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- IDNO:
- 038887
- Title:
- Men of 443rd Fighter Squadron, United States Army Air Force During World War II
- Date:
- ca. 1944
- Description:
- Unidentified members of Cecil Teets' outfit which served in the Pacific Theater.
- IDNO:
- 038890
- Title:
- Douglas A-26 Invader Attack Bombers in Flight During World War II
- Date:
- ca. 1945
- Description:
- A-26 Invader Attack Bombers flying in a tight formation somewhere in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
- IDNO:
- 039056
- Title:
- Corporal Thomas Jack Carpenter, United States Army, from Tyler County, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1946
- Description:
- Corporal Carpenter, in uniform standing outside the U. S. Headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, post-World War II.
- IDNO:
- 039057
- Title:
- Corporal Thomas Jack Carpenter, United States Army, from Tyler County, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1946
- Description:
- A uniformed Corporal Carpenter strikes a casual pose in Post World War II Frankfurt, Germany.
- IDNO:
- 039059
- Title:
- Corporal Thomas Jack Carpenter, United States Army, from Tyler County, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1946
- Description:
- Corporal Carpenter checks under the hood of a jeep in Post World War II, Frankfurt, Germany.
- IDNO:
- 039390
- Title:
- George Barrick Jr. and Army Buddies
- Date:
- 1944/04
- Description:
- Inscribed on the photo are the men's nicknames. The top row from left to right: "Cocky" Roach, (Prisoner of War) P.W., "Hoppy". The bottom row from left to right: Dotson, Pless, Cpl. Ard. The man, back row center is George Barrick Jr. from Morgantown and a WVU student before and after the war. Barrick fought in the Battle of the Bugle and survived. He subsequently earn the rank of 2nd Lieutenant after training in the ROTC program, 1947-1949, at West Virginia University and was killed in the Korean War in 1950.
- IDNO:
- 039946
- Title:
- Launching 30th Victory Ship, 'S.S. Morgantown Victory', Fairfield, MD
- Date:
- 1945/02/05
- Description:
- Victory ships were cargo vessels used to transport supplies during World War II.
- IDNO:
- 039947
- Title:
- Louis Dellacroce of Monongalia County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1942
- Description:
- Dellacroce is wearing a military uniform, possibly US Navy.
- IDNO:
- 040191
- Title:
- Alvin M. Schneider, Tech 5, 33rd Armored Engineer Battalion, 3rd Army, from Helvetia, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1944
- Description:
- Killed September 16, 1944 while fighting near Metz, France during World War II. Schneider's unit was under the command of General George Patton.
- IDNO:
- 040405
- Title:
- 53 Graduating Class St M .2, NTS, Norfolk, Va.
- Date:
- 1943/05/20
- Description:
- Group portrait of African American sailors, most from southwestern Pennsylvania. The only person identified is instructor, L. S. Hurst C.SP.
- IDNO:
- 040499
- Title:
- Cover of, 'West Virginia University and The War' by J. C. Easton, Associate Professor of History, West Virginia University
- Date:
- ca. 1944
- Description:
- Soldiers/Students gathered on North High Street with full pack and baggage, headed to the train depot in Morgantown. This publication documents how West Virginia University partner with the United States Armed Forces to train selected students for wartime service as officers, medical personel and techically skilled soldiers.
- IDNO:
- 040545
- Title:
- Buses For World War II Recruits, Grantsville, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1942
- Description:
- Recruits load onto buses.