Arthur Stewart Conklin of New York
Appointed from New York, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 21 June 1893 (28)
Additional Second Lieutenant, 21st U. S. Infantry, 11 June 1897
Second Lieuenant, 20th U. S. Infantry, 13 August 1897
Transferred to the 7th U. S. Artillery, 2 April 1898
First Lieutenant, 20 April 1899
Artillery Corps, 2 February 1901
Captain, 22 August 1901
Progressed through the ranks to Brigadier General
Died on 18 May 1960 and buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery
CONKLIN, ARTHUR STEWART
B/GEN USA
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/27/1872
DATE OF DEATH: 05/18/1960
BURIED AT: SECTION 30 SITE 913A
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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