Southall, Lawrence Temple
Title
Southall, Lawrence Temple
Last Name
Southall
First and Middle Name
Lawrence Temple
Hometown
New Kent, Virginia
Birth Date
February 27, 1896
Birthplace
New Kent, Virginia
Parents
R. Temple Southall and Kate McMian
VPI Graduating Class
1920
Service Branch
Army
Unit
155th Depot Brigade, 80th Division and then transferred to Company F, 320th Regiment, 8th Division on April 19, 1918
Rank
Private, Corporal (June 1, 1918)
Military Events
First went into action on July 23, 1918 at Rausant and particpated in the Somme Offensive, St. Mihiel Offnesive, and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Southall indicates that he was wounded during his time in service, writing that his gas mask and helment were bouth wounded by shrapnel.
Postwar Life
Worked as an electric motor tester.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Southall, Lawrence Temple,” VPI in World War I, accessed March 4, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/864.
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