Old, Nimmo Jr.

Title

Old, Nimmo Jr.

Last Name

Old

First and Middle Name

Nimmo Jr.

Nicknames or Other Names

"Nemo"

Hometown

Norfolk, Virginia

Birth Date

August 20, 1896

Birthplace

Norfolk, Virginia

Parents

Nimmo Old and Perla Hayes

VPI Graduating Class

1915

Graduated

Left VPI to attend the Virginia Military Institute. Graduated from VMI in 1916.

Service Branch

Marine Corps

Unit

Originally assigned to the 52nd, ships guard of the USS New Hampshire in Philadelphia. Transferred to the 115th Company, 3rd Regiment in Santo Domingo City on in November 1917. Then transferred to the 10th Company, 4th Regiment in Monti Cristi in February 1918.

Rank

2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant (5/22/17), and Captain (5/23/17)

Battles or Engagements

Skirmish at El Soco, Dominican Republican on January 20, 1917

Files

Nimmo Old Jr. senior portrait from the 1916 Virginia Military Institute yearbook The Bomb.jpg
Nimmo Old Jr. from the 1916 Virginia Military Institute yearbook The Bomb.jpg
Nimmo Old Jr. WW1 Questionairre - VPI Class of 1915 - pg 1.tif
Nimmo Old Jr. WW1 Questionairre - VPI Class of 1915 - pg 2.tif
Nimmo Old Jr. WW1 Questionairre - VPI Class of 1915 - pg 3.tif

Collection

Citation

“Old, Nimmo Jr.,” VPI in World War I, accessed March 29, 2024, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/303.

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