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Adams, Andy b. May 3, 1859 d. September 26, 1935
Author. After living and working on the Western Frontier, he drew his experiences there to write a number of successful western novels. His first "The Log of a Cowboy" (1903), was his best known and most successful work. (Bio by: Laurie)
Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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
Brady, Pat (Robert E.) b. December 31, 1914 d. February 27, 1972
Actor, sidekick to Roy Rogers; drove jeep named Nellybelle. Member of the "Son's of the Pioneers" singing group. He appeared in a dozen films between 1938-51, including "West of Cheyenne" (1938), "Man from Sundown" (1939), "The Durango Kid" (1940), "Song of Texas" (1943), "Bells of Coronado" (1950), and "South of Caliente" (1951).
Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Military section, plot 139-B
GPS coordinates: 38.8186798, -104.8031082 (hddd.dddd)
Brooks, Franklin Eli b. November 19, 1860 d. February 7, 1916
US Congressman. Elected as a Republican representing Colorado At-large in the Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Congresses, he served from 1903 to 1907. Born in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, Brooks was educated at Brown University and Boston University's law school before being admitted to the bar in 1888. In 1891 he set up a legal practice in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and became increasingly involved in state politics. He was a delegate to the Republican State Conventions of 1900 and 1907...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Evergreen 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
Etting, Ruth b. November 23, 1896 d. September 24, 1978
Entertainer, Actress. A celebrated singing star of American stage, radio and recordings, she popularized the torch song "You Made Me Love You," among others. She appeared in numerous film shorts as well as three feature-length films during the early 1930s. (Bio by: Rudi Polt)
Shrine of Remembrance Mausoleum, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Garden of Angels Building 21 -21- G Building C
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
Heisley, Newton F 'Newt' b. November 9, 1920 d. May 14, 2009
Flag Designer. Educated in the field of fine arts, he worked as a graphic artist in the advertising business in New York City. In 1971 he was chosen by Annin and Company, the largest flag manufacturer in the United States, to create and design a flag recognizing the United States service members missing in action for the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia. Newt's design used black-and-white images including the silhouette of a man in profile with his...[Read More] (Bio by: sue)
Shrine of Remembrance Mausoleum, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Heyliger, Vic b. September 26, 1919 d. October 4, 2006
Professional Hockey Player and Coach. He played collegiate hockey at the University of Michigan where he was a college All-American and two seasons with the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the former college head coach at the University of Illinois, the University of Michigan and the Air Force Academy. He coached at the University of Michigan for 13 seasons and led the Wolverines to six NCAA national titles in 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955 and 1956. He was named...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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
Hoegh, Leo Arthur b. March 30, 1908 d. July 5, 2000
Iowa Governor. He served as Governor of Iowa from 1955 to 1957.
Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Jackson (Fiske), Helen (Helen Maria) Hunt b. October 18, 1831 d. August 12, 1885
Author of the novel, "Ramona," and the non-fiction work, "A Century of Dishonor." She was originally buried in San Francisco. Her body was moved to a private grave near the summit of Cheyenne peak (about four miles from Colorado Springs). To avoid possible vandalism, she was exhumed a second time and moved to her current spot in Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs.
Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA

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