Carlson, Anthony Valfred

Title

Carlson, Anthony Valfred

Last Name

Carlson

First and Middle Name

Anthony Valfred

Birth Date

13 October 1899

Birthplace

Surry County, Virginia

Death Date

7 October 1918

Cause of Death

Died of Spanish Flu in training with the Students Army Training Corps at VPI

Place of Death

Blacksburg, Virginia

VPI Graduating Class

1921

Graduated

No, died of disease in training at VPI.

Service Branch

Army SATC

Unit

Students Army Training Corps at VPI

Rank

Private

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

Yes

Additional Notes

Name listed on Virginia Tech Pylons

Bibliography

  • "Died in the Service of their Country." The Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Virginia. 31 October 1918, pg. 6. (see file attached)

Files

Died in the Service of Their Country, The Virginia Tech, 31 October 1918.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Carlson, Anthony Valfred,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 3, 2025, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/882.

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