Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Virginia
The United States military cemetery where over 400,000 active duty service members, veterans, and their families are buried.
Memorials
Lemuel Cornick Shepherd, Jr.
1896–1990 (age 94)
Arlington National Cemetery
Lemuel Cornick Shepherd, Jr. (1896–1990) was a U.S. Marine Corps general who served as Commandant of the Marine Corps ...
George Whelan Anderson, Jr.
1906–1992 (age 86)
Arlington National Cemetery
George Whelan Anderson, Jr. (1906–1992) was an admiral in the U.S. Navy who served as Chief of Naval Operations during...
Lawson P. Ramage
1909–1990 (age 81)
Arlington National Cemetery
Lawson P. Ramage was a U.S. Navy admiral and submarine commander who earned the Medal of Honor for his daring World War ...
Clay Blair
1925–1998 (age 73)
Arlington National Cemetery
Clay Blair was an American journalist and historian best known for his authoritative books on World War II naval warfare...
C. R. Smith
1899–1990 (age 91)
Arlington National Cemetery
C. R. Smith was the longtime president of American Airlines and a U.S. Army Air Forces general who helped build the mode...
Ron Brown
1941–1996 (age 55)
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Ron Brown was U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Clinton and the first African-American to chair the Democratic ...
Patrick J. Hillings
1923–1994 (age 71)
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Patrick J. Hillings was a Republican U.S. Representative from California who later returned to private legal practice.
Frank O'Beirne
1903–1998 (age 95)
Arlington National Cemetery
Frank O'Beirne was a Biloxi-born American whose decades of service to the nation were honored with burial at Arlington N...
Edouard Izac
1891–1990 (age 99)
Arlington National Cemetery
Edouard Izac was a Medal of Honor recipient and U.S. Representative from California who inspired Americans with his Worl...
Edward Hidalgo
1912–1995 (age 83)
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Edward Hidalgo was the U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Carter after a long naval career.
Harry Blackmun
1908–1999 (age 91)
Arlington National Cemetery
Harry Blackmun was an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court whose 1973 majority opinion in Roe v. Wade defined his...
Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr.
1916–1998 (age 82)
Arlington National Cemetery
Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr. was Secretary of the Army and later president of Indiana University as well as a government admin...
Arthur Goldberg
1908–1990 (age 82)
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Arthur Goldberg was a U.S. Supreme Court justice, Secretary of Labor, and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
William J. Brennan
1906–1997 (age 91)
Arlington National Cemetery
William J. Brennan was an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for championing civil rights and liberties.
Jeremy Michael Boorda
1939–1996 (age 57)
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Jeremy Michael Boorda was the 25th Chief of Naval Operations and the first officer to rise from the enlisted ranks to th...
Elliot Richardson
1920–1999 (age 79)
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Elliot Richardson was a cabinet member who served as U.S. Attorney General, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Healt...
Willis Conover
1920–1996 (age 76)
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Willis Conover was a Voice of America jazz broadcaster who introduced American music to millions behind the Iron Curtain...
Graham Martin
1912–1990 (age 78)
Arlington National Cemetery
Graham Martin (1912–1990) was a career U.S. diplomat best known for serving as Ambassador to South Vietnam during the ...
Clarence Long
1908–1994 (age 86)
Arlington National Cemetery
Clarence Long (1908–1994) represented Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives for more than two decades before h...
David Stuart Parker
1919–1990 (age 71)
Arlington National Cemetery
David Stuart Parker (1919–1990) was a U.S. Army general who oversaw the Panama Canal Zone as its governor and rests at...
Floyd Haskell
1916–1998 (age 82)
Arlington National Cemetery
Floyd Haskell (1916–1998) was a U.S. Senator from Colorado noted for his reformist stance before his interment at Arli...
Lane Kirkland
1922–1999 (age 77)
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Lane Kirkland (1922–1999) led the AFL-CIO as its president during pivotal labor battles and is buried at Arlington Nat...
Lucien Conein
1919–1998 (age 79)
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Lucien Conein (1919–1998) was an OSS and CIA operative remembered for his role in Vietnam and other covert operations ...
George Kojac
1910–1996 (age 86)
Arlington National Cemetery
George Kojac (1910–1996) was an Olympic gold medalist swimmer for the United States at the 1928 Amsterdam Games whose ...
F. Bradford Morse
1921–1994 (age 73)
Arlington National Cemetery
F. Bradford Morse (1921–1994) served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts before joining the United Nations and...
Frank N. Ikard
1913–1991 (age 78)
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Frank N. Ikard (1913–1991) represented Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives and later led the American Petroleum...
Frederick Becton
1908–1995 (age 87)
Arlington National Cemetery
Frederick Becton (1908–1995) was a U.S. Navy rear admiral who commanded destroyers in World War II and is buried at Ar...
William McGonagle
1925–1999 (age 74)
Arlington National Cemetery
William McGonagle (1925–1999) was the U.S. Navy commander of the USS Liberty who received the Medal of Honor and rests...
Valentine Pringle
1937–1999 (age 62)
Arlington National Cemetery
Valentine Pringle (1937–1999) was a United States military veteran interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
J. Herbert Burke
1913–1993 (age 80)
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J. Herbert Burke (1913–1993) served as a U.S. Representative from Florida and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery...
Jack Miller
1916–1994 (age 78)
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Jack Miller (1916–1994) was a U.S. Senator from Iowa noted for his moderate Republican stance before his burial at Arl...
John Bruce Medaris
1902–1990 (age 88)
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John Bruce Medaris (1902–1990) was a U.S. Army general who oversaw the Army Ballistic Missile Agency during the early ...
John Francis Latimer
1903–1991 (age 88)
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John Francis Latimer (1903–1991) served as a U.S. Army officer before being laid to rest at Arlington National Cemeter...
Elwood Richard Quesada
1904–1993 (age 89)
Arlington National Cemetery
Elwood Richard Quesada (1904–1993) was a U.S. Air Force general who became the first administrator of the Federal Avia...
Eugene F. Tighe
1921–1994 (age 73)
Arlington National Cemetery
Eugene F. Tighe (1921–1994) was a U.S. Air Force officer who held key national security posts during the Cold War.
Fairfax Downey
1893–1990 (age 97)
Arlington National Cemetery
Fairfax Downey (1893–1990) was an American author and historian who drew on his U.S. Army service to chronicle militar...
Ferdinand J. Chesarek
1914–1993 (age 79)
Arlington National Cemetery
Ferdinand J. Chesarek (1914–1993) rose through the ranks of the U.S. Army to become a senior officer.
Forrest L. Vosler
1923–1992 (age 69)
Arlington National Cemetery
Forrest L. Vosler (1923–1992) was a U.S. Army Air Forces aerial radio operator who received the Medal of Honor for her...
Forrest Silas Petersen
1922–1990 (age 68)
Arlington National Cemetery
Forrest Silas Petersen (1922–1990) was a U.S. Navy aviator and rear admiral who helped pioneer jet aircraft carrier op...
Francis Greenlief
1921–1999 (age 78)
Arlington National Cemetery
Francis Greenlief (1921–1999) served as Chief of the National Guard Bureau as a U.S. Army general.
Franklin E. Sigler
1924–1995 (age 71)
Arlington National Cemetery
Franklin E. Sigler (1924–1995) was a U.S. Marine Corps corporal and Medal of Honor recipient for his valor in World Wa...
Freddie Woodruff
1947–1993 (age 46)
Arlington National Cemetery
Freddie Woodruff (1947–1993) was a CIA officer who was killed while serving as station chief in Georgia.
Welborn G. Dolvin
1916–1991 (age 75)
Arlington National Cemetery
Welborn G. Dolvin (1916–1991) was a U.S. Army general who commanded troops in Europe and Asia.
Welton Ralph Abell
1922–1998 (age 76)
Arlington National Cemetery
Welton Ralph Abell (1922–1998) served as a U.S. Air Force general during the Cold War era.
Wilcomb E. Washburn
1925–1997 (age 72)
Arlington National Cemetery
Wilcomb E. Washburn (1925–1997) was an American historian who directed major museum programs and wrote extensively on ...
William K. Jones
1916–1998 (age 82)
Arlington National Cemetery
William K. Jones (1916–1998) was a U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general who served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam...
William M. Callaghan
1897–1991 (age 94)
Arlington National Cemetery
William M. Callaghan (1897–1991) was a U.S. Navy admiral noted for commanding amphibious forces in the Pacific during ...
Robert C. Gooding
1918–1999 (age 81)
Arlington National Cemetery
Robert C. Gooding (1918–1999) was a U.S. Marine Corps officer from New Orleans who was laid to rest at Arlington Natio...
Foster LaHue
1918–1996 (age 78)
Arlington National Cemetery
Foster LaHue (1918–1996) served as a U.S. Marine Corps officer originating from Corydon and was buried at Arlington Na...
Frederick L. Wieseman
1908–1994 (age 86)
Arlington National Cemetery
Frederick L. Wieseman (1908–1994), a Milwaukee native, dedicated his career to the U.S. Marine Corps and is interred a...