Waiting at the railroad station for a train to take them to Ft. Indiantown Gap where they will be discharged from the Army.
Camp Kilmer, December 1945. Soldiers from Company B, 399th Infantry, #100thInfantryDivision newly arrived from the European Theater of Operations read publications provided by the New York Port of Embarkation and Camp Kilmer for returning soldiers
Camp Kilmer, December 1945. Soldiers from Company B, 399th Infantry, #100thInfantryDivision newly arrived from the European Theater of Operations read publications provided by the New York Port of Embarkation and Camp Kilmer for returning soldiers
Camp Kilmer, December 1945. Soldiers from Company B, 399th Infantry, #100thInfantryDivision newly arrived from the European Theater of Operations read publications provided by the New York Port of Embarkation and Camp Kilmer for returning soldiers
Waiting at the railroad station for a train to take them to Ft. Indiantown Gap where they will be discharged from the Army.
Camp Kilmer, December 1945. Soldiers from Company B, 399th Infantry, #100thInfantryDivision newly arrived from the European Theater of Operations read publications provided by the New York Port of Embarkation and Camp Kilmer for returning soldiers
Closeup of the luggage tags soldiers would have had affixed to their duffle bags.
Closeup of the luggage tags soldiers would have had affixed to their duffle bags.
Closeup of the luggage tags soldiers would have had affixed to their duffle bags.
Pennsylvania Railroad Ticket
Personal Items reproduced for the event
Documents reproduced to handout to the public at the event
Sgt. Thomas Harper returning home, January 1946
Sgt. Thomas Harper returning home, January 1946
Sgt. Thomas Harper returning home, January 1946
Our unit display at Troops & Trains 2017.
Our display at Troops & Trains 2017.
Our display at Troops & Trains 2017.
Our poster discussing the importance of the railroad for transporting discharged soldiers.
Our poster discussing the GI Bill
Our poster discussing the points system