This is a list of notable individuals buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia.

Military

Medal of Honor recipients

As of May 2006, there were 367 Medal of Honor recipients buried in Arlington National Cemetery, nine of whom are Canadians. Headstone of Alan Eggers

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* George Emerson Albee (1845–1918), US Army officer; received for actions during the Indian Wars *

Beauford T. Anderson Beauford Theodore "Andy" Anderson (July 6, 1922 – November 7, 1996) was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II. Early life Anderson was born on July 6, 1922 in Eagle, Wisconsin, and mov ...

(1922–1996), US Army soldier during World War II

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Absalom Baird Absalom Baird (August 20, 1824 – June 14, 1905) was a career United States Army officer who distinguished himself as a Union Army general in the American Civil War. Baird received the Medal of Honor for his military actions. Early life Baird was ...

(1824–1905), US Army Brevet Major General, commanded a Division in the Army of the Cumberland; received for his actions at

Battle of Jonesborough The Battle of Jonesborough (August 31–September 1, 1864) was fought between Union Army forces led by William Tecumseh Sherman and Confederate forces under William J. Hardee during the Atlanta Campaign in the American Civil War. On the first ...

William E. Barber William Earl Barber (November 30, 1919 – April 19, 2002) was a United States Marine Corps colonel. He fought on Iwo Jima during World War II and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean ...

(1919–2002), US Marine Corps Colonel; received for his actions in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War *

John Basilone John Basilone (November 4, 1916 – February 19, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle for Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal campaign, and the Navy Cross posthumou ...

(1916–1945), US Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant, killed at

Iwo Jima Iwo Jima (, also ), known in Japan as , is one of the Japanese Volcano Islands and lies south of the Bonin Islands. Together with other islands, they form the Ogasawara Archipelago. The highest point of Iwo Jima is Mount Suribachi at high. ...

; portrayed in the HBO mini-series ''The Pacific'' *

Randolph C. Berkeley Randolph Carter Berkeley (January 9, 1875 – January 31, 1960) was a major general in United States Marine Corps and Medal of Honor recipient. Commissioned a Marine second lieutenant during the Spanish–American War, Berkeley completed over 40 ...

(1875–1960), US Marine Corps Major General; received for his actions during the United States occupation of Veracruz * Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (1912–1988), World War II US Marine Corps fighter ace and commander of VMF-214, the "Black Sheep Squadron" (basis for the 1970s TV series ''

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'') *

John D. Bulkeley John Duncan Bulkeley (19 August 1911 – 6 April 1996) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy and was one of its most decorated naval officers. Bulkeley received the Medal of Honor for actions in the Pacific Theater during World War II. ...

(1911–1996), US Navy Admiral, received for his actions in the Pacific Theater during WWII.

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* James Alexander Campbell (1844–1904), US Army Private, Company A, 2nd New York Cavalry. Received while his command was retreating before superior numbers at Woodstock, Virginia, he voluntarily rushed back with one companion and rescued his commanding officer, who had been unhorsed and left behind. At Amelia courthouse he captured two battle flags. Civil War *

Albertus W. Catlin Brigadier General Albertus Wright Catlin (December 1, 1868 – May 31, 1933) was a United States Marine Corps general. He also was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his services during the Occupation of Veracruz in 1914. Biography Early care ...

(1868–1933), US Marine Corps Brigadier General; received for his actions during the intervention at Veracruz, Mexico *

Jon R. Cavaiani Jon Robert Cavaiani (August 2, 1943 – July 29, 2014) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Vietnam War. Biography Cavaiani was born in M ...

(1943–2014), US Army Command Sergeant Major. Received for his actions while serving as platoon leader providing security for an isolated radio relay site located within enemy-held territory that came under attack. Prisoner of war during the Vietnam War (1971–1973) *

Justice M. Chambers Colonel Justice Marion Chambers (February 2, 1908 – July 29, 1982) was a United States Marine Corps officer who received the Medal of Honor for actions in World War II during the Iwo Jima campaign. Biography Chambers was born February ...

(1908–1982), US Marine Corps officer; received for his actions in during the

Battle of Iwo Jima The Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February – 26 March 1945) was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and United States Navy (USN) landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army (IJ ...

* Donald Cook (1934–1967) cenotaph, US Marine Corps officer. Received for his actions while a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. His body was never recovered. * Edwin Hyland Cooper (1881-1948), U.S. Signal Corps photographic officer in World War I, awarded two medals for bravery while covering the attack of the 26th Division, A.E.F, at Chateau-Thierry in July 1918 * Louis Cukela (1888–1956), US Marine Corps Major, awarded two Medals of Honor for same act in World War I

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* William Joseph "Wild Bill" Donovan (1883–1959), US Army Major General, commanded the 165th Infantry Regiment (federalized designation of the 69th New York Infantry, the "Fighting Irish") during World War I, and was Chief of the

Office of Strategic Services The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was the intelligence agency of the United States during World War II. The OSS was formed as an agency of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) to coordinate espionage activities behind enemy lines for all branc ...

(OSS) during World War II; also awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, and National Security Medal, making him the only person to hold all four of the United States' highest awards

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* Merritt A. Edson (1897–1955), US Marine Corps major general; received for his actions as commanding officer of the

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* Nelson E. Edwards (1887-1954), newsreel cameraman and war photographer, sergeant with the 152nd Depot Brigade at Camp Upton, New York, during World War I (1917-1919) *

Alan Louis Eggers Alan Louis Eggers (November 2, 1895 – October 3, 1968) was a Sergeant#United States, sergeant in the United States Army during World War I. He received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in combat near Le Catelet, France, on September 29, ...

(1895–1968), World War I *

Henry T. Elrod Henry Talmage "Hammerin' Hank" Elrod (September 27, 1905December 23, 1941) was a US Marine Corps aviator. He was the first aviator to receive the Medal of Honor during World War II, for his heroism in the defense of Wake Island. Marine Corps s ...

(1905–1941), US Marine Corps aviator; received for his heroism in the defense of Wake Island during World War II

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* Frank J. Fletcher (1885–1973), US Navy

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, World War II; operational commander at

Coral Sea The Coral Sea () is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends down the Australian northeast coast. Most of it is protected by the Fre ...

and Midway *

Bruno Albert Forsterer Bruno Albert Forsterer (July 14, 1869 – June 13, 1957) was a U.S. Marine Sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Second Samoan Civil War for "distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy at Samoa, Philippine Islands, ...

(1869–1957), US Marine Corps sergeant; received for his actions during the

Philippine–American War The Philippine–American War or Filipino–American War ( es, Guerra filipina-estadounidense, tl, Digmaang Pilipino–Amerikano), previously referred to as the Philippine Insurrection or the Tagalog Insurgency by the United States, was an arm ...

* Joseph J. Foss (1915–2003), World War II US Marine Corps fighter ace and governor of South Dakota *

Wesley L. Fox Wesley Lee Fox (September 30, 1931 – November 24, 2017) was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps colonel with 43 years of service. Fox was a combat veteran – receiving the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Vietna ...

(1931–2017), colonel; received for his actions during the Vietnam War

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James A. Graham Captain James Albert Graham (August 25, 1940 – June 2, 1967) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the highest U.S. military honorthe Medal of Honor for his heroism and sacrifice of life in June 1967, during the Vietnam War. ...

(1940–1967), US Marine Corps Officer; received for his actions during the Vietnam War

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* Walter Newell Hill (1881–1955), US Marine Corps Officer; received for his actions during United States occupation of Veracruz *

Robert L. Howard Robert Lewis Howard (July 11, 1939 – December 23, 2009) was the most highly Military awards and decorations, decorated officer of Vietnam United States Army Special Forces (United States Army), Special Forces and Medal of Honor recipient ...

(1939–2009), US Army Special Forces *

Thomas J. Hudner Jr. Thomas Jerome Hudner Jr. (August 31, 1924 – November 13, 2017) was an officer of the United States Navy and a naval aviator. He rose to the rank of captain, and received the Medal of Honor for his actions in trying to save the life of his win ...

(1924–2017), US Naval Aviator; received for his actions in trying to save the life of his wingman, Ensign Jesse L. Brown, during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War *

John Arthur Hughes John Arthur Hughes (November 2, 1880 – May 25, 1942) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the United States occupation of Veracruz. Hughes joined the Marine Corps in March 1900, and was ...

(1880–1942), US Marine Corps Officer; received for his actions during the United States occupation of Veracruz *

Henry L. Hulbert Henry Lewis Hulbert (January 12, 1867 – October 4, 1918) was a United States Marine who served during the Second Samoan Civil War and World War I. As a private, he received the Medal of Honor for distinguished service in Samoa on April 1, 189 ...

(1867–1918), US Marine Corps Sergeant Major; received for his actions during the Second Samoan Civil War

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* Louis van Iersel (1893–1987), US Army Sergeant, for action during World War I at Mouzon, France *

Jonas H. Ingram Admiral (United States), Admiral Jonas Howard Ingram (October 15, 1886 – September 9, 1952) was an officer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II. He commanded the United States Atlantic Fleet during World War II and was ...

(1886–1952), US Navy Admiral, for action in the 1914 Battle of Veracruz * Edouard Victor Michel Izac (1891–1990), for action during World War I as a US Navy Lieutenant

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* Douglas T. Jacobson (1925–2000), US Marine Corps Officer; received for his actions on

during World War II *

James E. Johnson Sergeant James Edmund Johnson (January 1, 1926 – December 2, 1950) was a posthumous recipient of the United States' highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his heroic lone fight on December 2, 1950, to cover the withdrawal of his plato ...

(1926–1950) cenotaph, US Marine Corps Sergeant; received for his actions during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir; his body was never recovered * Julius Stahel (1825–1912), Hungarian born Union general during the Civil War; received for his actions during the Battle of Piedmont

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* Thomas R. Kerr (1843–1926), Civil War

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John H. Leims Captain John Harold Leims (June 8, 1921 – June 28, 1985) was a Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor as a second lieutenant on Iwo Jima for his heroic actions on March 7, 1945. Early years John Harold Leims was born in Chicago, Illinois, on ...

(1921–1985), US Marine Corps Officer; received for his actions during the

during World War II

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* Clarence Mathias (1876–1935), US Marine Corps Sergeant Major; received for his actions during the

Boxer Rebellion The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the Boxer Uprising, the Boxer Insurrection, or the Yihetuan Movement, was an anti-foreign, anti-colonial, and anti-Christian uprising in China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty, by ...

Frederick W. Mausert III Frederick William Mausert III (May 1, 1930 – September 12, 1951) was a United States Marine Corps sergeant who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions above and beyond the call of duty during the Battle of the Punchbowl i ...

(1930–1951), US Marine Corps Sergeant; received for his actions in the Battle of the Punchbowl during the Korean War *

Joseph J. McCarthy Joseph Jeremiah McCarthy (August 10, 1911 – June 15, 1996) was a mustang officer in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, who served during World War II and the Korean War. He was also the Superintendent of Ambulances in the Chicago Fire D ...

(1911–1996), US Marine Corps Officer; received for his actions during the

during World War II * Walter C. Monegan Jr. (1930–1950), US Marine Corps Officer; received for his actions during the Korean War * Audie Murphy (1925–1971), US Army, America's most decorated combat soldier of World War II and popular movie actor * Reginald R. Myers (1919–2005), US Marine Corps officer; received for his actions during the Korean War.

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Wendell Cushing Neville Wendell Cushing Neville (May 12, 1870 – July 8, 1930) was a major general of the United States Marine Corps. He was a Medal of Honor recipient and 14th Commandant of the Marine Corps between 1929 and 1930. Military career Neville was bor ...

(1870–1930), 14th

Commandant of the Marine Corps The commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) is normally the highest-ranking officer in the United States Marine Corps and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Joint Chiefs of Staff: composition; functions. The CMC reports directly to the secr ...

; received for actions during the United States occupation of Veracruz * Michael J. Novosel (1922–2006), US Army Chief Warrant Officer 4, known as Dean of the

Dustoff Casualty evacuation, also known as CASEVAC or by the callsign Dustoff or colloquially Dust Off, is a military term for the emergency patient evacuation of casualty (person), casualties from a combat zone. Casevac can be done by both ground and ...

Pilots for his two tours in the Vietnam War during which he flew 2,534 missions and airlifted nearly 5,600 medical evacuees

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* Richard O'Kane (1911–1994), US Navy, commanding officer of the ; received for his actions in combat against Japanese convoys on 23–24 October 1944 *

Edward Albert Ostermann Edward Albert Ostermann (November 23, 1882 – May 18, 1969) was a United States Marine Corps major general who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the U.S. occupation of Haiti. Osterman began his military career in the United St ...

(1882–1969), US Marine Corps major general; received for his actions during the United States occupation of Haiti

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* Mason Patrick (1863–1942) Major General, US Army; Chief of US Air Service; Chief of US Air Corps *

Everett P. Pope Major Everett Parker Pope (July 16, 1919 – July 16, 2009) was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his conspicuous gallantry on Peleliu in September 1944 while leading his men in an assault on a strategic hill, and for hold ...

(1919–2009), US Marine Corps Officer; received for his actions during the Battle of Peleliu in World War II *

David Dixon Porter David Dixon Porter (June 8, 1813 – February 13, 1891) was a United States Navy admiral and a member of one of the most distinguished families in the history of the U.S. Navy. Promoted as the second U.S. Navy officer ever to attain the rank o ...

(1877–1944), US Marine Corps Major General; received for his actions during the

John H. Pruitt John Henry Pruitt (October 4, 1896 – October 4, 1918) was a United States Marine during World War I and is one of only 19 people who have received two Medals of Honor. Biography John Henry Pruitt was born on October 4, 1896, in Fayette ...

(1896–1918), US Marine Corps Corporal; awarded two Medals of Honor for same act during the

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during World War I

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Peter H. Quinn Peter H. Quinn (May 1873 – April 19, 1934) was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 13, 1899, during the Philippine–American War. Private Quinn is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Medal of Hon ...

(1873–1934), for action as a US Army Private in the

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* Robert D. Reem (1925–1950), US Marine Corps Officer; received for his actions during the Korean War *

George Croghan Reid George Croghan Reid (December 9, 1876 – February 19, 1961) was a brigadier general in the United States Marine Corps and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the United States occupation of Veracruz. Biography Reid was born in Lorain, Ohi ...

(1876–1961), US Marine Corps Brigadier General; received for his actions during the United States occupation of Veracruz * Robert G. Robinson (1896–1974), US Marine Corps Officer; received for his actions, as a Gunnery Sergeant, during World War I

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* Christian F. Schilt (1895–1987), US Marine Corps aviator, for using his actions during the United States occupation of Nicaragua * John Schofield (1831–1906), commanding officer of the second Army of the Ohio during 1864 and 1865; Secretary of War under President

Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a Dem ...

; superintendent of the United States Military Academy 1876–1881; commanding general of the US Army 1888–1895; received for his actions at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in 1861 * David M. Shoup (1904–1983), 22nd

; received for his actions during the

Battle of Tarawa The Battle of Tarawa was fought on 20–23 November 1943 between the United States and Japan at the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands, and was part of Operation Galvanic, the U.S. invasion of the Gilberts. Nearly 6,400 Japanese, Koreans, an ...

during World War II *

Ronald J. Shurer Ronald Joseph Shurer II (December 7, 1978 – May 14, 2020) was a United States Army Special Forces staff sergeant and medic. As a senior medical sergeant during the Battle of Shok Valley in April 2008, he and his team were attacked by an enemy ...

(1978–2020), US Army Special Forces Medical Sergeant; received for his actions in the

Battle of Shok Valley The Battle of Shok Valley, also known as Operation Commando Wrath, was a joint U.S.-Afghan raid designed to kill or capture Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) in the Shok Valley of Nuristan Province of Afghanistan ...

during the War in Afghanistan. *

Daniel Sickles Daniel Edgar Sickles (October 20, 1819May 3, 1914) was an American politician, soldier, and diplomat. Born to a wealthy family in New York City, Sickles was involved in a number of scandals, most notably the 1859 homicide of his wife's lover, U. ...

(1819–1914), major general,

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, Army of the Potomac, Union Army, Civil War; served as US Minister to Spain and as US Representative from New York * Franklin E. Sigler (1924–1995), US Marine Corps private first class; received for his actions in the

during World War II *

Carl L. Sitter Carl Leonard Sitter (December 2, 1922 – April 4, 2000) was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps officer and Korean War Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. Marine Corps career He was born i ...

(1922–2000), US Marine Corps officer; received for his actions during the Korean War *

Luther Skaggs Jr. Luther Skaggs Jr. (March 3, 1923 – April 6, 1976) was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on the Battle of Guam (1944), beachhead on Guam during World War II. Biography Luther Skaggs Jr. was born ...

(1923–1976), US Marine Corps corporal; received for his actions in the Battle of Guam during World War II * Sherrod E. Skinner Jr. (1929–1952), US Marine Corps officer; received for his actions during the Korean War * Larry E. Smedley (1949–1967), US Marine Corps corporal; received for his actions during the Vietnam War *

John Lucian Smith John Lucian Smith (December 26, 1914 – June 9, 1972) was an American Medal of Honor recipient and Marine Corps flying ace who, as commanding officer of VMF-223, shot down 19 Japanese planes in World War II and led his squadron to destroy a tota ...

(1914–1972), US Marine Corps aviator; received for his actions as a squadron commanding officer during Solomon Islands campaign in World War II * Paul Ray Smith (1969–2003), US Army Sergeant First Class; received for his actions during the

2003 invasion of Iraq The 2003 invasion of Iraq was a United States-led invasion of the Republic of Iraq and the first stage of the Iraq War. The invasion phase began on 19 March 2003 (air) and 20 March 2003 (ground) and lasted just over one month, including 26 ...

. * Clarence E. Sutton (1871–1916), US Marine Corps sergeant; received for his actions during the

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Clyde A. Thomason Sergeant Clyde A. Thomason (May 23, 1914 – August 17, 1942) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism at the cost of his life while leading an assault in the Makin Islands on August 17, 1942. Thomason w ...

(1914–1942), US Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for leading an assault in the Makin Islands * William George Thordsen (1879–1932), US Navy Coxswain; received for his actions in the

Walter Thorn Walter Thorn (November 18, 1844 – July 20, 1920) was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War. On December 8, 1898, he received the Medal of Honor for his action while serving as a Second Lieutenant in the 116th United States Colored Tr ...

(1844–1920), Union Army Officer in the Civil War * Richard Trefry (1924-2023), United States Army General

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* Micheal E. Urell (1844 - 1910) US Army Soldier; received for action during the American Civil War * Frank Monroe Upton (1896–1962), US Navy Sailor; received for action during World War I * Matt Urban (1919–1995), US Army Lieutenant Colonel; received seven Purple Hearts for service in World War II * Uday Singh Taunque (1982-2003), US Army Soldier; received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for his service in Iraq War

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* Alexander Vandegrift (1887–1973), 18th

; received for his actions during the Solomon Islands campaign in World War II

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* Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV (1883–1953), US Army General, hero of Bataan and

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, highest-ranking US prisoner of war in World War II *

Kenneth A. Walsh Kenneth Ambrose Walsh (November 24, 1916 – July 30, 1998) was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and a Medal of Honor recipient who was the fourth ranking USMC fighter ace in World War II with a record of 21 enemy planes destroyed ...

(1916–1998), US Marine Corps Aviator; received for his actions during the Solomon Islands campaign in World War II *

William G. Walsh Gunnery Sergeant William Gary Walsh (April 7, 1922 – February 27, 1945) was a United States Marine who heroically sacrificed his life to save the lives of his fellow Marines during the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. For his actions o ...

(1922–1945), US Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant; received for his actions during the

in World War II *

Louis H. Wilson Jr. Louis Hugh Wilson Jr. (February 11, 1920 – June 21, 2005) was United States Marine Corps four-star general and a World War II recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Guam. He served as the 26th commandant of the Ma ...

(1920–2005), 26th

; received for his actions during the Battle of Guam in World War II *

William G. Windrich Staff Sergeant William Gordon Windrich (May 14, 1921 – December 2, 1950) was a United States Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for outstanding heroism as a platoon sergeant in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the K ...

(1921–1950), US Marine Corps Staff Sergeant; received for his actions in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War

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* Frank Albert Young (1876–1941), US Marine Corps Private; received for his actions during the

China Relief Expedition The China Relief Expedition was an expedition in China undertaken by the United States Armed Forces to rescue United States citizens, European nationals, and other foreign nationals during the latter years of the Boxer Rebellion, which lasted f ...

* Gerald Orren Young (1930–1990), US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel; received for his actions in the Vietnam War

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* Jay Zeamer, Jr. (1918–2007), US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel; received for action during World War II with the Army Air Force

Flag officers

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* Creighton Abrams (1914–1974), US Army General who commanded US military operations in the Vietnam War 1968–1972 *

Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold Henry Harley Arnold (June 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950) was an American general officer holding the ranks of General of the Army and later, General of the Air Force. Arnold was an aviation pioneer, Chief of the Air Corps (1938–1941), ...

(1886–1950), first (and so far only) General of the Air Force * Alexander Asboth (1811–1868), Hungarian leader, later Union general during the Civil War

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* David E. Baker (1946–2009), US Air Force Brigadier General; holds distinction of being the only former prisoner of war of the Vietnam War to later fly combat missions during Operation Desert Storm *

Warner B. Bayley Rear Admiral Warner Baldwin Bayley (9 September 1845 – 22 April 1928) was a United States Navy officer. His career specialized in engineering and included service in the Spanish–American War and the investigation of the sinking of the battles ...

(1845–1928), US Navy Rear Admiral *

Gordon Beecher William Gordon Beecher, Jr. (January 19, 1904 in Baltimore, Maryland – December 7, 1973) was an American composer, writer and vice admiral. Many of his musical arrangements were done in cooperation with Johnny Noble. Military career Beecher w ...

(1904–1973), US Navy Vice Admiral and

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

Reginald R. Belknap Rear Admiral Reginald Rowan Belknap (26 June 1871 – 30 March 1959) was an officer in the United States Navy. He served in the Spanish–American War, Boxer Rebellion, Philippine–American War, and World War I. He gained distinction in 1909 ...

(1871–1959), US Navy Rear Admiral *

Charles F. Blair, Jr. Charles F. Blair Jr. (July 19, 1909 – September 2, 1978) was an American aviation pioneer who helped work out the routes and navigation techniques necessary for long-distance flights. He served as a reserve officer, early in his career for th ...

(1909–1978), US Air Force Brigadier General; buried with wife

Maureen O'Hara Maureen O'Hara (; 17 August 1920 – 24 October 2015) was a native Irish and naturalized American actress and singer, who became successful in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood from the 1940s through to the 1960s. She was a natural ...

Vicente T. Blaz Vicente Tomás Garrido Blaz (February 14, 1928 – January 8, 2014), also known as Ben Blaz, was a Chamorro United States Marine Corps Brigadier General from the United States territory of Guam. Blaz served in the Marine Corps from 1951 until July ...

(1928–2014), US Marine Corps Brigadier General and Delegate to Congress from Guam *

Claude C. Bloch Claude Charles Bloch (July 12, 1878 – October 4, 1967) was a United States Navy admiral who served as Commander, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet (COMBATFOR) from 1937 to 1938; and Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet (CINCUS) from 1938 to 1940. Early year ...

(1878–1967), US Navy Admiral * Jeremy Michael Boorda (1939–1996), US Navy

and

Chief of Naval Operations The chief of naval operations (CNO) is the professional head of the United States Navy. The position is a statutory office () held by an admiral who is a military adviser and deputy to the secretary of the Navy. In a separate capacity as a memb ...

* Donald Prentice Booth (1902–1993), US Army lieutenant general, high commissioner of the Ryukyu Islands 1958–1961 *

Omar Nelson Bradley Omar Nelson Bradley (February 12, 1893April 8, 1981) was a senior officer of the United States Army during and after World War II, rising to the rank of General of the Army. Bradley was the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and over ...

(1893–1981), commanded the

12th Army Group The Twelfth United States Army Group was the largest and most powerful United States Army formation ever to take to the field, commanding four field armies at its peak in 1945: First United States Army, Third United States Army, Ninth United Stat ...

in Europe during World War II, first

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is the presiding officer of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The chairman is the highest-ranking and most senior military officer in the United States Armed Forces Chairman: app ...

and last living five-star General * Miles Browning (1897–1954), rear admiral, World War I and World War II Navy Officer and hero of the Battle of Midway * Omar Bundy (1861–1940), World War I major general who commanded the 1st Brigade, 1st Expeditionary Division in France, awarded the French Legion of Honor and the

Croix de Guerre The ''Croix de Guerre'' (, ''Cross of War'') is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was first awa ...

* Edward Burke (1907–1967), US Navy rear admiral and World War II officer, Navy Cross recipient

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John Allen Campbell John Allen Campbell (October 8, 1835July 14, 1880) was a politician and officer in the United States Army, as well as the first Governor of the Wyoming Territory. Biography Campbell was born in Salem, Ohio and attended public school in Ohio. As a ...

(1835–1880),

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brigadier general; Civil War, first governor of Wyoming Territory in 1869 and Third Assistant Secretary of State *

Marion E. Carl Major general (United States), Major General Marion Eugene Carl (November 1, 1915 – June 28, 1998) was an American military officer, World War II fighter ace, record-setting test pilot, and naval aviator. He was the United States Marine Corps' ...

(1915–1998), World War II US Marine Corps major general, fighter ace and record-setting test pilot * Claire Lee Chennault (1893–1958), lieutenant general, military aviator who commanded the " Flying Tigers" during World War II *

John Clem John Lincoln Clem (nicknamed Johnny Shiloh; August 13, 1851 – May 13, 1937) was an American general officer who served as a drummer boy in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He gained fame for his bravery on the battlefield, b ...

(1851–1937), major general, aka Johnny Shiloh, arguably the youngest Non-Commissioned Officer ever to serve in the US Armed Forces; was the last living Civil War veteran on active duty at the time of his retirement *

John M. B. Clitz Rear Admiral John Mellen Brady Clitz (1 December 1821 – 9 October 1897) was an officer in the United States Navy. During his long naval career, he fought in both the Mexican War and the American Civil War and rose to command of the Asiatic S ...

(1821–1897), US Navy Rear Admiral *

Edmund R. Colhoun Edmund Ross Colhoun (6 May 1821 – 17 February 1897) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy who served during the Mexican War and the American Civil War, in which he was commended for his participation in the bombardment and capture of Fort ...

(1821–1897), US Navy Rear Admiral * Charles M. "Savvy" Cooke, Jr. (1886–1970), US Navy Admiral * Charles Austin Coolidge (1844–1926), brigadier general, served in Civil War, Indian Wars, Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War and the China Relief Expedition * Ernest T. Cragg (1922–2006), US Air Force Major General *

George Crook George R. Crook (September 8, 1828 – March 21, 1890) was a career United States Army officer, most noted for his distinguished service during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. During the 1880s, the Apache nicknamed Crook ''Nantan ...

(1828–1890), US Army Major General during the Civil War and campaigns against the Native Americans; one of his subordinates during the Civil War was future President Rutherford B. Hayes

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Arthur C. Davis Arthur Cayley Davis (14 March 1893 – 10 February 1965) was an admiral of the United States Navy. His career included service in World War II and the Cold War. He was a pioneer of dive bombing. Naval career Davis was born on 14 March 1893 in C ...

(1893–1965), US Navy Admiral, pioneer of dive bombing *

Benjamin O. Davis Sr. Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. (May 28, 1880 – November 26, 1970) was a United States Army general. In 1940, he became the first African-American to rise to the rank of brigadier general. He was the father of Air Force General Benjamin O. Davis Jr ...

(1880–1970), United States Army General; first African-American General Officer in the US Army and in the US military *

Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. (December 18, 1912 – July 4, 2002) was a United States Air Force (USAF) general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. He was the first African-American brigadier general in the USAF. On December 9, 1998, h ...

(1912–2002), World War II pilot, first African-American US Air Force General * Jeremiah Andrew Denton, Jr. (1924–2014), US Navy pilot shot down over Vietnam and held as a

POW A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of war ...

for over seven years; achieve the rank of admiral before retiring from the Navy; served in the US Senate from Alabama * Sir John Dill (1881–1944), British

diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...

and

Field Marshal Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the most senior military rank, ordinarily senior to the general officer ranks. Usually, it is the highest rank in an army and as such few persons are appointed to it. It is considered as ...

* Abner Doubleday (1819–1893), Civil War General, erroneously credited with inventing baseball *

Franklin J. Drake Franklin Jeremiah Drake (4 March 1846 – 30 January 1929) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. He fought in the American Civil War and the United States expedition to Korea. Drake was a descendant of the Royal Navys Admiral Sir Bernard ...

(1846–1929), US Navy Rear Admiral

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* Clarence Ransom Edwards (1860–1931), US Army Major General, commanded the 26th "Yankee" Division in World War I

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Nathan Bedford Forrest III Nathan Bedford Forrest III (April 6, 1905 – June 13, 1943) was a brigadier general of the United States Army Air Forces, and a great-grandson of Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest. He was killed in action in Germany during World War I ...

(1905–1943), brigadier general of the US Army Air Forces, and a great-grandson of Confederate General

Nathan Bedford Forrest Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821October 29, 1877) was a prominent Confederate Army general during the American Civil War and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan from 1867 to 1869. Before the war, Forrest amassed substantial wealt ...

; first American general killed in action during World War II Admiral Griffin Tombstone

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* Francis L. Garrett (1919–1992), US Navy Rear Admiral, Chief of Chaplains of the US Navy *

John Gibbon John Gibbon (April 20, 1827 – February 6, 1896) was a career United States Army officer who fought in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. Early life Gibbon was born in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the fourt ...

(1827–1896), brigadier general, Union Army, Civil War, most notably commander of 2nd Division, US II Corps that repelled Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg *

William A. Glassford William Alexander Glassford (6 June 1886 – 30 July 1958) was a United States Naval officer with the rank of vice admiral, who is most noted for his service during World War II. Early Naval Career William Alexander Glassford was born on 6 June ...

(1886–1958), US Navy Vice Admiral *

Harold J. Greene Harold Joseph "Harry" Greene (February 11, 1959 – August 5, 2014) was a United States Army general who was killed during the War in Afghanistan. During his time with the United States Army, he held various commands associated with engineering ...

(1959-2014), US Army Major General *

Charles D. Griffin Admiral (United States), Admiral Charles Donald Griffin (January 12, 1906 – June 26, 1996) was a List of United States Navy four-star admirals, four-star admiral in the United States Navy who served as commander in chief of United States Naval Fo ...

(1906–1996), US Navy Admiral

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* William "Bull" Halsey (1882–1959), World War II Navy Fleet Admiral * John Spencer Hardy (1913–2012), Chief of Operations in the Mediterranean of US Army Air Corps during World War II; later lieutenant general in US Air Force *

William Babcock Hazen William Babcock Hazen (September 27, 1830 – January 16, 1887) was a career United States Army officer who served in the Indian Wars, as a Union general in the American Civil War, and as Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army. His most famous serv ...

(1830–1887), major general, served in the Western Union Armies during the Civil War. Served as Chief Signal Officer after the war *

Francis J. Higginson Francis John Higginson (July 19, 1843 – September 12, 1931) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War and Spanish–American War. He rose to the rank of rear admiral and was the last commander-in-chief of the North A ...

(1843–1931), US Navy

rear admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...

Jeanne M. Holm Major General Jeanne Marjorie Holm (June 23, 1921 – February 15, 2010) was the first female one-star general of the United States Air Force and the first female two-star general in any service branch of the United States.United States Air Force ...

(1921–2010), US Air Force major general; first woman promoted to brigadier general in the Air Force; first woman promoted to major general in the US armed forces * Grace Hopper (1906–1992), US Navy rear admiral, pioneering

computer scientist A computer scientist is a person who is trained in the academic study of computer science. Computer scientists typically work on the theoretical side of computation, as opposed to the hardware side on which computer engineers mainly focus (al ...

who coined the term "bug" *

Olaf M. Hustvedt Vice Admiral (United States), Vice Admiral Olaf Mandt Hustvedt (23 June 1886 – 22 December 1978) was a senior officer of the United States Navy. He saw service in World War I and World War II, operating in both the Battle of the Atlantic and th ...

(1886–1978), US Navy Vice Admiral

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* John Irwin (1832–1901), US Navy Rear Admiral

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* Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr. (1920–1978), US Air Force; first African American four-star general in the US armed forces *

David C. Jones David Charles Jones (July 9, 1921 – August 10, 2013) was a United States Air Force general and the ninth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this capacity, Jones served as the highest-ranking uniformed officer of the United States Armed ...

(1921–2013), US Air Force, ninth

Chairman The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...

of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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* Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski (1824–1887), Polish military leader and Union General in the American Civil War * Philip Kearny (1815–1862), US Army Major General in the Mexican–American War and American Civil War

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* Rae Landy (1885–1952), Army Nurse Corps Lieutenant Colonel who served in World War I and World War II *

Henry Louis Larsen Lieutenant General Henry Louis Larsen (December 10, 1890 – October 2, 1962) was a United States Marine Corps officer, the second Military Governor of Guam following its recapture from the Empire of Japan, and the first post-World War II Gover ...

(1890–1962), US Marine Corps Lieutenant General; commanded the first deployed American troops in both World Wars; Governor of Guam and American Samoa * John Marshall Lee (1914–2003), US Navy Vice Admiral, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, NATO, S.A.L.T Talks; Navy Cross, DSM, Legion of Merit; son of Lieutenant Colonel Alva Lee

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Arthur MacArthur Jr. Arthur MacArthur Jr. (June 2, 1845 – September 5, 1912) was a lieutenant general of the United States Army. He became the military Governor-General of the American-occupied Philippines in 1900; his term ended a year later due to clashes wi ...

(1845–1912), US Army lieutenant general and father of General

Douglas MacArthur Douglas MacArthur (26 January 18805 April 1964) was an American military leader who served as General of the Army for the United States, as well as a field marshal to the Philippine Army. He had served with distinction in World War I, was C ...

Newton E. Mason Rear Admiral Newton Eliphalet Mason (14 October 1850 – 23 January 1945) was a United States Navy officer. His career included combat in the Spanish–American War and service during World War I, significant experience in ordnance duty, and a ...

(1850–1945), US Navy rear admiral *

Henry Pinckney McCain Major General Henry Pinckney McCain (January 23, 1861 – July 25, 1941) was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General of the Army from 1914 to 1918. Early life McCain was born in Carroll County, Mississippi, on January ...

(1861–1941), US Army major general and Adjutant General of the US Army; uncle of Admiral

John S. McCain Sr. John Sidney "Slew" McCain (August 9, 1884 – September 6, 1945) was a United States Navy, U.S. Navy Admiral (United States), admiral and the patriarch of the McCain military family. McCain held several command assignments during the Pacific War, ...

, granduncle of Admiral

John S. McCain Jr. John Sidney "Jack" McCain Jr. (January 17, 1911 – March 22, 1981) was a United States Navy admiral who served in conflicts from the 1940s through the 1970s, including as the Commander, United States Pacific Command. The son of a naval officer, ...

, great-granduncle of US Senator John S. McCain III * John S. McCain, Jr. (1911–1981), US Navy admiral, grandnephew of Major General Henry Pinckney McCain, son of Admiral John S. McCain Sr., father of US Senator John S. McCain III * John S. McCain, Sr. (1884–1945), US Navy admiral, nephew of Major General Henry Pinckney McCain, father of Admiral John S. McCain, Jr., grandfather of US Senator John S. McCain III * William Alexander McCain (1878–1960), US Army brigadier general, brother of John McCain Sr., uncle of John McCain Jr. *

Bowman H. McCalla Rear Admiral Bowman Hendry McCalla (June 19, 1844 – May 6, 1910) was an officer in the United States Navy, who was noted for his roles in the Spanish–American War and putting down the Boxer Rebellion. Biography Bowman H. McCalla was born in ...

(1844–1910), US Navy Rear Admiral * Stewart L. McKenney (1917–2012), brigadier general, mayor of American Vienna Occupation *

Montgomery C. Meigs Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (; May 3, 1816 – January 2, 1892) was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer, who served as Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army during and after the American Civil War. Meigs strongly opposed sece ...

(1816–1892), brigadier general; Arlington National Cemetery was established by Meigs, who commanded the garrison at Arlington House and appropriated the grounds on June 15, 1864, for use as a military cemetery * Nelson A. Miles (1839–1925), US Army lieutenant general; served in the Civil War, Indian Wars, and the Spanish–American War; noted for accepting the surrender of

Geronimo Geronimo ( apm, Goyaałé, , ; June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909) was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people. From 1850 to 1886, Geronimo joined with members of three other Central Apache ba ...

and his band of

Apache The Apache () are a group of culturally related Native American tribes in the Southwestern United States, which include the Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Mimbreño, Ndendahe (Bedonkohe or Mogollon and Nednhi or Carrizaleño an ...

Joseph Mower Joseph Anthony Mower (August 22, 1827 – January 6, 1870) was a Union Army, Union general during the American Civil War. He was a competent officer and well respected by his troops and fellow officers to whom he was known as "Fighting Joe". Major ...

(1827–1870), major general, served in the western Union Armies during the Civil War

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Reginald F. Nicholson Rear Admiral Reginald Fairfax Nicholson (15 December 1852 – 19 December 1939) was an officer in the United States Navy. He fought in the American Civil War and Spanish–American War, was Commander-in-Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet, a ...

(1852–1939), US Navy rear admiral; last US Navy officer on active duty to have seen service during the Civil War; first US naval attaché to Ecuador and Peru

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Raymond T. Odierno Raymond Thomas Odierno (8 September 1954 – 8 October 2021) was an American military officer who served as a four-star general of the United States Army and as the 38th chief of staff of the Army. Prior to his service as chief of staff, Odiern ...

(1954–2021), general, 38th Chief of Staff, United States Army, 2011-2015 *

Edward Ord Edward Otho Cresap Ord (October 18, 1818 – July 22, 1883) was an American engineer and United States Army officer who saw action in the Seminole War, the Indian Wars, and the American Civil War. He commanded an army during the final days of th ...

(1818–1883), major general, Army of the James during the Appomattox Campaign, Union Army, Civil War Pershing's Tombstone

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George S. Patton IV George Smith Patton IV (December 24, 1923 – June 27, 2004) was a major general in the United States Army and the son of World War II General George S. Patton Jr. He served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Military career Patton was e ...

(1923–2004), US Army major general and son of famed World War II general

George S. Patton George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, and the Third United States Army in France ...

Raymond Stanton Patton Rear Admiral Raymond Stanton Patton (29 December 1882 – 25 November 1937) was the second Director of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and a career officer in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps, the predecessor of the Na ...

(1882–1937), rear admiral and first flag officer of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps and second Director of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey (1929–1937) *

John J. Pershing General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948), nicknamed "Black Jack", was a senior United States Army officer. He served most famously as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) on the Wes ...

(1860–1948), commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I and America's first

General of the Armies General of the Armies of the United States, more commonly referred to as General of the Armies, is the highest military rank in the United States Army. The rank has been conferred three times: to John J. Pershing in 1919, as a personal accola ...

(1813–1891), admiral, Union Navy, Civil War, most notable as the Union naval commander during the Vicksburg Campaign, a turning point of the war which split the Confederacy in two

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* John Aaron Rawlins (1831–1869), Civil War general, chief of staff and later Secretary of War to

Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, he led the Union Ar ...

Alfred C. Richmond Alfred Carroll Richmond (18 January 1902 – 15 March 1984) was an admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 11th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from 1954 to 1962, the second longest tenure of any U.S. Coast Gu ...

(1902–1984), admiral, 11th Commandant of the Coast Guard *

Hyman G. Rickover Hyman G. Rickover (January 27, 1900 – July 8, 1986) was an admiral in the U.S. Navy. He directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of the U.S. Naval Reactors offic ...

(1900–1986),

admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...

, father of the Nuclear Navy * Matthew Ridgway (1895–1993), World War II and Korean War general, Chief of Staff of the Army * William S. Rosecrans (1819–1898), major general, Army of the Cumberland, Union Army, Civil War *

William T. Ryder Brigadier General William Thomas Ryder (April 16, 1913 – October 1, 1992) was an Officer (armed forces), officer of the United States Army and the first American paratrooper during World War II. Ryder helped pioneer Army Airborne forces, airborn ...

(1913–1992), brigadier general; first American paratrooper

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* Thomas R. Sargent III (1914–2010), vice admiral,

Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard The vice commandant of the Coast Guard serves as the second-in-command of the United States Coast Guard, behind only the commandant of the Coast Guard. Since 1929, 31 officers have served as Vice Commandant, or, as the position was referred to b ...

* August Schomburg (1908–1972), lieutenant general, Commander US Army Ordnance and Missile Command; commander, Industrial College of the Armed Forces *

Gustavus H. Scott Gustavus Hall Scott (13 June 1812 – 23 March 1882) was an officer in the United States Navy who served in the Second Seminole War and the American Civil War. He rose to the rank of rear admiral and late in his career was commander-in-chief of ...

(1812–1882), US Navy rear admiral, exhumed in 1896 from Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C., and reburied at Arlington National Cemetery * Benedict J. Semmes, Jr. (1913–1994), US Navy vice admiral * John Shalikashvili (1936–2011), general,

Supreme Allied Commander Europe The Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) is the commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Allied Command Operations (ACO) and head of ACO's headquarters, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). The commander is ...

(1992–1993),

(1993–1997) * Philip Sheridan (1831–1888), general, Union Army, Civil War and commanding general, US Army, 1883–88 * Robert F. Sink (1905–1965), US Army lieutenant general and former regimental commander of the

506th Parachute Infantry Regiment The 506th Infantry Regiment, originally designated the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (506th PIR) during World War II, is an airborne light infantry regiment of the United States Army. Currently a parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regiment ...

101st Airborne Division The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) ("Screaming Eagles") is a light infantry division of the United States Army that specializes in air assault operations. It can plan, coordinate, and execute multiple battalion-size air assault operati ...

; a close friend of Easy Company commander Major

Richard Winters Richard Davis Winters (January 21, 1918January 2, 2011) was an American businessman and decorated war veteran who served as a U.S. Army officer during World War II. He is best known for having commanded Easy Company of the 2nd Battalion, 506th ...

, he is portrayed by Vietnam veteran and retired US Marine Corps captain

Dale Dye Dale Adam Dye Jr. (born October 8, 1944) is an American actor, technical advisor, radio personality and writer. A decorated Marine veteran of the Vietnam War, Dye is the founder and head of Warriors, Inc., a technical advisory company specializ ...

in the HBO/BBC miniseries '' Band of Brothers'' *

Joseph S. Skerrett Rear Admiral Joseph Salathiel Skerrett (18 January 1833 – 1 January 1897) was an officer in the United States Navy. He participated in one of the most successful actions of the African Slave Trade Patrol, fought in the American Civil War, ...

(1833–1897), US Navy rear admiral * Walter Bedell Smith (1895–1961), general, US Army, World War II, Dwight D. Eisenhower's Chief of Staff during Eisenhower's tenure at SHAEF and Director of the CIA 1950–1953; served as US Ambassador to the Soviet Union 1946–1948 * Harold I. Small (1932–2015), US Army Major General, Commanding General US Army Transportation Command, 1980–1985, Commanding General Fort Eustis, 1978–1985, Korean War, Vietnam War. * Charles Stillman Sperry (1847–1911), US Navy rear admiral, commander of the

Great White Fleet The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the group of United States Navy battleships which completed a journey around the globe from December 16, 1907 to February 22, 1909 by order of President Theodore Roosevelt. Its mission was t ...

, namesake of *

Robert Francis Anthony Studds Rear Admiral Robert Francis Anthony Studds (December 17, 1896 – May 28, 1962) was a career officer in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps, predecessor of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Co ...

(1896–1962), United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps admiral and engineer, fourth Director of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey

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* Robert A. "Fuzzy" Theobald (1884–1957), US Navy rear admiral who commanded Navy forces in the Aleutian Islands Campaign during World War II

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Howard L. Vickery Howard Leroy Vickery (April 20, 1892 – March 21, 1946) was a decorated U.S. naval officer with the rank of Vice admiral. He was renowned merchant shipbuilder and served as Vice Chairman, U.S. Maritime Commission during World War II. Early li ...

(1892–1946), vice admiral, US Navy and World War II merchant shipbuilder

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Donald M. Weller Donald McPherrin Weller (May 1, 1908 – March 8, 1985) was a decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of Major general (United States), major general. He is most noted as pioneer of Naval gunfire support and author of m ...

(1908–1985), major general, pioneer of Naval gunfire support; served during World War II * Joseph Wheeler (1836–1906), served as a major general of the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and the US Army during the Spanish–American War and

* Orde Charles Wingate (1903–1944), British major general, creator and commander of the Chindits *

Spencer S. Wood Rear Admiral Spencer Shepard Wood (7 August 1861 – 30 July 1940) was a United States Navy officer. His career included service in the Spanish–American War and World War I, command of battleships and cruisers, and duty as an aide to a numbe ...

(1861–1940), US Navy rear admiral *

Clark H. Woodward Clark Howell Woodward (March 4, 1877 – May 29, 1967) served the United States Navy in five wars: the Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, the Chinese Boxer Rebellion, and both World Wars. A staunch promoter of an advanced U.S. Na ...

(1877–1968), vice admiral, served in five wars: the Spanish–American War,

and both World Wars * Horatio Wright (1820–1899), major general; commanded

VI Corps 6 Corps, 6th Corps, Sixth Corps, or VI Corps may refer to: France * VI Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry formation of the Imperial French army during the Napoleonic Wars * VI Corps (Grande Armée), a formation of the Imperial French army dur ...

of the Army of the Potomac from the Overland Campaign to the end of the Civil War; then served as the Chief of Engineers for the US Army Corps of Engineers; worked on projects such as the

Brooklyn Bridge The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/ suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River ...

and the completion of the Washington Monument

Other military burials

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Quentin C. Aanenson Quentin C. Aanenson (April 21, 1921 – December 28, 2008) was a World War II veteran fighter pilot and former captain of the 391st Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force, Army Air Forces. He flew the P-47 Thunderbolt in the Normand ...

(1921–2008), World War II veteran fighter pilot and former captain of the 391st Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force, US Army Air Corps * George Adamski (1891–1965), noted

ufologist Ufology ( ) is the investigation of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) by people who believe that they may be of extraordinary origins (most frequently of extraterrestrial alien visitors). While there are instances of government, private, and f ...

Olavi Alakulppi Olavi Eelis Alakulppi (17 July 1915 – 19 August 1990) was a Finnish military officer and cross-country skier. Life and career Alakulppi was born in Rovaniemi, Finland, to Elis and Senja Alakulppi (née Törmänen). Alakulppi served in the Finn ...

(1915–1990), Finnish cross country skier and recipient of the

Mannerheim Cross The Mannerheim Cross ( fi, Mannerheim-risti, sv, Mannerheimkorset), officially Mannerheim Cross of the Cross of Liberty ( fi, Vapaudenristin Mannerheim-risti, link=no, sv, Frihetskorsets Mannerheimkors, link=no) is the most distinguished Finnish ...

who rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the US Army *

John B. Anderson John Bayard Anderson (February 15, 1922 – December 3, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 16th congressional district from 1961 to 1981. A member o ...

(1922–2017), World War II staff sergeant and politician

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* Alan Bean (1932–2018), astronaut, fourth person to walk on the Moon (

Apollo 12 Apollo 12 (November 14–24, 1969) was the sixth crewed flight in the United States Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon. It was launched on November 14, 1969, by NASA from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Commander Pete Conra ...

) * Van D. Bell Jr. (1918–2009), US Marine Corps colonel, recipient of two Navy Crosses *

Albert Blithe Albert Blithe (June 25, 1923 – December 17, 1967) was an American career soldier who served as a private first class with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. Blit ...

(1923–1967), US Army paratrooper; one of several

Easy Company E Company, 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, the "Screaming Eagles", is a company in the United States Army. The company was referred to as "Easy" after the radio call for "E" in the ph ...

soldiers depicted in '' Band of Brothers''. * Ruby G. Bradley (1907–2002), colonel; with 34 medals, one of the most decorated women in US military history *

Alfred Winsor Brown Alfred Winsor Brown II (November 6, 1885 – September 7, 1938) was a United States Navy Captain (United States)#U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Public Health Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, captain who served a ...

(1885–1938), US Navy Captain who served as 31st

Naval Governor of Guam The governor of Guam ( ch, I Maga'låhen / ) is the head of government of Guam and the commander-in-chief of the Guam National Guard, whose responsibilities also include making the annual State of the Island (formerly the State of the Territor ...

* Frank Buckles (1901–2011), last known American veteran of World War I *

Charles Burlingame Charles Frank "Chic" Burlingame III (September 12, 1949 – September 11, 2001) was the Captain of American Airlines Flight 77, the aircraft that was crashed by terrorists into the Pentagon during the September 11 attacks. Biography Burlingame ...

(1949–2001), US Navy Captain, pilot of hijacked

American Airlines Flight 77 American Airlines Flight 77 was a scheduled American Airlines domestic transcontinental passenger flight from Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, to Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. The Boe ...

during September 11 attacks

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* Roger Chaffee (1935–1967),

astronaut An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek (), meaning 'star', and (), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft. Although generally r ...

killed in the Apollo 1 fire * Samuel-Edmour St. Onge Chapleau (1839–1921), US Army major in the Civil War; Clerk of the Senate of Canada and Clerk of the Parliaments of Canada, 1900–1917 * Willis Carto (1926–2015), American political activist * William Christman (1843–1864), first soldier buried at Arlington *

Bertram Tracy Clayton Bertram Tracy Clayton (October 19, 1862 – May 30, 1918) was an American soldier and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1899 to 1901. Biography Born on the Clayton estate near Clayton, Alabama, he went on to ...

(1862–1918), Congressman from New York, killed in action in 1918 * William Colby (1920–1996) Member of the Office of Strategic Services, Director of Central Intelligence. * Michael Collins (astronaut) (1930-2021), US Air Force officer, NASA Astronaut; Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11. * Truman W. Crawford (1934–2003), US Marine Corps colonel (1966–1996); commander of the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps; oldest active duty Marine at the time of his retirement; formerly US Air Force master sergeant (1953–1963); musical director of the US Air Force Drum and Bugle Corps *

William P. Cronan William Pigott Cronan (March 6, 1879 – March 18, 1929) was a United States Navy Captain who served as the 19th Naval Governor of Guam. During his tenure in the Navy, he became decorated, commanded a number of ships, and came to be known as ...

(1879–1929), US Navy officer and 19th

* Scott Crossfield (1921–2006), US Naval aviator and test pilot; first to fly at twice the speed of sound; played a major role in the design and development of the North American X-15

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* John Charles Daly (1914–1991), radio and TV newsman and television host on '' What's My Line?'' * Jane Delano (1862–1919), Director of Army Nursing Corps *

Dieter Dengler Dieter Dengler (May 22, 1938 – February 7, 2001) was a German-born United States Navy aviator during the Vietnam War and, following six months of imprisonment and torture, became the second captured U.S. airman to escape enemy captivity ...

(1938–2001), US Navy pilot shot down over

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

who escaped from a

Pathet Lao The Pathet Lao ( lo, ປະເທດລາວ, translit=Pa thēt Lāo, translation=Lao Nation), officially the Lao People's Liberation Army, was a communist political movement and organization in Laos, formed in the mid-20th century. The gro ...

POW camp; subject of the film ''

Rescue Dawn ''Rescue Dawn'' is a 2006 American epic war drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog, based on an adapted screenplay written from his 1997 documentary film ''Little Dieter Needs to Fly''. The film stars Christian Bale and is based on the ...

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* Hilan Ebert (1903–1942) cenotaph, received the Navy Cross for action aboard the in World War II; was named in his honor *

John Joy Edson John Joy Edson (May 17, 1846 – July 15, 1935), was president of the Washington Loan and Trust Company, Equitable Co-operative Building Association, treasurer of the American Geographical Society, and Chairman of the Board and treasurer of the N ...

(1846–1935), Civil War; executive and treasurer of National Geographic Society * Aleksander Einseln (1931–2017) United States Army colonel who later became general and commander-in-chief of the Estonian Defence Forces

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* Rene Gagnon (1925–1979), one of the six US Marines immortalized in

Joe Rosenthal Joseph John Rosenthal (October 9, 1911 – August 20, 2006) was an American photographer who received the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic World War II photograph '' Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima'', taken during the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima. H ...

's iconic photo '' Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima'' *

John Glenn John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling ...

(1921–2016), first American to orbit the Earth; US Senator; fighter pilot in World War II and Korea * Gus Grissom (1926–1967), astronaut killed in the Apollo 1 fire * Jerry Don Glover (1936-2020), 20-year Air-Force military career, he was a Navigator in Vietnam and retired as a Lt. Colonel with honors and a Purple Heart

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* David Haskell Hackworth (1930–2005), colonel and highly decorated soldier * Ira Hayes (1923–1955), one of the six US marines immortalized in

's iconic photo '' Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima'' *

Nicholas H. Heck Captain Nicholas Hunter Heck (1 September 1882 – 21 December 1953) was a career officer of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps. A leading geophysicist of his time, Heck made important contributions in the study of seismology and o ...

(1882–1953),

US Coast and Geodetic Survey The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) is a United States federal agency that defines and manages a national coordinate system, providing the foundation for transportation and communication; mapping and charting; and a large number of applications ...

captain,

geophysicist Geophysics () is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. The term ''geophysics'' som ...

seismologist Seismology (; from Ancient Greek σεισμός (''seismós'') meaning "earthquake" and -λογία (''-logía'') meaning "study of") is the scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or through other ...

, oceanographer, and hydrographic surveyor * Anton Hilberath (1898–1946), one of at least 830 German

Prisoners of War A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held Captivity, captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold priso ...

, who died and were buried in the United States. His is the only grave of a German POW at Arlington National Cemetery. * Kara Spears Hultgreen (1965–1994), the first female naval carrier-based fighter pilot *

Alexander Hunter Dr Alexander Hunter (1729–17 May 1809) was a Scottish physician, known also as a writer and editor. Life Born in Edinburgh in 1729 (the ''Memoir'' says 1733), he was eldest son of a prosperous druggist. He was sent to the grammar school at ...

(1843-1914), Confederate private and author of the Civil War memoir ''Johnny Reb & Billy Yank''

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Benjamin R. Jacobs Benjamin Ricardo Jacobs, Ph.D. (March 15, 1879 – February 3, 1963) was born at the American Consulate in Lima, Peru to Rosa Mulet Jacobs of Valparaíso, Chile, a French-Chilean, and Washington Michael Jacobs of South Carolina in the Unite ...

(1879–1963), served as a US Army captain in both World War I and World War II, with his wife, Margaret Ann Connell Jacobs (1890–1973) * James Jabara (1923–1966), first American jet ace in history, credited with shooting down 15 enemy aircraft *

George Juskalian George Juskalian ( hy, Գեւորգ Ժուսգալեան; June 7, 1914 – July 4, 2010) was a decorated Colonel of the United States Army who served for over three decades and fought in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Fol ...

(1914–2010), US Army veteran, three decades and fought in three wars – World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War

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Mildred Kelly Mildred Catherine Kelly (January 24, 1928 – January 27, 2003) served in the United States Army from March 1947 to April 1976. She became the first African American woman to hold the rank of sergeant major and command sergeant major in the US ...

(1928–2003), US Army command sergeant major; first African American woman to serve as an Army sergeant major *

Jack Koehler John O. "Jack" Koehler (June 11, 1930 – September 28, 2012) was a German-born American journalist and executive for the Associated Press, who also briefly served as the White House Communications Director in 1987 during the Reagan administrat ...

(1930–2012), US Army veteran, Associated Press executive and former White House Communications Director *

Humayun Khan (soldier) Humayun Saqib Muazzam Khan (9 September 19768 June 2004) was a United States Army officer who was killed by a suicide attack near Baqubah, Iraq during the Iraq War. He came to national attention in the United States during the 2016 presidential ...

(1976-2004), Iraq War *

Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan (February 12, 1987 – August 6, 2007) was a United States Army specialist who was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is a recipient of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his service, and is buried in Arling ...

(1987-2007) Iraq War

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* Walter Francis Layer (1907–1965), US Marine Corps Officer;

Legion of Merit The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued to members of the eight ...

award recipient, member of the

Naval Order of the United States The Naval Order of the United States was established in 1890 as a hereditary organization in the United States for members of the American sea services. Its primary mission is to encourage research and writing on naval and maritime subjects and pr ...

Felix Z. Longoria Jr. Felix Z. Longoria (April 16, 1920 – June 16, 1945) was an American soldier from Texas, who served in the United States Army as a private. He died during World War II and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery after veterans supported his caus ...

(1920–1945), Mexican American soldier in the US Army; killed in World War II * Liu Nia-chien, Major in the Chinese Military, died October 19, 1946 * Ruth A. Lucas (1920–2013), the first African American female Air Force Colonel *

Francis Lupo Private Francis Lupo, United States Army (February 24, 1895 – July 21, 1918) is the U.S. service member who was, possibly, missing in action for the longest known period, his remains being recovered in 2003 and repatriated. He was killed in act ...

(1895–1918), private killed in France during World War I; holds the distinction of possibly being the longest US service member missing in action to be found (1918–2003)

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* Mark Matthews (1894–2005), last surviving Buffalo Soldier *

Anna Maxwell Anna Caroline Maxwell (March 14, 1851January 2, 1929), was a nurse who came to be known as "the American Florence Nightingale". Her pioneering activities were crucial to the growth of professional nursing in the United States. Early years Maxwell ...

(1851–1929), the American Florence Nightingale; was buried due to her contributions to the Army Nurse Corps * David McCampbell (1910–1996), the US Navy's top World War II fighter ace with 34 kills *

Glenn Miller Alton Glen Miller (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American big band founder, owner, conductor, composer, arranger, trombone player and recording artist before and during World War II, when he was an officer in the United States Arm ...

(1904–1944) cenotaph,

Army Air Forces The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and ''de facto'' aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II ...

Major and well known band leader who disappeared over the English Channel

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Buckey O'Neill William Owen "Buckey" O'Neill (February 2, 1860 – July 1, 1898) was a sheriff, newspaper editor, miner, politician, Georgist, gambler and lawyer, mainly in Arizona. His nickname came from his tendency to "buck the tiger" (play contrary to t ...

(1860–1898), officer in Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders who was killed in the Battle of San Juan Hill *

Peter J. Ortiz Pierre (Peter) Julien Ortiz OBE (July 5, 1913 – May 16, 1988) was a United States Marine Corps colonel who received two Navy Crosses for extraordinary heroism as a major in World War II. He served in North Africa and Europe during the war, as a ...

(1913–1988), US Marine Corps colonel, member of the Office of Strategic Services who fought in Europe during World War II, recipient of two Navy Crosses * Robert F. Overmyer (1936–1996), test pilot, US Marine Corps colonel, and NASA astronaut * William Owens (1980–2017), a

US Navy SEAL The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

who was killed during the

raid on Yakla The Raid on Yakla was a United States/United Arab Emirates military operation carried out on January 29, 2017 in al-Ghayil, a village in the Yakla area of the Al Bayda Governorate of central Yemen, during the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present). A ...

in January 2017; the first combatant to die during the presidency of Donald Trump

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* Francis Gary Powers (1929–1977), U-2 pilot shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960 *

Colin Powell Colin Luther Powell ( ; April 5, 1937 – October 18, 2021) was an American politician, statesman, diplomat, and United States Army officer who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African ...

(1937–2021), U.S. National Security Advisor, 1987-89, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1989-93, 65th U.S. Secretary of State, 2001-05.

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* Henry M. Robert (1837-1923), brigadier general; US Army Corps of Engineers, 1857-1901; in 1876 published the first edition of '' Robert's Rules of Order'', his manual of parliamentary procedure, which remains today the most common parliamentary authority in the United States

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* Thomas Selfridge (1882–1908), first lieutenant in the US Army and the first person to die in a crash of a powered airplane. * Robert Stethem (1961–1985),

United States Navy Seabee United States Naval Construction Battalions, better known as the Navy Seabees, form the U.S. Naval Construction Force (NCF). The Seabee nickname is a heterograph of the initial letters "CB" from the words "Construction Battalion". Depending upon ...

diver murdered by

Hezbollah Hezbollah (; ar, حزب الله ', , also transliterated Hizbullah or Hizballah, among others) is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group, led by its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah since 1992. Hezbollah's parami ...

terrorists during the hijacking of

TWA Flight 847 Trans World Airlines Flight 847 was a flight from Cairo to San Diego with en route stops in Athens, Rome, Boston, and Los Angeles. On the morning of June 14, 1985, Flight 847 was hijacked shortly after take off from Athens. The hijackers demande ...

. is named in his honor. * Michael Strank (1919–1945), one of the six US marines immortalized in

's iconic photo '' Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima''; killed in action just days after the photo was taken. * Leroy Suddath (1931–2020), major general

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* William Cooper Talley (1831–1901), brevet brigadier general for the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War *

Larry Thorne Larry is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names. Larry may refer to the following: People Arts and entertainment * Larry D. Alexander, American artist/writer *Larry Boone ...

(born as ''Lauri Törni'', 1919–1965), Finnish soldier who served in the US special forces and was a World War II veteran; called "soldier who fought under three flags" (Finland, Germany, and US); also, the only former member of the Waffen SS to be interred in Arlington * R. Ewell Thornton (1865–1928), major in World War I, Virginia state senator

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Blake Wayne Van Leer Blake Wayne Van Leer (January 13, 1926 – October 3, 1997) was a United States Navy officer who commanded the naval construction Battalion Seabees during World War II and the Vietnam War. He led the expansion of submarine-launched ballistic ...

(1926–1997), Commander and Captain in the U.S. Navy. Lead SeaBee program and lead the nuclear research and power unit at

McMurdo Station McMurdo Station is a United States Antarctic research station on the south tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the Unit ...

during Operation Deep Freeze.

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Joshua Wheeler Joshua Lloyd Wheeler (November 22, 1975 – October 22, 2015) was a United States Army soldier who was killed in Iraq during Operation Inherent Resolve. He was a master sergeant assigned to the elite Delta Force, and was the first American servi ...

(1975–2015), US Army Delta Force operator.

Silver Star The Silver Star Medal (SSM) is the United States Armed Forces' third-highest military decoration for valor in combat. The Silver Star Medal is awarded primarily to members of the United States Armed Forces for gallantry in action against an e ...

recipient. The first American to be killed fighting ISIS insurgents and the first American to be killed in Iraq since November 2011.

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Charles Young Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was " ...

(1864–1922), first African-American colonel in the US Army * John Young (1930–2018), NASA astronaut and ninth man to walk on the moon (

Apollo 16 Apollo 16 (April 1627, 1972) was the tenth crewed mission in the United States Apollo space program, administered by NASA, and the fifth and penultimate to land on the Moon. It was the second of Apollo's " J missions", with an extended sta ...

Other notable military service members

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Peter H. Allabach Peter Hollingshead Allabach (September 9, 1824 – February 11, 1892) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Early life and career Allabach was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and attended the academy there. At the ag ...

(1824–1892), colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War, Chief of the United States Capitol Police

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William B. Bader William Banks Bader (September 8, 1931 – March 16, 2016) was an American diplomat who served as the assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs from 1999 to 2001. Early life and education Bader's paternal grandfather was ...

, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs *

Joseph J. Bartlett Joseph Jackson Bartlett (November 21, 1834 – January 14, 1893) was a New York attorney, brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and postbellum international diplomat and pensions administrator for the United States ...

(1834–1893), Union Brigadier General during the Civil War, New York attorney, and U.S. diplomat * Sosthenes Behn (1882–1957), businessman and founder of

ITT Corporation ITT Inc., formerly ITT Corporation, is an American worldwide manufacturing company based in Stamford, Connecticut. The company produces specialty components for the aerospace, transportation, energy and industrial markets. ITT's three businesses ...

William W. Belknap William Worth Belknap (September 22, 1829 – October 12, 1890) was a lawyer, soldier in the Union Army, government administrator in Iowa, and the 30th United States Secretary of War, serving under President Ulysses S. Grant. Belknap was impeach ...

, Army general, secretary of war *

Ludwig Bemelmans Ludwig Bemelmans (April 27, 1898 – October 1, 1962) was an Austrian-American writer and illustrator of children's books and adult novels. He is known best for the ''Madeline'' picture books. Six were published, the first in 1939. Early life B ...

, author of the ''

Madeline ''Madeline'' is a media franchise that originated as a series of children's books written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans, an Austrian-American author. The books have been adapted into numerous formats, spawning telefilms, television series a ...

'' children's series. *

Hugo Black Hugo Lafayette Black (February 27, 1886 – September 25, 1971) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1927 to 1937 and as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1937 to 1971. A ...

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States An associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is any member of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the chief justice of the United States. The number of associate justices is eight, as set by the Judiciary Act of 18 ...

William J. Brennan, Jr. William Joseph "Bill" Brennan Jr. (April 25, 1906 – July 24, 1997) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1956 to 1990. He was the List of United States Supreme Cou ...

, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States *

Al Brodax Albert Philip Brodax (February 14, 1926 – November 24, 2016) was an American film and television producer who was credited as "Al Broadax". Career Brodax grew up in Washington Heights, Manhattan but moved to Brooklyn as a teen and attended ...

, animator * Ron Brown,

Secretary of Commerce The United States secretary of commerce (SecCom) is the head of the United States Department of Commerce. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters relating to commerce. The secretary rep ...

* William Jennings Bryan, Secretary of State, three-time presidential candidate, orator * William Francis Buckley, CIA station chief, murdered in Beirut

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* Frank Carlucci (1930–2018),

Secretary of Defense A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

Jacob Chestnut The 1998 United States Capitol shooting was an attack on July 24, 1998, which led to the deaths of two United States Capitol Police officers. Officer Jacob Chestnut and Detective John Gibson were killed when Russell Eugene Weston Jr. entered t ...

(1940–1998), United States Capitol Police officer killed in the 1998 Capitol shooting attack * Purnell W. Choppin (1929–2021),

virologist Virology is the scientific study of biological viruses. It is a subfield of microbiology that focuses on their detection, structure, classification and evolution, their methods of infection and exploitation of host cells for reproduction, their ...

and physician * Clark Clifford (1906–1998),

, advisor to four presidents *

Winifred Collins Winifred Quick Collins (November 26, 1911 – May 5, 1999) was Chief of Naval Personnel for Women in the United States Navy, and Director of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) from 1957 to 1962. Early life She was born Win ...

(1911–1999), a World War II WAVES * Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. (1930–1999), Apollo

, third man to walk on the Moon *

Jackie Cooper John Cooper Jr. (September 15, 1922 – May 3, 2011) was an American actor, television director, producer, and executive, known universally as Jackie Cooper. He was a child actor who made the transition to an adult career. Cooper was the first ...

(1922–2011), actor, television director, producer and executive *

James C. Corman James Charles Corman (October 20, 1920 – December 30, 2000) was an American politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1957 to 1961 and as a member of the United States House of Representatives between 1961 and 1981. ...

(1920–2000), California politician

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Dwight F. Davis Dwight Filley Davis Sr. (July 5, 1879 – November 28, 1945) was an American tennis player and politician. He is best remembered as the founder of the Davis Cup international tennis competition. He was the Assistant Secretary of War from 1923 to ...

, Secretary of War; established the

Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...

Michael E. DeBakey Michael Ellis DeBakey (September 7, 1908 – July 11, 2008) was a Lebanese-American general and cardiovascular surgeon, scientist and medical educator who became Chairman of the Department of Surgery, President, and Chancellor of Baylor College ...

, famous cardiovascular physician; US Army soldier during World War II * John Dingell, World War II veteran and politician *

Bob Dole Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his te ...

(1923-2021), served in World War II as a second lieutenant in the US Army's 10th Mountain Division, was seriously wounded by a German shell that struck his upper back and right arm while engaging in combat near

Castel d'Aiano Castel d'Aiano ( Medial Mountain Bolognese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, located in the Apennine mountains about southwest of Bologna. Castel d'Aiano border ...

in the Apennine mountains southwest of Bologna, Italy. Later became a member of Kansas state House of Representatives, County Attorney of Russell County, Kansas, represented his home state of Kansas as a member of US House of Representatives and as a US Senator, and was the Republican nominee in the 1996 United States Presidential election. Awarded Bronze Star and Purple Heart. *

John Foster Dulles John Foster Dulles (, ; February 25, 1888 – May 24, 1959) was an American diplomat, lawyer, and Republican Party politician. He served as United States Secretary of State under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1959 and was briefly ...

, secretary of state * Charles Durning, Army veteran and actor

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Headstone - Medgar Evers grave, Arlington National Cemetery

R. Lee Ermey Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944 – April 15, 2018) was an American actor and U.S. Marine drill instructor. He achieved fame for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film '' Full Metal Jacket'', which earned him a Golden Glob ...

(1944–2018), USMC staff sergeant and actor * Medgar Evers (1925–1963),

NAACP The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E.&nb ...

field secretary in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement; assassinated in 1963

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* Arthur A. Fletcher, civil rights advocate * Lawrence Freedman, former US Army Special operations soldier with Delta Force; CIA paramilitary operative killed in Somalia in 1992 * William F. Friedman, US Army cryptologist who co-created the field of American cryptanalysis with his wife Elizebeth Friedman, and broke many ciphers, including the Japanese Code Purple in World War II

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* Alex Gard (1898–1948), US Navy sailor; famous New York City restaurant and theatrical cartoonist of Russian descent *

Richard F. Gordon Jr. Richard Francis Gordon Jr. (October 5, 1929 – November 6, 2017) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and an American football executive. He was one of 24 people to have flown to the Moon, as the c ...

(1929–2017), astronaut *

Stanley L. Greigg Stanley Lloyd Greigg (May 7, 1931 – June 13, 2002) was an American politician who served one term as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from northwestern Iowa. A Democrat, he was elected to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of l ...

, US Congressman from Iowa

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* Peter Hackes, Navy Captain and correspondent * Alexander Haig, secretary of state, 1981–82 * Robert Halperin, competitive Star-class sailor, and Olympic bronze medalist and Pan American Games gold medalist * Dashiell Hammett, author * Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841–1935),

, wounded three times in the Civil War, "The Great Dissenter" * Kara Spears Hultgreen (1965–1994), US Navy officer and naval aviator; first American woman fighter pilot in the US Navy; first female fighter pilot killed after the Department of Defense Risk Rule

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Robert G. Ingersoll Robert Green Ingersoll (; August 11, 1833 – July 21, 1899), nicknamed "the Great Agnostic", was an American lawyer, writer, and orator during the Golden Age of Free Thought, who campaigned in defense of agnosticism. Personal life Robert Inge ...

, political leader and orator, noted for his

agnosticism Agnosticism is the view or belief that the existence of God, of the divine or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. (page 56 in 1967 edition) Another definition provided is the view that "human reason is incapable of providing sufficient ...

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René Joyeuse René Joyeuse, M.D., MS, FACS (17 January 192012 June 2012) was a Swiss, French and American soldier, physician and researcher. He distinguished himself as an agent of Allied intelligence in German-occupied France during World War II. Early lif ...

(1920–2012), free French Officer (Captain) who served in the

(OSS) during World War II and was awarded the

Distinguished Service Cross The Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) is a military decoration for courage. Different versions exist for different countries. *Distinguished Service Cross (Australia) *Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) *Distinguished Service Cross (U ...

; physician; co-founder of the American Trauma Society * Henry S. Julian (1862–1939), member of the Missouri House of Representatives and military officer during the Spanish–American War

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* Kenneth Keating (1900–1975), brigadier general, US Senator from New York (1959–1965) *

Edward Stanley Kellogg Edward Stanley Kellogg (August 20, 1870 – January 8, 1948) was a United States Navy Captain who served as the governor of American Samoa. Kellogg graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1892 and joined the Naval Engineer Corps. He ...

(1870–1948), US Navy Captain, 16th

Governor of American Samoa This is a list of governors, etc. of the part of the Samoan Islands (now comprising American Samoa) under United States administration since 1900. From 1900 to 1978 governors were appointed by the Federal government of the United States. Since ...

(1923–1925) * Burt Kennedy (1922–2001), US Army Lieutenant during World War II, film director and screenwriter *

Edward M. Kennedy Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...

(1932–2009), US Army veteran (1951–1953), US Senator from Massachusetts (1962–2009) * John F. Kennedy (1917–1963), US Navy officer during World War II, US Representative (1947–1953) and US Senator (1953–1961) from Massachusetts, President of the United States (1961–1963) * Robert F. Kennedy (1925–1968), Attorney General of the United States (1961–1964), US Senator from New York (1965–1968) *

(1987–2007), Iraq War * Humayun Khan, US Army captain *

Frank Kowalski Frank Kowalski (October 18, 1907 – October 11, 1974) was a career officer in the United States Army, and was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. After retiring as a Colonel (United States), colonel, Kowalski went on to serve as a Unit ...

, US Army veteran of World War II; US Representative from Connecticut

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* Frank Lautenberg, World War II veteran and US Senator from New Jersey * Paul Laxalt, World War II medic and Governor of and US Senator from Nevada * Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French military engineer, architect, and urban planner; designed the

city of Washington The District of Columbia was created in 1801 as the federal district of the United States, with territory previously held by the states of Maryland and Virginia ceded to the federal government of the United States for the purpose of creating its ...

* Henry Balding Lewis, US Army major general, Veterans Administration * Robert Todd Lincoln, Secretary of War, son of former US President Abraham Lincoln *

Joe Louis Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He rei ...

, world heavyweight boxing champion *

Allard Lowenstein Allard Kenneth Lowenstein (January 16, 1929 – March 14, 1980)Lowenstein's gravestone, Arlington National Cemeteryphoto onlineon the cemetery's official website. Accessed online 28 October 2006.New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

Richard Lugar Richard Green Lugar (April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party. Born in Indianapolis, Lugar graduated from De ...

, US Senator from Indiana *

John R. Lynch John Roy Lynch (September 10, 1847 – November 2, 1939) was an American writer, attorney, military officer, author, and Republican politician who served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives and represented Mississippi in th ...

, freedman, US Army

major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

, and member of Congress

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Arthur MacArthur III Arthur MacArthur III (June 1, 1876 – December 2, 1923) was a United States Navy officer, whose active-duty career extended from the Spanish–American War through World War I. He was an elder brother of General Douglas MacArthur (1880–196 ...

(1876–1923), US Navy captain, brother of General

* Crandal Mackey (1865–1957), Lawyer and commonwealth attorney of Arlington, Virginia * Mike Mansfield (1903–2001), Navy veteran of World War I, Army

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-winning author and former officer in the US Marine Corps

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, US Navy Lieutenant Commander (World War II); politician; Secretary of State * Malcolm Ross, US Navy Captain (World War II), an atmospheric scientist and balloonist who set several records for altitude and scientific inquiry. In 1960, set the altitude record for manned balloon flight.

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* Brian Sicknick (1978–2021), United States Capitol Police officer died of natural causes after the

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, journalist, evangelist, prohibitionist * Helmut Sonnenfeldt (1926–2012), foreign policy expert for Henry Kissinger * Johnny Micheal Spann, CIA officer and former US Marine Corps captain; first American killed in Afghanistan * Cordwainer Smith (1913-1966), Army officer involved in the creation of the Office of War Information and the Operation Planning and Intelligence Board, science fiction author *

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(1920–2019), Navy intelligence officer in the Pacific Theater, Lieutenant commander, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States * Ted Stevens (1923–2010), US Senator from Alaska * Potter Stewart, World War II sailor and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States *

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, 15-term US Representative from New York * Anthony Sydes (1941–2015), actor

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, Oscar-winning Hollywood film actress. Buried with her husband, U.S. Navy officer Reginald Venable. * Gretta Bader, sculptor, buried with her husband, William B. Bader *

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(1871–1941), New York City Comptroller; also a soldier *

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* William Jennings Bryan, politician and lawyer *

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* Leslie Coffelt, White House police officer killed fighting off would-be assassins of President

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in the 1950 assassination attempt at Blair House *

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, founder of Arlington Plantation; grandson of Martha Washington; step-grandson and adopted son of President

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; father to Mary Anna Custis Lee *

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, wife to

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* William O. Douglas, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

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* Elizebeth Friedman, noted cryptanalyst who broke thousands of ciphers during the Prohibition Era and World Wars, trained first group of WWI cryptologists. Buried with husband William Friedman.

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(1920–2020) * Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933–2020), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and her husband Martin D. (1932-2010), who worked as a law professor

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* Arabella Kennedy, (1956) infant daughter of Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy *

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(1929–1994),

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(1961–1963), wife of John F. Kennedy * Patrick Bouvier Kennedy (1963–1963), infant son of Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy *

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(1927–2006), TV and film actress; buried alongside her husband, Warren V. Bush (Sgt., US Air Force)

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* Abraham Lincoln II (1873–1890), only son of Robert Todd Lincoln, grandson of Abraham Lincoln *

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(1930–2018), actress

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* Helen Herron Taft (1861–1943),

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Other

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is memorialized with a cenotaph. Five

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s have been held at Arlington: those of

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William Howard Taft and John F. Kennedy, that of

, that of

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and his brother Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

References

External links

ArlingtonCemetery.org – unofficial website
(archived page) *

(archived page) *
Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington Cemetery
– ArlingtonCemetery.org – unofficial website (archived page)
National Park Service site

Interment.net – interment Information

ArlingtonCemetery.net – unofficial website
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