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Anton Hilberath (1898–1946), one of at least 830 German Prisoners of War, who died and were buried in the United States. [13] His is the only grave of a German POW at Arlington National Cemetery. [14] Kara Spears Hultgreen (1965–1994), the first female naval carrier-based fighter pilot
Arlington National Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the United States National Cemetery System, one of two maintained by the United States Army. Over 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres (259 ha) in Arlington County, Virginia.
There are over 300,000 headstones and hundreds of memorials at Arlington National Cemetery. Arlington House itself is a memorial to George Washington.The son of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, John Parke Custis purchased the 1,100-acre (450 ha) tract of wooded land on the Potomac River north of Alexandria, Virginia in 1778.
Griffin and her family opted to have Hryniewicz buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Hryniewicz also left his mark on his family's home of Three Rivers, around 75 miles west of Boston.
Today, Ethel Kennedy was buried in Arlington National Cemetery alongside her husband, the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. "Today, Mummy was laid to rest next to Daddy at Arlington National Cemetery.
Pages in category "Burials at Arlington National Cemetery" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,167 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The flame-haired Irish-American actress Maureen O'Hara was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday (November 9), next to her husband U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Charles Blair who was ...
James Parks (March 19, 1843 – August 21, 1929) was a freed slave who is prominently buried in Arlington National Cemetery and is the only person buried there who was born on the grounds. He was born a slave but was later freed by his owner and continued to work at the cemetery as a grave digger.