48 20 1145 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/74b198953e7ca4edcbdc54acaacbd75d.jpg 7701f9fe62c52969294d0d346c24403c https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/bb3a36908fb8b49c00320245490f2c07.jpg e0c61da5f4c36ea058256700690a9303 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9b610b1b7289503d79ef2aa09c5dbfd7.jpg 3f102e2a5b8b651a80ba494afc2936c6 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/8412a2bbb3382bff79b84749f33404fa.tif 2d95352092318212928083710de9ab23 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/dcc6d62302549b4f84fb2671955445c8.tif 8c0357f75c26e8183699796ba4359ce1 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/1511573e66bb0d5ed451fc85a2568fe6.tif 2810bef27b4bac94dcb314ece97ee9c6 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 Epes First and Middle Name Campbell Fletcher Nicknames or Other Names Speedy Hometown Richmond, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1920 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? Students Army Training Corps Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? SATC at VPI 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 Epes, Campbell Fletcher questionnaire https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ff1d757299a769474477f55569893ea8.jpg 61f82fe094e36eae91c995b42f3aebcf https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/b8bed4e3216ca58c1f444289801080ea.jpg e89d2456b4207baa96d2fc7562633d5c https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/1a8b4cb057d359e618b6f5839b1b5a87.jpg b0d64e63b8649fc005565fa1c0b1c64c https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a07ea759bdcb12dffe78b1b9a01d7815.tif d188daede6d61740dcd4459be0ff36e3 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a05520e77497738ce4ae9e4870040e2b.tif b8fd3506c92ff7d9e448fc12d51a00e3 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ac99a8eb5efbbea53375e380fa8bde0c.tif 2aea4dbeed87cbce32a5fe2af6e9c122 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/e6122ec178b9244631d4e9a521557bab.tif c4f0464bda32f3e923d6931d77b26051 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/6013d263aa175d21eb384568fa00dc4d.tif 45195e247c8ede61945ce7c8d0bf1ef9 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 Hutchings First and Middle Name Charlie Leon Hometown Norfolk, Virginia Birth Date June 10, 1896 Birthplace Hickory, Virginia Parents J. F. Hutchings and Mamie Halstead VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1920 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Chemical 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 Reserves Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Students Army Training Corps at VPI 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 Hutchings, Charlie Leon questionnaire https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/13293b8ca5ead86fba88b9f1e777b6e0.jpg 2868130996479153776c70ef9d41d433 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/300c568188ed7e236187fe25d6f90c7c.jpg b0e6c3c531a007256abfdda684ada04d https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/45a863d84b92239deacc7852e3f0d59a.jpg 3692c898a4508531fa7aa9913cb0348a 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 Turner Jr. First and Middle Name Walter Lee Nicknames or Other Names Dills Hometown East Falls Church, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? Graduated in 1920 but was originally in the class of 1918. Turner left VPI in the Spring of 1917 in order to join the military. He returned to VPI in 1919 after the war to complete his education. Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes County and/or State Newport News City, Virginia Birth Date March 31, 1896 Birthplace Richmond, Virginia Death Date August 20, 1976 Place of Death Webster, Harris, Texas Parents Walter Lee Turner Sr. and Ethel Sinclair Dickinson Siblings Ethel Marie Turner, Jennie Ellyson Turner, Gary Estelle Turner Spouse(s) Pauline Elizabeth Werner Children N/A 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 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/A Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? N/A Decorations or Citations N/A Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Enrolled in Military on August 15, 1917. Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? He was married on January 1, 1924. Additional Notes He left VPI in the Spring of 1917 to enlist in the military. He then returned to VPI in 1919 to complete his education. He graduated in 1920 but was supposed to have been in the class of 1918. Contributing Researchers Cody Hester Bibliography 1900 Census, 1910 Census, 1930 Census, 1940 Census, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File (1850-2010), Virginia Select Marriages 1785-1940 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 Turner, Walter Lee Jr. https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/2a176daf059e503791fac4ff217f99f0.jpg f4094a83bf7cd4e61ebb1d488b0e6a94 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/706dcff4141999f8da8c30e18f1628ee.jpg fa3a34d0f1fdc876fa21a067e17578a6 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/17263cd062ff7918628a1010d4d5bf4f.jpg e148a9d12b76e91aebaa5e527ad24b57 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 1922 Person An individual. Last Name Credle First and Middle Name Fenner Xyvon Hometown Blackburg, 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? Credle graduated from VPI in 1922 and he entered VPI in 1919 after his service with the Army ended. Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agricultural Education 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? Captain Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? The 1922 VPI Bugle indicates that Credle was a captain during the war. Additionally, it seems that Credle was injured in some way during the war as he was a member of VPI's Disabled Veterans Club. Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Entered VPI in 1919. 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 Credle, Fenner Xyvon https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/fa66c8b05f026ff7e523b2ac0e6131ba.jpg bc2acd5b11f581fd66c3dcc4a0f4f20b https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/86d130fffa584b369569ccb6ef9ded83.jpg 6785a83bb8b0e9672d9d3cb3551ef417 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/89064610624dd152e0efc57a32080823.jpg f2bc44d768a1f3dd469b74b13010bc16 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 1922 Person An individual. Last Name Davis First and Middle Name Stephen Kenneth Nicknames or Other Names SK Hometown Sutherlin, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1922, though he was originally a member of the class of 1921 but he joined the AEF for one year. Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Industrial Education Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? According to the VPI Bugle Davis spent one year with the AEF before he returned to VPI. 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 Davis, Stephen Kenneth https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/944986bdd72d318e5c90c189eb58edde.jpg b89e3bcabd913eead319f422a71c3e61 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/be5cab859ed2f62a33979f2b52df4ec1.jpg deb7e5afd283fd1fa84faac0725b3b7f https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/c0b454ea5658771b62bf5e16208c2dff.jpg 42142b94431abd32001d228de556a0c6 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/b19d76ec4dee630a15cc633d01ddca95.jpg b27ddbccda75c28220d85e8da8de36ca 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 1922 Person An individual. Last Name Moore First and Middle Name Robert Catchings Nicknames or Other Names Rob Hometown East Falls Church, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1922, however Moore was originally a member of the class of 1920 until he left VPI in 1917 in order to join the Marines. Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Horticulture 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 Marine Corps Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company C, 5th Machine Gun Battalion (5th Marine Brigade), 2nd Division Additional Notes Robert Moore's scrapbook he kept during his years in school is held in Virginia Tech's Special Collections archives. 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? Left France to return to the United States on the U.S.S. Siboney Birth Date 1898 Spouse(s) Anna Lee Hawkins (married on 13 Dec 1924 in Montgomery County, VA) Death Date 31 Aug 1988 (living at 1007 South Main Street, Blacksburg, VA at the time of death), he is buried in Westview Cemetery in Blacksburg Children Robert C. Moore Jr. (born 23 Aug 1925 in Blacksburg VA, died on 11 Mar 1981) and Noble L. Moore Parents Noble Moore (father) and Josephine C. Smith (mother maiden name) Occupation After graduation he served as a professor of horticulture at VPI until his retirement 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 Moore, Robert Catchings https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/956d80c5dbeb9f368e8bb1a15e55082d.jpg ad3ae657d60b3e160730a6d9c663390c https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/b347304749e17ea793805ca5c7998d3e.jpg 1c145616abb84149878a9c20281d75a6 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/d910d9c683871f2d7425a4d3db0e0fca.jpg 279a7f16f86e66ed7df45d41fe2fb1ee 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 Irvine First and Middle Name William Harris VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 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? 7th Infantry Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 1st Lieutenant Hometown Greenville, South Carolina Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Mechanical 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 Irvine, William Harris https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/eaa5c7967ccad592f1c26a2a8907c3c2.jpg fe95149f69be493052783b0038389f1a https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/c4c61f3342c0611c2a7d318fe5985516.jpg aaeef651ac2d6caad37d3fe851a20c2d 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 Lucas First and Middle Name Ford Kawood Hometown Radford, Virginia 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 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Navy Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Ensign 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 Lucas, Ford Kawood 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 1916 Person An individual. Last Name Miller First and Middle Name Stephen Alexander VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1916 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 E, 54th Coastal Artillery Corps, Army Artillery Headquarters Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant Birth Date 4 May 1895 Birthplace Charlotte, North Carolina Death Date 12 June 1935 Place of Death Charlotte, North Carolina Parents George Lawrence Miller and Annie Lea Blair Spouse(s) Laura Carroll Stew Nelson Children Marienne Miller Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but did attend VPI during the 1912-1913 school year. 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><a href="https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/items/62834e04-4638-49b8-ae9a-9baa914ad090" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Bugle, 1913 yearbook, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Blacksburg, Virginia), pg. 122.</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 Miller, Stephen Alexander 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 Weisinger First and Middle Name Kendall VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1899 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? Personnel 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/. Title A name given to the resource Weisinger, Kendall 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 Rorebeck First and Middle Name Curtis Grant VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1899 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army (Coast Artillery) Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Major 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 Rorebeck, Curtis Grant 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. The Virginia Tech 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>The Virginia Tech, 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 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 Hutchinson First and Middle Name George W. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1899 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? Ordnance Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Captain 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 Hutchinson, George W. 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 Hubbard First and Middle Name Archibald Blair VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1899 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army (Reserve Officers) Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Ordnance Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Lieutenant Colonel 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 Hubbard, Archibald Blair https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/260deb435fde8f68668686eec85d13a6.jpg 1f57f273892f09dda82156221d228d5a https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/f8b306be19e6701fb9e53bb7a10dc262.jpg 02828447aaa2a93b01d89fc8638d5343 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/478be4f4da608dbaaf94188a232d31b1.jpeg 9d330b73751b235c5ec53ea51de62a0a https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/fdaf2ac5f38404b629c451a5bc110529.tif 2447c5a3888d115d7f79c85672a5be7e https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/75a7dd9909379c0ebb4bce7245f57216.tif eb2f8d42632e51a9420ce39a6a6cc402 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/b0130a8ffc9308b5e9857a6107cf28b2.tif 642a451085732ef266701790fb6b47f6 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 Fentress First and Middle Name George Linwood VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1899 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army (Reserve Officers) Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company D, 314th Infantry, 79th Division but then transferred to Company M, First Pioneer Infantry according to his Military Service Record. By the time Fentress left service he may have been serving in Company D, First Pioneer Infantry as this is the Company listed on his headstone in Arlington National Cemetery. Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Began as a student officer and then promoted to 1st Lieutenant on November 22, 1917 Hometown Princess Anne County, Virginia County and/or State Princess Anne County, Virginia Birth Date June 29, 1880 Parents George W . and Sarah Naomi Duncan Spouse(s) Elizabeth Howard of Norfolk, Virginia (married on June 19, 1902) Children R. Woods Fentress (Born April 30, 1903) Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes (obtained a B.S.) and then an M.S. Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? First went into action in August 1918 in Serges, France and participated in the following offensives: <ul> <li>Marne-Aisne</li> <li>Aisne-Oise</li> <li>Meuse-Argonne</li> </ul> Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? <ul> <li>Marne-Aisne</li> <li>Aisne-Oise</li> <li>Meuse-Argonne</li> </ul> Occupation Became a Special Agent for Pan American Life Insurance Company after the war Biographical Text Among the more than 640,000 men who served in the AEF Services of Supply during the First World War was one VPI man – 1LT George L. Fentress. Fentress, graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1899 and when he entered the service in August 1917 he left behind a family of five children (with an additional sixth child which would be born just two months before he departed for France). Fentress originally served in the 314th Infantry, 79th Division. However, due to the need for officers in logistics units, Fentress was transferred to M Company, First Pioneer Infantry (under the Services of Supply) before departing for France. Fentress did not leave behind a detailed account of his service. On his Military Service Record he provided basic information about the units he served with and indicated that he participated in engagements at “Marne-Aisne, Aisne-Oise, and Meuse-Argonne.” However, we can piece together some of his experiences in the war through learning more about M Company’s service. Much of Fentress’ service in the three months after M Company arrived in France in July 1918 consisted of clearing, repairing, maintaining, and building roads near the front line which were key to operational movement and supply. For the last three weeks of the war, however, from October 21 through the armistice, M Company was assigned to burial detail and attached to the 4th, 5th, 32nd, 80th, 90th Divisions. This work was not without dangers as burial details were often close to the front line and under constant threat of artillery bombardment, gas, and direct enemy fire. As the First Pioneer historian wrote, during M Company’s time on burial detail they were “subject to heavy fire at times, losing two men killed and seventeen wounded and the mental strain incident to work was one of the severest kind.” This was one of the highest company casualty rates in the First Pioneer Infantry. As a unit chaplain for the First Pioneers described of M Company’s work, they “worked four solid weeks digging great trenches in which to lay away comrades in arms. Truck load after truck load of broken bodies, severed heads, lost arms and torn legs were laid away by these same men. Men lost their minds and officers had nervous prostration as a result of the terrible strain.” In his Military Service Record, Fentress left no details about his experiences in the service. When he returned to America and left the service, Fentress resumed family life and found work as an insurance agent with Pan American Life Insurance. Tough George Fentress returned to his life, what he saw and experienced in France would have remained with him forever. Death Date 1949 Place of Death Buried in Arlington National Cemetery Bibliography <ul> <li>Chester W. Davis, The First Pioneer Infantry, U.S.A., 1919, accessed on Hathi Trust at <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t0zp45x5g">https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t0zp45x5g</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 Fentress, George Linwood 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 Beverley First and Middle Name E. P. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1899 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army (Reserve Officers) Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Medical Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Major 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 Beverley, E. P. https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/df0f4a6912ec84ee2a9be25b00012799.jpg ed04eba829752d3290fb0096df51d3cd https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/0a2bcdec5d62a30031219ad84157388b.jpg a583823e1a207a08d03dd07be1586093 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 Begg First and Middle Name Robert Burns Haldane VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1899 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army (Reserve Officers) Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Engineers Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Captain Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Entered military training at Camp Lee, Virginia in May 1917 Bibliography <ul> <li>Photograph of Officers of Engineering Department outside of Golden House, London (Begg is the 5th man from the left) from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86698847 <ul> <li> <table class="table table-condensed"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="text-right">National Archives Identifier:</td> <td>86698847</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text-right">Local Identifier:</td> <td>111-SC-46336</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> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </li> </ul> </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 Begg, Robert Burns Haldane https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/7ea44d7baa8250680c2fe02d304fee4d.jpg df97b0dbc311f5fda91679ac96013eac https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/850f80963fe8f123f8f0555f458222ca.jpg 178ce92189a1eb7ec7bc9f31599dccba https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/71498b2ae3818ced5975b25bdde1bcdc.jpg 747aaa67be658da89c89d1430bfa322d https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/fccab6f8cf17001066f885614cd043da.tif ae10ab1899ad7be722979366436fa161 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/74c84f93ac38469b4144425dd69ebf49.tif 80009e680da93da9ea4bd8f18c2602b0 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ad5c1bc629e20b154faed18b1028fac6.tif 079870a6cca2d1dd56b5b475eba3f06d 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 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 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/74ef344011bbdadc1e20834f8a09f81d.jpg cf421681a26c217e670e0be82e3f2ac5 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/dd65eacc06fd846b25e0df71b76494b7.jpg fdae3905cf161995aa4cd87682cc8361 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/bf90039bc1918e34ca4a95a1e13d697d.jpg f66b5a5ce61d3204907780fe08398e97 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/f0d9b707df652dbe9930768a53914559.tif 63188faa50fe68bb542094ad41f92f59 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a9fa8726fccaf99d92bbfbb61791f0b4.tif 2771ff349c18bc44a557cc5e2b682bdd https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/e61ea6dd407c88d70c4669669f7c7c2e.tif 523953988bd0fb37420b5263858dca66 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 1922 Person An individual. Last Name Malone First and Middle Name Charles Daniel Nicknames or Other Names "Irish" Hometown Peteresburg, Virginia Birthplace Petersburg, Virginia Parents W. G. Malone and L.. C. Webb 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? Industrial 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 - Students Army Training Corps (SATC) Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? VPI Students Army Training Corps Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private 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 Malone, Charles Daniel questionnaire https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/b90e347482c2c565c86933a71d332de4.jpg 7a268b177843bac126a7fae74a464157 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/c821f207ceb619a49bd6aa1fd83be7e2.jpg ecffa5ee82a68dce4ba7dfd47147d73a https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/376edad59d95bf2cecdcf124dd58dcf0.jpg c48de0d4afef009eb8d93663d0da5b81 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/5c4d1ef0f84013945534c69b73aad3ab.tif 3dabf9f7a92aee3539687ba35e3b0bc0 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/61d84534b4bc690efbcceccedbe004d6.tif 8bf977ea8bbb7399cf8b7dbbc1773630 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/1ba415dbf411682da7c48aa4fdc07741.tif 8d7726b19c6e95e20ada8c1b2de53c36 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 1922 Person An individual. Last Name Charlton First and Middle Name Royce Elmo Nicknames or Other Names "Charlton" Hometown Dillwyn, Virginia Birth Date May 1899 Birthplace Dillwyn, Virginia Parents John J. Charlton and S. Lavinis Anderson 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? Agronomy Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes - started at Richmond College and then came to VPI in 1919 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army - Students Army Training Corps (SATC) Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Richmond College Students Army Training Corps Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Left Richmond College in 1919 and came to VPI. Occupation Became a farmer after graduating. 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 Charlton, Royce Elmo questionnaire