Kyhn, Everett August

Title

Kyhn, Everett August

Last Name

Kyhn

First and Middle Name

Everett August

Nicknames or Other Names

"Sea Captain"

Hometown

Portsmouth, Virginia

VPI Graduating Class

1923

Undergraduate Major

Chemical Engineering

Graduated

Yes

Service Branch

Army

Unit

5th Field Artillery, 1st Division

Rank

Sergeant

Military Events

  • Reported in the 1923 VPI Bugle that in the war he fought at Cantigny, Soissons, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne. However it was also reported that he did not like to talk about his wartime service.
  • Served for 26 months

Files

Everett August Kyhn portrait from the 1923 VPI Bugle.jpg
Everett August Kyhn picture from the 1923 VPI Bugle.jpg
Everett August Kyhn from the 1923 VPI Bugle.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Kyhn, Everett August,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 19, 2024, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1072.

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