Courtesy of the Woolnough Family:
Charles Merriam Tooke. Captain, United States Navy
Birth Date: 29 May 1906
Birth Place: Syracuse, New York
Christen Date: 1906
Christen Place: 1st Methodist Church, Syracuse, New York
Occupation: Captain, US Navy, Executive VP, Sealright Corporation
Education: United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, 1927
Religion: Episcopal
Spouse Father: Charles Wesley Tooke
Spouse Mother: Sara Louise Weeks
Marriage Date: 23 December 1931
Marriage Place: Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
Children:
Sara Louise
Ellen Neukirk
Michael Karrick
Spouse: Ellen Neukerk Woolnough, daughter of James Barton Woolnough, Colonel, United States Army and sister of James Karrick Woolnough, Lieutenant General, United States Army
Birth Date: 4 July 1908
Birth Place: Fort Logan, Colorado
Death Date: 9 October 1992
Death Place: Medford, New Jersey
Burial Date: 14 October 1992
Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery
Occupation: Wife, Mother and active volunteer
Education: Miss Marots Junior College, MA
Religion: Episcopal
Children:
Sara Louise
Ellen Neukirk
Michael Karrick
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