William Lewis Pitcher Colonel, United States Army |
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Lewis Pitcher of Texas
Appointed from the District of Columbia, Cadet, United States Naval Academy, 30 June 1868 to 7 October 1870 Second Lieutenant, 10th U. S. Cavalry, 18 December 1871 Transferred to the 8th U.S. Infantry, 13 June 1872 First Lieutenant, 1 March 1882 Captain, 9 March 1891 Major, 4th U.S. Infantry, 20 October 1899 Transferred to the 28th U.S. Infantry, 28 October 1899 NOTE: Colonel Pitcher was the son of Thomas Gamble Pitcher, Brigadier General, United States Army. The Colonel and his wife, Anna BowieHarris Pitcher )died 29 December 1945) are buried adjacent to the General in a gravesite in Section 3. In that same gravesite are buried his brother, John Pitcher, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army, and John's wife, Matilda C. Pitcher, 1864-1924. PITCHER, WILLIAM LEWIS COL USA RET DATE OF DEATH: 10/24/1930 BURIED AT: SITE LOT 2046 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY PITCHER, ANNA BOWIE HARRIS W/O WILLIAM L
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