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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.

1. Ralph John of Mt. Morris, Greene County, PA

IDNO:
051261
Title:
Ralph John of Mt. Morris, Greene County, PA
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
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.
Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.

2. Naval Fleet Displaying Searchlights at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

IDNO:
051996
Title:
Naval Fleet Displaying Searchlights at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.
Soldiers gather around a firing anti-aircraft gun during a defense campaign. The photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.

3. Anti-Aircraft Gun in Action at Night, Hawaii

IDNO:
051997
Title:
Anti-Aircraft Gun in Action at Night, Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Soldiers gather around a firing anti-aircraft gun during a defense campaign. The photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.
A group of soldiers practice firing. Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.

4. Sham Battle in Hawaii during WWII American Defense Campaign

IDNO:
051998
Title:
Sham Battle in Hawaii during WWII American Defense Campaign
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
A group of soldiers practice firing. Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.
American military work with coastal artillery during a defense campaign. Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.

5. 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.
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.

6. USN Captain Mervyn S. Bennion, U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
052259
Title:
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.