Frederick was the son of John Henry Patterson and Katherine Dudley Beck Patterson. He married Evelyn VanTyne Huffman in 1917. They later divorced in 1928. That same year he married Armenal Wood Gorman.
During World War I, Frederick enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army. He later became a lieutenant in the Air Service. Frederick commanded the 15th Photographic Air Squadron in France.
In 1922, Frederick succeeded his father as president of NCR (National Cash Register Company).
In 1923, Frederick was able to talk the citzens of Dayton, Ohio into raising money to purchase 5,000 acres of land for an air force base. In 2 days he raised $400,000, purchased the land and presented it to the government. The Federal acreage became known as "Wright Field". It is now called "Wright-Patterson Airforce Base" (Fairborn, Ohio). Mr. Patterson was president of the National Aeronautical Association from 1923 to 1924.
Frederick enjoyed hunting big game. He made a 5 month hunting trip in 1928 to then British East Africa. He brought back many specimans for the Dayton Museum of National History (Now "Boonshoft Museum of Discovery"). Frederick also took some 16,000 feet of motion pictures showing African life.
During World War I, Frederick enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army. He later became a lieutenant in the Air Service. Frederick commanded the 15th Photographic Air Squadron in France.
In 1922, Frederick succeeded his father as president of NCR (National Cash Register Company).
In 1923, Frederick was able to talk the citzens of Dayton, Ohio into raising money to purchase 5,000 acres of land for an air force base. In 2 days he raised $400,000, purchased the land and presented it to the government. The Federal acreage became known as "Wright Field". It is now called "Wright-Patterson Airforce Base" (Fairborn, Ohio). Mr. Patterson was president of the National Aeronautical Association from 1923 to 1924.
Frederick enjoyed hunting big game. He made a 5 month hunting trip in 1928 to then British East Africa. He brought back many specimans for the Dayton Museum of National History (Now "Boonshoft Museum of Discovery"). Frederick also took some 16,000 feet of motion pictures showing African life.
Frederick was the son of John Henry Patterson and Katherine Dudley Beck Patterson. He married Evelyn VanTyne Huffman in 1917. They later divorced in 1928. That same year he married Armenal Wood Gorman.
During World War I, Frederick enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army. He later became a lieutenant in the Air Service. Frederick commanded the 15th Photographic Air Squadron in France.
In 1922, Frederick succeeded his father as president of NCR (National Cash Register Company).
In 1923, Frederick was able to talk the citzens of Dayton, Ohio into raising money to purchase 5,000 acres of land for an air force base. In 2 days he raised $400,000, purchased the land and presented it to the government. The Federal acreage became known as "Wright Field". It is now called "Wright-Patterson Airforce Base" (Fairborn, Ohio). Mr. Patterson was president of the National Aeronautical Association from 1923 to 1924.
Frederick enjoyed hunting big game. He made a 5 month hunting trip in 1928 to then British East Africa. He brought back many specimans for the Dayton Museum of National History (Now "Boonshoft Museum of Discovery"). Frederick also took some 16,000 feet of motion pictures showing African life.
During World War I, Frederick enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army. He later became a lieutenant in the Air Service. Frederick commanded the 15th Photographic Air Squadron in France.
In 1922, Frederick succeeded his father as president of NCR (National Cash Register Company).
In 1923, Frederick was able to talk the citzens of Dayton, Ohio into raising money to purchase 5,000 acres of land for an air force base. In 2 days he raised $400,000, purchased the land and presented it to the government. The Federal acreage became known as "Wright Field". It is now called "Wright-Patterson Airforce Base" (Fairborn, Ohio). Mr. Patterson was president of the National Aeronautical Association from 1923 to 1924.
Frederick enjoyed hunting big game. He made a 5 month hunting trip in 1928 to then British East Africa. He brought back many specimans for the Dayton Museum of National History (Now "Boonshoft Museum of Discovery"). Frederick also took some 16,000 feet of motion pictures showing African life.
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