https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/c3834560f398ed94ceb887d7977dd665.jpg aea052b6229ddc73c34b6643e59e04de https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/1468ebf466f5f9b8285488ea8f704bda.jpg 73af8335dc4ab865c4d47ff6c13368d5 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/22eb61a984915a8132373c957e69c16c.jpg d23d6e4df1c5cc3142dfe1fe6f514311 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/ef6f3773fc9904f1a2d5143ec955f62a.jpg 1c51bb4014c873031d8521487d0bc642 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/dee08930f3cfac3af07edcc54f50aeed.jpg 29ba24388b60965e14e6b900cc90dd35 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 1910 Person An individual. Last Name Vaughn First and Middle Name Harry Briggs Hometown Norfolk, Virginia VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1910 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Civil Engineering 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? 306th Engineers, 81st "Wild Cat" Division Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Captain Bibliography <ul> <li>"Definite Information in Regard to the Experiences of Captain Harry B. Vaughn, Jr., '11 of the 81st ("Wild Cat") Division", The Virginia Tech, 10 April 1919, Blacksburg, Virginia.</li> <li>Virginia Tech, <a href="https://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/bugle/bugl1910/1910_BUGLE.pdf" target="_blank" title="1910 Bugle" rel="noreferrer noopener">1910 Bugle yearbook</a>, Virginia Tech Special Collections, pg. 84.</li> <li>Letter from Harry Vaugn published in The Virginia Tech campus newspaper, 3 April 1919</li> </ul> Nicknames or Other Names "Donny" Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Gassed during the Meusse-Argonne Offensive Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Meusse-Argonne Offensive Biographical Text “My breathing apparatus was shut completely. It was just as if someone was strangling me." -Captain Vaughan describing a gas attack Captain Harry Briggs Vaughan, from Norfolk, Virginia, graduated from VPI in 1910 with a degree in Civil Engineering. While at VPI, Vaughan was a member of the VPI football team, the GERMAN Club, and was in the Corps of Cadets regimental band (today known was the Highty Tighties). During World War I, Captain Vaughan served in the American Expeditionary Force with the 306th Engineers in the 81st “Wild Cat” Division. During the Meuse-Argonne Offensive from September 26 to November 11, 1918, Captain Vaughan was cited for “gallant and meritorious conduct” during the offensive. <div class="text_exposed_show"> During the Meuse-Argonne his unit suffered heavy causalities, and Vaughan was among the 40 in his unit who were wounded during a gas attack. Vaughn described the experience in a letter, writing that "I will never forget that experience. I have gotten into gas but never in any as dense as this. My breathing apparatus was shut completely. It was just as if someone was strangling me." Vaughn spent five days in recovery until he rejoined his unit, fighting until the armistice on November 11, 1918. </div> Decorations or Citations <ul> <li>In genral orders No. 50 of the 81st Division, Major General Charles G. Bailey commanding, Captain Harry B. Vaughn of Norfolk was cited for "efficency and untiring efforts during the whole period of perations fo rhis working in providing the needed bridge material and maintaining the limited motor transportation so as to keep supplied and rations on hands when needed. Captain VAught's aid was also cited for gallant conduct under fire and for conducing the officer to the place of saftey under heavy fire and gas over shell torn roads."</li> </ul> Information taken from The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 27, page 177. 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 Vaughn, Harry Briggs wounded