William Buch Hornberger in Navy uniform with wife Charlotte
Description
William Buch Homberger in his Navy uniform with his wife, Charlotte Naomi Weaver Hornberger. Written on back: "This is swell! You take such cute snapshots in your uniform. I'm terribly in love with you, Daddy, and wish I cuod hold you close to me like this again real soon."
William Buch Hornberger in Navy uniform with wife Charlotte
Description
William Buch Homberger in his Navy uniform with his wife, Charlotte Naomi Weaver Hornberger on a bicycle. Written on back: "This is tops! You look just as if you were in the Navy 20 years ago. That outfit fits you to a T, cigarette and all. As for me, well, it's not too good."
Naval recruits on the steps of Hartman Hall, Franklin and Marshall College. Sign above entrance reads U. S. Naval Training Unit Headquarters. V-12, Co. F.
Naval recruits on the bleachers at Williamson Field, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, during World War II. Names written on back of photograph: Parker Fernald, Lancaster, Pa.; Richard Lang, Queens, New York; Thomas Fitzgerald, Bronx, New York; Andrew A. Scanlon, Plainfield, N.J.; Jack Albert, Lebanon, Pa.; Frank Kazmer, Scranton, Pa.; Jack Hunter, Hackensack, N. J.; Robert J. Fraebel, Newark, N. J.; Big Bill Ilvente, Staten Island, New York; Paul Garrett, White Plains, N. Y.; [David] Beyler, Upper Darby, Penna.; George [Raver], York, Pa.; Frank Albert Anderson, Ashland, Neb.; Herbert S. Koehler Jr., Pitts., Pa.; Eugene F. Kernan, Chicago, Ill.; Paul D. guignet, Allentown, Penna.; Andy Hilgartner, Baltimore, Md.; Harry Delaney, Elizabeth, New Jersey; Bill Heinaman, Lancaster, Pa.; Frank james, West Grove, Pa.; James Kennedy, Lancaster, Penna.; Sol Karmel, Linden, N. J.; Bowie Kuhn, Washington, D. C.; M. J. Zellner, Pine Bush, N. Y.; Bob Turgeon, Floral Park, N. Y.; Morris B. Nix, Waterford, Va.; Robert J. Ordway, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Glenn E. Irvine, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Tom F. Marshall, Tulsa, Okla.; Jimmy Young, West Monterey, Pa.; Eddie "Charlie" Goebeler, Tuckahoe, N. Y.; Arthurh "Pete" Roalman, Pgh., Pa.; Jackson Mowel Jr., Wilmington, Del.
The World War I Collection contains the contents of a scrapbook assembled by an unknown WWI veteran. Included are military draft cards, photographs of Ambulance Co. No. 111, 28th Division, photographs and programs for dedication of memorial monument to Ambulance Co. No. 111, postcards of France, newspaper clippings, and posters.
MG-28 The Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
MG-0028 The Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
Additional Notes
The World War I Collection contains the contents of a scrapbook assembled by an unknown WWI veteran. Included are military draft cards, photographs of Ambulance Co. No. 111, 28th Division, photographs and programs for dedication of memorial monument to Ambulance Co. No. 111, postcards of France, newspaper clippings, and posters.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
Copyright
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-45
Classification
MG0045
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged before 1997. Items have been added to the collection since 1997 and the finding aid has been revised accordingly. Added to database on 19 July 2017.
Group of men who were delegates to Washington, D.C., from the New York Shipbuilding company. Martin Horting, marked in the back row with an x, was from Lancaster. He worked as a blacksmith for the company during World War I and helped to build the U. S. S. Idaho, then the Navy's largest battleship. Photo was taken on the White House lawn and shows Horting with other delegates and government officials. A newspaper article about Horting and the event is taped to the back of the photograph.
