Francis Picarski – Corporal, United States Marine Corps

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Courtesy of Richard W. Zidonis: 21 October 2005 Memorial services for Frank “Peck” Picarski, 89, of Madison, will be held at later date by the Marine Corps League. Mr. Picarski died February 17, 2004, in Madison. Born February 7, 1915, in Portage, Pennsylvania, he lived in Parma before moving to Madison. He was a U.S. Marine Corps … Read more

Charles Loomis Booth – Brigadier General, United States Air Force

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Courtesy of the United States Air Force BRIGADIER GENERAL CHARLES LOOMIS BOOTH Retired February 1, 1947.   Died January 1, 1996 Charles Loomis Booth was born in East Orange, New Jersey, in 1901. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Field Artillery on June 12, 1924. … Read more

Samuel M. Thomasson, Jr. – Brigadier General, United States Air Force

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Courtesy of the United States Air Force: BRIGADIER GENERAL SAMUEL M. THOMASSON JR. Retired May 1, 1973.   Died September 19, 2003. Brigadier General Samuel M. Thomasson Jr., was staff judge advocate, Headquarters Air Force Systems Command, located at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. General Thomasson was born in 1921, near DeKalb, Mississippi, where he attended … Read more

Walter King Wilson – Major General, United States Army

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Major General Walter King Wilson, U.S. Army (1880-1954) Cadet U.S. Military Academy 1898-02 Graduated as No. 4094, Class of 1902 Second Lieutenant 1902 First Lieutenant 1907 Captain 1911 Major 1917 Lieutenant Colonel 1918 Colonel (Temporary) 1918 Major 1920 Lieutenant Colonel 1925 Colonel 1934 Brigadier General 1937 Major General 1940 Served with 8th Battery, Field Artillery … Read more

Charles Gilbert Mason – First Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps

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Photo of Charles “Buddy” Mason, was taken from the 1964 Duke University yearbook, ‘Chanticleer. MASON, CHARLES GILBERT 1ST LT USMC VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown DATE OF BIRTH: 01/28/1942 DATE OF DEATH: 02/24/1967 DATE OF INTERMENT: 03/28/1967 BURIED AT: SECTION 10  SITE 10576B L ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Full Name: CHARLES GILBERT MASON Date of Birth: 1/28/1942 … Read more

Ambrose Robert Emery – Brigadier General, United States Army

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BRIGADIER GENERAL A. R. EMERY, INFANTRY OFFICER, 62 WASHINGTON, November 30, 1945 – Brigadier General Ambrose R. Emery of Macon, Georgia, former commander of the Infantry Center at Camp Wheeler, Georgia, died at Walter Reed General Hospital here Wednesday night after a long illness.  His age was 62. General Emery served during both World Wars … Read more

George Washington Mindil – Major General, United States Army

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Born in Germany and emmigrated to the United States. He earned the Medal of Honor while serving at Captain, Company I, 61st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry at Williamsburg, Virginia, on May 5, 1862. He was first commissioned as Second Lieutenant from Pennsylvnia on July 15, 1861 and First Lieutennt six weeks later. He was then promoted to … Read more

Joseph Jacob Bogart – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force

From a contemporary press report: Joseph Jacob Bogart died at the National Naval Medical Center, on Wednesday, December 23, 1998, of Chevy Chase, Maryland.  He was the beloved husband of Rita F. Bogart; devoted father of Beth A. Bogart and Mrs. Bogart’s son, Eric A. Fountain, Jr; grandfather of Alexander and Adrian Howe, Tripp, Andrew … Read more

To Arlington Cemetery Worker, Vets’ Sacrifices Aren’t Mere Memories

By Stephen Barr, Washington Post, Monday , May 29, 2000 These are Tom Sherlock’s duties today: Arrive at Arlington National Cemetery before 5:30 a.m. and open the gates. Spend most of the morning at the Memorial Amphitheater, escorting officials, helping check the sound system and making sure all the folding chairs are in the right … Read more

Logan Feland – Major General, United States Marine Corps

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Born at Hopkinsville, Kentucky, August 18, 1869, he received a B.A. in Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1892. He married Katherine Cordner, February 14, 1907. During the Spanish-American War, he served as Captain, Commanding Company F, 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, from May 31, 1898. He was honorably mustered out on May 16, … Read more

Joseph Orville Brown – Captain, United States Air Force

Captain Joseph Orville Brown was from Norwalk, Connecticut and born on 29 September 1934. He was 31 and married when he was declared dead. His remains were recovered and eventually buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Captain Brown was a Nail Forward Air Controller assigned to Detachment 3 505th Tactical Air Support Group at Nahkon Phanom … Read more

Charles Brewster Schofield – Captain, United States Army

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Charles Brewster Schofield of Illinois. Appointed From Illinois,  Cadet United States Military Academy, 1 July 1866 (40); Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, 15 June 1870; First Lieutenant, 14 June 1879 Regimental Adjutant, 1 May 1886 to 17 Jan 1889 Captain, 19June 1890 Lieutenant Colonel, Aide-de-Camp to Lieutenant General Schofield, 8 February to 29 … Read more

Ralph T. Nelson – Major General, United States Army

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Adjacent to Fort Gordon’s Signal Towers on Chamberlain Avenue, Nelson Hall honors the Signal Corps’ eighteenth Chief Signal Officer. Dedicated on 31 March 1970, the building preserves the memory of Ralph T. Nelson, “Under…(whose) leadership the Signal Corps progressed as a modern technically advanced service for providing communications all the way from the fighting soldier … Read more

The Taps Project Arlington National Cemetery Visitor Center

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Click Here For More Taps Project Exhibit Photos Read also our most popular topics on Arlington National Cemetery Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Testonyl Hanfosan Nutra Digest Onycosolve SWISS FX Herzolex Ultra Arthrolon Ketogen Tropfen Slimberry Urotrin Maral Gel Slimymed Slimmestar Detoxic Collosel Hondrostrong Cardiline Ultra Rev Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Perfect Body Burner Diaetoxil … Read more

William L. Bryden – Major General, United States Army

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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

William Vigors Richards – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

William Vigors Richards of Ireland Appointed from Michigan, Firt Lieutenant, 1st Michigan Lancers, 1 November 1861 Honorably mustered out 20 March 1862 First Lieutenant, 17th Michigan Volunteer Infantry, 2 July 1862 Captain, 4 August 1864 Breveted Major of U. S. Volunteers, 2 December 1864 for gallant services during the war Honorably mustered out 3 June … Read more

Karl F. Mautner – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army Foreign Service Officer

From a contemporary press report: Karl F. Mautner, 87, a retired Foreign Service officer who played a key role in shaping U.S.-Berlin relations in the immediate postwar period, died of pneumonia April 1, 2002, at Suburban Hospital. He had progressive supranuclear palsy. Mr. Mautner was born in Vienna and immigrated to the United States in … Read more

United States Air Force – Crew 19 December 1972

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No. 966-03 IMMEDIATE RELEASE  December 19, 2003 Two Servicemen Missing in Action in Vietnam Identified Two airmen missing in action from the Vietnam War have been identified and returned to their families for burial.  They are Major Richard W. Cooper, Jr., of Salisbury, Maryland; and Chief Master Sergeant Charlie S. Poole, of Gibsland, Lousiana. On … Read more

Thurmond L. “Johnny” Johnson – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force

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From a contemporary press report Died on October 2, 1997, at Dallas, Texas, formerly of Burke, Virginia. He graduated, with honors, from the University of Texas, Austin. Johnny served during the Viet Nam War. He was a U.S. Air Force Senior Command Pilot and received the Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Air Medal, and three … Read more

Larry Ismael Rougle – Staff 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. 1247-07 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sergeant Larry I. Rougle, 25, of West Jordan, Utah, died October 23, 2007, in … Read more

James Lyddane – Private, Confederate States of America Army

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LYDDANE, JAMES PVT TRAYHERNS CO, 41 VA CAV CSA BN DATE OF DEATH: 08/17/1913 BURIED AT: SECTION CONF  SITE 224-A ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY LYDDANE, MARY W/O JAMES DATE OF DEATH: 10/15/1940 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE  SITE 224-A ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY WIFE OF JAMES LYDDANE Read also our most popular topics on Arlington National Cemetery Phallosan … Read more

Alexander James Bennett – 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. 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

Benedict Crowell – Brigadier General, United States Army

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Benedict Crowell was born October 21, 1869 in Cleveland, Ohio; the son of William and Mary; Ph.D. Yale, 1891, MA, 1891; married Julia Cobb December, 1904; Died September 8, 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio. Prominent Cleveland business man, civic leader, Brigadier General, U.S. Army; Assistant Secretary of War and Director of Munitions during the first world … Read more

Jonathan D. Grassbaugh – Captain, United States Army

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NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 413-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2007 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.They died April 7, 2007, in Zaganiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their unit.They were assigned … Read more

Peter A. Petito – Colonel, United States Army

From a contemporary press report: Peter A. Petito, 84, a retired Army colonel and intelligence analyst, died of prostate cancer November 17, 1998 at the Hospice of Howard County, Maryland. Colonel Petito, who fought in the jungles of Burma during World War II, served in the Army Counterintelligence Corps for much of his career. He … Read more

John Merritt Fisher – Srgeant, United States Army

JOHN FISHER TOBE BURIED AT ARLINGTON WASHINGTON, October 14, 1958 – Funeral services for John Merritt Fisher, a member of the Chicago Tribune Washington Bureau who died Monday night, will be held Thursday afternoon in Washington. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery, burial ground for military veterans.  Fisher served in the Army in World … Read more

Benjamin Stephen Kopp Corporal, 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. 535-09 July 20, 2009 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Corporal Benjamin S. Kopp, 21, of Rosemount, Minnesota, died July 18, 2009, … Read more

Lutz Wahl – Major General, United States Army

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Born in Wisconsin, November 2, 1869, he graduated from West Point in 1891; from the Army War College in 1916; from the General Staff School in 1921. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry on June 12, 1891, and was promoted through the ranks to Brigadier General, Assistant to the Adjutant General of … Read more

Charles F. Leonard III – Captain, United States Army

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LEONARD, CHARLES F III CAPT US ARMY DATE OF BIRTH: 10/10/1938 DATE OF DEATH: 04/05/1967 BURIED AT: SECTION 1  SITE 304-E ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY INFORMATION NEEDED Read also our most popular topics on Arlington National Cemetery Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Testonyl Hanfosan Nutra Digest Onycosolve SWISS FX Herzolex Ultra Arthrolon Ketogen Tropfen Slimberry Urotrin … Read more

David A. Read – Private First Class, United States Army Ohio State Flag

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David A. Read Private First Class, U.S. Army 35232803 395th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Ohio Died: December 15, 1944 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Ardennes American Cemetery Neupre, Belgium Awards: Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster Private Read was killed-in-action during the Battle … Read more

David C. Morehouse – Major General, United States Air Force

MAJOR GENERAL DAVID C. MOREHOUSE Retired August 1, 1993. Died July 15, 2008. Major General David C. Morehouse was Judge Advocate General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. General Morehouse was born in 1935, in Fremont, Nebraska, and graduated from Fremont High School in 1953. He earned a bachelor of science degree from the University … Read more

Richard Wainwright – Rear Admiral, United States Navy

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Born: Washington, DC, December 17, 1849. Parents: Commander Richard (USN) & Sallie Franklin (Bache) Wainwright. He was appointed to the United States Naval Academy by the President at-large, and graduated in 1868. He also earned an LLB, Columbian (now George Washington) University, 1884, LLD, 1900. Married: Evelyn Wotherspoon, September 11, 1873. Promoted to Ensign, Apr … Read more

Lacy McDougald, Jr. – Sergeant Major, United States Army

Sergeant Major Lacy McDougald, Jr., Distinguished Service Cross, passed away recently and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Captain William C. Raposa, Navy Cross With Gold Star, reported his death and members of the Washington, D.C. Chapter announced his illness at the April 15, 2000 Founder’s Day meeting. Sergeant Major McDougald received his Distinguished Service … Read more

Ronald J. Potts – Major, United States Army

From a contemporary press report: Ronald J. Potts, 53, a retired Army Major who became an executive with TRW, a defense contractor, died of a heart attack August 2, 1998 at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital. A resident of the Washington area since 1977, Major Potts lived in Fairfax, Virginia. He was a former resident of … Read more

William C. Glisson – Colonel, United Sates Army

From a contemporary press report Traverse City, Michigan – William C. Glisson, 68, died Saturday, August 14, 1999, at Munson Medical Center. He was born November 27, 1930, in Chicago. A resident of Traverse City since April, William had previously been a resident of the Perico Bay Club in Bradenton, Florida. William served in the … Read more

Joseph Hester Patterson – Lieutenant (jg), United States Navy

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Joseph Hester Patterson was born in Oklahoma on 15 August 1912. After graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1936, he served for nearly two years in the heavy cruiser USS Louisville (CA-28) before receiving submarine instruction. Assigned to the new submarine USS Squalus (SS-192), he lost his life when she accidently sank on 23 … Read more

Thomas J. Gendron – Colonel, United States Army

Colonel (Retired) Thomas J. Gendron, 79, of Scottsdale, Arizona, died February 2, 1999. Colonel Gendron served with the 26th Infantry Regiment during the summers of 1934-37, and was commissioned as an infantry officer in March 1940. His assignments include participation in landings in Oran; North Africa; Gela; Sicily; and Omaha Beach, France. He also served … Read more

Mary Louise Earl McCain

The wife of William Alexander McCain, she was born in Earlstown, Florida, in 1878 and died at Doylestown, Penneylvania, in 1942. She is buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery among other family members. Read also our most popular topics on Arlington National Cemetery Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Testonyl Hanfosan Nutra Digest Onycosolve SWISS … Read more

Court-martial recommended in grenade attack case

FORT KNOX, Kentucky — An investigating officer today recommended the court-martial of a soldier charged in the deadly grenade attack on sleeping 101st Airborne comrades in Kuwait. Evidence shows Sergeant Hasan Akbar had ample time to acquire the grenades used in the attack and that Akbar’s rifle killed one of the two officers who died, … Read more

Cyrus Swan Roberts IV – First Lieutenant United States Air Force

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Hi Michael: You have a note on the biography for Cyrus Roberts as follows: NOTE: Cyrus Swan Roberts IV, First Lieutenant, United States Air Force, a graduate of the United States Military Academy, was killed in the Vietnam War.  His burial site is being investigated. Full Name: CYRUS SWAN IV ROBERTS Date of Birth: 3/17/1941 … Read more

Augusto Roa Realuyo – Sergeant, United States Army

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Death and honor Bury me at Arlington, Filipino vet pleaded Augusto Roa Realuyo After serving his adopted country, a Filipino-American war hero’s fondest wish was to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. But Augusto Roa Realuyo died in a Manhattan Veterans Affairs hospital last month at age 82 without the Army consenting to his request … Read more

Clinton Robert Upchurch – Specialist, United States Army

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NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 024-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2006 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Specialist Clinton R. Upchurch, 31, of Garden City, Kansas, died in Samarra, Iraq, on January 7, 2006, during … Read more

Leonard Hastings (“Steamer”) Nason – Colonel, United States Army Author

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Born in Somerville, Massahusetts, on September 28, 1895 and graduated from Norwich University in 1920. In the Mexican Border Service with the United States Army, 1st Volunteer Cavalry, in 1916. During World War I, he served as a Sergeant, Battery A, 76th Field Artillery, American Expeditionary Force, and was wounded-in-action at Mont St. Pere, France, … Read more

Robert N. Wittan – First Lieutenanat, United States Army

Robert Wittan. Hometown: Portage, Pennsylvania. Branch of service: Army. Rank: Captain. Born: June 12, 1920 Died: June 9, 1944, Anzio, three days after D-Day. Message: His jeep hit a mine while he was on patrol. He had run over the same spot unharmed, 10 minutes earlier. NOTE: His brother, Edgar M. Wittan, Colonel, United States Army Air … Read more

Harry Taylor – Major General, United States Army

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Courtesy of the United States Army Major General Harry Taylor Chief of Engineers (June 19, 1924-June 26, 1926) Born June 26, 1862, in Tilton, New Hampshire, Harry Taylor graduated from the Military Academy in 1884 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers.   After serving in engineer offices in Wilmington, North Carolina, and New York … Read more

Byron Peter Taschioglou – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force

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Byron Peter Taschioglou, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force (retired), 69, of Plymouth and Sarasota, Florida, died Saturday, July 6, 2002 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, after a long illness. He was born in Boston and raised in Winthrop and Belmont where he graduated from high school in 1950. He attended Brown University and Worcester Academy. In … Read more

Gerald Charles Ward – Colonel, United States Air Force

Courtesy of their son, Robert L. Ward, November 2006 Colonel Gerald Charles Ward, United States Air Force, was born 16 December 1901, Babcock, Wisconsin,  and died 7 November 1978, Winter Park, Florida.  He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in the class of 1929, with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, and a commission as a … Read more

United States Air Force Crew

BLAUM, RICHARD LAVONNE AF United States Air Force DATE OF BIRTH: 04/11/1930 DATE OF DEATH: 09/20/1953 BURIED AT: SECTION 34  SITE 4803 STEVENS, HAROLD 2ND LT USAF DATE OF BIRTH: 01/20/1928 DATE OF DEATH: 09/20/1953 BURIED AT: SECTION 34  SITE 4803 Gloria Blaum (nee Stroud), 77, died Sunday, January 16, 2005, in Port Huron after … Read more

Joshua R. Rodgers – Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army

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NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 696-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 04, 2007 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of five soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died May 30, 2007, in Upper Sangin Valley, Afghanistan, when their helicopter crashed apparently due to enemy … Read more

Richard Wetherill – Colonel, Untied States Army

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Richard Wetherill of Wisconsin Army Corporal, Companuy C, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, 2 May to 24 October 1898 Private, Corporal and Sergeant, Company E, 20th U. S. Infantry, 1 August 1899 to 30 June 1901 Second Lieutenant, 19th U. S. Infantry, 2 February 1901 Read also our most popular topics on Arlington National Cemetery Phallosan Forte … Read more

William Sidney Graves – Major General, United States Army

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Born at Mount Calm, Texas, March 27, 1865, he graduated from West Point in 1889 and was commissioned in the Infantry. He served with the 7th and 6th Infantry Regiments in the West until 1899, serving in 1898-99 as Acting Judge Advocate General of the Department of the Columbia, receiving promotions to First Lieutenant, November … Read more

Leonard Cecil Ward – Brigadier General, United States Army

It is with profound sadness and deep feelings of the loss we announce the death of Brigadier General Leonard C. Ward (Retired), who resided in McLean, Virginia. He passed away of lymphoma at Walter Reed Hospital on Tuesday, March 20, 2001, at the age of 83. General Ward was born November 17, 1917. He attended … Read more

Charles Schuveldt Dewey – Lieutenant, United States Navy

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Member of Congress – Government Official Courtesy of the U.S. House of Representatives: Representative from Illinois; born in Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, November 10, 1880;  moved in infancy to Chicago, Ill.; attended the public schools and St. Paul’s School, Concord, N.H.; was graduated from Yale University in 1904; engaged in the real estate business in … Read more

James L. Clement – Colonel, United States Army

From a contemporary press report: Colonel Clement, 55, died April 8, 1997  of natural causes in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Colonel Clement, serving with the U.S. Army Reserve, was the Chief, Military Liaison Team, Headquarters, U.S. European Command, Joint Contact Team, at the time of his death. He served in the armed forces for more than 40 … Read more

Mary Augusta Wyse Benson – Military Spouse

The wife of William Shepherd Benson, and the mother of Howard Hartwell James Benson, she died on May 15, 1953 and was buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery, among other family members. BENSON, MARY A DATE OF BIRTH: 12/07/1854 DATE OF DEATH: 05/15/1953 BURIED AT: SECTION 3  SITE 1873-B ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Read also our … Read more

Hugh Merle Elmendorf – Captain, United States Army Air Service

Hugh M. Elmendorf, for whom Elmendorf AFB was named, was never assigned to Alaska,  nor is there any record of his visiting the Great Land. Yet his presence is felt still throughout the Air Force. He pioneered high altitude formation flying tactics during the 1920s and early 1930s and wrote several scientific papers on the … Read more

Alfred Richard Matter – Rear Admiral, United States Navy

ALFRED RICHARD MATTER ”DICK” Rear Admiral ALFRED RICHARD ”DICK” MATTER dies, Naval Aviator. ALFRED RICHARD MATTER, 91, a retired Navy Rear Admiral died September 10, 2001 in Naples, Florida. Born in Butte, Montana, he was the son of Alfred Louis and Ida L. Matter. Admiral Matter was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, … Read more

Michael J. Xenos – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

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Courtesy of his clasmates, United States Military Academy Class of 1961 Michael J. Xenos 3/22/36 – 11/28/00 Our classmate, Michael J. Xenos, died on Tuesday, November 28, 2000, at the Hospice of Northern Virginia, Arlington, Virginia. Mike succumbed after a courageous battle against pancreatic cancer. Mike was born in Greece on March 22, 1936, but … Read more

John Edward Kelly – Lieutenant General, United States Army

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Lieutenant General John Edward Kelly, U.S. Army Born July 10, 1911 in Washington D.C. Died March 2, 1995 Cadet, U.S. Military Academy 1932-36 Graduated as No. 10504, Class of 1936 Second Lieutenant 1936 First Lieutenant 1939 Captain (AUS) 1940 Major (AUS) 1942 Lieutenant Colonel (AUS) 1943 Captain 1946 Major 1948 Colonel (AUS) 1952 Lieutenant Colonel … Read more

George Daymond – Confederate States of America Army

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DAYMOND, GEORGE CONFEDERATE POW BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE  SITE 104 Read also our most popular topics on Arlington National Cemetery Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Testonyl Hanfosan Nutra Digest Onycosolve SWISS FX Herzolex Ultra Arthrolon Ketogen Tropfen Slimberry Urotrin Maral Gel Slimymed Slimmestar Detoxic Collosel Hondrostrong Cardiline Ultra Rev Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Perfect Body … Read more

Harmon P. Burroughs – Major, United States Army

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Information provided by Major Burroughs’ great-grandson, Dennis Swann, April 1998. Harmon P. Burroughs was born in 1846 to Peleg and Elvira Whitaker Burroughs in Penfield New York. He was educated in the common schools. Harmon joined the 8th New York Cavalry as a Private in Company A in 1860 at age 15, and was was promoted … Read more

Heavy snows in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area

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Heavy snows in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area in early February 2010 caused Arlington National Cemetery to be closed to the public over the weekend of 6 and 7 February and during the week on Monday through Thursday, 8-11 February 2011. Funerals took place as scheduled on Monday through Wednesday, but were in doubt for … Read more

William Lindsey Flake – Brigadier General, United States Marine Corps

From a contempoary press report William Lindsey Flake, 83, a retired Marine Corps Brigadier General, died of congestive heart disease and hypertension October 22, 2003, at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. General Flake was born in Snowflake, Arizona, a town co-founded by his grandfather, William Jordan Flake, and Erastus Snow. He graduated from the … Read more

Ivens Jones – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

Major Ivens Jones (United States Military Academy Class of 1910) was born in Iowa in 1886, the son of Samuel Robert Jones, and was killed in a polo accident in 1923, and originally buried at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Died: 7 September 1923 Interred In Arlington National Cemetery 4 November 1941 Section 9, Grave 5869 … Read more

Paul F. Braim – Colonel, United States Army

On August 25, 2001, Dr. Paul Braim, a retired Colonel of the U.S. Army and professor emeritus of Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, died at his home in Pennsylvania. He is survived by his sister, Ann Austin of Winter Springs, Florida; his brother, Joseph Braim of Abington, Pennsylvania; two nieces and two nephews. He will be … Read more

George Earle Chamberlain, Jr. – Govenor of Oregon – United States Senator

Born on January 1, 1854 in Natchez. Mississippi, to Charles T., a physician, and Pamela (Archer) Chamberlain. both of whom were Presbyterians. Brother of Charles, Laura. Josephine and Kate. Married to “Sallie” Newman Welch on May 21, 1879: father of six children. Charles Thomson, Lucie. Marguerite. Carrie Lee. George Earle. Jr., and Fannie. Attended the … Read more

James M. Treber – 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. 554-08 June 30, 2008 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died June 29, 2008,  in Khosrow-E Sofla, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained … Read more

George B. Warren III – Captain, United States Marine Corps

From a contemporary press report: George B. Warren III, 76, a former Marine Corps captain who retired in 1979 after nine years as director of sales for Contractors’ Register, an annual directory of contractors in the building industry, died of heart disease September 15, 1998 at Washington Adventist Hospital. Mr. Warren, a native of Massachusetts, … Read more

Honor Never Rests

Story by Corey A. Ealons All is quiet in Arlington Cemetery. There are no tourists, no weeping veterans or crying babies, only the lone sentinel and the four unknown patriots the soldier has sworn to protect. Earlier, at 7 p.m., Specialist Paul E. Olson had announced the cemetery’s closing, declaring that “the Tomb of the … Read more

Peter H. Quinn – Private, United States Army

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Born at San Francisco, California, he earned the Medal of Honor during the Philippine Insurrection while serving in Company L, 4th United States Cavalry at San Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon, Philippines, May 13, 1899. The Medal was actually issued on June 6, 1906. He died on April 19, 1934 and was buried in Section 6 … Read more

William Lawrence Deane – Major, United States Army

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Elbert Wayne Bush Sergeant, United States Army Richard Arthur Knutson Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army Mickey Allen Wilson Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army William Sherril Stinson Specialist 5, United States Army Manual Alonzo Lauterio Specialist 5, United States Army This group of men were finally located and identified.  Sadly, the remains of Manual … Read more

James Herbert Batte – Brigadier General, United States Army

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From a contemporary press report Services for Brigadier General James Herbert Batte, 82, will be held in Arlington National Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 pm Saturday at George Funeral Home, Downtown Chapel. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. General Batte died Saturday, November 11, 1995. Born … Read more

Arlington National Cemetery Stereo Photographs – Circa Late 1800s

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From The Collection of Michael Robert Patterson Read also our most popular topics on Arlington National Cemetery Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Testonyl Hanfosan Nutra Digest Onycosolve SWISS FX Herzolex Ultra Arthrolon Ketogen Tropfen Slimberry Urotrin Maral Gel Slimymed Slimmestar Detoxic Collosel Hondrostrong Cardiline Ultra Rev Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Perfect Body Burner Diaetoxil Nuubu Regener … Read more

Gravesites in Arlington National Cemetery – Page 5

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Click on the image for more information on the person Click Here For More Gravesite Images Click Here To Return To The Main Entrance Read also our most popular topics on Arlington National Cemetery Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Testonyl Hanfosan Nutra Digest Onycosolve SWISS FX Herzolex Ultra Arthrolon Ketogen Tropfen Slimberry Urotrin Maral Gel … Read more

Edward Fisher Krise – Colonel, United States Army

Wednesday, December 17, 2003 Edward Fisher Krise, 79, an Army Colonel and social service administrator who retired in 1973 as chief of race relations for U.S. Army Europe, died of complications from an intestinal infection December 4, 2003, in Papeete, Tahiti, while on a cruise. Colonel Krise was born in Detroit and grew up in … Read more

Charles S. O’Malley, Jr. – Major General, United States Army

Charles S. O’Malley, Jr., Major General, United States Army (retired) died in St. Francis Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, of leukemia on June 17, 1993.  Funeral services were held at Arlington National Cemetery. He graduated from the United States Military Academy on June 12, 1937, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant before serving in World War … Read more

Robert Hogan Stephenson – Captain, United States Air Force

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Courtesy of his classmates, United States Military Academy, Class of 1946 MEMORIAL ARTICLE Published Assembly April 1951 Robert Hogan Stephenson No. 15595 Class of 1946  Killed on March 23, 1950 near Phoenix, Arizona Interment: March 31, 1950, Arlington National Cemetery Steve was born at Indianapolis, Indiana on the 23rd of January 1923. The Stephenson family … Read more

Arlington hosts somber 9/11 remembrances – Sunday, September 11, 2005

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Under a sky as cloudless blue as four years ago, throngs of people on Sunday sang “God Bless America” outside the Pentagon and arched in remembrance of the terrorist attacks and in tribute to troops fighting abroad. Several thousand people joined in the “America Supports Your Freedom Walk,” a demonstration organized by the Defense Department … Read more