Rucker, Orlando Childs Jr.
Title
Rucker, Orlando Childs Jr.
Last Name
Rucker
First and Middle Name
Orlando Childs Jr.
Hometown
Bedford, Virginia
Birth Date
19 December 1894
Birthplace
Bedford, Virginia
Death Date
30 August 1979
Place of Death
Roanoke, Virginia
Parents
Orlando Childs Rucker and Mary Juanita Miller
Spouse(s)
Grace Bargamin
VPI Graduating Class
1916
Graduated
No, but did attend VPI during the 1912-1913 school year.
Service Branch
Army
Unit
117th T.H. and Military Police
Rank
Corporal
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
No
Bibliography
- The Bugle, 1913 yearbook, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Blacksburg, Virginia), pg. 123.
- U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939 for Orlando C Rucker
Collection
Citation
“Rucker, Orlando Childs Jr.,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 29, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1262.
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