Chinn, Carter

Title

Chinn, Carter

Last Name

Chinn

First and Middle Name

Carter

Nicknames or Other Names

Unknown

Hometown

Dallas (1900 Census)

County and/or State

Texas (1900 Census)

Birth Date

15 August 1897 (1900 Census)

Birthplace

Dallas, TX

Death Date

6 February 1974

Cause of Death

Unknown

Place of Death

Saint Paul, MN

Parents

Father: William Yates Chinn
Mother: Kate Armstrong Chinn

Siblings

- Elmear Cordelia Chinn
- Bartholomew Savoy Chinn

Spouse(s)

Sophia Chinn

Children

- Gertrude Arnold
- La Verne Ann Chinn
- Cartis Fales Chinn

VPI Graduating Class

1917

Undergraduate Major

Unknown

Graduated

No; completed two years of undergrad at Virginia Tech.

Service Branch

Marine Corps

Unit

N/a

Rank

Private, Corporal

Retired Rank

Unknown

Military Events

Enlisted on the 28th of June in 1918. Trained and stationed at Paris Island, South Carolina. After serving for a year, Chinn was released on February 10th in 1919. (U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File)

Decorations or Citations

Unknown

Battles or Engagements

Unknown; Served for a little over a year.

Postwar Life

Clerked in R R General Passenger Office; After serving, Carter Chinn went on to work first as a clerk with the railroad (1920 Census), and later as a wholesale oil salesman. (1940 Census)