https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f52d8eab187bc0d8529c928e2cdd612c.jpg 20f7560a66ea48167e17d7731ebd29bd https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/eda1cf16372a116eedad1be10fb15140.jpg 73bc8b93f6d333b5b36168916c50e375 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 Myrick First and Middle Name Exum Britt Hometown Suffolk, Virginia County and/or State Nansemond Nicknames or Other Names "britt" Birth Date October 25th 1895 Birthplace Suffolk Virginia Death Date April 1977 Cause of Death Health complications Place of Death Phoenix Arizona Parents Alex Myrick and Anna Myrick Siblings Theodore Myrick Spouse(s) Ruth Houghton McKernon Children Ruth Myrick, Frances Myrick, Grace Myrick 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? Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? 1916 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? Coastal Artillery Corps Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private, Second lieutenant Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Second Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? World war I and II Additional Notes He was in service for 30 years Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Moved around as an electrical engineer Occupation Electrical engineer 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? No Contributing Researchers Chase Jackson Class of 2020 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 Myrick, Exum Britt