2 20 23 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/38e18b73eea4ca40e96492fe0995edba.jpg 3a774f8f70b626c4f882b1cb48069d12 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/ae98e26323be75a83fed0d7a1033f451.jpg 43afba30e55976e1f0157fb1b48d1abe http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/3ac53fe0edd8e338d3b62cedc4c9bdbc.jpg e118aadaced15b98500f20c4da0e9960 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 1923 Person An individual. Last Name Taylor First and Middle Name John Taylor Hometown Richmond, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1923, attended VPI after serving in World War I Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Civil Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes 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? Served on the USS Susquehanna Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? 12 months in a war zone 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 Taylor, John Sterling http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/2bb415305d52b03ac1cda523eb192428.jpg c73010a52db28f409e84ea893903ef81 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/872429c1333d6bded033acc226b35b8e.jpg a6104260f30c2273ea757c5b88593290 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/d3a9629f2bb13df17ce3e8929f50fdbd.jpg c27fdee47d2067c3814b3503979b76b2 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 1923 Person An individual. Last Name Worley First and Middle Name Douglas Fleming Hometown Radford, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1923 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Civil Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes 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? F Co., 5th Engineers Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>Was a member of the Army of occupation in Germany</li> <li>Overseas for 7 months</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 Worley, Douglas Fleming http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/ac1a83a31642c06cae9f4b6f259664b5.jpg 24109fec1b80e10833f02f4dd9a9946e http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/c50ff62aef3aa9977a936d0aefb77619.jpg e1ea867d7abe7cbde35c4354312ee53f http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/b06f9e1fdbe9ff39446a71919091ebaa.jpg 8d7c1ae47557374dece853b9cdd083cf 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 1923 Person An individual. Last Name Day First and Middle Name Forrest Ferguson Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army, Air Service (for 21 months) Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Corporal (listed as corporal on embarkation list on the Baltic on 22 January 1918) Hometown Waynesboro, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1923 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? According to the 1923 VPI bugle Day piloted a burning aeroplane for a 1500 foot descent before he was forced to give up and crash to earth. He apparently only suffered a broken ankle, four broken rips, a broken nose, and numerous lacerations to the face and body. Returned to US from France on the <em>Texan</em> on 16 April 1916. Birth Date 4 November 1894 Birthplace Waynesboro, Virginia Death Date 14 July 1963 Place of Death Saint Petersburg, Florida Parents Samuel Thompson Day Sr. and Annie Leta Ferguson Spouse(s) Bernice Broughton Greene Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Commercial Engineering Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 37th Aero Squadron 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 Day, Forrest Ferguson