In 1988 this African-American explorer's remains were moved to Arlington & reburied near Robert Peary
[DOC] [TLE] Matthew Henson - Wikipedia [PAR] Matthew Alexander Henson (August 8, 1866  March 9, 1955) was the first 
African-American Arctic explorer, an associate of Robert Peary on seven ... By 
presidential order, in 1988, the remains of Henson and his wife were reinterred 
with a monument at Arlington National Cemetery, near that for Peary and his wife.