Haller, John Andrew

Title

Haller, John Andrew

Last Name

Haller

First and Middle Name

John Andrew

Nicknames or Other Names

Molly

Hometown

Norfolk, Virginia

County and/or State

Norfolk

Birth Date

October 7, 1895

Birthplace

Pittsburg, Virginia

Death Date

November 28, 1944

Cause of Death

Disease

Place of Death

John Randolph Hospital, Virginia

Spouse(s)

Gwendolyn Haller

Children

Lenora Haller

VPI Graduating Class

1916

Undergraduate Major

Agriculture

Graduated

Yes

Service Branch

Did not serve

Postwar Life

Worked as a chemist for the Old Dommon Water Corporation, until his death in 1944 of disease.

Occupation

Chemist

Additional Notes

Was exempted from the draft due to being a munitions worker, which is an essential occupation to the war effort.

Contributing Researchers

Jason Steven Pixley

Bibliography

Ancestry.com, Census of 1930, Census 1940

Files

John Andrew Haller senior portrait from the 1916 Bugle.jpg
John Andrew Haller picture from the 1916 Bugle.jpg
John Andrew Haller from the 1916 Bugle.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Haller, John Andrew,” VPI in World War I, accessed November 24, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/36.

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