Nixon, General Patterson

Title

Last Name

Nixon

First and Middle Name

General Patterson

Hometown

Floyd, Virginia

Birth Date

28 June 1888

Birthplace

Floyd, Virginia

Death Date

9 August 1975

Place of Death

Sacramento, California

Parents

George Washington Nixon and Wilmoth Jane Earles

Spouse(s)

Lena Belle Dugan

VPI Graduating Class

1915

Undergraduate Major

Civil Engineering

Graduated

Yes

Service Branch

US Army

Unit

18th Photo Section, Army Air Service
20th Photo Section, Army Air Service

Military Events

Completed US School of Aerial Photography in Rochester NY by 1 June 1918 and then completed School of Aerial Photo Reconnaissance at Langley by 21 August 1918. Served overseas from 6 October 1918 to 18 February 1919.

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

Files

General Patterson Nixon senior portrait, courtesy of Robin Kabrich.jpg

General Patterson Nixon portrait from the 1915 VPI Bugle Yearbook.jpg

General Patterson Nixon picture from the 1915 VPI Bugle Yearbook.jpg

General Patterson Nixon from the 1915 VPI Bugle Yearbook.jpg

Virginia, U.S., Department of Military Affairs Records, 1876-1947 for General P Nixon.jpg

Collection

VPI Class of 1915

Citation

“Nixon, General Patterson,” VPI in World War I, accessed March 3, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1189.

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