Chinn, Carter
Title
Chinn, Carter
Last Name
Chinn
First and Middle Name
Carter
Nicknames or Other Names
Unknown
Hometown
Dallas (1900 Census)
County and/or State
Texas (1900 Census)
Birth Date
15 August 1897 (1900 Census)
Birthplace
Dallas, TX
Death Date
6 February 1974
Cause of Death
Unknown
Place of Death
Saint Paul, MN
Parents
Father: William Yates Chinn
Mother: Kate Armstrong Chinn
Mother: Kate Armstrong Chinn
Siblings
- Elmear Cordelia Chinn
- Bartholomew Savoy Chinn
- Bartholomew Savoy Chinn
Spouse(s)
Sophia Chinn
Children
- Gertrude Arnold
- La Verne Ann Chinn
- Cartis Fales Chinn
- La Verne Ann Chinn
- Cartis Fales Chinn
VPI Graduating Class
1917
Undergraduate Major
Unknown
Graduated
No; completed two years of undergrad at Virginia Tech.
Service Branch
Marine Corps
Unit
N/a
Rank
Private, Corporal
Retired Rank
Unknown
Military Events
Enlisted on the 28th of June in 1918. Trained and stationed at Paris Island, South Carolina. After serving for a year, Chinn was released on February 10th in 1919. (U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File)
Decorations or Citations
Unknown
Battles or Engagements
Unknown; Served for a little over a year.
Postwar Life
Clerked in R R General Passenger Office; After serving, Carter Chinn went on to work first as a clerk with the railroad (1920 Census), and later as a wholesale oil salesman. (1940 Census)
Occupation
Wholesale Oil Salesman.
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
Y
Bibliography
Kay Family Tree (Ancestry.com)
Files
Collection
Citation
“Chinn, Carter,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 23, 2024, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/95.
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