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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1915
Person
An individual.
Last Name
Cutchins
First and Middle Name
Clifford Armstrong, Jr.
Hometown
Franklin, Virginia
County and/or State
Southampton
Nicknames or Other Names
"Cutch"
Birth Date
July 22, 1893
Birthplace
Southampton, Virginia
Death Date
April 8, 1940
Cause of Death
Heart Attack
Place of Death
Southampton, Virginia, USA
Parents
Cornelius Armstrong and Lelia Armstrong
Siblings
Brothers:
-Armstrong Cutchins
-Samuel Cutchins
Sisters:
-Zula Cutchins
-Fannie Cutchins
Spouse(s)
Sarah Vaughan
Children
Clifford Armstrong Cutchins III ,
Sarah Cutchins
Katheryin Cutchins
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1915
Undergraduate Major
What did this individual major in while at VPI?
Metallurgy and Metallography
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?
318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division
Rank
What military rank did this individual hold?
Second Lieutenant
Retired Rank
What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement?
Second Lieutenant
Decorations or Citations
-While at Tech got a Gunner’s Medal
Military Events
What significant military events occurred in this individual's life?
<ul>
<li>Met up with a bunch of VPI men at Samer, France for their first training area</li>
<li>Fought near Verdun around Sept. 26, 1918</li>
<li>assigned to the 318th Regiment on August 27, 1917</li>
<li>transferred August 28, 1918</li>
<li>was the Divisional Postal Officer for the 80th Division, which included 27,000 men. Cutchins handled on average 50,000 incoming and 25,000 outgoing letters daily.</li>
</ul>
Additional Notes
While at VPI he was a drum major in the band, manager of the football team, a member of Science Club and a member of the German club
-Got married at age 27
Occupation
Worked as a clerk and farmer after the war
Contributing Researchers
Seth Hendrickson
Bibliography
<ul>
<li>Division Post Office Handling photograph from the National Archives, Lt. Cutchins is in the center of the photograph:
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<li>
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<td class="text-right"><span class="text-right bold-martinique">National Archives Identifier:</span></td>
<td><span class="text-left">55209123</span></td>
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<td class="text-right"><span class="text-right bold">Local Identifier:</span></td>
<td><span class="text-left">111-SC-24756</span></td>
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<td class="text-right"><span class="text-right bold">Creator(s):</span></td>
<td><span class="text-left"><a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10459659">Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. ca. 1974-5/15/1984</a><span> </span> (Most Recent)</span><br /><span class="text-left"><a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10468974">War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948</a><span> </span> (Predecessor)</span><br /><span class="text-left"><a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10463078">Department of Defense. Department of the Army. U.S. Army Materiel Command. U.S. Army Pictorial Center. (4/1/1964 - 6/30/1970)</a><span> </span> (Predecessor)</span></td>
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<td class="text-right"><span class="text-right bold">From:</span></td>
<td><span class="text-left"><a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/530707">Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981</a></span><br /><span class="text-left"><a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/440">Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985</a></span></td>
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Cutchins, Clifford Armstrong, Jr.