52 20 1145 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/dd4d5810698b9b9605334d90d8e51340.jpg 3677029d8e38b2785bc005e7873bfc05 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/2e9edf7bfb85356fc5f52fcba318d336.jpg f0e477c806c2f569db4748a3ca4be2b7 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 1924 Person An individual. Last Name Strouth First and Middle Name William Walter Hometown Cleveland, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1924 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Mechanical 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? Co. C, 318th Infantry, 80th Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Corporal Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>wounded in action the Meuse-Argonne Offensive</li> </ul> Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>was married during college</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 Strouth, William Walter 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 1925 Person An individual. Last Name Ayres 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? 1925 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Battery A, 10th Field Artillery, 3rd 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 Ayres, H. P. https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/93a151381caafcf3ba422ab3f004659f.tif 6412f5963e339618258177cb37459c8e https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/1fab5547625a5a8e5ed80d112bf8f08d.tif 6362594a7de11ebc796236a9ad2de608 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a04f1b8c8eb9a416cd95d00ab23454f5.tif d79676ac9582d3bd65deb6d6e10063f9 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 Newton First and Middle Name Albert Chatman Hometown Fork Union, Virginia County and/or State Virginia Birth Date July 13, 1895 Death Date December 11, 1945 Place of Death Roanoke, Virginia Parents Joseph and Annie Newton VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? Unknown 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 A, 318th Regiment, 80th Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Was under medical care at Base Hospital 33 in Brest, France from June 3, 1918 - July 25, 1918; likely for tuberculosis which he again received treatment for after the war Reported that he suffered from a "physical breakdown" one month after returning from France and he also indicated that he had not fully recovered from his wound as late as October 1921. Wounded by shrapnel in the Bois de Fays during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive on October 5, 1918 Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Arras Sector, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne Offensive Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Attended Virginia Tech after the war Bibliography <ul> <li><a href="https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma990006708240205756&context=L&vid=01LVA_INST:01LVA&lang=en&search_scope=MyInstitution_noAER&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=LibraryCatalog&query=any,contains,newton&sortby=title&offset=10">Albert Newton's Virginia World War I History Survey</a></li> <li><a href="https://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/4854215.html">History of the 318th Infantry Regiment of the 80th Division, 1917-1919</a></li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newton, Albert Chatman questionnaire wounded https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/b258050eb75bef12e4cce366595d2183.jpg dcd24b73dac07bac0e72439b8c00b0ee https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9dbb1456ba1f7e585505b3562d75dc27.jpg 15a9b5ef616a51226a9a4d29047288dd 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 Carson First and Middle Name Clifford Carleton Biographical Text Colonel Clifford Carson and Virginia Tech’s Connection to Tractor Artillery Transport in the First World War In January 1917 Virginia Polytechnic Institute welcomed 41-year-old Captain Clifford C. Carson as Commandant and Professor of Military Science. Captain Carson was born in Ohio in 1876 and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1900. After graduating Carson spent the next 17 years as a field artillery officer; spending time at different Army installations and schools from the Philippines to Fort Monroe, Virginia. Captain Carson’s tenure as VPI’s Commandant was cut short by America’s entry into the First World War. In need of qualified officers for the United States Army, Carson was pulled back to regular service in June 1917 to become the director of the field artillery training camp at Fort Monroe. His talent at organizing instruction of artillery officers at Fort Monroe was noticed by Army leaders. Carson was promoted to Major and sent to France, where he was tasked to create and direct tractor artillery training centers for the American Expeditionary Force (AEF). Even before the First World War militaries began to see the advantages of transitioning from horse-drawn artillery to mechanized artillery transport. Among the new technologies used to transport artillery were continuous track caterpillar tractors. Continuous track tractors are propelled by a continuous band of treads or track plates which run around two or more wheels. The treads could be made of different materials, but the most common type of continuous track used during the First World War were tracks of steel plates which were called caterpillar tread – hence the name caterpillar tractors. These tractors became a commercial success in the first decade of the 1900s and were mainly used for agricultural purposes prior to war. Their ability to transport heavy loads and traverse difficult terrain, otherwise impossible for horses, convinced military leaders to adapt them for war. The largest manufacturers of these types of tractors were both located in the United States – the Holt Caterpillar Company located in California and Illinois and the C. L. Best Tractor Company also located in California. Both companies later merged in 1925 to form the Caterpillar Tractor Company which still exists today. Prior to 1914 both companies conducted brisk business in Europe and sold thousands of tractors to Allied and Central Powers. After 1914, largely due to Britain’s naval blockade of Germany, nearly all their international manufacturing exports went to the Allied nations – chiefly Britain and France. Germany was perhaps the first warring nation to widely use caterpillar tractors, many of which were requisitioned from German farmers, to haul their heavy artillery pieces to both fronts. The German Army began the war with a clear advantage in the numbers of heavy large-caliber artillery and it was an advantage that they would maintain through most of the war. Britain and France began the war with an artillery disadvantage. Most Allied artillery consisted of smaller field pieces with a shorter range, compared to the Germans, which required them to be placed closer to the front and thus more vulnerable to artillery counterfire and infantry fire. Further, smaller Allied artillery did not have the punching power to penetrate reinforced and underground fortifications. While the Allies did use caterpillar tractors from the beginning of the war, they mainly used them to construct, haul, and transport. By 1916 both Allied and Central Powers were commonly using caterpillar tractors to move heavy guns to and across the front. Some tractors were even modified and fitted with basic armor to protect against bullets and shrapnel– a modification that was an inspiration for the development of the tank. Tractor-drawn artillery held distinct advantages over horse-drawn artillery. Tractor-drawn artillery was able to move across difficult terrain in a variety of weather conditions and across ground disturbed by artillery shelling, vehicles, horses and mules, and infantry. As one journalist noted, unlike horses, tractors could “push down trees,” “ignore fallen logs,” and could “waddle over the roughest kind of terrain and [go] through what have before been the most discouraging obstacles.” Tractors could also haul more tonnage and one tractor alone could have more horsepower than a typical team of men and horses. As one engineer wrote after the war, one tractor per 155mm gun “is the equivalent of 10 horses, and yet it is so compact that when packed it occupies but 360 cu. ft.” He further wrote that tractors did not require land to graze or supplies of fodder, noting that “The horses in a[n entire] regiment equipped with this [155mm] caliber of gun consume daily 36,000 lb. of forage, whether the animals are at work or idle. The same regiment with its [tractor] equipment consumes but 29,000 lb. of fuel, oils and greases, when moving 50 miles…” Finally, he wrote that tractors were easier to camouflage than horses and that shrapnel bursts, which could kill entire teams of horses, often left armored tractors “uninjured.” While many smaller guns, like the famous French 75mm, continued to be transported by man and horse by all sides throughout the war, machines steadily replaced animals between 1914 and 1918. A transition only accelerated as armies confronted shortages of horses and mules due to appallingly high mortality rates for these animals during the war. In a war dominated by artillery (88% of all battlefield casualties sustained by the American Expeditionary Force alone in the war were from artillery fire) the mobility of artillery pieces was an important component of a successful assault. In order for infantry to maneuver, artillery barrages were required prior to an assault. To keep ground gained through a successful infantry assault, artillery needed to be moved forward to provide close support. Across battlefields wrecked by men, machines, and artillery, caterpillar tractors were a reliable way to move artillery forward. Entering rather late in the war, training thousands of new American volunteers and draftees to operate and maintain caterpillar tractors once they arrived in France was a logistical challenge for the AEF. Major Clifford Carson, who was promoted to Colonel in July 1918, oversaw the construction of the AEF’s tractor artillery training centers in France. The main centers were located around Clermont-Ferrand, Gien, Libourne, and Limoges. As director of these centers Carson oversaw their operation throughout the entirety of the war and helped create the curriculum soldiers received at the centers – essentially helping to form the changing doctrine of artillery transport for the United States Army. Students at the tractor artillery training centers completed abbreviated two to six-week courses of study during which they learned how to maintain and repair multiple types of tractors and learned how to operate them hauling different types of loads and over varied terrain. One soldier, 2nd Lieutenant Clayton Williams from Texas, who studied under Colonel Carson at one of the training centers, wrote home about a training exercise where he and other students moved four artillery pieces 15 kilometers over rough terrain: “It was snowing and raining, and it was thus a test under difficulties. We started out at 7 AM and pulled out the 15 kilometers, put the guns in place, which latter task required some road building and work with blocks and tackles among the big trees and sand drives… it was good work to pull 4 guns, each weighing 15 tons, out and back 30 kilometers, place them in and out of position under such difficulties, all done by tractors handled by us alone.” Thousands of officers and men studied at Colonel Carson’s tractor artillery centers. Among those who trained at his centers were seven former Virginia Polytechnic cadets who served with the 60th Artillery Regiment and received training at a tractor artillery center near Libourne, France – Charles Logan (’17), Charles Diggs (’14), Allen Grumm (’16), John Hindle (’17), Joseph Holmes (’12), Everett Barton (’17), and William Epes (’15). For his efforts Colonel Carson received the Distinguished Service Medal for his exceptional ability organizing and commanding the AEF’s tractor artillery training centers. Colonel Carson played a vital role in changing the nature of American artillery transport in the months between 1917 and 1919; no doubt playing a small part in the success of the AEF in the field and helping to craft a new doctrine of artillery transport which would be perfected by military thinkers in the decades after the war. The First World War was a period rapid military innovation. During the war new technologies emerged that changed the face of warfare. While other technologies, like the caterpillar tractor, were modified and adapted to new wartime uses. One of the lasting effects of the First World War was the development of motorized transport for artillery by military leaders and thinkers like Colonel Carson. Motorized artillery transport which began in the First World War was perfected during the interwar years and by the Second World War trucks, tractors, and tanks virtually replaced the use of horses and mules in military capacities. The First World War was a fulcrum point in warfare and two decades later the Second World War was a war fought with track, tread, and gasoline. Birth Date April 4, 1876 Birthplace Ohio Death Date April 5, 1958 Place of Death Lake, Florida Spouse(s) Frances Custis Mapp Children Elizabeth Custis Carson Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point 33rd in his class in 1900. Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? United States Army Rank What military rank did this individual hold? He was promoted to 1st lieutenant in 1901, captain in 1907, major in 1917, and colonel in July 1918. Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the 7th Artillery on June 13, 1900 and served in variety of Army bases in the United States (including Fort Monroe, Virginia at the Coast Artillery School) and in the Philippines. Carson became the Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in January 1917, with the rank of Captain at the time. A post he only held until June 1917 when he left to direct the 1st Training Camp at Fort Monroe, Virginia. He was promoted to Major within the Coast Artillery Corps on July 3, 1917 and sailed for France that same month. Upon his arrival in France he was appointed Director of all Tractor Artillery Schools for the entire American Expeditionary Force and was quickly promoted to full Colonel by July 12, 1918. For his exceptional ability organizing and commanding the training centers of officers for the AEF Tractor Artillery he received the Distinguished Service Medal. Decorations or Citations For his exceptional ability organizing and commanding the training centers of officers for the AEF Tractor Artillery he received the Distinguished Service Medal. Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Organized tractor artillery schools in France for the American Expeditionary Force. Occupation Served as Commandant of Cadets at VPI in Spring 1917. 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? 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 Carson, Clifford Carleton 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 Brown First and Middle Name James Rodes Parents James G. Brown Siblings Harold, Spouse(s) Anna Virginia Smith Children Frances and James R. Brown Jr. 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? Veterinary Hospital No. 16 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Sergeant Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? After armistice he spent 10 months in school in Scotland VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1916 Bibliography <ul> <li><a href="https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/items/62834e04-4638-49b8-ae9a-9baa914ad090" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Bugle, 1913 yearbook, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Blacksburg, Virginia), pg. 121.</a></li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brown, James Rodes 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 1905 Person An individual. Last Name Allen First and Middle Name E.B. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1905 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Virginia National Guard, US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Troop D 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 Allen, E.B. https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/39fbb45241b08722286045026cdc4858.png ab4e5e1e410c45d0b792842510943c00 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 1910 Person An individual. Last Name Smith First and Middle Name Julius Carrol Birth Date 23 March 1887 Birthplace Leadville, Lake County, Colorado Death Date 13 November 1975 Place of Death California Spouse(s) Mathilda Elizabeth Smith VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1910 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, entered VPI in 1906. Transferred and graduated from University of Colorado. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Captain 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Last Name Apple First and Middle Name Maxwell Alexander Hometown Charlottesville, Virginia Birth Date 1 February 1893 Birthplace Bellaire, Ohio Death Date 7 February 1979 Place of Death Charlottesville, Virginia Parents Charles Spicer and Genevieve White Apple VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1918 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Mining Engineering 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 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Left studies at University of Virginia on August 14, 1918 and entered training at Camp Lee, Virginia. Remained at Camp Lee until end of war. Honorably discharged on 30 November 1918. 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 Apple, Maxwell Alexander https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/c5037204acb77d30a83b1e7c307b8f52.jpg 0184ac3b643502707552bcd5934116b1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1913 Person An individual. Last Name Callaway First and Middle Name William Aylett Hometown Norwood, Virginia County and/or State Nelson County, Virginia Birth Date 9 December 1894 Birthplace Norwood, Virginia Death Date 12 May 1958 Place of Death Charleston, South Carolina Buried in Arlington National Cemetery Spouse(s) Mary Perrin Cothran VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1913 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? US Army Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant in World War I, but retired from the US Army as a Colonel Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Colonel Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served in World War 1 and World War II 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 Callaway, William Aylett https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/2d60a6ca8493683d4fe599d645b74c53.jpg d756cdbd5284b7193a93101316bed4ee https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/def5679fd20fbc5041f74594cad166d6.jpg 33a46a265bbf52624c792a4b6fcac029 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/cedf574ea255835b612d4d9fcdfd1319.jpg 394cd17239f813f96e68570254ac0070 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1913 Person An individual. Last Name Jasper First and Middle Name George Leonard Hometown Baltimore, Maryland Birth Date 11 July 1894 Birthplace Maryland Death Date 29 October 1975 Place of Death Ambler, Pennsylvania Parents Hermann Ernst Wilhelm Jasper and Margarethe Ruppel Spouse(s) Jessie Edna Lea - married on 15 May 1919 Children Gladys Margaret Jasper, Editih Katherine Jasper, Arthur William Jasper VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1913 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Mechanical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes - was only 15 years old when entering Virginia Tech Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Unit history: 2 April 1918 - 6 Co, 154 Depot Brigade 1 September 1918 - Det 154 Depot Brigade, Headquarters Detachment Discharged 1/10/1919, conscientious objector status The role of depot brigades was to receive and organize recruits, provide them with uniforms, equipment and initial military training, and then send them to France to fight on the front lines. The depot brigades also received soldiers returning home at the end of the war and completed their out processing and discharges. The 154th Depot Brigade was based at Camp Meade (later Fort Meade) in Maryland. Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Claimed an exception from the draft as an conscientious objector. On his World War 1 draft card George listed that he was a member of the Christadelphian religion. Bibliography <ul> <li>Maryland in the World War, 1917-1919: Military and Naval Service Records, Volume 1 (Baltimore, Maryland: Mayrland Rcords Commission, 1933), page 1049. <a href="https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000403213" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000403213 </a></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/. 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Last Name Taylor First and Middle Name Charles Edward Hometown Lynchburg, Virginia and Richmond, Virginia Birth Date 4 July 1892 Death Date 11 September 1956 Place of Death Richmond, Virginia Parents Lundsford Taylor and Nettie Conway Spouse(s) Nellie Stroud VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1913 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 Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 13th Company, 2nd Motor Mechanical Regiment Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Sergeant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Enlisted on 14 December 1917. Served overseas from April 1918 through a20 May 1919. Discharged from duty on 7 June 1919. 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Taylor, Charles Edward https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/01a3e1b91fe7c627959af6c9c68c7c2f.jpg 862659db4714a75e4adbba39bea5fa35 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/b35dd5b33f92d80856da7f904b5475c2.tif 039a6d52988bbc5d1fd76b62027b98ff https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ddccbf30abfdab8ce09eb8fe43d84e2f.tif 21b89a01379abf937cbde66b8abc39e3 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9efed8aaa4789cc2f8f90b1904920bdd.tif 11c81cc4282f6ca6e10dbcee32d1bf3c 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 Bailey First and Middle Name John Walter Birth Date 18 September 1896 Birthplace Maybrook, Virginia (Giles County, Virginia) Death Date 21 November 1955 Place of Death Blacksburg, Virginia Children Irene Della Bailey Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI in 1911 and 1912. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Central Officers Training School Camp at Camp Lee, Virginia Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Cook Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Enlistment date - 5 September 1917 and discharged 10 January 1919 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bailey, John Walter questionnaire https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/c4561aac17908a42ec1ba53bcd60ab0f.jpg f71a02d75bfc27db5d238a966689ebbf https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/694746ed295b91c276aa851fd0a469eb.jpg 72172daae69e216390b67448254ef6af https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/3fee6ebf604b4bbc88632c153bfee7cb.jpg e769870869a8938ed71a50a0116e5664 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 Bliss First and Middle Name Norman Willard Hometown Sterling, Virginia Birth Date 18 August 1893 Birthplace Rosemond, Illinois VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI in 1911 and 1912. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Navy Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Served on the USS Sylph from 6 April 1917 to 22 May 1917 Served on USS Triton from 22 May 1917 to 10 July 1917 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Electrician 1st Class Radio Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Discharged on 15 December 1917 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? 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 Bliss, Norman Willard https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/e6dcb903f03a32271f7e9fb297e3546c.jpeg f70034f2a402e763021396f21da8dcf1 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/abd9c4dcd8ece6d6f782a34b55decb5a.tif 892fac958d58824cb5ea22056fd9a670 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/f62ebba8aeceb16abd94e95d47b74d94.tif 8e89dd0e9f6f002ea87c763bbfa8139a https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/3444c23e412999820582bfb4fd4655c8.tif e7c9b4c252d89817d2caed62aa6bf1c6 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 Bradley First and Middle Name James Carl Hometown Abingdon, Virginia Birth Date 31 August 1893 Death Date 5 February 1963 Place of Death Pinellas, Florida VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI in 1911 and 1912. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company A, 17th Engineers (Railway) Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Entered service on 19 July 1917 and discharged on 14 April 1919. Trained at Camp Lee, Virginia. Served in France. Shipped back to the US from France on the Susquehanna on 10 March 1919. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bradley, James Carl questionnaire https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/db3db27e1a68ecb27172e07434a88ce0.tif f9fb3ccd9b527303631eab438a7d4d3a https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a98254db029fa3448ed1caac4d38604f.tif 82dc9509b7eebfbf967aa7631995ef0b https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/f4aca0d0c777f2309a894dc98151336b.tif cb49d53763f1a7b7d496bcf8c1969de8 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 Brent First and Middle Name Joseph Warren Hometown The Plains, Virginia (lived in New Jersey at the time of the war) Birth Date 25 August 1891 Birthplace The Plains, Virginia Death Date July 1974 Place of Death New Haven Connecticut Parents Lawrence Decatur Brent and Eliza Gordon Murray Spouse(s) Hazel Searle VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI in 1911 and 1913. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 313th Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Corporal Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served in France. Returned to the United States on 21 May 1919 on the USS Pocahontas 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 Brent, Joseph Warren questionnaire https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/0efa35959a7f9e1061a9d51e84c6c247.jpg 6b9e25875e806d89e1d919f3e0a60013 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/f445d3c5bf4620c6fb4427cbc877ab71.jpg b30b6fe3db2816590e6b76ba7fb59220 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 Burwell First and Middle Name John Armistead, Jr. Hometown Upperville, Virginia Birth Date 16 April 1891 Birthplace Lancaster Virginia Death Date 20 December 1952 Place of Death North Carolina (buried in Upperville, Virginia) Siblings Edward B. Burwell (VPI Class of 1916), Howard S. Burwell, and William C. Burwell Spouse(s) Lucy Cale Powell (married 18 October 1927 in Vance, North Carolina) Children John Armistead Burwell Jr.; Robert Powell Burwell 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? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company D, 5th Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun Battalion Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant 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 Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Sent to France on the Ulysses on 30 September 1918, departing from Brooklyn, NY. 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 Burwell, John Armistead https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/60ed233307ab0823c745f23ffa99a530.jpg ff0f46df0e197c07d74545c5bc9141f5 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/acefd34190645861292b5fb15578951c.jpg 180174b530da2a035294ea100350c1aa 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 Fadeley First and Middle Name James McNelledge, Sr. Hometown Falls Church, Virginia Birth Date 2 May 1894 Birthplace Falls Church, Virginia Death Date 26 March 1976 Place of Death Washington D.C. Parents George Beauregard Fadeley and Marian Fadeley Spouse(s) - Catherine Shirley Fadeley - Marian Fadeley (died 1942) VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, attended VPI in 1911 and 1912. But transferred and graduated from George Washington University in 1917. Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? US Army, medical unit Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 1st Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Entered service on 4 June 1918 and released on 25 June 1919. 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fadeley, James McNelledge https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/7a26dc791bd11ba63349e6b649fc6e08.jpg f41275bfe2ed79578958124b56a7604c https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/e65521d247e780f8f616219cb223af57.tif ea597d0e1d62decd44f10e7c8b94c57a https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/adb9db166323e5abb0499b0d7c55b208.tif 4ef93c01b6a7d774ab5319d3e64fedaa https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9cbb3954ee4a5e8b8ca68e1831e5e4f0.tif 1f7cea76142167f2afa2ba459733b110 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 Fentress First and Middle Name Ellis Roache Hometown Norfolk, Virginia Birth Date 27 February 1893 Birthplace Norfolk, Virginia Death Date 25 May 1943 Parents John Fentress and Mamie Roach Spouse(s) Selma Virginia McCook VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown, but did attend VPI in 1911 and 1912. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Battery E, 312th Field Artillery, 79th Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 1st Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Trained at Camp Meade in Maryland. Served overseas from 14 July 1918 through 23 May 1919. Discharged 19 June 1919. 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? No. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fentress, Ellis Roache questionnaire https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9697698a43d4f5769c8dc29364c1bbcb.jpg 116b0ead22a23bdea8bc91af278a1a7a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Fleming First and Middle Name Andrew Ellett Birth Date 16 July 1891 Birthplace Richmond, Virginia Death Date 18 August 1968 Place of Death Fayette Kentucky Parents Cannon Hobson Fleming and Nannie Tazewell Ellett Spouse(s) Hattie C. Hurst Children Andrew Ellett Fleming Jr. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown, but did attend VPI in 1911 and 1912. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? <ul> <li>Company E, 15th Engineers (from 10 June 1917 through 12 December 1918)</li> <li>Headquarters Detachment, 15th Engineers (from 12 December 1918 thorugh 2 March 1919)</li> <li>Sorbonne Detachment (from 2 March 1919 to 30 June 1919)</li> </ul> Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served overseas from 9 July 1917 through 21 July 1919 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fleming, Andrew Ellett https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/e21067c79fcec289015162fc7cdc8e27.jpg ea6f3a540cd1bdecd4a5999c9ab56e42 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 Green First and Middle Name Hunter Gray Birth Date 6 December 1895 Birthplace Fayette County, West Virginia Death Date 5 October 1939 Place of Death Charleston, West Virginia Spouse(s) Thelma McCallister (married on 27 April 1918 in Cabell, West Virginia) Children Lt. Col. William Francis Green; Hunter Gray Green Jr.; Thelma Jo Green Price VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown, did attend VPI in 1911 and 1912. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company 56, Spruce Production Squadron "56th Spruce The 56th Spruce, was originally called the 451st Aero (Construction) Squadron. They were formed February 1918 at Vancouver Barracks, Washington. In the same month, they were sent to South Bend, Washington. While in that area, they took part in logging and riving operations (Riving consisted of splitting fallen logs. This process was done almost entirely by hand, with the log sections then being hauled out of remote areas.) In April 1918 they were moved to a camp near the tiny town of Nemah, Washington. The construction of this camp, located at the mouth of the Nemah River, was completed by this unit. This camp was only accessible by water. In July 1918, The unit was redesignated as the 56th Spruce. In December 1918, the unit returned to Vancouver Barracks, where it was demobilized in January 1919." - from <a href="http://swansongrp.com/spruce/units/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://swansongrp.com/spruce/units/ </a> Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Entered service on 30 June 1918 and discharged on 12 February 1919 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Green, Hunter Gray