Pettit, Alvin G.

Title

Pettit, Alvin G.

Last Name

Pettit

First and Middle Name

Alvin G.

Nicknames or Other Names

"Goosegg"

VPI Graduating Class

1919

Service Branch

Army

Unit

Supply Officer for the 66th Supply Company at Camp Sheridan, Alabama

Rank

First Lieutenant

Military Events

Failed on obtaining a commission at the first Fort Myer Camp and was drafted and sent to Camp Lee. Here he entered the Officers' Training Camp and received his commission as a second lieutenant in the infantry. He was assigned duty at Camp Sheridan, Alabama where he was when the armistice was signed.

Bibliography

Virginia Polytechnic Institue 1919 Bugle, Virginia Tech Special Collections

Files

Alvin G. Pettit from the 1919 VPI Bugle picture.jpg

Alvin G. Pettit from the 1919 VPI Bugle.jpg

Collection

VPI Class of 1919

Citation

“Pettit, Alvin G.,” VPI in World War I, accessed January 19, 2025, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/784.

Output Formats

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