Phillips, Enoch L.

Title

Phillips, Enoch L.

Last Name

Phillips

First and Middle Name

Enoch L.

Hometown

Floyd, Virginia

Birth Date

31 July 1898

Death Date

16 October 1918

Cause of Death

Died of Spanish Flu while in training with the Students Army Training Corps at VPI.

Place of Death

Blacksburg, Virginia

Parents

William Jackson Phillips and Mary Catherine Kesler

VPI Graduating Class

1920

Graduated

No, died of disease in training with Students Army Training Corps at VPI.

Service Branch

Army SATC

Unit

Students Army Training Corps at VPI

Rank

Private

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

Yes

Additional Notes

Name listed on Virginia Tech Pylons

Bibliography

  • "Died in the Service of their Country." The Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Virginia. 31 October 1918, pg. 6. (see file attached)

Files

Died in the Service of Their Country, The Virginia Tech, 31 October 1918.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Phillips, Enoch L.,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 4, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/854.

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