Joseph Page Aleshire – Colonel, United States Army

Colonel Joseph Page Aleshire was born on 6 December 1887 in Fort Custer, Montana. He died on 25 January 1951 in Mobile, Alabama. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetary. He married Eleanor Redwood Vidmer on 15 June 1915 in West Point, Orange, New York. Eleanor Redwood Vidmer was born on 11 July 1895 in Fort Assiniboine, Montana. She died on 17 November 1992 in Spanish Fort, Baldwin, Aalabama. She was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

1887-1951. The son of James Buchanan and Harriet Aleshire, he is buried in an adjacent gravesite in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery.

Commander of the 8th United States Cavalry 1939-1940.

NOTE: He was the father-in-law of Frederic William Boye, Jr. Major General, United States Army.  The General married the Colonel’s daughter, Margaret Page Aleshire.  The General and his wife are also buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

ALESHIRE, JOSEPH PAGE

• COL USA
• VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
• DATE OF BIRTH: 12/06/1887
• DATE OF DEATH: 01/25/1951
• DATE OF INTERMENT: 12/28/1965
• BURIED AT: SECTION 2  SITE 1108-A S
• 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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