Gold Star Veterans : West Virginia : Prisoners of War

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	Name	State	Date	War	Branch
1	Thomas Joseph Abruzzino	WV	10-24-1944	WW II	Navy
2	Clifford Adkins	WV	07-20-1950	Korea	Army
3	Titus L Alt	WV	07-19-1942	WW II	Army
4	Lane Schofield Anderson	WV	09-07-1918	WW I	Army
5	William J Baer	WV	10-24-1944	WW II	Army AF
6	Ernest Bailey	WV	10-24-1944	WW II	Army AF
7	Arlen Richard Baldridge	WV	05-21-1944	WW II	Army AF
8	George W Berry	WV	12-06-1950	Korea	Army
9	Ersel Bevilock	WV	07-16-1950	Korea	Army
10	Basil L Blume	WV	10-24-1944	WW II	Army AF
11	Bruce Duane Boettcher	WV	11-02-1950	Korea	Army
12	Elihue Bond Jr	WV	08-01-1950	Korea	Army
13	Gilbert E Boone	WV	08-11-1942	WW II	Army AF
14	Clifford L Braley	WV	01-16-1945	WW II	Army
15	Charles R Brown	WV	10-24-1944	WW II	Army
16	George Brozovich	WV	07-04-1942	WW II	Army AF
17	Preston M Burgess	WV	11-30-1950	Korea	Army
18	Paul R Carr	WV	12-17-1944	WW II	Army
19	James R Carter	WV	02-13-1951	Korea	Army
20	James Ceasor	WV	12-01-1950	Korea	Army

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