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  • Glenn Haushalter in Uniform c. 1941

    This portrait captures Glenn William Haushalter (1919–1944), a young man whose life would end tragically in the countryside of Brittany during the Second World War. A native of Water Valley, New York, and a trained educator, Glenn had begun a promising career as a school principal in Mahwah, New Jersey, before his life shifted from the classroom to the battlefield. Pictured here in his United States Army service uniform, Glenn’s bright expression belies the heavy responsibilities he would soon shoulder as a Staff Sergeant in the 23rd Infantry, 2nd Division. This image serves as a poignant testament to a generation of young Americans who transitioned from civilian professional life to the front lines of Normandy and Brittany.

  • Glenn Haushalter in Uniform with George H. Haushalter, 7 Dec 1941

    This photo, documented by contemporary correspondence to have been taken December 7, 1941—the day the United States was thrust into World War II—captures a moment of staggering historical and personal synchronicity. Set against the backdrop of the Haushalter farm, it presents a quiet, domestic tableau at the instant the era of American isolationism ended. On the left, the family patriarch, George Haushalter (1852–1944), in the rugged workwear of a lifelong farmer; beside him, his grandson, Glenn William Haushalter (1919–1944), on furlough in his U.S. Army Corporal's uniform. The profound tragedy of the image lies in its timing: captured the day the world changed, both men would be gone within three years—George passing quietly at home on the farm in early 1944, and Glenn falling in combat in France later that same year.

  • Students of the Water Valley Schoolhouse c. 1925

    In the mid-1920s, the one-room Water Valley Schoolhouse stood as a cornerstone of local life. This portrait captures a group of young students, aged five or six, gathered on the steps for a class photo. Among them is Glenn William Haushalter (1919–1944). The children, in their sturdy knickerbockers and patterned dresses, embody the quiet, communal spirit of rural Hamburg.