Carrington, Abram Cabell
Title
Carrington, Abram Cabell
Last Name
Carrington
First and Middle Name
Abram Cabell
Hometown
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Birth Date
26 January 1894
Birthplace
Lynchburg, Virginia
Death Date
23 June 1976
Place of Death
Menlo Park, California
Parents
Clement Read Carrington and Elanor Patton Crutchfield Carrington
Spouse(s)
Josephine R. Betts
VPI Graduating Class
1915
Service Branch
US Army, Signal Corps
Unit
Aviation
Rank
Captain
Military Events
Entered service on 15 August 1917 at Ithica NY as a Private in the Signal Corps. Listed as being at Clermont, France on 29 April 1918. Listed as 1st Lieutenant on 12 April 1918 at Clermont, France.
Noted in The Virginia Tech as being a member of the Royal Flying Corps in England as of 31 January 1918.
Discharged on 18 October 1919 at Camp Dodge Iowa.
Noted in The Virginia Tech as being a member of the Royal Flying Corps in England as of 31 January 1918.
Discharged on 18 October 1919 at Camp Dodge Iowa.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Carrington, Abram Cabell,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 18, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/287.
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