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Photograph of the Honorable Discharge issued to Master Sergeant Stanley D. Showman upon completion of his WWII service with Company B of the 110th Infantry Regiment in the 28th Division.. MSgt Showman was born on January 2, 1925 in Mt. Jackson,…

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Portrait of an unidentified soldier wearing his U.S. Army uniform. His uniform bears the patch of the US Army 3rd Corps.

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Portrait of an unidentified soldier whose U.S. Army uniform indicates he served with the Service Forces.

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Unidentified soldier wearing a U.S. Army uniform that signifies he served with the Tank Destroyer Force.

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Portrait of an unidentified soldier wearing his U.S. Army uniform. He served with the Service Forces.

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Portrait of Fulton "Toad" Bowers in his U.S. Army uniform.

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

He served in the US Army during the Second World War fighting in…

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The name, "Henry," appeared on the plate of this portrait of a man in his U.S. Army uniform.

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Photograph of a worn Army form noting the Enlisted Record for Horace M. Fields. Private Fields had been a plumber's helper when he was inducted on June 15, 1943. He served in Camp Wolters, Texas, from July 9, 1943 until he was honorably discharged.

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Photo of Sergeant Pete H. Gouldman, Jr.'s Honorable Discharge from the Army. He served during WWII with Troop B of the 113th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron. The certificate was awarded at Ft. Meade, Maryland on October 25, 1945

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Photograph of a document dated 4 May 1945 and listing Purple Heart recipients in the 96th Infantry Division. First Lieutenant Gilbert E. Coffman Jr., received his award for wounds sustained on Okinawa Island.

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Unidentified young man photographed in his U.S. Army uniform.

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Portrait of Laura Belle Harris wearing her U.S. Army uniform.

Laura grew up in Woodstock and was the youngest of six children born to John Samuel (1888-1970) and Annie Elizabeth (Clem) (1889-1973) Harris.

She served in the U.S. Army and never…

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Portrait of Lester Wetzel wearing his U.S. Army uniform during the WWII time period.

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Photograph of the form used to discharge Private William H. Kramer from his U.S. Army service in 1945. Private Kramer was born on April 9, 1917 in Nicholsen, New Jersey, but his permanent address was on Muhlenburg Street in Woodstock. He served as a…

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Photograph of the certificate used to discharge Private Willard F. Miller from his U.S. Army service. Private Miller served with Battery "C" in the 665th Field Artillery Battalion. His certificate was presented to him in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina on…

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Photograph of a photo of the grave of Private Harold P. Ralph. The grave is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, where PFC. Ralph was killed in action in the Pacific Theater on January 2, 1944. He received a Purple Heart for his heroism. He was 18 years old.

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Photo of a photo of an unidentified U.S. Army soldier standing in front of a thatch hut on stilts with his arm around a young woman wearing a grass skirt.

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Unidentified U.S. Army soldier pictured in a sandy, tropical setting with his arm around a young girl wearing a grass skirt.

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Photograph of the Honorable Discharge form used by the Army for Pfc Garland W. Bushong. He was born on February 16, 1922, in Woodstock and received the Bronze Star and other medals for his service in Italy during WWII.

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Photograph of Stanley Tobias Clem (on the left) with his arm around Perry T. Heishman, both from Edinburg.

Both are wearing Civil Air Patrol Uniforms.

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Photograph of a certificate dated August 13, 1946, from the War Shipping Administration in Washington D.C. stating that Elgin R. Humphreys completed his service in the Merchant Marine and was, therefore, eligible to be re-employed.

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Portrait of William Silas Getz in his U.S. Army uniform and his wife, Florine Fravel Getz.

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Photograph taken outside showing an unidentified man wearing a U.S. Army uniform and standing beside a jeep.

Houses and a vegetable garden are visible in the background.

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Photograph of a U.S. Army Honorable Discharge Certificate awarded to Master Sergeant Stanley D. Showman from Company B of the 110th Infantry Regiment in the 28th Division. He received this certificate in the convalescent hospital in Ft. Story,…

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Portrait of Lt. Edward Gearing in his U.S. Army uniform. He was born in Woodstock in 1925, enlisted in the U.S. Army on June 28, 1942, became an officer, and was assigned to the 29th Infantry Division. This unit was part of the D-Day landing on June…
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