2 20 23 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/1260cbeb9de27ff71185f74472d972da.jpg c8e0b84cd4b82d2bd510c5bb25d717a8 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/560d7b82422021271383e453855b3938.jpg b7324d84a5077758698592321f3c152b http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/932d719a0a1335c1cb40c79f135b18cc.jpg 5f2761e4f0540874b1ed76f37aa02278 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 Hometown Waynesboro, 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? Commercial Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? 1923 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? Air Service Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? The 1923 VPI Bugle yearbook reports that Forrest flew in France. During that time he piloted a burning aeroplane for a 1500 foot descent before he was forced to give up and crash to earth. After this mishap sustained the following injuries: one broken ankle, four broken rips, broken nose, and numerous lacerations of the face and body. 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 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/c0af64274d63060e4403dc7aa05216e0.jpg ee67a9aa2fb33974b568d5683b39b68a http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/962e8c4dd2e9de6556678538fb548771.jpg b7324d84a5077758698592321f3c152b http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/0d407e4334f54e4fb4b01fe72c9a85c4.jpg 5f2761e4f0540874b1ed76f37aa02278 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 Ferguson First and Middle Name Forrest Ferguson Hometown Waynesboro, 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? Chemical Engineering Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Air Corps Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>Reported in the 1923 Virginia Polytechnic Institute Bugle that Day "flew with the AEF in France and piloted a burning aeroplane for 1500 feet during descent before he was forced to give up and crash to earth. After this he was carted off to the repair station with a memorandum which contained the following entries: broken - one anckle, four ribs, nose, and numerous lacerations of the face and body."</li> <li>Served in the Army Air Service for 21 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 Day, Forrest Ferguson http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f02ce990212415e8b6ece0f767fd9343.jpg ada59247111cac6285d0c301d4c1a47c http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/3c478e70908e599ef66b2a94a1b45af2.jpg fb1eeb5848daef1052b0e44df06d5dfc http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/92265a25700b5a7ee9af1bbe5f92d9a4.jpg 19a75ad075be72a26af047befe36e7ba 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 Bailey First and Middle Name Otway Giles Hometown Lynchburg, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1923, but previously attended Lynchburg College for one year and then Berea College before joining the Navy and Marine Corps Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agricultural Education Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Navy and Marine Corps Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? The 1923 Virginia Polytechnic yearbook states that Otway served in the South seas and that he was in the military for three years. 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 Bailey, Otway Giles Jr.