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Army soldier from Boone County, West Virginia, identified 83 years after death in WWII POW camp
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (270+ words) WASHINGTON " U.S. Army Pvt. Ira Warren, 26, of Seth, Boone County, West Virginia, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for June 11, 2025, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Thursday. Ira Warren died…...
Parkersburg soldier killed in WWII identified after 80 years, Defense Department says
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (270+ words) WASHINGTON " The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced that U.S. Army Pfc. Richard P. Summers, 19, of Parkersburg, West Virginia, who was killed during World War II, was officially accounted for on Sept. 10, 2025. The agency confirmed that Summers's family has now received…...
Francis Dalton, 'oldest miner in America,' turns 104 this weekend
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (494+ words) Dalton reflects on years of service and hard work. Francis Dalton, longtime coal miner and U.S. Army veteran, sits in the chapel of the Veterans Nursing Facility in Clarksburg. CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) " Francis Dalton, a local veteran and retired coal…...
5th annual Carl Hopkins West Virginia Youth air expo takes flight this weekend in Bridgeport (West Virginia)
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (497+ words) Last August, visitors had the chance to pick up mementos at the fourth annual Carl Hopkins Youth Aviation Expo. Ed Waske, founder of the Carl Hopkins Youth Aviation Expo, said the main goal of the expo is to educate and…...