Clifford Patterson
Attack Location: Pentagon
Age: 33
Home: Alexandria, Virginia
Clifford Patterson was a major in the Army.
PATTERSON, CLIFF, JR.
Major, United States Army
On Tuesday, September 11, 2001 of Alexandria, Virginia, at the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. Beloved husband of Tamatha A. Patterson; father of Leon and Cody; son of Clifford L. Patterson, Sr. of Wheaton, Maryland and Sandra W. Patterson of Silver Spring, Maryland; brother of Renee Patterson of Laurel, Maryland, Tanya Patterson of Fairfax, VA and Miranda Steele of Suitland, Maryland.
Friends may call at JEFFERSON FUNERAL CHAPEL, 5755 Castwellan Dr. (just south of the intersection of Franconia Rd. and S. Van Dorn), Alexandria, Virginia, on Friday, October 12 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Memorial Chapel, Fort Myer, VA on Saturday, October 13 at 3 p.m. Interment Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Red Cross, Disaster Relief Fund, PO Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013.
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