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Sharp, Cecil Bigbie

Title

Sharp, Cecil Bigbie

Last Name

Sharp

First and Middle Name

Cecil Bigbie

Nicknames or Other Names

"C. B.", "Bigbie"

Hometown

Emporia, VA

Birth Date

11/5/1892

Birthplace

Lynchburg, VA

Death Date

7/?/1963

Cause of Death

N/a

Place of Death

Florida

VPI Graduating Class

1917

Undergraduate Major

Electrical Engineering

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

“Sharp, Cecil Bigbie,” VPI in World War I, accessed October 12, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/items/show/156.

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