Born on January 4, 1922, he was killed-in-action in World War II on January 8, 1945 while serving with the 42nd Infantry Division.
He is buried among other family members in Section 11 of 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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