Most University students and staff members are familiar with the Memorial Chapel, yet many do not know its origins.
Honoring our Veterans at Memorial Chapel
Although the Chapel is one of the University’s most visible icons, many are unaware of its role as a Memorial to those Maryland students, alumni, faculty and staff who made the ultimate sacrifice as members of the armed services. During the building dedication on Oct. 12, 1952, then Chairman of the Board of Regents Judge William P. Cole, Jr., declared that the Chapel stood "in loving remembrance of those who died in defense of their country..." To fully solidify the memory of University associates who served and lost their lives during military conflict, a Memorial Book was established and was first "published" with 209 names. This book can be found in the University Archives.
Each Veterans Day, the University community gathers to honor and celebrate the contributions of Maryland Veterans. This commemoration has gained momentum as part of the University of Maryland’s Veterans Initiative to raise the level of opportunities for Veterans on campus. In November 2008, the Memorial Chapel was proud to contribute to the inaugural Veterans Week which presented a series of programs for and about Veterans. Since then, this treasured event has become a tradition.
Remembering UMD Veterans Who We Have Lost, October 2019 - October 2020
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Stanley J. Abremski
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John T. Adams, Jr.
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Thomas F. Aidala Jr.
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Charles T. Alexander, Jr.
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Joseph S. Allulis, Jr.
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Robert L. Almond
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Marvin T. Ankers
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John E. Appel
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James B. Armstrong
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Charles A. Babendreier
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Ralph R. Barry
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Anthony Emmett Bass
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Walter R. Baylor
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Franklin L. Becraft
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Harold N. Blanton
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John H. Bloom, Jr.
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Wayland L. Blowe
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Peter A. Bozick
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Elwood T. Brady
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Donald R. Brewer
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Donald S. Brown, Jr.
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Ralph L. Brown
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George D. Broyles
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Ronald Burton Busick
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William R. Cadle, Jr.
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Daniel J. Cahill
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Edmund D. Cappuccilli
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Richard H. Carignan
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Timothy K. Carroll
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Barry R. Chernack
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John J. Collins
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Patrick M. Cooper
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Christian Briand Cowdrey
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Charles W. Crickman
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George A. Croushorn
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Daniel W. Daly
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Carl L. Dammann
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Harry T. DeMoll
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Egbert Devries
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John W. Dracopoulos
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Madison B. Dunlap
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Sherria A. Dunlap
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Russell E. Eddy, Jr.
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Samuel L. Fagin
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George R. Fairfax
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Rodney L. Faller
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George B. Farquhar
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Morris F. Favorite
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T. Meade Felton
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Michael R. Ferrara
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Eleanor H. Fields
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Robert J. Fogler
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Gary L. Galemore
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John J. Gallagher
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William E. Gallik
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Volker R. Geissler
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Leonard Goldinger
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Ramon F. Granados
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Jeffery T. Gray
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Jack A. Grubber
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Robert S. Hachten
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James D. Halsey, Jr.
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William R. Hamilton, Jr.
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Stuart L. Hanlein
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Robert L. Harrell
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Walter F. Heid
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Joseph L. Henley
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Walter K. Herr
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Ralph V. Higdon, Jr.
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Melvin A. Huyett
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Maclear Jacoby, Jr.
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William C. James, III
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Burton J. Jarman
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Barbara Kehoe
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Charles R. Kershner
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Carl J. Klein
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Karl A. Kowalski, Jr.
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Albert S. Krause, Jr.
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F. Albert Kuckhoff
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Robert L. Lambdin
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Loren R. Larson
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Bernard E. Leightheiser, Jr.
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Donald T. Lewers
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George M. Luker
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Gabriel G. Luther
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Thomas J. Lynch
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Van L. MacCabe
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Harry H. Magazu
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William Maletzky
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John E. Maley
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Russell W. Mank, Jr.
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Eugene T. Maratta
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Frederick Marchionna
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Alexander Mathews
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Karl J. Matzdorf
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John D. McDermott
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Jean C. McKinney
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William B. McKinney
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Luther H. Mensch
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Karl W. Meyer, Jr.
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Robert J. Mier
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Michael E. Miller
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Robert E. Miller
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William A. Millichap
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James R. Miskelly
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Frank L. Monteforte
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Everett A. Moretti
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Michael S. Moseley
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Thomas V. Murphy, Jr.
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Richard A. Newman
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Charles J. Nizolek
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Robert E. Novak, Sr.
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Charles D. Null
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Thomas M. O'Brien
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Samuel J. O'Neill
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George W. Oatis, Jr.
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Susan L. Patterson
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Roy E. Pepper
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James V. Phalon
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Charles V. Phillips
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Stanley M. Plies
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Fred T. Plybon, Jr.
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Vernon E. Poole
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Raymond S. Potter
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William F. Pressly
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Jonas R. Rappeport
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Clifford M. Ricketts
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Robert L. Ridgeway
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Mark V. Rosenker
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Edward C. Rosenzweig
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Doyle P. Royal
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Charles S. Rupp
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Edward J. Ryan
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Victoria S. Rymer
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John C. Sansone
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George Sardarian
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David B. Schuler
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Nicholas A. Scibilia
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Nelson M. Seese
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Charles M. Shub
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David E. Simm
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Paul R. Simmers
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Joseph F. Snee
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John P. Spicer
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David W. Starr
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George J. Stephano
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Michael R. Sullivan
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Mark E. Swomley
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George H. Sykes
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Edward R. Thomas
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John W. Tomlinson, Jr.
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Mahlon H. Trout, Jr.
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Henry A. Tucker, Jr.
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Diane A. Turley
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Louis F. Tyler, Jr.
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John G. Voelker, Jr.
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Grant H. Wagner
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Vernon H. Walker
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George A. Ward
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John S. Ward, Jr.
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Lincoln A. Watkins
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Edwin O. Weaver
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Glen E. Weston
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John C. Wilkerson
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Mary L. Wood
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Ferdinand A. Wybenga
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John P. Zelenka
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Joseph J. Zubak
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2019 Veterans Day Service