On This Day in West Virginia History, April 6th

April 6, 2023

Mountaineer News

Vintage West Virginia

Governor Meadows signing Army Day proclamation, with Lt. Col. George Rochman and Col. Nelson Diggley III

On April 6, 1948, West Virginians celebrated Army Day, a national observance honoring the United States Armed Forces.

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