, Ohio, where he spent his boyhood and where he formed close friendship with James A. Garfield. He graduated at the United States Military Academy at age 25, (class of 1855) with the brevet of … Read more
Report of Col. Edward Prince, Seventh Illinois Cavalry. LA GRANGE, TENN., March 12, 1863. SIR: I report that, in pursuance of orders of the brigade commander commanding, I moved, in command of this regiment, the first day advance of the brigade, starting from La Grange, Tenn., at 9.30 a. m., March 8, 1863. The rest … Read more
John Reginald Beardall (1887-1967) Born on February 7, 1887 in Sanford, Florida. Graduated from Annapolis in 1908 and commissioned in 1910. Served aboard the Vermont at the occupation of Vera Cruz in April 1914. Aboard the Kansas and New Hampshire in World War I. Graduated from Naval War College in 1933. Aide to the Secretary … Read more
James Ellsworth Adams was born on 21 November 1891. He was an early Army aviator and died in service on 5 October 1931. He was buried with full military honors in Alrington National Cemetery. We are actively seeking additional information about Lieutenant Adams. ADAMS, JAMES 1ST LT AIR CORPS USA VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown DATE … Read more
Full Name: LEN MARTIN HANAWALD Date of Birth: 9/9/1935 Date of Casualty: 9/3/1969 Home of Record: ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: LTC Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: QUANG TRI Lieutenant Colonel Hanawald was my battalion commander. I was the Battalion executive officer. He was superb officer and commander. He was killed … Read more
AUGUR, Christopher Columbus, soldier, born in New York in 1821. He was graduated at West Point in 1843, having been appointed to the academy from Michigan. During the Mexican war he served as aide-de-camp to General Hopping, and, after his death, to General Caleb Cushing. He was promoted Captain 1 August 1852, and served with … Read more
From contemporary press reports: Combat Infantryman’s Badge (3) Joseph B. Conmy, Jr., a heavily decorated Army infantry Colonel who commanded U.S. troops in a bloody, controversial battle in Vietnam and also served in two other wars, died of cancer April 22, 1994 at his home in Vienna, Virginia. The son of an Army office, he … Read more
Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Members of this Subcommittee, I am Raymond J. Costanzo, and I am appearing at the request of the Chairman. I served as Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery from May of 1975 through December of 1990; and for three years prior that, I served as the Deputy Superintendent, a total of approximately 19 years. … Read more
Major General Samuel L. Reid, United States Army, (Retired) completed his life on earth and started his new life with the Lord on 13 June 2008. Samuel Reid was born on 20 July 1920 in Charleston, South Carolina. He grew up in downtown Charleston, graduated from the Citadel in 1941, and entered Active Duty in … Read more
Courtesy of his classmates: United States Military Academy: ALBERT ENZO JOY No. 15943 * 12 Mar 1924 – 9 Apr 2001 Died in Alexandria, VA * Interred in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA ALBERT E. JOY was born in Long Island, New York, but grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey. At Teaneck High School, he … Read more
Thursday, December 19, 2002 Morrill Worcester’s business drive won him a trip to Washington, D.C., 40 years ago when he was just 12 years old. He topped a newspaper-sponsored contest for news carriers who signed up the most new subscribers, and headed to the capital, where he first saw Arlington National Cemetery. The expansive, rolling … Read more
Born at Buffalo, New York, January 31, 1840, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1864. He married Elizabeth Walbridge, January 20, 1869. He was commissioned a First Lieutenant, Engineers, June 13, 1864, and advanced through the grades to Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army, February 5, 1897, and to Brigadier … Read more
Courtesy of his classmates United States Military Academy Class of 1946 Rodney Alger Blyth No.15699 Class of 1946 Died 5 July 1988 In Lebanon, Pennsylvania, aged 65 years. Interment: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia Rodney Alger Blyth was born 4 September 1922 in San Mateo, California. His brother James wrote: “Our mother’s musical background had … Read more
James Stockett Jouett of Kentucky Appointed from Maryland, Second Lieutenant, 10th Infantry, 20 January 1875 Transferred to 10th Cavalry, 6 February 1877 First Lieutenant, 17 February 1883 Dismissed 30 April 1885 First Lieutenant, 10th Cavalry, 12 May 1888 to rank from 17 February 1883 (Act of 26 April 1888) Resigned 15 January 1889 UNINTENTIONAL EMBEZZLEMENT … Read more
Courtesy of the U. S. House of Representatives Representative from Alabama; born in Foxcroft, Piscataquis County, Maine, February 7, 1832; was graduated from Waterville (Maine) College in 1859; during the Civil War entered the Union Army as captain of Company C, Thirteenth Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry; appointed lieutenant colonel of the Ninety-first United States Colored … Read more
Bass, Ivan Ernest (1877-1967) Born on July 29, 1877 in Carley, Mississippi. Graduated from Annapolis in 1901 and commissioned in 1903. Engineering Officer at Boston Navy Yard in World War I. Rear Admiral in March 1934. Naval Inspector of Machinery at Newport News Shipbuilding Company 1934-1939. Member of U.S. Navy Compensation Board 1939-1941. Retired in … Read more
Burial Deadline Upsets Attack Victim’s Family Funeral Plans Thwarted, Widow Says Thursday, November 15, 2001 Martha Jackson-Holley waited seven weeks to bury her husband. Jimmie Ira Holley, an accountant for the Army, was missing after the September 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon. For weeks, Jackson-Holley waited for her husband’s remains to be identified, as … Read more
Dave Edward Bates, 68 (Retired Command Sergeant Major,United States Army), the youngest of three sons and a daughter born to the late Robert Bates, Sr. and Annie Culpepper Bates, was born in Fulton, Alabama on May 26, 1938. He departed this life on Thursday, December 21, 2006. Dave served as a soldier in the United … Read more
Courtesy of the United State Air Force GENERAL JOHN K. CANNON Retired March 31, 1954 – Died January 12, 1955 General John Kenneth Cannon was a World War II Mediterranean combat commander and former chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe for whom Cannon Air Force Base, Clovis, New Mexico is named: He was born … Read more
Jeremy Light didn’t consider himself an avid horseman when he was assigned to the caisson platoon at Arlington National Cemetery. He’d only watched horses in movies and ridden one a couple of times. His military experience was in jumping out of airplanes in war zones, not corralling 42 horses and 50 soldiers. But today the … Read more
From a contemporary press report Theodore M. Gilliland, 79, a retired Navy commander who was a senior research engineer with Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory from 1966 to 1984, died of cancer July 25, 2001, at his home in Arlington, Virginia. Commander Gilliland, a native of Pennsylvania, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at … Read more
ARMY OFFICER SHOT, HANDLING GUN MANILA, Philippine Islands – March 28, 1926 – Lieutenant David S. Holbrook of the Twenty-sixth Cavalry was shot and killed at Fort Stotsenberg today by a revolver he was handling. Whether the shooting was accidental or intentional has not been determined, the authorities announced. Lieutenant Holbrool was the son of … Read more
PARSON, W G CSA BURIED AT: CONFED Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima Kapseln Diaetolin Cardione PHC Beauty C+ Kapseln Colon Broom HHC Blüten Liba Kapseln Gélules Figur LB Slimming Gummies Nucific … Read more
From a contemporary press report: July 1996 William Arnold Frutig, a retired Army colonel and auto industry executive from Detroit, died Saturday, July 20, 1996 in San Diego. Colonel Frutig, 80, died in his sleep and the cause of death hadn’t been determined. He began a 40-year auto career with Chrysler Corporation and later worked … Read more
From a contemporary press report: COLUMBUS, Ohio, December 2, 1997. A funeral will be held Thursday for George Wright Ferguson of Worthington, whose book on traveling by rail earned him the nickname “Mr. Eurail” within the travel industry. Ferguson, 77, died Sunday at a Columbus hospital. He had suffered two aortic aneurysms and strokes in … Read more
Admiral Led Grenada Invasion By Patricia Sullivan Courtesy of the Washington Post Thursday, February 12, 2009 Wesley L. McDonald, 84, a four-star Navy Admiral who commanded the 1983 invasion of Grenada for the U.S. military and who as a pilot led the first air strike against North Vietnam in 1964 after the Gulf of Tonkin … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 1017-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died August 15, 2007, in Taji, Iraq, when the enemy attacked using indirect fire. Killed were: Sergeant Princess C. Samuels, … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force Suggested By Russell C. Jacobs, June 2007 MAJOR GENERAL EDWARD M. POWERS Died January 1, 1977. Edward Michael Powers was born in 1892 at LeRoy, Illinois. During the World War, he served as Private First Class in the Aviation Section, Signal Corps Reserve, from November 30, 1917 until he … Read more
From a contemporary press report William H. Griffiths Jr., 83, a captain in the Navy Civil Engineer Corps who retired in 1971 as officer in charge of construction at the Naval Station in Washington, died September 1, 1998 at the Arleigh Burke Pavilion in McLean, Virginia. He had congestive heart failure. Captain Griffiths was a … Read more
President-Elect Barack Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns on Sunday, somberly pausing to honor America’s war heroes in the midst of a mostly festive weekend prelude to taking on the Presidency. Just over 50 hours from becoming the 44th president of the United States, Mr. Obama rode from his temporary residence … Read more
From a contemporary press report: John David Eberhart Sr., 67, a retired Army command sergeant major and a decorated Vietnam War veteran, died of cancer November 21, 1999 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Mr. Eberhart served 20 years in the Army, mainly in helicopter units as a crew member. He was serving at an … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Harley Lee Grant, 84, of Maysville, Michigan, died Friday, June 14, 2002 at Hearin Medical Center in Bad Axe, Michigan. A World War Two veteran, he was born December 3rd 1917, a son of the late James and Ruth Stanley Grant. He fought with the Second Marine Division in the … Read more
Otto Andreae Nesmith New York and California Captain, Signal Corps, United States Volunteers, 20 May 1898 Honorably Discharged 13 May 1899 Appointed Captain, Signal Corps, United States Army, 2 February 1901. Born 11 March 1852 Died 23 February 1923 at New York, New York Alo served as Chief Clerk, Office of the Chief Signal Officer … Read more
PENDER, ORLAND JAMES JR REMAINS RECOVERED NOVEMBER 1994 ID MARCH 1996 Name: Orland James Pender Jr. Rank/Branch: O3/US Navy Unit: Fighter Squadron 114, USS KITTY HAWK (CVA 63) Date of Birth: 23 August 1944 (Atlanta GA) Home City of Record: Warwick RI Date of Loss: 17 August 1972 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Loss Coordinates: … Read more
MAJOR E. O. POWER WASHINGTON, November 14, 1931 – Major E. Ormonde Power, former officer in the New York National Guard and the Regular Army, who died in Biarritz, France, on October 21, was buried in Arlington National Cemetery today. He is survived by a widow, Mrs. Margaret P. G. Power, and a brother, Dudley … Read more
No. 1125-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2004 DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Master Sergeant Steven E. Auchman, 37, of Waterloo, NewYork, died November 9, 2004, from injuries received when multiple rocket propelled grenades struck his location in Mosul, … Read more
Enoch Herbert Crowder was born at Edinburg, Grundy County, Missouri, April 11, 1859. He graduated form the United States Military Academy in 1881 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, 8th U.S. Cavalry. While posted at Fort Brown, Texas, he studied law and received a license to practice, 1884. From 1885 to 1889, he taught military … Read more
Courtesy of Dale Nichols: January 2008: MUSTER ROLL OF *COMPANY B, 60th REGIMENT, GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, EVANS’ BRIGADE, GORDON’S DIVISION, ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, C. S. A. , TROOP AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES, GEORGIA, FANNIN GUARDS Hardy, J. Thomas –3d Sergeant July 17, 1861. Appointed 2d Sergeant December 1, 1862 ;1st Sergeant August 17, or September … Read more
Member of Congress Born at Keokuk, Iowa,on September 1, 1860, the son of William Worth Belknap, he served as a Member of Congress from Illinois and was serving in the Philippine Insurrection when he died at Calamba, Philippines, on November 12, 1901. He was buried in his father’s gravesite in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. Courtesy … Read more
Born on December 17, 1853 in Philadelphia, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1875 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. He was advanced to First Lieutenant in 1884 and to Captain in 1894. He was in command of a detachment of Marines aboard the cruiser USS Olympia, … Read more
Full Name: PATRICK ROBERT CURRAN Date of Birth: 10/5/1943 Date of Casualty: 9/29/1969 Home of Record: BENSENVILLE, ILLINOIS Branch of Service: MARINE CORPS Rank: MAJ Casualty Country: LAOS Casualty Province: LZ Status: MIA Name: Patrick Robert Curran Rank/Branch: Major/US Marine Corps Unit: VMA 242, Marine Air Group 11 1st Marine Air Wing DaNang Airbase, South … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Retired Navy Captain C. W. Aldrich of Encinitas, California, highly decorated for bravery during World War II and a former supervisor with the county Department of Social Services, died December 20, 1990, in Scripps Memorial Hospital of complications following cardiac surgery. He was 82. He was born in Santa Cruz, … Read more
As grey, overcast clouds roll along in the predawn hours of Easter Day, a crowd gathers at the Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Amphitheater to take part in the Easter Sunrise service. The event, despite the low morning temperatures and forecasts of rain, drew many locals and tourists alike to receive the service and reflect on … Read more
Eugene Frederick Ladd of Vermont Appointed from Vermont, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1879 (12) Second Lieutenant, 9th U. S. Cavalry, 15 June 1884 First Lieuenant, 28 October 1889 Major, Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, 12 May 1898 Honorably discharged from the volunteer service, 30 June 1901 Captain, 9th U. S. Cavalry, 2 March … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE J. KEEGAN JR. Retired January 1, 1977, Died March 3, 1993 Major General George J. Keegan Jr., was the assistant chief of staff, Intelligence, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. General Keegan was born in 1921, in Houlton, Maine, and graduated from Van Buren Boys … Read more
BEATRICE BAMBER, WAR NURSE, DEAD Chief At Bellevue Base Hospital Unit 1, Vichy, In First World Conflict Succumbs At 67 TO GET ARLINGTON BURIAL Ex-aide To Medical Director And Organizer Of Training School At Grasslands EASTVIEW, New York – September 5, 1942 Miss Beatrice M. Bamber of Wellesville, organizer of the Westchester School of Nursing … Read more
From a contemporary press report Retired Navy Rear Admiral Josephus A. Briggs, Sr., 93, of the 1600 block of Old Donation Parkway, died May 28, 1993, in a Virginia Beach hospital. He was a native of NE and was the widower of Marjorie Powell Hamilton. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1923, … Read more
SIX KILLED AS PLANES CRASH Scout Hits Bomber at Langley Field Machines Fall in Flames – No One Is Saved Collision Takes Place 250 Feet in the Air NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, December 5, 1922 – Major Guy L. Gearhart of Leavenworth, Kansas, Captain Benton A. Doyle of St. Louis, Missouri, and foue enlisted men were killed at … Read more
It was damp and cool this time on the hill My emotions are out of control as I sink to my knees in front of his name and sob……………! The pain racks my soul as I say over and over again how I hate this reality my life has become. Once a year visits on … Read more
Born at Anna, Illinois on April 24, 1866, he earned the Medal of Honor while serving in the Philippine Insurrection with the 4th United States Cavalry at Calamba, Luzon, Philippines, on July 26, 1899. He died on January 13, 1917 and was buried in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery. Matthew Arlington Batson of Illinois Private and … Read more
William Applegate Castle of West Virginia Appointed from Ohio, Captain, 7th Ohio Infantry, 25 April 1898 Honorably mustered out 5 November 1898 First Lietuenant, 31st U.S. Volunteer Infantry, 5 July 1899 Honorably mustered out 18 June 1901 Second Lieutenant, 16th U. S. Infantry, 2 February 1901 First Lieutenant, 5 May 1902 CASTLE, WILLIAM A COL … Read more
Philip S. Wales (1834-1906) became an assistant surgeon in 1856 and was assigned to the East India Squadron. During the Civil War he saw duty aboard two warships and at the Norfolk Naval Hospital. Dr. Wales became Surgeon General in 1879. He founded the Museum of Naval Hygiene which, when later united with the naval … Read more
BOURLAND, WILLIAM P. First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Home: Rock Springs, Texas Company C, 1st Engineers, 1st Division, A.E.F. Date of Action: October 8 – 9, 1918 General Orders No. 27, W.D., 1919 Citation The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William P. Bourland, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Verdun, France, … Read more
BRIGADIER GENERAL DONALD J. CAMPBELL Retired November 1, 1979 Brigadier General Donald J. Campbell was Deputy to the Chief of Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. General Campbell was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1919, and attended Salmon P. Chase Law School in Cincinnati, Ohio. He entered active military service as an … Read more
Michael John Allard was born on September 12, 1940 and joined the Armed Forces while in Schofield, Wisconsin. He served as a 1315 in the Navy. In 4 years of service, he attained the rank of Lieutenant/O3. He began a tour of duty on August 30, 1967. For 34 years, all that Mark, Paul and … Read more
MEZZADRI, FRANCIS XAVIER CAPT US NAVY VIETNAM DATE OF BIRTH: 12/03/1934 DATE OF DEATH: 03/28/2002 BURIED AT: SECTION 66 SITE 6890 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima Kapseln Diaetolin … Read more
MAJOR GENERAL THOMAS N. WILSON Retired August 1, 1969 Major General Thomas Norville Wilson was deputy director of plans, Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. The Directorate of Plans is responsible for Air Staff positions on joint Chiefs of Staff matters; unilateral and joint war planning; policy guidance; and political-military … Read more
In memory of Richard Grenier Courtesy of WorldNetDaily.com I hate memorial columns. I hate reading them. And I hate writing them – particularly when they are about good friends, respected colleagues, contemporary heroes and personal role models. This is just such a column. If you knew Richard Grenier – either personally or through his work – … Read more
A crack in the Tomb of the Unknowns will result in its replacement by a stone from the same quarry. by Dennis Ryan, Pentagram staff writer The Tomb of the Unknowns had its origins in an ancient seabed that is now a 300-foot thick formation of marble high in the Colorado Rockies. Once again it’s … Read more
The father of General Edward O. C. Ord, he died on January 25, 1873 at the home of his son in Omaha, Nebraska. He was first buried in the Catholic Cemetery in that city and his remains were reinterred in the family plot at Arlington National Cemetery on October 3, 1931.He is buried with other … Read more
BEACHMAN, ROBERT C.S.A DATE OF DEATH: 09/17/1867 BURIED AT: SECTION 16 SITE 149 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY 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
HALL, EDWARD MADISON, JR., COL, USAR (Ret.) Died on Thursday, January 16, 2003. The loving father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away peacefully of natural causes at the age of 93. The fourth generation Washingtonian enjoyed dual legal careers spanning 35 years of meritorious service to his country. Colonel Hall retired from the Federal Trade … Read more
Born in England on March 3, 1888, he earned the Medal of Honor in World War I while serving as Sergeant, Machinegun Company, 107th Infantry, 27th Division, near Le Catelet, France, on September 29, 1918. The Medal was actually issued to him in 1919. He died on November 5, 1975 and was buried in Section 35 … Read more
Raymond T. Bonnin and Miss Gertrude Simmons, both of Yankton Agency, were married at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Benedict in this city on Saturday afternoon, May 10, 1902. The Tribune is pleased to make a few comments upon this marriage from the fact that the bride is a full blooded Sioux … Read more
Marlborough Churchill, (August 11, 1878 Andover, Massachusetts – July 9, 1942), was a U.S. Army officer, and a distant relative of Winston Churchill. Churchill received an A.B. degree from Harvard University in 1900. He was commissioned in the Field Artillery Branch. In 1917, Colonel Churchill served on the general staff of the American Expeditionary Force … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 534-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 09, 2006 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on June 6, 2006, when their camp received indirect enemy fire during … Read more
LIEUTENANT C. A. TINKER IS DEAD Naval Reserve Officer Serves On Admiral Sims’ Staff In War WASHINGTON, July 20, 1927 – Lieutenant Clifford Albion Tinker, who as a member of the Naval Reserve during the World War served on the staff of Admiral Sims in London and with the American Naval Aviation Forces in England … Read more
John William Honaker Arlington, Virginia Born June 29, 1922 First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force Non-hostile Air Crash Died March 14, 1952 in Korea First Lieutenant Honaker was a member of the US Air Force in Korea. He was killed when his aircraft crashed on March 14, 1952. Honaker, John William Born June 29, 1922 Died … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Peter M. Bosco, 81, who worked for the Central Intelligence Agency for 24 years before retiring in 1974 as program coordination staff chief in its Office of Communications, died December 30, 1998, at his home in Tucson, Arizona, after a heart attack. He had lived in the Washington area from … Read more
FARNSWORTH, THOMAS H. Birth: Washington, DC First Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army Pilot, 96th Aero Squadron, Air Service, A.E.F. Date of Action: September 13, 1918 General Orders No. 126, W.D., 1919 Citation The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Thomas H. Farnsworth, First Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Thiaucourt, … Read more
Courtesy of his classmates, United States Military Academy, Class of 1946 MEMORIAL ARTICLE Published Assembly April 1951 Robert Hogan Stephenson No. 15595 Class of 1946 Killed on March 23, 1950 near Phoenix, Arizona Interment: March 31, 1950, Arlington National Cemetery Steve was born at Indianapolis, Indiana on the 23rd of January 1923. The Stephenson family … Read more
Frank Dorn (1901-1981). Born on June 25, 1901 in San Francisco, California. Commissioned in the Field Artillery from West Point in 1923. Served in the Philippines 1926-1929. Instructor at Field Artillery School 1930-1933. Student of the Chinese language in Beijing 1934-1939. Aide to Brigadier General Joseph W. Stilwell 1939-1942. Member of U.S. mission to Burma … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 1169-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov 16, 2004 DoD Identifies Marine Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Corporal Dale A. Burger Jr., 21, of Port Deposit, Maryland Corporal Andres H. Perez, 21, of Santa Cruz, … Read more
Marcus Sterling Hopkins First Lieutenant, United States Army The Cleveland National Guards Company K, 7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Civil War. Brevet Major of United States Volunteers November 18, 1840 – March 4, 1914 Clarentine Clay Hopkins Wife of Marcus Sterling Hopkins. No dates on the memorial Gravesite is small house-like open-air type mausoleum with benches … Read more
From a contemporary press report: W. Homer Switzer, 87, a retired Army colonel who held infantry and intelligence posts and was a veteran of two wars, died of congestive heart failure July 31, 2001, at his home in Dunn Loring, Maryland. Colonel Switzer, who grew up on a farm in his native Illinois, was an … Read more
BRIGADIER GENERAL EARL MAXWELL Retired, Died Jan. 4, 1988 Earl Maxwell was born in Sparta, Illinois, in 1904 where he graduated from high school in 1922. Receiving his doctor of medicine degree from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, in June 1928, he was commissioned a First Lieutenant in the Medical Reserves on June 5, 1928 … Read more
by Sharon Walker Fort Myer Military Community The placement of flags in front of tombstones in Arlington National Cemetery took on some new faces this year: the Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard joined the Army to make “Flags In” a joint services event. Flags In has been a way for young Soldiers to … Read more
Jesse J. Griffith was born on 3 February 1870 and served as a Sergeant, Company C, First Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Spanish-American War. He died at Siboney, Cuba, on 5 August 1898. He was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan … Read more
MAJOR GENERAL JAMES S. MURPHY Retired March 1, 1978. Died May 11, 2002. Major General James S. Murphy was Vice Commander of 15th Air Force, Strategic Air Command, with headquarters at March Air Force Base, California. The command is responsible for SAC operations in the Western United States and Alaska. Its mixed force of reconnaissance … Read more
Courtesy of the U.S. House of Representatives: Representative from Alabama; born in Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, April 16, 1888; attended the public schools and the Alabama Presbyterian College at Anniston; served with the Alabama National Guard, 1904-1914; clerk of the circuit court of Calhoun County, taking office in January 1917; resigned that office in May … Read more
Born in Germany, April 28, 1839, he earned the Medal of Honor in the Civil War while serving with Company B, 6th United States Cavalry at Millertown, Pennsylvania, in July 1863. The Medal was actually issued to him on April 23, 1889. He died on June 20, 1924 and was buried in Section 17 of Arlington National … Read more
Lorenzo Paul Davison of Wisconsin Appointed from Iowa, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1881 (12) Second Lieutenant, 7th U. S. Cavalry, 28 August 1885 Transferred to the 11th Infantry, 12 March 1886 First Lieutenant, 28 July 1890 Captain, 5th U. S. Infantry, 26 April 1898 Major, Puerto Rico Regiment, 5 June 1899 Honorably … Read more
Elton Watters Grenfell attended Durfee High School in Fall River, and entered the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, from the Fifteenth District of Massachusetts on June 17, 1922. While a Midshipman he was a member of the Track Squad and on the staff of the “Lucky Bag.” He was graduated and commissioned Ensign on June … Read more
GENERAL KELLER DEAD; AEF ENGINEER, 81 WIB Official in 1917-18 Was A Deputy Chief Overseas Construction Aide in 1941 CORONADO, California, September 17, 1949 – Brigadier General Charles Keller, USA, retired, of Winnetka, Illinois, Deputy Chief Engineer of the AEF in World War I, died yesterday at the Hotel Del Coronado. His age was 81. … Read more