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Title A name given to the resource Whitney, Clarence Bennett https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/f476de2fba2aeb0166da7b73ed2d88f0.jpg d0387955ddab95d23a854150a28f6844 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/cfb937d68186614b4d379c789a4dddf2.jpg 415b8cac2d8a9a2fef3e72b772820a12 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 Wells First and Middle Name Thomas Jefferson Hometown Petersburg, Virginia County and/or State Dinwiddie Nicknames or Other Names "Kitty" Birth Date February 20, 1896 Birthplace Dinwiddie County, Virginia Death Date February 20, 1955 Place of Death Petersburg, Virginia Parents Thomas H. Wells and Emma V. Wells Siblings None Spouse(s) Margaret E. Wells Children None VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1916 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Did not serve in military. Was an engineer for General Electric in New York during WWI Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? After WWI he worked for the US Government as an Engineer. Sometime between the 1900 census and the 1910 census when he was between 4 and 13 either his parents died or he left his parents, because in the 1910 census he lived with the Ross family, headed by Wellington Ross. 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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 Warren First and Middle Name Charles Laws Hometown Parksley, Virginia County and/or State Accomac Nicknames or Other Names Punk Birth Date 5 March 1894 Birthplace Parksley Virginia Death Date 15 August 1967 Place of Death Duval Florida Parents John Laws Warren, Sarah Tabitha Smith Siblings Lela, Susie, John, Madeline, Virginia, John Spouse(s) Marjorie Children 1 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? Electrical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? US Engineers War department Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Navy Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Chief Petty Officer 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 Warren, Charles Laws questionnaire https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9f5a17927ef36c57b56b5c701aed9e3b.jpg d855504938925b408c42bf7c9d720c3a https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9657dbd97935047cebc4a09d702eedf1.jpg ec9a5f5691333dd3c2bb1a6535870a70 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/8173342ea654723c94a020ce533ded3d.jpg 95b71c1b4371823b5a0db41be302c060 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 Wall First and Middle Name Roscoe Riner Hometown Tazewell County and/or State Virginia Nicknames or Other Names Energy Birth Date January 11, 1893 Birthplace East Radford, Montgomery, Virginia Death Date August 18, 1985 Cause of Death Hypovolemic shock due to intestinal obstruction due to severe ileus Place of Death Tazewell, Virgnia Parents James J Wall and Margaret C Riner Siblings Keren E. Wall, Rudolph Phelgar Wall, Henry Flagg Wall, Blanche Evelyn Wall (step-sister) Spouse(s) Hessie Maude Well Children Dr. Mary June Wall 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? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Occupation Tazewell Farm Bureau Contributing Researchers Genevieve Kluck 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? Field Artillery COTS School at Camp Taylor, Kentucky Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private 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>Virginia, U.S., Department of Military Affairs Records, 1876-1947 for Roscoe R. Wall (see filed attached)</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 Wall, Roscoe Riner https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a0c19e7788ce4af6a7135768346b0e53.jpg 7639b2ce0885e794c8c2c43269ad08fc https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/d2cb4cca6f131a712938a672424b98f0.jpg ca09985170c1de819a17256a73d47cfd 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 Vaughan First and Middle Name Victor Lomax Hometown Norfolk, Virginia County and/or State Norfolk Birth Date April 28, 1892 Birthplace Norfolk, Virginia Death Date January 9, 1972 Cause of Death Natural causes Place of Death Roanoke, Virginia Parents Henry Briggs Vaughan and Josephine M. Cannon Siblings Henry V. Vaughan, Margaret Vaughan, Marguerite Vaughan Spouse(s) Martha Fisher Vaughan 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? Civil Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private, Second Lieutenant Contributing Researchers Lee A. Schwabenton Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Army Reserve, Coast Artillery 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 Swenson First and Middle Name Harold Oscar Hometown Passaic, New Jersey County and/or State New Jersey Nicknames or Other Names Doc and Oscar Birth Date : April 28,1894 Birthplace Passaic, NJ Death Date July 1, 1963 Cause of Death Massive Heart Attack with talking with friends at a gas station Place of Death Clifton, New Jersey Parents Lars Swenson and Mathilda Gustava Grimberg Siblings Swante August Swenson, Fred Lawrence Swenson, Martha I. Swenson, Nils Bernhard Swenson, and stillborn sister Swenson. Spouse(s) Married but cannot find name of his wife Children None VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? Class of 1216 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Applied Chemistry Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Class of 1 916 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Last Name Sutton First and Middle Name Granville Garnet Hometown Petersburg County and/or State Dinwiddie, Virginia Birth Date September 30, 1894 Birthplace Richmond, Virginia Death Date July 5, 1953 Cause of Death Toxicology Place of Death Richmond, Virginia Parents Lee Edwards Sutton & Ella Doretta Haynes Wagner Siblings Louis Valville Sutton, Lee Edwards Sutton Jr & Preston Taylor Sutton Spouse(s) Jessie L Butler Children No Children 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? Electrical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? While at Virginia Tech he played football, baseball, and was on the varsity track team. He also was the leader of the German Club. In the Bugle, it is stated that he developed a hatred for his calling to the military. On his world war draft card it stated he was working at Fort Myer. In the 1940 census he reported he was unable to work. Occupation Civil Engineer Contributing Researchers Alyssa Thompson Class of 2020 Bibliography Ancestry.com 1916 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 Sutton, Granville Garnet https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ff8b678ce854f0a232a8576a6e901b6f.jpg 289af5d985e4ad9606e49cbdab5ab23a https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/b90c4c056f224634cb7b99e8e1ca3c3d.JPG 2b78c80ba642d89ca6c2234ef3c2bc98 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/dc35aca9eab6bff0add86fe4c9daec75.jpg 8792137416eeea5ba8d159c10ad31bd7 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/df4e2e4a01c65c25adc591ffbbfddb87.jpg 2545a33c3a56a28afb60d9f8508663e7 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 Letter from Wallace Stiles to Dean Price, 14 November 1918. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Summary of the Operations of Headquarters, Third Division, Office Division Remount Officer" 19 April 1919, written by Captain Wallace Stiles Description An account of the resource "Summary of the Operations of Headquarters, Third Division, Office Division Remount Officer," 19 April 1919, written by Captain Wallace Stiles, document in private family collection, published on VPI in World War I with permission of family. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Captain Wallace Stiles Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Document in private family collection, published on VPI in World War I with permission of family. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 19 April 1919 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 Stiles First and Middle Name Wallace Campbell Hometown Elliston, Virginia County and/or State Montgomery Nicknames or Other Names Cutter Birth Date 1897 Birthplace Elliston, Virginia 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>Company D, 1st Pioneer Infantry at Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina</li> <li>Transferred to Headquarters Company, 3rd Division, American Expeditionary Force</li> </ul> Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Lieutenant through Captain Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Journeyed through France and Germany (1918) Occupation Instructor in Animal Husbandry at Virginia Tech Agricultural College (1917) Biographical Text Member of the Virginia Tech Planters Club, 1914 Bibliography <ul> <li>Letter from Wallace Stiles to Dean Price, 14 November 1918, <em>The Virginia Tech</em>, Blacksburg, Virginia, pg. 2. (see file attached)</li> <li>Letter from Wallace Stiles published in <em>The Virginia Tech</em> campus newspaper on 9 January 1918 (see file attached)</li> <li>Photographs and information from family, in private family collection of Julia Milton, published on VPI in World War I with permission of family. (see files attached)</li> <li>"Summary of the Operations of Headquarters, Third Division, Office Division Remount Officer," 19 April 1919, written by Captain Wallace Stiles, document in  private family collection, published on VPI in World War I with permission of family. (see files attached - scroll down to view this document in document viewer)</li> </ul> Contributing Researchers Cameron Wills VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? Class of 1916 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Taught a summer school class, June 19 - August 16, 1917 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? 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Last Name Somerville First and Middle Name James Green Hometown Mitchells, Virginia County and/or State Culpepper, Virginia Nicknames or Other Names "Deae" Birth Date November 9th, 1894 Birthplace Mitchell, Virginia Death Date December 12th, 1982 Cause of Death Old age Place of Death Alexandria, Virginia Parents Atwell Somerville and Mary Jane Stringfellow Siblings Robert Stanton Somerville, Atwell Somerville, Walter Gray Somerville, Henry Martin Somerville, Mary Lee Somerville, Frank Stringfellow Somerville, Henry Martin Somerville Spouse(s) Muriel Somerville Children None 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? Civil Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Marine Corps Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Leutnant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Second Leutnant Decorations or Citations Unknown Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Unknown Additional Notes Not much found on Mr. Somerville's service, he did serve and survive the war as a Marine Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Mr. Somerville lived in several cities in Virginia and Richmond all while working as a Civil Engineer Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Worked as a Civil Engineer, got married, did not have children Occupation Civil Engineer Biographical Text Mr. Somerville was a good, hardworking man who served in World War I and held a prestigious rank. He moved around a lot and was married but never had children. He also filled out a draft card for WWII but didn't get drafted. Bibliography ancestry.com The Bugle Contributing Researchers Hance Gareis 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 Somerville, James Green questionnaire https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/02a4d29a2dfdaf5e8bbf3d4fdebbc883.jpg 52613990bf8d159a22e5e6d93cca5375 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/4e63feacf47a0a9ee3e654da2fbc1e0f.jpg 9e05eda34bb3ad935c6236e14b6eef16 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 Snapp First and Middle Name Oliver Irvine Hometown Winchester, Virginia County and/or State Frederick Nicknames or Other Names Pop or Labrum Birth Date August 1, 1895 Birthplace Winchester, Frederick County Death Date July 2, 1987 Place of Death Fulton County, Georgia Parents Ella K. Snapp George O. Snapp Siblings Lillian A. Snapp Ralph B. Snapp Spouse(s) Eloise Parham Married: June 1928 Children Oliver Snapp Bobbie Snapp VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? Class of 1916 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Navy Occupation Job title: Entomologist Company: The Department of Agriculture Research Administration Biographical Text Snapp participated in Basketball, Planters club, and the Shenandoah Valley club during his time at Virginia Tech. He registered for World War I when he was 21 years of age. Contributing Researchers Jenna Sobieski Class of 2020 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 Snapp, Oliver Irvine https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/31fc45cafd41e11acec883ab3090fc16.jpg e3833245e50eed3e2b89808a5dd58a7a https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/be1c0885ee7f57142c7f6cae587078ef.jpg f30a9d4abadcbed9dff2a900a4429c80 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 Schweickert First and Middle Name Graham Roscoe Hometown Richmond County and/or State Henrico Virginia Nicknames or Other Names Gray, Dutch Birth Date 24 Oct 1894 Birthplace Richmond Virginia Death Date 11 Jan 1969 Place of Death Los Angeles California Parents Louis Christopher Schweickert, Minnie Comora Faulconer Siblings George, Louise, Lynwood Spouse(s) Marion R Davis Children Graham, James, David, Richard 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? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Colonel Occupation Farmer Biographical Text Graham Roscoe Schweickert was born on the 24th of october 1894 in Richmond Virginia. Schweickert Majored in Agriculture at Virginia Tech and graduated in 1916. He then joined the army and served in the infantry. Schweickert retired from the military on the 30th november 1944 at the rank of Colonel. Following his service in the military Schweickert became a farmer, and had 4 children (Graham, James, David and Richard) with his wife Marion. Schweickert died on 11th January 1969 in Los Angeles California. Contributing Researchers Oliver Smeeton 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 Sanders First and Middle Name Harry Warinner Hometown Dumbarton, Virginia County and/or State Henrico Nicknames or Other Names Sammy Birth Date August 29th, 1895 Birthplace Dumbarton, Virginia Death Date January 17th, 1984 Cause of Death Lung Cancer Place of Death Roanoke, Virginia Parents William Carrington Saunders and Rosa Gary Spouse(s) Julia Maloney Saunders 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? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Occupation Educator Biographical Text While Sanders did not serve in the war, he went on to lead a successful life serving VPI that culminated in him being a member of the University's governing body, the Board of Visitors Contributing Researchers Connor Skelly 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 Sanders, Harry Warinner https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/e170b9461df0df8f118d77540a4a24de.jpg 54f158ba1905269a78d89cebe85555e7 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/63187b1ec5c52969cbcf2dc0e81a6a56.jpg b44decee0bddecc5de5a0c9189f3ab42 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 Rust First and Middle Name Armistead Thompson Mason Hometown Washington D.C. County and/or State Washington D.C. Nicknames or Other Names Rust Birth Date June 4, 1894 Birthplace Sitka, Alaska Death Date May 29, 1974 Cause of Death Natural causes Place of Death Huntsville, Alabama Parents Armistead Rust and Anne Rust Siblings None Spouse(s) Beatrice Angell Colburn Children Nellie Angell Craddock 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? Mechanical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Navy Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, Captain Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Captain Contributing Researchers Lee A. Schwabenton 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 Rust, Armistead Thompson Mason https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/7bf1bfc47b654684f1deeaaf960b2ee7.jpg e21d19660e2961e1235551b6062cc415 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/2d2063e1ad13bcc3f7fd05ae8a6c5dc4.jpg 397140a67f3030b38d6d341cc7add8b4 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 Rowe First and Middle Name Firmen William Hometown Richmond, Virginia County and/or State Henrico Birth Date February 28, 1893 Birthplace Sugar Creek, Ohio Death Date 1968 Place of Death Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania Parents John Rowe, Rachel Schutt Siblings Robert Rowe, Ammon Rowe, Harvey Rowe Spouse(s) Mabel Rowe Children No 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? Mechanical engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes 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 6 from National Army 51 Co 5 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Second Lieutenant Decorations or Citations Honorable Discharge 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 Rowe, Firmen William https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/8196316c68f666cb069ecbcddbf841d1.jpg f404040f12b5f301074b0e0345c14547 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/835a40b83e4de67807b865af9e79fdae.jpg 504c1166ad805856487b0fe5f79aa600 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 Roller First and Middle Name John Baker Hometown South Boston, Virginia County and/or State Halifax Nicknames or Other Names Cornbin Mouse Birth Date May 8, 1895 Birthplace Oxford, Granville, North Carolina Death Date August 8, 1971 Cause of Death Intestinal Hemorrhage Place of Death Perrisburg, Giles County, Virginia Parents John Baker Roller and Sallie E Roller Siblings Josie R Roller, Earley C Roller, Hallie H Roller Spouse(s) Margaret A Roller Children John B Roller, Soelia J Roller 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? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes 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? Coast Artillery Rank What military rank did this individual hold? First Liutenant Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Worked as a teacher for many years. Occupation Teacher, Principal Biographical Text Was stated in the Bugle to have an interest in education, later in his life he became a school principal. He is the second of his name, after his father John B Roller I who died in his childhood, leaving his mother to take care of him and his three other siblings. He had one son named John B Roller as well. Bibliography Ancestry,.com, Virginia Death Records 1912-2014, Census of 1940, Census of 1930 Contributing Researchers Jason Steven Pixley 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 Roller, John Baker https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a1d4a5f1597847df0644d8f81cae6f53.jpg f236c10c995b77a8c35585567232f55d https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/6ca9b20baee9c8cc0a5f0c89fdca805e.jpg 157fd292032dfdb3dcd55f20c204e8c1 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 Pobst First and Middle Name Theodore Adolphus Hometown Tazewell, Virginia County and/or State Tazewell 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 Pobst, Theodore Adolphus https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/1edc3adbb5fce96385da3afb0469be93.jpg 38d7b5a8063a0109854261ddc0f2e106 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/f7b61c26b5c1c3497c3a8d7b180f2996.jpg c159dda03ab31b565bec1733701a70b3 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 Phinney First and Middle Name Ralph McCullough Hometown Richmond, Virginia County and/or State Henriico Nicknames or Other Names Ralph Birth Date June 1st, 1895 Birthplace Jonesboro, Tennessee Death Date October 14th, 1998 Cause of Death Age Place of Death Greene County, Tennessee Parents Robert and Minnie Phinney Siblings Robert Phinney Jr. Spouse(s) Lieutenant Phinney never married, and died a life long bachelor. Children Lieutenant Phinney had no children. 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? Electrical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? U.S. Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? American Telephone and Telegraph Company U.S. Signal Corps Service Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? First Lieutenant Decorations or Citations Lieutenant Phinney was made Honorable Mayor of Greeneville, Tennessee. The Ralph Phinney scholarship was also made in his name at Tusculum College. Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Was a member of the US Army Signal Corps, which would later grow to become a massive part of the US Army structure, which now operates communications for the entirety of the US Army. It was founded in 1860, and at the time of First Lieutenant Phinney’s enlistment was relatively small. He joined hoping to gain knowledge on telephone lines, and he would later use that knowledge to found his own company. Additional Notes Lieutenant Phinney was a sophomore Rat, or someone who started out as an academic sophomore in the Corps. Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Helped to secure and preserve the legacy of President Andrew Johnson by helping create a museum and erect a statue. Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Lieutenant Phinney founded an electric engineering company and pioneered the creation of an electric grid in east Tennessee in the 1920s. Occupation Owner and manager of Greeneville Engineering Company 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 Biographical Text First Lieutenant Ralph McCullough Phinney was born in Tennessee in 1895. He would grow up there before traveling to Blacksburg Virginia to enroll in VPI. After just three years he graduated and was sent to France as a Second Lieutenant in the US Army Signal Corps, hoping to gain some knowledge that he could use in the private industry later in life. Upon returning to his native Tennessee in 1919 he did exactly that, and ran an electrical company for almost sixty years. After retiring he devoted the remainder of his life to preserving and protecting the legacy of President Andrew Johnson, and his efforts ultimately resulted in the erection of a statue and small museum. He attended a VPI reunion in 1986, and was the oldest alumni in attendance. He passed away peacefully in 1998 surrounded by friends and his funeral was heavily attended. Bibliography Ancestry®. Accessed November 03, 2016. http://www.ancestry.com/. "Ralph M. Phinney Dies At 103; Helped Preserve Andrew Johnson Legacy." Greeneville Sun, October 15, 1998. Accessed November 3, 2016. www.greenevillesun.com. Swenson, H. O. The Bugle (1916). 1916. College yearbook, Virginia, Blacksburg. Contributing Researchers Aidan Kuester 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 Phinney, Ralph McCullough https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/243f7f5f2d96458c93137d8c9c2e58c9.jpg 2cf6b672c74f1249aad4360508f9c0f4 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/3816235fbffacc472aa30d69a976727f.jpg fce31abbe6d4d6f07e97905e4a169a57 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 Patteson First and Middle Name James Monroe Hometown Manteo, Virginia County and/or State Buckingham Nicknames or Other Names "Ham" Birth Date Februrary 29, 1888 Birthplace Manteo, Buckingham County, Virginia Death Date March 22, 1976 Cause of Death Ischemia brain due to arteriosclerosis and chronic brain syndrome Place of Death Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia Parents Geroge W. Patteson and Kate Patteson Siblings George Washington Patteson Jr., Kate Patteson, Hansford Patteson, Seargent S. Prentice Patteson Jr., Thomas Willie "Jack" Patteson Spouse(s) Catherine Lyon Patteson Children Jack Patteson and Mary Patteson VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1916 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Mining engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Did not actually serve Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company F Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/A Decorations or Citations N/A Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? N/A Contributing Researchers Claire Ko, Class of 2020 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 Patteson, James Monroe https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/54af7524df19e54f4509b99b7be29e73.jpg 2b8d83fb0916b065ffdcde6fc3d3779f https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a4c36ff3f004e85187a159762c0562ed.jpg a5d3bfe99ece8a7058107c555200e78c 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 Parker First and Middle Name George Edward Hometown Portsmouth County and/or State Norfolk, Virginia Nicknames or Other Names Georgie Birth Date September 13, 1895 Birthplace Norfolk Death Date January 27, 1977 Cause of Death Old Age Place of Death Portsmouth Parents Marie Adelle Myers and George Edward Parker Siblings Mary Irma Rea (half sister) Spouse(s) Mary Elizabeth Codd Parker Children Elizabeth Ann Parker Robert N Parker 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? Mechanical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Marine Corps Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served in World War I and World War II Occupation Co-Founder and President of Morse-Parker Motor Supply Contributing Researchers Genevieve Kluck 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 Parker, George Edward https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/23bd1192e8c3a9c85f4afad872666a3b.jpg 0a56f950c89074eb3b9231534f504df5 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/291e06f1ecd38cc07f0318e92869ebc4.jpg 55a0352b699c7dccf650aa60a85ab775 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 Painter First and Middle Name John Clayton Hometown Troutville, Virginia County and/or State Botetourt Nicknames or Other Names Captain Johnny Birth Date February 21, 1892 Birthplace Botetourt Death Date December 14, 1981 Place of Death San Mateo, CA Parents Benton Dolphus Painter & Sallie Cathrine Moomaw Siblings Ethen, Maggie, Joseph, Hunter, Lenna, Benjamine, Gema Spouse(s) Margret Lillian Moncrieff Children Wallace C Painter & Louise B Painter 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? Electrical engineering Contributing Researchers Semia Jones Class of 2020 Occupation Electrical engineer Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Did not serve 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 Painter, John Clayton