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J. Edgar Hoover
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b. 1895 – d. 1 March 1972
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77 yrs
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R20 S117
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- Longest serving Director of the FBI.
- Buried in the Hoover family plot. He was particularly devoted to his mother.
- The fence and bench were installed by an ex-agent in 1996.
- Was a devoted collector of the artwork of Lucien Powell (see R59 S49).
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Clyde Tolson
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b. 1900 - d. 14 Apr 1975
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74 yrs
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R20 S156
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- Long-time associate of J.Edgar Hoover.
- Inherited the bulk of Hoover's estate.
- Said to be buried at this site because it was the closest he could get to Hoover.
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Leonard Matlovich
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b. 1943 – d. 22 Jun 1988
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44 yrs
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R20 S161-2
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- First gay member of the military to “come out”.
- Direct visitors to the inscription and to the copy of the letter from President Bush.
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Wm. Boyce Mueller
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b. 1842 - d. 1993
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R19 S160
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- Grandson of William Dickson Boyce, founder of the Boy Scouts of America.
- Founder of the Forgotten Scouts.
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Peter A. Rearick
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d. 9 Feb 1901
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R10 S144
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- RAdm. Rearick served throughout the Civil War in the Gulf, South Atlantic & North Atlantic squadrons.
- In charge of stores at Norfolk Navy Yard from 1886 – 1889.
- Served in the Pacific from 1889 to his retirement in 1900.
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