Aaron, Arthur Louis b. March 5, 1922 d. August 13, 1943 World War II Victoria Cross Recipient. A native of Leeds, Yorkshire, he was a student at the Leeds School of Architecture when World war II began. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force, and spent part of his training in the United States Texas. On returning to England, he was attached to the 218 "Gold Coast" Squadron. He had amassed ninety operational flying hours and 19 sorties, one of which had garnered him a Distinguished Flying Medal, when he performed the deeds for which he was awarded...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul F. Wilson) Bone Military Cemetery, Annaba, Algeria Plot: II.B.3.
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
Abbot, Henry Larcom b. August 13, 1831 d. October 1, 1927 Civil War Union Brevet Major General. He graduated in 1854 from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, placing 2nd in his class. He was posted in the Topographical Engineer Corps, where he served until the beginning of the Civil War. During the July 21, 1861 Battle of First Bull Run he was wounded while serving on the staff of Major General Irwin McDowell. He then served on the staff of the Army of...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Plot: Fuschia Path, Lot 3705
Abbott, Anderson Ruffin b. April 6, 1837 d. December 29, 1913 Medical Pioneer. When he graduated in medicine from the University of Toronto at the age of 23, he became the first Canadian-born African-American surgeon. During the Civil War, he was one of the only eight Black Doctors involved with the Union Army, serving from 1863 to 1866 as a civilian contract surgeon. His work in the soldier's hospitals in Washington, DC endeared him to President Abraham Lincoln, and First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln made a gift to him of the Shepard Plaid shawl that President...[Read More] Cause of death: Stroke Toronto Necropolis and Crematorium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Plot: VNG-75
Abbott, Henry Livermore b. January 21, 1842 d. May 6, 1864 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. A Harvard law student when the Civil War broke out, he joined the 4th Battalion of the Massachusetts Militia after the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter, South Carolina. However, in August 1861, at the age of 19, he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, which was known as the "Harvard Regiment" because most of its officers were either students or graduates of Harvard. The regiment became one of the better known...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Cause of death: Killed in the Battle of the Wilderness Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Plot: Chapel Avenue, Lot 966
Abbott, Gen. 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
Abbott, Sir. James b. March 12, 1807 d. October 6, 1896 British Military Figure. His actions led to the outbreak of the 2nd Anglo-Sikh War. He trained at the military college of the East India Company at Addiscombe, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Bengal artillery in 1823. In 1830 he took part in Sir John Keane's invasion of Afghanistan, and in 1842 was made assistant to the British Resident at Indore. In 1846 he became commissioner for settlement of the Punjab boundaries, before becoming Resident's assistant at Hazara in 1848...[Read More] (Bio by: js) Guildford Cemetery, Guildford, Surrey, England
Abbott, Joseph Carter b. July 15, 1825 d. October 8, 1881 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, US Senator. A prominent New Hampshire newspaperman, he served as the State's Adjutant General from 1856 to 1861. Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of the 7th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry in December 1861. Served continuously with the regiment in Florida and in South Carolina, where he took place in the ill-fated Union assault on Fort Wagner on Morris Island in July 1863. He emerged from that battle in command of the 7th New Hampshire after its Colonel...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Valley Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Abel, Walter b. June 6, 1898 d. March 26, 1987 Actor. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, he was a versatile character actor who appeared in motion pictures and television for over seven decades. In 1919, he began his career as a stage performer and made his first silent film "The North Winds Malice" in 1920. His many movie credits included "Liliom" (1930), "The Three Musketeers" (1935), "Holiday Inn" (1942), "Mirage" (1966) and "The Ultimate Solution of Grace Quigley" (1984). Also during this period, he was appointed president of the American...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea, Ashes scattered off a boat in Long Island Sound
Abercrombie, James b. 1732 d. June 23, 1775 British Revolutionary War Army Officer. A veteran of the Seven Years War, he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the British Army when the Revolutionary War broke out. During the British occupation of Boston, Massachusetts in 1775, and in the later siege there, he was served as Adjutant General to British Army commander General Thomas Gage. When General Gage decided to attack Colonial positions on Breed's Hill on June 17, 1775...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob on Gallows Hill) Kings Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Abert, William Stretch b. February 1, 1836 d. August 25, 1867 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. The son of Colonel John J. Abert, who was the United States Army's Chief of Topographical Engineers for many years before the Civil War, he was commissioned directly into the United States Army as a Lieutenant of Artillery in 1855. After the outbreak of the Civil War, he was promoted to Captain, and served first in the 3rd United States Regular Cavalry, then in the 6th United States Regular Cavalry, and participated in the early battles of the Spring...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA Plot: Section A, Lot 128A
Ablett, Alfred b. August 3, 1830 d. March 12, 1897 Crimean War Victoria Cross Recipient. He was one of the first to be awarded the Medal. A native of Weybread, Suffolk, he was serving as a Private in the 3rd Battalion of the Grenadier Guards when he performed the performed the deed for which he was awarded the VC. His citation reads "On 2nd September 1855 during the siege of Sebastopol, in the Crimea, a burning shell fell into a trench containing two cases of ammunition. Private Ablett, realising the danger to which all in the trench were...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul F. Wilson) St Andrew Churchyard, Weybread, Suffolk, England
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
Abrell, Charles Gene b. August 12, 1931 d. June 10, 1951 Korean War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, the son of a career Navy man, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps just five days after his 17th birthday. After serving at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina and as part of the Marine detachment on board the attack transport "USS Noble", he was assigned as a Corporal in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division (Reinforced) in Korea. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Hangnyong, Korea...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Westlawn Cemetery, Farmersburg, Sullivan County, Indiana, USA
Acheson, David b. January 10, 1841 d. July 2, 1863 Civil War Union Army Officer. He served during the Civil War as Captain and commander of Company C, 140th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, being commissioned on August 22, 1862. On the 2nd day of the Battle of Gettyburg (July 2, 1863), Captain Acheson led his company toward the fighting in the Wheatfield area after the start of the late afternoon attacks by General James Longstreet's Corps. He was then killed in the woods...[Read More] (Bio by: Ethan F. Bishop) Washington Cemetery, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Acker, George Sigourney b. December 25, 1835 d. September 6, 1879 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He enlisted at the start of the Civil War in the 1st Michigan Volunteer Cavalry, being commissioned at age 24 as Captain and commander of Company I on August 21, 1861. He led his command in the Battles on the Spring of 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign and at the Second Battle of Bull Run, rising first to Major (September 2, 1862), then Lieutenant Colonel (November 3, 1862) of the regiment. A few months later, on January 22, 1863, he was transferred to...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Riverside Cemetery, Union City, Branch County, Michigan, USA Plot: Old Part, Lot 203
Ackroyd, Harold b. July 13, 1877 d. August 11, 1917 World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. A native of Southport, Lancashire, England, he was a Captain in Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to the 6th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment during World War I. He was awarded his medal for actions during the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele), July 31-August 1, 1917. His citation reads "For most conspicuous bravery. During recent operations [in the vicinity of the village of Hooge] Capt. Ackroyd displayed the greatest gallantry and devotion to duty...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul F. Wilson) Birr Crossroads Cemetery, Ypres (Ieper), West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Acton, Abraham b. December 17, 1892 d. December 21, 1914 World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England, he later resided in the town of Douglas on the Isle of Man. He was serving in the British Army as a Private with B Company, 2nd Battalion, The Border Regiment during World War I when he performed the deeds for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross, at Rouges Bancs in the Artois sector, France, December 21, 1914. His citation reads "For conspicuous bravery...in voluntarily going from his trench [with another V.C...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul F. Wilson) Le Touret Military (CWGC) Cemetery, Richebourg-l'Avoue, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Plot: Le Touret Memorial, Panel 19 and 20 (No Known Grave)
b. March 5, 1922 d. August 13, 1943
