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When was the West Virginia Air National Guard formed?
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This West Virginia native was the Eighth Army's chief nurse during the Korean War.
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This Huntington resident was one of the first American nurses to land during the 1943 invasion of Sicily.
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This South Charleston Medal of Honor recipient had a hospital named after him.
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After being shot down in World War II, this Lincoln County native parachuted into German-occupied France, hid in a barn for days, and escaped across the snow-capped Pyrenees into neutral Spain.
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Which one of the following conflicts did George Washington's land agent William Crawford NOT participate in?
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Fort Pleasant was built in this county during the French & Indian War.
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This owner of the home Traveller's Rest in present-day Jefferson County fought heroically at the Battle of Saratoga but retreated in embarrassing fashion from the Battle of Camden during the Revolutionary War.
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About how many West Virginians served in the military during World War I?
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Which one of the following World War II Medal of Honor recipients did NOT receive his commendation for fighting in France?
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