Counselman, William Campbell
Title
Counselman, William Campbell
Last Name
Counselman
First and Middle Name
William Campbell
Nicknames or Other Names
"Counse" and "Guinea"
Hometown
Foster Falls
County and/or State
Wythe County, VA
Birth Date
7/29/1891
Birthplace
Grahams, Forge, VA
Death Date
6/20/1956
Cause of Death
Natural death.
Place of Death
Roanoke, VA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Counselman and Betty Brown Counselman
Siblings
Bessie Pierce Counselman, Nannie Sanders/Williams Counselman, and John Sanders Counselman.
Spouse(s)
Never married
Children
None.
VPI Graduating Class
1917
Undergraduate Major
Civil Engineering
Graduated
Y
Service Branch
National Army
Unit
N/a
Rank
Sergeant
Retired Rank
N/a
Decorations or Citations
None
Postwar Life
Worked as an engineer for American Viscose Corp in Roanoke, VA
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
Y
Additional Notes
Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Roanoke Virginia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Counselman, William Campbell,” VPI in World War I, accessed November 21, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/98.
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