6 20 1145 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9663fd249d958ad64e183ed4120db02e.jpg 1c48051c083cb54ef5195e6c2cb69136 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/d6040b2766594d0444dd0e66bf882933.jpg 3a4befb92361fff418115bcb2e550e7f https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/daf3e2f27801ca5bd1de14640d9f80ea.jpeg e8c5424988bff394d9e46221435e11fb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1914 Person An individual. Last Name Boyd First and Middle Name Palmer Vaiden VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 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? Captured Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? <ul> <li>Sailed to France on the Mount Vernon on 29 March 1918 attached to Sanitary Detachment, 38th Infantry</li> <li>Returned to the United States from France in April 1919 attached to Medical Detachment, 1st Battalion</li> <li>Headquarters, 361st Infantry</li> <li>Grave marker indicates service with the 317th Infantry, 80th Division - this occured from his enlistment until 17 December 1917</li> </ul> Birth Date 18 June 1894 Birthplace Alton, Virginia Parents William Boyd and Sally Jefferson Hailey Siblings Mary Lillie Boyd, John K. P. Boyd, Bettie B. Boyd, William J. Boyd, Nonie L. Boyd, John W. Boyd Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Virginia native Sergeant Palmer Boyd, a medical corpsman with the 38th Infantry, wrote a brief memoir detailing his POW experience titled <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_GnR_cMhD9BhKpnB_nv79ZY0VH9l7nyo/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kriegegefangenelager 80053: My Experience as a Prisoner of War in Germany.</a> While being processed, he and other doughboys discovered they were being funneled through a building to be interrogated. The men conspired to tell the same story to ensure the German interrogator only obtained limited information. It was an early example of POW group resistance. As a POW barracks chief, he kept fellow POWs off work details aiding the German war effort. In another quick-thinking action, Boyd had about 75 American POWs, all newly arrived from the front, cut off the leather straps and rubber headbands from their helmets before the items could be confiscated. The Germans recycled those materials for their war effort. Though a captive, Boyd continued to fight on the POW battlefield. 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? Yes Bibliography <ul> <li>"Remembering First World War POWs in a noble mission," Legiontown USA website (<a href="https://www.legiontown.org/ownwords/5260/remembering-first-world-war-pows-noble-mission" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.legiontown.org/ownwords/5260/remembering-first-world-war-pows-noble-mission</a>), accessed 30 March 2025</li> <li>Photograph of Palmer Boyd upon his release from German captivity in November 1918 with shoes he carved himself (see attached photo)</li> <li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_GnR_cMhD9BhKpnB_nv79ZY0VH9l7nyo/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kriegegefangenelager 80053: My Experience as a Prisoner of War in Germany. Palmer V. Boyd (Lynchburg, Virginia: Press of Brown-Morrison Company, 1919 or 1920)</a></li> </ul> Hometown Alton, Virginia Death Date 8 March 1939 Cause of Death Automobile accident Place of Death Rocky Mount, North Carolina Spouse(s) Eula Cooper Boyd Freeman Decorations or Citations Croix de Guerre 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 Boyd, Palmer Vaiden prisoner of war https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/0c9dd9192be7feb34f789a1c7544f82f.jpg 112d24049f6dbd5577e0b08747a78099 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/f9cd170969b318f52608f134d0df6aff.jpg 3d77d3ec086c5836a5c1874814d917f5 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 Boyd First and Middle Name Stephen Miller Hometown Front Royal, Virginia County and/or State Warren 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 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. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bragg, Ralph Lewis https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/8ccc782f73a1b85357be8a4c5fb73271.jpg 69a20ba14e24354b3ea1616fbb378c2e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1914 Person An individual. Last Name Bransford First and Middle Name L. P. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Captain Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Signal Corps Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company C, First Training Battalion, Forth Leavenworth, Kansas Bibliography Letter from L. P. 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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/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? 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Reserve Officers Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Infantry Nicknames or Other Names Phil Hometown Staunton, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Civil Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes County and/or State Augusta County, Virginia Place of residence before death: 714 Maple Ave. Waynesboro, Virginia 22980 Birth Date April 27th, 1896 Birthplace Staunton, Virginia Death Date May 8th, 1989. Spouse(s) Sue Harris Brooks (Aug. 16th, 1895-June 14th, 1981). Died of “generalized Atherosclerosis.” Suffered from hypertension, which is high blood pressure. Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Went to Fishborne Military School in Waynesboro, Augusta, Virginia . Additional Notes Place of Residence in 1942: Augusta, Virginia. Suffered from metastatic transitional cell CA bladder, a form of bladder cancer. Suffered from Renal insufficiency (Kidney Failure). Buried in Thornrose Cemetery in Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia. Bibliography Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 December 2017), memorial page for Philip Clay Brooks (27 Apr 1896–8 May 1989), Find A Grave Memorial no. 39105644, citing Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by JMB (contributor 46947904) . Ancestry.com. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2013 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry.com. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Ancestry.com. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry.com. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry.com. Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1991 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Fought in WWII. Contributing Researchers Gillian Barth Cause of Death Respiratory Failure Place of Death 1649 W. Beverly Street, Staunton, Virginia Parents William A. Brooks (Father) (abt. 1869-?) Mary Sue Smith (Mother) (1872-?) Occupation Last occupation was a coach-instructor at a military school. Children Philip Oliver Brooks (22 May 1931-?) Married Rebecca Allen Heishman on June 13th, 1960. 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Last Name Brown First and Middle Name Briscoe Baldwin VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant 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, 137th Field Artillery, 38th Division Hometown Goshen, Virginia Birth Date 25 April 1893 Birthplace Glasgow, Virginia Death Date 8 February 1964 Parents Robert Brown and Rosa Brown Spouse(s) Cora Lester Children Briscoe B. Brown Jr. Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI in 1912. Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? 1st Lieutenant (starting on 29 October 1918. Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Entered service on 18 September 1917 and discharged on 21 January 1919. Served overseas in France from 23 September 1918 through 23 December 1918. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brown, Briscoe Baldwin 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 1903 Person An individual. Last Name Brown First and Middle Name D. Tucker VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1903 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Captain Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Reserve Officers Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Engineers 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, D. Tucker 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 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/796add736929007c68deb9790809081b.jpg 15b8f397b28e79d0c2ce2d96ba64b8b7 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/086d639972b5123c2214a44054052a9a.jpg 2e215166406d413ad7320a5df9b90bf0 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 1907 Person An individual. Last Name Brown First and Middle Name Leroy Edward, Jr. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1907 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 1st Lieutenant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? United States Army, Virginia National Guard Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Adj. 3rd Bn., 116th Infantry, 80th Division Hometown Richmond, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Civil Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brown, Leroy Edward, Jr. https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/17c01b3efa93106ee14cfb154cd66b78.jpg 9f717761ec01ece483d902ab5a947a6a https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/64d1cfb3a144b8c8aaa0557d52224dd9.jpg e43cbc0db14c67f6b64dbc60b52c1fbb 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 Virginia Fauntleroy Hometown Novum, Viginia County and/or State Madison Nicknames or Other Names Nickname: “Vesuvius” Went by several different forms of "Virginia," including "Virginis" "Virgino" "Virginius" Birth Date July 27th, 1894 Birthplace Kings and Queens City, VA Death Date February 18th, 1959 Cause of Death Unknown Place of Death Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan Parents Benjamin Brown, Fannie Fauntleroy Siblings None Spouse(s) Joyce Brown Children Duane, Joe Ben 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? Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Unknown (presumably Field Engineer) Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Worked as an experimental engineer most of his life in Detroit. Occupation Engineer 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 Brown, Virginia Fauntleroy 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 Brown First and Middle Name W. P. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1910 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Reserve Officers Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Infantry Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brown, W. P.