Robert Dexter Carter of Massachusetts
Appointed from Massachusetts, Second Lieutenant, 12th U. S. Infantry, 1 January 1901
First Lieutenant, 16th U. S. Infantry, 15 October 1901
He was the son of Robert Goldwaite Carter, Captain, United States Army, Medal of Honor recipient. He is buried near his father in Arlington National Cemetery.
CARTER, ROBERT D
- LT COL USA RTD
- DATE OF DEATH: 01/22/1926
- BURIED AT: SECTION S-W SITE LOT 2218
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
CARTER, HELEN F WIDOW OF ROBERT D
- DATE OF BIRTH: 09/22/1874
- DATE OF DEATH: 09/16/1961
- DATE OF INTERMENT: 09/19/1961
- BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 2218-ES
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY - WIFE OF ROBERT D. CARTER – LT COL 17TH INF USA
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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