Oliver, William Franklin
Title
Oliver, William Franklin
Last Name
Oliver
First and Middle Name
William Franklin
Hometown
Irvington, Virginia
Birth Date
16 August 1893
Birthplace
Berryville, Virginia
Death Date
20 February 1962
Place of Death
Williamsburg, Virginia
Parents
George Hansford Oliver and Catherine Cunningham
Spouse(s)
Louise Stanard Oliver
VPI Graduating Class
1915
Undergraduate Major
Mechanical Engineering
Graduated
Yes
Service Branch
US Army
Unit
- Company E, 402nd Telegraph Battalion, 81st Division
- Transferred to Company G, 3rd Depot Battalion, Signal Corps on 22 April 1918
- Transferred to Headquarters Company, 1st Army on 15 July 1918
- Transferred to Division of Resarch and Insepection in Paris on 18 September 1918
Rank
Sergeant to 2nd Lieutenant, became First Lieutenant by end of war
Battles or Engagements
- Aisne-Marne Offenstive (Soisson) - on August 1918 with HQ 1st Army
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
No
Files
Collection
Citation
“Oliver, William Franklin,” VPI in World War I, accessed March 4, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1175.
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