40 20 1145 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a62ac9149a3ab37619ff53edeb77e6c5.tif 6c2c942c99d6f44fd9405e44349f3e95 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/fdf34c14379277a6959f408bf9add5d3.tif 73412aa2ad270953e6ef65147dac2f9f https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/994b746ffa7dd0eb1ac99affb1b6c381.tif 20b955d59397fa1f4b434cc98bd55b38 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 Southall First and Middle Name Lawrence Temple 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? Private, Corporal (June 1, 1918) 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? 155th Depot Brigade, 80th Division and then transferred to Company F, 320th Regiment, 8th Division on April 19, 1918 Hometown New Kent, Virginia Birth Date February 27, 1896 Birthplace New Kent, Virginia Parents R. Temple Southall and Kate McMian Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? First went into action on July 23, 1918 at Rausant and particpated in the Somme Offensive, St. Mihiel Offnesive, and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Southall indicates that he was wounded during his time in service, writing that his gas mask and helment were bouth wounded by shrapnel. Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Worked as an electric motor tester. 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 Southall, Lawrence Temple questionnaire 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 1920 Person An individual. Last Name St. Clair First and Middle Name H. L. 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? Naval Reserve Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Aviation (United States Marine Corps Reserve) 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 St. Clair, H. L. 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 St. Clair First and Middle Name James K. 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? 2nd Lieutenant 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? Headquarters, 1st Depot Division 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 St. Clair, James K. 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 Stringer First and Middle Name Lew 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? Ambulance No. 46 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 Stringer, Lew 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 Thomas First and Middle Name Guy Worth 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? First Sergeant 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? N/a Hometown Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA Birth Date 4 Apr 1874 County and/or State Grayson, Virginia, USA Death Date 23 Oct. 1962 Place of Death Fries, Grayson County, Virginia, USA Spouse(s) Margaret Lucinda Kinser Children Frances M Thomas, Zella Thomas, Robert Odin Thomas Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes 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 Page 143 Bibliography Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. https://www-ancestrylibrary-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/family-tree/person/tree/2242917/person/25349194933/story 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 Thomas, Guy 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 Trimble 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? 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 Trimble, J. E. 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 Walker First and Middle Name J. S. 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? 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 Walker, J. S. 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 Walker First and Middle Name H.P. 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? 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? 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 Walker, H.P. 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 Watkins First and Middle Name T. D. 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? 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 Watkins, T. D. 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 Wayland First and Middle Name G. B. 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? 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 Wayland, G. 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 1920 Person An individual. Last Name West First and Middle Name G. B. 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? 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 West, G. 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 1920 Person An individual. Last Name Williams First and Middle Name W. D. 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? 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 Williams, W. D. https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9ead722219da542e5e689141ef42de37.jpg 07f157f0e8f1d074f43c416b682582a9 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/6b055b78dc9ebbbad6342e04bb298829.jpg d89a282137ae1796846249e69aead9c3 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 Wilson First and Middle Name William 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? 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? 44th Infantry at Camp Lewis, Washington Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Promoted from 2nd Lieutenant to Captain in less than six months. Entered the Army in march 1917 and received his commission from Fort Leavenworth and was assigned to the 44th Infantry at Camp Lewis. Became head of the Divisional School of Small Arms there. 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 Wilson, William 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 1920 Person An individual. Last Name Wood First and Middle Name J.L. 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? Sargeant 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? Rockbridge 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 Wood, J.L. 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 Woods 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? 1920 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private 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 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 Woods, 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 Class of 1920 Person An individual. Last Name Woods 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? 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? 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 Woods, 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 Class of 1920 Person An individual. Last Name Younger First and Middle Name W.L. 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VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1921 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? 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 Bennett, C. E. https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ee638213e86ea1bda3fc522bd65ce4f4.jpg 14491e3f8f56fb4ab552c7c36685b7cb 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 Carlson First and Middle Name Anthony Valfred VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1921 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Cause of Death Died of Spanish Flu in training with the Students Army Training Corps at VPI Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army SATC Birth Date 13 October 1899 Death Date 7 October 1918 Birthplace Surry County, Virginia Place of Death Blacksburg, Virginia Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, died of disease in training at VPI. Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Students Army Training Corps at VPI 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? Yes Additional Notes Name listed on Virginia Tech Pylons Bibliography <ul> <li>"Died in the Service of their Country." The Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Virginia. 31 October 1918, pg. 6. (see file attached)</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 Carlson, Anthony Valfred died in 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 VPI Class of 1921 Person An individual. Last Name Gray First and Middle Name R.J. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1921 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Sargeant 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 Gray, R.J.