Colonel Guy Stevens Norvell
- Born in Texas May 15, 1876
- Died 1958
- Second Lieutenant April 10, 1899
- First Lieutenant February 2, 1901
- Captain October 2, 1906
- Major May 16, 1917
- Lieutenant Colonel (NA) August 5, 1917
- Colonel (NA) July 30, 1918
- Lieutenant Colonel July 1, 1920
- Colonel July 23, 1924
- Ret. November 30, 1936
- Student, Army School of the Line 1909-10
- Student, Army Staff College 1910-11
- Student, Army War College 1919-20
- Served with Army General Staff 1920-24
Guy Stevens Norvell of Texas
Appointed from the District of Columbia, Private and Corporal, Troop D, 4th United States Cavalry, 2 August 1898 to 27 April 1899
Second Lieutenant, Infantry, 10 April 1899
Transferred to 8th United States Cavalry, 10 May 1899
First Lieutenant, 2 February 1901
Colonel Stevens was born on 15 May 1875 and died on 8 June 1958. He was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Mary Aston Ovenshine Norvell (25 February 1879-13 May 1982) is buried with him. She was born in Pennsylovania and her father was Samuel Ovenshine, Brigadier General, United States Army.
NOTE: His father, Stevens Thomas Norvell, Colonel, United States Army, is buried nearby in Arlington National Cemetery.
NORVELL, GUY STEVENS
- COL USA
- VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
- DATE OF BIRTH: 05/15/1876
- DATE OF DEATH: 06/08/1958
- DATE OF INTERMENT: 06/11/1958
- BURIED AT: SECTION 1 SITE 433-A RH
- 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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