Buchanan, Frank Austin

Title

Last Name

Buchanan

First and Middle Name

Frank Austin

Nicknames or Other Names

Buck

Hometown

Petersburg, Virginia

County and/or State

Dinwiddie

Birth Date

11/26/1894

Birthplace

Petersburg

Death Date

11/26/1980

Cause of Death

Natural Causes

Place of Death

Roanoke, Va

Parents

John M Buchanan, Lillie Austin Buchanan

Siblings

William J, Virgie R, Fannie S, Walter A, Susan A.

Spouse(s)

Ora May Buchanan

Children

Frank Austin Buchanan Jr,

VPI Graduating Class

1916

Undergraduate Major

Agriculture

Graduated

Yes

Service Branch

Student Aviators

Rank

Second Lieutenant(?)

Retired Rank

Second Lieutenant(?)

Other Events

He met his future wife while attending Virginia Tech and was married in Washington D.C with her. He then spent time in DeSoto, Mississippi before returning to Virginia Tech to work on the faculty, and have his son. He then spent most the rest of his life in Shenandoah as a Cattle/Dairy farmer where he wrote a book on proper feeding techniques for increased profits.

Postwar Life

Farming, taught at Virginia Tech for an unknown number of years.

Occupation

Farmer, Teacher

Files

Frank Austin Buchanan senior portrait from the 1916 Bugle.jpg

Frank Austin Buchanan picture from the 1916 Bugle.jpg

Frank Austin Buchanan from the 1916 Bugle.jpg

Collection

VPI Class of 1916

Citation

“Buchanan, Frank Austin,” VPI in World War I, accessed November 13, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/9.

Output Formats

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