GROSS, JONATHAN D.
Corporal, United States Marine Corps
Corporal Gross, of Riverdale, Maryland, died on September 25, 2001, in Maputo, Mozambique, South Africa.
He is survived by parents, Ronald and Rosa Gross; sisters, Ronnett and Danielle; fiance Natisha Frith; many other relatives and friends. Visitation Friday, October 12, 10 a.m.; service 11 a.m., at Lanham Church of God, 6310 Cipriano Rd., Lanham, Maryland. Interment October 17, Arlington National Cemetery, 10 a.m.
NOTE: He was killed, with another U. S. Marine, in an off-duty boating accident.
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.
Reviewed by: Michael Howard