http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/13293b8ca5ead86fba88b9f1e777b6e0.jpg 2868130996479153776c70ef9d41d433 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/300c568188ed7e236187fe25d6f90c7c.jpg b0e6c3c531a007256abfdda684ada04d http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/45a863d84b92239deacc7852e3f0d59a.jpg 3692c898a4508531fa7aa9913cb0348a 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 Turner Jr. First and Middle Name Walter Lee Nicknames or Other Names Dills Hometown East Falls Church, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? Graduated in 1920 but was originally in the class of 1918. Turner left VPI in the Spring of 1917 in order to join the military. He returned to VPI in 1919 after the war to complete his education. Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes County and/or State Newport News City, Virginia Birth Date March 31, 1896 Birthplace Richmond, Virginia Death Date August 20, 1976 Place of Death Webster, Harris, Texas Parents Walter Lee Turner Sr. and Ethel Sinclair Dickinson Siblings Ethel Marie Turner, Jennie Ellyson Turner, Gary Estelle Turner Spouse(s) Pauline Elizabeth Werner Children N/A 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 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant 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? N/A Decorations or Citations N/A Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Enrolled in Military on August 15, 1917. Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? He was married on January 1, 1924. Additional Notes He left VPI in the Spring of 1917 to enlist in the military. He then returned to VPI in 1919 to complete his education. He graduated in 1920 but was supposed to have been in the class of 1918. Contributing Researchers Cody Hester Bibliography 1900 Census, 1910 Census, 1930 Census, 1940 Census, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File (1850-2010), Virginia Select Marriages 1785-1940 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 Turner, Walter Lee Jr.