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Last Name Faulconer First and Middle Name John Waller, Jr. Hometown Tappahannock, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 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? 315th Field Artillery Regiment, 80th Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Began war as a 2nd Lieutenant, promoted to 1st Lieutenant, and then to Captain. Bibliography <ul><li>John Waller Faulconer, Jr. to The Virginia Tech, 15 September 1918 (published in The Virginia Tech on 28 November 1918), Blacksburg, Virginia, pg. 2.</li> <li><a href="https://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1912/1912_BUGLE.pdf">1912 VPI Bugle</a>, yearbook</li> <li>US Select Military Registers 1862-1985</li> <li>1900 US Federal Census</li> <li>Florida Divorce Index</li> <li>North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1976</li> </ul> Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Meuse-Argonne Offensive Nicknames or Other Names Poky County and/or State Essex County, Virginia Birth Date 11 September 1892 Birthplace Virginia Death Date 18 September 1971 Cause of Death Central Thrombosis Place of Death Southern Pines, Moore County, North Carolina Parents John Waller Faulconer and Carrie Colgin Jones Siblings Marguerrite Faulconer, Carrie R. Faulconer and Bettie Faulconer Spouse(s) Sylvia Dornche Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Honorably Discharged as Captain Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Participated in the Meusse-Argonne Offensive Contributing Researchers Gregory Milhiser Biographical Text <div style="text-align:center;">“At a given time to the second, we poured a terrific rain of our heavy high explosive shells...into a wood filled with enemy machine guns, killed or ran out the entire crew...Ah! It was a magnificent affair”</div> <div style="text-align:center;">-Captain John Faulconer describing combat in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive</div> John Waller Faulconer, from Tappahannock, Virginia, graduated as part of the Virginia Polytechnic Class of 1912. Nicknamed “Poky”, he studied Civil Engineering, where he excelled academically. A Company Commander in Company D of the Corps of Cadets, Faulconer also worked as Business Manager of the Bugle, the VPI yearbook. Just months after the war began, Faulconer joined the United States Army on June 5, 1917 as a Second Lieutenant. Faulconer was assigned as a battery commander with the 315th Field Artillery Regiment, 80th Division. With the 315th, Faulconer participated in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. On the evening of September 9, 1918, Faulconer and his unit arrived on the battlefield and began preparations for the upcoming Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Under the cover of night and poor weather, the 315th built their gun positions. He described the work as harder than any he ever done before. But he wrote that the hard work was also reassuring because it meant that him and his unit would have some protection from returning German artillery fire. When the Meuse-Argonne Offensive began, Faulconer and his unit poured an incredible amount of artillery fire into German lines in preparation for the infantry advance. During the six hours of shelling before the infantry advance, American artillery units expended more ammunition than was spent by both sides during the entirety of the American Civil War. He was Honorably Discharged with the rank of Captain at the end of the war. He later married Sylvia Dornche and moved to Southern Pines, North Carolina, where he died on September 18, 1971. 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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Title A name given to the resource Letter from Graham Bernard Bright in The Virginia Tech, 31 October 1918 Description An account of the resource Letter Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Virginia Tech Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 31 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 VPI Class of 1911 Person An individual. Last Name Bright First and Middle Name Graham Bernard Nicknames or Other Names Shorty Hometown Roanoke, Virginia County and/or State Roanoke County, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1911 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1919 Person An individual. Last Name Hall First and Middle Name Lysle George Nicknames or Other Names "Polly" Hometown Charlottesville, Virginia County and/or State Albemarle County, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1919 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Signal Corps Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>Noted in The Virginia Tech, as being a student aviator at Kelly Field, Texas as of 31 January 1918.</li> <li>Wounded and captured by Germans</li> </ul> Bibliography <ul> <li>"'Polly' Hall Was In German Prison Camp," The Virginia Tech, 28 November 1918, pg. 2</li> <li><a href="https://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1917/1917_BUGLE.pdf">1917 VPI Bugle</a>, yearbook, pg. 188</li> <li>Article about Lysle Hall published in The Virginia Tech campus newspaper, 20 March 1919</li> </ul> Birth Date 11/2/1893 Birthplace Virginia Death Date 28 April, 1946 Cause of Death "hemorrhage from intestinal track?" Place of Death Richmond, VA Parents Father: Geo W. Hall Mother: Leola H. Hall Siblings Vivian Hall, Nelson H. Hall, Hugh Hall, and Edward Hall. Spouse(s) Catherine Branch Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Played football at VPI? Occupation Occupation in 1942 was at the Texas Co. Norfolk, VA Contributing Researchers Grace Barth U.S. School Yearbooks, 1880-2013 from Ancestry.com 1910 United States Federal Census U.S., World War II Draft Registration Card, 1942 Virginia Death Record, 1912-2004 Bugle Yearbook, VPI in 1917, U.S. School Yearbooks, 1880-2013 Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 182nd Squadron, Aero Division 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 Guy First and Middle Name Harry DeWitt Hometown Roanoke, Virginia County and/or State Roanoke County, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture Bibliography <ul><li><a href="https://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1915/1915_BUGLE.pdf">1915 VPI Bugle</a>, yearbook</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/. 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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 Bruwell First and Middle Name John Armistead Hometown Upperville, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 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, Infantry Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant 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 Jones First and Middle Name John Ashby Hometown New Castle, Virginia Death Date January 2, 1919 Cause of Death Died of Disease (likely Spanish Flu) Place of Death Camp Dix, New Jersey VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 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, Infantry Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 1st Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Died of disease (likely Spanish Flu) in training at Camp Dix in New Jersey 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 Scott First and Middle Name John Simeon Hometown Roanoke, Virginia County and/or State Roanoke County, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 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? United States Army Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 306th Field Artillery, 77th Division Birth Date December 28th, 1889 Birthplace Roanoke, Virginia Death Date October 28th, 1968 Spouse(s) Kyle B. Scott Children Virginia K. Scott, John S. Scott, Thomas E. Scott. Place of Death Roanoke, Virginia Parents Evan Brown Scott, Sarah Lou C Price Siblings Clarence Scott. 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Last Name Davis First and Middle Name Roland Legard Hometown Abingdon, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 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, Infantry Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant 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 Cook First and Middle Name Russell Henry Hometown Danville, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 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 Birth Date 7 September 1895 Death Date 21 July 1971 Parents William Dawson Cook and Amanda Dillingham Cook Spouse(s) Susie Irene Cook Children Russell Henry Cook Mildred Dawson Jofko William Robert Cook Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 155th Depot Brigade Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Became high school principal in Roanoke 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 Preston First and Middle Name Seaton Tinsley Hometown Bristol, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army, Signal Corps (Radio) Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 1st Lieutenant, promoted to Captain Additional Notes <ul> <li>Letter in The Virginia Tech sent from France in February 1918 and published on April 11, 1918</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/. 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Last Name James First and Middle Name Walter Rodney Hometown Norfolk VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 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 Reserve, Infantry Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant County and/or State Virginia Birth Date February 9th, 1893 Birthplace Norfolk, VA Death Date June 13th, 1940 Place of Death Richmond, VA Parents Walter Lee James, Mary Purdy James Siblings Agnes Elwand, Harriett James Spouse(s) Bettie Woodward James Children Bettie Henly James Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Member of the Board of Directors of the Farmers Bank of Mathews, President of the Mathews Ruritan Club, member of the James Brothers firm (oyster planters) Contributing Researchers Devin Holler 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 James, Walter Rodney https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/f0cff0b05395e693565233fa727f4499.jpg 41939ba6ef4a6db75075972a83feea63 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/314d7c6f42baccec0b3b20ae8c03573b.jpg f44ab3a3f5f51df60e95871583a3d722 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/7c8dddf3e49d8c881bf1fc88e5294ad2.jpg 73f5c0cc75f627a19d7513ddcfb9496c 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 Byrne First and Middle Name William Hale Hometown East Falls Church, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 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 Reserve, Infantry Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 1st Lieutenant 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 Byrne, William Hale https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/0b49256ead01994e7bd62572a32f77fc.jpg 57932d114cb573a0bc1960d7235629d9 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/70925070fd38d4aa0ad1422dea4d6103.jpg cf798e21418562d3b75c69ed3e5815b3 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/591b8d6030bd02c76374418d3ed814e2.jpg 0d8b918997a44112c25f638425a45767 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/b5f5df43a09227222651503d56717acb.jpg 8bda86557c2da3e90557912f946f4276 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 Steele First and Middle Name William Issac Hometown Charlottesville, Virginia County and/or State Albemarle County, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 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, Aviation Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private 1st Class Birth Date 1 September 1893 Birthplace Charlottesville, Virginia Death Date 5 January 1961 Place of Death Washington D.C. Parents William Issac Steele and Mary Ashton Greene Spouse(s) Maria Randolph Carter Children Clairborne Carter Steele and William Beverley Steele Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? <ul> <li>School of Military Aeronautics at Princeton, NJ from January 1918 through 13 August 1918</li> <li>Flying SChool Cadet Company at Omaha, Nebraska to 13 September 1918</li> <li>Army Bln. School in Arcadia California to discharge</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 Steele, William Issac https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/6fd545e81316f9895d68b12f61034f8f.jpg 8eb1d1c18f2584306f0a83b0a0ad2404 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 1914 Person An individual. Last Name Austin First and Middle Name Joseph Hubert VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? -Private -Second Lieutenant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Signal Corps Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? -Field Hospital (Private) -Aviation (Second Lieutenant) Hometown Salem, Virginia Birth Date 19 August 1892 Parents Joseph H. Austin and Sarah Helen Austin Spouse(s) May Constance Stearnes Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Trained at Chanute Field, Illinois Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown, but was attending VPI between 1910 and 1911. 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 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 Austin, Joseph Hubert 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 1914 Person An individual. Last Name Blanton First and Middle Name B.B. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private 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? Troop "D" First Virginia Cavalry 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 Blanton, B.B. https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/21d25f06b4e7b9991a176db6f2b51ca2.jpg f94fcae06a5b7ad387c55d0964376f97 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ea0451df79836b38ac928e8ae4cb80c8.jpg 8195b53a75352a773294c1ea81c1ffc1 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/f669c1d1e555b71d055c5e0416856422.jpg b22ed300b3b81767268b247bc81bbab5 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/f365e3c30d7b8a8ec7a660983c57c31f.tif 2abf0f87849bb8b93e86cf88129b3d64 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/3b51765797072fe874527a08ece80646.tif ded3fa86dc6bd64d2653ad18d4665fdf https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a12d00420578e09b1189ffda5b0c7be6.tif f9d391478fbb7efe72ef1edc9278644e 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 1914 Person An individual. Last Name Bondurant First and Middle Name Samuel Walton VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 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 Hometown Rice, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes 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 Bondurant, Samuel Walton questionnaire https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9663fd249d958ad64e183ed4120db02e.jpg 1c48051c083cb54ef5195e6c2cb69136 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/d6040b2766594d0444dd0e66bf882933.jpg 3a4befb92361fff418115bcb2e550e7f https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/daf3e2f27801ca5bd1de14640d9f80ea.jpeg e8c5424988bff394d9e46221435e11fb 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 1914 Person An individual. Last Name Boyd First and Middle Name Palmer Vaiden VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Captured 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>Sailed to France on the Mount Vernon on 29 March 1918 attached to Sanitary Detachment, 38th Infantry</li> <li>Returned to the United States from France in April 1919 attached to Medical Detachment, 1st Battalion</li> <li>Headquarters, 361st Infantry</li> <li>Grave marker indicates service with the 317th Infantry, 80th Division - this occured from his enlistment until 17 December 1917</li> </ul> Birth Date 18 June 1894 Birthplace Alton, Virginia Parents William Boyd and Sally Jefferson Hailey Siblings Mary Lillie Boyd, John K. P. Boyd, Bettie B. Boyd, William J. Boyd, Nonie L. Boyd, John W. Boyd Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Virginia native Sergeant Palmer Boyd, a medical corpsman with the 38th Infantry, wrote a brief memoir detailing his POW experience titled <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_GnR_cMhD9BhKpnB_nv79ZY0VH9l7nyo/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kriegegefangenelager 80053: My Experience as a Prisoner of War in Germany.</a> While being processed, he and other doughboys discovered they were being funneled through a building to be interrogated. The men conspired to tell the same story to ensure the German interrogator only obtained limited information. It was an early example of POW group resistance. As a POW barracks chief, he kept fellow POWs off work details aiding the German war effort. In another quick-thinking action, Boyd had about 75 American POWs, all newly arrived from the front, cut off the leather straps and rubber headbands from their helmets before the items could be confiscated. The Germans recycled those materials for their war effort. Though a captive, Boyd continued to fight on the POW battlefield. 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>"Remembering First World War POWs in a noble mission," Legiontown USA website (<a href="https://www.legiontown.org/ownwords/5260/remembering-first-world-war-pows-noble-mission" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.legiontown.org/ownwords/5260/remembering-first-world-war-pows-noble-mission</a>), accessed 30 March 2025</li> <li>Photograph of Palmer Boyd upon his release from German captivity in November 1918 with shoes he carved himself (see attached photo)</li> <li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_GnR_cMhD9BhKpnB_nv79ZY0VH9l7nyo/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kriegegefangenelager 80053: My Experience as a Prisoner of War in Germany. Palmer V. Boyd (Lynchburg, Virginia: Press of Brown-Morrison Company, 1919 or 1920)</a></li> </ul> Hometown Alton, Virginia Death Date 8 March 1939 Cause of Death Automobile accident Place of Death Rocky Mount, North Carolina Spouse(s) Eula Cooper Boyd Freeman Decorations or Citations Croix de Guerre 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 Boyd, Palmer Vaiden prisoner of war