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A raumbild-verlag (stereocard) of the Stadion of Olympiade. This area was not badly damaged during the war, and was taken over in 1945 as the headquarters of the British military contingent in Berlin. Returned to German control in the mid-1990s, much of this area remains today as it did in 1936, still a sports center.

1. Stadion of Olympiade, Berlin, Germany

A raumbild-verlag (stereocard) of the Stadion of Olympiade, Hous of German sports. This area was not badly damaged during the war, and was taken over in 1945 as the headquarters of the British military contingent in Berlin. Returned to German control in the mid-1990s, much of this area remains today as it did in 1936, still a sports center.

2. Stadion of Olympiade, Hous of German Sports, Berlin, Germany

McIlwain was part of the 7th Division Marine Detachment and a crew member on the U.S.S. West Virginia.

3. PFC Russell L. McIlwain, Long Beach, Ca.

American president Franklin D. Roosevelt inspected the Pacific Fleet, including the U.S.S. West Virginia.

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

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.

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

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."

6. Wetzel County Excellent Farmers Day

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.

7. U.S.S. West Virginia Sailors Hoist Their Glasses at Monkey Bar, Pearl Harbor, HI

Cook, a World War II soldier, is pictured in uniform.

8. Portrait of George W. Cook of Summers County, W. Va.

Group portrait of African American sailors, most from southwestern Pennsylvania. The only person identified is instructor, L. S. Hurst C.SP.

9. 53 Graduating Class St M .2, NTS, Norfolk, Va.

Marshall L. Williamson and the 57th Naval Construction Battalion's chapel on the island of Espiritu Santo, within the New Hebrides.On the back of the photograph there is this note: "This is our chapel which is located in our camp."

10. Chapel Used by the 57th Naval Construction Battalion in Espiritu Santo During World War II

Marshall L. Williamson, U.S. Navy Medical Corps, and other members of the 57th Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees) at their camp on the island of Espiritu Santo, within the New Hebrides.On the back of the photograph, a note reads: "Honey, I am the fourth from the left. -Marsh"

11. Marshall L. Williamson and the 57th Naval Construction Battalion at Camp on the Island of Espiritu Santo

This photograph was included in West Virginia University student, Louis Piccola's narrative documenting his military experiences during World War II. The soldier has been identified by descendants as Louis Piccola. Inscribed on the back, "Dutch homes had to be destroyed also because Jerry would not leave."

12. American Soldier Louis Piccola Standing Among Rubble of House in Holland During World War II