People who die from natural causes or in cases such as accidents, wars or drug abuse are there every day. Therefore, it is important to deal with this issue to understand that life will not always be easy. In this category we will explain in a few words the most important facts about deceased persons, resting places such as the Arlington National Cemetery and who has what right to what resting place.
A deceased person is a human being from the moment of his death until the expiration of his post-mortem personality protection. The memory of the deceased is protected from disparagement under criminal law. After the burial or finding of a lifeless missing person, one (also) speaks of a dead person. The term deceased must be distinguished from the term corpse, which refers only to the body.
When people are dying due to the natural aging process or a serious illness, they go through the incipient dying process. In contrast to the sudden death caused, for example, by a fatal accident in a war to a military service member or veteran, the natural dying process extends over a longer period of time. This is divided into the phases of dying, in which certain signs of impending death can often be identified.
Primarily buried at Arlington National Cemetery are deceased persons who died in a military action, or their family members. However, presidents such as Kennedy family William Howard Taft, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, world boxing champion Joe Louis, the seven Space Shuttle Challenger astronauts and the Tuskegee Airmen are also buried.
Courtesy of Duquesne University: Advisory Board Member James G. Zimmerly Dies at 61 Discoverer of Meningitis Vaccine, Longtime Chief of Legal Medicine at AFIP It is with great sadness that the Wecht Institute announces the sudden and untimely death of Advisory Board member James G. Zimmerly, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., LL.M. Zimmerly suffered a sudden brain … Read more
John Nelson Glass of Tennessee Appointed from Tennessee, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1873 (23) Additional Second Lieutenant, 10th U. S. Cavalry, 14 June 1878 Transferred to the 6th U. S. Cavalry, 9 August 1878 First Lieutenant, 20 March 1885 Died 15 August 1852 GLASS, JOHN 1ST LT A 6 REGT OF CAV … Read more
James Madison Miller, Rear Admiral, United States Navy, born 23 May 1847 at Liberty, Missouri, the son of Madison Miller. He married Agnes Watson and they had two daughters. He died at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 11 November 1908. He received his appointment to the United States Naval Academy from Missouri, 21 September 1863; at USNA, September … Read more
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Jesse Marling Cullison of Maryland Private, Corporal and Sergeant, Battery C, 5th U. S. Artillery, 21 May 1897 Second Lieutenant, 2nd U. S. Infantry, 1 October 1899 First Lieutenant, 13 April 1901 Advanced through the rank to Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry, United States Army Died on 10 July 1925 Buried with full military honors in Section … Read more
Fom a contemporary press report: On July 24, 1945, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Franz Kanaga led a squadron of dive bombers toward the Japanese battleship Hyuga in the inland Sea of Japan, south of the Japanese naval base at Kure. The plan was for the bombers to bomb the ship and take out its guns, … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force Suggested By Russell C. Jacobs, June 2007 MAJOR GENERAL ERNEST MOORE Retired November 1, 1961. Died April 7, 1981. Ernest Moore was born in Vienna, Illinois, in 1907. After attending the University of Missouri for two years he entered the U.S. Military Academy, graduated June 11, 1931, and was … Read more
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Courtesy of the United States Air Force MAJOR GENERAL FRED J. HIGGINS Retired August 1, 1970. Died December 11, 1994. Major General Fred J. Higgins was Deputy Chief of Staff, Procurement and Production, Headquarters Air Force Systems Command, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. General Higgins was born in Glendive, Montana, in 1915. He graduated from … Read more
John Henry Ballamy was born in 1886. During World War I he served as Captain, 103rd Engineers. In this capacity he was killed-in-action at Fismes, France, on 9 August 1918. He was eventually returned to the United States and buried with full military honors in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery. BALLAMY, JOHN HENRY HEADQUARTERS … Read more
In what he called “the greatest honor of my public life,” this morning the Vice President took part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns and spoke at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery. His opening remarks and photos below: Collectively, the generation of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines who have … Read more
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AP) — Two months after his remains were exhumed from the Tomb of the Unknown, Air Force Lieutenant Michael Blassie returned home today for a final time. A C-130 cargo plane carrying his casket arrived at Scott Air Force Base near Blassie’s hometown of St. Louis. Six members of an … Read more
Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter A Dale City, Virginia, woman accused of murdering her husband choked back tears as she stood before a judge Monday. Teressa Irene Turner-Schaefer, 24, pleaded guilty Monday to an amended indictment of involuntary manslaughter of her husband, Erin Lee Turner-Schaefer. Teressa Turner-Schaefer was initially charged with murder after stabbing her … Read more
There are more than 30 group burials at Arlington National Cemetery ranging in size from two to 250 veterans. There are 2,111 Civil War Unknowns buried together in section 26. However, it is important not to confuse a group burial with that of an Unknown. In a group burial, the individuals are known, but because of the … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 538-08 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sergeant Christopher D. Strickland, 25, of Labelle, Florida, died June 25, 2008, while supporting … Read more
Rex Webb Beasley (1892-1961). Born on October 16, 1892 in Linden, Tennessee. Commissioned in the Field Artillery from West Point in 1917. Personnel Officer at Headquarters of AEF, then duty with the 1st Division at the second Marne Offensive, St, Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne in World War I. Graduated from Command and General Staff School in … Read more
The Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, near the center of the Cemetery is the home of the Tomb of the Unknowns where Unknown American Servicemembers from World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam are interred. This site has also hosted the state funerals of many famous Americans, such as General of the … Read more
Full Name: CHARLES RICHARD DALE Date of Birth: 14 February 1936 Date of Casualty: 23 February 1966 Home of Record: GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: SERGEANT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR … Read more
Hundred of friends, family, politicians and dignitaries attended funeral services Tuesday for longtime U.S. Rep. Charlie Bennett, 92, who died over the weekend. The service attracted Jacksonville city leaders and dignitaries spanning generations, many who called Bennett a hero. “He was always kind of a role model because of his honesty … and I … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 1252-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2005 DoD Identifies Marine Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of 10 Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sergeant Daniel J. Clay, 27, of Pensacola, Florida Lance Corporal John M. Holmason, 20, of Suprise, Arizona … Read more
William Snider, Private, Co H, 16th Battalion NC Cavalry, Transferred from Co. D, 62nd Georgia Cavarly July 11, 1864. Present and accounted for through Oct 1864. Captured in Stokes Co., NC March 1st, 1865 and confined at Point Lookout, Md., until released after taking the Oath of Allegiance Jun 30, 1865. Admitted to hospital at … Read more
Courtesy of the Washington Post Thursday, June 23, 2005: Richard Webster Hunter, 69, Vice President of a defense contracting company and a former Navy pilot, died June 9 of respiratory failure at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. He lived in Gaithersburg and also had homes in Carson City, Nevada, and Tampa, Florida. Dr. Hunter was born … Read more
Coast Guard Admiral Richard A. Bauman Dies By Joe Holley Courtesy of TheWashington Post Saturday, February 26, 2005 Richard Arnold Bauman, 80, a retired Coast Guard Rear Admiral and Merchant Marine officer who saw duty in World War II and in Vietnam, died February 15, 2005, of cancer at his home in Annandale., Virginia. Admiral … Read more
The person you have as A/T. REA in your index is actually A. T. Ray of Company K of the 19th Virginia Infantry. My source is the regimental history of the 19th Virginia Infantry. His service record is consistent with a person of that name being captured and brought to D.C. during the Civil War. … Read more
From contemporary press reports: Douglas T. Jacobson, 74, a retired U.S. Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for bravery, for his valor on Iwo Jima during World War II, died September 10, 2000 in North Port, Florida. The cause of death was not reported. He received the honor in … Read more
During the battle of Santiago, Captain Michie led a patrol along San Juan River. He had organized his men for an assault on a hill when he was killed by a Spanish bullet on July 1, 1898. Michie was 28 years old at the time of his death, but he has never been forgotten for … Read more
Thanks for John Dickinson for the following information: Rear Admiral Dwight Dickinson, Jr. died March 17, 1974 at Bethesda Naval Hospital after 37 years service in the Navy Medical Corps. He was born in Jamestown, New York in 1886, the son of Commodore Dwight Dickinson USN (Medical Corps) and Syria E. B. Dickinson. He attended the Massachuetts … Read more
His private memorial in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery reads:Engineer Corps, United States Army. Colonel of the 21st Connecticut Volunteers. Died June 5, 1864, of wounds received on May 26 while landing ammunition before Petersburg, Virginia, aged 25 years. 1838-1864.” Arthur Henry Dutton, soldier, born in Wallingford, Connecticut, 15 November 1838; died in Baltimore, … Read more
Adolph Dubs (1920-1979) of Maryland. Born in Chicago, Illinois, August 4, 1920. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, 1978-79. Assassinated in Afghanistan, February 14, 1979. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery. Adolph Dubs, the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, was killed in an exchange of gunfire between Islamic extremists … Read more
It took the U.S. government nearly 10 years to analyze and identify remains found in Laos of six servicemen whose aircraft was shot down in 1966 during the Vietnam War. Tuesday, government officials announced that the remains of Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Russell Martin of Bloomfield were among those discovered in 1995 near the crash … Read more
Admiral Arthur Cebrowski Dies; Led Pentagon Think Tank By Adam Bernstein Courtesy of the Washington Post Tuesday, November 15, 2005 Arthur K. Cebrowski, 63, a retired Navy Vice Admiral who became the first leader of a Pentagon office working to transform military thinking about future readiness and combat needs, died November 12, 2005, at the … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Jeremiah William Moher, 81, an Army Lieutenant Colonel who retired in 1964 and then served 17 years as a civilian budget analyst with the Army Department, died September 16, 2001, at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, Virginia, after a stroke. He had heart disease. Colonel Moher, an Alexandria resident, was born … Read more
Date Released: Tuesday, February 3, 2004 Source: NASA HQ Remarks by the Honorable Sean O’Keefe NASA Administrator STS-107 Crew Memorial Ceremony Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia February 2, 2004 Today we remember and commemorate the undaunted courage of seven true heroes for our time, and for all times, our Columbia STS-107 astronauts. This setting, Arlington … Read more
Walter Lister Himes Jr., a veteran of World War II and a career Army man who lived much of his life in Prince George’s County, died in 1968 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. All was well for over a quarter-century until his wife, Florence, passed away and joined him at the cemetery. When … Read more
Courtesy of The Class Of 1943 United States Military Academy Richard Maddox Combs No. 13337 • Died 28 February 1944 Died in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, aged 22 years Interment: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia It has now been over four decades since the Pacific Campaigns of World War II. Our former enemy is now … Read more
Former Ashtabula assistant passes at age 86 Wally Stover was line coach on Panthers’ legendary championship squad of 1940 The few living members of Ashtabula High School’s undefeated Lake Shore League championship football team of 1940 remember Wally Stover very well. He was their line coach for that one memorable season. Then came 1941 and … Read more
Gregory Hoisington, Jr. United States Military Academy, Class of 1938. He was born in New York on 26 October 1914 and died in an automobile accident in Wyoming on 17 September 1941 at age 26. He was a First Lieuenant at the time of his death. He was buried with military honors in Arlington National … Read more
Born at Georgetown, D.C., October 2, 1819, he was appointed to West Point at the age of 16 and for the next 48 years made the Army his career. Of the class of 1840’s 42 graduates, in which he stood 15th, it numbered among it such figures as William T. Sherman and George H. Thomas … Read more
Born: August 28, 1828, Annapolis, Maryland. After obtaining a primary education in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he graduated from New York University Medical College in 1848. In 1849 he was appointed Assistant Surgeon in the Army Medical Corps and for 10 years served at various posts, in the meantime publishing in 1857 a widely read treatise on … Read more
From Contemporary press reports: Admiral Means Johnston Jr., who commanded all NATO forces in Southern Europe, was buried with full military honors Wednesday, July 19, 1989, at Arlington National Cemetery. Admiral Johnston, 73, a native of Greenwood, Mississippi, was eulogized at a memorial service by retired Admiral Thomas Moorer, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs … Read more
Earl L. Keesling, Colonel Born March 22, 1925 – Died December 18, 2001 Earl Loyd “Pud” Keesling was born in Anderson, Indiana on 22 March 1925 and was appointed to West Point from the 5th Congressional District. His West Point classmates recall: “As a reward for two years service, including combat, and as a result … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Dale L. Thompson, 93, a retired Colonel in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps, died September 5, 2003, of congestive heart failure at Fairfax Nursing Center., Fairfax, Virginia. Colonel Thompson, who had been an Arlington resident off and on since 1948, was executive officer of Walter Reed Army Medical Center … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Marine Corps: Major General Merritt Austin Edson, known as “Red Mike” of the U.S. Marines, retired from active duty on 1 August 1947 and died on 14 August 1955, in Washington, D.C. He completed more than 30 years in the military service of his country. Born in Rutland, Vermont, on … Read more
MAJOR FRANK STRONG, WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, Juloy 25, 1903 – Major Frank Strong, of Arkansas, the General Agent of the Justice Department, died today at Mountain Lake Park, Maryland. Major Strong was born in New York State and went to Wisconsin just previous to the Civil War, enlisted in a Wisconsin regiment and served with great … Read more
From a press report: January 31, 2003: James Bradshaw Adamson, 81, a retired Army Major General who in 1972 and 1973 was commander of the Military District of Washington, died January 13, 2003, at a hospice in Jupiter, Florida. He had emphysema and lung cancer. As military district commander, his responsibilities ranged from command of … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 051-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 18, 2005 Media Contact: Army Public Affairs – (703) 692-2000 Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Dead are: Private First Class Francis C. … Read more
From a contemporary press report Trenton John Nicolai, 49, an Army warrant officer who retired in 1994 from an intelligence assignment at Fort Belvoir, died of cancer Jan.uary 26, 2000 at his home in Alexandria, Virginia. He had lived in the Washington area for 22 years. Mr. Nicolai was born in Menoninee, Michigan. He attended … Read more
Courtesy of the Congress of the United States: Representative from Louisiana; born near Millerstown, Perry County, Pennsylvania, June 22, 1837; received a liberal education, and was graduated from Alfred (New York) University in 1859; taught school in Cleveland, Ohio; entered the Union Army as a Private in Company A, First Ohio Light Artillery, and later … Read more
Born at Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, on July 12, 1848 the son of Thomas Holdup Stevens, Jr. and Anna Maria Christie Stevens. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1863 and married Cara de la Montagnie Hall , the daughter of A. Oakey Hall (Abraham Oakey Hall), April 29, 1903. He entered active duty in 1863 and served until … Read more
HUTCHINSON RITES IN CAPITAL WASHINGTON, May 28, 1958 – William K. Hutchinson, reporter and news executive, was buried today with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. Vice President Richard M. Nixon headed the dignitaries who joined in the farewell tribute. Mr. Hutchinson died on a heart ailment last Sunday at the age of 62. He … Read more
The originator of the Stevens name in United States Military history, he died on active duty, at age 47, on January 11, 1811. He was originally buried in Congressional Cemetery in Washington, but was subsequently moved to Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery, where he rests among many other family members. Stevens, Thomas Holdup, February … Read more
From a contemporary news report “On October 27, 1994, the Air Force announced that they had identified the remains of thirteen servicemen killed during the Vietnam War, including twelve who were on an AC-130A shot down over the A-Shau Valley on June 18, 1972. According to a news report from Travis Air Force Base, California, … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force: BRIGADIER GENERAL SAMUEL M. THOMASSON JR. Retired May 1, 1973. Died September 19, 2003. Brigadier General Samuel M. Thomasson Jr., was staff judge advocate, Headquarters Air Force Systems Command, located at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. General Thomasson was born in 1921, near DeKalb, Mississippi, where he attended … Read more
A veteran of the American Revolution, he was born in 1754 and died in 1812. From 1783 to 1785 he served as the Acting Secretary of War. He was originally buried in the Old Presbyterian Cemetery in Washington, D.C. and was reinterred in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery on November 13, 1907. Read our … Read more
Harrison Jackson Price of West Virginia Appointed from Ohio, Second Lieuenant, 7th U. S. Infantry, 7 October 1891 First Lieuenant, 26 April 1898 Transferred to the 2nd U. S. Infantry, 17 November 1898 Captain, 2 February 1901 Served through the ranks to Brigadier General. He died on 17 September 1945 and was buried with full … Read more
Dixie S. Parker Bibb, Alabama Born 1923 First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Service Number O-1686633 Missing in Action – Presumed Dead Died November 27, 1950 in Korea First Lieutenant Parker was a member of Battery B, 8th Field Artillery Battalion, 25th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on September 4, … Read more
From a contemporary press report: George W. Lutz, 79, an Air Force test pilot who retired as a Colonel after 30 years of service, died of congestive heart failure January 27, 2000, at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Virginia. Colonel Lutz was a founding member of the Marine Corps Flying Club at Quantico, where he was chief … Read more
Born at Chicago, Illinois, February 27, 1896, he graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1916. During World War I, while serving on the USS South Carolina in 6th Battle Squadron, British Grand Fleet, he was advanced to temporary Lieutenant (jg) in the former year and Lieutenant in the latter. In 1920 he completed aviation … Read more
Jose Louis Moreno was born on July 19, 1946 and joined the Armed Forces while in LUBBOCK, Texas. He served in the United States Marine Corps. In one year of service, he attained the rank of Private First Class. On November 29, 1967, at the age of 21, Jose Louis Moreno perished in the service … Read more
Visitors and regulars who travel by or visit Arlington National Cemetery now can expect to see U.S. Park Police on a regular basis thanks to an enhanced agreement between ANC and the Department of Interior. The Park Police say they will enforce the posted cemetery hours of operation and the 20-miles-per-hour speed limit. “We have had problems … Read more
Francis Gerald Brink (1893-1952) Born in Marathon, New York on August 22, 1893. B.A. from Cornell in 1916. Commissioned in the Infantry, Officers Reserve Corps in 1917. Instructor at the Infantry School 1921-1923. Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Louisiana State University 1928-1934. Graduated from Command and General Staff School in 1936. Commander … Read more
Wayne William Pearce was born on May 22, 1931 and joined the Armed Forces while in Portage, Ohio. He served in the United States Army and in 10 years of service, he attained the rank of Sergeant First Class. On March 27, 1968, at the age of 36, Wayne William Pearce perished in the service … Read more
Courtesy of Michael Stein: Donald Armpriester Stroh Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 3 November 1892 Died 20 December 1953 Second Lieutenant, US. Marine Corps Reserve 1917 Transferred to Cavalry 1917 First Lieutenant 1917 Captain (Temporary) 1917 Captain 1920 Major 1934 Lieutenant Colonel 1940 Colonel (AUS) 1941 Brigadier General 1942 Major General 1944 Student, Infantry School 1922-23 & … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Columbus, Ohio has lost one of its famous native sons with the death of retired Captain Phil H. Bucklew, a highly decorated US Navy veteran of World War II. He was a career officer for whom is named the Phil H. Bucklew Center for US Navy Special Warfare in Coronado, … Read more
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 NAS Roosevelt … Read more
ANN LANDERS By Ann Landers (c) 2000, Creators Syndicate Inc. Monday , August 7, 2000 Dear Ann: You recently printed a letter from a World War II vet who asked about Wynn Murray, a young singer with a USO troupe who entertained soldiers on Morotai in 1944. She performed in a downpour while lightning streaked … Read more
The grandson of Robley Dunglison Evans (Evans’ daughter was named Virginia Evans Seawall). He is buried in the Evans site in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery and his name appears on a footstone there. The dates on the stone are illegible however, so research continues. 20 July 2000: In Robley Evan’s 2nd autobiography, “An … Read more
Information Courtesy of Mary Wirsig Henry: BRIGADIER GENERAL FRANK H. WIRSIG, USMC Brigadier General Frank H. Wirsig, a Marine Corps aviator, retired from El Toro, Santa Ana, California, as Commander, Marine Corps Air Bases, Western Area, with additional duty as Commanding General, El Toro Marine Corps Air Station. In July of 1930, he won his wings … Read more
From contemporary press reports: One veteran Ranger describes Ranger School as “about as close to terminal misery as the Army gets.” Few would argue with him. The program is the Army’s most rigorous leadership training school. Of the 3,300 soldiers who begin the grueling nine-week course each year, fewer than half finish. And half those … Read more
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United States Department of Defense No. 318-05 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance Corporal Tenzin Dengkhim, 19, of Falls Church, Virginia, died April 2, 2005, as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned … Read more
Courtesy of his classmates, United States Military Academy John George Moses Jr. No. 13134 • 25 February 1920 – 1 February 1979 Died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, aged 58 years Interment: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia On February 1, 1979, Johnny Moses returned his soul to his creator, after a long … Read more
From a contemporary press report Andrew Steele Horton, Lieutenant. Colonel, United States Air Force (retired), died on November 23, 2003 from heart failure. A native of Virginia, he had lived in the Jacksonville Beaches area since 1998. An adventurer by nature, Colonel Horton was a member of the Plaisted North Pole Expeditions of 1967 and … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 1245-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2006 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant Keith E. Fiscus, 26, of Townsend, Delaware, died December 2, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered … Read more
Born at Burnt Hills, Maryland, on August 25, 1850, he graduated from West Point in 1874 and was commissioned in the Infantry and assigned to the Western Frontier during the Indian Wars. He was awarded the Medal of Honor while serving as First Lieutenant, 1st United States Infantry, at the Sierra Madre Mountains, Mexico, in June and … Read more
Conrad E. Schillo, Corporal, 6th U. S. Cavalry Band. Died 30 March 1900. Stoned erected by his beloved wife. SCHILLO, CONRAD E CPL BAND 6TH US CAV DATE OF DEATH: 03/30/1900 BURIED AT: SITE 13 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY SCHILLO, ANNIE M W/O C. E. DATE OF DEATH: 03/13/1908 BURIED AT: SECTION 13 SITE FT MYER … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 821-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sergeant Christopher M. Falkel, 22, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, died on August 8, 2005, in Deh Afghan, Afghanistan, when his … Read more
About the photo: September 11, 2001 — the end of the world as we knew it. But in the chaos and rubble where the World Trade Center no longer stood, Record photographer Thomas E. Franklin captured an unforgettable image of hope — three firefighters raising the American flag. Standing defiantly against the gray and white … Read more
Courtesy of Dorothy Patten Kelly The Boston Record, May 22, 1959: “Fate Sounds Taps on Boston Youth’s Dreams” “Bill Gorman, Jr. of Mattapan had two boyhood ambitions – to join the Marines and then after a long career rest with the heroes of the Halls of Montezuma and the Shores of Tripoli in Arlington National Cemetery. … Read more
From a contemporary news report: September 27, 1984: Ceremonial rifle fire sounded yesterday as two U.S. Servicemen, killed in last week’s terrorist bombing of the U.S. Embassy Annex in Beirut, Lebanon, were buried at Arlington National Cemetery. U.S. Navy Chaplain Paul J. Moore read the 23rd Psalm at a graveside service for Navy Petty Officer … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 Roy Tinsley Dodge, 85, the retired Army Corps of Engineers Brigadier General who as the Washington Metro’s first design and construction chief in the 1960s and 1970s helped in the birth of the capital area subway system, died of complications from lung cancer November 8, 2002, … Read more
Full Name: ROBERT ALAN CLARK Date of Birth: 21 September 1946 Date of Casualty: 10 January 1973 Home of Record: NORTH HOLLYWOOD State: CALIFORNIA Branch of Service: NAVY Rank: Lieutenant (jg) Casualty Country: NORTH VIETNAM Status In 1973: MIA Full Name: MICHAEL TIMOTHY MCCORMICK Date of Birth: 8 July 1946 Date of Casualty: 10 January … Read more
Place of birth North Branch, Calaveras County, California Place of death Washington, D.C. Years of service 1890-1927 Rank Rear Admiral Awards Spanish Campaign Medal, Philippine Campaign Medal, Cuban Pacification Medal, Mexican Service Medal, Navy Cross, Victory Medal World War I Service. Carl Theodore Vogelgesang, the youngest of six sons, received his education in the Stockton, … Read more
The wife of Rear Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee, she was born on June 20, 1818, was a member of one of America’s most prominent families and married Lee in 1843. She anticipated long separations that his career would necessitate and promised to write to him every day that they were apart. In the course of their 54-year … Read more
Many thanks to John Reilly for submitting Admiral Woodyard’s information to me for inclusion here. From a contemporary news report of December 6, 1989 Edward Lender Woodyard, 86, of 89 Santa Fe Avenue, died Sunday December 3, 1989 at his home after a long illness. He was a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral who served … Read more
Walter Alexander Douglass Sr., 86, a retired Air Force Colonel, died of congestive heart failure January 4, 2008, at Sun Health La Loma hospice in Litchfield Park, Arizona. Colonel Douglass lived at Fort Myer and in Springfield, Virginia, in the 1950s and in Bowie, Maryland, for 12 years until 1970. He then moved to Illinois, … Read more
Julius Cecil Holmes (1899-1968) — also known as Julius C. Holmes — of Kansas. Born in Pleasanton, Linn County, Kansas, April 24, 1899. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Marseille, 1926; U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong, 1959-61; U.S. Ambassador to Iran, 1961-65. Died in … Read more
Retired Command Sergeant Major Edward H. Lugo, died March 15, 2004, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., following a brief illness. Lugo, a veteran of more than 30 years of service, served as the sixth Command Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from July 1997 until his retirement in … Read more
At Arlington National Cemetery, those words echo every day, as soldiers from wars past, and present, are laid to rest in a graveyard steeped in history. Courtesy of the Baltimore Sun By John Woestendiek, Sun Staff Originally published September 14, 2003 A cold wind whipped through Section 60. It stripped cherry blossoms from their branches, … Read more
C. Powell Grady was born in Virginia in 1841. During the 1880 United States Census he resided at Baltimore, Maryland, and was employed as a teacher. He resided with his wife, Susan A. Grady, age 37, Susan R. Grady, his daughter, age 9, Agnes G. Grady, his daughter, age 7, C. Duvall Grady, his son, … Read more
Lewis Merriam of Maine. Born in 1844. Sergeant, Company H, 20th Maine Infantry, 5 August 1862 to 20 March 1865 Second Lieutenant, 61st United States Colored Infantry, 21 March 1865 Honorably Mustered Out of the Volunteer Service, 30 December 1865 Second Lieuetnant, 65th United States Colored Infantry, 20 February 1866 First Lieutenant, 1 June 1866 … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 807-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 2005 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Gunnery Sergeant Terry W. Ball Jr., 36, of East Peoria, Illinois, died August 5, 2005, from wounds received … Read more
Richard B. Sheridan Brevard, Florida Born 1924 First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Service Number O-963356 Killed in Action Died September 12, 1950 in Korea First Lieutenant Sheridan was a member of member of Company L, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 12, … Read more
JACK EDWARD HARDISON June 28 1921 – November 2 1998 Jack E. Hardison was born on 28 June 1921. During his Air Force career he served in World War II, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross w/1 oakleaf cluster Air Medal w/2 bronze and 3 silver oakleaf clusters Combat … Read more
While Stephen Vincent Benet (the poet) is probably the best known member of this family, many others from this famous family are interred in Arlington National Cemetery. The poet’s father, James Walker Benet, and his mother and sister are buried in Section 6. His grandfather, Brigadier General Stephen Vincent Benet, a former US Army Chief of Artillery, … Read more
Corporal Christman served in the 27th United States Volunteer Infantry. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Section 22, Grave 15,350. CHRISTMAN, CLAUDE B CORPL K 27TH USV INF VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown DATE OF DEATH: 12/19/1899 DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown BURIED AT: SITE 15350 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Read our general and most popular articles … Read more
His private headstone in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery reads: Born Dec 23, 1837 Died Sept 16, 1905 He was a good citizen, a brave soldier, And a professed Christian. His earthly battles all fought to a close, he rests here in peace, under the shade and sod of Arlington until such time reville … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Charles George Sadler, 83, a former Silver Spring resident and retired Army Major who was a Veterans Administration personnel officer from 1961 to 1976, died February 12, 2000 at a hospital in Port St. Lucie, Florida. He had cancer. Major Sadler, a Port St. Lucie resident who lived in the … Read more
The Wyoming Eagle Cheyenne, Wyoming: Saturday, December 10, 1960 KEITH THOMSON DIES OF HEART ATTACK Senator-elect Keith Thomson, a trenchantly conservative Republican congressman and war hero, died of a heart attack Friday at the age of 41. Thomson’s totally unexpected death was termed “terrible, unbelievable for Wyoming and the nation” by Republican Frank Barrett, a … Read more
Born at Caro, Michigan, May 19, 1911, he earned the Medal of Honorduring World War II while serving with the 423rd Bombardment Squadron over Europe on May 1, 1943. It should be noted that his case illustrates that the awarding of the Medal of Honor in the Air Corps in World War II was completely … Read more