From a contemporary press report
Name: Arthur A. Bergman, Colonel, United States Marine Corps (Retired)
Age: 68
Address: Florissant, Missouri
Born At: DeSoto, Missouri
Born On: 8 June 1932
Parents: August Julius and Suzanne L. (Guettler) Bergman
Surviving: No, Both Deceased
Occupation: Retired Colonel, United States Marine Corps
Program Engineer For Tomahawk, Command and Control at Johns Hopkins University
Program Manager for Tomahawk Command and Control, McDonald Douglas Corporation
Date of Death: 23 May 2001
Where: At his residence in Florissant, Missouri
Married To: Shirley (Stephens) Bergman
Surviving: Yes, At Florissant, Missouri
Children:
Four sons: Bruce (Kathy), Fort Collins, Colorado; Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth (Lynne) Bergman, Woodbridge, Virginia (USMC Reserve); Major Raymond (Kathy Jo) Bergman, Lawrence, Kansas (Kansas National Guard)
Donn (Marjorie), Nashville, Tennessee
Brothers and Sisters:
Two sisters: Emma Jean House, Bonne Terre, Missouri; Joy L. (Norman) Steiner, Phoenix, Arizona.
Two Brothers: Roy (Fran) Bergman, Jefferson City, Missouri; Warren (Joyce), Bergman, Florissant, Missouri
Grandchildren:
Amelia, Rebecca, Jeffrey, David, Christopher, Daniel, John, Jessica & Jared Bergman.
Education:
Graduate of De Soto High School, B.A. Physics from William Jewell College; Masters in Electronics Engineering; Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey California; Graduate of Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk Virginia, & Naval War College, Newport Rhode Island
Member of Church: Parker Road Baptist Church
Military Info:
Veteran of the Vietnam War, 30 years service in the United States Marine Corps.
Funeral Service: Saturday, 26 May 2001 at 11:00 AM
DIETRICH-MOTHERSHEAD CHAPEL
Officiating: Pastor Bob Griffin
Place of Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Memorials may be given to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, PO Box 998, Quantico, Virginia 22134-0998
BERGMAN, ARTHUR A
- COL US MARINE CORPS
- VIETNAM
- DATE OF BIRTH: 06/08/1932
- DATE OF DEATH: 05/23/2001
- BURIED AT: SECTION 68 SITE 1188
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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