Cocke, Nelson Page
Title
Cocke, Nelson Page
Last Name
Cocke
First and Middle Name
Nelson Page
Hometown
Cartersville, Virginia
Birth Date
16 November 1894
Birthplace
Charles City, Virginia
Death Date
25 October 1990
Place of Death
Baltimore, Maryland
Parents
Edmund Randolph Cocke and Lucia Harrison
Spouse(s)
Blance Gertrude Jackson
VPI Graduating Class
1913
Undergraduate Major
Agriculture (Two year agriculture program)
Graduated
Yes
Service Branch
US Army
Unit
- 155 Depot Brigate to 3 August 1918
- 116th Engineers, 1st Division to 1 January 1919
- Company B, 132nd Engineers
Rank
Corporal
Military Events
Served overseas from 6 August 1918 to 6 July 1919. Returned home on the USS Calamares.
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
No
Bibliography
- For more information on the 116th Engineers, see The history of the 116th Engineers, First Depot Division, American Expeditionary Forces, France.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Cocke, Nelson Page,” VPI in World War I, accessed March 4, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1184.
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