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.
28 December 1942 News Report: The Mountain Training Command in Colorado under a 47-year-old West Pointer, Brigadier General Onslow S. Rolfe. ROLFE, ONSLOW S. Captain, U.S. Army Home Town: Concord, NH 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F. Date of Action: July 14 – 15, 1918 General Orders No. 116, W.D., 1919 Citation: The Distinguished Service … Read more
Courtesy of his classmates, United States Military Academy Altus Emory Prince No. 13324 • 12 October 1919 – 20 August 1971 Died in Fairfax, Virginia, aged 51 years Interment: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia ALTUS EMORY PRINCE responded to being called Emory or “Em” throughout his life. He was born on 12 October 1919 in … Read more
Presiding over the ceremony adding the remains of a soldier killed in Vietnam to the Tomb of the Unknowns in 1984, President Reagan vowed that the nation would never abandon its efforts to account for all those still missing from that divisive war. “We write no last chapters,” he said. “We close no books. We … Read more
Enough DNA is available from the remains taken from the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery to identify the Vietnam War soldier who had been buried there, a Pentagon official said yesterday. “I believe that we got a very good DNA sample from the remains, and now the next step is to begin … Read more
F. SCHELLHAMMER, EX-COLONEL, DEAD Veteran of Airborne Corps Won 16 Decorations in E.T.O. Former School Teacher NEW YORK, New York, June 6, 1954 – Colonel Fred M. Schellhammer, U.S.A., retired, an educator who left the schoolroom for the battlefield and won sixteen decorations and awards during World War II, died Friday in Fort Jay General … Read more
Born on 9 July 1905 in South Dakota, Frederic J. Brown was commissioned a field artillery officer from the U.S. Military Academy in 1927. In WWII, he served as the 3d Armored Division DIVARTY Commander. He attended the Naval War College (1947); served at Headquarters EUCOM (1950); was the Assistant Chief-of-Staff for Operations at Hq’s … Read more
Full Name: DANIEL JAMES JR KEATING Date of Birth: 10/26/1935 Date of Casualty: 5/22/1968 Home of Record: LARCHMONT, NEW YORK Branch of Service: MARINE CORPS Rank: MAJ Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: THUA THIEN KEATING, DANIEL J JR MAJ USMC VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown DATE OF BIRTH: 10/16/1935 DATE OF DEATH: 05/22/1968 DATE OF … Read more
From a contemporary press report Lewis N. Ellis, 83, a retired Washington stockbroker and Air Force lieutenant colonel who was a highly decorated combat veteran of World War II, died March 18, 1999 at Georgetown University Hospital after a heart attack. He lived in Bethesda, Maryland. During World War II, Colonel Ellis flew a B-24 … Read more
Army Reserve to Honor Medal of Honor Recipient — Again By Lieutenant Colonel Randy Pullen Office of the Chief, Army Reserve Public Affairs and Liaison Directorate WASHINGTON (March 22, 2001) — The Army Reserve is planning to honor a World War II Medal of Honor hero for the second time in six months. A ceremony … Read more
Dennis Michael Poteat was born on May 28, 1942 and joined the Armed Forces while in Marion, North Carolina. He served in the United States Army, Squad 3, 5th United States Cavalry. In 6 years of service, he attained the rank of Sergeant, He began a tour of duty in Vietnam on December 1, 1967. … Read more
Julian H. Rogers Private First Class, U.S. Army Service # 35093703 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Indiana Died: 4-Nov-44 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary … Read more
Courtesy of Bill Furr: October 2006 Henry Lewis Aylor was born February 21, 1845 in Virginia, one of 11 children of Milton Aylor and Alpha Belinda House. He married Cora Rivercomb in 1873 in Virginia and had eight children. After the war he was a cabinet maker, farmer, mechanic, and miller in Culpepper, Orange, and Rappahannock counties, … Read more
Jay Leland Benedict (1882-1953). Born in Hastings, Nebraska on April 14, 1882. Enlisted service in Nebraska National Guard 1898-1899. Commissioned in the Field Artillery from West Point in 1904. Instructor at West Point 1908-1912 and 1916-1917. With the War Department General Staff 1920-1924. Graduated from Command and General Staff School in 1925 and the Army … Read more
Frank Ray Noe was born on December 24, 1941 and joined the Armed Forces while in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He served in the United States Army. In eight years of service, he attained the rank of Sergeant First CLass. He began a tour of duty in Vietnam on January 26, 1967. On November 1, 1967, … Read more
The wife of George Henry Weeks, and the daughter of General E. B. Babbitt, she was born in 1839 and died in 1905. She is buried with her husband and other family members in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 064-10 January 24, 2010 DOD Identifies Navy Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Petty Officer 2nd Class Xin Qi, 25, of Cordova, Tennessee, died January … Read more
From a contemporary news report A career diplomat who was Assistant Secretary of State for Middle East, South Asia and Africa from 1952 to 1955 and Ambassador to Egypt in 1955 and 1956 and later to 5 other countries, died at Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland on December 31, 1993. He was 80 and lived in … Read more
Born at Newport Barracks, Virginia, October 19, 1853, he entered the service from Washington, D.C. His parents were Major Bernard Myles and Louisa (Albert) Byrne. He was educated at Columbian (now George Washington) University and married Bartha, daughter of Albert Barnitz, February 11, 1892. He was appointed from Washington, D.C. as Second Lieutenant, 6th United States … Read more
Muriel Sue Parkhurst made a promise, and she intends to keep it. For 24 years, the Alexandria woman has watched out for the dwindling number of Americans who fought in World War I. She has, over the years, told several dying men she would keep the organization that honors them alive as long as there … Read more
Every day there are dozens of funerals at Arlington National Cemetery – veterans from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and younger soldiers from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. CBS National Security Correspondent David Martin visited our nation’s most hallowed ground. Three hundred and twenty thousand men and women lie buried here – the famous … Read more
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) George A. Carleton III, 91, 3323 Bermuda Village, died March 21, 2002, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He was born in Savannah, Georgia. He graduated from New York Military Academy, from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, with a civil-engineering degree, and from the Engineer Officers Candidate School. Retiring in 1962 with … Read more
From contemporary press reports Thomas W. Mattingly, 92, a retired Army Brigadier General and cardiologist who had served as a physician to Dwight D. Eisenhower during his presidency, died of congestive heart failure February 12, 1999 in a life care center in Davidson, North Carolina. He had lived in Davidson for the last 10 years. … Read more
From a contemporary press reports: MPs honor fallen comrade The 108th Military Police Company (Airborne) and 503rd MP Battalion (Airborne), paid tribute to a departed soldier with a memorial service held at the Main Post Chapel Tuesday. Spc. David Iszkiewicz, 25, died from unknown causes at his home in Fayetteville February 5, 2003. Fort Bragg … Read more
Full Name: ROBERT LEROY LAZEAR Date of Birth: 2/21/1937 Date of Casualty: 4/15/1967 Home of Record: WELLSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: 1LT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: LONG AN The Philadelphia Inquirer – May 11, 1967 GI’s Widow Is New Citizen May 10, 1967 – Mrs. Renate Lazear, who was told … Read more
Joseph James Jackson, a retired Army Colonel, age 86, died on Tuesday, July 17, 2001. Born in Cedarhurst, New York, he was a Hampton, Virginia, resident for 31 years. His service to his country lasted 34 years, with tours of duty all over the world during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam … Read more
William Miller Wallace was born at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, January 9, 1844. His parents were Lieutenant Colonel George Weed (US Army) and Susan H. (Salter) Wallace. He was educated at Bowens and Loomis schools, Washington, DC, Georgetown, DC and Churchill’s Military Academy, Sing Sing, New York. He married Alice Knight, January 18, 1871. Wallace … Read more
The wife of Ord Preston, she was born at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, April 29, 1889. She died at Washington, D.C. on April 30, 1941 and was buried among other family members in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetry. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 803-10 September 03, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died August 31, 2010, in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered … Read more
Courtesy of Thomas E. Allen, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force (retired): January 2006 Senior Master Sergeant Thomas Lorenzo Allen, United States Air Force, Retired, was a Washingtonian all his life. He graduated from Armstrong Technical High School, and had a year in electrical engineering at Howard University. As a child, he started his Lionel train collection, … Read more
From a contemporary press report George R. Fullerton, 71, a retired Army Colonel who was a physics instructor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and commander of procurement computer system operations, died of pneumonia March 17, 2000 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Colonel Fullerton, an Annandale resident since 1985, was a native … Read more
GLEASE, LEWIS CW CONFED BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 64 Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima Kapseln Diaetolin Cardione PHC Beauty C+ Kapseln Colon Broom HHC Blüten Liba Kapseln Gélules Figur LB … Read more
Doc Lavan was a shortstop for 21 years, four in college (1908-1911), 12 in the Major Leagues (1913-1924) and four in the minors (1911-1912, 1924 and 1927). Born John Leonard Laven, on 28 October 1890 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he was a Lieutenant (Surgeon) in the United States Navy during World War I, retiring in … Read more
William Auman of Pennsylvania Appointed from Pennsylvania, Private, Company B, 25th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, 18 April to 29 July1862 Corporal and Sergeant, Company G, 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, 29 September 1862to 23 July 1864 Second Lieutenant, 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry,24 July 1864 First Lieutenant, 12 September 1864 Captain, 4 June 1865 Breveted Captain of Volunteers, … Read more
From a contemporary press report Earl A. Adkins, 79, a retired Army chief warrant officer who made his career as a criminal investigator and later founded an insurance agency in Arlington, died November 26, 1999 at Inova Alexandria Hospital after a heart attack. Mr. Adkins, a resident of Arlington since 1968, was born in Opelousas, … Read more
Admiral Ben Moreell, the first Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks to have not graduated the Naval Academy, was the founding father of the Navy’s famous Seabees and largely responsible for overseeing the Bureau’s vast construction programs, both domestic and overseas, during World War II. Moreell grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and … Read more
From a contemporary press report Karol R. Wojcikowski, 49, a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who was a decorated navigator and an assistant air attache at the U.S. Embassy in Rome, died September 5, 2001, when the bicycle he was riding was struck by a car at Broadmore Drive and Westover Terrace in the Cascades … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 176-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb 18, 2005 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Private First Class Michael A. Arciola, 20, of Elmsford, New York, died February 15, 2005, in Al Ramadi, … Read more
The son of Howard Tasker Bliss, he was born on June 2, 1892 and died on December 31, 1972. He is buried in Section 30 of Arlington National Cemetery, among other family members. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR … Read more
This is a poem being sent from a Marine to his Dad. For those who take the time to read it, you’ll see a letter from him to his Dad at the bottom. It makes you truly thankful for not only the Marines, but ALL of our troops. By: Corporal Aaron M. Gilbert, US Marine … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Laurence C. Parfitt Jr., 78, a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who was a Korean and Vietnam war veteran, died August 27, 2003, at Inova HealthPlex in Springfield, Virginia, after a heart attack. He had lived in Alexandria for 39 years. Colonel Parfitt, the son of a Navy Commander, was … Read more
Hometown: Remington, Virginia. BOTELER, JAMES EARL CO. H, 320TH INFANTRY DATE OF DEATH: 09/26/1918 BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 4320-SH 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 … Read more
COX, FIELDS C Corporal, United States Army AGF WWII IRVIN, SAMUEL L Private, United States Army AGF, WWII SMITH, GEORGE JR Private, United States Army AGF, WWII DESORCY, RAYMOND V PFC AFG USA WWII DATE OF DEATH: 04/16/1945 BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 4923/492 MILLER, WILLIAM G PFC AGF USA MD WWII DATE OF DEATH: … Read more
Story by Sgt. Jamelle Colbert Photo by Spc. Tony Knouf MDW News Service Arlington National Cemetery, January 4, 2002 — The legacy of vigil at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reached a historic milestone here today as the 500th tomb sentinel received his Tomb Guard Identification Badge. Presentations, awards and recognition followed for Sgt. … Read more
LANIGAN, JOHN R. Born: at Washington, D.C. Home Town: Washington, D.C Citation The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to John R. Lanigan (0-4128), Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism as Commanding Officer of the Twenty-Fifth Marines, FOURTH Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo … Read more
MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY K, 44th REGIMENT, GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, C. S. A.,GREEN COUNTY, GEORGIA, GREEN COUNTY VOLUNTEERS Anderson, John – Appointed 1st Corporal of Company E, 3d Regiment Georgia State Troops, October 14, 1861. Mustered out at Savannah, Georgia, April 1862. Enlisted as a Private in Company K, 44th Regiment … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Lieutenant General Harvey H. Fischer, 93, died May 2 at Carolinas Medical Center, Pineville, North Carolina. A memorial service will be held at Southminster Retirement Community in Charlotte. The burial service will be held at 10:45 a.m. in the Old Post Chapel, Fort Myer, Virginia, on Thursday, June 24. He … Read more
Massachusetts Town Birth Records CUSHING, Lyman Birth Date: September 18, 1843, Sex: Male Birth Place: Medford Source: Vital Records of Medford Father’s Name: Bela Mother’s Name: Hannah Genealogy of the Cushing Family (Online Version 2003) Name: Lyman CUSHING Given Name: Lyman Surname: Cushing Sex: M Birth: 18 September 1843 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Father: Bela … Read more
Allan Rutherford, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army, was born in New York in 1836. He was appointed Captain, 83rd New York Volunteer Infantry, May 27, 1861, Major, January 7, 1862, Lieutenant Colonel, October 1, 1862. Resigned November 25, 1862. Appointed Lieutenant Colonel, Veteran Reserve Corps, December 4, 1863. He was breveted Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel, … Read more
Colonel Allen Walter Prather was born August 10, 1836 died November 19, 1897. Married to Elizabeth. Served with the 120 Indiana Volunteers out of Columbus, Indiana. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Research Continues Birth: August 10, 1836 – Death: November 19, 1891 Allen Walter Prather was a Civil War Union Army Officer. He began his … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Marine Corps GENERAL VERNON E. MEGEE, USMC (DECEASED) General Vernon E. Megee, aviator and combat veteran of World War II and Korea, who was a pioneer in the development of close air support for ground combat operations, died 14 January 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the age of 91. … Read more
Graduating from West Point in 1908, he earned the Medal of Honor while serving as a Second Lieutenant, 6th United States Cavalry, at Patian Island, Philippines, July 4, 1909. He was born in Hendersonville, South Carolina, July 22, 1885. He was returned from the United States Army in 1946 due to disability and died on … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Gerald O. Pearl, 83, who served in the Navy about 27 years before retiring in 1966 and then worked in the security department of the Institute for Defense Analyses until retiring again in 1981, died December 7, 2001, at Fair Oaks Hospital. He had pneumonia. Mr. Pearl, an Iowa native … Read more
Conrad LaGueux was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in May 21, 1922 and attended the University of Rhode Island, raduating with a degree in chemical engineering in 1943. While attending URI he participated in the Army R.O.T.C. program, receiving a commission as a Second Lieutenant Lieutenant at graduation. Lieutenant LaGueux was ordered to active duty … Read more
Russell Scott Beverly Air Force Master Sergeant Russell Scott Beverly, 83, an Air Force Senior Master Sergeant who retired in 1967 as enlisted personnel director at Andrews Air Force Base, died of kidney failure May 16, 2002, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He lived in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Sereant Beverly was born in Wise, … Read more
KILLED WHILE FIRING A SALUTE WASHINGTON, May 30, 1901 – Corporal W. F. Tooley, light artillery gunner, was instantly killed by the premature discharge of a cannon while firing a salute just outside the gates of Arlington National Cemetey today. The breech block blew out, striking Tooley in the shoulder, breaking his neck, crushing his … Read more
Courtesy of his classmates United States Military Academy, Class of 1946 James Patrick Hurley – NO. 15729 Class of 1946 Killed June 13, 1949 Near Misawa Air Base, Honshu, Japan, in an aircraft accident, aged 24 years. Jim HURLEY was leading his squadron in a practice raid on Misawa Air Base when one of the … Read more
From a contemporary press report Wiliam M. Shepard of Naples, Florida, and Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, died February 17, 1997. He was 80 years old. He is survived by his wife, Louise, whom he married in May, 1942, and a daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Anthony O’Neill of Ft. Myers, Florida; a son, Tom Shepard … Read more
Joshua Enoch Bredlau, 20, passed away from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in the afternoon, August 23, 2009. He was born January 19, 1989. Josh was a beloved son to his parents, Kathy and Paul; a loved brother by his siblings, Justin, Jason, and Melissa; a loving uncle to his niece, Kylie; a … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 629-10 DOD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died July 15, 2010, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked … Read more
Larry R. Johnson (1944-1998) Len Pomata, the President of Litton PRC, issued the following announcement on the passing of Larry Johnson. Please share this announcement with all. Thank you. It is with deep regret that I announce the passing of Larry Johnson, an executive manager with Civil Systems and Services in McLean, due to the … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence “Larry” R. Maroon, 79, of Englewood, Florida, died September 5, 2000, at Hospice House in Venice, Florida. He was born March 18, 1921, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Harvey and Helen Golensky Maroon. He came to Englewood 14 years ago from Fairview Park, Ohio. He served in the … Read more
Click Here For United States Army Medal of Honor Recipients Click Here For United States Army Personnel Buried in Arlington (M-Z) A Quentin C. Aanenson, Captain, Air Corps – WWII Combat Aviator – One Of The Greatest Generation – DFC, PH. AM (10) Harold Robert Aaron, Lieutenant General, USMA, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, DIA, DSM, LM, … Read more
Henry Richards Wismer Ensign, United States Navy Date of Birth: 8 April 1941 Born At: Detroit, Michigan Next of Kin: Sherry Wismer (wife) Harry Wismer (father) Mrs. Charles E. Potter (mother) Commissioned: June 3, 1964 Circumstances of Death: Ensign Henry Richard Wismer, 24, a student pilot, was killed in a collision of two Navy jet … Read more
Born at Petersburg, Pennsylvania, on October 13, 1941, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for service in the Vietnam War while serving as Private First Class, 5th Battalion, 7th United States Cavalry, 1st Air Cavalry Division, at Que Son Valley, Heip Duc Province, Republic of Vietnam on January 12, 1968. For conspicious gallantry and … Read more
Courtesy of Michael Stein: Lieutenant General John Royster Thurman III, U.S. Army Born in Lexington, Kentucky April 11, 1924 Died May 29, 2004 Cadet U.S. Military Academy 1943-46 Graduated as No. 15626, Class of 1946 Second Lieutenant 1946 First Lieutenant (AUS) 1947 First Lieutenant 1949 Captain (AUS) 1950 Captain 1953 Brigadier General 1970 Major General 1973 … Read more
No. 783-03 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct 24, 2003 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today that Captain John R. Teal, 31, of Mechanicsville, Virginia, was killed on October 23, 2003, in Baqubah, Iraq. Teal was in a convoy when an improvised explosive device exploded. He died of injuries sustained in the explosion. Teal … Read more
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Governor Joe Kernan granted clemency Friday to an Indianapolis man convicted of murdering a minister in 1978 and incarcerated on Indiana’s death row longer than anyone else. Kernan, acting just three days before his term as governor ends, also called for a state government review of how fairly Indiana administers the death … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Oliver W. Lewis, 70, a retired Air Force major general who was vice president of the American Defense Preparedness Association, died of cancer May 16, 1994 at the hospital at Andrews Air Force Base. He lived in Arlington. General Lewis began his military service during World War II, when he … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 630-09 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Gunnery Sergeant Adam F. Benjamin, 34, of Garfield Heights, Ohio, died August 18, 2009, while … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force MAJOR GENERAL LUCIUS THEUS Retired July 1, 1979. Died October 15, 2007 Major General Lucius Theus was director of accounting and finance, Office of the Comptroller of the Air Force, and commander, Air Force Accounting and Finance Center, Denver, Colorado. In this position, he was responsible for operation … Read more
Walter A. DeLamater, Major General, United States Army. He is the founder of the Knights Templar Eye Foundation. Rosalind Gladys DeLamater Homemaker/Secretary October 22, 1905 — June 28, 1999 PAONIA – Rosalind Gladys DeLamater, age 93, a homemaker/secretary and a resident of Paonia since 1990, died on Monday, June 28, 1999, in the Paonia Care … Read more
Lieutenant General Homer Laurence Litzenberg, a veteran of more than 37 years of distinguished service including World War II and the Korean War, died 27 June 1963. He had been advanced to his final rank on retirement, 31 May 1959, by reason of having been specially commended in battle. During the early days of the … Read more
AE7 Dale E. Armour United States Navy AN Thomas D. Edwards United States Navy LCDR Maynard L. Howard United States Navy AE1 Billy H. Mallams United States Navy ATN2 Vito Muti United States Navy LTJG Peter S. Stewart United States Navy ADR2 Roy T. Cole United States Navy AO3 James P. Franklin United States Navy … Read more
From a contemporary press report: James Lawrence Jackson, 73, a retired Army Colonel who served as an international military liaison in Asia and Latin America, died November 20, 2002, at Inova Fairfax Hospital. He had lung cancer. Colonel Jackson, who lived in Oakton, Virginia, was a native of Monmouth, Illinois. He began his 30-year military … Read more
CHAPMAN, WILLIS F., BRIG. GEN. USAF (Ret.) Brigadier General Willis F. Chapman, United States Air Force (retired) of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, died on January 10, 2002. A native of Jackson, Michigan, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1935. He was a decorated command pilot with over 5000 flying hours … Read more
I have not yet learned her specific relationship to the family and her private memorial in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery has little other than her name and date of death (15 September 1872) thereon. The research continues. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS … Read more
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 812-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2006 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Specialist Thomas J. Barbieri, 24, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, died on August 23, 2006, south of Baghdad, Iraq when … Read more
Fay Brink Prickett (29 April 1893-18 December 1982) was the fourth West Pointer (in the family), winning his commission in the Cavalry in 1916. Prickett served in both World War I and World War II, reaching the rank of Major General and presiding over Dachau, the historic tribunal that tried Nazi war criminals. There’s yet … Read more
NOTE: Per an e-mail message from Gilbert H. Rowell: “Assuming that this website is for the names of those interred at Arlington National Cemetery, then you will need to remove the listing for my father, Charles Walter Rowell, III, from the U.S. Army section. He was approved for burial at Arlington, but was indeed buried in his … Read more
From a contemporary press reports: July 2003 Prominent attorney dies in courtroom. Armand A. Korzenik, a prominent attorney and retired Brigadier General with the Air National Guard, died Thursday, morning July 17, 2003 of an apparent heart attack while trying a case in a Connecticut courtroom. He was 75. Korzenik’s military career began in 1945, … Read more
HIRSHFIELD, JAMES A. Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Escort Group A-3, U.S.S. Campbell Date of Action: February 22, 1943 Home Town: San Antonio, Texas Citation: The Navy Cross is presented to James A. Hirshfield, Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, for extraordinary heroism in line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the USCG Campbell during action against … Read more
Full Name: WARREN ROBERT ORR JR Date of Birth: 3/20/1943 Date of Casualty: 5/12/1968 Date of Death: 5/12/1968 Home of Record: KEWANEE, ILLINOIS Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: CAPT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: QUANG TIN Status: MIA U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE … Read more
From a contemporary news report June 8, 2004 Cleland E. Early, who took part in one of the longest forays behind Japanese lines during World War II with the elite Carlson’s Raiders, died June 2 in Galveston, Texas, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He was 84. A 26-year veteran of the Marine Corps who rose … Read more
Stevens Thomson Norvell of Michigan Private, Sergeant and First Serveant, Company A, 5th U.S. Infantry, 23 January 1858 to 19 February 1863 Acting Second Lieutenant, 5th U. S. Infantry, 28 January 1862 to 19 February 1863 First Lieutenant, 12 July 1863 Transferred to 31st U.S. Infantry, 21 September 1866 Captain, 10 June 1868 Unassigned, 15 … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT C. CANDEE Retired, Died June 23, 1963 Robert C. Candee was born at Hinsdale, Illinois, in 1892. He graduated from Cornell University in 1915, and the following year was appointed a second lieutenant of Cavalry in the Regular Army, with which he served until July … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 248-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2004 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of five Soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died on March 31, 2004,in Habbaniyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit their armored personnel carrier. All of … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 705-11 August 11, 2011 DOD Identifies Service Members Killed In CH-47 Crash The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of 30 servicemembers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died August 6, 2011 in Wardak province, … Read more
Run Date: 28 February 2002 Marines pause to make safety plans A recent rash of deaths and injuries has received the attention of the Marine Corps Commandant and leaders at Camp Lejeune. Eighteen Marines and one Sailor died in accidents in January, while one Marine committed suicide and four others were seriously injured. According to … Read more
The Defense Department signalled on Tuesday it was unlikely to award the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam War pilot whose remains were identified after being removed from the Tomb of the Unknowns. Pentagon spokesman Ken Bacon said he did not think a final decision had been relayed to the family of Air Force 1st … Read more
Submitted by his wife, Leslie Mellott: John Charles Krafft Born: Ogdensburg, New York June 17, 1964 He graduated from London Central High School in London, England He received his Bachelor of Arts in History from the State University of New York at Cortland. He began his career with the Marine Corps by attending Officer Candidate School … Read more
Born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sepember 19, 1857, and was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy in the Class of 1877. He earned the Medal of Honor for service at Vera Cruz, Mexico, April 22, 1914. He was also a recipient of the Navy Cross during his Naval career. He died at Pallanza, Italy, August … Read more
William Bryden was born at Hartford, Conecticut, February 3, 1880. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 904. He married: Ellen Barry, October 26, 1912. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1904 and served as an officer in all grades until promoted to Major General in 1940. His medals include Distinguished Service … Read more
Courtesy of Russell C. Jacobs: January 2006 JACOB EARL “SHORTY” MANCH, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force December 26, 1918-March 24, 1958. Staunton, Virginia. Jacob Earl Manch was appointed Second Lieutenant, Infantry Reserve, May 10, 1940. He enlisted as Flying Cadet on February 10, 1941 and graduated from Advanced Flying School, Stockton, California, with rating as Pilot, … Read more
Born at Haverhill, Massachusetts, September 29, 1881, he was a student at Noble & Greenough School, Boston; at Harvard, 1900-04 and a graduate of the Army War College in 1929. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1904 and advanced through the grades to Brigadier General in 1938. He served in … Read more
Full Name: MANUEL REYES DENTON Date of Birth: 6/18/1941 Date of Casualty: 10/8/1963 Home of Record: KERRVILLE, TEXAS Branch of Service: NAVY Rank: HM3 Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: QUANG NAM Status: MIA My name is LT GAY, NC, USN. We found a memorial from DaNang, South Viet Nam, dated Oct 8 1963. It … Read more
Courtesy of the Richmond Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center: Troy Gregory was born on 13 March 1969. He attended and graduated from Henrico High School where he enjoyed such sports as basketball and bodybuilding. After High School he used his full scholarship to attend Virginia Union University. He joined the Marine Corps in 1986, … Read more
Biography Courtesy of UBoat.Net Captain Daniel V. Gallery (1901 – 1977) Captured in 1944 the U-boat – U-505. Captain Daniel V. Gallery, Captain of the escort carrier USS Guadalcanal, commanding US Navy Task Group 22.3 captured U-505 off the coast of West Africa on June 4, 1944. Captain Gallery was born and raised in Chicago, … Read more
United States Senator Born at Springfield, Illinois, on May 5, 1931, he received a B.A. degree from Earlham College in Indiana, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the national scholastic society. He spent two years as a Marine Corps officer, returning to academic life after a 1955 bout with polio. He received a … Read more
DONALD RAY BRYANT was born on June 15, 1935 and joined the Armed Forces while in SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. He served in the United States Army. In 8 years of service, he attained the rank of Captain. He began a tour of duty on November 29, 1965 with the 161st Assault Helicopter Company. On June 27, … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Helmer Sheppard Pearson, 84, who served in the Coast Guard for more than 30 years before retiring in 1974 as a rear admiral, died of a pulmonary embolism February 2, 2001, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Admiral Pearson, a native of Fairfield, Alabama, was a 1941 graduate of the … Read more