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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1916
Person
An individual.
Last Name
Perrow
First and Middle Name
Stanley
Hometown
Rustburg, Virginia
County and/or State
Campbell County, Virginia
Birth Date
17 January 1896
Birthplace
Rustburg, Virginia
Death Date
24 April 1975
Place of Death
Citrus County, Florida
Parents
Robert Lee Perrow and Nancy Lucie Perrow
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth Perrow
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1916
Graduated
Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI?
No, but did attend VPI during the 1912-1913 school year.
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 L, 1116th Infantry, 29th Division
Rank
What military rank did this individual hold?
Corporal
Military Events
What significant military events occurred in this individual's life?
Served overseas from 15 June 1918 to 20 May 1919. Sailed to France with his unit on the <em>Finland</em>.
Battles or Engagements
What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One?
Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Other Events
What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life?
Family indicates that while he was serving in France that he was gassed, which subsequently caused breathing problems the rest of his life. Though, Stanley did not indicate this on his Virginia War History Commission Questionnaire.
Bibliography
<ul>
<li><a href="https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma990006591720205756&context=L&vid=01LVA_INST:01LVA&lang=en&search_scope=MyInstitution_noAER&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=LibraryCatalog&query=any,contains,perrow&offset=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Virginia War History Commission Questionnairre for Stanley Perrow </a></li>
<li><a href="https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/items/62834e04-4638-49b8-ae9a-9baa914ad090" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Bugle, 1913 yearbook, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Blacksburg, Virginia), pg. 123. </a></li>
<li>Virginia, U.S., Department of Military Affairs Records, 1876-1947 for Stanley Perrow (see filed attached)</li>
<li>Portrait of Stanley Perrow provided by his family, additional information about being gassed provided by family</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
Perrow, Stanley
questionnaire
wounded