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
Collection
Citation
“Kollefrath, Howard Albert,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 25, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1208.
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