A WWII photo series follows the induction and training of one Army recruit
Image: Library of Congress
Image: Library of Congress
Shortly after the entry of the United States into World War II, the Office of War Information was established to organize and distribute propaganda and news about the war effort.
The OWI absorbed the famed photographic unit of the Farm Security Administration, reassigning photographers from stories about rural poverty to covering weapon and vehicle factories, scrap metal drives, and other patriotic activities.
In 1942, OWI photographer Jack Delano followed George Camblair of Washington, D.C. through his induction and training at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, documenting his daily life and tracing the transformation of an average young man into a skilled and disciplined soldier. Read more...
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