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Claude was born
Students at University of South Carolina (1908–1909) and Sewanee Military Academy (1906–1908). University of Mississippi, 1912: Bachelor of Science; 1912: Bachelor of Engineering; 1920: C.E.Quincy Ayres On May 30, 1891, Claude was born in Columbus, Mississippi, in the United States. Son of Sallie M. (Whitfield) Ayres and Claude Hutchins -
Germany's millenarianism
The German government, emboldened by popular nationalism and further uniting behind the monarchy, saw the start of the war and its backing of Austria-Hungary as a means of securing its position as a dominant force. It was one of the numerous causes of the conflict between Germany and Russia. -
Serajevo was shot at by Ferdinand
One of the major incidents that precipitated World War I was on June 28, 1914, Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg. Two gunshots were heard from a central city street corner, critically wounding both the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, the archduke Franz Ferdinand, and his spouse, Sophie the Duchess of Hohenberg. -
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
On July 28 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. It was resolved to move decisively against Serbia and realized by now that doing so would put Russia, Serbia's ally, in danger of going to war. Because Austria-Hungary was assured of German support, it was willing to take a chance on war. A European-wide conflict was now threatened by the Balkan issue. -
Tannenberg Battle
On August 26, 1914, when Russian troops attempted to attack German territory by setting up a multi-pronged ambush. General Rennenkampf led the First Army, and Russian General Samsonov led his Second Army from the southwest. The Schlieffen Plan, Germany's offensive strategy, called for gathering its superior forces in the West and using Belgium, as a springboard to invade France. After, the victorious German soldiers would oppose the Russians by riding the rails eastward. -
The first Marne battle
From September 5–12, 1914, the First Battle of the Marne took place as part of the First World War. The German army invaded France to eliminate the French and British forces and take control of Paris to win the war in 40 days. August saw the first wins for the Germans. Death toll: Allies: 1,700 killed and 11,300 wounded in Britain; 80,000 killed and 170,000 injured in France. Germany: 182,300 injured, 67,700 killed -
Quincy American engineer and educator Claude Ayres
recipient of the 1944 Iowa Engineering Society award for distinguished service and the 1962 Iowa State University faculty citation. served in combat divisions overseas as a Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, and Corps Engineer in the United States Army. 1917–1919; member of the Rotary Club; chair of the reclamation division in 1929; American Society Agricultural Engineers; and American Society Engineering Education. -
Quincy Claude Ayres
Quincy, an American soldier Beginning on December 3, 1917, Claude Ayres kept a daily journal. In the 1st and 2nd Engineers, he held the rank of First Lieutenant. -
A letter from the west
"Shelling and the effects of shelling everywhere appear—notable the hole entirely through the village church of a shell which failed to explode," the author wrote on February 28, 1918. The Germans can easily see us, and we are in the same latitude as the American artillery, which are dispersed across the adjacent woods to the east. I'm actually in danger now, and anything we do from this point on will be risky. many solders wanted to help. -
His profession
His profession Iowa State University of Science and Technology assistant professor of agricultural engineering, 1920–1921, associate professor, 1921–1944, professor since 1945, assistant to president since 1945, and part-time patent manager since 1935. Summer 1937, 38, visiting professor at University of Tennessee. 1916–1940 saw research on field soil and water conservation.