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Last Name Hale First and Middle Name Daniel Hometown Narrows, Virginia County and/or State Giles County, Virginia Birth Date 13 March 1893 Birthplace Pearisburg, Virginia Death Date 9 October 1990 Place of Death Salem, Virginia Parents Daniel Franklin Kincaid Hale and Alma Rose Crotshin Spouse(s) Leona Marie Hobbs Children Edward Benton Hale Sr. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army, Medical Corps Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Base Hospital 45 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private First Class Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served in France starting on 21 July 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 Hale, Daniel questionnaire Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Jett First and Middle Name Raymond Sherrer Hometown Richmond, Kentucky Birth Date 7 January 1892 Birthplace Richmond, Kentucky Death Date 8 March 1959 Place of Death San Antonio, Texas Parents Shelby Jett Sr. and Nancy Ogg Jett Spouse(s) Lucy Lyle Lacy Children Shelby Jett 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, Air Service Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant of Cavalry on 26 October 1917, became 1st Lieutenant on 12 November 19197. Left service on 17 April 2024. Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Graduated Air Service Primary Flying School and Air Service Advanced Flying School Observation Course. Returned to military service in World War 2, retired from US Air Force. 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 Jett, Raymond Sherrer https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/972e55d152fab91694c42ef2aa21707b.jpg f040a807d831ba9f68c50721302b4228 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/f1b2bde1576f744ab5a07306911c5095.jpg 33734ff84a7981ec8adf8bc839f65fec 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 Kiracofe First and Middle Name Charles Eugene Hometown Mount Solon, Virginia County and/or State Augusta County, Virginia Birth Date 19 December 1890 Birthplace Thorny Branch, Virginia Death Date 27 April 1954 Place of Death New Orleans, Louisiana Parents Walter Lee Kiracofe and Lydia Kiracofe Spouse(s) Martha Edmundson Wellons 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, Air Service Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 26th Photographic Section, US Air Service Aeronautics Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Departed for France on the Agamemnon on 16 October 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/. 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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 McGregor First and Middle Name Raymond Joseph Hometown Lynchburg, Virginia Birth Date 25 October 1890 Birthplace Callaway, Nebraska (Custer Co.) Death Date 16 June 1973 Place of Death Lynchburg, Virginia Parents George McGregor and Ida Peterson Spouse(s) Marshall Courtenaye Houser 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? 28th Balloon Company from 7 July 1918 through 23 September 1918. In 23rd Balloon Company from 24 September 1918. Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Entered service on 17 April 1918. Discharged on 7 February 1919. Sailed for France on the Duca D'Aosta on 20 October 1918 and arrived in France on 3 November 1918. 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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 Oliver First and Middle Name William Franklin Hometown Irvington, Virginia Birth Date 16 August 1893 Birthplace Berryville, Virginia Death Date 20 February 1962 Place of Death Williamsburg, Virginia Parents George Hansford Oliver and Catherine Cunningham Spouse(s) Louise Stanard Oliver 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? 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? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? <ul> <li>Company E, 402nd Telegraph Battalion, 81st Division</li> <li>Transferred to Company G, 3rd Depot Battalion, Signal Corps on 22 April 1918</li> <li>Transferred to Headquarters Company, 1st Army on 15 July 1918</li> <li>Transferred to Division of Resarch and Insepection in Paris on 18 September 1918</li> </ul> Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Sergeant to 2nd Lieutenant, became First Lieutenant by end of war Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? <ul> <li>Aisne-Marne Offenstive (Soisson) - on August 1918 with HQ 1st Army</li> </ul> 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oliver, William Franklin questionnaire https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/2715d8e33428344e15ce3b0e0633361e.jpg 0fd9b0bfc8748927397924e9cdcda1d8 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/e11b7943eced5cdca1ebdce2268a114f.jpg 3faa7ba40d45137520c759d2a3abafcc 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 Richardson First and Middle Name Walter Joyner Hometown Farmville, Virginia Birth Date 3 October 1892 Birthplace Farmville, Virginia Death Date 25 October 1973 Place of Death Farmville, Virgnia 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 between 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? USS Madawaska Rank What military rank did this individual hold? <ul> <li>Hopsital Apprentice 2nd Class</li> <li>Then Hospital Apprentice 1st Class</li> <li>Then Pharmacist Mate 3rd Class</li> </ul> Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served between 14 May 1917 and 8 March 1919. Trained at Naval Training Station in Newport Rhode Island and then was at Naval Hospital in Annapolis, Maryland 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 Richardson, Walter Joyner https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/6f29d9bdbac8bc11f45eb2481d407d59.jpg 8a03c255c71e87346181b5763502dc22 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 Simmons First and Middle Name Anthony Graybill Hometown Fincastle, Virginia Birth Date 25 April 1893 Birthplace Fincastle, Virginia Death Date 6 November 1956 Place of Death Salem, Virginia (Culpeper County) Parents William Bower Simmons and Susan Graybill Spouse(s) Gwendolyn Kathleen Miller Children Anthony Graybill Simmons, Jr; Dorothy Sue Simmons, and William Montague Bill Simmons 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 between 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? 26th Company, Central Officers Training School at Camp Lee Virginia Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Simmons, Anthony Graybill https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/3300cec2c5ef828cc8fe668f92a54167.tif 97a043e2a475a66eed576c7323e201c2 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/7111f75e58b0653702fa4fb3ef290526.tif 60c5db56a3cbfff8cc8ef6283d0d1bcd https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/304802107b7cc09c6f212e1c5021c4b1.tif 93904aeb79f3c7dab420ed7377b21509 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 Sinclair First and Middle Name John Mackie Hometown Maxera, Virginia County and/or State Gloucester, Virginia Birth Date 24 July 1891 Birthplace Gloucester, Virginia Death Date 15 January 1948 Parents James Jefferson Sinclair and Indiana Lowery Sinclair 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 for 2 years starting in 1911. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Corporal Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? 302nd Animal Embarkation Depot at Camp Hill, Virginia Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Assigned originally to the Medical Corps at Camp Hospital at Camp Hill, Virginia. Transferred to 302nd Animal Embarkation Depot at Camp Hill, Virginia and then transferred again to Port Vet in Newport News. 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 Sinclair, John questionnaire Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Smith First and Middle Name George Blackwell Jr. Hometown Capron, Virginia County and/or State Southampton County, Virginia Birth Date 20 August 1894 Birthplace Capron, Virginia Death Date 6 March 1985 Place of Death Lookout Mountain, Tennessee Parents George Blackwell Smith and Elizabeth Lee Williams Spouse(s) Emily Jameson Miller Children 2nd Lt. Gustavus Hindman Miller Smith (died in Europe in World War 2), and George Blackwell Smith III 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 between 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? 37th Infantry, 93rd Division Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Entered the first Officers Training Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, GA, 13 May 1917, was commissioned 2nd Lieut. 15 Aug 1917, and assigned to Camp Jackson, SC. He sailed for France on 6 Aug 1918,was wounded in action overseas (37th inf., 93rd Div. Regmt, AEF) and rec'd from the French govnt. a Croix de Guerre. He returned home on 11 Feb 1919, was sent to Camp Lee, VA and discharged there on 25 Feb 1919. Decorations or Citations Croix de Guerre Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? In 1919 accepted a position with the United Hosiery Mills Corp., of which he is became vice-president and superintendent. 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 Smith, George Blackwell 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Terrell First and Middle Name Frederick Augustus Hometown Lynchburg, Virginia Birth Date 17 September 1894 Birthplace Lynchburg, Virginia Death Date 17 March 1868 Place of Death Lynchburg, Virgnia Parents Alexander Watkins Terrell and Lillian Terrell Spouse(s) Louise Terrell 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 between 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? Base Hospital 41 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Sailed for France on 6 July 1918 on the Scotian from New York. 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 Terrell, Frederick Augustus 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 Wilson First and Middle Name Ernest Harvey Jr. Hometown Birdsnest, Virginia Birth Date 15 February 1894 Death Date 9 April 1961 Place of Death Seaview, Virginia Parents Ernest Wilson and Mary Moore Spouse(s) Dorothy Nottingham Wilson 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 attended VPI between 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? 8th Company, Third Motor Mechanic Regiment 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 Wilson, Ernest Harvey Jr. https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/5a8d1554d7874f3edd09fb6195a5c242.jpeg 66a6fc45eceadd7670c2189a74fc710b 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 Brewer First and Middle Name William Philip Hometown Bristol, Virginia Birth Date 21 May 1895 Birthplace Bristol, Tennessee Death Date 4 September 1965 Place of Death Roanoke, Virginia Parents John Alf Brewer and Willie Sue Brewer Spouse(s) Alma B. Brewer 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 (Two year agriculture program) Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes. Entered VPI in 1911. 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>Troop B, 314th Military Police, 89th Division</li> <li>Then Company A, 356th Infantry, 89th Division</li> </ul> Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Sailed to France with unit on 28 June 1918 on the Saxon. 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 Brewer, William Philip https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/16ee1509004182771149aac200dea9d0.jpg 717e0e22adaa3ef02192c4a7bfeec7de 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 Clark First and Middle Name Ernest Lancer Hometown Phoebus, Virginia Birth Date 13 September 1892 Birthplace Phoebus, Virginia Death Date 16 August 1987 Place of Death Hampton, Virginia Parents John Alexander Clarke and Elizabeth Lancer Spouse(s) Mavonia Maver Lee Children Maver Elizabeth Clarke, Ernestine Lee Clarke, and Constance Marie Clarke 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 (Two year agriculture program) Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Navy Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Storekeeper 3rd Class and 2nd Class Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served at Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clark, Ernest Lancer https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/efbd8ce45e0b4a2a0ef94e3e94d0b034.jpg fb7c89cee11eab83c9804ea75e29e4d3 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 Cocke First and Middle Name Nelson Page Hometown Cartersville, Virginia Birth Date 16 November 1894 Birthplace Charles City, Virginia Death Date 25 October 1990 Place of Death Baltimore, Maryland Parents Edmund Randolph Cocke and Lucia Harrison Spouse(s) Blance Gertrude Jackson 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 (Two year agriculture program) 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? <ul> <li>155 Depot Brigate to 3 August 1918</li> <li>116th Engineers, 1st Division to 1 January 1919</li> <li>Company B, 132nd Engineers</li> </ul> Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Corporal Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served overseas from 6 August 1918 to 6 July 1919. Returned home on the USS Calamares. 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 Bibliography <ul> <li>For more information on the 116th Engineers, see <a href="https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008912472" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>The history of the 116th Engineers, First Depot Division, American Expeditionary Forces, France.</em></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 Cocke, Nelson Page 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 Lambert First and Middle Name Robert Hilliard Hometown South Hill, Virginia Birth Date 10 August 1892 Death Date 10 November 1974 Place of Death Richmond, Virginia Parents Paul Farrar Lambert and Norma Dandrige Hilliard Spouse(s) Margaret Ethel Yongue 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 (Two year agriculture student) Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Unknown. Listed as WW1 veteran on his death certificate. 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 Lambert, Robert Hilliard Sr. 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 Perrow First and Middle Name Ainslie Hometown Lynchburg, Virginia Birth Date 6 May 1894 Death Date 29 December 1972 Place of Death Lynchburg, Virginia Spouse(s) Isabelle E. Perrow 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 (Two year agriculture student) Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Navy (according to the application for a US Military headstone) Rank What military rank did this individual hold? HA 2nd Class (according to the application for a US Military headstone) 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 Perrow, Ainslie https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9565f8a12af7a3688d03bd5b26c373d5.jpg a85a5a16cdbe1136a742022cd435f077 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 Yowell First and Middle Name John Daniel Hometown Peola Mills, Virginia County and/or State Rappahannock County, Virginia Birth Date 12 September 1889 Birthplace Peola Mills, Virginia Death Date 30 September 1963 Place of Death Jefferson County, West Virginia Parents Joseph Lewis Yowell and Mary Frances Yowell Spouse(s) Kathleen Anne Yowell 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 (Two year agriculture program) Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? 1913 (listed as having started in 1912 in the VPI 1912 Bugle Yearbook) 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>Supply Company, 318th Infantry, 80th Division to 11 September 1918</li> <li>Headquarters Company, 318th Infantry, 80th Division to 1 December 1918</li> <li>Company F, 305 Motor Supply Train to discharge</li> </ul> Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Wagoner, then Private on 10 September 1918 Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served overseas from 22 May 1918 through 6 June 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/. 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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 Kearfott First and Middle Name William Edward Hometown Kearneysville, West Virginia Birth Date 25 December 1893 Birthplace Kearneysville, West Virginia Death Date 6 September 1946 Parents William Harrison Kearfott and Mannie Nanny Bell Herr Spouse(s) Bernice Boreman Children Joseph Baker Kearfott and William Edward Kearfott 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? Civil Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army (drafted and rejected from service after a few weeks of training at Camp Lee due to health) Rank What military rank did this individual hold? N/A 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 Bibliography <ul> <li>Some images taken from <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kearfott-3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">William Edward Kearfott geology entry</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 Kearfott, William Edward https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/b820fd9451fd295948d0dd7542331902.jpg ee0270fe615b385264df4b2a39bd9901 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/138c9294dd4c4cbfc0f6accdfcec0cd8.jpg 076ee4087422e4f24bb38c3bfb2905b2 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/af874f82451a6fd030e932706f63e2f4.jpg 34f3f763cf390ef03809f82ba8925c45 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/bf7ee3fac46c2f92c36d4cbbf9b746c0.jpg b69de09a43ae95a5a52315c748298c7b https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/37995cd2eab3b9808f3070d1f1cf3a50.jpg 577efbd0e15f9df6b63b924d1ed75c98 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 Nixon First and Middle Name General Patterson Hometown Floyd, Virginia Birth Date 28 June 1888 Birthplace Floyd, Virginia Death Date 9 August 1975 Place of Death Sacramento, California Parents George Washington Nixon and Wilmoth Jane Earles Spouse(s) Lena Belle Dugan 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? 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 Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? <ul> <li>18th Photo Section, Army Air Service</li> <li>20th Photo Section, Army Air Service</li> </ul> Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Completed US School of Aerial Photography in Rochester NY by 1 June 1918 and then completed School of Aerial Photo Reconnaissance at Langley by 21 August 1918. Served overseas from 6 October 1918 to 18 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 Nixon, General Patterson https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/16037c26427ed6c493c95b0b5c4cee7b.jpg 35bf2805b7bccd6cd633c40dfa0ddf36 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 Miner First and Middle Name John Van Horne Sr. Birth Date 24 April 1894 Birthplace Cincinnati, Ohio Death Date 7 May 1952 Place of Death Volusia County, Florida Parents William Yates Gholson Miner and Nellie Van Horne Spouse(s) B. Arline Crenshaw (married on 11 November 1920) Children John Van Horne Miner Jr. and Lucien Foye Miner 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 between 1911-1912. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 1st Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? His wedding announcement indicated that he was stationed at a number of training camps because his "excellence as a training officer" induced officials to retain him at camps for the handling of men being prepared for overseas." Bibliography <ul> <li>Daytona Beach Daily News, 11 Nov. 1920</li> </ul> 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Miner, John Van Horne Sr.