Virginia War History Commission, Norfolk, Virginia Records, 1919-1921 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Nichole Delasalas

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Collection Overview

Title: Virginia War History Commission, Norfolk, Virginia Records, 1919-1921

Predominant Dates:1919

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-182

Primary Creator: Virginia War History Commission (1919-1928)

Extent: 19.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged in original order. Questionnaires are divided by sex and race, and within these categories are arranged alphabetically by surname. Questionnaires from churches and schools are arranged within their respective categories in alphabetical order. Reports from various local organizations and other miscellaneous materials are arranged in original order.

Date Acquired: 01/00/1968

Subjects: Naval Station Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--Maps, Organizations, Schools, World War, 1914-1918

Forms of Material: Correspondence, Government records, Lists (document genres), Newsletters, Photographs, Postcards, Questionnaires, Reports

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Questionnaires completed by servicemembers and nurses who served during World War I from Norfolk, Virginia. Individual questionnaires ask for servicemembers' personal information, military service information, and thoughts and feelings about their service during the War. Questionnaires filled out by local churches and schools include statistical information and data on activities relating to financial contributions, general feelings, and patriotic activities implemented during the War. This collection also contains letters, reports, photographs, newsletters, and one 1919 map of the Naval Operating Base in Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Naval Station Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)--Maps
Organizations
Schools
World War, 1914-1918

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Mrs. S. H. Ferebee by donation

Related Materials: Virginia War History Commission Records, Library of Virginia. For more information please see http://search.vaheritage.org/vivaxtf/view?docId=lva/vi00958.xml.

Preferred Citation: Virginia War History Commission, Norfolk, Virginia Records, MSS 0000-182, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 3: Questionnaires, White: Cra - D

Folder 1: Crawford, Carleton Turnbull, 1919 October 20

Born: 1894 November 27.

Served in the National Army.

Folder 2: Crockett, Paul Whittington, 1919 August 18

Born: 1898 July 13.

Served in the Marine Corps.

Folder 3: Cromwell, Albert Carvoso

Born: 1889 April 18.

Served in the United States Navy.

Folder 4: Crosby, Howard Francis

Born: 1894 May 9.

Served in the United States Naval Reserve Force.

Folder 5: Cross, Allen Raymond, 1920 June 14

Born: 1896 March 8.

Served in the United States Naval Reserve Force.

Folder 6: Cross, Richard Willis, 1919 August 20

Born: 1896 February 29.

Served in the National Guard, Company F, 4th Virginia Infantry. Two photographs included.

Folder 7: Cruser, James Robinson

Born: 1897 April 22.

Served in the National Army, Company F, 220th Regiment, 20th Division.

Folder 8: Culpeper, Charles Vernon, 1919 May 24

Born: 1894 September 29.

Served in the National Guard, machine gun company, 116th Regiment, 29th Division.

Folder 9: Culpeper, Edward Grandy, 1919 May 26

Born: 1895 January 17.

Served in the National Guard, Company K, 4th Infantry.

Folder 10: Curdts, Frederick Louis, 1919 August 29

Born: 1874 July 28.

Served in the Virginia National Guard. Photograph included.

Folder 11: Curling, Walter Haywood, 1920 June 12

Born: 1887 October 21.

Served in the Army, Battery D.

Folder 12: Dadmun, Edward Henry, 1919 August 29

Born: 1898 October 12.

Served in the National Guard, Battery B, 111th Field Artillery, 29th Division.

Folder 13: Dale, Judson Carey, 1920 June 8

Born: 1893 March 27.

Served in the National Army, machine gun company, 318th Infantry, 80th Division.

Folder 14: Darden, Ralph Ricks, 1920 April 13

Born: 1893 May 3.

Served in the United States Navy.

Folder 15: Dart, Willard Carroll, 1919 August 18

Born: 1888 December 26.

Served in the United States Navy.

Folder 16: Dashiell, Harry Worthington

No questionnaire.

Folder 17: Dashiell, R. G.

No questionnaire.

Folder 18: Dauahaie, Arthur

Served in the National Guard, 4th Virginia Infantry.

Folder 19: Davenport, Nelson Whitney, 1920 June 8

Born: 1899 December 15.

Served in the United States Navy.

Folder 20: Davidson, Harry Irving, 1920 August 12

Born: 1895 May 21.

Served in the National Army, 14th Company, 155th Regiment.

Folder 21: Davidson, Vernner Roy, 1920 April 19

Born: 1895 March 20.

Served in the National Army, Company E, 318th Regiment, 80th Division.

Folder 22: Davis, Alfred Burwell

Born: 1896 November 22.

Served in the Army, 3rd Company.

Folder 23: Deal, Joseph Douglas, 1919 November 25

Born: 1898 January 11.

Served in the United States Naval Reserve Force.

Folder 24: Deans, Cecil Thomas, 1919 September 4

Born: 1888 December 8.

Served in the National Army, Company B, 305th Regiment, 80th Division.

Folder 25: Degge, George Washington, 1920 April 1

Born: 1894 February 22.

Served in the National Army, Company A, 314th machine gun battalion, 80th Division.

Folder 26: Degge, John Huntington, 1920 March 21

Born: 1886 October 21.

Served in Company A, 29th Battalion, 2nd Division.

Folder 27: DeHegh, Eugene Leon, 1919 September 18

Born: 1894 February 2.

Served in the United States Naval Reserve Force.

Folder 28: Deickman, Jens Peter

Born: 1866 April 11.

Served in the United States Navy.

Folder 29: Demaio, Rosario Louis

Born: 1896 December 17.

Served in the Army, Company C, 62nd Ammunition Train. Photograph included.

Folder 30: Denman, Craig

Born: 1888 March 14.

Served in the United States Navy.

Folder 31: Dennis, Rufus Wilmer

Born: January 8.

Served in the National Guard, Company D, 4th Virginia Infantry.

Folder 32: Depatch, Jannie Ramsey

Born: 1886 July 23.

Served in the National Guard, Company L, 4th Virginia Infantry.

Folder 33: Derrickson, Paul Waples, 1919 November 10

Born: 1892 January 25.

Served in the Army, Company K, 28th Infantry, 1st Division.

Additional information included.

Folder 34: Derrickson, Ralph North, 1919 August 28

Born: 1895 February 15.

Served in the National Guard, Company G, 4th Virginia Infantry. Photograph included.

Folder 35: Derring, James Theodore, 1919 May 27

Born: 1898 November 12.

Served in the National Guard, Company E, 116th Regiment, 29th Division.

Folder 36: Destifano, Louis

Born: 1898 May 4.

Served in the National Guard, 115th ambulance company, 29th Division.

Folder 37: DeVol, Clyde Leonard, 1919 September 5

Born: 1894 April 2.

Served in the United States Navy.

Folder 38: Dichman, Gratton Colley, 1920 January 6

Born: 1885 December 12.

Served in the United States Navy.

Additional information included.

Folder 39: Diehl, James Erwin, 1920 June 7

Born: 1885 November 3.

Served in the National Army.

Folder 40: Diehl, John Boden, 1919 August 21

Born: 1886 July 24.

Served in the National Army, Company 18, 155th Depot Brigade, 80th Division. Two photographs included.

Folder 41: Diggs, Luther Sheppard, 1919 August 20

Born: 1895 April 15.

Served in the National Guard, Company K, 116th Regiment, 29th Division.

Folder 42: Dillingham, Albert Caldwell

Born: 1848 June 3.

Additional information included.

Folder 43: Disosway, William Webster, 1919 August 25

Born: 1901 July 1.

Served in the Army. Two photographs included.

Folder 44: Dixon, Charles Luther, 1919 August 20

Born: 1896 March 17.

Served in the United States Navy. Photograph included.

Folder 45: Dixon, John Granbery, 1919 August 18

Born: 1893 December 21.

Served in the National Guard, Battery B, 111th Field Artillery, 54th Brigade, 29th Division.

Folder 46: Dixon, Linwood Earl

Born: 1896 August 14.

Folder 47: Dobie, Armistead Mason, 1919 September 7

Born: 1881 April 15.

Served in Company M, 318th Regiment, 80th Division.

Folder 48: Dodson, Leonidas Berry, Jr., 1919 September 19

Born: 1897 May 11.

Served in the Army, Company L, 34th Infantry, 7th Division.

Folder 49: Dodson, Richard Stearns, 1919 September 29

Born: 1886 May 6.

Served in the Army.

Folder 50: Dodson, Robert Almy, 1919 September 5

Born: 1897 April 26.

Served in the National Guard, Battery B, 1st Virginia Field Artillery.

Folder 51: Dodson, Wilson Brown

Born: 1895 August 3.

Served in the Army, Company L, 34th Infantry, 7th Division. Additional information included.

Folder 52: Dones, William Lester, 1920 August 2

Born: 1897 August 14.

Served in the National Army.

Folder 53: Douglas, Aubrey William, 1919 November 5

Born: 1895 December 5.

Served in the National Guard, Virginia ambulance corps, 29th Division. Photograph included. Additional information included.

Folder 54: Dowdy, Clifton Cox, 1919 August 18

Born: 1890 May 14.

Served in the 9th Provisional Company.

Folder 55: Dowdy, Samuel, 1920 February 9

Born: 1867 May 31.

Served in the United States Navy. Photograph included.

Folder 56: Dowdy, Samuel Godfrey

Born: 1898 September 17.

Served in the United States Naval Reserve Force. Photograph included.

Folder 57: Downer, John Walter

Born: 1882 November 22.

Served in the Army.

Additional information included.

Folder 58: Downing, Frank Arundell, 1920 June 11

Born: 1900 July 3.

Served in the Army, Company B.

Folder 59: Doyle, John Edward, 1919 November 12

Born: 1888 July 15.

Served in the Reserve Corps. 2nd Infantry Company.

Folder 60: Dozier, Herman Edward, 1919 August 19

Born: 1894 July 18.

Folder 61: Dozier, Roy O.

Born: 1895 December 2.

Served in the National Guard.

Folder 62: Dozier, Samuel Howard, 1919 June 3

Born: 1895 July 13.

Served in the National Army, machine gun company, 318th Infantry.

Folder 63: Driver, Wilson Elliot, 1920 September 1

Born: 1870 October 16.

Served in the Army.

Folder 64: Dudley, Heath, 1919 September 18

Born: 1895 March 5.

Served in the United States Naval Reserve Force.

Folder 65: Duke, Thomas Walter Daniel, 1919 August 18

Born: 1896 December 13.

Served in the Army.

Folder 66: Duke, William Homer

Born: 1896 October 20.

Served in the United States Reserve Force.

Folder 67: Dunn, George Archie, 1919 June 4

Born: 1889 June 5.

Served in the National Guard, Company K, 4th Virginia Infantry.

Folder 68: Duvall, Severn Parker Costin, 1919 October 3

Born: 1893 March 2.

Served in the Army, 5th Company.

Folder 69: Dyer, Ernest Lynwood, 1919 August 31

Born: 1895 September 25.

Served in the Naval Reserves.