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Ponton, John William, Jr.

Title

Ponton, John William, Jr.

Last Name

Ponton

First and Middle Name

John William, Jr.

Nicknames or Other Names

"Crap"

Hometown

Saxe, VA

Birth Date

5/19/1893

Birthplace

Henderson, NC

Death Date

6/?/1978

Cause of Death

N/a

Place of Death

Woodbury, NJ

VPI Graduating Class

1917

Undergraduate Major

Agriculture

Graduated

Y

Service Branch

National Army

Unit

N/a

Rank

N/A

Retired Rank

N/a

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

Y

Files

Collection

VPI Class of 1917

Citation

“Ponton, John William, Jr.,” VPI in World War I, accessed October 12, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/items/show/153.

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