Oliver Walton Bagby – Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy

HIT BY SHELL WHILE TESTING Lieutenant Commander Oliver W. Bagby At Naval Hospital WASHINGTON, March 10, 1925 – Lieutenant Commander Oliver W. Bagby, of Missouri, attached to the Naval Proving Grounds, Dahlgren, Virginia, was seriously injured today while testing a shell at the proving grounds. The Navy Department was informed that a piece of the … Read more

Michael C. Hardegree – Sergeant, United States Army

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U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE  No. 1114-07 September 13, 2007 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of seven soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Septtember 10,2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a … Read more

Stephen Nicklous Benson – Lieutenant, United States Navy

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Submitted By: Shawn Matthew Smith, Captain, United States Navy (Retired): LIEUTENANT STEPHEN NICKLOUS BENSON, USNR January 1, 1976 – October 18, 2002 Lieutenant Benson was a native of Virginia Beach, Virginia and a 1998 graduate of Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, with a degree in General Business. He received his commission on September 11, 1998 after … Read more

Olinto Mark Barsanti – Major General, United States Army

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Major General Olinto Mark Barsanti — a highly decorated officer of the U.S. Army’s elite 101st Airborne Division, or the Screaming Eagles — is a hero to thousands. During the Vietnam War, Barsanti was the Commanding General charged with Operation Eagle Thrust, the largest and longest military airlift ever attempted into a combat zone. In … Read more

Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr. – Sergeant, United States Army Member of Congress

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Courtesy of the Congress of the United States Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 27, 1928; attended Brooklyn public elementary schools; graduated, Grover Cleveland High School, Queens, N.Y., 1946; B.A., New York University, 1955; served in the United States Army, Military Police, 1951-1953; budget officer, purchasing and personnel director, Town … Read more

James D. Bounds – Private, Confederate States of America Army

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Courtesy of Derick S. Hartshorn: April 2007 BOUNDS, JAMES D., Private, Company E, 38th Regiment, N.C. Troops. Born in Richmond County where he resided as a planter prior to enlisting in Richmond County at age 24, October 31, 1861. Present or accounted for until captured at Falling Waters, Maryland, July 14, 1863. Confined at Old Capitol … Read more

Five Who Died Together Are Buried at Arlington Soldiers Praised for Their Commitment to Duty

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By Eric M. Weiss Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, June 19, 2004 They fought together, they died together, and yesterday morning all five were buried together with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. The five soldiers from the 1st Engineer Battalion — Lieutenant Doyle M. Hufstedler, Specialist Sean R. Mitchell, Specialist Michael G. Karr Jr., Private First Class Cleston … Read more

Wyatte J. Gay – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force

NOTE: following are two separate items from a newspaper following the death of my father, Wyatte J. Gay.)   THE MILTON PRESS GAZETTE, Milton, Florida, September 9, 1976 OBITUARY column: Lt. Col Wyatte Justice Gay, 57, of Route 4, Milton died Friday morning, September 3, 1976, at the Pensacola Naval Air Station Hospital after surgery … Read more

Don Pardee Moon – Rear Admiral, United States Navy

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Rear Admiral Don P. Moon, USN, (1894-1944) Don Pardee Moon was born in Kokomo, Indiana, on 18 April 1894. While attending the U.S. Naval Academy he demonstrated special proficiency in ordnance and gunnery, fields that would occupy much of his subsequent Navy career. Following graduation in June 1916, Ensign Moon was assigned to the battleship … Read more

Katherine Julia Randolph

The wife of Wallace Fitz Randolph, she was born on November 18, 1850 and died on March 2, 1915. 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 FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong … Read more

Irene Rucker Sheridan – Military Spouse

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The wife of Lieutenant General Philip Sheridan and the daughter of Brigadier General Daniel H. Rucker (also buried at Arlington). She was born in 1856 at Fort Union, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) and married Sheridan in Chicago on June 3, 1875. She is buried in Section 2 with her husband. DECEASE OF MRS. IRENE RUCKER SHERIDAN WIDOW OF GENERAL … Read more

Harry R. Anderson – Colonel, United States Air Force Government Official

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From a contemporary press report: Harry R. Anderson, 92, who was Assistant Secretary of the Interior from 1965 to 1969, died of congestive heart failure December 2, 2002, at the Arleigh Burke Pavilion in McLean, Virginia. He lived in Alexandria from 1965 until moving to the retirement facility earlier this year. Mr. Anderson was a … Read more

Spencer B. Akin – Major General, United States Army

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Courtesy of the United States Army: Major General Spencer B. Akin, Chief Signal Officer, 1947-1951, accompanied General Douglas MacArthur from Corregidor through the initial military government in defeated Japan at the close of World War II. Before Corregidor and Bataan fell, Akin’s radio program, the “Voice of Freedom,” broadcast to the world, three times daily, … Read more

Robert Francis Bodroghy – Colonel, United States Army

From a contemporary press report: Robert Francis Bodroghy, 70, a retired Army colonel who also had worked as a Central Intelligence Agency officer, died of cancer February 9, 2000 at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Virginia. Colonel Bodroghy, an intelligence officer, retired from the Army in 1979 after 30 years of military service that included combat duty … Read more

Hugh Matthews – Major General, United States Marine Corps

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Born at Loudon County, Tennessee, June 18, 1876. He was educated at Maryville (Tennessee) College. He married: Mary O’Connor Higgins, September 10, 1919. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps, March 3, 1900, and was promoted through the ranks to Brigadier General, December 26, 1920, and to Major General, April 1942, by … Read more

David Michael Moak – Colonel, United States Army

From a contemporary press report: David Michael Moak, 47, an Army colonel and intelligence officer who was a specialist in counter-terrorism and author of a book, “Surviving Hostage Situations,” died of a heart attack March 29, 1998 at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He lived in Centreville, Virginia. Colonel Moak, a resident of the … Read more

Eric John Kruger – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

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NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 1123-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died November 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an IED detonated near their vehicles. Killed were: Lieutenant Colonel … Read more

Keller Emrick Rockey Lieutenant General, United States Marine Corps

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Keller Rockey was born 22 September 1888, in Columbia City, Indiana. He was a graduate of Gettysburg College with a Bachelor of Science degree, and was a student at Yale University. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps, 18 November 1913. His first duty assignment as a Marine Corps junior officer was … Read more

Harry Cooke Cushing – Major, United States Army

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Harry Cooke Cushing of Maryland Appointed from Rhode Island, Corporal and Sergeant, 1st Rhode Island, Light Artillery, 6 June to 3 November 1861 Second Lieutenant, 4th United States Artillery, 24 October 1861 First Lieutenant, 17 September 1862 Captain, 22 August 1871 Breveted First Lieutenant, 9 August 1862 for Gallant and Meritorious Service in the Battle … Read more

Arlington Cemetery – Admin

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The “heart” of Arlington National Cemetery is the Administrative Building.  It is here that the dedicated men and women of Arlington take precious care of the honored dead and their loved ones and families. Official Arlington National Cemetery vehicles of the Superintendent (left) and the Deputy Superintendent. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan … Read more

Calhoun J. Killeen Major – General, United States Marine Corps

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Major General Calhoun J. Killeen retired from the Marine Corps on July 1, 1982. General Killeen was presented the Legion of Merit (Gold Star in lieu of a second award) for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service as Deputy Commanding General, FMF, Pacific and as Deputy Commander, Marine Corps Bases, Pacific, from … Read more

Walter E. Katuzny, Jr. – Major General, United States Army

Courtesy of the United States Army, 78th Division Major General Walter E. Katuzny, Jr., a former brigade commander in the 78th Division (Training), died at home on July 31, 1998, in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, after a long struggle with cancer. He was interred at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors on August 11. Katuzny … Read more

Harold Sutton Coyle, Jr. – Colonel,United States Air Force

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From a contemporary press report: Harold S. “Bud” Coyle, 67, a retired Air Force Colonel and business management instructor who also worked as an executive with defense contractors, died of cancer March 18, 2003, at a nursing center in Creve Coeur, Missouri. Colonel Coyle, who lived in the Falls Church and McLean area from 1970 … Read more

John Navarre Macomb, Jr. – Colonel, United States Army

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John Navarre of New York Appointed from New York, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 September 1828 (14) Brevet Second Lieutenant, 4th United States Artillery, 1 July 1832 Second Lieutenant, 30 September 1833 First Lieutenant, 15 October 1836 First Lieutenant, Topographical Engineers, 7 July 1838 Captain, 4 August 1851 Major, 6 August 1861 Lieutenant Colonel … Read more

Maurice A. Hecht – Commander, U. S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

Commander Maurice A. Hecht, Assistant to the Director of the United States Coast & Geodetic Survey, died unexpectedly at his home in Arlington, Virginia on Sunday morning, July 18, 1954. Commander Hecht was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 18, 1905. He attended the University of Wyoming and received a degree in civil engineering from … Read more

Thomas R. Allen – Major, United States Air Force

National Alliance of Families Bits n PiecesRemains Identified — The following Air Force personnel were declared identified. They are Major Thomas R. Allen of Woodward, Ok.; Captain Ronald L. Packard of Canon City, Colorado; Major John C. Clark of Brownfield, Texas.; and Major Bobby G. Huggins of Montgomery, Alabama. According to records, Major Allen and Captain Packard were lost over North … Read more

Stewart Hoffman Appleby – Captain, United States Marine Corps Coxswain, United States Coast Guard Member of Congress

APPLEBY, Stewart Hoffman, (son of Theodore Frank Appleby), a Representative from New Jersey; born in Asbury Park, Monmouth County, New Jersey, May 17, 1890; attended the public schools of Asbury Park, and Mercersburg Academy; was graduated from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1913; engaged in the real estate and insurance business; organized and … Read more

Peter Swinton Asby, Jr. – Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy

VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA – Lieutenant Commander Peter Swinton Asby Jr., 43, died peacefully at Virginia Beach General Hospital with his family by his side on November 1, 1999. Born in Concord, New Hampshire, he was a dedicated Naval officer who was stationed at Presinsurv, Little Creek, Norfolk,Virginia. Peter was predeceased by his father, Peter Swinton … Read more

Richard Lowell Roudebush – Sergeant, United States Army Member of Congress Administrator, Veterans Administration

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After receiving serious injuries in the Second World War, Richard L. Roudebush served with distinction as a U.S. Congressman from Indiana. He also served a tour as Commander-In-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization. The Richard L. Roudebush V.A. Medical Center, a part of the Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, has been named in … Read more

Chris Conrad Mann – Brigadier General, United States Air Force

Courtesy of the United States Air Force BRIGADIER GENERAL CHRIS C. MANN Retired July 1, 1978 Brigadier General Chris C. Mann was deputy director of personnel plans for human resources development, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. General Mann was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in 1927. She graduated … Read more

Louis Syzmanski – Private, United States Army

BODIES REACH CAPITAL Three Soldiers Killed in Russia to Be Buried at Arlington WASHINGTON, December 4, 1929 – The bodies of three American soldiers, which for ten years had lain in the frozen soil of the Archangel front of Northern Russia, arrived here this morning and were taken to Fort Myer, Virginia.  There they will … Read more

Charles McKinley Saltzman – Major General, United States Army

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Charles McKinley Saltzman of Iowa Appointed from Iowa, Cadet, United States Miliary Academy, 15 June 1892 (29) Additional Second Lieutenant, 5th U. S. Cavalry, 12 June 1896 Second Lieutenant, 1st U. S. Cavalry, 27 August 28967 First Lieutenant, 8th U. S. Cavalry, 13 December 1899 Captain, Signal Corps, 2 February 1901 After graduating from West … Read more

Cornell Winston Gilmore – Command Sergeant Major, United States Army

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Donna Gilmore (left) congratulates Timberline High School senior Stacie McAferty, 17, on receiving a college scholarship from Phyllis Thompson (center) of Benedict College during a college recruitment event at the high school Friday, 6 February 2004. Donna Gilmore returned to her former home this week, three months after her husband’s death in Iraq, to continue … Read more

John Utterback – Private, Confederate States of America Army

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UTTERBACK, JOHN PVT D 20TH VA CAV CSA DATE OF DEATH: 02/04/1929 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE  SITE 112-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

Horace Maynard Davis – Second Lieutenant, United States Army

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Horace Maynard Davis was born in 1888.  During World War I, he served as Second Lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps, United States Army, and was killed-in-action in France in 1918. “A good soldier of Jesus Christ.” He was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. We are actively seeking additional information about Lieutenant Davis. Read … Read more

Ferdinand T. Unger – Lieutenant General, United States Army

From a contemporary press report Ferdinand T. “Finn” Unger, 85, an Army lieutenant general who served in Okinawa during the Vietnam War as U.S. High Commissioner of the Ryukyu Islands, died January 31, 1999 at Arlington Hospital. He lived in Arlington. General Unger was also operations director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff office during … Read more

Washington Laird Goldsborough – Captain, United States Army

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Washington Laird Goldsboro was born 30 October 1869 at Old Town, Penobscot, Maine,and died in 1959.  He served as Captain, Company C,  43rd Infantry Regiment, United States Volunteers, during the Philippine Insurrection.  He is buried in Section 30 of Arlington National Cemetery.  His wife, Katharine Egbert Goldsborough (1879-1969) is buried with him.  They were married … Read more

John Oliver Gibbon – Major General, United States Army

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Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 20, 1827. As small boy, he was taken to Charlotte, North Carolina, from which state was appointed to West Point. He graduated in 1847, ranking in middle of his class; his most famous classmates were Ambrose P. Hill of the Confederate Army and Ambrose E. Burnside of the Union. Before outbreak … Read more

John Burleson – Private, Hospital Corps, United States Army

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Courtesy of Carl Hancock: John Burleson Birth: June 17, 1874 Macon, Lenawee County, Michigan Death: December 18, 1927 at the District Of Columbia His nickname was “Jack.” His wife was Bessie Mae (Tripplett) Burleson. He was the father of Raymond C. Burleson, Rose E. Lyles-Grissett and Ralph E. Burleson. John Burleson was a member of … Read more

Arthur S. Moreau – Chief Warrant Officer 4, United States Army

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Research regarding this individual continues.  Should you have information to contribute, please contact the Webmaster. 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

From a contemporary press report: February 26, 1999

The tomb of the unknown soldier from the Vietnam War is likely to stand empty, because technological advances have made it impossible to guarantee that anyone buried there would remain unknown, Pentagon officials said yesterday. Military officials have recommended to Defense Secretary William S. Cohen that no new remains be sought for the crypt at … Read more

George H. Smith – Confederate States of America Army

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SMITH, GEORGE H 14 ALA BURIED AT: SECTION CONF  SITE 159 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 … Read more

Gregory J. Fester – Major, United States Army

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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 905-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Major Gregory J. Fester, 41, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, died on August 30, 2005, in Iskandariyah, Iraq, where an improvised explosive … Read more

Tristram Tupper – Brigadier General, United States Army

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Tristram Tupper was a writer and screen-writer who served in World War II as an Army Brigadier General.  He was the brother-in-law of Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall.  Tupper’s spouse was Clara Tarbell Tupper. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Section 7 near General Marshall. TUPPER, TRISTRAM (1884-1954) (chron.) Adventuring, (sl) … Read more

John J. Kennaley – Colonel, United States Army

From a contemporary press report John J. Kennaley, 86, a retired Army colonel who was a Pepsi Cola representative for the past 30 years, died of a stroke May 2, 2000 at Cherrydale Rehabilitation Center in Arlington. Col. Kennaley was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended Rockhurst College in Kansas City and began his … Read more

Edward Joseph Jasaitis – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

From a contemporary press report: JASAITIS, DR. EDWARD JOSEPH (Age 64) Of Goodyear, Arizona, passed away April 3, 2000. Born in Kaunas, Lithuania on March 16, 1936, EDWARD JASAITIS left his native country with his parents in August 1944 before Soviet troops reoccupied Lithuania. He lived in Germany for four years before immigrating to the … Read more

Bernard Paul Corpuz – Corporal, United States Army

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The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Corporal Bernard P. Corpuz, 28, of Watsonville, California, died in Ghanzi, Afghanistan, on June 11, 2006, from wounds sustained when his convoy came under enemy small arms fire and an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. Corpuz … Read more

Thomas Newton Stark – Colonel, United States Army

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The Colonel was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.  Buried with him are his wife,  Sylvia May Stark (11 January 1897-23 August 1974). Buried nearby in the same section are his parents (Alexander Newton Stark, Colonel, United States Army (15 September 1869-8 May 1926) and Mary Stark (4 February 1871-11 April 1957). Also … Read more

Anthony Jerome Griffin – Captain, United States Army Member of Congress

Courtesy of the U.S. House of Representatives Representative from New York; born in New York City April 1, 1866; attended the public schools, City College, Cooper Union, and the New York University Law School; was admitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced practice in New York City; organized and commanded Company F, Sixty-ninth Regiment, … Read more

Charles Gustave Sonntag – Private, United States Army

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Charles Gustave Sonntag Born at Charleston, South Carolina, 20 November 1872 Died at Sandy Run, Berkeley, South Carolina, 19 February 1937 Buried in Section 17, Grave 28239, Arlington National Cemetery Thursday, 28 February 1929 An Act To recognize the high public service rendered by Major Walter Reed and those associated with him in the discovery … Read more

Martin Edward Trench – Captain, United States Navy, Governor of the Virgin Islands

GOVERNOR TRENCH OF THE VIRGIN ISLES DIES IN U.S. VISIT WORCESTER, Massachusetts, January 6, 1927 – Captain Martin E. Trench, USN, aged 57, Governor of the Virgin Islands, died suddenly at noon today in the home of his brother-in-law, Captain Ralph Earle, USN, President of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Captain Trench came here to spend … Read more

Eugene Girman – Sergeant, United States Army Air Forces

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A local Indiana man with an illustrious military history will be buried today at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Gene “Beano” Girman, 80, of Highland and formerly of Whiting, died March 3 at Veterans Administration West Side Hospital in Chicago. Girman’s daughter, Heidi, said the family was extremely proud of the World War II … Read more

Joseph Bailey Logan – Captain, United States Navy

From a contemporary press report: Retired U.S. Navy Captain Joseph Bailey Logan, 68, died following a brief illness on Thursday, November 12, 1998, in Williamsburg, Virginia. A native of Arkansas, Captain Logan enlisted in the Navy in 1948. He subsequently attended the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating with the Class of 1953. He served the majority … Read more

Thomas Curtis Metsker – Captain, United States Army

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Full Name: THOMAS CURTIS METSKER Wall Name: THOMAS C. METSKER Date of Birth: 20 May 1939 Date of Casualty: 14 November 1965 Home of Record: INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: CAPTAIN Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Wednesday, October 29, 2003 Captain Tom Metsker Citadel graduate’s heroic death ends in love story BY JOSEPH L. … Read more

James Anderson Buchanan – Brigadier General, United States Army

James Anderson Buchanan of Maryland Appointed from Maryland, Second Lieutenant, 14th U. S. Infantry, 7 March 1867 First Lieutenant, 10 December 1873 Regimental Adjutant, 10 April 1886 to 25 July 1887 Captain, 10 June 1890 Transferred to the 11th U. S. Infantry, 23 July 1893 Major, 15th U. S. Infantry, 4 May 1899 Transferred to … Read more

President Obama Honors Medal of Honor Recipients at Arlington National Cemetery – Thursday, March 26, 2009

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President Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to Arlington National Cemetery yesterday, surprising about 30 of the 98 living Medal of Honor recipients attending a wreath-laying ceremony. Though it was first awarded some 150 years ago, only 3,448 troops have received the honor conferred for conspicuous courage at the risk of life above and beyond … Read more

House Panel Vows To Tighten Arlington Criteria

Washington Post, 29 January 1998 A House Veterans Affairs subcommittee yesterday promised to tighten the criteria for burial at Arlington National Cemetery, saying that the politically well-connected have an advantage when the White House and the Army grant exceptions to current rules. Such waivers “have been one of Washington’s dirty little secrets,” said Rep. Terry … Read more

Howard Harrison Cooksey – Lieutenant General, United States Army

From a contemporary press reports: We are saddened to announce that Howard Harrison Cooksey, 78, retired Army Lieutenant General and decorated combat veteran in three wars, died December 22, 2002, of a vascular disease at the Fairfax retirement community in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. General Cooksey was born in Brentsville, Virginia, and raised in Manassas. He … Read more

William T. Watkins – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force, Administrative Law Judge

William T. Watkins Administrative Judge William T. Watkins, 73, a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who was an Administrative Judge of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, died April 9, 1999, at Washington Hospital Center of complications from heart surgery. With the exception of working for the General Services Board of Contract Appeals in … Read more

Justus Baldwin “Jock” Lawrence – Colonel, United States Army

A publicist whose clients included movie mogul Sam Goldwyn and Lord Mountbatten and General Dwight Eisenhower during World War II, died Tuesday, April 21, 1987, in New York Hospital of cardiopulmonary failure. He was 83. A native of Cleveland, Mr. Lawrence graduated from Yale in 1927, went to Hollywood to write, and sold articles to … Read more

Tyler R. Seideman – Specialist, United States Army

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U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1039-07 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of 14 soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died August 22, 2007, in Multaka, Iraq, of injuries suffered when their helicopter crashed. … Read more

Mark Ryan Climaco Caguioa – Corporal, United States Army

NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 663-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2007 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Specialist Mark R. C. Caguioa, 21, of Stockton, California, died May 24, 2007, at the National Naval Medical … Read more

Samuel Oscar Sadler – Colonel, United States Air Force

From a contemporary press report Samuel Oscar Sadler, 68, a retired colonel and pilot who retired from the Air Force in 1978 and then was a salesman in the Washington region, died May 30, 2001, at the Veterans Affairs rehabilitation center in Baltimore. He had Alzheimer’s disease. Colonel Sadler, who lived in Grasonville, Maryland, worked … Read more

Donald Morris Walker – Private First Class, United States Marine Corps

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Donald Morris Walker Louisville, Kentucky Born April 16, 1931 Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps Service Number 1125896 Killed in Action Died December 7, 1950 in Korea Private First Class Walker was a member of the Support Company, 1st Service Battalion, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea … Read more

John A. Brow – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Marine Corps

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Relatives of Dead Marines Seek Delay of Osprey Plans By JAMES DAO Published: Saturday, March 10, 2001 Courtesy of The New York Times In emotional testimony, relatives of four marines who died in a V-22 Osprey crash last year told Pentagon investigators today that they believed the aircraft had been rushed into service before it … Read more

Jonathan Forde – Sergeant, United States Army

Vienna man dies of meningitis 21 August 2007 Staff Sergeant Jonathan Forde, a Vienna, Virginia, native and combat engineer with the Virginia National Guard, died suddenly on Monday August 13, 2007, of bacterial meningitis. Forde, 26, was at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin., training with his unit, the 237th Engineer Company, when he began complaining of feeling … Read more

Richard Alexander Crosby – Sergeant, United States Army

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Full Name: RICHARD ALEXANDER CROSBY Date of Birth: 9/5/1941 Date of Casualty: 12/2/1967 Home of Record: SPOKANE, WASHINGTON Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: SSGT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: PR & MR UNKNOWN Status: MIA CROSBY, RICHARD ALEXANDER Remains Idedntified, Burial 10/24/2002 Name: Richard Alexander Crosby Rank/Branch: E4/US Army Unit: 48th Assault Helicopter Co. … Read more

Brendan Patrick Neenan – Specialist, United States Army

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U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 471-10 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Specialist Brendan P. Neenan, 21, of Enterprise, Alabama, died June 7, 2010, at Jelawar, Afghanistan, … Read more

Walter James Sabalauski – Command Sergeant Major, United States Army

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Courtesy of the United States Army: CSM WALTER J. SABALAUSKI (1910 – 1993) Walter James Sabalauski was born in Lithuania in 1910.   His family moved to the United States while he was a small child.  From 1929 to 1937, he boxed professionally while living in the Chicago area. An auto accident ended his career with … Read more