Hord family (Richmond, Va)
Family
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Robert E. Hord Jr. Papers,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-058
Abstract
Papers consist primarily of correspondence written by Robert Hord Jr. of Richmond, VA to his parents, Gladys and Robert Hord Sr. Also includes a scrapbook and photographs of the Hord family.Robert Hord Jr. was born in 1920; he attended the Virginia Polytechnic Institute's Engineering Extension school in Richmond from 1937 to 1939. In April 1942, Hord enlisted in the Army where he served in the 302nd Ordinance Regiment before being transferred to the 758th Railway Shop...
Dates:
1942-1945, n.d.
Found in:
Special Collections, Virginia Tech