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Historical Information

62 Foreign Nationals Interred at Arlington National Cemetery

24 British (United Kingdom):

Name
 Service Branch Section
Grave
 Grid
Field Marshall Sir John Dill Army 32 S-29 X-33
Maj. Gen. Orde C. Wingate Royal Artillery 12 288 Y-24.5
Capt. G. H. Borrow M. C.      
Mr. Stewart Emeny War Correspondent      
Lt. Col. E. H. Hiscocks Army 2 3435-F V-30
Maj. C. R. Forbes-Harries Army      
Capt. G. Watson Army      
Capt. K. W. C. Thomas Army      
Wing Cmdr. Harry J. Maxted Royal Air Force 15 95 I-25.5
Maj. Alexander R. Moir, Army Army 15 97  
Squad Leader Basil W. Howe Royal Air Force 15 98  
ERA 2Cl Harold G. Davis Royal Navy 15 84  
Section Officer Ruth P. Watson WAAF 15 88 NH
Officer Monica N. Daventry WAAF 15 88 SH
Pvt. Elmer Darrock Royal Marines 17 19325  
Seaman William Kelly Royal Navy 17 19399 K-19
Able Seaman Herbert Thomas Royal Navy 17 19400  
Able Seaman Joseph Prowse Royal Navy 17 19515  
Pvt. James Schofield Royal Marines 17 19518  
Mr. Thomas H. Symons, Writer Royal Navy 17 19519  
Maj. Charles H. Lyell Royal Garrison Artillery 3 4140  
Capt. A. Mackintosh Royal Horse Guards 3 4140 WH W-16
Capt. W. F. Fitch British Military Mission 3 4139 WH

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5 Canadian:

Name
 Service Branch Section
Grave
 Grid
Lt. William Strong, Jr., Army 3 4113 WH
Leading Aircraftsman Leroy F. Rash, Jr. Army 6 9324  
Sapper Thomas H. Dalton Engineers 18 4576  
Pvt. Robert J. Watt Army 15 5  
Stanley R. Hardin Army 34 2994 U-14

13 French:

Name
 Service Branch Section
Grave
 Grid
1Lt. Fernand Herbert French Army 3 4141 SH
1Lt. Jean Jegou French Army 3 4141 NH
Capt. Gaston M. Roger Cheno French Army 3 4142 SS
Lt. Felix Courriere French Army 3 4142 NS
2Lt. Henri Coquelet French Army 3 4143 SS
Sgt. Paul Temperli Army 17 19279  
Gunner Felix Sabut Army 17 19405  
Antoine Brun Army 17 19407  
Maurice Jacquet Army 17 19156  
Lt. Jean Jegou French Army 3 4141  
CPT Gaston Roger Cheno French Army 3 4142  
LT Fernand Herbert French Army 3 4141 SH
2LT Henri Coquelet French Army 3 4141 SS

4 Italian:

Name
 Service Branch Section
Grave
 Grid
Luigi Bartolucci-Dundas Navy 3 4144 SH
Marlo Batista POW 15-C 347-4  
Cpl. Arcangelo Prudenza POW 15-C 347-5  
Nicola Scotti Army 17 19393  

2 Dutch (Netherlands):

Name
 Service Branch Section
Grave
 Grid
Cmdr. Anne Faber (man's name) Navy 15 90  
Lt. Cmdr. Dirk Van Beusekom Navy 15 87  

1 South Vietnamese:

Name
 Service Branch Section
Grave
 Grid
Major Phao Van Vu Army 60 7898  

9 South Vietnamese Unknowns:

Two South Vietnamese Unknown Pilots were buried in a group burial of former MIAs including Staff Sgt. Richard Fitts in sec. 34 # 4524. They were missing in action in Laos from 1968 to 1990 when they were interred together in March.

Seven unknown South Vietnamese are interred in a group burial which includes Sp4 Joel C. Hartley, USA, Sp4 Michael E. King, USA, WO1 Ralph A. Moriera, USA and CPT David Nelson, from a downed helicopter in South Vietnam on March 5, 1971. Section 34/4439

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1 South African:

Name
 Service Branch Section
Grave
 Grid
Lt. V. Potgeiter Royal Air Force 2 3435-F V-30

1 Unknown National Origin:

A/C 2Cl A. Poberaj, Royal Air Force 2/3435-F/V-30 Note: Poberaj was attributed to South Africa when buried with five others from the United Kingdom, and S.A. in section 2, but was not officially from that country as of 1993 per Embassy of South Africa.

1 Australian:

Flight Officer Francis D. Milne, Royal Australian Air Force (former MIA WWII, New Guinea; group burial with American) Sec. 34 # 4754 grid XY-16.5

1 Chinese:

Name
 Service Branch Section
Grave
 Grid
Maj. Nia Chien Liu Army 15 92 H-25

1 Greek:

Name
 Service Branch Section
Grave
 Grid
Airman Emmanuel Boulassikis Air Force 15 92 H-25

1 German:

Name
 Service Branch Section
Grave
 Grid
Anton Hilberath POW 15-C 347-1  

Past temporary storage in the Mast of the USS Maine:

Two foreign nationals who rested temporarily in the Mast of the USS Maine Monument until their burial in their home country are:

President Manuel Quezon y Molina, Republic of the Philippines (in 1944)

Prime Minister Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Republic of Poland (first president) (from July 5, 1941 until June 27, 1992, 51 years).

Total:

Australian 1
British (U.K.) 24
Canadian 4
Chinese 1
Dutch (Netherlands) 2
French 13
German 1 (POW)
Greek 1
Italian 4 (2 POW)
South African 1
South Vietnamese 9
Unknown Origin 1

Total: 62

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