Farms, Factories, and the Frontlines: Shenandoah County in the World Wars

Dublin Core

Title

Subject

World War, 1939-1945

World War, 1914-1918

Shenandoah County (Va)

Description

A collection of materials related to World War One and World War Two, primarily focusing on activities in Shenandoah County and soldiers from the area serving overseas. Much of this material was collected through, or for, the local activities of the World War One Centennial Commemoration Commission and the World War Two 75th anniversary commission.

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library.

Collection Items

Letter to Duval and Mary Thelma Hines from Joseph M. Hines, USMC

Letter from Joseph M. Hines, a Toms Brook native who was then serving in the United States Marine Corps, to his parents Duval and Mary Hines in Toms Brook Virginia. The letter was sent from Camp Joseph H. Pendleton in California on October 17, 1943.

Shenandoah County (Va) Boys Leaving Woodstock for Camp Humphries

On July 26th, 1918 local photographer Hugh Morrison took this photograph of local men preparing to basic training at Camp Humphries, now Fort Belvoir, in Fairfax County Virginia.

It was taken on the steps of the Woodstock Depot. It was from here…

Earl Dyer

A photograph showing Earl Dyer of Woodstock taken by Hugh Morrison of Woodstock.

Earl Franklin Dyer had enlisted in the US Army in May of 1945. A native of Woodstock, he was living in Mananas Virginia at the time because it was the closest High…

Joseph Luther Burner

An image of Joseph Luther Burner of Maurertown Virginia. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on January 7, 1942 and was trained in Parris Island South Carolina.

On October 26 1942 he was deployed to the Pacific where he served in the…

Edinburg Observation Tower

Photograph showing the aircraft observation tower located in Edinburg Virginia. Such towers were built and staffed by local civil defense groups in order to warn of possible enemy attack and to monitor aircraft over the area.

Tech. Sgt. Edwin C. Keys Reading the Herald in India

Photograph from the Shenandoah Herald newspaper showing Technical Sergeant Edwin C. Keys reading that newspaper while deployed to India during the Second World War. This photograph was part of an advertisement encouraging individuals to buy…

New Market Observation Tower

Photograph showing the aircraft observation tower located in New Market Virginia. Such towers were built and staffed by local civil defense groups in order to warn of possible enemy attack and to monitor aircraft over the area. This image appeared in…

Peach Seed Shipment at the Woodstock Depot

In 1915 the German Army released the effective Chlorine gas attack of World War One against British positions in Ypres. Before the end of the war these types of Chemical agents would kill or injure millions of men on both sides.
To combat these…

Smith Herbaugh

Photograph of Herbaugh Smith from the book "Service Record World War I and II, Woodstock and Vicinity."

Sheridan F. Miller

Photograph of Sheridan Miller from the book "Service Record World War I and II, Woodstock and Vicinity."

Roy M. Clem

Photograph of Roy Clem from the book "Service Record World War I and II, Woodstock and Vicinity."

Robert H. Funk

Photograph of Robert Funk from the book "Service Record World War I and II, Woodstock and Vicinity."

Ralph B. Crabill

Photograph of Ralph Crabill from the book "Service Record World War I and II, Woodstock and Vicinity."

Ralph B. Crabill (1895-1963) was employed as a jeweler in Strasburg when he was drafted on October 4 1917. He deployed to France on June 7 1918…

Lewis Sonner

Photograph of Lewis Sonner from the book "Service Record World War I and II, Woodstock and Vicinity."

Lloyd Hollingsworth

Photograph of Lloyd Hollingsworth from the book "Service Record World War I and II, Woodstock and Vicinity."

Lester E. Tidler

Photograph of Lester E. Tidler from the book "Service Record World War I and II, Woodstock and Vicinity."

John A. Myers

Photograph of John Myers from the book "Service Record World War I and II, Woodstock and Vicinity."

John A. Myers (1896-1969) worked on his father’s farm in Maurertown VA when he volunteered for the National Guard in June 1917. Part of the 29th…