Vaught, Chapman Kemper

Title

Last Name

Vaught

First and Middle Name

Chapman Kemper

Nicknames or Other Names

"Chris", "Cupid"

Hometown

Newport, VA

Birth Date

7/17/1892

Birthplace

Newport, VA

Death Date

5/20/1970

Cause of Death

Ventricular fibrillation

Place of Death

Afton, VA

VPI Graduating Class

1917

Undergraduate Major

Mech. Engineer

Graduated

Service Branch

Signal Corps

Unit

Aviation / Served in 46 Aero. Sqdn. as a corporal and sergeant

Rank

Second Lieutenant

Retired Rank

N/a

Military Events

Noted in The Virginia Tech, as being a student aviator in the 46th Aero Squdron, Field No. 2 in Hempsted, Louisana as of 31 January 1918.

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

Files

Collection

VPI Class of 1917

Citation

“Vaught, Chapman Kemper,” VPI in World War I, accessed October 12, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/items/show/165.

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Vaught, Chapman Kemper

Title

Last Name

First and Middle Name

Nicknames or Other Names

Hometown

Birth Date

Birthplace

Death Date

Cause of Death

Place of Death

VPI Graduating Class

Undergraduate Major

Graduated

Service Branch

Unit

Rank

Retired Rank

Military Events

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

Files

Collection

Tags

Citation

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