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                <text>VPI Class of 1876 - 1899</text>
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            <text>Jones	</text>
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&lt;li&gt;Virginia National Guard&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Gas Dispense Service&lt;/li&gt;
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            <text>Troop "B"</text>
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            <text>William Jones was injured in March 1918 in Washington DC in an explosion of chemicals in a laboratory. &lt;em&gt;The Virginia Tech &lt;/em&gt;reported that most of his injuries were burns to the face. At first it was feared that he would lose sight in one eye, but this danger apparently passed.</text>
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Virginia Tech&lt;/em&gt;, Blacksburg, Virginia, 21 March 1918&lt;/li&gt;
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