University of West Virginia Veterans Memorials

University of West Virginia Veterans Memorials (HM2H4Q)

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N 39° 38.142', W 79° 57.237'

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[Top left plaque:]

Doris "Dorie" Miller
First African American Hero of WWII

In Recognition of Extraordinary
Courage in Battle

Aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia

Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941


[Bottom left plaque:]

Presented by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars
and Ladie Auxiliary
Department of West Virginia
in honor of all West Virginians
who have served in
the Armed Forces of our country

May 11, 1963


[Center plaque:]

Roll of Honor

In memory of

West Virginia University students
who died in the service of
the United States of America
during wartime


[Right plaque:]
USS West Virginia Crew lost at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941


By J.W. Horne
12-7-2007
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HM NumberHM2H4Q
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Date Added Saturday, May 25th, 2019 at 2:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 589764 N 4387847
Decimal Degrees39.63570000, -79.95395000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 38.142', W 79° 57.237'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 38' 8.5200000000002" N, 79° 57' 14.22" W
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