Thomas Memorial Hospital

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

James B. Griffin described the Clover Archiological Site in The Fort Ancient Aspect

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

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

Frank Haymond was appointed to fill a vacancy on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals by Governor Meadows

Molly O'Day recorded 8 songs for Columbia Records

Herbert J. Thomas Memorial Hospital opened in South Charleston, named for the local hero

Camp Twin Creeks at Minnehaha Springs became coed

The West Virginia Motorsports Council was established by Governor Wise

Mountain Stage began broadcasting on public television

North Bend State Park added a 305-acre lake

Brad Paisley joined the Grand Ole Opry

Ashby Berkley and his sister sold the Pence Springs property

Jayne Anne Phillips published Motherkind

Pilgrim's Pride bought out WLR Foods poultry processors

The PROMISE scholarship was funded

The governance role in St. Joseph's Hospital by the Sisters of St. Joseph ended

Mary Lee Settle wrote I, Roger Williams

Michael Smith performed at the presidential inaugural prayer service

The Smoke Hole Lodge closed

Surface mining production was 60 million tons

Marsh Wheeling Stogies stopped making cigars

Joseph Carter was elected president of UMWA District 17

The West Virginia Mining and Reclamation Association merged with the West Virginia Coal Association

Carl J. Smith began serving as director of the Geological and Economic Survey

The West Virginia Hillbilly ceased publication

Grant Cooper became conductor of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra

Major renovations took place at Kanawha Airport