"O.E. Funkhauser"
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Title
"O.E. Funkhauser"
Subject
Funkhouser, Oliver Edward (1895-1992)
Soldiers - United States - Virginia - Shenandoah County
World War (1914-1918)
Description
The name, "O.E. Funkhauser" appears on the glass plate of this image of a young man in his U.S. Army uniform from the WWI era.
The photograph has been identified as Oliver Edward "O.E." Funkhouser, a Shenandoah County native who served in the US Army during World War One.
Oliver was born on September 29, 1895 in Orkney Springs Virginia. His parents were James E. and Catherine Tusing Funkhouser. When he completed his postwar military service record survey he listed "farmer" as his occupation and wrote that he worked for his father.
Oliver Funkhouser was inducted into service on October 8 1917. He served in Company E, 318th regiment, 80th infantry division. His training as conducted at Camp Lee between October 8 1917 and May 22 1918. Funkhouser was sent to France and deployed to the Octorise Sector in July of 1918 where he saw action. On July 30 of that year he was wounded when shrapnel struck his right hip and then hospitalized until December 1918. He noted this left him with a slight disability.
On May 27, 1919 he returned to the United States and was discharged as a Private 1st Class on June 4, 1919. He returned to Orkney Springs where he continued to farm. The only observation he left about his war experience was when he noted on his postwar military service record survey that the war had no effect on his religious beliefs.
The photograph has been identified as Oliver Edward "O.E." Funkhouser, a Shenandoah County native who served in the US Army during World War One.
Oliver was born on September 29, 1895 in Orkney Springs Virginia. His parents were James E. and Catherine Tusing Funkhouser. When he completed his postwar military service record survey he listed "farmer" as his occupation and wrote that he worked for his father.
Oliver Funkhouser was inducted into service on October 8 1917. He served in Company E, 318th regiment, 80th infantry division. His training as conducted at Camp Lee between October 8 1917 and May 22 1918. Funkhouser was sent to France and deployed to the Octorise Sector in July of 1918 where he saw action. On July 30 of that year he was wounded when shrapnel struck his right hip and then hospitalized until December 1918. He noted this left him with a slight disability.
On May 27, 1919 he returned to the United States and was discharged as a Private 1st Class on June 4, 1919. He returned to Orkney Springs where he continued to farm. The only observation he left about his war experience was when he noted on his postwar military service record survey that the war had no effect on his religious beliefs.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca. 1917
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
001921
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negatives
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “"O.E. Funkhauser",” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 26, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/25614.
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