Carrington, Alfred Randolph

Title

Carrington, Alfred Randolph

Last Name

Carrington

First and Middle Name

Alfred Randolph

Hometown

Lynchburg, Virginia

Birth Date

24 February 1893

Birthplace

Lynchburg, Virginia

Death Date

15 March 1968

Place of Death

Baltimore, Maryland

Parents

Alfred Randolph Carrington and Ella Moon Gordon

Spouse(s)

Glady Louise Watkins (divorced in 1941), remarried Margaret L. Barnaby

Children

Alfred Randolph Carrington Jr., John Watkins Carrington

VPI Graduating Class

1914

Undergraduate Major

Electrical Engineering

Graduated

Yes

Service Branch

Navy

Rank

Chief Machinist's Mate

Military Events

Served between March 1918 and September 1921

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

No

Bibliography

  • U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985 for Alfred R Carrington

Files

Alfred Randoph Carrington portrait from the 1914 VPI Bugle yearbook.jpg
Alfred Randoph Carrington from the 1914 VPI Bugle yearbook.jpg
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985 for Alfred R Carrington.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Carrington, Alfred Randolph,” VPI in World War I, accessed March 10, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1198.

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