https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/bafa04005a46aead7f1b8e125f6512c5.tif f47f7ff181e7c050651f5b9daad42a78 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/31eb58405698551c44ed6b6938ba0c4d.tif 89dd474ae6060a388ab51bcd39c16370 https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/db84187e041ec844d3d7ea78b8f1e653.tif 7bdfef40ace4884870d29559b21df4f4 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 1917 Description An account of the resource This collection contains the profiles of all World War One veterans from the VPI Class of 1917. Person An individual. Last Name Chinn First and Middle Name Carter Nicknames or Other Names Unknown Birth Date 15 August 1897 (1900 Census) Birthplace Dallas, TX Hometown Dallas (1900 Census) VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1917 Undergraduate Major What did this individual major in while at VPI? Unknown Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No; completed two years of undergrad at Virginia Tech. 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? Y Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Private, Corporal Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Unknown Death Date 6 February 1974 Cause of Death Unknown Place of Death Saint Paul, MN Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Enlisted on the 28th of June in 1918. Trained and stationed at Paris Island, South Carolina. After serving for a year, Chinn was released on February 10th in 1919. (U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File) Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Clerked in R R General Passenger Office; After serving, Carter Chinn went on to work first as a clerk with the railroad (1920 Census), and later as a wholesale oil salesman. (1940 Census) Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Marine Corps Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? N/a Parents Father: William Yates Chinn Mother: Kate Armstrong Chinn Siblings - Elmear Cordelia Chinn - Bartholomew Savoy Chinn Spouse(s) Sophia Chinn Children - Gertrude Arnold - La Verne Ann Chinn - Cartis Fales Chinn Occupation Wholesale Oil Salesman. County and/or State Texas (1900 Census) Decorations or Citations Unknown Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Unknown; Served for a little over a year. Bibliography Kay Family Tree (Ancestry.com) 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 Chinn, Carter questionnaire