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Last Name Faulconer First and Middle Name John Waller, Jr. Hometown Tappahannock, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 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? 315th Field Artillery Regiment, 80th Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Began war as a 2nd Lieutenant, promoted to 1st Lieutenant, and then to Captain. Bibliography <ul><li>John Waller Faulconer, Jr. to The Virginia Tech, 15 September 1918 (published in The Virginia Tech on 28 November 1918), Blacksburg, Virginia, pg. 2.</li> <li><a href="https://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1912/1912_BUGLE.pdf">1912 VPI Bugle</a>, yearbook</li> <li>US Select Military Registers 1862-1985</li> <li>1900 US Federal Census</li> <li>Florida Divorce Index</li> <li>North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1976</li> </ul> Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Meuse-Argonne Offensive Nicknames or Other Names Poky County and/or State Essex County, Virginia Birth Date 11 September 1892 Birthplace Virginia Death Date 18 September 1971 Cause of Death Central Thrombosis Place of Death Southern Pines, Moore County, North Carolina Parents John Waller Faulconer and Carrie Colgin Jones Siblings Marguerrite Faulconer, Carrie R. Faulconer and Bettie Faulconer Spouse(s) Sylvia Dornche Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Honorably Discharged as Captain Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Participated in the Meusse-Argonne Offensive Contributing Researchers Gregory Milhiser Biographical Text <div style="text-align:center;">“At a given time to the second, we poured a terrific rain of our heavy high explosive shells...into a wood filled with enemy machine guns, killed or ran out the entire crew...Ah! It was a magnificent affair”</div> <div style="text-align:center;">-Captain John Faulconer describing combat in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive</div> John Waller Faulconer, from Tappahannock, Virginia, graduated as part of the Virginia Polytechnic Class of 1912. Nicknamed “Poky”, he studied Civil Engineering, where he excelled academically. A Company Commander in Company D of the Corps of Cadets, Faulconer also worked as Business Manager of the Bugle, the VPI yearbook. Just months after the war began, Faulconer joined the United States Army on June 5, 1917 as a Second Lieutenant. Faulconer was assigned as a battery commander with the 315th Field Artillery Regiment, 80th Division. With the 315th, Faulconer participated in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. On the evening of September 9, 1918, Faulconer and his unit arrived on the battlefield and began preparations for the upcoming Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Under the cover of night and poor weather, the 315th built their gun positions. He described the work as harder than any he ever done before. But he wrote that the hard work was also reassuring because it meant that him and his unit would have some protection from returning German artillery fire. When the Meuse-Argonne Offensive began, Faulconer and his unit poured an incredible amount of artillery fire into German lines in preparation for the infantry advance. During the six hours of shelling before the infantry advance, American artillery units expended more ammunition than was spent by both sides during the entirety of the American Civil War. He was Honorably Discharged with the rank of Captain at the end of the war. He later married Sylvia Dornche and moved to Southern Pines, North Carolina, where he died on September 18, 1971. 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 Faulconer, John Waller 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 1912 Person An individual. Last Name Arnell First and Middle Name N/a VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Chief Electrician 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? N/a 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 Arnell, N/a 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 1912 Person An individual. Last Name Atwell First and Middle Name R. L. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Ensign 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? N/a 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 Atwell, R. L. 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 1912 Person An individual. Last Name Bass First and Middle Name Gordan VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Sargeant 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? Infantry Birth Date 1899 Contributing Researchers Sasha Morohashi Saputo Bibliography "Gordon Bass in the U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2013” AncestryLibrary. https://www- ancestrylibrary-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/interactive/1265/40392_B075766- 00028?pid=245371110&backurl=https://search-ancestrylibrary- com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss%3Dangs- g%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3DGordon%26gsfn_x%3D0%2 6gsln%3DBass%26gsln_x%3D0%26msypn__ftp%3DVirginia%26catbucket%3Drstp%2 6MSAV%3D0%26uidh%3Dyi7%26pcat%3DROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3D245371110 %26dbid%3D1265%26indiv%3D1%26ml_rpos%3D10&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&u sePUB=true&usePUBJs=true 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 Bass, Gordan http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/8bce637c2285764f253f99ce7eda13b3.jpg 5d724bbf10c0c1dc4ba52f6a326d6175 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 1912 Person An individual. Last Name Berkeley First and Middle Name John Campbell VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Death Date 10/11/1918 Cause of Death Died of Disease Place of Death France Additional Notes Former member of the class of 1912 Bibliography <ul> <li>Article regarding the death of John Berkeley published in The Virginia Tech campus newspaper, 8 May 1919</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 Berkeley, John Campbell died in service 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 1912 Person An individual. Last Name Bissex First and Middle Name E. B. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? N/a Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Naval Reserve Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? N/a 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 Bissex, E. B. 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 1912 Person An individual. Last Name Black First and Middle Name J. A. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant 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 Black, J. A. 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 1912 Person An individual. Last Name Bowman First and Middle Name J. J. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant 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? 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 Bowman, J. J. http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/1bb4fe069959c8cfbfb707f5185123d9.jpg 654ed605896d6dc13244df777423e1c1 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/aec19aa1327b725e0b571a072b110e2a.jpg f025e938dc93407f4e29cb8e70990cb9 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 1912 Person An individual. Last Name Burruss First and Middle Name William Henry VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant 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? Field Artillery Hometown Lynch Station, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture 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 Burruss, William Henry http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/8c334108f552e85ec79018d343e10c28.jpg 73819aeb28f74789e628382f905d81d1 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/fae039352b4a2ab7ec8641fb6394b2df.jpg d0ebba00fd93eb62d4a5a6866e8b815a http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/e397769fd9980557030077e64465c539.tif f621fb698f9a6b655611343c70bfa464 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/cb20df489a4eeeca254047b685b31f3d.tif 0c581fa335f96831e9dabc6091847812 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/b59d473cb675243de24c7b42ccf158e1.tif 7b36792f56a1ad05ab58ec4e8506d78a 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 1912 Person An individual. Last Name Chilton First and Middle Name Cyrus Harding VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant 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? 5th Company, Officers Training Regiment - then 2nd Battery Field Artillery, Officers Training Regiment Hometown Lancaster, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture 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 Chilton, Cyrus Harding questionnaire http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/70e65066754e32cb7d46f87c4ac47766.jpg 70df177c58817e053cb0117725b4ca31 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 1912 Person An individual. Last Name Cudlipp First and Middle Name Jerome Moore VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? First Lieutenant Cause of Death Killed in Action/Aeroplane Accident Place of Death France. Buried at (according to officer card): AEF Cem 33 St Symphorien Indre et Loire Grave 71 Buried at according to ancestry.com and findagrave.com: Oise-Aisne American Cemetery Plot A Row 27 Grave 10 in Fere-en-Tardenois Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Signal Corp Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Aviation Additional Notes • “Former member of the class of 1912” • Tall, Slender, Brown eyes, Dark Brown hair, not bald • Residence in 1917: 46 Pendleton Place, New Brighton SI, New York • Organizations: Aviation Sect School of Mil Aeronautics Ga School of Sec to disch • Person notified of death: Thelma Cudlipp (sister) Residence of mother and sister in 1918: 22 W 9 St New York, NY Hometown Richmond, Virginia Birth Date March 23rd, 1893 (Maybe 1894) Birthplace Richmond, Virginia Death Date September 23rd, 1918 Parents Frederick D. Cudlepp (Father), Anna E. Cudlepp (Mother) Siblings Frederick O. Cudlepp, Thelma S. Cudlepp Spouse(s) Single Children None Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? 2LT (rank when killed) Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? • Enlisted in ERC at Plattsburg Bks New York on August 15, 1917 (Service Start Date) • Hon. disch on March 28th, 1918 to accept commission • Called into active service as 2 Lt Sig C on March 29th, 1918 ORC • Served overseas May 19th, 1918 to death (September 23rd, 1918) Contributing Researchers Sasha Morohashi Saputo Bibliography "2lt Jerome M . Cudlipp in the Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current” AncestryLibrary. https://search-ancestrylibrary- com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs- g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=jerome+m.&gsfn_x=0&gsln=cudlipp&gsln_x=0&ms ypn__ftp=Virginia&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=0&uidh=yi7&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY& h=4160137&dbid=60541&indiv=1&ml_rpos=17 "2LT Jerome M. Cudlipp (Unknown-1918) - Find A..." (Unknown-1918) - Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed December 14, 2017. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56636688/jerome-m.-cudlipp. "Cudlipp, Jerome M." Omeka RSS. Accessed December 14, 2017. http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/466. "Jerome M Cudlepp in the 1900 United States Federal Census." 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cudlipp, Jerome M. died in service http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/56927018a402619c7c3be67fcf24b4a6.jpg 77e699e1842b5f13e6396db28cbb7ac3 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/5f65243dc130ea1647718794ddf11682.jpg 7481c5db4a50d9f5d356f1b9758ce67e 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 1912 Person An individual. Last Name Dixon First and Middle Name Wallace Clark VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant 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? Field Artillery Hometown Saltville, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Mechanical Engineering 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 Dixon, Wallace Clark http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/d78a197c927bd992a506a38036732430.tif b5cecdf87bf7d3fd585e50932a864aa2 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/d3841c92c8845d2713369dde0a3e8546.tif 8e9a23fdcfd3f4afce230896f14ca5bf http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f5d40e495788e4d4106b79c5d91ffb1b.tif 951be326078c898c5b8f3463f257e74b 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 1912 Person An individual. Last Name Duvall First and Middle Name Severn Parker Coskin VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? First Lieutenant 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? Battery F, 48th Heavy Artillery Hometown Norfolk, Virginia Birth Date March 2, 1893 Birthplace Baltimore, 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 Duvall, Severn Parker Coskin questionnaire http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/57340a9df572b7d147fa09bfc1f70337.jpg 0e5d020d50123e7c151316d9b22575e5 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 1912 Person An individual. Last Name Echols First and Middle Name Oliver Patton VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Echols was a Captain during World War I. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Air Service/Army Air Forces Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Army Air Service/Army Air Corps Biographical Text World War I Echols enlisted in 1916 and served in World War I with the United States Army Air Service, American Expeditionary Force, from August 1917 to April 1919, participating as an aviator in the battles of Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne. At the rank of captain, Echols served as Chief of Air Service, I Corps, for the final drive against German forces. Echols also served directly on the staff of Brigadier General Billy Mitchell. Post World War I Echols's educational and military preparation for his later specialization included attendance at the Army Industrial College, Command and General Staff School, Army War College, and Air Corps Tactical School. He served in the Air Corps Experimental Engineering Section and the Procurement Section before becoming the chief engineer of the Materiel Division from 1934 to 1938. In January 1936, Echols telephoned <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hughes" title="Howard Hughes">Howard Hughes</a> to say the Air Corps was interested in purchasing the record-breaking <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_H-1_Racer" title="Hughes H-1 Racer">Hughes H-1 Racer</a> as a pursuit plane—it was faster than anything they had. Hughes agreed to fly the aircraft to Wright Field for a demonstration, but he failed to show up for the appointment that Echols had set up with higher Air Corps brass. After that snub, Echols never again gave Hughes a chance to bid on Air Corps projects, not even in October 1941 when Hughes offered the twin-boom <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_D-2" title="Hughes D-2">D-2</a> fighter-bomber design. Echols allowed Wright Field engineers to examine the D-2 but they concluded that it would be too heavy for its own engines after incorporating required military features such as armor plate, a bullet-resistant windshield and stronger landing gear. Echols was assistant chief of the Materiel Division at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright-Patterson_Air_Force_Base" title="Wright-Patterson Air Force Base">Wright Field</a> near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton,_Ohio" title="Dayton, Ohio">Dayton, Ohio</a> from 1939 to 1940. As chief of that division, which was headquartered in Washington, he served from 1940 to 1942. In March 1942, a reorganization changed his title to commanding general, Materiel Command, in the Army Air Forces headquarters—a position changed a year later to assistant chief of staff for materiel, maintenance and distribution. Until April 1945 Echols continued to play the major role in the production of the prime tools of American airpower. The real impetus to aircraft production came in May 1940 when President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> went to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress</a> with a call for a program of no less than 50,000 "military and naval" aircraft per year for the nation's defense. (The Air Corps and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Aeronautics" title="Bureau of Aeronautics">Navy Bureau of Aeronautics</a> agreed that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">Navy</a> would get 12,500 of these.) A year and a half later, on December 7, 1941, the airframe weight of U.S. aircraft production increased sixfold—from the rate of 20,000,000 lb (9,100,000 kg) per year, to 120,000,000 lb (54,000,000 kg). By November 1942 the production rate had tripled again, to 50,000 aircraft per year. In the following year and a half to June 1944, Echols supervised another tripling of production. From 1941 on, United States aircraft production was much greater than the combined output of Japan and Germany, and the force of 3,305 combat planes in December 1941 grew to 41,000 in August 1945. Not all of these aircraft were of self-powered metal construction: in March 1942, Echols told the joint Senate–House committee that the Army Air Corps had ordered 1000 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_glider" title="Military glider">wooden gliders</a>, each capable of carrying 50 soldiers. One of Echols's most important yet little known roles was his membership from 1943 to 1945 on the Air Production Board and on the Executive Committee of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Production_Board" title="War Production Board">War Production Board</a>. He represented the Army Air Forces in the committee task of coordination of all production, and the establishment of priorities for use of tools, materiel and manpower within the national war program. Helping to determine the relative strength of air versus land and sea forces of the United States were one of Echols's responsibilities, as was the task of deciding relative strengths of fighter aircraft to light-, medium- and heavy bomber forces. In early 1939, a combination of Army Air Forces tactical staff under General Arnold and Materiel Division engineers under then-Lieutenant Colonel Echols, prescribed the military requirements around which the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-29_Superfortress" class="mw-redirect" title="B-29 Superfortress">B-29 Superfortress</a> was to be built. As Boeing was testing the first prototype, Echols surprised Chief Engineer Wellwood Beall of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing" title="Boeing">Boeing</a> by telling him that the Army Air Forces intended to spend $2 billion on the bomber. The first production model was completed in July 1943 and 11 months later B-29s were bombing Japan. While at Wright Field and in Washington, Echols was known in the profession as the man chiefly responsible for the long, hard process of bringing a plane into being—planes such as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-24_Liberator" class="mw-redirect" title="B-24 Liberator">B-24 Liberator</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-17_Flying_Fortress" class="mw-redirect" title="B-17 Flying Fortress">B-17 Flying Fortress</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-50_Superfortress" class="mw-redirect" title="B-50 Superfortress">B-50 Superfortress</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_B-36" class="mw-redirect" title="Convair B-36">B-36 Peacemaker</a>. He helped with the initial planning that led to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-47_Stratojet" class="mw-redirect" title="B-47 Stratojet">B-47 Stratojet</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-52_Stratofortress" class="mw-redirect" title="B-52 Stratofortress">B-52 Stratofortress</a> and the earliest American jet aircraft. Echols participated in the decision to have <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">General Electric</a> reproduce <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Whittle" title="Frank Whittle">Frank Whittle</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Welland" title="Rolls-Royce Welland">W.2B</a> jet engine for American jet fighter designs. In May 1945, Echols was sent to Germany to re-assemble and administer local government, public health, safety and welfare programs, to supervise education and religion, and to direct all communications. Echols served successively as Chief, Internal Affairs for the U.S. Control Council for Germany, as assistant deputy military governor in Germany, and director of Civil Affairs Division of the War Department Special Staff. Echols helped select government specialists for occupation duty in Japan. Major General Echols retired on December 1, 1946. <h3>Northrop</h3> In civilian life, Echols continued to help strengthen the nation's airpower potential. As president of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerospace_Industries_Association" title="Aerospace Industries Association">Aircraft Industries Association</a> (AIA) from 1947 to 1949, his reputation for vision, decisiveness and good humor became even more widely appreciated. In August 1947, Echols was called before a War Investigating committee led by Senator <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_S._Ferguson" title="Homer S. Ferguson">Homer Ferguson</a>, to uncover misconduct in wartime contracts given to Howard Hughes. Echols testified that the president's son, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Roosevelt" title="Elliott Roosevelt">Elliott Roosevelt</a>, who as an Army Air Forces major and lieutenant colonel had flown the successful <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-38_Lightning" class="mw-redirect" title="P-38 Lightning">P-38 Lightning</a> photo reconnaissance variant during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Africa_campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="North Africa campaign">North Africa campaign</a>, had put political pressure on the AAF in 1943 to purchase the unneeded <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_XF-11" title="Hughes XF-11">Hughes XF-11</a> photo reconnaissance aircraft over the objections of Echols and Chief of Air Staff <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_M._Giles" title="Barney M. Giles">Barney M. Giles</a>. The committee uncovered more than $5,000 in entertainment spent on Roosevelt by a paid Hughes publicist. Echols joined <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Corporation" title="Northrop Corporation">Northrop</a> in 1949 as chairman of the board and chief executive officer. In 1952, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Northrop" title="Jack Northrop">Jack Northrop</a>, broken by the cancellation of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YB-35" title="Northrop YB-35">B-35</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YB-49" title="Northrop YB-49">B-49</a> projects, gave up running his company to return to pure engineering, and made Echols president and general manager. Under the direction of Echols, Northrop's work force increased from 8,000 to 24,000 employees, and the company's backlog of orders advanced from $70 million to $557 million at the time of his sudden death on May 15, 1954. <h3>Legacy</h3> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_of_the_Air_Force" title="General of the Air Force">General of the Air Force</a> Henry H. "Hap" Arnold said of Echols in May 1945:<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_P._Echols#cite_note-afmil-4">[4]</a> <blockquote class="templatequote"> No one knows better than you the terrific problems we have faced in the development and perfection of our equipment and in obtaining the necessary production. I know of no one who could have carried the Air Force's responsibilities in these fields than you have. The task could never have been done had not the Army Air Forces been represented in these matters by an officer having the full confidence of the Congress, the departments and civilian agencies of government, industry and labor. This trust, as well as my own, has been yours and deservedly. The country, the Army Air Forces and I, personally, owe you a real debt of gratitude. </blockquote> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">Brigadier General</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_S._Kelsey" title="Benjamin S. Kelsey">Benjamin S. Kelsey</a> dedicated his book The Dragon's Teeth? to Echols, writing in 1981 that his <blockquote class="templatequote"> ...influence over so many years permeated so many facets of the development, production, and distribution of the aircraft for the Second World War that he might be called "The Man Who Won World War II." Without his wisdom, courage, and inspirational guidance, the weapons that the combat crews used would have been fewer and less potent. The respect that he enjoyed from the aircraft industry, Congress, his superiors, and most of all from his subordinates was due primarily to his impeccable integrity. </blockquote> A Falcon Scholarship in honor of Echols is sponsored each year by Northrop for a student seeking <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy" title="United States Air Force Academy">United States Air Force Academy</a> admission with the intention of becoming an Air Force officer. ________________________________________ The biographical text above has been copied directly from Oliver P. Echols' Wikipedia page on May 17, 2918. The managers of VPI in World War I do not claim any ownership of the words and information above, but desire to present it here for the sake of research ship purposes. Researchers looking to reference this material should be directed to: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_P._Echols" target="_blank" title="Oliver P Echols Wikipedia Page" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_P._Echols</a> Hometown Charlottesville, Virginia County and/or State Albemarle County, Virginia Birth Date March 4, 1892 Birthplace Charlottesville, Virginia Death Date May 15, 1954 Place of Death Lost Angeles, California Parents William Holding Echols (a University of Virginia professor) Spouse(s) Echols married Margaret Elizabeth Bailey (1892–1990) of Rockport, Texas on December 28, 1920 in El Paso. Children Had one daughter, Mary Beirne Echols, born November 28, 1926 in Dayton, Ohio. Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Aviation Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Graduated from VPI in 1912. Later attended the University of Virginia to also study engineering. Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Retired as a Major General on December 1, 1946 Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? World War I Echols enlisted in 1916 and served in World War I with the United States Army Air Service, American Expeditionary Force, from August 1917 to April 1919, participating as an aviator in the battles of Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne. At the rank of captain, Echols served as Chief of Air Service, I Corps, for the final drive against German forces. Echols also served directly on the staff of Brigadier General Billy Mitchell. Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Participated as an aviator in the battles of Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Please reference biography above. Bibliography <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_P._Echols">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_P._Echols</a></li> </ul> Decorations or Citations <ul> <li>2 Distinguished Service Medals</li> <li>Legion of Merit</li> <li>Purple Heart</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 Echols, Oliver Patton http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/b6908c0c2d8c190f79fb41e5ad2f15e8.jpg 9d9adbc0de471fd4f6c35ca619b95749 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/40665059958dbef7b705295ae32ba27f.JPG f3d258f602c239182f0c9309a2ed9bf9 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 1912 Person An individual. Last Name Everett First and Middle Name Aylett Lee, Jr. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army, Signal Corps Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Aviation Section, Ellington Field in Texas Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>Successfully passed examination for the flying section of the Signal Corps and ordered to report to Wright Field in Fairfield, Ohio for flight instruction as of March 1918. (The Virginia Tech, 28 March 1918)</li> </ul> Birth Date 9 January 1892 Birthplace Cobham, Virginia Death Date 30 January 1959 Place of Death San Mateo, California Parents Aylett Lee Everett and Sarah Stanford Fry Spouse(s) Cecille D. 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