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Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1917 Description An account of the resource This collection contains the profiles of all World War One veterans from the VPI Class of 1917. Person An individual. Last Name Jordan First and Middle Name Henry Carrington Nicknames or Other Names "Eagle" Birth Date 7/7/1896 Birthplace Houston, VA Hometown Houston, VA VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1917 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes 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 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Promoted from Pat. to Cpl., to Apt., to 2nd Lt., to First Lieutenant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Death Date 7/3/1940 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death Lynchburg, VA Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Wounded Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? National Guard Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 111th F.A. battery F, 29th Division transferred to H Company, 59th Regiment, 4th Division County and/or State Halifax, Virginia Parents Hamet Jordan and Frances G. Riely Spouse(s) Helen Terrell Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Not discharged Contributing Researchers Sadie Slavin Siblings Mary Green Jordan, Frances Jordan Moore, William Riely Jordan Children Mary Riely Jordan, Helen Carrington Jordan, Annette Terrell Jordan Decorations or Citations None Bibliography U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2013 Certificate of Marriage for the Commonwealth of Virginia War History Commission Military Service Record Find a Grave 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 Jordan, Henry Carrington questionnaire wounded http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/479a445d950dde141991243630d1e795.jpg bba568acb6c197531a28178f6ae1ee7e http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/def62bb95b5403b2790c94e1426ed797.jpg 9250f6f796984e602407b14e31a031d2 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 1914 Person An individual. Last Name Loyd First and Middle Name Samuel Aston VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1414 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Sergeant 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? Company L, 116th Infantry, 29th Division Hometown Lynchburg, Virginia Parents James Edward Loyd Decorations or Citations Distinguished Service Cross; North of Verdun, October 1918 <ul> <li>Citation: "For extrodinary heroism in action near the North of Verdun, France, October 15 and 23, 1918. After being severley gassed, he continued to advance with his company in spite of suffering great pain. On October 23, when his company was under heavy flanking fire from machine guns, he rescued several wounded men and administered first-aid treatment."</li> </ul> French Croix de Guerre with Gilt Star <ul> <li>Citiation: Similar to the American (above) for the same deed.</li> </ul> Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Meuse-Argonne Offensive Bibliography <ul> <li>Article about Samuel Lloyd published in The Virginia Tech campus newspaper, 20 February 1919</li> </ul> Birth Date 11 April 1889 Birthplace Lynchburg, Virginia Death Date 12 February 1977 Place of Death Buena Vista, Virginia Spouse(s) Katherine Children Samuel Aston Loyd, Jr. Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI during the 1910-1911 school year. 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 Loyd, Samuel Aston wounded http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/fea8531310b4d1a145e290270b9da3e8.tif d6b58cf678b23af119bb15b0a17db4e6 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/28f5510e948066c838992807fcadc369.tif 4088ce02c9f03aa880e6660ba6f076f2 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/cc370bb6aac6f679954e27fdaf4fcc28.tif 9d18933ac8cc76f65cc636a94f956d11 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 1918 Person An individual. Last Name Mackreath First and Middle Name Roy Douglas VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1918 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private First Class, and Corporal Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? National Army Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company H, 116th Infantry, 29th Division Hometown Charlottesville, Virginia Birth Date 6 June 1893 Birthplace Ivy, Virginia Death Date 12 June 1976 Place of Death Ivy, Virginia Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? <ul> <li>Center Sector, Haute, Alsace</li> <li>Meuse Argonne Offensive <ul> <li>8 October 1918 - Battle of Malbrouck Hill</li> <li>10 October 1918 - Battle of Molleville Farm</li> </ul> </li> </ul> Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Wounded on 10 October 1918 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 Mackreath, Roy Douglas questionnaire wounded http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/8b8411f70b2f3d45730415b60e662f02.jpg 7d8c49275a02b9aed5d64541b4fe1345 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 Maynard Brothers article from The Virginia Tech, 17 October 1918 Description An account of the resource News article Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Virginia Tech Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 17 October 1918 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 1910 Person An individual. Last Name Maynard First and Middle Name H. L., Jr. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1910 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Major Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Wounded 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? 312th Machine Gun Battalion, 79th Army Division Bibliography Maynard Brothers article from The Virginia Tech, 17 October 1918 Siblings Edwin B. Maynard (VPI, 1906), John B. Maynard (VPI, 1907), George C. Maynard (VPI, 1912), and W. G. Maynard (VPI, 1920) 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 Maynard, H. L., Jr. wounded http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4c2fdccf3ca934981673448f66ff2d66.jpg 303aa0a17320db337f198d4eb0a20eb2 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/aeec59bea5043d4d4f6abf98ab1c4cf1.jpg 781dca0c9e8beb3062dd22188364b5a4 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/e281b0afc69b6778aed76eccf6f26eb9.jpg 21c149befb180156ff8a958c2dfc7606 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1923 Person An individual. Last Name McCorkle First and Middle Name George Shirley Nicknames or Other Names Shirley Hometown Keysville, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1923 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Commercial Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army or Marine Corps Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company C, 38th Infantry, 3rd Division <ul> <li>The 3rd Division was nicknamed "The Rock of the Marne"</li> </ul> Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>Transported on the Corsican to France on March 25, 1918. He was listed as a Private.</li> <li>Fought at Chateau Thierry and was severely wounded in action while serving with the Third Division in the Second Battle of the Marne. He spent months in hospitals after.</li> </ul> Birth Date May 23, 1896 Death Date March 17, 1937 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? Aisne; Champagne-Marne; Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Champagne 1918 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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Last Name Miller First and Middle Name Maxwell VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1919 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, and 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? Company A, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, 2nd Division County and/or State Culpepper County, Virginia Birth Date November 7, 1894 Parents Henry H. Miller and Bernice James Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Chateau Thierry, Sossions Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Wounded on June 14, 1918 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Last Name Muncy First and Middle Name Minor VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private, then Corporal 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? Company E, 104th Motor Supply Train, 35th Division Hometown Bland, Virginia Birth Date 4 July 1892 Birthplace Bland County, Virginia Death Date 4 May 1962 Place of Death Bland County, Virginia Parents Charles Peery Muncy and Mary Ella Muncy Spouse(s) Augusta Elizabeth Muncy Children Ellen Elizabeth Walls Hilary Stanford Muncy Gilbert Carter Muncy Charles Raymond Muncy Patricia Repass Muncy Cynthia Ann Monti Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Perhaps Agriculture? Appears in 1912 VPI Bugle yearbook as a two year agriculture student. However, remarks on Virginia WW1 questionnaire that he spent 3 years at VPI. Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served overseas from 28 June 1918 to 22 May 1919. Wounded (slightly gassed) in Verdun Sector on 13 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 Bibliography <ul> <li>Unit photograph of 104th Motor Supply Train taken prior to leaving for France: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/resource/pan.6a33689/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.loc.gov/resource/pan.6a33689/</a>. </li> </ul> Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but spent 3 years at 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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Last Name Newton First and Middle Name Albert Chatman Hometown Fork Union, Virginia County and/or State Virginia Birth Date July 13, 1895 Death Date December 11, 1945 Place of Death Roanoke, Virginia Parents Joseph and Annie Newton VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? Unknown 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? Company A, 318th Regiment, 80th Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Was under medical care at Base Hospital 33 in Brest, France from June 3, 1918 - July 25, 1918; likely for tuberculosis which he again received treatment for after the war Reported that he suffered from a "physical breakdown" one month after returning from France and he also indicated that he had not fully recovered from his wound as late as October 1921. Wounded by shrapnel in the Bois de Fays during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive on October 5, 1918 Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Arras Sector, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne Offensive Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Attended Virginia Tech after the war Bibliography <ul> <li><a href="https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma990006708240205756&context=L&vid=01LVA_INST:01LVA&lang=en&search_scope=MyInstitution_noAER&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=LibraryCatalog&query=any,contains,newton&sortby=title&offset=10">Albert Newton's Virginia World War I History Survey</a></li> <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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Last Name Perrow First and Middle Name Stanley Hometown Rustburg, Virginia County and/or State Campbell County, Virginia Birth Date 17 January 1896 Birthplace Rustburg, Virginia Death Date 24 April 1975 Place of Death Citrus County, Florida Parents Robert Lee Perrow and Nancy Lucie Perrow Spouse(s) Elizabeth Perrow VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1916 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but did attend VPI during the 1912-1913 school year. 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? Company L, 1116th Infantry, 29th Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Corporal Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served overseas from 15 June 1918 to 20 May 1919. Sailed to France with his unit on the Finland. Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Meuse-Argonne Offensive Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Family indicates that while he was serving in France that he was gassed, which subsequently caused breathing problems the rest of his life. Though, Stanley did not indicate this on his Virginia War History Commission Questionnaire. Bibliography <ul> <li><a href="https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma990006591720205756&context=L&vid=01LVA_INST:01LVA&lang=en&search_scope=MyInstitution_noAER&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=LibraryCatalog&query=any,contains,perrow&offset=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Virginia War History Commission Questionnairre for Stanley Perrow </a></li> <li><a href="https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/items/62834e04-4638-49b8-ae9a-9baa914ad090" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Bugle, 1913 yearbook, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Blacksburg, Virginia), pg. 123. </a></li> <li>Virginia, U.S., Department of Military Affairs Records, 1876-1947 for Stanley Perrow (see filed attached)</li> <li>Portrait of Stanley Perrow provided by his family, additional information about being gassed provided by family</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Last Name Rice First and Middle Name Walter Leonard Hometown Appomattox, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1923, attended VPI after serving in World War I Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agronomy 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? 5th Machine Gun Battalion, 2nd Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? According to the 1923 VPI Bugle yearbook Rice was severely wounded in the left ankle while leading his platoon in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He was sent back to the United States as a casualty. 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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 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/a62ac9149a3ab37619ff53edeb77e6c5.tif 6c2c942c99d6f44fd9405e44349f3e95 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/fdf34c14379277a6959f408bf9add5d3.tif 73412aa2ad270953e6ef65147dac2f9f http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/994b746ffa7dd0eb1ac99affb1b6c381.tif 20b955d59397fa1f4b434cc98bd55b38 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 1920 Person An individual. Last Name Southall First and Middle Name Lawrence Temple VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1920 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private, Corporal (June 1, 1918) 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? 155th Depot Brigade, 80th Division and then transferred to Company F, 320th Regiment, 8th Division on April 19, 1918 Hometown New Kent, Virginia Birth Date February 27, 1896 Birthplace New Kent, Virginia Parents R. Temple Southall and Kate McMian Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? First went into action on July 23, 1918 at Rausant and particpated in the Somme Offensive, St. Mihiel Offnesive, and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Southall indicates that he was wounded during his time in service, writing that his gas mask and helment were bouth wounded by shrapnel. Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Worked as an electric motor tester. 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 Southall, Lawrence Temple questionnaire wounded http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/9895787e681c7401fa2999a1f5708adb.jpg 62c526d9807d64ebb8c853c806b8e139 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/0b794d511005f300d2f4bc830df015e2.jpg 65fe8c3c7d7af6b582c8909d458ef05c http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/8ecb2a61e1522e4c32f5203c40cfb073.jpg f332ab026697079b652f16ca27368cc4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1923 Person An individual. Last Name Starnes First and Middle Name Thomas Ellyson Nicknames or Other Names "Bon Sector" Hometown Hill, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1923, attended VPI after serving in World War I Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agronomy Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Served in the military for two years before World War I and then served in World War I. Was wounded in August 1918. 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 Starnes, Thomas Ellyson wounded http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/3ae0d5c22f7e992d6156c28ad09b1174.jpg ed5d39be77a2792ca127398783c0a810 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/9741984aed7ac92dc03b5d567496fb18.jpg 92189526246e7cba613c67899c9e4415 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/67940ccac248a10dd81b366754d223c7.jpg af68e7a5ac71f2e244cb2b2590b1f2ed 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 Stephens First and Middle Name Joseph William George Hometown Wicomico Church, Virginia Birth Date April 7, 1894 VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1915 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? Company E, 26th US Infantry, 1st Division Nicknames or Other Names "Pop" Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering Decorations or Citations Distinguished Service Medal <ul> <li>Citation: "For extraordinary herosim in action near Soissons, France, July 19, 1918. When necessity arose for a company to advance to an important position in the fighting, he led his command through a heavily shelled area with conspicuous bravery, reached his objective, and directed his men to a successful attack, until so seriously wounded as to necessitate his evacuation."</li> </ul> The above citations were taken from pg. 156, Virginians of Distinguished Service of the World War, published by the Virginia War History Commission, 1923 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 Stephens, Joseph William George wounded 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1916 Person An individual. Last Name Tebbs First and Middle Name John Alexander Nicknames or Other Names "Growley" Hometown Leesburg, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? VPI Class of 1916 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering Siblings William Tebbs and Dick Tebbs Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? United States Marine Corps Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Captain Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Involved in the Aisne-Marne Offensive, St. Mihiel Offensive, and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Tebbs was wounded at St. Mihiel from a German bullet. On October 4, 1918 he was involved in a gas attack. Then, on November 2, sustained another wound and was removed from active service for the duration of World War 1. Additional Notes John Tebbs served in the US Marine Corps during World War I alongside his two brothers, William Tebbs (VPI Class of 1909) and Dick Tebbs (VPI Class of 1907). 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, page 143 Birth Date March 9, 1893 Biographical Text <div style="text-align:center;">“Tebbs was badly gassed during the fighting in France and spent three months in the hospital as a result of his experience.”</div> <div style="text-align:center;">-The Virginia Tech, reporting on Captain Tebbs returning to the United States on April 3, 1919</div> Only a month after the United States joined the Allied war effort in April 1917, John Alexander Tebbs joined the Marine Corps and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. After completing training at Quantico, Virginia, Tebbs to France and arrived on June 8, 1918. Once there, Tebbs was quickly transferred to the 6th Marine Machine Gun Battalion and was rushed to the front to join that unit which was already fighting in the Aisne-Marne Offensive. In the Aisne-Marne Offensive, Tebbs participated in the last phase of the Battle of Belleau Wood, where his machine gun battalion was tasked with providing suppressing fire for the final Marine assault to the Wood. Due to the ferocity of the Marines of the 4th and 5th Regiments, along with the 6th Machine Gun Battalion, German soldiers at Belleau Wood nicknamed the Marines “Teufel Hunden” or “Devil Dogs.” Belleau Wood was later renamed “Bois de la Brigade de Marine,” meaning “The Wood of the Marine Brigade.” After the Aisne-Marne Offensive, Tebbs and the 6th Machine Gun Battalion participated in the St. Mihiel Offensive, where Tebbs received minor wounds from a German bullet. In late September, his unit was transferred to the Meuse-Argonne. It was there, on October 4, 1918 that Tebbs was involved in a gas attack near the Mont Blanc Ridge. In his Marine Corps service report, Tebbs recalled that this gas attack was, at first, not serious enough to warrant leaving front-line service. However this, combined with another wound sustained on November 2, removed Tebbs from the fighting. Four months after the armistice, in March 1919, Tebbs was still recovering from his wounds. In a report from medical staff at Quantico, doctors reported that Tebbs’ physical condition was fair and that he was still suffering from shortness of breath and occasional bouts of coughing. <div> John Tebbs returned to the United States and continued to serve in the Marine Corps, during which time he rose to the rank of Major. While in the Marine Corps Tebbs was sent to Haiti in 1922 and then to China in 1934. When he died on June 11, 1945, he was survived by his wife Lillian. </div> Death Date June 11, 1945 Cause of Death Heart Attack Spouse(s) Lillian Veir White- Marriage Date: November 1920 Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 6th Machine Gun Battalion, 4th Marine Brigade, 2nd Division Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Aisne-Marne Offensive (fought in the Battle of Bellau Wood), St. Mihiel Offensive, and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Remained in the Marine Corps until his death in 1945 Occupation Marine Contributing Researchers Daniel Newcomb County and/or State Leesburg, Virginia Birthplace Leesburg, Virginia Place of Death Tyrone, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA Parents Father: Richard Henry Tebbs Mother: Lillian Tebbs Children No children Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Major Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? He remained a Marine until his death in 1945. 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 Tebbs, John Alexander wounded http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/582293c03677e687dd546be67b1addd0.jpg ecba4408caa73bea39fa6a211c8a1c0b http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/d2c4de67bfb71fda85163f796150dbd7.jpg ccf49895bf439d67e3f59954be3342dc 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 1909 Person An individual. Last Name Tebbs First and Middle Name William Lynch VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1909 Birth Date September 16, 1888 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? First Lieutenant Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Wounded 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? 305 Trench Mortar Battery, 155 Field Artillery Brigade, 80th Division Hometown Leesburg, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Civil Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Death Date May 31, 1947 Parents Charles Henry Tebbs Siblings Richard H (1886), Charles B (1892), John A (1893) Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Date of Enlistment: Aug 10, 1917 Bibliography Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Lists of Outgoing Passengers, compiled 1917-1938; NAI Number: 6234477; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 369 The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Texas; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147 Year: 1920; Census Place: Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia; Roll: T625_1893; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 69 Birthplace Leesburg, Virginia Place of Death Harris, Texas Spouse(s) Florence M Tebbs Children Judith (1917), Betty (1919) Occupation Conditioning Engineer who worked for his father in 1920 Salesman at Oil Well Supply in 1930 Worked in Dallas Cotton Exchange in 1942 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 Tebbs, William Lynch wounded 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 1918 Person An individual. Last Name Tuggle First and Middle Name Howard I. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1918 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? First Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Wounded 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? 320th Infantry, 80th 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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Last Name Vaughn First and Middle Name Harry Briggs Hometown Norfolk, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1910 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? 306th Engineers, 81st "Wild Cat" Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Captain Bibliography <ul> <li>"Definite Information in Regard to the Experiences of Captain Harry B. Vaughn, Jr., '11 of the 81st ("Wild Cat") Division", The Virginia Tech, 10 April 1919, Blacksburg, Virginia.</li> <li>Virginia Tech, <a href="https://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1910/1910_BUGLE.pdf" target="_blank" title="1910 Bugle" rel="noreferrer noopener">1910 Bugle yearbook</a>, Virginia Tech Special Collections, pg. 84.</li> <li>Letter from Harry Vaugn published in The Virginia Tech campus newspaper, 3 April 1919</li> </ul> Nicknames or Other Names "Donny" Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Gassed during the Meusse-Argonne Offensive Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Meusse-Argonne Offensive Biographical Text “My breathing apparatus was shut completely. It was just as if someone was strangling me." -Captain Vaughan describing a gas attack Captain Harry Briggs Vaughan, from Norfolk, Virginia, graduated from VPI in 1910 with a degree in Civil Engineering. While at VPI, Vaughan was a member of the VPI football team, the GERMAN Club, and was in the Corps of Cadets regimental band (today known was the Highty Tighties). During World War I, Captain Vaughan served in the American Expeditionary Force with the 306th Engineers in the 81st “Wild Cat” Division. During the Meuse-Argonne Offensive from September 26 to November 11, 1918, Captain Vaughan was cited for “gallant and meritorious conduct” during the offensive. <div class="text_exposed_show"> During the Meuse-Argonne his unit suffered heavy causalities, and Vaughan was among the 40 in his unit who were wounded during a gas attack. Vaughn described the experience in a letter, writing that "I will never forget that experience. I have gotten into gas but never in any as dense as this. My breathing apparatus was shut completely. It was just as if someone was strangling me." Vaughn spent five days in recovery until he rejoined his unit, fighting until the armistice on November 11, 1918. </div> Decorations or Citations <ul> <li>In genral orders No. 50 of the 81st Division, Major General Charles G. Bailey commanding, Captain Harry B. Vaughn of Norfolk was cited for "efficency and untiring efforts during the whole period of perations fo rhis working in providing the needed bridge material and maintaining the limited motor transportation so as to keep supplied and rations on hands when needed. Captain VAught's aid was also cited for gallant conduct under fire and for conducing the officer to the place of saftey under heavy fire and gas over shell torn roads."</li> </ul> Information taken from The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 27, page 177. 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 Vaughn, Harry Briggs wounded