On this day in Clarksburg, Ohio World War II history:
December 23, 1942: Willis Cleary returns home on leave from Camp McCoy, Wisconsin to enjoy a 14-day furlough in Clarksburg, which will be his last before shipping overseas.
December 23, 1943: Bernard Ater graduates from the Pratt & Whitney Engine School in Ypsilanti, Michigan at Willow Run Airport. Ater receives the highest classification in his squadron (pictured above left to right: Clarksburg airmen Joe Ater, Ralph Anderson, Bernard Ater, and Bob Anderson). Ralph Richardson writes to Pryor Timmons describing the rainy weather conditions while serving as a cook with the U.S. Army in North Africa.
December 23, 1945: Sgt. Robert Bethel’s troopship docks in the United States.
December 23, 1942: Willis Cleary returns home on leave from Camp McCoy, Wisconsin to enjoy a 14-day furlough in Clarksburg, which will be his last before shipping overseas.
December 23, 1943: Bernard Ater graduates from the Pratt & Whitney Engine School in Ypsilanti, Michigan at Willow Run Airport. Ater receives the highest classification in his squadron (pictured above left to right: Clarksburg airmen Joe Ater, Ralph Anderson, Bernard Ater, and Bob Anderson). Ralph Richardson writes to Pryor Timmons describing the rainy weather conditions while serving as a cook with the U.S. Army in North Africa.
December 23, 1945: Sgt. Robert Bethel’s troopship docks in the United States.
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