Herman Hoffman Birney was a Medical Doctor who served as a Medical Officer in the United States Army. He died on 25 April 1926 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. His son, Herman Hoffman Birney, 1 April 1891-2 June 1958) also served in the United States Army but was best-known as an author (David Kent) and is buried with his Father in Alington National Cemetery.
KENT, (DAVID) – PSEUD. OF HERMAN HOFFMAN BIRNEY, JR.
BIRNEY, HERMAN HOFFMAN (Jr.) (1891-1958); Author of western novels. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died in Florence, Alabama.
- Desert Dudes, The Saturday Evening Post Nov 16 1929
- Hunger, Adventure Novels and Short Stories Jul 1937
- King John of the Mesa, Ladies Home Journal Mar 1927
- Out-of-Doors: Believe that and They’ll Tell You Another, he Saturday Evening Post
- Vigilante, The Saturday Evening Post Mar 9 1929
- Vigilante: “Men, Do Your Duty!”, The Saturday Evening Post Mar 23 1929
- Vigilante: Don’t Hang the Poor Young Boys!, The Saturday Evening Post Mar 2 1929
- Vigilante: Enter Henry Plummer, The Saturday Evening Post Feb 23 1929
- Vigilante: Sanders – Lion of the North, The Saturday Evening Post Mar 16 1929
BIRNEY, HERMAN H
- MEDICAL CORPS
- DATE OF DEATH: 08/25/1926
- BURIED AT: SECTION 4 SITE 3318-WS
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
BIRNEY, ELIZABETH C W/O HERMAN H
- DATE OF DEATH: 08/25/1926
- BURIED AT: SECTION 4 SITE 3318
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
- WIFE OF HH HIRNEY, CAPT MED CORP
BIRNEY, HERMAN HOFFMAN JR
- AR United States Army
- DATE OF BIRTH: 04/01/1891
- DATE OF DEATH: 06/02/1958
- BURIED AT: SECTION 4 SITE 3319
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
BIRNEY, MARGUERITE B
- DATE OF BIRTH: 09/15/1902
- DATE OF DEATH: 06/02/1975
- BURIED AT: SECTION 4 SITE 3319
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
- WIFE OF HH BIRNEY, JR.
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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