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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1908
Person
An individual.
Last Name
Williams
First and Middle Name
John R.
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1908
Rank
What military rank did this individual hold?
Captain
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?
Field Artillery
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Williams, John R.
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1908
Person
An individual.
Last Name
Turner
First and Middle Name
E. M.
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1908
Rank
What military rank did this individual hold?
Captain
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
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Title
A name given to the resource
Turner, E. M.
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1908
Person
An individual.
Last Name
Turner
First and Middle Name
E. M.
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1908
Rank
What military rank did this individual hold?
Second 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?
Infantry
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Turner, E. M.
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1908
Person
An individual.
Last Name
Thompkins
First and Middle Name
George
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1908
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
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Title
A name given to the resource
Thompkins, George
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1908
Person
An individual.
Last Name
Strode
First and Middle Name
B. E.
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1908
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?
Medical
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Title
A name given to the resource
Strode, B. E.
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1908
Person
An individual.
Last Name
Stringfellow
First and Middle Name
John Stanton
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1908
Rank
What military rank did this individual hold?
Captain
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?
320th Infantry, 80th Division
Nicknames or Other Names
String
Hometown
Norfolk, Virginia
Undergraduate Major
What did this individual major in while at VPI?
Civil Engineering
Graduated
Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI?
Yes
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Stringfellow, John Stanton
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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.
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A name given to the resource
Steele, D. K.
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1908
Person
An individual.
Last Name
Smith
First and Middle Name
C. L.
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1908
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?
Field Artillery
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Smith, C. L.
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1908
Person
An individual.
Last Name
Schroeder
First and Middle Name
Louis Frederick
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1908
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?
Philippine Scouts
Nicknames or Other Names
Lucy
Hometown
Richmond, Virginia
Undergraduate Major
What did this individual major in while at VPI?
Electrical Engineering
Graduated
Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI?
Yes
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Schroeder, Louis Frederick
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1908
Person
An individual.
Last Name
Powell
First and Middle Name
John Dalrymple, Sr.
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1908
Rank
What military rank did this individual hold?
Second 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?
Coast Artillery
Nicknames or Other Names
John D.
Hometown
Portsmouth
Undergraduate Major
What did this individual major in while at VPI?
Civil Engineering
Graduated
Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI?
Yes
County and/or State
Norfolk County, Virginia
Birth Date
July 25, 1886
Birthplace
Portsmouth, Virginia
Death Date
January 1, 1971
Place of Death
Fort Myers, Florida
Parents
Legh Richmond Powell and Cora Eastwood Powell
Siblings
Legh Richmond Powell Jr. and Carroll Whidbee Powell
Spouse(s)
Virginia Phillips Powell and Katherine Wilson Powell
Children
Virginia Houghton Powell, Cora Legh Powell, John Dalrymple Powell Jr. (children of Virginia Phillips Powell), Richmond Hepburn Powell and Robert W. Powell (children of Katherine Wilson Powell)
Retired Rank
What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement?
Second Lieutenant
Military Events
What significant military events occurred in this individual's life?
Registered for the WWI draft on June 6, 1916
Other Events
What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life?
John D. Powell’s first wife, Virginia, died of pneumonia in 1920 at the age of 33, leaving him as a widower with three children. He moved to Fort Myers, Florida in 1925 where he began working for the Seaboard Railroad as a civil engineer and contractor. He later married Katherine Wilson Powell in 1933, and they had three more children. When he died in 1971, he had six children, twenty-one grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
Postwar Life
What did this individual do after the war?
Was working for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey as a civil engineer in Texas at the time of his registration for the WWI draft in 1916, worked for Seaboard Railroad as a civil engineer and contractor in Fort Myers, Florida in 1925 and beyond
Occupation
Civil Engineer and Contractor
Bibliography
- Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
- 1900 United States Federal Census
- 1910 United States Federal Census
- 1920 United States Federal Census
- U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Powell, John Dalrymple Sr.
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1908
Person
An individual.
Last Name
Parsons
First and Middle Name
George Lake
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1908
Rank
What military rank did this individual hold?
First 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?
Infantry
Nicknames or Other Names
Perkins
Hometown
Richmond, Virginia
Undergraduate Major
What did this individual major in while at VPI?
Civil Engineering
Graduated
Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI?
Yes
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Parsons, George Lake
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1908
Person
An individual.
Last Name
Nowlin
First and Middle Name
Peyton
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1908
Rank
What military rank did this individual hold?
N/a
Service Branch
What branch of the military did this individual serve in?
National Army
Unit
What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on?
Auto Mechanics
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Title
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Nowlin, Peyton
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1908
Person
An individual.
Last Name
Myers
First and Middle Name
R. P.
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1908
Rank
What military rank did this individual hold?
Lieutenant Commander
Service Branch
What branch of the military did this individual serve in?
Navy
Unit
What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on?
N/a
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Myers, R. P.
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1908
Person
An individual.
Last Name
Murrell
First and Middle Name
W. L., Jr.
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1908
Rank
What military rank did this individual hold?
First 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
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A name given to the resource
Murrell, W. L., Jr.
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1908
Person
An individual.
Last Name
Moss
First and Middle Name
J. M.
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1908
Rank
What military rank did this individual hold?
First 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?
Machine Gun
Dublin Core
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Moss, J. M.
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1908
Person
An individual.
Last Name
McCready
First and Middle Name
C. C.
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1908
Rank
What military rank did this individual hold?
First Sergeant
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?
Coast Artillery
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Title
A name given to the resource
McCready, C. C.
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1908
Person
An individual.
Last Name
McBurney
First and Middle Name
Ralph
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1908
Rank
What military rank did this individual hold?
Captain
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?
Sanitary Corps
Nicknames or Other Names
Mac
Hometown
Alexandria, Virginia
Undergraduate Major
What did this individual major in while at VPI?
Chemistry
Graduated
Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI?
Yes
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
McBurney, Ralph
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1908
Person
An individual.
Last Name
Loop
First and Middle Name
N/a
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1908
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
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Title
A name given to the resource
Loop, N/a
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1908
Person
An individual.
Last Name
Hunter
First and Middle Name
T. L.
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1908
Rank
What military rank did this individual hold?
N/a
Service Branch
What branch of the military did this individual serve in?
National Army
Unit
What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on?
Coast Artillery
Dublin Core
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A name given to the resource
Hunter, T. L.
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1908
Person
An individual.
Last Name
Hopkins
First and Middle Name
G.
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1908
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?
Medical
Dublin Core
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Title
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Hopkins, G.