Grum, Allen Ferdinand

Title

Grum, Allen Ferdinand

Last Name

Grum

First and Middle Name

Allen Ferdinand

Nicknames or Other Names

"Ferdy," "Adof," "Ieky," "Yoekeymo"

Hometown

Phoebus, Virginia

County and/or State

Elizabeth City

Birth Date

October 19, 1896

Birthplace

Vermont

Death Date

June 1, 1953

Cause of Death

Pulmonary embolism with multiple infarcts

Place of Death

San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Parents

William Grum and Martha Ventine Grum

Spouse(s)

Nathalie Elizabeth Cate

VPI Graduating Class

VPI Class of 1916

Undergraduate Major

Electrical engineering

Graduated

Yes

Service Branch

Army

Unit

Company "B", 60th Coastal Artillery Corps

Rank

First Lieutenant, Major

Retired Rank

Major

Military Events

N/A

Decorations or Citations

N/A

Contributing Researchers

Claire Ko, Class of 2020

Files

Allen F. Grum senior portrait from the 1916 Bugle.jpg
Allen F. Grum picture from the 1916 Bugle.jpg
Allen F. Grum from the 1916 Bugle.jpg
Allen F. Grum picture from the 1914 VPI Bugle.jpg
Letter from Allen Grum in The Virginia Tech, 17 October 1918

Collection

Citation

“Grum, Allen Ferdinand,” VPI in World War I, accessed May 14, 2024, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/35.

Output Formats

Comments (if you have information about a veteran or would like to talk about a veteran, also email the project director Daniel Newcomb at danieln1@vt.edu with your information or question)

Pat Grum

Thank you so much to Claire Ko and your whole team for putting this collection together, which includes my Grandfather, Major Allen Grum.  He passed away when my father, BG Allen Grum was 21 so my brothers and sisters did not know him.  It is wonderful to know that this project has memorialized him and I can share it with my children. Many thanks. 

Reply

Pat,Thank you so much for reaching out! We're happy that you found our website. If you ever have any information you would like to add feel free to let me know by emailing me at danieln1@vt.edu and I would be happy to put it on our site!

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