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Last Name Wells First and Middle Name Thomas Jefferson Hometown Petersburg, Virginia County and/or State Dinwiddie Nicknames or Other Names "Kitty" Birth Date February 20, 1896 Birthplace Dinwiddie County, Virginia Death Date February 20, 1955 Place of Death Petersburg, Virginia Parents Thomas H. Wells and Emma V. Wells Siblings None Spouse(s) Margaret E. Wells Children None 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? Did not serve in military. Was an engineer for General Electric in New York during WWI Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? After WWI he worked for the US Government as an Engineer. 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Last Name Arnall First and Middle Name Frank Elwood Hometown Richmond, Virginia County and/or State Henrico Nicknames or Other Names Benedict Birth Date September 27, 1894 Birthplace Richmond City, Virginia Death Date August 6, 1985 Place of Death Winter Park, Orange, Florida Parents Napoleon and Marion Arnall Spouse(s) Helen Regina (Jean) Arnall nee Hurlburt Children Frank Arnall 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? 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, Student Aviator Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Sergeant Occupation Worked as a citrus grove inspector in Florida in 1930 and was a manger of a citrus exchange by 1940 Bibliography Ancestry.com Contributing Researchers Alden Anthony VT 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/. Title A name given to the resource Arnall, Frank Elwood questionnaire https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/3799bb9bc3f91bf38a069f71cb3a79b2.jpg 0d313da3c94137f5937f4f71b576513b https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/c3011841c7f6a0f4ef6ae4a526429513.jpg cc201997d9511ae29eb0fceaee71ecb4 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ea2341c32f0d9b346aa876fc7b0ea1df.jpg 645d89667f9c1b1f8c482dae5a936315 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 Barton First and Middle Name Everett Maxwell Nicknames or Other Names "Brains" Birth Date 11/13/1891 Birthplace Jackson County, OH Hometown Hampton, 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? Captain Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Captain Death Date 1/2/1962 Cause of Death Heart Attack Place of Death Hickory, NC Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Training May 1917 Lived in Elizabeth County, VA when drafted Departed from Newport News, VA on the Siboney, on April 22, 1918 Departed Brest, France for New York on April 7, 1919 Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Worked as an electrical engineer in Atlanta Georgia 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 Parents Father: Ross A. Barton Mother: Myrtle Booth Spouse(s) Elma Edith Barton Children Merrilyn Barton Additional Notes Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144033513/everett-maxwell-barton Contributing Researchers Lucas B. Allen Bibliography ancestry.com -Everett Maxwell Barton Birth 1861 and Death 1962 Certificate -Draft Card 1917 -Army Transport Services April 22, 1918, and April 7, 1919 findagrave.com Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? During college, he worked at a YMCA and was heavily involved in church. Biographical Text Everett Barton A.K.A "Brains" graduated in the class of 1917. After graduating he served in the first world war and made several trips to Europe. He retired as a captain and lived the rest of his life as an electrical engineer in Atlanta, Georgia until he died in 1962 from a heart attack 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 Bedinger First and Middle Name Samuel Davies Nicknames or Other Names "Betty" Birth Date 4/3/1893 Birthplace AL Hometown Phenix, 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? Agriculture 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? Secound Lieutenant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Colonel Death Date 1/14/1968 Cause of Death Coronary insufficiency w/ cardiac arrest Place of Death Richmond, VA Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Fought in World War One and World War Two Retired 10/31/1947 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 Additional Notes Ancestors descended from Alsace, Germany and came to the United States and settled in Pennsylvania. Transferred from Hampden-Sidney County and/or State Charlotte County, Virginia Parents Benjamin Franklin Bedinger (1854-1938) Martha 'Mattie' Frances Piatt (1852-1893) ) Siblings Lucas Piatt Bedinger (1881-1909) Ida Louise Bedinger (1883-1906) Neal Anderson Bedinger (Half-brother) (1901-1975) Joseph Edward Bedinger (Half-brother) (1903-1977) Henrietta Lee Bedinger (Half-sister) (1906-2001) Anne Rutherford Bedinger (Half-sister) (1909-1998) Sarah Everett Bedinger (Half-sister) (1911-1993) John Calvin Bedinger (Half-brother) (1914-1985) Laura Preston Bedinger (Half-sister) (1919-1998) Spouse(s) Anne Latane Ware (1893-1997) Children Anne Davies Bedinger (1920-2007) Robert Wright Bedinger Sr. (1925-2011) Decorations or Citations Commendation Ribbon Bibliography Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Ancestry.com. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Contributing Researchers Gillian Barth 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 Bedinger, Samuel Davies 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 Borden First and Middle Name James Paul Nicknames or Other Names N/a Birth Date 12/3/1892 Birthplace Shenandoah, VA Hometown Shenandoah, 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? N/a Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No- only completed his 3rd year of college. 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? N/A Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Death Date 12/11/1979 Cause of Death "marine...accident" Place of Death Culpeper, VA Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Worked as a superintendent for the Virginia Telaphone & Telegraph Co. in Charlottesville, VA 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? N/a Additional Notes *Not listed as an ex-classmate In 1910, his residence was in Shenandoah, VA In 1930, his residence was in Front Royal, VA In 1940, his residence was in Charlottesville, VA County and/or State Virginia Parents Father: Benjamin F. Borden Mother: Sally L. Pittman Spouse(s) Mary Elizabeth Fitzgerald Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? President of the Sophomore Two-Year Agriculture Class in 1915. Children Virginia C Borden James P Borden Benjamin F Borden Occupation Superintendent Contributing Researchers Grace Barth U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2013 U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 1930 United States Federal Census 1940 United States Federal Census 1910 United States Federal Census U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 Siblings Adolph Borden, Cinderella Borden, Jos. L. Borden, James Borden, Mattie G. Borden, Louis Borden, Sadie Borden, Otto William Borden, Emma E. Borden, Annie Borden, and Jesse B, Borden 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 Cale First and Middle Name Frank Brownly Nicknames or Other Names "Frank" Birth Date 6/27/1895 Birthplace Portsmouth, VA Hometown Prospect, 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? Agriculture 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? N/A Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Death Date 10/1/1958 Cause of Death N/a - unintelligible handwriting Place of Death Richmond, VA 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? 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Person An individual. Last Name Campbell First and Middle Name Paxton Stuart Nicknames or Other Names "Pack Birth Date 6/8/1894 Birthplace Lynchburg, VA Hometown Lynchburg, 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? Mechanical 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? Retired a Colonel Death Date 10/1/1958 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death Richmond, VA Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? 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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 Chinn First and Middle Name Carter Nicknames or Other Names Unknown Birth Date 15 August 1897 (1900 Census) Birthplace Dallas, TX Hometown Dallas (1900 Census) 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? Unknown Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No; completed two years of undergrad at Virginia Tech. 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? Private, Corporal Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Unknown Death Date 6 February 1974 Cause of Death Unknown Place of Death Saint Paul, MN Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Enlisted on the 28th of June in 1918. Trained and stationed at Paris Island, South Carolina. After serving for a year, Chinn was released on February 10th in 1919. (U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File) Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Clerked in R R General Passenger Office; After serving, Carter Chinn went on to work first as a clerk with the railroad (1920 Census), and later as a wholesale oil salesman. (1940 Census) 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 Parents Father: William Yates Chinn Mother: Kate Armstrong Chinn Siblings - Elmear Cordelia Chinn - Bartholomew Savoy Chinn Spouse(s) Sophia Chinn Children - Gertrude Arnold - La Verne Ann Chinn - Cartis Fales Chinn Occupation Wholesale Oil Salesman. County and/or State Texas (1900 Census) Decorations or Citations Unknown Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Unknown; Served for a little over a year. Bibliography Kay Family Tree (Ancestry.com) 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 Cocke First and Middle Name George William, Jr. Nicknames or Other Names "George" Birth Date 2/25/1896 Birthplace Bristol, 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? Agriculture 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 2/15/1983 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death Tulsa, OK Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Wounded Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 59th Infantry, 4th 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 Cocke, George William, Jr. 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 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 Clark First and Middle Name Ivan Epperly Nicknames or Other Names N/a Birth Date 4/28/1895 Birthplace Powhatan, WV Hometown Mercer, 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? N/a Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? N 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? Corporal Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Death Date 4/27/1961 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death WV Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? National Guard (General) Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company 1, 36th Infantry, 26th 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 Clark, Ivan Epperly https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ef7a9d968e61ba8b9252b99d577da0c9.jpg 319cbca8bda9614feff743b512ba3b30 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/10451385a0db13cdcfaa1ed65cfcd581.jpg 2645a2a32aef7605723ea6fe5dd39cf6 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/822170ccfe1bf6073738f3659e893649.jpg 87a6d8936bd06ed08ff52dbf7ef7f4a4 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 Counselman First and Middle Name William Campbell Nicknames or Other Names "Counse" and "Guinea" Birth Date 7/29/1891 Birthplace Grahams, Forge, VA Hometown Foster Falls 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? Civil 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? Sergeant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Death Date 6/20/1956 Cause of Death Natural death. Place of Death Roanoke, VA Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Worked as an engineer for American Viscose Corp in Roanoke, VA 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 County and/or State Wythe County, VA Parents Benjamin Franklin Counselman and Betty Brown Counselman Siblings Bessie Pierce Counselman, Nannie Sanders/Williams Counselman, and John Sanders Counselman. Spouse(s) Never married Children None. Decorations or Citations None Additional Notes Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Roanoke 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/. 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Last Name Cox First and Middle Name Athol Herman Nicknames or Other Names "Puss" Birth Date 12/17/1894 Birthplace Wytheville, VA Hometown Wytheville, 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? Mechanical 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? Captain Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Death Date 1/24/1920 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death N/a Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? 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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 Crabill First and Middle Name Edwin Blake Nicknames or Other Names "Blake" Birth Date 6/2/1894 Birthplace Carroll, VA Hometown Galax, 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? Agriculture 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? Captain Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Retired a Colonel Death Date 12/7/1985 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death Palm Beach, FL Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Training May 1917 Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Served on the Kronberg Jewel Theft Trial in 1946 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 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 Crenshaw First and Middle Name Riley B Nicknames or Other Names N/a Birth Date 12/16/1894 Birthplace Boonville, IN Hometown St. Louis, MO 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? N/a Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? N 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? Lt. Cmdr. Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Training May 1917 Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? N/a Death Date 03/06/1960 Place of Death Modesto, Stanislaus County, California Parents John Clarence Crenshaw and Anna Belle Wethington Crenshaw Siblings 1) Hazel Crenshaw Hooper (1892- 1988) 2) Helen Crenshaw Adams (1893- 1971) Spouse(s) Ruby Clara Pelasara Crenshaw Children Melba Mae Crenshaw Thompson (1915- 2002) Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? U.S., Navy and Marine Corps Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Enrolled in the army while in Missouri on June 5th, 1917. (library ancestry) He was a member of the Shenandoah Valley Club while at VPI. Was a Corporal in the Company C in the 1917 Bugle. Decorations or Citations N/a Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Unknown Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? 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Title A name given to the resource Letter from Stapleton Dietrick to Professor Rasche Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Virginia Tech Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6 December 1917 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 Deitrick First and Middle Name Stapleton Conway Nicknames or Other Names "Puss" Birth Date 2/25/1895 Birthplace Rockville, VA Hometown Rockville, 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? Mechanical 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 2/25/1984 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death Ashland, VA 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? 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