Michael Robert Patterson

Walter Henry Gordon, born at Artonish, Mississippi, 24 June 1863, graduated from the Military Academy and was commissioned in the infantry in 1886. During the early part of this century, after fighting in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection, Gordon served on the General Staff and in the Philippines. In 1917 he commanded the … Read more

3 ARMY OFFICERS DIE IN PLANE CRASH Lieutenant J. A. Willis, Jr., Pilot; His Father, Major Willis, And Major J. A. Parker Killed HIT FOG OVER VIRGINIA March 20, 1933 WASHINGTON, March 19, 1933 – Lieutenant James A. Willis, Jr., and his two passengers, Major James A. Willis, Sr., his father, and Major John A. Parker, were killed … Read more

30 November 2007: A memorial mass will be held Saturday in Mobile for Jane Maury Denton, the wife of former Vietnam prisoner of war and ex-U.S. Senator Jeremiah Denton Jr. She died November 22, 2007 at a Norfolk, Virginia. hospital from heart attack complications. She was 81. The memorial in her hometown will be held … Read more

Often their duty is done in the dead of night on the tarmac of Dover Air Force Base, far from public view or official scrutiny. No matter. The Dover base honor guard pursues its mission – the dignified transfer of human remains – with precision and painstaking care. The mission of Dover’s 45-member honor guard … Read more

The wife of Samuel Davis Sturgis III, she was born in 1897 and died in 1975. She is buried with her husband in Section 7 of Arlington National Cemetery. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Medioxil 24 Hondrox … Read more

COLONEL KILLS SELF AFTER HACKING WIFE R. B. Creecy of Marines, Back From Haiti, Left No Motive For Washington Tragedy ACT HIDDEN FOR 12 HOURS Hatchet Used In Attack And Pistol In Suicide Found In Hotel Room WASHINGTON, September 28, 1930 Lieutenant Colonel Richard B. Creecy of the Marine Corps committed suicide in a room … Read more

It was different this time….. On a cold, damp, gray morning I walked to the “WALL”……. Shivering…………………………… Each breath visable as I crossed the bridge with numb fingers and toes. I passed through the hugh gates and began my long, lonley walk down the cold damp grass….. to that special place……. so like all the … Read more

Military pays tribute to World War II bomber pilot by Technical Sergeant Cohen A. Young, USAF A World War II bomber pilot was laid to rest with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on Aug 11, 2006. Retired Major General Jack I. Posner was one of the last remaining bomber pilots from World War … Read more

From a contemporary press report Captain Stephen Stafford Mann Jr., United States Navy, Retired, 87, of Punta Gorda, Florida, died Thursday, May 30, 2002, at his residence after a long illness. Captain Mann was born August 5, 1914, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Stephen Stafford and Rosalie U. Baxter Mann. Captain Mann was educated and graduated … Read more

John Birdsell Oren, Rear Admiral, United States Coast Guard, died in Harrisonburg on December 22, 2006, at the home of his caregiver, Vaunda Brown. A former resident of northern Virginia, he moved to Harrisonburg in August 2004. He was born in Madison, Wisconsin, on December 27, 1909, a son of Lucile Comfort and Arthur Baker … Read more

From a contemporary press report: Daphne, Alabama – Lieuteant Colonel Peter Joseph Casella Jr. died Thursday, July 6, 2000, at a local health care facility. Casella, 71, was retired from the United States Air Force. The Daphne resident graduated from Farregutt Naval Academy in Toms River, New Jersey, and received his bachelor’s degree in science … Read more

Lyman Walter Vere Kennon of Rhode Island Appointed from Rhode Island, Cadet, United States Military Acadmey, 14 June 1876 (50) Additional Second Lieutenant, 1st U. S. Infantry, 11 June 1881 Second Lieutenant, 6th U. S. Infantry, 19 July 1881 First Lieuenant, 16 July 1889 Captain, 7 July 1897 Major, Assistant Adjutant General of U. S. … Read more

Oscar Mauterer was born on August 24, 1925 and joined the Armed Forces while in Charlottesville, Virginia. He served in the United States Air Force, 602nd TFS, and attained the rank of Colonel. Oscar Mauterer is listed as Missing in Action. There is a “In Memory Of” stone in his name in Arlington National Cemetery. … Read more

Garland Nelson Whistler of New York Appointed from New York, Second Lieutenant, 5th U. S. Arillery, 9 October 1867 First Lieutenant, 7 October1874 Captain, 1st U. S. Artillery, 8 March 1898 Transferred to the 5th U. S. Artillery, 7 May 1898 Artillery Corps, 2 February 1901 Major, 2 August 1901 WHISTLER, ELEANOR W/O G N … Read more

Adam Kramer of Germany Appointed from Pennsylvania, Private, Troop F, 2nd U. S. Dragoons, 16 May 1857 to 16 May 1862 Private, Sergeant and First Sergeant, Troop I, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 25August 1862 to 1 March 1863 First Lieuenant, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 1 March 1863 Captain, 8 May 1863 Honorably mustered out 21 June 1865 … Read more

Henry Mershon Spengler II Henry Mershon Spengler III Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima Kapseln Diaetolin Cardione PHC Beauty C+ Kapseln Colon Broom HHC Blüten Liba Kapseln Gélules Figur LB Slimming Gummies … Read more

Weighing the sanctity of one of the country’s most hallowed grave sites against the military’s obligation to identify its war dead, Defense Secretary William S. Cohen yesterday ordered the exhumation of remains of the Vietnam veteran buried at Arlington National Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknowns. The decision to open the crypt was made to allow … Read more

Donald J. Rander Dies; Was POW in Vietnam for 5 Years By Patricia Sullivan Courtesy of the Washington Post Sunday, May 1, 2005 Donald J. Rander, 66, who spent five years and two months in a North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp and then made a career in Army counterintelligence work, died of complications of lung cancer … Read more

Cipriano Andrade was born at Tampico, Mexico, 1 September 1840, the son of Cipriano and Elizabeth (Edwards) Andrade. His early education was in the public and private schools in Philadelphia. Studied engineering at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Connected with a practical course at Southwark Foundry in Philadelphia from 1858 to 1861. He married Annie … Read more

On 20 February 1998 Herbert Benjamin Ringsdorf, Captain, United States Air Force, was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery with Full military honors. Captain Ringsdorf was held prisoner by the Vietnamese for more than six years before his return in 1973. Rest in peace Herbert, your sacrifice will never be forgotten. Thanks to Keith … Read more

The remains of an unidentified American serviceman from the Vietnam War, buried beneath the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery 14 years ago, are no longer unknown. They belong to First Lt. Michael Blassie, an Air Force pilot whose attack jet crashed on May 11, 1972, near a village in South Vietnam called … Read more

Born in 1909, he graduted from the United States Naval Academy in 1929. He was an early Naval Avitor. During World War II he served in the Aleutian Command, earning the Bronze Star and Legion of Merit. He was a polo partner of Army General George S. Patton, Jr. in Hawaii before World War II. … Read more

STAFF SERGEANT, U.S. Army Air Forces Service # 39563633 776th Bomber Squadron, 464th Bomber Group, Heavy Entered the Service from: California Died: 17-Dec-44 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery Florence, Italy Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart 12 April 2005: The remains of a World War II … Read more

WASHINGTON (Army News Service) — For some soldiers life’s a circle. They do their duty and in time they move on to greener pastures. But someday, somehow, they always seem to go back to the beginning. Retired Master Sgt. William Daniel returned to the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery Nov. 1, partly … Read more

Harol Dever Coburn of West Virginia Appointed from Wyoming, First Lieutenant 1st Wyoming Infantry, 8 May 1898 Honorably mustered out, 23 September 1899 Second Lieutenant, 25th U. S. Infantry, 5 October 1899 First Lieuteanant, 8th U. S. Infantry, 1 July 1901 COBURN, HAROL D COLONEL US ARMY RETIRED DATE OF DEATH: 11/18/1944 BURIED AT: SECTION … Read more

From a contemporary press report: Anne Barnett, 80, a World War II Navy WAVES veteran who was a member of American Legion Post No. 176 in Springfield, Virginia, died of lymphoma March 10, 2003 at Walter Reed Army Hospital. She lived in Springfield. Mrs. Barnett, a Rochester, New York, native who settled in this area … Read more

From a press report of September 30, 1998 Seattle, Washington Every summer for nine years, members of the Stevens family took an overnight hike along the peaks and rock-strewn gullies about a mile west of the Alpental Ski Area. Ignoring the glorious views, they kept their eyes to the ground, searching for a bone or … Read more

It was long ago — 40 years ago — but Don Latham still remembers watching Rodney Strobridge pitch. It wasn’t that he was a great player; Torrance High School had better pitchers than this junk-balling righthander. What Latham remembers is Rod Strobridge’s hands. “He used to have a fungal infection on his hands,” says Latham. … Read more

Full Name: JOHN LUCIUS HOUSTON Date of Birth: 11/6/1941 Date of Casualty: 7/6/1964 Home of Record: WINTER PARK, FLORIDA Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: SGT Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: PR & MR UNKNOWN Retired Army Captain Roger Donlon talked about two men in his special unit who died in his arms during the … Read more

Courtesy of the U.S. House of Representatives: Representative from Illinois; born in Carlinville, Macoupin County, Ill., November 1, 1916; attended the public schools and Blackburn College in Carlinville, Ill., and St. Louis (Mo.) University; took special courses in aviation at Springfield (Ill.) Junior College and St. Louis (Mo.) University; engaged in the automotive sales and … Read more

11 Feb 1931 Captain Asa J. Etheridge, Group Headquarters, transferred to Hawaiian Department. ETHERIDGE, ASA J CAPT AIR CORPS USA NC DATE OF DEATH: 12/15/1932 BURIED AT: SECTION 7  SITE 10024 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY ETHERIDGE, ELLA M W/O ASA J DATE OF BIRTH: 10/17/1878 DATE OF DEATH: 09/16/1959 BURIED AT: SECTION 7  SITE 10024 WS … Read more

OLANSON, ARTHUR W. Sergeant, U.S. Army Home: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Company K, 315th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division, A.E.F. Date of Action: September 29, 1918 General Orders 81, W.D., 1919 Citation: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Arthur W. Olanson, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Nantillois, France, September 29, 1918. Sergeant Olanson, … Read more

Presley Marion Rixey, Rear Admiral, United States Navy. Born in Culpepper County, Virginia, 14 July 1852, the son of Presley Morehead and Mary F. (Jones) Rixey. He received his primary education in Culpepper and Warrenton Counties, Virginia, before attending the University of Virginia from which he received a Medical Doctor (MD) degree in 1873. Attended … Read more

The wife of John Oscar Skinner she was born in 1845 and died in 1928. She is buried with her husband in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemtery. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim XR Elixfett Reduslim Medioxil 24 Hondrox Prima … Read more

From a contemporary press report: Edward Donald Mateik, 80, a Navy captain who retired in 1981 as director of administration of the Armed Forces Radiobiological Research Institute, died of congestive heart failure January 4, 2001, at his home in Bethesda, Maryland. Captain Mateik served largely as a medical corps financial officer and was posted to … Read more

6.0 PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 6.1 General. All personnel of the national cemeteries under Army jurisdiction will be employed and administered in accordance with applicable laws. Civil Service and Department of the Army regulations, and policies of the Personal Affairs Directorate. The selection of the Superintendent, Arlington National Cemetery, will be made by the Director, Personal Affairs. … Read more

Courtesy of the United States Air Force LIEUTENANT GENERAL WILLIAM E. HALL Retired Sept. 30, 1961, Died May 28, 1984 Lieutenant General William E. Hall was commander of the nationwide Continental Air Command. Continental Air Command – ConAC – trains the 15-wing Air Force Reserve, supervises the training and inspects the 24-wing Air National Guard, … Read more

17 March 2007: Early in his career, Jack Derry got used to dealing in code words on top-secret projects. The Army reservist was one of the top military assistants in Washington, D.C., assigned to the Manhattan Project, which produced the atomic bombs that ended World War II. Before that, Derry was involved in the Army’s … Read more

Adolphus Sylvester Rumreich Born: December 31, 1894 in Pisek, North Dakota Married: June 7, 1935 Died: August 17, 1964 in New Jersey, buried in Arlington National Cemetery Occupation: Doctor Enlisted in the Reserve Corps, at St. Louis, Missouri; called into active service February 2, 1918; served in Medical School Unit, Students Army Training Corps, Washington … Read more

Frederic William Boye Jr was born on 16 December 1916 in Fort Bliss, Texas. He died on 10 October 2004 in Williamsburg, Virginia. He was buried on 29 November 2004 in Arlington National Cemetery. He married Margaret Page Aleshire on 19 October 1940 in Ft Bliss, Texas. Margaret Page Aleshire was born on 14 March … Read more

A former friend, Navy Seal Seal, Brad O’neil is buried in Arlington Cememtary and is not mentioned on your site. Please give honor this and post this on your website. Thanks. CW2 James D. Onstott, December 2005 Counter Strike Task Force, United States Army 17 August 2001: We read all the time about violent crimes … Read more

The son of William Wohlsen Behrens, Jr., he was born on September 1, 1951 and died on June 28, 1957. He is buried among other family members in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery. Read our general and most popular articles Phallosan Forte Anaboloxan Huusk Messer Hanfosan Nutra Digest SWISS FX Ketogen Tropfen Slimymed Hondrostrong Slim … Read more

Rear Admiral James Meredith Helm (16 December 1855-28 October 1927) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War. Born at Grayville, Illinois, Helm graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1875. He served in various ships and abroad until the Spanish-American War, when he commanded gunboat Hornet. In the blockade … Read more

From a contemporary press report: Mary-Agnes Brown Groover, 96, a Veterans Administration lawyer who headed the Women’s Army Corps in the South Pacific during World War II and retired in 1952 from the Board of Veterans Appeals, died of a stroke July 22, 1998 at Ingleside at Rock Creek, the former Presbyterian Home. Mrs. Groover, … Read more

Hugh M. Elmendorf, for whom Elmendorf AFB was named, was never assigned to Alaska,  nor is there any record of his visiting the Great Land. Yet his presence is felt still throughout the Air Force. He pioneered high altitude formation flying tactics during the 1920s and early 1930s and wrote several scientific papers on the … Read more

Michael L. DiLegge, 83, a retired Foreign Service officer who managed economic development programs in Third World countries for the U.S. Agency for International Development, died of an intracerebral hemorrhage August 9, 2005, at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Mr. DiLegge worked with the State Department from 1952 to 1985. He served in several capacities, including in … Read more

PINSON, COL. PAUL DeSALES (Age 86) Paul DeSales Pinson, Colonel, United States Army (retired), died on February 11, 2002 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, Florida. Born July 28, 1915 in Middleport, Ohio, he graduated from Lakeland High School 1933, the University of California in 1941 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and served in … Read more

John Van Rennselaer Hoff of New York Appointed from New York, Assistant Surgeon, 10 Novembr 1874 Major, Surgeon, 15 June 1891 Lieutenant Colonel, Chief Surgeon of U. S. Volunteers, 9 May 1898 Honorably discharged from the Volunteer Service, 1 November 1898 Lieutenant Colone, Deputy Suregon General, 1 January 1902 Note:  His father, Alexander Henry Hoff, Colonel, United … Read more

From a contemporary press report: Kenneth F. Dawalt, 89, an Army brigadier general who retired in 1970 as deputy chief of Army research and development for international programs, died December 15, 2000, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after a heart attack. General Dawalt served 34 years in the Army after his graduation from the … Read more