Kearfott, William Edward

Title

Kearfott, William Edward

Last Name

Kearfott

First and Middle Name

William Edward

Hometown

Kearneysville, West Virginia

Birth Date

25 December 1893

Birthplace

Kearneysville, West Virginia

Death Date

6 September 1946

Parents

William Harrison Kearfott and Mannie Nanny Bell Herr

Spouse(s)

Bernice Boreman

Children

Joseph Baker Kearfott and William Edward Kearfott

VPI Graduating Class

1915

Undergraduate Major

Civil Engineering

Graduated

Yes

Service Branch

Army (drafted and rejected from service after a few weeks of training at Camp Lee due to health)

Rank

N/A

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

No

Bibliography

Files

Collection

Citation

“Kearfott, William Edward,” VPI in World War I, accessed October 13, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/items/show/1188.

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