Dodson, Harry Leluce

Title

Dodson, Harry Leluce

Last Name

Dodson

First and Middle Name

Harry Leluce

Nicknames or Other Names

"Jerry"

Hometown

Norfolk, VA

Birth Date

9/21/1896

Birthplace

Norfolk, VA

Death Date

2/26/1969

Cause of Death

Arteriosclerotic heart disease

Place of Death

Charlottesville, VA

Parents

Harry C Dodson, Annie Mead Brown

Spouse(s)

Louise Freeman Swift Dodson

Children

Robert, Sally, Louise Dodson

VPI Graduating Class

1917

Undergraduate Major

Mechanical Engineering

Graduated

No

Service Branch

Navy

Unit

N/a

Rank

Lieutenant (Junior Grade)

Retired Rank

Retired a Captain

Postwar Life

Continued to serve

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

Y

Files

Collection

Citation

“Dodson, Harry Leluce,” VPI in World War I, accessed October 13, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/items/show/104.

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