Commander Switzer was a Naval Aviator and was killed in an aircraft accident. He is buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery with his father, Wendell Gray Switzer, Vice Admiral, United States Navy, his mother, Anna Lamar Switzer, and his brother, Wendell Gray Switzer Jr, Lieutenant (jg), United States Navy, also a Naval aviator and also killed in an aircraft accident.
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SWITZER, JOHN LAMAR
- LT CDR USN
- DATE OF BIRTH: 03/23/1925
- DATE OF DEATH: 11/22/1959
- BURIED AT: SECTION 1 SITE 895-A
- 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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