William Carroll Rafferty of Indiana
Appointed from Illinois, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 14 June 1876 (4)
Second Lieutenant, 1st U. S. Artillery, 12 June 1880
First Lieutenant, 11 August 1887
Captain, 2 March 1899
Artillery Corps, 2 February 1901
Commanded Fort Myer, Virginia, in 1900-01 as a Colonel
Commanded Fort Hamilton, New York, in 1917 as a Colonel
RAFFERTY, WILLIAM C
- BRIG GEN USA
- DATE OF DEATH: 05/22/1941
- BURIED AT: SECTION 6 SITE 5731
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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