List of burials at Arlington National Cemetery explained

This is a list of notable individuals buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, United States.

Military

Medal of Honor recipients

As of May 2006, there were 367 Medal of Honor recipients buried in Arlington National Cemetery, nine of whom are Canadians.

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Flag officers

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Other military burials

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Other notable military service members

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Notable civilians

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Remains of the Space Shuttle Challenger's crew are interred in Section 46, including four civilians and three military members. Challenger Astronaut Judith Resnik is memorialized with a cenotaph.

Five state funerals have been held at Arlington: those of U.S. presidents William Howard Taft and John F. Kennedy, that of General of the Armies John J. Pershing, that of U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy and his brother Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Benham, Andrew E. K. . Naval History and Heritage Command . 2024-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240526165035/https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-people/b/benham-andrew-e-k.html . 2024-05-26 . live.
  2. http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-jon-cavaiani-20140803-story.html Los Angeles Times
  3. News: Mass. Medal of Honor recipient Tom Hudner buried in Arlington National Cemetery . Henry . Schwan . metrowestdailynews.com . April 5, 2018 . April 5, 2018.
  4. News: Rear Adm. Edward Burke, All-America at Navy, Dies . 1967-08-19 . . A13 . . 2023-01-16.
  5. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2720066/DILL,%20Sir%20JOHN%20GREER CWGC: John Dill
  6. John Spencer Hardy obituary, Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, May 3, 2012
  7. News: Helm . 1927-10-30 . The Sunday Star . 7 . . 2024-05-22.
  8. Web site: Jeanne Holm Obituary (2010) - Washington, DC - The Washington Post. Legacy.com.
  9. http://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=510200 TogetherWeServed – VADM Benedict Semmes
  10. Sec. 64, grave 6992, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA., Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 247-248). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
  11. News: Frank Buckles, last US veteran of World War I, laid to rest at Arlington . Paul. Duggan. The Washington Post . March 15, 2011 . March 16, 2011 .
  12. https://books.google.com/books?id=WTNEAQAAMAAJ&dq=Samuel-Edmour+St.+Onge+Chapleau&pg=PA1139 1917–1918, Who's Who and Why in Canada, Vol. 13, p. 1139
  13. http://www.gentracer.org/powdeathindex.html Records of the National Archive
  14. Listing of the graves of foreign nationals
  15. Book: Confederate Veteran Magazine Vol. XXII. Cunningham. 1914. 468.
  16. News: . Jack Koehler AP correspondent, 82 . October 1, 2012 . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Associated Press . October 5, 2019.
  17. News: Knipp . Steven . Mystery of Chinese major buried in US war hero cemetery . 15 December 2019 . South China Morning Post . 7 June 2005.
  18. News: R. E. Thornton Dies at Home in Fairfax . 1928-03-28 . The Richmond News Leader . 28 . . 2023-04-16.
  19. Web site: Pentagon Identifies First KIA in Fight against Islamic State. Military.com. Military.com. McGarry, Brendan. October 23, 2015. November 4, 2020.
  20. Web site: Dan. Lamothe. In quiet ceremony, Delta Force soldier killed in Iraq buried at Arlington. washingtonpost.com. November 18, 2015. November 4, 2020.
  21. News: Bob Dole hailed as war hero and 'Kansas' favorite son' at Washington funeral service. Ledyard. King. Rebecca. Morin. Ella. Lee. USA Today. 10 December 2021. 10 December 2021.
  22. News: Bob Dole's final resting place. Daniel. Desrochers. Wichita Eagle. 9 December 2021. 10 December 2021.
  23. News: Lucinda Coleman Florio . Tribute Archive . 2022-11-16 . 2023-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230723025448/https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/26837524/lucinda-coleman-florio . 2023-07-23 . live.
  24. New York Times Obituary, March 6, 1935
  25. News: Henry S. Julian Dies . 1939-08-26 . . 8 . . 2022-11-04.
  26. Web site: Senator Frank Lautenberg laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. WABC TV. 8 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130609024808/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news&id=9130439. 9 June 2013. dead.
  27. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=paul-laxalt&pid=190055697&preview=false&referrer=0 Paul Laxalt Notice
  28. News: Crandal Mackey, Arlington Crime Fighter Fighter, Succumbs . 1957-04-02 . 20 . . 2022-01-31.
  29. Web site: Reiner, Charles. ANC Explorer. 25 January 2022.
  30. Web site: Ed McMahon heads for Times Square. April 25, 2001. December 10, 2021. Variety.
  31. Spann had served in the USMC, but was not in the military, when killed. Because he had received the CIA's Intelligence Star, considered the equivalent of the US Military's Silver Star, his burial in Arlington was authorized. See: Book: Woodward, Bob. Bob Woodward. Bush at War. Simon & Schuster. 2002. 317. en.
  32. Web site: Siegmund Spiegel Obituary (1919 - 2016) - Aventura, FL - Newsday . 2024-03-16 . Legacy.com.
  33. News: David. Rapp. Roll Call Founder Sid Yudain Dies at 90 . . 2013-10-21 . 2013-11-17.
  34. Web site: Eunice Geiger (Renshaw) . geni.com . November 11, 2021.
  35. https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/24/news/24iht-subjackie.html New York Times
  36. Web site: HOOPER S. MILES, 1895-1964 . Maryland Manual On-Line . . 1999-05-18 . 2022-12-27.