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Last Name Miller First and Middle Name Frederick VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1909 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Reserve Officers Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Engineers Hometown Forest Depot, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes 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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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1909 Person An individual. Last Name Sheppard First and Middle Name James R. Jr. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1909 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Captain Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Virginia National Guard, Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? <ul> <li>Company C, First Virginia Infantry</li> <li>Transferred to Comapny G, 30th Regiment, 3rd Division, Unitd States Army</li> </ul> Hometown Richmond, Virginia Birth Date January 14, 1889 Birthplace Richmond, Virginia Parents James R. Sheppard and Annie V. Vial Sheppard Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No. Went on to attend Richmond College and the University of Virginia in order to study law. Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Attorney at law with the Board of Contract Adjustment, Washington DC Death Date December 14, 1934 Place of Death Richmond Spouse(s) Pauline Bueter Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served with the Army of Occupation in Germany until March of 1919 Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Meuse Argonne Occupation Lawyer Additional Notes Served with the National Guard on the Mexican border from July, 1916 until January, 1917 Contributing Researchers Connor Skelly Bibliography <ul> <li>Letter from James R. Sheppard published in <em>The Virginia Tech</em>, 13 February 1919</li> </ul> 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 Sheppard, James R. 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Noted in <em>The Virginia Tech</em> as being an instructor at the Pensacola Flying School as of 31 January 1918. 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 Sugden, Charles Edward https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/582293c03677e687dd546be67b1addd0.jpg ecba4408caa73bea39fa6a211c8a1c0b https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/d2c4de67bfb71fda85163f796150dbd7.jpg ccf49895bf439d67e3f59954be3342dc 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 1909 Person An individual. Last Name Tebbs First and Middle Name William Lynch VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1909 Birth Date September 16, 1888 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? First Lieutenant Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Wounded 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? 305 Trench Mortar Battery, 155 Field Artillery Brigade, 80th Division Hometown Leesburg, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Civil Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Death Date May 31, 1947 Parents Charles Henry Tebbs Siblings Richard H (1886), Charles B (1892), John A (1893) Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Date of Enlistment: Aug 10, 1917 Bibliography Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Lists of Outgoing Passengers, compiled 1917-1938; NAI Number: 6234477; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 369 The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Texas; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147 Year: 1920; Census Place: Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia; Roll: T625_1893; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 69 Birthplace Leesburg, Virginia Place of Death Harris, Texas Spouse(s) Florence M Tebbs Children Judith (1917), Betty (1919) Occupation Conditioning Engineer who worked for his father in 1920 Salesman at Oil Well Supply in 1930 Worked in Dallas Cotton Exchange in 1942 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 Tebbs, William Lynch wounded 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 1909 Person An individual. Last Name Thomas First and Middle Name Henry David VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1909 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Reserve Officers Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Infantry Hometown Clifton Forge, Virginia Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Engineering Coprps Hometown Paeonian Springs, Virginia Birth Date 28 January 1885 Death Date 30 November 1957 Place of Death Buried in Union Cemetery in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes 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 Tillett, Hugh Albert https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/2a9e341f558f237579322c3d24b21531.jpg 14f3ea9e34f80210948f895825f55475 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/b873d240976ededf6a5e4ffd61018791.jpg 7895ad4937bf3381e1b9930731c3a9e0 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 1909 Person An individual. Last Name Weiss First and Middle Name Otto Herman VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1909 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? N/a 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 Hometown Portsmouth, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Mechanical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes 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 Williams First and Middle Name Ellison Adger VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1909 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Field Clerk 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? Department of the Southeast 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 Williams, Ellison Adger 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 1913 Person An individual. Last Name Ambler First and Middle Name Philip St. George VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1913 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? French Foreign Legion Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? N/A Nicknames or Other Names Pete Hometown Lynchburg, Virginia County and/or State Campbell, Virginia 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 Ambler, Philip St. George 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 1913 Person An individual. Last Name Anderson First and Middle Name E. R. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1913 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? N/a 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? Machine Gun 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 Anderson, E. R. 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 1913 Person An individual. Last Name Apperson First and Middle Name Harvey B. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1913 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Reserve Officers Hometown Salem County and/or State Roanoke, VA Birth Date About 1890 Birthplace Virginia Spouse(s) Louise L. Apperson Children Harvey B. Apperson Jr. and Clarlie B. Apperson Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Only completed 3 years of college. Occupation Attorney 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 Apperson, Harvey B. 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Last Name Bates First and Middle Name Harry Howard VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1913 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? First Lieutenant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Reserve Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Ordnance Nicknames or Other Names "H. H." Hometown Kearneysville, West Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Mechanical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes 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 Batten First and Middle Name Eugene Taylor VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1913 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private, Corporal, Sergeant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Nicknames or Other Names "Bow-Cat" Hometown Smithfield, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Birth Date 6 April 1893 Birthplace Smithfield, Virginia Death Date 17 October 1951 Place of Death Suffolk, Virginia Spouse(s) Josephine Winslow Batten Children James Knox Batten Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company 38, Training Battalion 10, 115th Depot Brigade at the Artillery Training School Camp in Camp Taylor Kentucky Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Discharged from duty on 30 November 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? Yes Bibliography <ul> <li>Virginia, U.S., Department of Military Affairs Records, 1876-1947 for Eugene T Batten (accessed on Ancetry.com) </li> </ul> 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 Batten, Eugene Taylor