Lash, Percy Hotspur, II
Biographical Note
Percy Hotspur Lash, II, was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1907. After graduating from John Marshall High School in 1925, he enrolled in Virginia Tech. During his time as a student, he was a member of Company C of the Corps of Cadets, as well as the Richmond Club and Episcopal Club. He graduated from West Point Military Academy in New York in 1931. He retired at the rank of colonel and died in 1995 in Brevard, Florida.
Sources:
Bugle yearbooks
"COL Percy Hotspur Lash Jr." entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170027262/percy-hotspur-lash, accessed September 28, 2022.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Percy Hotspur Lash II Correspondence
This collection contains 45 items, mostly letters from Percy Hotspur Lash II while a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the mid-1920s written to friends in Gladys and Lynchburg, Virginia. Other items include banquet programs, blank postcards, and photographs.