https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/052000https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/image/052000.jpgPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt Boards Cruiser Houston, San Francisco Bay, CA1939U.S.S. West Virginia.World War II.World War, 1939-1945.American president Franklin D. Roosevelt inspected the Pacific Fleet, including the U.S.S. West Virginia. West Virginia History OnViewUSS West Virginia