Parrish, Beverly Spottswood

Title

Parrish, Beverly Spottswood

Last Name

Parrish

First and Middle Name

Beverly Spottswood

Nicknames or Other Names

"Bev"

Hometown

Richmond, VA

Birth Date

10/29/1896

Birthplace

Richmond, VA

Death Date

3/22/1973

Cause of Death

Lobar pneumonia

Place of Death

Martinsville, VA

VPI Graduating Class

1917

Undergraduate Major

Electrical Engineering

Graduated

Y

Service Branch

Reserve Officers

Unit

Coast Artillery

Rank

Second Lieutenant

Retired Rank

N/a

Postwar Life

Worked as a public works director in Martinsville, VA

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

Y

Files

Collection

Citation

“Parrish, Beverly Spottswood,” VPI in World War I, accessed October 13, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/items/show/148.

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