47 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 1914 Person An individual. Last Name Smith First and Middle Name Blackwell 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? 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 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 Smith, Blackwell 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 1913 Person An individual. Last Name Smith First and Middle Name C. E. 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? 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 Smith, C. E. 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 1908 Person An individual. Last Name Smith First and Middle Name C. L. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1908 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? 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 Smith, C. L. 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 Smith First and Middle Name C.L. 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? 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? COmpany "C" 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 Smith First and Middle Name Charles Emmett Nicknames or Other Names "Smitty" Hometown Warsaw, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1923, attended VPI after serving in World War I Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agronomy Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Unknown 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 Smith, Charles Emmett 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 Smith First and Middle Name George Blackwell Jr. Hometown Capron, Virginia County and/or State Southampton County, Virginia Birth Date 20 August 1894 Birthplace Capron, Virginia Death Date 6 March 1985 Place of Death Lookout Mountain, Tennessee Parents George Blackwell Smith and Elizabeth Lee Williams Spouse(s) Emily Jameson Miller Children 2nd Lt. Gustavus Hindman Miller Smith (died in Europe in World War 2), and George Blackwell Smith III 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 between 1911 and 1912. 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? 37th Infantry, 93rd Division Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Entered the first Officers Training Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, GA, 13 May 1917, was commissioned 2nd Lieut. 15 Aug 1917, and assigned to Camp Jackson, SC. He sailed for France on 6 Aug 1918,was wounded in action overseas (37th inf., 93rd Div. Regmt, AEF) and rec'd from the French govnt. a Croix de Guerre. He returned home on 11 Feb 1919, was sent to Camp Lee, VA and discharged there on 25 Feb 1919. Decorations or Citations Croix de Guerre Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? In 1919 accepted a position with the United Hosiery Mills Corp., of which he is became vice-president and superintendent. 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 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 Smith, George Blackwell 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 1914 Person An individual. Last Name Smith First and Middle Name H. W. 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? 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Last Name Smith First and Middle Name Julius Carrol Birth Date 23 March 1887 Birthplace Leadville, Lake County, Colorado Death Date 13 November 1975 Place of Death California Spouse(s) Mathilda Elizabeth Smith VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1910 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, entered VPI in 1906. Transferred and graduated from University of Colorado. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Captain 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 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 Smith, Julius Carrol https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/71a2ca235a8c842ceb95b7d14c8ee54d.jpg 6d2ef93d79e490e69f2d466e7b61acf1 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9f48cd14a9fde22a260c43166505f38d.jpg 2da438bd8dbe574848d585f67e625fa2 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 Smith First and Middle Name Otis Spottswood, Jr. 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? Virginia National Guard Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Infantry Hometown Suffolk, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Horticulture 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 Smith, Otis Spottswood, Jr. https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/6cc7faf9be67e173724b81a1a621e7fd.jpg 12e1c638782863209f01cbd568992adc https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/1359c5fb2653e67b76c853b4567735b1.jpg 4f743daaf8dbdab1da81ac329a262c73 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 Smith First and Middle Name Reginald Wingfield 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? Private Cause of Death Died of blood poisoning while at home from VPI Hometown Big Stone Gap, Virginia County and/or State Wise County, Virginia Birth Date 23 August 1899 Birthplace Gilley, Virginia Death Date 4 June 1918 Place of Death Big Stone Gap, Virginia Parents Malcolm Macauley Smith and Birdie Richmond Wax 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 Additional Notes Name listed on the Virginia Tech Pylons Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army SATC Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Students Army Training Corps at VPI Bibliography <ul> <li>"Reginald Smith Dead." Big Stone Gap Post. Volume 26, Number 23. 5 June 1918. (see attached file)</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 Smith First and Middle Name Warner Waring 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? 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? 77th Infantry at Camp Custer, Michigan Hometown Goochland, Virginia Birth Date Feburary 3, 1892 Birthplace Goochland, Virginia Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Drafted and sent to Camp Lee where he was made a Color Sergeant in the Headquarters Company, 38th Regiment. he entered the third Officers' Training Corps and received his commission in June 1918. Stayed in the infantry replacement camp until July and was then transferred to Camp Custer, Michigan to the 77th Infantry where he was promoted to first lieutenant in November 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 Smith, Warner Waring questionnaire https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/fb06fb0c8155e5538706b2a067c3d030.jpg 3cf308b9a2f34802801f7bbb4372fdc8 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/41e1b82d147643cab9b18dc4459d6ff4.jpg 80a4426a62491659df31ec2aa20f03a1 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 Smith First and Middle Name Wayne Rossiter 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? Second Lieutenant 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? 73rd infantry at Camp Devens, Massachusetts Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Missed his commission at the first Fort Myer Camp and was sent to Camp lee where he obtained his commission. Transferred to Camp Devens where he trained a company and was on the eve of going to France when the war ended. He returned to VPI to finish his degree. 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 1922 Person An individual. Last Name Smithers First and Middle Name Marion Wilkins Hometown Richmond, Virginia County and/or State Virginia Birth Date March, 23, 1900 Birthplace Richmond, Virginia Parents John W. Smithers and Mary Bowels Smithers VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1922 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 - in the VPI Students Army Training Corps (SATC) Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company C, VPI Student's Army Training Corps Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Entered Student's Army Training Corps at Christiansburg, Virginia on October 22, 1918 and left when SATC was disbanded on December 7, 1918 Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Smithers remained at VPI after the war ended, graduating in 1922. He said of the SATC that it "could have been more suitably named 'Stuck At The College." 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 Smithers, Marion Wilkins questionnaire 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 Smithey First and Middle Name L.P. 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? 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 Smithey, L.P. 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 Smithson First and Middle Name E. S. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1916 Person An individual. Last Name Snapp First and Middle Name Oliver Irvine Hometown Winchester, Virginia County and/or State Frederick Nicknames or Other Names Pop or Labrum Birth Date August 1, 1895 Birthplace Winchester, Frederick County Death Date July 2, 1987 Place of Death Fulton County, Georgia Parents Ella K. Snapp George O. Snapp Siblings Lillian A. Snapp Ralph B. Snapp Spouse(s) Eloise Parham Married: June 1928 Children Oliver Snapp Bobbie Snapp 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? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Navy Occupation Job title: Entomologist Company: The Department of Agriculture Research Administration Biographical Text Snapp participated in Basketball, Planters club, and the Shenandoah Valley club during his time at Virginia Tech. He registered for World War I when he was 21 years of age. Contributing Researchers Jenna Sobieski Class of 2020 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 Snapp, Oliver Irvine https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/02507aa3c8e66f5746444ec19080c918.jpg da10cff2054f6570e7786e29bef857d6 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/3d132db48bcf4da388a358143d738273.jpg 71c2abda326294ea26c69b66de94e947 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/5291fcccbac01c5813635c8ea494960c.jpg 12279607424e06d83f816d3e11d781c3 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 Snyder First and Middle Name John Abner 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? 2nd 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? Air Service Aeronautics 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 the Cornell Ground School as of 31 January 1918. Hometown Roanoke, Virginia Birth Date 10 September 1892 Death Date 29 June 1970 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, attended VPI between 1910 and 1912 but transferred to Lehigh University. 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>1917 Lehigh University 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/. Title A name given to the resource Snyder, John Abner 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 Somerville First and Middle Name G. S. 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? Seaman 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? 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