Fentress, Ellis Roache
Title
Fentress, Ellis Roache
Last Name
Fentress
First and Middle Name
Ellis Roache
Hometown
Norfolk, Virginia
Birth Date
27 February 1893
Birthplace
Norfolk, Virginia
Death Date
25 May 1943
Parents
John Fentress and Mamie Roach
Spouse(s)
Selma Virginia McCook
VPI Graduating Class
1915
Graduated
Unknown, but did attend VPI in 1911 and 1912.
Service Branch
US Army
Unit
Battery E, 312th Field Artillery, 79th Division
Rank
1st Lieutenant
Military Events
Trained at Camp Meade in Maryland. Served overseas from 14 July 1918 through 23 May 1919. Discharged 19 June 1919.
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
No.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Fentress, Ellis Roache,” VPI in World War I, accessed March 3, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1168.
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