Commander Harrington Max Drake, killed in action May 1945 when his plane was downed over the China Sea; he was a United States Naval Academy graduate, Class of 1931.
Also buried there is his brother in law, Stephen Bedford, also an academy graduate and WWII veteran.
DRAKE, HARRINGTON M
COMDR USN
- BURIED AT: SECTION 2 SITE -130EH
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
BEDFORD, STEPHEN RAY
United States Navy
- DATE OF DEATH: 05/05/1942
- BURIED AT: SECTION 2 SITE 4848
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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