Light, Robert Cornelius
Title
Light, Robert Cornelius
Last Name
Light
First and Middle Name
Robert Cornelius
Nicknames or Other Names
Bobby
Hometown
Evington, Virginia
County and/or State
Campbell
Birth Date
September 5, 1894
Birthplace
Evington, Virginia
Death Date
August 1974
Place of Death
West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana
Parents
Haden Light and Emma Florence Light nee Shaver
Siblings
Minnie, Haden Jacob, second sister (Laray?)
*First two sibling names are from an Ancestry.com family tree, last sibling name is from the 1910 census
*First two sibling names are from an Ancestry.com family tree, last sibling name is from the 1910 census
VPI Graduating Class
1916
Undergraduate Major
Agriculture
Graduated
Yes
Service Branch
Army
Unit
Infantry
Rank
2nd Lieutenant
Contributing Researchers
Alden Anthony VT Class of 2020
Bibliography
Ancestry.com
Files
Collection
Citation
“Light, Robert Cornelius,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 24, 2024, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/50.
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