Adolphus W. Greely, Jr. – Major, United States Army

The son of Major General Adolphus Washington Greely, he was born on January 2, 1889. He served in World War I with the 314th Field Signal Battalion, 80th Division, American Expeditionary Force.

He was employed by the Federal Reconstruction Finance Corporation at the time of his father’s death in 1935.

He died on September 22, 1956 and was buried in his father’s plot in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery.

GREELY, ADOLPHUS W 

• MAJOR HQ DET 314 FLD SIG BN 89 DIV USA
• VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
• DATE OF BIRTH: 01/02/1889
• DATE OF DEATH: 09/22/1956
• DATE OF INTERMENT: 09/27/1956
• BURIED AT: SECTION 1  SITE 60-1
  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

GREELY, LOUISE S WIDOW OF ADOLPHUS W

• DATE OF BIRTH: 03/12/1886
• DATE OF DEATH: 04/02/1960
• DATE OF INTERMENT: 04/06/1960
• BURIED AT: SECTION 1  SITE 60-2
  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
• WIFE OF AW GREELY JR – MAJOR HDQ DET 314 FLD SIG BN 89 DIV USA

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.

Reviewed by: Michael Howard