John C. Diviney – First Lieutenant, United States Marin Corps

Diviney, John C.
Born February 3, 1915
Died December 26, 1943
US Marine Corps, First Lieutenant
Section 34, Grave 1151, buried February 17, 1949

Diviney, Dorothy M.
Born August 23, 1915
Died April 12, 1999
Section 34, Grave 1151, buried June 9, 1999

Dorothy M. Diviney, formerly of Peirson Avenue, died Monday, April 12, 1999, at the Wayne County Nursing Home.

Mrs. Diviney was born in Seneca Falls, New York, to Thomas and Margaret McGrain Carroll.

For many years, she was an orientation advisor at Newark (New York) Developmental Center.

Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, with her husband, John C. Diviney, who gave his life in 1943 during World War II.

Mrs. Diviney is survived by her son, Jack (Patricia) Diviney of Novato, California; sister, Ethel Emery of Corona, California; many nieces and nephews.

She apparently never remarried and lived for 55 years after her husband was killed in action.

Michael Robert Patterson

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