Steve in VA
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I lost a relative on the West Virginia and was curious if anyone else on this site had a relative on that ship?
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Dan in North Houston
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One of her masts sits across from the student union at WVU in Morgantown.
big tee
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No relative, but my American Legion-Iowa post 92. is named after a sailor who was killed on the West Virginia---Gilbert Fox. Stopped at the rest home Monday and talked to his brother Sheldon. Gib was a engineman so he was in the depths of the ship when the attack started. Sheldon is 93 and really sharp yet. Said they got Christmas gifts from Gib in the mail dated December 6th, WOW.----Tee
Dan in North Houston
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Since I don't know the difference, I found this picture on the web. I hope it answers your question. It is located in front of the Mountainlair, a pretty central location on the downtown campus.
The cage or lattice masts were installed when the ship was new and removed in 1942 at Pearl Harbor before steaming back to the US for a complete rebuild.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_West_Virginia_(BB-48)
The pole masts were installed as part of the rebuild. What they have is one of the pole masts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_West_Virginia_(BB-48)
The pole masts were installed as part of the rebuild. What they have is one of the pole masts.
Dan in North Houston
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OK, now I understand your reference. You will notice that the base is tapered in a little, starting at about eye level. I always wondered why that was, perhaps you know?
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Ultradog MN
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The West Virginia was a well loved ship.
Not that most sailors don't love their home but she was special to her crew.
As you may know, most of the crews of the sunken ships at PH were dispersed to the 4 winds to man other ships that were coming online. But the WeeVee was different than most in that her crew tried all kinds of tricks to get back on her after she was rebuilt. Lots of cross decking amd letters written to Congressmen and Senators asking them to pill strings, etc.
She even had several stow aways when she left port. Guys would risk getting busted in rank to get back aboard.
Not that most sailors don't love their home but she was special to her crew.
As you may know, most of the crews of the sunken ships at PH were dispersed to the 4 winds to man other ships that were coming online. But the WeeVee was different than most in that her crew tried all kinds of tricks to get back on her after she was rebuilt. Lots of cross decking amd letters written to Congressmen and Senators asking them to pill strings, etc.
She even had several stow aways when she left port. Guys would risk getting busted in rank to get back aboard.
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