Chilton, Ralph Henry
Title
Chilton, Ralph Henry
Last Name
Chilton
First and Middle Name
Ralph Henry
Hometown
Lancaster, Virginia
Birth Date
November 8, 1889
Birthplace
Lancaster County, Virginia
Parents
William Chilton and Gertrude Harding
VPI Graduating Class
1911
Undergraduate Major
Mechanical Engineering
Graduated
Yes
Service Branch
Army Signal Corps
Unit
Signal Enlisted Reserve Corps
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Military Events
Noted in The Virginia Tech, as being a student aviator at Kelly Field, Texas as of 31 January 1918.
Postwar Life
Returned to working in the U.S. Patent Office as an Examiner
Files
Collection
Citation
“Chilton, Ralph Henry,” VPI in World War I, accessed July 11, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/511.
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