Kollefrath, Howard Albert

Title

Kollefrath, Howard Albert

Last Name

Kollefrath

First and Middle Name

Howard Albert

Hometown

Rice Depot, Virginia

County and/or State

Prince Edward County, Virginia

Birth Date

22 September 1887

Death Date

18 February 1962

Parents

August and Barbara

VPI Graduating Class

1914

Graduated

No, but did attend VPI in the 1910-1911 school year. Transferred to Ohio Northern University where he graduated in Engineering in 1914.

Service Branch

Army

Unit

5th Battalion, 22nd Engineers

Military Events

  • Served overseas from 15 September 1918 to 21 April 1919
  • Service information from the Ohio, Roster of Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in World War I, 1917-1918: "Engineers C Fort Benj Harrison Ind to 3 Aug 1918; 5 Battalion 22 Engineers to Discharge Private American Expeditionary Forces 15 Sept 1918 to 17 Dec 1918. Honorable Discharge 21 Apr 1919."

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

No

Bibliography

  • 1914 Ohio Northern Univeristy yearbook
  • Ohio, Roster of Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in World War I, 1917-1918, page 9414

Files

Howard A. Killefrath portrait from the 1914 Ohio Northern University yearbook.jpg
Howard A. Killefrath from the 1914 Ohio Northern University yearbook.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Kollefrath, Howard Albert,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 4, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1208.

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