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A picture of nine out of the twelve children of James and Mary Johnson.Standing, left to right: Anna, Harvey, Odelle ("Del").Seated, L to R: Florence, Garland, William, Homer, Lucy, Bertie.Not pictured: Jacob, Mary, Emma.

1. The Children of James and Mary Johnson

President Franklin Roosevelt pictured with Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Assistant Secretary of Defense Louis A. Johnson, and an unidentified man.

2. President Roosevelt and Others

Reverse reads "Tell them we want to see Mrs. Kitty Lou. I'm just doing as directed. Hoping 41 is your best yet."

3. Cheat Lake Home

A crowd observes as the cornerstone for the new Calhoun County courthouse is lain. The new court house building is located by the Masonic Lodge.

4. Calhoun County Courthouse Cornerstone Laying Ceremony, Granstville, W. Va.

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.

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

American military work with coastal artillery during a defense campaign. Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.

6. Shore Battery in Hawaii

A sailor prepares to dive into the sea off the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia.

7. Scuba Diver off U.S.S. West Virginia

A group of soldiers practice firing. Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.

8. Sham Battle in Hawaii during WWII American Defense Campaign

Soldiers gather around a firing anti-aircraft gun during a defense campaign. The photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.

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

Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.

10. Naval Fleet Displaying Searchlights at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

A fleet of U.S. bomber airplanes fly across the sky. The photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia Scrapbook.

11. Flight of Bombers in Hawaii

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.

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