Born on September 5, 1892, he was a career Army officer who commanded the 38th Infantry Regiment during the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944 during World War II.
He died on October 1, 1966 and was buried in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery.
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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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