54 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Simpson First and Middle Name Thomas Hervey Hometown Round Hill, Virginia Birth Date 25 August 1892 Birthplace Round Hill, Virginia Death Date 17 April 1978 Spouse(s) Dorothy Jane Simpson 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? No, but attended VPI for at least the first year between 1911 and 1912. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Navy Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? US Veterans Administration Master Index indicates that Thomas Hervey Simpson served in the military with a discharge date of 15 March 1919. The US Department of Veterans Affairs Death File indicates that Thomas served in the US Navy from 17 October 1917 thorugh 15 March 1919. 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 Simpson, Thomas Hervey https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/4fc328422d157d0f656e378cd9e25116.jpg 1b24983f5492ddbb70e230604d08ed4d 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 Arbogast First and Middle Name Elmo Mead Hometown Marlington, West Virginia Birth Date 26 June 1893 Birthplace Monterey, Virginia Death Date 3 January 1972 Parents Emery Elmo Mead Arbogast and Annie McNulty Spouse(s) Priscilla Frances Sloan Children Mead Sloan Arbogast and Frances Anne Arbogast VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but did attend VPI during the 1910-1911 school year. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 1st Lieutenant 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 Arbogast, Elmo Mead https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/aed55bcda2e4c448e0da683be1ddd149.jpeg 742a14fef18c28b0ef9f7978eaea54ed 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 Arnest First and Middle Name Richard Turberville Hometown Hauge, Virginia County and/or State Westmoreland County, Virginia Birth Date 5 December 1892 Birthplace Hauge, Virginia Death Date 23 December 1969 Place of Death Hauge, Virginia Parents Thomas Maund Arnest and Gertrude Turberville Beale Spouse(s) Bertha Elizabeth Orr Children Captain Richard Turberville Arnest Jr. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI during the 1910-1911 school year. Transferred and received a degree in medicine at University of Maryland. Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Ambulance Company 113, 104th Sanitary Train, 29th Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 1st Lieutenant, ended war as Captain Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Continued in military service and retired as Colonel Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>Sailed to France in Ambulance Company 113 on 5 July 1918 on the Aquitania.</li> <li>Listed on transport from France on the USS Manchuria on 11 May 1919 serving with Ambulance Company 113, 104th Sanitary Train. However, transferred to American Embarkation Center, AEF with the 29th Disision on 26 April 1919. </li> </ul> Decorations or Citations Received the Silver Star, citation reads: "Action Date: October 8, 1918 GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 1 (June 3, 1919) By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), First Lieutenant (Medical Corps) Richard T. Arnest, United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. First Lieutenant Arnest distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with 104th Sanitary Train, American Expeditionary Forces, in action near Bois de Consenvoye, France, 8 October 1918, in caring for the wounded under heavy shell fire." Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Meuse Argonne Offensive Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? During the Second World War, Colonel Richard T. Arnest one of the officer in charge of caring for soldiers at the 93rd Evacuation Hospital near Santo Stefano. One of his patients was Private Paul G. Bennett of the 17th Field Artillery Regiment who was suffering from shell shock. When visiting the hospital, General George S. Patton slapped Bennett with his hand and yelled to the hospital's commanding officer to remove the private from the hospital before striking Bennett again. Colonel Arnest wrote a report on this incident and submitted copies of this incident to Lt. General Omar Bradley and Brig. General Frederick Blesse. This report eventually made it to Eisenhower to ordered an investigation. 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>Military Times Hall of Valor for Richard Arnest: <a href="https://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient/recipient-80065/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient/recipient-80065/</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 Arnest, Richard Tuberville https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/af6bd41d2585ec2fe8fe5432f9c5b92b.jpg a11678671a4e9c40e1fe41fa027867df https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/cc0981c6f67d6cd2ea7cf11e19c739d7.jpg 30b5f636e0212a410f350835313187fc 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 Berry First and Middle Name Richard Ellys Hometown Norfolk, Virginia Birth Date 18 October 1893 Birthplace Elizabeth City, North Carolina Death Date 9 June 1970 Place of Death Salem, Virginia Parents Richard Williams Berry and Lelia Berry Spouse(s) Ruth Leah Hart Children Shirley Anne Berry 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? Electrical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? <ul> <li>Company A, 137th Regiment Engineers, US Army from 22 February 1918 to 30 July 1919</li> <li>Trained with Casual Company No. 8, at Camp Humphreys, Virginia</li> </ul> Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private 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>Pennsylvania, U.S., World War I Veterans Service and Compensation Files, 1917-1919, 1934-1948 for Richard Ellys Berry</li> <li>U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939 for Richard E Berry</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 Berry, Richard Ellys https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/34033eeb07ce37a32a5e34a06beb5883.jpg a439f06d9d05d3c16dc7a00101b486d3 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/192ea27b0cda205c1918c2445ff19dc2.jpg d3fc8060af9717eeb81e3569fb37bcb5 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/b80a5a9d13f498878ff5bb15bb2fc644.jpg aa110469031f25b0e3308826c468e46b 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 Billmyer First and Middle Name Carroll Davis Hometown Shepherdstown, West Virginia Birth Date 13 August 1892 Birthplace Shepherdstown, West Virginia Death Date 20 December 1964 Place of Death Providence, Rhode Island Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Headquarters, Western Department at Throop College of Technology in Pasadena, California (likely helped train students in the Students Army Training Corps detachment at Throop College) Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant 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>U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985 for Carroll Davis Billmyer</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 Billmyer, Carroll Davis https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a67df1a6a4c9953fffce25fdcfde05f4.jpg b24700b66c582bc22a385fb48e1dabe9 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ec565d9bc4331fce436e7d69b2e89ab6.jpg 9b511aab8fbcd3b98de4f3c72f51c449 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/03acf9c21290ddc69c9062f790aa8e5d.jpg 7d99feeed84a161b33fae0fbf0c704fd 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 Buck First and Middle Name Floyd Fielder Hometown Rural Retreat, Virginia Birth Date 25 March 1890 Birthplace Rural Retreat, Virginia Death Date 28 September 1963 Place of Death Wytheville, Virginia Parents Isaac Pearson Buck and Frances Elisabeth Litz Spouse(s) Mattie Bell Heldreth VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI during the 1910-1911 school year. 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? Auxiliary Ret. Depot 307, Veterinary Corps at Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant Bibliography <ul> <li>Virginia, U.S., Department of Military Affairs Records, 1876-1947 for Floyd F Buck</li> </ul> 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? 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 Buck, Floyd Fielder 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 Camp First and Middle Name Koiner Lunsford Hometown Roanoke, Virginia Birth Date 9 April 1893 Birthplace Roanoke, Virginia Death Date 24 January 1936 Place of Death Roanoke, Virginia Parents Andrew Jackson Camp Jr. and Georgia Ann Lunsford Spouse(s) Ruth C. Beachy VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI in the 1910-1911 school year. 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? Aviation Service Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Unknown Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>Roanoke World News, Volume 29, Number 115, 14 May 1917 indicates that Koiner Camp entered the US Army</li> <li>Roanoke World News, Volume 31, Number 52, 1 March 1918 indicates that Koiner Camp was called it the Aviation Service</li> </ul> 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? No Bibliography <ul> <li>US Veterans Administration Master index idicates that Koiner Camp was a vetran</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 Camp, Koiner Lunsford https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/369933aee2e5426d281f130180c4c040.jpg 673cd7410c8161c378a7f3e6f24a9770 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/2f658d54317e85fd0d8b54899c17ffcf.jpg a8d18251146349d1bd0ed968085c2146 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 Carrington First and Middle Name Alfred Randolph Hometown Lynchburg, Virginia Birth Date 24 February 1893 Birthplace Lynchburg, Virginia Death Date 15 March 1968 Place of Death Baltimore, Maryland Parents Alfred Randolph Carrington and Ella Moon Gordon Spouse(s) Glady Louise Watkins (divorced in 1941), remarried Margaret L. Barnaby Children Alfred Randolph Carrington Jr., John Watkins Carrington 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? Electrical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Navy Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Chief Machinist's Mate Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served between March 1918 and September 1921 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>U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985 for Alfred R Carrington</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 Carrington, Alfred Randolph https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/e0a55f687ac9a5fc0fe9baf1e0503912.tif 59f0b1d4956481f48a0492dc9c3aa5cd https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/c02df20bb2f4ff14572bc8a9bfdb4d5b.tif e3de8bc25e85fbc9160252ef5d51c2df https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/f82e94ba61f6dbe94237a0ef68634284.tif 8d358b1148efe5fbe7515f59af72bc18 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a1cb85c19db63f4f106c996e1e0b30e3.jpg 273a8df16b10c9ad2112dff7c7d1463d 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 Cason First and Middle Name Sledd Whitehead Hometown Fentress, Virginia County and/or State Norfolk County, Virginia Birth Date 2 December 1893 Birthplace Fentress, Virginia Death Date 26 April 1955 Place of Death Norfolk, Virginia Parents Leonidas Rosser Cason and Minnie Frances Whitehead Spouse(s) Mary Adrienne Garnett Children John Early Cason VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI in the 1910-1911 school year. 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? 327th Aero Squadron Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Bibliography <ul> <li>U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985 for Sledd Whitehead Cason</li> <li><a href="https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma990006646010205756&context=L&vid=01LVA_INST:01LVA&lang=en&search_scope=MyInstitution_noAER&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=LibraryCatalog&query=any,contains,sledd%20cason&offset=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Virginia War History Questionairre for Sledd White Head Cason </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 Cason, Sledd Whitehead 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 Collier First and Middle Name Charles Michael Hometown Ellicott City, Maryland Birth Date 16 July 1893 Birthplace Ellicott City, Maryland Death Date 4 June 1949 Parents John Collier and Anna Strawbridge Spouse(s) Anna Hause Children Annette Louie Collier VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI in the 1910-1911 school year. 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? <ul> <li>154th Depot Brigade</li> <li>Company D, 32nd Machine Gun Battalion</li> </ul> Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Trained at Camp Meade 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>Register of Maryland Military Men, 1917-1918</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 Collier, Charles Michael https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/0718cd1eed02a89c3309b9c4c98c878f.tif 9cb5738159705ecc8c96f028bd3022c6 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/2be9dc8509ad95c73ef88b1e50cb0056.tif 0106054323f5026fb838ef98807cac48 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/449e2051a88315dc95b9e5f5ae5421bd.tif 0766d34ab796c2199d5d07f5ae7e4194 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 Cowherd First and Middle Name Bernard Taylor Hometown Columbia, Virginia County and/or State Fluvanna County, Virginia Birth Date 2 August 1891 Birthplace Goochland, Virginia Death Date 3 March 1962 Place of Death Richmond, Virginia Parents Benjamin Rush Cowherd Sr. and Roberta Barnard Taylor Spouse(s) Avah Z. Fish Children Roberta Taylor Cowherd VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but did attend VPI in the 1910-1911 school year. 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 F, 19th Regiment Engineers Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>Served in France, arrived on 28 August 1917</li> <li>Under hospital care btween 25 September 1918 and 7 October 1918 (sickness)</li> </ul> Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? South west of Cambrai with the British 4th ARmy in Novmber 1917 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 Cowherd, Bernard Taylor questionnaire https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/da6dc5401fb1f39b09ed66bbc5ce7586.jpg 3a823c6442dae3aef6d382797f30e62d https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/d070e41f23ce7f6f934714a7839b7717.jpg 981e3a658cc10f4e5eaf4fdb15d8a0d8 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 Cubberley First and Middle Name Warner Irwin Hometown Roanoke, Virginia Birth Date 16 December 1893 Death Date 30 May 1945 Spouse(s) Elizabeth P. Cubberley VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI in the 1910-1911 school year. 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? Base Ordinance Depot No. 4 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Sergeant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Entered service on 17 November 1917 and discharged on 11 June 1919 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>U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 for Warner I. Cubberley</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 Cubberley, Warner Irwin https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/8fe5d6c7a621abb07041c68e2b1629a1.jpg 5a60c6be3482c46595c974b9a2cf7247 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/94f573b8889b409be17ca5a5fc7d536a.jpg 3f5dd3e66cb84f5cd0090c132b8de247 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 Haughton First and Middle Name Thomas Hill Hometown Charlotte, North Carolina Birth Date 16 June 1892 Birthplace Charlotte, North Carolina Death Date 9 December 1977 Place of Death Charlotte, North Carolina Parents Thomas Hill Haughton and Ariella Mae Andrews Spouse(s) Cornelia Stephens Pomeroy 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? 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? US Army 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>U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985 for Thomas H Haughton</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 Haughton, Thomas Hill Jr. https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/74cbd91dd15556b21e11d74cfd525f6a.jpg 30f9881aea6538d7f4c543b6be002a60 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 Huettel First and Middle Name Leo Joseph Hometown Norton, Virginia Birth Date 22 February 1893 Death Date 2 September 1986 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? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? US Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS death file indicates that Leo entered military service on 9 September 1918 and left military service on 23 November 1918. 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>Leo Joseph Huettel in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010</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 Huettel, Leo Joseph https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/a0f829588b74bc9eb2e7be660f650778.jpg fc25091e023a021aaa5cb4137e2df35d 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 Humphrey First and Middle Name William Lodge Jr. Hometown Paxson, Virginia County and/or State Loudoun County, Virginia Birth Date 3 November 1891 Birthplace Loudoun County, Virginia Death Date 15 February 1954 Place of Death Martinsburg, West Virginia Parents William Lodge Humphrey and Rosa Belle Moore Spouse(s) Elizabeth S. Kite 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 Company, 20th Engineers Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 1st Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served overseas from 3 January 1918 through 24 March 1919, discharged on 7 May 1919 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>Virginia, U.S., Department of Military Affairs Records, 1876-1947 for William L Humphrey</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 Humphrey, William Lodge Jr. https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/14e427005c9e76a75c897087603ff4ed.jpg 4147f78474d8b7005ecf1e18300da2eb https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/3df27d5c72ed2c528350b1e8c77e25b4.jpg ee52ff5839fd8d78d8af29f40ba3c7d8 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 Hurt First and Middle Name James Robert Hometown Pounding Mill, Virginia County and/or State Tazwell County, Virginia Birth Date 18 September 1894 Birthplace Tazwell, Virginia Death Date 22 July 1952 Parents John Bascomb Hurt and Ollie Louisa Gillespie Spouse(s) Willie Sturt VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI in the 1910-1911 school year. Transferred and graduated from Bethany College in West Virginia. 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? 125th Ordnance Depot Company, Ordinance department at Camp Cody, New Mexico Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Sergeant 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>U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985 for James R Hurt</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 Hurt, James Robert https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/42e100cdff63c32900869498c3338888.jpg 2ee8e1defe4a2048953c44959843ede9 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 Jenkins First and Middle Name Walter Irving Hometown Pocahontas, Virginia County and/or State Tazwell County, Virginia Birth Date 9 February 1891 Birthplace Pocahontas, Virginia Death Date 22 January 1938 Spouse(s) Martha Elizabeth Jenkins Children Grafton Harry Jenkins 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 A, 313th Machine Gun Battalion, 80th Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served overseas from 18 May 1918 through 21 April 1919 Slightly wounded on 26 September 1918 Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? <ul> <li>St. Mihiel Offensive</li> <li>Muese-Argonne Offensive</li> <li>Slightly wounded on 26 September 1918 during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive</li> </ul> 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? No Bibliography <ul> <li>Virginia, U.S., Department of Military Affairs Records, 1876-1947 for Walter I. Jenkins</li> </ul> Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI during the 1910-1911 school year. 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 Jenkins, Walter Irving wounded https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/192289d5f795a1ff35a1b0c8b2f8c042.jpg 59ee3de39b660a4fb3f1877da434fb9c https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/524c50c5dc3bc6de698ba899d18ffb07.jpg c1273707841a760fe73294bf3ce62e56 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 Kollefrath First and Middle Name Howard Albert Hometown Rice Depot, Virginia County and/or State Prince Edward County, Virginia Birth Date 22 September 1887 Death Date 18 February 1962 Parents August and Barbara VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but did attend VPI in the 1910-1911 school year. Transferred to Ohio Northern University where he graduated in Engineering in 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? 5th Battalion, 22nd Engineers Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>Served overseas from 15 September 1918 to 21 April 1919</li> <li>Service information from the Ohio, Roster of Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in World War I, 1917-1918: "Engineers C Fort Benj Harrison Ind to 3 Aug 1918; 5 Battalion 22 Engineers to Discharge Private American Expeditionary Forces 15 Sept 1918 to 17 Dec 1918. Honorable Discharge 21 Apr 1919."</li> </ul> Bibliography <ul> <li>1914 Ohio Northern Univeristy yearbook</li> <li>Ohio, Roster of Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in World War I, 1917-1918, page 9414</li> </ul> 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? 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 Kollefrath, Howard Albert https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/0b433a822605cf335220132fbba59d24.tif 44ddc492963233dfe443a922733870b2 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/450cc7eff2761cf506395b4c2d8d4cff.tif b1b16195ed084cc7caddd7c7668fd6e9 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/f7b9793508ff9bd15491a42e31b48639.tif 47c88da58684c091e43f8e7ab699c245 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/2e756454a6672bba49915c9523a16979.jpg a40a3a92bde20ec85a6375f3da72a758 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/fc66489c2af72a939e675958869558ca.jpg a16ecbf77589517f6d73392c0da5a1b7 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/c00b0f03d243555c7f477b3a0028cca8.jpg b84da377cd7ca59549a3d603079cfa56 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 Lewis First and Middle Name Thomas Waring Hometown Millers Tavern, Virginia County and/or State Essex County, Virginia Birth Date 21 September 1891 Birthplace Essex, Virginia Death Date 1 February 1918 Parents Joseph Lewis and Annie Temple Lewis VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI for two years during the 1910-1911 and 1911-1912 school years and is listed in the Freshman class list in the 1911 VPI Bugle yearbook; as well as listed in Sophomore class list in the the 1912 VPI Bugle yearbook. Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? According to the Virginia War History Commission Questionnaire completed by his father Rev. Joseph Lewis on 23 May 1924, Thomas entered service on 13 December 1917. According to Rev. Lewis, he wrote that "My son was taken with pneumonia and taken to Camp Custer while suffering with the disease in zero whether from Jefferson Barracks, where he lived about a week. He died Feby. 1, 1918." Bibliography <ul> <li>Appeared in the U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940. </li> <li><a href="https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma990006600400205756&context=L&vid=01LVA_INST:01LVA&lang=en&search_scope=MyInstitution_noAER&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=LibraryCatalog&query=any,contains,thomas%20leiws&sortby=title" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Virginia War History Commission Questionaire for Thomas Waring Lewis</a> (file attached)</li> <li>Newspaper article about the death of Thomas Waring Lewis in training camp, from The Fauquier Democrat, 16 February 1918 (file attached)</li> <li>Death Records, Army Records - US Army service record for Thomas Waring Lewis (file attached)</li> </ul> 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? No 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, 337th Infantry, 85th Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Cause of Death Pneumonia Place of Death Camp Custer, Michigan 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 Lewis, Thomas Waring died in service questionnaire https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/caa123e8ab40c89c222f2513f847d731.jpg 0bb0f5afe02ef67c9b9a863f532cdc60 https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/13bfc4c7670887f055ef69d758ecceea.jpg 1a628c64fd14064f010dcebf5dbad592 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 Llewellyn First and Middle Name Raeburn Hood Hometown Wise, Virginia County and/or State Wise County, Virginia Birth Date 18 August 1892 Birthplace Powelton, West Virginia Death Date 10 June 1962 Parents David Edward Llewellyn and Isabella Katheline Watkins Spouse(s) Christine Carson Children Raeburn Carson Llewellyn VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but did attend VPI in the 1910-1911 school year. 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? <ul> <li>Company E, 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division</li> <li>Company F, 349th Infantry Regiment, 88th Division </li> </ul> Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>Sailed to France on 26 May 1918 on the Mongolia with Company E, 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division (rank of Sergeant when departing US for France)</li> <li>Returned to United States on the USS Ryndam on 30 May 1919 with Company F, 349th Infantry Regiment, 88th Division (roster of Company F indicates that Llewellyn joined the regiment on 5 April 1919)</li> </ul> Bibliography <ul> <li>Roster of Company F, 349th Infantry at midnight April 30th 1919</li> <li>U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985 for Raeburn H Llewellyn</li> </ul> 1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet Did this individual appear in the 1927 booklet "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War"? If so what page? 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 Llewellyn, Raeburn Hood