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Jo Lane Stern Battalion, Company B, in front of the Roanoke Auditorium. Col. Jo Lane Stern, inspector general of the State, mustered in the Jo Lane Stern Battalion of Virginia volunteers in Roanoke, composed of four full companies, numbering 267 men…

Soldiers march in a parade on Campbell Avenue at 3rd Street SW.

Dr. Paul Davis holds his daughter Pauline while on leave during World War I. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre for his service in French hospitals.

A contingent of veterans march in the Armistice Day Parade on Campbell Avenue.

The N&W, like all major railroads, served its country well during World War II for the movement of troops and military freight. In fact, passenger service reached its zenith during wartime. While the exact location of this scene is unknown, it…

Charcoal drawing of Elmore Martin. Martin served with the 28th Virginia Infantry, CSA. He died in the war.

Plaque on Memorial Bridge listing all of the Roanoke area soldiers who were killed serving in World War I.

Plaque on Memorial Bridge listing all of the Roanoke area soldiers who were killed serving in World War I.

United States Volunteers, 2nd Regiment, Company G of Roanoke

Servicemen from Company F of the Roanoke Military who served in the Spanish-American War

Servicemen from Company G of the Roanoke Military who served in the Spanish-American War