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Written by Colonel Eugene Barber Ely
Born March 28, 1903 in Iowa
Died February 16, 1966
Cadet US. Military Academy 1920-24
Graduated as No. 7290, Class of 1924
Second Lieutenant 1924
First Lieutenant 1929
Captain 1935
Major (Army of the United States) 1941
Major, United States Army 1941
Lieutenant Colonel (Army of the United States) 1941
Colonel (Army of the United States) 1942
Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army 1947
Colonel, United States Army 1949
Aide-de-Camp to Major General Hanson E. Ely 1929-31
Student Officer, Field Artillery School 1931-32
Assistant Professor (Military Science & Tactics), Princeton University 1932-37
Student, Command & General Staff School 1937-38
Battery Commander, 25th Field Artillery 1938-39
Temporary duty with 7th & 25th Field Artillery 1939-40
Battery Commander, 7th Field Artillery 1940-41
Assistant G-1 (Personnel), War Department General Staff 1941
Assistant Artillery Officer, IX US. Corps 1941-43
Executive Director of Training, Field Artillery Training Center, Chinese Training Command – G-3 & Chief of Staff,
Chinese Training Center 1943-46
Assistant G-1 (Personnel), Army Ground Forces 1946-47
Deputy Chief, Organized Mobilization Group, Operations & Training Division, Army General Staff 1947
Chief, Organized Mobilization Branch, Operations & Training Division, Army General Staff 1947-51
Deputy & Commander, Western Area Command, Germany 1951-54
Retired 1954
Legion of Merit (2) – Bronze Star Medal
He was the son of Major General Hanson E. Ely
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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