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Portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing a U.S. Army Air Corps uniform.

The insignia on his uniform indicates he was part of an air crew.

Photograph of Earl and Charlotte Rinker posed in studio with their baby son, Randolph. Mr. Rinker is wearing his U.S. Army uniform.

In addition to serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, Mr. Rinker worked for Sealtest Foods for 20 years.…

Portrait photograph of George Martin Miller in his U.S. Army uniform.

George was born in Jerome to Pius Martin (1876-1952) and Rebecca Frances (Nesselrodt) (1885-1969) Miller, a farming couple.

He married in April 1937 in Mt. Jackson. His bride…

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

Photo of a photograph of Philip "Pete" Magruder, Sr., wearing his U.S. Army uniform.

Pete was the grandson of Captain John H. Grabill, a well-known confederate officer and later, the owner and editor of the Shenandoah Herald newspaper.

Pete’s…

Photo of a framed photograph of an unidentified U.S. Army soldier with a woman standing behind him who was probably his mother.

Portrait of an unidentified young man in his U.S. Army uniform. His rank was Private First Class.

Portrait photograph of Newton Jasper Orndorff in his U.S. Navy uniform.

Newton served during WWII and his uniform indicates his rank was Petty Officer Third Class and his job was as a shipfitter. Shipfitters fabricated and laid out metal for…

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified man standing in front of a faux battleship backdrop and wearing his U.S. Navy uniform.

Unidentified young man wearing a U.S. Army uniform and seated with an unidentified child and woman beside him.

Probably, this is a family portrait.

Portrait of Gerald Fravel wearing his U.S. Navy uniform.

Gerald was the son of Jacob Marvin (1895-1954) and Katherine (Clark) (1897-1983) Fravel, from the Edinburg area of Shenandoah County. He had an older brother, Alva M. Fravel (1919-1984).…

Portrait of Mark M. Herbaugh in uniform with his wife, Sadie Belle Baker Copp.

Mark served in the 136th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army during WWII. He worked as a truck driver at the time of his marriage.

He married Sadie Belle (Baker) Copp…

Portrait of an unidentified man wearing his U.S. Army uniform. The patch on his shoulder indicates he was part of the Army Air Force.

Portrait of an unidentified young man wearing a U.S. Army uniform that indicates he was part of the 11th Armored Division.

Photograph of a picture of an unidentified young man in a WWII-era U.S. Army uniform holding a rifle upright. There are trees and a military building visible in the background.

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified soldier standing outside a fenced area. Vintage vehicles are visible behind him.

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified Army soldier in combat fatigues and holding his rifle. The picture was taken outside and military styled barracks are behind him.

Portrait photograph of two brothers: Carl Eugene Linaweaver on the left, and Robert L. Linaweaver on the right.

Carl was in the U.S. Navy while Robert was a paratrooper in the Airborne division of the U.S. Army.

Their parents were Lawrence…

Portrait photograph of Earl Easter Wolverton, Jr. as a young man wearing his U.S. Army uniform. Earl enlisted in the U.S. Army as a private in June 1945, near the end of WWII.

Earl was a lifelong Edinburg area resident, the son of Earl E.…

Portrait of an unidentified Army soldier in his World War II uniform. He is sitting on a chair and smiling at the camera.

Portrait of Lt. J.G. Christian "Bud" Borden in his 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, when his mother brought to the…

Portrait of Stanley Lockwood Sine as a young Corporal wearing his U.S. Army uniform.

Stanley was born in Woodstock, the son of Mathew Stanley Quay (1894-1974) and Mary Rebecca (Burnshire) (1893-1990) Sine. His father was a truck driver.…

Portrait 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.

Photograph of Carl Eugene Linaweaver (1926 - 1968) wearing his U.S. Navy uniform. Carl was born in Woodstock, the son of Lawrence and Essie (Brill) Linaweaver. He had a brother, Robert L., and a sister, Louise.

When he registered for the WWII…

Portrait of Stanley Tobias Clem (1927-2009) wearing his Civil Air Patrol uniform. The markings on his shoulder indicate he was a cadet in this photo.

Stanley was one of at least ten children born to Tobias Samuel (1887-1957) and Maggie Catherine…
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