Carlos Clark Van Leer (Captain) was born on 15 October 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was married on 23 August 1905, in Washington, Kansas, to Harriet Taylor Draper (born 8 August 1873). She was the daughter of Charles Draper and Mary Marshall.
He graduated from Vanderbilt University, Nashville in law in 1895. Later served in the Treasury Department in Washington where he became Chief of the Personnel Classification Board.
VAN LEER, CARLOS CLARK
CAPT CO L 1ST TENN INF USA
VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
DATE OF BIRTH: 10/15/1865
DATE OF DEATH: 11/03/1953
DATE OF INTERMENT: 11/06/1953
BURIED AT: SECTION 11 SITE 39 SH
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
VAN LEER, HARRIET DRAPER W/O CARLOS C
DATE OF BIRTH: 08/08/1873
DATE OF DEATH: 01/13/1947
DATE OF INTERMENT: 01/15/1947
BURIED AT: SECTION 11 SITE 39
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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