Brown, Virginia Fauntleroy
Title
Brown, Virginia Fauntleroy
Last Name
Brown
First and Middle Name
Virginia Fauntleroy
Nicknames or Other Names
Nickname: “Vesuvius”
Went by several different forms of "Virginia," including "Virginis" "Virgino" "Virginius"
Went by several different forms of "Virginia," including "Virginis" "Virgino" "Virginius"
Hometown
Novum, Viginia
County and/or State
Madison
Birth Date
July 27th, 1894
Birthplace
Kings and Queens City, VA
Death Date
February 18th, 1959
Cause of Death
Unknown
Place of Death
Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan
Parents
Benjamin Brown, Fannie Fauntleroy
Siblings
None
Spouse(s)
Joyce Brown
Children
Duane, Joe Ben
VPI Graduating Class
1916
Undergraduate Major
Engineering
Graduated
Yes
Service Branch
Unknown (presumably Field Engineer)
Postwar Life
Worked as an experimental engineer most of his life in Detroit.
Occupation
Engineer
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
No
Files
Collection
Citation
“Brown, Virginia Fauntleroy,” VPI in World War I, accessed December 3, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/8.
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