The Snapshots in Time Collection

U.S. Army Soldiers with Field Gear, Fort Ord, California, 1942

U.S. Army Soldiers with Field Gear, Fort Ord, California, 1942

Soldiers rest among their field packs and gear at Fort Ord, California in 1942. Fort Ord served as one of the U.S. Army's largest training installations during World War II, processing hundreds of thousands of recruits in the early years of American mobilization. Project: 218527