Gray, Robert Somerville

Title

Gray, Robert Somerville

Contributor

Ryan Kusterer

Last Name

Gray

First and Middle Name

Robert Somerville

Nicknames or Other Names

"Bob"

Hometown

Richmond, Virginia

County and/or State

Henrico

Birth Date

August 20, 1894

Birthplace

Richmond, Virginia

Death Date

March 17, 1974

Cause of Death

Heart Disease

Place of Death

Sampson, North Carolina

Parents

Robert Somerville Gray and Evelyn C Gray

Siblings

Mary H. Gray, Edward W. Gray

Spouse(s)

Isabel Audry Gray

Children

Robert A Gray

VPI Graduating Class

VPI Class of 1916

Undergraduate Major

Electrical Engineering

Graduated

Yes

Service Branch

Basic Training Army

Unit

Training only

Retired Rank

Base Level Training

Military Events

Training at Fort Myer

Other Events

Served as An Assistant Chemistry Instructor in 1917 At VPI.

Occupation

Army trainer

Contributing Researchers

Kayla Mizelle, Virginia Tech 2020

Files

Robert Sommerville Gray Jr senior portrait from the 1916 Bugle.jpg
Robert Sommerville Gray Jr picture from the 1916 Bugle.jpg
Robert Sommerville Gray Jr from the 1916 Bugle.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Gray, Robert Somerville,” VPI in World War I, accessed November 21, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/34.

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