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This Beckley resident flew 64 combat missions in Vietnam and piloted the space shuttle Challenger on an eight-day mission in 1984.
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This Braxton County native founded the West Virginia Air National Guard.
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During World War II, this future Raleigh County sheriff was wounded in the invasions of both Normandy and Holland.
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The 201st Field Artillery (West Virginia Army National Guard) traces its founding to what year?
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This Jefferson County resident was third in command of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War before being court martialed after the Battle of Monmouth.
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During Dunmore's War, William McCoy fortified his house into a fort in this county.
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Where did Aaron Burr meet to plan a military expedition into the Southwest?
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About how many West Virginians served in the military during World War I?
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Greenbrier County native Ralph Pomeroy earned the Medal of Honor during this war.
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This World War II Medal of Honor recipient from Huntington was severely wounded flying over Germany in 1944 but flew his crew safely back to Great Britain and died shortly after being removed from the plane.
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