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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 Henry Carrington Nicknames or Other Names "Eagle" Birth Date 7/7/1896 Birthplace Houston, VA Hometown Houston, 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? Agriculture 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 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Promoted from Pat. to Cpl., to Apt., to 2nd Lt., to First Lieutenant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Death Date 7/3/1940 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death Lynchburg, VA Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Wounded Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? National Guard Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 111th F.A. battery F, 29th Division transferred to H Company, 59th Regiment, 4th Division County and/or State Halifax, Virginia Parents Hamet Jordan and Frances G. Riely Spouse(s) Helen Terrell Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Not discharged Contributing Researchers Sadie Slavin Siblings Mary Green Jordan, Frances Jordan Moore, William Riely Jordan Children Mary Riely Jordan, Helen Carrington Jordan, Annette Terrell Jordan Decorations or Citations None Bibliography U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2013 Certificate of Marriage for the Commonwealth of Virginia War History Commission Military Service Record Find a Grave 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, Henry Carrington questionnaire 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 1920 Person An individual. Last Name Jordan First and Middle Name J. E. C. 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 Nicknames or Other Names N/a Hometown Unknown, possibly Blacksburg County and/or State Unknown, possibly Virginia, U.S.A. Birth Date Unknown, circa 1899 Birthplace Unknown, possibly Blacksburg Death Date Unknown, possibly March 3, 1944 Cause of Death Unknown Place of Death Unknown, possibly Princes Town, Trinidad & Tobago Parents Unknown Siblings Unknown Spouse(s) Unknown Children Unknown Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Unknown Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Possibly yes Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? 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Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1916 Person An individual. Last Name Kabrich First and Middle Name William Camillus Nicknames or Other Names Kab Hometown Blacksburg, Virginia County and/or State Montgomery County, Virginia 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? 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? Coast Artillery Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 1st Lieutenant and Captain Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>Entered training in May 1917</li> <li>Class #8, Anti-Aircraft School in Villiers Le Bel, Oise, France</li> </ul> Bibliography Photograph of 1st Lieutenant William Kabrich with Class #8, Anti-Aircraft School in Villers Le. Bel, Oise, France taken on October 31, 1918. : Kabrich is standing in the second row and is second from the left (https://catalog.archives.gov/id/55220317) <ul> <li> <table class="table table-condensed"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="text-right">National Archives Identifier:</td> <td>55220317</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text-right">Local Identifier:</td> <td>111-SC-30527</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text-right">Creator(s):</td> <td><a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10459659">Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. ca. 1974-5/15/1984</a> (Most Recent) <a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10468974">War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948</a> (Predecessor) <a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10463078">Department of Defense. Department of the Army. U.S. Army Materiel Command. U.S. Army Pictorial Center. (4/1/1964 - 6/30/1970)</a> (Predecessor)</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text-right">From:</td> <td><a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/530707">Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981</a> <a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/440">Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </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 Kavanaugh First and Middle Name John William, Jr. Hometown Roanoke, Virginia County and/or State Roanoke Nicknames or Other Names Shorty, Father Birth Date May 4, 1890 Birthplace Wytheville, Virginia Death Date February 18, 1970 Cause of Death Adenocarcinoma of prostate with extensive abdominal metastases, Azotemia Place of Death DePaul Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia Parents John William Kavanaugh Sr., Lola Kavanaugh Siblings James G. Kavanaugh, Anne Kavanaugh, Lucy A. Kavanaugh, William W. Kavanugh, Edward J. Kavanaugh, Emmet Kavanaugh, Mary G. Kavanaugh, Lola G. Kavanaugh Spouse(s) Anna Welsh Kavanaugh Children Anna Welsh Kavanaugh, John William Kavanaugh III, Edward Houston Kavanaugh 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? 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 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 1st Lieutenant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? 1st Lieutenant Occupation General Foreman for Norfolk and Western Railway Biographical Text Married November 28, 1925 President of Freshman Class 1913 Honorary Life Member of Roanoke Knights of Columbus Council 562 Member of Norfolk Elks Lodge 38 Member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Contributing Researchers Cameron Wills Bibliography Virginia Tech Bugle, 1916 World War 1 Draft Registration Card United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1940 Death Certificate Obituary 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 Kearfott First and Middle Name William Edward Hometown Kearneysville, West Virginia Birth Date 25 December 1893 Birthplace Kearneysville, West Virginia Death Date 6 September 1946 Parents William Harrison Kearfott and Mannie Nanny Bell Herr Spouse(s) Bernice Boreman Children Joseph Baker Kearfott and William Edward Kearfott 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 (drafted and rejected from service after a few weeks of training at Camp Lee due to health) Rank What military rank did this individual hold? N/A 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 Bibliography <ul> <li>Some images taken from <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kearfott-3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">William Edward Kearfott geology entry</a></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 Kearfott, William Edward 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 Kearsley First and Middle Name G. W. T. 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? Second Lieutenant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Reserve Officers; and Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 132nd Field 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 Kearsley, G. W. T. 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 Keenan First and Middle Name N/a 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? Corporal Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? National Army 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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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 Nicknames or Other Names "Kees" Hometown Rural Retreat, 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 Keesling, Ernest Basil https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/d042acfbe76592e8ac6137cb076329a1.jpg ab9c74a8ad72f5577057b52e462cc6d8 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/c369e854ad4be4a1cb16bf739f6caaf3.jpg 2d665b937d057e87f75fcc5bb00458fd 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 1912 Person An individual. Last Name Keesling First and Middle Name Loyd Neff VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 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? Infantry Hometown Rural Retreat, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering 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 Keesling, Loyd Neff 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 Keister First and Middle Name F. H. 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? Second Lieutenant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? 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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 Keister, Howard 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 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 Keith First and Middle Name Leslie Clinton Amsterdam Nicknames or Other Names L.C. 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? 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Keith, L. C. https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/eb60639262125211537bf598d5a5fcc3.jpg 5096d4a1fd33bb98b6e33431d14f72ae https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9e2e2ae06275a00bbd7a4be744572964.jpg aeedc8308df980dea4a294ece0b841e7 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/d4caf6968a6c6b821d002297c1c77e41.jpg 3f6667b06c827c6481cd82ba60eb0e10 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 Keller First and Middle Name Harry Edward Nicknames or Other Names "Harry" Birth Date 1/19/1895 Birthplace Bristol, VA Hometown Bristol, 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? Applied Chemistry Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Y 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 8/3/1981 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death Marion, 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? 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Fifty-fifth Ammunition Train 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 Keller, Lowry https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/f434f71e2446f4cc07f3f4725f81755d.jpg 821182576432cccf9cac82753e1b0673 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ce820fe666dd3e86d41500b723fdbe68.jpg 188d1cbbbb7fac6ee198b82c125cda82 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 Kelly First and Middle Name Creed Paxton 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? Private Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company A, 27th Engineer Regiment (Mining) Hometown Big Stone Gap, Virginia Birth Date 24 March 1893 Birthplace Big Stone Gap, Virginia Death Date 21 November 1971 Parents James William Kelly and Margaret Kelly Spouse(s) Clara Lou Burchfield Children Margaret Josephine Kelly Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown, but likely not. Attended VPI in 1912. Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Departed for France on 27 February 1918 aboard the Agamemnon 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 Kelly, Creed Paxton https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/bd38d562bfff92471785ea4900c754cd.jpg eddd09da0dc38925c2504c4fca2a3958 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/24b2b89b6922ff193964c61fe98ba997.jpg 1885380bfccb4efc158e26d6509b16aa 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 Kelsey First and Middle Name John Walter VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1909 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? Engineers Hometown Blacksburg, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Mechanical 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 Kemp First and Middle Name Harold Augustus Nicknames or Other Names "Gus" Birth Date April 27th, 1894 Birthplace Frederick, MD Hometown Frederick, MD 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? Mechanical 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 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 February 16th, 1953 Cause of Death Unknown Place of Death Frederick, MD Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Worked as a Civil Engineer in Frederick, MD 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 Biographical Text Said to have been medium height, with brown eyes, and dark-brown hair County and/or State Frederick County, MD Parents Father: Robert Augustus Kemp Mother: Daisy Alice “Mumsie” Birely Siblings Martha Almira “Marty”, “Dear”- Born on 8/5/1897 Spouse(s) Helen Virginia Work Children Three Children: Helen “Boody” Work Kemp- Born 9/30/1920 Robert Augustus “Bobby” Kemp II- Born 6/22/1922, Died at 15 years old Third child’s name is unknown Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Resided in Arlington, Virginia during WWII (1942) Married Helen Virginia Work on his birthday in 1918 Occupation Worked in the New War Department Building in Washington, D.C. (1942) 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 Kemp, Harold Augustus Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gia Theocharidis 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 Kennon First and Middle Name B. R. 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? Major 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 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 Kennon, B. R. https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/50c69003998b9dcdbcebdc0068263a95.jpg 3d3a1f5fd63a809045fdbb8d0f12fb5d https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/7f5c5b26dab28d40f0579b72fcbb19d9.jpg 4cebd560befa265aae26274514325f76 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 Kent First and Middle Name Robert Craig VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1909 Birth Date March 30, 1888 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, Adjutant General's Dept. Hometown Wytheville, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Applied Chemistry Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Birthplace Pulaski, Virginia Death Date October 2, 1956 Place of Death Miami, Florida Parents Robert Clark Kent Jr., Mary McGee Lindsey Siblings Mary M, Sarah L Decorations or Citations No medals per application for military headstone Bibliography Ancestry.com 1900 Census 1930 Census Application for Military Headstone 1909 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 Kent, Robert Craig