McCorkle, George Shirley
Title
McCorkle, George Shirley
Last Name
McCorkle
First and Middle Name
George Shirley
Nicknames or Other Names
Shirley
Hometown
Keysville, Virginia
Birth Date
May 23, 1896
Death Date
March 17, 1937
VPI Graduating Class
1923
Undergraduate Major
Commercial Engineering
Graduated
Yes
Service Branch
Army or Marine Corps
Unit
Company C, 38th Infantry, 3rd Division
- The 3rd Division was nicknamed "The Rock of the Marne"
Rank
Private
Military Events
- Transported on the Corsican to France on March 25, 1918. He was listed as a Private.
- Fought at Chateau Thierry and was severely wounded in action while serving with the Third Division in the Second Battle of the Marne. He spent months in hospitals after.
Battles or Engagements
Aisne; Champagne-Marne; Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Champagne 1918
Files
Collection
Citation
“McCorkle, George Shirley,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 28, 2024, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1123.
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