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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stephens, Paul Jenkins https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/f434f71e2446f4cc07f3f4725f81755d.jpg 821182576432cccf9cac82753e1b0673 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ce820fe666dd3e86d41500b723fdbe68.jpg 188d1cbbbb7fac6ee198b82c125cda82 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Kelly First and Middle Name Creed Paxton VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company A, 27th Engineer Regiment (Mining) Hometown Big Stone Gap, Virginia Birth Date 24 March 1893 Birthplace Big Stone Gap, Virginia Death Date 21 November 1971 Parents James William Kelly and Margaret Kelly Spouse(s) Clara Lou Burchfield Children Margaret Josephine Kelly Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown, but likely not. Attended VPI in 1912. Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Departed for France on 27 February 1918 aboard the Agamemnon Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kelly, Creed Paxton Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Wright First and Middle Name Nick VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? N/a Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Student Aviators Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? N/a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wright, Nick Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Swecker First and Middle Name Claude VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Sergeant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? National Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? N/a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Swecker, Claude Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Swart First and Middle Name Malcolm Rosser VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? First Sergeant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Virginia National Guard Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Infantry Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Last Name Scott First and Middle Name Everett VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? N/a Death Date N/a Cause of Death Disease Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? National Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? N/a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Scott, Everett Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Rutrough First and Middle Name Henry VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Corporal Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Virginia National Guard Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Coast Artillery Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 305th Training Headquarters and Military Police, 80th Division Hometown Norfolk, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rives, Thomas McDowell https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/0041b2596aabb5e625127b522e950846.tif cc56314d8e00f927231474fbe5dd9009 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9ead3a5302abf206d6cc9c877712eb33.tif d83a17a01947c9699778abf426f417f5 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/8f127d12619ada179289478fd21adac1.tif d95f85bc573724d2b847b12b83f21bf8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Porterfield First and Middle Name Harry Bernard VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? First Lieutenant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Originally assigned the to the Medical Department of the 1st Virginia Cavalry; transferred to Company M, 313th Infantry 79th Division United States Army Hometown Roanoke, Virginia County and/or State Roanoke County, Virginia Birth Date August 14, 1893 Birthplace Roanoke, Virginia Parents George A. Porterfield and Nora Porterfield Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Left VPI to attend medical college. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Porterfield, Harry Bernard questionnaire Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Peake First and Middle Name Junius Bew VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? First Lieutenant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Coast Artillery Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but did attend VPI in 1912. Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? At Officers Reserve Training Camp at Fort Meyer, Virginia 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? Yes Additional Notes Incorrectly listed as Jonnos Ben Peake in the 1912 Bugle. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Peake, Junius Bew https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ba28c7d61ecd4298877232ff7aa6183f.jpg 3a99438ea96899042286aab04512303e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Ogburn First and Middle Name Richard K. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army, National Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 165th Depot Brigade (from date of service to 15 June 1918), then transferred to Co E, 61st Infantry to discharge Birth Date 13 October 1892 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown, but did attend VPI in 1912. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ogburn, Richard K. https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/1a69d8c344478314ab4899a671d277d7.jpg a150d2198bc5bdf19a3481c229a4dc5e https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/abd8dbe11f9769e9f0a373d036882a0d.jpg 451824dd45ca5bd578273a793ecb3cca https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/78f7add1bfb15cb0cca477c485b8f7fe.tif 1a02b068e860fbe750a27a8bc34d6aac https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/56948df3c09f90b4bc42845147560d2c.tif dbc1b7c3bb0e1595d7276e72542b6f34 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/0988fd9fd4794f916bc8813b713f3f42.tif 87f3e4c93d6e6bf82517cacd2bab8c01 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Old First and Middle Name Nimmo Jr. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant (5/22/17), and Captain (5/23/17) Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Marine Corps Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Originally assigned to the 52nd, ships guard of the USS New Hampshire in Philadelphia. Transferred to the 115th Company, 3rd Regiment in Santo Domingo City on in November 1917. Then transferred to the 10th Company, 4th Regiment in Monti Cristi in February 1918. Hometown Norfolk, Virginia Birth Date August 20, 1896 Birthplace Norfolk, Virginia Parents Nimmo Old and Perla Hayes Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Left VPI to attend the Virginia Military Institute. Graduated from VMI in 1916. 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Last Name Muncy First and Middle Name Minor VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private, then Corporal Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company E, 104th Motor Supply Train, 35th Division Hometown Bland, Virginia Birth Date 4 July 1892 Birthplace Bland County, Virginia Death Date 4 May 1962 Place of Death Bland County, Virginia Parents Charles Peery Muncy and Mary Ella Muncy Spouse(s) Augusta Elizabeth Muncy Children Ellen Elizabeth Walls Hilary Stanford Muncy Gilbert Carter Muncy Charles Raymond Muncy Patricia Repass Muncy Cynthia Ann Monti Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Perhaps Agriculture? Appears in 1912 VPI Bugle yearbook as a two year agriculture student. However, remarks on Virginia WW1 questionnaire that he spent 3 years at VPI. Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served overseas from 28 June 1918 to 22 May 1919. Wounded (slightly gassed) in Verdun Sector on 13 October 1918. 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? No Bibliography <ul> <li>Unit photograph of 104th Motor Supply Train taken prior to leaving for France: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/resource/pan.6a33689/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.loc.gov/resource/pan.6a33689/</a>. </li> </ul> Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but spent 3 years at VPI. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Muncy, Minor questionnaire wounded https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/bd70209d3c47aff768048334e5d5ca75.jpg 79cda6af1309c63f233e84d568763e67 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/3ddeb8f5794e29e9f3f486bd86162c1e.jpg 10e3fabcc3767c2884c8bd164fddf687 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/191a263fe16cbb36359f27941947c9db.jpg cb5014aa1b6f0dda0fb738482a970586 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Menefee First and Middle Name Jesse Irving VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Signal Corps Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Aviation Birth Date 7 April 1890 Birthplace Clifton Forge, Virginia Death Date 7 November 1964 Place of Death Shreveport, Louisiana Parents Jerome Chase Menefee and Abigale Stevens Spouse(s) Thelma Ann Evans Children Irving Chase Menefee and Jane Alden Menefee Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown, but was attending VPI in 1912. Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Received training at Kelly Field in Texas Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Last Name Jessup First and Middle Name James Campbell VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? First Lieutenant, Captain Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? United States Army, Virginia National Guard Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company F, 116th Infantry, 29th Division Hometown Baskerville, Virginia Birth Date October 16, 1895 Birthplace Fayetteville, North Carolina Parents Ralph Jessup and Lizzie C. Munn Jessup Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jessup, James Campbell questionnaire https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/d40fc8953dd2e388a9f471790f104e8e.jpg d43b6db8de4cea7696a0d0f2dc11362a https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/053225c6260fc30eccaf08863b3331c3.jpg b9ed105d97b28220f7cae22c6b4e62de Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Heflin First and Middle Name Carl W. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? 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Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Harvey First and Middle Name Alfred Roser VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant Death Date August 22, 1918 Cause of Death Killed in Action Place of Death Ypres, Belgium Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 120th Infantry Nicknames or Other Names Tub Hometown Pulaski County, Virginia County and/or State Montgomery County, Virginia was listed as the last place of residence before he entered the service. Birth Date August 15, 1893 Birthplace Pulaski County, Virginia Parents Father: Lewis Harvey Mother: Bettie Harvey (Trolinger) Siblings Willie Harvey Robert Harvey Henry Harvey Alfred Harvey Margaret Harvey Spouse(s) Unmarried Children None Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Killed in action while Second Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Alfred Harvey was killed while he was on patrol during the Ypres-Lys Allied offensive in August that pushed the German front back to the Lys river. Following their defeat at Ypres, the Germans were forced back again and again until an Armistice was signed on November 11, 1918. Additional Notes "Tub" was said to have been a very upright and kind gentleman to those who knew him. Two of his brothers also served in World War 1. 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Last Name Ferguson First and Middle Name Cary VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? N/a Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Student Aviators Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? N/a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ferguson, Cary https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/07cffd51e0bb9589b212e195f9b213c9.jpg 1a7305a0a2bfe11eee910344a435701f https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/bae4b3ba589afcf4cd614d8d57beb6c3.JPG 9e04a7d4b159598c080b5ebedd407594 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource LT Dear in The Virginia Tech, 31 October 1918 Description An account of the resource Article Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Virginia Tech Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 31 October 1918 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/4e11e3f48c890a622aaaefb639ba2fcf.jpg 164dc71a8f16994b123c4e68d44a911d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Dear First and Middle Name Luther Wesley VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 1st Lieutenant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 34th Infantry, 7th Division Nicknames or Other Names Lukie Hometown Norfolk, Virginia Bibliography LT Dear in The Virginia Tech, 31 October 1918 Birth Date 19 May 1892 Death Date 6 October 1931 Place of Death Norfolk, Virginia Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown, but was attending VPI in 1912. Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served overseas from 17 August 1918 through 22 June 1919. Decorations or Citations Awarded Silver Star Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dear, Luther Wesley