Daniel N. Swan – Quartermaster Agent, United States Army

Daniel Swan was born 28 November 1853 in Rutland, Pennsylvania.  He married Mamie M. Lashbrook on 28 December 1887 at Salt Lake City, Utah. She died on 9 March 1912. He married a second time to Mabel E. Wood.  She died on 15 April 1957.  Both wives are buried with him. He apparently served as a civilian Quartermaster at Fort Myer, Virginia.  He died there on 23 April 1918 and was buried in Section 15 of Arlington National Cemetery.

SWAN, D N
QRTM AGENT FT MYER VA
DATE OF DEATH: 04/23/1918
BURIED AT: SECTION FT MY  SITE 102
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

SWAN, MAMIE M W/O D N
DATE OF DEATH: 03/09/1912
BURIED AT: SECTION FT MY  SITE 102
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
WIFE OF DN SWAN, AGT QMC

SWAN, MABEL E W/O D N
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/06/1889
DATE OF DEATH: 04/15/1957
BURIED AT: SECTION 15  SITE 102
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
WIFE OF DN SWAN, AGENT QMC QMC FT MYER VA

Michael Robert Patterson

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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