Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Portrait photograph of Lt. Edward Gearing in his U.S. Army uniform.

He served in the 29th Infantry Division of the Virginia National Guard until the unit was called up to serve during WWII, where he served with distinction.

Photo of a photograph of Philip Williams, Sr. (left) in his World War I Army uniform standing next to his father, William Twyman Williams Sr.

Unidentified young man standing in studio wearing his WWI U.S. Army uniform.

The name, "Geo. F. Ryan", is written on the glass plate.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing his U.S. Army uniform that indicates his rank was Captain.

Unidentified woman seated on a studio bench with an unidentified man standing behind her in a U.S. Army uniform that indicates he was a paratrooper.

Portrait photograph of Carl Gilbert Baker of Strasburg in his Army uniform ca. 1942.

Carl was born in Fishers Hill, Virginia, on October 27 1920 and graduated from Strasburg High School. He served in the U.S. Army during World War Two (WWII).…

Portrait photograph 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…

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

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

Photograph of two soldiers standing 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.…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified college student wearing an Army ROTC uniform.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified U.S. Army Air Force service member.

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

Photo of a photograph of Earl Dyer as a young man in his U.S. Army uniform.

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…

Unidentified Army Officer standing in his WWI-era uniform and holding a swagger stick.

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…

Portrait photograph showing Harry Douglas Pence Sr. and his wife Virginia (Smith) Pence.

The two lived in Fishers Hill. Harry served in the US Army during the Second World War.

The name, "Harry Pence", is written on the glass plate negative…

Photo of a portrait 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…

Photo of a portrait photograph of an unidentified soldier wearing his U.S. Army uniform.

Photo of a portrait 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…

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

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

Photo of a portrait photograph of William Otto Seal, as a young man in his U.S. Army uniform.

He was the son of Virgil D. and Bernice (George) Seal.

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

Portrait photograph 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…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified man in a U.S. Army uniform.

The name, "Jas. George", appears on the glass plate negative of this image.
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