Uniform, dog tags, and black and white photos courtesy Advanced Guard Militaria
Epifanio John Castellano & Juho Virta on SS. America on route to France 1918
Juho Arvid Virta & Matilda Minkkinen
Private & Musician 1st Class
German Marks brought back by Juho
12th Band C.A.C. Fort Totten 1918
Virta 3rd row from back 3rd from left
Juho Virta & Unknown member of the 50th Artillery Band. Photo taken in France
Juho Arvid Virta
Sincere appreciation to Thelma Virginia Virta Earle, daughter of Private Virta & John Francis Robbins, Great Grandson, for supplying information, photos and artifacts for this website.
50th Artillery - Coast Artillery Corps - Regimental History Website