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Gilbert, Henry Peake

Title

Gilbert, Henry Peake

Last Name

Gilbert

First and Middle Name

Henry Peake

Hometown

Portsmouth, Virginia

VPI Graduating Class

1923

Undergraduate Major

Electrical Engineering

Graduated

Yes

Service Branch

Originally in the US Navy serving on the USS Rappahannock, he resigned his commission in the US Navy to become a soldier in the US Army.

Military Events

Served overseas for 18 months

Files

Henry Peake Gilbert portrait from the 1923 VPI Bugle.jpg

Henry Peake Gilbert picture from the 1923 VPI Bugle.jpg

Henry Peake Gilbert from the 1923 VPI Bugle.jpg

Collection

VPI Class of 1923

Citation

“Gilbert, Henry Peake,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 18, 2024, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1120.

Output Formats

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