http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/a55cb2bd33df6003bb949e5c5b6a0791.jpg d4d51a7e2937a3efe87056816e4a4cff http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/a1b541258be9baf19844b7ee7b3bb727.jpg 94e1c2ed4f87a959043d817aae1f9b1f 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 1916 Person An individual. Last Name Ellis First and Middle Name Wilber Russell Hometown Waverly, Virginia County and/or State Sussex Nicknames or Other Names "Whiskers" Birth Date August 20, 1895 Birthplace Waverly, Virginia Death Date December 1972 Cause of Death Natural causes Place of Death Waverly, Virginia Parents Stanley Ellis and Sally Ellis Siblings Archie Ellis and Norma Ellis Spouse(s) Marium Lee Pond Ellis Children One Son Lee Burt Ellis VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1916 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? 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? Coastal Artillery Corps Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private, second and first lieutenant and Colonel Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Colonel Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? World War I and II Additional Notes He was in a unit that was just implemented by congress in 1914 before we joined World War I Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? He went back to his home in waverly Occupation Farmer 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 Contributing Researchers Chase Jackson Class of 2020 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 Ellis, Wilber Russell