Davenport, Henry Ashby

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Title

Davenport, Henry Ashby

Person Item Type Metadata

Last Name

Davenport

First and Middle Names

Henry Ashby

Birth Date

March 10, 1894

Hometown

Roanoke, Virginia

Birthplace

Atlanta, Georgia

Death Date

May 24, 1964

Place of Death

Roanoke, Virginia

Cause of Death

Myocardial Infarction

Race

White

Parents

James Aubry Davenport and Louisa Beall

Siblings

Robert

Spouse

Mary Bruce Doss Davenport

Children

Henry, Bruce, and Robert

School

Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Class of 1916
-studied Mechanical Engineering

High School and Graduation Year

Roanoke High School, 1913

Service Branch

Army

Unit or Ship

Infantry

Rank

2nd Lieutenant

Location of Enlistment

Roanoke, Virginia

Bibliography

Henry Davenport can be found on our sister site, VPI in World War One, dedicated to the lives of VPI WWI veterans.

Files

Henry Ashby Davenport senior portrait from the 1913 Roanoke High School yearbook.jpg
Henry Ashby Davenport from the 1913 Roanoke High School yearbook.jpg
Henry Ashby Davenport senior portrait from the 1916 Bugle.jpg
Henry Ashby Davenport picture from the 1916 Bugle.jpg
Henry Ashby Davenport from the 1916 Bugle.jpg

Citation

“Davenport, Henry Ashby,” Roanoke Valley in the Great War, accessed May 7, 2024, https://roanokevalleygreatwar.lib.vt.edu/items/show/995.

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