Kilby, Harry Lee
Title
Kilby, Harry Lee
Last Name
Kilby
First and Middle Name
Harry Lee
Birth Date
11 August 1893
Birthplace
Portsmouth, Virginia
Death Date
1 September 1978
Place of Death
Portsmouth, Virginia
Parents
John Thompson Kilby Jr. and Wortley F. King Kilby Moffett
Spouse(s)
Josephine Thelma Harrell Kilby
VPI Graduating Class
1916
Graduated
No, but did attend VPI during the 1912-1913 school year.
Service Branch
Army
Unit
Company K, 9th Battalion Reserve Training Company at Camp Lee, Virginia
Rank
Private
Military Events
Served between 10 September 1918 and 21 December 1918.
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
No
Bibliography
- Veterans Affair Master Index 1917 1940, Prior War File (see attached file for Harry Lee Kilby)
- The Bugle, 1913 yearbook, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Blacksburg, Virginia), pg. 121.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Kilby, Harry Lee,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 12, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1249.
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