Berry, Richard Ellys
Title
Berry, Richard Ellys
Last Name
Berry
First and Middle Name
Richard Ellys
Hometown
Norfolk, Virginia
Birth Date
18 October 1893
Birthplace
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Death Date
9 June 1970
Place of Death
Salem, Virginia
Parents
Richard Williams Berry and Lelia Berry
Spouse(s)
Ruth Leah Hart
Children
Shirley Anne Berry
VPI Graduating Class
1914
Undergraduate Major
Electrical Engineering
Graduated
Yes
Service Branch
US Army
Unit
- Company A, 137th Regiment Engineers, US Army from 22 February 1918 to 30 July 1919
- Trained with Casual Company No. 8, at Camp Humphreys, Virginia
Rank
Private
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
No
Bibliography
- Pennsylvania, U.S., World War I Veterans Service and Compensation Files, 1917-1919, 1934-1948 for Richard Ellys Berry
- U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939 for Richard E Berry
Files
Collection
Citation
“Berry, Richard Ellys,” VPI in World War I, accessed October 29, 2025, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1194.
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