28 20 1145 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 1919 Person An individual. Last Name Jennings First and Middle Name T.C. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1919 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? 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 Jennings, T.C. https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/bb04e052bcd0a22389f78f59f1b43375.jpg c55d3dde29e37bba0d94116817983640 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/31333c9f4f5225ac8db13da8747ec635.tif 3ea1e9d54ec5f2f4bdc7fb623097233b https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ecb30c6ab4dcbaf0aeaee69c8012d4fc.tif 5a3b50a4bf4940ed90c2d69a1cde9e25 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/7dc5647975ee750b1ec77d998fc7b464.tif 7922024530640a3edfc06d7e07e68c89 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a65909835c89996d82ccbd2dc67b73ac.jpg 4f26de0c4bce23a582d498443ab79343 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 Jessup First and Middle Name James Campbell VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? First Lieutenant, Captain Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? United States Army, Virginia National Guard Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company F, 116th Infantry, 29th Division Hometown Baskerville, Virginia Birth Date October 16, 1895 Birthplace Fayetteville, North Carolina Parents Ralph Jessup and Lizzie C. Munn Jessup 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 Jessup, James Campbell questionnaire https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/3cc5e87f4f01554659a5e1df4eee2ad0.jpg 7b8c75df3e8bdfd4f7b72e58ecbd6082 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 1920 Person An individual. Last Name Jett First and Middle Name John Payne VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1920 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? Infantry Hometown Roanoke, VA County and/or State Virginia Birth Date 03/01/1896 Birthplace Roanoke, VA Death Date 06/05/1962 Parents George W. Jett and Dora A. Jett Siblings Ellen Jett, Margaret Jett, Mildred Jett, George W. Jett, Annie D. Jett, and Baby Jett Spouse(s) Beatrice D. Jett Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? He was a salesman and only completed 3 years of college. While at Virginia Tech Jett was a member of the Roanoke Club. Occupation Salesman 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 Jett, J. P. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived 1910 U.S. Federal Census 1940 U.S. Federal Census 1920 Bugle Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Logan McMahon 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 Jett First and Middle Name Raymond Sherrer Hometown Richmond, Kentucky Birth Date 7 January 1892 Birthplace Richmond, Kentucky Death Date 8 March 1959 Place of Death San Antonio, Texas Parents Shelby Jett Sr. and Nancy Ogg Jett Spouse(s) Lucy Lyle Lacy Children Shelby Jett VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown, but did attend VPI in 1911 and 1912. 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Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1910 Person An individual. Last Name Jewett First and Middle Name John Motley VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1910 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 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/. 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Last Name Johnson First and Middle Name Benjamin Franklin Hometown Rapidan, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1913 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? 15th US Cavalry Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Nicknames or Other Names "Bif" Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering 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/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1913 Person An individual. Last Name Johnson First and Middle Name Charles Franklin VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1913 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? Infantry Nicknames or Other Names "Clif" Hometown Beaver Dam, 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 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 1917 Description An account of the resource This collection contains the profiles of all World War One veterans from the VPI Class of 1917. Person An individual. Last Name Johnson First and Middle Name Gordon Earle Nicknames or Other Names "Kinks" Birth Date 2/3/1896 Birthplace Roanoke, VA Hometown Roanoke, VA VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1917 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes 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; 136 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? First Lieutenant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Death Date 6/18/1896 Cause of Death Prostate Cancer "with Metastasis" Place of Death Salem, VA Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Signal Corps Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Aviation Bibliography <ul> <li>Lieutenant Gordon Earle Johnson Injured in Fall, 5 Decemer 1918, <em>The Virginia Tech</em>, Blacksburg, Virginia, pg. 6.</li> <li>Gordon Earle Johnson can also be found on our sister site, Roanoke Valley in the Great War: <a href="http://roanokevalleygreatwar.vtlibraries.org/items/show/1519" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">roanokevalleygreatwar.vtlibraries.org/items/show/1519</a></li> </ul> Parents Marcellus A. Johnson and Katherine Arthur Siblings Lewis A. Johnson Marcellus A. Johnson Jr. Hellen G. Johnson Paul S. Johnson John H. Saunders (step brother) Spouse(s) Louise Wright Johnson Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? 1920: electrician in coal mine; Somerset PA Made several trips to Miami Occupation Electrician Additional Notes Played piano. The Bugle called him “the best piano player that ever-attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute” Find a grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128344828# Contributing Researchers Elizabeth Sholtis Biographical Text Gordon Earle Johnson was born in Roanoke, Virginia on February 3rd, 1896 to Marcellus A. Johnson and Katherine Arthur. Johnson attended VPI from 1913-1917 and majored in Electrical engineering. Johnson enjoyed playing piano and was even revered by The Bugle as "the best piano player that ever-attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute." In the war, Johnson served in the Signal Corps. After the war, Johnson worked as an electrician and married Louise Wright Johnson. He died in 1976 of prostate cancer in Salem, Virginia. County and/or State Virginia Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Noted in <em>The Virginia Tech</em>, as being a student aviator at Call Field in Wichitall Falls, Texas as of 31 January 1918.<br /><br />Enlised as an aviator in the army in July 1917 and was sent to Georgia after 3 months to the aviation field at Witchita Falls, Texas. While there he was comissioned as a second lieutenant and went overseas. While flying over the lines of October 22, 1918 his plan was disabled and in the fall to the earth his foot was crushed and he was badly injured. He was reported dead but taken to a French hospital and remained there recovering for ten months until he could return home. <br /><br />He continued after the war in the Aviation Corps. 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 Johnson, Gordon Earle https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ec7426f053908d5fffe97991ba95ff12.jpg 9e4289b23a4661c309251dbf13e8febf https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/635b93f6ab07c8debfd3e763fb7ea35e.jpg fc2bb19978b8293332e478a2a885b884 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 1909 Person An individual. Last Name Johnson First and Middle Name Rufus Murray VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1909 Birth Date April 15, 1884 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? Infantry Hometown Charlotte, North Carolina 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 Johnson, Rufus Murray 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 1876 - 1899 Person An individual. Last Name Jones First and Middle Name A. C. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1891 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Captain 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? Medical 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 Jones, A. C. https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/6e5f799023bea392d26837d677b7ed22.jpg 60653c7fa2168743d8e961ab282b7d81 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/3d8837c8644f37e2ee46a1c4969d1ec8.jpg 10cea26411dace5e44011a831673f74b https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/b460d7bb312fec134bebeaccf13092f3.jpg e9c339000281834bfee2cf0faa52214e 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 Jones First and Middle Name Albert Lamartine, Jr. 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? Captain 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? Company K, 312th Infantry Regiment, 78th Division Hometown Quantico, Maryland Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Birth Date 23 September 1893 Birthplace Quantico, Maryland Death Date 10 January 1983 Place of Death Dallas, Texas Spouse(s) Margaret Bounds Jones Children Richard Lowe Jones Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li><span>Taken from <em>Maryland Military Men, 1917-1918</em> book: "ORC 8/15/17 capt Inf, (Madison Bks N.Y.); Co K 312 Inf; Patient at Hosp AEF 10/23/18; Patient at Embark Hosp Hoboken N.J. 12/24/18; Patient at Base Hosp Camp Meade Md. 1/4/19, Hon disch 7/31/19, Overseas 5/20/18 to 12/24/18, St. Mihiel; Limey Sector; Meuse-Argonne, Wounded severely 10/23/18"</span></li> </ul> 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>Service information found in book <em>Maryland Military Men, 1917-1918</em></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 Jones, Albert Lamartine, Jr. wounded 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 Jones First and Middle Name H. G. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1911 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Training May 1917 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? 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 Jones, H. G. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1918 Person An individual. Last Name Jones First and Middle Name H. M. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1918 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Ensign Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? 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Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1910 Person An individual. Last Name Jones First and Middle Name Harry Guilford Nicknames or Other Names Griz Hometown Doe Hill, Virginia County and/or State Highland County, Virginia Birth Date November 18, 1885 Birthplace Doe Hill, Virginia Parents Dr. Henry H. Jones Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Civil Engineering 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 L., 51st Regiment, Coastal Artillery Corps Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? 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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 Jones First and Middle Name John Ashby Hometown New Castle, Virginia County and/or State Craig Nicknames or Other Names Ashby Birth Date October 20,1891 Birthplace New Castle, VA Death Date April 22, 1931 Place of Death Williamsburg, VA Spouse(s) Katharine A Jones Children Martha A Jones VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? Class of 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 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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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 Jones First and Middle Name Ralph Robert Hometown Richmond, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1915 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Air Service Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Student Aviator Additional Notes Ralph Robert Jones' WW1 jacket from his uniform is currently held by the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Museum and can be seen at this link: <a href="https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/items/show/2194">https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/items/show/2194</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 Jones, Ralph Robert questionnaire https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/54f9eaa320b231859226ff958c38b631.jpg 237808f34667bb2de49d5cee96414651 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 1876 - 1899 Person An individual. Last Name Jones First and Middle Name William Catesby VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1899 (or 1900) Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? <ul> <li>Virginia National Guard</li> <li>Gas Dispense Service</li> </ul> Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Troop "B" Rank What military rank did this individual hold? <ul> <li>Sergeant</li> <li>Captain in the Gas Dispense Service</li> </ul> Hometown Richmond, Virginia Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? William Jones was injured in March 1918 in Washington DC in an explosion of chemicals in a laboratory. <em>The Virginia Tech </em>reported that most of his injuries were burns to the face. At first it was feared that he would lose sight in one eye, but this danger apparently passed. Bibliography <ul> <li><em>The Virginia Tech</em>, Blacksburg, Virginia, 21 March 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/. Title A name given to the resource Jones, William Catesby https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a46d58ccb1a9547ead31633ebbff1020.tif fa7e87dc1187d63845e3d27d391b12f9 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/e4285cd6e306a73998e30330803c490b.tif 25277c9116419b4d7cb5ff43a4a735fe https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/069bc0572066285cdc13939bb00453e5.tif 320417904953cdeda1a3c8432e060436 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 1917 Description An account of the resource This collection contains the profiles of all World War One veterans from the VPI Class of 1917. Person An individual. Last Name Jordan First and Middle Name Essex Frank Nicknames or Other Names N/a Birth Date 11/7/1895 Birthplace Big Island, VA Hometown Bedford, VA VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1917 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? N/a Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? N 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? Y Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Death Date 1/5/1977 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death Duval, Florida Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Worked as an inspector for the city of Roanoke, VA 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? 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 Jordan, Essex Frank questionnaire