William Beatty Rochester, Jr. – Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army

William Beatty Rochester, Jr. of Washington, D.C.

Appointed from Washington, Cadet, United States Milirary Academy, 16 June 1887 to 1 November 1888
Major, Additional Paymaster, United States Volunteers, 17 May 1898
Honorably discharged from the volunteer service, 12 June 1901
Captain, Paymaster, United States Army, 6 February 1901
Major, Paymaster, United States Army, 23 July 1902

Colonel Rochester (1866-1932) was the son of William Beatty Rochester, Brigadier General, United States Army.  He is buried near his parents in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery.

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