https://www.vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/3799bb9bc3f91bf38a069f71cb3a79b2.jpg 0d313da3c94137f5937f4f71b576513b https://www.vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/c3011841c7f6a0f4ef6ae4a526429513.jpg cc201997d9511ae29eb0fceaee71ecb4 https://www.vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/files/original/ea2341c32f0d9b346aa876fc7b0ea1df.jpg 645d89667f9c1b1f8c482dae5a936315 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 Barton First and Middle Name Everett Maxwell Nicknames or Other Names "Brains" Birth Date 11/13/1891 Birthplace Jackson County, OH Hometown Hampton, VA 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? Electrical Engineering Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? Y 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? Captain Retired Rank What military rank did this individual hold upon retirement? Captain Death Date 1/2/1962 Cause of Death Heart Attack Place of Death Hickory, NC Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Training May 1917 Lived in Elizabeth County, VA when drafted Departed from Newport News, VA on the Siboney, on April 22, 1918 Departed Brest, France for New York on April 7, 1919 Postwar Life What did this individual do after the war? Worked as an electrical engineer in Atlanta Georgia 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? Coast Artillery Parents Father: Ross A. Barton Mother: Myrtle Booth Spouse(s) Elma Edith Barton Children Merrilyn Barton Additional Notes Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144033513/everett-maxwell-barton Contributing Researchers Lucas B. Allen Bibliography ancestry.com -Everett Maxwell Barton Birth 1861 and Death 1962 Certificate -Draft Card 1917 -Army Transport Services April 22, 1918, and April 7, 1919 findagrave.com Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? During college, he worked at a YMCA and was heavily involved in church. Biographical Text Everett Barton A.K.A "Brains" graduated in the class of 1917. After graduating he served in the first world war and made several trips to Europe. He retired as a captain and lived the rest of his life as an electrical engineer in Atlanta, Georgia until he died in 1962 from a heart attack 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 Barton, Everett Maxwell