Clarksburg Ohio's Colonel George Bookwalter takes command in Pennsylvania, Adams flies his 4th bombing mission of World War II

Today in Clarksburg Ohio World War II History:

February 19, 1942: Willis Prince enlists in the U.S. Army.

February 19, 1943: Daryl Williams departs Clarksburg for Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana to immediately report for duty in the U.S. Army Air Forces. Harry Junk, part of the 2493rd Quartermaster Truck Company docks in North Africa. Kenneth Dean is serving in North Africa. Mert Garrison is stationed at Camp Roberts, CA. Oscar Garrison's parents receive a cable gram noting that he is serving "somewhere" overseas - in Iceland. Willis Prince is assigned and registered to Air Cadet Squadron 113 at the Army Air Forces Classification Center in San Antonio, Texas.

February 19, 1944: While based in Oahu, Hawaii, Charles Shull writes a letter to Pryor Timmons explaining his free time while in the service. Daryl Williams (pictured left in front of a highly modified 499th Bomb Squadron B-25 Mitchell bomber) also writes home to let Pryor Timmons know he has logged over 100 hours of flight time during training and is preparing to transfer to bomber training soon.

February 19, 1945: Don Adams flies his fourth bombing mission on harbor installation targets in Pola, Italy. Fred Rittenhouse, aboard his assigned Sherman tank, motors from Soissons, France and crosses into Belgium, staying the night in Namur. Colonel George Bookwalter is officially placed in command of the 1380th Service Command Unit Headquarters - Pennsylvania District, located at 2nd and Chestnut streets. Jack Ater and the remainder of the 97th Infantry Division sets sail for Europe from New York.