Pettigrew, Richard Ward
Title
Pettigrew, Richard Ward
Last Name
Pettigrew
First and Middle Name
Richard Ward
Birth Date
2 January 1892
Birthplace
Eagle Rock, Virginia
Death Date
20 September 1964
Place of Death
Nashville, Tennessee
Parents
John Augustus Pettigrew and Margaret Newton Sadler Crane
Spouse(s)
Frances Belle Horton
Children
James Taylor Pettigrew and Charlotte Jo Pettigrew Brown
VPI Graduating Class
1914
Graduated
No, but did attend VPI during the 1910-1911 school year.
Service Branch
Army
Unit
159th Depot Brigade
Rank
Sergeant
Military Events
Did not serve overseas, discharged and demobilized on 29 November 1918.
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
No
Bibliography
- North Carolina, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 for Richard W Pettigrew (see attached file)
Files
Collection
Citation
“Pettigrew, Richard Ward,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 10, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1216.
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