Lancaster, Jackson Guy
Title
Lancaster, Jackson Guy
Last Name
Lancaster
First and Middle Name
Jackson Guy
Hometown
Farmville, Virginia
VPI Graduating Class
1923
Undergraduate Major
Mechanical Engineering
Graduated
Yes
Service Branch
Army
Unit
116th Infantry, 29th Division
Military Events
- The 1923 VPI Bugle reports that Lancaster served on the Mexican Border in 1916 and 1917. Trained with the 116th Infantry, 29th Division in Alabama and went across with them for serice overseas.
- Overseas 8 months
Files
Collection
Citation
“Lancaster, Jackson Guy,” VPI in World War I, accessed October 4, 2025, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1073.
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