https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/9151ba6f1fa5b1fdad636c83fdeaabca.jpg 59b1d65d65f31a163ca93d0bc4832eeb https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/d955182b212c0660cf64da686f86f7d8.jpg adb0d76a401501323041234918b8477f https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/ed68743c43b2182558422636ab0a2a8d.tif 73d38150dfe52a81d4ac0c106cc10da6 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/1a95ca49463349a2d7e11c0a8cbc8246.tif c0dcd131b59f3ee9b0bcb4532a25ffe7 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/07157c3ebb283ef3b3cfa06a5a054b58.tif 453d23dfee4b8a814b74ba0de5cf3944 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 Jacobson First and Middle Name Moses Abraham Hometown Portsmouth County and/or State Norfolk, Norfolk Nicknames or Other Names Abe Birth Date February 26, 1896 Birthplace Portsmouth, Virginia Death Date August 1, 1970 Cause of Death Heart Attack Place of Death Portsmouth, Virginia Parents Isaac Jacobson & Rebecca Karp Goldstein Siblings Louis Jacobson, Nellie Jacobson, Clarence L Jacobson, Ester Jacobson, Harriet Jacobson, Myer H Jacobson, Rosa Rachel Jacobson & Leah S Jacobson Spouse(s) Lena F Cohen & Elizabeth Italia Sears Children Elisie Z. Jacobson & Joseph Jacobson 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 Additional Notes First generation American, both parents were born in Russia Occupation Bacteriologist Contributing Researchers Alyssa Thompson Class of 2020 Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Amry Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? Sanitary Unit Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? 2nd Lieutenant Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? "I thought that military service was absolutely essential during the war, and therefore I accepted my call with great satisfaction." Bibliography Ancestry.com WWI Questionnaire 1916 Bugle 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 Jacobson, Moses Abraham questionnaire