https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/5013b14ee6ce6071630948834ec84878.jpg 866ea1f9b3dcccf3e4c58502fbc18b83 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/d2eb0b0cdbe955a4c8d2db3160159d56.jpg a2cd737b4ae2a784bccb3952ddc4aab3 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/98183c448306ece942a4c0a3c84fae35.jpg f3c9869dbde25cab6a8626710b049c11 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 Owens First and Middle Name George Raymond Nicknames or Other Names "Tige" Birth Date 9/17/1895 Birthplace Wytheville, VA Hometown Wytheville, 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? 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? Captain Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Retired a Colonel Death Date 12/13/1976 Cause of Death N/a Place of Death Asheville, NC 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 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 Owens, George Raymond