Virgil Ford was born on 19 June 1888 in Grassy Cove, Cumberland County, Tennessee, son of John Christopher Ford and Emily K. Gist. He died in France of broncho pneumonia on 4 October 1918.

  • Rank: Private
  • Date of birth:
  • 19 June 1888
  • Date of death: 4 October 1918
  • County: Cumberland
  • Hometown: Grassy Cove
  • Service Branch: Army
  • Division/Assignment: 7th Company, Camp Gordon Auto September Replacement Draft
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War I
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Grassy Cove Methodist Church Cemetery, Grassy Cove, Cumberland County, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar II, Bottom Panel
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