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Photograph of John Homer Helsley in his US Army Air Forces Uniform.

The name, "John Helsley" and the word, "Strasburg", are written on the glass plate of this image.

Photograph of a letter dated June 10, 1935, from the War Department granting the appointment of 1st Lieutenant Loren George Johnson, who lived at 1011 2nd Corso, Nebraska City, Nebraska.

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

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

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified man wearing a U.S. Army uniform and standing outside. Large bushes are visible behind him.

Portrait photograph of Dick Wickham in his U.S. Army uniform.

He was a plumber and electrician in Woodstock for many years.

After he died, his Woodstock home was acquired by the Woodstock Museum.

Portrait photograph of Lennie E. Cook in his U.S. Army uniform.

Lennie was from Woodstock and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

He married Frances Odessa (Fadeley) Cook in 1944, while he was still in the military.

Lennie settled…

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

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man wearing a U.S. Army uniform and looking towards the side, almost in profile.

The name, "R.O. Ollen", is written on the glass plate of this image.

Photo of a photograph of Marvin G. Rinker in his U.S. Army uniform. He served during WWII as a "Tec 5" and was from Fort Valley.

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified man in his U.S. Army uniform standing outdoors with farm buildings behind him.

Photo of a photograph of Tom Lichliter, pictured in a military uniform and holding a cigarette.

He was later killed in a car accident.

The name, "Donald Hawkins" is written on the glass plate of this image of a U.S. Army soldier.

Unidentified man is standing in the studio and wearing a U.S. Army uniform.

Unidentified man with glasses is posed in a U.S. Army uniform.

Fulton "Toad" Bowers and an unidentified woman.

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

He served in the U.S. Army during the Second World War fighting in the North Africa…

Photograph showing the "Champs de Elyeese" ca. 1944. The reverse of the photograph is labeled by photographer.

Taken by Gordon Tidler of New Market Virginia who was then serving in the United States Army.

Tidler worked for Endless Caverns…

Nevin P. Dellinger was born in New Market in 1932. He graduated from New Market High School in 1950 and the same year enlisted in the US Army for a three year period.

Dellinger deployed to Korea as a part of the 15th Infantry Division where he…

This photo shows Corporal Linden Zirkle of New Market fusing a tank mine somewhere in South Korea. It appeared on the front page of the September 7, 1950 Shenandoah Herald. At the time the United States forces in Korea were attempting to stop the…

Pictured here is Jacob C. Saylor (left) with his Army buddy Corporal Lippki. Both were machine gunners in the Korean War. The image appeared in the Shenandoah Herald.

Jacob C. Saylor was a New Market native that deployed to Korea on July 31st…

A picture of Harold "Sparky" Sutphin. It appeared in the Shenandoah Herald when they reported he had been killed in action on November 9, 1950. He was 20 years old.

Harold had deployed to Korea as part of 38th Infantry Division which was…

A picture of James E. McKenzie, US Army. It appeared in the Shenandoah Herald on September 7, 1950 when the paper announced he had been killed in action in Korea. On September 7, 1950 the Shenandoah Herald Private James E. McKenzie, 18, of Quicksburg…

On July 26th, 1918 local photographer Hugh Morrison took this photograph of local men preparing to basic training at Camp Humphries, now Fort Belvoir, in Fairfax County Virginia.

It was taken on the steps of the Woodstock Depot. It was from here…

Pamphlet published by Battery "F" of the 1st Coast Artillery Regiment as part of their Thanksgiving celebration. At the time, the unit was stationed in the Panama Canal Zone at Fort Sherman.

Photograph taken by Hugh Morrison showing Gilbert Baker, a Shenandoah County resident who served in the US Army during World War Two.
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