Historical Information

Casualties of the Persian Gulf War Buried at Arlington National Cemetery

Gulf War Memorial Stone

Children lay flowers at the Gulf War Memorial Stone at Arlington National Cemetery during the Feb. 28, 1999, No Greater Love ceremonies commemorating Gulf War and Operation Provide Comfort casualties.

Memorials

These service members are not actually buried at Arlington National Cemetery, but are memorialized there. Memorials are erected when there are no identifiable remains for an individual whose death has been substantiated. Should remains be recovered at a later date, the deceased will be buried in a new location and the memorial stone will be interred with the coffin.

The following Gulf War dead have been buried at Arlington National Cemetery:

All memorial headmarkers are in section H

Service Branch
Name Headstone Number
Air Force
Capt. Jorge Artega Memorial Headstone #512
Navy
AMSAN Allen Scott Carter Memorial Headstone #534
Navy
Lt. Cmdr. Barry Thomas Cooke Memorial Headstone #515
Air Force
AMS3 James Edward Crockford Jr. Memorial Headstone #516
Marine
Capt. William David Cronin Jr. Memorial Headstone #518
Navy
Lt. Cmdr. Michael Scott Speicher Memorial Headstone #517
Navy
Lt. j.g. David Albert Warne Memorial Headstone #519
Navy
Lt. Robert Dwyer Memorial Headstone #513
Navy
Lt. James H. Love Memorial Headstone #514

Burials

Service Branch
Name
Interment Date
Section
Grave
Air Force
Capt. Thomas Clifford Bland Jr. May 20, 1991
60
7713
Army
Lt. Col. David Allen Douthit May 10, 1991
60
7714
Air Force
Capt. Dixon L. Walters April 18, 1991
60
7715
Navy
AKC Richard P. Swanson April 12, 1991
60
7716
Navy
Lt. Patrick K. Connor April 11, 1991
60
7717
Marine
Lance Cpl. Kip A. Poremba March 28, 1991
1
440-F
Army
Capt. Joseph. G. Kime III March 26, 1991
60
7718
Army
Spec. Tommy Don Butler March 19, 1991
60
7719
Marine
Lance Cpl. James Reyes Lang March 12, 1991
60
7720
Sgt. 1st Class William Thomas Butts March 12, 1991
60
7721
Army
Maj. Marie Therese Rossi March 11, 1991
8
9872
Army
Pfc. Robert L. Daugherty March 8, 1991
60
7722
Army
Pfc. Timothy A. Shaw March 7, 1991
8
9871
Marine
Lance Cpl. Troy L. Gregory March 4, 1991
60
7723
Army
Sgt. Maj. Patrick R. Hurley Feb. 28, 1991
32
513
Capt. Jonathan R. Edwards Feb. 15, 1991
69
1239

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