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Last Name Hicks First and Middle Name Ernest Martin Hometown Poplar Hill, Virginia County and/or State Giles County, Virginia Birth Date 24 December 1889 Birthplace Poplar Hill, Virginia Death Date 5 October 1918 Cause of Death Influenza, Spanish Flu Place of Death Camp Lee, Virginia Parents Joseph Whitley Hicks and Julia Martin Wright VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture, entered the two year agriculture program in 1910 at VPI and appears in the Apprentice Class on page <a href="https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/items/eb64cd05-fc55-4df0-9fbd-f2842623ce87" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">141 of the 1911 VPI Bugle Yearbook</a> 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? 17th Training Company, 154th Depot Brigade at Camp Lee, Virginia Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>On his draft card Ernest Hicks indicated 1 year of military training at VPI</li> <li>Died of Spanish Flu during military training at Camp Lee, Virginia on 5 October 1918</li> </ul> Bibliography <ul> <li><a href="https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/items/eb64cd05-fc55-4df0-9fbd-f2842623ce87" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Virginia Polytechnic Institute Bugle Yearbook, 1911, page 141</a></li> <li>Ernest Martin Hicks, US Vetrans Affairs Administration Master Indext for Ernest Martin Hicks (see attached file)</li> <li>Ernest Martin Hicks, US Draft Registration Card (see attached file)</li> <li>Newspaper article about the death of Ernest Hicks, article incorrectly states taht Ernest was 22 years old at the time (see attached file)</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/. 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Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1914 Person An individual. Last Name Lewis First and Middle Name Thomas Waring Hometown Millers Tavern, Virginia County and/or State Essex County, Virginia Birth Date 21 September 1891 Birthplace Essex, Virginia Death Date 1 February 1918 Parents Joseph Lewis and Annie Temple Lewis VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1914 Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, but attended VPI for two years during the 1910-1911 and 1911-1912 school years and is listed in the Freshman class list in the 1911 VPI Bugle yearbook; as well as listed in Sophomore class list in the the 1912 VPI Bugle yearbook. Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? According to the Virginia War History Commission Questionnaire completed by his father Rev. Joseph Lewis on 23 May 1924, Thomas entered service on 13 December 1917. According to Rev. Lewis, he wrote that "My son was taken with pneumonia and taken to Camp Custer while suffering with the disease in zero whether from Jefferson Barracks, where he lived about a week. He died Feby. 1, 1918." Bibliography <ul> <li>Appeared in the U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940. </li> <li><a href="https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma990006600400205756&amp;context=L&amp;vid=01LVA_INST:01LVA&amp;lang=en&amp;search_scope=MyInstitution_noAER&amp;adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&amp;tab=LibraryCatalog&amp;query=any,contains,thomas%20leiws&amp;sortby=title" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Virginia War History Commission Questionaire for Thomas Waring Lewis</a> (file attached)</li> <li>Newspaper article about the death of Thomas Waring Lewis in training camp, from The Fauquier Democrat, 16 February 1918 (file attached)</li> <li>Death Records, Army Records - US Army service record for Thomas Waring Lewis (file attached)</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 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, 337th Infantry, 85th Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Cause of Death Pneumonia Place of Death Camp Custer, Michigan 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 Lewis, Thomas Waring died in service questionnaire https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/5ab652364d92243be4379a7633edd9f1.jpg a062d464099ccdb21af1dbf9dac4d260 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/d376adc9c747318fec884999b250e27d.jpg 894be663834627b2d4cbd12fafebe1df 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 Barger First and Middle Name Howard Thornton Hometown Lynchburg, Virginia Birth Date November 24, 1894 Birthplace Lynchburg, Virginia Death Date November 6, 1918 Place of Death France Parents William Kelso Barger and Daisy Langhorne Barger VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1916 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? Gravestone indicates that Barger served in the 311th Machine Gun Company, 79th Division but other sources state that Barger served in Company H, 311th Infantry, 79th Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 1st Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Barger's gravestone indicated that he was wounded on November 4, 1918 and died of those wounds on November 6, 1918 Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Meuse-Argonne Offensive Bibliography <ul> <li><span>History of the 311th Infantry (78th Division).</span><span> Flavigny-sur-Ozérain (Côte-d'Or), France: [s.n.], 1919. - https://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101042040533</span></li> <li><span>Letter concerning the death of Howard Barger published in <em>The Virginia Tech</em>, 27 February 1919</span></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 Barger, Howard Thornton died in service https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/62f298a40bb3ee9cf7725774f4d1d9fc.jpg 14491e3f8f56fb4ab552c7c36685b7cb 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 Hickman First and Middle Name Nathan Adam 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 Death Date 10 October 1918 Cause of Death Died of typhoid fever in training with the Students Army Training Corps at VPI. Birth Date 19 February 1894 Birthplace Rockbridge County, Virginia Place of Death Blacksburg, Virginia Parents Charles D. Hickman and Martha Jane Nicely Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, died in training with the Students Army Training Corps at VPI. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army SATC Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Students Army Training Corps at VPI 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 Additional Notes Name listed on Virginia Tech Pylons Bibliography <ul> <li>"Died in the Service of their Country." The Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Virginia. 31 October 1918, pg. 6. (see file attached)</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 Hickman, Nathan Adam died in service https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/ab969a77c99c0cbf335e2d2066c3a0d0.jpeg 0bc7266ea8f28dc4b3ec0fa3a5a2fa35 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/dce08cbd5f6e527f02f705c9de46c760.jpg 14491e3f8f56fb4ab552c7c36685b7cb 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 1922 Person An individual. Last Name Webb First and Middle Name Aubrey Elam VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1922 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Cause of Death Died of Spanish Flu while in training with the Students Army Training Corps at VPI. Hometown Clover Hill, Virginia County and/or State Appomattox County, Virginia Birth Date 29 March 1898 Birthplace Virginia Death Date 18 October 1918 Place of Death Blacksburg, Virginia Parents George Edward Webb and Mamie Elam Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, died of disease in training with Students Army Training Corps at VPI. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army SATC Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Students Army Training Corps at VPI 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 Additional Notes Name listed on the Virginia Tech Pylons Bibliography <ul> <li>"Died in the Service of their Country." The Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Virginia. 31 October 1918, pg. 6. (see file attached)</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 Webb, Aubrey Elam died in service 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 1922 Person An individual. Last Name Wayland First and Middle Name Charles Abram VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1922 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army SATC Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Students Army Training Corps at VPI Cause of Death Died of Spanish Flu while training with the Students Army Training Corps at VPI. Place of Death Blacksburg, Virginia County and/or State Albemarle County, Virginia Birth Date 2 July 1899 Birthplace Madison, Virginia Death Date 30 October 1918 Parents Charles Lee Wayland and Elizabeth Gantt Bourne 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 Additional Notes Name included on the Virginia Tech Pylons 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 Wayland, Charles Abram died in service https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/d8125ff30231c767b012fc4a78c7021a.jpg 14491e3f8f56fb4ab552c7c36685b7cb 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 1922 Person An individual. Last Name Echols First and Middle Name Estle Ward VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1922 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Cause of Death Died of Spanish Flu while in training with the Students Army Training Corps at VPI Birth Date 16 July 1897 Birthplace Bluefield, West Virginia Death Date 16 October 1918 Place of Death Christiansburg, Virginia Parents James Marion Echols and Jane Nelly Hess Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, died in training while a student at VPI Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army SATC Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Students Army Training Corps at VPI 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 Bibliography <ul> <li>"Died in the Service of their Country." The Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Virginia. 31 October 1918, pg. 6. (see file attached)</li> </ul> Additional Notes Name listed on Virginia Tech Pylons 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 Echols, Estle Ward died in service https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/74eb6172d2f1c7990d31fe81d3f947db.jpg 14491e3f8f56fb4ab552c7c36685b7cb 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 1922 Person An individual. Last Name Darden First and Middle Name Algernon Sidney VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1922 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army SATC Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Students Army Training Corps at VPI Death Date 23 October 1918 Cause of Death Died of Spanish Flu while in training with Students Army Training Corps at VPI. Place of Death Blacksburg, Virginia Birth Date 16 July 1899 Birthplace Isle of Wight, Virginia Parents Mills William Darden and Myrtie Eliza Taylor Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, died in training while a student at VPI 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 Additional Notes Name included on Virginia Tech Pylons Bibliography <ul> <li>"Died in the Service of their Country." The Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Virginia. 31 October 1918, pg. 6. (see file attached)</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 Darden, Algernon Sidney died in service https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/50126a7d7b9b62778515e259caa59c3c.jpg 14491e3f8f56fb4ab552c7c36685b7cb 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 1922 Person An individual. Last Name Connor First and Middle Name J. Buford VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1922 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Cause of Death Died of Spanish Flu in training with the Students Army Training Corps at VPI. Death Date 26 October 1918 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army SATC Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Students Army Training Corps at VPI 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 Bibliography <ul> <li>"Died in the Service of their Country." The Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Virginia. 31 October 1918, pg. 6. (see file attached)</li> </ul> Hometown Washington, Tennessee Birth Date 7 January 1901 Birthplace Virginia Place of Death Blacksburg, Virginia Parents George William Connor and Letitia Buford Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, died of Spanish Flu in training with SATC at VPI. Additional Notes Name listed on Virginia Tech Pylons 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 Connor, J. Buford died in service https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/ee638213e86ea1bda3fc522bd65ce4f4.jpg 14491e3f8f56fb4ab552c7c36685b7cb 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 1921 Person An individual. Last Name Carlson First and Middle Name Anthony Valfred VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1921 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Cause of Death Died of Spanish Flu in training with the Students Army Training Corps at VPI Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army SATC Birth Date 13 October 1899 Death Date 7 October 1918 Birthplace Surry County, Virginia Place of Death Blacksburg, Virginia Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, died of disease in training at VPI. Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Students Army Training Corps at VPI 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 Additional Notes Name listed on Virginia Tech Pylons Bibliography <ul> <li>"Died in the Service of their Country." The Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Virginia. 31 October 1918, pg. 6. (see file attached)</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 Carlson, Anthony Valfred died in service https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/6cc7faf9be67e173724b81a1a621e7fd.jpg 12e1c638782863209f01cbd568992adc https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/1359c5fb2653e67b76c853b4567735b1.jpg 4f743daaf8dbdab1da81ac329a262c73 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 Smith First and Middle Name Reginald Wingfield 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 Cause of Death Died of blood poisoning while at home from VPI Hometown Big Stone Gap, Virginia County and/or State Wise County, Virginia Birth Date 23 August 1899 Birthplace Gilley, Virginia Death Date 4 June 1918 Place of Death Big Stone Gap, Virginia Parents Malcolm Macauley Smith and Birdie Richmond Wax 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 Additional Notes Name listed on the Virginia Tech Pylons Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army SATC Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Students Army Training Corps at VPI Bibliography <ul> <li>"Reginald Smith Dead." Big Stone Gap Post. Volume 26, Number 23. 5 June 1918. (see attached file)</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 Smith, Reginald Wingfield died in service 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 Pittard First and Middle Name George 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 Cause of Death Died of Disease Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? National Army 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 Pittard, George died in service https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/5e8ef202295fbf57db65cf819a912475.jpg 14491e3f8f56fb4ab552c7c36685b7cb 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 Phillips First and Middle Name Enoch L. 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 Cause of Death Died of Spanish Flu while in training with the Students Army Training Corps at VPI. Hometown Floyd, Virginia Birth Date 31 July 1898 Death Date 16 October 1918 Place of Death Blacksburg, Virginia Parents William Jackson Phillips and Mary Catherine Kesler Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, died of disease in training with Students Army Training Corps at VPI. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army SATC Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Students Army Training Corps at VPI 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 Additional Notes Name listed on Virginia Tech Pylons Bibliography <ul> <li>"Died in the Service of their Country." The Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Virginia. 31 October 1918, pg. 6. (see file attached)</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 Phillips, Enoch L. died in service https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/5b3c5e8e6b4a7f10f2cd3ac77970b026.jpg 364c27314770e96e36a27a8be1e074b9 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/e266aef39d402076b01256e6e9e0a7ed.jpg ff089085a130b4c1b46c607916cbf039 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/834258b056c7c40399e7eb0c4981a3ea.jpg edac71f712415cb0ebb7f813ec851e7e 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 Clemmer First and Middle Name Jay Frank Nicknames or Other Names Jay 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? Second Lieutenant Death Date August 2, 1918 Cause of Death Died of Wounds Place of Death France - buried in the Somme American Cemetery Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Training May 1917 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 I, 318th Infantry, 80th Division Additional Notes Vice President of the Freshmen class in 1917 (?) Member of the Augusta Military Academy Club at VPI Contributing Researchers Grace Barth Hometown Staunton, Virginia County and/or State Augusta County, Virginia Birth Date Apr. 1895 Birthplace Virginia Spouse(s) single Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No, died of wounds in 1918 in France Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? On July 27, 1918 Clemmer and his unit were attached to front line battalions of British units of the 17th British Division along the Ancre River between Martinsart and Bouzincourt until August 12th. During that time the troops of the 318th attached in support of the British witnessed extremely heavy bombardment by German artillery. During that time 2nd Lieutenant Jay F. Clemmer Jr. was mortally wounded on August 1 while conducting his platoon into the line. The following day he died in a Canadian Hospital in Doullens on August 2, the first officer of the entire 318th Regiment to lose their life in World War I. Bibliography <ul> <li>Ancestry.com</li> <li>1918 VPI Bugle, Virginia Tech Special Collections</li> <li>United States Federal Census U.S.</li> <li>World War I Draft Registration Cards</li> <li>1917-18 Augusta County</li> <li>Virginia Births 1886-96</li> <li><em>History of the Eighteith Division AEF in World War I: The Blue Ridge Division</em>, compiled by Russell L. Stultz and edited by Lee S. Anthony, Walters Printing and Mfg. Co., Inc, 2004, pg. 244.</li> <li><em>History of the 318th Infantry Regiment of the 80th Division, 1917-1918</em>, William Byrd Press, 1920.</li> <li>Staunton News Leader, 10 May 2019, <a href="https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/history/2019/05/10/stauntons-american-legion-post-celebrates-centennial/1165269001/">https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/history/2019/05/10/stauntons-american-legion-post-celebrates-centennial/1165269001/</a></li> </ul> Biographical Text <h3 class="presto-h3">Jay Frank Clemmer</h3> <p class="p-text">One of the young men occupying the lethal area around the Somme River basin in August 1918 was 23-year-old 2nd Lt. Jay Frank Clemmer Jr. of Augusta County.</p> <p class="p-text">Clemmer was the youngest son of a prominent local family that lived near Middlebrook in a home known as “Silverbrook.” Clemmer, a bright, well-liked young man, attended Staunton Military Academy and Washington and Lee University before graduating from Virginia Tech.</p> <p class="p-text">It was there that he attended a training school for Army officers. When the United States entered the Great War, Clemmer said goodbye to his family and boarded a train bound for basic training at Fort Myer, Va. He would be shipped overseas with the 318th Infantry Regiment, never to see his family again.</p> <p class="p-text">In war-torn France, as Gen. John J. Pershing moved his army east from the Somme, action broke out near Cambria in the Second Battle of the Somme. During fighting along this sector, Clemmer was struck by a piece of shrapnel and died three days later. A friend and fellow soldier later reported that Clemmer “was a soldier to the end—completing his given task before he collapsed.”</p> <p class="p-text">Clemmer was solemnly buried in a temporary grave. His body was flag-draped and a simple service was concluded with the playing of “Taps.”</p> <p class="p-text">“I really can not realize he is gone,” his best friend, W.A. Huggins, wrote in a letter to Clemmer’s mother. “He was loved by every man in the company and every officer in the regiment. He had more friends than any man I ever knew, and if he had any enemies I never knew of them.”</p> <p class="p-text">A memorial service was held at his former home, “Silverbrook,” on Sept. 27.</p> <p class="p-text">After the war, Clemmer was re-interred at the Somme American Cemetery at Bony, France.</p> <p class="p-text">There is some confusion about the date he was killed. The cemetery lists it as Aug. 2. His friend Huggins’ letter is dated Aug. 4, which would support the Aug. 2 date—but all official reports that came in after Clemmer’s death gave the date as Aug. 12. Whatever the date, Clemmer is regarded as the first Augusta County resident killed during the Great War.<br /><br />Text from the Staunton News Leader, 10 May 2019, <a href="https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/history/2019/05/10/stauntons-american-legion-post-celebrates-centennial/1165269001/">https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/history/2019/05/10/stauntons-american-legion-post-celebrates-centennial/1165269001/</a></p> 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 1919 Person An individual. Last Name Weigel First and Middle Name Carl Herman 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? Ensign Death Date 31 March 1919 Cause of Death Killed by accident in aviation service when two aeroplanes collided in midair at a height of about 500 feet. Place of Death Pensacola, Florida Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Navy Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Hydroplane Services Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Noted in <em>The Virginia Tech</em>, as being a student aviator in the US Navy Hydroplane Service as of 31 January 1918. Birth Date 21 September 1897 Birthplace Newport News, Virginia Parents John Frederick Wiegel and Anna Grace Daugherty 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 Additional Notes Name listed on Virginia Tech Pylons Bibliography <ul> <li><a href="https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma990006672020205756&amp;context=L&amp;vid=01LVA_INST:01LVA&amp;lang=en&amp;search_scope=MyInstitution_noAER&amp;adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&amp;tab=LibraryCatalog&amp;query=any,contains,wiegel&amp;offset=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Virginia War History Commission Questionnaire for Carl Herman Weigel</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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Title A name given to the resource "First Supreme Loss", chapter about Major Williams' wartime service and death from <em>Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War</em>, published in 1927 Subject The topic of the resource Major Lloyd Williams Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <em>Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the World War</em> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1927 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 1907 Person An individual. Last Name Williams First and Middle Name Lloyd William VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1907 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Captain, Major (promoted posthumously) Death Date June 12, 1918 Cause of Death Died of Wounds Place of Death Chateau-Thierry, France Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Captured / Escaped / Wounded Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Marine Corps Biographical Text <p style="text-align:left;"><strong>"<i>Retreat Hell! we just got here!</i>"<br /><br /></strong><span>100 years ago, in early June 1918, a division of Marines were sent to support the French army at the Battle of Belleau Wood. Captain Lloyd Williams (</span><span class="_247o"><span>Virginia Tech</span></span><span>, 1907), from Berryville, Virginia, was assigned to command that division's 51st Company in the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines Regiment.</span></p> <div> <div class="_1mf _1mj"><span> </span></div> </div> <div> <div class="_1mf _1mj"><span>As they arrived on the field they found the French in retreat. When a French officer advised withdraw to a more defensive line Williams reportedly replied: "Retreat Hell! we just got here!"</span></div> </div> <div> <div class="_1mf _1mj"><span> </span></div> </div> <div> <div class="_1mf _1mj"><span>Days later, on June 11, 1918, Williams led an assault that routed the German defenders at Belleau Wood near Chateau-Thierry. In that assault only 1 of the 10 officers and 16 of the 250 enlisted men survived or escaped injury. According to a French Major's report, after he ordered Williams to withdraw, Williams told him to "go to hell." Later, when Williams had been gassed and injured by shrapnel and lay wounded on the battlefield, he told the approaching medics, "Don't bother with me. Take care of my good men." He later died on June 12 from a shell explosion as he was being evacuated.</span></div> </div> <div> <div class="_1mf _1mj"><span> </span></div> </div> <div> <div class="_1mf _1mj"><span>Captain Williams was posthumously promoted to the rank of Major, received three Silver Star citations and a purple heart. He was recommended for two other awards - the Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Service Cross - but neither was granted.</span></div> </div> <div> <div class="_1mf _1mj"><span> </span></div> </div> <div> <div class="_1mf _1mj"><span>Major Llloyd Williams is not only the first Virginian to die in World War I, he is also the first Virginia Tech alumnus to die in the war. Since then Williams has been remembered by the Marine Corps' 2nd Battalion, 5th Regiment through their adopted motto: "Retreat Hell. He has also been remembered at Virginia Tech through Major Williams Hall (aka: Major Bill), which was named by Virginia Tech in his honor in 1957. </span></div> </div> <p></p> <p>Text taken from: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Lloyd_W._Williams">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Lloyd_W._Williams</a></p> Hometown Berryville, Virginia Birth Date January 5, 1887 Birthplace Berryville, Virginia Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Mechanical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 51st Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines Regiment Decorations or Citations 3 Silver Stars and a Purple Heart; Williams was recommended by his commanding officer, Colonel Wise, to receive the Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Service Cross but neither were granted. Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? <div>Banana Wars<br /> <ul> <li>Occupation of Nicaragua</li> </ul> <br />World War I</div> <ul> <li>Battle of Chateau-Thierry / Battle of Belleau Wood (Aisne-Marne Offensive)</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 Williams, Lloyd William died in service https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/70e65066754e32cb7d46f87c4ac47766.jpg 70df177c58817e053cb0117725b4ca31 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 1912 Person An individual. Last Name Cudlipp First and Middle Name Jerome Moore VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? First Lieutenant Cause of Death Killed in Action/Aeroplane Accident Place of Death France. Buried at (according to officer card): AEF Cem 33 St Symphorien Indre et Loire Grave 71 Buried at according to ancestry.com and findagrave.com: Oise-Aisne American Cemetery Plot A Row 27 Grave 10 in Fere-en-Tardenois Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Signal Corp Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Aviation Additional Notes • “Former member of the class of 1912” • Tall, Slender, Brown eyes, Dark Brown hair, not bald • Residence in 1917: 46 Pendleton Place, New Brighton SI, New York • Organizations: Aviation Sect School of Mil Aeronautics Ga School of Sec to disch • Person notified of death: Thelma Cudlipp (sister) Residence of mother and sister in 1918: 22 W 9 St New York, NY Hometown Richmond, Virginia Birth Date March 23rd, 1893 (Maybe 1894) Birthplace Richmond, Virginia Death Date September 23rd, 1918 Parents Frederick D. Cudlepp (Father), Anna E. Cudlepp (Mother) Siblings Frederick O. Cudlepp, Thelma S. Cudlepp Spouse(s) Single Children None Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? 2LT (rank when killed) Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? • Enlisted in ERC at Plattsburg Bks New York on August 15, 1917 (Service Start Date) • Hon. disch on March 28th, 1918 to accept commission • Called into active service as 2 Lt Sig C on March 29th, 1918 ORC • Served overseas May 19th, 1918 to death (September 23rd, 1918) Contributing Researchers Sasha Morohashi Saputo Bibliography "2lt Jerome M . Cudlipp in the Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current” AncestryLibrary. https://search-ancestrylibrary- com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs- g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=jerome+m.&gsfn_x=0&gsln=cudlipp&gsln_x=0&ms ypn__ftp=Virginia&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=0&uidh=yi7&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY& h=4160137&dbid=60541&indiv=1&ml_rpos=17 "2LT Jerome M. Cudlipp (Unknown-1918) - Find A..." (Unknown-1918) - Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed December 14, 2017. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56636688/jerome-m.-cudlipp. "Cudlipp, Jerome M." Omeka RSS. Accessed December 14, 2017. http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/466. "Jerome M Cudlepp in the 1900 United States Federal Census." AncestryLibrary. https://search-ancestrylibrary-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs- g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Jerome m.&gsfn_x=0&gsln=cudlipp&gsln_x=0&msypn__ftp=Virginia&catbucket=rstp&MSAV =0&uidh=yi7&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=72803697&dbid=7602&indiv=1&ml_rpo s=2. "Jerome M Cudlipp in the American Soldiers of World War I."AncestryLibrary. https://www- ancestrylibrary-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/interactive/61470/7399-2-26-0- 0354?pid=43670&backurl=https://search-ancestrylibrary-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/cgi- bin/sse.dll?gss%3Dangs- g%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Djerome%2Bm.%26gsfn_x% 3D0%26gsln%3Dcudlipp%26gsln_x%3D0%26msypn__ftp%3DVirginia%26catbucket% 3Drstp%26MSAV%3D0%26uidh%3Dyi7%26pcat%3DROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3D 43670%26dbid%3D61470%26indiv%3D1%26ml_rpos%3D15&treeid=&personid=&hin tid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true “Jerome M Cudlipp in the New York, Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919." AncestryLibrary. https://search-ancestrylibrary-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/cgi- bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=jerome m.&gsfn_x=0&gsln=cudlipp&gsln_x=0&msypn__ftp=Virginia&catbucket=rstp&MSAV =0&uidh=yi7&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=428107&recoff=8 9 10&dbid=3030&indiv=1&ml_rpos=3. "Jerome Cudlipp in the New York, Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919." AncestryLibrary. https://search-ancestrylibrary-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/cgi- bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Jerome m.&gsfn_x=0&gsln=cudlipp&gsln_x=0&msypn__ftp=Virginia&catbucket=rstp&MSAV =0&uidh=yi7&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=428106&recoff=7 8&dbid=3030&indiv=1&ml_rpos=5. "Jerome M Cudlipp in the U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939 AncestryLibrary. https://search-ancestrylibrary-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/cgi- bin/sse.dll?gss=angs- g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=jerome+m.&gsfn_x=0&gsln=cudlipp&gsln_x=0&ms ypn__ftp=Virginia&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=0&uidh=yi7&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY& h=1441834&dbid=61174&indiv=1&ml_rpos=14 "Jerome Moore Cudlipp in the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918." AncestryLibrary. https://search-ancestrylibrary-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/cgi- bin/sse.dll?gss=angs- g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=jerome+m.&gsfn_x=0&gsln=cudlipp&gsln_x=0&ms ypn__ftp=Virginia&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=0&uidh=yi7&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY& h=15182232&dbid=6482&indiv=1&ml_rpos=6 "Jerome Cudlipp in the U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2013." AncestryLibrary. https://www- ancestrylibrary-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/interactive/1265/40392_B075766- 00015?pid=245374008&backurl=https://search-ancestrylibrary- com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss%3Dangs- g%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Djerome%2Bm.%26gsfn_x% 3D0%26gsln%3Dcudlipp%26gsln_x%3D0%26msypn__ftp%3DVirginia%26catbucket% 3Drstp%26MSAV%3D0%26uidh%3Dyi7%26pcat%3DROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3D 245374008%26dbid%3D1265%26indiv%3D1%26ml_rpos%3D4&treeid=&personid=&h intid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true. "Jerome M . Cudlipp in the WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings” AncestryLibrary. https://search-ancestrylibrary-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs- g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=jerome+m.&gsfn_x=0&gsln=cudlipp&gsln_x=0&ms ypn__ftp=Virginia&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=0&uidh=yi7&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY& h=20215&recoff=11+12+13&dbid=8853&indiv=1&ml_rpos=16 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 Cudlipp, Jerome M. died in service https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/8bce637c2285764f253f99ce7eda13b3.jpg 5d724bbf10c0c1dc4ba52f6a326d6175 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 1912 Person An individual. Last Name Berkeley First and Middle Name John Campbell VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1912 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Death Date 10/11/1918 Cause of Death Died of Disease Place of Death France Additional Notes Former member of the class of 1912 Bibliography <ul> <li>Article regarding the death of John Berkeley published in <em>The Virginia Tech </em>campus newspaper, 8 May 1919</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 Berkeley, John Campbell died in service https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/5a8daa14048b46903fd90b0510be0bd4.jpg c154d0cf9388b5982f41d9d83a4b3578 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 Williams First and Middle Name Harry Clay VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1909 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Lieutenant Death Date 11/6/1918 Cause of Death Died of Wounds Nicknames or Other Names Harvey Hometown Roanoke, Virginia 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? 309th Field Artillery Regiment, 84th Infantry Division Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Buried in the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No. Left VPI after one year. Ended up attending Columbia School of Law where he graduated. 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 Williams, Harry Clay died in service https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f61c68f5e3f6c4af60877ef95deac56c.JPG 10b4c01ffc466ad1f55c92a7f85966fb https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/353d13fa85f3133dc865a295043f6a04.jpeg f687dc85fef2be2017de4d0b66c58a35 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 Lake First and Middle Name Maury Montgomery VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1909 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Death Date October 4, 1918 Cause of Death Killed in Action Place of Death Bois de Ogon, France (buried in the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery) Hometown Jeffersonton, Virginia Birth Date August 11, 1886 Birthplace Wellington, Virginia Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? E Company, 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Joined in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive on September 29th. Regiment suffered heavy casualties. Killed in heavy fighting near Bois de Ogon, Hill 274. Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No. Left VPI after two years. 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 Lake, Maury Montgomery died in service