1 20 4 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/dd4d5810698b9b9605334d90d8e51340.jpg 3677029d8e38b2785bc005e7873bfc05 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/2e9edf7bfb85356fc5f52fcba318d336.jpg f0e477c806c2f569db4748a3ca4be2b7 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 1924 Person An individual. Last Name Strouth First and Middle Name William Walter Hometown Cleveland, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1924 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Mechanical 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? Co. C, 318th Infantry, 80th Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Corporal Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>wounded in action the Meuse-Argonne Offensive</li> </ul> Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>was married during college</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 Strouth, William Walter wounded http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/469ccfd6c304796a0755a85a1f4a2767.jpg 3140c29b03f94e7fa00b49d75eeb499a http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/05505246d3e27c9bc52f7384184ad1eb.jpg 117e630f4298aa191f1541e65493eac4 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 1924 Person An individual. Last Name Fulton First and Middle Name William Penn Hometown Critz, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1924 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agricultural Education Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 159th Aero Squadron Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Attended Randolph-Macon before the war and then joined the service. Following the war he decided to attend VPI. 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 1924 Person An individual. Last Name Turner First and Middle Name Carlyle Robert 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? 305th Field Signal Battalion, 80th Division Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>Overseas 12 months</li> <li>Saw action in the Artois Sector, St. Mihiel Offensive, and Meuse-Argonne Offensive</li> </ul> Birth Date 30 July 1894 Birthplace Williamsburg, Virginia Parents Robert and Edna Turner VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1924 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Attended Virginia Tech after the war Hometown Richmond, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering County and/or State Virginia Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensive Bibliography <ul> <li><a href="https://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/4854215.html">History of the 318th Infantry Regiment of the 80th Division, 1917-1919</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/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1924 Person An individual. Last Name Samouce First and Middle Name George Alexander 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? Co. L, 116th Infantry, 29th Division Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Overseas for 11 months Hometown Lynchburg, Virginia Birth Date 26 February 1899 Birthplace Poltava, Russia (now Ukraine) Parents John A. Samouce Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? <ul> <li>Meuse-Argonne Offensive</li> <li>Battle of Molleville Farm</li> <li>Attack on Bois D'Ormond</li> <li>Battle of Grand Montagne</li> <li>Hopsitalized for shell shock at the Battle of Grande Montagne on October 15, 1918. He remained at the 1st Neurological Hospital in Benoit Vaux, France from October 16, 1918 to November 10, 1918. From November 11, 1918 to November 19 he was at Base # 117.</li> </ul> Occupation Before the war he a clerk at a Hardware Store of Barker and Jenning Hardware Company, after the war he indicated that he was a farmer. This was before he attended VPI. After he left VPI he continued in the service, retiring at the rank of Major in the US Army. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1924 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Horticulture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>Born in Poltava, Russia (now Ukraine) before his family emigrated to Cananda in 1907. His family moved again to Lynchburg, Virginia before war broke out in 1917.</li> <li>He served with the Army's 116th Infantry, 29th Division in World War I. He received a bachelor's of science degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and served as captain and troop commander on the Capeneddick during World War II.</li> </ul> Biographical Text Samouce was born on February 1899 in Poltava, Russia (now Ukraine) to John Samouce and Anna Ivanovna Perhorovna-Zhikorvitskaya Samouce. In 1907 the Samouce Family, convinced that hard times were ahead in Russia, emigrated to Montreal, Canada and then emigrated again in 1917 to Lynchburg, Virginia. It was there, after the United States entered the war, that young George Samouce (who spoke both Russian and English) entered the Virginia National Guard as a Private. Once integrated into the National Army, the Virginia National Guard became the 116th Infantry within the US 29th Division. <div class="text_exposed_show"> With the 116th George Samouce participated in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and witnessed intense fighting at Molleville Farm, the Bois D’Ormond, and Grand Montagne. It was at Grand Montagne that he was hospitalized for shell shock on 15 October 1918 where he remained until 10 November 1918. Despite not being an American citizen, George Samouce served, fought, and was wounded in the service of his adopted country. In May 1918 the United States Congress passed legislation that waived all naturalization requirements for soldiers who were serving in the wartime army. As long as the soldiers received honorable discharges at the end of the war, non-citizen soldiers could gain immediate citizenship. Nearly 280,000 men took advantage of this opportunity to become American citizens. It is likely that George Samouce became an American citizen through this legislation. When war ended George Samouce returned to Virginia and enrolled at Virginia Polytechnic Institute where he majored in Horticulture and graduated in 1924. In the years after graduation Samouce returned to the US Army and served for more than two additional decades. During World War II he served as a captain and troop commander in the Pacific Theater and retired from the Army in 1945 at the rank of Major. George Samouce died in Macon, Georgia in 1986 at the age of 87. </div> Death Date 6 July 1986 Place of Death Macon County, Georgia Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Major Bibliography <ul> <li><a href="https://army.togetherweserved.com/army/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApps?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=331421">https://army.togetherweserved.com/army/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApps?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=331421</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55928409/george-alexander-samouce">https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55928409/george-alexander-samouce</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 Samouce, George Alexander questionnaire wounded