World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Joseph Henry Fleming III
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bristol, Virginia
Honored By
McVMI 1943
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE FOR A YEAR IN THE CLASS OF 1939, LEAVING TO GO INTO THE SERVICE. HE BECAME A CAPTAIN IN THE U.S. ARMY AND WAS KILLED IN AN ARMY TRANSPORT PLANE CRASH NEAR CALCUTTA, INDIA SEPTEMBER 21, 1943.