Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Portrait photograph of James “Jimmie” H. Rhinehart wearing a suit and tie.

James was born in Woodstock, the only son of Robert E. Lee (1879-1941) and Blanche Mae (Ryan) (1890-1959) Rhinehart. His father worked for a local telephone company and…

Portrait photograph of Floyd William Good wearing his U.S. Navy uniform. At the time this photograph was made, Floyd was an Aviation Electrician's mate.

Floyd was born in Maurertown, a son of Sadie Good Rittenour.

He remained in Shenandoah…

Photograph of three siblings identified as:

Standing (l to r): Philip William Crisman, Sr. and his brother, Fred Crisman.

Seated is their sister, Hazel (Crisman) Barton.

All three were the children of John William (1888-1961) and Maude M.…

Portrait photograph of John Warner shown in his U.S. Army uniform.

Portrait photograph of Doug Mowery wearing his U.S. Navy uniform with insignia that indicates he was a signalman.

Doug was the son of Ernest Mowery, and originally from Woodstock.

After his military service, he operated an oil business in…

Oscar Lee Ritenour standing with his hands behind his back and wearing a U.S. Navy uniform.

Oscar was from Fort Valley, the son of George O. and Gladiola (Mauck) Ritenour.

He married Fleta (Shipe) Ritenour. The couple had a daughter, Marsha S.…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified U.S. Navy sailor in uniform.

The patch on the right sleeve is for pistol or rifle marksmanship.

The patch on the left sleeve includes the letters, "CB", which stand for Construction Battalion.

The…

Portrait photograph of Fulton Bowers his US Army uniform.

Fulton Bowers, nicknamed "Toad, was born in Toms Brook Virginia, The son of the late Albert C. and Ida Pearl Bowers.

He served in the US Army during the Second World War fighting in…

Linden Bower Coffman wearing his U.S. Army Air Corps uniform and standing beside his first wife, Alese Selma (Hoffman) Coffman.

Linden Bower Coffman was born in Mt. Airy, Va., a son of Clinton and Virgie (Bowers) Coffman.

Linden was a 1941…

Damaged image of Nathan “Nate” Platt in his U.S. Army uniform. He is best remembered for the many years he and his parents operated the silk mill in Strasburg.

Nathan Platt was born in Manhattan on May 17, 1915 to Charles and Rosa (Berliner)…

Everyn Allen Barb seated on a bench and wearing his U.S. Marines uniform.

He was a son of Harry and Laura Barb.

Portrait photograph of Pfc. Samuel Ray Spence wearing his U.S. Army uniform.

Pfc. Spence was married to Peggy Jo Hite in December 1940.

Pfc Spence served with the 18th infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division in Europe. He was killed in action…

Portrait photograph of William Hoyle Garber wearing his U.S. Army uniform. His rank was Captain and he served in the Artillery.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified sailor wearing his U.S. Navy uniform.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified sailor wearing his U.S. Navy uniform.

Photo of a photograph of Garnett Luther Rinker, Jr., in his Army uniform, and standing outside in front of military tents.

Garnett was killed in France during WWII. He was from Woodstock.

Photo of a photograph of Charlie Thompson standing in the studio and wearing his U.S. Navy uniform.

Charlie was the son of George Will Thompson And
Mary Frances Frye.

He served in WWII and later married Jean Marie Artz. They had five…

Lt. J.G. Christian "Bud" Maulsby Borden standing in the studio and wearing his U.S. 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,…

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified man standing in front of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, during the WWII era.

Photograph of the Minnick family.

Pictured are Charles Minnick Sr., his wife Edith Frances (Markley) Minnick, and their children Charles Minnick Jr. (standing) and Andrea Minnick (seated).

Charles Minnick Sr. was a US Marine during the Second…

Photograph of Charles Minnick Sr.

Minnick was a US Marine during the Second World War.

The name, "Minnick", is written on the glass negative.

Unidentified soldier standing at attention. Insignia on his uniform indicates he was a paratrooper.

Photograph of Johnny Huffman standing with his arms behind his back and wearing his U.S. Navy uniform.

Portrait photograph of Johnny Huffman wearing his U.S. Navy uniform.

Portrait photograph of Charles Richard Lantz as young man wearing a U.S. Army uniform.

Charles was a graduate of Edinburg High School who was killed in action during WWII.
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