Kelly, Creed Paxton

Title

Kelly, Creed Paxton

Last Name

Kelly

First and Middle Name

Creed Paxton

Hometown

Big Stone Gap, Virginia

Birth Date

24 March 1893

Birthplace

Big Stone Gap, Virginia

Death Date

21 November 1971

Parents

James William Kelly and Margaret Kelly

Spouse(s)

Clara Lou Burchfield

Children

Margaret Josephine Kelly

VPI Graduating Class

1915

Graduated

Unknown, but likely not. Attended VPI in 1912.

Service Branch

US Army

Unit

Company A, 27th Engineer Regiment (Mining)

Rank

Private

Military Events

Departed for France on 27 February 1918 aboard the Agamemnon

Files

C. P. Kelly picture from the 1914 VPI Bugle.jpg
C. P. Kelly from the 1914 VPI Bugle.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Kelly, Creed Paxton,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 4, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/380.

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