48 20 1145 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/4b0b0b20f3730221f4426373920360a5.jpg 4bea4db751b9aef8b50157af1847c56b https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/928c360a46389f09aac9c859d09e5b37.jpg a440fa98b45b5a5a9e83ec8a6c55b7f6 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a61cf5517275d62ffbf4a01366ffd80e.jpg e7b750f175dab6da149dbb63830785ed 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 Somerville First and Middle Name Henry Martin Hometown Mitchells, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? 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Last Name Somerville First and Middle Name James Green Hometown Mitchells, Virginia County and/or State Culpepper, Virginia Nicknames or Other Names "Deae" Birth Date November 9th, 1894 Birthplace Mitchell, Virginia Death Date December 12th, 1982 Cause of Death Old age Place of Death Alexandria, Virginia Parents Atwell Somerville and Mary Jane Stringfellow Siblings Robert Stanton Somerville, Atwell Somerville, Walter Gray Somerville, Henry Martin Somerville, Mary Lee Somerville, Frank Stringfellow Somerville, Henry Martin Somerville Spouse(s) Muriel Somerville Children None VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1916 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? Marine Corps Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Leutnant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Second Leutnant Decorations or Citations Unknown Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Unknown Additional Notes Not much found on Mr. Somerville's service, he did serve and survive the war as a Marine Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Mr. Somerville lived in several cities in Virginia and Richmond all while working as a Civil Engineer Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Worked as a Civil Engineer, got married, did not have children Occupation Civil Engineer Biographical Text Mr. Somerville was a good, hardworking man who served in World War I and held a prestigious rank. He moved around a lot and was married but never had children. He also filled out a draft card for WWII but didn't get drafted. Bibliography ancestry.com The Bugle Contributing Researchers Hance Gareis 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 Somerville, James Green 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 1918 Person An individual. Last Name Somerville First and Middle Name W. G. 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? 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 Somerville, W. 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 Sours First and Middle Name William B. 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? 83rd 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 Sours, William B. https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/39133d5794b7e50fefd146f3b4130908.jpg 5be1e506bc4a8604a84f1ef60dd2ba8b https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/b58e6877619ce1966b84928d3c93e11e.jpg d15e68c60a89c3e8ed31ef8eb5651295 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/f32ebc22667eb4ed54f902c8c8e111ab.jpg 1c01b7b8251341c06765ef8d37c703fc 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 1923 Person An individual. Last Name Sours First and Middle Name William Brunell Nicknames or Other Names "Buck" Hometown Chatham, 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? Civil Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 357th Infantry, 90th Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Lieutenant Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Served at St. Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? 11 months overseas 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 Sours, William Brunell 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 Southall First and Middle Name C. S. 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 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 Southall, C. S. https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a62ac9149a3ab37619ff53edeb77e6c5.tif 6c2c942c99d6f44fd9405e44349f3e95 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/fdf34c14379277a6959f408bf9add5d3.tif 73412aa2ad270953e6ef65147dac2f9f https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/994b746ffa7dd0eb1ac99affb1b6c381.tif 20b955d59397fa1f4b434cc98bd55b38 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 Southall First and Middle Name Lawrence Temple 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, Corporal (June 1, 1918) 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? 155th Depot Brigade, 80th Division and then transferred to Company F, 320th Regiment, 8th Division on April 19, 1918 Hometown New Kent, Virginia Birth Date February 27, 1896 Birthplace New Kent, Virginia Parents R. Temple Southall and Kate McMian Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? First went into action on July 23, 1918 at Rausant and particpated in the Somme Offensive, St. Mihiel Offnesive, and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Southall indicates that he was wounded during his time in service, writing that his gas mask and helment were bouth wounded by shrapnel. Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Worked as an electric motor tester. 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 Southall, Lawrence Temple 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 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 Spiller First and Middle Name Ernest McComas Nicknames or Other Names N/a Birth Date 4/7/1888 Birthplace Wytheville, VA Hometown Wytheville, 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? First Lieutenant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Death Date 2/15/1968 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death Baton Rouge, LA 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 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 Spiller, Ernest McComas https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/068e5564ebdc1d7512b38dab5cefca54.jpg da8427520900866db403162b8b09be34 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 Spiller First and Middle Name Robert Kent Hometown Roanoke, Virginia Birth Date June 30, 1881 Birthplace Elk Garden, Virginia Spouse(s) Kathleen Sexton (married December 28, 1909) VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1898 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? Judge Advocate Department Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Lieutenant Colonel Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Sent to the Philippine Islands with the 42nd US Volunteers and spent to years in active service there. He also served in Cuba and the Hawaiian Islands. 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 Spiller, R. Kent https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/5bc3ec6bc589bb696135949d59346f2b.jpg 71c2abda326294ea26c69b66de94e947 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/450ffc0c9630a5b3359b173b65af000f.JPG bb0b9c228f2a6d4dc178b3814fe54986 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 St. Clair First and Middle Name Gordon 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? Second Lieutenant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Signal Corps Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Aviation Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>Noted in <em>The Virginia Tech</em>, as being a student aviator at the Princeton Ground School as of 31 January 1918.</li> <li>Ordered to report to Park Field in Memphis, Tennessee for flight instruction as of March 1918. (<em>The Virginia Tech, </em>28 March 1918<em>)</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 St. Clair, Gordon 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 St. Clair First and Middle Name H. L. 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? N/a Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Naval Reserve Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Aviation (United States Marine Corps Reserve) 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 St. Clair, H. 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 1920 Person An individual. Last Name St. Clair First and Middle Name James K. 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? 2nd Lieutenant 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? Headquarters, 1st Depot 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 St. Clair, James K. 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 St. Clair First and Middle Name Lynch B. 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 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, Virginia 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 St. Clair, Lynch B. 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 Stanley 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? 1919 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? N/a Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Naval Reserve 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/. Title A name given to the resource Stanley, H. W. https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9895787e681c7401fa2999a1f5708adb.jpg 62c526d9807d64ebb8c853c806b8e139 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/0b794d511005f300d2f4bc830df015e2.jpg 65fe8c3c7d7af6b582c8909d458ef05c https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/8ecb2a61e1522e4c32f5203c40cfb073.jpg f332ab026697079b652f16ca27368cc4 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 1923 Person An individual. Last Name Starnes First and Middle Name Thomas Ellyson Nicknames or Other Names "Bon Sector" Hometown Hill, 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? Army Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served in the military for two years before World War I and then served in World War I. Was wounded in August 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 Starnes, Thomas Ellyson 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 1909 Person An individual. Last Name Stebbins First and Middle Name Charles Jr. 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? N/a Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Naval Reserve Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? United States Patrol Service 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 Stebbins, Charles Jr. 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 Stebbins First and Middle Name S. B. 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? 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 Stebbins, S. B. https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a33fe2e60470fafd7c187a72be5749c9.jpg 71c2abda326294ea26c69b66de94e947 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 Steele First and Middle Name D. K. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1908 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Student Aviators Additional Notes Instructor Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Noted in <em>The Virginia Tech</em>, as being a student aviator in Dayton Aviation School in Dayton, Ohio as of 31 January 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 Steele, D. K. https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/0b49256ead01994e7bd62572a32f77fc.jpg 57932d114cb573a0bc1960d7235629d9 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/70925070fd38d4aa0ad1422dea4d6103.jpg cf798e21418562d3b75c69ed3e5815b3 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/591b8d6030bd02c76374418d3ed814e2.jpg 0d8b918997a44112c25f638425a45767 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/b5f5df43a09227222651503d56717acb.jpg 8bda86557c2da3e90557912f946f4276 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Steele First and Middle Name William Issac Hometown Charlottesville, Virginia County and/or State Albemarle County, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army, Aviation Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private 1st Class Birth Date 1 September 1893 Birthplace Charlottesville, Virginia Death Date 5 January 1961 Place of Death Washington D.C. Parents William Issac Steele and Mary Ashton Greene Spouse(s) Maria Randolph Carter Children Clairborne Carter Steele and William Beverley Steele Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? <ul> <li>School of Military Aeronautics at Princeton, NJ from January 1918 through 13 August 1918</li> <li>Flying SChool Cadet Company at Omaha, Nebraska to 13 September 1918</li> <li>Army Bln. School in Arcadia California to discharge</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Steele, William Issac https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/3ae0d5c22f7e992d6156c28ad09b1174.jpg ed5d39be77a2792ca127398783c0a810 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/9741984aed7ac92dc03b5d567496fb18.jpg 92189526246e7cba613c67899c9e4415 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/67940ccac248a10dd81b366754d223c7.jpg af68e7a5ac71f2e244cb2b2590b1f2ed 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 Stephens First and Middle Name Joseph William George Hometown Wicomico Church, Virginia Birth Date April 7, 1894 VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Major 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 E, 26th US Infantry, 1st Division Nicknames or Other Names "Pop" Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering Decorations or Citations <strong>Distinguished Service Medal<br /></strong> <ul> <li>Citation: "For extraordinary herosim in action near Soissons, France, July 19, 1918. When necessity arose for a company to advance to an important position in the fighting, he led his command through a heavily shelled area with conspicuous bravery, reached his objective, and directed his men to a successful attack, until so seriously wounded as to necessitate his evacuation."</li> </ul> <span>The above citations were taken from pg. 156, </span><em>Virginians of Distinguished Service of the World War, </em><span>published by the Virginia War History Commission, 1923</span> 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 Stephens, Joseph William George wounded