Virginia Tech bids fond farewell to student accommodation block.
Monteith Hall, a co-ed residence hall, was home to 202 residents. The first two floors served as cadet housing for the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets’ 3rd Battalion, and the top two floors are civilian housing.
In 1949, Monteith Hall was named for First Lieutenant Jimmie Waters Monteith Jr, who attended Virginia Tech for two years in the early 1940s. During World War II, he trained soldiers until he was shipped overseas. Part of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, he landed on Omaha Beach in the first wave of attack, distinguishing himself in battle before he was killed. General Dwight D. Eisenhower recommended Monteith for the Medal of Honor.
