https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/1949ac6998cde55faa9f67c940beb232.jpg d9a99674c638e78844a2bbb382217a30 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/03d4c6076979c78299e3656af3941c4f.jpg 6581665f33347930781e5ddbfeb4d585 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/0f6d9334557952b4eddfef26fdbad95a.tif 11b7a39e997f75f482a53b85178f18e1 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/3a386eff087ec2a67c1c83f6dfc8b194.tif 1021de189e4e8b9f7194dc0336d2a3ca https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/9f4205fd5aa48d153033f9bdaca74dc0.tif dc2fd21ae1b54489bcf957f941573b3a 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 Putzel First and Middle Name William Purnell VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1919 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? Infantry Nicknames or Other Names "Purnell" Birth Date January 17, 1894 Birthplace Roanoke, Virginia Parents Charles Lewis and Mary Purnell Dickinson Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? After leaving VPI William went to work with General Electric Company at Chicago where he enlisted there when war broke out. He was sent to Camp Sevier, South Carolina. Being assigned to special duty there he saw his regiment leave without him for overseas duty. 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 Putzel, William Purnell questionnaire