https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/1b01a6d04b1c55b8d63bc32d3a472d85.jpg 94c88df1e61a3656a55664beb85c79b0 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/a4ee3a3e94001fccd7880c2879754e3f.jpg 94fdca4578e569c0d9fa939dc7f48d74 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 1919 Person An individual. Last Name Gordon First and Middle Name Richard A. VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1919 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Captain Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Training May 1917 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? Batter B, Sixteenth Field Artillery, 4th Division Nicknames or Other Names "Chipmonk" Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Took exams for regular Army in 1917 and was sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas where he received his commission as Second Lieutenant in Field Artillery. After was was declared he was sent to Camp Green in Charlotte, North Carolina. From there he was sent overseas receiving his first lieutenancy just before leaving. He saw service in France and was promoted to captain. Bibliography <ul> <li>Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1919 Bugle, Virginia Tech Special Collections</li> </ul> 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 Gordon, Richard A.