Martin, Frank Lysander

Title

Last Name

Martin

First and Middle Name

Frank Lysander

Hometown

409 Fourth Street, Portsmouth City, Virginia

County and/or State

Portsmouth City, VA

Birth Date

September 9, 1882

Birthplace

Portsmouth, VA

Death Date

January 21, 1967

Parents

Emma Jane Martin and Luther Lysander Martin

Siblings

Flovian V. Martin and Chester L. Martin

Spouse(s)

Anna Belle Martin

Children

Jane Ward Martin and John Lysander Martin

VPI Graduating Class

1904

Undergraduate Major

Civil Engineering

Graduated

Yes

Service Branch

Marine Corps

Unit

N/a

Rank

Major

Retired Rank

Major

Military Events

He retired on August 9, 1916.

Decorations or Citations

N/a

Battles or Engagements

N/a

Postwar Life

He worked as a college professor until his death in 1967

Additional Notes

He retired in 1916, before the end of the war.

Files

Frank Lysander Martin senior portrait from the 1904 VPI Bugle.jpg

Frank Lysander Martin from the 1904 VPI Bugle.jpg

Collection

VPI Class of 1904

Citation

“Martin, Frank Lysander,” VPI in World War I, accessed November 21, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/694.

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