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Unidentified young man is standing in a U.S. Army uniform from the WWI timeframe.

The name, "Ritenour", was written on the glass plate.

Casper Moomaw shown in his U.S. Army uniform.

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

Casper was a farmer from Orkney Springs.

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.

Photograph of Oliver E. Funkhouser in his U.S. Army uniform from the WWI era.

Oliver Edward "O.E." Funkhouser was a Shenandoah County native who served in the US Army during World War One.

Oliver was born on September 29, 1895 in Orkney Springs…

Unidentified woman wearing a winter coat, fur stole hat and hand muff, is standing beside an unidentified man, seated on a bench, and wearing a U.S. Army uniform.

The soldier's puttees date the photo to the WWI timeframe.

Unidentified soldier with glasses and a mustache, is 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…

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

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

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