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Unidentified young men wearing their U.S. Army uniforms.

Portrait of Marvin Middleton in his Aviation Cadet uniform. The note, "Love To All Marvin" is visible in the lower right corner of the image.

Marvin grew up on “A” Street in Strasburg, the oldest child of George L. (1894-1961) and Ada Lee…

Photo of two separate photographs of unidentified young men wearing their U.S. Army uniforms.

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified young man wearing a U.S. Army uniform.

Photograph of two soldiers in their WWI uniforms. The soldier on the right is unidentified. The soldier on the left is Charles Madison Kingree (1893-1969), born in Edinburg, son of John Franklin and Virginia Frances Woods Kingree. He married Bessie…

Unidentified college student wearing an Army ROTC uniform.

Portrait of unidentified Army soldier. Insignia on his uniform indicates he served as a staff sergeant and was an Army Air Force crewman.

Earl grew up in Woodstock and lived with his grandmother, Lizzie Dyer, and his mother, Mary Dyer (1908-1947), for several years on W. Spring Street. His father was Frank Brock.

Earl was 18 years old when he registered for the WWII draft. At the…

Portrait of an unidentified Army Officer wearing his WWI-era uniform.

Portrait photograph of Linden Alton Fravel (1919-1971) when he was a U.S. Army Air Force Cadet.

Linden was the son of William Dallas Fravel (1888-1962), of Woodstock, and Olive Catherine (Stultz) Fravel (1889-1982).

Linden had finished 2 years…

The name, "Harry Pence" is written on the glass plate of this photograph of a U.S. Soldier and an unidentified young woman beside him.

Photo of a photograph of Grover Allen Orndorff in his U.S. Army uniform.

Grover was from Zepp, Virginia, and the youngest of 11 children. His parents were Rhesa A. (1866-1949) and Emma S. (Hill) (1871-1953) Orndorff. His father farmed.

Grover…

Portrait of Lionel Clyde "Buddy" Mitchell wearing his Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) school uniform. The patch on his shoulder indicates he served in the Army ROTC.

Buddy spent most of his life in the military as his obituary in the Northern…

Portrait of an unidentified soldier wearing his U.S. Army uniform.

Photo of a photograph of Alva M. Fravel wearing his U.S. Army uniform.

Alva was born in Edinburg to Jacob Marvin (1895-1954) and Katherine (Clark) (1897-1983) Fravel. As a baby, he lived with his parents on his paternal grandparents’ farm on…

Two unidentified soldiers standing outside of a home. The man on the right is a Corporal and has his arm on the shoulder of the man on the left.

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified man wearing the military uniform of the U.S. Army Air Force.

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

Photo of a photograph of William Otto Seal, son of Virgil D. and Bernice (George) Seal. William Seal was wounded at Normandy during WWII.

Bill served in the US Army during World War Two and was shot in the knee. His leg was amputated while in…

Portrait of William "Billy" Otto Seal in his U.S. Army uniform. He was the son of Virgil D. and Bernice (George) Seal. Billy was wounded at Normandy in WWII.

Bill served in the US Army during World War Two and was shot in the knee. His leg was…

The name, "Jas. George" appears on the glass plate of this image of a man in a U.S. Army uniform.

Portrait of an unidentified cadet wearing his Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) uniform. The shoulder patch indicates he was a member of the Army ROTC on campus as well.

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified U.S. soldier wearing his Army-issued helmet.

Photo of a photograph of Col. Edgar "Buck" Headley in his U.S. Army uniform that indicates he was an Aviation Cadet.

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified U.S. soldier wearing his uniform. The three stripes on his sleeve indicate he was a Sergeant-Major.
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