32 20 1145 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/e758f790389ea0c60e75e53df735fe5b.jpg 56daa7ee71172e3a6aaa9deb76f158be https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/4b0c1ea3e8826d2a26b7df8f0f6f5148.jpg 2a5e2eef8d73b748e21a2d416a3a0f73 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 Lewis First and Middle Name Hanson Sheffey Hometown Lynwood, Virginia County and/or State Rockingham Nicknames or Other Names Steve Birth Date May 11, 1893 Birthplace Rockingham, Virginia Death Date January 1, 1963 Place of Death New York City Buried: Harrisonburg, Virginia Parents John F. Lewis Annie J. Lewis Siblings Hellen E. Lewis Anna Lewis Catherine S. Lewis VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? Class of 1916 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Chemical engineer 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? Second Lieutenant Infantry Biographical Text Hansen Sheffy Lewis transferred to Virginia Tech as a sophomore. He went on to earn a Chemical Engineering degree. At 21 years of age he registered for World War I. Lewis served as a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry, and was honorably discharged from the military on June 5, 1918. Contributing Researchers Jenna Sobieski Class of 2020 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 1914 Person An individual. Last Name Lewis First and Middle Name Thomas Waring Hometown Millers Tavern, Virginia County and/or State Essex County, Virginia Birth Date 21 September 1891 Birthplace Essex, Virginia Death Date 1 February 1918 Parents Joseph Lewis and Annie Temple Lewis VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI for two years during the 1910-1911 and 1911-1912 school years and is listed in the Freshman class list in the 1911 VPI Bugle yearbook; as well as listed in Sophomore class list in the the 1912 VPI Bugle yearbook. Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? According to the Virginia War History Commission Questionnaire completed by his father Rev. Joseph Lewis on 23 May 1924, Thomas entered service on 13 December 1917. According to Rev. Lewis, he wrote that "My son was taken with pneumonia and taken to Camp Custer while suffering with the disease in zero whether from Jefferson Barracks, where he lived about a week. He died Feby. 1, 1918." Bibliography <ul> <li>Appeared in the U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940. </li> <li><a href="https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma990006600400205756&context=L&vid=01LVA_INST:01LVA&lang=en&search_scope=MyInstitution_noAER&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=LibraryCatalog&query=any,contains,thomas%20leiws&sortby=title" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Virginia War History Commission Questionaire for Thomas Waring Lewis</a> (file attached)</li> <li>Newspaper article about the death of Thomas Waring Lewis in training camp, from The Fauquier Democrat, 16 February 1918 (file attached)</li> <li>Death Records, Army Records - US Army service record for Thomas Waring Lewis (file attached)</li> </ul> 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 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, 337th Infantry, 85th Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Cause of Death Pneumonia Place of Death Camp Custer, Michigan 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 Lewis, Thomas Waring died in service 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 1876 - 1899 Person An individual. Last Name Lewton First and Middle Name T. G. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1894 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? First Lieutenant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Coast Guard 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 Lewton, T. G. https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/c719ed684bc22172578ef96a6881734b.jpg 55ff32b47381a32c100e7ef4110fee9a https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/f1cd09363f8ea04960c02eb66dd430d4.jpg a69a70223ef058b409d31b263a449396 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 Light First and Middle Name Robert Cornelius Hometown Evington, Virginia County and/or State Campbell Nicknames or Other Names Bobby Birth Date September 5, 1894 Birthplace Evington, Virginia Death Date August 1974 Place of Death West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana Parents Haden Light and Emma Florence Light nee Shaver Siblings Minnie, Haden Jacob, second sister (Laray?) *First two sibling names are from an Ancestry.com family tree, last sibling name is from the 1910 census 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? Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Infantry Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant Bibliography Ancestry.com Contributing Researchers Alden Anthony VT Class of 2020 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 1916 Person An individual. Last Name Lindsay First and Middle Name Harvey Lee Hometown Portsmouth, Virginia County and/or State Norfolk Birth Date November 19, 1895 Birthplace Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia Death Date September 30, 1969 Place of Death Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia Parents Ambrose Harvey Lindsay and Indiana Bain Siblings Mary A. and Dorothy Lindsay Spouse(s) Katherine Darden Children Catherine, Indie, and Harvey Lee Lindsay Jr. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? Class of 1916 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? 314th Machine Gun Battalion, 80th division, 3rd platoon of Company A Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd lieutenant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? 2nd lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Battle of Meuse-Argonne Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? For their honeymoon, he and his wife went to Europe. Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? He went back home, got married, started a family, and he also started a real estate business in Norfolk, that still exists today. It is owned by his son. Occupation He was a Civil Engineer before the war, then he became a real estate agent after the war Bibliography Furr, Herman R., R. A. Horner, W. L. Lukens, and A. R. Merritt. 1919. 314 machine gun battalion history, Blue Ridge (80th) Division. http://digitalcollections.powerlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/sstlp-wwi/id/724 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 Lindsay, Harvey Lee 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 1920 Person An individual. Last Name Linkous First and Middle Name Abraham VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1920 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 Linkous, Abraham 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 Unknown Graduating Classes and Employees Person An individual. Last Name Little First and Middle Name Alvin, Jr. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? Unknown Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Ensign Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Navy Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Hydroplane Service 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 Little, Alvin, Jr. https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/caa123e8ab40c89c222f2513f847d731.jpg 0bb0f5afe02ef67c9b9a863f532cdc60 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/13bfc4c7670887f055ef69d758ecceea.jpg 1a628c64fd14064f010dcebf5dbad592 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 Llewellyn First and Middle Name Raeburn Hood Hometown Wise, Virginia County and/or State Wise County, Virginia Birth Date 18 August 1892 Birthplace Powelton, West Virginia Death Date 10 June 1962 Parents David Edward Llewellyn and Isabella Katheline Watkins Spouse(s) Christine Carson Children Raeburn Carson Llewellyn VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but did attend VPI in the 1910-1911 school year. 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? <ul> <li>Company E, 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division</li> <li>Company F, 349th Infantry Regiment, 88th Division </li> </ul> Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>Sailed to France on 26 May 1918 on the Mongolia with Company E, 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division (rank of Sergeant when departing US for France)</li> <li>Returned to United States on the USS Ryndam on 30 May 1919 with Company F, 349th Infantry Regiment, 88th Division (roster of Company F indicates that Llewellyn joined the regiment on 5 April 1919)</li> </ul> Bibliography <ul> <li>Roster of Company F, 349th Infantry at midnight April 30th 1919</li> <li>U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985 for Raeburn H Llewellyn</li> </ul> 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/. Title A name given to the resource Llewellyn, Raeburn Hood https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/1f5ea6e36c0071b3ae88230fbfe4b333.jpg dd72e6238be935be4eebc7e45ccb9359 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/f7274e290c6ba905c6cc6269a0b5e0f0.jpg 81a6745c7e3bbc312e8fc5ed3781c4e1 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 1911 Person An individual. Last Name Lockhart First and Middle Name Ashe VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1911 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? Veterinary Corps Hometown Wadesboro, North Carolina Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture 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 Lockhart, Ashe https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/51839834a64512df0da73b9babff0ae5.jpg 550cdfc3a479648cc91d7212058ef017 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/7dcbcff6a592e2168eb107581ca1ca83.jpg 11f39ae29c4cb2a9f5397292f741c3a5 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/dc9278067c29c13545215e9865f98cd8.jpg 5b6f53b664da6c5d0560c77982313389 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/8ff4da5a2df65ef36dfbe0662082b3c1.jpg fab49b96668a102ae7fcb637fdd72000 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 Logan First and Middle Name Charles Lester Nicknames or Other Names "Pat" Birth Date 9/20/1891 Birthplace Ashe, NC Hometown Algoma, WV 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? First Lieutenant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Death Date 3/24/1974 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death Tuscon, AZ 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 Spouse(s) Mary Cummings Logan Biographical Text On April 22, 1918, Charles Lester Logan departed from Newport News, Virginia aboard the USS Siboney with his 60th Artillery Coast Artillery Corps. While serving with the 60th Artillery C.A.C. in Europe, Logan participated in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives. After World War 1, he moved to Big Rock, Virginia with his wife, Mary Cummings Logan, and worked for the Buchanan County Coal Corporation. At the age of 51, Charles Lester Logan enlisted for service in World War 2 in 1942. Parents Father: John F. Logan Mother: Cora E. Logan Siblings None Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served with the 60th Coast Artillery Corps in the St. Michael and Meuse-Argonne offensives. Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives. Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Besides serving in World Wars 1 and 2, Charles worked for the Buchanan County Coal Corporation in 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 Logan, Charles Lester 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 1912 Person An individual. Last Name Logan First and Middle Name R.H. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private 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? Base Hospital 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 Logan, R.H. 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 Unknown Graduating Classes and Employees Person An individual. Last Name Lohr First and Middle Name T. J. B. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? Unknown 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 Lohr, T. J. B. https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/6ef2999b2fc9f592879a9b4b5aedaf43.jpg 7b8c75df3e8bdfd4f7b72e58ecbd6082 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 1920 Person An individual. Last Name Long First and Middle Name Paul Chancellor VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1920 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 Biographical Text P.C. Long, or Paul Chancellor Long, was born on the Fourth of July in 1896 in Roanoke to George and Rebecca Long. While attending VPI, Long was a member of the Roanoke Club and the German Club, and graduated in 1920. During the First World War, he served as a Second Lieutenant of the Field Artillery of the Reserve Officers of the United States. Following the war, Long married Anne Long, and had three children. Employed as a worker in the automobile industry and a mechanical engineer in an electrical appliance factory in St. Louis, Missouri during his life, Long spent the rest of his days in Dayton, Ohio, dying on June 25, 1951. Nicknames or Other Names Paul Chancellor Long Paul Chandelor Long Note: The entirety of the research of this was based on the identity of Paul Chancellor Long, who was a resident of Roanoke, and was found in the U.S. Army Register, Volumes 1-10, in which the information found matched the War Bugle of 1919's information. However, in the Bugle of 1917, there is an appearance of the name Paul Chandelor Long, a resident of Roanoke. In no other document available is this name found again. Hometown Roanoke County and/or State Virginia Birth Date July 4, 1896 Birthplace Roanoke, Virginia Death Date June 25, 1951 Place of Death Dayton, Ohio, USA Parents Mother: Rebecca Jane Long Father: George Alfred Long Siblings Thomas P. Long Jane Long Edith F. Long Virginia B. Long Mary W. Long Mattie E. Long Eugene R. Long Spouse(s) Emma Long Children Paul Long, Jr. Mary Jane Long George Long Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Employed by 4th Officers Training Camp, Camp Jackson, in Columbia, S.C., during 1918. Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Worked in the automobile industry in 1930, in St. Louis Missouri. Worked as a mechanical engineer in an electrical appliance factory in St. Louis, Missouri in 1940. Occupation Clerk at a railroad in 1920. Worked in the automobile industry in 1930, in St. Louis Missouri Worked as a mechanical engineer in an electrical appliance factory in St. Louis, Missouri in 1940. Contributing Researchers Sophia Rademaker Bibliography War Bugle, 1919 World War I Draft Registration Card 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 U.S. Federal Censuses 1951 U.S. Social Security Claim 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 Long, Paul Chancellor 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 1908 Person An individual. Last Name Loop First and Middle Name N/a VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1908 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 Loop, N/a https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a5ab0bba1341aabc08072cb6d752d769.jpg 22b99e1a1c520643fa9173600b2d0593 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/94d65a805ba448b4fa468a5da13f8fe0.jpg bcb1958b5ef79dffbafb40833e7c9316 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 1912 Person An individual. Last Name Loving First and Middle Name Morris Wooten VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Captain 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 Cismont, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Civil Engineering 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 Loving, Morris Wooten https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/479a445d950dde141991243630d1e795.jpg bba568acb6c197531a28178f6ae1ee7e https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/def62bb95b5403b2790c94e1426ed797.jpg 9250f6f796984e602407b14e31a031d2 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 Loyd First and Middle Name Samuel Aston VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1414 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Sergeant 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 L, 116th Infantry, 29th Division Hometown Lynchburg, Virginia Parents James Edward Loyd Decorations or Citations Distinguished Service Cross; North of Verdun, October 1918 <ul> <li>Citation: "For extrodinary heroism in action near the North of Verdun, France, October 15 and 23, 1918. After being severley gassed, he continued to advance with his company in spite of suffering great pain. On October 23, when his company was under heavy flanking fire from machine guns, he rescued several wounded men and administered first-aid treatment."</li> </ul> French Croix de Guerre with Gilt Star <ul> <li>Citiation: Similar to the American (above) for the same deed.</li> </ul> Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Meuse-Argonne Offensive Bibliography <ul> <li>Article about Samuel Lloyd published in The Virginia Tech campus newspaper, 20 February 1919</li> </ul> Birth Date 11 April 1889 Birthplace Lynchburg, Virginia Death Date 12 February 1977 Place of Death Buena Vista, Virginia Spouse(s) Katherine Children Samuel Aston Loyd, Jr. Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI during the 1910-1911 school year. 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 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 Loyd, Samuel Aston wounded https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/eaa5c7967ccad592f1c26a2a8907c3c2.jpg fe95149f69be493052783b0038389f1a https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/c4c61f3342c0611c2a7d318fe5985516.jpg aaeef651ac2d6caad37d3fe851a20c2d 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 Lucas First and Middle Name Ford Kawood Hometown Radford, Virginia 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? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Navy Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Ensign 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 Lucas, Ford Kawood 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 Luscinian First and Middle Name J. H. 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? 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Last Name Lybrook First and Middle Name William M., Jr. 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? 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 Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Noted in The Virginia Tech, as being a student aviator awaiting the call 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 Lybrook, William M., Jr. https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/6daf5353b382f6062e607ddbd83d9106.jpg 0f15efd39bbb31456f362d1b355149f4 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/cd39097a75d75e8aa314095ddfa88d6a.jpg 0b595fe4e6aa8fe9f3b52bf1564f472d https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ccfc242ebb0b6755617134482ad95755.jpg 4d3512de92b2e5cc6c99a33c3b19fac3 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 Lyon First and Middle Name Henry Yost Nicknames or Other Names "Heinie" Birth Date 11/12/1895 Birthplace Greeneville, TN Hometown Greeneville, TN 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? 2nd Lieutenant 1st Lieutenant Captain Major Lieutenant Colonel Colonel Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Retired a Colonel Death Date 2/3/1980 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death Panama City, FL Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Continued to serve 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? Infantry County and/or State Greene County, Tennessee Parents Father: William Risley Lyon (1872-1936) Mother: Kathryn Bellfield Lyon (1876-1957) Siblings Brother: Elliot Smith Lyon (1898-1957) Sister: Dove Yost Lyon Shanks (1902-1998) Sister: Daysie Louise Lyon Barnett (1904-1999) Spouse(s) Margaret Lowry Morrow Lyon (1903-1963) Married on 18 Jun. 1924 Children 3; unknown names Occupation Served in the Army his entire life Contributing Researchers Andrew Wills 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 Lyon, Henry Yost