Winborne, Robert Warren
Title
Winborne, Robert Warren
Last Name
Winborne
First and Middle Name
Robert Warren
Hometown
Roanoke, Virginia
Birth Date
10 May 1892
Birthplace
Buena Vista, Virginia
Death Date
26 December 1968
Place of Death
Richmond, Virginia
Parents
Robert Warren Winborne and Dora B. Merrifield
Spouse(s)
Lucile B. Effinger
VPI Graduating Class
1914
Graduated
No, but did attend VPI during the 1910-1911 school year. Transferred to Washington and Lee and graduated there with a degree in 1914.
Service Branch
Army, Signal Corps
Unit
School of Military Aeronautics in Atlanta, Georgia up to 15 October 1917. Then at 2 Aviation Instruction Center to 25 January 1918 and continued through discharge.
Rank
Private 1st Class. Accepted commission as 1st Lieutenant on 13 June 1918.
Military Events
Noted in The Virginia Tech, as being a student aviator in France as of 31 January 1918.
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
No
Bibliography
- Virginia, U.S., Department of Military Affairs Records, 1876-1947 for Robert W. Winborne (see attached file)
Files
Collection
Citation
“Winborne, Robert Warren,” VPI in World War I, accessed October 29, 2025, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/275.
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