https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/0296ed9e1aa9c411d437715511829beb.jpg 42e64c07beafab058db18cf33bda2704 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/6bbb54139c81411d78bf0de99911d209.jpg 9aa2c2542f0e56b3d2e30d934dab2c74 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/1878084cc38272a32973ffbab25ff32f.jpg 615979a094373d302ec595e0a79fa8e8 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/381de8bc01f439703a3bb63d7e2e515b.tif 22d03b966a62408da9aa6cfc031443bf https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/884cbca57696e8d429bcb20d69355310.tif 228aee94ee26a2bb7e5ae0d9d2561c22 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/8438b0f61a502518edaf8837fd82c833.tif 25cbcd4e5287e68db4db0615491ab111 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 1923 Person An individual. Last Name Hickerson First and Middle Name Kendall Charles Hometown Remington, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1923 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Horticulture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Army Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? <ul> <li>Trained at Camp McCellan, Alabama</li> <li>Gassed in the Meuse-Argonne, 20 October 1918</li> <li>The 1923 VPI Bugle states that Kendall "served with distinction on the battle-scarred fields of France" and that he served as a Commander of Disabled Veterans of the World War.</li> <li>When asked if he took part in the fighting, what impressions were made upon him by this experience he wrote on his War Questionairre that "I took part in several engagements. Of course I am not anxious to to go into another one. I consider this a question that should be ommitted."</li> <li>When asked what effects upon yourself was your overseas expeirence, he answered "Have a disability that will take some time to calm itself."</li> <li>Attened VPI due to the 1918 Smith-Sears Veterans Rehabilitation Act (administrated by the Federal Board of Vocational Education) which provided vocational rehabilitation and civil employment of people with disabilities who had been charged from the U.S. military.</li> </ul> Birth Date March 17, 1893 Birthplace Remington, Virginia Parents John B. Hickerson and Florence Brown Hickerson Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Company K, 116th Infantry, 24th Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private, Corporal, and Sergeant Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Verdun and Meuse-Argonne Death Date June 23, 1956 Place of Death Buried in Arlington National Cemetery Biographical Text Kendall Charles Hickerson, or "Hick" as his friends called him, graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1923. He was one of many World War I veterans who attended VPI after their military service. His ability to attend VPI and study Horticulture was facilitated by the 1918 Smith-Sears Veterans Rehabilitation Act, administrated by the Federal Board of Vocational Education. The Smith-Sears Rehabilitation Act provided vocational rehabilitation and civil employment for veterans with disabilities who had been discharged from the United States military. <div class="text_exposed_show"> In May 1917 Hickerson left his home in Remington, Virginia where he was the local dairyman to enlist, serving in Company K, 116th Infantry, 29th Division during the war, and rose quickly from the rank of Private to Sergeant. On October 20, 1918, during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, as his company was attacking through the Montagne woods near Moleville Farm Hickerson was seriously gassed. From October 20 to Christmas Day Hickerson remained in an Army hospital recovering. Unfortunately Hickerson never recovered fully, spending the rest of his life completely blind in one eye and with impaired vision in the other. While a student at VPI he served as Commander of Disabled Veterans of the World War and opted out of the Corps of Cadets. As Hickerson wrote, he was "willing to volunteer for the past emergency [World War I] and will do likewise if needed in the future. But I am opposed to military training in times of peace." Kendall Hickerson died on June 23, 1956 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. </div> 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 Hickerson, Kendall Charles questionnaire