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Portrait of Perry Garnett Coverstone, of Fort Valley, as a young man.

Perry Garnett Coverstone was still single when he registered for the WWI draft. His emergency contact was listed as “Mrs. D.F. Frederick, Postmaster, Waterlick”. At that time,…

Photograph of Perry Garnet and his second wife, Alva V. (Shiley) Coverstone, standing together.

Garnett Coverstone was still single when he registered for the WWI draft. His emergency contact was listed as “Mrs. D.F. Frederick, Postmaster,…

Photograph of Perry T. Heishman as a young man. He is wearing a uniform that indicates he was part of the Civilian Air Patrol.

Perry was born in Edinburg, Virginia, to Perry A. and Jessie (Newland) Heishman. The family farmed in the “Massanutten…

Portrait photograph of Perry T. Heishman wearing a Army Air Corps uniform, and an unidentified woman with short hair.

Perry graduated from Edinburg High School. Soon after, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and spent his career in the military…

Photo of the certificate issued to Lt. Perry Twyman Heishman of Edinburg on June 28, 1944.

The certificate was good for 60 days and allowed Heishman to operate planes as a student pilot.

His signature appears at the bottom right.

Photograph of Pete Blentson as a young man posed in studio.

Pete was a naturalized citizen born in Greece. He was a partner in, and later co-owner of the New York Restaurant in Woodstock, Virginia, from 1922 until his death in 1956.

Pete was…

Photograph of Pete Blentson as a young man posed in studio.

Pete was a naturalized citizen born in Greece. He was a partner in, and later co-owner of the New York Restaurant in Woodstock, Virginia, from 1922 until his death in 1956.

Pete was…

Pete Blentson as a young man in a suit and tie, posed in studio.

Pete was a naturalized citizen born in Greece. He was a partner in, and later co-owner of the New York Restaurant in Woodstock, Virginia, from 1922 until his death in 1956.

Pete…

Portrait photograph of Pete Blentson wearing a suit and tie.

Pete was a naturalized citizen born in Greece. He was a partner in, and later co-owner of the New York Restaurant in Woodstock, Virginia, from 1922 until his death in 1956.

Pete was…

Photograph of Pete Blentson with his two children: Angelo (on the left), and Helen (on the right).

The girl in the center is unknown, but may be one of several of Pete’s nieces who lived with them at various times after immigrating from Greece.…

Photo of the original wedding photograph of Pete Blentson and Rena (Pappas) Blentson. The couple was married in 1931.

Both were Greek natives who immigrated to the United States in the first half of the 20th century.

Pete was a partner in,…

Portrait photograph of Pete Clem wearing a suit and striped tie.
Pete lived in Mount Jackson Virginia for part of his life and played baseball for that town's team in the late 1930s and early 1940s.

Photo of Sergeant Pete H. Gouldman, Jr.'s Honorable Discharge from the Army. He served during WWII with Troop B of the 113th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron. The certificate was awarded at Ft. Meade, Maryland on October 25, 1945

Photograph of the Army's Honorable Discharge form for Sergeant Pete H. Gouldman, Jr. who was born on April 26, 1914, in Foneswood, Virginia, and lived in Maurertown. He served in Normandy, Northern France, and Rhineland with Troop B of the 113th…

Photograph of Peter Edgar Craig seated in a carriage drawn by two horses. According to his grandson, Mr. Craig was very proud of his matched team; both horses had matching white "stars" on their foreheads.

Photograph of Peter John Hanf.

Peter was a cadet at Massanutten Academy, graduating in 1924.

This photograph shows him wearing his football uniform. He was a member of the Academy's 1923 and 1924 football teams.

According to the 1924…

Photograph of Peter Riddleberger.

Peter was the son of James Williams Riddleberger, US ambassador to Yugoslavia, Greece, and later Turkey. He would go on to work for the World Bank.

The name, "Peter Riddleberger" appears on the glass plate of…

Unidentified young man wearing a U.S. Navy uniform. The insignia on his uniform indicate his rank was Petty Officer 2nd Class and his job was as a gunner's mate.

Portrait photograph of Pfc. Samuel Ray Spence wearing his U.S. Army uniform.

Pfc. Spence was married to Peggy Jo Hite in December 1940.

Pfc Spence served with the 18th infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division in Europe. He was killed in action…

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Phil Crisman wearing his uniform and hat.

Phil served in the U.S. Army during World War II and later became the Sheriff of Shenandoah County.

Photo of two separate photographs of Phil Lutz wearing a Military Police (MP) uniform.

Photo of two separate photographs of Phil Lutz wearing a Military Police (MP) uniform.

The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.

Portrait photograph of Phil M. "Pete" Grabill, Sr. as a young man with wavy hair and wearing a striped tie.

Pete was the grandson of Captain John H. Grabill, a well-known confederate officer and later, the owner and editor of the Shenandoah Herald…

Photo of a photograph of Philip "Pete" Magruder, Sr., wearing his U.S. Army uniform.

Pete was the grandson of Captain John H. Grabill, a well-known confederate officer and later, the owner and editor of the Shenandoah Herald newspaper.

Pete’s…

Portrait photograph of Philip Abraham Saer, Jr. as a young man wearing a suit.

He was the son of Philip Abraham (1899-1974) and Vearl Edith (Hepner) (1900-1946) Sager and grew up in the Fairview community near Woodstock.

He served as a Major in…
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