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Theodore S. Coberly

1921–2011 (age 90)

Arlington National Cemetery

Theodore S. Coberly (1921-2011) was a U.S. Air Force officer whose leadership during the Cold War era earned him a place...

Thomas S. Moorman, Jr.

1940–2020 (age 80)

Arlington National Cemetery

Thomas S. Moorman Jr. (1940-2020) was a U.S. Air Force general who served as military deputy to the Secretary of the Air...

Vernon Baker

1919–2010 (age 91)

Arlington National Cemetery

Vernon Baker (1919-2010) was a U.S. Army officer and the only African American to receive the Medal of Honor for World W...

Walter F. Murphy

1929–2010 (age 81)

Arlington National Cemetery

Walter F. Murphy (1929-2010) was a Princeton professor and constitutional scholar whose books shaped generations of unde...

Walter J. Boyne

1929–2020 (age 91)

Arlington National Cemetery

Walter J. Boyne (1929-2020) was a U.S. Air Force officer, aviation historian, and longtime director of the Smithsonian N...

Kenneth E. Stumpf

1944–2022 (age 78)

Arlington National Cemetery

Kenneth E. Stumpf (1944-2022) was a U.S. Army officer awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery during the Vietnam War.

Ross H. Trower

1922–2014 (age 92)

Arlington National Cemetery

Ross H. Trower (1922-2014) was a U.S. Navy chaplain whose decades of ministry supported sailors and Marines before he wa...

Bill McBride

1945–2012 (age 67)

Arlington National Cemetery

Bill McBride (1945-2012) of Belleville was a U.S. military officer whose service earned him burial at Arlington National...

Brian Shul

1948–2023 (age 75)

Arlington National Cemetery

Brian Shul (1948-2023) was a U.S. Air Force pilot who survived a fiery crash, went on to fly the SR-71 Blackbird, and la...

Bud Mahurin

1918–2010 (age 92)

Arlington National Cemetery

Bud Mahurin (1918-2010) was a U.S. Air Force fighter ace in World War II and Korea who retired as a colonel.

Roberta McCain

1912–2020 (age 108)

Arlington National Cemetery

Roberta McCain (1912-2020) was an American socialite and philanthropist best known as the matriarch of the McCain family...

Carmen Contreras-Bozak

1919–2017 (age 98)

Arlington National Cemetery

Carmen Contreras-Bozak (1919-2017) was a Puerto Rican-born American soldier who became the first Hispanic woman to serve...

Charles G. Cleveland

1927–2021 (age 94)

Arlington National Cemetery

Charles G. Cleveland (1927-2021) was an American Air Force major general and Korean War flying ace.

Robin Williams

1951–2014 (age 63)

San Francisco Bay

Robin Williams (1951-2014) was an American actor and comedian celebrated for his improvisational brilliance on stage and...

Paul Auster

1947–2024 (age 77)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Paul Auster (1947-2024) was an American novelist, essayist, and filmmaker whose metafictional works explored chance and ...

Elizabeth Peña

1959–2014 (age 55)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Elizabeth Peña (1959-2014) was an American film and television actress who brought depth to roles that highlighted Lati...

Elliott Carter

1908–2012 (age 104)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Elliott Carter (1908-2012) was an American composer whose complex modernist scores significantly influenced twentieth-ce...

Richard Isay

1934–2012 (age 78)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Richard Isay (1934-2012) was an American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who championed LGBTQ inclusion in mental health ...

Hedda Sterne

1910–2011 (age 101)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Hedda Sterne (1910-2011) was a Romanian-born American artist associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement.

Philip Carlo

1949–2010 (age 61)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Philip Carlo (1949-2010) was an American true crime author who profiled notorious criminals in bestselling books.

Kandi Barbour

1959–2012 (age 53)

San Francisco Bay

Kandi Barbour (1959-2012) was a Russellville native whose life ended near the San Francisco Bay.

John Paul Stevens

1920–2019 (age 99)

Arlington National Cemetery

John Paul Stevens (1920-2019) was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his independent jurisprudence...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

1933–2020 (age 87)

Arlington National Cemetery

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020) was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice and pioneering advocate for gender equality.

Ted Stevens

1923–2010 (age 87)

Arlington National Cemetery

Ted Stevens (1923-2010) was a longtime U.S. senator from Alaska who chaired the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Warren Rudman

1930–2012 (age 82)

Arlington National Cemetery

Warren Rudman (1930-2012) was a U.S. senator from New Hampshire and a key advocate for campaign finance reform.

Henry Kissinger

1923–2023 (age 100)

Arlington National Cemetery

Henry Kissinger was a German-born American statesman who served as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State in t...

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...