Henry Lee Suggs
War: WW I
Class: 1916
Major: Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
Activities at Clemson: Varsity Football, Thalian Dancing, Wade Hampton Literary Society, Vice President Science Club, The Tiger Staff
Hometown: York, South Carolina
Service: US Army Air Corps
Rank: First Lieutenant
Unit: 85th Aero Squardron
Details of Death: Killed in a plane accident at Chalkllonsur Sein France, near Toul. 45 minutes after takeoff for an observation mission, the machine went into a tailspin falling 1000 feet. Lieutenant Suggs was picked up alive by died the same day in a field hospital.
Personal remembrances and tributes:
Our family member who gave the ultimate sacrifice during World War 1: Lt. Henry Lee Suggs; Clemson graduate 1916; Played football at Clemson, and according to his obituary was "the strongest man on the team"; Served his country as a pilot in World War 1 during which time he was killed in a plane crash in France; Three family members have been named for him, all of whom graduated from Clemson. (Henry M. Faris Sr., Henry M. Faris Jr., Henry M. Faris III). Lt. Suggs is buried in Clover, SC. He enlisted May 1917 and was commissioned after completing officer training.
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