National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Ralph Waldo Christie

1893–1987 (age 94)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Ralph Waldo Christie was an American serviceman and World War II veteran.

Wilfred Holmes

1900–1986 (age 86)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Wilfred Holmes was a British serviceman and World War II veteran.

Edmond H. Leavey

1894–1980 (age 86)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Edmond H. Leavey lived from 1894 to 1980 and was interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Jack Holtwick

1907–1987 (age 80)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Jack Holtwick was an Eufaula resident who lived from 1907 to 1987 and was buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of th...

Kaoru Moto

1917–1992 (age 75)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Kaoru Moto was a U.S. Army private awarded the Medal of Honor for repeatedly braving fire to supply his comrades during ...

Masato Nakae

1917–1998 (age 81)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Masato Nakae was a U.S. Army staff sergeant whose courageous defense of a machine-gun position in Italy earned him the M...

Spark Matsunaga

1916–1990 (age 74)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Spark Matsunaga served as a congressman and senator from Hawaii, pushing for veterans' care and helping create the Vietn...

Stanley Armour Dunham

1918–1992 (age 74)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Stanley Armour Dunham served in World War II and later became known as Barack Obama's maternal grandfather.

John Hyland

1912–1998 (age 86)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

John Hyland (1912–1998) was a Philadelphia native laid to rest at Honolulu's National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific...

Bernard A. Clarey

1912–1996 (age 84)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Bernard A. Clarey rose to four-star admiral in the U.S. Navy, commanding the Pacific Fleet and later serving as Vice Chi...

Růžena Lukavská

1901–1994 (age 93)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Růžena Lukavská (1901–1994) was born in Rakovník and is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in...

Barney B. Menor

1931–1999 (age 68)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Barney B. Menor (1931–1999) was a Pahoa resident whose gravesite at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific hono...

Joseph E. Alicata

1904–1994 (age 90)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Joseph E. Alicata (1904–1994) rests at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific after living through most of the ...

Honey Harlow

1927–2005 (age 78)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Honey Harlow (1927–2005) was an entertainer and showgirl who was buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacif...

Herbert E. Wolff

1925–2009 (age 84)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Herbert E. Wolff (1925–2009) was buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Malia Solomon

1915–2005 (age 90)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Malia Solomon (1915–2005) was buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Thomas Heihachiro Ige

1916–2002 (age 86)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Thomas Heihachiro Ige (1916–2002) was buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Francis S. Takemoto

1912–2002 (age 90)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Francis S. Takemoto (1912–2002) was buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

James Irving Kendall

1906–2003 (age 97)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

James Irving Kendall (1906–2003) was buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Shizuya Hayashi

1917–2008 (age 91)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Shizuya Hayashi was a U.S. Army staff sergeant from Waialua and a Medal of Honor recipient for his valor in World War II...

Yeiki Kobashigawa

1917–2005 (age 88)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Yeiki Kobashigawa, born in Hilo, was a U.S. Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in Okinawa.

Patsy Mink

1927–2002 (age 75)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Patsy Mink broke barriers as the first woman of color elected to Congress and championed Title IX and education reform.

William F. Quinn

1919–2006 (age 87)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

William F. Quinn served as the last territorial governor and the first state governor of Hawaii.

Thomas Gill

1922–2009 (age 87)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Thomas Gill represented Hawaii in the U.S. House and later served as lieutenant governor while pushing for progressive r...

William Charles Anderson

1920–2003 (age 83)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

William Charles Anderson was a U.S. Air Force officer turned author whose military novels inspired film adaptations.

Fred Gamble

1932–2024 (age 92)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Fred Gamble (1932–2024) was a Pittsburgh-born individual whose remains lie at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pa...

Daniel Inouye

1924–2012 (age 88)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Daniel Inouye (1924–2012) was a Honolulu-born Medal of Honor recipient and the longest-serving U.S. senator from Hawai...

Daniel Akaka

1924–2018 (age 94)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Daniel Akaka (1924–2018) was a U.S. senator from Hawaii who championed veterans' issues and whose remains are interred...

Frederick C. Weyand

1916–2010 (age 94)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Frederick C. Weyand (1916–2010) was born in Arbuckle and rose to become Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army before being b...

Barney Hajiro

1916–2011 (age 95)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Barney Hajiro (1916–2011) was a Hawaii-born U.S. Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery in World War II a...

William S. Richardson

1919–2010 (age 91)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

William S. Richardson (1919–2010) served as the longest-tenured chief justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court and was buri...

Robert Butow

1924–2017 (age 93)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Robert Butow (1924–2017), born in San Mateo, was a historian of U.S.-Japan relations whose scholarship earned him a gr...

John Eric Holmes

1930–2010 (age 80)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

John Eric Holmes (1930–2010) was a South Dakota-born physician and author noted for popularizing Dungeons & Dragons fo...

Mark Takai

1967–2016 (age 49)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Mark Takai (1967–2016) was a Honolulu native who represented Hawaii's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House and...

Thomas Rienzi

1919–2010 (age 91)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Thomas Rienzi (1919–2010) was a Philadelphia-born veteran whose final resting place is the National Memorial Cemetery ...

Richard Oscar Linke

1917–2016 (age 99)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Richard Oscar Linke (1917–2016) was a Queens-born business manager best known for guiding Andy Griffith's career befor...