Heacock, Frank Ahern
Title
Heacock, Frank Ahern
Last Name
Heacock
First and Middle Name
Frank Ahern
Nicknames or Other Names
Geraldine or Jerry
Hometown
Richmond, Virginia
County and/or State
Henrico
Birth Date
April 21, 1893
Birthplace
Richmond, Virginia
Death Date
June 15, 1966
Cause of Death
Age
Place of Death
Princeton, New Jersey
Parents
Eben P. Heacock, Sarah A. Ahern
Siblings
Ray Perry Heacock
Spouse(s)
Grace McKay Calhoun
Children
Frank A. Heacock, Jr.
VPI Graduating Class
VPI Class of 1915
Undergraduate Major
Civil Engineering
Graduated
Yes
Service Branch
Army Reserve
Unit
Battery F, 314th field artillery, 80th division
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Military Events
Fought in the Meuse Argonne offensive and was gassed on October 8th, 1918
Battles or Engagements
The Meuse-Argonne offensive. First went into action on September 26th, 1918 north of Verdun.
Postwar Life
Married in 1923 and went on to find employment in his field.
Occupation
Before the war he was assistant engineer of construction at Camp Wheeler in Macon, Georgia. After the war, he became a building inspector in Troy, New York
Contributing Researchers
Connor Skelly
Bibliography
Turner family tree on ancestry.com, Virginia War History Questionnaire, and the 1915 Bugle
Files
Collection
Citation
“Heacock, Frank Ahern,” VPI in World War I, accessed February 10, 2025, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/189.
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