https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/6daf5353b382f6062e607ddbd83d9106.jpg 0f15efd39bbb31456f362d1b355149f4 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/cd39097a75d75e8aa314095ddfa88d6a.jpg 0b595fe4e6aa8fe9f3b52bf1564f472d https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/ccfc242ebb0b6755617134482ad95755.jpg 4d3512de92b2e5cc6c99a33c3b19fac3 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 1917 Description An account of the resource This collection contains the profiles of all World War One veterans from the VPI Class of 1917. Person An individual. Last Name Lyon First and Middle Name Henry Yost Nicknames or Other Names "Heinie" Birth Date 11/12/1895 Birthplace Greeneville, TN Hometown Greeneville, TN VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1917 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Electrical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Y 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? Y Rank What military rank did this individual hold? 2nd Lieutenant 1st Lieutenant Captain Major Lieutenant Colonel Colonel Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Retired a Colonel Death Date 2/3/1980 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death Panama City, FL Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Continued to serve 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? Infantry County and/or State Greene County, Tennessee Parents Father: William Risley Lyon (1872-1936) Mother: Kathryn Bellfield Lyon (1876-1957) Siblings Brother: Elliot Smith Lyon (1898-1957) Sister: Dove Yost Lyon Shanks (1902-1998) Sister: Daysie Louise Lyon Barnett (1904-1999) Spouse(s) Margaret Lowry Morrow Lyon (1903-1963) Married on 18 Jun. 1924 Children 3; unknown names Occupation Served in the Army his entire life Contributing Researchers Andrew Wills 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 Lyon, Henry Yost