Richardson, Walter Joyner

Title

Richardson, Walter Joyner

Last Name

Richardson

First and Middle Name

Walter Joyner

Hometown

Farmville, Virginia

Birth Date

3 October 1892

Birthplace

Farmville, Virginia

Death Date

25 October 1973

Place of Death

Farmville, Virgnia

VPI Graduating Class

1915

Graduated

Unknown, but did attend VPI between 1911 and 1912.

Service Branch

US Navy

Unit

USS Madawaska

Rank

  • Hopsital Apprentice 2nd Class
  • Then Hospital Apprentice 1st Class
  • Then Pharmacist Mate 3rd Class

Military Events

Served between 14 May 1917 and 8 March 1919. Trained at Naval Training Station in Newport Rhode Island and then was at Naval Hospital in Annapolis, Maryland

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

No

Files

Walter J. Richardson gravestone.jpg
Virginia, U.S., Department of Military Affairs Records, 1876-1947 for Walter Joyner Richardson.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Richardson, Walter Joyner,” VPI in World War I, accessed March 4, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1176.

Output Formats

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