Yesterday was the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the massive invasion of Normandy, France, by allied forces. West Virginians were among the soldiers who were part of that force, and some […]
Tag: WWII
Remembering Pearl Harbor
EDITOR’S NOTE: Portions of this commentary appeared in similar commentaries in November 2017 and 2018. Four years ago, Ray Chavez, the oldest U.S. military survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, […]
Republicans trying to erase history
by LZ Granderson I was a senior in college when I learned a gay man helped save the world. True story. Even after years of history lessons about World War […]
WWII most momentous years of our lives
by George Skelton There are 1.6 million Californians today who were alive when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor 80 years ago, pushing America into World War II. Probably half were […]
WWII veterans share their experiences
KINGWOOD — One of Preston County’s few remaining World War II veterans is the oldest member of the Preston County Honor Guard. He was on hand at the observance in […]
79th anniversary of Pearl Harbor
University marks bombing with annual remembrance at USS W.Va. mast and bell Newsroom@DominionPost.com Keynote speaker Andrew Chancey did not attend WVU’s remembrance ceremony commemorating the 79th anniversary of the bombing […]
101-year-old navy veteran recounts her experience
By Gabriella Brown Newsroom@DominionPost.com At 101 years old, World Wall II veteran and resident of Morgantown Isabel Jones hardly seems a day over 85. “To be 101 years old and […]
Medals donated to WWII Museum
ROWLESBURG — Eighty-year-old Alan C. Joy and his wife Maureen drove 704 miles from Lyman, Maine, to Rowlesburg to donate his grandfather Sgt. Clark Bohon’s medals. Joy donated the framed […]
