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World War I Veterans on Parade, 1919; Mahaska County; Oskaloosa; Iowa;
Pictured here are World War I veterans taking part in a marching parade following their return to the United States in 1919. Most of the men that served from Mahaska County were part of the 88th Division of the United States Army. This picture was…
Embarking for Camp Dodge, 1917; Oskaloosa; Iowa;
Pictured here are the young men from the town of Oskaloosa, Iowa (Mahaska County) before going to Camp Dodge, Iowa, to be trained to become soldiers to fight in World War I. The United States entered World War I in 1917 after the Lusitania, a…
Prior to Leaving for Camp Dodge; Oskaloosa; Iowa; 1917
The young Iowans from Oskaloosa portrayed in this picture capture their final moments before departing for Camp Dodge to train as soldiers before embarking to Europe to fight Germany and Kaiser Wilhelm in World War I. The young men that went to Camp…
World War I Welcome Home Parade, 1919; Oskaloosa; Iowa;
World War I officially ended with the signing of an armistice between the Allied Powers and Germany on November 11, 1918. However, the American troops stationed in Europe would remain on the continent for weeks and months following the Great War, as…
Armistice Day, November, 1918; Downtown Oskaloosa; Iowa
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in the eleventh month of 1918, the Allies successfully signed an armistice agreement with Germany in Rethondes, France. Aside from huge celebration for this occasion across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East,…
Armistice Day Parade, November, 1918; Oskaloosa; Iowa;
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in the eleventh month of 1918, the Allies successfully signed an armistice agreement with Germany in Rethondes, France. Aside from huge celebration for this occasion across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the…
Henry Adams White, last Civil War veteran in Mahaska County, 1944, along with veterans of Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II
This is a photo of four generations of soldiers that defended our freedoms, from the Civil War, Spanish-American War (1898-1899), World War I (1917-1918), and World War II (1941-1945). Henry Adams White is the oldest gentleman in the photo, being…
Henry Adams White, last Civil War veteran in Mahaska County, 1944, along with veterans of Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II
This is a photo of four generations of soldiers that defended our freedoms, from the Civil War, Spanish-American War (1898-1899), World War I (1917-1918), and World War II (1941-1945). Henry Adams White is the oldest gentleman in the photo, being…
World War I troops, June, 1918; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
This is a picture of the men who participated in World War I and was taken in June, 1918. It is not clear if the men pictured here already had served in the war or if they were about to be sent overseas to fight Germany and the Ottoman Empire. The…
Horse Thief Squad, Company H, August 9-18, 1915; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
This photograph dates to August 9-18, 1915 and depicts the men from Company H who were known as the Horse Thief Squad. Although the United States did not enter World War I until early 1917, the men in this picture went on to serve in Company H…