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Clarksburg's Courageous World War II (Clarksburg Ohio)
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Clarksburg's Courageous World War II follows the day-to-day action of the 222 Clarksburg Ohio war veterans who served between the dates of 1939 and late 1946. The blog includes current research on the men and other interesting facts about the war.
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Today in Ohio History: Clarksburg Ohio veterans continue through WWII
September 28, 1942: Ralph Ater enlists in the U.S. Navy. Pictured with his family.September 28, 1944: Marcus Ater, aboard the USS Denver, returns to Manus. Norman Trapp flies his fifth bombing mission on Magdeburg in B-17 43-38405. Willis Cleary an...
Today in Ohio History: Clarksburg Ohio World War II Daily Update
September 25, 1942: Clarence Minnix transfers from Ft. Benjamin Harrison to Camp Crowder, Missouri attached to D Company, 29th T.N. Signal Battalion. Harold Anderson returns stateside from a two year assignment in Panama. Following a ten-day furl...
Today in Ohio History: Clarksburg Ohio World War II veterans participate in significant advances
Today in Ohio Military History: Clarksburg Ohio World War II vets move on the enemy:September 23, 1943: Norman Dean receives a medical discharge from the U.S. Army and returns to Chillicothe, Ohio. He was previously based at Fort Knox, Kentucky. W.A....
Today in Ohio History: Clarksburg Ohio war veterans
Today in Ohio History: Clarksburg Ohio World War II heavy bomber crew members continue fighting:September 22, 1943: Ralph Anderson is participating in advanced B-17 training at Dalhart, Texas and preparing to transfer to Scott Field, Illinois in a fe...
Ohio Military History: Service...In the Family
Generational Military Service from Clarksburg Ohio - A Family AffairRecent examinations of Clarksburg Ohio's service rolls from the Civil War, World War I, and World War II identified a number of consistent names. I thought it would be fitting to lis...
Today in Ohio World War II history
Today in Ohio Military History:September 17, 1944: Norman Trapp (pictured center bottom row), pilots his first bombing mission of the war with the 351st Bomb Group over Nijmegan, Holland in B-17 43-37956, in support of Operation Market Garden.Septemb...

