West Virginia Department Officers
Frank Goff,
President
Chet Fleming, Vice President
A C Squires, Secretary/Treasurer
Jack Tamplin, Past President
Jim
DeCarlo, President Mountaineer Chapter
Loren Jackson, President Fairmont Chapter
Samuel A. Birchfield, President
Beckley Chapter
Welcome to The West Virginia Korean War Veterans Association home pages. Here you will find information
about the WVKWVA Chapters and their members.
There are presently three KWVA Chapters in West Virginia. The first
was the Mountaineer Chapter 146 in Charleston. The second was the Kenneth Shadrick Chapter 156 in Beckley. The Fairmont Chapter
was next.
Frank Goff the President of the
West Virginia Department of the Korean War Veterans Association may be reached by writing him at: 160 Riverview Drive, St
Albans, WV 25177 or by telephone at (304)722-1204.
Chapters 146 & 190 dedicated their Korean
War Memorial.
(SEE MEMORIAL PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION)
WVKVA 2007 ANNUAL CONFERENCE WAS HELD JULY 27, 2007, AT THE RAMADA INN LOCATED IN
SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV
2007 WVKWVA Conference
Frank Goff was re-elected as President. Chet Fleming was re-elected Vice President
and
A C Squires was re-elected Secretary/ Treasurer
The business meeting began at 12:30 pm.
A representative of the WV Archives Office discussed veterans affairs. The
primary subject was urging the members to record their military service for the WV Archives. Also discussed was the
delayed opening of the new VA nursing home.
The Beckley Chapter gave a report about their new memorial that was dedicated in Sophia, WV on June
24, 2007.
Activities