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James Tanner served in the Civil War and lost both legs due to wounds that he received at Second Manassas in 1862. He was fitted with two wooden prostheses. Tanner studied stenography and worked at the War Department in Washington. On the evening of April 14, 1865 he hurried to Ford’s Theater on hearing that … Read more

Connolly, Richard L. Lieutenant, U.S. Navy U.S.S. Westbridge Date Of Action: August 15 – 20, 1918 Citation: The Navy Cross is awarded to Lieutenant Richard L. Connolly, U.S. Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession on the occasion of the torpedoing of the Westbridge, when he, with a party of eight others … Read more

BUCKLEY, FRED P PFC   US ARMY WORLD WAR II DATE OF BIRTH: 07/29/1923 DATE OF DEATH: 03/20/1946 BURIED AT: SECTION 60  SITE 7927 DEMING, ROBERT L 2ND LT   US ARMY WORLD WAR II DATE OF BIRTH: 10/31/1915 DATE OF DEATH: 03/20/1946 BURIED AT: SECTION 60  SITE 7927 KEARSEY, ROBERT L SGT   US ARMY WORLD WAR … Read more

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1275-07 November 02, 2007 DoD Identifies Air Force Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two airmen and a Department of the Air Force civilian who were deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. … Read more

Rhonda Ridge Rasmussen read to her husband, Floyd, just about every night before going to bed. His eyes are bad, he says, and she enjoyed reading to him. The couple had just started a new book, one of the Harry Potter series. There were so many other things she was looking forward to when she … Read more

Born at Clinton, Connecticut March 6, 1820, he graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1842, second in his class, remaining two years as Assistant Professor of Engineering at West Point. He was appointed a Brigadier General of Volunteers in September 1861, and Major General of Volunteers in July 1862. During the Civil War, he … Read more

Alexander Mac Millan Orange, New Jersey Born February 11, 1927 Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps Killed in Action Died March 22, 1951 in Korea Corporal Mac Millan was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while on patrol on Hill 232, near Kohcaan, South Korea by … Read more

The son of Morgan D. Lewis and Flora A. Davis, he graduated from West Point in 1895 and was killed in action during the Spanish-American War on July 1, 1898 at the Battle of San Juan Hill, Cuba, aged 26 years. He is buried with his parents in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. Louis Hoffman Lewis … Read more

In August 1989 the remains of Fawn and two other crewmen of a downed World War II transport plane, discovered in New Guinea in 1988, were returned to Arlington National Cemetery for burial – 46 years after they died. Once again the heart-stirring elegy of Taps sounded over the long green slopes and their sheltered … Read more

An Air Force captain whose plane went down in North Vietnam more than 30 years ago will be buried in Woodward, his mother said Monday. A plane flown by pilot Thomas Ray Allen of Woodward and Captain Ronald Packard of Canon City, Colorado, was reported lost on July 31, 1967. Allen’s mother, Louise Allen of … Read more

NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense No. 210-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant Richard L. Ford, 40, of East Hartford, Connecticut, died February 20, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered during combat … Read more

William Thomas Akins DeKalb County, Georgia Born August 1, 1918 Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army Service Number 14021438 Missing in Action – Presumed Dead Died November 2, 1950 in Korea Sergeant First Class Akins was a Medic with the Medical Company, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while … Read more

1 February 2004: Virginia Beach, Virginia – Marine Corps Master Sergeant Amos Diaz J., known as “Famous Amos” to all his friends, passed away quietly and peacefully surrounded by his family. He served 23 years of dedicated service to his country serving the majority of his time in the Reconnaissance community, his jobs had him … Read more

NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 1219-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29, 2004 The Department of Defense announced today the death of six Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Corporal Kirk J. Bosselmann, 21, of Napa, California Lance Corporal Bradley M. Faircloth, 20, of Mobile, Alabama Lance Corporal Jeffery S. Holmes, … Read more

Robert Parker Hilton Sr. Navy Rear Admiral Robert Parker Hilton Sr., 77, a Navy Rear Admiral who retired in 1983 as Vice Director for Operations on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died of congestive heart failure April 28 at Goodwin House East in Alexandria, Virginia, where he had been receiving rehabilitative care for about a … Read more

NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 1213-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Master Sergeant Anthony R. C. Yost, 39, of Flint, Michigan, died in Mosul, Iraq on November 19, 2005, when a vehicle-borne … Read more

LIEUTENANT COLONEL HORACE MEEK HICKAM In 1935, a board of officers met in Washington, D.C., and recommended that the new Army Air Corps station to be constructed in the Territory of Hawaii be named in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Horace Meek Hickam. Major General Benjamin D. Foulois, Chief of the Air Corps, approved; General Douglas … Read more

50 Years Later, MIA Memorialized Courtesy of the Associated Press Friday, May 25, 2001 WASHINGTON –– Fifty years after losing her father to war on the Korean peninsula, Pat Dunton can finally do more than just imagine his fate. She can bury him. For all those years, she and her family waited and wondered: Did … Read more

BROWN, BENJAMIN CO H 19TH VA INF CSA DATE OF DEATH: 05/30/1920 BURIED AT: SECTION 16  SITE 206-A He is buried with his wife: BROWN, SARAH P  DATE OF DEATH: 11/02/1923 BURIED AT: SECTION 16  SITE  206A Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen … Read more

John T. Puckett Sergeant, U.S. Army Service # 17082911 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Kansas Died: 16-Jan-45 Buried at: Plot B Row 35 Grave 59 Ardennes American Cemetery Neupre, Belgium Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart. Missing in Action. Remains recovered March 30, 2005 and buried at Ardennes American Cemetery. NEWS … Read more

Born on December 10, 1882 he was a graduate of West Point. He served in the Philippine Insurrection, initially with the 8th United States Cavalry and then as aide-de-camp to General John J. Pershing. He was also Pershing’s aide during the Mexican Punitive Expedition and accompanied him in that role to France during World War I. He … Read more

William Hannum Grubb Bullard (6 December 1866 -24 November 1927) was a Rear Admiral of the United States Navy, whose service included duty during the Spanish-American War and World War I. After World War I, he established the Navy’s patrol on China’s Yangtze River. A noted electrical engineer, he wrote a popular handbook on naval … Read more

From a contemporary press report: George Willard Bixby, 84, a retired Colonel with the Army Corps of Engineers who was academic dean at the Military Academy Preparatory School at Fort Belvoir, died October 6, 1998 at the Belvoir Woods Health Care Center, Virginia. He had suffered a stroke. Colonel Bixby was a native of Lincoln, … Read more

From a contemporary press report: John B. Kelley, 80, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who served as a military procurement adviser in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, died of cancer March 20, 1999, at a hospital in Lawrenceville, Georgia. A former Bethesda resident, he had lived in Duluth, Georgia, for the last three years. … Read more

James Dean Tilford, Jr. Born 15 January 1921, Boston, Massachusetts Died 1 January 2000, Mobile, Alabama Major, United States Air Force Residence: Semmes, Alabama Section 2, Grave 1172-2 Buried 12 January 2000 Emily Jane Meyer Tilford Born  15 February 1924 Died 15 January 1997 U.S. Marine Corps, Private Residence: Mobile, Alabama Section 2, Grave 1172-2 … Read more

William Lawrence Deane Major, United States Army Elbert Wayne Bush Sergeant, United States Army Richard Arthur Knutson Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army Mickey Allen Wilson Chief Warrant Officer, United States Army William Sherril Stinson Specialist 5, United States Army Manual Alonzo Lauterio Specialist 5, United States Army This group of men were finally located … Read more

Born in Philadelphia, on July 8, 1895. He served as a Member of Congress from Pennsylvnia from January 3, 1937 until November 17, 1943 when he resigned to become Assistant to the Attorney General, where he served until October 9, 1946. In the latter month, he was sworn in as Chief Judge for the Eastern … Read more

JARVIE, JOHN S 1ST LT AGF – USA DATE OF DEATH: 05/29/1944 BURIED AT: SECTION 34  SITE 4845 LIGHTSEY, ROBERT D SGT, USA Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima Kapseln Diaetolin Cardione … Read more

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 594-10 July 09, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died July 6, 2010, at Qalat, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when … Read more

Courtesy of Derick S. Hartshorn, April 2007: NICKENS, JONATHAN H., Private, Company A, 5th Regiment, North Carolinas Troops. Bon in Sampson County and was by occupation a farmer prior to enlisting in Wake County at age 18, May 23, 1861, for the war. Wounded and captured at Williamsburg, Virginia, May 5, 1862. Hospitalized at Washington, D.C., where … Read more

GENERAL HUBERT HOOVER OF ARMY COURTS, 83 WASHINGTON, April 11, 1971 – Major General Hubert D. Hoover, who retired in 1948 as Assistant Judge Advocate General of the Army, died Friday in Walter Reed Hospital.  He was 83 years old and lived in Silver Spring, Maryland. General Hoover, who was born in Bedford, Iowa, received … Read more

Courtesy of John Nichols: It was honor to have served under Lieutenant Lewis in G Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th ACR. The following field photo was taken April 1970 in the Fishhook area along the Cambodian border in Tay Ninh province. Lieutenant Lewis is seen here standing fifth from the left with his men in an after … Read more

Courtesy of the United States Marine Corps   SERGEANT MICHAEL STRANK, USMC (DECEASED)   Michael Strank, participant in the famous flag raising on Iwo Jima, was born in Czechoslovakia n 10 November 1919, the son of Vasil and Martha Strank, natives of Czechoslovakia (his father was also known as Charles Strank), and raised at Conemaugh, … Read more

Born at Fargo, North Dakota, February 15, 1946, he earned the Medal of Honor in Vietnam on August 7, 1971. He was distinguished in action while serving as a team leader of a small reconnaissance team operating deep within enemy-held territory. At approximately 0630 hours on the morning of August 7, 1971, the small team … Read more

Donald Angus Davison was appointed to the United States Military Academy from Arizona and graduated in the class of 1915. He died at Bangalore, India, on active duty and was postmously promoted to Major General. Donald Angus Davison was born 26 October1892 at San Carlos, Gila, Arizona, the son of Lorenzo Paul Davison, Lieutnant Colonel, United States … Read more

Courtesy of Dale Nichols: January 2008: MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY D, 13th REGIMENT, GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, EVANS’ BRIGADE, GORDON’S DIVISION,2d CORPS, ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA, C. S. A., UPSON COUNTY, GEORGIA, (“UPSON VOLUNTEERS”) McCord, James R. – Private, July 8, 1861. Appointed Sergeant. Captured at Spotsylvania, Virginia. May 12, 1864. Died of peritonitis in Lincoln U. … Read more

NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 1233-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 01, 2004 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died November 29, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq, when their military vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.  Both were assigned … Read more

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Douglas R. Yates, 48, of Dixon, Missouri., formerly of Damascus, died November 12, 2003, in an automobile accident in St. Louis, Missouri. Born July 21, 1955, in Boulder, Colorado, he was the son of Richard and Peggy Yates of Zephyrhills, Florida, formerly of Damascus. He was the husband of Major Renea Yates … Read more

Biography and Photo Courtesy of Russell C. Jacobs, May 2007 Carl Adolph Baehr (1885-1959). Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 28, 1885. Commissioned in the Infantry from West Point in 1909. Commanded a Battalion of the 3rd Field Artillery in France during World War I. Graduated from Command and General Staff School in 1923 and … Read more

Captain Jacob J. Wiebe, United States Marine Corps, died August 22, 2001 in an aircraft accident near Yuma, Arizona, where he was participating in military training maneuvers. He was 32. Jacob was born at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and he grew up in Orange Park, Florida. He attended high school in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and graduated … Read more

Major General Charles Vinson Bromley Jr. Born March 17, 1902 in West Virginia Died May 23, 1984 in Wilmettell Cadet, U. S. Military Academy 1919-23 Graduated as No. 7083, Class of 1923 Second Lieutenant 1923 First Lieutenant 1928 Captain 1935 Major 1940 Lieutenant Colonel (AUS) 1942 Colonel (AUS) 1942 Lieutenant Colonel 1946 Colonel 1948 Brigadier … Read more

NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 911-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sep 15, 2004 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Major Kevin M. Shea, 38, of Washington, D.C., died September 14, 2004, due to enemy action in Al … Read more

Harriet Gowen American Red Cross Department of Defense Advisory: 11 August 1999  The remains of an American Army Air Forces officer and an American Red Cross employee have been identified and were interred in Arlington National Cemetery Friday, August 6, 1999. They are identified as First Lieutenant Harold F. Wurtz Jr. of Dearborn, Michigan and … Read more

Born at Chelmsford, Massachusetts, on September 29, 1839, he earned the Medal of Honor during the Civil War while serving with Company G, 2nd New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry at Williamsburg, Virginia, on May 5, 1862. The Medal was actually presented to him on October 10, 1899. He died on October 6, 1903 and was buried in Section … Read more

Courtesy of: SPC Michael J. Grimm, 1st Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, Georgia. Colonel Philip D. Grimm, U.S. Army (retired) who died 8 April 2005 in Williamsburg, Virginia, was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, 13 July 1927, to Henry Arnold (WWI – 11th Infantry Division) and Adelaide Kidd Grimm. Colonel Grimm spent his childhood … Read more

Captain Pattison (1878-1959) served in both the Spanish-American War and World War I.  He is buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery.  His wife Eva Hudson Pattison (1879-1956) is buried with him. If you have infomration available regarding these individuals, please contact the Webmaster. PATTISON, EVA S W/O HENRY O DATE OF BIRTH: 09/04/1879 DATE … Read more

LIEUTENANT GENERAL MAURICE F. CASEY Retired July 1, 1977 – Died November 11, 2004 Lieutenant General Maurice F. Casey was director for logistics, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was the principal adviser to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on joint and combined logistic matters and provided assistance to the Joint Chiefs of … Read more

Born at Cleveland, Ohio, December 24, 1878, he joined the Army in June 1898. He was a Captain in the Signal Corps when Brigadier General James Allen on August 1, 1907 established an Aeronautical Bureau by office memorandum and put him in charge of it, assisted by two enlisted men. He was Commanding Officer of the Aviation … Read more

Business Official – U.S. Ambassador Born in New York on May 17, 1885, he graduated from the Army War College in 1925. In his business life, he began with M. Guggenheim and Son Mining and Smelting Company in 1925. He was a Director and Member of the Executive Committee, American Smelting and Security Company of … Read more

George Seton Johnston, a member of Company B of the Confederate States Marine Corps, is probably the only member of the CSMC to be buried in Arlington Cemetery. He enlisted at Richmond on September 1, 1864, as Private, and was assigned to the CSS Virginia II; surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina in April, 1865. He … Read more

Courtesy of the United States Air Force LIEUTENANT GENERAL CHARLES C. BLANTON Retired November 1, 1982 Lieutenant General Charles C. Blanton was deputy chief of staff, programs and evaluation, Headquarters U.S. Air force, Washington, D.C. General Blanton was born in Shelby, North Carolina, in 1930, and graduated from Kenwood High School in Baltimore. He majored … Read more

MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY C, 3d REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA C. S. A., GREENE COUNTY, GEORGIA, (“DAWSON GRAYS”) Morris, Aaron – Private, December 21, 1863. Captured, Hanover Virginia, May 24, 1864. Died, Lincoln General Hospital at Richmond, Virginia June 2, 1864. Buried Arlington, Virrginia. Aaron Morris Georgia Infantry Confederate Section Read our … Read more

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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 059-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2005 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Captain Christopher J. Sullivan, 29, of Princeton, Massachusetts, died January 18, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised … Read more

Rear Admiral John Adrian Hoogewerff, U.S. Navy Born in Howard Country, Maryland November 27, 1860 Died at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii February 13, 1933 Son of Samuel Evans & Mary Elizabeth (Duval) Hoogewerff Married Edwardine L. Hiester of Reading, Pennsylvania October 10, 1889 No children reported Student, Pennsylvania Military Academy 1875-76 Cadet, U.S. Naval Academy 1877-81 … Read more

Winfield Wade Sisson was born on September 22, 1937 and joined the Armed Forces while in Berkeley, California. He served in the United States Marine Corps and attained the rank of Major. On October 18, 1965, at the age of 28, Winfield Wade Sisson perished in the service of our country in South Vietnam, Quang … Read more

Rear Admiral Reginald Rowan Belknap Born June 26, 1871 in Malden, Massachusetts Died March 30, 1959 Married Julia Pomeroy Averill March 3, 1900 Ensign 1893 Promoted through grades to Captain Served in Spanish-American War Served in Chinese Boxer Campaign Served with Bureau of Navigation 1902-04 Naval Attaché, Berlin 1907-10 Naval Attaché, Rome & Vienna 1908-09 … Read more

ENGEN, ROBERT JOSEPH REMAINS IDNETIIFIED 30 OCT 91 Name: Robert Joseph Engen Rank/Branch: E4/US Army Unit: 507th Transportation Detachment, 2nd Squadron Date of Birth: 03 April 1951 (Grand Forks ND) Home City of Record: Stockton CA Date of Loss: 18 February 1971 Country of Loss: Laos Loss Coordinates: 163910N 1062226E (XD465415) Status (in 1973): Killed/Body … Read more

The second chief master sergeant of the Air Force, Donald L. Harlow, died at Arlington (Va.) Hospital June 18, 1997. He was 76. Harlow served as the Air Force’s senior enlisted person from Aug. 1, 1969, until his retirement Sept. 30, 1971. He was the only enlisted person to receive the Order of the Sword. … Read more