Jones, Harry Guilford

Title

Jones, Harry Guilford

Last Name

Jones

First and Middle Name

Harry Guilford

Nicknames or Other Names

Griz

Hometown

Doe Hill, Virginia

County and/or State

Highland County, Virginia

Birth Date

November 18, 1885

Birthplace

Doe Hill, Virginia

Parents

Dr. Henry H. Jones

Undergraduate Major

Civil Engineering

Service Branch

Army

Unit

Battery L., 51st Regiment, Coastal Artillery Corps

Rank

2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant

Military Events

Involved in a gas attack at St. Mihiel on June 10, 1918 and was sent to Field Hospital 103 at Toul, France from June 10 to June 21st, 1918

Battles or Engagements

Involved in the St. Mihiel Offensive

Postwar Life

Worked for the Virginia State Highway Commission

Files

Harry Guilford Jones senior portrait from the 1910 VPI Bugle.jpg
Harry Guilford Jones picture from the 1910 VPI Bugle.jpg
Harry Guilford Jones from the 1910 VPI Bugle.jpg
Harry Guilford Jones WW1 Questionairre - VPI Class of 1910 - pg 1.tif
Harry Guilford Jones WW1 Questionairre - VPI Class of 1910 - pg 2.tif
Harry Guilford Jones WW1 Questionairre - VPI Class of 1910 - pg 3.tif

Collection

Citation

“Jones, Harry Guilford,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 25, 2024, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/926.

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