Men who Brought Air Transportation to Morgantown Municipal Airport, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1937/08/13
Description:
'First meeting to arrange for air transportation at new airport. Left to right: Elmer W. Prince(City Manger), Dr. L.S. Adams, Jennings Randolph(Congressman, J.M. Strouss(State Legislator), and John R. Fortney(Postmaster).'
USO Recreation Building Ground Breaking, Marilla Site, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1941/10/30
Description:
Front Row: Morgantown Councilmen Swiger and Lyons; Morgantown Mayor Swindler, Councilman Pugh; Mr. Corson, Mr. Coombs and Mr. Baker of Baker & Coombs (Contractors) Second Row: Lt. Colonel Huling (Commanding Officer of Morgantown Ordnance Works), Councilman Roby, Lt. Berg (Morgantown Ordinance Works), Councilman Bailey, Wotring and Devault, City Manager Elmer Prince and Councilman Barnard (Chairman of Recreation Building Committee)
Eagle's Nest Above Cloud, Hitler's Hideout, Near Berchtesgarden, Bavarian Alps, Germany
Date:
1945/08
Description:
Photograph taken by United States Army Major Elmer Prince of Morgantown, W. Va. Note the German "pillbox" in the foreground used to the defend Hitler's Eagle Nest.
Loading On 'Hood Victory Ship' For U.S.A., Le Havre, France
Date:
1946
Description:
Picture taken in the spring time. This is the transport Major Elmer Prince of Morgantown, West Virginia took to return home. The "Sea Witch Victory Ship" is docked on the left.
Major Elmer W. Prince of Morgantown, W. Va. at Camp Philip Morris, Le Havre, France
Date:
1946/03
Description:
United States Army Major Elmer Prince stands outside his two man tent in Camp Philip Morris. This "cigarette camp" could hold up to 35,000 men. In 1946, men in all camps were waiting for their number to be called to board a "Victory Ship" home. The port at Le Havre became known as the "Gateway to America".
