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40885. Supply Cooks at Basic Training at Camp Lee; Prince George, Va.

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.

40886. Trenches at Camp Lee, Va.

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.

40887. Soldiers Take Barber Break at Camp Lee, Va.

The units were composed of men from West Virginia and saw heavy fighting during World War I from the Meuse Argonne into Germany.

40888. Members of 155th Field Artillery Brigade During Training at Camp Lee, Va.

Monument marker number 34 at the northernmost point on the boundary line between West Virginia and Maryland. The line T-intersects with the Mason-Dixon line running east to west, dividing West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

40889. Last Marker North on Deakins Line, State Boundary of West Virginia and Maryland

Bodkin was a Confederate Veteran, having enlisted in the army at age 19 to fight for the southern cause during the Civil War. He was mustered in as a private, 1st Company E, 25th Virginia Regiment, June 9, 1861.

40890. Michael Bodkin of Upper Dry Fork, Randolph County, W. Va.

Back Row, L to R: John Bodkin, Elmer Cunningham, Osburn Bodkin, Alby Cunningham, Endress Hartman, Michael Bodkin. 2nd Row, L to R: Louie Cunningham Bodkin, Dolley Mullennex, Elva Cunningham (Mullennex), Gertrude May Bodkin Judy, Sarah E. Hartmen. 3rd Row: Luthur Bodkin, Omer Bodkin, Oscar "Bill" Bodkin, Wade Hartmen, Odis Bodkin, Isom Bodkin.

40891. Bodkin Family, Upper Dry Fork, Job-Whitmer, W. Va.

Unidentified soldiers, most likely from West Virginia, prepare to shave. This unit saw heavy fighting during World War l

40892. Members of 155th Field Artillery Brigade Lathered Up, Camp Lee, Va

An instructor teaches soldiers how to use a gas mask in case of a mustard gas attack during World War l

40893. Soldiers During Gas Attack Training, Camp Lee, Va.

Unidentified soldier and army cook, most likely from West Virginia pose outside at basic training camp.

40894. Soldier and Cook at Camp Lee, Va.

Note the "WV" behind the soldier, next to the door. All the men in the 155th Field Artillery trained at Camp Lee were from West Virginia and fought in some of the deadliest battles of World War l.

40895. Unidentified West Virginia Soldier Outside Supply Building, Camp Lee, Va.

Unidentified soldier is probably from West Virginia.

40896. World War One Soldier at Camp Lee, Va.