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.
Benjamin Franklin Barham was born in 1844 in Page, Virginia. He died on 18 November 1919 in Washington, D.C. He married Mary Catherine Ruffner in 1870 at Licking County, Ohio. He married a second time to Carrie Lee Woodard, at St. John’s Church in Washington D.C. on 2 June 1895. Benjamin Franklin Barham was born … Read more
Zane Grey Brewer, a retired Air Force Colonel, 70, who later sold real estate with Coldwell Banker, died of a pulmonary embolism December 14, 1990 at Malcolm Grow Medical Center at Andrews Air Force Base. Was born in Childress, Texas, and graduated from Texas Technical University. He began his military career in the Army Air … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Charles Albert Johnson, 86, a retired U.S. Information Agency cultural affairs official and teacher with the University of Maryland overseas program in Germany, died August 18, 2002, at his home in Washington. He had congestive heart failure. In the 1990s, Dr. Johnson taught American history at American University to area … Read more
Captain Galliford, Walter T. USMC Navy Cross 4th Brigade (Marines), 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps (AEF) Date of Action: November 1 – 11, 1918 Citation: The Navy Cross is awarded to Captain Walter T. Galliford, United States Marine Corps, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service. Captain Galliford served as Intelligence Officer of the Fourth Marine … Read more
Hollis Chenery Clark of Illinois Appointed from New York, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1886 (40) Second Lieuetnant, 23rd United States Infantry, 12 June 1891 First Lieutenant, 10th United States Infantry, 8 March 1898 Transferred to 25th United States Infantry, 18 April 1898 Captain, 24th United States Infantry, 23 September 1900 Retired 13 … Read more
G. Maury Cralle was born in Blackstone, Virginia, on 18 February 1873. He graduated from William and Mary College before entering the United States Military Academy class of 1898. With the 20th Infantry following graduation, “Creeps” was in Cuba for the Santiago Campaign and in the Philippines by early 1899. Cralle had assignments across the … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Francis X. Lambert, 82, a retired Foreign Service officer and consul general who supervised preparations for the opening of the U.S. diplomatic mission in China, died of a stroke November 27, 1999 at Arlington Hospital. A resident of the Washington area off and on since 1962, he lived in Vienna. … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Joseph Wallace Batch, 90, a physician who served more than 30 years in the Army Medical Corps before retiring as a colonel in 1967, died February 7, 2001. at his home in Olney after a heart attack. Dr. Batch was an orthopedic surgeon who commanded Army hospitals at Fort Hood, … Read more
Robert Dwight Goodwin of Texas Appointed from Indiana, Private and Corporal, Company A and L, 3rd U. S. Infantry, 9 May to 27 July 1898 Second Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Infantry, 2 February 1901 GOODWIN, ROBERT D 1ST LT 4 US INF DATE OF DEATH: 02/05/1914 BURIED AT: SECTION SD WE SITE 2239 ARLINGTON NATIONAL … Read more
Bethesda nurses honor former POW by Kevin Sforza NNMC Public Affairs Four Navy nurses from National Naval Medical Center, ensign through lieutenant commander, conducted a tradition for one of their own, but one they never knew. Ensign Sarah Lafave, Lieutenant (j.g.) Lori Thomas and Lieutenant Amy Noyes, all rom the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and … Read more
James Duncan Graham, First Lieutenant, United States Army, whose stone reads:2nd United States Cavalry Born: Fort Jesup, Louisiana, May 10, 1848 Died: Washington, D.C. June 18, 1868 He was taken away lest wickedness should alter his understanding or deceit beguile his soul.” James Duncan Graham of Louisiana Appointed at-large, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 … Read more
From a contemporary press report Anthony C. Beardsley died on November 10, 1999. Tony passed on at Georgetown University Medical Center after a long illness. He was the adoring husband of Linda Beardsley for the past 11 years. They shared the raising of Deena (Don) Stokes and grandson, Little Tony. Previous wife Barbara and he … Read more
Gordon H. Sterling, Jr. was born in Connecticut on 30 June 1919. He was serving as a Second Lieutenant, 46th Pursuit Squardon, 15th Pursuit Group, at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, when the Japanese attacked the islands on 7 December 1941. Lieutenant Sterling was killed during the attack and his body was not recovered. There is a … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Peter Tillou Maier, 65, a Navy Captain who retired in 1985 after having served as a staff officer with the Pacific Fleet, died of heart disease April 21, 2001, at his home in Arlington, Virginia. Captain Maier was born in Syracuse, New York, and graduated from Syracuse University. He began … Read more
MILLSTEIN, BENJAMIN (Age 91) Benjamin Millstein, a veteran whose 30-year career spanned three wars, will be buried Monday morning at Arlington National Cemetery after 10:30 services at the Fort Myer Chapel. CWO Millstein died September 23, 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia, of heart failure. His wife of 45 years, Jessie, was by his side at the … Read more
Colonel Frederick W. Joy Jr. United States Air Force (Retired) 84, of Scottsdale, Arizona, went home to be with the Lord on June 27, 2008. He was born May 18, 1924 in Leonardo, New Jersey, and began his military career when he was sent to Peekskill Military Academy in New York in 1936. While attending … Read more
William Ludlow was born at Islip, New York, November 17, 1843. He attended University of the City of New York (now New York University) for a time before entering the United States Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1864. He was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers, and was immediately appointed Chief Engineer of … Read more
Robert Kingwel Imrie Norfolk, Massachusetts Born April 22, 1927 Corporal, U.S. Army Service Number 31502963 Killed in Action Died November 27, 1950 in KoreaCorporal Imrie was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 27, 1950. … Read more
SMITH, JOHN W AAF USA WW II AC DATE OF DEATH: 01/01/1945 BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 4760 FIEDLER, CHARLES A 2/LT AAF USA WW II AIR CORPS DATE OF DEATH: 01/01/1945 BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 4760 GESCHL, WALTER K F/O AAF USA WW II AC DATE OF DEATH: 01/01/1945 BURIED AT: SECTION 34 … Read more
Jack O. Tye Harlan, Kentucky Born 1930 Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army Service Number 15230691 Died while Prisoner of War Died March 31, 1951 in Korea Sergeant First Class Tye was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 463-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2005 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sergeant Anthony L. Goodwin, 33, of Mount Holly, New Jersey, died May 9, 2005, from enemy small-arms … Read more
Augustus J. Allen Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces Service # 0-388863 39th Observation Squadron Entered the Service from: Texas Died: 8-Jun-41 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at East Coast Memorial New York City, USA NOTE: See also the remembrance for fellow crewmembers James D. Cartwright, Sergeant, United States … Read more
Army veterinarian featured in article on riding program dies A therapeutic riding program at Fort Myer is helping service members regain mobility and confidence. Editor’s note: One of the participants in the riding program, Captain Mariah Kochavi, 29, died December 24, 2009, of complications from a stroke she suffered last year. By T. Rees Shapiro … Read more
From a contemporary press report Peter C. Hains III, 97, an Army major general and former Olympics participant who retired in 1961 as deputy chief of staff for plans and operations in the Pacific, died July 3, 1998 of congestive heart failure at the Fairfax at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He was born at Fort Banks, … Read more
A Mass of Christian burial for retired Colonel Alfred James Mock, 82, of 232 Avon Drive, Carlisle, Pennsylvania will be celebrated Saturday at 10 a.m. in Mary Queen of Peace Parish, Carlisle Barracks. Colonel Mock died Monday, January 7, 2002 in Messiah Village, Mechanicsburg. Born May 3, 1919 in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of the … Read more
William Frederick Hase, born in Milwaukee, Wisonsin, 31 August 1874, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant 9 July 1898, serving with the Coast Artillery Corps in Virginia, New York, Florida, Massachusetts, California, and Washington, D.C. During World War I he served with the American Expeditionary Force in France as Commanding Officer, 45th Regiment; Acting Chief of … Read more
From a contemporary press report: George Humphrey Bryan Jr., 79, Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, retired, died of cancer on Saturday, March 24, 2001, at the Veterans Administration Palliative Care facility in Hampton, Virginia. A native of Newport News, he was the son of George Humphrey Bryan and Mildred Moffett Bryan. Commander Bryan graduated from the … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Kenneth Earl Martin, a retired Marine Corps Colonel, died on Wednesday, August 15, 2001 at his home in Croasdale Village, North Carolina. Colonel Martin was graduated from the University of Wyoming, received an MBA from George Washington University, and graduated from the Industrial College of The Armed Forces. He was … Read more
Albert Shildes Odell of Tennessee Appointed from the District of Columbia, Battalion Sergeant Major, 3rd U. S. Volunteer Engineers, 7 July 1898 to 17 May 1899 Second Lietuenant, 45th Volunteer Infantry, 17 August 1899 Jonorably mustered out of the volunteer service, 3 June 1901 First Lieutenant, 11th U. S. Cavalry, 2 February 1901 We … Read more
From a contemporary press report: John Luther Gates, 85, a retired DAV National Service Officer (NSO) passed away at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in May2001. He was honored at a graveside service at Arlington National Cemetery in June. “After a full career as an Army officer, John Gates came to work as a … Read more
Born at Pepperell, Massachusetts, December 10, 1867, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy, 1888. He was Assistant Engineer, U.S. Navy, July 1, 1890; transferred to the line and promoted through the grades to Rear Admiral, December 22, 1919. He retired from the Navy on December 21, 1921. He was awarded the Medal of … Read more
Brigadier General (Retired) Frank Jennings Parrish of Manassas, Virginia, died on August 5, 2008 at Prince William Hospital following a long illness. He was 84. Frank J. Parrish was born in Manassas, Virginia, the third of five children of Edgar G. and Alverda J. Parrish. He was graduated from Osbourn High School and attended Virginia … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Brigadier General Hal Cushman Pattison, 92, a retired Army brigadier general whose assignments included assistant director of operations of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and assistant commander of the 4th Armored Division in Germany, died of complications from renal failure and pneumonia February 22, 1999 at the Loudoun Medical Center … Read more
Ivory G. Kimball was born on May 5, 1843. He served in the Civil War as a Private, 55th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. After the war he was a lawyer and a judge, but was most involved as an Officer of the Grand Army of the Republic. As such, he was instrumental in the design and … Read more
Rear Admiral James Edward Jouett (7 February 1826 – 30 September 1902) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. His father was Matthew Harris Jouett, a notable painter, and his grandfather was Revolutionary War hero Jack Jouett. Born near Lexington, Kentucky, Jouett was appointed Midshipman … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 0182-08 March 05, 2008 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died March 3, 2008, in the Sabari District of Afghanistan, of … Read more
William Henry Browne of New York Appointed from New York, Second Lieutenant, 1st New York Volunteers, 3 December 1846 Resigned 31 December 1847 Lieutenant Colonel, 31st New York Volunteer Infantry, 13 June 1861 Colonel, 36th New York Volunteer Infantry, 2 August 1862 Honorably mustered out on 15 July 1863 Colonel, Veteran Reserve Corps, 19 December … Read more
From a contemporary press report: 17 March 1999 Jack D. Wells, of Lexington, Kentucky, a retired U. S. Army Colonel and investment banker, pilot in World War II and an instructor at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point has died on March 16, 1999. Colonel Wells was born at Norton, Virginia, and died … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Marine Corps: FIRST LIEUTENANT ROBERT G. ROBINSON, USMCR (DECEASED) Marine First Lieutenant Robert G. Robinson, who earned the Medal of Honor as a Gunnery Sergeant in World War I, died 5 October 1974, at his home in St. Ignace, Michigan. Although seriously wounded during aerial action over Belgium, he continued … Read more
By Mike Allen Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, November 22, 1997 Secretary Togo D. West Jr. released the names yesterday of 69 people who have received special permission to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery during the Clinton administration, saying he wanted to silence accusations that politics compromised the decisions. Veterans groups, which had fanned … Read more
The daugher of Raymond Perry Rodgers and the mother of Rear Admiral Thomas Slidell Rodgers. Buried in Section 2, 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 … Read more
REAR ADMIRAL DRAKE DIES AT 84 YEARS One of Few Surviving Officer of Frigate Constitution Took Part in Assaults at Seoul in 1875 WASHINGTON, January 30, 1929 – Rear Admiral Franklin J. Drake, retired, died here tonight at his home after a short illness. He was one of the few surviving officers who served on … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Francis Joseph Berry, 82, a retired Navy Captain who also was a certified public accountant, died of congestive heart failure March 5, 2003, at his Arlington, Virginia, home, where he had lived for 40 years. Dr. Berry had a 24-year career in the Navy, beginning in World War II, when … Read more
Chief Nurse Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee, U.S. Navy (May 18, 1874–January 10, 1941), was a pioneering Navy nurse, who served as Superintendent of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps during World War I. She was born Lenah H. Sutcliffe in Chatham, New Brunswick, on 18 May 1874. She completed nurses’ training at the New York Postgraduate … Read more
I have just arrived home in Florida after being a part of the funeral of my father Colonel Ohio Columbus Hall in Arlington National Cemetery. This hallowed place is not new to me as my uncle William B. Hall who was killed during World War II has a marker here and my late husband John … Read more
From a contemporary press report: On January 11, 2002, LEROY D. BRUMMITT, COL. USA (Ret.) of Satellite Beach, Florida. Born in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, in 1916, where he graduated from high school in 1934. He later earned a BS from the University of Maryland and MA in International Affairs from George Washington University. During World … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 058-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2007 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant Gregroy A. Wright, 28, of Boston, Massachusetts, died January 13, 2007, in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered … Read more
Born at Jacksonville, Illinois, on December 29, 1848, the son of Major General John A. McClernand, XIII Army Corps in the Civil War, and Sarah (Dunlap) McClernand. He was educated in Jacksonville and Springfield, Illinois and graduated from West Point in 1870. He was appointed Second Lieutenant, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, June 15, 1870, and then … Read more
WASHINGTON — The daily movement of backhoes is beginning to wear brown ruts in the expanse of grass known as Section 60. This is the corner of Arlington National Cemetery where the remains of 16 soldiers and airmen killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom have been laid to rest since April 10. The Pentagon says 131 … Read more
Henry Nathan Muller, Jr. was born 5 January 1924. He served as a First Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. He died on 22 February 1958 and was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Jane Clapper Muller (22 December 1926-17 September 1991) is buried with him. We are actively … Read more
PRESIDENT ATTENDS FUNERAL IN ARLINGTON FOR PAUL KILDAY WASHINGTON, October 15, 1968 – President Johnson attended a funeral service at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia today for former Representative Paul J. Kilday of Texas. Army officials said the granting of permission to have Representative Kilday buried at Arlington was the first exception that they knew … Read more
Foreign Service Officer Richard Armstrong Poole, second son of Otis Manchester Poole and Dorothy Campbell Poole, was born April 29, 1919, at No.68 Bluff, Yokohama, Japan. A terrible conflagration that swept through the Japanese part of Yokohama from the Park to the Nogeyama Hills, at the time. Dick’s first three years were passed at No.68 … Read more
Courtesy of his classmates, USMA Class of 1946 Alexander Earl Halls No.15462 Class of 1946 Died 4 July 1993 In Potomac, Maryland, aged 68 years. Interment: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. Alex Hall was born 22 December 1924 in Galt, Ontario, a small Canadian town where his Scottish ancestors had settled in the 19th century. … Read more
Lieutenant Colonel James Basevi Ord Born March 15, 1892 in Mexico Killed in an Air Crash January 30, 1938 at Camp John Hay, Philippines Cadet US. Military Academy 1911-15 Graduated as No. 5378, Class of 1915 Second Lieutenant 1915 First Lieutenant 1916 Captain 1917 Major 1924 Lieutenant Colonel 1936 Served with 6th Infantry Regiment 1915-17 … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Served with Military Assistance Advisory Group Sergeant Lawson, 68, died October 17, 1996 in Germany. A Vietnam veteran, he also served with the Military Assistance Advisory group in Korea and Pakistan. His last assignment was with Army Community Services, Nuremberg, Germany. He retired in 1974. His awards and decorations include … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 081-07 January 24, 2007 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of 12 soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 20, 2007, when the UH-60 Black Hawk … Read more
The son of the famed explorer, he was born on February 12, 1920.News report: “Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., the son of the famed Arctic explorer, who was found dead on October 3, 1988 in a Baltimore warehouse, died of malnutrition and dehydration to which Alzheimer’s disease contributed, Maryland’s Medical Examiner has announced. Byrd, 68, who … Read more
U.S. Navy Lieutenant James Potter of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, was elated to be home for the holidays after spending nearly two years in harm’s way aboard a ship that was in and out of the Persian Gulf more times than his mother wanted to know. To commemorate his return, his family had planned a special … Read more
From a contemporary press report: BREWSTER, MARGARET E. ”Margo” LTC, USA (Ret.) Margaret E. “Margo” Brewster passed away Wednesday, August 11, 1999, after a short illness. She was a resident of San Antonio, Texas since 1966, after she retired from the US Army following a distinguished career. A native of Beatrice, Nebraska, she went to … Read more
HARRIS, R T J B 6TH ALA INF DATE OF DEATH: 07/17/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 31 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 … Read more
Joseph Michael Cummins (1881-1959) Born in St. Louis, Missouri on July 21, 1881. B.A. from St. Louis University in 1901. Commissioned in the Infantry in 1903. Graduated from Command and General Staff School in 1923. Instructor at General Service Schools 1923-1926. Graduated from Army War College in 1927. Duty with the War Department General Staff … Read more
FINDLEY, THOMAS PVT H 7 VA INF CSA DATE OF DEATH: 06/09/1914 BURIED AT: SECTION CONF SITE 262-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+ Kapseln Colon … Read more
Vice Admiral Robert E. Kirksey passed away on December 16, 2006, in Ft. Myers, Florida, as a result of complications from Alzheimer’s Disease. He was the brother of former Livonia Mayor Jack Kirksey. Admiral Kirksey was 76 years old. Admiral Kirksey spent his years prior to his flight training in 1951 in Detroit and Grosse … Read more
BRIGADIER GENERAL GEORGE H. BEVERLEY Retired August 1, 1949. Died September 15, 1988 Brigadier General George H. Beverley’s career with the Air Force from the beginning of World War I to the end of World War II, is an outstanding example of the work of those men who were pioneers of military aviation in 1917 … Read more
George L. Cole Jr. George E. Egeter James J. Lytle Edward T. Swientek John F. Duval Albert B. Hall Jr. Taz V. Rudd Wilbur W. Titsworth John H. Wood 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 … Read more
Edwin St. John Greble, Jr., the son of Edwin St. John Greble, Major General, United States Army, was appointed to the United States Military Academy from California and graduated in the class of 1909. He served in World War I. The Colonel died at Washington, D.C. on 31 December 1946 and was buried with full military … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force BRIGADIER GENERAL RICHARD F. BROMILEY Retired March 1, 1967. Died February 24, 2004 Brigadier General Richard F. Bromiley was assistant deputy chief of staff for materiel, Headquarters Air Defense Command, Ent Air Force Base, Colorado. Appointed in September 1964, he assists the deputy chief of staff for materiel … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wayne E. Caldwell, a local football star in the 1940s who earned distinction as a U.S. Coast Guard commander during the Vietnam War, passed away from a heart attack on February 15, 2009. He was 85. Born in Springfield, Ohio, Caldwell graduated at the head of his class from Springfield High School … Read more
My good friend, Holly, met Mrs. Hoffman during a recent photo-expedition to Arlington National Cemetery. Neither Mrs. Hoffman, or the friend accompanying her, who were visiting from Ohio, had a camera with them at the moment, so Holly kindly took the photos below and has e-mailed them to Mrs. Hoffman’s son, Rick. We are awaiting … Read more
Born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 22, 1849, he was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Indian Wars while serving as Second Lieutenant, 23rd U.S. Infantry, near Fort Hartsuff, Nebraska, April 28, 1876. The Medal was actually issued to him on October 26, 1897. He died on October 12, 1926 and was buried in Section 1 … Read more
Veazey, Wheelock Graves, of Rutland, son of Jonathan and Annie (Stevens) Veazey, was born in Brentwood, New Hampshire, December 5, 1835. Brentwood was the home of his ancestors back through many generations. He received his early scholastic education at Phillips (Exeter) Academy, matriculated at Dartmouth College and graduated therefrom in the class of 1859. Having … Read more
Harry Lerch Brinser (1976-1945) Born on November 11, 1876 in Middletown, Pennsylvania. Graduated from Annapolis in 1899 and commissioned in 1901. Served aboard the Santiago at the battle of Santiago Bay in the Spanish-American War. Commanding Officer of the Columbia and the Mercury in World War I and the Rigel 1922-1925. Graduated from the Naval … Read more
Fanny DeRussy Herr, 89, a member of St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Washington and a former member of the Daughters of the U.S. Army, died at Georgetown University Hospital on January 5, 1995 of complications after hip-replacement surgery. Miss Herr had been a resident of Washington since about 1940. She was born in Batangas, the … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Edgar James Masten, 76, a retired Army Master Sergeant and decorated World War II veteran who also was head of engineer maintenance at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, died February 25, 2000, at his home in Elkridge, Maryland, after a heart attack. He began his military service with the 509th … Read more
From a press report: 29 June 2003: James H. Merryman, 74, a retired Army Lieutenant General whose last assignment was as Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development and Acquisition, died of cancer June 24, 2003, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He lived in Springfield, Virginia. General Merryman, who was commissioned in 1951, served … Read more
Harry Craig Williams of Mississippi Appointed from Mississippi, Cadet, United States Naval Academy, 9 September 1891 to 3 October 1894 Appointed Second Lieutenant, 15th U. S. Infantry, 5 October 1899 Transferred to the Artillery Corps, 25 July 1901 First Lieutenant, 1 July 1901 BRIGADIER GENERAL H. C. WILLIAMS SAN FRANCISCO, California – February 1, 1959 … Read more
Navy reservist Ronald Vauk – who was killed two weeks ago when a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon – will be awarded the Purple Heart on Friday, the day before his body is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. The medal will be presented to Vauk’s wife, Jennifer. The 37-year-old graduate of the Naval Academy … Read more
Z. E. Thomas, First Lieutenant, United States Army, Company A, 1st Iowa Volunteer Cavalry and and Company E, 11th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry September 13, 1837-February 21, 1899. His wife, Mattie A. Thomas, September 7, 1840-March 24, 1893. Both are buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. THOMAS, ZACHARIAH E LT 11TH MC CAV BURIED … Read more
COLUMBIA, South Carolina – The Memorial service for Colonel Arthur Robert Datnoff, 90, will be held Monday, August 25, 2008 at 6:00 PM at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel. The family will receive friends for a short time following the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to … Read more
Robert Comegys Laning, a physician in the Navy Medical Corps who examined the first three American astronauts upon their splashdowns, died of pancreatic cancer April 28, 2008, at his home in McLean, Virginia. He was 85. Admiral Laning was aboard Navy ships assigned to recover Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom and John Glenn after they returned … Read more
The soldier who amazed himself The obituary said Major Bennie Eugene Young had three tours of duty in Vietnam and served his country with pride and honor. But Young actually fought two wars in his lifetime. The first was in Southeast Asia, where he was a helicopter pilot. He returned with two Purple Hearts and … Read more
Fayette Washington Roe, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army. Regimental Adjutant, Aide-de-Camp. Captain in the line, Lieutenant Colonel in the Staff, United States Volunteers. 1850-1916. He is buried adjacent to Rear Admiral Francis Asbury Roe, United States Navy (1823-1901) Married Frances Mack. Frances Roe wrote Army Letters from an Officer’s Wife (1909) a detailed description of life … Read more
Allan Earle Peck was born in 1873 and served in the Medical Corps, United States Navy, rising to the grade of Lieutenant Commander. Commander Peck died in 1925 and was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Anna Dixon Peck (no dates on stone) may also be buried with him. “Many … Read more
BELANGER, EDWARD A. Private, U.S. Army Home: Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts Company F, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, A.E.F. Date of Action: July 1, 1918 General Orders No. 99, W.D., 1918 Citation: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edward A. Belanger, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Vaux, July 1, 1918. Private … Read more
Born October 19, 1824 at Greenfield, Massachusetts, Rufus Saxton attended nearby Deerfield Academy and worked on the family farm until, at age 20, he received appointment to West Point from which he graduated in 1849. He was appointed Second Lieutenant, Artillery, and he served in that Branch against the Seminole Indians in Florida, on the … Read more
The son of Navy Secretary-designate, John T. McNaughton and Sarah Elizabeth Fulkman McNaughton, he was born on July 23, 1955 and was killed with his parents in a commercial airliner accident in North Carolina on July 19, 1967. He is buried with his parents in Arlington National Cemetery. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk … Read more
George W. Lash was born in Alexandria, Virginia in 1846. During the 1880 United States Census he resided at Alexandria, Virginia, where he was a cigar manufacturer. He resided with his wife, Ada DeVaughn Lash, age 30, and his children, George W. Lash, age 5, and his daughters, Belle Lash, age 3, and Bettie Lash, … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Douglas Craig Binney, 69, a former Marine Lieutenant Colonel and program manager at Vitro Corp. in Arlington County, died October 23, 1999 at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. He lived in Alexandria. Colonel Binney was in the Marines from 1953 to 1977. During his last four years of service, he was … Read more
War: WWII Last Name: Ferguson First Name: Charles Middle Name or Initial: D Sex: M County: Kanawha Community: Charleston, West Virginia Branch of Service: Army Rank: Private Service Number: 35733585 Date of Death: 23 June 1944 Place of Death: France Cause of Death: KIA Place of Burial: Arlington National Cemetery Unit: Engineer Combat Battalion of … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 961-07 August 3, 2007 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died July 31, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when … Read more
Sunday, January 22, 2006 John K. Smith, 85, a senior official with the Central Intelligence Agency who later became a sailing coach, died January 16, 2006, of aspiration pneumonia at Genesis-Spa Creek Nursing Center in Annapolis, Maryland. He had lived in Annapolis for the past 30 years. Mr. Smith came to the Washington area in … Read more
General, US Army. He served as Deputy Chief-of-Staff, Army Ground Forces. Advanced to Chief-of-Staff of AGF before being assigned to 69th Infantry Division as Assistant Division Commander. After serving in that position in 1943-44 became Chief-of-Staff of the First Allied Airborne Army in 1944 and Commanding General in 1945, the same year he was promoted … Read more
Gregory Barrett of Maryland Appointed from Maryland, Captain, 4th Maryland Volunteer Infantry, 15 August 1862 Lieutenant Colonel, 9 March 1864 Breveted Colonel of United States Vounteers, 4 January 1864 Honorably mustered out of the Volounteer Service, 31 May 1865 First Lieutenant, 26th United States Infantry, 28 July 1866 Regimental Quartermaster, 1 March 1869 to 19 … Read more
Full Name: DAVID ALBERT THORPE Date of Birth: 7/22/1942 Date of Casualty: 10/3/1966 Home of Record: SENECA FALLS, NEW YORK Branch of Service: AIR FORCE Rank: 1LT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: KHANH HOA THORPE, DAVID 1ST LT USAF DATE OF BIRTH: 07/22/1942 DATE OF DEATH: 10/03/1966 BURIED AT: SECTION 46 SITE 391 ARLINGTON … Read more
Corporal Andrew A. Bostian, Company K. Resided in Rowan County and was by occupation a farmer prior to enlisting in Rowan County at age 35, July 7, 1862 for the war. Mustered in as Private. Promoted to Corporal on December 20, 1862. Reported present through May 11, 1863. Hospitalized at Richmond, Virginia, July 11, 1863 … Read more
The largest group burial at Arlington National Cemetery took place on June 15, 1949, when 250 men from the USS Serpens were interred in 52 caskets. These men were killed on the night of Jan. 29, 1945, when the U.S. Coast Guard ammunition ship exploded and sank at Lunga Beach, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. This catastrophe … Read more
Henry Rosser Angell was born on 24 May 1897 at Birmingham, Alabama. He served as a Flight Instructor for the United States Army Air Corps during the early stages of military flight. He was killed on 11 January 1929 in Pennsylvania when an airplane he was piloting crashed. DEATH TOLL OF C-2 MOUNTS TO EIGHT … Read more
Ira D. Vail, 81, a retired Major with the Army Security Agency and a veteran of three wars, died July 19, 2006, at his home in Alexandria of complications from prostate and bladder cancer. Major Vail was born in Ancon, Panama Canal Zone. He was a member of the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M … Read more
Under a sky as cloudless blue as four years ago, throngs of people on Sunday sang “God Bless America” outside the Pentagon and arched in remembrance of the terrorist attacks and in tribute to troops fighting abroad. Several thousand people joined in the “America Supports Your Freedom Walk,” a demonstration organized by the Defense Department … Read more
JOHNSON, GEORGE H 17 MISS INF DATE OF DEATH: 05/21/1863 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 204 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