https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/5d9d5217eba3a9363fd9d3dc966606fe.jpg ca75e697d8201377e0c85e455422043e https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/4cefa27a9ed0f8196e7b4db5192e6b39.jpg 714884c76fe7daf641b453f510962483 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/40596584cc67cbf5d41346ff1ae01922.jpg 015014d90544e80d37a18920547555a6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1917 Description An account of the resource This collection contains the profiles of all World War One veterans from the VPI Class of 1917. Person An individual. Last Name Crabill First and Middle Name Edwin Blake Nicknames or Other Names "Blake" Birth Date 6/2/1894 Birthplace Carroll, VA Hometown Galax, VA VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1917 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Y 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? Y Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Captain Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Retired a Colonel Death Date 12/7/1985 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death Palm Beach, FL Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Training May 1917 Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Served on the Kronberg Jewel Theft Trial in 1946 Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Continued to serve Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Infantry Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Crabill, Edwin Blake