Clarksburg Ohio World War II veterans prepare for action on February 15

Today in Clarksburg Ohio World War II history:

February15, 1943: Elwood Dean transfers from Fort Benning, Georgia to Fort George E. Meade, Maryland training with D Company, 417th Infantry Regiment, prior to his service with thew 82nd Airborne.

February 15, 1944: Don Maddux arrives Camp Blanding, Florida for infantry training from the Army induction center at Ft. Hayes, in Columbus Ohio. John Dawson departs Clarksburg Ohio following a furlough and returns to his Air Corps base at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. John Peck reports to Hunter Field, Georgia.

February 15, 1945: Fred Rittenhouse transfers from Fort Knox, Kentucky to Fort Meade, Maryland staging for overseas duty.

Clarksburg Ohio World War II: Jack Morris earns his wings, Holloway at Fort Sill

Today in Clarksburg Ohio World War II history:

January 28, 1943: Harmon Jobe departs the U.S. for the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. Harry Holloway is based at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Editor's note: It is interesting to note that Fort Sill was named in honor of Brigadier General Joshua Sill, from Chillicothe, Ohio. On this same day, Jack Morris earns his wings as an aerial bombardier at Midland/Odessa Air Field, Texas, and is eventually assigned to the 392nd Bomb Group.

January 28, 1944: Don Maddux enlists in the U.S. Army. Earl Martin (pictured center with two friends) is participating in basic training at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Illinois.

January 28, 1946: Morris Templin is discharged from the U.S. Army.