Charles Wilkinson Penrose of Michigan
Appointed From New York, Second Lieutenant, 11th United States Infantry, 30 October 1884; First Lieutenant, 13 April 1889; Captain, 26 April 1898; transferred to the 23rd United States Infantry, 14 August 1900; transferred to the 28th United States Infantry.
He died on 15 September 1920 and was buried with full military honors in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery. He is buried near a number of relatives, including Brigadier General William Henry Penrose. It is believed that the General was his father.
PENROSE, CHARLES W
COL USA
- VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
- DATE OF DEATH: 09/15/1920
- DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown
- BURIED AT: SECTION S SITE 1430
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
PENROSE, LUCY TOWNSEND W/O CHARLES W
- DATE OF DEATH: 07/05/1938
- DATE OF INTERMENT: 07/08/1938
- BURIED AT: SECTION SOUTH SITE 1430
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
- WIFE OF CW PENROSE MAJOR 14TH US INF
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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