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Weber County's Greatest Generation
by Kim
Stories from Ogden and Weber County about the men who served and the happenings here during World War II.
Episodes
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Runners Don't Come Home: The Story of PFC Neil Dudman
Send a text The sacrifice of a young Marine from Ogden takes center stage as we explore the life and service of Private First Class Neil Frank Dudman. Born in 1923 as the youngest of eleven children, Neil's early years were marked by hardship when his father died suddenly in 1930, leaving his...
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From Utah Beach to Eternal Rest: The Story of Private James Howard Smith
Send a text We follow 19-year-old Private James Howard Smith from Liberty, Utah to the second wave landing on Utah Beach during the D-Day invasion. Born in Arkansas but settled in Utah by 1934, Smith registered for the draft the day after turning 18 and was in uniform just months later. His brief...
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Chutes Over Normandy: When Ogden High's Class President Went to War
Send a text The sacrifice of our hometown heroes often becomes lost in the broader narrative of world-changing events. Today, we resurrect the memory of Sergeant Carl Yarrington, an Ogden native whose brief but impactful life ended on the beaches of Normandy during D-Day. Carl's story embodies…
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Veteran's Day in Weber County in 1944
Send a text Step back in time with me, Kim Dixon, as we honor the courage and resilience of those who shaped history on November 11, 1944. Ever wondered how pivotal moments unfolded on the world stage during World War II? This episode promises to enrich your understanding with stories of General...
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The Borgstrom Brothers' Lasting Legacy
Send a text How do you honor a family that lost nearly everything for their country? Join Kim Dixon as she returns from her hiatus to share the breathtaking story of the Borgstrom family from Box Elder County. After completing her book, "Weber County's Greatest Generation Book 3, 1944," and...
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1943 Ogden Mass Shooting: An Unforgotten Nightmare
Send a text 80 years ago Austin Cox murdered five people, including Judge Lewis Trueman, who granted a divorce to his ex-wife.
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D-Day 1944 in Weber County
Send a text How did Weber County hear the news of the Invasion of Normandy in 1944? Listen and find out!
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Memorial Day 1943
Send a text What happened on Memorial Day 80 years ago? War plants in Ogden and other cities did not close down for Memorial Day. The battle of inflation is still plaguing the nation.
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Weber County - December 7, 1942
Send a text The city and county that servicemen had left during 1942 was changing completely. Rationing of coffee, liquor, tires, gas, sugar and soon meat was the reality that residents lived with.
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The Circus Come to Ogden!
Send a text Eighty years ago in August of 1942, there was not much good news from the warfront. On August 12th, the Coles' Circus came to town with hundreds of animals and performers, They marched from Union Station to 19th and Harrison for a one-of-a-kind spectacular!!
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July 4th, 1942 in Weber County
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Weber County and FDR's Rubber Drive - June 1942
Send a text In June of 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt, in a radio address, called on American's to gather all of their rubber for the war effort. See how Weber County and the US as a whole, responded.
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1945 Deaths - May through October
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Weber County Deaths - 1945 March and April
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Weber County Deaths - January, February 1945
Send a text The story of the 61 Weber County men killed in January and February 1945.
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1944 Deaths Part 2
Send a text Weber County deaths from July 1 - December 31, 1944
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1944 Deaths Part 1
Send a text In 1944 Weber County lost 66 servicemen. This is the list of those who died through June.
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Weber County 1943 Deaths
Send a text We lost 29 servicemen in 1943.
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Honoring Those Weber County Men Killed in 1942
Send a text At the end of 1942, Weber County had lost 23 servicemen.
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Iwo Jima Part 2
Send a text The storie of two more Weber County boys on Iwo Jima. Seaman Vernon Fowers died in the kamikaze attack on the USS Bismarck Sea. George Wahlen, is Weber County's own Congressional Medal of Honor winner for his heroic actions on Iwo
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Weber County and the Battle for Iwo Jima
Send a text The story of two Weber County boys and the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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The Farnsworth Brothers
Send a text Chuck and Keith Farnsworth, both pilots, died in opposite theatres of war within on e week of each other in December of 1944.
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Captain James O. Fox
Send a text Marine Captain James Fox of Riverdale, was one of seven Weber County Marines killed in the South Pacific during World War II.
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Honoring the Weber County boys who died in France in 1944
Send a text 15 of our servicemen died in France between June 6th and December 25th, 1944.
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Lt. M. Kimball Jacobs and Pfc J. Gray Jacobs, Riverdale Brothers Killed in World War II
Send a text Charlotte Jacobs of Riverdale, sent four sons to different theatres of war during World War II. She was one of two families in Weber County that lost two sons in battle.
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Sgt. Glen Sandlund
Send a text Glen Sandlund was an outstanding basketball player at Ogden High School and at George Washington University. He was killed in the Battle of Manila.
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Private Dale Beus Nelson
Send a text This story links a mass murder in Ogden to two Weber County boys who died in World War 2.
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Lieutenant Richard (Spence) Burrows, The First American to Cross into Germany in World War II
Send a text Lt. Richard Burrows was the first American to cross into German territory in World War II. Unfortunately, he was also the first ground casualty in Germany....
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2nd Lt. William J. Capson
Send a text 2nd Lt. William J. Capson of Huntsville, co-pilot of a B-25, died in Italy on February 6, 1944.
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Captain Eddie E. Winkler
Send a text Captain Eddie Winkler was reported as missing in action after his plane crashed on August 26, 1944, only to show up at his unit on September 20th. Eleven days later he was killed in another crash on October 1st in the Himalaya mountains.
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Pfc Harold Moline, Pfc Fred Gibson and Seaman Joseph Hyalmar Anderson
Send a text In connection with last week's podcast, this is the story of three more Weber County boys .
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Sgt. Howard Hunt and Pfc Arnold Rose
Send a text Sgt. Hunt and Private first class Rose were best friends all through their childhood. They joined the army together, trained together and went overseas together. They even died together on the same day in Italy.
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Podcast #21 Private H. Wayne Macfarlane
Send a text Private Macfarlane was killed in action on the ship the USS Dorchester in the Atlantic on Feburary 2, 1943.
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Podcast #19 Staff Sgt Frank Baron
Send a text Staff Sgt Frank Baron was killed on August 1, 1943 in the attack on the Ploesti oil plants in Romania.
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Armistice Day 1918 in Ogden
Send a text Find out what happened in Ogden the first Armistice Day in 1918 and take a minute to honor the 22 boys from Weber County who died in World War I.
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Podcast #17 Lt. Robert S. Blakeley
Send a text Lt. Blakeley died in one of the greatest aerial battle of World War II, fought in North Africa.
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Podcast #16 Lieutenant Winslow Gardner
Send a text Lt. Winslow Gardner, co-pilot of his B-17E died on June 1, 1943 in New Britain, in the southwest Pacific.
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Podcast #15 The Luddington Brothers
Send a text This is the story of one of two families in Weber County that lost two sons in World War II.
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Podcast #14 Staff Sgt Harold Davis and Private First Class Wallace Bitton
Send a text The story of cousins, Staff Sgt. Harold Davis and Pfc Wallace Bitton.
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Podcast #13 Sergeant Carl H. Yarrington
Send a text Sergeant Carl Yarrington, took part in the D-Day invasion as a paratrooper.
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Podcast #12 Private Lyle Kundson Part 4
Send a text The amazing finish of Private Knudson's experiences as a POW in the Philippines.
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Podcast #11 - Private Lyle Kundson Part 3
Send a text Part 3 of Private Lyle Knudson's amazing rescue from the Philippines.
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Podcast #10 - Pvt Lyle Knudson, Part 2
Send a text Part 2 of the story of Lyle Knudson's experiences with the Philippines.
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Podcast #9 - Pvt. Lyle Kundson, Part 1
Send a text Private Lyle Knudson was a prisoner of war in the Philippines, but survived to tell his own story,
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Podcast #8 Captain Wayne A. Fisher
Send a text Captain Wayne Fisher was serving in the Philippines when the Japanese attacked. He survived the Bataan Death March and two years at Cabanatuan.
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Podcast #7 - Seaman David Huntsman and Seaman Edmund Archibald
Send a text Two 18-year old Ogden boys found themselves in the Battle of the Coral Sea on two different ships.
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Podcast #6 Quartermaster William Dean and Lieutenant Daryal Clark
Send a text Quartermaster Dean and Lt. Clark were stationed in the Philippines in December of 1941 when the Japanese attacked.
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Podcast #5 Coxswain Claude Becker
Send a text Coxswain Becker received the Navy Cross for his actions on the USS Marblehead.
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Podcast #4 - 2nd Lieutenant Richard Pingree
Send a text Lt. Pingree served along side Major Pell in the 33rd Pursuit Squadron and died on the same day.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Stories from Ogden and Weber County about the men who served and the happenings here during World War II.
HOSTED BY
Kim
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