Smith, Wayne Rossiter

Title

Last Name

Smith

First and Middle Name

Wayne Rossiter

VPI Graduating Class

1919

Service Branch

Army

Unit

73rd infantry at Camp Devens, Massachusetts

Rank

Second Lieutenant

Military Events

Missed his commission at the first Fort Myer Camp and was sent to Camp lee where he obtained his commission. Transferred to Camp Devens where he trained a company and was on the eve of going to France when the war ended. He returned to VPI to finish his degree.

Files

Wayne R. Smith from the 1919 VPI Bugle picture.jpg

Wayne R. Smith from the 1919 VPI Bugle.jpg

Collection

VPI Class of 1919

Citation

“Smith, Wayne Rossiter,” VPI in World War I, accessed December 3, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1116.

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