The son of William Henry Rupertus. I do not know his date of birth, but I do know that he died of Scarlet Fever in Peking, China, on February 23, 1930. His sister, Ann Rodney Rupertus and his mother, Marguerite Gorman Rupertus, also died in the Scarlet Fever Epidemic.
RUPERTUS, WILLIAM HENRY JR S/O WILLIAM HENRY
- BURIED AT: SECTION 8437
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
- SON OF WH RUPERTUS, MAJOR USMC
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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