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
David C. Jones
1921–2013 (age 92)
Arlington National Cemetery
Aberdeen-born David C. Jones served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and was buried at Arlington National Cemete...
Birch Bayh
1928–2019 (age 91)
Arlington National Cemetery
Terre Haute native Birch Bayh was a long-serving U.S. senator from Indiana who died in 2019 and was laid to rest at Arli...
John Galvin
1929–2015 (age 86)
Arlington National Cemetery
Wakefield-born John Galvin was a U.S. Army general and Supreme Allied Commander Europe whose career ended with his 2015 ...
Brian Binnie
1953–2022 (age 69)
Arlington National Cemetery
West Lafayette-born Brian Binnie was a test pilot for SpaceShipOne and a veteran of the commercial spaceflight movement,...
Paul Findley
1921–2019 (age 98)
Arlington National Cemetery
Jacksonville-born Paul Findley served Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives and, after passing in 2019, was inte...
Lew Allen
1925–2010 (age 85)
Arlington National Cemetery
Miami-born Lew Allen was a U.S. Air Force general and former chief of staff of the Air Force who died in 2010 and was bu...
Ron Dellums
1935–2018 (age 83)
Arlington National Cemetery
Oakland-born Ron Dellums was a trailblazing U.S. congressman and later mayor of Oakland whose life ended in 2018 and bur...
Noel Gayler
1914–2011 (age 97)
Arlington National Cemetery
Noel Gayler was a U.S. Navy aviator who rose to four-star admiral, commanding Pacific forces and advising on national se...
Paul N. Carlin
1931–2018 (age 87)
Arlington National Cemetery
Paul N. Carlin was an American business and postal executive who served as the Postmaster General of the United States i...
Paul X. Kelley
1928–2019 (age 91)
Arlington National Cemetery
Paul X. Kelley was the 28th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, leading the service through the late 1970s.
Robert D. Rowley
1941–2010 (age 69)
Arlington National Cemetery
Robert D. Rowley was an American military officer whose decades of service included senior leadership roles in the U.S. ...
Robert E. Kramek
1939–2016 (age 77)
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Robert E. Kramek was a U.S. Coast Guard admiral who led the service as its Commandant during the early 1990s.
Robert T. Moeller
1951–2011 (age 60)
Arlington National Cemetery
Robert T. Moeller was a United States Navy admiral who commanded major surface and fleet organizations before retiring.
Stanford Parris
1929–2010 (age 81)
Arlington National Cemetery
Stanford Parris was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia noted for his advocacy on def...
Joe M. Jackson
1923–2019 (age 96)
Arlington National Cemetery
Joe M. Jackson was a United States Air Force officer and Medal of Honor recipient recognized for a daring rescue mission...
John C. Truesdale
1921–2011 (age 90)
Arlington National Cemetery
John C. Truesdale was a labor lawyer and long-serving National Labor Relations Board member who guided labor policy thro...
John F. Baker, Jr.
1945–2012 (age 67)
Arlington National Cemetery
John F. Baker Jr. was a U.S. Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor in Vietnam.
John P. White
1937–2017 (age 80)
Arlington National Cemetery
John P. White was an economist and public servant who served as Deputy Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administratio...
John Spencer Hardy
1913–2012 (age 99)
Arlington National Cemetery
John Spencer Hardy was a United States Air Force lieutenant general whose career spanned World War II and the early Cold...
John Culver
1932–2018 (age 86)
Arlington National Cemetery
John Culver was an American politician who represented Iowa in both the U.S. House and Senate during the 1960s and 1970s...
John Jacob Rhodes III
1943–2011 (age 68)
Arlington National Cemetery
John Jacob Rhodes III was an Arizona congressman who served multiple terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Bill Brock
1930–2021 (age 91)
Arlington National Cemetery
Bill Brock was a Tennessee politician who served in Congress before joining the Reagan administration as Secretary of La...
Henry Hartsfield
1933–2014 (age 81)
Arlington National Cemetery
Henry Hartsfield was an American astronaut and United States Air Force officer who piloted three Space Shuttle missions ...
Ion Mihai Pacepa
1928–2021 (age 93)
Arlington National Cemetery
Ion Mihai Pacepa was a Romanian major general and intelligence officer who defected to the United States and wrote criti...
John Warner
1927–2021 (age 94)
Arlington National Cemetery
John Warner served as Secretary of the Navy and for decades as a Virginia U.S. Senator known for his defense expertise a...
David E. Jeremiah
1934–2013 (age 79)
Arlington National Cemetery
Admiral David E. Jeremiah served as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Commander-in-Chief of U.S. Naval Forc...
John Shalikashvili
1936–2011 (age 75)
Arlington National Cemetery
General John Shalikashvili, a Polish-born immigrant, rose to become Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and was laid t...
Melvin Laird
1922–2016 (age 94)
Arlington National Cemetery
Melvin Laird, Secretary of Defense under President Nixon who helped shape Vietnam-era policy, was buried at Arlington Na...
Richard F. Gordon
1929–2017 (age 88)
Arlington National Cemetery
Richard F. Gordon was a U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut who flew on Gemini and Apollo missions before his burial at...
Mal Whitfield
1924–2015 (age 91)
Arlington National Cemetery
Mal Whitfield was a two-time Olympic gold medalist in track and field who later worked as a goodwill ambassador and was ...
John P. Wheeler III
1944–2010 (age 66)
Arlington National Cemetery
John P. Wheeler III served in Republican administrations as a government and defense consultant after a career at the Pe...
James F. Lloyd
1922–2012 (age 90)
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James F. Lloyd served as a U.S. Representative from California and remained active in veterans' affairs until his burial...
Frank Lautenberg
1924–2013 (age 89)
Arlington National Cemetery
Frank Lautenberg was a New Jersey businessman turned U.S. Senator known for advocating transportation safety and was bur...
Edward J. Perkins
1928–2020 (age 92)
Arlington National Cemetery
Edward J. Perkins was a career diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to South Africa and the United Nations before his ...
Frank Carlucci
1930–2018 (age 88)
Arlington National Cemetery
Frank Carlucci was a National Security Advisor and Secretary of Defense who helped steer U.S. policy during the Reagan a...
C. Gordon Fullerton
1936–2013 (age 77)
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C. Gordon Fullerton was an aerospace engineer and NASA astronaut who logged hours on the Space Shuttle and was interred ...
Max Cleland
1942–2021 (age 79)
Arlington National Cemetery
Max Cleland, a decorated Vietnam veteran who lost both legs and an arm, served as a U.S. Senator from Georgia and was bu...
Alfred Worden
1932–2020 (age 88)
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Alfred Worden was the Apollo 15 command module pilot who orbited the Moon while his crewmates walked on its surface.
Anna Chennault
1923–2018 (age 95)
Arlington National Cemetery
Anna Chennault was a Chinese-born American writer and Republican activist known for her advocacy of anti-communist cause...
Ed Derwinski
1926–2012 (age 86)
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Ed Derwinski was an Illinois congressman who became the first U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
John Dingell, Jr.
1926–2019 (age 93)
Arlington National Cemetery
John Dingell, Jr. was the longest-serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Michigan for more th...
Robert E. Haebel
1927–2017 (age 90)
Arlington National Cemetery
Robert E. Haebel was a U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general who held senior command and staff positions during the Cold ...
Robert Jackson
1921–2010 (age 89)
Arlington National Cemetery
Robert Jackson was a U.S. Army general whose decades of service included leadership roles in artillery and training comm...
Robert O. Blake
1921–2015 (age 94)
Arlington National Cemetery
Robert O. Blake was a career U.S. diplomat who served as ambassador to Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and the Philippines.
Robert Reimann
1936–2014 (age 78)
Arlington National Cemetery
Robert Reimann was a career U.S. Foreign Service officer who served in ambassadorial and senior diplomatic posts.
Robert W. Bazley
1925–2012 (age 87)
Arlington National Cemetery
Robert W. Bazley was a U.S. Air Force general who commanded major logistics and systems organizations during the Cold Wa...
Roger Hilsman
1919–2014 (age 95)
Arlington National Cemetery
Roger Hilsman was a U.S. Army officer turned State Department official whose work on Vietnam policy shaped American stra...
Ronald H. Griffith
1936–2018 (age 82)
Arlington National Cemetery
Ronald H. Griffith was a U.S. Army general who served as vice chief of staff of the Army.
Ronald J. Zlatoper
1942–2022 (age 80)
Arlington National Cemetery
Ronald J. Zlatoper was a U.S. Navy admiral who held high-level Pacific commands during the late Cold War.
Roscoe Brown
1922–2016 (age 94)
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Roscoe Brown was a Tuskegee Airman and Air Force officer who later became an educator and advocate for veterans.