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During World War II, war prisoners were housed at this camp on the head-waters of Little Clear Creek in Greenbrier County. The prisoners were employed to lay railroad track into a large stand of virgin timber. The operator stated that the German prisoners were the finest type of labor and did an excellent job.

1. World War II POW Camp; Greenbrier County, W. Va.

IDNO:
053323
Title:
World War II POW Camp; Greenbrier County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1941-1946
Description:
During World War II, war prisoners were housed at this camp on the head-waters of Little Clear Creek in Greenbrier County. The prisoners were employed to lay railroad track into a large stand of virgin timber. The operator stated that the German prisoners were the finest type of labor and did an excellent job.
Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles (left to right) wait at a Washington D. C. station for President Roosevelt to discuss the Nazi invasion of Denmark and Norway.

2. Waiting For Chief Executive, Washington, D. C.

IDNO:
053153
Title:
Waiting For Chief Executive, Washington, D. C.
Date:
1940/04/09
Description:
Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles (left to right) wait at a Washington D. C. station for President Roosevelt to discuss the Nazi invasion of Denmark and Norway.
Signs read: "For the Common Defense. Six Million Farmers have united to strengthen the nation. We have food and soil reserves unequaled in the world and Double Barreled Defense through the Farm Defense Program."

3. Wetzel County Excellent Farmers Day

IDNO:
053151
Title:
Wetzel County Excellent Farmers Day
Date:
1941
Description:
Signs read: "For the Common Defense. Six Million Farmers have united to strengthen the nation. We have food and soil reserves unequaled in the world and Double Barreled Defense through the Farm Defense Program."
Melvin H. Kimble in the mountains of Germany.

4. Melvin in the Mountains

IDNO:
052706
Title:
Melvin in the Mountains
Date:
ca. 1930-1944
Description:
Melvin H. Kimble in the mountains of Germany.
Melvin H. Kimble and unidentified friends getting ready for the Battle of the Bulge.

5. Melvin with Friends

IDNO:
052705
Title:
Melvin with Friends
Date:
ca. 1930-1944
Description:
Melvin H. Kimble and unidentified friends getting ready for the Battle of the Bulge.
Melvin H. Kimble at his desk with radio before the Battle of the Bulge.

6. Melvin H. Kimble in Barracks

IDNO:
052704
Title:
Melvin H. Kimble in Barracks
Date:
ca. 1930-1944
Description:
Melvin H. Kimble at his desk with radio before the Battle of the Bulge.

7. Snapshot of Melvin H. Kimble and Christmas Tree

IDNO:
052703
Title:
Snapshot of Melvin H. Kimble and Christmas Tree
Date:
ca. 1930-1944
Melvin H. Kimble in the field in Germany.

8. Melvin H. Kimble

IDNO:
052702
Title:
Melvin H. Kimble
Date:
ca. 1930-1944
Description:
Melvin H. Kimble in the field in Germany.
Melvin H. Kimble, at center, in his office in Germany.

9. U.S. Army Officers, Germany

IDNO:
052701
Title:
U.S. Army Officers, Germany
Date:
ca. 1930-1944
Description:
Melvin H. Kimble, at center, in his office in Germany.
Melvin H. Kimble in his quarters in Germany.

10. U.S. Army Quarters

IDNO:
052700
Title:
U.S. Army Quarters
Date:
ca. 1930-1944
Description:
Melvin H. Kimble in his quarters in Germany.
U.S. Army during Saars Campaign World War II. Left to right: Ferrie, Melvin H. Kimble, Beeler

11. Melvin and Army Buddies

IDNO:
052699
Title:
Melvin and Army Buddies
Date:
ca. 1930-1944
Description:
U.S. Army during Saars Campaign World War II. Left to right: Ferrie, Melvin H. Kimble, Beeler

12. Melvin H. Kimble and Friend

IDNO:
052698
Title:
Melvin H. Kimble and Friend
Date:
ca. 1930-1944

13. Portrait of Melvin H. Kimble

IDNO:
052697
Title:
Portrait of Melvin H. Kimble
Date:
ca. 1930-1944

14. U.S. Army Troops

IDNO:
052696
Title:
U.S. Army Troops
Date:
ca. 1930-1944
Melvin H. Kimble and unidentified man at a bar in Germany before the Battle of the Bulge.

15. Melvin H. Kimble with Friend

IDNO:
052695
Title:
Melvin H. Kimble with Friend
Date:
ca. 1930-1944
Description:
Melvin H. Kimble and unidentified man at a bar in Germany before the Battle of the Bulge.
Melvin H. Kimble in front of the Headquarters of the Fifteenth Infantry U.S. Army.

16. Headquarters of Fifteenth Infantry U.S. Army

IDNO:
052694
Title:
Headquarters of Fifteenth Infantry U.S. Army
Date:
ca. 1930-1944
Description:
Melvin H. Kimble in front of the Headquarters of the Fifteenth Infantry U.S. Army.
Melvin H. Kimble celebrating Christmas in Germany.Kimble was a native of Moundsville, W. Va. He was a marksman and member of the 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion during World World II.

17. Christmas in Germany

IDNO:
052693
Title:
Christmas in Germany
Date:
ca. 1930-1944
Description:
Melvin H. Kimble celebrating Christmas in Germany.Kimble was a native of Moundsville, W. Va. He was a marksman and member of the 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion during World World II.
Portrait of Melvin H. Kimble, a native of Moundsville, W. Va. Kimble was a marksman and member of the 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion during World World II.Reverse reads "Born October 26, 1920. Died December 3, 1944, killed in the "Battle of the Bulge." Buried at Sand Hill, PA Green County."

18. Melvin H. Kimble

IDNO:
052692
Title:
Melvin H. Kimble
Date:
ca. 1930-1944
Description:
Portrait of Melvin H. Kimble, a native of Moundsville, W. Va. Kimble was a marksman and member of the 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion during World World II.Reverse reads "Born October 26, 1920. Died December 3, 1944, killed in the "Battle of the Bulge." Buried at Sand Hill, PA Green County."
Hand-colored portrait of Melvin H. Kimble, a native of Moundsville, W. Va. Kimble was a marksman and member of the 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion during World World II.

19. Melvin H. Kimble

IDNO:
052691
Title:
Melvin H. Kimble
Date:
ca. 1930-1944
Description:
Hand-colored portrait of Melvin H. Kimble, a native of Moundsville, W. Va. Kimble was a marksman and member of the 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion during World World II.
The battleship is anchored in Sagami Wan, which is located just outside of Tokyo Bay. In the background is Mount Fuji.

20. U.S.S. West Virginia Anchored in Sagami Wan, Japan

IDNO:
052394
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Anchored in Sagami Wan, Japan
Date:
1945/08
Description:
The battleship is anchored in Sagami Wan, which is located just outside of Tokyo Bay. In the background is Mount Fuji.
Troops loaded into landing vehicles head for the beaches of Okinawa as part of the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific theater during World War II. The U.S.S. West Virginia is pictured in the background.

21. U.S.S. West Virginia Landing Vehicle Headed for Okinawa Beaches

IDNO:
052393
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Landing Vehicle Headed for Okinawa Beaches
Date:
1945/04
Description:
Troops loaded into landing vehicles head for the beaches of Okinawa as part of the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific theater during World War II. The U.S.S. West Virginia is pictured in the background.
American military work with coastal artillery during a defense campaign. Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.

22. Shore Battery in Hawaii

IDNO:
052002
Title:
Shore Battery in Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
American military work with coastal artillery during a defense campaign. Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.
American president Franklin D. Roosevelt inspected the Pacific Fleet, including the U.S.S. West Virginia.

23. President Franklin D. Roosevelt Boards Cruiser Houston, San Francisco Bay, CA

IDNO:
052000
Title:
President Franklin D. Roosevelt Boards Cruiser Houston, San Francisco Bay, CA
Date:
1939
Description:
American president Franklin D. Roosevelt inspected the Pacific Fleet, including the U.S.S. West Virginia.
A group of soldiers gather around coastal artillery during a defense campaign. Photograph taken from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.

24. American Soldiers Shore Battery at Night in Hawaii

IDNO:
051999
Title:
American Soldiers Shore Battery at Night in Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1939-1945
Description:
A group of soldiers gather around coastal artillery during a defense campaign. Photograph taken from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.