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Cocke, George William, Jr.

Title

Cocke, George William, Jr.

Last Name

Cocke

First and Middle Name

George William, Jr.

Nicknames or Other Names

"George"

Hometown

Bristol, VA

Birth Date

2/25/1896

Birthplace

Bristol, VA

Death Date

2/15/1983

Cause of Death

N/a

Place of Death

Tulsa, OK

VPI Graduating Class

1917

Undergraduate Major

Agriculture

Graduated

Y

Service Branch

Army

Unit

59th Infantry, 4th Division

Rank

First Lieutenant

Retired Rank

N/a

Military Events

Wounded

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

Y

Files

George William Cocke, Jr. senior portrait from the 1917 Bugle (2).jpg

George William Cocke, Jr. photograph from the 1917 Bugle (3).jpg

George William Cocke, Jr. from the 1917 Bugle.jpg

Collection

VPI Class of 1917

Citation

“Cocke, George William, Jr.,” VPI in World War I, accessed November 21, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/96.

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