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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 Hagy First and Middle Name Burtis Edwin Nicknames or Other Names "Buck" Birth Date 6/1/1895 Birthplace Greendale, VA Hometown Bristol, VA VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1917 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Y 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? Y Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Death Date 12/6/1962 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death PA Military Events What significant military events 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? 74th Artillery Coast Artillery Corps 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 Hale First and Middle Name Daniel Hometown Narrows, Virginia County and/or State Giles County, Virginia Birth Date 13 March 1893 Birthplace Pearisburg, Virginia Death Date 9 October 1990 Place of Death Salem, Virginia Parents Daniel Franklin Kincaid Hale and Alma Rose Crotshin Spouse(s) Leona Marie Hobbs Children Edward Benton Hale Sr. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 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? US Army, Medical Corps Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Base Hospital 45 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private First Class Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? 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Last Name Hall First and Middle Name Edward Chamberlayne VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1901 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? First 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 Richmond, 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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Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1919 Person An individual. Last Name Hall First and Middle Name Lysle George Nicknames or Other Names "Polly" Hometown Charlottesville, Virginia County and/or State Albemarle County, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1919 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Signal Corps Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>Noted in The Virginia Tech, as being a student aviator at Kelly Field, Texas as of 31 January 1918.</li> <li>Wounded and captured by Germans</li> </ul> Bibliography <ul> <li>"'Polly' Hall Was In German Prison Camp," The Virginia Tech, 28 November 1918, pg. 2</li> <li><a href="https://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1917/1917_BUGLE.pdf">1917 VPI Bugle</a>, yearbook, pg. 188</li> <li>Article about Lysle Hall published in The Virginia Tech campus newspaper, 20 March 1919</li> </ul> Birth Date 11/2/1893 Birthplace Virginia Death Date 28 April, 1946 Cause of Death "hemorrhage from intestinal track?" Place of Death Richmond, VA Parents Father: Geo W. Hall Mother: Leola H. Hall Siblings Vivian Hall, Nelson H. Hall, Hugh Hall, and Edward Hall. 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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? Engineers Hometown Christiansburg, Virginia County and/or State Montgomery County, 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 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 Haller First and Middle Name John Andrew Hometown Norfolk, Virginia County and/or State Norfolk Nicknames or Other Names Molly Birth Date October 7, 1895 Birthplace Pittsburg, Virginia Death Date November 28, 1944 Cause of Death Disease Place of Death John Randolph Hospital, Virginia Spouse(s) Gwendolyn Haller Children Lenora Haller 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? Did not serve Additional Notes Was exempted from the draft due to being a munitions worker, which is an essential occupation to the war effort. Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Worked as a chemist for the Old Dommon Water Corporation, until his death in 1944 of disease. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1910 Person An individual. Last Name Hargrove First and Middle Name Nathan David Nicknames or Other Names Piggy Hometown Richmond, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1910 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture Birth Date October 1, 1888 Birthplace Richmond, Virginia Parents Arthur W. Hargrove and Mary T. Gary Spouse(s) Pattie Phillips of Richmond Virginia (Born on June 15, 1892) and married on December 10, 1919 at Richmond, Virginia 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? Officers Training School Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant Occupation Manager at A. W. 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Last Name Harman First and Middle Name Samuel Carr Hometown Staunton, Virginia County and/or State Augusta Nicknames or Other Names Kib Birth Date September 4, 1893 Birthplace Staunton, Virginia Death Date 1942 Place of Death Mount Vernon, Washington Parents John A Harmen, Mary H Harmen Siblings Biron Harman, Fredrick Harman, John E Harman, John M Harman, Elizabeth Harman Spouse(s) Elsie Hazlewood 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? 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Title A name given to the resource Harris, Eugene Jeter https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/6a8e8cde226c407e6614d41b4b7de2a4.jpg 2cad3ee0ffb9163fbd66c4d43925df54 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ac69e499e089db5b96388cc826639e6c.tif b2aea010f344acc905a2638cef3da12d https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/0e4a7aa6962d839b9ca4f93f02c858d8.tif 879f289b017fb4d4389c5f0f77fe00d5 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a57a05e3b1e517b1e877ccc136723681.tif ad00941dfcd50b8774bafc9e01536f1d https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ba69244096714ad0af1915819bb6e828.jpg 50fe82a61383bba98f182f43ab476771 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/eb5d242b9ee049813637378a38a1a224.JPG a4ab447ad49dc4f3760242fff3a99dfe https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/bb489ba81a7c0e785b1cc7ab12fd69e9.jpg 91f2e25a016500d44ad569271f1ee77d 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 Harris First and Middle Name Henry Miletus Nicknames or Other Names N/a Birth Date 3/12/1896 Birthplace Albemarle, VA Hometown Scottsville, VA VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1917 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No 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 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Sergeant Death Date 9/30/1984 Cause of Death Age Place of Death Salem, VA Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Worked as an engineer in Roanoke, VA and Bluefield, WV 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? 2nd Division, 73rd company, 6th Marines Bibliography Letter from Henry M. Harris, 24 October 1918, The Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia. Virginia War History questionnaire Death certificate and 1930 census on ancestry.com Virginia Tech Special Collections also holds Henry Harris' scrapbook he kept while at VPI. The listing can be found <a href="http://addison.vt.edu/search~S1?/Y1915+Photograph+Album&searchscope=1&SORT=D/Y1915+Photograph+Album&searchscope=1&SORT=D&startLimit=&endLimit=&SUBKEY=1915+Photograph+Album/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=Y1915+Photograph+Album&searchscope=1&SORT=D&2%2C2%2C#.WJisXvkrKM9">here</a>. Parents Charles B. Harris and Helen Crofton Spouse(s) Claudine A. Harris Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Arriving in France in October 1917, Harris fought with the Marine Corps during the battle of Chateau-Thierry, which was one of the first engagements in which American soldiers fought under Pershing. <ul> <li>The Virginia Tech reported that Harris was a private in the 73rd Company, 6th Regiment of the US Marine Corps and was fighting in France as of 7 February 1918. He was trained at Paris Island, South Carolina and then at Quanico. They also noted that he was formerly working with the People's Service Company of Muskegee, Oklahoma.</li> <li>The Virginia Tech recieved a letter from Harris who was now in France and published it on February 28, 1918. In the letter Harris wrote that his unit has just been issued new gas masks, Hotchkiss machine guns, caps, and "knickerbockers" which he wore like bloomers. He told his friends back at VPI that "We are going to do our 'darndest' to let the Huns know that the 73rd company is right on the job and ready to go 'up and over."</li> </ul> Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Chateau-Thierry and Soissons Occupation Engineer Additional Notes Of the Chateau-Thierry offensive, he said, "I hope to live to tell you about the sights I saw the day before and the first day of the big Allied offensive, it was the most wonderful thing I have seen in all my life." Contributing Researchers Connor Skelly 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 Harris, Henry Miletus 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 1919 Person An individual. Last Name Harris First and Middle Name R. L. 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? 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 Harris, R. L. https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/3aa626f2974b50e00b9cd0643454c4c9.jpg b554063602991f4ed196b4ebd96f5ea9 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a1e9ec67147d5f1efe712487731b8613.jpg c858d86a8bbaea6f341c78308b9883e1 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/47c9f9dc799dfe19617a5e816d4191f2.jpg 79ebc3a861af69b88d7274af26ef7f33 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 Harris First and Middle Name Trueman Leon Hometown Jeffersonton, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 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 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 Harris, Trueman Leon