Deceased Persons

From a contemporary press report: Joseph R. Sain, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army (Retired) died on Tuesday, April 24, 2001 at Bon Secours Hospital in Venice, Florida at the age of 84. He moved from the Washington, D.C. area to Venice, Florida where he had lived since 1989. He was preceded in death by Martha … Read more

From a contemporary press report: Louis P. McCuller, 83, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who later was dministrator of the Chestnut Lodge mental facility in Rockville, died November 28, 2001, at Inova Alexandria Hospital after a heart attack. Colonel McCuller, who lived in Annandale, was born in Sanford, Florida. He graduated from the University of … Read more

By Stephen Barr Washington Post Staff Writer State Department investigators pressed M. Larry Lawrence for documentation of his World War II record during a background check before he became a U.S. ambassador, but dropped the issue and focused instead on his complex financial and legal dealings, current and former department officials familiar with the 1993 … Read more

Reynolds, William F., Private, Company F, 1st (Nelligan’s) Louisiana Inantry. Enlisted April 25, 1861 at New Orleans, Louisiana. Roll to June 30, 1861, Present. Rolls September 1861, to December 1861, Present. Reduced from Corporal October 25, 1861. Rolls January 1862. to April. 1862, Present. Reduced from Sergeant, April 28. Roll May and June, 1862. Present. … Read more

From a contemporary press report Robert L. Gilbert, age 77, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Thursday, October 22, 1998, at his residence. A native of Farmville, Virginia, he was married to Patricia Ann O’Brien of Newport, Rhode Island, at the Naval Chapel in Newport on December 5, 1944. After a 40 year Naval career, he … Read more

Bonita Irene Reifenstahl “Bonnie” Blocker, 89, a Northern Virginia real estate sales agent and a former stockbroker, died of cancer January 21, 2003, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Mrs. Blocker, a resident of Arlington, was born in St. Louis. She had lived in this area since 1946, except for periods when she accompanied her … Read more

Burial Deadline Upsets Attack Victim’s Family Funeral Plans Thwarted, Widow Says Thursday, November 15, 2001 Martha Jackson-Holley waited seven weeks to bury her husband. Jimmie Ira Holley, an accountant for the Army, was missing after the September 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon. For weeks, Jackson-Holley waited for her husband’s remains to be identified, as … Read more

Biography Courtesy of Russell C. Jacobs: June 2007 Andrew Carl Bennett (1889-1971). Born on December 17, 1889 in Goodland, Kansas. Commissioned from Annapolis in 1912. Commanding Officer of the Submarine L-11 in Irish waters 1917-1918. Commanding Officer of R-24 and S-16 1918-1922. Instructor at Annapolis 1933-1936. Commanding Officer of the Savannah 1940-1942. Rear Admiral in … Read more

Born at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on February 14, 1821, the grandson of Colonel Christian Febiger, Revolutionary Army. Appointed Midshipman, USN, in 1838 and advanced through the ranks fo Rear Admiral on February 4, 1882, retiring on June 1, 1882. During the Civil War, he served on the Western Gulf Blockading Squadron and the North Atlantic Squadron. … Read more

Coast Artillery Corps. He was the son of James A. Buchanan IV, he died on October 27, 1945 and is buried in the same site in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery, and near James Anderson Buchanan. His family is related to President James Buchanan. BUCHANAN, FRANCIS J United States Army VETERAN SERVICE DATES: 07/25/1917 – 05/13/1919 … Read more

From a contemporary press report: Thomas A. Pierce, 84, a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel and former liaison official with the Agency for International Development, died of renal failure June 26, 2001, at the Fairfax Nursing Center, where he had lived the past two months. Colonel Pierce, who was born in Binghamton, New York, was an … Read more

From a contemporary press report Colonel Richard Arnold, Jr. died at home on September 3, 2000, of natural causes. He was 86. He was born December 22, 1913 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of the late Richard and Victoria Fox Arnold. Following his graduation from the University of Connecticut in 1937, Colonel Arnold completed … Read more

The daughter of John Ryan Devereux, and the sister of James Patrick Sinnott Devereux, she was born on November 14, 1910 and died on April 4, 1972. She is buried with her parents in Section 7 of Arlington National Cemetery. DEVEREUX, AGNES S DATE OF BIRTH: 11/14/1910 DATE OF DEATH: 04/04/1972 DATE OF INTERMENT: 04/07/1972 BURIED AT: SECTION … Read more

U. S. NAVAL OFFICER FOUND DEAD IN RAILWAY TUNNEL NEAR SALZBURG Captain Karpe, Rumanian Attaché, Was Friend Of Vogeler – Police Hold Death Was Accidental VIENNA, Austria, February 24, 1950 – A track walker found the body of Captain Eugene Simon Karpe of the United States Navy, a friend of the imprisoned Robert A. Vogeler, … Read more

Born at Eastport, Maine, on August 30, 1901, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1931. He married Audrey Emanuel. He was commissioned Ensign and advanced through the grades to Rear Admiral. Commander, Submarine S-37, Pacific Theater of Operations, 1942. Served in numerous command positions, including Commander, Military Sea Transport Service, Atlantic, Brooklyn, … Read more

From a contemporary press report: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 Roy Tinsley Dodge, 85, the retired Army Corps of Engineers Brigadier General who as the Washington Metro’s first design and construction chief in the 1960s and 1970s helped in the birth of the capital area subway system, died of complications from lung cancer November 8, 2002, … Read more

From a contemporary report Colonel Howard Porter, a member of the class of 1957, died following complications of Alzheimer’s Disease, at Loudoun County Hospital, Leesburg, Virginia 20 September 2001. He was 83 years old. Colonel Porter, a native of Chesterfield, South Carolina, graduated Phi Beta Kappa, with a degree in Civil Engineering and Geology from … Read more

RITES FOR F. D. GRAB HELD IN ARLINGTON Secretary Roper At The Funeral Of Commercial Attaché At Caracas, Who Died May 2 WASHINGTON, September 15, 1937 – Frederick D. Grab, American Commercial Attaché at Caracas, Venezuela, who died on May 2 as a result of an airplane crash in South America, was buried today in … Read more

From a contemporary press report:   Arthur Joseph Kingdom, Jr., Colonel, United States Army (retired), 1 1949 graduate of the United States Military Academy,  died on Sunday, March 14, 2004, at Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia. He was the husband of Barbara Lee Kingdom; father of Arthur J. Kingdom, III and Douglas M. Kingdom; brother of Robert … Read more

Valentine “Val” Pringle, was born on 10 March 1937 and died on 13 December 1999.  He was a playwright, actor, singer, songwriter. Born in the United States, Pringle is best remembered for his role as ‘Lead’ in the British Sci-Fi television series, “Sapphire And Steele”, from 1979 to 1982. The series also starred Joanna Lumley … Read more

Over 260,000 men and women are buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Many of those interred died defending the United States and the cause of freedom. Numerous historical figures and casualties from every major American conflict dating back from the revolutionary war have found their final resting place inside Arlington’s walls. Arlington National Cemetery historian Tom … Read more

Loren George Du Bois Eau Claire, Wisconsin Born May 13, 1925 Captain, U.S. Army Service Number O-28466 Killed in Action Died September 19, 1952 in Korea USMA Class of 1946, Captain Du Bois commanded the Heavy Mortar Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. On September 19, 1952, just after arriving in Korea, he was … Read more

From a contemporary press report Victor Woodfin Hobson Jr., 82, a retired Army Brigadier General whose final assignment before retiring from active duty in 1965 was with Army intelligence at Fort Monroe, Virginia, died December 31, 2000 at Augusta Medical Center in Fishersville, Virginia. He had diabetes. After retiring, he did defense consulting work in … Read more

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

Francis Alphonse Carrier, Captain, United States Navy (retired), died on Sunday, September 1, 2002 passed away in his home in Alexandira, Virginia, of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Husband of Keating K. Carrier and survived by his three daughters, Keating Frances Carrier of Manassas, Virginia, Monique M. Weiland of Temple City, California and Martine Z. Baker … Read more

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

One way or another, Carlson M. LeGrand knew he would have to postpone plans for law school to serve his country during the Vietnam War. So instead of waiting to be drafted, he joined the Navy. The decision put him on course for a military career that saw him rise to Rear Admiral and deputy … Read more

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

PHILADELPHIA SENDS 2 JOBLESS TO FUNERAL OF SOLDIER BROTHER PHILADELPHIA, November 16, 1921 – Pausing in the midst of consideration of measures to reduce the budget, the City Council today adopted a resolution to defray the expenses of two jobless, penniless brothers to Washington to attend the funeral of their brother who will be buried … Read more

MANILA, Philippine Islands, September 3, 1946 – Major Thomas Richard McAndrew of Fayetteville, North Carolina, administrative officer at the United States Embassy, died today of a cerebral hemorrhage.  His age was 39. Major McAndrew was the son of Patrick H. McAndrew, Colonel, United States Army, and the nephew of James William McAndrew, Major General, United States Army, both of … Read more

My great uncle, Frank Hiram Miller Cash, Second Lieuteanant, Company C, 61st Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, was killed in France on 2 August 1918, during World War I, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Lieutenant Cash’s father was a U.S. Marshal in Washington D.C. He left his younger sister, my grandmother Marie Cash … Read more

BY JEFF KASS Courtesy of Newsday Joe Matejov’s remains are at Arlington National Cemetery, according to his tombstone. But his family believes the 1970 graduate of East Meadow High School has lived out his last days in Laos, Russia or somewhere in between, and might even still be alive. His brother, John, and three lawyers … Read more

From a contemporary press report: Peter Tillou Maier, 65, a Navy Captain who retired in 1985 after having served as a staff officer with the Pacific Fleet, died of heart disease April 21, 2001, at his home in Arlington, Virginia. Captain Maier was born in Syracuse, New York, and graduated from Syracuse University. He began … Read more

From a contemporary press report: Howard J. Blesso, 71, a retired Army master sergeant who was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, died of cancer October 28, 1998  at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Sergeant Blesso, who lived in Alexandria, Virginia, entered the Army in 1946 and spent his early years … Read more

From a contemporary press report: Earle A. Johnson Jr., 75, an Army colonel who retired in 1970 as executive officer of Cameron Station in Alexandria, died of lung cancer July 31, 1998 at his Alexandria, Virginia, home. He had lived in the Washington area off and on since 1954. Colonel Johnson served in the infantry … Read more

‘This is just totally unfair’ Police still looking for driver who hit and killed jogger Command Sergeant Major Robert McCord had plans for his retirement. He had just earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He planned to participate in the upcoming Army 10-mile run in Washington, D.C. He had enrolled in graduate school. He … Read more

HUTCHINSON, PHILIP AUGUSTUS PVT CO B 43RD VA CAV DATE OF DEATH: 11/02/1925 BURIED AT: SECTION CONF  SITE 140A Michael Robert Patterson Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to … Read more

From a contemporary press report Robert G. Goold, a retired Air Force Colonel, died on April 17, 2000. During Colonel Goold’s Air Force career he participated in three wars. During World War II, he was stationed in the India, China and Burma Theatres. He participated in the first bombing raid over Tokyo. Among the medals … Read more

SERVICE FOR CRASH VICTIM Military Funeral at Arlington Held for Lieutenant Black WASHINGTON, November 22, 1938 – A military funeral was held at Arlington National Cemetery today for Second Lieutenant Robert Kirkland Black, one of those killed in the crash of an Army plane near La Grange, Georgia, last Friday. Services were conducted by Chaplain … Read more

From a contemporary press report: Donal L. Turkal was born August 14, 1924, in Detroit, Michigan, later moved to the Washington, D.C. area, where he attended public schools, the University of Maryland and the George Washington University, from which he received a Bachelor of Arts degree and the George Washington University Law School, from which … Read more

Upon this fortnight, Veteran’s Eve, above and below Arlington’s sacred ground, soldiers lay whispering of heartfelt stories they wish to tell. I give to each a quill of hearts to write memories of their fate. I give to some, lips to engrave portraits of loved ones upon white slates. I give to most my hand … Read more

A long life spent in the service of his country came to a peaceful close when Lynn Dolph Vaughan Jr., died at Tripler Army Hospital in Aiea on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, on December 31, 2001 after a brief illness. He was born March 1, 1917, in the Coal Creek Community of Grayson County, … Read more

ALLEN, OLIVER Major, U.S. Army Home: New York, New York 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, A.E.F. Date of Action: October 4 – 11, 1918 General Orders No. 21, W.D., 1919 Citation: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Oliver Allen, Major, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Forest of Argonne, France, October … Read more

Kenneth B. Potter was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on November 23, 1909 was raised in Cranston, Rhode Island and attended the University of Rhode Island, graduating with a degree in chemical engineering in 1933. While at URI Kenneth Potter was captain of the football and baseball teams and a member of Theta Chi social … Read more

Charles Albert Phelps Hatfield of Alabama Appointed from Maryland, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1868 (27) Second Lieutenant, 4th U. S. Cavalry, 14 June 1872 First Lieutenant, 28 June 1878 Captain, 26 November 1884 Major, 8th U. S. Cavalry, 16 October 1898 Lieutenant Colonel, 5th U. S. Cavalry, 29 April 1901 Colonel, 13th … Read more

On September 18, 1998, at 10:00 a.m. in Section 2E of Arlington National Cemetery the thousands of American sailors of African and Asian descent who served faithfully in peace and fought valiantly in war despite infamous discriminatory conditions as officer’s mess attendants, cooks and stewards will receive a long overdue tribute when a monument is … Read more

LIEUTENANT COLONEL BRABSON DIES AT AGE OF 50 Succumbs in Hospital, Which He Entered July 4 After Being Stricken on Duty WASHINGTON, August 13, 1934 – Lieutenant Colonel Joe Reese Brabson, United States Army, died today at Walter Reed Hospital of a liver ailment.  He was 50 years old. Stricken while on duty at Fort … Read more

Member of Congress YODER, Samuel S., a Representative from Ohio; born in Berlin, Holmes County, Ohio, August 16, 1841; attended the common schools and Wooster (Ohio) University, and was graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor; enlisted in the Union Army in the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, April 19, … Read more

From a contemporary press report: Faye Martin Shirley of Hughesville, Maryland, died on November 20, 2003 at Southern Maryland Hospital, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 86 years old. Faye was born on September 6, 1917 in Huntington, Texas, the third of five children oof the late Cozy and Margaret Wells Martin. … Read more

From a contemporary press report: Joseph E. Owens, 81, the former Maryland Democratic state delegate from Montgomery County who gained a reputation while chairing the House Judiciary Committee as an energetic killer of bills, died of a cerebral hemorrhage May 18, 1999 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Starting in 1970, Mr. Owens was elected … Read more

Captain Ernie Blanchard died on 14 March 1995, at age 46, while serving as chief of the Public Affairs Office at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. A 1970 graduate of the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, Captain Blanchard earned a master’s degree in political science at Brown University in Rhode Island. He … Read more

Harry L. Alderman, 79, died Sunday, February 4, 2007, at his home in Burleson, Texas. He had Alzheimer’s disease. Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Crosier Pearson Mayfield Funeral Home in Burleson. Inurnment is planned at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Visitation was 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, February 6, 2007, at the funeral home. A … Read more