Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Unidentified Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) cadet wearing his school uniform. The insignia on his sleeve indicates he served in the ROTC program as well.

Portrait of an unidentified Army Officer wearing his WWI-era uniform.

Portrait of an unidentified cadet from what was then called "Massanutten Academy" (now Massanutten Military Academy) wearing his military uniform.

Portrait photograph of Linden Alton Fravel (1919-1971) when he was a U.S. Army Air Force Cadet.

Linden was the son of William Dallas Fravel (1888-1962), of Woodstock, and Olive Catherine (Stultz) Fravel (1889-1982).

Linden had finished 2 years…

The name, "Harry Pence" is written on the glass plate of this photograph of a U.S. Soldier and an unidentified young woman beside him.

Portrait photograph of William J. Gribben in his Massanutten Academy uniform.

Gribben was a member of the class of 1927 and is listed as a "Solo Cornet" in a 1925 academy publication.

Unidentified young woman wearing what appears to be a uniform. Her wide-brimmed hat has "U.S.A." on the front and there are stars on the ends of the collar.

A patch on the arm is not quite visible but may indicate this was a military uniform.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man wearing his Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) school uniform.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man wearing his Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) school uniform.

Photograph of Charles "Charlie" Thompson wearing a U.S. Navy uniform and seated on a bench with his wife, Jean, and three children beside him.

Three of their six children are identified as (l to r): Mickey Thompson, Charles Allen Thompson Jr.,…

Photo of a portrait photograph of Grover Allen Orndorff in his U.S. Army uniform.

Grover was from Zepp, Virginia, and the youngest of 11 children. His parents were Rhesa A. (1866-1949) and Emma S. (Hill) (1871-1953) Orndorff. His father…

Photograph of Charles "Charlie" Thompson in his U.S. Navy uniform.

Charlie lived on the corner of Railroad Avenue and Piccadilly Street in Edinburg. He was a painter and carpenter by trade and was related to C.E. Thompson.

Charlie's wife's…

Portrait of Lionel Clyde "Buddy" Mitchell wearing his Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) school uniform. The patch on his shoulder indicates he served in the Army ROTC.

Buddy spent most of his life in the military as his obituary in the Northern…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man wearing his Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) uniform.

The patch on his shoulder indicates he served as a member of the Army ROTC.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified boy wearing his Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) uniform.

The patch of his shoulder indicates he was also a member of the Army ROTC.

The name, "Alfred Dautart", was written on the glass plate negative…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young boy wearing his Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) uniform.

Photo of a portrait photograph of an unidentified soldier wearing his U.S. Army uniform.

Portrait photograph of Michael "Mickey" Marandola wearing his Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) uniform.

Mickey Marandola lived in Cranston, Rhode Island.

The name, "Mickey Marandola", is written on the glass plate negative of this image.

Photo of a portrait photograph of Alva M. Fravel wearing his U.S. Army uniform.

Alva was born in Edinburg to Jacob Marvin (1895-1954) and Katherine (Clark) (1897-1983) Fravel. As a baby, he lived with his parents on his paternal grandparents’ farm…

Portrait photograph of John A. Plauger wearing his U.S. Navy uniform.

He was from Fort Valley, the son of John F. and Grace Mae (Munch) Plauger.

In 1944, John married Gertrude Virginia Clem (1922-2009).

Over their years together, the…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man wearing his Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) uniform.

The name, "David Depler", appears on the glass plate negative of this image.

Two unidentified soldiers standing outside of a home. The man on the right is a Corporal and has his arm on the shoulder of the man on the left.

Photo of a portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing the military uniform of the U.S. Army Air Force.

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

Portrait photograph of an unidentified cadet from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) wearing school sweater and cap.
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