Herman Willard Sheriff – Colonel, United States Army

From a contemporary press report:

SHERIFF, H.W. “WILL”, Colonel United States Army (retired) (Age 86)

On Thursday, October 16, 2003, “Will” of Arlington, Virginia, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family members while in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

He was the beloved husband of the late Anne Sheriff; loving father of Cliff Sheriff and his wife, Lou, of Oklahoma City and the late Carol Sheriff; grandfather of Lindsey and Kim; great-grandfather of Gabe and Nevaeh; brother of Burt Sheriff and his wife, Marcine, of Oklahoma City, Don Sheriff of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Martha Hammon of Covington, Louisiana.

Funeral services will be held at the Fort Myer Old Post Chapel on Wednesday, December 3, 2003,at 9 a.m. Interment with Full Military Honors, Arlington National Cemetery. Contributions may be made in his name to the charity of your choice.

SHERIFF, ANNE

• DATE OF BIRTH: 01/11/1923
• DATE OF DEATH: 01/17/2000
• DATE OF INTERMENT: 01/28/2000
• BURIED AT: SECTION 11  SITE 28 NH
  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
• WIFE OF SHERIFF, H W COL US ARMY

SHERIFF, HERMAN WILLARD
COL US ARMY

• VETERAN SERVICE DATES: 02/24/1942 – 08/31/1974
• DATE OF BIRTH: 08/14/1917
• DATE OF DEATH: 10/16/2003
• DATE OF INTERMENT: 12/03/2003
• BURIED AT: SECTION 11  SITE 28-NH
  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

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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