McCormick, Henry King
Title
McCormick, Henry King
Last Name
McCormick
First and Middle Name
Henry King
Hometown
Big Stone Gap, Virginia
County and/or State
Wise County, Virginia
Birth Date
26 November 1893
Birthplace
Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Death Date
5 September 1974
Place of Death
Winchester, Kentucky
Parents
James Lincoln McCormick Sr. and Mary Byrnside Shanklin
Spouse(s)
Hazel Gatliffe Jones
VPI Graduating Class
1916
Graduated
No, but did attend VPI during the 1912-1913 school year.
Service Branch
Army
Unit
Company A, 27th Engineers (Mining)
Rank
Private
Military Events
Served overseas from 14 March 1918 through 20 March 1919
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
No
Bibliography
- Virginia, U.S., Department of Military Affairs Records, 1876-1947 for Henry K McCormick (see attached file)
- The Bugle, 1913 yearbook, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Blacksburg, Virginia), pg. 121.
Files
Collection
Citation
“McCormick, Henry King,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 8, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1250.
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