Logan, Charles Lester

Title

Logan, Charles Lester

Last Name

Logan

First and Middle Name

Charles Lester

Biographical Text

On April 22, 1918, Charles Lester Logan departed from Newport News, Virginia aboard the USS Siboney with his 60th Artillery Coast Artillery Corps. While serving with the 60th Artillery C.A.C. in Europe, Logan participated in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives.

After World War 1, he moved to Big Rock, Virginia with his wife, Mary Cummings Logan, and worked for the Buchanan County Coal Corporation.

At the age of 51, Charles Lester Logan enlisted for service in World War 2 in 1942.

Nicknames or Other Names

"Pat"

Hometown

Algoma, WV

Birth Date

9/20/1891

Birthplace

Ashe, NC

Death Date

3/24/1974

Cause of Death

N/a

Place of Death

Tuscon, AZ

Parents

Father: John F. Logan
Mother: Cora E. Logan

Siblings

None

Spouse(s)

Mary Cummings Logan

VPI Graduating Class

1917

Undergraduate Major

Electrical Engineering

Graduated

Y

Service Branch

Army

Unit

Coast Artillery

Rank

First Lieutenant

Retired Rank

N/a

Military Events

Served with the 60th Coast Artillery Corps in the St. Michael and Meuse-Argonne offensives.

Battles or Engagements

St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives.

Other Events

Besides serving in World Wars 1 and 2, Charles worked for the Buchanan County Coal Corporation in Virginia.

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

Y

Files

Charles Lester Logan from the 1917 Bugle (2).jpg
Charles Lester Logan from the 1917 Bugle (3).jpg
Charles Lester Logan from the 1917 Bugle.jpg
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Collection

Citation

“Logan, Charles Lester,” VPI in World War I, accessed November 22, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/136.

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