Creighton Abrams

Creighton Abrams

male, deceased (1974)
convert to Roman Catholicism, American military personnel of World War II, korean war, United States Army Chief of Staff, American military, vietnam war…BuriedatArlingtonNationalCemetery
Creighton Williams Abrams Jr. was a United States Army general who commanded military operations in the Vietnam War from 1968-72 which saw U.S....
Robert Peary

Robert Peary

male, deceased (1920)
delta kappa epsilon, explorer, Explorer of the Arctic, from Maine, Phi Beta Kappa member, inuit…BuriedatArlingtonNationalCemetery
Robert Edwin Peary (May 6, 1856 - February 20, 1920) was an American explorer who claimed to have been the first person, on April 6, 1909, to reach...
J. Lawton Collins

J. Lawton Collins

male, deceased (1987)
American military personnel of World War II, United States Army Chief of Staff, World War I, American military, operation overlord, Major General…BuriedatArlingtonNationalCemetery
Joseph "Lightning Joe" Lawton Collins (1 May 1896 - 12 September 1987) was a general of the United States Army. During World War II, he served in...
Matthew Henson

Matthew Henson

male, deceased (1955)
explorer, Geographic North Pole, African American, from Maryland, Explorer of the Arctic, American…BuriedatArlingtonNationalCemetery, Arlington National, buried in New York City's Woodlawn Cemetery, buried nearby
Matthew Alexander Henson (August 8 1866 - March 9, 1955) was an American explorer and long-time companion to Robert Peary; amongst various...

Henry Johnson

male, deceased (1904)
United States Army, United States Army soldier, Milk River, Defensive fighting position, BuriedatArlingtonNationalCemetery, arlington national cemetery
Henry Johnson was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his...
Walter Bedell Smith

Walter Bedell Smith

male, deceased (1961)
death by myocardial infarction, American military, From Indianapolis, Indiana, From Indianapolis, German, director…national guard, United States National Guard, BuriedatArlingtonNationalCemetery
General Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith GBE KCB (October 5, 1895 – August 9, 1961) was Dwight D. Eisenhower's Chief of Staff during Eisenhower's te...
Timothy Maude

Timothy Maude

male, deceased (2001)
military officer, United States Army general, Recipient of the Purple Heart medal, Recipient of the Legion of Merit, vietnam war, The Pentagon…BuriedatArlingtonNationalCemetery
Lieutenant General Timothy J. Maude was the highest ranking military officer killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks and the most senior U.S. army...
Hugo Black

Hugo Black

male, deceased (1971)
World War I, Ku Klux Klan member, American military, textualism, United States Supreme Court justice, supreme court justice…BuriedatArlingtonNationalCemetery
Hugo LaFayette Black (February 27, 1886-September 25, 1971) was an American politician and jurist. A member of the Democratic Party, Black...
Jane Delano

Jane Delano

female, deceased (1919)
Baptist, Nurse, franklin delano roosevelt, spanish-american war, yellow fever, Delano family…BuriedatArlingtonNationalCemetery
Jane Arminda Delano, born March 13, 1862 in Montour Falls, New York, United States – died April 15, 1919 in Savenay, Loire-Atlantique, France, wa...
Henry H. Arnold

Henry H. Arnold

male, deceased (1950)
rated pilot, Air Force Aeronautical Ratings, from Sonoma County, California, World War I, Air Service, U.S. Army Air Service…BuriedatArlingtonNationalCemetery, National Aviation Hall of Fame
General of the Air Force Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold GCB (June 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950) was an aviation pioneer and Chief of the United States Ar...