West Virginia University
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
James E. Mann, Jr., Appointment, Diploma, and Clippings
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3929
Overview
Contains the appointment of James E. Mann to West Virginia's Mercer County Local Board No. 1 (draft board) during World War II (1940); diploma awarded to Lucy Austin Higginbotham (later Mrs. James E. Mann) for graduation from West Virginia University (1929); and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, most regarding Sergeant Junior J. Spurrier (ca. 1945). Spurrier was a WWII hero from Bluefield, and a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Dates:
1929-1945