Babcock, John Breckinridge b. February 7, 1847 d. April 26, 1909 Indian Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. His true name was John Breckenridge. He served as a Brigadier General in the US Volunteers. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a First Lieutenant in the 5th US Cavalry for action on May 16, 1869 at Spring Creek, Nebraska. His citation reads "While serving with a scouting column this officer's troop was attacked by a vastly superior force of Indians. Advancing to high ground, he dismounted his men, remaining mounted himself to...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe) Evergreen Cemetery, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA Plot: Grave 924
Benet, Stephen Vincent b. July 22, 1898 d. March 13, 1943 Author. Poet. Born in Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania, the son of Colonel J. Walker Benét and Frances Neill Rose, his family had a long military tradition. At ten, Benét attended the Hitchcock Military Academy, but was eventually rejected by the army due to poor vision. During WWI he worked in Washington, D.C. as a cipher clerk. After receiving a Masters degree from Yale in 1920, he continued his studies at Sorbonne in France, where he met writer Rosemary Carr who would become his wife. He returned...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Evergreen Cemetery, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Elliott, Osborn b. October 25, 1924 d. September 28, 2008 Journalist. Considered the father of the modern Newsweek magazine, he left an editor position at Time magazine to become Newsweek's senior business editor in 1955 and four years later moved up to senior editor and transformed the magazine into a strong competitor with its arch rival, Time. He persuaded Philip L. Graham of The Washington Post to acquire the magazine in 1960 and then became its executive editor. An innovator, he moved from the group journalism tradition typical then at Time and...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser) Evergreen Cemetery, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
b. February 7, 1847 d. April 26, 1909