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Virginia Tech War Memorial Court Medal of Honor Cenotaph

Virginia Tech and its archives identify eight alumni represented on the cenotaph: Antoine Gaujot, Julien Gaujot, Earl Gregory, Herbert Thomas, Jimmie Monteith Jr., Robert Femoyer, Richard Shea Jr., and Gary Miller. The archive adds reciprocal links for all eight while classifying each as named campus commemoration, not evidence of original-medal or personal-artifact custody.

MOH-MUS-000157Evidence reviewed 2026-10-11Public campus access: confirm local rules
Virginia Tech War Memorial Court with the stone cenotaph honoring alumni Medal of Honor recipients.
Virginia Tech War Memorial Court and Medal of Honor cenotaphImage: Virginia Tech · Source-attributed official institution image; owner-directed archive use · Source ↗

Historical context

About this institution

Virginia Tech’s War Memorial Court forms a central campus remembrance space above War Memorial Chapel. Its stone cenotaph records the university’s Medal of Honor alumni, joining their names to the broader memorial court and pylons that honor military service, sacrifice, and institutional values. Gary Lee Miller’s addition in 2020 brought the current total to eight alumni.

Why it matters to Medal of Honor research

The memorial provides a controlled, institution-maintained eight-person roster across multiple conflicts and demonstrates how a university updates a physical remembrance site when an additional alumnus is formally recognized. Its reciprocal links connect campus memory to the archive’s canonical recipient records without converting inscription into custody.

Collection guide

What to look for

The following highlights summarize the strongest verified reasons to include this institution in the archive. They are a planning guide, not a promise that every object is on view at all times.

Eight-recipient Medal of Honor cenotaph

Gary Lee Miller added as the eighth honoree in 2020

War Memorial Chapel and Court setting

Reciprocal links to all eight preserved recipient records

Verified connections

Medal of Honor relationships

8 total

Named campus Medal of Honor memorial

Antoine August Gaujot

Virginia Tech identifies Antoine August Gaujot among the alumni honored by name on the War Memorial Court Medal of Honor cenotaph. This relationship records permanent campus commemoration and does not imply custody of the recipient’s medal or personal artifacts.

Record: War Memorial Court Medal of Honor cenotaph

Verified 2026-10-11 · Permanent

Evidence sources and scope

Named cenotaph relationship only; not an artifact or original-medal custody claim.

Named campus Medal of Honor memorial

Julien Edmund Gaujot

Virginia Tech identifies Julien Edmund Gaujot among the alumni honored by name on the War Memorial Court Medal of Honor cenotaph. This relationship records permanent campus commemoration and does not imply custody of the recipient’s medal or personal artifacts.

Record: War Memorial Court Medal of Honor cenotaph

Verified 2026-10-11 · Permanent

Evidence sources and scope

Named cenotaph relationship only; not an artifact or original-medal custody claim.

Named campus Medal of Honor memorial

Earl D Gregory

Virginia Tech identifies Earl D Gregory among the alumni honored by name on the War Memorial Court Medal of Honor cenotaph. This relationship records permanent campus commemoration and does not imply custody of the recipient’s medal or personal artifacts.

Record: War Memorial Court Medal of Honor cenotaph

Verified 2026-10-11 · Permanent

Evidence sources and scope

Named cenotaph relationship only; not an artifact or original-medal custody claim.

Named campus Medal of Honor memorial

Herbert Joseph Thomas

Virginia Tech identifies Herbert Joseph Thomas among the alumni honored by name on the War Memorial Court Medal of Honor cenotaph. This relationship records permanent campus commemoration and does not imply custody of the recipient’s medal or personal artifacts.

Record: War Memorial Court Medal of Honor cenotaph

Verified 2026-10-11 · Permanent

Evidence sources and scope

Named cenotaph relationship only; not an artifact or original-medal custody claim.

Named campus Medal of Honor memorial

Jimmie W Monteith Jr

Virginia Tech identifies Jimmie W Monteith Jr among the alumni honored by name on the War Memorial Court Medal of Honor cenotaph. This relationship records permanent campus commemoration and does not imply custody of the recipient’s medal or personal artifacts.

Record: War Memorial Court Medal of Honor cenotaph

Verified 2026-10-11 · Permanent

Evidence sources and scope

Named cenotaph relationship only; not an artifact or original-medal custody claim.

Named campus Medal of Honor memorial

Robert Edward Femoyer

Virginia Tech identifies Robert Edward Femoyer among the alumni honored by name on the War Memorial Court Medal of Honor cenotaph. This relationship records permanent campus commemoration and does not imply custody of the recipient’s medal or personal artifacts.

Record: War Memorial Court Medal of Honor cenotaph

Verified 2026-10-11 · Permanent

Evidence sources and scope

Named cenotaph relationship only; not an artifact or original-medal custody claim.

Named campus Medal of Honor memorial

Richard Thomas Shea Jr

Virginia Tech identifies Richard Thomas Shea Jr among the alumni honored by name on the War Memorial Court Medal of Honor cenotaph. This relationship records permanent campus commemoration and does not imply custody of the recipient’s medal or personal artifacts.

Record: War Memorial Court Medal of Honor cenotaph

Verified 2026-10-11 · Permanent

Evidence sources and scope

Named cenotaph relationship only; not an artifact or original-medal custody claim.

Named campus Medal of Honor memorial

Gary Lee Miller

Virginia Tech identifies Gary Lee Miller among the alumni honored by name on the War Memorial Court Medal of Honor cenotaph. Virginia Tech added Miller in 2020 as the eighth alumnus represented there. This relationship records permanent campus commemoration and does not imply custody of the recipient’s medal or personal artifacts.

Record: War Memorial Court Medal of Honor cenotaph

Verified 2026-10-11 · Permanent

Evidence sources and scope

Named cenotaph relationship only; not an artifact or original-medal custody claim.

Collection focus

Historical specialties

Eight named Medal of Honor alumniUniversity war memorial landscapeStone cenotaph and War Memorial CourtCorps of Cadets heritage

Service connections

U.S. Army · U.S. Marine Corps · U.S. Army Air Forces

Conflict connections

Philippine Insurrection · World War I · World War II · Korean War · Vietnam War