Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of America
Headstone shared by 2 interments, including Karl Elson Dankof
Headstone shared by 2 interments, including Karl Elson Dankof
U.S. Air Force · United States United States

Karl Elson Dankof

Colonel
1920 – 2009
3 wars 1 assignment

Colonel Karl Elson Dankof served in the U.S. Air Force for 25 years and 9 months. Karl served in the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Karl was married to Vera Dankof. Karl was 89 years old.

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Branch

U.S. Air Force · 1947 – 1973

Highest rank

Colonel

Wars

Korean WarVietnam WarCold War
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
1947 – 1973
Conflicts
Korean War Vietnam War Cold War
Burial Information
Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery ↗
Section 54
Grave 4028
  • The grave itself
  • 12 laid nearby · point at one to see who, click for more

Laid nearby · Section 54

8,206 others are held in this section; these are the nearest stones.

Thomas Philip CurfsGrave 4027Ralph E LavoieGrave 4112Loren Ezra BurnettGrave 3944Irmgard BocchinoGrave 4029Robert F BocchinoGrave 4029Charles Allen MorrowGrave 3943George E DaltonGrave 4111Rupert Anthony GainesGrave 4113Michael R Broderick Jr.Grave 3945Werner Richard KrauseGrave 4026Clarence Leonard StroupGrave 4196Barbara StroupGrave 4196
Also Interred
Vera Dankof
Beloved Spouse Section 54 · Grave 4028 1921 – 2023
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