https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/d2b700f107f143c3c3f1538070965972.jpg 2ca9079790b100409f5cd2401a57820c https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ca2f7fdbdccddc25e0780b3e372752dd.jpg 6b2c01eab1221b5c9593021bd2565816 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9df6ea7606eba298296a3d6ce562bc61.jpg 5787673e28a0ede27186026141f3b241 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 Funkhouser First and Middle Name Edward Kramer Nicknames or Other Names "F. Hauser", "Funk" Birth Date 4/22/1893 Birthplace Harrisonburg, VA Hometown Rockingham 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? Second Lieutenant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? 1st Lieutenant Death Date 2/3/1958 Cause of Death Abdominal Aorta Aneurism Place of Death Arlington, VA Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Training May 1917 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Reserve Officers Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 309th Field Artillery, 78th Division, United States Army County and/or State Rockingham, VA Parents Abram Paul Funkhouser, Minerva Minnie S King Siblings Mary Washington Funkhouser, Samuel King Funkhouser Spouse(s) Leslie Waterman Children Edward Kramer Funkhouser, John Tower Funkhouser Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Training May 1917, shipped out on 29 May 1918 Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Married 18 February 1922 Additional Notes He was on the VPI football team and played his best game versus Yale. Contributing Researchers Cody Hester Bibliography Death Certificate District No. 2800 No. 136, 1900 census, 1910 census, World War One draft registration cards 1917-1918, U.S. Army Transport Service Passenger lists 1910-1939, North America Family Histories 1500-2000, 1917 VPI School yearbook 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 Funkhouser, Edward Kramer