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Debris of destroyed family homes and their contents.

40849. Remains of Homes After Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:
040849
Title:
Remains of Homes After Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
1944/06
Description:
Debris of destroyed family homes and their contents.
This horse was a suvivor of the deadliest tornado in the history of West Virginia. Note the saddles still resting on the rack.

40850. Horse Sheltered Among Tornado Wreckage, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:
040850
Title:
Horse Sheltered Among Tornado Wreckage, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
1944/06
Description:
This horse was a suvivor of the deadliest tornado in the history of West Virginia. Note the saddles still resting on the rack.
Among the survivors of the tornado was a horse, paddocked in what's left of a barn and an automobile parked in the debris.

40851. Survivors of Deadly Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:
040851
Title:
Survivors of Deadly Tornado, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
1944/06
Description:
Among the survivors of the tornado was a horse, paddocked in what's left of a barn and an automobile parked in the debris.
Structures destroyed by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia history. 103 people were killed.

40852. Shinnston Area Leveled by Tornado, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040852
Title:
Shinnston Area Leveled by Tornado, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
1944/06
Description:
Structures destroyed by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia history. 103 people were killed.
United States Army Corporal Thomas W. Bennett, a Morgantown native, was a Conscientious Objector, but he willingly served his country as a medic in the Vietnam War. Bennett was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for his gallantry in action, only the second known Conscientious Objector to receive the Medal. While under heavy fire and eventually at the cost of his own life, he relentessly gave life-saving aid to the wounded. Bennett was killed in Pleiku Province, Republic of Vietnam, February 11, 1969. He was 21 years old.

40853. Thomas W. Bennett, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
040853
Title:
Thomas W. Bennett, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1967
Description:
United States Army Corporal Thomas W. Bennett, a Morgantown native, was a Conscientious Objector, but he willingly served his country as a medic in the Vietnam War. Bennett was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for his gallantry in action, only the second known Conscientious Objector to receive the Medal. While under heavy fire and eventually at the cost of his own life, he relentessly gave life-saving aid to the wounded. Bennett was killed in Pleiku Province, Republic of Vietnam, February 11, 1969. He was 21 years old.
Thomas Bennett, a Morgantown native and a Conscientious Objector, willingly served his country as a army medic during the Vietnam War. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, posthumously for his gallantry in action, becoming only the second known Conscientious Objector to earn the Medal. While under heavy fire, he relentessly gave life saving aid to the wounded, eventually costing him his own life. He was killed in Pleiku Province, Republic of Vietnam, February 11, 1969. Bennett was 21 years old.

40854. Thomas W. Bennett and Grandfather Floyd Bennett, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
040854
Title:
Thomas W. Bennett and Grandfather Floyd Bennett, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1968
Description:
Thomas Bennett, a Morgantown native and a Conscientious Objector, willingly served his country as a army medic during the Vietnam War. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, posthumously for his gallantry in action, becoming only the second known Conscientious Objector to earn the Medal. While under heavy fire, he relentessly gave life saving aid to the wounded, eventually costing him his own life. He was killed in Pleiku Province, Republic of Vietnam, February 11, 1969. Bennett was 21 years old.
None of the members of the team are identified. [No.3]

40855. Possibly 1922 WVU Football Team

IDNO:
040855
Title:
Possibly 1922 WVU Football Team
Date:
ca. 1922
Description:
None of the members of the team are identified. [No.3]
Commendant Major J. M. Burns; James Rogers Moreland seated, center. [#4 ]

40856. West Virginia University Cadets, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
040856
Title:
West Virginia University Cadets, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1902
Description:
Commendant Major J. M. Burns; James Rogers Moreland seated, center. [#4 ]
Postcard photograph, pictured: William McKin, Daniel Johnson, Russel Westfall, Kemitt Burton, Harry Scott, Helen Newman, and Alta Talkington

40857. Group Portrait of Older Children; Lewis Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
040857
Title:
Group Portrait of Older Children; Lewis Co., W. Va.
Description:
Postcard photograph, pictured: William McKin, Daniel Johnson, Russel Westfall, Kemitt Burton, Harry Scott, Helen Newman, and Alta Talkington
John Ball feeding two horses.

40858. John Ball, Lewis Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
040858
Title:
John Ball, Lewis Co., W. Va.
Description:
John Ball feeding two horses.
Pictured: Top middle: Troy Riggs; Front Left: Guy Ball, other men not identified.

40859. Guy Ball, Troy Riggs and Friends, Lewis Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
040859
Title:
Guy Ball, Troy Riggs and Friends, Lewis Co., W. Va.
Description:
Pictured: Top middle: Troy Riggs; Front Left: Guy Ball, other men not identified.
Guy Ball: third from right holding rope, others not identified.

40860. Crew of Pittsburgh and West Virginia Gas Company, Lewis County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040860
Title:
Crew of Pittsburgh and West Virginia Gas Company, Lewis County, W. Va.
Description:
Guy Ball: third from right holding rope, others not identified.