https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/f994496dfccf554a8978e1e922fa1f64.jpg 198af8495e59de35311493815f0d081c https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/90d873c0c8d925db04fc14dfca29e42f.jpg f66b765e757c100d4474122ae0a71a08 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 Pettit First and Middle Name Alvin G. 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? First Lieutenant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Supply Officer for the 66th Supply Company at Camp Sheridan, Alabama Nicknames or Other Names "Goosegg" Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Failed on obtaining a commission at the first Fort Myer Camp and was drafted and sent to Camp Lee. Here he entered the Officers' Training Camp and received his commission as a second lieutenant in the infantry. He was assigned duty at Camp Sheridan, Alabama where he was when the armistice was signed. Bibliography <ul> <li>Virginia Polytechnic Institue 1919 Bugle, Virginia Tech Special Collections</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 Pettit, Alvin G.