About
World War I (1914-1918)
John Alexander Patten was born in Albany, New York on March 1, 1894. It's unclear why and when he relocated to Schenectady. John enlisted in the United States Army, and on May 17, 1918, he was sent overseas aboard the U.S. Army troopship USS President Grant. On October 8, 1918, while serving with Company D, 4th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, John was killed in combat during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He is buried in the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial in France.
*Second Lieutenant
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry