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.
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 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."
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.
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.
U.S.S. West Virginia Sailors Hoist Their Glasses at Monkey Bar, Pearl Harbor, HI
Date:
1941/12/06
Description:
L to R: Jack Miller, Frank Kosa, Clifford Olds.Olds and 2 other crew members , Ronald Endicott and Louis Costin were trapped in a sealed compartment in the West Virginia's bow after it sank on December 7th. Any rescue attempt meant certain death. The 3 stayed alive until December 24th according to a marked calendar found with their bodies which were recovered after the ship was raised from the harbor bottom in May, 1942.
USN Captain Mervyn S. Bennion, U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Captain Bennion was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. As he laid mortally wounded on the West Virginia's command bridge, Bennion refused to be removed from his burning ship. He continued to give orders, directing his crew's actions. Bennion's last order to his men before he died was to leave him and "abandon ship." Captain Bennion was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Photos are from an album belonging to a member of the U.S.S. West Virginia. William Wright, Radio Technician 2C, was on the ship from 1944-45 and saw action at Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
The photo was taken from the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia. Photos are from an album belonging to a member of the U.S.S. West Virginia. William Wright, Radio Technician 2C, was on the ship from 1944-45 and saw action at Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
Photos are from an album belonging to a member of the U.S.S. West Virginia. William Wright, Radio Technician 2C, was on the ship from 1944-45 and saw action at Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
Photos are from an album belonging to a member of the U.S.S. West Virginia. William Wright, Radio Technician 2C, was on the ship from 1944-45 and saw action at Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
Seaman William Wright and Female in Hula Skirt, Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Date:
1944
Description:
Wright, left, is pictured with an unidentified woman on his lap. Photos are from an album belonging to a member of the U.S.S. West Virginia. William Wright, Radio Technician 2C, was on the ship from 1944-45 and saw action at Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
The two men in the photo are sitting on top of or near one of the gun turrets on the ship. Photos are from an album belonging to a crew member of the U.S.S. West Virginia. William Wright, Radio Technician 2C, was on the ship from 1944-45 and saw action at Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
Two sailors pose together for a photo. The man on the right is likely named Al. Photos are from an album belonging to a member of the U.S.S. West Virginia. William Wright, Radio Technician 2C, was on the ship from 1944-45 and saw action at Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
Unidentified Crew Member of U.S.S. West Virginia, Pacific Theater
Date:
1944-45
Description:
Photos are from an album belonging to a crew member of the U.S.S. West Virginia. William Wright, Radio Technician 2C, was on the ship from 1944-45 and saw action at Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
Unidentified Crew Member of the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1944-45
Description:
A man likely named Al is pictured on the ship. Photos are from an album belonging to a crew member of the U.S.S. West Virginia. William Wright, Radio Technician 2C, was on the ship from 1944-45 and saw action at Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
Unidentified Crew Member of the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1944-45
Description:
Photos are from an album belonging to a crew member of the U.S.S. West Virginia. William Wright, Radio Technician 2C, was on the ship from 1944-45 and saw action at Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
On the photo is a message reading, "All my love, Bill." Photos are from an album belonging to a crew member of the U.S.S. West Virginia. William Wright, Radio Technician 2C, was on the ship from 1944-45 and saw action at Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
Unidentified Crew Member of U.S.S. West Virginia Crew
Date:
ca. 1944-45
Description:
Photos are from an album belonging to a crew member of the U.S.S. West Virginia. William Wright, Radio Technician 2C, was on the ship from 1944-45 and saw action at Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Another battleship is visible in the background.
Photos are from an album belonging to a crew member of the U.S.S. West Virginia. William Wright, Radio Technician 2C, was on the ship from 1944-45 and saw action at Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
Ralph John lived with his parents just north of the West Virginia and Pennsylvania state line. He spend much of his leisure time visiting Morgantown and hunting in the West Virginia mountains. John joined the Army just before the United States entered the war and was in the second wave of the invasion of France, following D-Day June 6th, 1944. Ralph John was killed in action near St Lo, France on August 15, 1944. He was 30 years old.
Two Soldiers Standing in a Field on the Island of Espirtu Santo of the New Hebrides during World War II
Date:
ca. 1943-1944
Description:
Marshall L. Williamson, from West Virginia, U.S. Navy Medical Corps., was assigned to the 57th Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees) and stationed in New Hebrides during World War II.
Naval Base of the 57th Naval Construction Battalion in New Hebrides during World War II
Date:
ca. 1943-1944
Description:
Marshall L. Williamson, U.S. Navy Medical Corps, assigned to the 57th Naval Construction Battalion was stationed at a naval base in the New Hebrides during World War II. Williamson is from West Virginia.
Dwellings of Island Natives on the Island of Espiritu Santo in New Hebrides, World War II
Date:
ca. 1943-1944
Description:
Island natives and their dwellings on Espiritu Santo of the New Hebrides. Marshall L. Williamson of West Virginia, U.S. Navy Medical Corps, assigned to the 57th Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees), was stationed on the island during World War II.
U.S. Navy Medical Corps at Camp at Espiritu Santo During World War II
Date:
1944/01/25
Description:
Marshall L. Williamson of W. Va., U.S. Navy Medical Corps, and the 57th Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees) at their camp in Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides during World War II.A note on the back of the photograph reads: "This time I am the first from the right side. The two pouches on my side are my first-aid bags.