Darden, Algernon Sidney

Title

Darden, Algernon Sidney

Last Name

Darden

First and Middle Name

Algernon Sidney

Birth Date

16 July 1899

Birthplace

Isle of Wight, Virginia

Death Date

23 October 1918

Cause of Death

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

Place of Death

Blacksburg, Virginia

Parents

Mills William Darden and Myrtie Eliza Taylor

VPI Graduating Class

1922

Graduated

No, died in training while a student 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 included 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

“Darden, Algernon Sidney,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 4, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/897.

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