Webb, Aubrey Elam

Title

Webb, Aubrey Elam

Last Name

Webb

First and Middle Name

Aubrey Elam

Hometown

Clover Hill, Virginia

County and/or State

Appomattox County, Virginia

Birth Date

29 March 1898

Birthplace

Virginia

Death Date

18 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

George Edward Webb and Mamie Elam

VPI Graduating Class

1922

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 the 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

Aubrey Elam Webb, senior photo from the 1918 Appomattox State Agricultural College yearbook, Appomattox, Virginia..jpeg
Died in the Service of Their Country, The Virginia Tech, 31 October 1918.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Webb, Aubrey Elam,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 8, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/901.

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