Find A Grave - West Point

Corbin, Margaret b. November 12, 1751 d. January 16, 1800
Revolutionary War Veteran. Born Margaret Cochran near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania little is known about her childhood. In 1756, five year old Margaret and her older brother were visiting their uncle when an Indian raiding party attacked her parent’s homestead killing Mr Cochran. Mrs Cochran was apparently taken captive. The children were then raised by their uncle. In 1772 Margaret married a Virginia farmer, John Corbin. When Corbin enlisted in the Continental Army three years later, Margaret...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 11, Row A, Grave 01
Cota Sr., Norman Daniel 'Dutch' b. May 30, 1893 d. October 4, 1971
United States Army General. he was the Assistant Division Commander of the 29th Infantry Division on June 6th, 1944, D-Day. Despite being personally opposed to the daylight landings, having lobbied his superiors for a pre-dawn assault, Cota did not allow this to get in his way at Omaha Beach. One of the highest ranking officers to land on the beaches that day, Cota, working along with one of his regimental commanders, ...[Read More] (Bio by: KenOhio)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section X, Row M, Grave 287
Coursen, Samuel Streit b. August 4, 1926 d. October 12, 1950
Korean War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Coursen served as a First Lieutenant, United States Army, Company C 5th Cavalry Regiment. He was awarded his medal posthumously for service Near Kaesong, Korea, on October 12, 1950. His citation reads-1st Lt. Coursen distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action. While Company C was attacking Hill 174 under heavy enemy small-arms fire, his platoon received enemy fire from close range...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section VII, Row E, Grave 230
Cramer Jr., Harry Griffith b. May 24, 1926 d. October 21, 1957
First United States military casualty in Vietnam, Southeast Asia. Name added to Vietnam Memorial in November 1983, one year after it was dedicated. (Bio by: GLA3)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section VII Row G Grave 316
Cushing, Alonzo Hereford b. January 19, 1841 d. July 3, 1863
Civil War Union Army Officer. Served as a First Lieutenant, Battery A, 4th United States Regular Artillery. Gained fame at Battle of Gettysburg by staying at his guns, even though horribly wounded, during Pickett's Charge. His last act was to fire off his last gun before being struck in the mouth by a mine bullet, killing him. His first sergeant, Frederick Fuger actually fired the final shot after laying Cushing on the ground. (Sergeant Fuger would later be awarded the CMOH for his bravery...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 26, Row A, Grave 7
GPS coordinates: 41.3998489, -73.9662933 (hddd.dddd)
Custer, Elizabeth Bacon b. April 8, 1842 d. April 4, 1933
American Folk Figure. She was the wife of Civil War Major General George Armstrong Custer. After General Custer's death at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876, she became a celebrity herself. She wrote many articles and books, and gave many lectures that contributed to the elevation of her husband to near-mythical status. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 27, Row A, Grave 2
Custer, George Armstrong b. December 5, 1839 d. June 25, 1876
Civil War Union Major General. One of the most famous and controversial figures in United States Military history. Graduated last in his West Point Class (June 1861). Spent first part of the Civil War as a courier and staff officer. Promoted from Captain to Brigadier General of Volunteers just prior to the Battle of Gettysburg, and was given command of the Michigan "Wolverines" Cavalry brigade. He helped defeat General Stuart's attempt to make a cavalry strike behind Union lines on the 3rd Day...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 27, Row A, Grave 1
Davidson, Garrison Holt b. April 24, 1904 d. December 25, 1992
United States Army General. He was the commanding General of the First and Seventh Armies. He served as Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1956 to 1960 and was Army's Football coach from 1933 to 1939. His wife was the sister of former NATO commander, General Alfred Gruenther.
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section XVIII, Row C, Grave 027
Davis, Benjamin Franklin 'Grimes' b. 1832 d. June 9, 1863
Civil War Union Army Officer. Born in Alabama and raised in Mississippi, he attended the United States Military Academy, graduating in the Class of 1854. Serving first with the 5th United States Infantry, he later transferred to the 1st United States Dragoons (Cavalry). At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, although a southerner, he chose to remain loyal to the Union, and was appointed Colonel and commander of the 8th New York Volunteer Cavalry. Legendary as one of the most aggressive...[Read More] (Bio by: J David Petruzzi)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 26, Row A, Grave 8
Davis, Glenn b. December 24, 1924 d. March 9, 2005
College Football Player, United States Army Officer. Nicknamed "Mr. Outside," he teamed at halfback with fullback Felix "Doc" Blanchard ("Mr. Inside") to spearhead three National championships for the United States Military Academy during the 1940s. The two players anchored teams that dominated College football during World War II, wining championships in 1944 and 1945, and splitting the championship in 1946. They even traded off Heisman Trophies, with Blanchard winning it in 1945 and Davis in...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section X, Row H, Grave 150
Davison, Michael Shannon b. March 21, 1917 d. September 7, 2006
United States Army General. A 1939 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Lieutenant Davison spent most of the pre-World War Two period assigned to the 12th US Cavalry. With the arrival of World War Two, Major Davison was assigned to the 45th Infantry Division. In 1944, he was given command of 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. After the war, he remained in the Army, and in 1958, he graduated from the National War...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section VII, Row C, Grave 159
Derby, George Horatio b. April 3, 1823 d. May 15, 1861
United States Army Officer, Humorist. Known as the grandfather of Western humor, he was born in Dedham, Massachusetts; the son of an eccentric writer for New England newspapers. A graduate of West Point, he was 7th in his class, followed by classmates Stonewall Jackson and George Edward Pickett. He was commissioned in the U.S. Corps of Topographical Engineers and distinguished himself in the Mexican War in which he was severely wounded at Cerro Gordo. The peacetime field reports of Brevet First...[Read More] (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section XXIX, Row C, Grave 033
DeRussy, Rene Edward b. February 22, 1792 d. November 23, 1865
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. The inventor of the Barbette Depressing Gun Carriage, he was born at sea near Hayti, West Indies and was appointed from New York to the United States Military Academy, graduating with the Class of 1812. During the War of 1812 he was brevetted to Captain, Corps of Engineers. From 1833 to 1838, he was the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, and from 1861 to 1865, he was in charge of the defense of San Francisco, California. He was...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 34, Row F, Grave 255
Devin, Thomas Casimer b. December 10, 1822 d. April 4, 1878
Civil War Union Brigadier General. Raised the first company of cavalry from New York City to defend Washington at the start of the Civil War. As Colonel, Commanded General John Buford's 2nd cavalry brigade during the Gettysburg Campaign, rose to Major General, commanding the First Cavalry Division under General Philip Sheridan to the close of the war. After the Civil War, commanded cavalry posts in the West. Recognized as one of the best and most effective commanders during the American Civil...[Read More] (Bio by: J David Petruzzi)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 20, Row B, Grave 21
Dixon, Maggie (Margaret Mary) b. May 9, 1977 d. April 6, 2006
College Basketball Coach. She was the head coach of the Army women's basketball team. She led the Black Knights to their first NCAA berth in March of 2006, losing to sixth ranked Tennessee 102 to 54 in the first round. Prior to joining Army she had served as an assistant coach at DePaul University. She was the sister of Jamie Dixon, head men's basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh. (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section X, Row I, Grave 174
Downing, Gen. Wayne A. b. May 10, 1940 d. July 18, 2007
US Army General. He entered the US Military Academy at West Point, New York, graduating in 1962 with a Bachelor of Science Degree. After completing the Army Infantry Office Basic and Ranger Course in February 1963, he was assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade where he performed duties as a platoon leader, a liaison officer, an aide-de-camp to the commanding general, and an intelligence/civil affairs officer. In April 1966, he was assigned to Fort Benning, Georgia, as an infantry school...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Ebey, Frank Ward b. 1907 d. February, 1970
United States Army Officer. He was wounded at Pearl Harbor and was credited with the shooting down of the first Japanese airplane of World War II. (Bio by: William Barritt)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section VI, Row B, Grave 086
Ellicott, Andrew b. January 24, 1754 d. August 28, 1820
U. S. Surveyor, teacher, astronomer, Quaker, mathematician, Land Agent. Born 24 January 1754 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the first of nine children of a Quaker family, he was educated in a local Quaker school by Robert Patterson. He served during the revolution as a commissioned officer in the Elk Ridge Battalion of the Maryland militia and rose to rank of major. In 1784, he was a member of the survey group with extending the survey of the Mason-Dixon line. In 1785, he moved to Baltimore...[Read More] (Bio by: Carolyn Whitaker)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Farrell, Glenda b. January 30, 1904 d. May 1, 1971
Actress. Born in Enid, Oklahoma, she began her career with a theatrical company at the age of 7, appeared in a number of Broadway shows in the 1920s and made her screen debut in "Little Caesar" (1930). From 1930 to 1968, her many credits included "Scandal For Sale" (1932), "Gold Diggers of 1935" (1935), "City Without Woman" (1943), "Apache War Smoke" (1952), "Kissin' Cousins" (1964) and "Tiger by the Tall" (1964). She was also the wife of Dr. Henry Ross, a West Point graduate and US Army...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Lung cancer
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 7, Row D, Grave 211
GPS coordinates: 41.3987389, -73.9680328 (hddd.dddd)
Ford, James D. b. 1931 d. August 27, 2001
Religious Figure. He served as the House of Representatives chaplain for two decades starting in 1979. He was also the chaplain of the US Military Academy at West Point. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Cause of death: Suicide
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section XXXVI, Row C, Grave 102G

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