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Stories from the Great War: VPI Men in the Service of their Country, 1917-1918
About The Event
Between April 1917 and November 1918, around 1,000 students and alumni from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) served their country during World War One.
VPI students and alumni were among some of the first soldiers to arrive in France during the spring of 1918, almost a year after the United States declared war on Germany. “VPI men” fought in all three major American offensives on the Western Front in France- the Aisne-Marne Offensive, the Battle of St. Mihiel, and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.
“Stories from the Great War: VPI Men in the Service of Their Country, 1917-1918” tells the stories of nine VPI alumni who fought on the battlefields of the Western Front during the last months of World War One.
The exhibit will be located on the 2nd Floor of Virginia Tech’s Newman Library and will be open from April 4 through May 15, 2017.
An opening reception will occur at the exhibit site on April 4, 2017 at 4 PM.
For more information about the VPI in World War One project, visit vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu and follow the project on twitter @VPI_WW1.
Contact : Daniel Newcomb, danieln1@vt.edu
Category: Museums and Exhibitions
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An opening reception will occur at the exhibit site on April 4, 2017 at 4 PM.