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.
21 December 2007: CAPE CORAL, Florida – Jared Brissette had earned a promotion to sergeant in the Army, but wasn’t expected to live long enough for the ceremony. So the Army came to his parents’ home in Cape Coral, Florida to promote the paratrooper in his bed. Brissette is dying of brain cancer. Army commanders … Read more
COLONEL BENJAMIN ANUSKEWICZ DIES; WINNER OF SILVER STAR ON D-DAY NEW YORK, New York, June 4, 1967 – Colonel Benjamin T. Anuskewicz, USA, retired, died Tuesday of a heart ailment in the St. Albans Naval Hospital in Queens. He was 67 years old and lived at 30 Stoner Avenue in Great Neck, Long Island. Colonel … Read more
James Tanner served in the Civil War and lost both legs due to wounds that he received at Second Manassas in 1862. He was fitted with two wooden prostheses. Tanner studied stenography and worked at the War Department in Washington. On the evening of April 14, 1865 he hurried to Ford’s Theater on hearing that … Read more
SIBLEY, THOMAS NELSON ASBURY (Age 85) Thomas Nelson Asbury Subley a retired U.S. Army Brigadier General, who was awarded the Bronze Star in World War II and the Distinguished Service Medal for his work with the Joint Chief of Staffs during the Six-Day War in the Middle East, died Saturday, June 24, 2000, at home … Read more
Connolly, Richard L. Lieutenant, U.S. Navy U.S.S. Westbridge Date Of Action: August 15 – 20, 1918 Citation: The Navy Cross is awarded to Lieutenant Richard L. Connolly, U.S. Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession on the occasion of the torpedoing of the Westbridge, when he, with a party of eight others … Read more
BUCKLEY, FRED P PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II DATE OF BIRTH: 07/29/1923 DATE OF DEATH: 03/20/1946 BURIED AT: SECTION 60 SITE 7927 DEMING, ROBERT L 2ND LT US ARMY WORLD WAR II DATE OF BIRTH: 10/31/1915 DATE OF DEATH: 03/20/1946 BURIED AT: SECTION 60 SITE 7927 KEARSEY, ROBERT L SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1275-07 November 02, 2007 DoD Identifies Air Force Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two airmen and a Department of the Air Force civilian who were deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. … Read more
Rhonda Ridge Rasmussen read to her husband, Floyd, just about every night before going to bed. His eyes are bad, he says, and she enjoyed reading to him. The couple had just started a new book, one of the Harry Potter series. There were so many other things she was looking forward to when she … Read more
Born at Clinton, Connecticut March 6, 1820, he graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1842, second in his class, remaining two years as Assistant Professor of Engineering at West Point. He was appointed a Brigadier General of Volunteers in September 1861, and Major General of Volunteers in July 1862. During the Civil War, he … Read more
Captain Gayhart was the son-in-law of Henry Ware Lawton, Major General, United States Army, a Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in action during the Philippine Insurrection. We are actively seeking information regarding the Captain, his wife and his son. Should you possess such information, please contact the Webmaster as the link below. GAYHART, EVERETT LEROY … Read more
Alexander Mac Millan Orange, New Jersey Born February 11, 1927 Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps Killed in Action Died March 22, 1951 in Korea Corporal Mac Millan was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while on patrol on Hill 232, near Kohcaan, South Korea by … Read more
The son of Morgan D. Lewis and Flora A. Davis, he graduated from West Point in 1895 and was killed in action during the Spanish-American War on July 1, 1898 at the Battle of San Juan Hill, Cuba, aged 26 years. He is buried with his parents in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. Louis Hoffman Lewis … Read more
In August 1989 the remains of Fawn and two other crewmen of a downed World War II transport plane, discovered in New Guinea in 1988, were returned to Arlington National Cemetery for burial – 46 years after they died. Once again the heart-stirring elegy of Taps sounded over the long green slopes and their sheltered … Read more
An Air Force captain whose plane went down in North Vietnam more than 30 years ago will be buried in Woodward, his mother said Monday. A plane flown by pilot Thomas Ray Allen of Woodward and Captain Ronald Packard of Canon City, Colorado, was reported lost on July 31, 1967. Allen’s mother, Louise Allen of … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 210-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant Richard L. Ford, 40, of East Hartford, Connecticut, died February 20, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered during combat … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Frank Joseph Hagney, a World War hero, died Sunday, October 24, 1993, of pneumonia in his home in Falls Church, Virginia. He was 74. Major Hageny was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Boston English High School at the age of 16 in 1932. During World War II he … Read more
William Thomas Akins DeKalb County, Georgia Born August 1, 1918 Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army Service Number 14021438 Missing in Action – Presumed Dead Died November 2, 1950 in Korea Sergeant First Class Akins was a Medic with the Medical Company, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while … Read more
1 February 2004: Virginia Beach, Virginia – Marine Corps Master Sergeant Amos Diaz J., known as “Famous Amos” to all his friends, passed away quietly and peacefully surrounded by his family. He served 23 years of dedicated service to his country serving the majority of his time in the Reconnaissance community, his jobs had him … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 1219-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29, 2004 The Department of Defense announced today the death of six Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Corporal Kirk J. Bosselmann, 21, of Napa, California Lance Corporal Bradley M. Faircloth, 20, of Mobile, Alabama Lance Corporal Jeffery S. Holmes, … Read more
Robert Parker Hilton Sr. Navy Rear Admiral Robert Parker Hilton Sr., 77, a Navy Rear Admiral who retired in 1983 as Vice Director for Operations on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died of congestive heart failure April 28 at Goodwin House East in Alexandria, Virginia, where he had been receiving rehabilitative care for about a … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 1213-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Master Sergeant Anthony R. C. Yost, 39, of Flint, Michigan, died in Mosul, Iraq on November 19, 2005, when a vehicle-borne … Read more
IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 174-06 March 1, 2006 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Specialist Joshua M. Pearce, 21, of Guymon, Oklahoma, died in Mosul, Iraq, on February 26, 2006, when an improvised explosive device detonated near Stryker military vehicle during … Read more
Joe Reese Brabson, Jr. was appointed to the United States Military Academy from Tennessee in the class of 1938. He was originally assigned to the Infantry but transferred to the Air Corps. During World War II he was assigned, as a Lieutenant Colonel, as Deputy Commander, 42nd Bomb Group, 13th Air Force, East Indies. In … Read more
EDWARD L. TAYLOR, AVIATION EXPERT, 59 ARLINGTON, Virginia – May 29, 1955 – Edward Lee (Swanee) Taylor, one of the most colorful figures in aviation during and after World War I, died of cancer today in Bethesda (Maryland) Naval Hospital. He was 57 years old. For the last year and a half, ever since he … Read more
From a contemporary press report: James W. Nicholson, 80, a retired Marine Corps warrant officer and a combat veteran of the Sino-Japanese War, World War II and the Korean War, died of cancer Thursday (11-19-98 at Underwood Memorial Hospital in Woodbury, New Jersey. He lived in Gloucester City, New Jersey. After serving in the Marine … Read more
James Kennington of Ireland Private, Corporal, Sergeant and First Sergeant, Company K, 2nd United States Infantry and Commissary Sergeant, 1st Battalion, 11th United States Infantry, 20 October 1851 to 3 December 1862 Second Lieutenant, 11th United States Infantry, 26 November 1862 First Lieutenant, 5 May 1864 Unassigned 14 April 1869 Assigned to 14th United States … Read more
Robert Cushing Dennison, 77, an Army colonel who retired in 1969 as chief of the war plans division in the office of the deputy chief of staff for logistics, died of cancer January 10, 1998 at Fairfax Hospital, Gairfax, Virginia. Colonel Dennison, who lived in Falls Church, was born in Somerville, Massachusetts. He graduated Phi … Read more
I stood beside the empty grave Waiting for my friend, Saying deep within my soul, “This cannot be the end.” Then I heard a mighty roar; Looked into the blinding sky As four planes in close formation Streaked above to say good-bye. In a single moment One pulled out, up, and away And left a … Read more
The wife of James Bavesi Ord, she was born on April 3, 1890 and died on August 1, 1979. She is buried with her husband in Section 2 of 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 … Read more
LIEUTENANT COLONEL HORACE MEEK HICKAM In 1935, a board of officers met in Washington, D.C., and recommended that the new Army Air Corps station to be constructed in the Territory of Hawaii be named in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Horace Meek Hickam. Major General Benjamin D. Foulois, Chief of the Air Corps, approved; General Douglas … Read more
David Jacob Rumbough of Virginia Appointed from Virginia, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 September 1876 (13) Second Lieutenant, 3rd U. S. Artillery, 12 June 1880 First Lieutenant, 30 November 1888 Captain, 2 March 1899 Artillery Corps, 2 February 1901 He served through the ranks to Colonel, United States Army. He died in Illinois on … Read more
50 Years Later, MIA Memorialized Courtesy of the Associated Press Friday, May 25, 2001 WASHINGTON –– Fifty years after losing her father to war on the Korean peninsula, Pat Dunton can finally do more than just imagine his fate. She can bury him. For all those years, she and her family waited and wondered: Did … Read more
BROWN, BENJAMIN CO H 19TH VA INF CSA DATE OF DEATH: 05/30/1920 BURIED AT: SECTION 16 SITE 206-A He is buried with his wife: BROWN, SARAH P DATE OF DEATH: 11/02/1923 BURIED AT: SECTION 16 SITE 206A Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen … Read more
From a contemporary press report Richard T. Kennedy, 78, who coordinated U.S. nuclear nonproliferation efforts as ambassador at large during the Reagan and Bush administrations, died January 12, 1998 at Georgetown University Hospital of complications after heart bypass surgery. He lived in Washington. Ambassador Kennedy had also served as U.S. representative to the International Atomic … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Roy B. Shrout, Jr., 66, an Army Colonel who retired in 1986 as a specialist in communications security for the NATO command structure, died of cardiac arrest February 11, 2000, at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital. Colonel Shrout served 30 years in the military before his final assignment in the Defense … Read more
J. Loren Peck, 84, an Air Force Colonel and veteran of three wars who retired in 1974 and spent two decades in Washington area real estate sales, died June 6, 2007, at his home in Alexandria, Virginia. He had skin cancer. Colonel Peck served in the Army Air Forces during World War II and afterward … Read more
The recent tragedies at the U.S. Capitol and at two of our embassies in Africa have evoked special compassion for U.S. government employees killed in the performance of their duties. In a sincere effort to honor them, public officials have waived existing rules to allow some of the victims to be buried at Arlington National … Read more
John T. Puckett Sergeant, U.S. Army Service # 17082911 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Kansas Died: 16-Jan-45 Buried at: Plot B Row 35 Grave 59 Ardennes American Cemetery Neupre, Belgium Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart. Missing in Action. Remains recovered March 30, 2005 and buried at Ardennes American Cemetery. NEWS … Read more
Born on December 10, 1882 he was a graduate of West Point. He served in the Philippine Insurrection, initially with the 8th United States Cavalry and then as aide-de-camp to General John J. Pershing. He was also Pershing’s aide during the Mexican Punitive Expedition and accompanied him in that role to France during World War I. He … Read more
William Hannum Grubb Bullard (6 December 1866 -24 November 1927) was a Rear Admiral of the United States Navy, whose service included duty during the Spanish-American War and World War I. After World War I, he established the Navy’s patrol on China’s Yangtze River. A noted electrical engineer, he wrote a popular handbook on naval … Read more
Charlotte Lee Bagley David Harrington Bagley David Worth Bagley, Senior Mary Louise Harrington Bagley 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 … Read more
Colonel (Retired) William N. Quinn 1915 – 2007 Career Army officer Colonel (Retired) William N. Quinn, son of the late Paul and Laura Hester Quinn of Shelby, North Carolina, died May 22, 2007, at the age of 91. Colonel Quinn was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Sara Simmons Quinn. He is survived by … Read more
From a contemporary press report: George Willard Bixby, 84, a retired Colonel with the Army Corps of Engineers who was academic dean at the Military Academy Preparatory School at Fort Belvoir, died October 6, 1998 at the Belvoir Woods Health Care Center, Virginia. He had suffered a stroke. Colonel Bixby was a native of Lincoln, … Read more
From a press report: June 20, 2002 Harry Dingman Jr., 80, of Winston-Salem, formerly of Rotterdam, New York, died Monday evening at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born February 13, 1922, in Bronx, New York, to Harry Dingman Sr. and Anna Cecelia Ennis Dingman. Originally from the Bronx, Mr. Dingman lived the last 30 years … Read more
From a contemporary press report: John B. Kelley, 80, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who served as a military procurement adviser in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, died of cancer March 20, 1999, at a hospital in Lawrenceville, Georgia. A former Bethesda resident, he had lived in Duluth, Georgia, for the last three years. … Read more
Full Name: RANDALL EARL COLE Date of Birth: 11/23/1948 Date of Casualty: 3/23/1968 Home of Record: SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: SP4 Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: GIA DINH Let us not forget Specialist Four Randall Earl Cole, casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Army, SP-4 Cole served … Read more
James Dean Tilford, Jr. Born 15 January 1921, Boston, Massachusetts Died 1 January 2000, Mobile, Alabama Major, United States Air Force Residence: Semmes, Alabama Section 2, Grave 1172-2 Buried 12 January 2000 Emily Jane Meyer Tilford Born 15 February 1924 Died 15 January 1997 U.S. Marine Corps, Private Residence: Mobile, Alabama Section 2, Grave 1172-2 … Read more
William Lawrence Deane Major, United States Army Elbert Wayne Bush Sergeant, United States Army Richard Arthur Knutson Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army Mickey Allen Wilson Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army William Sherril Stinson Specialist 5, United States Army Manual Alonzo Lauterio Specialist 5, United States Army This group of men were finally located … Read more
Born in Philadelphia, on July 8, 1895. He served as a Member of Congress from Pennsylvnia from January 3, 1937 until November 17, 1943 when he resigned to become Assistant to the Attorney General, where he served until October 9, 1946. In the latter month, he was sworn in as Chief Judge for the Eastern … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Joseph Walker Lloyd, 66, a retired Army colonel who also worked for defense contracting agencies in the Washington area, died of multiple myeloma June 23, 1999 at Prince William County Hospital. Colonel Lloyd served 30 years in the Army before retiring in 1985. This included duty in Hawaii, Vietnam, Okinawa … Read more
JARVIE, JOHN S 1ST LT AGF – USA DATE OF DEATH: 05/29/1944 BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 4845 LIGHTSEY, ROBERT D SGT, USA 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 … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 594-10 July 09, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died July 6, 2010, at Qalat, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when … Read more
Courtesy of Derick S. Hartshorn, April 2007: NICKENS, JONATHAN H., Private, Company A, 5th Regiment, North Carolinas Troops. Bon in Sampson County and was by occupation a farmer prior to enlisting in Wake County at age 18, May 23, 1861, for the war. Wounded and captured at Williamsburg, Virginia, May 5, 1862. Hospitalized at Washington, D.C., where … Read more
GENERAL HUBERT HOOVER OF ARMY COURTS, 83 WASHINGTON, April 11, 1971 – Major General Hubert D. Hoover, who retired in 1948 as Assistant Judge Advocate General of the Army, died Friday in Walter Reed Hospital. He was 83 years old and lived in Silver Spring, Maryland. General Hoover, who was born in Bedford, Iowa, received … Read more
Courtesy of John Nichols: It was honor to have served under Lieutenant Lewis in G Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th ACR. The following field photo was taken April 1970 in the Fishhook area along the Cambodian border in Tay Ninh province. Lieutenant Lewis is seen here standing fifth from the left with his men in an after … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Marine Corps SERGEANT MICHAEL STRANK, USMC (DECEASED) Michael Strank, participant in the famous flag raising on Iwo Jima, was born in Czechoslovakia n 10 November 1919, the son of Vasil and Martha Strank, natives of Czechoslovakia (his father was also known as Charles Strank), and raised at Conemaugh, … Read more
In the section of Coast Guard buried in Arlington, you’re missing: Vice Admiral Raymond J. Mauerman, USCG, interred January 1987. Served forty years in the Coast Guard as an enlisted man, cadet at the USCG Academy, and commissioned service – in World War I, World War II, and Korea. His last assignment on active service … Read more
Born at Fargo, North Dakota, February 15, 1946, he earned the Medal of Honor in Vietnam on August 7, 1971. He was distinguished in action while serving as a team leader of a small reconnaissance team operating deep within enemy-held territory. At approximately 0630 hours on the morning of August 7, 1971, the small team … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Mary McBridde Wright, United States Army, 50, died August 29, 1997, at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Colonel McBride joined the Women’s Army Corps as a college junior in 1968. She completed tours in Germany, Korea and throughout the United States. Her last … Read more
Herbert L. Jordan Fitchburg, Massachusetts Born Unknown First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Service Number O-50564 Killed in Action Died September 18, 1950 in Korea First Lieutenant Jordan was a member of the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 18, 1950. First Lieutenant … Read more
Donald Angus Davison was appointed to the United States Military Academy from Arizona and graduated in the class of 1915. He died at Bangalore, India, on active duty and was postmously promoted to Major General. Donald Angus Davison was born 26 October1892 at San Carlos, Gila, Arizona, the son of Lorenzo Paul Davison, Lieutnant Colonel, United States … Read more
ADMIRAL HARBER, NAVAL HERO, DIES Commanded the Jeannette Search Expedition in Siberia in the Early ‘80s Won Fame At Santiago His Posts Included Commands of Both Atlantic and Pacific Fleets YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, December 30, 1925 – Rear Admiral Giles Bates Harber, 76, retired, died here last night of inflammation of the bladder. Admiral Harber, who … Read more
William Albert Collier (1896-1984) Born in Bristol, England on January 2, 1896. Retired in August 1954. Decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, three Legions of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, three Bronze Stars, eight Air Medals and two Commendation Ribbons. Died on September 24, 1984. Courtesy of William C. Collier: January 2008: William … Read more
Courtesy of Dale Nichols: January 2008: MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY D, 13th REGIMENT, GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, EVANS’ BRIGADE, GORDON’S DIVISION,2d CORPS, ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA, C. S. A., UPSON COUNTY, GEORGIA, (“UPSON VOLUNTEERS”) McCord, James R. – Private, July 8, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Captured at Spotsylvania, Virginia. May 12, 1864. Died of peritonitis in Lincoln U. … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 1233-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 01, 2004 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died November 29, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq, when their military vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Both were assigned … Read more
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Douglas R. Yates, 48, of Dixon, Missouri., formerly of Damascus, died November 12, 2003, in an automobile accident in St. Louis, Missouri. Born July 21, 1955, in Boulder, Colorado, he was the son of Richard and Peggy Yates of Zephyrhills, Florida, formerly of Damascus. He was the husband of Major Renea Yates … Read more
Cledith Bourdeau Burial in Arlington National Cemetery Friday, July 6, 2001 at 3:00 PM Captain Cledith Bourdeau of Coalinga, California who served in Companies L, K, and F, 382nd United States Infantry during the Leyte and Okinawa Campaigns died on Easter Sunday. Cledith was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on Leyte. His remains will be … Read more
Captain Jacob J. Wiebe, United States Marine Corps, died August 22, 2001 in an aircraft accident near Yuma, Arizona, where he was participating in military training maneuvers. He was 32. Jacob was born at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and he grew up in Orange Park, Florida. He attended high school in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and graduated … Read more
Biography and Photo Courtesy of Russell C. Jacobs, May 2007 Carl Adolph Baehr (1885-1959). Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 28, 1885. Commissioned in the Infantry from West Point in 1909. Commanded a Battalion of the 3rd Field Artillery in France during World War I. Graduated from Command and General Staff School in 1923 and … Read more
Major General Charles Vinson Bromley Jr. Born March 17, 1902 in West Virginia Died May 23, 1984 in Wilmettell Cadet, U. S. Military Academy 1919-23 Graduated as No. 7083, Class of 1923 Second Lieutenant 1923 First Lieutenant 1928 Captain 1935 Major 1940 Lieutenant Colonel (AUS) 1942 Colonel (AUS) 1942 Lieutenant Colonel 1946 Colonel 1948 Brigadier … Read more
Full Name: DAVID AMON SANFORD Date of Birth: 4/5/1931 Date of Casualty: 2/7/1968 Home of Record: SHADYSIDE, MICHIGAN Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: SFC Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: THUA THIEN Sterling Heights woman keeps Dad’s memory alive Among the 58,249 Americans who died in the Vietnam War, about one-third were fathers, including Sgt. … Read more
Earl Cranston (June 27, 1840 – August 18, 1932) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1896. He was born in Athens, Ohio, the third Bishop of the Methodist Church to have been born in Athens. Among his ancestors were Roger Williams and two colonial governors of Rhode Island. Cranston served … Read more
Richard Powell Ovenshine, United States Military Academy, 1919, retired as a Brigadier General in 1954. He was the grandson of Samuel Ovenshine, Brigadier General, United States Army. Richard Powell Ovenshine was born on 6 November 1899 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. He received a B .A. degree at West Point in 1919. He received a B.S. … Read more
Louis A. Kaiser (1870—August 12, 1939) was a Captain in the United States Navy, as well as briefly acting-Governor of Guam. He was a pioneer in the Navy on the use of wireless telegraphy, prior to World War I. Kaiser was born in Kirkwood, Illinois. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1889 … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 911-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sep 15, 2004 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Major Kevin M. Shea, 38, of Washington, D.C., died September 14, 2004, due to enemy action in Al … Read more
Full Name: CURTIS ALLEN RHODES Date of Birth: 11/26/1941 Date of Casualty: 4/1/1968 Home of Record: SWANTON, MARYLAND Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: CAPT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: BIEN HOA RHODES, CURTIS A CPT HHC BAND SUPPORT 1ST INF DIV USA DATE OF BIRTH: 11/26/1941 DATE OF DEATH: 04/01/1968 BURIED AT: SECTION 31 … Read more
Harriet Gowen American Red Cross Department of Defense Advisory: 11 August 1999 The remains of an American Army Air Forces officer and an American Red Cross employee have been identified and were interred in Arlington National Cemetery Friday, August 6, 1999. They are identified as First Lieutenant Harold F. Wurtz Jr. of Dearborn, Michigan and … Read more
Born at Chelmsford, Massachusetts, on September 29, 1839, he earned the Medal of Honor during the Civil War while serving with Company G, 2nd New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry at Williamsburg, Virginia, on May 5, 1862. The Medal was actually presented to him on October 10, 1899. He died on October 6, 1903 and was buried in Section … Read more
Courtesy of: SPC Michael J. Grimm, 1st Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, Georgia. Colonel Philip D. Grimm, U.S. Army (retired) who died 8 April 2005 in Williamsburg, Virginia, was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, 13 July 1927, to Henry Arnold (WWI – 11th Infantry Division) and Adelaide Kidd Grimm. Colonel Grimm spent his childhood … Read more
Captain Pattison (1878-1959) served in both the Spanish-American War and World War I. He is buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. His wife Eva Hudson Pattison (1879-1956) is buried with him. If you have infomration available regarding these individuals, please contact the Webmaster. PATTISON, EVA S W/O HENRY O DATE OF BIRTH: 09/04/1879 DATE … Read more
LIEUTENANT GENERAL MAURICE F. CASEY Retired July 1, 1977 – Died November 11, 2004 Lieutenant General Maurice F. Casey was director for logistics, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was the principal adviser to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on joint and combined logistic matters and provided assistance to the Joint Chiefs of … Read more
Born at Cleveland, Ohio, December 24, 1878, he joined the Army in June 1898. He was a Captain in the Signal Corps when Brigadier General James Allen on August 1, 1907 established an Aeronautical Bureau by office memorandum and put him in charge of it, assisted by two enlisted men. He was Commanding Officer of the Aviation … Read more
Business Official – U.S. Ambassador Born in New York on May 17, 1885, he graduated from the Army War College in 1925. In his business life, he began with M. Guggenheim and Son Mining and Smelting Company in 1925. He was a Director and Member of the Executive Committee, American Smelting and Security Company of … Read more
Marshall E. Sanders, 90, a retired Air Force Colonel who headed the service’s military education program and later concentrated on preparedness for nuclear accidents and emergencies, died of cancer October 12, 2007, at his home in McLean, Virginia. Colonel Sanders spent 20 years in the Air Force before retiring in 1970 as Deputy Commandant of … Read more
George Seton Johnston, a member of Company B of the Confederate States Marine Corps, is probably the only member of the CSMC to be buried in Arlington Cemetery. He enlisted at Richmond on September 1, 1864, as Private, and was assigned to the CSS Virginia II; surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina in April, 1865. He … Read more
Washington Matthews of Ireland Appointed from Iowa, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Army, 16 November 1868 Major, Surgeon, U. S. Army, 10 July 1889 Retired 26 September 1895 Washington Matthews (1843-1905), U.S. Army Major and Surgeon, was based in the Southwest for a number of years. Conversant in Navajo, he was one of the earliest recorders … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force LIEUTENANT GENERAL CHARLES C. BLANTON Retired November 1, 1982 Lieutenant General Charles C. Blanton was deputy chief of staff, programs and evaluation, Headquarters U.S. Air force, Washington, D.C. General Blanton was born in Shelby, North Carolina, in 1930, and graduated from Kenwood High School in Baltimore. He majored … Read more
MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY C, 3d REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA C. S. A., GREENE COUNTY, GEORGIA, (“DAWSON GRAYS”) Morris, Aaron – Private, December 21, 1863. Captured, Hanover Virginia, May 24, 1864. Died, Lincoln General Hospital at Richmond, Virginia June 2, 1864. Buried Arlington, Virrginia. Aaron Morris Georgia Infantry Confederate Section Read our … Read more
Beloved husband Commander Albert Leon, USN retired, 75, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, was called home by the Lord on July 15, 2005. Born in Baltimore, Maryland on March 6, 1930, he was the son of the late Cecil and Mary Leon. Commander Leon retired from the U.S. Navy in October of 1978 with 30 years … Read more
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It turns out that retired Colorado car dealer John Haines may be stuck with the $31,000 block of marble he’s been wanting to give Arlington National Cemetery as a possible replacement for the Tomb of the Unknowns monument. John C. Metzler Jr., the cemetery’s superintendent, said last week that the cemetery would probably not take … Read more
When Blaise Gallahue of Pascagoula was picked from his Army boot-camp class to be an honor guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, he wasn’t too interested. He wanted to be a ranger, recalls his parents, James and Mary Catherine Gallahue. But he became a sentinel, served with the honor guard for 21 months … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 059-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2005 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Captain Christopher J. Sullivan, 29, of Princeton, Massachusetts, died January 18, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised … Read more
Rear Admiral John Adrian Hoogewerff, U.S. Navy Born in Howard Country, Maryland November 27, 1860 Died at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii February 13, 1933 Son of Samuel Evans & Mary Elizabeth (Duval) Hoogewerff Married Edwardine L. Hiester of Reading, Pennsylvania October 10, 1889 No children reported Student, Pennsylvania Military Academy 1875-76 Cadet, U.S. Naval Academy 1877-81 … Read more
Winfield Wade Sisson was born on September 22, 1937 and joined the Armed Forces while in Berkeley, California. He served in the United States Marine Corps and attained the rank of Major. On October 18, 1965, at the age of 28, Winfield Wade Sisson perished in the service of our country in South Vietnam, Quang … Read more
Rear Admiral Reginald Rowan Belknap Born June 26, 1871 in Malden, Massachusetts Died March 30, 1959 Married Julia Pomeroy Averill March 3, 1900 Ensign 1893 Promoted through grades to Captain Served in Spanish-American War Served in Chinese Boxer Campaign Served with Bureau of Navigation 1902-04 Naval Attaché, Berlin 1907-10 Naval Attaché, Rome & Vienna 1908-09 … Read more
Colonel Joseph A., U.S. Army Retired, 83, of Naples, Fla., died Wednesday, December 10, 1997, at Naples Community Hospital. He had been a resident of Naples since 1978, coming from Merrick, L.I., N.Y. He was graduated “cum laude” with a B.A. degree in History from the University of Notre Dame in 1938 and received an … Read more
ENGEN, ROBERT JOSEPH REMAINS IDNETIIFIED 30 OCT 91 Name: Robert Joseph Engen Rank/Branch: E4/US Army Unit: 507th Transportation Detachment, 2nd Squadron Date of Birth: 03 April 1951 (Grand Forks ND) Home City of Record: Stockton CA Date of Loss: 18 February 1971 Country of Loss: Laos Loss Coordinates: 163910N 1062226E (XD465415) Status (in 1973): Killed/Body … Read more
The second chief master sergeant of the Air Force, Donald L. Harlow, died at Arlington (Va.) Hospital June 18, 1997. He was 76. Harlow served as the Air Force’s senior enlisted person from Aug. 1, 1969, until his retirement Sept. 30, 1971. He was the only enlisted person to receive the Order of the Sword. … Read more
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM SHARP, JR. COMMANDED GUARD IN NEW JERSEY Major General William R. Sharp, Jr., former commander of the New Jersey National Guard, died Sunday at the Mercer Medical Center in Trenton. General Sharp was appointed commander of the Guard and Chief of Staff of the State Department of Defense in 1970 and remained … Read more