Arlington WWII Fallen Remembered
7,700 WWII fallen are buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
We are telling the stories of all of them.
Read some of these stories here:
1LT John B. Armstrong
By Marilyn Murphy, Wisconsin
Marine Armstrong earned the Navy Cross on the first day of the Battle of Saipan. He stopped an ammunition dump fire from killing many Marines. Read his story here.
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2LT Evelyn C. Eckert
by Jon Strupp, Minnesota
Army Nurse Eckert served on the hospital ship USS Comfort until killed by a kamikaze plane that crashed into the surgical ward. Read full story here.
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How to read more stories of the WWII fallen buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Meet our volunteer writers here
Download the Find A Grave smartphone app to read these stories at gravesites
Thanks to our volunteer Section Directors who have been managing the writers and researchers working on the project
Tammy Burrows
Tricia Castille
Becky Fox
Kathy Harmon
Christy Johnson
Karen Marquart
Katherine Rasdorf
Linda Simpson
Thanks to our volunteer
story writers and
database researchers
WRITERS
Allison Albert, Rhode Island
Bob Allen, Nebraska
Jenny Allgrunn, Utah
Peggy Askins, Kansas
Laura Bailey, North Carolina
Pamela Baker, Alabama
Therese Baker, Mississippi
PeterBateman, Kentucky
Heidi Bay, Oregon
Michael Bell, California
Mimi Benson,Illinois
Christina Berring, Colorado
Jodi Block, Michigan
Steve Booth, Utah
Liesl Bradner, California
Rhonda Brady, Illinois
Lee Braswell, Colorado
Molly Brown, Utah
Dennis Dupras, Alaska
Connie Durrance, Florida
Gene Ecker, Minnesota
Bill Ellis, Alabama
Christy Erickson, Michigan
Bryan Fusfield, Colorado
Mona Geidel, South Dakota
Julia Gimbel, Wisconsin
Melanie Ginnity, Georgia
Thomas Gorham, Louisiana
Jim Greenberg, New York
Laura Hanaford, California
Kim Hardaway, Tennessee
Tammy Hilt, Virginia
Debra Holley, Utah
Kirstin Howard, Utah
Valerie Jones, Oklahoma
Bob Joyce, Florida
Rob Joyce, Maryland
Maryalice Keller, Florida
Mac Kolar, Wisconsin
Debi Lehman, Oklahoma
Lynn Machen, California
Michael Maloney, Virginia
WRITERS
Cherie McEwen, New York
Steve McGee, Texas
Kevin McIntire, California
Red Mulvanny, California
Marilyn Murphy, Wisconsin
Pat Nauseda, Ohio
Cindy Nelson, Wisconsin
Kimberly Nichols, Washington
Jack Oberholtzer, Pennsylvania
Robert Olson, Nevada
Eden Palmer, Illinois
Mona Parish, Texas
Mary Peterson, Minnesota
Lori Pinn, Arizona
Kathleen Reber, Utah
Christy Reed, Texas
Paul Robertson, Wyoming
Judy Rodriguez, Ohio
Brandy Rose, Utah
Kellan Sams, Georgia
Dennis Sauter, Colorado
John Schlatter, Utah
Pamela Schnagl, Wisconsin
Lea Schneider, Tennessee
Jane Schrenzel, California
Joyce Self, Virginia
Sophia Shapiro, Utah
Elizabeth Shaw, South Carolina
Laura Shivers, Florida
Jodi Shumaker, Kentucky
Rona Simmons, Georgia
Susan Singleton, Illinois
Gary Smith, Colorado
Raymond Smith, California
Kandi Stevens
Kerry Stockdale, New Jersey
Ronalee Summers, Utah
Pamela Tilson, North Carolina
Jeff Veesenmeyer, Wisconsin
Michelle Volk, Arizona
Brian Welhoelter, Washington
Charles Woodall, Alabama
Ginny Wortz, Indiana
DATABASE RESEARCHERS
Karen Baker, Arkansas
Sonya Bayles, Georgia
Lee Braswell, Colorado
Brad Cychosz, Wisconsin
Teri Fronk, Utah
Molly Green, North Carolina
Lois Healen, Ohio
Kirstin Howard, Utah
Kerry Huffstutler, Alabama
Jeff Joyce, Virginia
Mary Alice & Wade Keller, Florida
Debi Lehman, Oklahoma
Marilyn Murphy, Wisconsin
Mary Peterson, Minnesota
Jenna Rabtzow, Colorado
Al Schutte, Ohio
Susan Singleton, Illinois
John Sise, Pennsylvania
Julie Sohlberg, Colorado
Ronalee Summers, Utah
Pamela Tilson, North Carolina
Melodye Whatley, Connecticut
Elaine Young, Utah