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CPT Alexander Macomb

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CPT Alexander Macomb Veteran

Birth
Death
3 Mar 1970 (aged 82)
Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 1 Site 1270-A
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Born at Fort Reno, Indian Territory which became part of the new state of OK in 1907, he was the 3rd son of Ella and Augustus Macomb. Alexander served as Naval Aide to President Hoover and retired as a Capt.USN in May 1946. The Collection of Rodgers Family Papers at the Library of Congress includes letters
"by, Alexander Macomb,a grandson of "Nannie" and John Macomb. . .of his life in the navy, mainly during peacetime."
In letters to his mother, Ella Chelle McKeldon Macomb, written during the period 1911-1932, he describes events, situations, duties, and persons encountered during a career that took him all over the world.


Born at Fort Reno, Indian Territory which became part of the new state of OK in 1907, he was the 3rd son of Ella and Augustus Macomb. Alexander served as Naval Aide to President Hoover and retired as a Capt.USN in May 1946. The Collection of Rodgers Family Papers at the Library of Congress includes letters
"by, Alexander Macomb,a grandson of "Nannie" and John Macomb. . .of his life in the navy, mainly during peacetime."
In letters to his mother, Ella Chelle McKeldon Macomb, written during the period 1911-1932, he describes events, situations, duties, and persons encountered during a career that took him all over the world.



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