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Photo of a photograph of an unidentified man wearing a U.S. Naval Officer's uniform.

Studio photograph of an unidentified young woman wearing an early naval patch on her sleeve.

Portrait of an unidentified young man wearing a U.S. Navy uniform from the WWI timeframe. His cap appears to have "aeronautic station" written across the brim. His sailor's top is visible under his jacket.

Portrait photograph of Newton Jasper Orndorff in his U.S. Navy uniform.

Newton served during WWII and his uniform indicates his rank was Petty Officer Third Class and his job was as a shipfitter. Shipfitters fabricated and laid out metal for…

Photograph of a picture of an unidentified Navy sailor smiling. His uniform indicates an ensign rank.

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified man standing in front of a faux battleship backdrop and wearing his U.S. Navy uniform.

Portrait of Gerald Fravel wearing his U.S. Navy uniform.

Gerald was the son of Jacob Marvin (1895-1954) and Katherine (Clark) (1897-1983) Fravel, from the Edinburg area of Shenandoah County. He had an older brother, Alva M. Fravel (1919-1984).…

Unidentified U.S. Navy sailor, seated beside an unidentified woman and young girl.

Probably, this was a young family.

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified U.S. Navy sailor in his uniform. The words, "Love, Phil" are written in the lower left corner.

Photo of a photo of an unidentified U.S. Navy sailor. Originally, this was a group photo of some kind but the photographer has added an outline, perhaps in preparation for making an individual portrait of this person.

Portrait of an unidentified young man in a US Navy uniform.

His uniform indicates he is probably a naval aviation cadet, ca. 1920.

Portrait of an unidentified young man wearing a U.S. Navy uniform from the WWI era.

Portrait photograph of two brothers: Carl Eugene Linaweaver on the left, and Robert L. Linaweaver on the right.

Carl was in the U.S. Navy while Robert was a paratrooper in the Airborne division of the U.S. Army.

Their parents were Lawrence…

Portrait of an unidentified young man wearing a U.S. Navy uniform.

Portrait of Lt. J.G. Christian "Bud" Borden in his Navy uniform.

Bud was from Toms Brook, the son of Christian David (1876-1956) and Alma Marian (Brown) (1878-1954) Borden. His birth was not registered until 1942, when his mother brought to the…

Photograph of Carl Eugene Linaweaver (1926 - 1968) wearing his U.S. Navy uniform. Carl was born in Woodstock, the son of Lawrence and Essie (Brill) Linaweaver. He had a brother, Robert L., and a sister, Louise.

When he registered for the WWII…

Portrait of an unidentified U.S. Navy officer.

Portrait of an unidentified U.S. Navy sailor. The insignia on his sleeve indicated his rank was Petty Officer 2nd Class and that his job was as a radio operator.

Photograph of Charles "Charlie" Thompson wearing a U.S. Navy uniform and seated on a bench with his wife, Jean Thompson, beside him.

Three of their five children are shown: Mickey Thompson, Charles Allen Thompson Jr., and Linda Thompson Reid.…

Photograph of Charles "Charlie" Thompson in his U.S. Navy uniform. Charlie lived on the corner of Railroad Avenue and Piccadilly Street in Edinburg. He was a painter and carpenter by trade and was related to C.E. Thompson. Charlie's wife's name was…

John A. Plauger wearing his U.S. Navy uniform. John married Gertrude Clem.

The name, "Evelyn Clem" is written on the glass plate of this image of a young man standing outside a home and wearing a U.S. Navy uniform.

Photograph of Denzil Hite Kline as a young man wearing his U.S. Navy uniform.

Denzil was the son of Russell Hite (1887-1946) and Martha Jane (Helms) (1895-1973) Kline. He grew up in rural Strasburg and his father was a miller. Denzil served in…

Portrait of an unidentified U.S. Navy Sailor posed in studio in uniform. The words "U.S. Navy" are visible on his hat.

Photo of a framed photograph of an unidentified man wearing a U.S. Navy uniform.
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