William "Wally" Barron enlisted in the U.S. Army
Great Britain recognized black lung as compensatory injury
Blakeley was purchased and rehabilitated by Raymond J. Funkhouser
Florence Blanchfield succeeded Col. Julia Flikke as Colonel
The legislature changed the name of Bluefield State Teachers College to Bluefield State College (now University)
Work suspended on Bluestone Dam because of WWII
Sawmill at Cass sold to Mower Lumber Company of Charleston
Name changed from Concord State Teachers College to Concord College
Artemus "A.W." Cox began serving as president of the board of trustees of Morris Harvey College
Fairmont State Teachers College became Fairmont State College
Floodwall in Huntington was completed
Construction of the Science Hall at Glenville State College was completed
Legislature changed the name from Glenville State Teachers College to Glenville State College
Alberta Pierson Hannum wrote The Mountain People
James Lowell McPherson succeeded Roy Lee Harmon as poet laureate of West Virginia
The Concord College He-Man Club did not meet during the war years
Standard Oil combined its gas subsidiaries under Consolidated Natural Gas
Jehovah's Witnesses won the U.S. Supreme Court decision in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
Johnnie Johnson entered the Marines as one of the first African-Americans admitted to the Corps
Howard B. Lee retired from law practice
Clara Johnson became the executive secretary of the Library Commission
Jack Maurice served in the U.S. Navy Reserve
Ken and Faith Reynolds McClain bought the Parsons Advocate Newspaper
Frank McEnteer was made chief engineer of the construction division of the U.S. armed forces in the Middle East
Clarence Meadows was elected to a full term as 10th Circuit judge
Arch A. Moore Jr. served as an army infantryman
Raleigh County experienced its peak output of coal production during World War II.
Alex Schoenbaum settled in Charleston
Legislature authorized a return to the name Shepherd College
Joe Stydahar joined the navy
Festus Summers became president of the West Virginia Historical Society
Construction began on Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston
Navy assigned the name Huntington to another cruiser
Legislature changed the name of West Liberty State Teachers College to West Liberty State College
Florence Blanchfield became superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps
WSAZ radio affiliated with the Blue Network
Frankie Yankovic enlisted in the Army
Jonah Edward Kelley was drafted into the army
