Godwin Ordway – Colonel, United States Army

Godwin Ordway of Virginia
Appointed from th District of Columbia, Second Lieuenant 10th U. S. Infantry, 10 April 1899
Transferred to the 3rd U. S. Cavalry, 10 May 1899
Transferred to the Artillery Corps, 18 April 1901
First Lieutenant, 8 May 1901

Other relatives buried in Arlington National Cemetery are:

Albert Ordway, Brigadier General, Untied States Army (believed to be his father)
Godwin Ordway, Jr., Colonel, United States Army (his son)
Rodman Nicholas Ordway, Cadet, United States Military Academy (his son)
Roderic E. Ordway, Colonel, United States Army (His Grandson)

ORDWAY, GODWIN
COL USA

• DATE OF BIRTH: 12/11/1873
• DATE OF DEATH: 01/01/1947
• BURIED AT: SECTION 2  SITE 3866
  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

ORDWAY, OCTAVIA JOHNSON W/O GODWIN

• DATE OF DEATH: 10/22/1941
• BURIED AT: SECTION EAST  SITE 3866
  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

ORDWAY, RODMAN NICHOLAS
CADET MIL ACADEMY WEST POINT NY

• DATE OF DEATH: 01/18/1933
• BURIED AT: SECTION EAST  SITE 3866
  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

ORDWAY, ALBERT J S/O GODWIN

• DATE OF DEATH: 04/12/1917
• BURIED AT: SECTION C L  SITE LOT 3866
  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

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