Tench, Walton Bunn
Title
Tench, Walton Bunn
Last Name
Tecnh
First and Middle Name
Walton Bunn
Hometown
Southampton, Virginia
County and/or State
Franklin, Virginia
Birth Date
17 July 1893
Birthplace
26 January 1950
Death Date
26 January 1950
Place of Death
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Parents
William Benjamin Tench and Martha Bunn
Spouse(s)
Marion Virginia Saunders
Children
Walton Bunn Tench Jr.
VPI Graduating Class
1916
Graduated
Unknown, but did attend VPI during the 1912-1913 school year.
Service Branch
Navy
Unit
Norfolk Naval Base
Rank
Chief Boatswain's Mate
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
No
Bibliography
- U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985 for Walton Bunn Tench
- The Bugle, 1913 yearbook, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Blacksburg, Virginia), pg. 123.
Collection
Citation
“Tench, Walton Bunn,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 17, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/1264.
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