1944 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1944 United States presidential election in West Virginia The 1944 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. West Virginia was won by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Senator Harry S. Truman, with 54.89 percent of the popular vote, against the 41st Governor of New York Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with the 54th Governor of Ohio, John W. Bricker, with 45.11 percent
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt was scrapped before the award was ever established and would have had to still be in active service to have received the award. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) USS "Franklin D. Roosevelt" (CVB/CVA/CV-42) was the second of three s. To her crew, she was known as ""Swanky Franky"," ""Foo-De-Roo"," or ""Rosie"," with the last nickname probably the most popular. "Roosevelt" spent most of her active deployed career operating in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the United States Sixth Fleet. The ship was decommissioned in 1977 and was scrapped shortly afterward. She was the first