Counselman, William Campbell

Title

Counselman, William Campbell

Last Name

Counselman

First and Middle Name

William Campbell

Nicknames or Other Names

"Counse" and "Guinea"

Hometown

Foster Falls

County and/or State

Wythe County, VA

Birth Date

7/29/1891

Birthplace

Grahams, Forge, VA

Death Date

6/20/1956

Cause of Death

Natural death.

Place of Death

Roanoke, VA

Parents

Benjamin Franklin Counselman and Betty Brown Counselman

Siblings

Bessie Pierce Counselman, Nannie Sanders/Williams Counselman, and John Sanders Counselman.

Spouse(s)

Never married

Children

None.

VPI Graduating Class

1917

Undergraduate Major

Civil Engineering

Graduated

Y

Service Branch

National Army

Unit

N/a

Rank

Sergeant

Retired Rank

N/a

Decorations or Citations

None

Postwar Life

Worked as an engineer for American Viscose Corp in Roanoke, VA

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

Y

Additional Notes

Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Roanoke Virginia.

Files

Collection

Citation

“Counselman, William Campbell,” VPI in World War I, accessed October 13, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/items/show/98.

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