Deaths in the 1990s

John Sherman Cooper

1901–1991 (age 90)

Arlington National Cemetery

John Sherman Cooper (1901–1991) was an American statesman from Kentucky who served multiple terms as U.S. senator and ...

Marshall Carter

1909–1993 (age 84)

Arlington National Cemetery

Marshall Carter (1909–1993) was an American Army officer and intelligence official who oversaw national security opera...

Warren E. Burger

1907–1995 (age 88)

Arlington National Cemetery

Warren E. Burger (1907–1995) was an American jurist who served as Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986...

Scott Speicher

1957–1991 (age 34)

Arlington National Cemetery

Scott Speicher (1957–1991) was a U.S. Navy pilot whose aircraft was shot down in the opening days of the Gulf War.

David McCampbell

1910–1996 (age 86)

Arlington National Cemetery

David McCampbell (1910–1996) was an American naval aviator and Medal of Honor recipient who remains the top U.S. Navy ...

Jimmy Doolittle

1896–1993 (age 97)

Arlington National Cemetery

Jimmy Doolittle (1896–1993) was an American aviation pioneer and Army Air Forces general best known for leading the 19...

Stuart Roosa

1933–1994 (age 61)

Arlington National Cemetery

Stuart Roosa (1933–1994) was an American astronaut and Air Force colonel who piloted the Apollo 14 command module.

Clark Clifford

1906–1998 (age 92)

Arlington National Cemetery

Clark Clifford (1906–1998) was an influential American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense un...

Evelyn Lincoln

1909–1995 (age 86)

Arlington National Cemetery

Evelyn Lincoln (1909–1995) was President John F. Kennedy’s personal secretary who managed his schedule and correspon...

Hugh Scott

1900–1994 (age 94)

Arlington National Cemetery

Hugh Scott (1900–1994) was a Republican leader who represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate for more than two decad...

William Colby

1920–1996 (age 76)

Arlington National Cemetery

William Colby (1920–1996) was the United States Director of Central Intelligence from 1973 to 1976.

James A. Van Fleet

1892–1992 (age 100)

Arlington National Cemetery

James A. Van Fleet (1892–1992) was a U.S. Army general who commanded forces in both World War II and the Korean War.

Mercer Ellington

1919–1996 (age 77)

Arlington National Cemetery

Mercer Ellington (1919–1996) was a jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who led the Duke Ellington Orchestra after...

Matthew Ridgway

1895–1993 (age 98)

Arlington National Cemetery

Matthew Ridgway (1895–1993) was a U.S. Army general who reinvigorated United Nations forces during the Korean War and ...

Jerome Ambro

1928–1993 (age 65)

Arlington National Cemetery

Jerome Ambro (1928–1993) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from New York who served the 16th district from 1961 to ...

Robert F. Overmyer

1936–1996 (age 60)

Arlington National Cemetery

Robert F. Overmyer (1936–1996) was an aerospace engineer and NASA astronaut who flew aboard the Space Shuttle Challeng...

James E. Webb

1906–1992 (age 86)

Arlington National Cemetery

James E. Webb (1906–1992) was the administrator of NASA from 1961 to 1968 who guided the Apollo program during its for...

Kara Hultgreen

1965–1994 (age 29)

Arlington National Cemetery

Kara Hultgreen (1965–1994) was the U.S. Navy’s first female carrier-based fighter pilot.

Joseph Lyman Fisher

1914–1992 (age 78)

Arlington National Cemetery

Joseph Lyman Fisher (1914–1992) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Virginia who served three terms in Congress ...

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)

Arlington National Cemetery

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)

Arlington National Cemetery

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)

Arlington National Cemetery

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)

Arlington National Cemetery

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)

Arlington National Cemetery

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)

Arlington National Cemetery

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)

Arlington National Cemetery

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)

Arlington National Cemetery

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)

Arlington National Cemetery

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)

Arlington National Cemetery

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)

Arlington National Cemetery

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)

Arlington National Cemetery

Jack Miller (1916–1994) was a U.S. Senator from Iowa noted for his moderate Republican stance before his burial at Arl...