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Porter, Lawrence Ashton

Title

Porter, Lawrence Ashton

Last Name

Porter

First and Middle Name

Lawrence Ashton

Nicknames or Other Names

Knee-Deep

Hometown

Portsmouth, Virginia

VPI Graduating Class

1910

Undergraduate Major

Electrical Engineering

Service Branch

Virginia National Guard

Unit

Infantry

Rank

First Lieutenant

Files

Collection

VPI Class of 1910

Citation

“Porter, Lawrence Ashton,” VPI in World War I, accessed October 12, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/items/show/572.

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