http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/2d60a6ca8493683d4fe599d645b74c53.jpg d756cdbd5284b7193a93101316bed4ee http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/def5679fd20fbc5041f74594cad166d6.jpg 33a46a265bbf52624c792a4b6fcac029 http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/cedf574ea255835b612d4d9fcdfd1319.jpg 394cd17239f813f96e68570254ac0070 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 1913 Person An individual. Last Name Jasper First and Middle Name George Leonard Hometown Baltimore, Maryland Birth Date 11 July 1894 Birthplace Maryland Death Date 29 October 1975 Place of Death Ambler, Pennsylvania Parents Hermann Ernst Wilhelm Jasper and Margarethe Ruppel Spouse(s) Jessie Edna Lea - married on 15 May 1919 Children Gladys Margaret Jasper, Editih Katherine Jasper, Arthur William Jasper VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1913 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Mechanical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes - was only 15 years old when entering Virginia Tech 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? Unit history: 2 April 1918 - 6 Co, 154 Depot Brigade 1 September 1918 - Det 154 Depot Brigade, Headquarters Detachment Discharged 1/10/1919, conscientious objector status The role of depot brigades was to receive and organize recruits, provide them with uniforms, equipment and initial military training, and then send them to France to fight on the front lines. The depot brigades also received soldiers returning home at the end of the war and completed their out processing and discharges. The 154th Depot Brigade was based at Camp Meade (later Fort Meade) in Maryland. Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Claimed an exception from the draft as an conscientious objector. On his World War 1 draft card George listed that he was a member of the Christadelphian religion. Bibliography <ul> <li>Maryland in the World War, 1917-1919: Military and Naval Service Records, Volume 1 (Baltimore, Maryland: Mayrland Rcords Commission, 1933), page 1049. <a href="https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000403213" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000403213 </a></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. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jasper, George Leonard