Today in Ohio Military History, Clarksburg Ohio WWII servicemen remain active in the Pacific and European Theaters:
March 31, 1941: Jack Morris reports for duty to serve in the Arry Air Force (eventually to serve in the 392nd Bomb Group)
March 31, 1944: Robert Southward enters the U.S. Navy and eventually serves aboard the aircraft carrier USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62). Natoma Bay pictured.
March 31, 1945: Ben Kearns departs the U.S. bound for France to serve in A Company, 51st Armored Infantry Battalion of the 4th Armored Division. Earl Reisinger departs the U.S.S. Texas for a 36-day furlough in Clarksburg following 14 months of service on the battleship, including the D-Day Invasion. Fred Rittenhouse's 777th Tank Battalion relocates from the woods outside of Wehrburg, Germany to an old German OCS camp in Wetzler, Germany. John Roseboom writes to Mr. Timmons from the Philippines describing the natives and military conditions.
March 31, 1944: Robert Southward enters the U.S. Navy and eventually serves aboard the aircraft carrier USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62). Natoma Bay pictured.
March 31, 1945: Ben Kearns departs the U.S. bound for France to serve in A Company, 51st Armored Infantry Battalion of the 4th Armored Division. Earl Reisinger departs the U.S.S. Texas for a 36-day furlough in Clarksburg following 14 months of service on the battleship, including the D-Day Invasion. Fred Rittenhouse's 777th Tank Battalion relocates from the woods outside of Wehrburg, Germany to an old German OCS camp in Wetzler, Germany. John Roseboom writes to Mr. Timmons from the Philippines describing the natives and military conditions.
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