Hall, Lysle George

Title

Hall, Lysle George

Last Name

Hall

First and Middle Name

Lysle George

Nicknames or Other Names

"Polly"

Hometown

Charlottesville, Virginia

County and/or State

Albemarle County, Virginia

Birth Date

11/2/1893

Birthplace

Virginia

Death Date

28 April, 1946

Cause of Death

"hemorrhage from intestinal track?"

Place of Death

Richmond, VA

Parents

Father: Geo W. Hall
Mother: Leola H. Hall

Siblings

Vivian Hall, Nelson H. Hall, Hugh Hall, and Edward Hall.

Spouse(s)

Catherine Branch

VPI Graduating Class

1919

Graduated

Unknown

Service Branch

Army Signal Corps

Unit

182nd Squadron, Aero Division

Rank

2nd Lieutenant

Military Events

  • Noted in The Virginia Tech, as being a student aviator at Kelly Field, Texas as of 31 January 1918.
  • Wounded and captured by Germans

Other Events

Played football at VPI?

Occupation

Occupation in 1942 was at the Texas Co. Norfolk, VA

Contributing Researchers

Grace Barth
U.S. School Yearbooks, 1880-2013 from Ancestry.com
1910 United States Federal Census
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Card, 1942
Virginia Death Record, 1912-2004
Bugle Yearbook, VPI in 1917, U.S. School Yearbooks, 1880-2013

Bibliography

  • "'Polly' Hall Was In German Prison Camp," The Virginia Tech, 28 November 1918, pg. 2
  • 1917 VPI Bugle, yearbook, pg. 188
  • Article about Lysle Hall published in The Virginia Tech campus newspaper, 20 March 1919

Files

Lysle George Hall football picture from the 1917 VPI Bugle (2).jpg
Lysle George Hall football picture from the 1917 VPI Bugle.jpg
Tech Birdmen - The Virginia Tech - 31 January 1918.jpg
News from Polly Hall in The Virginia Tech - 21 March 1918.jpg
Polly Hall Was in a German Prison Camp, article in The Virginia Tech, 28 November 1918.jpg
Article about Lysle Hall published in The Virginia Tech newspaper, 20 March 1919.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Hall, Lysle George,” VPI in World War I, accessed March 29, 2024, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/208.

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