These Pocahontas County men were called into service during World War II. This photograph was taken on their reporting day November 6, 1942 on the front steps of the Pocahontas County Courthouse in Marlinton, West Virginia. The photographer was Harvey Bright working for the Gay Studio. Four people in the photo are identified.
Front row, 5th from left – Dayton Herold, of Frost. Front row, 7th from left – Everett Arbogast, of Marlinton. Fifth row, right of center – Oliver Sprouse and Quentin Sprouse of Frost. Please contact Preserving Pocahontas if you can ID others in the picture. (World War II Collection, Courtesy of McKinley Friel; ID: PHP000837)
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