Yowell, John Daniel

Title

Yowell, John Daniel

Last Name

Yowell

First and Middle Name

John Daniel

Hometown

Peola Mills, Virginia

County and/or State

Rappahannock County, Virginia

Birth Date

12 September 1889

Birthplace

Peola Mills, Virginia

Death Date

30 September 1963

Place of Death

Jefferson County, West Virginia

Parents

Joseph Lewis Yowell and Mary Frances Yowell

Spouse(s)

Kathleen Anne Yowell

VPI Graduating Class

1913

Undergraduate Major

Agriculture (Two year agriculture program)

Graduated

1913 (listed as having started in 1912 in the VPI 1912 Bugle Yearbook)

Service Branch

US Army

Unit

  • Supply Company, 318th Infantry, 80th Division to 11 September 1918
  • Headquarters Company, 318th Infantry, 80th Division to 1 December 1918
  • Company F, 305 Motor Supply Train to discharge

Rank

Wagoner, then Private on 10 September 1918

Military Events

Served overseas from 22 May 1918 through 6 June 1919

Files

Virginia, U.S., Department of Military Affairs Records, 1876-1947 for John D. Yowell.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Yowell, John Daniel,” VPI in World War I, accessed March 4, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1187.

Output Formats

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