My friend sent me these pictures ..... thought you might like to share ! Rest easy, sleep well my brothers. Know the line has held, your job is done. Rest easy, sleep well. Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held. Peace, peace, and farewell... Readers may be interested to know that these wreaths -- some 5,000 -- are donated by the Worcester Wreath Co. of Harrington, Maine. The owner, Merrill Worcester, not only provides the wreaths, but covers the trucking expense as well. He's done this since 1992. A wonderful guy. Also, most years, groups of Maine school kids combine an educational trip to DC with this event to help out. Making this even more remarkable is the fact that Harrington is in one the poorest parts of the state.
I found this site ....... what a wonderful thing to do ....... !! snopes.com: Christmas Wreaths at Arlington Cemetery
There are some very interesting non-Americans buried there: Foreign Nationals Buried in Arlington National Cemetery
As a follow along from the Chindit post .... a military genius is on your list K ! And thats another story in itself !! Orde Charles Wingate, Major General, British Army
Thanks for the post Annie. I saw a documentary on Arlington and its history when I was in the States last year. It is a fascinating place with a very rich tradition. Cheers Owen
This is interesting as it gives more details about the Commonwealth personnel buried there: Arlington National Cemetery
While not "interesting" as most on this list, it is interesting nonetheless in how this lad came to be buried there and to finally have a known resting place. View attachment 2496 In Memory of Pilot Officer FRANCIS DEBENHAM MILNE 33516, Royal Australian Air Force who died age 25 on 26 November 1942 Son of Francis Rupert and Mignonette Milne; husband of Nance May Milne, of Southport, Queensland. Remembered with honour ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY I have not been able (purely due to time limitations) to track down the circumstances of the other RAAF personal interred in the US. MILNE, FRANCIS DEBENHAM Pilot Officer 33516 6 Troop Carrier Sqn 1 Administrative Wing USAAF 26/11/1942 Sec. 34. Coll. Grave 4754. ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY SCOTT, RONALD WILLIAM Leading Aircraftman 13732 2 MD BRANDON RCAF 12/02/1944 Sec. 138. Row E. Grave 12. LOS ANGELES NATIONAL CEMETERY MORRIS, LLOYD ASHWIN Flight Lieutenant 419326 25sq 12/08/1945 Sec. E. 153. SAN BRUNO (GOLDEN GATE) NATIONAL CEMETERY CLAPINSON, HENRY WILLIAM Sergeant 6109 HQ RAAF Attch USAAF 19/03/1944 Sec. 84. Coll. grave 402. ST. LOUIS (JEFFERSON BARRACKS) NATIONAL CEMETERY KEOGH, GERARD MICHAEL Flying Officer 266551 HQ RAAF Melbourne 30/08/1943 Sec. 82. Coll. grave 34. ST. LOUIS (JEFFERSON BARRACKS) NATIONAL CEMETERY MACKAY, WILLIAM ALEXANDER Sergeant 414624 41 RDF Attchd 63 Bomb Sq USAAF 30/06/1943 Sec. 84. Coll. grave 403-405. ST. LOUIS (JEFFERSON BARRACKS) NATIONAL CEMETERY HAWTER, EDGAR HORACE Flight Sergeant 406129 90 Bomber Sqn USAAF 26/07/1942 Sec. W. Coll. grave 17527/9. VICKSBURG NATIONAL CEMETERY
Sgt Henry William Clapinson (1908 - 1944) - Find A Grave Memorial Gerard Michael Keogh (1903 - 1943) - Find A Grave Memorial William Alexander MacKay (1914 - 1943) - Find A Grave Memorial Pacific Wrecks - B-17F "Pluto II" Serial Number 41-24543
There are 2 more men buried with him .... do you know these men too ? Sgt Edgar Horace Hawter ( - 1942) - Find A Grave Memorial
Thanks Annie, Fantastic sleuthing. Not that I have tried to look for these on Find a Grave, however whenever I do look up a name, they are not there. Proves you should never say never. A couple of interesting facts about this lad. His date of death: 12th August 1945 His suburb (Ivanhoe) in Victoria, Australia is where I was born and lived for 30 years. My brother still lives there.
