Moore, Sylvester Baker
Title
Moore, Sylvester Baker
Last Name
Moore
First and Middle Name
Sylvester Baker
Hometown
Norfolk, Virginia
County and/or State
Virginia
Birth Date
September 29, 1885
Birthplace
Norfolk, Virginia
Death Date
October 20, 1916
Cause of Death
Training airplane accident
Place of Death
Aviation Instruction Center
VPI Graduating Class
1915
Undergraduate Major
Civil Engineer
Service Branch
Army, Air service
Unit
Rank
Lieutenant
Military Events
He died during training.
Contributing Researchers
Elysia Budu, Class of 2020
Bibliography
- Letter concerning the death of Sylvester Moore published in The Virginia Tech campus newspaper, 16 January 1919
Files
Collection
Citation
“Moore, Sylvester Baker,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 16, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/173.
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