1 20 31 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/be71c055849c02e4b77b6da323867802.jpg 0f06f70a580a5fc0c436aa76b7ff9923 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 1876 - 1899 Person An individual. Last Name Covington First and Middle Name L. C. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1898 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Reserve Officers Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Medical Corps Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Major Hometown Crewe, Virginia County and/or State Nottoway County, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Applied Chemistry 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 Covington, Lewis Clyde 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 1876 - 1899 Person An individual. Last Name Crockett First and Middle Name D. Boyd VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1898 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 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Major 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 Crockett, D. Boyd 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 1876 - 1899 Person An individual. Last Name Hileman First and Middle Name Joseph L. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1898 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Navy Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Lieutenant Commander Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Commander Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Head of the Marine Engineering and Naval Construction Department at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland 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 Hileman, J. L. http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/068e5564ebdc1d7512b38dab5cefca54.jpg da8427520900866db403162b8b09be34 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 1876 - 1899 Person An individual. Last Name Spiller First and Middle Name Robert Kent Hometown Roanoke, Virginia Birth Date June 30, 1881 Birthplace Elk Garden, Virginia Spouse(s) Kathleen Sexton (married December 28, 1909) VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1898 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? Judge Advocate Department Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Lieutenant Colonel Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Sent to the Philippine Islands with the 42nd US Volunteers and spent to years in active service there. He also served in Cuba and the Hawaiian Islands. 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 Spiller, R. Kent 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 1876 - 1899 Person An individual. Last Name Weisinger First and Middle Name Kendall VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1899 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? Personnel Division 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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Troop "B" Rank What military rank did this individual hold? <ul> <li>Sergeant</li> <li>Captain in the Gas Dispense Service</li> </ul> Hometown Richmond, Virginia Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? William Jones was injured in March 1918 in Washington DC in an explosion of chemicals in a laboratory. The Virginia Tech reported that most of his injuries were burns to the face. At first it was feared that he would lose sight in one eye, but this danger apparently passed. Bibliography <ul> <li>The Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 21 March 1918</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 Jones, William Catesby 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 1876 - 1899 Person An individual. Last Name Hutchinson First and Middle Name George W. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1899 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? Ordnance Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Captain 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 Hutchinson, George W. 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 1876 - 1899 Person An individual. Last Name Hubbard First and Middle Name Archibald Blair VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1899 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army (Reserve Officers) Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Ordnance Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Lieutenant Colonel 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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Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1876 - 1899 Person An individual. Last Name Fentress First and Middle Name George Linwood VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1899 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army (Reserve Officers) Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company D, 314th Infantry, 79th Division but then transferred to Company M, First Pioneer Infantry according to his Military Service Record. By the time Fentress left service he may have been serving in Company D, First Pioneer Infantry as this is the Company listed on his headstone in Arlington National Cemetery. Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Began as a student officer and then promoted to 1st Lieutenant on November 22, 1917 Hometown Princess Anne County, Virginia County and/or State Princess Anne County, Virginia Birth Date June 29, 1880 Parents George W . and Sarah Naomi Duncan Spouse(s) Elizabeth Howard of Norfolk, Virginia (married on June 19, 1902) Children R. Woods Fentress (Born April 30, 1903) Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes (obtained a B.S.) and then an M.S. Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? First went into action in August 1918 in Serges, France and participated in the following offensives: <ul> <li>Marne-Aisne</li> <li>Aisne-Oise</li> <li>Meuse-Argonne</li> </ul> Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? <ul> <li>Marne-Aisne</li> <li>Aisne-Oise</li> <li>Meuse-Argonne</li> </ul> Occupation Became a Special Agent for Pan American Life Insurance Company after the war Biographical Text Among the more than 640,000 men who served in the AEF Services of Supply during the First World War was one VPI man – 1LT George L. Fentress. Fentress, graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1899 and when he entered the service in August 1917 he left behind a family of five children (with an additional sixth child which would be born just two months before he departed for France). Fentress originally served in the 314th Infantry, 79th Division. However, due to the need for officers in logistics units, Fentress was transferred to M Company, First Pioneer Infantry (under the Services of Supply) before departing for France. Fentress did not leave behind a detailed account of his service. On his Military Service Record he provided basic information about the units he served with and indicated that he participated in engagements at “Marne-Aisne, Aisne-Oise, and Meuse-Argonne.” However, we can piece together some of his experiences in the war through learning more about M Company’s service. Much of Fentress’ service in the three months after M Company arrived in France in July 1918 consisted of clearing, repairing, maintaining, and building roads near the front line which were key to operational movement and supply. For the last three weeks of the war, however, from October 21 through the armistice, M Company was assigned to burial detail and attached to the 4th, 5th, 32nd, 80th, 90th Divisions. This work was not without dangers as burial details were often close to the front line and under constant threat of artillery bombardment, gas, and direct enemy fire. As the First Pioneer historian wrote, during M Company’s time on burial detail they were “subject to heavy fire at times, losing two men killed and seventeen wounded and the mental strain incident to work was one of the severest kind.” This was one of the highest company casualty rates in the First Pioneer Infantry. As a unit chaplain for the First Pioneers described of M Company’s work, they “worked four solid weeks digging great trenches in which to lay away comrades in arms. Truck load after truck load of broken bodies, severed heads, lost arms and torn legs were laid away by these same men. Men lost their minds and officers had nervous prostration as a result of the terrible strain.” In his Military Service Record, Fentress left no details about his experiences in the service. When he returned to America and left the service, Fentress resumed family life and found work as an insurance agent with Pan American Life Insurance. Tough George Fentress returned to his life, what he saw and experienced in France would have remained with him forever. Death Date 1949 Place of Death Buried in Arlington National Cemetery Bibliography <ul> <li>Chester W. Davis, The First Pioneer Infantry, U.S.A., 1919, accessed on Hathi Trust at <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t0zp45x5g">https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t0zp45x5g</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 Fentress, George Linwood 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 1876 - 1899 Person An individual. Last Name Beverley First and Middle Name E. P. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1899 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army (Reserve Officers) Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Medical Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Major 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 Beverley, E. P. http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/df0f4a6912ec84ee2a9be25b00012799.jpg ed04eba829752d3290fb0096df51d3cd http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/0a2bcdec5d62a30031219ad84157388b.jpg a583823e1a207a08d03dd07be1586093 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 1876 - 1899 Person An individual. Last Name Begg First and Middle Name Robert Burns Haldane VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1899 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army (Reserve Officers) Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Engineers Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Captain Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Entered military training at Camp Lee, Virginia in May 1917 Bibliography <ul> <li>Photograph of Officers of Engineering Department outside of Golden House, London (Begg is the 5th man from the left) from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86698847 <ul> <li> <table class="table table-condensed"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="text-right">National Archives Identifier:</td> <td>86698847</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text-right">Local Identifier:</td> <td>111-SC-46336</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="text-right">Creator(s):</td> <td><a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10459659">Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. ca. 1974-5/15/1984</a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </li> </ul> </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 Begg, Robert Burns Haldane 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 1876 - 1899 Person An individual. Last Name Leach First and Middle Name W. O. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1876 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Major 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 Leach, W. O. 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 1876 - 1899 Person An individual. Last Name Anderson First and Middle Name Edward VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1883 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Brigadier General 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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Signal Corps 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 Parrish, J. E. 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 1876 - 1899 Person An individual. Last Name Jones First and Middle Name A. C. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1891 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Captain 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 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 Jones, A. C. 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 1876 - 1899 Person An individual. Last Name Kennon First and Middle Name B. R. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1891 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Major 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 Kennon, B. R. http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/7c9c9cf97f1cf1fec6dc37d26b76c66f.jpg c2ce5613c3057cb0d4c3e62e62352057 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 1876 - 1899 Person An individual. Last Name Jamerson First and Middle Name George Hairston VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1892 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Brigadier General 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? 317th Infantry, 80th Division (Brigade Commander of the 159th Infantry Brigade in the 80th Division) Hometown Martinsville, Virginia Decorations or Citations Army Distinguished Service Medal AWARDED FOR ACTIONS DURING World War I Service with the 80th Division <ul> <li>Citation: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General George Hairston Jamerson, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. As Regimental Commander, 317th Infantry, and later as Brigade Commander of the 159th Infantry Brigade of the 80th Division, General Jamerson rendered conspicuous service in the organization and training of these units, and in the command thereof during the operations of his Brigade in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. Displaying sound judgment, high professional skill, untiring energy, and devotion to duty, General Jamerson contributed in a material way to the successful operation of his division and of the American forces in France.</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 Jamerson, George Hairston