1 20 83 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/3e2175c467fa81a2ea1a6a5a820abdb7.jpg 3047f66f82b805233ae3b664054c0311 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/3d36bd19e1de754efb2d7a3475178e70.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 1918 Person An individual. Last Name Eoff First and Middle Name Robert Grimshaw Hometown Christiansburg, Virginia County and/or State Montgomery County, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1918 Biographical Text After serving with the ambulance corps, Eoff joined Escardrille N. 157 on July 14, 1917. After learning to fly from August 2, 1917 to January 20, 1917, Eoff was sent to the front to join his French squadron in front line combat. After 2 months of service with the French, Eoff was transferred to the newly arrived American 95th Aero Squadron. He went on to train new American pilots and fly combat missions till the armistice. Birth Date January 1, 1896 Birthplace Christiansburg, VA Death Date January 20, 1986 Cause of Death Pneumonia Place of Death Laguna Beach, California Parents John R. Eoff, Siblings John R, Houston K, Anne H, Harriet W, and William T Spouse(s) Dorrace Thon Eoff Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? American Ambulance Corps, French Air Service, United States Army Air Service Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Escardrille N. 157, 95th Aero Squadron Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Corporal (France) Second Lieutenant (USA) Decorations or Citations Croix De Guerre Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne, as well as 2 months of combat missions with the French Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Was one of the last 3 survivors from the Lafayette flying corps Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? After leaving the service, Grimshaw worked for RCA for 31 years before he moved to Hawaii and opened his TV repair shop. He eventually returned to California and opened a second store. Occupation TV repairman 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? Yes Contributing Researchers Connor Skelly Bibliography "The Lafayette Flying Corps in Two Volumes" "Robert Grimshaw Eoff Was in Lafayette Escadrille : World War I Flier, 93, Dies in Laguna" Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Noted in <em>The Virginia Tech</em> as being a member of the French Flying Corps 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 Eoff, Robert Grimshaw 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 1918 Person An individual. Last Name Adams First and Middle Name E. F. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1918 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 Adams, E. F. 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 1918 Person An individual. Last Name Akers First and Middle Name T.F. 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VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1918 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 Akers, T. F. 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 1918 Person An individual. Last Name Alexander First and Middle Name K. B. 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Last Name Apperson First and Middle Name Alexander VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1918 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Sergeant 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? 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 Apperson, Alexander 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 1918 Person An individual. Last Name Banks First and Middle Name J. H. 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Last Name Caffee First and Middle Name George VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1918 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? Merchent Marine School 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 Caffee, 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 1918 Person An individual. Last Name Chapman First and Middle Name C. H. 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Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1918 Person An individual. Last Name Coffenberg First and Middle Name Bailey Metcalf VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1918 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Major Captain-Accepted commission of Second Lieutenant on April 5th, 1917. 1st Lieutenant (Temp.) from August 14-17 Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Hit in the hand (gun shot wound) during the Battle of Chateau-Thierry, Field of Glory. Wounded from June 3rd-18th. Aisne-Marne-Def (Chateau-Thierry-Sec) Aisne-Marne-Off (Soissons) St- Mihiel-Off. Served overseas from Aug 22-17 to Feb. 28-19. Shot Wound Sept. 15-18. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Marine Corps Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? N/a Hometown Stapleton, Staten Island, New York Birth Date June 23rd, 1894 Birthplace Sackett Harbor, New York Death Date May 14th, 1970 Place of Death Hillsborough, Florida, United States Parents Father: Philip Coffenberg (born in Germany 1857 or 1858 or 1859-April 19th, 1927) Immigrated to the U.S. in 1858. Occupation: U.S. Inspector Worked on the Panama Canal Mother: Elizabeth Coffenberg (born in England Jan 1859-August 22nd, 1925). Immigrated to the U.S. in 1876, married in 1884. Siblings Ernest W. Coffenberg (Mar. 1886-Jul 13th, 1959). Birthplace: Wyoming Elizabeth Coffenberg (Nov. 1887-?) Birthplace: Arizona. Laura Coffenberg (Mar. 1891-?) Birthplace: Arizona. Spouse(s) Marjorie D. Kehoe (abt. 1899-1985) Children Beulah Marjorie Howard (July 17th, 1922-July 19th, 2002) Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No. Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Battle of Chateau-Thierry, Field of Glory, France. Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Was at the Headquarters for the Marine Corp in Washington D.C. from April 4th-17th 1917. Coffenberg was in Norfolk, Virginia from April 10th-17 1917, A.E.F. (American Expeditionary Forces) France from Aug. 22-17, and was at Quantico, Virginia from March 17th-19th. Coffenberg is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Additional Notes From the New York departure lists, Bailey Coffenberg departed from Port au Prince, Haiti on the ship S.S. Cristobal. Coffenebrg, along with his wife and daughter, arrived in New York on February 26th, 1925. Coffenberg is listed as Capt. Bailey M. Coffenberg. On the 1940 Federal Census, it is stated that Coffenberg did not attend college. Bibliography Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Ancestry.com. 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World War One - Chateau-Thierry, Fields Of Glory. 1918. Accessed December 02, 2017. http://www.oldandsold.com/articles26/world-war-one-44.shtml. Ridpath, John Clark. "The World War." The World War . 2017. Accessed December 02, 2017. https://books.google.com/books?id=rLm7SLK7AKsC&pg=PA561&lpg=PA561&dq=bailey%2Bmetcalf%2Bcoffenburg&source=bl&ots=LbBmbdSn8d&sig=aY4AHwqjf32In9RG0rw5o34yrIA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi--vPcg7_XAhWD6CYKHaXXDkUQ6AEIKzAB#v=onepage&q=bailey%20metcalf%20coffenburg&f=false. Contributing Researchers Gillian Barth 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 Coffenberg, Bailey Metcalf wounded 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 1918 Person An individual. Last Name Cowan First and Middle Name J. J. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1918 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? 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 Cowan, J. J. http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/766f2f028b3391dd1a9d51320388805a.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 1918 Person An individual. Last Name Crabill First and Middle Name M. R. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1918 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Sergeant Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Student Aviators Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 42nd Aero Squadron 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 the 42nd Aero Squadron at Wright Field in Fairfield, 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 Crabill, M. 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