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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
VPI Class of 1916
Person
An individual.
Last Name
Barger
First and Middle Name
Howard Thornton
Hometown
Lynchburg, Virginia
Birth Date
November 24, 1894
Birthplace
Lynchburg, Virginia
Death Date
November 6, 1918
Place of Death
France
Parents
William Kelso Barger and Daisy Langhorne Barger
VPI Graduating Class
In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from?
1916
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?
Gravestone indicates that Barger served in the 311th Machine Gun Company, 79th Division but other sources state that Barger served in Company H, 311th Infantry, 79th Division
Rank
What military rank did this individual hold?
1st Lieutenant
Military Events
What significant military events occurred in this individual's life?
Barger's gravestone indicated that he was wounded on November 4, 1918 and died of those wounds on November 6, 1918
Battles or Engagements
What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One?
Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Bibliography
<ul>
<li><span>History of the 311th Infantry (78th Division).</span><span> Flavigny-sur-Ozérain (Côte-d'Or), France: [s.n.], 1919. - https://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101042040533</span></li>
<li><span>Letter concerning the death of Howard Barger published in <em>The Virginia Tech</em>, 27 February 1919</span></li>
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Barger, Howard Thornton
died in service