Remember our combat veterans;
America Supports You
Strengthening our nation’s security and freedom is still a top priority for the United States and
as an American I am Grateful for our United States Marines, Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guards, and our U.S. Reserves units, who are always willing to accept our nation’s call to protect and preserve our freedom
Internal links
- State Champ Supplier of Marines
- Skilled warriors of WWII
- William Ignatious
- Military Police Company from Richwood
- Memory of SP4 REX ALLAN BOWYER
Some of the wars I remember
Spanish-American War
American Casualties in the Spanish-American War, killed in action 385 and other death 2,061
The Korean War
1950-1953
Inter State War
North Korea and China
Casualties in the Korean War, 33600 American
Vietnam War
1956-1975
Civil War, Inter-State War
North Vietnam and South Vietnamese "Viet Cong" Rebels
Vietnam War Casualties
58226 American soldiers
died in the war or are missing in action.
Second Persian Gulf War "Operation Desert Storm"
1991
Inter State War
Iraq
"Desert Fox" Campaign, part of U.S and Iraq Conflict
December, 1998
Inter State War
Iraq
Attack on the USS Cole
October 12, 2000
Terrorist Conflict
Terrorists associated with Osama bin Laden
Attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
September 11, 2001 ("911")
Terrorist Conflict
Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida organization
Afghanistan War (Operation Enduring Freedom)
October 7, 2001-Present
War against Terrorism
The Taliban and Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaida organization
Third Persian Gulf War "Operation Iraqi Freedom"
Invasion Iraq, MARCH 19, 2003 "Baghdad time on March 20" – present
Inter State War
Iraq
A War to Remember
World War II
September 1939 through to 1945
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Remember Our Veterans, and thousands of new veterans returning from the battlefield...This is our ways to support and honor our Richwood Troops and Veterans of Foreign Wars.If you have a U.S. military photo of a Richwood WV. or Richwood High School military person who served in a Foreign War and would like to add the photo, email us the photo with the year of the photo, the name of the person pictured, and any significant information relative to the photo and which war…..E-mail the name and photo to:
 
Bob Hart
World War II,or the Second World War.
Branch of Service: "U.S. Army "
Which war: World War II,or the Second World War - September 1939 through to 1945
submited: Lauren, Bob Hart is my great-great uncle.
The Second World War, from 1 September 1939 through to 1945, German invasion of Poland began World War II. The five leading Allied nations, Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, the United States, and China.
Ernest Trescott
Spanish American War
Branch of Service: " "
Which war: Spanish American War - took place between April and August 1898
submited: Kenneth Trescott.
This is Ernest Trescott; he settled in Richwood in 1909 and worked at the Pin Factory and Big Mill until he retired in the late 1930's or early 40's. He died March 30, 1949 and is buried at Richwood Cemetery. Grand pop was the last Spanish American War veteran buried in Richwood. On the back of the picture was this thought. Hearts don't break, they sting and ache, for old time sake, but they do not die. As witnessed by the living. I am Kenneth Trescott his Grandson and for me he was a kind gentle man
Ignatious, Frank B.
Entered the Service from: Richwood West Virginia
SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II,
Birth: Nov. 12, 1916
Death: Dec. 26, 1979
Burial: Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Hamlin, Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA
Branch of Service: "U.S. Army "
Which war: Second World War - September 1939 through to 1945
submited: Lucy Mitchell
Frank the son of Joe & Mary Ignatious of Horse Ridge, Richwood WV. Joe and Mary Ignatious came to West Virginia and Joe work in the coal mines in Saxman, Nicholas County, West Virginia. Mary worked as a cook for a boarding house in Saxman WV. While young Frank worked right along beside her. Frank's mother later ran a boarding house. Although they didn't have much, Frank's mother had always taught him how to take a little of nothing and turn it into a meal so Frank was no stranger to cooking as a young boy.
Their was a church, school, store, bowling alley, theater, coke ovens, and a few 2 story boarding house as well as single story houses. They stayed hear until (I think the late 20’s)
The town is gone now. It's bookmarked only by the remains of the mining operation and the coke ovens on the hillside. And old cement pillars where some building rested on. His dad Joe Ignatious moved his family to a small farm 4 Miles North Of Richwood on Horse Ridge Mountain in 1930’s. Joe and Mary Ignatious sold the farm in the 50's and move behind Campolio grocery store on Riverside Drive. Mary Ignatious died in 1955 and Joe died in 1957.
SP/5 Samuel S. Frame....U.S. Army (Korea)...WVANG
Born 26 July 1922--Died 2 Sept 2001
Branch of Service: "U.S. Army "
Which war: Korean War - took place between 1950-1953
submited: Billy Gardner.
Sammy worked a the STAR Theater and also for the Richwood Street Dept. for many years.
The pictures and newspaper articles are from 1943-1945.
Staff Sergeant James O. Sparks....U.S. Army Air Corps (Second World War )
Born: April 2, 1924 - Webster County, W. Va.
Died: June 15, 2009 - Barberton, Ohio
Branch of Service: "Army Air Corps "
Which war: Second World War - 11 November 1942 thru 18 September 1945
submited: Stephen J. Sparks
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 at age 18 and flew 50 bombing missions during World War II, in the South Pacific, as an aerial waist gunner on a B-24 Liberator bomber. He was awarded the Air Medal with eight Oak Leaf Clusters and the Asia Pacific Medal with eight Bronze Battle Stars.
His years of hunting grouse at a young age with his grandfather trained him well for aerial combat. In fact, he was so good at shooting targets that the military wanted him to stay in the states and be an instructor at aerial gunnery school in Florida. He had his mind made up that he wanted to go into combat and fight the Japanese so he refused the offer and went off to war.
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