John Calvin Oakes – Colonel, United States Army

John Calvin Oakes of New York.

• Appointed from New York, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 15 June 1893 (2)
• Additional Second Lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, 11 June 1897
• First Lieutenant, 5 July 1898

NOTE: The Colonel’s son, John Cogswell Oakes, Lieutenant General, United States Army, is also buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

OAKES, JOHN CALVIN

• COL CORP OF ENGR USA
• DATE OF BIRTH: 10/29/1871
• DATE OF DEATH: 11/11/1950
• BURIED AT: SECTION 2  SITE E 128
• ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

OAKES, MYRA HENDRYX W/O JOHN C 

• DATE OF BIRTH: 08/21/1885
• DATE OF DEATH: 02/12/1947
• BURIED AT: SECTION 2  SITE E-128-A
• ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
• WIFE OF JC OAKES, COL, 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.

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