1 20 100 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Wilson First and Middle Name Ernest Harvey Jr. Hometown Birdsnest, Virginia Birth Date 15 February 1894 Death Date 9 April 1961 Place of Death Seaview, Virginia Parents Ernest Wilson and Mary Moore Spouse(s) Dorothy Nottingham Wilson VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown, but attended VPI between 1911 and 1912. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 8th Company, Third Motor Mechanic Regiment 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? No 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 Wilson, Ernest Harvey Jr. 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Terrell First and Middle Name Frederick Augustus Hometown Lynchburg, Virginia Birth Date 17 September 1894 Birthplace Lynchburg, Virginia Death Date 17 March 1868 Place of Death Lynchburg, Virgnia Parents Alexander Watkins Terrell and Lillian Terrell Spouse(s) Louise Terrell VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown, but did attend VPI between 1911 and 1912. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Base Hospital 41 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Sailed for France on 6 July 1918 on the Scotian from New York. 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? No 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 Terrell, Frederick Augustus 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Smith First and Middle Name George Blackwell Jr. Hometown Capron, Virginia County and/or State Southampton County, Virginia Birth Date 20 August 1894 Birthplace Capron, Virginia Death Date 6 March 1985 Place of Death Lookout Mountain, Tennessee Parents George Blackwell Smith and Elizabeth Lee Williams Spouse(s) Emily Jameson Miller Children 2nd Lt. Gustavus Hindman Miller Smith (died in Europe in World War 2), and George Blackwell Smith III VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown, but did attend VPI between 1911 and 1912. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 37th Infantry, 93rd Division Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Entered the first Officers Training Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, GA, 13 May 1917, was commissioned 2nd Lieut. 15 Aug 1917, and assigned to Camp Jackson, SC. He sailed for France on 6 Aug 1918,was wounded in action overseas (37th inf., 93rd Div. Regmt, AEF) and rec'd from the French govnt. a Croix de Guerre. He returned home on 11 Feb 1919, was sent to Camp Lee, VA and discharged there on 25 Feb 1919. Decorations or Citations Croix de Guerre Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? In 1919 accepted a position with the United Hosiery Mills Corp., of which he is became vice-president and superintendent. 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? No 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 Smith, George Blackwell Jr. wounded http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/3300cec2c5ef828cc8fe668f92a54167.tif 97a043e2a475a66eed576c7323e201c2 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/7111f75e58b0653702fa4fb3ef290526.tif 60c5db56a3cbfff8cc8ef6283d0d1bcd http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/304802107b7cc09c6f212e1c5021c4b1.tif 93904aeb79f3c7dab420ed7377b21509 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Sinclair First and Middle Name John Mackie Hometown Maxera, Virginia County and/or State Gloucester, Virginia Birth Date 24 July 1891 Birthplace Gloucester, Virginia Death Date 15 January 1948 Parents James Jefferson Sinclair and Indiana Lowery Sinclair VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, attended VPI for 2 years starting in 1911. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Corporal Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? 302nd Animal Embarkation Depot at Camp Hill, Virginia Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Assigned originally to the Medical Corps at Camp Hospital at Camp Hill, Virginia. Transferred to 302nd Animal Embarkation Depot at Camp Hill, Virginia and then transferred again to Port Vet in Newport News. 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? No 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 Sinclair, John questionnaire http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/6f29d9bdbac8bc11f45eb2481d407d59.jpg 8a03c255c71e87346181b5763502dc22 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Simmons First and Middle Name Anthony Graybill Hometown Fincastle, Virginia Birth Date 25 April 1893 Birthplace Fincastle, Virginia Death Date 6 November 1956 Place of Death Salem, Virginia (Culpeper County) Parents William Bower Simmons and Susan Graybill Spouse(s) Gwendolyn Kathleen Miller Children Anthony Graybill Simmons, Jr; Dorothy Sue Simmons, and William Montague Bill Simmons VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown, but did attend VPI between 1911 and 1912. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 26th Company, Central Officers Training School at Camp Lee Virginia 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 Simmons, Anthony Graybill http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/2715d8e33428344e15ce3b0e0633361e.jpg 0fd9b0bfc8748927397924e9cdcda1d8 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/e11b7943eced5cdca1ebdce2268a114f.jpg 3faa7ba40d45137520c759d2a3abafcc 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Richardson First and Middle Name Walter Joyner Hometown Farmville, Virginia Birth Date 3 October 1892 Birthplace Farmville, Virginia Death Date 25 October 1973 Place of Death Farmville, Virgnia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown, but did attend VPI between 1911 and 1912. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Navy Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? USS Madawaska Rank What military rank did this individual hold? <ul> <li>Hopsital Apprentice 2nd Class</li> <li>Then Hospital Apprentice 1st Class</li> <li>Then Pharmacist Mate 3rd Class</li> </ul> Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served between 14 May 1917 and 8 March 1919. Trained at Naval Training Station in Newport Rhode Island and then was at Naval Hospital in Annapolis, Maryland 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? No 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Oliver First and Middle Name William Franklin Hometown Irvington, Virginia Birth Date 16 August 1893 Birthplace Berryville, Virginia Death Date 20 February 1962 Place of Death Williamsburg, Virginia Parents George Hansford Oliver and Catherine Cunningham Spouse(s) Louise Stanard Oliver VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 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? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? <ul> <li>Company E, 402nd Telegraph Battalion, 81st Division</li> <li>Transferred to Company G, 3rd Depot Battalion, Signal Corps on 22 April 1918</li> <li>Transferred to Headquarters Company, 1st Army on 15 July 1918</li> <li>Transferred to Division of Resarch and Insepection in Paris on 18 September 1918</li> </ul> Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Sergeant to 2nd Lieutenant, became First Lieutenant by end of war Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? <ul> <li>Aisne-Marne Offenstive (Soisson) - on August 1918 with HQ 1st Army</li> </ul> 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? No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Oliver, William Franklin questionnaire http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/bb7c4f090f0dc3c8a0862b82f2e7500a.jpg 20f93468b3841302ff06d447336f4070 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/1ed3ef715611c70585be027e14d2d8cd.jpg c468f788c1ba0840776d88a3d0314a27 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/65772e87b88682404030f8850877e757.jpg 0bdcf62034c07dabcd45273b5cc0ee72 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/ae30995f712f0270bea0495870b1cb97.jpg 0ab12fa99d1284f75d98651faf2d080b http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/1bcf4791d33f3a0a21d3d7bb4417b4f4.tif 98249849c64719ecc47e0114d9b9685a http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/78153c2b21aedbfd141e2ed27638def4.tif bd8c2d8c2819a102ae9a1088d98473e3 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/23cdc8190cefb3690b981ea1f3fa325a.tif 76e50bf1a90e1ef6f1a4e76a393df04e 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name McGregor First and Middle Name Raymond Joseph Hometown Lynchburg, Virginia Birth Date 25 October 1890 Birthplace Callaway, Nebraska (Custer Co.) Death Date 16 June 1973 Place of Death Lynchburg, Virginia Parents George McGregor and Ida Peterson Spouse(s) Marshall Courtenaye Houser Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 28th Balloon Company from 7 July 1918 through 23 September 1918. In 23rd Balloon Company from 24 September 1918. Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Entered service on 17 April 1918. Discharged on 7 February 1919. Sailed for France on the Duca D'Aosta on 20 October 1918 and arrived in France on 3 November 1918. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Civil Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? First Sergeant 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 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 McGregor, Raymond Joseph questionnaire http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/972e55d152fab91694c42ef2aa21707b.jpg f040a807d831ba9f68c50721302b4228 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f1b2bde1576f744ab5a07306911c5095.jpg 33734ff84a7981ec8adf8bc839f65fec 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Kiracofe First and Middle Name Charles Eugene Hometown Mount Solon, Virginia County and/or State Augusta County, Virginia Birth Date 19 December 1890 Birthplace Thorny Branch, Virginia Death Date 27 April 1954 Place of Death New Orleans, Louisiana Parents Walter Lee Kiracofe and Lydia Kiracofe Spouse(s) Martha Edmundson Wellons VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army, Air Service Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 26th Photographic Section, US Air Service Aeronautics Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Departed for France on the Agamemnon on 16 October 1918 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? No 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 Kiracofe, Charles Eugene 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Jett First and Middle Name Raymond Sherrer Hometown Richmond, Kentucky Birth Date 7 January 1892 Birthplace Richmond, Kentucky Death Date 8 March 1959 Place of Death San Antonio, Texas Parents Shelby Jett Sr. and Nancy Ogg Jett Spouse(s) Lucy Lyle Lacy Children Shelby Jett VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown, but did attend VPI in 1911 and 1912. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army, Air Service Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant of Cavalry on 26 October 1917, became 1st Lieutenant on 12 November 19197. Left service on 17 April 2024. Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Graduated Air Service Primary Flying School and Air Service Advanced Flying School Observation Course. Returned to military service in World War 2, retired from US Air Force. 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 Jett, Raymond Sherrer http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/5a4bb7b1518e28b0937f4ccf62a30895.jpg 5830a35a3ca03a366dfba4d0aeac86b2 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/eced65b066582187d2005dafb13fe1eb.jpg 01fd740e44b4cc955d5b17afac1db9f2 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/e2300d02cafc9ff3f4ca8c463a390822.tif 6189f26c550a080b27cb4710337ac685 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/a16bd99b25702fc3665fe3fc91aaddf0.tif b9fecbbda3ee762cc49ca89d6c3f790f http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/2642fe807009e70cd1efcc8dd08746c5.tif 7dd04938d386b4291544452171e1016b 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Hale First and Middle Name Daniel Hometown Narrows, Virginia County and/or State Giles County, Virginia Birth Date 13 March 1893 Birthplace Pearisburg, Virginia Death Date 9 October 1990 Place of Death Salem, Virginia Parents Daniel Franklin Kincaid Hale and Alma Rose Crotshin Spouse(s) Leona Marie Hobbs Children Edward Benton Hale Sr. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army, Medical Corps Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Base Hospital 45 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private First Class Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served in France starting on 21 July 1918 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? No 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 Hale, Daniel questionnaire http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/e21067c79fcec289015162fc7cdc8e27.jpg ea6f3a540cd1bdecd4a5999c9ab56e42 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Green First and Middle Name Hunter Gray Birth Date 6 December 1895 Birthplace Fayette County, West Virginia Death Date 5 October 1939 Place of Death Charleston, West Virginia Spouse(s) Thelma McCallister (married on 27 April 1918 in Cabell, West Virginia) Children Lt. Col. William Francis Green; Hunter Gray Green Jr.; Thelma Jo Green Price VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown, did attend VPI in 1911 and 1912. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company 56, Spruce Production Squadron<br /><br />"<span>56th Spruce The 56th Spruce, was originally called the 451st Aero (Construction) Squadron. They were formed February 1918 at Vancouver Barracks, Washington. In the same month, they were sent to South Bend, Washington. While in that area, they took part in logging and riving operations (Riving consisted of splitting fallen logs. This process was done almost entirely by hand, with the log sections then being hauled out of remote areas.) In April 1918 they were moved to a camp near the tiny town of Nemah, Washington. The construction of this camp, located at the mouth of the Nemah River, was completed by this unit. This camp was only accessible by water. In July 1918, The unit was redesignated as the 56th Spruce. In December 1918, the unit returned to Vancouver Barracks, where it was demobilized in January 1919." - from <a href="http://swansongrp.com/spruce/units/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://swansongrp.com/spruce/units/ </a><br /><br /><br /><br /></span> Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Entered service on 30 June 1918 and discharged on 12 February 1919 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? No 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 Green, Hunter Gray http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/9697698a43d4f5769c8dc29364c1bbcb.jpg 116b0ead22a23bdea8bc91af278a1a7a 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Fleming First and Middle Name Andrew Ellett Birth Date 16 July 1891 Birthplace Richmond, Virginia Death Date 18 August 1968 Place of Death Fayette Kentucky Parents Cannon Hobson Fleming and Nannie Tazewell Ellett Spouse(s) Hattie C. Hurst Children Andrew Ellett Fleming Jr. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown, but did attend VPI in 1911 and 1912. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? <ul> <li>Company E, 15th Engineers (from 10 June 1917 through 12 December 1918)</li> <li>Headquarters Detachment, 15th Engineers (from 12 December 1918 thorugh 2 March 1919)</li> <li>Sorbonne Detachment (from 2 March 1919 to 30 June 1919)</li> </ul> Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served overseas from 9 July 1917 through 21 July 1919 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 Fleming, Andrew Ellett http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/7a26dc791bd11ba63349e6b649fc6e08.jpg f41275bfe2ed79578958124b56a7604c http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/e65521d247e780f8f616219cb223af57.tif ea597d0e1d62decd44f10e7c8b94c57a http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/adb9db166323e5abb0499b0d7c55b208.tif 4ef93c01b6a7d774ab5319d3e64fedaa http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/9cbb3954ee4a5e8b8ca68e1831e5e4f0.tif 1f7cea76142167f2afa2ba459733b110 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Fentress First and Middle Name Ellis Roache Hometown Norfolk, Virginia Birth Date 27 February 1893 Birthplace Norfolk, Virginia Death Date 25 May 1943 Parents John Fentress and Mamie Roach Spouse(s) Selma Virginia McCook VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Unknown, but did attend VPI in 1911 and 1912. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Battery E, 312th Field Artillery, 79th Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 1st Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Trained at Camp Meade in Maryland. Served overseas from 14 July 1918 through 23 May 1919. Discharged 19 June 1919. 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? No. 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, Ellis Roache questionnaire http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/60ed233307ab0823c745f23ffa99a530.jpg ff0f46df0e197c07d74545c5bc9141f5 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/acefd34190645861292b5fb15578951c.jpg 180174b530da2a035294ea100350c1aa 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Fadeley First and Middle Name James McNelledge, Sr. Hometown Falls Church, Virginia Birth Date 2 May 1894 Birthplace Falls Church, Virginia Death Date 26 March 1976 Place of Death Washington D.C. Parents George Beauregard Fadeley and Marian Fadeley Spouse(s) - Catherine Shirley Fadeley - Marian Fadeley (died 1942) VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, attended VPI in 1911 and 1912. But transferred and graduated from George Washington University in 1917. Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? US Army, medical unit Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 1st Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Entered service on 4 June 1918 and released on 25 June 1919. 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? No 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 Fadeley, James McNelledge http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/0efa35959a7f9e1061a9d51e84c6c247.jpg 6b9e25875e806d89e1d919f3e0a60013 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f445d3c5bf4620c6fb4427cbc877ab71.jpg b30b6fe3db2816590e6b76ba7fb59220 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Burwell First and Middle Name John Armistead, Jr. Hometown Upperville, Virginia Birth Date 16 April 1891 Birthplace Lancaster Virginia Death Date 20 December 1952 Place of Death North Carolina (buried in Upperville, Virginia) Siblings Edward B. Burwell (VPI Class of 1916), Howard S. Burwell, and William C. Burwell Spouse(s) Lucy Cale Powell (married 18 October 1927 in Vance, North Carolina) Children John Armistead Burwell Jr.; Robert Powell Burwell VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company D, 5th Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun Battalion Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant 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? No Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Sent to France on the Ulysses on 30 September 1918, departing from Brooklyn, NY. 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 Burwell, John Armistead http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/db3db27e1a68ecb27172e07434a88ce0.tif f9fb3ccd9b527303631eab438a7d4d3a http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/a98254db029fa3448ed1caac4d38604f.tif 82dc9509b7eebfbf967aa7631995ef0b http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f4aca0d0c777f2309a894dc98151336b.tif cb49d53763f1a7b7d496bcf8c1969de8 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Brent First and Middle Name Joseph Warren Hometown The Plains, Virginia (lived in New Jersey at the time of the war) Birth Date 25 August 1891 Birthplace The Plains, Virginia Death Date July 1974 Place of Death New Haven Connecticut Parents Lawrence Decatur Brent and Eliza Gordon Murray Spouse(s) Hazel Searle VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI in 1911 and 1913. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 313th Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Corporal Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served in France. Returned to the United States on 21 May 1919 on the USS Pocahontas 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? No 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 Brent, Joseph Warren questionnaire http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/e6dcb903f03a32271f7e9fb297e3546c.jpeg f70034f2a402e763021396f21da8dcf1 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/abd9c4dcd8ece6d6f782a34b55decb5a.tif 892fac958d58824cb5ea22056fd9a670 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f62ebba8aeceb16abd94e95d47b74d94.tif 8e89dd0e9f6f002ea87c763bbfa8139a http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/3444c23e412999820582bfb4fd4655c8.tif e7c9b4c252d89817d2caed62aa6bf1c6 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Bradley First and Middle Name James Carl Hometown Abingdon, Virginia Birth Date 31 August 1893 Death Date 5 February 1963 Place of Death Pinellas, Florida VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI in 1911 and 1912. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company A, 17th Engineers (Railway) Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Entered service on 19 July 1917 and discharged on 14 April 1919. Trained at Camp Lee, Virginia. Served in France. Shipped back to the US from France on the Susquehanna on 10 March 1919. 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 Bradley, James Carl questionnaire http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/c4561aac17908a42ec1ba53bcd60ab0f.jpg f71a02d75bfc27db5d238a966689ebbf http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/694746ed295b91c276aa851fd0a469eb.jpg 72172daae69e216390b67448254ef6af http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/3fee6ebf604b4bbc88632c153bfee7cb.jpg e769870869a8938ed71a50a0116e5664 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Bliss First and Middle Name Norman Willard Hometown Sterling, Virginia Birth Date 18 August 1893 Birthplace Rosemond, Illinois VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI in 1911 and 1912. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Navy Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Served on the USS Sylph from 6 April 1917 to 22 May 1917 Served on USS Triton from 22 May 1917 to 10 July 1917 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Electrician 1st Class Radio Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Discharged on 15 December 1917 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? 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Last Name Bailey First and Middle Name John Walter Birth Date 18 September 1896 Birthplace Maybrook, Virginia (Giles County, Virginia) Death Date 21 November 1955 Place of Death Blacksburg, Virginia Children Irene Della Bailey Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? 1915 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI in 1911 and 1912. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? US Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Central Officers Training School Camp at Camp Lee, Virginia Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Cook Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Enlistment date - 5 September 1917 and discharged 10 January 1919 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? No 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, John Walter questionnaire