Find A Grave - United States Air Force Academy Cemetery

Anderson, Samuel E. b. January 6, 1906 d. September 12, 1982
United States Air Force General. He commanded the United States Army Air Corps 9th Air Division during World War II. (Bio by: Russ Jacobs)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 3, Row C, Lot 73
Atkinson, Joseph H. b. February 5, 1900 d. November 6, 1984
United States Air Force Lieutenant General. Born in Dublin, Texas, he enlisted in the US Army in 1922, became a flying cadet in 1923, earned his wings and commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1924. Assigned to the 16th Observation squadron at Fort Riley, Kansas, one of duties was to fly the presidential airmail from the summer White House in Superior, Wisconsin. He later became a flying instructor, then commanding officer of the squadron at Albrook Field, Canal Zone in 1935 and commander of the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 3, Row B, Lot 74
Blanchard, William H. 'Butch' b. February 6, 1916 d. May 31, 1966
Air Force Officer. He served as Air Force Vice Chief of Staff and was second in command. During World War II he was a heavy-bomber pilot who planned air raids on Japan and while serving with Curtis LeMay planned the atomic attack on Hiroshima. During the next 15 years of his career, he helped build the Strategic Air Command during what time he was awarded four stars all by the age of 48.
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Chidlaw, Benjamin Wiley b. December 18, 1900 d. February 21, 1977
United States Air Force General. He directed the development of the United States' original jet engine and jet aircraft. After flight training at Brooks and Kelly Fields in Texas, he got his wings in 1924. He helped develop engine modifications for high-altitude flight and, during World War II, he supervised the design and construction of the first United States jet aircraft. In 1954 he became the first commander of the Continental Air Defense Command. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Crawford, William John b. May 19, 1918 d. March 15, 2000
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a Master Sergeant in the US Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Private in 3d Platoon, Company I, 3d Battalion, 142d Infantry, 36th Infantry Division for action near Altavilla, Italy on September 13, 1943. He was a POW. His citation reads in part "When the platoon, after reaching the crest, was once more delayed by enemy fire, Pvt. Crawford again, in the face of intense fire, advanced directly to the front midway between two...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Dixon, Gen. Robert James b. April 9, 1920 d. March 21, 2003
US Air Force General. After completing high school, he graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in June 1941 with a bachelor of arts degree in literature. He then entered pilot training with the Royal Canadian Air Force and in November 1942 he was commissioned a pilot officer (second lieutenant). He attended the Royal Canadian Air Force Astro Navigation School, graduating with a navigation rating. He was sent to Dyce, Scotland, where he completed Spitfire training and was...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Plot 003 D 062
George, Harold Lee b. July 19, 1893 d. February 24, 1986
US Army World War II General. A test pilot and instructor in the early era of flight, he directed the United States Army Air Transport Command during World War II. His responsibilities included delivering troops and materiel to all the world's combat zones, and mobilizing United States airlines to deliver war passengers and freight. He was also instrumental in the development and implementation of the strategic bombing theory used during World War II. Upon the establishment of the Department of...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: 003 A 069
Gerhart, Gen. John Koehler b. November 27, 1907 d. January 9, 1981
(Bio by: HEE (inactive))
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: 003 C 076
Harmon, Hubert Reilly b. 1892 d. January 22, 1957
United States Air Force General. He began his distinguished career as an United States Military Academy graduate on June 12, 1915 and became a life long advocate of military aviation. In 1918, he completed training in aviation and was chief of staff of the 3rd Army Air Service Command serving in Europe during World War I. With the Air Corps, he served in the Office Air Service at Washington, D.C. was military attache for aviation in London and was an instructor at the U.S. Military Academy. As...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 003, Row C, Grave 079
Harmon Jr., Gen. Millard Fillmore 'Miff' [cenotaph] b. January 19, 1888 d. March 3, 1945
World War II US Army Lieutenant General. He was declared dead by the US Army Air Forces Feb. 27, 1946, almost one year after the B-24 bomber ferrying him from Guam to Washington, DC disappeared over the Pacific Ocean. With Lieutenant Generals Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. and Leslie J. McNair, Harmon was one of the three highest-ranking general officers in the US military to die in World War II. Born into a military family at Fort Mason, near San Francisco, he graduated from the US Military Academy...[Read More] (Bio by: John Andrew Prime)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: 003 C 007
Hill, Gen. James E b. October 1, 1921 d. May 20, 1999
US Air Force General. After graduating from Stillwater High School in Stillwater, Oklahoma, he attended Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma. After the United States declared war on Japan, he entered the US Army Air Corps in March 1942 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant after completing pilot training in February 1943. He was assigned to the European theater in December 1943 as a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot, where he flew 127 combat missions and became a World...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Hobson, Gen. Kenneth Burton b. June 1, 1908 d. July 20, 1979
(Bio by: Charles A. Lewis)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: 003 E 047
Lee, Robert Merrill b. April 13, 1909 d. June 29, 2003
United States Air Force General. Born in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, he attended public schools in Augusta, Maine. After graduating from high school, he was selected to attend the US Military Academy at West Point, New York, graduating in June 1931. He attended the Air Corps Flying Schools at Randolph and Kelly Fields (now Randolph and Kelly Air Force Bases), Texas and received his flying wings in October 1932. He was assigned to the 55th Pursuit Squadron at Barksdale Field (now Barksdale Air...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
LeMay, Curtis Emerson b. November 15, 1906 d. October 1, 1990
United States Air Force General. Developed a number of advanced bombing tactics that were a major contribution to the success of the Allied air offensives against Germany and Japan. His best known innovation was the technique of pattern bombing. Chief of Staff Jul 1961 - Feb 1965.
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 3 Row D Grave 75
GPS coordinates: 39.0092010, -104.5131836 (hddd.dddd)
Moore Jr., Gen. William Grover b. April 18, 1920 d. March 18, 2012
US Air Force General. He began his military career when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1940, graduating with a commission as a second lieutenant in May 1941. During World War II, he was the commander of the 777th Bombardment Squadron in Italy, where he flew 35 combat missions in B-24 Liberator aircraft. After World War II, he became the commandant of students at the Army Air Forces Aircraft Observer and Bombardier School at Mather Field, CA. During the Korean War, he was the commander of...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Nazzaro, Gen. Joseph J. b. March 21, 1913 d. February 5, 1990
(Bio by: Charles A. Lewis)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: 003 C 078
O'Donnell, Emmett b. September 15, 1906 d. December 26, 1971
US Air Force General. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for battling the Japanese over Clark Field in the Philippines in 1941. He also led the first major air raid against Tokyo, Japan, in 1944. After World War II, he served as Air Force Director of Information from 1946 to 1948, and as President of the USO after his retirement in 1964. Known as 'Rosie' he died in 1971. (Bio by: K)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Olds, Robin b. July 14, 1922 d. June 14, 2007
United States Fighter Ace. He achieved "triple ace" status over two wars, rising to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Air Force. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, he was a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He was assigned to the European Theatre during World War II, where he shot down 12 enemy aircraft. In the conflict in Vietnam 23 years later, he downed four Russian-made Vietnamese MiG-21 fighters (two of them on one mission) to earn the triple...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 6, Row D, Grave 34
Rawlings, Gen. Edwin William b. September 11, 1904 d. December 8, 1997
(Bio by: Stephen Ranum)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Reeves, Gen. Raymond Judson b. February 5, 1909 d. November 16, 1998
US Air Force General. He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, moving to Washington DC at an early age where he received his elementary and high school education. He attended the University of Maryland at College Park, Maryland, for two years before being selected to attend the US Military Academy at West Point, New York. He graduated in June 1934 and was commissioned a second lieutenant. He then entered flying training and graduated at Kelly Field (now Kelly Air Force Base), Texas, with his...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA

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