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Photograph of the U.S. Army Honorable Discharge form for Woodrow W. Miller, from Maurertown. He was born on November 6, 1916.

His civilian occupation had been as a truck driver when he enlisted in February 1942.

He served as a combat…

Photograph of the form issued for Allen L. Gochenour's honorable discharge from the Army.

He served as a Sgt. and was an anti-tank crewman in the 116th Infantry where he was awarded several medals including a Purple Heart.

He served in…

Portrait photograph of Cecil M. Newcorn wearing a U.S. Army uniform. He is best remembered for the years he served as Bandmaster at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in the late 1930’s.

Cecil was from Plainfield, New Jersey, the son of William…

Photograph of a Government form issuing an Honorable Discharge to Staff Sergeant Charles C. Rice from Company "H" of the 116th Regiment of the 29th Infantry Division.

The date of separation on the form is 1945.

Sgt. Rice received several…

Unidentified young man wearing a U.S. Army uniform from the WWI era.

Unidentified young man with glasses wearing his U.S. Army uniform from WWI.

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified man standing with one hand on his hip and wearing a U.S. Army uniform from the WWI era.

Studio image of three Frye brothers (l to r): Simon "Heck", Berlin "Buzz", and Douglas.

They were the sons of Walter Simon and Mollie Catherine (Showman) Frye. They had another brother, Gerald, and three sisters: Geraldine, Catherine, and Berkley…

Photograph of two separate portrait photographs showing unidentified young men in uniform.

The same unidentified man in the photo on the right is in the photo on the left.

Unidentified young man wearing his U.S. Army uniform.

Photograph of a typed page of wounded soldiers from the 96th Infantry Division dated 4 May 1945. All were wounded on Okinawa Island.

Most likely, this image was made to provide a record for the Lomas family whose son was wounded on April 28, 1945…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified older man with a mustache is wearing his U.S. Army uniform.

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

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

Portrait photograph of Hugh "Hughie" Grandstaff, Jr., as a young man wearing his U.S. Army uniform.

His rank was Corporal and he was a "Technician 5th Grade" during the Second World War.

Photo of a framed portrait photograph of Charles McAllister with a small mustache and wearing his U.S. Army uniform.

Photo of a framed portrait photograph of Guy Didawick in his U.S. Army uniform.

He served in the U.S. Army National Guard before joining the U.S. Marines.

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

Portrait photograph of Carson E. Dinges as a young man wearing his U.S. Army uniform.

Carson was from Fort Valley, the son of Charles Russell and Virginia Catherine (Cave) Dinges.

He never married.

Portrait photograph of Herbert "Hink" Powell in his U.S. Army uniform.

Herbert grew up in Fort Valley, one of at least eight children born to Kemper Clay (1896-1938) and Zola Eugenia (Munch) Powell (1900-1978).

When Herbert turned 18 and…

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

An unidentified young man in a suit and tie is standing next to two unidentified soldiers in Army uniforms.

Possibly, these were siblings.

Photograph of Walter Ralph in his U.S. Army uniform.

His rank is Corporal in this photograph.

He was the son of Charles Phillip and Willie Rebecca (Yates) Ralph.

In 1946, he married Naomi Grace Zeigler, from Maurertown and the daughter of…

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

Photo of two separate wintry photographs; one featuring an unidentified man standing outside while in the other image, the same man is with two other men wearing military uniforms.

Both shots were taken outside and snow is everywhere.
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