To put things into perspective, approximately 16 million men and women served in the United States Armed Forces by VJ-Day (August 15, 1945) -- 1 in 8 American citizens. In 1945, approximately 1,000 people populated Clarksburg and Deerfield Township - located in the northwestern most portion of historic Ross County. Between 1938 and 1945, Clarksburg and Deerfield Township sent 222 soldiers (219 men and 3 women) to war. In comparison to an already notable national average of service, the village’s ratio equated to an impressive 1 in 5 residents.
By the numbers --- of the 222 who served:
- 9 (4%) were killed-in-action.
- 11 were wounded-in-action.
- 122 (55%) served in the U.S. Army
- 47 (21%) U.S. Army Air Force
- 42 (19%) U.S. Navy
- 5 United States Marine Corps
- 2 U.S. Coast Guard.
- 200 Clarksburg soldiers were enlisted
- 22 were officers.
I hope you enjoy this blog and contribute regularly. The video has also been posted to You Tube under Clarksburg's Courageous.
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Vic - this is really incredible and represents an amazing amount of work, dedication and respect to this generation. I've said it before - thank you for doing this - we need more people like you documenting these histories, they are too important to let go with the past.
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Thanks Abby! I hope you're doing well.
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