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Thomasson, Robert Henry

Title

Thomasson, Robert Henry

Last Name

Thomasson

First and Middle Name

Robert Henry

Nicknames or Other Names

"Minnie"

Hometown

Richmond, VA

Birth Date

8/7/1893

Birthplace

Richmond, VA

Death Date

9/12/1970

Cause of Death

Cerebral embolism due to heart disease

Place of Death

Martinsville, VA

VPI Graduating Class

1917

Undergraduate Major

Electrical Engineering

Graduated

Y

Service Branch

Reserve Officers

Unit

Coast Artillery

Rank

Second Lieutenant

Retired Rank

N/a

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

Y

Files

Robert Henry Thomasson senior portrait from the 1917 Bugle (2).jpg

Robert Henry Thomasson photograph from the 1917 Bugle (3).jpg

Robert Henry Thomasson from the 1917 Bugle.jpg

Collection

VPI Class of 1917

Citation

“Thomasson, Robert Henry,” VPI in World War I, accessed November 21, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/160.

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