Historic Hampshire County, WV
West Virginia's Oldest County


Those Who Gave Their Lives in World War II

 

In our continuing effort to archive the history of Hampshire County we often come across projects that are more than our limited resources can handle. The problem of listing the names of those Hampshire County citizens who served in World War II and paid the ultimate price is such a project. There are at least two major memorials to those who died in World War II. One is on the grounds of the West Virginia Capitol in Charleston. The other is in the Hampshire County Courthouse in Romney. Unfortunately, the two lists are not identical. They were compiled by different people from different sources. We would like to see some organization take on the responsibility of comparing the two lists and making appropriate corrections.

Brackets indicate information from the other list; text in red are problems which include individual listed from another county, mis-spelled name or died in different war.

We appreciate the submission by Jan Van Impe of Belgium of the two photographs below. They were taken at Henri Chapelle Cemetery located between Liege and Aachen near the site of the "Battle of the Bulge."  It is the resting place of 7,989 American Soldiers.

Graves of the Boyers in Belgium
Grave of Erwin Boyer and Lester W. Boyer at Henri Chapelle Cemetery in Belgium courtesy Jan Van Impe.

Charleston list
 
Alkire, Willard C.
 
Ayers, Eston Willard
Biddle, Jr., Earle Henry
 Morgan Co.
Boyer, Ervin
  Morgan Co. 
Carder, Cecil Andrew
Combs, Garland Bryan
Cookman, Donald Moore
Cox, Russell Jackson
Crouse, John C.
Davy, Hilton L.
Davis, Stirling G.
Doman, William C.
Duckworth, Russell E.
  Vietnam War [John Bernard Durst]
Graham, Marvin L.
Grapes, Cleo Eldred
Grapes, Wallace Conway
Haines, Denzil T.
Haines, Harry Franklin
Harmison, Paul Parker
Harness, Keith Weldon
  Korean War [Harold Ora Keister]
Kelley, John E.
Kenney, Samuel G.
Kimble, Dennis F.
  Mineral Co.
  Vietnam War [William Alan Largent]
Lupton, Wilmer Odell
Malcolm, William R.
Maphis, James William
McBride, Hetzel M.
Michael, Maurice Otho
Miller, Jesse A.
Newhouse, Junius L.
 Harrison Co.
Park, Virgil Vernon
Pownall, William Francis
Ricewick, Clinton Russell
  Webster Co.
  Hardy Co.
Rowzee, Oscar Benjamin
Rowzee, Jr., Oscar Benjamin
Saville, Oliver C.
Shank, William Flourney
Shoemaker, Orville W.
Simon, Jr., James O.
Smith, Harry Leroy
Smith, Theodore Roosevelt
Sulser, Garlan E.
Sulser, Garland E. [same as above??]
Sword, Charles A.
Taylor, James Isaac
Taylor, Kenneth Michael
Tharpe, Eugene William
Timbrook, Millard H. 
   
 
Whitman, Charles P.[spell??]
Courthouse list
 
Alkire, Willard [C.]
Allender, Edward W.
Ayers, Eston W. [Willard]
 
Bohrer, Harley R.
Boyer, Ervin
Boyer, Lester W.
Carder, Cecil A. [Andrew]
Combs, Garland B. [Bryan]
Cookman, Donald M. [Moore; out of order]
Cox, Russell [Jackson]
 
Davey, Hilton L.
Davis, Sterling [G.]
Doman, William C.
Duckworth, Russell [E.]
Durst, John B.
Graham, Marvin L. [out of order]
 
Grapes, Wallace C. [Conway]
Haines, Denzil T.
Haines, Harry F. [Franklin]
Harmison, Paul P. [Paul]
 
Keister, Harold  
  
  
 
Kuykendall, William F.
Largent, William A.
Lupton, Wilmer A.
 
Maphis, James W. [William]
McBride, Helzel [Hetzel; out of order]
Michael, Maurice O. [Otho]
Miller, Jesse A.
Newhouse, Junius [L.]
Oats, Roy J.
Parks, Virgil V. [Park, Virgil Vernon]
Pownall, William F. [Francis]
Ricewick, Clifton R. [Clinton Russell]
Rinker, Carl [J.]
Rinker, Harry [Harry Martin Rinker] 
[Rowzee-father-son??]
Rowzee, Jr., Oscar
Saville, Oliver C.
Shank, William Flourney
Shumaker, William [spelling error???]
Simon, James O. [Jr.]
 
Smith, Theodore R. [Roosevelt]
Sulser, Garland E. [Garlan spelling?]
 
Sword, Jack [Charles A.??]
Taylor, James I. [Isaac]
Taylor, Kenneth M. [Michael]
Tharp, Eugene W. [William]
Timbrook, Millard [H.]
Walker, James
Whiteman, Charles T. [Charles P.??]
 


  Henri Chapelle Cemetery in Belgium

Rainbow over Henri Chapelle Cemetery in Belgium [courtesy Jan Van Impe]