Crenshaw, Riley B
Title
Crenshaw, Riley B
Last Name
Crenshaw
First and Middle Name
Riley B
Nicknames or Other Names
N/a
Hometown
St. Louis, MO
Birth Date
12/16/1894
Birthplace
Boonville, IN
Death Date
03/06/1960
Place of Death
Modesto, Stanislaus County, California
Parents
John Clarence Crenshaw and Anna Belle Wethington Crenshaw
Siblings
1) Hazel Crenshaw Hooper (1892- 1988)
2) Helen Crenshaw Adams (1893- 1971)
2) Helen Crenshaw Adams (1893- 1971)
Spouse(s)
Ruby Clara Pelasara Crenshaw
Children
Melba Mae Crenshaw Thompson (1915- 2002)
VPI Graduating Class
1917
Undergraduate Major
N/a
Graduated
N
Service Branch
U.S., Navy and Marine Corps
Unit
N/a
Rank
Lt. Cmdr.
Retired Rank
N/a
Military Events
Training May 1917
Decorations or Citations
N/a
Battles or Engagements
Unknown
Other Events
Enrolled in the army while in Missouri on June 5th, 1917. (library ancestry)
He was a member of the Shenandoah Valley Club while at VPI.
Was a Corporal in the Company C in the 1917 Bugle.
He was a member of the Shenandoah Valley Club while at VPI.
Was a Corporal in the Company C in the 1917 Bugle.
Postwar Life
Unknown
Occupation
Unknown
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
Y
Contributing Researchers
Jui Chitre
Files
Collection
Citation
“Crenshaw, Riley B,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 16, 2024, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/101.
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