Deaths in the 1940s
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William S. Browning
1877–1944 (age 67)
West Point Cemetery
William S. Browning was a Brooklyn resident (1877-1944) buried at West Point Cemetery.
Roger D. Black Jr.
1908–1942 (age 34)
West Point Cemetery
Roger D. Black Jr. (1908-1942) was a military officer who served during World War II and was buried at West Point Cemete...
Robert Lee Wolverton
1914–1944 (age 30)
West Point Cemetery
Robert Lee Wolverton (1914-1944) was a serviceman from Elkins who died during World War II and was interred at West Poin...
Robert M. Losey
1908–1940 (age 32)
West Point Cemetery
Robert M. Losey (1908-1940) was a military graduate from Andrew who was buried at West Point Cemetery.
Samuel Escue Tillman
1847–1942 (age 95)
West Point Cemetery
Samuel Escue Tillman (1847-1942) was a long-lived resident of Shelbyville who was buried at West Point Cemetery.
William Ruthven Smith
1868–1941 (age 73)
West Point Cemetery
William Ruthven Smith (1868-1941) was a Nashville resident who was interred at West Point Cemetery.
Paul Bunker
1881–1943 (age 62)
West Point Cemetery
Paul Bunker (1881-1943) was an Alpena resident who died during World War II and was buried at West Point Cemetery.
Henry Torney
1884–1942 (age 58)
West Point Cemetery
Henry Torney (1884-1942) was a New Mexico resident who was interred at West Point Cemetery.
George P. Scriven
1854–1940 (age 86)
West Point Cemetery
George P. Scriven (1854-1940) was a Philadelphia resident and military graduate buried at West Point Cemetery.
Dean Hudnutt
1891–1943 (age 52)
West Point Cemetery
Dean Hudnutt (1891-1943) was a Hanover resident who died during World War II and was buried at West Point Cemetery.
Palmer E. Pierce
1865–1940 (age 75)
West Point Cemetery
Palmer E. Pierce (1865-1940) was a Savanna resident who was interred at West Point Cemetery.
William H. Hay
1860–1946 (age 86)
West Point Cemetery
William H. Hay (1860-1946) was a Drifton resident who was buried at West Point Cemetery.
Francis C. Harrington
1887–1940 (age 53)
West Point Cemetery
Francis C. Harrington (1887-1940) was a Bristol resident who was interred at West Point Cemetery.
Halstead Dorey
1874–1946 (age 72)
West Point Cemetery
Halstead Dorey (1874-1946) was a St. Louis resident who was buried at West Point Cemetery.
Malvern Hill Barnum
1863–1942 (age 79)
West Point Cemetery
Malvern Hill Barnum (1863-1942) was a Syracuse resident who was interred at West Point Cemetery.
Chester Piersol Barnett
1887–1948 (age 61)
West Point Cemetery
Chester Piersol Barnett (1887-1948) was a Danville resident who was buried at West Point Cemetery.
Julian Robert Lindsey
1871–1948 (age 77)
West Point Cemetery
Julian Robert Lindsey (1871-1948) was an American military officer who served at West Point.
John Jewsbury Bradley
1869–1948 (age 79)
West Point Cemetery
John Jewsbury Bradley (1869-1948) was an American military graduate of West Point Academy.
Daniel I. Sultan
1885–1947 (age 62)
West Point Cemetery
Daniel I. Sultan (1885-1947) was a U.S. Army general who graduated from West Point.
Edward McGlachlin, Jr.
1868–1946 (age 78)
West Point Cemetery
Edward McGlachlin, Jr. (1868-1946) was an American military officer and West Point graduate.
Edwin Baruch Winans Jr.
1869–1947 (age 78)
West Point Cemetery
Edwin Baruch Winans Jr. (1869-1947) was an American military officer educated at West Point.
Fred Winchester Sladen
1867–1945 (age 78)
West Point Cemetery
Fred Winchester Sladen (1867-1945) was a U.S. Army officer and West Point alumnus.
George Veazey Strong
1880–1946 (age 66)
West Point Cemetery
George Veazey Strong (1880-1946) was an American military officer and West Point graduate.
Edward Harrison DeArmond
1878–1948 (age 70)
West Point Cemetery
Edward Harrison DeArmond (1878-1948) was a U.S. Army officer who attended West Point.
George McClellan Derby
1856–1948 (age 92)
West Point Cemetery
George McClellan Derby (1856-1948) was an American naval officer who died at sea.
Campbell B. Hodges
1881–1944 (age 63)
West Point Cemetery
Campbell B. Hodges (1881-1944) was an American military officer and West Point graduate.
Lawrence Lewis
1879–1943 (age 64)
Spring Grove Cemetery
Lawrence Lewis (1879-1943) was an American military officer and West Point alumnus.
Lead Belly
1885–1949 (age 64)
Mooringsport
Lead Belly (1885-1949) was an influential American folk and blues musician from Louisiana.
Charles Joseph Kappler
1868–1946 (age 78)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Charles Joseph Kappler (1868-1946) was an American government official and Indian affairs expert.
May Garrettson Evans
1866–1947 (age 81)
Oak Hill Cemetery
May Garrettson Evans (1866-1947) was an American woman whose specific occupation is not readily determined.
John S. Siebert
1864–1948 (age 84)
Oak Hill Cemetery
John S. Siebert (1864-1948) was an American whose specific occupation is not readily determined.
Tony Sarg
1882–1942 (age 60)
Spring Grove Cemetery
Tony Sarg was an American puppeteer and inventor known for creating elaborate puppet shows and mechanical displays.
Deristhe Lavinta Hoyt
1842–1940 (age 98)
Wentworth
Deristhe Lavinta Hoyt was a 19th-century American woman from Wentworth.
Pauline Arnoux MacArthur
1867–1941 (age 74)
Tisbury
Pauline Arnoux MacArthur was an American woman who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Vinzenz Mueller
1865–1942 (age 77)
River Forest
Vinzenz Mueller was a German immigrant who settled in the United States.
Joseph Stilwell
1883–1946 (age 63)
West Point Cemetery
Joseph Stilwell was an American military officer and general who served prominently in World War II.
Alexander M. Patch
1889–1945 (age 56)
West Point Cemetery
Alexander M. Patch was an American four-star general who commanded the Seventh Army in World War II.
Mickey Marcus
1901–1948 (age 47)
West Point Cemetery
Mickey Marcus was an American military officer and the first commander of the Israeli Defense Forces.
John Taliaferro Thompson
1860–1940 (age 80)
West Point Cemetery
John Taliaferro Thompson was an American military officer and inventor of the Thompson submachine gun.
Francis Honeycutt
1883–1940 (age 57)
West Point Cemetery
Francis Honeycutt was an American military officer from San Francisco.
Robert Lee Bullard
1861–1947 (age 86)
West Point Cemetery
Robert Lee Bullard was an American four-star general who served in World War I and beyond.
Ben Campbell
1858–1942 (age 84)
Glenwood Cemetery
Ben Campbell was an American from Alabama who lived in the mid-to-late 19th century.
Daphne Winefred Palmer
1885–1948 (age 63)
Glenwood Cemetery
Daphne Winefred Palmer was an American woman who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Alexius Hoffmann
1863–1940 (age 77)
Saint John's Abbey
Alexius Hoffmann was an American religious figure from Saint Paul associated with Saint John's Abbey.
Clyde Howard Tavenner
1882–1942 (age 60)
Congressional Cemetery
Clyde Howard Tavenner was an American congressman from Illinois who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Ross S. Sterling
1875–1949 (age 74)
Glenwood Cemetery
Ross S. Sterling was an American businessman and governor of Texas from 1931 to 1933.
William Stamps Farish II
1881–1942 (age 61)
Glenwood Cemetery
William Stamps Farish II (1881-1942) was a prominent Texas businessman and philanthropist from Mayersville.
John T. Browne
1845–1941 (age 96)
Glenwood Cemetery
John T. Browne (1845-1941) was a long-lived resident of Ballylanders who lived to age 96.
James A. Baker
1857–1941 (age 84)
Glenwood Cemetery
James A. Baker (1857-1941) was a Huntsville resident who lived 84 years.
Florence M. Sterling
1871–1940 (age 69)
Glenwood Cemetery
Florence M. Sterling (1871-1940) was an Anahuac resident during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.