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Last Name Faulconer First and Middle Name John Waller, Jr. Hometown Tappahannock, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Civil Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes 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? 315th Field Artillery Regiment, 80th Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Began war as a 2nd Lieutenant, promoted to 1st Lieutenant, and then to Captain. Bibliography <ul><li>John Waller Faulconer, Jr. to The Virginia Tech, 15 September 1918 (published in The Virginia Tech on 28 November 1918), Blacksburg, Virginia, pg. 2.</li> <li><a href="https://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1912/1912_BUGLE.pdf">1912 VPI Bugle</a>, yearbook</li> <li>US Select Military Registers 1862-1985</li> <li>1900 US Federal Census</li> <li>Florida Divorce Index</li> <li>North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1976</li> </ul> Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Meuse-Argonne Offensive Nicknames or Other Names Poky County and/or State Essex County, Virginia Birth Date 11 September 1892 Birthplace Virginia Death Date 18 September 1971 Cause of Death Central Thrombosis Place of Death Southern Pines, Moore County, North Carolina Parents John Waller Faulconer and Carrie Colgin Jones Siblings Marguerrite Faulconer, Carrie R. Faulconer and Bettie Faulconer Spouse(s) Sylvia Dornche Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Honorably Discharged as Captain Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Participated in the Meusse-Argonne Offensive Contributing Researchers Gregory Milhiser Biographical Text <div style="text-align:center;">“At a given time to the second, we poured a terrific rain of our heavy high explosive shells...into a wood filled with enemy machine guns, killed or ran out the entire crew...Ah! It was a magnificent affair”</div> <div style="text-align:center;">-Captain John Faulconer describing combat in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive</div> John Waller Faulconer, from Tappahannock, Virginia, graduated as part of the Virginia Polytechnic Class of 1912. Nicknamed “Poky”, he studied Civil Engineering, where he excelled academically. A Company Commander in Company D of the Corps of Cadets, Faulconer also worked as Business Manager of the Bugle, the VPI yearbook. Just months after the war began, Faulconer joined the United States Army on June 5, 1917 as a Second Lieutenant. Faulconer was assigned as a battery commander with the 315th Field Artillery Regiment, 80th Division. With the 315th, Faulconer participated in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. On the evening of September 9, 1918, Faulconer and his unit arrived on the battlefield and began preparations for the upcoming Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Under the cover of night and poor weather, the 315th built their gun positions. He described the work as harder than any he ever done before. But he wrote that the hard work was also reassuring because it meant that him and his unit would have some protection from returning German artillery fire. When the Meuse-Argonne Offensive began, Faulconer and his unit poured an incredible amount of artillery fire into German lines in preparation for the infantry advance. During the six hours of shelling before the infantry advance, American artillery units expended more ammunition than was spent by both sides during the entirety of the American Civil War. He was Honorably Discharged with the rank of Captain at the end of the war. He later married Sylvia Dornche and moved to Southern Pines, North Carolina, where he died on September 18, 1971. 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 Faulconer, John Waller Jr. 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 Feltz First and Middle Name Gordon 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? 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/. 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Last Name Fentress First and Middle Name Ellis Roache Hometown Norfolk, Virginia Birth Date 27 February 1893 Birthplace Norfolk, Virginia Death Date 25 May 1943 Parents John Fentress and Mamie Roach Spouse(s) Selma Virginia McCook VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown, but did attend VPI in 1911 and 1912. 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? Battery E, 312th Field Artillery, 79th Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 1st Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Trained at Camp Meade in Maryland. Served overseas from 14 July 1918 through 23 May 1919. Discharged 19 June 1919. 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. 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 1876 - 1899 Person An individual. Last Name Fentress First and Middle Name George Linwood VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1899 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army (Reserve Officers) Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company D, 314th Infantry, 79th Division but then transferred to Company M, First Pioneer Infantry according to his Military Service Record. By the time Fentress left service he may have been serving in Company D, First Pioneer Infantry as this is the Company listed on his headstone in Arlington National Cemetery. Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Began as a student officer and then promoted to 1st Lieutenant on November 22, 1917 Hometown Princess Anne County, Virginia County and/or State Princess Anne County, Virginia Birth Date June 29, 1880 Parents George W . and Sarah Naomi Duncan Spouse(s) Elizabeth Howard of Norfolk, Virginia (married on June 19, 1902) Children R. Woods Fentress (Born April 30, 1903) Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes (obtained a B.S.) and then an M.S. Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? First went into action in August 1918 in Serges, France and participated in the following offensives: <ul> <li>Marne-Aisne</li> <li>Aisne-Oise</li> <li>Meuse-Argonne</li> </ul> Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? <ul> <li>Marne-Aisne</li> <li>Aisne-Oise</li> <li>Meuse-Argonne</li> </ul> Occupation Became a Special Agent for Pan American Life Insurance Company after the war Biographical Text Among the more than 640,000 men who served in the AEF Services of Supply during the First World War was one VPI man – 1LT George L. Fentress. Fentress, graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1899 and when he entered the service in August 1917 he left behind a family of five children (with an additional sixth child which would be born just two months before he departed for France). Fentress originally served in the 314th Infantry, 79th Division. However, due to the need for officers in logistics units, Fentress was transferred to M Company, First Pioneer Infantry (under the Services of Supply) before departing for France. Fentress did not leave behind a detailed account of his service. On his Military Service Record he provided basic information about the units he served with and indicated that he participated in engagements at “Marne-Aisne, Aisne-Oise, and Meuse-Argonne.” However, we can piece together some of his experiences in the war through learning more about M Company’s service. Much of Fentress’ service in the three months after M Company arrived in France in July 1918 consisted of clearing, repairing, maintaining, and building roads near the front line which were key to operational movement and supply. For the last three weeks of the war, however, from October 21 through the armistice, M Company was assigned to burial detail and attached to the 4th, 5th, 32nd, 80th, 90th Divisions. This work was not without dangers as burial details were often close to the front line and under constant threat of artillery bombardment, gas, and direct enemy fire. As the First Pioneer historian wrote, during M Company’s time on burial detail they were “subject to heavy fire at times, losing two men killed and seventeen wounded and the mental strain incident to work was one of the severest kind.” This was one of the highest company casualty rates in the First Pioneer Infantry. As a unit chaplain for the First Pioneers described of M Company’s work, they “worked four solid weeks digging great trenches in which to lay away comrades in arms. Truck load after truck load of broken bodies, severed heads, lost arms and torn legs were laid away by these same men. Men lost their minds and officers had nervous prostration as a result of the terrible strain.” In his Military Service Record, Fentress left no details about his experiences in the service. When he returned to America and left the service, Fentress resumed family life and found work as an insurance agent with Pan American Life Insurance. Tough George Fentress returned to his life, what he saw and experienced in France would have remained with him forever. Death Date 1949 Place of Death Buried in Arlington National Cemetery Bibliography <ul> <li>Chester W. Davis, The First Pioneer Infantry, U.S.A., 1919, accessed on Hathi Trust at <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t0zp45x5g">https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t0zp45x5g</a></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 Fentress, George Linwood https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/437030872bf9112eabc29baeb32c49a2.jpg 53c9781e8fe5b767c129bfca1241459c https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/5cea23fdf71c8b61606a819e4330916e.jpg 0b74c44ea03eef80807858dd70fcf1ce 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 1921 Person An individual. Last Name Ferebee First and Middle Name Leigh Cason VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1921 (left VPI early and served, then returned after the war was over) Rank What military rank did this individual hold? N/a 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? N/a Nicknames or Other Names "Ferebee" he went by his last name Hometown Norfolk, VA County and/or State Norfolk, VA Birth Date June 3rd, 1895 Birthplace Norfolk, VA Death Date July 6th, 1965 Place of Death Norfolk, VA Parents Father: Samuel D Ferebee (1866-1905) Mother: Margaret Jacocks Sagar (1870-1932) Siblings George Emory Ferebee (1898-1942) Samuel Harrell Ferebee (1893-1966) Spouse(s) Ora Ferebee Children They had a child but it died in child birth Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Mining Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? In the VPI 1921 yearbook, it said he was active in France during the war. At the beginning of his junior year of college, he went to go serve for the military and spent a lot time in France. After the war was over, he came back and finished his schooling at Tech. Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? In the 1940 census, he did office work in the private sector. Additional Notes He was 47 when he entered World War II. He was part of the Norfolk Club at Virginia Tech Contributing Researchers Jane Duncan 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 Ferebee, Leigh Cason 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 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 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 1919 Person An individual. Last Name Ferguson First and Middle Name W. H. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1919 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? Field 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/. Title A name given to the resource Ferguson, W. H. https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/18446c66169dc75aaf240333f0d10b65.jpg 806d12f05b44e06e6357aa94705ba3e5 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/85aaf608620e922c71c4d36107a18b84.jpg 305a7b44e25139d9ac39ea97d1fb76f3 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 1921 Person An individual. Last Name Fields First and Middle Name Gentry Elbert Hometown Elk Garden, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1921 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Mechanical Engineering Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Navy 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 Fields, Gentry Elbert https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/35461b277167564e983f285345f8d353.jpg d2da0db8e20eccf5b3623f7a4ce67482 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/cdb340bfa68394b4005f82fdde996a4e.tif 75735cbf8def54e5fa694c963372d0e6 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9ac4707e592e004bda192929b91066ea.tif 62e7560251556d85accdb0abb3e37f49 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a64132b93a5bae55dff9610ac9461230.tif d8bc3a391f3ac275f67cdc376fc1f648 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 1876 - 1899 Person An individual. Last Name Finch First and Middle Name Adam Tyree VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1893 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Major 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? Sanitary Detachment, 110th Field Artillery, 29th Division Bibliography <ul> <li>Letter from Adam Finch published in The Virginia Tech, 6 March 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 Finch, Adam Tyree 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 1918 Person An individual. Last Name Finney First and Middle Name G.S. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1918 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/. Title A name given to the resource Finney, G.S. https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/cdf3f5d19d4cdb2849ab7e2c077ff538.jpg 87ad6326d0157caa163dffc206932f6a https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/14ccdc9ae880a3621a73f3eb9ea1beaf.jpg 42b54478563922429e83323ddcde43b0 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/96cdb697d3aca04f7a611096d985f2f8.jpg b26370a5c9bc592d55a49a241ba45077 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 1914 Person An individual. Last Name Fitzgerald First and Middle Name Hugh John VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Captain Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Training May 1917 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? Cavalry Hometown Newport News, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Applied Chemistry 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 Fitzgerald, Hugh John https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9697698a43d4f5769c8dc29364c1bbcb.jpg 116b0ead22a23bdea8bc91af278a1a7a 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 Fleming First and Middle Name Andrew Ellett Birth Date 16 July 1891 Birthplace Richmond, Virginia Death Date 18 August 1968 Place of Death Fayette Kentucky Parents Cannon Hobson Fleming and Nannie Tazewell Ellett Spouse(s) Hattie C. Hurst Children Andrew Ellett Fleming Jr. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown, but did attend VPI in 1911 and 1912. 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? <ul> <li>Company E, 15th Engineers (from 10 June 1917 through 12 December 1918)</li> <li>Headquarters Detachment, 15th Engineers (from 12 December 1918 thorugh 2 March 1919)</li> <li>Sorbonne Detachment (from 2 March 1919 to 30 June 1919)</li> </ul> Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served overseas from 9 July 1917 through 21 July 1919 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 Fletcher First and Middle Name Lucius Samuel Hometown Harrisonburg, Virginia County and/or State Rockingham County, Virginia Nicknames or Other Names Mike or Ikey Birth Date June 3rd, 1893 Birthplace Harrisonburg, Virginia Death Date May 31st, 1921 Cause of Death Unknown Place of Death Harrisonburg, Virginia Parents Erasmus Fletcher and Mary Ann Delucia Rhodes Siblings Bertie Fletcher, Jacob Henry Fletcher, Clinton Fletcher, George Fletcher, Delucia Fletcher Spouse(s) Corinne Snowden Jones Children Jeanne M Coleman VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1916 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? n/a Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? n/a Rank What military rank did this individual hold? n/a Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? n/a Decorations or Citations n/a Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Lucius Fletcher was a farmer by trade, and instead of serving his country in France he served on the homefront, growing valuable crops after he graduated from VPI in 1916. Additional Notes Lucius Fletcher graduated from VPI in just two short years, and used his education to start up a small farm and family in his hometown of Harrisonburg, Virginia. Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? His wife passed away in 1919, and he passed away himself in 1921, both at a very young age. Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? A farmer for five short years after graduating, before he passed of unknown causes. Occupation Farm owner 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 Biographical Text Lucius Fletcher was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia in 1893, and would grow up there. He enrolled in VPI in 1914, graduating just two years later as an agriculture major. Claiming exemption from the draft due to his occupation, he would return to his hometown to start a farm and a family, but tragically passed away in 1921. Contributing Researchers Aidan Kuester 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 Fletcher, Lucius Samuel https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/1b49c00156119912fb6509a6187440f7.jpg d4a4395bffffbd29aa6f8d0cfd414d01 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/e9e55775853c713a02f44422ba84c6a5.jpg 4e1256e3a560a3f5c3041c9180236f09 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 1919 Person An individual. Last Name Foote First and Middle Name Jay B. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1919 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Signal Corps Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Aviation Nicknames or Other Names "George" Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Completed ground school work and received his commission from Camp Dick Flying Field. 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 Foote, Jay B. 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 1918 Person An individual. Last Name Ford First and Middle Name W. W. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1918 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 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 Ford, W. W. 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 1918 Person An individual. Last Name Ford First and Middle Name W. W. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1918 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/. Title A name given to the resource Ford, W. W. 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 1919 Person An individual. Last Name Forrest First and Middle Name J. E. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1919 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? 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/. Title A name given to the resource Forrest, J. E. https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/fd339b615f3e1c6bd902709d6ecaada8.jpg 6be1f46881786235db24bfdf5e2d05ea https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/b8effc0266e8678453e95ac9fa484d2f.jpg fc132590328f7efae7a5c94e4a337564 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/59298aeb4dbf761e7fed18134a0eced3.jpg c7a11f6a5a74deebf81f8c7295c409d5 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 Fowle First and Middle Name Bearnard Hooe, Jr. 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? 2nd 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? Engineers Nicknames or Other Names "Pop" Hometown Washington D.C. Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Civil 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 Fowle, Bernard Hooe Jr. https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/0a765b56d976fc50641d981a6a890002.jpg 3a7b765176068b921aed75e22be9d892 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/8cffab42b2f8a10b2a429bfc5ae0f9c9.jpg 67cffdd62f3b65c6c54bd50abc1be1a0 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/36ce62f8d327ce3614c5a92271e3ba22.jpg 1c0e6948e6d2c7ccf16fa465b56ddd3d https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ee67c29f5de9364b1254a3ee086598f3.jpg 8ca03aea391a16baddf7df2c567f7529 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/fa91d3e2ecdff3f453af35bee7279050.jpg 59d97584b210267fef1c3e045e8e211e https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/eb009d1ac5ee703959a7160479eb17aa.jpg 38e6760e7c1a5139f35d0b849f62840f https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9a4501b5540c05520e02927d405ddd57.jpg b30f180dee142f1326d46eeee09e2122 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 1917 Description An account of the resource This collection contains the profiles of all World War One veterans from the VPI Class of 1917. Person An individual. Last Name Fowle First and Middle Name Philip Rollins Birth Date June 1, 1896 Birthplace Spokane, WA Hometown Spokane VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1917 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? page 134 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Death Date February 18, 1958 Cause of Death Fowle's immediate cause of death was Lobar Pneumonia which developed within five days due to Abdominal Aorta Thrombus and Arteriosclerosis. Place of Death Richmond, Chesterfield County, VA 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? French Foreign Legion Parents Bernard Hooe Fowle, Sr. and Milcah "Milly" Goodwin Dorsey Fowle Siblings Bernard Hooe Fowle, Jr., George Dashiell Fowle, James Johnston Fowle, John Dorsey Fowle Spouse(s) Helen Bache Kimmell Fowle (Married in 1919). Marietta Credle Fowle (Married in 1955 after Helen Fowle's death) Children Harry Kimmell Fowle and Phyllis Rollins Fowle Goodwin County and/or State Spokane County, WA Biographical Text Philip Rollins Fowle was born June 1, 1896 in Spokane County, WA. Fowle served in the United States Army Ambulance Service with the French Army during World War I. Philip Fowle is listed on two transport services that document his departure from France where the later date is May 23, 1919. Fowle married Helen Bache Kimmell Fowle on July 19, 1919, and had his first child, Harry Kimmell Fowle, in 1921. In 1923, the Fowle’s second child Phyllis Rollins Fowle was born. Philip Fowle appears as a lawyer in the 1930 Federal Census and lived in Winchester, Virginia, and the 1940 Federal Census documents Philip as a business owner. In 1942, Fowle completed the World War II Draft Registration Card. Fowle became widowed on September 21, 1953, when his wife, Helen, died from Cerebral Hemorrhage. Philip Fowle remarried on December 22, 1955 to Marietta C. Credle Mann, and he became the step-father to Evelynn Kimbrell, and Marietta Man. On February 18, 1958, Philip Fowle died at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Richmond from Lobar Pneumonia which developed within five days due to Abdominal Aorta Thrombus and Arteriosclerosis. Occupation On the 1930 Federal Census, Fowle is listed as a lawyer. Philip Fowle appears as a manager on the 1940 Federal Census, and is listed as a business owner on his death certificate. Contributing Researchers Caroline Harvey Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? In 1942, Fowle completed the World War II Draft Registration Card, but no other information was found about his contributions to WWII. Decorations or Citations None. 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 Fowle, Philip Rollins https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/884a08c70f5c018d60bc9e0258baba70.jpg 9de6a67ba65d4ab0ae63471cac8ffa5d https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/117deba5e4c17a4046177cc4caaad601.jpg 7ea669ceaa47861ba5746e027b24b26f https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/eef2e0a1ae9a5dc84b74ea9f04f86c58.jpg e55a43a6a3c589735f76bfc99a78faaa https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/62d24e943b6728de8e29dfdd6ab814ad.jpg 2a7a46c479573632d649c3578364fce6 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 1916 Person An individual. Last Name Fox First and Middle Name Edward Collin Nicknames or Other Names Ed Hometown Roanoke, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1916 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes 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? American Ordnance Base Depot, Lines of Communication Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Sergeant 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 Fox, Edward Collin