https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/8ec2302273e16386dc7c6b2cb86ccda1.jpg 08203c2c45bd664b1f9e316fecb75867 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/4f688b693a2042ae3a84612c07d4321d.jpg 18e3d506be80f127f13ba042f173464d https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9d5d0fb306eef0a9b5cbb6fdb4f9d13d.jpg 64f1b2f9334759649d0036a2e4bc9cb0 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/d76050d24780a5375d494fea90c7fa5b.tif 44a324dbb0a139bc229f8680bdd1ede0 https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/8c633075e0690ef819735558473d280d.tif 2f14a16f2e3af64ab003e35ba8f8372d https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/53de3e3239cca1ebeea94338587f9a74.tif 67a1acdf75a9dd897fc4679289602227 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 Heacock First and Middle Name Frank Ahern VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1915 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Reserve Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Battery F, 314th field artillery, 80th division Hometown Richmond, Virginia Nicknames or Other Names Geraldine or Jerry County and/or State Henrico Birth Date April 21, 1893 Birthplace Richmond, Virginia Death Date June 15, 1966 Cause of Death Age Place of Death Princeton, New Jersey Parents Eben P. Heacock, Sarah A. Ahern Siblings Ray Perry Heacock Spouse(s) Grace McKay Calhoun Children Frank A. Heacock, Jr. Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Civil Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Fought in the Meuse Argonne offensive and was gassed on October 8th, 1918 Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? The Meuse-Argonne offensive. First went into action on September 26th, 1918 north of Verdun. Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Married in 1923 and went on to find employment in his field. Occupation Before the war he was assistant engineer of construction at Camp Wheeler in Macon, Georgia. After the war, he became a building inspector in Troy, New York Contributing Researchers Connor Skelly Bibliography Turner family tree on ancestry.com, Virginia War History Questionnaire, and the 1915 Bugle 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 Heacock, Frank Ahern questionnaire