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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1904 Person An individual. Last Name Wright First and Middle Name Daniel Edward VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1904 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Captain 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? Chemical Warfare Service Hometown Winchester, Virginia Biographical Text Daniel Edward Wright was born on November 18th, 1883 in Frederick County, Winchester, Virginia to the parents of Samuel B. Wright and Elizabeth Millenger. He attended VPI (Virginia Tech), where he participated in multiple clubs: Secretary Lee Literary Society, Class and All-Class Football Team, and the Exchange Editor (a student publication). After graduating from VPI, he married Grace Y. Wright and together they had two children, Daniel Edward Wright Jr. and Grace Wright. He was then hired by the U.S. government to be a municipal/civil engineer for the Panama Canal. He traveled often, according to passenger records he visited his family at least once a year, who were living at Bunker Hill, WV. Outbreak of war called Wright home, though according to his draft card he wished to be exempt from service. However, he was denied and served initially as a Captain in the Chemical Warfare unit. At wars end, he left the service with the title of Colonel. He returned home and lived with his wife and children at their home, the Daniel Wright Homestead. He died on November 10th, 1962 and was buried in Clear Brook VA at the Hopewell Friends Burial Ground. County and/or State Frederick County Birth Date November 18th, 1883 Birthplace Winchester, Virginia Death Date November 10th, 1962 Cause of Death N/A Place of Death Martinsburg Berkeley County, West Virginia Buried: Clear Brook Frederick County, Virginia Hopewell Friends Burial Ground Parents Father: Samuel B. Wright Mother: Elizabeth Millenger Siblings N/A Spouse(s) Grace Y. Wright Children Son: Daniel Edward Wright Jr. Daughter: Grace Wright Foley Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? N/A Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Colonel Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Draft Card filled on September 1918 (age 34) Requested exemption - denied Occupation Worked as a municipal/civil engineer for the U.S. government Assigned to work at the Panama Canal while living at Balboa Heights C.Z. 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First Lieutenant 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? 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 Whitmore, J. C. https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/7d0a7f638e6c04c4fdcc4242e51872a1.jpg a364d0546463586bc07675674620a4ef https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/361311943030a4cee321175a8bba70fc.jpg 9a77119ef1a79e3a5576ef631dc9f11d 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 1904 Person An individual. Last Name Saunders First and Middle Name Carter Temple VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1904 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant 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? Engineers Hometown Evington County and/or State Campbell, Virginia Birth Date May 25, 1884 Birthplace Evington, Virginia Death Date November 11, 1973 Place of Death Lynchburg, Virginia Parents Cant. Fleming Saunders, C.S.A.; Mary Gwathmey Siblings Fleming Saunders, Mary E, Spouse(s) Elizabeth Susan Bowles (1900-1951), (m. 1921-1951); Ida May Bowles (1908-1964),(m. 1953-1964); Bessie Dinmore Lackland Figg (1900-1990), (m. 1966-1973) Children William Saunders (mother: Elizabeth Susan Bowles), (1922-2000) Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Occupation Electric and Civil Engineering Forestry Service, Coal Mine Engineer, superintendent in C.C. Corp 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 Saunders, Carter https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/679ce00655cbd484d5a8184f315c1c57.jpg c698d3b053719009662f1261cbdbbd4f https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/478ceebdcd8fe0e6474a18b77ddd81c3.jpg 29f9c2d4f38903470e9b4f32cc6f3507 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/723e3178317d09e948fdd43a180ea7c7.jpg 1cde9698370a669ee83561c7732216b9 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/0b3e0d9c4709f5ff26b55b472aaee682.jpg f1f2dfc60e7da7ff45de8ebf8b8cf3ef 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 1904 Person An individual. Last Name Pratt First and Middle Name Frank Cushing VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1904 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? First Lieutenant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? National Guard (General) Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? McGuire Unit Staff Surgeon Hometown Fredericksburg Birth Date January 9, 1883 Birthplace King George County, Virginia Death Date January 22, 1964 Cause of Death Pratt’s immediate cause of death was Bronchopneumonia which developed within two days due to Metastatic Carcinoma in the right lung which was diagnosed within four months of his death. Place of Death Mary Washington Hospital, Fredericksburg City, Virginia. Parents Sgt. Alexander Pratt and Agnes Elizabeth Jones Additional Notes Frank Cushing Pratt is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Fredericksburg, VA. Biographical Text Dr. Frank Cushing Pratt was born on January 9, 1883 in King George County, Virginia. Pratt departed on July 10, 1918 from Newport News on the Aeolus, and he served as First Lutinate under U.S. Army Base Hospital No. 45 during World War I. When Dr. Pratt was 59, he signed a 1842 World War II Draft Registration Card that listed the Medical Center in Fredericksburg as a place that will always know his address. Pratt retired as a physician and surgeon, and on January 22, 1964, at age 81, Dr. Pratt died from Bronchopneumonia which developed from his already diagnosed Metastatic Carcinoma. County and/or State Virginia Siblings John Lee Pratt Spouse(s) Katherine (Kate) Rogers Pratt Children None Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? 1904 Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Pratt later filled out a draft card from 1942, but little is known about how his service after filling out the draft card. Decorations or Citations None Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Pratt lived in Fredericksburg, VA with his wife, and he worked at the medical center in Fredicksburg. Occupation Physician 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? page 166 Contributing Researchers Caroline Harvey Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Dr. Frank Cushing Pratt retired as a physician and surgeon and worked for the medical center in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Bibliography 1942 World War II Draft Registration Card found on Ancestry.com Kate Rogers Pratt page found on Findagrave.com Frank Pratt’s Death Record from 1964 found on Ancestry.com 1940 U.S. Federal Census found on Ancestry.com Frank Pratt’s Social Security form found on Ancestry.com Dr. Frank Cushing Pratt page found on Findagrave.com John Pratt’s Death Record from 1975 found on Ancestry.com John Pratt’s page found on Findagrave.com U.S. Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists from 1918 found on Ancestry.com "Virginia Military Organizations in the World War." Our Story. Accessed December 03, 2017. http://www.ourstory.info/library/2-ww1/USAAS/VAmed.html. "Richmond Times-Dispatch, 22 August 1917." Virginia Chronicle. Accessed December 03, 2017. https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RTD19170822.1.12&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------. 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 Pratt, F.C. https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/81f63178206ec449d23c8512974a7e6e.jpg a67e840972a0a8242790efb3fed711b5 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/4d92bc0679b682b8d783b40941afde23.jpg 982a9a79bc7cf889b8bba2842856a1c8 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 1904 Person An individual. Last Name Martin First and Middle Name Frank Lysander VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1904 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Major Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Marine Corps Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? N/a Hometown 409 Fourth Street, Portsmouth City, Virginia County and/or State Portsmouth City, VA Birth Date September 9, 1882 Birthplace Portsmouth, VA Death Date January 21, 1967 Parents Emma Jane Martin and Luther Lysander Martin Siblings Flovian V. Martin and Chester L. Martin Spouse(s) Anna Belle Martin Children Jane Ward Martin and John Lysander Martin Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Civil Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Major Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? He retired on August 9, 1916. Decorations or Citations N/a Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? N/a Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? He worked as a college professor until his death in 1967 Additional Notes He retired in 1916, before the end of the war. 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 Martin, Frank Lysander https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a52c30b1a02ad078985c78a6ce7b4c06.jpg 9c0232b6637d3adc79401ea3c70f164f https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/d24d1646cf693af566e11e16d91ff05e.jpg a84fed2bce0e9c2ef27e5d3abe0fa393 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/137f586a84e6fc82168a41c1daf97b89.jpg 99b5a5c2137259ac57416d5a0ed61fc3 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 1904 Person An individual. Last Name Heth First and Middle Name Clement Craig VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1904 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Major 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 Hometown Radford, Virginia County and/or State Virginia Birth Date November 11th, 1884 Death Date July 27th, 1930 Parents Stockton Heth, Isabella Norwood Hammet Heth Siblings Sue Hammet Heth Wharton, Virginia Conyngham Randolph Heth, Sally Pickett Heth, Stockton Heth Spouse(s) Jeanette Heth Contributing Researchers Devin Holler Birthplace Blacksburg, Montgomery County, VA Place of Death Richmond, VA 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? Worked as a farmer on his own farm Occupation Farmer 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 Heth, Clement Craig https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a7d579ee037ef626998bb78a5ce342c4.jpg 4fda8ba397ec6e388a1f2db38fe04cfb https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/799e34060739778cf8551923cda0946d.jpg 560a0446165be98fcaf0a6df585b4aab 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 1904 Person An individual. Last Name Heath First and Middle Name Michael Younger VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1904 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Captain Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Reserve Officers Enrolled in the National Guard 1925 Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Chemical Warfare Service Hometown Naruna, Virginia Roanoke, Virginia County and/or State Roanoke, Virginia Birth Date April 28, 1883 Birthplace Naruna, Campbell, Virginia Death Date February 4, 1955 Place of Death Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia Parents Michael Compigne Heath Lucy Willie Younger Siblings - Martha Patty Heath (1881-1967) - Nellie Heath Walker (1885-1954) - Rooney Heath Rowe (1892-1974) - Sidney Peters Heath (1895-1923) Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Colonel Bibliography <ul> <li>Article about the Heath Brothers published in <em>The Virginia Tech</em> campus newspaper, 17 April 1919</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Reserve Officers Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Ordnance Hometown Richmond, Virginia 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 Gibson, James A. B. https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/140a23c2353e1e5adcb691754953d2b6.jpg 75b2ddf14a91148307b7377ed95fd8ce https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9b6edb0e1f5ef386f5c699624399a1d7.jpg 4fa5d9bb0f0274aa740f0657463fddd4 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/12262084d521f25d8d365c8045893e64.jpg 3790f7dc70f2ebd62690fe04d5fd95b6 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 1904 Person An individual. Last Name Burton First and Middle Name Leslie Clyde VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1904 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant 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? Medical 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 Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? First Lieutenant Hometown Creve, VA County and/or State Virginia Birth Date August 16, 1883 Birthplace Creve, VA Death Date May 20, 1925 Cause of Death Pellagra with acute psychosis Place of Death Richmond, VA Parents William J. Burton and M. J. Oliver Spouse(s) Lillian Viola Hinnant Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Occupation Doctor 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 Burton, Leslie Clyde https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/58f25f390ddb3b288407fa5fb33fc074.jpg 66434622000951d60c576c06f9c9f60b https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/de0cee3316251fad601aa7b7443c5305.jpg 0d43ba4e3df441d69fd01098ebc650ec 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 1904 Person An individual. Last Name Borum First and Middle Name Douglas M. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1904 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? National Guard (General) Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Ordnance Inspector Hometown Strasburg, Virginia 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 Borum, Douglas M. https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/3fb9c69e3e983f51e1e9804821bfd067.jpg bb229c2861055b7d44d762ff4610ad76 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/4b7b9735c31506e932951840b5f9c824.jpg 526284a3b552ee96ed3b222d64e9b57d 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 1904 Person An individual. Last Name Barclay First and Middle Name George Moore VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1904 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? First Lieutenant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? 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