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Last Name Williams Jr. First and Middle Name Norman Hill Nicknames or Other Names "Doc" Birth Date 7/15/1895 Birthplace Mecklenburg, VA Hometown Chase City, VA VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1917 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Y 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? Y Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Sergeant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Death Date 6/29/1952 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death Danville, VA 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? Infantry--47th Company 12 bn. Inf. 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Title A name given to the resource Vaught, Chapman Kemper 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 1917 Description An account of the resource This collection contains the profiles of all World War One veterans from the VPI Class of 1917. Person An individual. Last Name Umlauf First and Middle Name Louis Blanton Nicknames or Other Names N/a Birth Date 3/8/1893 Birthplace Richmond, VA Hometown Richmond, VA VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1917 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? N/a Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? 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Last Name Thomasson First and Middle Name Robert Henry Nicknames or Other Names "Minnie" Birth Date 8/7/1893 Birthplace Richmond, VA Hometown Richmond, VA VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1917 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Y 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? Y Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Death Date 9/12/1970 Cause of Death Cerebral embolism due to heart disease Place of Death Martinsville, VA Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1917 Description An account of the resource This collection contains the profiles of all World War One veterans from the VPI Class of 1917. Person An individual. Last Name Sinclair First and Middle Name Theodore Reid Nicknames or Other Names N/a Birth Date 5/19/1896 Birthplace Hampton, VA Hometown Hampton VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? Sinclair would have graduated in the VPI Class of 1917, but was called to service during the summer of 1916. After three years in the Army he returned to VPI in the fall of 1919, graduating in 1920. Officially, Sinclair is a member of the VPI Class of 1920. Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agricultural Education Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? 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During World War II, he changed his residency to Richmond, Virginia. County and/or State Virginia Parents Munford Sinclair, Catherine Foster "Kittie" Reid Siblings Maude Rowena Sinclair, Helen Elizabeth Sinclair Spouse(s) Mary Fuller Wornom Children N/A Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Married on August 25th, 1928 Contributing Researchers Cody Hester Bibliography Military Service record, War record, Military Service Additional Information, 1900 Census, 1910 Census, U.S. City Directories, 1920 Census, 1930 Census, 1940 Census, VPI School Yearbook, Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File (1850-2010) 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 Sinclair, Theodore Reid questionnaire http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/a5d082165208a373c04f759183ab8d4f.jpg 2ba2793bd0fdb19ed9f8e49fd1bdf546 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/333a18159d583da278845d4709327250.jpg d7f72e42f6fb187810bead5f0546713a http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/b375a6072d378136a79f2a5dfc15a15f.jpg 14dbc37091204089682c980258d7cdc0 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 1917 Description An account of the resource This collection contains the profiles of all World War One veterans from the VPI Class of 1917. Person An individual. Last Name Sharp First and Middle Name Cecil Bigbie Nicknames or Other Names "C. B.", "Bigbie" Birth Date 11/5/1892 Birthplace Lynchburg, VA Hometown Emporia, VA VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1917 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Y 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? Y Rank What military rank did this individual hold? N/A Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Death Date 7/?/1963 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death Florida 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? 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 Sharp, Cecil Bigbie 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 1917 Description An account of the resource This collection contains the profiles of all World War One veterans from the VPI Class of 1917. Person An individual. Last Name Roberts First and Middle Name Edmund Lee Nicknames or Other Names N/a Birth Date 12/6/1894 Birthplace Williamsburg, VA Hometown Williamsburg, VA VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1917 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? N/a Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? N 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? Y Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Corporal Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Death Date 6/15/1972 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death Alabama 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/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1917 Description An account of the resource This collection contains the profiles of all World War One veterans from the VPI Class of 1917. Person An individual. Last Name Pritchard First and Middle Name John Hugh Nicknames or Other Names "General", "Sammy" Birth Date 6/2/1895 Birthplace Princes Anne, VA (Virginia Beach) Hometown London Bridge, VA VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1917 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Y 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? Y Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Death Date 7/4/1963 Cause of Death Heart Attack Place of Death Saint Joseph, MO Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Worked as the manager of a gas company in Port Arthur, TX 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 / 9th Aero Squadron, 1st Army observation group Biographical Text <p>1st Lieutenant John Hugh Pritchard graduated from Virginia Tech in 1917 and immediately joined the U.S. Army after graduation. He arrived in France on May 5, 1918 and served on the Western Front with the 9th Aero Squadron in the AEF 1st Army Observation Group.<span> The 9th Aero Squadron performed long-range, strategic night reconnaissance over the entire length of the 1st Army sector on the Western Front. Pritchard's squadron was the only night reconnaissance squadron alon</span><span class="text_exposed_show">g the entire front. <br /><br />The night reconnaissance mission of the 9th Aero Squadron was reflected in the unit’s insignia which depicted an aircraft flying at night as three German search lights intersected to form the roman numeral IX (9). </span></p> <p>In his Virginia War History Questionnaire Pritchard wrote that in "the air service, the fighting is of different nature from the others because a man is alone, where he cannot well observe anyone else and everything is done more cold bloody and with less excitement. The men of the air service went about their duties as if they were at home under ordinary circumstances, as a rule."</p> Bibliography <ul> <li>Members of the 9th Aero Squadron Night Reconnaissance Squadron taken in France on 13 November 1918 at Vavincourt, France from US Signal Corps Archives (Pritchard is 7th from left) <a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/55239496" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://catalog.archives.gov/id/55239496</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 Pritchard, John Hugh questionnaire http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/772d9ad2ddc94587669b31bc4f54685f.jpg 2dcdf85b44eccdde69d3d41c608a3d1e http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/29e42dc333148a834d9d523a5d717a11.jpg 3d673856a0b97c2b8d55d6fd4b4d5285 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f5a297ae99b7b0321b0041589bd4286c.jpg abbb6bde31ccb9f7c2187ed9c57f71be 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 1917 Description An account of the resource This collection contains the profiles of all World War One veterans from the VPI Class of 1917. Person An individual. Last Name Ponton First and Middle Name John William, Jr. Nicknames or Other Names "Crap" Birth Date 5/19/1893 Birthplace Henderson, NC Hometown Saxe, VA VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1917 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Y 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? Y Rank What military rank did this individual hold? N/A Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Death Date 6/?/1978 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death Woodbury, NJ 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? 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 Ponton, John William, Jr. http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/ac3636c8ae19c1c736751ee617955152.jpg 4fee370ff188e0eeaa37922ae6565380 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/a13ad0da100b674312710e32b8afd052.jpg add3ef5a54a089e47d267fe9d4beca87 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/58203a20fbd754c7b3b65271be72dcc0.jpg 7e1127417201a42f3c035787e41768a3 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 1917 Description An account of the resource This collection contains the profiles of all World War One veterans from the VPI Class of 1917. Person An individual. Last Name Peirce First and Middle Name John Barry Nicknames or Other Names "Barry" Birth Date 6/22/1893 Birthplace Washington, DC Hometown Washington, DC VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1917 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Mechanical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Y 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? Y Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Retired a Captain Death Date 10/5/1965 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death N/a Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Continued to serve 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 Peirce, John Barry 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 1917 Description An account of the resource This collection contains the profiles of all World War One veterans from the VPI Class of 1917. Person An individual. Last Name Perfater First and Middle Name George Frenger Malcolm Birth Date 12/31/1894 Birthplace Saltville, VA Hometown Saltville, VA VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1917 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? N/a Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? N 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? Y Rank What military rank did this individual hold? First Sergeant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Death Date 12/31/1970 Cause of Death Probable Myocardial Infarction Place of Death Hampton, VA Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? National Guard (General) Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 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Person An individual. Last Name Patterson First and Middle Name Robert Maskell, Jr. Nicknames or Other Names "Bob", "Pat" Birth Date 3/7/1895 Birthplace Philadelphia, PA Hometown Blacksburg, VA VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1917 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Y 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? Y Rank What military rank did this individual hold? First Lieutenant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Death Date 11/?/1970 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death Zion, IL 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? 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