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Unidentified young man wearing his U.S. Army uniform from the WWI timeframe.

Unidentified young man wearing his WWI-era U.S. Army uniform.

Unidentified young man wearing a WWI-era U.S. military uniform.

The name, "Ritenour", was written on the glass plate. He is shown here in his U.S. Army uniform.

Casper Moomaw shown in his uniform. The insignia on his sleeve indicates he was attached to the 32nd Army Infantry "Red Arrow" Division in the WWI timeframe.

Unidentified woman, seated, with unidentified soldier standing beside her. Uniform and insignia indicate he was attached to the 37th Army Infantry Division in the WWI timeframe.

Unidentified soldier, left, wearing a WWI-era Army uniform, and sitting beside an unidentified younger man in civilian dress.

The name, "O.E. Funkhauser" appears on the glass plate of this image of a young man in his U.S. Army uniform from the WWI era.

The photograph has been identified as Oliver Edward "O.E." Funkhouser, a Shenandoah County native who served in the US…

Unidentified woman wearing winter clothes, standing beside an unidentified soldier wearing a U.S. Army uniform. Subject's puttees date the photo to the WWI timeframe.

Unidentified soldier wearing a U.S. Army uniform from WWI.

Unidentified man in a U.S. Army uniform. The insignia on his sleeve indicates he was a Master Sergeant in the WWI timeframe.

Casper Moomaw shown in his U.S. Army uniform. He served with the 32nd Infantry (Red Arrow) Division.

Letter from Mary Jane Noel of Vaucouleurs, Meuse, France, to Charlotte Sheetz of Edinburg, Virginia, USA.

The letter discusses the war and Charlotte's son Don L. Sheetz who had become acquainted with Mary Jane Noel while serving in France.

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…

Photograph showing the aircraft observation tower located in New Market Virginia. Such towers were built and staffed by local civil defense groups in order to warn of possible enemy attack and to monitor aircraft over the area. This image appeared in…

In 1915 the German Army released the effective Chlorine gas attack of World War One against British positions in Ypres. Before the end of the war these types of Chemical agents would kill or injure millions of men on both sides.
To combat these…

Photograph of Herbaugh Smith from the book "Service Record World War I and II, Woodstock and Vicinity."

Photograph of Sheridan Miller from the book "Service Record World War I and II, Woodstock and Vicinity."

Photograph of Roy Clem from the book "Service Record World War I and II, Woodstock and Vicinity."

Photograph of Robert Funk from the book "Service Record World War I and II, Woodstock and Vicinity."

Photograph of Ralph Crabill from the book "Service Record World War I and II, Woodstock and Vicinity."

Ralph B. Crabill (1895-1963) was employed as a jeweler in Strasburg when he was drafted on October 4 1917. He deployed to France on June 7 1918…

Photograph of Lewis Sonner from the book "Service Record World War I and II, Woodstock and Vicinity."

Photograph of Lloyd Hollingsworth from the book "Service Record World War I and II, Woodstock and Vicinity."

Photograph of Lester E. Tidler from the book "Service Record World War I and II, Woodstock and Vicinity."

Photograph of John Myers from the book "Service Record World War I and II, Woodstock and Vicinity."

John A. Myers (1896-1969) worked on his father’s farm in Maurertown VA when he volunteered for the National Guard in June 1917. Part of the 29th…
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