From Santander, Spain, to Syracuse University: Coast Guard Officer Joseph Tezanos’s Pursuit of the American Dream Coast Guard Atlantic Area Historian No one individual could claim a more unique and interesting pursuit of the fabled American Dream than Joseph Tezanos. Born in 1920, in Santander, Spain, Tezanos’s parents moved to Upstate New York, where Joseph … Read more
HODGKINS, W A 115TH VA MIL CSA CW DATE OF DEATH: 06/07/1862 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 80 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
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 463-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2005 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sergeant Anthony L. Goodwin, 33, of Mount Holly, New Jersey, died May 9, 2005, from enemy small-arms … Read more
HOGAN, LAFAYETTE CO G, 14TH TENN INF DATE OF DEATH: 01/01/1863 BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 131 – Born 1843 near Indian Mound, Stewart County, Tennessee, son of William and Jane (Andrews) Hogan – Grandson of Edmond Hogan of Anson County, North Carolina, a veteran of the Revolutionary War. – Enlisted 22 May 1861 as … Read more
John Sidney McCain, Sr. (August 9, 1884–September 6, 1945) was an Admiral in the United States Navy, notable as a commander of the Fast Carrier Task Force in World War II. His son John S. McCain, Jr. was also an admiral (the only father-son pair of full admirals in US history), and his grandson John … Read more
Mr. Fred B. Rhodes, age 87, a retired government leader and attorney, died of natural causes Wednesday, November 7, 2001, in Anderson. A Washington, D.C., native, he graduated from Central High School in 1932, received his AB degree from Colgate University in 1936 and his LLB degree from the University of Maryland Law School in … Read more
Gordon Graham Heinter Jr., was born on 7 December 1896 at Washington, D.C. He was appointed from Washington, D.C., Cadet, United States Military Academy and graduated in the class of 1917. He served in both World War I and World War II and died at Washington, D.C. on 18 January 1961. His father, Gordon Graham Heiner, … Read more
Rear Admiral Charles Wilson Dyson was an American naval officer and engineer. He was born 2 December 1861 in Cambridge, Maryland, and died 25 October 1930 in Washington, D.C. Dyson graduated from the United States Naval Academy in June 1883. He was well known for his achievements in the field of engineering. His designs covered … Read more
Thursday, 28 April 2005: Command Sgt. Maj. Lionel H. Parker, 57, of the 1200 block of Saddle Bred Drive, passed away April 22, 2005, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Command Sergeant Major Parker was a native of Birmingham, Alabama, and was recently a Command Sergeant Major with the United States Army … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Keith Richard Barney was born at Springfield, Vermont, July 17, 1904. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, 1921, from the United States Military Academy in 1926, and received a CE degree from Cornell University, 1928-29. He was also a student at the Army Engineer School, 1931-32 and the Industrial College … Read more
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 our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong … Read more
Born on December 28, 1930, he served in the Marine Corps and then was United States Ambassador to Nicaragua (1975-77) and to Chile (1982-85). He died on January 20, 1988 and was buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. From a contemporary news report: “James Daniel Theberge, 57, former U.S. Ambassador to Chile and … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Marine Corps: Brigadier General Harvey Curtis Tschirgi, former Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4, Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D. C., retired from active duty, November 1, 1961. The general was born April 20, 1908, at Grundy Center, Iowa, and graduated from high school there in 1925. He began his military … Read more
Courtesy of the 82nd ABN Division Association Brigadier General (Ret) George W. Dickerson Commander, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division Vietnam, December 1968 – December 1969 On the morning of December 17, 1968, Brigadier General George W. Dickerson, in a short change of command ceremony at Camp Red Ball, west of Saigon, South Vietnam, received the … Read more
Courtesy of Michael Stein: Major General Andrew Elliott Creesy Born November 7, 1893 in Beverly, Massachusetts Died December 11, 1974 Cadet, U. S. Naval Academy 1913-17 Second Lieutenant 1917 Advanced through grades to Brigadier General 1944 Served with Marine Barracks, Philadelphia 1917-18 Served with 13th Marine Regiment 1918-19 Served with 2d Marine Brigade 1919-20 Served with … Read more
Courtesy of the Washington Post: Family Was Starting Exciting Adventure Send-Off Proved to Be Last Farewell It was the perfect summer night: cool and breezy. A perfect evening, James Gekas said, for neighbors to throw a special farewell dinner for a family that was leaving to live in Australia for two months. Leslie A. Whittington … Read more
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U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1011-07 August 16, 2007 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of five soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died August 14, 2007, in Al Taqqadum, Iraq, of injuries suffered … Read more
Caroline Louise Morgan, 82, of Clearwater, Florida, who was well-known in the Marienville, Pennsylvania, area, died Thursday, July 21, 2005, in her home. Born November 13, 1922, in Marienville, she was the daughter of Calvin and Carrie Kuhl Aul. She was a 1941 graduate of Jenks Township High School in Marienville. Mrs. Morgan was married … Read more
Charles E. Rogers was born on 17 April 1876 at Mount Vernon, Georgia. He was killed at Santiago, Cuba, on 25 June 1899 following the Spanish-American War. At the time of his death, he was serving in Company G of the 5th United States Infantry Regiment. He was subsequently returned home for burial in Arlington … Read more
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
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 843-10 September 17, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn. Sergeant John F. Burner III, 32, of Baltimore, Maryland, died September 16, … Read more
Major Galloway was the son-in-law of Edward Mallory Almond, Lieutenant General, United States Army, and was married to the General’s daughter, Margaret. He was killed-in-action over France in July 1944. GALLOWAY, THOMAS T MAJOR AAF 8TH A F 436 FIG SQD 479 FIG GP BURIED AT: SECTION 2 SITE 4938-A S ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Read … Read more
From a contemporary press report Richard C. Amidon, 69, a retired Air Force Captain, died of cirrhosis of the liver June 5, 1992 at the Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital in Washington, DC. Captain Amidon was born in Pleasantville, Iowa. He served for 23 years in the Army Air Corps and the USAF, logging 1,000 … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force BRIGADIER GENERAL MONRO MACCLOSKEY Retired June 30, 1957. Died January 29, 1983 Monro MacCloskey was born in Fort Worden, Washington, in 1902. After graduating from Western High School in Washington, D.C., in 1920, he entered the U.S. Military Academy where he graduated and was commissioned a second lieutenant … Read more
Courtesy of John D. Mackintosh Henry Rowan Lemly was born in Bethania on January 12, 1851, the son of Henry Augustus Lemly and Amanda Conrad Lemly. The elder Lemly was a native of Rowan County who had attended the University of North Carolina in hopes of becoming a doctor. Poor eyesight spelled an end to that … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Services will be held for Colonel Donald T. Ruby, Friday, April 9, 1999 at 9 a.m. at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. Colonel Ruby died December 25, 1998 at age 83. He is survived by his spouse, Hildegard Ruby of Walnut Creek, CA and his daughter, Lyn O. … Read more
Warren Webster Whitside of Canada Appointed from Tennessee, Second Lieutenant of Infantry, 10 April 1899 Transferred to 10th United States Cavalry 10 May 1899 First Lieuenant, 2 February 1901 Brigadier General Samuel Whitside is buried with his wife, Carrie, and their son Major Victor M. Whitside who died at the end of World War I. The three of … Read more
Joseph Wilson Duncan of Texas Appointed from Missouri, Second Lieuteannt, 21st U. S. Infantry, 10 May 1878 Regimental Adjutant, 15 March 1887 to 24 April 1888 Captain, 24 April 1888 Major, 13th U. S. Infantry, 2 March 1899 Lieutenant Colonel, 13th U. S. Infantry, 16 October 1901 Breveted First Lieutn ant, 27 February 1890 for … Read more
William Wallace Overton was born on 22 April 1880 at Whitestone, Queens, New York, the son of Winfield Overton and Maiah Overton. William Wallace Overton of New York Appointed from New York, Private 22nd New York Infantry, 24 June to 3 November 1898 Second Lieutnenat, 4th United States Cavalry, 2 February 1901 Transferred to the … Read more
Courtesy of his classmates United States Military Academy Class of 1946 Pat William Crizer No. 15990 Class of 1946 Died 16 November 1991 in Williamsburg, Virginia, aged 67 years. Interment: Arlington National Cemetery Pat William Crizer was born 24 September 1924 in Appalachia, Virginia. His parents instilled in Pat the values of honesty, hard work … Read more
Samuel Lyle Glasgow was born in Adams County, Ohio, on 17 September, 1838. He was educated at South Salem Academy and in the fall of 1853 came to Iowa and first located at Oskaloosa where he was admitted to the bar in 1858. He soon after removed to Corydon where he opened a law office. … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 877-09 November 09, 2009 DOD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died November 5, 2009, in Jelewar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when … Read more
The wife of John Theodore McNaughton, she was born on February 12, 1921 and was killed with him and their youngest son, Theodore, in a commercial air crash in North Carolina on July 19, 1967. She is buried with them in Arlington National Cemetery. MCNAUGHTON, SALLY (WIFE OF) MCNAUGHTON, JOHN THEODORE DATE OF DEATH: 07/19/1967 BURIED AT: … Read more
Wayne F. Sanford, 80, a retired Marine Corps colonel who also worked for the Central Intelligence Agency, died of congestive heart failure August 19, 1999 at Inova Fairfax Hospital. He had lived in Falls Church since 1955. Colonel Sanford, a native of Shelby, Michigan, served 29 years in the Marine Corps, beginning in 1939. Stationed … Read more
Born on December 15, 1916, he served with the 10th Mountain Division in World War II. He died on April 24, 1984 and was buried with other family members in Section 11 of Arlington National Cemetery. Evelyn Whalley Nichol Twombly Stewart-FitzRoy of Gaithersburg, MD, formerly of Alexandria, VA, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2007. … Read more
A military chaplain and two other officers went to Mickey Golinski’s apartment in Howard County on Friday to inform her that there was nothing left to bury of her son, Columbia resident Ronald Golinski. “It’s sad,” Golinski said. “It breaks your heart.” The family had hoped to bury Ronald Golinski, a retired Army colonel who … Read more
Adolph Marix (April 24, 1848-1919), was an American officer in the United States Navy, who served in the Spanish-American War. The former executive officer of the battleship USS Maine, he served as recorder on the court of inquiry which investigated the ship’s explosion in 1898. He eventually rose to the rank of Vice Admiral. Born … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force MAJOR GENERAL IRVING L. BRANCH Retired, Died January 4, 1966 Irving Lewis (“Twig”) Branch was born in Keakuk, Iowa in 1912. His father, George Irving Branch, was a civil engineer on major construction jobs that moved the family frequently. He graduated from Stamford High School at Stamford, Connecticut, … Read more
5 December 2005: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — The remains of two Air Force pilots killed when their jet slammed into Mount Rainier in 1968 will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday. Lieutenant Colonel Ivan O’Dell and Colonel Wilfred Crutchfield died while flying from Mather Air Force Base in California to McChord Air Force Base in … Read more
William Emery Merrill of Wisconsin Appointed from Wisconsin, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1854 (1) Brevet Second Lieutenant of Engineers, 1 July 1859 Second Lieuenant, 20 February 1861 First Lieutenant, 6 August 1861 Captain, 3 March 1863 Colonel, 1st U. S. Veteran Volunteer Engineers, 30 August 1864 Honorably mustered out of volunteer service, … Read more
John Shirley Starck Louisville, Ohio Born June 12, 1928 First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force Service Number AO1909876 Missing in Action – Presumed Dead Died July 18, 1951 in Korea First Lieutenant Starck was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter interceptor with the 9th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 49th Fighter Bomber Group. On July 18, … Read more
HONORS FOR MARINE, A BLAST VICTIM The body of Henry Mackert, Jr., which was identified yesterday as one ofthe Marines who lost their lives in the arsenal explosion at Dover last Saturday, will be taken to his late home at 10-735 111th Street, Richmond Hill, New York, this morning, where it will lie in state … Read more
A Father And Son Who Served The United States Army From The Civil War Through World War II. Adna Romanza Chaffee Adna Romanza Chaffee, Jr. Annie Rockwell Chaffee Ethel Huff Chaffee Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett … Read more
Charles Lane Flitzhugh of New York Appointed from New York, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1859 to 4 September 1861 First Lieuenant, 4th U. S. Artillery, 24 October 1861 Colonel, 6th New York Volunteer Cavalry, 18 February 1865 Transferred to the 2nd New York Provisional Cavalry, 17 June 1865 Honorably mustered out of … Read more
BROWER, LEON CO I) 61ST ALA. INF DATE OF DEATH: 08/24/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION 16 SITE 34 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 … Read more
Combat Infantryman’s Badge (2) From a contemporary press report: Monday, April 17, 2009 Retired Colonel James Anderson Lillard, 75, Clarksville, died Thursday, April 13, 2000, at Veterans Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. Colonel Lillard was … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Military Academy: Harold E. McCoy, NO. 17839 8 January 1928 – 19 April 1975 Died in Bethesda, Maryland Interred in Arlington National Cemetery Twenty-five have passed since the death of Harold Eugene “Real” McCoy, husband of Evelyn and father of Karen, Michael, and Patrick. His eight-year battle with cancer … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Alfred Winslow Harmon, 81, a retired Navy commander who served in the Pacific during World War II, died of congestive heart failure June 21, 1998 at Arleigh Burke Pavilion in McLean, Virginia. Commander Harmon served 30 years in the Navy before retiring in 1970. He was aboard the battleship Pennsylvania … Read more
Born at Portland, Maine, September 7, 1900, he attended Severna Preparatory School, Severna Park, Maryland, and then graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1925. He was a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1925; U.S. Naval Torpedo School, 1919. He was commissioned an Ensign, 1925, and advanced through the grades to Rear … Read more
Contemporary press reports: March 1985 Mar 30, 1985: Vice President Bush called Major Arthur D. Nicholson Jr. “an outstanding officer murdered in the line of duty,” honoring him during a brief ceremony yesterday marking the return of the body of the Army officer slain by a Soviet guard in East Germany. “We can only hope that … Read more
William J. Lederer, Co-Author of ‘The Ugly American,’ Dies at 97 Courtesy of the New York Times William J. Lederer, a writer and career naval officer who, with Eugene Burdick, wrote “The Ugly American,” a novel that was among the first books to deal with American involvement in Southeast Asia and that barely veiled a … Read more
NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe lays a wreath at the space shuttle Challenger memorial, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. The Challenger exploded on lift-off January 28, 1986. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett … Read more
Thornton Smith, Captain, United States Army, Assistant Quartermaster, United States Volunteers. Born at Parkesburg, Pennsylvania, September 21, 1823 and died at Washington, D.C., June 27, 1896. “He Giveth His Beloved Sleep.” He was buried with full military honors in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery. Kate Abbott Smith, the wife of Thornton Smith. She died … Read more
Courtesy of the United States Air Force 29 March 1924 Meet the World Flyers First Lieutenant Laclair D. Schulze, Air Service World Flight Pilot – Alternate Born at Los Angeles, California – 5 July, 1891, Single Education A.B. University of California, 1915 D.J. Leland Stanford University, 1917 Military History: Entered the United States Army as … Read more
Information provided by Thomas’ Nephew, Ralph McNabb, February 1998. Name: Thomas McNabb, Jr. Born: in Bad Axe, Michigan on August 06, 1926, third of four sons to Thomas and Hazel McNabb Residence at the time of death: Croswell, Michigan Inducted: February 20, 1945, training at USNTC Great Lakes, Illinois, Company 249. On May 12 of 1945, … Read more
Kris Romeo Bishundat Attack Location: Pentagon Age: 23 Home: Waldorf, Maryland Kris Romeo Bishundat had been working at the Pentagon for only three months when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building. Bishundat grew up in Charles County, the eldest of three children, and spent six years in the Navy. He had been taking … Read more
Harry William Reed Salem, Ohio Born March 20, 1913 Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps Service Number 011229 Killed in Action Died July 30, 1951 in Korea Lieutenant Colonel Reed was the pilot of a F4U-4B Corsair fighter with the Marine Fighter Squadron 312, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On July 30, 1951, … Read more
Thomas Bull Dewees of Pennsylvania Served as Private, Corporal, Sergeant and First Sergeant, Company B, 2nd U. S. Dragoons, 9 March 1858 to 2 November 1861 Second Lieutenant, 2nd U. S. Cavalry, 24 October 1861 First Lieutenant, 17 July 1862 Regimental Adjuutant, 1 July 1865 to 6 March 1866 Regimental Quartermaster, 6 march t0 10 … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 412-11 May 16, 2011 DOD Identifies Marine Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two Marines who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sergeant Kevin B. Balduf, 27, of Nashville, Tennessee, and Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin J. Palmer, … Read more
The initial Chief of the Aeronautical Division of the Army Signal Corps, the forerunner to the United States Air Force. He was born in Laporte, Indiana, February 13, 1849. He was tapped as “father” of the present-day Air Force on August 1, 1907 when Office Memo Number 6 was issued by the Chief Signal Officer … Read more
HIRSHFIELD, JAMES A. Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Escort Group A-3, U.S.S. Campbell Date of Action: February 22, 1943 Home Town: San Antonio, Texas Citation: The Navy Cross is presented to James A. Hirshfield, Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, for extraordinary heroism in line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the USCG Campbell during action against … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 532-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 28, 2005 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died on May 27 from injuries sustained on May 26, 2005, in Buhriz, Iraq, when their OH-58 … Read more
John W. Walsh was born in 1847 in Virginia. During the 1880 United States Census he resided in Washington, D. C. He resided with his wife, Alice M. Walsh, age 26 and born in Virginia; their daughter, Georgie E. Walsh, age 9 and born in Washington, D. C.; their daughter, Maggie R. Walsh, age 7 … Read more
Kenneth Frederick Hanst, Jr. was born in New Jersey on 16 May 1920. He was appointed to the United States Military Academy from West Virginia and graduated in the Class of 1942. Upon graduation from West Point, he was assigned to the Infantry and served as a Company Commander, 28th Division, in World War II … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 805-04 DoD Identifies Marine Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of three Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance Corporal Caleb J. Powers, 21, of Manfield, Washington, died Aug 17, 2004, due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lance … Read more
First Lieutenant Charles Jeffrey Schnorf, USMC, killed in the Beirut Bombing of 1983. Lieutenant Schnorf was laid to rest in Section 59, Grave 604, Arlington National Cemetery, with full miliary honors. Lieutenant Schnorf was the son of Richard Colfax Schnorf, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army, who is also buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Read our general and … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Retired Colonel. Leland B. Fair of Chillicothe, Missouri, died March 2, 2002. Colonel Fair was born January 12, 1923, at Breckenridge, Missouri. He earned a bachelor of science degree in history from the University of Missouri in 1946, a master of arts degree in geography from the University of Virginia … Read more
Charles Lukens Davis of Pennsylvania Appointed from Delaware, Private, Independent Company, Pennsylvania Artillery, 24 April to 5 August 1861 Second Lieutenant, 31st Pennsylvania Infantry, 20 August 1861 First Lieutenant, 1 September 1861 Transferred to 82nd Pennsylvania Infantry, 1 September 1861 Captain, 4 February 1863 Honorably mustered out 19 June 1863 Captain, Signal Corps, 3 March … Read more
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1028-10 November 09, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died November 7, 2010, in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered … Read more
Barton Kyle Yount was born at Troy, Ohio, January 18, 1884. He was a student at Ohio State University, 1902-03, and graduated from the United States Military Academy, 1907. He married Mildred Almy Parker, September 29, 1914. Yount was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in June 1907, and advanced through the grades to Brigadier General in … Read more
Marian G. Clow, 92, a retired Capitol Hill staffer, died June 23, 2005, at the Washington House in Alexandria, Virginia, where she lived. She had Alzheimer’s disease. Miss Clow was born in Rose, New York, and grew up in Syracuse. She joined the Women’s Army Corps during World War II, attaining the rank of Master … Read more
Born at Hanover, New Hampshire, August 3, 1845, he earned the Medal of Honor during the Civil War while serving with Company B, 18th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, at Petersburg, Virginia, on April 2, 1865. He died on December 11, 1920 and was buried in Section 33 of Arlington National Cemetery. BOUTWELL, JOHN W. Rank and organization: … Read more
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 1169-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov 16, 2004 DoD Identifies Marine Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Corporal Dale A. Burger Jr., 21, of Port Deposit, Maryland Corporal Andres H. Perez, 21, of Santa Cruz, … Read more
MILLER, JOHN S PVT 18 VA CAV CSA, CAPT IMBODINS CO DATE OF DEATH: 05/15/1921 BURIED AT: SECTION CONF SITE 123-A Minnie I. Miller Wife of John S. Miller Confederate Section Site 123-A Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim … Read more
Edgar Russel of Missouri Appointed from Missouri, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1883 (11) Second Lieutenant, 3rd U. S. Artillery, 2 June 1887 First Lieutenant, 5th U. S. Artillery, 2 November 1893 Transferred to the 6th U. S. Artillery, 8 March 1898 Captain, Signal Officer of U. S. Volunteers, 20 June 1898 to … Read more
Courtesy of the Washington Post 28 September 2001 ‘These Guys Are Heroes Every Day’ Funerals Honor Two Pentagon Navy Officers A caisson carries the casket of Commander Patrick Dunn during funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia Navy pallbearers carry the casket of Commander Patrick Dunn during funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery … Read more
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
From a contemporary press report: R.D. Pat Mahoney, 73, a retired Air Force Master Sergeant and military affairs consultant who also worked for two members of the U.S. House of Representatives, died of cancer February 24, 1999 at his home in Manassas, Virginia. Sergeant Mahoney, a native of Newton, Massachusetts, and a graduate of Boston … Read more
BRIGADIER GENERAL FRANK B. JAMES Retired June 1, 1968 Frank B. James was born in Delavin, Wisconsin in 1912. He graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1937 with a bachelor of arts degree and, in June of that year, entered the Army Air Corps Primary Flying School at Randolph, Field, Texas. … Read more
Major Walter W. Bell, United States Army (retired), age 78, veteran of World War II, Korean and Vietnam wars, died at his home on December 1, 2003. He lived in Kettering, Maryland. Major Bell was born January 2, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan and was a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he was a … Read more
May 24, 2004 John Moreno, 95, of Coronado, a Navy veteran of World War II, will soon add France’s highest military award, the Legion of Honor, to his service medals. One helped plan the historic D-Day invasion of France. Another landed at Utah Beach on a secret mission. A third flew overhead, looking in wonder … Read more
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
Glenn Benson Davis, Sr., 92, a retired United States Navy Vice Admiral who was a highly decorated combat veteran of WWII, died of a heart attack September 9, 1984 at Hilton Head Hospital on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. He had lived in Wash, DC, until moving in July to a retirement community in Hilton … Read more
Courtesy of his classmates, United States Military Academy Frederick Clayton Spann No. 13167 • 3 January 1920 – 25 June 2001 Died in Alexandria, Virginia, aged 81 Interment: Arlington National Cemetery Frederick Clayton Spann was born in 1920 in Montgomery, Alabama, the oldest of three children of George Frederick and Virginia Clayton Spann. Fred … Read more
“I would like you to know that my father, Walter DeHaas Chatham, Jr. (Captain, USAF, Ret.) was buried at Arlington in October of 1989. He was a POW of the Japanese during World War II, and was one of the survivors of the Bataan Death March (actually, he escaped quite by accident, he said, but … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Keith Michael Witt, 56, a Sergeant Major who retired in 1993 from the Army Personnel Command in Alexandria, died September 25, 2001, at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Virginia. He had multiple sclerosis. He was a native of San Diego and a resident of Springfield. He graduated from the Army Sergeant Major … Read more
From contemporary press reports At the family’s request, Seaman Cherone L. Gunn was placed in the cemetery next to a shipmate who was also killed in the apparent terrorist attack on the Cole on October 12, 2000 at a port in Yemen. Chief Petty Officer Richard Costelow, 35, who was to have lived at Patuxent River Naval … Read more
CARTIER, EDGAR N PFC AGF USA DATE OF DEATH: 04/01/1945 BURIED AT: SECTION 12 SITE 6275 STEVENS, WILLIAM S PFC AGF USA DATE OF DEATH: 04/01/1945 BURIED AT: SECTION 12 SITE 6275 SHORT, IRA M PFC AGF USA DATE OF DEATH: 04/01/1945 BURIED AT: SECTION 12 SITE 6275 STEWART, JOHNY E PFC AGF USA DATE … Read more
Thursday, June 8, 2000 General named marshal of July Forth Parade The commanding general of the U.S. Army Material Command has been chosen to be the grand marshal for the 71st Annual 4th of July Parade. Parade Chairman Wesley Prater announced last week that General John G. Coburn had been chosen to be the grand … Read more
From a contemporary press report LONG, WILLIAM MAURICE, Colonel, United States Air Force (Retired) Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died at Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital on March 24, 2003 at the age of 83. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1973 after serving his country for over 33 years as a … Read more
Closure for kin of slain official Greece convicts 15 from November 17 9 December 2003 ATHENS, GREECE — Twenty-eight years ago, Tim Welch accompanied the body of his father, a prominent CIA officer, on a US military transport plane to Washington. Although a noncombatant, Richard Welch was buried, by order of President Ford, in Arlington … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Quinton T. “Bill” Barlow, 75, a retired Marine Corps sergeant major who was later chief of security at the World Bank, died of cancer April 6, 1998 at home in Vienna, Virginia. Segeant Major Barlow served in World War II, the Korean War and the war in Vietnam. He was … Read more
Charles Henry Ashton,son of Mary and Charles Henry Ashton, Sr, died of heart disease in Falls Church, Virginia, on January 17,1907, at the home of a daughterMrs.Barksdale. He married his wife, Ida B., on December 7, 1869 in Fauquier County,The Plains. He enlisted at Mathis Point, King George,Virginia, on June 13,1861 and served with Company … Read more
Courtesy of the U.S. House of Representatives: Representative from New York; born in Ithaca, N.Y., May 23, 1889; attended the public schools; was graduated from Schenectady (N.Y.) High School and from Union University Albany Law School in 1914; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Albany, N.Y.; member of the … Read more
From a contemporary news report: Alfred Peter Ostrander, Lieutentant Colonel, United States Air Force (retired) passed away on Monday, July 28, 2003 at age 80. “Al” was a decorated veteran of both World War II and the Korean War, during which time he was a fighter pilot with the 4th Fighter Group. He retired … Read more
MAJOR GENERAL RICHARD F. GILLIS Retired September 1, 1992 Major General Richard F. Gillis was commander of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The center is one of the U.S. Air Force’s five air logistics centers and is Georgia’s largest industrial complex. The general is responsible for worldwide logistics support … Read more
From a contemporary press report: Donald E. Shaw, 70, an Army Colonel who was vice president of the Center of Battlefield Technologies after he retired in 1979 as executive to the assistant secretary of the Army for research, development and acquisition, died of lung cancer November 26, 1998 at Inova Fairfax Hospital. He lived in … Read more
Army Lieutenant Colonel John J. Brady Jr. Dies Chief of Staff of House Committee Saturday, April 1, 2000 John J. “Jack” Brady Jr., 76, a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel who was Chief of Staff of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs under three chairmen from 1976 to 1994, died of complications from surgery for an … Read more
COLONEL’S DEATH IN NEW JERSEY IN ‘63 IS CALLED MURDER BY GRAND JURY FREEHOLD, New Jersey, July 22, 1966 – A murder indictment has been returned in the death of a 52-year-old retired Army Colonel whose body was exhumed from Arlington National Cemetery after the mysterious death of the woman physician who signed his death … Read more