Kearfott, William Edward
Title
Kearfott, William Edward
Last Name
Kearfott
First and Middle Name
William Edward
Hometown
Kearneysville, West Virginia
Birth Date
25 December 1893
Birthplace
Kearneysville, West Virginia
Death Date
6 September 1946
Parents
William Harrison Kearfott and Mannie Nanny Bell Herr
Spouse(s)
Bernice Boreman
Children
Joseph Baker Kearfott and William Edward Kearfott
VPI Graduating Class
1915
Undergraduate Major
Civil Engineering
Graduated
Yes
Service Branch
Army (drafted and rejected from service after a few weeks of training at Camp Lee due to health)
Rank
N/A
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
No
Bibliography
- Some images taken from William Edward Kearfott geology entry
Collection
Citation
“Kearfott, William Edward,” VPI in World War I, accessed March 4, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1188.
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