John Curtis Gilmore, Jr. of New Mexico (1869-1934)
Appointed from New York, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 17 June 1890 (19)
Appointed Second Lieutenant, 4th United States Cavalry, 12 June 1894
Transferred to the 4th United States Artillery, 12 October 1894
Captain, Assistant Adjutant General of United States Volunteers, 12 May 1898
Captain, Assistant Quartermaster of United States Volunteers, 14 June 1899
Major, 43rd United States Volunteer Infantry, 17 August 1899
Honorably discharged from the Volunteer Service, 5 July 1901
First Lieutenant, 4th United States Artillery, 2 March 1899
Artillery Corps assignment, 2 February 1901
Captain, United States Army, 1 July 1901
Gilmore subsequently attained the rank of Colonel, United States Army. On his death, he was buried adjacent to his father, John Curtis Gilmore, Brigadier General, United States Army, in section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery.
GILMORE, JOHN C JR
COL USA RET
VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
DATE OF DEATH: 07/08/1934
DATE OF INTERMENT: 07/11/1934
BURIED AT: SECTION WEST SITE 270 E HA
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
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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