Home Town Heroes from the State of West Virginia

City/County	Name and Award Details (B) Indicates Place of Birth if Award Credited Elsewhere
Accoville	(B) Belcher, Ted (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)
Alderson	Fletcher, Charles Binford - NC (WWII)
Alma	Smith, Homer Leroy (KIA) - NC (Vietnam)
Alpoca	(B) Cook, Andrew Fred (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Asbury	(B) Bell, Josiah Scott (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Avondale	(B) McDonald, Phill Gene (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)
Barbour	Martin, Emmette B. - DSC (Korea)
Beckley	Kinzer, Edward Blain (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	McDonald, Phill Gene (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)
	McGinnis, William H. - DSC (WWI)
Bellepoint	Thompson, Woodrow R. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Belva	(B) Thompson, Woodrow R. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Berea	(B) Fox, Wade Hobert - DSC (WWI), NC (WWI)
Blue Creek	Settle, Frank J. - DSC (WWI)
Bluefield	Bailey, Woodrow W. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
	Moore, Ulvert M. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	Shumate, Carson L. - DSC (WWI)
	Stewart, George L. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
	White, Ambrose F. - DSC (WWI)
Boggs	Bragg, James W. - DSC (WWI)
Bolivar	Weir, Henry Cary - MOH (Civil War)
Braxton County	(B) Hamric, Ervin - DSC (WWI)
Bristol	(B) Haney, Mathias Willoughby - DSC (WWI)
Brooke County	Taylor, Robert L. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Buckhannon	Tenney, Vet Eugene (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Buffalo	Hall, Harold De La Monte (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Burnt House	(B) Sinnett, Lawrence Clinton - MOH (Mexican Campaign)
Cabell County	(B) Adams, James F. - MOH (Civil War)
Calhoun County	Chenoweth, Charles H. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Cameron	Clark, Joseph - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Wilkerson, Alfred - DSC (WWI)
Canebrake	Wright, John W. - DSC (WWI)
Carlisle	(B) Bender, Stanley - MOH (WWII)
Cass	(B) Mathews, John H. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Ceredo	Adams, James F. - MOH (Civil War)
	Johnson, William Harold - NC (Squalus, 1939), NC (WWII)
	(B) Glendenning, Hugh L. - DSC (WWI)
Charles Town	Wetzel, Charles C. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
	(B) Downer, John W. - DSC (WWI)
Charleston	Anderson, Lane S. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
	Barber, Thomas M. - DSC (WWI)
	Carter, David Lewis - NC (WWII)
	Morton, William Benjamin - NC (WWII)
	Payne, Francis W. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
	Quick, John Henry - MOH (Spanish-American), DSC (WWI), NC (WWI)
	Rippetoe, Grover C. - DSC (WWI)
	Weaver, William D. - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Hall, Harold De La Monte (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Phillips, Samuel E. - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Preston, Benjamin S., Jr. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	(B) White, Jess - DSC (WWI)
Charlestown	Shumate, John W. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
	Walraven, John G. - NC (Nicaragua)
Chauncey	Hunt, Harmon - DSC (WWI)
Chelyan	White, Jess - DSC (WWI)
Cherry Grove	(B) Hedrick, Clinton M. (KIA) - MOH (WWII)
Christian	Goodman, Harry (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Claremont	(B) Rogers, Charles Calvin - MOH (Vietnam War)
Clarksburg	Durham, James R. - MOH (Civil War)
	McWhorter, Walter F. - MOH (Civil War)
	Petro, George E. - NC (Korea)
	Shahan, Emisire - MOH (Civil War)
	Shoemaker, Levi - MOH (Civil War)
	Teter, Guy E. - DSC (Spanish-American)
	(B) Pressley, William M. - DSC (WWII)
Clay County	(B) Rippetoe, Grover C. - DSC (WWI)
Clothier	McComas, Clyde H. - NC (WWII)
Coketon	Myers, Charles W. - DSC (WWI)
Colliers	Pottersnak, Charles J. - NC (WWII)
Coredo	(B) Houchins, Lyle C. (KIA) - DSC (WWI), NC (WWI)
Cranberry	Holmes, Felix R. - DSC (WWI)
Crown	Sargent, Jesse W. - DSC (WWI)
Cunard	(B) Elwell, John Robert (KIA) - NC (Korea)
Dunlow	(B) Miller, John C., Jr. - DSC (WWI)
East Gulf	(B) Charlton, Cornelius H. (KIA) - MOH (Korean War)
Edgartown	Collins, Jess W. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Edgewood	Nickerson, Henry Nehemiah - MOH (Mexican Campaign)
Elk River (Charleston)	(B) Summers, James Calvin - MOH (Civil War)
Elm Grove	Auber, John J. - DSC (WWI)
Evans	Herdman, Dencil (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Fairmont	Bennett, Thomas William (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)
	Dodd, Howard W. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	Hartsock, Robert Willard (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)
	Williams, Hershel Woodrow "Woody" - MOH (WWII)
	(B) Dusch, Robert A. - NC (WWII)
	(B) Sands, Charles S. - NC (WWII)
Fayette County	(B) Buckley, John C. - MOH (Civil War)
Fayetteville	Elwell, John Robert (KIA) - NC (Korea)
	(B) Light, Wilbur S. - DSC (WWI)
Fire Creek	Jones, Claud Ashton - MOH (Peace Time Heroism)
Fort Cox	Horsfall, William H. - MOH (Civil War)
French Creek	Brady, Dalton E. - DSC (WWI)
Gary	(B) Wawrzyniak, Stanley J. - 2 NCs (Korea)
Glasgow	Rutledge, Alvin O. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Gleneaston	(B) Brown, George - DSC (WWI)
Glenville	(B) Miller, Fred C. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Glenwood	(B) Villars, Roy L. - NC (2d Haiti)
Grafton	Warder, Frederick Burdett - 2 NCs (WWII)
Grantsville	(B) Bell, Bernard Pious - MOH (WWII), DSC (WWII)
Gravton	(B) Pauley, Chester, Jr. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Harpers Ferry	(B) Geary, William J. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Harrison	Gains, Charles (KIA) - DSC (Korea)
	(B) Reeder, Charles A. - MOH (Civil War)
Harrisville	Sinnett, Lawrence Clinton - MOH (Mexican Campaign)
	(B) Wilson, Casel - DSC (WWI)
Heights	(B) Oliver, William B. - NC (WWII)
Henderson	Birchfield, Kenneth - DSC (WWI)
Hundred	Thomas, Fred - 2 DSCs (WWI)
Huntington	Belcher, Ted (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)
	Bias, Elbert L. - DSC (WWII)
	Dial, Walter V. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
	Forsythe, Abe, Jr. - NC (WWII)
	Holm, Charley A. - DSC (WWII)
	McNulty, Herman L. - DSC (WWI)
	Miller, John C., Jr. - DSC (WWI)
	Scheff, Lester Dane - NC (WWII)
	Waymire, Jackie L. (KIA) - DSC (Vietnam)
	(B) Chambers, Justice Marion - MOH (WWII)
	(B) Femoyer, Robert Edward (KIA) - MOH (WWII)
	(B) High, Paul Laverne - NC (WWII)
	(B) Waldron, William H. - DSC (China)
	(B) Wetzel, Walter C. (KIA) - MOH (WWII)
Huntsville	Collins, Boggs G. - DSC (WWII)
Institute	Rogers, Charles Calvin - MOH (Vietnam War)
Jackson County	(B) Parsons, Joel - MOH (Civil War)
Judyton	(B) Oiler, George - DSC (WWI)
Jumping Branch	(B) Dunbar, Charles T. - DSC (WWI)
Justice	Cline, Jesse L. - DSC (WWI)
Kanawha	Marshall, James E. (KIA) - DSC (Korea)
	Nichols, Charles E. (KIA) - DSC (Korea)
	Williams, Stanley R. (KIA) - DSC (Korea)
	Woo, Theodore R. (KIA) - DSC (Korea)
Kenova	Lynch, Roscoe (KIA) - NC (WWI)
	Moore, James Edward - DSC (WWI)
Keyser	Kelley, Jonah Edward High (KIA) - MOH (WWII)
	McCue, Hartsel Filler - NC (WWII)
Kimball	(B) Cuff, William E. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Lee Wood	(B) Keeney, Armar D. - DSC (Philippines)
Leon	(B) Jewell, Jesse D. - NC (WWII)
Leonard	Workman, Clyde E. - DSC (WWII)
Lewis County	(B) Eckes, John N. - MOH (Civil War)
	(B) McWhorter, Walter F. - MOH (Civil War)
Lewisburg	Moore, Joseph M., Jr. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Lindsey	(B) Mounts, Wayne D. - DSC (WWI)
Logan	Evans, Edward F. - DSC (Siberia)
	(B) Molnar, Frankie Zoly (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)
Logan County	(B) Davis, Harvey S. - DSC (1912)
Long Branch	(B) Cline, Floyd - DSC (WWI)
Lost Creek	Fox, Wade Hobert - DSC (WWI), NC (WWI)
Lumberport	Drake, Thomas D. - DSC (WWI), DSC (WWII)
	(B) Coffield, Ralph Edwin (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Maitland	Buchanan, Robert C. - DSC (WWI)
Mannington	(B) Shriver, Charles W. - NC (WWII)
Marion	Saplio, Sam - DSC (WWI)
Marshall	Whitlatch, Glen L. - DSC (Korea)
Martinsburg	Frazer, Hugh Carroll - MOH (Vera Cruz), NC (WWI)
	Licklider, John D. - DSC (WWI)
	Thomas, Franklin C., Jr. - NC (WWII)
	(B) Kline, Orval - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Whittington, Charles E. - DSC (WWI)
Martinsville	(B) Smith, Charles M. - DSC (WWI)
Mason City	Barringer, William H. - MOH (Civil War)
	Bumgarner, William - MOH (Civil War)
	Parsons, Joel - MOH (Civil War)
	Schorn, Charles - MOH (Civil War)
Mason County	(B) Bumgarner, William - MOH (Civil War)
	(B) Godley, Leonidas Mahlon - MOH (Civil War)
	(B) Van Matre, Joseph - MOH (Civil War)
Mathias	(B) Mathias, Leonard Paul - NC (WWII)
McDowell County	(B) Thompson, Lawrence E. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
McGraws	(B) Foote, John Storrs (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Meadow Bridge	Muir, Joseph Eugene (KIA) - NC (Vietnam)
Mercer County	Spencer, Howard L. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Minden	Thompson, Lawrence E. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Mingo County	(B) Cline, Jesse L. - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Hunt, Harmon - DSC (WWI)
Monongalia County	(B) Shanes, John - MOH (Civil War)
	(B) Shoemaker, Levi - MOH (Civil War)
Montgomery	(B) Harvey, Carmel Bernon (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)
	(B) Prout, William L. - DSC (WWI)
Moorefield	Denney, William Herman, Jr. (KIA) - DSC (Vietnam)
Morgantown	Ney, George W. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
	West, James Charles - NC (WWII)
	(B) Bennett, Thomas William (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)
Moundsville	Brown, George - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Carter, Carl C. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Criswell, Benjamin C. - MOH (Indian Campaigns)
Mount Clare	(B) Petro, George E. - NC (Korea)
Mount Hope	(B) Carter, David Lewis - NC (WWII)
Mount Pleasant	Buckley, John C. - MOH (Civil War)
Mullens	Tice, John P. - DSC (WWII)
Myrtle	Deskins, Frank - DSC (WWI)
Nagatuck	Davis, Harvey S. - DSC (1912)
Nebo	Siers, Frank - DSC (WWI)
New Manchester	Apple, Andrew O. - MOH (Civil War)
New Martinsville	(B) Morgan, Francis M. - DSC (WWI)
Northfork	(B) Wygal, Lawrence A. - DSC (WWI)
Ohio County	(B) Curtis, Josiah M. - MOH (Civil War)
	(B) Dixon, William "Billy" - MOH (Indian Campaigns)
	(B) McCauslin, Joseph - MOH (Civil War)
	(B) Woods, Daniel A. - MOH (Civil War)
Page	(B) Tyree, Alexander Kelly - 2 NCs (WWII)
Parkersburg	Ebert, Walter G. - NC (WWII)
	Leeper, Charles David - NC (WWII)
	Moore, George G. - MOH (Civil War)
	Stump, Felix Budwell - 2 NCs (WWII)
	Treadway, Samuel - DSC (Philippines)
	White, Adam - MOH (Civil War)
	(B) Griffin, William L. (KIA) - DSC (WWI), NC (WWI)
	(B) Icenhower, Joseph B. - NC (WWII)
Peerless	(B) Quattrone, John - NC (WWII)
Phillipi	(B) Teter, Guy E. - DSC (Spanish-American)
Pineville	Cline, Floyd - DSC (WWI)
Point Pleasant	McElhinny, Samuel O. - MOH (Civil War)
	Summers, James Calvin - MOH (Civil War)
Pond Gap	(B) Holdren, Lawrence H. - NC (WWII)
Preston	(B) Drake, Thomas D. - DSC (WWI), DSC (WWII)
Preston County	(B) Shahan, Emisire - MOH (Civil War)
Princeton	Sanders, William H., II - NC (WWII)
	(B) Laughon, Willard R. - 2 NCs (WWII)
Putnam	Jefferson, James H. (KIA) - DSC (Korea)
Quiet Dell	(B) Williams, Hershel Woodrow "Woody" - MOH (WWII)
Quinwood	Pomeroy, Ralph Eugene (KIA) - MOH (Korean War)
Racine	Kyle, Darwin K. (KIA) - MOH (Korean War)
Rada	(B) Kelley, Jonah Edward High (KIA) - MOH (WWII)
Ravenswood	Morgan, Francis M. - DSC (WWI)
Red Creek	Flanagan, Gordon D. - DSC (WWI)
Red Jacket	Cook, Andrew Fred (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	Cook, Dallas H. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Reedy	(B) Lee, Orum - DSC (WWI)
Ridgley	Harrison, James A. - DSC (WWII)
Riverton	Hedrick, Clinton M. (KIA) - MOH (WWII)
Roane County	Conley, Irvin F. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
	Jarvis, Elmo H. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
	Justice, Clyde E. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Rock	(B) Kinzer, Edward Blain (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Romney	(B) Charlton, Jason T. - NC (WWII)
	(B) Ward, Thomas J. - MOH (Civil War)
Ronceverte	Clifford, Thomas Eugene (KIA) - 2 DSCs (WWII)
	(B) Tobin, Robert G. - 3 NCs (WWII)
Ryan	(B) Raines, Lester - DSC (WWI)
Salem	(B) Mayfield, Melvin - MOH (WWII)
Schultz	Wells, James A. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Shenandoah Junction	Wood, William E. - DSC (WWI)
Shinnston	Reeder, Charles A. - MOH (Civil War)
Sissonville	Harrison, Roy Ernest (KIA) - NC (Korea)
South Charleston	Thomas, Herbert Joseph (KIA) - MOH (WWII)
St. Albans	Cox, Robert Edward - MOH (Peace Time Heroism)
	Pauley, Willard E. - DSC (WWI), NC (WWI)
Sulton	Johnson, John G. - NC (WWII)
Summers	Bragg, Bernard B. - DSC (Korea)
Summersville	See, Otto William (KIA) - DSC (Vietnam)
Sutton	Grose, John E. - DSC (WWII)
	Hamric, Ervin - DSC (WWI)
Thornton	(B) Hovatter, Everett E. - DSC (WWI)
Tyler County	(B) Moore, George G. - MOH (Civil War)
Union	Rowan, Andrew Summers - DSC (Spanish-American)
Upshur County	(B) Wales, Wade C. - DSC (WWI)
Vivian	(B) McAlarnis, James P. - NC (WWII)
Wadestown	(B) Mason, Claude H. - DSC (WWI)
Ward	Holdren, Lawrence H. - NC (WWII)
Warren	Shanes, John - MOH (Civil War)
Waynesville	(B) Bragg, James W. - DSC (WWI)
Webster	Rorrer, Frank D. (KIA) - DSC (Korea)
Weirton	Demas, John G. - NC (Korea)
Welch	Quattrone, John - NC (WWII)
	Waldron, William H. - DSC (China)
Wellsbrook	Burns, James Madison - MOH (Civil War)
West Columbia	(B) Stewart, Jimmy Goethel (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)
West Liberty	Curtis, Josiah M. - MOH (Civil War)
	McCauslin, Joseph - MOH (Civil War)
Weston	Brady, Joseph Martin (KIA) - DSC (Vietnam)
	Coffield, Ralph Edwin (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	Eckes, John N. - MOH (Civil War)
	Edmiston, Andrew, Jr. - DSC (WWI)
	Wales, Wade C. - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Chittum, Warren A. - DSC (WWI)
Wheeling	Anderson, Thomas - MOH (Civil War)
	Archibald, Robert J. (KIA) - NC (Nicaragua)
	Bishop, Daniel - MOH (Indian Campaigns)
	Corcoran, Michael - MOH (Indian Campaigns)
	Gibbs, Harry Bonaparte - NC (WWII)
	Lang, Lawrence A. - NC (WWII)
	Little, Charles G. - NC (Korea)
	Woods, Daniel A. - MOH (Civil War)
	(B) Auber, John J. - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Hildreth, Richard P. - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Nickerson, Henry J. - NC (WWII)
White Sulphur Springs	Hines, John Leonard - DSC (WWI)
Williamson	Chafin, Marile - DSC (WWI)
	Gaujot, Antoine August - MOH (Philippine Insurrection)
	Gaujot, Julien Edmund - MOH (Mexican Campaign)
	Mounts, Wayne D. - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Evans, Edward F. - DSC (Siberia)
	(B) Moore, Ulvert M. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Wirt Courthouse	Boury, Richard - MOH (Civil War)
Wood County	Vierheller, Thomas E. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)