1 20 30 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 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 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 Williams, John R. 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 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 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 Turner, E. M. 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 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 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 Turner, E. M. 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 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 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 Thompkins, George 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 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 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 Strode, B. 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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 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 Stringfellow, John Stanton http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/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. 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 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 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 Smith, C. L. http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/6c0dddce6265fdaa8427ee9f8533cd67.jpg 6de1b526e1a86998e5129f79e7e59e66 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/3a01d754640cc088a4784d0421727830.jpg c461034c406f71f5fb36283d956034d1 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 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 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 Schroeder, Louis Frederick http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/c6275cdc31d8a5b4de2207b873cdc023.jpg 9c4341545141bfe290eb1c4aeec6e2de http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/dd979243e77d312bd31e8de5b7a21075.jpg 6c1b14c02ca632b84717559fba7f4845 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 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 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 Powell, John Dalrymple Sr. http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/8098e8f20983997554087eccae1d03dd.jpg 40fd1c7e1d3ce8b621915f408311154b http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/c703552a991ecdc2b93968bc6c1d137f.jpg 5a3ba553a0984049ac1205cfb0cb1cd4 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 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 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 Parsons, George Lake 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 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 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 Nowlin, Peyton 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 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 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 Myers, R. P. 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 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 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 Murrell, W. L., 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 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 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 Moss, J. M. 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 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 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 McCready, C. C. http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/d3f6c3a0b1cbd426f3de54a11b6576fb.jpg 5fab4c3581867919d1856a2e0a4c2437 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/31ac46e021fbe6b291d863d77652fbc1.jpg e2de6d23e249889b00e09efd0ea902c9 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 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 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 McBurney, Ralph 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 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 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 Loop, 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 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 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 Hunter, T. 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 1908 Person An individual. Last Name Hopkins First and Middle Name Gerard VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1908 Hopkins did not graduate from VPI. Attended VPI during his first year in 1905 and appears on the class roster. However, disappears from class roster in all subsequent years. 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 Hometown Gloucester, Virginia Birth Date 12 Oct 1887 Birthplace Gloucester County, Virginia Death Date 20 Jul 1958 Spouse(s) Lucy Jones Hopkins Children Gerard Hopkins Laura Snowden Handy 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 Hopkins, Gerard