https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/a89b19cba5e7969822acdb54a862ea9c.jpg 0f40d4ffde335cb33e6da08ffcea1c36 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/d1d93b2b2b40db5afff85d6a07aa5e8d.jpg 5df32fd7c0b560178572dd1677156f0f 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 1916 Person An individual. Last Name Coleman First and Middle Name Archie May Hometown Kenbridge, Virginia County and/or State Lunenburg Birth Date October 30th, 1893 Birthplace Richmond, Virginia Death Date October 17th, 1918 Cause of Death Influenza Place of Death Jefferson, Kentucky Parents Mrs. Richard Seay, unknown father Siblings none Spouse(s) none Children none VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1916 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes 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? Died before assignment Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Died during training Decorations or Citations None Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? None Additional Notes Passed away in Kentucky during military training of influenza Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? welder, military musician, expected to be an athlete but instead withdrew to his studies and bugling Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? worked for the government in Tennessee before being drafted Occupation Country Agricultural Agent Biographical Text Lots of holes in this man's life, what can be pieced together from this research is that he may have only had a mother in his family, but even she cannot be found. Unfortunately, he died in basic training. Bibliography ancestry.com The Bugle Contributing Researchers Hance Gareis 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 Coleman, Archie May