Ralph Pomeroy

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Mar 26, 1930

Medal of Honor recipient Ralph Pomeroy was born in Quinwood, Greenbrier County.

1948

Ralph Pomeroy graduated from Crichton High School.

Oct 17, 1951

Medal of Honor recipient Ralph Pomeroy entered the Army.

Oct 15, 1952

PFC Ralph Pomeroy earned the Medal of Honor in action as a machine gunner near Kumhuwa, Korea.

Jan 10, 1953

Medal of Honor recipient Ralph Pomeroy was buried near Clintonville at the End of the Trail Cemetery.

Dec 16, 1953

Army Secretary Robert Stevens presented the Medal of Honor to Ralph Pomeroy’s parents.

1994

A bridge on U.S. 19 south of Summerville was renamed the Ralph Eugene Pomeroy Memory Bridge.

Ohio Valley College expanded

The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake was published in Brazilian Portuguese

Jayne Anne Phillips published Shelter

Jayne Anne Phillips published Shelter

The Rural Electrification Administration was abolished

Chris Sarandon married Joanna Hall Gleason

Michael Smith founded Rocketown Ministries

West Virginia became the third state to file suit against the tobacco industry to recover costs for smoking-related illnesses

The Tri-State Racetrack installed 400 video lottery slot machines

Hinchcliff Lumber Company added a scragg mill

Union Carbide's silicones products plant at Sistersville was sold

The present Unitarian Universalists building in Charleston was dedicated

The United Carbon Building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places

Melvin Lentz became wood chopping champion

Ginny Hawker began serving as president of West Virginia State Folk Festival

The West Virginia Lottery Commission approved the first 400 video slot machines at Wheeling Downs

The first open heart surgery in the area was performed at Wheeling Hospital

The Howard Long Wellness Center opened at Wheeling Hospital

Jesco White was featured in a brief cameo on Roseanne

Meredith Sue Willis wrote The Secret Super Powers of Marco

Meredith Sue Willis wrote In The Mountains of America

Tommy Thompson left the Red Clay Ramblers

Mar 10, 2001

The Navy christened the USNS Pomeroy, a medium-speed, roll-off ship, for Medal of Honor recipient Ralph Pomeroy.

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