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Aaron, Harold Robert b. June 21, 1921 d. April 30, 1980
United States Army General. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1943, and was assigned as a 2nd Lieutenant and company commander in the European Theatre during World War II. After the war he served in a number of various posts in Europe and the Pacific, rising in the ranks until he was promoted to Lieutenant General. From 1967 to 1969 he served as commander of United States Special Forces in the Pacific, from 1973 to 1977 as Assistant Chief of...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 3, Grave 3902
Abbott, Ira Coray b. December 14, 1824 d. October 9, 1908
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War first as Lieutenant Colonel, then Colonel and commander of the 1st Michigan Volunteer Infantry regiment. He was wounded in the face at the December 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg, and at the Battle of Gettysburg, his regiment was part of Colonel William S. Tilton's brigade that fought against attacking Confederates in the Stony Hill area West of the Wheatfield on July 2, 1863. Under intense fire during the engagement, he...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 2, Lot 876
Abrams, Creighton Williams b. September 15, 1914 d. September 4, 1974
United States Army General. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1936, placing 185th out of 276. Assigned to command the United States Army's 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division during World War II, he was at the head of the Division's column in December 1944 when it relieved the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division under siege at Bastogne, France, and his performance on the battlefield drew high praise from General [Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 21, Lot S-33, Grid M/N-20
Adams, Arthur Harvey b. April 16, 1915 d. February 6, 1999
United States Marine Corps General. He served 38 years in the United States Marine Corps, starting with his enlistment in 1936 in the Marine Corps Air reserve. He earned his pilot's wings to become a Naval aviator, and served in the Pacific Theatre in air combat roles during World War II. Eventually rising to Major General, he commanded a fighter squadron during the Korean War, and led the 3rd Marine Air Wing and the 4th Marine Air Wing. During his service he was awarded a total of five...[Read More] (Bio by: Shiver)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 2, Site 4937
Adcock, Clarence Lionel b. October 23, 1895 d. January 9, 1967
United States Army General. He served as a staff officer in North Africa and Europe during World War II. After the war, he was the deputy to General Lucius Clay in Berlin, East Germany with the military government. In 1948, he was recalled to active duty to serve as Chairman of the Bipartite Control Office in Frankfurt, Germany supervising the German Economic Government of the British and American occupation zones. (Bio by: Barry Charles)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 3, Lot 2500-C
Adler, Julius Ochs b. December 3, 1892 d. October 3, 1955
United States Army General, Journalist. The nephew of "New York Times" Adolph Ochs, was mentored by his uncle, and attended Princeton University. He served in the United States Army during World War I as a Major and battalion commander in the 306th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division. He fought on the Western Front in France, where he was one of many soldiers to be victimized by German mustard gas, and was awarded...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 2, Site 4957-A , Map O, Grid W 32.5
Ahern, George Patrick b. December 29, 1859 d. May 13, 1940
United States Army Officer, Conservationist. He served in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. After the war, he remained in the Philippines to organize the Office of Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks and later the Bureau of Forestry for the Philippine Government. Earlier in 1890, he explored some of the last areas unmapped in Montana, mapping what would become Glacier National Park. Several areas in the park are named for him including Ahern Creek, Peak, Pass and Glacier...[Read More] (Bio by: Barry Charles)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 4, Lot 3050
Ainsworth, Frederick Crayton b. September 11, 1852 d. June 5, 1934
United States Army General. He entered the United States Medical Corps in 1874, serving in Alaska and the Southwest until 1884. Assigned to direct the Records and Pensions division of the Surgeon General's office in 1886, in this capacity he reorganized and brought up to date the records thousands of soldiers files, which made Civil War veteran pension claims faster and easier to process. In 1889 the records of the Adjutant General's office were placed under his control, and in 1892 he was...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 3, Lot 1389
Airey, Paul b. December 13, 1923 d. March 11, 2009
Military Pioneer. He was the first Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. Raised in Massachusetts, he joined the US Army Air Corps in 1942 and was to serve in Europe as a B-24 gunner; shot down in 1944, he was held prisoner-of-war for a year. During the Korean War he served at Naha Air Base, Okinawa, and was awarded the Legion of Merit for developing a system to protect radios from corrosion. The next several years saw him hold a succession of postings as a first sergeant; on April 3, 1967, he...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Akin, Spencer Ball b. February 13, 1889 d. October 6, 1973
United States Army General. He served as the Chief Signal Officer of the United States Army from 1947 to 1951 after filling that role during World War II on the staff of General Douglas MacArthur. During the siege at Corregidor and Bataan in the Philippine Islands during the war, he was the one to report that the islands were holding. He earned the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star Medal, and the Legion of Merit. His...[Read More]
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 34, Lot 37-A
Albee, George Emerson b. January 27, 1845 d. March 24, 1918
Indian Wars Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He began his military career during the Civil War, enlisting on June 25, 1862 in the Union Army. Mustered in as a Private in Company G, 1st United States Sharpshooters ("Berdan's Sharpshooters), he fought at the August 1862 Battle of Second Bull Run, where he was wounded. Discharged due to those wounds in October 1862, two months later he re-joined the Union war effort, enlisting as a Private in the 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Heavy Artillery in...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 2, Site 850ES
Aleshire, James Buchanan b. October 31, 1856 d. June 1, 1925
United States Army General. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1880, and was posted as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st United States Cavalry regiment. He fought in actions against the Apache and Sioux Indians, where he frequently filled various staff roles in addition to being in command of troops. Transferring to the Quartermaster's Department from the Cavalry in 1894, he would rise to Lieutenant Colonel, US Volunteers in the Spanish-American War...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 2, Lot 1108-A
Alexander, Donald C. b. May 22, 1921 d. February 3, 2009
US Government Official. He served as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from 1973 to 1977, and is chiefly remembered for fighting the administration of President Richard Nixon, which had used the IRS to harass its detractors and political opponents. A graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School, he served in the United States Army during World War II and received a Bronze Star and a Silver Star. He was a...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Alexander, Robert b. October 17, 1863 d. August 25, 1941
United States Army General. Admitted to the bar prior to enlistment in the army, he rose through the ranks during action in the Indian Wars, Spanish-American War, the Cuban Occupation, the Philippine Insurrection, and the border skirmishes with Mexico. During World War I he took command of the 77th Infantry Division upon attaining the rank of Major General, he led it during at the Vesle-Aisne advance, the Argonne campaign, and the advance on Sedan. (Bio by: Barry Charles)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 3, Lot 1847-A
Allabach, Peter Hollingshead b. September 9, 1824 d. February 11, 1892
Civil War Union Army Officer. He served as a Colonel in the 131st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, which was a nine-month regiment, being mustered in as it's commander on August 18, 1862. The regiment saw service at Antietam, Maryland (where it was not engaged) and fought at Fredericksburg, Virginia, and Chancellorsville, Virginia. He commanded the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, V Corps, Army of the Potomac at all three battles, leading it from September 12, 1862 to February 15, 1863, and from March...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 1, Site 253-WS
Allen Jr., Frank Albert b. June 19, 1896 d. November 20, 1979
US Army Major General. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, during World War I, he was an officer in the 77th Field Artillery, France, participating in the Aisne-Marne, St. Michael and Meuse-Argonne offensives. Promoted Brigadier General in September 1942, in World War II, he was commander of the 9th Armored Division in North Africa, 1942 to 1944, Chief of Public Relations Officer at General Eisenhower's headquarters and Commanding General of the 3rd Armored Division in 1945. He retired from active service...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 4 Lot 71-3
Allen, Harrison b. December 4, 1835 d. September 23, 1904
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil War first as Major of the 10th Pennsylvania Reserves, that as Colonel and commander of the nine-month enlistment regiment 151st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He led his unit at the Battles of Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville, but missed the Battle of Gettysburg due to illness (where it was heroically commanded by Lieutenant Colonel George McFarland). He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 3, Lot 1506
Allen, Henry Tureman b. April 13, 1859 d. August 30, 1930
United States Army Major General, Explorer. In 1882, he graduated from West Point and was commissioned an officer in the US Cavalry. Serving with General Nelson A. Miles in 1885, he led the first extensive 1500 mile journey of exploration through central Alaska. He later served as a military attach� to Russia (1890-95) and to Germany (1897-98). During the Spanish American War, he commanded a troop of the 2nd Cavalry at the Battle of El Caney and on escort duty in the Santiago Land Campaign. In...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section B, Site 3892
Allen Jr., Hervey (William) b. December 8, 1889 d. December 28, 1949
Novelist. His many works include, "Wampum And Old Gold" (1921), "The Bride Of Huitzell: An Aztec Legend" (1922), "Carolina Chansons: Legends Of The Low Country" (1922), "The Blindman: A Ballad Of Nogent L'Artaud" (1923), "Earth Moods And Other Poems" (1925), "Christmas Epithlamium" (1925), "Toward The Flame" (1926), "New Legends: Poems" (1929), "Sarah Simon: Character Atlantean" (1929), "Songs For Annette" (1929), "Anthony Adverse" (1933), "The Book Of Poe: Tales, Criticism, Poems" (1934), "...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 3, Lot 1730-C
Allen, James b. February 13, 1849 d. February 19, 1933
United States Army General. Some consider him the "father" of the Air Force when he was appointed the first Chief of the Aeronautical Division of the Army Signal Corp. Graduating from West Point in 1872, he served in the calvary until he was transferred to the United States Army Signal Corp. He served in Cuba and the Philippines. He became the Chief Signal Officer in 1906. For his service, General Allen received the Distinguished Service Cross. (Bio by: Barry Charles)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 3, Lot 1890

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