Counselman, William Campbell

Title

Counselman, William Campbell

Last Name

Counselman

First and Middle Name

William Campbell

Nicknames or Other Names

"Counse" and "Guinea"

Hometown

Foster Falls

County and/or State

Wythe County, VA

Birth Date

7/29/1891

Birthplace

Grahams, Forge, VA

Death Date

6/20/1956

Cause of Death

Natural death.

Place of Death

Roanoke, VA

Parents

Benjamin Franklin Counselman and Betty Brown Counselman

Siblings

Bessie Pierce Counselman, Nannie Sanders/Williams Counselman, and John Sanders Counselman.

Spouse(s)

Never married

Children

None.

VPI Graduating Class

1917

Undergraduate Major

Civil Engineering

Graduated

Y

Service Branch

National Army

Unit

N/a

Rank

Sergeant

Retired Rank

N/a

Decorations or Citations

None

Postwar Life

Worked as an engineer for American Viscose Corp in Roanoke, VA

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

Y

Additional Notes

Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Roanoke Virginia.

Files

William Campbell Counselman senior portrait from the 1917 Bugle (2).jpg
William Campbell Counselman photograph from the 1917 Bugle (3).jpg
William Campbell Counselman from the 1917 Bugle.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Counselman, William Campbell,” VPI in World War I, accessed March 28, 2024, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/98.

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