Kirby, Carl James

Title

Kirby, Carl James

Last Name

Kirby

First and Middle Name

Carl James

Hometown

Baywood

County and/or State

Grayson County, Virginia

Birth Date

July 13, 1888

Birthplace

Grayson, Virginia

Death Date

December 7, 1952

Place of Death

Sherwood Forest, Maryland

Parents

James K, Nancy

Siblings

Fred R, Bitha L, Sena D, John M

Spouse(s)

Eula Price Thompson (1936-1952), Blanche Wustemburg (1919-1930)

Children

Chantal M

VPI Graduating Class

1917

Undergraduate Major

Agriculture

Graduated

No, but transferred to North Carolina State University his senior year and graduated in 1917.

Service Branch

Reserve Officers

Unit

Signal Corps

Rank

Second Lieutenant

Retired Rank

N/a

Military Events

Enlistment February 22 1918, Release date January 12 1919

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

Y

Bibliography

Ancestry.com
1940 Census
1930 Census
1920 Census
1917 Agromeck
U.S. Dept Veterans Affairs BIRLS
Social Security Application

Files

40146_b082683-00063 (2).jpg
40146_b082683-00063.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Kirby, Carl James,” VPI in World War I, accessed November 22, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/134.

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