Drinkard, Clarence Henry
Title
Drinkard, Clarence Henry
Last Name
Drinkard
First and Middle Name
Clarence Henry
Nicknames or Other Names
"Fox", "Grandpa"
Hometown
Bristol, VA
County and/or State
Bristol, VA
Birth Date
10/1/1895
Birthplace
Bluefield, WV
Death Date
1/13/1971
Cause of Death
N/a
Place of Death
Bristol, VA
Parents
Father: Taylor Drinkard (1857-1940) Mother: Hattie Nash (1866-1969)
Siblings
Vicie Stuart Drinkard (1891-1896) Janie Gardner Drinkard (1892-1969) Willie Kingsley Drinkard (1893-1899) Annie (Beth) Elizabeth Drinkard (1897-1988) Harriet May Drinkard (1901-1901) Mary (Polly) Hall Drinkard (1903-1977) Taylor B Drinkard Jr. (1905-1985) Daniel Furman Drinkard (1899-1947) *Some of his siblings died at a very young age.
Spouse(s)
Eula Hurt Drinkard
Children
No children
VPI Graduating Class
1917
Undergraduate Major
Agriculture
Graduated
Y
Service Branch
Virginia National Guard
Unit
Coast Artillery
Rank
First Sergeant
Retired Rank
First Sergeant
Military Events
Drinkard attempted to enlist in the Army five times before he succeed in joining on his sixth attempt. It is unclear what prevented Drinkard from joining the first five times, but it was likely a health condition which prevented him from doing so.
Postwar Life
Worked in automobile sales and storage
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
Y
Additional Notes
Company 10
Contributing Researchers
Jane Duncan
Bibliography
- Article about Clarence Drinkard in The Virginia Tech, 2 May 1918
Files
Collection
Citation
“Drinkard, Clarence Henry,” VPI in World War I, accessed November 21, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/105.
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Peter Van Slyke
Annie, Elizabeth Drinkard (Bibb), my grandmother, died in 1988 not 1947
Peter Van Slyke
Annie, Elizabeth Drinkard (Bibb), my grandmother, died in 1988 not 1947