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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1919
Person
An individual.
Last Name
Weigel
First and Middle Name
Carl Herman
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?
Ensign
Death Date
31 March 1919
Cause of Death
Killed by accident in aviation service when two aeroplanes collided in midair at a height of about 500 feet.
Place of Death
Pensacola, Florida
Service Branch
What branch of the military did this individual serve in?
Navy
Unit
What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on?
Hydroplane Services
Military Events
What significant military events occurred in this individual's life?
Noted in <em>The Virginia Tech</em>, as being a student aviator in the US Navy Hydroplane Service as of 31 January 1918.
Birth Date
21 September 1897
Birthplace
Newport News, Virginia
Parents
John Frederick Wiegel and Anna Grace Daugherty
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?
Yes
Additional Notes
Name listed on Virginia Tech Pylons
Bibliography
<ul>
<li><a href="https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma990006672020205756&context=L&vid=01LVA_INST:01LVA&lang=en&search_scope=MyInstitution_noAER&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=LibraryCatalog&query=any,contains,wiegel&offset=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Virginia War History Commission Questionnaire for Carl Herman Weigel</a></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
Weigel, Carl Herman
died in service
questionnaire