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Wanlesses buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Source: Letter from cemetery administrator 26 Oct 1999.

To be buried here, you have to have been in US military service or married to someone who was, with a few special exceptions.

There are 4 decedents interred here with the surname WANLESS. (Note from Holly: I had asked about alternate spellings also, so I assume there are none.)

• David A. Wanless (1950-1988) died while on active duty in Germany. He is buried in Section 69, Grave 772. He was a Master Sergeant in the Army.
• Robert Hume Wanless (1911-1962) shows a home state of Pennsylvania. He was a Captain in the Navy and retired in 1961. He died in Maryland and is buried in Section 3, Grave 4056-NS.
• Samuel Averill Wanless (1861-1948) was with the hospital corps of the Army, serving from April 25, 1898 to January 31, 1899. He was a Private and was from either Tennesee or Virginia. He died Jan 14, 1948 and is buried in Section 12, Grave 4193.
• His widow, Mary Ethel (1881-1968), died in North Carolina and is buried in the same grave with him.

Death certificates can be obtained from the Bureau of Vital Statistics in the capital city of the appropriate state of death.

(Note from Holly: the last 2 are my line. Robert Hume is in Bruce Bagnall's line.)

Update 17 Jan 2000: David A. is from the Springfield line, a son of William Wanless, per his son Aaron David Wanless, who writes: "The name was David Allen Wanless, he did die in Hanau, Germany, but the date was Dec. 2, 1988. The grave marker is wrong and the Army will not change it to the proper date. He was born Feb.12,1950 in Lincoln, Ill. He served 2 tours in Vietnam in the Army, first tour was with the 101st Airborne Division, and second tour was with MACV (military assistance command Vietnam). I believe he was either an Infantryman or in communications. He was also present at the infamous "Hamburger Hill" campaign. His father's name is William Wanless. I remember my Grandfather (William) saying that my family had come from England to Canada down into the U.S. He said that many of our family settled in Springfield IL."