Born on October 15, 1871, he was killed-in-action during the Philippine Insurrection while serving as Assistant Surgeon, 34th United States Infantry, on June 2, 1900.
He is buried in Section 1 of 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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