On a sunny Saturday in August 1918, more than 150 young men prepared for entry into the U.S. Army at the town park in Elizabethville, PA.
World War I draftees paraded through Elizabethville in 1918 before marching off to war
“This life is agreeing with me” – A Pennsylvania soldier trains for war in 1918
Private Edward Ditty trained for war with the 23rd Engineers and sought success as a boxer in the ranks.
“I am going to stick and protect the stars and stripes” – A World War I Soldier’s Letter
Leroy Temple writes home to Elizabethville, Pennsylvania from his training camp at Fort Riley, Kansas in the summer of 1917.
“Now, let the eagle scream” – A Pennsylvania town excitedly prepared for war against Spain in 1898
After the explosion of the USS Maine in February 1898, Elizabethville, PA readied itself for war.
