Edward Everett Dravo – Colonel, United States Army

Edward Everett Dravo of Pennsylvania
Appointed from Pennsylvania, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1872 (19)
Second Lieutenant, 6th U. S. Cavalry, 15 June 1876
First Lieutenant, 30 August 1881
Regimental Adjutant, 31 May 10 11 October 1883
Regimental Adjutant, 4 August 1887 to 1 December 1889
Captain, C.S., 28 March 1892
Major, C.S., 4 February 1898
Lieutenant Colonel, Chief C. S. of U. S. Volunteers, 9 May 1898 to 7 March 1899
Colonel, C. S., 22 July 1898 to 2 March 1899
Lieutenant Colonel, 2 February 1901

NOTE: He is presumably the brother of Charles Avery Dravo, Colonel, United States Army, who is also buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

COLONEL DRAVO BURIAL IN ARLINGTON

PARIS, France, August 1, 1932 – Thebody of Colonel Edward E. Dravo, United States Army, retired, of Pittsburgh, who died here Saturday, aged 78, will be taken to the United States for burial in Arlington National Cemetery, it was announced today.

DRAVO, EDWARD E
COL US ARMY RET
DATE OF DEATH: 07/30/1932
BURIED AT: SECTION WEST.  SITE 446
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

DRAVO, KATHERINE W/O DAVO, E E
BURIED AT: SECTION OFFRS  SITE LOT 440
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
WIFE OF EE DRAVO, COL SUB SEPT USA

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.

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