https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/0f75244cef18ca8ca0ca625cf691b5a9.jpg c3d3b2f8a215c77724a01142d8feca1d https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/fa0f60ceebb5aca65c43b624101d519e.jpg 4728289f2e0a0967f145df96f8e336aa 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 Buchanan First and Middle Name Frank Austin Hometown Petersburg, Virginia County and/or State Dinwiddie Nicknames or Other Names Buck Birth Date 11/26/1894 Birthplace Petersburg Death Date 11/26/1980 Cause of Death Natural Causes Place of Death Roanoke, Va Parents John M Buchanan, Lillie Austin Buchanan Siblings William J, Virgie R, Fannie S, Walter A, Susan A. Spouse(s) Ora May Buchanan Children Frank Austin Buchanan Jr, 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? Agriculture Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Student Aviators Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant(?) Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Second Lieutenant(?) Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? He met his future wife while attending Virginia Tech and was married in Washington D.C with her. He then spent time in DeSoto, Mississippi before returning to Virginia Tech to work on the faculty, and have his son. He then spent most the rest of his life in Shenandoah as a Cattle/Dairy farmer where he wrote a book on proper feeding techniques for increased profits. Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Farming, taught at Virginia Tech for an unknown number of years. Occupation Farmer, Teacher 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 Buchanan, Frank Austin