1 20 23 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/18446c66169dc75aaf240333f0d10b65.jpg 806d12f05b44e06e6357aa94705ba3e5 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/85aaf608620e922c71c4d36107a18b84.jpg 305a7b44e25139d9ac39ea97d1fb76f3 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 1921 Person An individual. Last Name Fields First and Middle Name Gentry Elbert Hometown Elk Garden, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1921 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Mechanical Engineering Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1921 Person An individual. Last Name Greear First and Middle Name Howard Blair Hometown Troutdale, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1921 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? Army Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Entered VPI in 1916, left and served in the Army during the war, and returned to finish studies. Birth Date 11 March 1897 Birthplace Troutville, VA Parents Robert and Bird Greear Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 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Last Name Michael First and Middle Name Charles Lee Hometown Staunton, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1921 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 Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Field Artillery Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>Left VPI in Fall 1915 and joined the Army. Saw two years of service on the Mexican Border. Became a 2nd Lieutenant before the signing of the Armistice. </li> </ul> Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Returned to VPI to finish studies after war ended. 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Last Name Traylor First and Middle Name Edward Lowry Hometown Petersburg, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1921 (though originally in the class of 1920) Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Animal Husbandry 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? Battery C, 50th Costal Artillery Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private to Sergeant, to 2nd Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Went to France in October 1918 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 Traylor, Edward Lowry questionnaire https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/aa2a8248837362c41e4f315246988cf6.jpg 84c0ad12581fdefc95b7224d21887c7a https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/2ab45a23140ecfc02d4c5a3689229d90.jpg ed122ea9cccc15126a6aa087cb457361 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 1921 Person An individual. Last Name Warren First and Middle Name Michael Sherman, Jr. Hometown Toano, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1921 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Unknown Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Unknown Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>1921 Bugle indicates that Warren left VPI for a year to serve in the armed forces.</li> </ul> County and/or State Virginia Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Arras Sector, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne Offensiv Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Attended Virginia Tech after 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 Warren, Michael Sherman Jr. 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 1921 Person An individual. Last Name Yates First and Middle Name H. R. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1921 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? N/a Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Naval Reserve Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? N/a 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 Yates, H. R. 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 1921 Person An individual. Last Name Wood First and Middle Name J. A. 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Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 317th Infantry, 80th Division Hometown Dublin, Virginia 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? <ul> <li>involved in three offensives in France</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 Wirt, William Otto 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 1921 Person An individual. Last Name Wilston First and Middle Name W. S. 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Last Name Will First and Middle Name Matt VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1921 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? N/a Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Naval Reserve Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? N/a 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 Will, Matt 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 1921 Person An individual. Last Name Thorton First and Middle Name R. W. 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VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1921 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Sargeant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Virginia National Guard Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 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/. Title A name given to the resource Gray, R.J. https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ee638213e86ea1bda3fc522bd65ce4f4.jpg 14491e3f8f56fb4ab552c7c36685b7cb 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 1921 Person An individual. Last Name Carlson First and Middle Name Anthony Valfred VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1921 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Cause of Death Died of Spanish Flu in training with the Students Army Training Corps at VPI Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army SATC Birth Date 13 October 1899 Death Date 7 October 1918 Birthplace Surry County, Virginia Place of Death Blacksburg, Virginia Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, died of disease in training at VPI. Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Students Army Training Corps at VPI 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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Ensign Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Navy Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? N/a 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 Bennett, C. E. https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/437030872bf9112eabc29baeb32c49a2.jpg 53c9781e8fe5b767c129bfca1241459c https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/5cea23fdf71c8b61606a819e4330916e.jpg 0b74c44ea03eef80807858dd70fcf1ce 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 1921 Person An individual. Last Name Ferebee First and Middle Name Leigh Cason VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1921 (left VPI early and served, then returned after the war was over) Rank What military rank did this individual hold? N/a 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? N/a Nicknames or Other Names "Ferebee" he went by his last name Hometown Norfolk, VA County and/or State Norfolk, VA Birth Date June 3rd, 1895 Birthplace Norfolk, VA Death Date July 6th, 1965 Place of Death Norfolk, VA Parents Father: Samuel D Ferebee (1866-1905) Mother: Margaret Jacocks Sagar (1870-1932) Siblings George Emory Ferebee (1898-1942) Samuel Harrell Ferebee (1893-1966) Spouse(s) Ora Ferebee Children They had a child but it died in child birth Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Mining Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? In the VPI 1921 yearbook, it said he was active in France during the war. At the beginning of his junior year of college, he went to go serve for the military and spent a lot time in France. After the war was over, he came back and finished his schooling at Tech. Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? In the 1940 census, he did office work in the private sector. Additional Notes He was 47 when he entered World War II. He was part of the Norfolk Club at Virginia Tech Contributing Researchers Jane Duncan 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 Ferebee, Leigh Cason