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 1918 Person An individual. Last Name McIntosh First and Middle Name Baxter VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1918 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army, Reserve Officers Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Coast Artillery Hometown Columbia, South Carolina Birth Date 30 April 1897 Birthplace South Carolina Death Date 23 February 1969 Place of Death Lynchburg, Virginia Spouse(s) Winifred McIntosh Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? After graduation he went to Ft. Monroe VA and at the end of 14 months his unit was scheduled to sail for France on 15 November 1918. However, after the Armistice on November 11 that was cancelled. Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? He went to work for the General Electric Co., Schenectady, N.Y. for three years. In Oct. 1926 he moved to Lynchburg, Va. to work for the Appalachian Power Co., a subsidiary of the American Electric Co. of N.Y. He was superintendent of the Meter Dept. of a much larger territory, requiring hard work and many changes over the years. He retired in 1962 after forty years in the career of an electrical engineer. His hobby was gardening and he developed a beautiful azalea garden on his lawn which 'sloped down to a small stream. 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 McIntosh, Baxter