https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/437030872bf9112eabc29baeb32c49a2.jpg 53c9781e8fe5b767c129bfca1241459c https://www.vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/files/original/5cea23fdf71c8b61606a819e4330916e.jpg 0b74c44ea03eef80807858dd70fcf1ce 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 1921 Person An individual. Last Name Ferebee First and Middle Name Leigh Cason VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1921 (left VPI early and served, then returned after the war was over) Rank What military rank did this individual hold? N/a 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? N/a Nicknames or Other Names "Ferebee" he went by his last name Hometown Norfolk, VA County and/or State Norfolk, VA Birth Date June 3rd, 1895 Birthplace Norfolk, VA Death Date July 6th, 1965 Place of Death Norfolk, VA Parents Father: Samuel D Ferebee (1866-1905) Mother: Margaret Jacocks Sagar (1870-1932) Siblings George Emory Ferebee (1898-1942) Samuel Harrell Ferebee (1893-1966) Spouse(s) Ora Ferebee Children They had a child but it died in child birth Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Mining Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? In the VPI 1921 yearbook, it said he was active in France during the war. At the beginning of his junior year of college, he went to go serve for the military and spent a lot time in France. After the war was over, he came back and finished his schooling at Tech. Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? In the 1940 census, he did office work in the private sector. Additional Notes He was 47 when he entered World War II. He was part of the Norfolk Club at Virginia Tech Contributing Researchers Jane Duncan 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 Ferebee, Leigh Cason