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Supply Co. 314 at basic training in Camp Lee, Virginia. Members of the 314th Field Artillery, 80th Divison U.S. Army were mostly from West Virginia. The 314th eventually became a part of the 155th Brigade which saw heavy and constant action in Meuse Argonne, through the armistice.

1. Members of 314th Field Artillety, 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.

IDNO:
040882
Title:
Members of 314th Field Artillety, 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Supply Co. 314 at basic training in Camp Lee, Virginia. Members of the 314th Field Artillery, 80th Divison U.S. Army were mostly from West Virginia. The 314th eventually became a part of the 155th Brigade which saw heavy and constant action in Meuse Argonne, through the armistice.
Members of the 80th Infantry Division, nicknamed the "Blue Ridge Division", it was initially composed of draftees from the mid-atlantic states of Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.

2. Members of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee, Prince George Co., Va.

IDNO:
040883
Title:
Members of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee, Prince George Co., Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Members of the 80th Infantry Division, nicknamed the "Blue Ridge Division", it was initially composed of draftees from the mid-atlantic states of Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.
Members of the 80th Divsion U.S. Army inside their sleeping area at Camp Lee, Virginia during basic training. During the Meuse Argonne campaign, the 80th Division was the only one that saw action during each phase of the offensive. And they first earned their motto, "The 80th Division Moves only Forward!".

3. Members of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.

IDNO:
040884
Title:
Members of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Members of the 80th Divsion U.S. Army inside their sleeping area at Camp Lee, Virginia during basic training. During the Meuse Argonne campaign, the 80th Division was the only one that saw action during each phase of the offensive. And they first earned their motto, "The 80th Division Moves only Forward!".
Because of significant heriage in the past, residents of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia became the structure of the 80th Division. The 80th Division was organized in August 1917 at Camp Lee, Virginia.

4. Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.

IDNO:
040885
Title:
Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Because of significant heriage in the past, residents of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia became the structure of the 80th Division. The 80th Division was organized in August 1917 at Camp Lee, Virginia.
Members of the 314th Field Artillery which eventually became part of the 155th Brigade boasted more days of continuous combat firing than the batteries of any other American Division.

5. Members of the 314th Field Artillety, 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.

IDNO:
040886
Title:
Members of the 314th Field Artillety, 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Members of the 314th Field Artillery which eventually became part of the 155th Brigade boasted more days of continuous combat firing than the batteries of any other American Division.
Members of the 80th Division U.S. Army give each other a shave while at basic training at Camp Lee, Virginia.

6. Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.

IDNO:
040887
Title:
Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Members of the 80th Division U.S. Army give each other a shave while at basic training at Camp Lee, Virginia.
Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army on horseback at basic training at Camp Lee, Virginia.

7. Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.

IDNO:
040888
Title:
Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George Co., Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Member of the 80th Division U.S. Army on horseback at basic training at Camp Lee, Virginia.

8. Supply Cooks at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George, Va.

IDNO:
040889
Title:
Supply Cooks at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George, Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Probably used for the training of trench warfare which was the type of fighting waged during World War I. Camp Lee was a basic training camp that included several men from West Virginia.

9. Trenches at Camp Lee, Va.

IDNO:
040890
Title:
Trenches at Camp Lee, Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Probably used for the training of trench warfare which was the type of fighting waged during World War I. Camp Lee was a basic training camp that included several men from West Virginia.
Men read while waiting their turn with the barber in a make-shift outside "shop". Many West Virginians trained at Camp Lee for fighting in Europe during World War I. Most were members of the 313th, 314th and 315th Field Artillery Units.

10. Soldiers Take Barber Break at Camp Lee, Va.

IDNO:
040891
Title:
Soldiers Take Barber Break at Camp Lee, Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Men read while waiting their turn with the barber in a make-shift outside "shop". Many West Virginians trained at Camp Lee for fighting in Europe during World War I. Most were members of the 313th, 314th and 315th Field Artillery Units.
The units were composed of men from West Virginia and saw heavy fighting during World War I from the Meuse Argonne into Germany.

11. Members of 155th Field Artillery Brigade During Training at Camp Lee, Va.

IDNO:
040892
Title:
Members of 155th Field Artillery Brigade During Training at Camp Lee, Va.
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
The units were composed of men from West Virginia and saw heavy fighting during World War I from the Meuse Argonne into Germany.
Unidentified soldiers, most likely from West Virginia, prepare to shave. This unit saw heavy fighting during World War l

12. Members of 155th Field Artillery Brigade Lathered Up, Camp Lee, Va

IDNO:
040896
Title:
Members of 155th Field Artillery Brigade Lathered Up, Camp Lee, Va
Date:
ca. 1917
Description:
Unidentified soldiers, most likely from West Virginia, prepare to shave. This unit saw heavy fighting during World War l