Thomas Turtle of Ireland
Appointed from Massachusetts, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1863 (4)
Second Lieutenant of Engineers, 17 June 1867
First Lieuteant, 13 August 1867
Captain, 2 January 1881
Major, 18 May 1893
Died 18 September 1894
TURTLE, THOMAS
- MAJOR US SIG CORPS
- DATE OF DEATH: 09/18/1894
- BURIED AT: SITE 145-B
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
TURTLE, VIRGINIA LEWIS W/O THOMAS
- DATE OF DEATH: 02/03/1919
- BURIED AT: SECTION W-E SITE 145-B
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
WIFE OF THOMAS TURTLE, MAJ ENGR CORPS U S A
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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