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Dublin Core
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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&context=L&vid=01LVA_INST:01LVA&lang=en&search_scope=MyInstitution_noAER&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=LibraryCatalog&query=any,contains,thomas%20leiws&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
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Title
A name given to the resource
Lewis, Thomas Waring
died in service
questionnaire