World War I - VMI Archives - Virginia Military Institute
WEBOver 50 VMI alumni were killed in action during the years that the United States was involved in the war. One of those men was Thomas Amory, a member of VMI’s class of 1916. Killed in action near Verdun, France in October of 1918, Amory would go on to receive the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation’s second highest military honor.
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WEB5 days ago — The military conflict ended on November 11, 1918 with the defeat of the Central Powers. Over 100,000 Virginians served in the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marines. Most soldiers served in the Army’s 29th Division, 42nd Division, 80th Division, 510th and 511th Engineer Service Battalions, and Base Hospitals Nos. 41 and 45.
Virginia Heroes | Virginia War Memorial
WEBOur vision is that a global audience will recognize the valor and sacrifice of Virginia military veterans in the pursuit of liberty, democracy, justice, and peace for all. A simple marble …
Mosher's Memoir: WWI from a Virginia Soldier's Point of View
WEBIn 1918, 27-year-old Hugh E. Mosher left his home of Roanoke, Virginia for the battlefields in Europe. During his time in Co. B, First Battalion, 602nd Engineers Regiment of the American Expeditionary Force, Hugh continually updated a diary describing his experiences in the war while sending letters and postcards to his friends and family back ...
Find Your VMI Ancestor - Virginia Military Institute
WEBThe database contains the names of all students who attended VMI from the opening of the Institute in 1839 through 1945; some historical faculty and staff members; and non-alumni who were sent to VMI for training during World Wars I and II.
The World at War: Library of Virginia WWI Collections
WEBThese items have been selected from the Library of Virginia to highlight the centennial of America’s entry into World War I. They are drawn from the Private Papers, State Records, the Virginia Newspaper Project, and the Visual Studies Collection within the Library of …
WEBVirginia and World War One Virginians followed the course of the European war and the nation’s escalating tensions with Germany with interest. Even before U.S. involvement, numerous volunteers from the Commonwealth traveled overseas to fight in foreign military units or to serve as civilian medical personnel or ambulance drivers.
World War I in Virginia
WEBWorld War I in Virginia. During World War I, the War Department established major embarkation stations in Hampton Roads to send troops and supplies to Europe. In Northern Virginia, the Marines started building their base at Quantico and the War Department began the precursor to Fort Belvoir.
World War I Tank Corps - VMI Archives - Virginia Military Institute
WEBWorld War I Tank Corps. Online Exhibit. This exhibit features items from the Samuel Dickerson Rockenbach Papers. A United States Army officer, he was born on January 27, 1869 in Lynchburg; graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1889 and in 1891 was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant.
Record of service in the world war of V. M. I. alumni and their …
WEBDigital version of Joseph R. Anderson Jr. book documenting service of Virginia Military Institute alumni during World War I Subjects World War (1914-1918)