A group photo of Blanchester's 147th, Company B, First Battle Unit, National Guard at the Blanchester depot preparing to deploy to Europe to fight in WWI.
During the war the 147th participated in the following Campaigns: Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Lorraine 1918, Champagne 1918, Ypres-Lys.