Warren Robert Orr, Jr. – Captain, United States Army

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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

Todd Jason Bryant – First Lieutenant, United States Army

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No. 823-03 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov 05, 2003 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Second Lieutenant Todd J. Bryant, 23, of Riverside, California, was killed on October 31, 2003, in Al Fallujah, Iraq.  Bryant was on patrol when an improvised explosive … Read more

George Johnson – Confederate States of America Army

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JOHNSON, GEORGE H 17 MISS INF DATE OF DEATH: 05/21/1863 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE  SITE 204 Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima Kapseln Diaetolin Cardione PHC Beauty C+ Kapseln Colon Broom HHC … Read more

Lewis J. Zilka – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Marine Corps

Lieuenant Colonel Lewis J. Zilka, United States Marine Corps, Retired, age 66, died Thursday, January 6, 2000. He is survived by his wife, Gale Jackman of Albuquerque; son, Daniel Zilka; daughter, Cathy Nusbaum; grandchildren, L. Parker and Pierce Daniel Nusbaum all of Portland, Oregon; the mother of his children, JoLee McNamara of Portland, Oregon; brother, … Read more

John Lawrence Sullivan – Seaman, United States Navy Secretary of the Navy

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From a contemporary news report: “John L. Sullivan, the Secretary of the Navy in the Truman Administration, has died at the Exeter Hospital in Exeter, New Hampshire. He was 83 years old. “After serving in two senior civilian posts for the Navy, he was sworn in as Secretary of the Navy in 1947, replacing James V. … Read more

Walter Newell Hill – Brigadier General, United States Marine Corps

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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

Joseph Ernest Kuhn – Major General, United States Army

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Major General Joseph Ernest Kuhn, a World War I commander, died in 1935 and was buried with full military honors in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery.  Research continues with respect to his career. Joseph Ernest Kuhn of Kansas Appointed From Kansas, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1881 ( 1) Commissioned Second Lieutenant … Read more

United States Army Infantry – 7 October 1944

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GOELL, JULIEN D 2ND LT   US ARMY WORLD WAR II DATE OF BIRTH: 04/15/1912 DATE OF DEATH: 10/07/1944 BURIED AT: SECTION 60  SITE 8019 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY LEANO, JOSEPH A TSGT   US ARMY DATE OF BIRTH: 01/16/1914 DATE OF DEATH: 10/07/1944 BURIED AT: SECTION 60  SITE 8019 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Joseph A. Leano Technician Fifth … Read more

Claude Ross Kinsey, Jr. – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force

Claude R. Kinsey Jr., 86, a “flying sergeant” who became one of the earliest U.S. aces of  World War II and who escaped a prisoner-of-war camp by walking 100 miles through Italy across German lines, died February 4, 2006 of cancer in Springfield, Virignia. Lieutenant Colonel Kinsey, who entered the Army Air Forces as an … Read more

The Carter Family

Helen Coryn Carter Ida Dawley Carter Leigh Hays Carter Margaret Baker Woodbury Carter William Harding Carter William Harding Carter, Son Of W. V. Carter William Harding Carter II William Vaulx Carter A Family With A Long Involvement With the United States Army Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan … Read more

Richard C. Blumenkrantz – Sergeant, United States Army Air Service

SEVEN DIE IN FALL OF AIRPLANE Two Civilians, Five Army Flyers Victims near Indian Head, Maryland Congressman Walsh Had Left Plane Shortly Before Crash in Storm Dead in Plane Crash Lieutenant Colonel Archie Miller, U.S.A. M. H., Washington Maurice Connolly, Dubuque, Iowa, Ex-Congressman A. G. Batchelder, Washington, Chairman of the Board of the American Automobile … Read more

John Adrian Hoogewerff – Rear Admiral, United States Navy

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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

Bert DeWayne Morris, Jr. – Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy

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American actor who had early success as a sunny juvenile, but whose career declined following World War II, in which he was a highly-decorated hero. This photo was taken aboard USS ESSEX CV9 soon after Lt.Wayne Morris scored his 7th air victory. Note: Wayne Morris was considered by the Navy as physically ‘to big’ to … Read more

Arthur F. Van Cook – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

Arthur F. Van Cook, 86, who held top intelligence positions at the Pentagon, founded a consulting firm and recounted his experiences as an Army officer landing at Omaha Beach on D-Day, died December 7, 2005, at Inova Fairfax Hospital of complications from an abdominal aneurysm. Colonel Van Cook, who served in the military for more … Read more

Leonard J. Grabow – Colonel, United States Army Reserve

Contemporary press report: Lawyer. Skier. Father. Leonard J. Grabow managed to do all those and then some. “Dad did everything. He enjoyed life. Nothing stopped him,” said his daughter, Marcia. Mr. Grabow died Saturday, December 13, 1997, in Wood River Medical Center in Hailey, Idaho. He was born October 27, 1914, in Detroit and received … Read more

Bill Ernest Clary – Marine Gunner, United States Marine Corps

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Bill Ernest Clary was born on 27 January 1891 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.  He served as a Gunner with the United States Marine Corps and died on 13 December 1926 in Port Au Prince, Haiti. Faithful And Loyal. We are actively seeking addtional information regarding this individual. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan … Read more

U.S.S. Maine

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The mast of the U.S.S. Maine was removed from the ship in 1905 shortly before the ship was taken out to sea and sunk with military honors. The mast was then installed above a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in honor of those who lost their lives when the ship sank in Havana, Cuba, Harbor … Read more

Henry Olin Pattison – Captain, United Staes Army

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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

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

Charles Wheelock – Colonel, United States Army

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From The N.Y. Times, January 29, 1865 Obituary Brevet Brigadier General Wheelock Referring to the late Brevet Brigadier General Wheelock, who died at Washington a few days ago, the Albany Evening Journal says: “At the outbreak of the war, he was engaged in a large and prosperous business. This he abandoned after the fall of … Read more

William Shadrack Shallenberger – Captain, United States Army, Member of Congress – Government Official

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A Representative from Pennsylvania, he was born in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, November 24, 1839. He attended the public schools and Mount Pleasant Academy and  was graduated from Lewisburg University (now Bucknell University), Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1862; He engaged in mercantile pursuits and during the Civil War enlisted in the Union Army in 1862 … Read more

Albert Bower Willits – Rear Admiral, United States Navy

ADMIRAL WILLITS DIES IN 75TH YEAR After Serving the Nation Two-Score Years, Resumed Duty During World War Helped Build Battleships Funeral to Be Held This Afternoon in Philadelphia – Will Rest In Arlington PHILADELPHIA, January 7, 1926 – Rear Admiral Albert Bower Willits, USN, retired, died at the United States Naval Hospital here today in … Read more

Thomas Joseph George Mitchell – Commander, United States Navy

From a contemporary press report: Thomas G. Mitchell, 71, a retired Navy Commander and Johns Hopkins University professor of radiation health sciences, died April 10, 1998 at Bethesda Naval Hospital after a heart attack. Dr. Mitchell, who lived in Burtonsville, served in the Navy from 1945 to 1969. Most of his Navy career was spent … Read more

John Tinsley – Captain, 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. 617-09 August 14, 2009 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Captain John Tinsley, 28, of Tallahassee, Florida, died August 12, 2009, in … Read more

Uday Singh – Specialist, United States Army

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE  December 2, 2003 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Specialist Uday Singh, 21, of Lake Forest, Illinois, was killed on December 1, 2003, in Habbaniyah, Iraq.  Singh died of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his patrol. Singh … Read more

Paul A. Butterbaugh – Master Sergeant, United States Air Force

From a contemporary press report: Services for Paul A. Butterbaugh will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. Butterbaugh died Friday, November 10, 2000, after a long illness. He served 21 years in the military and was a Pearl Harbor survivor. He flew 27 missions in B-17s during World War II … Read more

Pinkham Smith – Brigadier General, United States Air Force

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Biography Courtesy of the United States Air Force BRIGADIER GENERAL PINKHAM SMITH Retired August 1, 1968.  Died December 30, 1979. Brigadier General Pinkham Smith has a long and distinguished record in strategic bombardment. General Smith began this association in June of 1941 with a training unit at Barksdale Field, Louisiana. Early in 1944, he saw … Read more

Billy “Buck” Carroll – Commander, United States Navy

From a contemporary press report: Saturday, June 14, 2003 Arlington memorial planned for Navy pilot A memorial service is planned next month at Arlington National Cemetery for retired Navy Commander Billy “Buck” Carroll, 79, a highly decorated fighter pilot who fought in World War II and the Korean War. Commander Carroll, who lived at Fleet … Read more

Robert Kauch – Brigadier General, United States Air Force

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Courtesy of the United States Air Force Suggested By Russell C. Jacobs, June 2007 BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT KAUCH Retired June 1, 1948.  Died April 1, 1967. Robert Kauch was born in Phidalphia, Pennsylvania, in 1894. After attending the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry Reserve, December 16, 1916, and … Read more

Flags In – Memorial Day 2007

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Today, as on each Memorial Day, there are flags flying in front of every grave at Arlington National Cemetery. More than 270,000 small flags were placed there Thursday afternoon. The Army calls it “Flags In” day. It’s a big military operation, conducted by the 3rd U.S. Infantry — known as the Old Guard, based at … Read more

Charles E. Steel – Captain, United States Navy

Captain Charles E. Steel, retired Navy, died Saturday, December 29, 2001. He was the son of the late Charles P. and Frances Bates Steel of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. He served in the Navy for 35 years. He graduated form the United States Naval Academy in 1954 and also attended Stanford University. His military career included serving … Read more

Peter George Olenchuk – Major General, United States Army

From a contemporary press report: Peter George Olenchuk, 78, an Army major general who oversaw a controversial program in the late 1960s involving the dumping of outmoded nerve gas rockets hundreds of miles off the Florida coast, died October 6, 2000 at his home in Ogunquit, Maine. He also had a residence in McLean, Virginia. … Read more

George Patrick Ahern – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

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Courtesy of the Ahern Family Lieutenant Colonel George Ahern Forestry Expert Fought for Conservation of Woodland WASHINGTON, May 13 (AP) – Lieutenant Colonel George P. Ahern, U. S. A., retired, died here today (13 May 1940) at the age of 82. He was graduated in 1882 from West Point. Colonel Ahern served in Cuba and the … Read more

Donald L. Harlow – Chief Master Sergeant of the United States Air Force

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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

Felix Michael Rogers – General, United States Air Force

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Courtesy of the United States Air Force GENERAL F. MICHAEL ROGERS Retired January 31, 1978 General Felix Michael Rogers was commander of the Air Force Logistics Command, with headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The command mission is to provide worldwide technical logistics support to all Air Force active and Reserve force activities, Military … Read more

Michael Augustus Dillon – Private, United States Army

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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

PRIDE, RESPECT FILL RANKS OF VISITORS WHO STREAM PAST BLASSIE GRAVE SITE FLAGS ADORN HIS PLOT AT JEFFERSON BARRACKS

They continued to arrive Sunday – the beat-to-hell pickups and the polished black Oldsmobiles, the women with hair as white as the whitest headstones and the old men with thick, calloused hands and knees that ached when they walked. Some had been here Saturday when Michael Blassie was buried just a few steps off Circle … Read more

John Browning – Colonel, United States Air Force

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From a contemporary press report: After a heroic three-year battle with cancer, the man who strongly contributed to making current ham radio satellites a reality, Colonel John Browning, W6SP, died on January 23, 1996 at Torrence Memorial Medical Center in California. A decade ago, John had been AMSAT Chairman. His leadership guided AMSAT North America … Read more

Lucas T. White – Sergeant, United States Army

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NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 1146-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 09, 2006 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant Lucas T. White, 28, of Moses Lake, Washington, died November 6, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries … Read more

Benjamin David Tiffner – Captain, 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. 1297-07 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Captain Benjamin D. Tiffner, 31, of West Virginia, died November 7, 2007,  in Baghdad, Iraq, … Read more

Gustaf Adolf Sundquist – Ordinary Seaman, United States Navy

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June  4, 1879 – August 25, 1918 SUNDQUIST, GUSTAV (GUSTAF) A. Rank and organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 4 June 1879, Sweden. Accredited to: New York. General Orders Number: 529, 2 November 1899. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Nashville during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Facing … Read more

Committee Approves Legislation To Reform Burial Rules at Arlington National Cemetery

December 13, 2001 Smith Bill Expands Eligibility To Include Retired Reservists, Such as Captain Burlingame, and Reserve and National Guard Killed on Duty The House Committee on Veterans Affairs today approved legislation, H.R. 3423 to reform eligibility rules for burial of reservists at Arlington National Cemetery.  The bill, sponsored by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-4), Chairman … Read more

Bryan Pahl Bertrand – Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps

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U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 014-02 January 09, 2002 DOD IDENTIFIES SEVEN MARINES KILLED IN KC-130/R CRASH The Department of Defense announced that the following Marines were killed as a result of the crash of a KC-130/R aircraft in Pakistan today: Command … Read more

Paul Conrad Keenan, Jr. – Captain, United States Navy

From a contemporary press report Paul Conrad Keenan Jr., 77, a retired Navy Captain who worked on presidential commissions, in human resources consulting and at George Washington University’s business school, died November 22, 2002, at his home in McLean, Virginia. He had Parkinson’s disease. During Captain Keenan’s Navy service from 1943 to 1974, he commanded … Read more

Eugene F. Tighe, Jr. – Lieutenant General, United States Air Force

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Courtesy of the United States Air Force LIEUTENANT GENERAL EUGENE F. TIGHE JR. Retired September 1, 1981, Died January 29, 1994 Lieutenant General Eugene F. Tighe Jr. was director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C. General Tighe was born in 1921, in New Raymer, Colorado, and graduated from Manual Arts High School, Los Angeles, … Read more

Robert Michael Kelly – First Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps

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U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1033-10 November 10, 2010 DOD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Second Lieutenant Robert M. Kelly, 29, of Tallahassee, Florida, died November 9, … Read more

Maurice Pechin – Private, United States Army

The Washington Post February 2 1911 MAURICE PECHIN IS DEAD Old Washington Resident Succumbs to Paralysis After Year’s Illness Maurice Pechin, an old resident of Washington, and a veteran of the Civil War, died yesterday at his home, 2519 Eleventh street northwest, as the result of a paralytic stroke. He had been practically helpless for … Read more

Andrew Kostecka – First Lieutenant, United States Army Government Official

Andrew Kostecka, 85, a Georgetown University Hall of Fame basketball player from the 1940s who later worked for the CIA and the Commerce Department, died January 17, 2007, of congestive heart failure at Manor Care nursing home in Bethesda, Maryland. Mr. Kostecka, whose collegiate career was interrupted by World War II, was a starter for … Read more

James Aaron Connett – Colonel, United States Army

Dear Mr. Patterson:  I have just come across your beautiful website on Arlington National Cemetery.  This was my old “stomping grounds” when I lived with my parents at Fort Myer, Virginia (connected to the cemetery) during the 1960s when my father, Chaplain (Colonel) James A. Connett, United States Army was Post Chaplain there for 6 … Read more

Edward Arnold Birmingham – Sergeant, United States Army

Platoon Sergeant Edward Arnold Birmingham, a native of Rutland, Vermont, was serving in Germany when he was reassigned to tile 327th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division operating in the I Corps area of Vietnam. Birmingham arrived in Vietnam 8 November 1966 and soon after led his platoon into action in the Chu Lai area. The twenty-seven … Read more

Joseph Anthony Fitzpatrick – Captain, United States Navy

From a contemporary press report: Joseph Anthony Fitzpatrick, 74, a retired Navy nuclear submarine Captain who volunteered for Washington area Catholic organizations, died of complications from a stroke July 22, 2002, at his home in Potomac, Maryland. He had lived in Potomac since 1969. Captain Fitzpatrick, a native of Weehawken, New Jersey, was a 1951 … Read more

James Beatty McHugh – Second Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps

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Born at Clemson College, South Carolina, he was serving as an Aviator when he “died in the line of duty, San Carlos, Nicaragua, April 13, 1929.” He was returned to the United States and was buried in Section 7 of Arlington National Cemetery. MCHUGH, JAMES B 2ND LT USMC VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown DATE OF … Read more

Frederick Steiwer – First Lieutenant, United States Army

Courtesy of the Congress of the United States: Senator from Oregon; born on a farm near Jefferson, Marion County, Oregon, October 13, 1883; attended the public schools; graduated from Oregon State Agricultural College at Corvallis in 1902 and from the University of Oregon at Eugene in 1906; studied law; was admitted to the bar in … Read more

John Delosse Porterfield, Jr. – Captain, United States Army

John D. Porterfield, Jr. Allegheny, Pennsylvania Born 1921 Captain, U.S. Army Service Number O-955698 Killed in Action Died October 28, 1952 in Korea Captain Porterfield was a member of the 65th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on October 28, 1952. Captain Porterfield was … Read more

United States Navy Personnel – Buried in Arlington National Cemetery

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Click Here For United States Navy Medal of Honor Recipients A Robert Tucker Abbott, Lieutenant – WWII Veteran & Museum Official Everett Woolman Abdill, Captain – USNA, Killed At Leyte Gulf In 1944, WWII, Returned Home For Burial In 1948 Melvin Abrahams, Captain, USNA – World War II, Guadalcanal – Atomic Energy Commission George Washington … Read more

Knute Frederick Knudsen Thorpe – Lieutenant Colonel,United States Army

 From a contemporary press report: Knute Frederick Knudsen Thorpe, 88, a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease November 16, 2003, at his home in Alexandria, Virginia. Colonel Thorpe was born in Torp, Norway, and followed his father to Brooklyn, New York, in 1933. The family name was Knudsen, but Colonel Thorpe’s … Read more

James Patrick McGranery – Captain, United States Army Member of Congress Attorney General of the United States

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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

Secretary Of Defense Cohen Announces Decision On Vietnam Unknown – United States Department of Defense, May 7, 1998

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen announced today he has approved the recommendation of the Department of Defense Senior Working Group to disinter the remains of the Vietnam Unknown in the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery for mitochondrial DNA and other forensic examination. Secretary Cohen directed that the disinterment be accomplished as … Read more

Eli DuBose Hoyle – Brigadier General, United States Army

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Eli DuBose Hoyle Brigadier General, US. Army Born January 19, 1851 in Canton, Georgia Died July 27, 1921 Son of George Summers & Margareth Amanda (Erwin) Hoyle Married Fanny DeRussy (daughter of Bvt. Brig.Gen. R.E. DeRussy) December 11, 1878 Cadet, US. Military Academy 1871-75 Graduated as No. 2567, Class of 1875 2n Lieutenant 1875 1st … Read more

Families bear the human cost of touching space

  It soon will be one year since the space shuttle Columbia broke into pieces in the Texas sky, its crew of seven killed just minutes before they would have touched down. It was February 1, 2003, and Sunday’s anniversary is when the nation will remember. But Evelyn Husband, widow of the shuttle’s commander, Rick … Read more

Frank Terry Ellis – Colonel, United States Air Force

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Courtesy of his classmates, United States Military Academy Frank Terry Ellis No. 13307  •  28 June 1919 – 6 July 1977 Died in Montgomery, Alabama, aged 58 years Interment: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia Terry Ellis a fighter pilot who served his fellow Americans with distinction and with love. His affection for the Academy, the … Read more

Jason Michael Meyer – Private First Class, United States Army

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No. 227-03 IMMEDIATE RELEASE  April 9, 2003 DOD IDENTIFIES ARMY CASUALTIES The Department of Defense announced today that Staff Sergeant Robert A. Stever, 36, of Pendleton, Oregon, was killed in action by enemy fire on April 8, 2003, in Iraq. Stever was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry … Read more

James F. Dickey – Chief Quartermaster Clerk, United States Marine Corps

BODIES SENT FROM NICARAGUA MANAGUA, Nicaragua – November 24, 1933 – The bodies of James F. Dickey, a Quartermaster Clerk of the United States Marine Corps, who was killed in the earthquake in March 1931, and of Lieutenant Lawrence C. Brinton, Lieutenant Laurin T. Covington and Finis H. Whitehear, Pharmacist Mage, U.S.N., killed on Action April 21, 1932, … Read more

Samuel Moorman – Confederate States of America Army

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MOORMAN, SAML E 7TH VA CAV CSA CW DATE OF DEATH: 09/18/1863 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE  SITE 77 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

John Kephart – Private, Confederate States of America Army

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KEPHART, JOHN PVT A 35TH VA CAVALRY DATE OF DEATH: 11/18/1929 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE  SITE 69-A His wife: KEPHART, MARY ELIZABETH W/O JOHN A DATE OF DEATH: 04/02/1940 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE  SITE 69-A Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed … 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

Robert Francis Kennedy: 34th Anniversary of his assassination

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Members of the Kennedy family visit the gravesite on 6 June 2002 in order to commerate the death of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.  Senator Kennedy was killed by an assassin on 6 June 1968 while campaigning for the Presidency in Los Angeles, California. Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Ma) (C) wipes his cheek as he  is accompanied … Read more

Alleged Abuse of Arlington National Cemetery – Opening Statement at Congressional Hearings

UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN TERRY EVERETT HEARING ON ARLINGTON BURIAL WAIVERS January 28, 1998 Good morning. As we begin this hearing, I want to recognize that in the Capitol Statuary Hall a memorial service is beginning for our departed colleague, Sonny … Read more

Charles Hartwell Bonesteel III – General, United States Army

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Courtesy of Michael Stein: Bonestell, Charles Hartwell III General US. Army Born in New York, September 26, 1909 Died in Alexandria, Virginia October 13, 1977 Second Lieutenant 1931 First Lieutenant 1935 Captain 1940 Major 1942 Lieutenant Colonel 1942 Colonel 1944 Lieutenant Colonel 1948 Colonel 1953 Brigadier General 1954 Major General Lieutenant General 1962 General 1966 Cadet, … Read more

Alvin F. Mackin – Colonel, United States Marine Corps

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Korean War veterans gather to salute fallen commander one last time 22 January 2010 By Lance Corproral Benjamin Harris, Headquarters Marine Corps ARLINGTON, Virginia — It’s been almost 55 years since the Marines of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, left the Korean peninsula after cold days and long nights of combat. In the … Read more

Thomas E. Morris – Rear Admiral, United States Navy

Rear Admiral Thomas Morris dies By Kevin Deutsch Courtesy of the Palm Beach Post Thursday, September 7, 2006 Thomas E. Morris, a retired Navy Rear Admiral who fought in World War II and the Korean War before turning his family business into a multi-million dollar company, died Sunday of a sudden illness, his family said. … Read more

John J. Kelly – Major, United States Army

ARMY OFFICER FOUND DEAD OF BULLET WOUND ON STATEN ISLAND 18 October 1964 Major John J. Kelly, Chief of the Training Divisionof II Army Corps, was found dead of a gunshot wound in the head here yesterday at Miller Field, New Dorp, Staten Island. Army authorities said a .38 caliber pistol was lying near his … Read more

John Rutter Brooke – Major General, United States Army

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Born: July 21 1838, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. On April 20, 1861, he entered Federal service as a Captain of the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry. At 1st Manassas, this three month regiment marched away on eve of battle while rest of Union Army was moving in to fight. Becoming Colonel of the 53rd Pennsylvania in November, he … Read more

Gilbert Ignatius Laskowski – Tech 4, United States Army Foreign Service Officer

From a contemporary press report   Gilbert Ignatius Laskowski, 82, a retired officer of the United States Information Agency who served in Iran, Cameroon, Ghana, India, Laos, Greece and Zaire, died of melanoma February 26, 2004, at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, Virginia. Mr. Laskowski, who had lived in Alexandria on and off since 1963, was … Read more

Howard C. McCarthy Jr. – Second Lieutenant, United States Army

Full Name: HOWARD C JR MCCARTHY Date of Birth: 7/20/1944 Date of Casualty: 8/2/1966 GLENOLDEN, PENNSYLVANIA Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: 2LT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: PR & MR UNKNOWN MCCARTHY, HOWARD C JR 2LT USA DATE OF BIRTH: 07/20/1944 DATE OF DEATH: 08/02/1966 BURIED AT: SECTION 34  SITE 846 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY … Read more

Daniel Huston Torrey – Colonel, United States Army

Colonel Torrey is the son of Major D. W. Torrey, United States Army (burial site unknown) and the grandson of Daniel Huston, Colonel, United States Army, who is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. TORREY, DANIEL HUSTON COL   US ARMY WORLD WAR II DATE OF BIRTH: 01/25/1887 DATE OF DEATH: 12/30/1965 BURIED AT: SECTION 3  SITE 1978 … Read more

Pedro Rodriguez – Sergeant, United States Army

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Courtesy of the Defense Department Press Service: It took only seven days for Puerto Rican-born Pedro Rodriguez to earn two Silver Stars for bravery on the battlefield during the Korean War. From his wheelchair in the long-term care facility at the Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Retirement Home here, the 88-year-old Rodriguez recalled his harrowing Korea adventures … Read more

Henry D. Chiu – Colonel, United States Air Force

From a contemporary press report: Henry D. Chiu, 80, an Alexandria resident who retired as an Air Force colonel after devoting much of his career to intelligence work, died April 17, 1999 at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Virginia. He had a respiratory ailment. Colonel Chiu graduated from college in his native China and served with the … Read more

Ronald C. Walkerwicz – Captain, United States Marine Corps

From a contemporary news report: “A 30-year-old Marine Corps Captain who helped escort downed pilot Scott O’Grady to freedom in Bosnia last year was killed on a training mission this week and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on February 23, 1996. “Captain Ronald C. Walkerwicz, who grew up in Valley Stream, New … Read more

Gerald Orren Young – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force

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Courtesy of the United States Air Force: Lieutenant Colonel Gerald O. Young Gerald O. Young was born in May 1930 in Chicago. He entered the Air Force at Colorado Springs, Colorado. In 1967, he was an instructor pilot with the 37th Air Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Da Nang, flying HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopters, rescuing … Read more

William Cannon Rivers – Major General, United States Army

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William Cannon Rivers of Tennesses Appointed from Tennessee, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1883 (24) Second Lieutenant, 1st U. S. Cavalry, 12 June 1887 First Lieutenant, 3rd U. S. Cavalry, 18 August 1894 Transferred to the 1st U. S. Cavalry, 7 November 1895 Captain, 11th U. S. Cavalry, 2 February 1901 Transferrd to … Read more

Nehemiah R. Hayden – Captain, United States Army

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Nehemiah Hayden of Pennsylvania (1810-1896) Captain, Assistant Chief of Staff, U. S. Volunteers, 26 June 1846 Honorably Discharged 20 July 1848 Died 17 Jan 1896 Buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery.  His wife, Esther Lovina Morley Hayden (1824-1897) and his daughter, Kate Hayden (died 10 September 1928) are buried with him. HAYDEN, NEHEMIAH … Read more

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