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• Fairmont State University

  … . Mundell lost in an emotional trial that divided the community and drew national attention. President Hand, who had refused to fire Mundell, lost his position in 1952. In 1925, "Alpha Psi Omega":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/207, an …

• Farmington Mine Disaster

  … managed to scramble to safety, but another 78 men were not as fortunate. Attempts at rescue were delayed until the fires could be extinguished. For days afterward rescuers from across the coalfields worked amidst the debris, some of it dangerously unstable …

• Woody Williams

  … 23, carrying a flamethrower half his weight, Williams neutralized seven concrete pillboxes from which came devastating machine gun fire. Aided by four riflemen who provided cover, Williams prepared demolition charges and destroyed one position after the …

• Death of Hank Williams

  … with his legendary Drifting Cowboys band. Back trouble, prescription drug abuse, alcoholism, and a reputation for unreliability led to his firing from the Opry in 1952 and the breakup of his band. He was divorced twice from his first wife, Audrey. …

• Paul Wissmach Glass Company

  … nephew, Alfred Vollmar. In 1927, the company faced tragedy when a glass leak at the factory sparked an explosion. The resulting fire destroyed the section of the factory that produced cathedral art glass. At that time, the factory was one of only two …

• Flood of 1937

  … crested at 55.4 feet, 19.4 feet above flood stage, but citizens mostly took it in stride. At City Hall, the police and fire departments continued operating, even though the only way to get to and from the building was by boat. On January 28, the Ohio …

• Persian Gulf War

  … refused to leave Kuwait, the coalition attacked on January 17. By February 27, Iraqi forces were driven from Kuwait and a cease-fire was declared on February 28, 1991. The military operation, dubbed “Operation Desert Storm,” was successful and one of the …

• Chester West

  … the other members of his unit were advancing through thick fog when they were fired upon by a pair of enemy machine guns. West dashed through enemy fire and killed both gunners in hand-to-hand combat. His efforts allowed his …

• Bernard Bell

  … schoolhouse, Bell and his squad held their position against persistent enemy attack. During the fight, Bell exposed himself to enemy fire to maintain possession of the schoolhouse and killed more than 20 German troops and took 33 captive. President Harry …

• Jeff Fetty

  … ’s Hospital and at the entrance to a Charleston shopping center. Fetty makes many other items, as well, including fences, gates, fire screens, tables, and railings, bowls, and candlesticks. Chosen as one of the world’s top metal designers, Fetty was …

• Charles Rogers

  … near the Cambodian border on November 1, 1968. While manning a fire support base, members of the 1st Battalion, 5th Artillery, … three times over the next two days, Rogers directed artillery fire and led counterattacks until the enemy force was repelled. …

• Cornelius Charlton

  … Charlton killed six Chinese soldiers from two positions using grenades and rifle fire. Wounded, Charlton made a final dash into enemy fire, pumping rounds from his rifle toward the Chinese position. Charlton died from …

• Justice Chambers

  … for his actions in the Iwo Jima campaign in February 1945. On February 19, Chambers led an assault battalion that landed under heavy enemy fire. During an eight-hour battle, Chambers led his troops in the capture of the high ground. On February 22, he was …

• Battle of Shepherdstown

  … a thundering boom. Union guns quickly went into position and returned fire. This artillery exchange marked the beginning of the two-day … the C&O Canal, combined Federal artillery and rifle fire drove many of the Confederate gunners from their pieces. …

• Ralph Pomeroy

  … directed their attack through a ravine at Pomeroy who returned fire and inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy. After receiving both … wounded, Pomeroy took the machine gun and moved forward, firing toward the enemy. After running out of ammunition and …

• Stanley Bender

  … France. After locating the enemy position, Bender rushed through intense machine gun fire and grenades, and knocked out two German machine guns with rifle fire. His actions inspired the rest of the company to take out a …

• Mullens

  … the town as the commercial heart of the new Winding Gulf coalfield. Between 1917 and 1919, the young town experienced two fires and a flood, destroying many of the original wood-frame buildings. Afterward, a city ordinance required that buildings be …

• Battle of Charleston

  … East End. Union gunners also deployed a force to Cox’s Hill (near present Spring Hill cemetery) to the north and commenced firing from there. Meanwhile, a spirited ground engagement took place near the site of the present State Capitol, one mile east of …

• Don Blankenship

  … spill in Martin County, Kentucky, and the deadly 2006 Aracoma mine fire in Logan County, West Virginia, as well as the Upper Big … Prominent among these lawsuits was litigation arising from a 2006 mine fire which killed two men at Massey’s Aracoma mine and a …

• J. Ross Eakin

  … ;Civilian Conservation Corps":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1195 camps to do significant Park work such as building fire towers, fire roads and campsites. Eakin served as Superintendent for 14 foundation years at this, America’s long-time …

• Glen Alum Payroll Robbery

  … of railroad ties or logs blocking the track. As they stopped to clear the track the men were struck down in a barrage of bullets fired by a hidden gang of bandits. All three of the men fell, dead or dying. The gunmen grabbed the payroll money and fled. …

• The Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident

  … bomb a fighter aircraft factory. Brown’s plane came under heavy fire from flak guns, yet reached its destination and dropped its bombs. … formation with the B-17, so the flak gunners would not fire on them. Once the two aircraft were over the North Sea, …