Courtesy of the West Virginia Veterans Database
War: WWII
Last Name: Meadows
First Name: Samuel
Middle Name or Initial: Silas
Sex: M
County: Raleigh, West Virginia
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Sergeant
Service Number: 6666796
Date of Death: 15 March 1944
Place of Death: Mt. Casino Italy
Cause of Death: Died of Wounds
Place of Burial: Arlington National Cemetery
Unit: 350 Infantry Division
Date of Birth: 23 June 1917
Place of Birth: Long Bottom, West Virginia
Father: Samuel Silas
Mother: Minnie Waddell
Source: Pentagon Form; Information submitted by Sandra M Dunbar (Niece).
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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