Ironmonger, James Willard

Title

Last Name

Ironmonger

First and Middle Name

James Willard

Hometown

Norfolk, Virginia

Birth Date

13 January 1895

Death Date

2 January 1927

Place of Death

Norfolk, Virginia

Parents

Luther and Lelia Ironmonger

VPI Graduating Class

1914, Two Year Agriculture Student

Undergraduate Major

Agriculture

Service Branch

British Royal Flying Corps

Rank

2nd Lieutenant

Military Events

Joined the British Royal Flying Corps on 12 January 1918. According to his RFC service record, Ironmonger had three training crashes in Avros, the last after the end of the war.

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

Bibliography

UK, RAF Officer Service Records, 1918-1919 for James Williard Ironmonger

Files

Collection

VPI Class of 1914

Citation

“Ironmonger, James Willard,” VPI in World War I, accessed March 16, 2026, https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/items/show/1276.

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