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
William Carney
1942–2017 (age 75)
Arlington National Cemetery
William Carney was an American politician who represented Dorchester in the Massachusetts House of Representatives for t...
Michael Collins
1930–2021 (age 91)
Arlington National Cemetery
Michael Collins was an American astronaut who piloted the command module for Apollo 11 while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Ald...
John Young
1930–2018 (age 88)
Arlington National Cemetery
John Young was a NASA astronaut who flew on the Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle programs and commanded the Apollo 16 l...
Alexander Haig
1924–2010 (age 86)
Arlington National Cemetery
Alexander Haig was a U.S. Army general who served as White House chief of staff and Secretary of State in the early Reag...
Colin Powell
1937–2021 (age 84)
Arlington National Cemetery
Colin Powell was a four-star Army general who became the first African American Secretary of State and served as Chairma...
John Glenn
1921–2016 (age 95)
Arlington National Cemetery
John Glenn was a U.S. Marine Corps aviator, Mercury astronaut, and later a longtime U.S. senator from Ohio.
Donald Rumsfeld
1932–2021 (age 89)
Arlington National Cemetery
Donald Rumsfeld was a defense policy strategist who served as Secretary of Defense under both Gerald Ford and George W. ...
Lawrence Eagleburger
1930–2011 (age 81)
Arlington National Cemetery
Lawrence Eagleburger was a career Foreign Service officer who briefly served as Secretary of State following the end of ...
David L. Cornwell
1945–2012 (age 67)
Arlington National Cemetery
David L. Cornwell was an American politician who represented Indiana’s 8th congressional district in the U.S. House of...
Maureen O'Hara
1920–2015 (age 95)
Arlington National Cemetery
Maureen O'Hara was an Irish-American actress celebrated for her iconic performances in Hollywood adventure and romantic ...
Gordon R. Sullivan
1937–2024 (age 87)
Arlington National Cemetery
Gordon R. Sullivan was a U.S. Army general who served as Chief of Staff of the Army and later led veterans’ organizati...
Chuck Yeager
1923–2020 (age 97)
Arlington National Cemetery
Chuck Yeager was a U.S. Air Force test pilot best known for being the first person to pilot an aircraft faster than the ...
Frank Buckles
1901–2011 (age 110)
Arlington National Cemetery
Frank Buckles was the last surviving American veteran of World War I, having served as a U.S. Army ambulance driver in E...
Edgar Mitchell
1930–2016 (age 86)
Arlington National Cemetery
Edgar Mitchell was a NASA astronaut who walked on the Moon during the Apollo 14 mission and later founded the Institute ...
Alan Bean
1932–2018 (age 86)
Arlington National Cemetery
Alan Bean (1932-2018) was a U.S. Navy officer and NASA astronaut who became the fourth person to walk on the Moon during...
Bob Dole
1923–2021 (age 98)
Arlington National Cemetery
Bob Dole (1923-2021) was a World War II veteran and long-serving Kansas Republican senator who became the party’s 1996...
Charles J. Nelson
1921–2011 (age 90)
Arlington National Cemetery
Charles J. Nelson (1921-2011) served as a U.S. military officer during the mid-20th century and is buried at Arlington N...
Robert Guy Byrne
1919–2010 (age 91)
Arlington National Cemetery
Robert Guy Byrne (1919-2010) was a U.S. military officer whose service earned him interment at Arlington National Cemete...
Charles Artaud Byrne
1923–2020 (age 97)
Arlington National Cemetery
Charles Artaud Byrne (1923-2020) served as a U.S. military officer and was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery.
Leroy Suddath
1931–2020 (age 89)
Arlington National Cemetery
Leroy Suddath (1931-2020) was a U.S. Army major general known for his leadership during the Cold War era before retiring...
Clarence E. McKnight Jr.
1929–2022 (age 93)
Arlington National Cemetery
Clarence E. McKnight Jr. (1929-2022) was a U.S. Army lieutenant general whose decades of service culminated in burial at...
Robert J. Sunell
1929–2020 (age 91)
Arlington National Cemetery
Robert J. Sunell (1929-2020) was a U.S. Army major general whose long career in the service earned him burial at Arlingt...
Dennis J. Murphy
1932–2023 (age 91)
Arlington National Cemetery
Dennis J. Murphy (1932-2023) was a U.S. military officer whose decades of service culminated with burial at Arlington Na...
DeWitt Searles
1920–2021 (age 101)
Arlington National Cemetery
DeWitt Searles (1920-2021) was a U.S. Air Force officer whose long career in the service led to his interment at Arlingt...
Harley Hughes
1935–2022 (age 87)
Arlington National Cemetery
Harley Hughes (1935-2022) was a U.S. Air Force officer whose career in the service concluded with his burial at Arlingto...
Norman H. Smith
1933–2024 (age 91)
Arlington National Cemetery
Norman H. Smith (1933-2024) was a U.S. military officer who served through the late 20th century before being laid to re...
Robert D. Springer
1933–2021 (age 88)
Arlington National Cemetery
Robert D. Springer (1933-2021) was a U.S. Air Force major general who held key leadership roles and retired before being...
William R. Maloney
1929–2018 (age 89)
Arlington National Cemetery
William R. Maloney (1929-2018) was a U.S. military officer whose decades of service earned him a place at Arlington Nati...
Robert P. Smith
1929–2012 (age 83)
Arlington National Cemetery
Robert P. Smith (1929-2012) was a U.S. military officer laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery following a long car...
Walter Walsh
1907–2014 (age 107)
Arlington National Cemetery
Walter Walsh (1907–2014) of Union City was an American FBI agent and Olympic marksman whose long service earned him bu...
A. Byron Holderby, Jr.
1935–2012 (age 77)
Arlington National Cemetery
A. Byron Holderby Jr. (1935–2012) was a U.S. Army officer interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
Thomas R. Sargent III
1914–2010 (age 96)
Arlington National Cemetery
Thomas R. Sargent III (1914–2010) of London was a U.S. Coast Guard admiral remembered with burial at Arlington Nationa...
Elizabeth Peet McIntosh
1915–2015 (age 100)
Arlington National Cemetery
Elizabeth Peet McIntosh (1915–2015) of Washington, D.C. served as an OSS intelligence officer and author before being ...
Kenneth G. Wiman
1930–2021 (age 91)
Arlington National Cemetery
Kenneth G. Wiman (1930–2021) was a senior U.S. Coast Guard officer honored with interment at Arlington National Cemete...
Henry Sturgis Morgan Jr.
1924–2011 (age 87)
Arlington National Cemetery
Henry Sturgis Morgan Jr. (1924–2011) of Oyster Bay rose to the rank of U.S. Navy rear admiral and is buried at Arlingt...
Gordon E. Williams
1935–2018 (age 83)
Arlington National Cemetery
Gordon E. Williams (1935–2018) of Nashua was a U.S. Air Force general whose career earned him a tomb at Arlington Nati...
Harold J. Greene
1959–2014 (age 55)
Arlington National Cemetery
Harold J. Greene (1959–2014) of Boston was a U.S. Army major general killed in Afghanistan and interred at Arlington N...
Edmund R. Thompson
1930–2019 (age 89)
Arlington National Cemetery
Edmund R. Thompson (1930–2019) of New Rochelle served as a U.S. Army general and was buried at Arlington National Ceme...
Edward D. Sheafer, Jr.
1940–2016 (age 76)
Arlington National Cemetery
Edward D. Sheafer Jr. (1940–2016) of Pittsburgh was a vice admiral in the U.S. Navy interred at Arlington National Cem...
Edward L. Feightner
1919–2020 (age 101)
Arlington National Cemetery
Edward L. Feightner (1919–2020) of Lima was a U.S. Navy vice admiral and World War II flying ace laid to rest at Arlin...
Edward Rowny
1917–2017 (age 100)
Arlington National Cemetery
Edward Rowny (1917–2017) of Baltimore was a U.S. Army lieutenant general and diplomat whose remains lie at Arlington N...
Kurt Chew-Een Lee
1926–2014 (age 88)
Arlington National Cemetery
Kurt Chew-Een Lee (1926–2014) of San Francisco was the first Asian American U.S. Marine Corps officer to be awarded th...
Everett D. Greinke
1929–2012 (age 83)
Arlington National Cemetery
Everett D. Greinke (1929–2012) of Elmhurst was a U.S. Air Force officer laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
Richard A. Chilcoat
1938–2010 (age 72)
Arlington National Cemetery
Richard A. Chilcoat (1938–2010) of Wilmerding served as a U.S. Air Force general and was interred at Arlington Nationa...
Scott Studenmund
1989–2014 (age 25)
Arlington National Cemetery
Scott Studenmund (1989–2014) is remembered as a fallen service member interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
Levin Barnett "Barney" Broughton
1924–2021 (age 97)
Arlington National Cemetery
Levin Barnett 'Barney' Broughton (1924–2021) served his country before being laid to rest at Arlington National Cemete...
George P. Millburn
1925–2015 (age 90)
Arlington National Cemetery
George P. Millburn (1925–2015) hailed from Cleveland and is honored among those buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Frederick C. Smith
1947–2011 (age 64)
Arlington National Cemetery
Frederick C. Smith (1947–2011) of Saint Paul rests at Arlington National Cemetery among fellow service members.
Charles W. Roades
1931–2010 (age 79)
Arlington National Cemetery
Charles W. Roades (1931–2010) of Evansville is interred at Arlington National Cemetery in recognition of his service.
Gerald H. Putman
1939–2019 (age 80)
Arlington National Cemetery
Gerald H. Putman (1939–2019) from Cuero is commemorated as an Arlington National Cemetery resident.