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[Joseph Kilgore and His Army Buddies]

Description: Photograph of Joseph Kilgore and his army buddies gathered outside of an outhouse made of wooden planks. A couple of the men are holding a roll of toilet paper. On the exterior of the outside is text that reads, "SETTERS" with an arrow pointing to the entrance.
Date: 1943/1945
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Joseph Kilgore and His Army Buddies]

Description: Photograph of Joseph Kilgore and his army buddies gathered in front of a small tent at a base camp. They are all wearing infantry uniforms. Joseph is the third man kneeling on first row. The shadow of an unidentified man is visible in the shot.
Date: 1943/1945
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Joseph Kilgore Picking Bananas with Army Buddies]

Description: Photograph of Joseph Kilgore and two of his army buddies with a bunch of bananas they picked near their camp. Joseph is on the left, knelt near the ground holding a huge bunch of bananas in front of him. His friend standing in the center is using two bananas to make bunny ears behind Joseph's head.
Date: 1943/1945
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Polo Castillo, Jr.]

Description: Photograph of LCpl Polo Castillo, Jr., 1st Motor Transport Battalion, 1st Marine Division in Phu Bai, Vietnam. He is holding a rifle while standing in front of a tent on a military base. The handwriting on the photo reads "Polo Castillo, Jr." and "Vietnam 1968."
Date: April 1968
Partner: Midwestern State University

[Polo Castillo, Jr. In Vietnam]

Description: Photograph of LCpl Polo Castillo, 1st Motor Transport Battalion, 1st Marine Division at Gia Le Combat Base, Vietnam. Polo is posing in front of a tower of sandbags and military structures. The back of the photograph reads, "The jacket I have on is a flak jacket which protects us from shrapnel or what have you. Can you see me wearing this heavy protective jacket, rifle, helmet + so on with this heat. Gia Le Combat Base, April-68. Your Loving Fiancee, Polo Castillo."
Date: April 1968
Partner: Midwestern State University

[Photograph of Machine Gun in Camp]

Description: Photograph of a machine gun mounted on a tripod, with lines of tents in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "E. Browning machine gun. Weighs 80 lbs. shoots 500 per min. Can you imagine me running with this. I made a [?] score with this gun on the range at 600 yds. Smith Caldwell."
Date: unknown
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Row of Tents]

Description: Photograph of a row of tents pitched on either side of a wide walkway lined with shallow trenches. The tents on the right side are all dark-colored and large enough for multiple people. The tents on the left side alternate between being large and light-colored and small and dark-colored. Most of the tents have their front flaps open. Several men in military-style uniforms walk about the scene.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Field Full of Tents]

Description: Photograph of a field taken from a distance. The field is packed with small, dark colored tents. Beyond the tents, there are several large buildings. Telephone lines run throughout the scene. The sky above is darkened by clouds.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Field Filled with Tents]

Description: Photograph of dozens of large, circular tents pitched close together in a field. In the distance, the smoke of a campfire rises above the tents. On the right side of the image, three men, one in light-colored undergarments and the other two in military-style uniforms, are gathered around a stack of firewood. A woman in a light shirt and a long, dark skirt looks on.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich
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