https://www.vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4828a5a920181909f54bef07aa732fb8.tif efd6dbbdbbf48f53571e0c3efb4ffe67 https://www.vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/790911bc195ee5dd8929eaa4d5e2a83e.tif 694f90f4ae4ae9b53a19ed0d80295ebb https://www.vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/bd5fdbaaba32ab48d185ba17f58312e1.tif 3f0bcb58d5546215ffdce064b6775c34 https://www.vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/19bfa6ac26445c64562a1d4826da84b8.tif bbd969a03eb4c4e0061e2cf46a23b874 https://www.vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/653374b6f8babb4f822338a213e505be.tif a17a8672e3602228b7b7dee7bda01e62 https://www.vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/95548bc5837fee78f0a6d9257dd857e1.jpg 9e3274efa1acd18b8b24e85e85abee66 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 1915 Person An individual. Last Name Harvey First and Middle Name Alfred Roser VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1915 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Second Lieutenant Death Date August 22, 1918 Cause of Death Killed in Action Place of Death Ypres, Belgium 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? 120th Infantry Nicknames or Other Names Tub Hometown Pulaski County, Virginia County and/or State Montgomery County, Virginia was listed as the last place of residence before he entered the service. Birth Date August 15, 1893 Birthplace Pulaski County, Virginia Parents Father: Lewis Harvey Mother: Bettie Harvey (Trolinger) Siblings Willie Harvey Robert Harvey Henry Harvey Alfred Harvey Margaret Harvey Spouse(s) Unmarried Children None Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Yes Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Killed in action while Second Lieutenant Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Alfred Harvey was killed while he was on patrol during the Ypres-Lys Allied offensive in August that pushed the German front back to the Lys river. Following their defeat at Ypres, the Germans were forced back again and again until an Armistice was signed on November 11, 1918. Additional Notes "Tub" was said to have been a very upright and kind gentleman to those who knew him. Two of his brothers also served in World War 1. Alfred Harvey is buried in the Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium. His specific grave is in Plot B, along Row 1, number 16. Bibliography <ul> <li>Letter from Captain Frank L. St. John concerning the death of Alfred R. Harvey, published in <em>The Virginia Tech</em> campus newspaper on 9 January 1919</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 Harvey, Alfred Roser died in service questionnaire