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Photograph from the collection of photographer Hugh Morrison showing an unidentified soldier.

Photograph from the collection of photographer Hugh Morrison showing an unidentified soldier.

Hugh Morrison photograph of Hermon J. Rupert who served in the US Army during World War Two. Herman was killed in action in France in 1944.

Hugh Morrison photograph showing Milt Hoffman Jr., a Shenandoah County native who served in the US Army during World War Two.

Photograph from the collection of photographer Hugh Morrison showing an unidentified soldier.

Hugh Morrison photograph showing Lawrence Lambert a Shenandoah County native who served with the US Army during World War Two.

Photograph from the collection of photographer Hugh Morrison showing an unidentified soldier.

Photograph from the collection of photographer Hugh Morrison showing an unidentified sailor.

Hugh Morrison photograph showing Evertt Wiseman a Shenandoah County native who served in the US Army during World War Two.

Hugh Morrison photograph showing Ollie Funk a Shenandoah County Native who served in the US Army Air Corp during World War Two.

Photograph from the collection of photographer Hugh Morrison showing an unidentified sailor.

Hugh Morrison photograph showing Frank Walter a Shenandoah County native who served in the US Navy during World War Two. The woman in the photograph is unknown.

Photograph of a photograph showing an unidentified soldier. The photograph was taken by Hugh Morrison.

Photograph from the collection of photographer Hugh Morrison showing an unidentified soldier.

Photograph of a photograph showing an unidentified soldier. The photograph was taken by Hugh Morrison.

Hugh Morrison photograph showing Bill Jitos who served with the US Army during World War Two.

Hugh Morrison photograph showing Carrol Burner and an unknown man. Burner was a Shenandoah County native who served in the US Navy during World War Two. When this photograph was taken he was serving as an aviation machinist.

Hugh Morrison photograph of Leonard Cook a Shenandoah County native who served with the US Army during World War Two. Upon his return he became a barber.

Hugh Morrison Photograph showing Harry Taylor a World War Two Veteran and member of the US Navy.

Photograph taken by Hugh Morrison of Thelma Huffman and William Barb, US Navy World War Two Veteran. The relationship between the two is unknown.

Photograph taken by Hugh Morrison of Harold Huffman Shenandoah County native and World War Two Veteran.

On December 11, 1941 rationing began in the United States when the government created 7,500 ration boards around the country to limit the sale of tires and other rubber products. Between that date and 1946 sales of hundreds of other items, including…

Three days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, this advertisement appeared in the Northern Virginia Daily. It notes that war had been declared before Christmas but encourages individuals to still buy while prices were low.

This…

This editorial appeared in the December 8, 1941 edition of the Northern Virginia Daily. Published in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, it gives insight into how the local community reacted to the assault. 

The article echoes…

This Christmas greeting and prayer appeared on the front page of the Shenandoah Herald on December 19, 1941. It reflected on the military service of many county residents and the separation that caused during the holidays.

As the article notes,…
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