https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/901252cb0ddd3e009331c9f0408fa3fe.jpg b29babe79b5da2b41d6347e54e7d5a71 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/ed1b8e01a626448a440d13251d5759d5.jpg c75588833afcf4690dc9b0e291507701 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/7385e14f9c911f00175c9172d0763780.jpg 295e85e729bc0205b75c29b8b2cb7ebf https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/a9cb4984ece4b1c295aa94ead3d0825a.jpg 85f9d7d71c0c77a565906805ffee6514 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 Moore First and Middle Name Arthur Blakie Nicknames or Other Names "Rusty" Birth Date 9/22/1894 Birthplace Manitoba, Canada Hometown Buchanan, VA 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? Agriculture 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? Second Lieutenant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? N/a Death Date 10/5/1918 Cause of Death Died of shrapnel wounds to the chest Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Reserve Officers Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? 80th division, 317th infantry, company H Bibliography <ul> <li>Lieut. A. B. Moore, '17, <em>The Virginia Tech, </em>12 December 1918, Blacksburg, Virginia.</li> <li><a href="https://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1917/1917_BUGLE.pdf">1917 VPI Bugle</a>, yearbook</li> </ul> Biographical Text Noted in the Bugle for his unusual athletic ability, Arthur played on both the varsity football and basketball teams Place of Death Somewhere in the Meuse-Argonne region Parents Mr and Mrs. W.S. Moore Spouse(s) Charlotte Mathews Moore Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Reported to training camp on September 22, 1917, departed for France on May 25th, 1917 Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Fought in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives Contributing Researchers Connor Skelly 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 Moore , Arthur Blakie died in service