U.S. Army military yearbook titled '6th Infantry Division, B Company, 20th Infantry Regiment, Fort Ord, California' (1953)

This yearbook documents the training cycle of B Company, 20th Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division at Fort Ord, California, from January 12 to May 2, 1953. Fort Ord was a major U.S. Army training facility on the California coast, active from 1917 to 1994, where hundreds of thousands of soldiers received basic and advanced infantry training. The 6th Infantry Division, nicknamed the 'Red Star Division' (visible on the cover), has a distinguished history dating back to World War I and saw significant action in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Military yearbooks like this are highly valued by military historians, genealogists, veterans' families, and collectors of militaria. These publications serve as important historical records, containing photographs, rosters, and documentation of individual soldiers' service during the Korean War era. Collectors prize them for their historical significance, personal connections to family members who served, and as tangible artifacts of Cold War-era military training. The combination of personal stories, unit history, and period photography makes these yearbooks irreplaceable primary sources for understanding mid-20th century American military life.