Colonel Thornburgh, who was born on 16 August 1896 in New Hampshire, was a 1918 graduate of the United States Military Academy.
He was killed in action during World War II while on an air mission in Belgium on 8 September 1944.
He was the son of Robert Montgomery Thornburgh, Colonel, United States Army, and the newphew of Thomas Tipton Thornburgh, Major, United States Army, both of whom are buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
His father was a renowned military surgeon and his uncle was killed by hostile Indians in 1879 in Colorado.
THORNBURGH, THOMAS T
- COL US AGF
- DATE OF BIRTH: 08/15/1896
- BURIED AT: SECTION 11 SITE 224 S.W
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
THORNBURGH, MYRTLE WOOD W/O THOMAS T
- DATE OF BIRTH: 07/28/1886
- DATE OF DEATH: 07/08/1954
- BURIED AT: SECTION 11 SITE 224 N.H
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
- WIFE OF TT THORNBURGH, COL USA AGF
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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