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2 Lewistown News-Argus Saturday, November 9, 2019

Kenneth E. Adams Birthdate: Aug. 31, 1926 Birthplace: Bismarck, North Dakota Highest Rank: Gunner’s Mate Current Hometown: Lewistown Family: Shirley, wife; Steve Adams, Renne An- drews, children Connection to Central Montana: Owns Lewis- town Lumber & Rental Honoring Our Vets Served: Pacific Chad E. Abbott Danny F. Ahlgren Demorise E. Allen Jr. Lee H. Amundson Dennis L. Alexander Birthdate: Aug. 26, Birthdate: Aug. 9, Birthdate: Feb. 1, Birthdate: Nov. 1, Birthdate: June 19, 1953 1982 1949 1948 1923 Birthplace: Choteau Birthplace: Birthplace: Alexan- Birthplace: Billings Birthplace: Rice Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant Lewistown dria, Minn. Highest Rank: E-5 Lake, Wis. Current Hometown: Great Falls Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Specialist Highest Rank: Lt. Family: mother Luella Alexander, wife Cheri, son Sergeant/E-5 Meritorious Sergeant Current Home- Hometown (at time Jeremiah Branch of Military: Current Home- town: Garneill of death): Lewis- Connection to Central Montana: Raised in Lewis- Army town: Grass Range Family: Demorise town town, Army Reserve in Lewistown Hometown: Family: parents - and Clara Allen, Family: Lorraine Served: Korea, Honduras, Saudi Arabia Lewistown, MT Robert & Dorothea parents; Fran Allen, B. Amundson, wife; Duties: Cook, Laundry and Petroleum Family: Jasmin Ahlgren, children spouse; Katie and Thomas C. Amund- (wife); Tristan, Liam, and Wyatt - Kristi Voegele, Scott Ahlgren, Keith Chet, children; Madison, granddaughter son, son Terry Z. Alexander (sons). Ahlgren, Abbey Ahlgren Connection to Central Montana: Farm Connection to Central Montana: Married Birthdate: April 20, 1951 Served: Germany, Kuwait and Iraq (Op- Connection to Central Montana: Truck- and ranch here, loved the state Birthplace: Kenmare, N.D. eration Iraqi Freedom I) ing; Rancher Served: Fort Lewis, Fort Sill, Fort Benning, Served: WWII-Okinawa, Japan, Hawaii, Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant Duties: Combat Medic, Senior line Served: Two tours Vietnam - First Marine Vietnam Korea Branch of Military: Army medic for C Co. 1-6 INF., 2 BCT, 1st Division, Third Marine Division Duties: Artillery Duties: WWII –Transport Pilot, three years; Current Hometown: Lewistown Armored Division Duties: Machine gunner, platoon Com- Korea-sea plane pilot, 2 1/2, Korean Family: mother Luella Alexander, daughters Candy Connection to Central Montana: Grew up mander Charlie Co., Tunnel Rat Donald Lester Allen mop up and Dani Alexander and Kasha Coleman around Gilt Edge and a 2000 graduate of Military Honors, special Commenda- Birthdate: Nov. 17, Connection to Central Montana: Raised here Grass Range High School tions: Two Purple Hearts, Vietnam 1912 Albin Lawrence Anderson Served: Vietnam Military Honors: Combat Medic Badge, Ribbon Date of Death: 1997 Birthdate: May 19, Duties: Mechanic, Gunner Army Commendation Medal, Army Highest Rank: Cap- 1905 Military Honors: Green Beret, paratrooper, served Achievement Medal with oak leaf, John William Ahlgren tain, U.S. Army Date of Death: April 7 years Army Good Conduct Medal, Na- Birthdate: Dec. 31, Hometown (at time 7, 1982 tional Defense Service Medal, Iraq 1918 of death): Denton Birthplace: Min- Zeyrl Alexander Campaign Medal with three cam- Date of Death: May Family: Guy and nesota Birthdate: May 31, 1920 paign stars, Global War on Terrorism 17, 1995 Emma Allen, parents; Highest Rank: Date of Death: May 5, 1993 Expeditionary Medal, Global War Highest Rank: 2nd Millie Allen, spouse; Private Highest Rank: PFC on Terrorism Service Medal, Army and 4th Divisions, Harold, Larry, Vern, Hometown: Lew- Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown Service Ribbon, Overseas Ribbon, U.S. Marines Charlotte and Marge, children istown Family: Luella, spouse; Connie C., Terry, Geary, Presidential Unit Citation, Driver / Hometown (at time Connection to Central Montana: Fergus Family: Par- Dennis, Sandra Y., Debbie, Lonny and Randy, Mechanic Badge for wheeled and of death): Grass High School graduate ents: Louis and Alma children tracked vehicles, Expert Marksman- Range Served: Angel Island, north of San Fran- Shoquist Anderson; Ellen Anderson Served: Africa, Italy ship Badge with the rifle and pistol, Family: Betty cisco, Guadalcanal in the Pacific Benes, Mildred Anderson Benes and Duties: Rear tank gunner and die Deutsche Schuetzenschnur Ahlgren, Mickey Senechal, Nancy Alice Anderson Zion Military Honors: Wounded in Italy, 1943 in Bronze (German Marksmanship Anderson, Dave, Ron, Skip and John Gary Wayne Allen, Jr. Served: Army during WWII in Italy David Joseph Anderson Badge in Bronze). Ahlgren Birthdate: Aug. 18, Connection to Central Montana: Lifelong 1974 Brandon Charles Anderson Birthdate: June 9, 1949 Edward W. Abel Grass Range resident Birthplace: Lewis- Birthdate: May 4, Birthplace: Great Falls Birthdate: March 4, Served: Saipan, Iwo Jima town Highest Rank: PFC 1986 1911 Duties: Rifleman, rocket crewman Highest Rank: Staff Birthplace: Lewis- Current Hometown: Stanford Date of Death: Military Honors: Purple Heart, Bronze Star Sergeant, U.S. Army Family: Parents Oscar T. Anderson and Genevieve town March 31, 1945 Current Home- Highest Rank: Ser- Francisco Anderson; Children Kayce Lynn and Highest Rank: Chief Robert Franklin Ahlgren town: Fort Leonard Cody David geant, U.S. Army Hometown (at time Birthdate: Aug. 23, Wood, Missouri Current Home- Served: South Vietnam of death): Lewis- 1917 Family: Gary Allen Connection to Central Montana: Most of life in town: Lewistown town Date of Death: and Barbara Lea – Family: Parents John and around Central Montana Family: William and March 19, 1989 Winnett; Tamie Allen, wife; Cecilia, Duties: Served in AH ShaValleqas S.O. Forward and Linda Anderson; Molly Abel, parents Family: Parents Jade, Kaiya, daughters sisters Jessica and Observer (Infantry) Connection to Frank and Edith Ahl- Connection to Central Montana: Born, Military Honors: Combat Rifle ribbon, Combat Abigail Central Montana: Father owned Central gren; wife Dorothea raised and graduated in Winnett Connection to Central Montana: Gradu- Action Ribbon Vietnam, Marksmanship and Montana Meat Market and Moore Butcher Ahlgren; son Dan Served: Washington, D.C,. at Pentagon, National Defense Medal ated from Fergus High School Shop Ahlgren White House, Tomb of the Unknown Served: Boot camp and AIT Training in Ft. Oscar Thomas Anderson Served: South Pacific, enlisted at age 17, Connection to Cen- Soldier at Arlington Cemetery, Cordons Benning, Ga.; Ft. Lewis; 2 tours in Iraq was only able to return home once dur- tral Montana: Lived on library steps at Nixon’s funeral, Duties: Infantry Birthdate: July 8, 1925 ing enlistment and ranched entire life in Grass Range US Color Guard for 1st Monday night Date of Death: Aug. 28, 2001 Honors, Special Commendations: Expert Duties: Chief boiler tender on battleship Served: England, Africa, Italy and Germany football game after 9-11, cleanup at Pen- Rifleman Birthplace: Great Falls with the 343rd Combat Engineers tagon after 9-11, deployed to the Horn of Highest Rank: Pvt. Frank C. Abel Military Honors: Purple Heart Africa in support of Operation Enduring Edward L. Anderson Hometown at time of death: Stanford Birthdate: March Freedom; Korea in May 2010 Family: Parents Oscar T. Anderson, Sr. and Anna Ron Ahlgren Birthdate: Sept. 24, 13, 1907 Duties: 17 years infantry, 12 years honor 1923 O’Niel Anderson; Wife Genevieve Francisco Date of Death: Oct. Birthplace: guard or old guard, 3 years drill sergeant, Anderson; 3 sons, 6 daughters Birthplace: Simms, 5, 1976 Lewistown presently reclassing into computer com- Mont. Served: Japan Highest Rank: Staff Branch of Military: munication Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Date of Death: Jan. Sergeant Air Force Military Honors: 2 Army Commendation 1998 in Central Montana. Ranched at Stanford Hometown (at time Current Home- Medals, 6 Army Achievement Medals, Duties: Occupation of Japan - Infantry Highest Rank: Sgt. - of death): Lewis- town: Grass Range Global War on Terrorism Medal, Armed Marines Military Honors: Marksmanship Medal, National town Family: Betty and Forces Expeditionary Medal, 5 Good Defense Medal Family: Parents Family: Aileen, Bill Ahlgren, parents Conduct Medals, Expert Infantryman’s Edward and Helen Ronald Thomas Anderson spouse; Wm. F. Abel, Served: Germany Badge, Air Assault Badge, Airborne Anderson, wife Betty son; Robert and Jim Duties: Computer Parachutists Badge, Drill Sergeant Hruska Anderson, Birthdate: Nov. 25, 1942 Connolly Operator Badge Birthplace: Great Falls children Donald (Amos) Anderson, Connection to Central Montana: Railroad Marie Anderson, Kathy Simpson, Elaine Highest Rank: 1st Class Petty Officer E-4 clerk, Milwaukee Railroad Ronald (Ron) W. Albee Warren (Tressler) Allen Current Hometown: Billings Price, Raymond Anderson, Jeanette Served: Q.M. Presidio, San Francisco Birthdate: April 5, Birthdate: March Anderson (deceased), Joyce Tuss and Family: Parents Oscar T. Anderson and Genevieve Duties: Supply clerk 1948 19, 1922 Francisco Anderson; wife Eva Anderson; daugh- John Anderson Birthplace: Milwau- Birthplace: Denton Connection to Central Montana: Married ters Lori Jean Brant and Jessie McMillan Walter John Abel kee, Wis. Highest Rank: Staff Served: South Vietnam local girl Betty Hruska Birthdate: July 24, Branch of Military: Sergeant Served: South Pacific WWII Connection to Central Montana: Most of life in 1920 U.S. Army Current Home- and around Central Montana Duties: Infantry Date of Death: Aug. Highest Rank: town: Lewistown Honors, Special Commendations: Sharp- Duties: Ran boat on Saigon River, carried troops 29, 1977 Spec. 4 Family: parents War- and supplies up to DMZ shooter, Distinguished Service Medal Highest Rank: Current Home- ren and Emma Allen, Military Honors: Combat Action, Presidential Corporal town: Lewistown wife Merna Michelle D. Anderson Unit Citation, two campaign medals in Vietnam, Hometown (at time Family: Peggy, wife; Connection to Cen- National Defense Medal Birthdate: July 19, of death): Lewis- Bryan, son; Carrie, tral Montana: Retired farmer 1958 Carroll Apple town daughter-in-law; Lauren, daughter. Served: Asiatic Pacific, England, Sept. Birthplace: Lewis- Family: William Connection to Central Montana: Resident 1942-Aug. 1945 town Birthdate: Oct. 18, 1927 Abel and Molly Served: Vietnam 9th Infantry Division, Me Duties: Ground crew chief B17 Flying Date of Death: June 20, 1961 Highest Rank: (Burgmeier) Abel, parents; Dorothea Kong Delta Fortress Captain Birthplace: Lewistown (Hoebelt) Abel, spouse; B.J. Dunning- Duties: M-60 Machine Gunner Honors, Special Commendations: Good Highest Rank: Sergeant Current Home- ton, and Walter William Abel (de- Military Honors: Combat Infantry- Conduct Medal, European Middle East- town: Lewistown Family: George O. and Babette Apple ceased), children men’s Badge (CIB); Bronze Star with ern Service Medal, Bronze Star Served: Italy, 10th Mountain and Korea, SY Family: Parents Tom Connection to Central Montana: Attended ‘V’; Purple Heart, Air Medal, Army and Denise Pow- Battery/5th FABN St. Leo’s Grade School, graduated from Commendation Medal with ‘V’ and 2 Kelly Joseph Altenhofen Duties: Motor Sergeant ell, husband Ron, Fergus High School, worked as News- oak leaf clusters, Vietnamese Service Birthdate: Aug. 5, children Jennifer and James A. Arneson Argus lineotype operator Ribbon, Vietnamese Campaign Ribbon, 1963 Erik Served: North Africa, Italy, Brazil, Austra- National Defense Medal Birthplace: Lewis- Connection to Central Montana: Born Birthdate: Sept. 11, 1933 lia, toured around the world three times town Birthplace: Shelby Christopher J. (C.J.) Allen and raised, RN at CMMC during World War II Highest Rank: Staff Served: Operation Iraq Freedom, Landst- Date of Death: Feb. 28, 2007 Duties: Marine escort aboard ship and a Birthdate: Dec. 20, Sgt. U.S. Air Force, Highest Rank: A/1C hul, Germany gunner aboard ship 1976 1982 to 1986; Capt. Duties: Registered Nurse, cared for injured Hometown: Lewistown Birthplace: Billings Army National Family: Wife Joy, children Jacque and Jess William (Bill) F. Abel soldiers Highest Rank: Guard Military Honors: National Defense Service Served: Korea Birthdate: Aug. 22, Corporal E-4 18th Current Home- Duties: Vehicle and Mtr Engine Mechanic Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal 1949 Current Home- town: Lewistown with “M” Device Military Honors: Korean Service Medal, UN Highest Rank: SP5 town: Tahlequah, Family: Parents Tom (deceased) and Dotty Service, NDSM, GCM Current Home- Okla. Altenhofen, daughter Kelsey Altenhofen town: Spokane Family: Parents; Connection to Central Montana: Resi- Robert William Ayers Valley, Wash. Kathy Ahlgren of dent, St. Leo’s graduate Birthdate: Feb. 23, 1964 Family: Parents Lewistown and Paul Served: Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.; Birthplace: Eugene, Ore. Frank C. Abel and Allen, Oklahoma Currently serving one year active duty as Highest Rank: E4 Aileen I. Abel; Connection to Central Montana: Gradu- Captain in the Army National Guard at Current Hometown: Lewistown spouse Meg C. Abel; ated from Fergus 1995 Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, Family: Kenneth Ayers (deceased), Sandra and children Evan F. Abel Served: Ft. Bragg, N.C. Duties: Survival Instructor Ernie Coppedge (deceased) and Molly Duties: Cannon Crew Member 13 Bravo, Connection to Central Montana: Family has been S. Abel Feb. 1997 to Feb. 2000; National Guard, here over 100 years Connection to Central Montana: Lewis- 2000 to 2003 Served: USS Nimitz, 2 Med cruises town native, son of Frank Abel, grand- Duties: Machinery Repairman son of William Abel, owner of Central Military Honors: Bluenose Shellback Montana Meat Market and Lewtana Creamery. Earl C. Bacon Served: First Air Cavalry Division, Vietnam Birthdate: March 2, 1936 Duties: Helicopter Crew Chief/Door Gun- “America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that Date of Death: Jan. 2006 ner Birthplace: Lewistown Military Honors: National Defense, Viet- Highest Rank: PFC, U.S. Army nam Campaign, Vietnam Service, Army democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world.” Family: Ross E. Bacon, Bernice R. Bacon Commendation, Bronze Star, Air Medal Served: Germany 1955-1958 with Oak Leaf Clusters - John Doolittle

The American Legion Post #76 and Courage is contagious. the American Legion Auxiliary are hosting When a brave man a Veterans Day Dinner at Tall Boys Tavern takes a stand, the spines in Hobson, November 11, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. Veterans Day Ceremony at Hobson High School of others are often stiffened. Monday, November 11, 2019 at 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. ~ Billy Graham Annual Pitch Play, Friday, November 22, 2019 at Tall Boys Tavern at 6:00 p.m. Supporting the Hobson School and the Community. Lewistown News-Argus Saturday, November 9, 2019 3

Raymond Edward Anderson Garnet H. Bacon George S. Ballowe, Jr. Meredith C. Barney Martin J. Barbee Birthdate: March 15, Birthdate: Dec. 31, Birthdate: Sept. 12, Birthdate: Aug. 10, Birthdate: Oct. 27, 1924 1950 1928 1921 1920 Highest Rank: Private First Class Birthplace: Birthplace: Lewis- Highest Rank: Date of Death: Current Hometown: Winnett Lewistown, MT town Sergeant Dec. 14, 2000 Connection to Central Montana: Lifetime, ranch- Highest Rank: SK2 Highest Rank: Corp. Current Home- Highest Rank: hand USN; SSG Montana Branch of Military: town: Lewistown Staff Sergeant Served: Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe National Guard Army Signal Corp. Family: Parents Hometown (at Duties: Gun Crewman, Lot Artillery Branch of Military: Current Hometown: George S. and Fran- time of death): Military Honors: Service Medal with three Bronze USNR, Montana Lewistown cis Ballowe; children Lewistown Service Stars, American Theatre Service Medal, National Guard Family: Ross E. Amy Meenk, Lauren Family: Wilber and Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal Current Hometown: Bacon, Bernice R. Eman, Nancy Wise Clara Barney, par- Lewistown Bacon Connection to Central Montana: Current ents; Lula Barney, spouse; Jack Barney Mahlon Dale Barber Family: Parents Edward and Betty Connection to Central Montana: Life long resident and Sue Slade, children Birthdate: June 19, 1939 Anderson; spouse Kathleen Anderson; resident Served: U.S. and European Theater Connection to Central Montana: Retired Date of Death: Dec. 10, 2008 children Carrie Belstad, Nicole Rau Served: U.S. - Fort Douglas, Fort Lewis, Duties: Company Clerk in U.S. – Platoon from Lewistown Fire Department, Birthplace: Wessington Springs, S.D. Wilson, Amanda Rau, Colleen Rau, Fort Monmouth, N.J., Camp Stoneman, Sergeant in Europe, built Bailey bridges worked at First National Bank Highest Rank: Petty Officer 2nd Class, U.S. Navy Kimberly Anderson Gablond Army Base, Fort Sheridan, Ill., over small rivers Served: Aleutian Islands, India, Burma Hometown (at time of death): Stanford Connection to Central Montana: Born and Fort Leavenworth Military Honors: European Theater Ribbon Family: Mr. and Mrs. Dale Barber, Julia Ellen raised here with 3 Battle Stars, Expert Rifleman Paul M. Barrett Barber, Deborah Pratt, Shawn Barber Served: USS Juneau LPD-10, Lawrence E. Bacon Badge, Good Conduct Ribbon Birthdate: Feb. 17, Connection to Central Montana: Came with the ComNavForV-Saigon, Navy Newport 1929 missiles supply depot Birthdate: June 21, Steven W. Balster Birthplace: Served: Pacific Fleet Duties: Storekeeper, loading and unloading 1955 Birthdate: Nov. 11, Choteau Duties: Sonar Man supply trucks and delivering supplies, Birthplace: 1944 Highest Rank: Montana National Guard – scouts, Lewistown Birthplace: Ana- Corporal James D. Barnum worked with supply dept. and unit Highest Rank: mosa, Iowa Current Home- Birthdate: Sept. 25, 1941 armorer for How Battery, squad leader Sergeant Highest Rank: Sgt town: Hilger Birthplace: Maryland for military police Branch of Military: E-5 Family: wife Pat, Highest Rank: E-5 Honors: National Defense Service Medal, Air Force Branch of Military: children Rex, Nolan Branch of Military: USAF Vietnam Service Medal/2 bronze stars, Current Hometown: United States Marine and Lindsay Current Hometown: Lewistown Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device, Billings Corps Connection to Central Montana: Ranch Connection to Central Montana: Resident VSMw2/VCM/NCOPDR-1/ACM Family: Edward Current Home- northwest of Hilger Served: Glasgow AFB Bacon (father); Lourdes Lumen Bacon town: Lewistown Served: Texas, Washington State and Duties: Combat Medic Eugene (Bud) Apple (wife) Family: Shirley, wife; Heidi, Laura and Korea Birthdate: Aug. 2, Connection to Central Montana: Dan, children Duties: Armored Personnel Carrier Charles Blake Barrett 1920 Birthplace Connection to Central Montana: Lived Military Honors: UN Ribbon, Korean Birthdate: Aug. 11, 1928 Birthplace: Carter, Served: Grand Forks AFB, ND here since 1970 Service Medal, Purple Heart Date of Death: 1984 Mont. Duties: Heating systems specialist, 321st Served: Beaufort, SC, Chu Lai, Republic of Birthplace: Lewistown Date of Death: July Civil Engineering Squadron Vietnam Joseph Rex Bawden Highest Rank: S/Sgt. 6, 1993 Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal Duties: Operations Chief Birthdate: Sept. 22, Family: Parents Lawrence and Josie Barrett; wife Highest Rank: Loren R. Bacon Military Honors: Good Conduct, Vietnam 1984 Romana Cooper Barrett; sons and daughter Private Campaign, Vietnam Service Medals Birthplace: Flint, Served: Army Air Force, 8th Germany, Iceland, Served: A Battery, Birthdate: Feb. 5, Mich. Labrador 341st FABN, South 1927 Jack Barney Highest Rank: PR2 Connection to Central Montana: Most of life in Pacific Date of Death: Sept. Highest Rank: Petty Current Home- and around Central Montana 18, 2011 Officer 3 town: Lewistown Duties: Meteorologist George O. Apple Birthplace: Toledo, Hometown: Lew- Family: Father Military Honors: Honorable Discharge Birthdate: Sept. 5, Ohio istown Patrick Bawden, 1923 Highest Rank: PFC Family: M.C. mother Cathy Field John Lawrence Barrett Birthplace: Carter, Branch of Military: Barney, father, de- Connection to Birthdate: April 18, 1925 Mont. Army, Air Force ceased; Lu Barney, Central Montana: Fergus High School Birthplace: Lewistown Highest Rank: Staff (Radar Div.) mother; Brenda, graduate Highest Rank: (Temp. 2nd Lt.) Permanent Grade: Sergeant Current Hometown spouse; Laura and Served: Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. Sgt. Current Home- (at time of death): Huntley, Mont. Julie, children Duties: Military Police Current Hometown: Rural, SE Harlowton town: Lewistown Family: Ross E. Bacon, Bernice R. Bacon Served: Hawaii, Family: Lawrence and Josie Barrett; Spouse Beth Family: George Served: South Pacific, New Caledonia; Mediterranean Sea Joe Baxley Jr. Baxter Barrett; children John Barrett, Arlene Jo and Babette Apple, Finch Harbor, Philippines, Japan – 1st Duties: Legal Highest Rank: and Thomas Bobetta Newton, with Marines E-4, Navy Served: 8th AF (tdy to Counter Intelligence Corps) Karen Plugman, Duties: US Airforce Radar Operator Joel D. Barber Hometown: Cor- Connection to Central Montana: Born here Susan Wasser Bruce Daniel Bahnmiller Birthdate: April 5, pus Christi, Texas Duties: Prescribed Served: European Theater, Utah Beach 1976 Family: Alfred and Military Honors: Honorable Discharge Duties: Transportation 453rd Special Bat- Birthdate: Oct. 17, Birthplace: Lewis- Janie Baxley, John talion, AAW 83rd Infantry 1951 town and Nancy Pridgen, Oscar William (Billy) Barrett Military Honors: 5 Bronze Stars, AM Birthplace: Havre Highest Rank: E-4 parents; Sabre and Birthdate: May 8, 1927 Theater Service Medal, European/Afri- Highest Rank: Petty Current Home- Chase Baxley, sons Birthplace: Forest Grove Ranch can Service Medal, Middle East Service Officer 2nd Class town: Lewistown Served: Norfolk, Highest Rank: PFC Medal, Distinguished Unit Service Current Home- Family: Randall and Va. Current Hometown: Safford, Ariz. Badge, Hdqtrs. 83rd Infantry, Presiden- town: Westminster, Andrea Barber Duties: Submarine welder Family: Parents Lawrence and Josie Barrett; spouse tial Unit Salutation Colo. Served: Pearl Patty Barrett; sons and daughters Family: Herb and Harbor, Hawaii, USS Oscar F. Bechtel Served: South Vietnam BrenDell Jon Awbery Shirley Zwemke; VJ Chusin, CG 65 Birthdate: July 11, Connection to Central Montana: Most of life in Birthdate: Oct. 19, Bahnmiller, Bryce Duties: Quartermaster 1924 and around Central Montana 1970 and Delia Date of Death: July Duties: South Pacific Birthplace: Lewis- Connection to Central Montana: Parents Robert Stanley Barber 18, 1993 Military Honors: Honorable Discharge town Served: Philippines; Hawaii Birthdate: April 11, Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Petty Duties: Communications technician, main- 1946 Major Anton F. Barta, Jr. Officer 3rd Class tenance Birthplace: Cape Hometown (at Birthdate: June 11, 1915 Current Home- Douglas Scott Baker Girardeau, Mo. time of death): Date of Death: Oct. 21, 2000 town: Phoenix, Ariz. Highest Rank: Lewistown Highest Rank: Sergeant, U.S. Army Family: Parents Jan- Birthdate: June 17, Spec. V Family: Oscar and Hometown at time of death: Danvers ice Awbery and the 1942 Current Home- Myrtle; Frances, Family: Parents – Anton and Jennie Barta late Johnnie Awbery, Birthplace: Lewis- town: Lewistown Tracey, Ron, Steve Connection to Central Montana: Kolin area wife Michele, children Nikole, Dillon town Connection to Connection to Central Montana: Retired farmer and Lewistown resident and Amira Highest Rank: Central Montana: from First National Bank Served: New Guinea and Southern Phillipines, Connection to Central Montana: Born Sergeant E5 Lewistown resident Served: USA and Italy, World War II WWII and raised here, graduated from Fergus Branch of Military: since 1981, retired Duties: Montana National Guard 163rd Duties: Communications Chief, HQ Battery 218 High School Army Airborne Montana Fish and Game Warden Armored Division, 24 years FA BN Served: Point Mugu, Calif. Infantry A-Co. 2nd Family: Nancy Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic Duties: Aviation ordnance experimental Battalion 173rd Served: Vietnam, 1970 Eldon E. (Bud) Beck Pacific Service Medal, American Defense weapons research Airborne Duties: River Patrol Boat (PBR’s) Amphib- Birthdate: July 27, Service Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal Military Honors: National Defense Medal, Current Hometown: Long Beach, Calif. ian Engineer 1919 with one bronze service star, bronze service Sharpshooter, Letter of Commendation Family: Harry and Margaret Baker, parents; Military Honors: Vietnam Campaign Date of Death: arrowhead Gulf War and New Weapons Develop- Hazel Baker, wife; Scotty, Larry and Medal, Expert Marksmanship June 1, 1999 ment Lana Baker, children Highest Rank: Curtis A. Bass Connection to Central Montana: Grand- Ted Lewis Barber Sergeant Branch of Military: Navy Deborah S. Aznar father Sandy Baker and Ella Baker Birthdate: May 26, Hometown (at Family: Frank and Virginia Bass, parents; Michelle, Birthdate: April 2, homesteaded in Cottonwood in 1880’s 1947 time of death): wife; Gus, Gena and Gage, children 1957 Served: 173rd Airborne Okinawa and Viet- Birthplace: Lewis- Lewistown Birthplace: Wash- nam; Fort Campbell, Ky 101st town Family: Neta Beck, Robert Charles Beedie ington, D.C. Duties: Airborne Infantry Highest Rank: E-6 spouse; Neta Ann Date of Death: May 29, 1943 (age 24) Highest Rank: E-5 Military Honors: CIB Jump Wings (Torpedoman’s Mate) Olsen and Ray Beck, children Highest Rank: PFC Current Home- Harry D. Baker Branch of Military: Connection to Central Montana: Lived Hometown (at time of death): Winnett town: Lewistown Navy here entire life except while in the Family: Louise and Bill Beedie, parents Family: Husband Birthdate: March 12, Current Hometown: service Connection to Central Montana: Lived in Fergus Richard Aznar 1896 El Cajon, California Served: South Pacific and Petroleum counties Served: Fort Bragg, Date of Death: Dec. Family: Gearld W. Duties: Infantry Served: Island of Attu, Aleutian Islands N.C. 7, 1975 Barber (deceased), Military Honors: Bronze Battle Stars for Duties: Rifleman Duties: Halo Team, Communications, Spe- Birthplace: Cot- Cecelia Mustard, Bobbie Hitchcock, Papua, New Guinea Campaigns, Com- Military Honors: Certificates of Excellence with cial Forces Battalion, Green Beret tonwood Creek, sister bat Infantry Badge, American Defense the B.A.R. 30 Caliber Rifle, Purple Heart, Silver Military Honors: Expert M-16, Airborne, Montana Connection to Central Montana: Raised Service Medal Star for “Gallantry in Action,” Presidential Unit Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Highest Rank: PFC in Denton Citation for bravery and action in the service. Army of Occupation Branch of Military: Served: 20 years, 5 months; CubiPoint, Albert William Benes First man from Petroleum County to be inducted Army, C Co. 59th Philippines; Sardigna, Italy; Adak, Birthdate: March and the first to be killed in action. Richard Aznar Infantry, 4th Div. Alaska; Hawaii – Barbers Point Air Sta- 22, 1921 Birthdate: Oct. 20, regular tion, Pearl Harbor Submarine Base; San Date of Death: David P. Beggins 1943 Current Hometown (at time of death): Diego, Calif.; Naval Vessels USS John March 4, 2009 Birthdate: Dec. 9, 1948 Birthplace: New Lewistown Paul Jones (DDG-32), USS Howard W. Birthplace: Fergus Highest Rank: E-6 U.S. Air Force Haven, Conn. Family: Sandy and Ella Baker, parents; Gilmore (AS-16), USS Dixie (AD-14), County Current Hometown: Lewistown Highest Rank: E-4 Margaret, wife; Douglas and Sharon, USS Merrill (DDG-976); involved in Highest Rank: Family: Spouse Kay Beggins; children David and Current Home- children combat action in the Persian Gulf (April Navy Ryan town: Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Father 22, 1988); involved with mine removal Current Home- Connection to Central Montana: Lewistown Family: Wife Debby homesteaded here in Hiphong Harbor, Vietnam in 1973 town: Lewistown resident Aznar Served: World War I Duties: Worked on torpedoes for ships and Family: Parents Served: Da Nang Vietnam, U.S. Air Force Acad- Served: Fort Camp- Duties: Scout and sniper, liaison between submarines, repaired torpedo tubes on Lambert Albert Benes and Ledmilla emy bell, Ky. his co. and battalion commander, also ships and submarines, worked with vari- Hruska Benes, brother Leo Duties: Marksmanship Instructor Duties: RTO – Radio Operator played in Army show troup all over ous types of explosives and weapons Military Honors: Air Force Commendation Medal Military Honors.: Airborne CBR, 2nd Europe Military Honors: Navy and Marine Corp James Lawrence Benes Class Gunner, Expert Bar and Pistol, Military Honors: 4 Bronze Stars, 1 Silver Achievement Medal, 5 Good Conduct Birthdate: Oct. 22, Richard Belanger Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Star, French Medal Medals, Navy Expeditionary Medal, 1923 Birthdate: June 21,1960 National Defense Service Medal, Armed Date of Death: Feb. Birthplace: Richmond, Calif. Forces Expeditionary Medal, 5 Navy Sea 6, 2008 Highest Rank: ICC-SW Service Deployment Ribbons, Navy- Birthplace: Lew- Current Hometown: Bremerton, Wash. Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon, istown Family: Spouse Debbie Belanger, step-daughter Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Navy Branch of Mili- Stacie Rich, son Eric Belanger Meritorious Unit Commendation tary: Coast Guard Served: Bremerton, Wash., retired after 22 years Current Home- Duties: Electronics and Telephone Communication town (at time of death): Oregon Family: Parents James F. and Mildred (Anderson) Benes, Alma Benes Hart- ford, Leah Benes Foran Served: 1943-1946; WWII

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Edward James Benes Robert Earl Benes Teresa M. Best Kris A. Birdwell Steven Lee Bodvig Birthdate: April 4, 1885 Birthdate: July 31, Highest Rank: E4 Birthdate: Dec. 17, Birthdate: Feb. 19, Date of Death: 1926 1933 Hometown: Lew- 1973 1965 Birthplace: Nebraska Birthplace: Lewis- istown Birthplace: Lewis- Birthplace: Bis- Highest Rank: Private town Family: Ken and town marck, N.D. Branch of Military: Army Highest Rank: Linda Best, parents Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Mas- Family: Parents Martin Benes Sr. and Carrie Benes; A/1C Served: Fort Wain- Captain ter Sergeant siblings Lambert, Marie, William, James, Martin Hometown: Lew- wright, AK Current Hometown: Current Hometown: Jr., Helen and Della istown Connection to Cen- Lewistown Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Lived and died Family: Parents tral Montana: 1995 Family: Parents, Family: Duane and in Fergus County William J. and Ellen Fergus High School Gale and Carol Arvadel, parents; wife Served: WWI (Anderson) Benes; graduate Duties: Birdwell, wife Misti, Tracy Longford, son sisters Donna Michel, Wilma; and Water purification children Caleb, Cooper, Conner and Matt Leo Edward Benes brother Jay Benes specialist Rebecca Connection to Central Montana: Lived in Birthdate: June 16, 1919 Served: Army, 1953-55 Served: Fort Campbell, Ky. and went to school in Lewistown Date of Death: March 1992 Rick J. Billadeau Duties: Jag Corps, United States Assistant Served: Germany, Korea, Iraq, Afganistan Birthplace: Fergus County Thomas Lambert Benes Birthdate: Dec. 5, Attorney Prosecutor Duties: 82nd Airborne Current Hometown: Lewistown Birthdate: July 9, 1950 Military Honors:: Meritorious Service Military Honors: Meritorious Service Family: Parents Lambert Albert and Ledmilla 1934 Birthplace: Lewis- Medal Award, Airborne Wings, Liberation of Hruska Benes; Albert, Delores Lahr, Ann Donis- Date of Death: April town Kuwait, Army Achievement Award, thorpe, Virginia. 30, 2006 Highest Rank: Earl Bishop National Defense, Korea Service Served: Army in WWII in the Pacific Birthplace: Fergus AMS2 E5, US Navy Highest Rank: Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, County Current Hometown: Sergeant Humanitarian Service Award, Samuel L. Kenneth J. Berlinger Hometown at time Lewistown Hometown: Lew- Sharpe Order of Ordnance Corps Award, Birthdate: Oct. 1, 1955 of death: Lewistown Family: Kim Bil- istown Army Commendation Award. Highest Rank: L/CPL Family: Parents ladeau, wife; Don and Family: Betty Wil- Current Hometown: Lewistown Lambert Albert Marian Billadeau, liams, daughter Roy Peter (Pete) Boettger Family: Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Berlinger; The- Benes and Ledmilla parents; Jenifer Cum- Connection to Birthdate: March 2, resa, mother Hruska Benes mins, John Billadeau, children Central Montana: 1925 Connection to Central Montana: Works for Don Served: Army as a Radar Operator Connection to Central Montana: Raised in Attended Lewistown Birthplace: Lewis- Pennell, resident Duties: Vehicle and Mtr Engine Mechanic Stanford, lived in Harlowton for 25 years schools town Served: San Diego (first); Camp Le Juneau, N.C. Military Honors: Korean Service Medal, and retired in Lewistown Served: World War Highest Rank: First (last) UN Service, NDSM, GCM Served: (1969-1973); Based on Naval Air II, Air Force, North- Class Petty Officer Duties: Track Vehicle Repairman, Turret Mechanic Station, Alameda, Calif., with Tacti- ern France and Rhineland Hometown: Lewis- William Joseph Benes cal Electronic Warfare Squadron 135; Duties: Highway construction, machine town Ronald W. Berry Birthdate: Jan. 25, stationed off the coast of Vietnam in the operator Family: Parents Roy 1897 Tonken Gulf aboard the aircraft carrier and Hazel Boettger; Highest Rank: 1st Sergeant Date of Death: Dec. USS America, CVA-66 Joseph Nichols Bishop Wife LaVerne; Chil- Hometown: Tahalingula, Okla. 23, 1962 Duties: Line division leading Petty Officer, Birthdate: May 18, dren West, Wade and Monte Served: Vietnam Birthplace: plane captain ensuring aircraft readi- 1913 Connection to Central Montana: Always Duties: 101st Airborne 81st S.F. Nebraska ness performing preflight and postflight Date of Death: Sept. lived here Ryan Berry Highest Rank: inspections on EKA-3B jet aircraft 9, 1988 Served: South Pacific, Okinawa, Japan Private Military Honors: National Defense Service Highest Rank: Staff Duties: Sound and Radar Highest Rank: Sergeant Branch of Military: Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Navy Sergeant Military Honors: Battle ribbons and stars, Place of Birth: Glendive Army Meritorious Achievement Medal, Armed Hometown (at time South Pacific area, Battleship New Hometown: Lewistown Hometown (at time Forces Expeditionary Medal of death): Albuquer- Jersey Connection to Central Montana: Lived in Lewis- of death): Hilger que, N.M. town since 1998 Family: Parents Carrie and Martin Benes, Geoffrey Owen Billingsley Family: Joseph Vern Bokma Served: Haiti, Guantanamo Bay, Iraq Sr.; siblings Lambert, Marie, Edward, Birthdate: March M. and Georgia M. Birthdate: May 2, Duties: Counter Intelligence, Infantry James, Martin Jr., Helen and Della; wife 21, 1975 Bishop, parents; Jacqueline Bishop, 1932 Military Honors: Joint Service Achievement Ellen Anderson Benes; children Donna, Birthplace: Missoula spouse; Joseph F., Charlotte and Sharon, Birthplace: Conrad, Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Wilma, Jay and Robert Highest Rank: Lt. children Mont. Iraq Campaign Medal, Combat Infantry Badge Served: WWI Colonel, Air Force Connection to Central Montana: Born and Highest Rank: 1st Lt. Teddy L. Birnie Current Hometown: raised at Ware USAF Norman A. Benton Owings, Maryland Served: Kirkland Air Force Base, Albuquer- Hometown: Denton Birthdate: Nov. 12, 1945 Birthdate: May 19, Family: Parents que, N.M. Family: Wife, Mau- Birthplace: Lewistown 1922 Owen and Margaret reen; children, David, Highest Rank: E-7 Electronic Tech Date of Death: July Billingsley, wife Clifford LeRoy Blair Randy, Terri and Lori Branch of Military: Navy 8, 1944 Merilee Moring Birthdate: Dec. 1, Connection to Current Hometown: Lewistown Highest Rank: PFC Billingsley, 3 children 1929 Central Montana: Family: Ann Henry Hometown: Lew- Connection to Central Montana: Raised in Date of Death: May Farming since 1959 Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised, istown Lewistown, Graduated FHS 1993 21, 2019 Served: U.S. and overseas Air Force bases graduated from Fergus in 1964 Family: Rodney Served: Whiteman AFB, Andrews AFB Birthplace: Havre, Duties: Pilot in the Strategic Air Command Served: May 1964 - June 1984; San Diego, Long and Florence Benton Duties: Branch Chief, Nuclear Enterprise- Mont. providing in-flight refueling for bombing Beach, San Francisco, Hawaii, Guam, Saudi Served: Killed on National Guard Bureau, B-2 instructor Highest Rank: Staff missions of B-47 and B-52 bombers Arabia, Washington, D.C., Newport - Rhode Saipan Island Pilot and Weapons Officer, Missouri Air Sergeant Island, Denver National Guard Branch of Military: Thomas Charles Bonar Duties: Electronic Tech, primarily tested equipment, Edward (Barney) Military Honors: 131 BW Pilot of the Year, U.S. Air Force Birthdate: March 3, made repairs and calibrations 2012. Meritorious Service Medal, 1 Hometown: Hobson 1934 Military Honors: National Defense Service Medal, Franklin Berger OLC Family: Nell, wife Birthplace: Boone 5 Good Conduct Awards, Humanitarian Service Birthdate: July 28, Connection to Central Montana: Hobson County, Ky. Medal, Navy E Ribbon, Vietnam Service Medal 1923 Reese Bintz resident for 40 years Highest Rank: A/1C with Silver Star, Vietnam Campaign Medal 2nd Date of Death: Oct. Birthdate: May 19, Served: San Marcos, Texas; Korean War Air Force Award 4, 2004 1982 Duties: Helicopter Mechanic Current Hometown: Highest Rank: Earl Chester Bishop Birthplace: Big Lewistown Specialist “A” 1/C, Creek, Idaho Jerroll David Blair Family: Wife Joyce, Birthdate: July 15, 1910 U.S. Navy Highest Rank: Ser- Birthdate: Dec. 31, children Deborah Date of Death: Feb. 18, 2003 Hometown (at time geant, U.S. Army 1957 Worthington, Carolyn Highest Rank: Sergeant of death: Lewis- Current Hometown: Birthplace: Chester, Dunaway, Tom Jr., Jim Hometown: Lewistown town Blackburg, Virginia Mont. Connection to Central Montana: Resident, Family: Joe and Georgia (Henderson) Bishop, par- Family: Parents Family: Dan and Highest Rank: retired here ents; Grace (Hunnewell) Bishop, spouse; Mary Glen and Minnie Berger; spouse Sandy Janice Bintz, parents Senior Master Served: Georgia, Japan, Korea June Eppers, Helen Bishop and Betty Williams, Berger; children Jamie Berger, Karen Served: Al Hawijah, Sergeant Duties: Air Police children Casey; grandchild Paul Casey Iraq; Camp Arifjan, Branch of Military: Military Honors: Letter and Medal from Connection to Central Montana: Born in the area, Connection to Central Montana: Former Kuwait U.S. Air Force President of South Korea worked and lived here most of his life Athletic and Recreation Director at the Duties: Paralegal NCO Current Hometown: Served: Northern France, Rhineland, Central Civic Center in Lewistown for 30 years Military Honors: 2 Above and Beyond the Great Falls Norval C. Bonawitz Europe Served: U.S.S. Marcus Island, South Call of Duty, 2 Army Commendation Family: Tamie, wife; Jesse and Kendall, Birthdate: April 3, Duties: Highway construction machine operator Pacific Medals sons; Cliff and Nell Blair, parents 1914 Military Honors: Decorations and citations, Ameri- Connection to Central Montana: Parents Date of Death: Oct. can Defense, European-African-Middle Eastern Leroy M. (Jack) Bergum Oliver K. (Ken) Birch live in Hobson 22, 1995 Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal Birthdate: Nov. 6, Birthdate: Oct. 9, Served: Texas, South Dakota, Colorado, Highest Rank: Col. Kendall D. Blair 1931 1919 Alaska, Montana USAF Birthplace: Bow- Date of Death: Aug. Duties: Presently personnel supervisor for Hometown (at time Birthdate: Jan. 28, 1991 man, N.D. 12, 2011 Montana Military Alert Facilities of death): Missoula Highest Rank: A1C Highest Rank: Birthplace: Moore Family: Pearl and Branch of Military: U.S. Air Force PFC, U.S. Army Highest Rank: S/ Gary L. Blakemore Cloran Bonawitz, Family: Jerroll and Jamie Blair Hometown: Win- SGT Birthdate: Sept. 8, parents; Lois and Connection to Central Montana: Grandparent, fred, Montana Branch of Military: 1944 Blanche, sisters; Dolores, wife; Bonnie Nell Blair lives in Hobson Family: Lorayne Army Air Force Birthplace: and Mike Bourke, niece and nephew. Duties: Drone Systems Operator Bergum (wife) and Family: Children Longview, Wash. Connection to Central Montana: Gradu- James Carl Borgreen family. Lisbeth Birch Page, Highest Rank: Cap- ated LJHS and FCHS 1933 Connection to Central Montana: Rancher William Birch, Nancy Birch, Candace tain, Army Veterinary Served: 1929-33 – MT National Guard Co. Birthdate: Dec. 25, 1949 Served: Korea Birch-Sterling, Laurie Birch Corp K 163 Inf.; 1939-63 – Army Air Corps Birthplace: Great Falls Duties: Cook, baker Connection to Central Montana: Born in Current Hometown: then USAF-Panama, India, Burma Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant Military Honors: Korean Service Medal Moore, ranched south of Moore and east Roy (China-Flying Tigers P40 Combat pilot), Branch of Military: Air Force – Montana Air of Straw Family: Spouse Brazil, SAC Omaha, Neb., England, National Guard Craig Lee Bersuch Served: WWII, Bassingbourne, England Linda (Horacek) Loring, Maine-Base Commander, Army Current Hometown: Lewistown Birthdate: June 24, Duties: Tail gunner, B17 Bomber Blakemore War College-Air Force Representative, Family: Parents Carl and Ellen Borgree; wife 1971 Military Honors: POW, Purple Heart Connection to Central Montana: Practic- Carlisle, Penn. Lavonne Borgreen; daughter Molly Beck; son Birthplace: Lewis- ing veterinarian in Roy for over 30 years Military Honors: Silver Star, Air Medal, Mike Borgreen town Gale E. Birdwell Served: South Vietnam Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Connection to Central Montana: Teacher at Highest Rank: Petty Birthdate: Sept. 17, Duties: Medical Care for Scout Dogs and Medal, American Campaign Medal, Fergus High School for 34 years Officer 1st Class 1934 Sentry Dogs Am. Def. Service Medal, WWII Victory Served: Great Falls – Air National Guard, Gore Hill, Current Home- Birthplace: Lewis- Military Honors: Bronze Star Medal, Na- Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Vietnam town: Port Orchard, town tional Defense Medal, Vietnam Service Montana National Guard Commenda- Duties: Photo, supply, graphic design, food service Wash. Highest Rank: Staff Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal tion Medal supply 1972-1978 Family: Tom and Sergeant Duties: Pilot, Base Commander, Air Force Military Honors: Vietnam Service Ribbon Linda Bersuch, Terra Hometown: Lewis- Duane L. Bodvig Representative Donald C. Bost Bersuch town Birthdate: Oct. 14, Connection to Central Montana: Born Family: parents 1929 Lewis Gerrard Boucher Birthdate: Dec. 3, 1949 and raised, graduated from Fergus High Chester and Evelyn Date of Death: Birthdate: Nov. 16, Birthplace: Helena School in 1989 Birdwell, wife Carol, March 31, 2009 1917 Highest Rank: Equipment Operator, Construction- Served: Orlando, Fla., Groton, Conn., Ban- children Tia, Bret, Cory and Kris Birthplace: Tappen, Date of Death: April man, U.S. Navy Seabees gor, Wash. on board USS Ohio SSBN Served: Texas, Japan, Hawaii, Guam, Maine N.D. 19, 1994 Current Hometown: Lewistown 726 (G); USS Frank Cable, Aguana, Duties: Jet Mechanic Highest Rank: PN3 Highest Rank: Chief Family: Parents Frank and Violet Bost, wife Unni, Guam; USS Pennsylvania; Trident Hometown: Lewis- Petty Officer, U.S. children Kristina and Lisa Training Facility, Bangor; Task Force town Coast Guard Served: Central Highlands/South Vietnam Hurricane, Camp Victory, Iraq Family: Jesse and Hometown (at time Duties: Bridge and airstrip construction Duties: Mechanic, Instructor Bessie, parents; of death): Lewistown Military Honors: 4 Navy Achievement wife Arvadel, children Steve and Mike Family: Nellie M. Medals, 2 Meritorious Unit Commenda- Bodvig Boucher, spouse; L. tions, 4 Battle “E”s, 5 Good Conduct Connection to Central Montana: Kenneth Boucher and Celie Boucher- Medals, 2 National Defense Service Worked in Lewistown for 36 years Porter, children Medals; 1 Global War on Terrorism Served: Calif-ADAK, Alaska, USS Eldo- Connection to Central Montana: KXLO- Medal, 2 Sea Service Deployment rib- rado KLCM, 25 years bons, 2 Overseas Service ribbons, Army Military Honors: Good Conduct Served: Ellis Island, New York and Guam, Achievement medal, Iraq Campaign South Pacific Medal, 6th Good Conduct Medal Duties: Electrician

To those in uniform serving today and to those who have served in the past, we honor you today and every day. Lewistown News-Argus Saturday, November 9, 2019 5

John S. Bourke Charles David Bricker Fay Grove Brown Jerry Buhre Michael Ray Bourke Birthdate: Nov. 4, Birthdate: July 29, Birthdate: Feb. 5, Birthdate: March Birthdate: March 1, 1946 1927 1943 1923 14, 1946 Birthplace: Lewistown Date of Death: April Date of Death: Aug. Date of Death: Feb. Birthplace: Highest Rank: E-5 RM2 Second Class Petty Of- 26, 2001 31, 2004 15, 1970 Bremerton, WA ficer Birthplace: Lewis- Birthplace: Lewis- Birthplace: Buffalo Highest Rank: LT. Branch of Military: Navy town town Highest Rank: Major US Navy Current Hometown: Lewistown Highest Rank: PFC Highest Rank: SSgt Family: Edwin T. Served: Vietnam Family: Fred M. and Lois B. Bourke, parents; Jef- Branch of Military: (E-5) Grove, Hazel Hanch- Current Home- frey M. Bourke, son Army Hometown: Moore ett, parents; Shane D. town: Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Lifetime resident Family: Fred L. Family: Wife, Mary Brown, Opal Susan Family: Terry Served: San Diego; Sidi Yahia-Morocco; Norfolk, Bourke, Linnie S. Connection to Brown, twins (wife) VA; Key West, Fla. Bourke, Donna Bourke, Cindy Bergum, Central Montana: Raised in Moore, gradu- Connection to Central Montana: Born Connection to Duties: Radioman – Teletype Repairman Hal Bourke ated from Moore High School; farmed and raised at Buffalo Central Montana: Lewistown resident Military Honors: National Defense Medal Served: Stateside, U.S. – New Orleans, until his death in 2004 Served: Philippine Army Hospital in Philip- since 1987, Retired DNRC Wildland Fire Camp Plauche; Ft. Lewis, Washington Served: Great Falls, 1963-73 pines Manager Loyd Thomas Bowen Duties: Administration specialist Duties: Registered Nurse Duties: Communications Officer on LST Birthdate: July 1, 1932 Donald P. Boyer Military Honors: Small Arms Marks- Military Honors: Army Nurse Corp, Military Honors: Vietnam Service Medal Birthplace: Lewistown Birthdate: Nov. 1, manship, Non-commissioned Officers Served hospital in Philippines, Army w/1 star, National Defense Medal Highest Rank: Corporal 1911 School Hospital, Letterman, San Francisco and Current Hometown: Lewistown Date of Death: May Army Hospital in El Paso, Texas Jamiee Lee Bumpers Family: Parents Harry & Jennie Bowen; wife 6, 1995 Paul Edward Bricker Birthdate: Jan. 2, -Pamela Bowen; children Karen, Ronald and Highest Rank: Pla- Birthdate: Nov. 28, James Derek Brown 1977 Debora toon Sergeant 1914 Highest Rank: Chief Birthplace: Ogden, Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Hometown (at time Date of Death: May Petty Officer Utah Served: Germany of death): Lewistown 18, 1964 Branch of Military: Highest Rank: Duties: Border Patrol Family: Margaret, Highest Rank: Navy Spc. E4, US Army spouse; Percy and Master Technical Sgt Current Hometown: Reserve Oris Bartlett Bowen Minnie Boyer, parents USMC San Diego Current Home- Birthdate: Sept. 10, 1922 Connection to Central Montana: Business Hometown (at time Family: Married with town: Lewistown Date of Death: June 5, 1955 and farming of death): Moore two daughters Family: Parents Da- Birthplace: Winnett Served: Camp Pendleton, Calif., and Japan Family: Johanna, Served: Coronado vid G. and Tamera Highest Rank: PFC Duties: Small arms maintenance spouse; Kenneth, Amphibious Base Pevelka, Children Family: Harry and Jenni Bowen, parents; Evelyn, Donald and Stanley, sons Duties: Explosive Dauntae, Aunice, Amiy; husband Iris and Myra, children John L. Bracha Connection to Central Montana: Born in Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 Anthony Bumpers Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Birthdate: Jan. 28, Moore, lifelong resident Connection to Central Montana: Resi- Served: Panama Canal Zone 1931 Served: Marine Corps Air Station, Santa Patrick H. Brown dent Duties: Anti-aircraft artillery Birthplace: Custer, Ana, Calif., Pacific area – Solomon Birthdate: April 23, Served: Served in Bosnia and Virginia S.D. Islands 1974 Duties: Optical Tech and Emergency Ivan Lynn Bowman Highest Rank: Sgt. Duties: Communication chief Birthplace: Medical Tech. Birthdate: Feb. 2, 1944 Branch of Military: Wenatchee, Wash. Honors, Special Commendations: Highest Rank: E-4 U.S. Army and Air Robert Dean Bridgeford Highest Rank: SPC National Defense Service Medal, Current Hometown: Hilger Force Birthdate: Sept. 7, (Specialist) Field ARCOM Commendation medal, Family: Ivan and George Bowman (parents); Current Home- 1971 Artillery Expeditionary Medal, Service Ribbon, spouse Janet; Eric, Amanda, and Blake (chil- town: Lewistown Highest Rank: SSG, Current Hometown: NATO Medal, National Guard Medal dren) Family: Louise, U.S. Army Reserve Pocatello, Idaho Connection to Central Montana: Moved here in spouse; Viola, Le- Current Home- Family: Mother 1993 to raise elk onora, Brenda, Judy, John, Jr, Steven. town: Glastonbury, Sharon Powell, wife Roy Bunn Served: Ft. Lewis, Ft. Hood, Texas; and Vietnam Connection to Central Montana: Father Conn. Kathy Brown, daughter Cassie Brown Birthdate: Aug. 15, Duties: Bus Driver and Clerk Typist homesteaded in Rothimay Flats Family: Parents Connection to Central Montana: Gradu- 1947 Served: Korean War (Army), England (Air Frank and Jennifer ated from Fergus in 1992 Birthplace: Janet Bowman Force) Brady, father James Served: Idaho National Guard Louisburg, North Birthdate: May 31, 1958 Duties: Infantry, Medic (Army), Medic (Air Bridgeford, spouse Duties: Went to Iraq on Nov. 15, 2004 Carolina Highest Rank: E-4 Force) Maribeth Bridgeford, Highest Rank: Current Hometown: Winifred Military Honors: Combat Infantry badge, children Mason, Maya, and Marlee Robert A. Brown Staff Sergeant Family: Parents Benjamin and June Gilmore, Combat Medical badge and three Bronze Connection to Central Montana: Born Birthdate: June 20, Branch of Spouse Ivan Lynn Bowman, children John Stars and raised in Lewistown, parents still 1943 Military: Air Force McNight and Elizabeth McNight reside here. Birthplace: Lewis- Current Connection to Central Montana: Resident Donald R. Brady Served: Operation Southern Watch, Opera- town Hometown: Served: Florida, Puerto Rico, Cuba and Winter Birthdate: July 28, tion Iraqi Freedom, back to Iraq for third Highest Rank: Lewistown Harbor, Maine 1923 tour in Nov. 2007 Sergeant, US Marine Family: Parents Marion Vick and Jonny Duties: Tug Boat Duty, Port Control Birthplace: Worland, Duties: Civil Affairs Team Sergeant Corps Bunn (deceased); spouse Nancy; Wyoming Military Honors: Bronze Star while in Current Hometown: daughters Angela Woolett, Jennifer Steven A. Bracha Highest Rank: T5, the Navy, Global War on Terrorism Lewistown Brown and Liz Bruchez Birthdate: June 8, 1969 U.S. Army Expeditionary Medal while in the Army Connection to Cen- Connection to Central Montana: Married Birthplace: Olympia, Wash. Current Home- Reserve tral Montana: Live local girl Highest Rank: E-6, US Navy town: Mt. Vernon, and work in Lewistown Served: 1965-1969; Malmstrom AFB Current Hometown: Lewistown Washington William C. Briedenfeld Served: H and HS-3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Duties: 341st Comm. Squad Family: John and Louise Bracha, parents; Kelly M. Family: Wife Joyce Birthdate: 1923 Wing (2rd MAW) MCAS El Toro, Calif. Bracha, spouse; Jessica and Emily Bracha and three kids Birthplace: Lewis- Duties: Flight Ops Jonathon Burch Connection to Central Montana: Grandpa home- Connection to town Branch of steaded Rothimay Flats Central Montana: Hometown, Fergus Highest Rank: Sea- William Walter Brownlee Military: Army Served: Groton, Conn.; San Diego, Calif.; Bangor, graduate man 1st Class Birthdate: Feb. 17, National Guard Wash. Served: Stateside and France one year Hometown: Lew- 1924 Current Home- Duties: Navigated submarines Duties: Medical Corpman, Fiance Clerk istown Date of Death: May town: Lewistown Military Honors: Sea Service 5 Stars, Sharp Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, Family: Wife, Rose; 10, 1945 Family: Amy Shooter, 2 Good Conduct, Command Merit. American Service Medal, WWII Victory two children Highest Rank: Burch, wife; Greg, Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Connection to M.M.3-C USN Chris and Cody, Earl Wilford Brady Service Medal Central Montana: Hometown (at time brothers; Cindy Birthdate: Feb. 13, 1924 Retired City of Lewistown worker of death): Moccasin and Greg Burch, Date of Death: June 6, 2003 Frank Brady Sr. Served: South Pacific, 4 years, U.S. Navy Family: William parents; Dick and Birthplace: Ashley, Mont. Birthdate: March 10, Military Honors: Pacific Campaign medal, and Sarah Brownlee, Betty Burch (both Highest Rank: Painter 2 Class, US Navy 1893 WWII victory medal parents; Georgia deceased), Iris and Frank Vergason, Hometown (at time of death): Winnett Date of Death: Feb. Wrobetz, sister grandparents Family: Myrtle and Evert Brady, parents; Virginia 15, 1989 Michael Broning Connection to Central Montana: Born Served: Ft. Benning, GA – Basic Training Hanson Brady, wife; Doreen Hannam, Jean Highest Rank: Birthdate: Feb. 8, and raised in Moccasin Duties: Mechanics Otschko, Jim, Evert, Gary & Jerry, children Private 1970 Served: South Pacific Military Honors: Sharp shooter Connection to Central Montana: Rancher Hometown: Lewis- Birthplace: Darm- Duties: Flight engineer and gunner Served: San Diego, Calif. town stadt, Germany Military Honors: Four Battle Stars Richard Webster Burch Duties: Served from 4-22-44 through June, 1946 Family: Frank and Highest Rank: Birthdate: Aug. 31, Military Honors: Victory Medal Anna Brady, parents; Specialist E4 Alphonso Everette Buck 1923 Annie Brady, spouse; Branch of Military: Birthdate: Nov. 30, Date of Death: Oct. Floyd Breckenridge Frank Brady Jr., Dorothy Weinheimer, Army 1917 14, 1984 Current Hometown: Great Falls Lillian Kolar, Anne Bridgeford, Mary Current Hometown: Date of Death: April Highest Rank: PFC Family: Sister Ida Lundin, Forest Grove Cecrle, children Lewistown 3, 1985 Hometown (at time Served: Salt Lake City, Utah; Ft. Douglas, Germany Connection to Central Montana: Farmer/ Family: Eva Winter- Birthplace: Grass of death): Lewis- Duties: Guard, POW Camp, 1946-47 rancher halter (Mother); Kelly Gardner (spouse) Range, Montana town Served: France, fought in WWI Connection to Central Montana: Married Highest Rank: Chief Family: Roy and George W. Brenner hometown girl Warrant Officer, Edna Burch, parents; Russell H. Brandt Served: Texas, Saudi Arabia Desert Shield Marine Corps Betty Burch, spouse; Highest Rank: T/Sgt. Birthdate: Sept. 20, and Desert Storm Family: Alphonso E. Susan, Harley, Gregory, Wesley and Hometown: Lewistown 1924 Duties: 19K, M1 Armor Crewman - (tanker) Buck and Golda B. Nita, children Family: Donna L. Brenner, spouse Date of Death: 2013 Military Honors: ARCOM Commendation Buck, parents; Max- Connection to Central Montana: Life- Served: Washington, D.C., Mediterranean Birthplace: Army Achievement, Good Conduct, ine Buck, wife; Clinton L. Buck, son time rancher Theater, North Africa, Italy Lewistown National Defense Tank Medal, Kuwait Connection to Central Montana: Born and Served: Continental Service Duties: Cryptographer Highest Rank: E-5 Service Medal, Expert Rifle Tanks & raised in Central Montana Duties: Auto equipment mechanic Technical Support, Grenades Served: South Pacific and Korean War Military Honors: Pistol sharpshooter Bert Fred Brown Army Duties: Quarter Master Birthdate: Aug. 11, 1896 Family: Wife Eileen; Robert C. Brooks Charles F. Burnham Date of Death: 1968 children Jeanette, Birthdate: Aug. 14, Charles W. Buck Birthdate: Feb.10, Birthplace: Morton, Minnesota Beverly, Stephen, 1918 Birthdate: Dec. 9, 1927 Highest Rank: PVT Erik Date of Death: Feb. 1923 Date of Death: Oct. Branch of Military: Marine Corps Connection to Central Montana: 8, 1982 Birthplace: Grass 29, 2004 Current Hometown (at time of death): Grass Businessman and rancher in Lewistown Birthplace: Lewis- Range, Montana Birthplace: Range Served: The Cherbourg Peninsula in France; town Highest Rank: Ser- Lewistown Family: Parents Calvin and Clara Brown; children Koblensk, Germany; Ziph, Austria, Hometown: Lew- geant, Marine Corps Highest Rank: James, Merrill, Leland, Bruce and Martin served WWII 1943-1946 istown Current Hometown: Private Connection to Central Montana: Family lives Duties: Radio operator, intercept radio Family: Parents Lewistown Branch of here operator Robert J. and Nettie Family: Alphonso E. Military: Army Served: Galveston, Texas Military Honors: 66th Infantry Division Brooks; spouse Buck and Golda B. Current “Black Panthers,” Combat Infantry Fredda Brooks Buck, parents; Mil- Hometown (at time Badge, Good Conduct Medal, European Connection to Central Montana: Local dred (deceased), wife; of death): Palouse, WA Warren D. Brown Campaign Medal businessman and Justice of the Peace Yvonne M. (Buck) Kleinhans, Mona A. Family: Parents Earl and Nina Burnham; Highest Rank: Chief Petty Officer, Navy Served: South Pacific, WWII (Buck) Harrell, Gordan Buck, Charlene wife Joyce; children Carl, Joanne, Hometown: Lewistown L. (Buck) Deutscher Judith, Jacquelin, Jill and Joy Family: Douglas and Alberta Brown, parents Connection to Central Montana: Born and Connection to Central Montana: Raised Connection to Central Montana: 1948 Fergus raised in Central Montana here High School graduate Served: WWII, South Pacific Duties: Radio operatior Served: 20 years in U.S. Navy, retired Duties: Infantry & Reconnaissance Military Honors: WWII Victory Medal, Duties: Served on eight different ships and Army of Occupation Medal Japan last years as an instructor at US Fleet Anti Submarine Warfare School

John Bullions Birthdate: June 25, 1944 Highest Rank: SP 5 Army Current Hometown: Lewistown Family: Wife, Barb, and children Mark and Adam “The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our Connection to Central Montana: Resident Served: Pentagon, Vietnam country has earned them our lasting gratitude.” Duties: Military Intelligence - Jeff Miller 6 Lewistown News-Argus Saturday, November 9, 2019

John L. Burnham Donald G. Burnham Thomas D. (Buzz) Burris Arne Byfuglin Ronald James Casey Birthdate: Nov. 11, 1918 Birthdate: Nov. 27, Birthdate: Feb. 21, Birthdate: October Birthdate: Sept. 13, Date of Death: June 22, 1942 1920 1932 26, 1942 1918 Birthplace: Lewistown Date of Death: Nov. Birthplace: Conway, Birthplace: Coeur Date of Death: Dec. Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade Corporal 1, 1988 N.D. D’Alene, ID 26, 2002 Branch of Military: Air Corps Birthplace: Date of Death: Feb. Highest Rank: ETN2 Place of Birth: New Current Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown Lewistown 25, 1987 (E5) Rockford, N.D. Family: Parents Earl and Nina Burnham Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Cor- Branch of Military: Highest Rank: Connection to Central Montana: Raised in the Sergeant poral, U.S. Army U.S. Navy Corporal, Army area Branch of Military: Family: Parents Tom Current Hometown: Hometown (at time Served: Philippines Air Corps and Rose (Vavrovsky) Lewistown, MT of death): Lewistown Duties: Cook Current Burris; children Family: Parents: Ann Family: Wife Eliza- Military Honors: Died as a Prisoner of War in Hometown (at time Noreen Burris-Clark, Bret Burris, Tracey and Reider Byfuglin; Children: Eric, beth Casey; Children, Dennis Casey, Jim Philippine Islands of diptheria of death): Lewistown Dangerfield Sarah, Deanna Byfuglin Casey, Jean Raw, Mike Casey and Mary Family: Parents Earl and Nina Burnham Connection to Central Montana: Raised Connection to Central Montana: Grew Kepler Ralph Albert Burnham Connection to Central Montana: Raised in Kolin, ranched in Kolin, business in up here, graduated from St. Leo’s High Connection to Central Montana: Lived here Hobson School and worked in Lewistown from 1956 Birthdate: May 5, 1932 Served: Greenland Served: Fort Ord, Calif., German Occupa- Served: USS Intrepid CVS-11, Atlantic Served: Pacific Theater of Operations, Date of Death: Dec. 2, 2003 Duties: Electrical mechanic tional Forces. Fleet WWII Birthplace: Lewistown Military Honors: American Theater Rib- Duties: Maintained shipboard Electronics- Duties: Army Air Corps Communications Highest Rank: Seaman Recruit bon, WWII Victory Medal Wayne Harold Bursheim Communications Military Honors: Bronze Star Branch of Military: Navy Birthdate: Sept. 18, Military Honors: Several Excellence Family: Parents Nina and Earl Burnham; wife Gary Dean Burnham 1941 Awards Richard L. Catron Janice; children Robin, Kirk, Lori, Tammy, Birthdate: Aug. 31, Birthplace: Erskine, Highest Rank: Sp4 Vicki, John and Cara 1935 Minn. John Melville Carlson Hometown: Lew- Connection to Central Montana: Raised in the Date of Death: May Highest Rank: PFC Birthdate: July 26, istown area 2, 2003 Current Hometown: 1945 Family: Bob and the Served: USS Chourri ARV-1 Birthplace: Lewistown Birthplace: Sand- late Vickie Catron, Duties: Stock clerk Lewistown Family: Conrad and stone, Minnesota parents; Terri, Military Honors: United Nations, Korean Service Highest Rank: Minnie Bursheim, Branch of Military: spouse; Jason, Chad National Defense Medal PFC-1 parents; Corine, wife; Army and Todd, children Merl L. Busenbark Branch of Military: Keith, Holly, children; Current Hometown: Connection to Marine Corps Even, grandson Lewistown Central Montana: Birthdate: July 26, 1941 Current Connection to Central Montana: Resident Family: Iner and Attended Fergus Birthplace: Garland, Utah Hometown (at time 32 years Elisabeth Carlson, High School Highest Rank: SP4 of death): Lewistown Served: Chicago, Ill. Induction Center parents; Phyllis Served: Vietnam, Fort Riley, Kan., and Current Hometown: Lewistown Family: Parents Susan and Dean Burnham; Duties: Medical-Optical Specialist Carlson, wife; Vince, Germany Family: Parents Merlin and Ruth; wife Gladys; son spouse Louise; child Martin Military Honors: Letter of Commendation, Jason and Greg Carlson and Johnna Duties: Military advisor, clerical Ben Connection to Central Montana: Raised Good Conduct Medal, Honorable Discharge Antonich, children Connection to Central Montana: Lived here here Connection to Central Montana: Current Rex Dale Catron entire lifetime Served: Korea, Hawaii Emmet Anthony Butcher home and business owner Birthdate: Oct. 2, Served: Germany Military Honors: National Defense Birthdate: Jan. 20, Served: Vietnam 1924 Duties: Heavy Truck Driver Service Medal 1926 Duties: Administrative Clerk, First Air Cav Birthplace: Ekalaka, Sammy A. Busenbark Birthplace: Lewis- Division, R&R Liason Montana Irvin J. Burnham town Military Honors: Bronze Star Highest Rank: Birthdate: Sept. 1, 1945 Birthdate: Feb. 26, Date of Death: May ASF3, F2, F1, MM3 Birthplace: Jackson, Wyo. 1924 16, 2003 Kyle E. Carr Branch of Military: Highest Rank: Sergeant E5 Date of Death: Nov. Highest Rank: Cor- Birthdate: March 30, Navy Current Hometown: Billings 23, 1985 poral AAF 1983 Current Hometown: Family: Parents Merlin and Ruth; wife Judy, chil- Birthplace: Hometown (at time Birthplace: Hobson Winifred dren Bree and Joshua Lewistown of death): Winifred Highest Rank: Family: Mr. and Mrs. Connection to Central Montana: Lived here Highest Rank: Family: Darlene, Sergeant O. H. Catron, parents; Lucille Catron, Served: Germany, Korea, Vietnam Private First Class widow; sons Bob, Jim, Tom Butcher; Current Hometown: wife; Gail Harkness, Rita Kahler, Bruce Duties: Mechanic Branch of Military: daughters Kris Arntzen, Carol Gill Belgrade Catron Military Honors: Combat Infantry Badge Army Connection to Central Montana: Life-long Family: Parents Clint Connection to Central Montana: Con- Benjamin Miles Bush Current resident and Valerie Carr struction work Hometown (at time Served: Asia Pacific, Occupation Force Connection to Served: North Pacific, Kurile Island, Okina- Birthdate: June 23, 1981 of death): Lewistown Japan Central Montana: wa, Dutch Harbor, Iwo Jima, Philippines Birthplace: Malta Family: Parents Earl and Nina Burnham; Duties: Airplane and Engine Mechanic Hometown Duties: Machinist mate, worked on engines Highest Rank: SPC wife Jean; children Ken, Dave, Irvin, Military Honors: Asia-Pacific Service Served: South Korea; Iraq; Fort Carson, and boilers etc. Current Hometown: Lewistown Paul, Pat, Earl, Ed, George and Roge Medal, Victory Medal, Army of Occupa- Colo. Military Honors: Pins and plaques from Family: Les and Nyla Bush, parents; Alyssia Connection to Central Montana: Raised tion Medal, American Theater Service Duties: Signal Support System Specialist different battles and Machinist Mate 3 McCoy, fiancée; Tristin, Cole and Kilee Bush, and ranched here Medal Military Honors: Combat Action Badge, 2 children. ARCOMS Paul Joseph Cerovski Connection to Central Montana: Raised in Leonard E. Burnham Harry Anthony Butcher Birthdate: April 28, Lewistown Birthdate: June 30, Birthdate: Feb. 2, Delbert R. Carter 1929 Served: Iraq 1912 1890 Birthdate: March 6, Highest Rank: Staff Duties: Infantry Date of Death: Date of Death: 1928 Sergeant Military Honors: Combat patch, CIB and Iraq March 10, 1988 March 4, 1956 Date of Death: Nov. Current Hometown: campaign medal. Birthplace: Dayton, Birthplace: Bull 2, 2010 Lewistown James O. Bussey WA Town, W.V. Birthplace: Darrell, Family: Parents Highest Rank: Hometown (at time Fergus Co., MT George and Victoria Highest Rank: Captain 03; SSG E-6 as enlisted Sergeant of death): Winifred Highest Rank: Cerovski; spouse Branch: US Army, Army Reserve, Kentucky Army Branch of Military: Family: Mary Belle Seaman Dorothy; sons Mark, National Guard Army Air Force Butcher, wife; Sara Branch of Military: Gary, Doran Current Hometown: Lewistown Current Emmet, nephew/step- Navy Connection to Central Montana: Ranched Connection to Central Montana: Fergus County Hometown (at time son Milton Family: Gayle northwest of Lewistown Native of death): Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Lifetime Doney, daughter Served: Japan and Korea, Hq Sq Sec 8th Served: Ft. Ord, California; Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Family: Parents Earl and Nina Burnham; rancher Connection to Central Montana: Born in Air Base Group LEAF, Third Liaison Indiana; 2nd Infantry Division at Camp Casey, spouse Evelyn; children Barbara, Arlene Served: Continental Service Fergus County Squadron, Itazuki Air Force Base in S. Korea; Ft. Devens, Mass.; Ft. Shafer, Hawaii; and Kathleen Served: Bremerton Naval Station in 1944- Japan and in Korea Ft. Knox, Kentucky; Ft. Hood, Texas; Ft. Riley, Connection to Central Montana: Raised Jonathan David Byerly 1945 Duties: Flight Mechanic, Line Chief Kansas; Ft. Stewart, Georgia; Ft. Benning, here Birthdate: Dec. 30, Military Honors: Honorable Discharge Military Honors: Korean SVC, UN Service Georgia; Ft. Lewis, Washington; Ft. Drum, NY; Duties: Heavey auto equipment operator 1984 Medal, National Defense Medal, Good England; Germany Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, Birthplace: Lewis- Phyllis Lorraine (Rice) Conduct Medal Duties: Enewetok Clean-up Program, Army Of- Theater Service Medal, Distinguished Unit town Carter ficers Exchange, Desert Shield/Desert Storm Badge Highest Rank: Ser- Birthdate: Sept. 29, Michael Chamberlain Ramp-up, President Ford’s Amnesty Program, geant, US Army 1925 Birthdate: June 26, U.S. Army National Guard and Reserve Fellow- Mark Earl Burnham Current Hometown: Date of Death: June 1946 ship Program with NATO Nations in Europe Birthdate: Aug. 18, Lewistown, MT 28, 1997 Birthplace: Great Military Honors: 5 Branch Designations: Finance, 1944 Family: Dave and Birthplace: New Falls Intelligence, Armor, Maintenance and Cavalry Birthplace: Donna Byerly, par- Mexico Highest Rank: Cpl. David Chisman Byerly Lewistown ents; Chris, brother; Branch of Military: E-4 Highest Rank: Cassie, sister Army Nurse Corp. Current Hometown: Birthdate: Aug. 24, 1952 RM3, E4 Connection to Central Montana: Born and Family: Daughter Lewistown Birthplace: Lewistown Branch of Military: raised in Lewistown Gayle Doney Family: L.A. and Highest Rank: Sergeant, Army Navy Served: Iraq and Afghanistan Connection to Leona Chamberlain, Current Hometown: Lewistown Current Duties: Jumpmaster, squad leader Central Montana: parents; Ramona Family: Donna, wife; Chris, Jon and Cassie, Hometown: Honors: Combat Infantry Badge, EIB, Family located here Chamberlain, wife; Cory Chamberlain, children Lakeside, MT ARCOM with “V” device Duties: Nurse Rhonda Ince, Doran Chamberlain, Served: Pan Mun Jom (Korean DMZ) and Presi- Family: Parents Military Honors: Honorable Discharge children dential Honor Guard (Washington, D.C.) Susan and Dean Burnham; spouse James F. Byers Connection to Central Montana: Lived Military Honors: ARCOM Marinell; child Bryson Birthdate: April 14, Dennis Lee Casey here since 1952 Fred Irvin Byerly Connection to Central Montana: Raised 1931 Birthdate: July 19, Served: Ft. Lewis, Wash. here Date of Death: Feb. 1942 Duties: Security, Infantry Birthdate: Jan. 11, 1879 Served: Vietnam 17, 2016 Birthplace: St. Paul, Date of Death: April 22, 1971 Duties: Radio operator – US Bennington Highest Rank: Minn. Clarence Christensen Birthplace: Jones County, Iowa Military Honors: National Defense Sergeant First Class, Date of Death: June Birthdate: Feb. 1911 Highest Rank: Senior Master Engineer, Army Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal U.S. Army 18, 1967 Date of Death: Nov. Family: Laura, wife; Ken and Florence, children with 2 Bronze Stars, Republic of Vietnam Hometown (at time Highest Rank: 1942 Connection to Central Montana: Lived here Campaign Medal of death): Lewistown Lance Corporal, US Highest Rank: Petty 1947-1957 Family: Spouse Marine Corps. Officer, First Class Served: France, World War I Wilfred M. Burnham Margaret Byers Family: Parents Ron Hometown (at time Duties: An architect by profession, helped oversee Connection to and Elizabeth Casey of death): Fergus construction of one the largest military hospitals Birthdate: July 5, Central Montana: Born, raised, retired Connection to Central Montana: Gradu- Family: Chris and in France, 775 buildings caring for 14,400 1922 in Lewistown ated Fergus High in 1961. Emma Christensen, patients Date of Death: Feb. Served: Enlisted Jan. 1952; Korean war; Served: Vietnam, KIA parents 18, 2006 Kenneth Rhodes Byerly Fort Lewis, Fort Benning, Fort Ord, Duties: Intelligence Connection to Birthplace: Camp Roberts – U.S.; transferred to ac- Honors: Posthumously Purple Heart Central Montana: Raised in Fergus/Roy Birthdate: June 19, 1908 Lewistown tive reserves, 1954 country Date of Death: July 4, 1998 Highest Rank: Duties: Radio/Electronic Repair, Chief of Michael John Casey Served: U.S. Army and Navy, 1933-42, Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. Sergeant Detail Birthdate: May 4, Atlantic, Pacific and West Coast Highest Rank: Major, Army Air Corps Branch of Military: 1951 Duties: Electrician’s mate Family: Fred and Laura Byerly, parents; Scottie, Army Air Force Highest Rank: PFC, Military Honors: Expert Rifleman, Purple wife; Ken, Hanes and Dave Byerly, children Current USMC Heart plus other awards unknown Served: McChord AFB, Wash.; Reykjavik AFB, Hometown (at time Current Hometown: Iceland of death): Belliville, Ill. Ronan John Christensen Duties: Served as military intelligence officer, Family: Parents Nina and Earl Burnham; Family: Parents Ron Birthdate: 1900 responsible for apprehension of German spies in spouse Delma Burnham; children Mike, and Elizabeth Casey; Date of Death: 1966 Iceland and recovery of top-secret bomb sights Terry, Dan, Karen, Colleen and Peggy Wife Tina Bell, son Highest Rank: Chief from crashed American planes Connection to Central Montana: Raised Paul Casey Warrant Officer, US here Connection to Navy Duties: Radar Mech 851 Central Montana: Grew up in Lewistown Hometown (at time Military Honors: American Theater Served: Vietnam of death): San Diego, Ribbon, Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon, Duties: Rifleman Calif. Victory Medal Military Honors: Purple Heart Family: Paul and Marie Christensen, parents Connection to Central Montana: Grew up on homestead, Bear Creek and Black Butte Served: U.S. Navy, 1918-1945, Veteran of World War I and World War II Lewistown News-Argus Saturday, November 9, 2019 7

Lawrence Christensen Clarence Joseph Comes Harley Coon William L. Coyle Michael Vernel Campbell Birthdate: Oct. 1909 Birthdate: March Birthdate: Jan. 31, Birthdate: June 17, Birthdate: Oct. 18, 1923 Date of Death: April 19, 1935 1900 1936 Date of Death: Dec. 28, 1996 1996 Birthplace: Lewis- Date of Death: Jan. Birthplace: Lew- Highest Rank: 60th Coast Anti-Aircraft Artillery, Highest Rank: Cor- town 4, 1988 istown 26th Cavalry poral, U.S. Army Highest Rank: SP3 Highest Rank: Highest Rank: SP3 Hometown: Hays Hometown (at time Hometown: Lew- Private (T) Family: Betty H. Campbell, spouse; Mike, Margie, of death): Helena istown Hometown (at time Branch of Mili- Buddy, Sylvia, Sydne, (Poochie) Family: Chris and Family: Parents of death): Lewis- tary: Army Connection to Central Montana: Lived and Emma Christensen, Clarence and Jose- town Hometown: Great worked near Winifred for rancher; livestock parents; Jerry, phine Comes; wife Family: William T. Falls inspector in Lewistown; ranched in Hays spouse; Maureen MaryLee, children and Dora Coon Family: Edward Served: Philippines Stohl and Laura Lee Degenhart, daugh- Kevan and Dean Comes Connection to Central Montana: Lived and Lena Coyle, parents; Michael, Duties: Combat with 26th Cavalry ters Connection to Central Montana: Rancher and worked in Lewistown Laura and Michelle, children; Joyce Military Honors: Survived Bataan death march, Connection to Central Montana: Grew Served: Germany Served: Discharged from Fort D.A., Rus- Lindstrand Coyle, spouse Hell ship to Japan, prison camp 3 1/2 years in up on homestead, Bear Creek and Black Duties: Jeep driver for company command- sell, Wyo. Connection to Central Montana: Born Japan, Yokahama Butte, worked at Romundstad sheep er and mail clerk and raised in Lewistown ranch in Fergus and elsewhere in county Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal William Harold Served: Germany Earl James Carlson Served: Fitzsimmons Army Hospital, Fort and Honorable Discharge Duties: Armor Int. Spec. Birthdate: May 28, 1927 Bliss, Texas; Battle of the Bulge (Bill) Cope Birthdate: July 21, Birthplace: Leland, Ill. Elmer Ellsworth Potts Albert S. Craig Highest Rank: CWO4 Donald L. Clark Conard 1928 Birthdate: June 11, Date of Death: May Hometown: Lewistown Birthdate: Aug. 28, Birthdate: Oct. 20, 1924 Family: Earl F. and Hilda Carlson, parents; Wilma, 1944 1918 28, 2003 Date of Death: Birthplace: Denton wife; Evelyn Girdler, Jack Carlson, Rebecca Birthplace: Lewis- Date of Death: Sept. Dec. 11, 1984 Lodman, children town 16, 2000 Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Sergeant Connection to Central Montana: Son-in-law of Highest Rank: Highest Rank: PFC Jack and Evelyn Steel SSgt. Sergeant Branch of Military: Hometown (at time Army Served: Stateside, Germany, Korea Hometown: Lew- Hometown (at time of death): Hardin Duties: Radar Tech istown of death): Lewis- Family: Samuel F. Family: Jim and Family: Virginia town Cope and Wilma Edith Craig Lawrence Pete Carlstrom Cope, Joyce Westgaard (deceased 12-26- and Frank Swan, Family: Theo and Connection to Birthdate: Oct. 21, 1895 parents; Betty, Reba, parents; Phyl- 01), Sherrie, Scott, Sandy Central Montana: Raised in Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Gradu- Date of Death: Dec. 25, 1972 spouse; Carolyn Lacy, daughter lis, spouse; Keith, Clark, Kevin, children Served: Europe, World War II Birthplace: Hermitage, MO Connection to Central Montana: At- Connection to Central Montana: Born in ated from Fergus High in 1948 Duties: Truck driver Served: Korea Highest Rank: Private 1st Class tended Fergus County High School Lewistown, graduated from Fergus High Branch of Military: Army Served: Vietnam Served: European, Mideast Theaters, Clayton Fred Corth William Edgar Cripps Hometown (at time of death): Denton, MT Duties: Military police Asiatic-Pacific Theater Birthdate: Oct. 28, Family: Parents, Charles and Matilda; Wife, Bertha; Military Honors: Best soldier of the Month Duties: Stenographer Birthdate: Oct. 24, 1946 1930 Children, Lorraine, Ethyl, Charlotte, Anna, Military Honors: Performed duties with Date of Death: Lawrence, John, Bill, Bert, Jim George R. Clark U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey in European Date of Death: Dec. April 23, 2010 in 12, 1958 Connection to Central Montana: Farmer/Rancher/ Birthdate: March 2, and Asiatic-Pacific Theaters Billings Business Owner 1919 Highest Rank: Birthplace: Lewis- BMSN Served: WWI, Siberia, Ambulance Company #4 Birthplace: Grass Raymond E. Conard town, Montana Duties: Ambulance Driver Range Birthdate: Aug. 16, Hometown (at time Highest Rank: S Highest Rank: Staff 1924 of death): Roy P 5 James L. Casey Sergeant Birthplace: Lewis- Family: Fred and Branch of Mili- Leona Corth, parents; Birthdate: Jan. 2, 1918 Hometown: Lew- town tary: U.S. Army Birthplace: Lewistown istown Highest Rank: Marie, spouse; Janet, Family: Dinah, wife; Dennis, Jason and daughter Highest Rank: Master Sergeant Family: Wife Helen, Corporal Lonnie, sons; grandchildren Current Hometown: Portland, Ore. Children Dee Ann Hometown: Billings Connection to Central Montana: Resident Connection to Central Montana: Re- of Roy Family: Mr. and Mrs. James A. Casey Rhed, David and Family: Parents turned to ranch Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Dale Clark Theo and Reba Co- Served: San Diego, Calif., Pacific Fleet, Served: 1 year in Vietnam and 1 year in Calif., and USS Juneau here Connection to Central Montana: Lived nard; wife LaVerna; Germany; completed 9 weeks and took Served: Southwest Pacific here children Patricia Engineer Equipment training and 7 Duties: 1st Sgt. Co.K – 163rd Infantry Served: U.S. Army Air Corps, Saipan with Pollard, Peggy Davis, Aleta Wiedenman, Max Harry Cosgriffe weeks of Engineer Equipment repair Birthdate: 1920 Honors, Special Commendations: Combat Infan- 73rd Wing Joe Conard Duties: Maintain equipment and operate try Badge Duties: Electronics Technician, Aircraft Connection to Central Montana: Born, Date of Death: April them radio repair raised and retired here 1976 Richard E. Casey Served: Army WWII 743rd Tank Battal- Highest Rank: War- Paul B. Cromwell rant Officer, Army Birthdate: May 11, 1920 Donald L. Cline ion European Theater; Army Strategic Birthdate: March Date of Death: July 29, 2013 Birthdate: July 14, Bombing Survey, Washington, D.C. Hometown (at time 7, 1947 of death): Seattle, Birthplace: Lewistown 1946 Duties: Company Clerk Birthplace: Lan- Highest Rank: Sergeant Birthplace: Jefferson Wash. caster, Penn. Family: Claude and Current Hometown: Lewistown City, Tenn. Robert William Conard Highest Rank: Family: James L. Casey and Ina E. (Rowland) Rank: SP-5 Birthdate: July 7, Mabel Humphrey, Chief Warrant Of- parents; Francis Tuss, Casey, parents Current hometown: 1928 ficer Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Lewistown Birthplace: Lewis- spouse; Pat and Joan, children Current Home- Connection to Central Montana: Born in in Lewistown Family: Jack F. town town: Lewistown Served: Fort Lewis, Wash.; Australia; New Guinea; Cline, father; Georgia Highest Rank: CPL Harlowton, lived in Lewistown Family: Parents Served: Europe South Pacific (Swan) Cline, Branch of Military: Edward and Anna Duties: Infantry – 163rd Co.K spouse; Brady L. Army Duties: Office work, legal services Cromwell; wife Priscilla; sons Eric and Military Honors: Served in WWII Honors, Special Commendations: Combat Infan- Cline and Renee E. Cline, children Hometown: Lew- Chad try Badge Connection to Central Montana: Grew up istown Connection to Central Montana: Resi- here, parents still here, moved back to Family: Theo and LeRoy Coulter dent Chad Charbonneau Birthdate: Dec. 3, get away from bigger cities Reba Conard, (Mary, Served: Vietnam 1968-1969 Current Hometown: Spokane, Wash. Served: Southeast Asia, Korea, Germany deceased), Roberta Ungeaer, Donald R. 1917 Duties: Helicopter pilot Birthplace: Denton Connection to Central Montana: Son of Amos L. Duties: Communications specialist, micro- Conard, Barbara Clark Honors: Army commendation medal, Charbonneau wave and troposcatter Connection to Central Montana: Farmed Date of Death: June NDSM, Air medals with oak leaf 9, 2004 Served: Germany, Texas Military Honors: Good Conduct Ribbon Served: Okinawa; Philippine Islands; Jan. clusters, 14th and 18th Air medals with Duties: Currently Recruiting 21, 1947 - Oct. 31, 1949 Highest Rank: valor, Army Aviation Badge, Vietnam Jack F. Cline Duties: Motor Pool Corporal - Army Air Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Wm. Edward Cherry Corps Birthdate: Dec. 31, Military Honors: Expert Rifleman medal with 160 device Birthdate: July 11, 1935 1917 Hometown (at time of death): Roy Birthplace: Augusta, Mont. Date of Death: Jan. Theodore Hogeland Dwayne E. Crook Highest Rank: Lt. USNR 11, 2004 Conard Family: Mary Birthdate: Sept. 11, (Duffy) and Sam Coulter, parents; Char- Hometown: Lewistown Highest Rank: Birthdate: March 10, 1936 Family: Florence Cherry, Choteau, Mont. Corporal 1921 lotte (Belden), wife; Clarke, son; Mary Birthplace: Gilbertson and Kay Hein, daughters Connection to Central Montana: Live near Hometown (at time Date of Death: July Lewistown Lewistown of death): Lewis- 20, 2011 Connection to Central Montana: Lived Highest Rank: here all his life, ranched at Roy, grew up Served: Camp Pendleton, Calif. town Birthplace: Lewis- Staff Sergeant E6 Duties: Dentistry Family: Jess and town Ft. Maginnes Branch of Mane Cline (de- Highest Rank: War- Served: Aleutians, Alaska Military: Montana Clayton Ardell Christenson rant Officer Duties: Motorpool, auto equipment me- ceased), parents; Agnes Cline (deceased Branch of Military: National Guard Birthdate: Nov. 3, 1946 Jan. 2000), spouse; Don, Brady and chanic and driver Current Army Honors: Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon, 1 Birthplace: Benson, Minn. Renee, children Family: Theo H. and Hometown: Branch of Military: Marines Connection to Central Montana: Home Service Stripe, Good Conduct Medal, 3 Lewistown Reba Conard, Teddy Overseas Bars Highest Rank: E4 Corporal from 1954 to 1970 and 1972 Conard, Terri D. Nabor Family: Parents Efton and Mildred Crook; Current Hometown: Lewistown Served: 390th Bombardment Group, ETO Connection to Central Montana: Raised James M. Cox spouse Mary Jo Crook, children Robin Family: Fern, wife; Wendy and Carlton, children. Europe and went to school here (Matt) Mallow (Stevensville), Joseph Served: California, Far East, Vietnam, North Caro- Duties: Flight line engineer Served: U.S., Europe, South Pacific Birthdate: May 24, (Deb) (Lewistown), John (Barb) 1928 lina and Cuba Military Honors: Two Presidential Cita- (Spokane), Wendy (Rod) Swanson Duties: Field Radio Operator tions, six group battle stars James W. Coombe Birthplace: Lewis- (Tura, MT) town Military Honors: Exp. Medal, good conduct Birthdate: Dec. 11, Connection to Central Montana: Born medal, South Vietnamese Medal. Norman Coleman 1932 Date of Death: and raised, retired, Pacific Steel Birthdate: Aug. 26, Birthplace: Miles March 26, 1996 Served: Montana – 23 years, retired 1988 Ron Clausnitzer 1927 City Highest Rank: Sgt. Duties: 1st Cook – 9 years, Howl Btry – 11 Family: Frank and Birthdate: Aug. 26, 1967 Birthplace: Lewis- Highest Rank: years, Rifle – 3 years, Highest Rank: E-5 Sergeant, U.S. Army town HNM3 Ruth Cox Connection to Cen- Current Hometown: Lewistown Highest Rank: Hometown: Lew- Joseph D. Crook Family: Parents Don and Doris Coulon, children Personnel Man 1st istown tral Montana: Born Birthdate: June 22, and raised in Lewistown, worked at St. Tarrah, Tawni, Tina, Trevor, and Zach Class Family: Chris 1961 Connection to Central Montana: Resident, owns Current Home- Coombe, son Joseph Hospital as first male nurse and Highest Rank: Lucier Ranch RTC Glass town: Lewistown Connection to Cen- Navy E5 – 4.5 Served: Operation Desert Storm, 1991-1992 Family: Wife Viv- tral Montana: Retired here Served: Germany years; Montana Duties: Medic Duties: 838 MP Battalion, Convoy Escort, Prisoner ian, daughters Carol Served: Korean War National Guard E6 Processing, Customs and Reconnaissance. Signalness and Nancy Wagner Duties: Hospital Corpsman Military Honors: Germany Occupation – 20 years Medal, WWII Victory Medal Dharan, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait Connection to Central Montana: Man- Military Honors: Korean Service Ribbon, Branch of Military Honors: Army Commendation Medal aged and owned Sears store in Lewis- UN Service Ribbon, National Defense Edward J. Coyle Military: Navy, town for 32 years. Service Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal Montana National Served: WWII – USS Bering Strait, South Birthdate: Sept. 23, Guard William A. Cooke Pacific; Korea-NAS Barber’s Point, Howard A. Cooper 1889 Current Hometown: Lewistown Highest Rank: Cpl. Hawaii Birthdate: Dec. 28, Date of Death: Oct. Family: Parents Dwayne and Mary Jo Hometown: Portaferry, N. Ireland Duties: Keeping ship’s logbook, transferring 1928 24, 1963 Crook, spouse Deborah Cook Family: Parents deceased in Ireland and receiving personnel Date of Death: 2018 Birthplace: Marion, Connection to Central Montana: Born Served: Korea, 1950-51 Military Honors: Asiatic-South Pacific, Highest Rank: Staff South Dakota and raised here, works at OK Tire Duties: Infantry Good Conduct, American Theater, Sergeant Highest Rank: Served: Navy – USS Fredrick, Indian WWII Victory Medal, Korean War Hometown: Lew- Corporal Ocean, Iran Crisis 1980, Lebanon Milton Alber Cookson Medal, Japanese Occupation Medal istown Branch of Military: Civil War 1983, served in 16 countries Birthdate: June 9, 1905 Family: Spouse Army while in Navy, served in Montana for Birthplace: Woonsocket, RI Shirley; daughters Family: William National Guard Highest Rank: Lieutenant commander - Chaplain Teri and Leslie Coyle, son; Shirley Brown, Dorothy Duties: Petty officer in charge of engine Hometown: Lewistown Connection to Cen- Hoerner and Jean Thelen, daughters room, motor-platoon sergeant Family: Wife: Emogene Children: Joyce Malcolm, tral Montana: Taught Math, Chemistry, Connection to Central Montana: Lived Thomas Cookson, Rosemary Kent and Anne “Courage is and Physics at Fergus High School in Lewistown 46 years, Lewistown Knerr. Served: European Theater Postmaster, Fergus County Treasurer and Connection to Central Montana: Past Priest at St. Duties: Motor Sergeant Assessor James Episcopal Church Served: First World War Served: In the Pacific duriong World War II, fear holding on Panama, and South Dakota a minute longer.” Duties: Chaplain - George S. Patton Serving all branches of our Armed Forces “We salute you.” In memory of Master Sergeant Robbie D. McNary Josh Rouns ~ Owner/Manager 8 Lewistown News-Argus Saturday, November 9, 2019

Harold Lee Conrad Thomas H. Cummings Howard Wayne Dahl Harry Allen Dengel Darryn Lloyd Doman Birthdate: Oct. 6, 1921 Birthdate: Sept. 26, Birthdate: Sept. 21, Birthdate: June 23, Birthdate: Sept. 24, Birthplace: Marysville, Ohio 1940 1942 1941 1975 Highest Rank: First Lieutenant Birthplace: Malta Birthplace: Lewis- Birthplace: Lewis- Birthplace: Billings Hometown: Lewistown Highest Rank: town town Highest Rank: E6 Family: Wife Katherine (Phillips) Conrad, daughter Lance Corporal Highest Rank: Highest Rank: E4 Branch: Air National Katherine L. Ault Current Home- Spec. 4 Current Hometown: Guard, Air Force Connection to Central Montana: Lives here town: Lewistown Current Hometown: Lewistown Current Home- Served: Army Air Corps Aug. 1940 to Dec. 1945, Family: wife Lewistown Family: Parents Art town: Apple Valley, Pacific Theater WWII Margaret Family: Spouse and Gurneva Dengel, California Duties: Water guard at Hickam Field, later sent Connection to Nancy Dahl, parents wife Sherry, children Family: Donnis back to pilot training Central Montana: Art and Hazel Dahl Jon and Justin Doman and Elisabeth Military Honors: Member of Pearl Harbor Survi- Rancher Connection to Central Montana: Born, Served: Korea and Aberdeen Proving Cimrhakl, parents; Dannette Komorak, vors Assoc. and American Legion Post 16 Served: Marines raised and retired here Grounds sister; Bill Doman, brother Served: Vietnam Duties: Special Services Connection to Central Montana: Born and Leonard Ralph Craig Louis Edward Daer Duties: Infantry Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal raised, graduate of Winnett High School Birthdate: Aug. 2, 1932 Birthdate: Aug. 6, Military Honors: 2 Purple Hearts Served: Iraq, Afganistan Date of Death: Nov. 2, 1970 1923 William Harry Dengel Duties: Crew Chief, maintains Predator Highest Rank: BMSN, US Navy Date of Death: Feb. Lloyd G. (Glen) Dalton Birthdate: Oct. 30, UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown 19, 1991 Birthdate: Oct. 27, 1923 Military Honors: Airman of the Quarter Family: Jim and Edith Craig Highest Rank: 1927 Date of Death: Jan. Connection to Central Montana: Raised in Gunner’s Mate, Birthplace: Heath 13, 1978 George Albert Donaldson Lewistown Second Class Highest Rank: PFC Hometown (at time Birthdate: Feb. 27, Served: Korea Hometown (at Hometown: Lewis- of death): Grass 1895 time of death): town Range Date of Death: Tomas G. Craig Lewistown Family: Parents Family: Harry March 30, 1966 Birthdate: Jan. 11, 1929 Family: Julie Daer, Lloyd and Helen and Hattie Dengel, Highest Rank: Date of Death: July 6, 1971 spouse; Tom and Steve, children Dalton; spouse Ruth parents Private First Class Highest Rank: PFC Connection to Central Montana: Electri- Jimmerson; children Connection to Hometown (at time Hometown (at time of death): Ryegate cian/refrigeration in Lewistown Jerry Dalton, Lisa Central Montana: Spent his whole life in of death): Denton Family: Jim and Edith Craig Served: Hawaii, Pearl Harbor Dalton, Lori Conard Central Montana Family: Mae Connection to Central Montana: Raised in Duties: Gunner’s mate on submarine Connection to Central Montana: Born and Served: U.S. Navy, World War II, and (Crouch) Donaldson, Lewistown Military Honors: Honorable discharge raised here Korean Conflict spouse, deceased; Served: Germany, World War II Served: Fort Monmouth, N.J.; Camp Stone- Duties: Gunner on carrier Marion Dacus, Doris Chamberlain, Edward E. Dagel Jr. man, Calif.; Fort Mason, Calif. Duane Donaldson, children Earl Robert Cripps Birthdate: May 31, Duties: Bus/truck driver William John Dengel Connection to Central Montana: Farmer/ Birthdate: July 15, 1920 1976 Birthdate: Dec. 8, rancher Date of Death: March 10, 1994 Birthplace: Paul W. Daugherty 1945 Served: France, World War I Highest Rank: Private First Class, 2nd Div. 175th Bremerton, Wash. Birthdate: Oct. 15, Highest Rank: EN 2 Duties: Infantry Infantry Division Highest Rank: 1924 (SS) U.S. Navy Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown SFC/E7 Date of Death: Nov. Current Hometown: Mark D. Doney Family: John and Ada Cripps, parents Branch of Mili- 6, 1992 Lewistown Birthdate: Sept. 1, tary: Army Served: Went in on D-Day at Normandy on Omaha Current Home- Hometown (at time Family: Parents Art 1981 Beach, all across until they met the Russians at town: Hilger of death): Lewistown and Gurneva Dengel; Birthplace: Lewis- the Elbe River Family: Edward Family: Tressa spouse Pat; children town Military Honors: Bronze Star Dagel Sr. and Car- Daugherty, Bob Roger, Kris, Kevin, Highest Rank: lene (Knapp) Dagel of Hilger, parents; Daugherty and John and Chad Lance Cpl. Timothy E. Crowley Brenda G. Dagel, wife; Edward K. Dagel Daugherty Connection to Central Montana: Native Current Hometown: Birthdate: March 25, 1907 (Kael) and Layla Cherie Dagel (Fort Connection to Cen- Served: Western Pacific Missoula Date of Death: July 11, 1952 Stewart, GA), children tral Montana: Cattle rancher Duties: Throttleman, forward engine room Family: Patty (Ev- Highest Rank: PFC, U.S. Army, 203 AAA BN Connection to Central Montana: Spent Served: Law N.V. on submarine ans) Doney Hilgen- CAC much of youth in Hilger/Lewistown ar- Duties: Bombardier, gunnery instructor dorf, Leon Doney Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown eas; parents and grandparents (Jerry and Military Honors: Rocker T Battlefield Raymond H. Devine Connection to Central Montana: Born and Family: Timothy and Ida Mae Crowley, parents Maralyn Knapp) reside in Hilger Commendation, World War II Victory Birthdate: March 18, went to school here Connection to Central Montana: Lifelong cow- Served: Ft. Riley, KS; Korea; Germany; Medal, Army of Occupation Medal 1949 Served: Kuwait; San Diego; Fort Leonard boy and ranch hand Iraq (3 tours); Ft. Stewart, GA Birthplace: Lewis- Wood Served: Germany Duties: Combat Engineer, Generator Me- Robert A. Davidson town Duties: Heavy Equipment Operator chanic, Computer System Tech, Platoon Birthdate: Nov. 14, Date of Death: Oct. Walter (Scotty) Dennis Sgt and SASMO NCOIC 1925 8, 2016 Matthew L. Doney Military Honors: Bronze Star Medal, Date of Death: 2015 Highest Rank: E-4 Birthdate: April 2, Crowley Army Commendation Medal (3), Army Achievement Medal (5), Meritorious Unit Birthplace: Casper, Branch of Military: 1983 Birthdate: Sept. 17, 1905 Citation, Army Good Conduct Medal (4), Wyo. Navy Birthplace: Lewis- Date of Death: Aug. 11, 1997 National Defense Service Medal, Korean Highest Rank: Hometown (at time town Highest Rank: Seaman, U.S. Navy Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Machinist Mate 2nd of death): Kalispell Highest Rank: E6 Hometown (at time of death): Pasadena, Calif. Medal (3), Global War on Terrorism Expe- Class (MM2C) Family: Herbert and Tech Sgt. Family: Timothy and Ida Mae Crowley, parents; ditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Hometown: Lewis- Alice Devine, parents; Michael Devine, Branch of Military: Charlotte Crowley, spouse; and four children Service Medal, Non Commissioned Officer town son Air Force Connection to Central Montana: Born, raised Professional Development Ribbon (2), Family: Parents Rob- Connection to Central Montana: Grew up Current Hometown: here Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Ribbon ert J. and Dorothy Davidson; wife Carlita in Lewistown area Lewistown Served: Overseas, Pacific (5), Driver/Mechanic Badge (2) Connection to Central Montana: Moved Served: Corpus Christi, Texas Family: Brad and here 1960 to ranch Duties: Plane captain and ground support Gayle Doney, parents; Christopher A. Crumrine Edward E. Dagel Sr. Served: Pacific-South and Western, WWII, Military Honors: Meritous Unit Citation, Katie Doney, wife; Coleigh, daughter Birthdate: July 29, 1945 Birthdate: May 8, APA 198 USS McCracken Good Conduct Medal Connection to Central Montana: Born and Highest Rank: Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Army 1957 Duties: Naval Amphibious Force raised here Current Hometown: Lewistown Birthplace: Great Brandon Ray Dirkson Served: Kadena Air Base, Okinawa Japan; Family: Spouse Mary S., daughter Paula Karmann Falls Michael William Davis Birthdate: Feb. 11, deployed 3 times with Operation Endur- Connection to Central Montana: Resident Highest Rank: Highest Rank: 1984 ing Freedom and 2 times with Operation Served: Two tours in Vietnam, three tours in MSG/E8, Army Private Birthplace: Lewis- Iraqi Freedom Germany and other states for a total of 21 years, Current Home- Hometown: Lew- town Duties: Avionics on KC-135 Air Tankers now retired town: Hilger istown Highest Rank: Chief at Fairchild, worked F-16 Block 32 and Duties: Intelligence Officer, Military Police Family: William Family: William Petty Officer 52 Aircraft while at the Thunderbirds, Military Honors: Dagel and Lorretta and Robby Davis, Branch of Military: currently Specialist Inspection Section Bronze Star, Army Commenda- Navy tion Medal, RVN Honor Medal, Cross of Gal- Huttinger, parents; parents NCOIC for 54 F-15 C and D models in Carlene G. Dagel, wife; Edward E. Dagel Served: Germany Current Hometown: Kadena lantry with Palm, Good Conduct Medal, Army Stationed on USS Achievement Medal Jr., son; Connie G. Zarn – Big Fork, Duties: Assistant Military Honors: Air Force Commenda- Montana, daughter gunner on Bradley Abraham CVN-72, tion Medal, Meritorious Unit Award, AF Connection to Central Montana: Live on Everett, Washingon Outstanding Unit Award, AF Organizational Stacy Anne Danzer Family: Theresa Dirkson, mother; Alivyah Birthdate: May 2, 1970 a ranch in Hilger and work at the Hilger Excellence Award, AF Good Conduct Medal, Post Office as OIC Jim Delaney Grace Dirkson, daughter National Defense Service Medal, Global War Birthplace: Glasgow, Mont. Connection to Central Montana: Raised Highest Rank: Sergeant Served: Operations Provide Comfort, Pro- Birthdate: Nov. 16, on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global 1927 and graduated Stanford/Geyser area Current Hometown: Lewistown vide Promise, Deny Flight, Support Hope Served: USS Carl Vinson CVN-70, USS War on Terrorism Service Medal, Air Force Family: Husband Rolf Danzer; parents V. James – Iraq (region of the Balkans); Operation Date of Death: 2012 Expeditionary Service Ribbon, AF Longev- Birthplace: Butte George Washington CVN-72, Yokosuka, and Karen Green Joint Guard and Operation Joint En- Japan ity Service, USAF NCO PME Graduate Connection to Central Montana: Police officer in deavor, Bosnia/Herzegovina; Belgium; Highest Rank: Ribbon, Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Corporal Duties: Arresting gear and currently leading Lewistown Germany; Washington; Georgia; Kansas; CPO of the bow catapults Ribbon, AF Training Ribbon Served: Arizona; California Branch of Military: U.S. Army in Colo., Texas, Korea, S.C., Marine Corps Military Honors: Navy Commendation Germany, Kansas, Kosovo and Bosnia Duties: Network Technician, Network Medal, 2 Navy Achievement Medals, Navy Wayne Patrick Doney Sr. Analyst, Network Manager, First Ser- Current Hometown Birthdate: March 29, Duties: Medical NCO (at time of death): Battle “E”, Good Conduct Medal with Honors, Special Commendations: 3 AAM, 2 AR- geant, Automation Training Specialist, one Bronze Star, National Defense Service 1938 Platoon Sergeant Lewistown Date of Death: April COM, GCx3, played softball for US All-Army Family: Wife Mary; children Kathy Moore, Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expedition- Team for eight years. Military Honors: Legion of Merit, Joint ary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service 24, 2002 Service Achievement Medal, Defense Patty Paige, Peggy Delaney and Jim E. Highest Rank: HN Delaney Medal, Navy Sea Service Ribbon with one Milton R. “Dick” Delaney Meritorious Service Medal, Meritori- Silver Star and one Bronze Star, Navy and Hometown (at time ous Service Medal (2 awards), Armed Connection to Central Montana: Been Birthdate: June 5, 1927 here my entire life Marine Corps Overseas Ribbon with three of death): Williston, Date of Death: Dec. 12, 1999 Forces Expeditionary Medal, NATO Duties: Stayin’ alive Bronze Stars, Enlisted Air Warfare Specialist N.D. Birthplace: Grass Range, MT Medal, Army Commendation Medal (3), pin, Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist pin Family: Richard and Achievement Medal (8), Joint Meritori- Current Hometown (at time of death): Grass Adam Patrick DeMars Frank Dixon Florence Doney, par- Range, MT ous Unit Award, Battle Expeditionary Birthdate: Nov. 1, ents; Thelma Doney, Highest Rank: Seaman 1st Class (SIC) Campaign, National Defense Service 1981 Birthdate: 1900 spouse; Patricia Johnson, daughter; and Branch of Military: U.S. Navy Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Birthplace: Miles Birthplace: Patrick Doney, son Family: Wife Georgia and 1 daughter, 1 son Medal City Cottonwood Falls, Connection to Central Montana: Lived in Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Highest Rank: Kans. Lewistown for 18 years at ranch near Grass Range. Attended High Willis L. Dailey Branch of Military: Served: Vietnam Birthdate: Sergeant school in Winnett. July 2, Current Hometown: Army Calvary Duties: First aid attendant, medical field Served: 1945-1946 1917 Aurora, Colo. Hometown: Military Honors: Honorable discharge Date of Death: Duties: Worked on minesweeper, clearing mines Family: Parents Kim Lewistown Zachariah Doney from water around Philippine Islands after May 21, 1971 and Nancy DeMars Family: Gladys WWII ended in Aucgust 1945. Highest Rank: T/ Connection to Cen- Dixon, spouse; Birthdate: May 6, Military Honors: Honorable Discharge Sgt, Air Force tral Montana: Family lives here Muriel Sennet, Anna 1986 Hometown (at Served: Mikulak, Ruth Hruska, children Birthplace: Lewis- time of death): Fort Lewis, Wash. and Iraq Bill L. Denning Duties: Intel Gathering Connection to Central Montana: Lived in town Birthdate: April 21, 1928 Lewistown Lewistown Highest Rank: E-2, Highest Rank: EN-3, U.S. Navy Family: Mary Daniel Charles DeMars Served: Texas; Across Mexican border Airman Apprentice, Hometown: Lewistown Dailey, spouse; Patti Birthdate: July 13, Duties: Drove a mule train United States Navy Family: Spouse May C. Denning, children Laurie, Fanning, Terry Dailey, Sandra Penrose, 1985 Family: Parents Brad Don, Margie, and Becky children; Charles and Pearl Dailey, Birthplace: Malta Walter R. Dolsman and Gayle Doney Connection to Central Montana: 36-year resident parents Highest Rank: Birthdate: June 13, Connection to Cen- Connection to Central Montana: Served: Pacific Theater of Operations Born Sergeant, U.S 1917 tral Montana: Born Duties: Naval Air, Gunner Torpedo Bomber, also and raised here, worked for Montana Army Date of Death: Jan. and raised here observation and reconnaissance along the China Highway Department Current Hometown: 26, 1992 Served: Oceania, Va.; Pensacola, Fla. Served: Coast. Kirkland Air Force Base, Albu- Lewistown Highest Rank: Duties: Aviation electronics – Electronics Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, Victory querque, N.M.; Victorville, Calif.; Japan Family: Corporal tech Duties: Parents Kim Medal, and Presidential Citation from Harry Aircraft mechanic and Nancy DeMars Hometown (at time Truman Connection to Cen- of death): Lewistown tral Montana: Family lives here Family: Nels P. Served: Alaska; Ft. Bliss, Texas; K-Town Dolsman and Helge Germany; Iraq H. Swanson, parents; Duties: Military Police Loretta Dolsman, spouse; Wonda Dolsman and Connie Wheeler Polson, daughters Connection to Central Montana: Born in Grass Range Served: Pacific Duties: Power plant operator Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, is their monument to-day, and for aye. 538-7160 • 800-538-7160 201 Meadowbrook Dr. ~ Thomas Dunn Lewistown, MT Lewistown News-Argus Saturday, November 9, 2019 9

Ralph (Jack) Donisthorpe Arthur L. Dubbs Jr. Gordon Hudson Eastman Howard L. Ehlert Harland R. (Dick) Dennison Birthdate: Dec. 2, Birthdate: May 16, Birthdate: Feb. 29, Birthdate: May 1, Birthdate: June 4, 1946 1924 1925 1912 1925 Birthplace: Langdon, N.D. Birthplace: Lewis- Date of Death: Date of Death: Date of Death: Highest Rank: E5-EM2 town March 24, 2012 March 18, 1993 March 11, 2009 Branch of Military: Navy Date of Death: 2012 Birthplace: Great Highest Rank: Birthplace: Wahpe- Current Hometown: Lewistown Highest Rank: Falls Captain ton, ND Family: Carla Dennison, wife Corporal Highest Rank: Yeo- Hometown (at time Highest Rank: Connection to Central Montana: Grew up and Hometown: Lew- man 2nd Class, US of death): Lewis- TEC 4, US Army, schooled 1-12 istown Navy town CN Co., 9th In- Served: USS Roberta Owens DD214, YTM Yo- Family: Parents Art Current Hometown Family: Earl and fantry kosuka, Japan, USS Constellation CVA; active and Edith Donis- (at time of death): Tina Eastman, par- Family: Stephany duty 5 years, 9 months, 5 days thorpe; wife Clara Hobson ents; Sue Kenney, spouse; Lynn, Mark, Simac, wife; Mark, Duties: Leading Petty Officer catapult gang on Hartman; children Art, Kay and Scott Family: Wife Colleen Dubbs; children Kirk, Dana and Jay, children Jeff, Steve, Wes, Alan, Robert, Tom, aircraft carrier CVA64 Connection to Central Montana: Lived Deedee (Pearce), Scott, Kelly and Casey Connection to Central Montana: Born, Joan, Lisa, Nancy and Marguerite, Military Honors: National Defense Service Medal, here entire life, ranching and farming Dubbs raised and died here children Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Served: Texas and Denver Connection to Central Montana: Served: Alaska, Europe Connection to Central Montana: Long- Medal with Device (1960), Meritorious Unit Duties: Weather Air Sections Superintendent of the Central Montana Duties: Infantry Unit Command 1542 time Winifred are farmer and rancher Commendation Ribbon, Armed Forces Expe- Agricultural Research Center for many Military Honors: Pacific Theater Service Served: Jan. 1946 - July 1947 ditionary Medal (Korea), Navy Achievement Michael Gene Donsbach years, former mayor of Hobson Medal, European Service Medal, Purple Duties: Auto Mechanics Medal, Good Conduct Award (First) Birthdate: Jan. 21, Served: Okinawa, Tinian and San Francisco Heart, three Bronze Stars, V Medal Military Honors: Victory Medal 1950 Harbor during World War II with the Don L. Derks Date of Death: April 13th US Naval Construction Battalion Mark G. Eastman Walter A. Elliott Birthdate: Nov. 14, 1934 22, 2004 Duties: Headquarter Company – Personnel Highest Rank: Birthplace: Highest Rank: Lt. Maryville, M.O. Highest Rank: Inte- Office Clerk Specialist Highest Rank: BU. 3 rior Communications Military Honors: Asiatic Pacific Campaign Family: Parents Mr. USNR Hometown: Fort Branch of the Military: U.S.N. Seabees 2nd Class – Honorable Discharge 1946 and Mrs. Gordon Hometown: Hobson Hometown (at time Eastman Benton, resident of George Patrick Dunn Jr. Lewistown since Family: Marilyn, spouse; Keith, Russ, Cynthia, and of death): Roy Connection to 1954 Roger, children. Family: Al and Betty Birthdate: Nov. 19, Central Montana: Family: Phyl- Connection to Central Montana: Lived here since Donsbach, parents; 1920 Family is still here lis, spouse; and 1958 Bobbe (White) Donsbach, spouse; Kirk, Date of Death: Nov. Served: Vietnam; children, Martha, Served: Great Lakes, I.L., Rhode Island, San Salva- Shawna (Angelo) and Sheila Donsbach, 26, 1944 F Company, 51st Tom, Douglas, Ken dor, Bahamas children Highest Rank: Infantry Division, and Mary Duties: Constructive work Connection to Central Montana: Lived Corporal Airborne, Long Range Patrol Connection to Military Honors: Honorable Discharge in Roy 2002 to 2004 and in Winifred 25 Hometown (at time Duties: Recondo Central Montana: Went to Fort Benton years prior to that of death): Gilt Edge Military Honors: Purple Heart High School Bradley L. Doney Served: Vietnam Family: George and Served: USS Crosby, South Pacific, Birthdate: Jan. 8 Duties: USS Hassayamph (AO-145), Taisy Dunn, parents; Lawrence D. (Larry) World War II Birthplace: Spokane, Wash. electrician Pat Davis, Alice Eckhardt Duties: Deck officer and navigator Highest Rank: Petty Officer 3rd Class Military Honors: National Defense Service Poetter, sisters; Owen Dunn, brother Birthdate: April 30, Current Hometown: Lewistown Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Connection to Central Montana: Farming 1933 Family: Parents Clifford Doney; wife Gayle Doney; Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Merito- and cattle ranching with father Birthplace: Billings James Robert Emerson children Matthew and Zach Doney rious Unit Citation Served: New Guinea Highest Rank: Birthdate: April 24, Connection to Central Montana: Resident here Duties: Foot soldier A/1C, US Air Force 1981 more than 20 years Donald Marvin Dormady Hometown: Lew- Birthplace: Lew- Served: Okinawa, Torre Station, Naval Security Birthdate: Aug. 17, James W. Dunnington istown istown Station, and Adak, Alaska 1938 Birthdate: 1943 Connection to Cen- Highest Rank: Duties: Cryptologic Technician Birthplace: Great Birthplace: Lewis- tral Montana: Have Corporal Military Honors: Held top secret clearance, Honor- Falls town lived in Lewistown Branch of Mili- able Discharge Date of Death: 2017 Highest Rank: Chief for 30 years, retired tary: Marine Corps Highest Rank: Petty Officer Served: California Current Home- Gayle Ann (Carter) Doney MM.C Current Home- Duties: Air policeman town: Clancy, MT Birthdate: May 20 Hometown: Stanford town: Bloomington, Family: Birthplace: Chouteau Family: Parents Ill. Charles (Arthur) Edwards Parents Tracie Ba- Highest Rank: Petty Officer 3rd Class, United Pearl and Lyle Family: Parents Birthdate: 1889 con and Robert Emerson; spouse Riki States Navy Dormady; wife June Russell and Helena; Date of Death: 1968 Emerson; daughter Addison Emerson Current Hometown: Lewistown Dormady; children spouse Patricia; sons Birthplace: North Connection to Central Montana: Grand- Family: Husband Brad Doney; children Matt and Donald, Leonard, Pearl and Roy Wesley, Michael and Mathew Dakota parents Tink and Azalea Bacon Zach Doney; parents Delbert and Lorraine Connection to Central Montana: Married Connection to Central Montana: Parents’ Family: Matie Ed- Served: California, Iraq Carter local lady June Sirucek home wards, wife; Robert Duties: Forward observer for 81 mm Connection to Central Montana: Lived here more Served: USS Hancock Naval Air Station, Served: 1963 to 1983 U.S. Navy, Carib- Edwards and Amy mortars than 20 years Memphis, Tenn.; USS Ingersoll, USS bean, Mediterranean, North Atlantic, Lou Works, children Orville Eugene Served: Pensacola, Fla.; Adak, Alaska Galveston, USS Shields, USS Cogswell, Persian Gulf Connection to (Gene) Erlandson Duties: Cryptologic Technician, held top secret USS Bauer, Navy Recruiting Station Duties: Surface electronics, Electronics Central Montana: Birthdate: Feb. 2, clearance – Omaha, Neb., Council Bluffs, Iowa, Instructor Founder of Golden 1938 Military Honors: Good Conduct Award and Hon- Winner, S.D., USS Truckee and Naval Montana Company Birthplace: orable Discharge Reserve Facility, Great Falls Russell L. Dunnington Sr. Served: WWI Lewistown Duties: Refrigeration and air conditioning Birthdate: 1916 Highest Rank: Air- Leon Gregory Doney mechanic Birthplace: Roy Clarence A. Edwards man First Class Birthdate: Oct. 5, 1950 Military Honors: SR, FA, FN, MM3, Highest Rank: Ser- Birthdate: Jan. 29, Current Home- Birthplace: Ft. Belknap MM2, MM1, MMC geant, Air Corps 1911 town: Lewistown Highest Rank: E4 Hometown: Lew- Date of Death: May Family: Parents Current Hometown: Streetsboro, Ohio Gale S. Dorn istown 1965 Orville and Fern Family: Florence and Richard Doney, parents; chil- Birthdate: Feb. 4, Family: Spouse Highest Rank: Erlandson; wife dren Mark D. Doney and Danielle Doney 1926 Helena; sons James Private Marge; sons Steve and Rick Connection to Central Montana: Lived here and Birthplace: Har- and Russell Hometown (at time Connection to Central Montana: Busi- went to school at St. Leo’s lowton Connection to of death): Mesa, ness owned: TV Appliance Center Served: Vietnam Date of Death: 2015 Central Montana: Ariz. Served: 1958-1963; Japan 1959-1961 Duties: Artillery Highest Rank: Home since 1919 Family: Mr. and Duties: Radio intercept and communica- Military Honors: Honor Trainee AIT, M16 Corporal, U.S. Army, Served: 1942 to 1945, 3027th Army Air Mrs. A.C. Edwards, tions Paratrooper Force Base Advanced Pilot School, parents; William, Honors: Letters of special commendation Ed Duffner Hometown: Lew- Pecos, Texas brother Birthdate: Nov. 16, 1931 istown Duties: Classification Specialist Connection to Central Montana: Prior to Donald O. Esp Birthplace: Cat Creek, Mont. Family: Mary Ann World War II lived in Denton Birthdate: Aug. 4, Highest Rank: E6 Dorn, spouse; children Diana, Debbie, Russell L. Dunnington Jr. Served: U.S. Combat Engineers in Europe 1924 Hometown: Sierra Vista, Ariz. Karrie, Donald, and James Birthdate: 1945 Birthplace: Big Family: Katherine and A.B. Duffer, parents; Shir- Connection to Central Montana: Lewis- Birthplace: Lewis- Robert Arthur Edwards Timber ley, wife; David, Debra, and Donna, children town resident town Birthdate: 1921 Date of Death: Served: Japan; Korea; Pacific Theater Served: European Theatre; Germany, Neth- Highest Rank: Petty Date of Death: 2006 2011 Duties: A/C Mechanic, Alert Crew, Mec. Inf. NBC erlands, Belgium Officer 3rd Class Birthplace: Lewis- Highest Rank: & Supply Duties: Paratrooper, jumped into Germany; Current Home- town T4-383rd Infantry Military Honors: Far East Acc. Korean, Good Artillery Battalion town: Lewistown Highest Rank: 1st Regiment – 96th Conduct, various Military Honors: Combat Ribbon, Good Family: Parents Rus- Lieutenant Air Corp, Division Conduct, Victory Ribbon, European sell and Helena Dun- Army Air Force Hometown: Lew- Ralph B. Duffner Theater nington Sr.; spouse Family: Arthur and istown Birthdate: May 6, 1918 B.J. Able; children Matie Edwards, Family: Wife Alice, daughter Shelley Birthplace: Forest Grove, Mont. Randal E. Drube Mikel and Amanda parents; Ethel Ann Weikart, son Kris Highest Rank: Connection to Central Montana: Retired Sergeant Birthdate: May 7, Connection to Central Montana: Lewis- Edwards, wife; Ken, Hometown: Dillon, Mont. 1962 town, retired police chief Dennis and Nickie Served: Pacific-Philippines, Okinawa Duties: Combat Infantryman – Mortarman Family: Katherine and A.B. Duffner; Alice, wife; Birthplace: Lewis- Served: U.S. Navy 1965 to 1969, Philip- Lynn, children Judy, Les, Janet, Joyce, children Connection to Central Montana: Military Honors: Combat Infantryman town pines, Japan, Tonkin Gulf, Vietnam Owner Badge, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Served: Camp Stoneman, Calif. Highest Rank: E5 Duties: Aviation electronics technician, of Golden Montana Company Medal Duties: Cook Current Home- helicopter crewman, combat support Served: WWII Flying 8th, Rhineland, Military Honors: Cooking awards and all merits town: Gulfport, squadron Ardennes, Central Europe Brendan Fachner allowed for stateside duty, WWII Miss. Duties: Co Pilot of B17 Robert L. Durbin Current Home- Family: Mother Military Honors: Air Medal with two Oak town: Bangor, George William Dunlap Joyce Drube; wife Birthdate: Dec. 17, Leaf Clusters, Eame Theater Medal with Wash. Birthdate: Sept. 29, 1941 Cathy; sons Caleb, 1926 3 Bronze Stars, American Theater Victory Family: LaVonne, Birthplace: Lewistown Mark and Nathan Birthplace: Concep- Medal wife; Lily, daughter; Date of Death: Nov. 8, 2017 Connection to Central Montana: Grew up tion, Mo. Ernest and Beverly Highest Rank: E7, Chief Gunner’s Mate in Fort Benton and Lewistown. Gradu- Highest Rank: William B. Edwards Fachner, parents Branch of Military: U.S. Navy ated from Fergus High in 1980 Sergeant Birthdate: Feb. 2, Branch: Navy Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown Served: Groton, Conn., and Norfolk, Va. Hometown: Lew- 1918 Served: Joined in Family: May E. (McDonald) and Howard W. Cruised around the world on Emery S. istown Date of Death: 1987, served 10 Dunlap, parents; Patrick H. Dunlap, son; Patrick Land Sub Tender in 1988, one of the Family: Parents March 8, 1988 years as a missile A. Farley, Barbara M. Connolly, Debora E. ships in the 1986 4th of July celebration Julius and Odilia Highest Rank: Staff technician aboard two nuclear submarines, Taurman, sisters. for the Statue of Liberty. Served on a Durbin; wife Dorothy Sergeant the USS Tecumseh stationed in Charleston, Served: Aboard ships: supply and destroyers and tugboat in Groton and Carrier John F. C. Darrah Durbin; children Daniel, Hometown (at time S.C. and the USS Henry M. Jackson which ammunition. Kennedy in Norfolk Paula, Timothy and Ronald of death): Denton is ported in Bangor, Wash. where Brendan Duties: Chief Gunner’s mate, Instructor - Great Duties: 6 years Navy printer of ship’s Connection to Central Montana: Moved Family: Mr. and now works for Lockheed Martin Lakes Naval Training Center, Illinois. books. from Missouri to Montana in March Mrs. A.C. Edwards, Military Honors: Honorable Discharge, Career Military Honors: Sailor of the Month, 1947 parents; Margaret, Ernest Matt Fachner Navy Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Com- Served: World War II, European Theatre spouse; Cliff, Colleen and Wayne, Birthdate: April 10, mendation Medal. Occupation children 1924 Robert John Eike Duties: Company Clerk, Supply Sergeant, Connection to Central Montana: Banker Date of Death: Birthdate: Aug. 31, 1923 Personnel Clerk, Postal Clerk at Farmers State Bank in Denton May 5, 2001 Date of Death: Feb. 3, 2001 Military Honors: Good Conduct, Dis- Served: North African and Italian war Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Tec 5 charged Jan. 3, 1947 theaters Private First Class Hometown (at time of death): Melstone Duties: Served with Air Force service and Hometown (at Family: Florence, spouse; Leta Grebe, Elva Arthur, supply division time of death): Bette Newman, John Eike, children Military Honors: Three major European Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Born in Grass area campaign stars and Good Conduct Family: Beverly Range, graduated from high school in Winnett Award Fachner, spouse; Served: Central Europe Colin and Brendan, sons; and Lynn Duties: Truck driver, light tanks Solberg, daughter Military Honors: Marksmanship, served Nov. Connection to Central Montana: moved 27, 1943, to Oct. 31, 1945, 50-year member of here from Wolf Point in 1977 American Legion Served: Asiatic-Pacific Service, New Guinea, Philippine Islands Duties: Combat Infantryman Military Honors: Marksman M-1, Purple Heart, two Bronze Stars, Philippine Liberation Service Medal, Victory Medal

We Stand with our Veterans to honor our flag 315 W. Broadway Lewistown, MT 535-7652 and our National Anthem. Mon. -Fri., 10-6 & Sat., 9-5 10 Lewistown News-Argus Saturday, November 9, 2019

Charles W. Emswiler Terry Gene Farrar Harry E. Ferrell Winfield William Roger L. Fisher Highest Rank: Birthdate: July 15, Finkbeiner Birthdate: May 9, Birthdate: June 17, 1922 PFC 1916 1950 Date of Death: March 19, 2008 Birthdate: Jan. 19, Hometown: Har- Date of Death: April 1890 Date of Death: Feb. Birthplace: Grass Range, MT lowton 16, 1983 19. 2004 Current Hometown (at time of death): Cheyenne, Date of Death: May Family: Ralph Birthplace: Lewis- 14, 1960 Birthplace: Lewis- Wyo. and Irene Farrar, town town Highest Rank: Enlisted man Highest Rank: parents Highest Rank: PFC Private, Army Highest Rank: Staff Branch of Military: U.S. Navy Connection to - PVT Sergeant, Marines Family: Wife (Joann), 3 children )1 boy and 2 girls) Hometown (at time Central Montana: Branch of Military: of death): Lewistown Hometown (at time Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Attended Harlow- Army, Company 1, of death): Lewistown in Lewistown area Family: Fredrick ton High School 271st Infantry, 69th and Marie Fink- Family: Arthur Served: Jan. 1942 to Nov. 20, 1945. Served as Served: Ft. Camp- Division and Hazel Fisher, parents; Roger, Jr., a minesweeper (YMS-8) and on a WWII Family: beiner, parents; Leona bell, Ky. Ed and Elma Ferrell, parents; Ann Finkbeiner, spouse; Eldon and William son; Myla Carrico, special friend; four submarine (USS Kracken SS-370) Duties: Infantry L. Ferrell, wife; Barb, Dave and Joe, grandchildren Duties: As assigned children Finkbeiner, sons; Rita Agrey and Ellen Watkins, daughters Connection to Central Montana: Born and Military Honors: Honorable Discharge Victor Calvin Farrar Connection to Central Montana: Owned raised, graduated from Fergus 1968 Lewistown Electric Connection to Central Montana: Lifetime Birthdate: Jan. 11, resident of Grass Range area Served: 15 years; California, 2 times in Joseph R. “Bob” Fabian 1925 Served: European Theatre of Operations; Vietnam Birthdate: Jan. 18, 1929 Not only did he serve his country, he was Served: WWI; Meuse Argonne Offensive - Birthplace: Stan- Germany Date of Death: Nov. 28, 2017 ford a great dad, husband and son. Russell Fleharty Birthplace: Lewistown, MT Duties: Infantryman - Rifleman Duties: Army of Occupation Highest Rank: PFC Military Honors: Bronze Victory Button Birthdate: Sept. 10, Branch of Military: Army (1951-1953) Hometown: Lew- Military Honors: Bronze Service Stars 1923 Family: Joseph and Vinette Fabian (parents, de- istown for Rhineland – Central European Donald (Don) Finn Date of Death: June ceased); Margaret Storfa Fabian (spouse, deceased); Campaigns, European-African-Middle Family: Parents Birthdate: Jan. 18, 7, 2005 Mark Fabian, Leslie Fabian, Joe Fabian (children) Betty and Will Eastern Theatre Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal 1920 Birthplace: Grass Connection to Central Montana: Lifelong resi- Farrar, wife Ruth, Range dent, business owner Birthplace: Forest children Michael, Grove Highest Rank: Eugene, Shirley Cecil L. Field Birthdate: Oct. 15, Date of Death: April Machinist Mate L-3, John Ferguson Connection to Central Montana: Born Navy Current Hometown: Lyons, Ind. and raised in Central Montana 1907 19, 2003 Date of Death: May Hometown at time Family: Clifford Family: Mother Marge Ferguson; wife Starlive Served: Continental Service Fleharty and Pearl (Lundin) Ferguson Duties: Radio-Radar Technician 8, 1979 of death: Austin, Hometown (at time Texas Tobin, parents; Fay Kasala (divorced); Connection to Central Montana: Ida Lundin, Military Honors: Badges, Sharpshooter Kathy Fleharty, wife; John Fleharty, Kim Forest Grove Medals, Ribbons, World War II Victory of death): Lewistown Highest Rank: Mas- Family: Harry ter Sergeant Ferrell, Jeph Fleharty, Julie Massaro, Served: Ft. Lewis, Wash.; Ft. Hallibyrd, Md.; Viet- Medal children nam; Zwiebruken, Germany; Ft. Hood, Texas and Myrtle Field, Family: Parents John and Alma Finn Carole Feist parents; Mildred Connection to Central Montana: Resident Connection to Central Montana: Mgr. Highest Rank: Field, spouse; Carol until joining the service Yogo Inn, Eagles, Moose Club, Johnson- Robert Lewis Fink Nicholson Birthdate: Oct. 17, 1931 Seaman Ann and David John, Served: Guam Hometown: Corn- children Served: Oct. 1943-Jan. 1946; May 1951- Birthplace: Lewistown John W. (Johnny) Finn June 1952 Highest Rank: Corporal ing, Kan. Connection to Central Montana: Owned Family: Jim, and operated Field’s Cleaners Birthdate: Dec. 6, Duties: World War II – USS ABSD-2, PSC Branch of Military: Army USNB - Bremerton,Wash.; Pacific Ocean Current Hometown: Roy spouse; Margaret, Where Served: Pacific, World War II 1926 Susi, Julie and Duties: Ship’s Tailor Birthplace: Forest outside ship and boat machinist, Korean Family: Annie and Alvatt Fink, parents; Kathie War outside ship and boat machinist Fink, wife; Toni Keller, Robin Fink and Brian Buck, children Grove Duties: Radioman Date of Death: Nov. Military Honors: American Area Campaign Gar, children Delphine Lofton Medal, Asiatic Pacific Area Campaign Connection to Central Montana: Hometown, 5, 2005 Finkbeiner Hometown at time Medal; World War II Medal; 2 honorable raised here Birthdate: March 4, discharges Served: Korea of death: Potomac, Jim Feist 1934 Mont. Duties: Medical Corp. Highest Rank: Birthplace: Prairie Military Honors: Combat Medical Badge Highest Rank: Mas- Quentin Robert Senior Chief Petty City, Ore. ter Sergeant (Duke) Fleming Kenneth L. Franz Officer Highest Rank: HA-2 Family: Parents John and Alma Finn Hometown: Kill- Current Hometown: Birthdate: Dec. 18, Birthdate: April 8, 1968 Connection to Central Montana: Resident 1923 deer, N.D. Grass Range until joining the service Birthplace: Sidney, MT Family: Carole, Family: Parents Bert Date of Death: Highest Rank: Petty Officer 2nd Class Hull Techni- Served: England; Japan March 6, 1999 spouse; Margaret, and Alta Lofton; Duties: Airplane mechanic, paratrooper cian Susi, Julie and husband William Highest Rank: Staff Branch of Military: U.S. Navy Buck, children Finkbeiner; sons Joseph (Joe) Finn Sergeant Current Hometown: Lewistown Served: Philip- Danny, Karl and Glen; daughters Lethia Family: Parents Rob- Family: Annie and Raymond Franz (parents); Lynn Birthdate: Sept. 3, ert and Wiebke Flem- pines, Alaska, Olson and Edie Wilson 1925 Franz (wife); Annie and Hanna Franz (daugh- Washington, D.C., Connection to Central Montana: Lived in ing; children Ronald ters) Birthplace: Forest and Kirk Fleming California and Florida Grass Range since fall of 1955 Grove Connection to Central Montana: Lives in Lewis- Duties: Radioman Served: Bainbridge, Maryland; Saint Albins, Connection to town, owner of All Weather Tech, Inc. Date of Death: Central Montana: Lived and worked in New York March 7, 1963 Served: Persian Gulf, North Arabian Sea Harvey C. Feller Duties: Worked in the Navy hospital for Lewistown for 52 years Duties: Pipe fitting, welding, plumbing, fire fight- Hometown at time Served: Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, Birthdate: Oct. 17, dependents of death: Lewistown ing, damage control, CBR defense and training. 1933 and the Philippines Military Honors: Navy Achievement medal No- Highest Rank: Sea- Duties: Forward Observer, Ammunition Highest Rank: Karl E. Finkbeiner man 2nd class, U.S. vember 24, 1988-January 25, 1989 Airman/1st Class Birthdate: Feb. 13, Carrier Driver Navy Military Honors: Bronze Star Emil Carl Freburg Current Home- 1958 Family: Parents John and Alma Finn town: Lewistown Birthplace: Lewis- Connection to Central Montana: Resident Birthdate: Sept. 24, 1915 Family: Spouse town Brian K. Flesch Date of Death: Aug. 25, 2000 until joining the service Joan E. Feller, Highest Rank: Served: South Pacific Highest Rank: Staff Highest Rank: Sergeant children Rick, Jerry, Sergeant Sergeant, USAF Hometown (at time of death): Winter Haven, Fla. Terry, Victor, and Current Hometown: Lynn Finn Current Home- Family: Marian Freburg, spouse; Scott A. Freburg Sherry Schmitz Grass Range Birthdate: Oct. 17, town: Lewistown and Patricia Newman, children Connection to Central Montana: Fergus Family: Parents Family: Lianna Connection to Central Montana: Born in Lewis- 1930 High School Teacher, Coach William and Delphine Birthplace: Flesch, spouse; town, lived on a ranch out of Grass Range Served: Lewis- Texas, California, Florida, Cuba, Finkbeiner; wife town Danielle and Kayla, Served: North Africa, Italy Costa Rica Laura; children Justin and Katie daughters; Barney Duties: Railroads in North Africa, moving troops Duties: Aerial Photographer Highest Rank: Mas- Connection to Central Montana: Born and ter Sergeant and Joan Flesch, and equipment raised, and currently living here parents Military Honors: Buried with full military honors Adelbert D. Ferdinand Current Hometown: Served: Two years in Nevada, three years in Lake Havasu City, Connection to by American Legion at Evergreen Cemetery, Birthdate: Dec. 3, Bitburg, Germany Central Montana: Attended St. Leo’s Walker, Minn. 1929 Ariz. Duties: Aircraft Mechanic and Crew Chief Family: Parents John High School Date of Death: Served: England, Korea, Desert Storm, Sean P. Gallagher Nov. 4, 1967 and Alma Finn Service W. Finkbeiner Jr. Connection to Central Montana: Resident Mountain Home, Idaho, McChord, Birthdate: Aug. 29, 1975 Highest Rank: Ma- Birthdate: June 13, Wash., and Malmstrom Birthplace: Hawaii jor, U.S. Air Force until joining the service 1921 Served: Germany Duties: Security policeman Highest Rank: SSgt. Hometown (at Date of Death: Current Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo. time of death): March 23, 1993 Roy A. Finn Douglas V. Fogle Family: Parents Mike and Cheryl Gallagher of Lewistown Highest Rank: Birthdate: Nov. 6, Highest Rank: E5 Hawaii; wife Stormy Gallagher, mother-in-law Family: Harry and Private First Class Bessie Ferdinand, 1933 Current Home- Macie Lundin Hometown (at time town: Roy and Served: Lackland AFB, Texas; Aviano, Italy; Chey- parents; Carlita, spouse; James, Andrea Birthplace: Lewis- of death): Lewistown town Forest Grove enne Mtn., Colorado Springs, Colo. Barber, David and Keri Woodwick, Family: Service W. children Hometown at time Family: Jim and Duties: Military Police Finkbeiner Sr., Lydia Rosalie English and Military Honors: Airman of the Mountain Connection to Central Montana: Raised of death: Richardson, here, family here E. Finkbeiner Texas the late Verge Fogle, Stormy Gallagher Served: Cheyenne, Wyo.; San Antonio, Connection to Central Montana: Sedonia Highest Rank: Mas- parents; Myla del Schuler, sister Rosario, spouse; Birthdate: June 24, 1980 Texas; Illinois; North Dakota; Washing- ter Sergeant ton; Guam; California; New Mexico Served: Rhineland, Central Europe Family: Parents John Napoleon, son Birthplace: Great Falls Duties: Ammunition bearer Connection to Highest Rank: AMN 1C Duties: Squadron commander, squadron and Alma Finn adjutant B52, strategic air command, Military Honors: ASR Score, Overseas Connection to Central Montana: Resident Central Montana: 1982 Roy High School Current Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo. Service Bar graduate Family: Mother Macie Lundin; husband Sean Gal- atomic energy commission until joining the service Served: Korea Serving: Pearl Harbor, Guam, Spain, lagher; grandmother Ida Lundin Monte W. Ferguson William E. Finkbeiner Souda Ray Crete, Greece, Sicily and Connection to Central Montana: Raised in Grass Duties: Supply clerk supervisor Birthdate: Sept. 10, Birthdate: April 13, San Diego Range, GRHS graduate 1934 Terrence (Terry) Finn Duties: Sea Bees Served: Lackland AFB, Texas; Keesler, Mo.; Peter- 1926 Date of Death: Birthplace: Lewis- Birthdate: Aug. 29, son AFB, Colorado Springs, Colo. town Charles Herbert Foran Duties: Computer Specialist June 16, 2003 1921 Highest Rank: Sea- Highest Rank: Birthplace: Forest Birthdate: April 3, Roger N. Gauer man First Class Corporal Grove 1917 Hometown (at Hometown: Grass Date of Death: Date of Death: Feb. Birthdate: July 11, 1956 Range 1989 Birthplace: Lewistown time of death): March 12, 2006 Lewistown Family: Parents Hometown at time Highest Rank: E-5 Highest Rank: Private Winfield and Leona; Hometown (at time Current Hometown: Great Falls Family: Kathryn, of death: Lewistown spouse; Cherelee wife Delphine; sons Highest Rank: of death): Christina Family: Parents Connie and the late Myron Gauer Danny, Karl and Glen; daughters Lethia Family: Spouse Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Martin, Craig Ferguson, Susan Woods Sergeant and Daniel Ferguson (deceased), chil- Olson and Edie Wilson Family: Parents John Betty Sarbach; here, 1974 graduate of Fergus High School Connection to Central Montana: Born and Charles J. and Hazel Served: California, honorable discharge, medical dren and Alma Finn Connection to Central Montana: Teacher raised in area Connection to Central Montana: Resident Foran, parents; Ivy John Charles Gervais, Jr. at Fergus High School Served: Fort Ord, Calif.; Aberdeen, Md.; until joining the service Hark, Joe Foran, Rena Negard, Richard and Fort Hood, Texas Foran, children Birthdate: Jan. 8, 1946 Served: Atlantic Theater, 1944-46 Served: South Pacific, Hawaii Duties: Cook Duties: School for Track and Vehicle Me- Connection to Central Montana: Native Birthplace: Great Falls chanic, Driver for 40 ton tank transporter William Zachariah Served: Tunisia, North Africa, Italy Branch of Military: Air Force and 5-ton wreckers Finucane Duties: Master fuel sergeant with Army Air Highest Rank: E6 Highest Rank: Corps, served Dec. 31, 1941 to April 15, Current Hometown: Roy 1945 Family: Marilyn Gervais, wife; Joshua, Trevor and Airman First Class Current Home- Military Honors: Meritorious Service Brett Gervais, sons. Award, Good Conduct Medal, Distin- Connection to Central Montana: Currently work- town: Lewistown Family: William guished Unit Badge, European-African ing at Moodie Implement Campaign Served: Webb Air Force Base, Big Springs, Texas Shane and Donna Duties: Jet engine specialist Finucane, parents; Military Honors: Montana Centennial Flight mem- Maraija and Ke- ber, Honorable Discharge in 1968. mela, sisters; Tobin, brother Connection to Cen- tral Montana: FHS graduate Serving: Mountain Home AFB, Mountain Home, Idaho Duties: Jet mechanic crew chief

Honoring all who served To be a veteran, one must know and determine one’s price for freedom.

Ken Franz • (406) 538-8202 Thank you for your service. Lewistown News-Argus Saturday, November 9, 2019 11

William H. Foreman Oral Maxwell Franson Darci K. (Gamble) Gaffney Kelly Noel Gardner Ken Gillette Birthdate: Dec. 14, Birthdate: Feb. 24, Birthdate: Aug. 20, Birthdate: Dec. 24, Birthdate: Nov. 29, 1931 1926 1917 1971 1967 Highest Rank: Date of Death: June Date of Death: Jan. Birthplace: Billings Birthplace: Lew- Corporal in the 6 U.S. Army Divi- 4, 2012 14, 1998 Highest Rank: Staff istown sion Birthplace: Birthplace: Highest Rank: Served: Korean War Leonard, Oakley, Sergeant (E5) Duties: MO UT Branch of Military: Specialist E4 Combat Engineer – bridge builder Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Mo- Air Force Branch of Military: TEC 5 tor Machinist Mate Current Home- Army (10 years) John Collins Gilpatrick Branch of Military: First Class town: Living in Current Home- Hometown: Lewistown, Hilger Motor Battalion Gen- Branch of Military: Colorado Springs, town: Lewistown Family: George and Betty Gilpatrick, JoAnn, eral Headquarters Navy Co., hometown is Family: Ralph and Teri Tuss and Nancy (deceased) Army Forces Pacific Family: Nelda John- Lewistown Janet Gardner (parents); Michael Bron- Connection to Central Montana: Attended Hometown: Winifred son (deceased) and 5 children (4 boys Family: Lynne and James Gamble, parents; ing (spouse); Zachariah Feist and Wyatt Fergus High School Family: Rose Simac, wife; Rita and Chris, and 1 girl) Steve Gaffney, husband; Moira and Roberts (children) Served: Fairbanks, Alaska children Connection to Central Montana: Lived Kaitlyn, children Connection to Central Montana: Raised Duties: Crash crew, Ladd Field Connection to Central Montana: Winifred in Lewistown from 1951-1953 where Connection to Central Montana: Home- here—graduated from Fergus High area farmer, rancher and truck driver he worked as a petroleum geologist for town is Lewistown, graduated Fergus School Served: Philippines and Japan – March Texaco, Inc. High in 1989 Served: Kentucky, Texas, Germany, A. Russell Gjerde 1945-1946 Served: Oct. 27, 1942-Nov. 3, 1945 Served: Lackland AFB, TX 1989; Brooks Kosovo Highest Rank: Sgt. E-4, Air Force Duties: Truck driver - light Duties: one of nine-man crew on PT boat AFB, TX 1989; March AFB, CA Duties: 63W Wheel Vehicle Mechanic Hometown: Grass Range Military Honors: Asiatic Pacific Campaign 515, keep the diesel engines functioning 1990-1993; Hill AFB, UT 1996-1998; Military Honors: Army Achievement Family: Bud and Merelee Gjerde, parents; Medal, World War II Victory Medal, properly. Stationed at U.S. Amphibious RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom Medal, ARCOM Medal, National Betty Ann Manderfeld, spouse; John R., and Army of Occupation Medal Bases at Roseneath, Scotland. During 1998-2001; Vandenberg AFB 2001- Defense Medal, Kosovo Medal, Good Rhonda Lynn Gjerde, children 2004 Connection to Central Montana: Attended 1944 engaged in naval combat in the the Conduct Grass Range High School Margaret Alice English Channel, and their vessel was Duties: Bioenvironmental Engineering Craftsman, Non-Commissioned Of- Maureen Lea Gardner- Served: Hahn Airbase, Germany, 1966-69 (Westerskow) Forster damaged by enemy fire. On D-Day they Duties: Munitions Specialist Birthdate: Sept. 29, helped rescue men whose ships had been ficer in Charge of Industrial Hygiene, Strong 1923 damaged or sunk. Environmental Protection, and Haz- Birthdate: Oct. 3, John Russell Gjerde Date of Death: Sept. Military Honors: WWII Victory Medal, ardous Materials Emergency Response 1964 Highest Rank: Sgt. E-5, Army 26, 2019 U.S. Navy Honorable Service Com- Military Honors: Air Force Achievement Birthplace: Lew- Hometown: Grass Range Birthplace: Buffalo, memorative Medal, American Campaign Medals (3); Air Force Good Conduct istown Family: Russ and Betty Gjerde, parents S.D. Medal and Europe/Africa/Middle East Medals (3); Air Force Outstanding Unit Highest Rank: Connection to Central Montana: Attended Highest Rank: Avia- Medal. Awards (4); National Defense Service Specialist E4 Grass Range High School tion Machinist’s Mate Medal (2) Branch of Military: Served: Fort Huachuca, Ariz., currently on joint Third Class (T), V-10 Charles W. Army Reserves (6 military maneuvers in Egypt Branch of Military: (Chuck) Franzen Steve Gaffney years) Duties: Power Generation Specialist Navy Current Home- Birthdate: Sept. 3, Birthdate: April 18, Family: Nels and Nellie Westerskow 1972 town: Billings David L. Gokey (parents); Bob Epling, Jim Epling, Jody 1931 Family: Ralph and Janet Gardner (parents); Highest Rank: E-5, U.S. Navy Birthplace: Dickin- Birthplace: Ft. Simmons (children) Bragg, N.C. Tim Strong (spouse); Leslie Strong- Connection to Central Montana: Born and Raised Connection to Central Montana: Lived son, N.D. Luebbe and Scott Strong (children) Served: Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam Date of Death: 2019 Highest Rank: Mas- in Hilger, MT with daughter Jody since ter Sergeant (E7) Connection to Central Montana: Raised Military Honors: Honorable Discharge Aug. 1, 2018 Branch of Military: here ­—Graduated from Fergus High Air Force Branch of Military: Joseph G. Gokey Served: U.S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent Air Force School River, Maryland Highest Rank: Air- Served: Lewistown 889th, Idaho, Califor- Highest Rank: E-9 STCM – Vietnam man 1st Class Current Home- Duties: Log flight time town: Stationed at nia, Montana and Korea Connection to Central Montana: Born and Raised Hometown: Lew- Duties: Army Cook and Field Baker Served: Vietnam istown Schriever AFB, Co. Donald K. Fortenbery Family: Edward and Maria Gaffney, Luke Gokey Birthdate: June 3, Family: George and Cora Franzen, parents; Pat, spouse parents; Darci Gaffney, wife; Moira and Ralph Duane Gardner Highest Rank: E-5, U.S. Navy 1929 Kaitlyn, children Birthdate: Dec. 29, Connection to Central Montana: Born and Raised Birthplace: Sebree, Connection to Central Montana: Retired here Connection to Central Montana: Spouse, 1930 Served: Vietnam Ky. Darci K. (Gamble) Gaffney is from Birthplace: Lew- Highest Rank: 3rd Served: U.S. Duties: Communications Lewistown istown Sidney T. Green Class Petty Officer, Served: Lackland AFB, TX; Keesler AFB, Branch of Military: Birthdate: June 10, 1952 Navy Seebees Joseph P. Fraser, M.D. MS; Robins AFB, GA; Guantanamo Navy Highest Rank: JO 3 U.S. Navy Reserve Current Home- Bay, Cuba; Robins AFB, GA; Osan Birthdate: Nov. 11, Highest Rank: 3rd Current Hometown: Colville, Wash. town: Lewistown AB, Korea; RAF Mildenhall, United Class Yeoman Family: Parents Thomas and Eileen Green Family: Wife Luann 1923 Kingdom; Vandenberg AFB, CA; Date of Death: April Hometown: Lew- Connection to Central Montana: Grew up in Fortenbery; children NATO AB Geilenkirchen, Germany; istown Lewistown T. Randall Fortenbery, Craig Fortenbery, 17, 2001 Schriever AFB, CO; Kabul, Afghani- Highest Rank: Cap- Family: Ralph and Served: Andrews AFB Naval Reserve Training Carrie Rau, Beth Fortenbery-Kornick, stan; Schriever AFB, CO Lena Gardner, parents; Janet, wife; Facility; Naval Reserve Center in Pasco, Wash. stepchildren Bethany Brzezinski, tain, U.S. Air Force Cyberspace Systems Admin- Hometown (at time Duties: Tim, Shannon, Maureen and Kelly, Duties: Photojournalist Melody Lark istrator; Communications Security children. Connection to Central Montana: Lived of death): Lewis- Manager; Chief, Support Flight 527th John Opsahl Hage town Connection to Central Montana: Worked here from 1977-83 and 1995 to present Space Aggressor Squadron and retired from U.S. West Birthdate: Dec. 5, 1919 Served: Guam M.I. Family: Carol Bird- Joint Service Commen- Date of Death: Sept. 21, 1998 well Fraser, spouse; Military Honors: Served: Hawaii, Whidbey Island Duties: Heavy Equipment Operator and dation Medal; Air Force Commenda- Duties: Yeoman in Hawaii, Whidbey Island Highest Rank: PFC, Army Security Patrol Karen Marx, Mike, tion Medal (2); Joint Service Achieve- Family: Lodver and Ronnaug Hage, Nina Hage, Steve and Kevin Fraser, children Dance Band and Yeoman Fasron 117 Military Honors: Company Honor Man in ment Medal; Air Force Achievement and 113 Fleet Air Service Squadron David Hage and Vickie Hage Johnson, Sherry Boot Camp Connection to Central Montana: Prac- Medal (2); Meritorious Unit Award; Hage Johnson (deceased), Gordon Hage and ticed medicine here for 37 years Military Honors: Good Conduct and Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (6); Korean Ribbon Nancy Hage Mattheis Russell J. Foster Served: Navy, World War II, 1943-48; Air Force Good Conduct Medal (6); Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Birthdate: Jan. 31, Korean War, 1950-52 National Defense Service Medal (2); Served: South Pacific 1974 Duties: Acting flight surgeon Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Shannon Renee Gardner Duties: Truck Driver and Reconstruction of Com- Birthplace: Great George Robert Fries Afghanistan Campaign Medal (2); Birthdate: Nov. 10, munications Falls Global War on Terrorism Service Med- 1961 Highest Rank: LT. Birthdate: July 30, al; Korean Defense Service Medal; Air Birthplace: Lew- Michael Dean Hall Colonel, U.S. Army 1925 Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon istown Birthdate: Feb. 19, 1979 Current Home- Date of Death: July (Combat); NATO Medal (for Afghani- Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Spec. E-4 town: Lewistown 29, 2006 stan) Specialist 4 Family: Russell and Phyllis Hall, parents; Terri Birthplace: Straw Branch of Military: Hall, wife; Raelynn Hall, sister Family: Parents John Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised R. and Sue C. Foster Family: Parents Brian James Gamble Army George and Grace in Lewistown Connection to Cen- Birthdate: Nov. 9, Current Home- Served: Ft. Knox, Ky.; Aberdeen Proving Ground, tral Montana: Raised here, 1992 graduate Fries; spouse Helen; town: Cincinnati, children Mark, Glen, 1975 Maryland; Ft. Hood, Texas; Bosnia of Fergus High School Birthplace: Glasgow Ohio Duties: Track and wheeled vehicle mechanic, sup- Served: Germany, Korea, Iraq (2 15-month Scot, and Lori Family: Ralph and Janet Gardner (parents); Connection to Cen- Branch of Military: port maintenance, readiness preparation tours) Air Force Michael Molster and Monica Hartford Military Honors: NATO Ribbon, Cosovo Air De- Duties: Currently stationed in Kuwait tral Montana: Service Station Owner/ (children) Operator Highest Rank: Lieu- fense Ribbon, Good Conduct Award, (2) Army tenant Colonel Connection to Central Montana: Raised Achievement Medals Susan C. Foster Served: Navy SeaBees in Philippines and here ­—Graduated from Fergus High South Pacific Current Home- Birthdate: July 27, town: Edgewood, School Terri Jean Hall 1947 Timothy J. Fry NM Served: Germany Birthdate: Oct. 14, 1969 Highest Rank: E-4 Birthdate: Aug. 19, Family: Jim and Duties: Military Intelligence Birthplace: Italy U.S. Navy Lynne Gamble, parents; Andrea, wife; Highest Rank: Specialist Current Home- 1941 Birthplace: Bucks Maddox, Dominic and Willow, children Dale M. Gauer Current Hometown: Utica, Mont. town: Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Raised Birthdate: April 1, Family: John and Jeanne Scott, parents; Russell and Family: Spouse, Country, PA Highest Rank: E5 in Lewistown, 1994 graduate of Fergus 1952 Phyllis Hall, in-laws; Michael D. Hall, spouse John R. Foster High School Birthplace: Lew- Connection to Central Montana: Lives in Utica Connection to Branch of Military: Navy Served: Wright-Patterson AFB OH, istown Served: Ft. Dix, New Jersey; Ft. Sam Houston, Central Montana: Malmstrom AFB MT, Maxwell AFB Highest Rank: Ser- Texas; Ft. McClellan, Alabama; several other Resident for 30 Current Home- town: Lewistown AL, Pentagon Washington DC, Djibouti geant, U.S. Marines bases years; retired Veteran Service Officer Africa, Kirtland AFB NM Current Home- Duties: Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare Served: Spain and South Carolina Family: Rev. and Mrs. H M Fry, Sr., Duties: Minuteman III Missile Systems town: East Helena Specialist; Conducted training and disaster Duties: Naval Intelligence Engineer, Control Sciences Engineer, Family: Parents preparedness for soldiers Military Honors: Vietnam Service Medal Linda S. Fry, Cody Fry, Nancy Moline, Miriam Petranek Branch Chief, Deputy Division Chief, Connie and the late Military Honors: Good Conduct Award, 2 Army Ralph Francis Connection to Central Montana: Lifetime F-35 Program Element Monitor, Nuclear Myron Gauer; wife Achievement Medals Lewistown resident Modernization Materiel Leader Mollye; children Birthdate: Aug. 29, Military Honors: 2 Meritorious Service Sean, Cassandra, Sara and Steve Gene J. Halverson 1944 Served: Pacific Duties: Boiler man Medals, 2 Commendation Medals, 1 Connection to Central Montana: Born Birthdate: April 14, 1958 Birthplace: Lewis- Joint Service Commendation Medal, Air and raised here, 1970 graduate of Fer- Birthplace: Sauke Centre, Minn. town William Daniel Fry Command & Staff College Distin- gus High School Highest Rank: Tec. Sergeant Highest Rank: SP/4 guished Graduate, Air Force Institute of Served: Southern California, Hawaii Current Hometown: Lewistown Current Home- Birthdate: Jan. 1, 1943 Technology Distinguished Graduate. Duties: Air Crew and Hyd. Mechanic Family: Vern and Emma Halverson, parents; Rita, town: Lewistown Military Honors: Merit Mast and Good wife; Rick Camins, Rueben Camins, Rebekah Family: daughters Birthplace: Philadel- phia, Penn. Floyd Ford Garber Conduct Halverson, children Kathy Francis and Birthdate: May 3, Duties: Air Craft Mechanic (Crew Chief) Shelly Pruett, four Branch of Military: Navy 1930 Daniel Lee Nelson Gauer Military Honors: Humanitarian, Kuwait Libera- grandchildren and Date of Death: Dec. tion, Outstanding Unit (4), Accomodation (3), three great-grandchildren Highest Rank: Birthdate: April 19, Seaman 9, 2000 1947 Achievement (2), National Defense, Good Connection to Central Montana: Rela- Birthplace: Cut Conduct (5), Longevity tives from this area Current Home- Date of Death: Nov. town: Lewistown Bank, Mont. 5, 2008 Served: Fort Ord, Calif.; Biloxi, Miss.; Highest Rank: CPL Jackson G. Hanley Central Highland, Vietnam Family: Herbert Birthplace: Tor- and Margaret Fry, parents; Ruth Ann, Branch of Military: rington, Wyo. Birthdate: Oct. 3, 1995 Duties: Air Traffic Controller, 1st Cavalry Army Birthplace: Columbia, S.C. and 1st Aviation Battalion, 125th ATC wife; Bill, Rebecca, Jennifer, Elizabeth, Highest Rank: LCP children Current Hometown USMC Highest Rank: 2nd Lieutenant (currently on active Military Honors: Marksman M-14 Rifle, (at time of death): duty) National Defense Service Medal, Connection to Central Montana: Resident Current Home- since 1945 Hobson town (at time of Branch of Military: Army Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Family: Velma, wife; Barry, Becky, Don, Current Hometown: Fayetteville, N.C. Service Medal, Certificate of Achieve- Served: Southeast Asia, Cuba death): Lewistown Duties: Electronics Technician Jarl, Dave, Neva, Larry and Verna, Family: Parents Family: Robert and Patricia Hanley (parents) ment Award, Letters of Appreciation for children Connection to Central Montana: Father, born and Service, Honorable Discharge Connie and the late Myron Gauer; wife John Fullerton Connection to Central Montana: Worked Jeani; daughters Cheryl and Joy raised Date of Death: June here, friends here Connection to Central Montana: Lived Duties: Infantryman 6, 1998 Served: Korean War here, 1966 graduate of Fergus High Military Honors: Awards- National Defense Highest Rank: Cpl. Duties: Machine gun operator, truck driver School Service. Education- Basic Training, Officer Hometown (at time Military Honors: 5 medals Served: Vietnam, 1966-68, combat Candidate School of death): Hamilton Duties: Fuel and Ordnance Mechanic Family: Margaret, wife Connection to Central Montana: Married to Margaret Lucier Fullerton

"Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul." 220 East Main St. – Michel de Montaigne Lewistown, MT 406-535-2337 12 Lewistown News-Argus Saturday, November 9, 2019

Robert M. Hanley Glenn Emil Gauer Anthony D. Gies James Harley Gill Thomas Robert Girvin Sr. Birthdate: Aug. 13, 1961 Birthdate: Oct. 25, Birthdate: Aug. 3, Birthdate: March 9, Birthdate: Jan. 1, Birthplace: Lewistown, MT 1950 1941 1932 1929 Highest Rank: Colonel Birthplace: Lew- Birthplace: Great Date of Death: June Birthplace: India- Branch of Military: Army istown Falls 21, 2007 napolis, Ind. Current Hometown: Fayetteville, N.C. Highest Rank: E-3 Branch of Military: Birthplace: Lewis- Highest Rank: Family: Edward (Red) and Selma Hanley (parents); L Cpl. Army town Corporal, US Marine Jackson, Samuel (children) Current Home- Highest Rank: Branch of Military: Corps Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised town: Lewistown Major Air Force Hometown: Lewis- Served: U.S., Italy, Korea, Germany, United King- Family: Connie Current Hometown: Highest Rank: A1C, town dom, Iraq, Afghanistan and the late Myron Lewistown Airman First Class Family: wife Ruth Duties: Field Artilleryman, Staff Officer, Com- Gauer, parents; Family: Paul and Hometown: Denton Ann; children Sue, mander Constance Gauer Gloria Gies, parents; Mary Gies, wife; Family: Harley and Bessie Gill, parents; Tom, Mike, Les and Tim Military Honors: Awards- Legion of Merit, Served: California Angela and Sarah, children Mary Sue Gill, wife; William, Neil Hill Connection to Central Montana: Retired Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service, Duties: Aviation Electrician Connection to Central Montana: resident and JulieMarie Zormier, stepchildren Justice of the Peace Meritorious Service. Education - Army War Military Honors: Good Conduct, Vietnam Served: Ft. Bragg, NC, Ft. Benning, GA, Connection to Central Montana: Farmer Served: 2nd Marine Air Wing H.C. College, Command and General Staff College. Service Okinawa, Vietnam, Germany, Korea and rancher Duties: Cherry Point Hq. Co. Radioman, Qualifications- Ranger, Jumpmaster, Air Assault Duties: Infantry Special Forces Served: Alaska Communications, Guam Naval Air Martin F. Gauer Military Honors: Bronze Star Medal - one Duties: Airplane Mechanic Station oak leaf cluster, Air Medal, Meritorious Military Honors: National Defense Service Lawrence Roger Harper Birthdate: Nov. 7, Thomas Robert Girvin Jr. Birthdate: Feb. 25, 1928 1949 Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal Medal one oak leaf cluster, Vietnam Birthdate: Feb. 10, Birthplace: Roundup Birthplace: Lew- John (Jack) C. Gill Highest Rank: PFC istown Cross of Gallantry, President Unit Cita- 1952 Current Hometown: Lewistown Highest Rank: tion, Good Conduct Medal, Vietnam Birthdate: May 30, Birthplace: Lewis- Family: Parents Harry and Edna Harper; wife Min- Corporal – Marines, Special Forces Parachute Wings, Com- 1925 town nie E. Harper; children Richard, Sally, Cheri, Lt. Col. – Army bat Infantry Badge, Master Parachute Birthplace: Denton Highest Rank: E3 Roger Current Home- Badge, Combat Diver Badge Highest Rank: ADJ Aviation Boat- Sergeant swain Mate Connection to Central Montana: Coast to Coast town: Toole, Utah Anthony V. Gies store for seven years; Center for the Aged 25 Family: Parents Current Hometown: Branch of Military: years Connie and the Birthdate: Jan. 6, Lewistown Navy Served: Atterbury, Indiana; Goeppingen, Germany, late Myron Gauer; 1915 Family: Parents Har- Current Hometown: Oct. 31, 1950, to Oct. 22, 1952 children Jason and Kimberly Gauer Date of Death: Aug. ley and Bessie Gill; Lewistown Duties: Division Signal Supply Connection to Central Montana: Born 30, 1994 wife Daryl M. Gill; Family: Thomas and Ruth Girvin, parents; Military Honors: Occupation of Germany and raised here and graduated from Birthplace: Great children Terry, Tim, Ann Lynette Girvin, daughter Fergus High School in 1968 Falls Penny and Larry Connection to Central Montana: Born Served: Okinawa, California Branch of Military: Connection to Central Montana: Life-long here Frank L. Hassinger Duties: Deputy Commander Army resident Served: Feb. 1970 – March 1974; Aircraft Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant Military Honors: 5 Army Commendation Highest Rank: Sgt. Served: 11th Airborne, South Pacific and carrier USS Oriskany CVA - 34 Hometown: Reedsville, Pa. Medals, 3 Army Achievement Medals, Family: Florian and Japan Duties: Flight Deck Operator Family: Linda Hassinger, spouse; Megan and Retired Rusha Gies, parents; Duties: Parachute rigger and repairman Military Honors: Vietnam Service Medal Kurtis Hassinger, children Karl, Paul, Jack, Toni and John Gies, Military Honors: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign (3 star), Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Served: World War II, Marines, Infantry Line Myron F. Gauer children Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Defense Service Medal Duty Birthdate: Nov. 21, Connection to Central Montana: Resident Parachutist’s Badge Duties: Korean War Air Force squadron supply 1923 Served: Southern Phillipines, Luzon, Japan Ira G. Glenn Date of Death: Duties: Medic Patrick D. Ginnaty Birthdate: Feb. 19, Charles (Shortie) Hay Aug. 16, 1998 Military Honors: Two Bronze Stars for Birthdate: Oct. 24, 1929 Birthdate: April 11, 1920 Birthplace: Min- Valor during service in Pacific Theatre as 1934 Date of Death: Feb. Date of Death: Sept. 8,1953 nesota an orderly (now defined as a “medic,”) Birthplace: Tara, 10, 1990 Highest Rank: BM3 U.S. Navy Highest Rank: PFC Asiatic Pacific Service Medal, Victory Minn. Highest Rank: PFC Family: Molly and Andrew Hay (Private First Class), Service Medal, Philippine Liberation Highest Rank: Hometown (at time Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised US Army Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Seaman Ship Service of death): Lewistown Served: WWII Japan Family: Connie Medical Badge sh-3129-42 Family: Ira S. and Duties: Deep-sea Diver Gauer, wife; Daniel, Current Hometown: Gladys Glenn Military Honors: In Sheridan, Wyo., VA Dale, Martin and Jack M. Gies Lewistown Connection to Glenn, sons Birthdate: Aug. 24, Family: Parents Central Montana: Clearance (Bud) Hay Connection to Central Montana: Lived 1946 James E. and Janesa Raised here Highest Rank: U.S. Marines and worked in Lewistown Birthplace: Missoula Ginnaty, wife Marcie, children Debbie Served: Korea Family: Molly and Andrew Hay Served: Europe Branch of Military: Tucek, Rich Ginnaty, Wanda Gremaux, Duties: Gunnery Served: During WWII, Duties: Automotive Equipment Mechanic Marines Colleen Boeshans, seven grandchildren Military Honors: In Sheridan, Wyo., VA Military Honors: Captain of Air Corps Highest Rank: Served: Korean War USS Peidmont, USS John C. Goerke Lance Corporal Dixie Birthdate: March 26, William (Bill) Hay Brett Milo Gervais Current Hometown: Duties: Barber April 22, 1953 to Jan. 1, 1967 Birthdate: Nov. 25, 1926 Birthdate: May 2, Lewistown 1957 Birthplace: Troy, Date of Death: Aug. 26, 1968 1988 Family: Tony and Military Honors: Korea Honors Medal Ohio Highest Rank: S1 U.S. Army WWII Birthplace: Lew- Jean Gies, parents; Highest Rank: Family: Molly and Andrew Hay istown Denise, wife; Vincent Charles Andrew Girvin Master Sgt., U.S. Air Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Highest Rank: E-4, and Emily, children Birthdate: July 17, Force Served: WWII, sustained shrapnel wounds U.S. Navy Connection to Central Montana: 4th 1943 Current Hometown: Military Honors: In Sheridan, Wyo., VA Current Home- generation resident Birthplace: Evans- Panama City, Fla. town: Roy Served: Camp Pendelton, Calif.; Okinawa ville, Ind. Family: Mary Brick- Alvin John Heckford Family: John and Military Honors: Expert Marksman Highest Rank: E-5 er (mother), Moore; Marilyn Gervais Army Charles Bricker (step dad, deceased); Highest Rank: Ships Cook 1st Class, March John A. Gies Current Hometown: Jim Goerke (father, deceased), Jay 1943 – April 1946 Connection to Cen- tral Montana: Graduate of Roy High Birthdate: Aug. 5, Lewistown Goerke (brother), Deb Scherrer (sister), Hometown: Lewistown 1963 Family: Lily Girvin, Great Falls Family: Esther Heckford, spouse; and Pattie School, 2006 Served: Currently assigned to submarine Birthplace: Lewis- wife; Kristy Roesler Connection to Central Montana: Attended Vennes, Mary Wright and Alvin Heckford Jr., town and Stacy Strock, Moore Public School and graduated as children USS Alabama Duties: Machinist Mate - torpedoes Branch of Military: daughters Salutatorian in 1985 Served: South Pacific Army Connection to Central Montana: Married Served: Germany, Michigan, Colorado, Duties: Ship’s cook Clifford T. Gervais Highest Rank: E-5 in Lewistown, 1962, went to Fergus New Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Connection to Central Montana: Fergus Birthdate: April 29, Current Hometown: County High School, Deputy Sheriff for Idaho, Alaska; was stationed at Tyndall County High School and Cooks and Bakers Lewistown 14 years, working at Fleet Supply Air Force Base, Fla.; retired Jan. 2011 School at Bremerton, Wash. 1926 Birthplace: Port- Family: Anthony V. Served: Vietnam and Ft. Lewis, Wash. Duties: Worked on F-15 Avionics Electrical Marion E. Heller land, Oregon and Dolores Gies, Duties: Burial detail, training NCO, Com- Warfare Systems. In Alaska, served as Highest Rank: parents munications F-15 Avionics Production Supervisor. Birthdate: June 12, 1912 Connection to Central Montana: Resident Military Honors: Soldier of the Month two In 2007, took over as AFREP Section Birthplace: Lewistown Tec 5 Branch of Military: Served: Ft. Stewart, Ga. times, Honorable Discharge Chief, saving Tyndall AFB nearly $7 Highest Rank: Fireman 1st Class Duties: Track Vehicle Repairman million. Current Hometown: Lewistown CAC A Btry, 384th Gun Bn. Military Honors: Army Achievement Leslie Alan Girvin Military Honors: Graduated with honors Family: William R. and Minnie Caroline Heller, Medal 2 oak leaf clusters, Army Service Birthdate: Feb. 13, 99% - 9 month Tech School; became parents; Juanita Smith, wife, Marion Duane Current Home- town: Hayward, Ribbon, Marksman Badge Rifle, Expert 1956 the “expert” and Trained Airman on the Heller, Jeanette Klefsted, Gary Lee Heller, Badge Grenade, Good Conduct Medal, Birthplace: Lewis- Tactical Electronic Warefare System Mary Williams, Dennis P. Heller, Marion E. Calif. Family: Arthur A. and Agnes E. Gervais Driver and Mechanic badge town Intermediate Support System; Manager Heller, Jr., Penelope Balzar, Deborah Manuel, Highest Rank: E-4 for the 325th Fighter Wing’s Air Force children (both deceased), parents; Shirley Corbin Gervais (deceased), wife; Linda and Karl Anthony Gies HT Hull Technician Repair Enhancement Program at Tyndall Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Birthdate: Aug. 21, Branch of Military: Air Force Base in Panama City, Fla. here, had a construction business Brenda, daughters Connection to Central Montana: Raised 1937 Navy Served: South Pacific, National Guard Birthplace: Great Current Hometown: Kenneth William Golob Duties: Control Center on ranch 6 miles south of town Served: Fort Bliss, Texas Falls Los Osos, Calif. Birthdate: May 30, Frank Walton Hogeland Duties: Transport truck driver for gun crew Branch of Military: Family: Thomas and 1950 and power plant operator Marines 1957-1960 Ruth Girvin, parents; Birthplace: Billings Birthdate: March 23, 1895 Highest Rank: Jennifer Shea Girvin, wife; Julia and Highest Rank: Spe- Date of Death: Sept. 1982 Military Honors: World War II Victory Medal Corporal E-4 Sara Girvin, daughters cialist 4th Class Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown Hometown: Lewis- Connection to Central Montana: Born in Branch of Military: Family: Abraham and Mary Hogeland, parents; Ola Joshua Charles Gervais town Lewistown Army May Hogeland, spouse; Marge, Jim and Nancy, Family: Tony and Served: San Diego, Calif., Vietnam Waters Current Hometown: children Birthdate: Jan. 5, 1984 Jean Gies, parents; Lynn, wife. Duties: Welding, ship repairs, pump and Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Connection to Central Montana: Resident motor repair Family: The late in Fergus County Birthplace: Lew- istown Served: California, Okinawa Military Honors: National Defense Medal, Mike and Catherine Served: World War II, East Coast Duties: Squad leader, assistant platoon Vietnam Campaign, Vietnam Meritori- Golob, parents; Darlene (Phillipe) Golob, Duties: Medical corpsman Highest Rank: E-3, US Navy sergeant, warehouseman ous 1 Star wife; Mike Golob and Heather Lee Berg, James Walton Hogeland Current Home- Military Honors: Expert Rifleman children town: Roy Michael Andrew Girvin Connection to Central Montana: Civil Birthdate: April 6, 1923 Paul S. Gies Birthdate: May 24, Engineering Technician for MDT Date of Death: April 1981 Family: John and Marilyn Gervais Birthdate: Dec. 18, 1954 Served: LZ English, LZ Uplift, Cam Ranh Highest Rank: First Class Petty Officer 1962 Birthplace: Lewis- Bay, SouthVietnam Hometown (at time of death): Brea, Calif. Connection to Central Montana: Graduated from Roy Birthplace: Lewis- town Duties: Crash rescue, firefighter Family: Frank and Ola May Hogeland, parents; town Highest Rank: E3 Military Honors: Vietnam Service Medal, Lynn, spouse; Susie, daughter; Bob and Joe, High School in 2002 Served: Currently aboard the USS John C. Branch of Military: Branch of Military: Army Commendation Medal sons Army Navy Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Stennis carrier Duties: Machinist Mate, mechanic Highest Rank: E-4 Current Hometown: Dallas Wayne Goodan in Fergus County Current Hometown: Vista, California Birthdate: April 3, Served: Pacific, Washington, D.C., US Navy Durl Gibbs Lewistown Family: Thomas 1925 Duties: 23 1/2 years commissary, World War II, Family: Paul and R. Girvin, Sr. and Date of Death: Sept. Korea, Vietnam Birthdate: Sept. 24, 1925 Barbara Gies, par- Ruth Girvin, parents; 7, 2001 John L. Holmes Birthplace: Ameri- ents; Jonathan Gies Rebecca J. Jaqua and Jason P. Jacqua, Highest Rank: Ser- can Falls, Idaho and Dakota J. Glidewell Gies daughter and son-in-law geant, U.S. Army Birthdate: March 20, 1912 Connection to Central Montana: Resident Connection to Central Montana: Born in Hometown (at time Date of Death: April 23, 1964 Highest Rank: T5 Branch of Military: Served: Ft. Benning, Georgia; Ft. Riley, Lewistown of death): Louisville, Highest Rank: T. Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Corps Kan.; Ft. Irwin, Calif. Served: USS Oriskany, USS Ticonderoga, Ky. Family: Parents Mr. and Mrs. John Holmes (Bench- Army Current Home- Duties: Infantry, Calvary Scout USS Enterprise, USS Ferguson; West- Family: Dallas land), spouse Vivian Holmes of Lewistown Military Honors: Army Commendation pac, Vietnam and Lena Goodan, Connection to Central Montana: Lifelong Bench- town: Lewistown/ Buffalo Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Good Military Honors: National Defense Medal, parents; Jean, spouse; Judy, Dallas Jr., land area farmer Conduct Medal, Army Infantry Ribbon Vietnam Meritorious Medal, Vietnam William, Jeffery, Gregory, children Served: Western Pacific, WWII Family: Lee Gibbs, Wes Gibbs, ClaraJean Merrill, children and Rope. Campaign Medal with 3 stars Connection to Central Montana: Fergus Duties: Ammunition Supply Tech, 567 Air Material High School graduate, 1943 Squadron, 358 Air Service Group Connection to Central Montana: Rancher in Buffalo Served: European Theatre Military Honors: American Theater Service Medal, Duties: Tank driver Asiatic Pacific Service Medal, Good Conduct Served: Philippines/Okinawa, Medal, Victory Medal 1944/1945/1946 Duties: Infantry Military Honors: Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star Lewistown News-Argus Saturday, November 9, 2019 13

Fredrick Floyd Aaron M. Goroski Robert James Greene Leonard Arsane Raymond Lawrence Hoover (Sy) Goodan Birthdate: Dec. 7, Birthdate: Sept. 15, (Jim) Gremaux Birthdate: 1925 Birthdate: June 9, 1985 1919 Birthdate: Feb. 7, Birthplace: Lewistown 1917 Birthplace: Lewis- Highest Rank: Cap- 1921 Current Hometown: Yakima, Wash. Date of Death: June town tain, U.S. Army Date of Death: Family: Parents William Hoover; wife Betty Jeanne 12, 1989 Highest Rank: Hometown: Lew- Dec. 28, 2001 Hoover; children Robert and William Highest Rank: Ser- SSgt., USAF istown Hometown (at Connection to Central Montana: Born here geant, U.S. Marines Current Home- Family: spouse (late) time of death): Served: S. Pacific, Navy Hometown (at time town: Bagram AFB Kay Greene; children Lewistown Duties: As ordered of death): Carmi- Afganistan Mary Lynn and Highest Rank: Military Honors: Honorable Discharge. chael, Calif. Family: Leonard Joann Lieutenant Colonel Family: Dallas and and Jackie Goroski, Connection Family: Emil C. Lena Goodan, par- parents to Central Montana: Raised in Lewistown and Edith Mae Ralph Horack ents; Betty, spouse; Sandy and Austin, Connection to Central Montana: Born Duties: Mechanic, operated a train to trans- Barney Gremeaux, parents. Highest Rank: 2nd Class Electrician children and raised here port prisoners of war home from camps Connection to Central Montana: As- Hometown: Roy Connection to Central Montana: Fergus Served: Texas, Germany, Turkey, Quatar, Military Honors: Bronze Star, Combat Ex- sistant Chief of the Lewistown Police Family: Rose Horack, mother High School graduate, 1936 North Carolina, Georgia, Afganistan pert Infantry Badge, European Theatre Department Served: World War II, Pacific, five years Served: South Pacific and Alaska Duties: F-16 and A-10 Armorments special- of Operations Served: England, escorted fighter planes to Duties: Whatever they needed ist Russia; Korea Robert Garland Goodwyn Military Honors: National Defense, Long Mikel Dale Gregory Duties: Pilot of P51 Fighter Plane, Traffic Charles L. Horan Birthdate: Jan. 16, tour overseas, Air Force Achievement Birthdate: March Controller Birthdate: Jan. 10, 1920 1947 medal, Outstanding Unit Award, Global 30, 1968 Military Honors: Distinguished Fly- Date of Death: May 18, 1994 Birthplace: Kings- War on Terrorism award, Armed Forces Birthplace: Billings ing Cross and Distinguished Service Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant ville, Texas Expeditionary Medal, Air Force Train- Highest Rank: Medal, Flew with National Guard for Hometown (at time of death): Vacaville, Calif. Highest Rank: ing Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Major 17 years Family: Leo and Anna Horan, parents; Gladys, Spec 5 Expeditionary Medal Branch of Military: spouse; Michael and Donna Yudinsky, children Branch of Military: Air Force Randy Jay Gremaux Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised U.S. Army Edward Gray, Jr. Current Home- Birthdate: March in Straw and Buffalo Current Home- Birthdate: Feb. 19, town: Bountiful, 13, 1972 Served: U.S. Air Force, serving in England; re-en- town: Lewistown 1926 Utah Birthplace: Lew- listed in Air Force in 1949 and was an airplane Family: Robert and Birthplace: Grass Family: Fay istown mechanic at Travis Air Force Base in California Ruth Goodwyn, parents; Denise, wife; Range Gregory, mother Highest Rank: until retirement Bob, Lee, Ella, children Highest Rank: T-5 (Lewistown), Cynthia Gregory, wife; SRA E-4 Connection to Central Montana: Lived Current Home- Nicholas Gregory, Stephen Gregory, Current Home- David (Mike) Housel in Lewistown, small business owner 26 town: Lewistown Connor Gregory and Gideon Gregory, town: Lewistown Birthdate: Dec. 26, 1935 years Family: Parents Ed sons; Aimee Gregory, Kayla Gregory, Family: Parents Date of Death: March 15, 1993 Served: Vietnam, Longbien and Mattie Gray, wife Emma Gregory and Rebekah Gregory, Frank and Bert Birthplace: Maiden, Montana Duties: Medical Lab Technician Betty Cripps Gray, daughters Gremaux; wife Current Hometown (at time of death): Is buried children Gary, Ron- Connection to Central Montana: Grew up Cindy; children Katelyn, Abby, Anna in soldiers plot in Lewistown Glenn M. Gore nie, Jim and Teresa in Lewistown from age 3 to 18; attended and Chloe Family: William and Martha Housel, parents Birthdate: March Connection to Central Montana: Native Highland Park Elementary, Garfield Served: Fairchild AFB, Wash.; Ellsworth Connection to Central Montana: Born here 30, 1920 Served: Pacific Theater, New Guinea, Phil- Elementary, Junior High School and AFB, S.D. Birthplace: Lewis- ippine Islands, Japan first graduating class from new Fergus Duties: B-52 dedicated crew chief Earl L. Housel town Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, County High School (1986) Honors: Air Force Achievement Medal 1 Birthdate: Aug. 29, 1913 Highest Rank: Tech Victory Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Medal, Served: Monterey CA, Denver CO, Kefla- device; Air Force Longevity Service Date of Death: Nov. 14, 1979 Sergeant Philippine Liberation Medal. vik Iceland, Langley AFB VA, Elmen- Award; AF Training Ribbon; National Birthplace: Maiden, MT Hometown: Hobson dorf AFB AK, Eglin AFB FL, Fairchild Defense Medal; Small Arms Expert; Branch of Military: Army Family: Parents Margaret Elaine Gray AFB WA, Dover AFB DE, Barksdale Marksmanship Ribbon/rifle; AF Family: William and Martha Housel, parents Maude and Grant Highest Rank: Y2/C AFB LA, Brigham Young University, Outstanding Unit Award; AF Good Connection to Central Montana: Born at Maiden Gore; spouse Patricia Family: Robert Gray, Provo UT as ROTC Instructor Conduct Medal 1 device Served: WWII Pierce, deceased; spouse; Barbara Duties: Current duty - Assistant Professor daughters Pam, Jan and Sandy Levod, Stephen Gray, of Aerospace Science, Brigham Young Arthur H. Grinde Donald J. Horan Connection to Central Montana: 1938 Nancy Sinner, University; past duties - Operations Birthdate: Dec. 25, Birthdate: Nov. 29, 1918 graduate of Fergus, taught in Hobson children officer, Flight Commander, Detachment 1921 Date of Death: Oct. 25, 1986 Served: New Guinea Connection to Cen- Commander, Production Supervisor Date of Death: Highest Rank: Major Duties: Squad Leader, K Co. 163rd tral Montana: Lived Military Honors: 2d Bomb Wing Com- Nov. 22, 1977 Hometown (at time of death): Huson Infantry-Rifle Squad here since 1946 pany Grade Officer of the Year 2009; Birthplace: Chris- Family: Leo and Anna Horan, parents; Mathalie, Military Honors: Purple Heart, Good Served: New York, Meritorious Service Medal; Air Force tina, Montana spouse; John Joseph, son; and Rosemary Touch- Conduct Cedar Falls, Iowa, Commendation Medal with 5 oak leaf Highest Rank: First stone, daughter Oklahoma clusters; Air Force Achievement Medal Lieutenant Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Lyle Gore Duties: Secretarial, service records with 3 oak leaf clusters; 2010 2d Bomb Branch of Mili- in Straw and Buffalo Birthdate: Aug. 3, Wing Leo Marquez Award Winner tary: Army Served: Aleutian Islands; and Guam during Korean 1903 Harrison Green Family: Halvor and War Date of Death: April Birthdate: Feb. 24, William D. Gregory Ellen Grinde, parents; Beatrice “Dolly” Duties: Commanded Green Beret Special Forces 30, 1993 1889 Birthdate: May 30, Grinde, wife; Rod Grinde – Billings, from 1960-63, when he retired to the Army Highest Rank: Date of Death: Nov. 1942 Larry Grinde – Lewistown, Karen Reserves Corporal 1962 Highest Rank: E6, Fuhrman, Healdsburg – Ca., children Hometown (at Birthplace: Lyon U.S. Navy Connection to Central Montana: Roy J. Hruska time of death): San Co., Minn. Current Home- Lifetime resident, farmer and rancher, Birthdate: June 28, 1929 Jacinto, Calif. Hometown (at time town: Lewistown county commissioner Birthplace: Lewistown Family: Grant and of death): Missoula Family: Parents Served: European Theatre, Normandy, Highest Rank: Commissary Steward 2/C Maude Gore, parents; Family: Gladys Wilbur and Dorothy Rhineland, France, Central Europe Branch of Military: Navy Beverly June, daughter Green, wife; Thomas, Gregory, spouse Duties: Infantry Unit Commander 69 Divi- Current Hometown: San Franciso, Calif. Connection to Central Montana: Grew up Robert and Elizabeth, Marjorie Skelton sion, 9th Infantry Division June 1944 to Family: Jim and Caroline Hruska, parents on homestead near Valentine children Gregory, son Mikel Dec. 1945 Connection to Central Montana: Born and lived Served: Stateside Oct. 1942 to April 1945 Connection to Central Montana: Lived in Gregory Military Honors: Combat Infantryman in Lewistown Duties: Cook Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Born Badge, Good Conduct Medal, Bronze Served: 2 years COMNAVFE Headquarters, To- Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal Highest Rank: Corporal and raised Star, Purple Heart, World War II Vic- kyo, Japan; 2 years NAS Moffat Field, Calif. Served: Served in WWI in the major final Served: West Coast and Vietnam tory Medal, Overseas Service Bars, Melvin Clair Gore battle of the war in the Argonne Forest Military Honors: Presidential Unit Cita- Meritorious Service Plaque John (Don) Huber Birthdate: 1927 and was in Verdun, France, on Nov. 11 tion, Navy Unit Citation. Birthdate: Aug. 30, 1916 Birthplace: Lewis- when Armistice was signed. John D. Grinnell Date of Death: Aug. 9, 2000 town Duties: Squad leader Bradley Michael Gremaux Birthdate: July 1, Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant Hometown: Lew- Birthdate: July 2, 1938 Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown istown Robert H. Green 1969 Birthplace: Olym- Family: Shirley, spouse; John (Chugger), Mike, Family: Maude and Birthdate: May 26, Birthplace: Lewis- pia, Wash. Sherry Heppner, Teresa Sharp and Donna Grant Gore; two 1926 town Highest Rank: Air- Huber, children daughters and one Date of Death: Feb. Highest Rank: man 3rd Class Connection to Central Montana: Lived and son 2, 2001 Master Sergeant Branch of Mili- worked here all his life Connection to Cen- Birthplace: Lewis- Branch of Military: tary: Air Force Served: North Africa and England tral Montana: Went town Air Force Current Home- Duties: Propeller Specialist for B24 Bombers in the to Fergus, owned a shop here Highest Rank: Sea- Current Home- town: Lewistown 93rd Bomber Group Served: All state-side duty man 1st Class town: Great Falls Family: Winifred Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal Family: Har- Family: Frank and and Ted Grinnell, Glenn Huff rison Green and Roberta Gremaux, parents; Irene Grinnell, wife; Janae Birthdate: July 12, 1912 Robert Gorgas Gladys Lutz, parents; parents; Gena Gremaux, wife; Wyatt and Wailes, Michael Grinnell, Tim (Deb- Birthplace: Moore Birthdate: Feb. 18, Thomas H. Green, brother; Elizabeth P. Julia, children bie) Hahn and Don Hahn, children Date of Death: March 23, 1945 1979 Jones, sister Connection to Central Montana: Born Connection to Central Montana: Family Highest Rank: 2nd Lt. Birthplace: Virginia, Connection to Central Montana: Former and raised in Lewistown Served: California and Kansas Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown Minnesota Chief of Police, City Council Served: McChord AFB and Montana Air Duties: Clerk Family: Parents William Huff and Lydia Sharpey; Highest Rank: SSG Served: Pasco, Wash., NAS National Guard wife Tiny Hazel Huff; daughter Lydia Jean Huff Current Home- Duties: Firefighter Duties: Load Master and logistics Carlton W. Grove Connection to Central Montana: Lived here town: Ormond Military Honors: Retired after 20 years, Birthdate: Nov. 9, Served: Germany Beach, FL Thomas H. Green SW Asia Service Medal with Bronze 1942 Duties: 66th Armored Battalion Connection to Birthdate: Aug. 30, Star, National Defense Service Medal, Birthplace: Har- Ralph H. Hurley Central Montana: 1927 Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service lowton Son-in-law of Dan Birthplace: Lewis- Medal, Combat Readiness Medal, Air Highest Rank: Sp Birthdate: Sept. 23, 1916 Bintz town Force Achievement Medal, 2 Air Force E-5 Date of Death: April 9, 1990 Served: Kirkuk, Iraq Highest Rank: Chief Commendation Medals, Meritorious Branch of Mili- Highest Rank: S/Sgt. Duties: Bio Medical Equipment Technician Petty Officer (Yeo- Service Medal, Kuwait Liberation tary: Army Connection to Central Montana: Owned Hurley Military Honors: Army Commendation man) Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Current Home- Motor Co. Current Home- Medal Served: (1943-1945); New Guinea, Luzon Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Na- town: Casper, WY Military Honors: Philippine Liberation Medal with tional Defense Service Medal, Overseas town: Pasco, Wash. Family: Donald Family: Father Har- Frank Gremaux 1 star, Asiatic-Pacific Medal, Victory Medal, Service Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve D. and Ila Grove, Good Conduct Medal, American Theater Medal Medal M-Device rison Green; mother Birthdate: March parents; Cheryl, wife Gladys (Green) Lutz; 1941 Connection to Central Montana: Raised John L. Ihde Cyrus J. Gorman wife Ilene R. (Maddux) Green Birthplace: Lewis- and went to school in Judith Gap Birthdate: May 23, 1917 Birthdate: Unknown Connection to Central Montana: Born in town Served: CA, VA, LA, Korea and TX Lewistown, Fergus High class of 1945 Highest Rank: E-3 Birthplace: Moore Date of Death: April Duties: Combat Engineer Highest Rank: Corporal P-5 1, 1945 Duties: Administrative, Recruiting Airman 2nd Class Military Honors: Navy Good Conduct, Branch of Military: Branch of Military: Army Highest Rank: PFC Charles D. Grove Current Hometown: Lewistown Hometown: Lew- Naval Reserve Good Conduct, American Air Force Birthdate: Aug. 7, Theater World War II, World War II Vic- Current Home- Family: Rosanna Kemp, wife; David, Fred, Rick, istown 1933 Leanna, Carol, Mary, Janet, Rebecca, children Family: Stella Lu- tory National Defense, Reserve Merit town: Lewistown Date of Death: Connection to Central Montana: Lived here most Family: Roberta, cier, Alice Sweeney John R. Greene Nov. 30, 1988 of life and May Franklin, wife; Bruce, Bradley Birthplace: Har- Served: Territory of Alaska, WWII cousins Birthdate: Sept. 28, and Randy, sons lowton Duties: Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft) Connection to 1916 Connection to Central Montana: Home Highest Rank: Air- Central Montana: Born in Lewistown, Date of Death: Aug. town man 1st Class E-3 Douglas Glen Irish a silver miner in New Year Gulch 1, 1944 Served: Havre Air Force Station, Havre, Branch of Mili- Birthdate: June 8, 1956 Served: France Highest Rank: 1st Mont.; Miyakojima, Okinawa tary: Air Force Birthplace: Lewistown Lietenant Duties: Switchboard and teletype Family: Donald Highest Rank: E4 Connection to Cen- D. and Ila Grove, Current Hometown: Billings tral Montana: 1934 parents; Helen, wife; Greg, son Family: Glen and Esther Irish Graduate of Fergus Connection to Central Montana: Raised Connection to Central Montana: Owns property High School and went to school in Judith Gap at Fergus Served: England, Served: Washington State, Texas and Served: Germany (2 years), Survival School at France Alaska Fairchild AFB Duties: Platoon Commander Duties: Fuel airplanes Duties: Support USAF mission in Europe Military Honors: Purple Heart, Distin- Military Honors: Vietnam Era medal, Good Con- guished Service Cross duct Medal, Outstanding Unit Award

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They were there for us and our country. Some couldn’t wait to come home to the families they loved… 209 Third Avenue North Others gave the ultimate sacrifice. 406-538-8711 or 800-219-8711 Today, as everyday, R.I.P. Dick Brown & Staff they remain unforgotten. Jerry W. Cloyd Seaman 2nd Class “Serving Central Montana with 1925 ~ 2015 U.S. Navy Service Personal and Distinctive Since 1961” 14 Lewistown News-Argus Saturday, November 9, 2019

Dorman Jackson Jr. Donald Everett Grove Kenneth Herbert Uuno Gustaf Hannula Sterling Ryan Hartman Birthdate: July 10, 1923 Birthdate: June 29, Halstrom Birthdate: July 2, Birthdate: April 13, Date of Death: April 5, 1995 1927 Birthdate: Nov. 27, 1908 1985 Highest Rank: Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Corps Date of Death: 1923 Birthplace: Sand Birthplace: Lewis- Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown Aug. 31, 2002 Birthplace: Great Coulee town Family: Dorman Jackson and Julia C. Jackson, par- Birthplace: Ranch Falls Highest Rank: Highest Rank: ents; John A., Bonita L. and David M. Jackson, near Judith Gap Highest Rank: E-06 Medical Corps, U.S. Senior Airman FC children Highest Rank: Petty Officer First Navy (Pharmacist’s Current Hometown: Connection to Central Montana: Lifetime resi- Specialist Second Class, Yeoman 1C Mate 3rd Class) Seymour Johnson dent Class CE Current Hometown: Hometown: Lewis- AFB, Goldsboro, Served: South Pacific Branch of Mili- Spokane, Wash. town N.C. Duties: Communications, electronics and tary: U.S. Army Family: Herbert J. Family: Parents Family: Sterling mechanics Hometown: De- Halstrom and Ada C. Adolf and Kaisa Hannula; wife Grace Dale and Michelle M. Hartman, parents; ceased, buried in Billings, Mont. (Langevin) Halstrom, parents; Eugene V. Hannula; children Rick Hannula, Mary Randy, brother, Ethel Hartman, the late Charles Stacey Johnson Family: Donald D. Grove and Anna (Zorn) Halstrom, brother Burns, Jean Hannula; stepchildren Don- Ernie Hartman and the late Frank and Birthdate: July 18, 1935 Grove, parents; Betty (Wegner) Grove, Connection to Central Montana: Elemen- nie Boyd and Joanne May Aileen Rau, parents Birthplace: Lakeland, Florida spouse; Dan, Tim, Darryl and Adam, tary, Primary School, St. Leo’s, 10 years. Connection to Central Montana: Home- Connection to Central Montana: 2003 Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant children Fergus High School, two years. steaded Surprise Creek, Stanford. graduate of Fergus High School Branch of Military: Air Force Connection to Central Montana: Born Served: Farragut NAS Idaho, Gunnery Served: Oct. 1943 to Nov. 1945 Served: Seymour Johnson AFB, Al-u-Died Current Hometown: Lewistown and raised at Judith Gap School, San Diego, Calif.; USS Wichita Military Honors: Asiatic-South Pacific, Airbase, Qatar; Kabul, Afghanistan Family: Pattie, wife Served: 1/31/55 to 1/15/58. Co A 88th (CA45), South Pacific – Islands opera- WWII Victory Medal, Korean War Duties: Flight Line Support Crew; OP Connection to Central Montana: Resident since Engr Bn (Const) Ft. Capson, CO; Co tions to Okinawa and Nagasaki POW Medal. Enduring Freedom 1974 C 249th Engr Bn (Const) in Europe in Recovery. Staff Duty – COMPHIBPAC/ Served: Oct. 1953- Oct. 1957; Korea, Okinawa, France & Germany COMPHIB GRU1 Clifford Harchenko William Hartman Japan, Alaska, Kansas Duties: Construction carpenter Duties: Personnel/Administrative Birthplace: Larslan, Birthdate: Aug. 19, Duties: Air Force Intelligence Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, Military Honors: Various Area Ops Awards, Mont. 1921 Military Honors: National Defense Service Medal, Honorable Discharge 30 years active duty Date of Death: 2007 Date of Death: June UN Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, Highest Rank: S. 13, 1942 Good Conduct Medal, Honorable Discharge, Elmer Leroy Grove Dorris (Dorrie) Lafaun Sgt. Birthplace: Roy Outstanding NCO Birthdate: April 15, (Redd) Hagan Hometown (at time Highest Rank: Staff 1937 Birthdate: April 19, of death): Lewistown Sergeant Delores Delaine Birthplace: Har- 1952 Family: Parents Family: Parents John (Hart) Johnson lowton Date of Death: Oct. Nick and Helen and Olga Hartman, Highest Rank: Sp Harchenko; spouse Siblings Libbie, Er- Birthdate: May 21, 1953 18, 2011 E-5 Birthplace: Roundup Barbara Ann; son nie, Charles Fran, Birthplace: Townsend Branch of Mili- Paul; daughter Ruth Joe, Clara Branch of Military: Army Highest Rank: tary: Army Master Sergeant Connection to Central Montana: Resident Connection to Central Montana: Worked Highest Rank: Pvt. Current Home- Served: U.S. Air Force, 1943-1946 locally at Fergus Creamery, graduated Current Hometown: Lewistown Branch of Military: town: Pahrump, NV Air National Guard, Duties: Nose gunner and assistant radio from Fergus High in 1939 Connection to Central Montana: Resident Family: Donald operator on B-24; flew bomb missions Served: Southwest Pacific Area, died in Served: Alabama, Ft. McCullen Army National Guard D. and Ila Grove, Hometown (at time over Japanese territories Japanese Prison Camp on June 13, 1942 James E. Johnson parents; Helen, wife; Sherry and Jeff, of death): Helena Duties: Mechanic on Fighter Plane children Greg J. Hargadon Military Honors: Survived the Bataan Birthdate: Aug. 10, 1925 Family: Harry and Wanda (Bell) Redd; Connection to Central Montana: Raised spouse Roger Hagan; children Stephen, Birthdate: March 12, Death March, only to die in a POW Birthplace: Midwest and went to school in Judith Gap 1948 camp Highest Rank: 2nd Class Motor Machinist Stephanie and Stacie Served: CA, Washington State, NC, Ger- Connection to Central Montana: Family Birthplace: Louis- Current Hometown: Lewistown many and KY ville, Ky. Harold G. Hassler Family: Mark, Sally, Timothy, Norma, Douglas, homesteaded Flatwillow Duties: Paratrooper Served: Vietnam and every war after Highest Rank: Birthdate: Oct. 30, Jack and Mary Sergeant, E-5 1926 Connection to Central Montana: Retired Vietnam, Panama, Curacao, Korea, Saudi Leonard Dale Grove Arabia, Iraq Current Hometown: Date of Death: April Served: South Pacific Birthdate: Sept. 18, Lewistown 5, 1972 Duties: Taking care of engine oil Duties: Global communications specialist, 1934 logistics specialist, equipment specialist Family: Michele, Highest Rank: Robert G. Johnson Date of Death: and more; Support of missions of 120th wife; Casey and Jo- Private T/5 Nov. 2, 2008 siah Hargadon, sons Hometown (at time Birthdate: Aug. 20, 1928 Fighter Wing and 219th Red Horse Highest Rank: Air- Military Honors: Too numerous to list; Connection to Central Montana: Resident of death): Lewistown Date of Death: June 28, 1992 man 4th Class since 1999 Family: William and Birthplace: Lewistown Gov. Schweitzer requested flags be flown Branch of Mili- half staff in honor of Dorrie Served: U.S. Marine Corps – U.S.A., Elvina Hassler Highest Rank: Corporal tary: Air Force Vietnam Connection to Cen- Branch of Military: Army Hometown (at time Duties: Aviation Ordnanceman; HUEY gun- tral Montana: Native Current Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown Glenn Wesley Halverson of death): Judith Birthdate: March 1, ship door gunner Served: Japan Family: Parents Guy K. and Edna; wife Colleen; Gap Honors: Meritoriously promoted to Sgt.; Duties: T/5 cryptographer sons Guy, Steve and Mac 1917 Family: Illa and Date of Death: Oct. Combat Aircrew Wings; Three Air Med- Connection to Central Montana: Lifelong Don D. Grove, parents; Ann, wife; Stacy als; Combat Action Ribbon; Presidential Frederick D. Hatfield Lewistown resident, Montana Power Company 6, 1944 J., child Highest Rank: Unit Citation; Navy Unit Commenda- Birthdate: June 14, Line Superintendent Connection to Central Montana: Born tion; Good Conduct Medal; Vietnam 1947 Served: Ft. Eustis, VA and Nagoya, Japan Private and raised in Judith Gap and ranched in Hometown (at time Service Medal with four stars; Vietnam Birthplace: Mans- Duties: Auto and radio mechanic on planes the area Gallantry Cross Unit Citation; Vietnam field, Ohio Military Honors: Army of Occupation Medal of death): Winifred Served: France Family: George and Civil Actions Unit Citation Highest Rank: Cor- (Japan), Korean Service Medal with 2 Bronze Duties: Military Police poral, U.S. Marines Service Stars, Good Conduct Medal Minnie Halverson, parents; Dorothy Wil- Neil J. Harris Current Hometown: William Godfrey (Bill) Jones Robert Edwin Grove lis Halverson, spouse; Birthdate: Sept. 15, Roy Birthdate: Feb. 27, 1978 Family: Spouse Jack- Birthdate: Sept. 19, 1916 Glenn Halverson, Cheryll Tuss, children 1939 Connection to Central Montana: Graduate Birthplace: Duluth, ie Hatfield; parents Date of Death: Feb. 18, 1999 Date of Death: June Minn. Lucius and Jeannette Highest Rank: Lieutenant JG of Winifred High School 11, 2009 Served: England, Germany (killed in action Highest Rank: Hatfield; daughter Sherry Okonski Family: Parents HK and Celeste Jones, spouse Birthplace: Har- Lieutenant Colonel, Served: Vietnam Betty Pearl (Green) Jones, daughters Laura and in Germany) lowton, Montana Duties: Ambulance driver Air Force Duties: Squad leader and motor section in Lynette. Branch of Current Hometown: South Vietnam campaigns Stone, LaFay- Connection to Central Montana: Born in Lewis- Military Honors: Purple Heart, killed in Military: Army action Burke, Virginia ette, Early, Canyon, Union, Elliot town National Guard Family: Spouse Military Honors: Medals: Bronze Star, Served: Colorado University (Japanese language Current Home- Karisa Harris; chil- Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam learning), Guam Island Rick Halverson town: Buffalo, Birthdate: April 14, dren Annika, Laurel and Julia; parents Service Medal with 3 Battle Stars, Duties: Worked with psychological program on Montana Jim and Kathy Harris of Tucson, AZ Vietnam Civil Action, Vietnam Cross of Guam 1945 Family: Don and Ila Grove, parents; Bar- Birthplace: Great (formerly of Lewistown) Gallantry with Palm, Vietnam Cam- Kris Ann Kelly bara L., wife; Robert H. Grove, son Falls Connection to Central Montana: Grew up paign, Presidential Citation Ribbon with Connection to Central Montana: Raised in Lewistown, graduated from FHS in 3 Stars, and Combat Action Ribbon Birthdate: April 29, 1960 Highest Rank: E-5 Birthplace: Akron, Ohio in Judith Gap Current Hometown: 1997 and MSU-Bozeman in 2002 Highest Rank: PFC, Army Served: Montana area Lewistown Served: Hanscom AFB, MA; Naval Mabel Olene Haynes Duties: Tank operator and mechanic Family: Wife Postgraduate School, CA; Hurlburt Current Hometown: Lewistown Birthplace: Family: David Kelly (deceased), Marty Kelly Beverly; daughter Field, FL; Joint Base Lewis-McChord, (deceased); Susan Sandrock, significant other; William T. Gwin Shauna; son Jason WA; Maxwell AFB, AL; Spangdahlem, Judith Gap Collean Gaylene Saenz, Kristi Lee Helen Heron, Birthdate: Feb. 26, Served: Hawaii; Germany; Pentagon, Washington D.C.; Highest Rank: children; Keagan, Hope Quinn, Christina, 1916 Philippines; Vietnam deployments in Qatar, Afghanistan, and First Lt. grandchildren Date of Death: Honors: Commendation for valor Africa. Branch of Connection to Central Montana: Lewistown Nov. 20, 1989 Duties: Senior Military Assistant, Assistant Military: USMC resident Highest Rank: Robert M. (Bob) Hanley Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Women’s Reserve Served: Bad Krueznach, Germany Staff Sergeant, Air Birthdate: Aug. 13, Management & Comptroller), Pentagon, Current Home- Duties: 31M – Multi channel communications Force 1961 Washington, D.C. town: Judith Gap officer Hometown (at Birthplace: Lewis- Military Honors: Bronze Star, Meritorious Family: George Military Honors: Commendation for working with time of death): town Service Medal w/ Three Oak Leaf Clusters, S. and Nettie a new radio technology; marksman Lewistown Highest Rank: AF Commendation Medal, AF Achievement Haynes, parents Family: Mr. and Colonel, U.S. Army Medal Served: Camp Lejuene, NC; El Centro, Michael Kenneth Kelly Mrs. P.M. Gwin, parents; Dori Gwin, Hometown: Lewis- Calif.; Birthdate: Jan. 11, 1916 spouse; Kenneth M. and Janice G. Gwin, town Earl Hartford Duties: Control Tower Operator, Officer in Date of Death: Nov. 26, 1990 parents Current Hometown: Birthdate: Oct. 24, charge of training for women recruits Highest Rank: PFC Connection to Central Montana: Born Fort Bragg, NC 1920 Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown and lived here, worked for Milwaukee Family: Patricia, Date of Death: Feb. Trygve Andrew Haugen Family: Gurn and Vera Kelly, parents Railroad wife; children Jack 24, 1989 Birthdate: Feb. 2, Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Served: New Guinea, Southern Philip- Highest Rank: 1917 in Fergus County and Sam; parents Selma W. and Edward pines, Luzon D. (Red) Hanley (deceased); Kathleen Private Date of Death: Dec. Served: U.S. Army Air Corps Duties: Clerk typist, expert, TSMG Hometown (at time 8, 1989 Military Honors: Honorable discharge Hanley, Mark Hanley (deceased), Susan Military Honors: Philippine Liberation Haeger, Jerry Hanley, Barbara Bruski, of death): Lewistown Highest Rank: Kevin M. Kepler Medal, Bronze Star, American Theatre Mary Beth Roy, Pat Hanley, Laurie Family: George and Carpenter’s Mate 2nd Service Medal, Asiatic Medal, Good Susie Hartford, par- Class, Navy Birthdate: Feb. 15, 1961 Hanley (deceased), Nancy Foeke and Ed Conduct Medal, Victory Medal Hanley (deceased), siblings ents; Agnes, spouse; Hometown (at time Birthplace: Ft. Belvoir, Va. of death): Highest Rank: Colonel (Army) Connection to Central Montana: Born and Vera, Earleen, Bob and Kally, children Lewistown Current Hometown: Lewistown Donald M. Hahn raised Connection to Central Montana: Home- Family: Mary Fran, Family: Parents Roger and Honey Kepler; Mary Birthplace: Everett, Served: Yongsan, Korea, Camp Casey town spouse; Patti Bryson, Casey Kepler; children Sean, Ryan, Grady and Wa. Korea, Lark Hill England, Babenhausen Served: Hawaiian Islands, Guam, M.I., Oki- Mary Kay Haugen, Bill, Mike and Tom Shea Date of Death: Germany,Vicenza Italy, Iraq, Fort Leav- nawa, Ryuky 4 Islands, Saipan, China Haugen, children Connection to Central Montana: Lives and works Aug. 20, 2017 enworth, Kansas, Fort Jackson, South Duties: Rifle sharpshooters (sniper) Connection to Central Montana: Born and in Lewistown Highest Rank: Sgt. Carolina, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Fort Ben- raised here, Haugen Construction Served: Desert Storm, Germany, various locations E-5 ning Georgia, US Saudi Arabia, Camp Douglas Hartman Served: USS Ocelot, Asiatic, Pacific USA (Montana, New York, Alabama) Branch of Mili- Hovey / Stanley Korea, Fort Bragg, Highest Rank: Military Honors: Aviation Cadet School Duties: Aviation Branch, career military tary: Marines North Carolina; Desert Storm Vet, OIF Major Honors, Special Commendations: Senior Army Hometown: Lew- - Operation Iraqi Freedom Vet, Combat Hometown: Lew- Aviator, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Air istown parachute insertion istown Medal. Family: George Duties: Currently at United States Army Family: Joseph and Louise Hahn, parents, Irene Hahn- War College, Carlisle Pennsylvania, Sta- Hartman and Rita Herbert J. Killham Grinnell tus – resident student currently attending Hartman, parents; Birthdate: Feb. 29, 1885 Connection to Central Montana: Family the 1 year Senior Service College, previ- Colleen Hartman, Date of Death: 1935 Served: Vietnam, Okinawa, Camp ously U.S. Exchange officer to Royal spouse Birthplace: Weldona, Colorado Lejeune, Mediterranean, North Atlantic School of Artillery Served: Three tours Highest Rank: Stable Sgt. Cruise Military Honors: Bronze Star, Joint Merito- Europe and one in Branch of Military: Army Duties: 1371 Combat Engineer rious Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Korea Current Hometown (at time of death): Dovetail, Military Honors: Battalion awards Army Commendation Medal, Army Duties: Intelligence officer, Russian MT Achievement Medal, Good Conduct foreign expert Family: James and Lucy Ann Killham Connection to Central Montana: Parents Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, homesteaded at Dovetail Korean Defense Service Medal, South Duties: Mounted horseman West Asia Service Medal, Kuwait Lib- eration Medal, Ranger Tab, Master Para- chutist with Gold Star Badge, Air Assault Badge, Belgium Parachutist Badge

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Darl G. Headlee Mark (Shane) Hershman J.T. (Tom) Horan Oscar Joseph Howard Martin J. Killham Birthdate: Sept. 24, Birthdate: Oct. 2, Birthdate: Oct. 13, Birthdate: Nov. 30, Birthdate: Sept. 18, 1928 1911 1958 1918 1922 Birthplace: Lewistown Date of Death: Oct. Birthplace: Palmer- Birthplace: Great Date of Death: Jan. Highest Rank: Sergeant 12, 2005 ton, Penn. Falls 7, 1999 Branch of Military: Army Birthplace: Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Current Hometown: Lewistown Whatcheer, Iowa Colonel Machinist Mate 2nd P.F.C. Family: Parents Clement and Myrtle Killham; Highest Rank: Tech Current Home- Class Hometown (at spouse Harriet; children Russel, Steve, Cindy, Sgt. town: Okawville, Hometown: Lew- time of death): Jamie, Marty Family: Marvin and Scott AFB, Illinois istown Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Grace, parents; Lois, (Permanent home of Family: parents Family: John and here wife; Michael and record, Lewistown) Frank and Nina Mary Howard, Duties: Administrative NCO James, sons Family: Mr. Louis Hershman Allentown, Horan, wife Dorothy, children Ed, Jo parents; Elizabeth, spouse Military Honors: WWII Victory Medal Connection to Central Montana: Lived 63 Penn. and the late Kathryn Hershman; and Kelly Connection to Central Montana: Born years in Lewistown, 20 years in Denton, Gwendolyn Songer-Hershman, wife; Connection to Central Montana: Retired and lived in Lewistown Robert J. Killham 10 years in Missoula Sierra Hershman, daughter Served: South Pacific Served: On a ship of U.S. Marine Corps, Birthdate: July 9, 1897 Served: Africa, Italy Connection to Central Montana: Married Duties: Machinist Mate out of San Diego, Calif., with Platoon Date of Death: 1973 Duties: Served April 21, 1942, to Nov. 3, to Gwen Songer, daughter of Jack and Military Honors: World War II Victory 32 during World War II Birthplace: Weldona, Colorado 1945, Joanne Songer of Lewistown Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asi- Highest Rank: Private 1st Class, Army Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, Served: Stateside, HQ North NATO Stavan- atic Pacific Campaign Medal, Combat Leo Seymour Howell Current Hometown (at time of death): Dovetail, European-African Middle Eastern Ser- ger Norway, United Nations Headquar- Action Medal Birthdate: Oct. 29, MT vice Medal, American Theater Medal, 5 ters Geneva Switzerland, Incirlik AB 1947 Family: Parents James and Lucy Ann Killham; wife Overseas Service bars Turkey, Christchurch New Zealand, Raymond G. Horyna Date of Death: Jan. Lulu McMurdo Station Antarctica, Afghani- Birthdate: Aug. 28, 13, 1992 Connection to Central Montana: Parents Don Altas Headlee stan, Kuwait and Iraq 1912 Birthplace: Lew- homesteaded at Dovetail Birthdate: April 17, Duties: Deputy Inspector General for Air Date of Death: Dec. istown 1920 Mobility Command (AMC), senior com- 9, 1999 Highest Rank: Steve Knapp Date of Death: Jan. mand pilot Birthplace: Timken, SGT-E5 Birthdate: May 22, 1936 17, 1988 Military Honors: Distinguished Flying Kansas Branch of Mili- Date of Death: Dec. 24, 2007 Highest Rank: Cross, Clarence MacKay trophy, Legion Highest Rank: tary: Army Birthplace: Hilger GM2C, Gunners of Merit Medal, Defense Meritorious Sergeant Family: Leo Branch of Military: Army Reserves Mate 2nd Class Service Medal, Meritorious Service Branch of Military: Howell and Ruby (Fairbairn) Howell, Family: Cyril and Rose Knapp, parents Hometown (at time Medal with OLCs, Air Medal with USAAF parents; Sharon Howell, wife; Michael Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised of death): Lewis- OLCs, Aerial Achievement Medal, Family: John and S. Howell, Mark P. Howell, Matthew here town Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Katie Horyna, D. Howell, Tim Francis, Karen Holm Served: 1956 – 1962 Family: Grace and South West Asia Service Medal, Kosovo parents (Francis), Ronda Thomas (Francis), Marvin Headlee, parents; Gary Distad, Campaign Medal, Global War on Terror Connection to Central Montana: Spent his children Dale K. Knox stepson Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, life at Roy Connection to Central Montana: Born Birthdate: March 31, 1935 Connection to Central Montana: Long- Kuwait Liberation Medal, Humanitarian Served: Burma 1944-1945 and attended school in Lewistown, Birthplace: Lewistown time carpenter Service Medal, Air Force Commen- Duties: Crew chief of 90th fighter group for worked around various shops, worked Branch of Military: Army Served: South Pacific and Aleutian Islands dation Medal, Army Commendation ‘Burma Banshees’ USAAF at Cenex in Moore, helped build Lewis- Highest Rank: Private First Class Duties: Gunners Mate Medal, Combat Readiness Medal town drag race track Current Hometown: Lewistown Military Honors: Navy Good Conduct, Dale A. Houden Served: Vietnam, Cambodia Family: Cindy, Raymond, Eileen, children Pacific Campaign Medal, American Russell Spangler Hodge Birthdate: Aug. 19, Duties: Gunner for 188th Assault Helicop- Connection to Central Montana: Born, raised and Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Original Home- 1957 ter Company (Black Widows) schooled in Central Montana Medal, Occupation Service Medal town: Benchland Birthplace: Lewis- Military Honors: Purple Heart, 2 Over- Served: Stateside and Germany Highest Rank: Chief town ,MT seas Service Bars, Vietnam Service Military Honors: Honorably Discharged William Henry Heath Warrant Officer Highest Rank: Sgt. Medal, National Defense Service Birthdate: June 21, Current Home- 1st Class Medal, Vietnam Conflict Medal, 2 Air David T. Knox 1933 town: Lewistown Branch of Military: Medals, Good Conduct Medal Birthdate: July 18, 1964 Birthplace: Solway, Served: WWII – Army and Reserves Birthplace: Denver, Colo. Minn. Ardennes, Rhineland, Served: Alaska, John Patrick Howells Branch of Military: Tech Sergeant, Marines Highest Rank: Central Europe Sadia Arbia, Great Birthdate: Jan. 12, Current Hometown: Salcon, Colo. Machinist Mate 1st Duties: Combat Falls 1944 Family: Grace and Paul M. Knox, Jr., parents Class, US Navy Infantry; Rifle Sharp- Current Home- Birthplace: Au- Served: Served stateside and Phillipines Hometown: Lew- shooter, First-class Gunner town: Lewistown burn, Wash. Military Honors: Honorably Discharged istown Honors: Good conduct medal; European- Family: Pearl & LeRoy Houden Highest Rank: 3rd Family: Parents African-Middle Eastern Service Medal Class Petty Officer Dean R. Knox Dave and Kate James L. Houden Current Home- Birthdate: March 31, 1935 Heath; Wife Beatrice; children Daniel, William J. Hodges Birthdate: Sept. 20, town: Lewistown Birthplace: Lewistown Susan, Julie and Carole 1949 Family: Wife Highest Rank: Corporal, U.S. Army; Montana Connection to Central Montana: Resident Birthdate: Oct. 29, Birthplace: Great Sandy, children National Guard since 1961 1936 Falls, MT John, Jim, Dan and Current Hometown: Gresham, Ore. Served: USS Hornet CVA 12 1953-57 Birthplace: Hartford, Branch of Military: Susie Family: Parents Paul M. Sr. and Jennie Knox; Duties: Forward Engine Room Main En- CT Navy- stationed in Connection to Central Montana: Resi- Renee and Sean, children gines and Auxiliaries Highest Rank: E-7- Corpes Christy, TX dent, and grandparents homesteaded at Connection to Central Montana: Born, raised and Military Honors: President Unit Citation, Equipment Operator Highest Rank: NPO Geraldine schooled in Central Montana Good Conduct, National Defense Chief Petty Officer Served: Bremerton, Wash. Served: Stateside and in Germany Branch of Military: Hometown: Duties: Dental Technician Military Honors: Honorably Discharged Alvin John Heckford Sr. US Navy (Seabees) Lewistown Donald W. Knox Birthdate: April 2, 1954-1974 Family: Pearl and Daniel R. Hrubes 1925 Current Hometown: Lewistown LeRoy Houden Birthdate: March 31, 1935 Date of Death: Dec. Family: Sheryl (Sherry), wife Birthdate: Oct. 18, Birthplace: Lewistown 6, 2001 Connection to Central Montana: I just LeRoy E. Houden 1982 Branch of Military: Army National Guard Highest Rank: want to be here Birthdate: Dec. 19, Birthplace: Highest Rank: Specialist 5 Ship’s Cook First Served: Pacific Regions, Vietnam, Philip- 1926 Lewistown Current Hometown: Lewistown Class pines, Okinawa, California, Hawaii Date of Death: Aug. Highest Rank: Family: Bonnie, John, Amy, children Hometown (at time Honors: National Defense Ribbon, Good 5, 1979 Private 1st Class Connection to Central Montana: Born, raised and of death): Lewis- Conduct Medal, Combat Action Medal Birthplace: Nashua Branch of schooled in Central Montana town Highest Rank: Military: Army Served: U.S. Family: Jack and Douglas C. Hoekstra Corporal Current Military Honors: Honorably Discharged Adelia Heckford, parents; Esther (Scho- Birthdate: 1929 Branch: Hometown: epp) Heckford, spouse; Patti Vennes, Date of Death: June U.S.Marines Lewistown Glen R. Knox Mary Wright, Alvin J. Heckford Jr., 3, 1953 Family: Pearl (wife), Family: Parents Ron and Irene Hrubes, Birthdate: June 11, 1931 children Birthplace: Denton son’s Jim and Dale, daughter Izzabella Hrubes Birthplace: Denton Connection to Central Montana: Born Highest Rank: 2nd daughters, Sandy, Sonya, Patricial and Connection to Central Montana: Born, Branch of Military: Army and raised here Lieutenant, Army Tina raised and resides here Highest Rank: Corporal Served: USS Kadashan Bay in the South Infantry Served: Japan - World War II Served: Baghdad, Iraq; Kuwait; North Current Hometown: Lewistown Pacific Family: Pete and Al- Carolina; Heidleburg, Germany Family: Mark, Laurie and Steven, children Duties: Cook ice Hoekstra, parents Clifford B. Housel Duties: Mechanic Connection to Central Montana: Born, raised and Connection to Birthdate: Aug. 30, Albert (Hap) Hruska schooled in Central Montana Lloyd T. Heintz Central Montana: 1915 Served: U.S. Germany Birthdate: Aug. 12, 1947 Denton graduate, 1952 Montana Date of Death: May Birthdate: Oct. 14, Military Honors: Honorably Discharged 1923 State graduate 3, 1971 1926 Date of Death: 2012 Served: Korean War – March to June 1953; Birthplace: Lewis- Highest Rank: Ser- James Edward Knox Birthplace: Rudyard Killed in action June 3, 1953, buried town geant, US Army Birthdate: June 14, 1926 Highest Rank: Cpl., Aug. 5, 1953 at Golden Gate National Branch of Military: Current Home- Date of Death: Nov. 27, 2000 Army Air Corps, 4th Cemetery, San Bruno, Calif. Navy town: Santa Marie, Birthplace: Denton Air Force Duties: Platoon commander 179th Infantry Family: Mr. and Calif. Highest Rank: Seaman 1st Class, Navy-6/44 to Current Home- Regiment Mrs. F.P. Housel, Family: Jim and 8/46 town: Lewistown Military Honors: Purple Heart, Combat parents; Jessie Wicks Caroline Hruska, Hometown at time of death: Lewistown Family: Carl and Infantryman Badge, Korean Service Medal Housel, wife; Beverly parents; LaVerne, Family: Parents Paul and Jenny Knox; wife Jeane Margaret Heintz, Smith and Joyce Odegard, children wife Higgins Knox; children Jim, Linda Gluth, Terry, parents; Ann. M. George B. Hollenback Connection to Central Montana: Born Connection to Central Montana: Born Robert Heintz, spouse; Mark and David and Birthdate: Nov. 21, here and lived in Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Carla Swearengen, children 1920 Served: South Pacific Anthony L. Hruska here, owned farm in Bear Springs Connection to Central Montana: Lived Date of Death: Jan. Duties: Served in WWII as motor machinist Served: Pacific Front - USS Bosque here 30, 1981 mate on PT boards Birthdate: July 8, Duties: Amphibious crew on landing craft Served: Colorado, California, Aleutian Highest Rank: Avia- Military Honors: Purple Heart, several 1917 Military Honors: Honorably Discharged Islands tion Radio Techni- decorations Birthplace: Lew- Duties: Airplane mechanic, motor mechanic cian 1C (T) V-6 istown Paul M. Knox, Jr. Hometown (at time Ferman P. (Junior) Housel Highest Rank: Birthdate: Jan. 14, 1933 Gwendolyn G. of death): Buffalo Birthdate: Aug. 15, Sergeant, US Army Birthplace: Lewistown Family: Mr. and 1896 Infantry Date of Death: March 10, 1990 Songer-Hershman Current Home- Hometown at time of death: Alamosa, Colo. Birthdate: Sept. 27, Mrs. B.D. Hollen- Date of Death: May back, parents 10, 1978 town: Garrison, Branch of Military: Air Force 1957 New York Highest Rank: Airman First Class Birthplace: Lewis- Connection to Central Montana: Buffalo Birthplace: Liberty, area rancher Mo. Family: Jim and Family: Parents, Paul M. Sr. and Jennie Knox; town Caroline Hruska, parents; Eilene, wife; Scott, Kenneth, Daniel, David, children. Highest Rank: Staff Served: Pacific Branch of Military: Duties: Radar man Army Jim, Jerry, Jack, Roberta and Sandy, Connection to Central Montana: Born, raised and Sergeant children schooled in Central Montana Current Home- Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, Family: Mr. and Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal Mrs. F.P. Housel, Connection to Central Montana: Lived Served: Stateside with flights overseas town: Scott AFB, and went to school in Lewistown Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, Honorably Illinois (Permanent (8 stars), Philippine Liberation Medal (1 parents; Florence star), World War II Victory Medal Phillips Housel, wife; Served: Camp Wolters, Texas Discharged home of record, Duties: Gunnery instructor Lewistown) Gladys Teigen, daughter John D. Hollenback Connection to Central Montana: Lived Lester Orville Knudson Family: Parents Jack and Joanne Songer of Arthur F. Hruska Birthdate: Aug. 17, 1911 Lewistown, Colonel Shane Hershman, Birthdate: July 6, here, was a county commissioner in 1924 1958 Birthdate: Sept. 30, Date of Death: March 27, 1977 spouse; Sierra Hershman, daughter; 1928 Birthplace: Delhi, Minn. Kim (sister) and Ken Cox, Linda (sister) Date of Death: May Served: 1918-1919 25, 1946 Birthplace: Lew- Highest Rank: US Army, T/4 Sergeant Technician and John Anderson, Loretta (sister) and istown Hometown at time of death: Lewistown Marty Storfa, Larry Songer (brother), Highest Rank: Sea- man First Class Highest Rank: Dis- Family: Wife Hulda Knudson aunt and uncle Margi, Tom and Drew bursing Clerk Third Connection to Central Montana: General Con- Cummings Hometown (at time of death): Buffalo “For what avail Class, Navy tractor and builder in Central Montana area from Connection to Central Montana: Born Current Home- 1952-1977. Twin brother of Lyle Knudson of and raised in Lewistown Family: Mr. and Mrs. B.D. Hollenback, the plough or sail, town: Butte Danvers Served: Stateside, RAF Mildenhall United Family: Charles V. Served: WWII Veteran, served 1942-1945 in Kingdom and Kunson AFB Korea parents Connection to Central Montana: 1943 and Dagny (Nelson) Panama and Okinawa Duties: Administrative/Information special- or land or life, if Hruska, parents; Dorothy, spouse; Duties: Chief Radio Operator ist in the Security Forces, Communica- graduate of Buffalo High School Served: Aboard an LST and Guam David and Keith, sons. tions And Air Refueling commands freedom fail?” Connection to Central Montana: Born Military Honors: Air Force Commendation and raised in Central Montana Medal, Expert Marksman Medal for .38 Served: Barbers Point NAS and North Special and M-16 Rifle, Good Conduct - Ralph Waldo Emerson Island NAS Medal Duties: Disbursing Office

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Robert Louis Knuth Charles J. Hruska Joe F. Hruska Ervin James Hudson Roy Elliott Hunter Birthdate: April 18, 1928 Birthdate: April 16, Birthdate: Nov. 23, Birthdate: March 9, Birthdate: Sept. 3, Date of Death: Oct. 20, 1982 1925 1924 1927 1915 Highest Rank: Seaman First Class Birthplace: Lew- Birthplace: Lewis- Birthplace: Grand- Date of Death: April Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown istown town dad Klaudt’s farm, 7, 1960 Family: Louis and Delma (Erickson) Knuth, Branch of Mili- Highest Rank: Sea- North Dakota Birthplace: Danvers, parents; Margie Knuth, spouse; children, Mona tary: Army man First Class (FC) Highest Rank: First MT LeVeque, Donna Phillipe, Janet Vos and Randy Highest Rank: Branch of Military: Class Seaman Branch of Military: Knuth Staff Sergeant Navy Hometown: Stockett, Army Connection to Central Montana: Fireman for 22 Hometown: Lees- Hometown: Idaho MT Highest Rank: S/Sgt. years, fire chief 1977-79 burg, Fla. Springs, Colorado Family: Sister Eu- Current Hometown: Served: In the United States after the war was over, Family: Charles Family: Jim and nice Hudson, mother Danvers/Denton and Panama V. and Dagny (Nelson) Hruska, parents; Caroline Hruska, parents; Helen, wife; Katheryn Hudson, now deceased Family: George and Elenore Hunter, par- Duties: On ship storekeeper, ordered rations Virginia Hruska, spouse Joyce Snyder, Diana Spann, Susan Mul- Connection to Central Montana: Lived ents; May Hunter, wife; Linda Hunter Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, honorable Connection to Central Montana: Born len, Theresa Bagwell, Mary Salisbury, here and Wanda Lucas discharge and raised in Lewistown J. Caroline Hruska and Kristi Haider, Served: Marshall Islands, American and Connection to Central Montana: Lifelong Served: European Theater daughters Pacific theaters resident J. Joe Koch Duties: 20th Armored Division Connection to Central Montana: Born and Duties: Shipfitter Served: Philippines, Luzon, Japan Birthdate: Jan. 21, 1925 raised in Lewistown Duties: Marksman M-1 Birthplace: Lewistown Dolores Gilskey Hruska Served: South Pacific in the amphibious Paul Anthony Huff Military Honors: Philippine Liberation, forces aboard LST 552 (Landing Ship Birthdate: Oct. 1, Bronze Star, Asiatic Pacific Theater Hometown: Missoula Birthdate: Nov. 13, Family: R.T. and Elizabeth Koch, Spouse Jewell Tank) 1941 Service Medal, Victory Medal 1931 Duties: Seaman Gurney Division Birthplace: Seattle, “Patty” Aastrom; children Linda and Bill Birthplace: Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised, Military Honors: American Campaign Wash. Vernon Elwood Lewistown Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal Highest Rank: E-4, pressman Lewistown Daily News 16 years Highest Rank: Hutchison Jr. Served: South Pacific, Okinawa, Marine Corps with 4 stars, WWII Victory Medal, Navy Navy Birthdate: Feb. 13, CPL Occupation Medal with Asian Clasp, Current Hometown: Duties: Browning Automatic Rifleman Branch of 1955 Philippines Liberation Medal Lewistown Date of Death: Aug. William Joseph Koch Military: Marine Family: Parents Leon Corps Lambert J. Hruska 26, 2001 Birthdate: Oct. 29, 1949 and Doris L. Huff Highest Rank: Air Hometown: Birthdate: April 4, Connection to Cen- Birthplace: Lewistown, MT Lewistown Force AIC Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant 1915 tral Montana: Living in Lewistown Hometown (at time Family: Parents Agnes and John Gilskey; Date of Death: Miss- Served: 13th Naval District Branch of Military: U.S. Air Force spouse Don Hruska. Children Cathy Day, of death): Harlowton Current Hometown: Lewistown, MT ing in action in 1943 Duties: Lithographer Family: Dena Vickie Hilliard and Janice Weber during invasion of Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal Family: Joe and Patty Koch (Parents); Aleth Koch Connection to Central Montana: Hutchison, step-mom; (Spouse); Angela Koch, Brenton Koch (Chil- Sicily Gary and Jeff, Jackie, Hometown is Lewistown Highest Rank: Thomas Joe Huff dren) Served: Parris Island, SC; Jacksonville, Virginia and Blaine Hutchison; Sandra Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Captain Birthdate: June 10, Hutchison, spouse; Cheri Childers, FL; Lake Hurst, NJ Hometown (at time 1943 in Lewistown Duties: Clerk daughter; Ashley and Faylee, grandchil- Served: Vietnam and U.S. of death): Billings Birthplace: Lewis- dren; Robert Dugan, son-in-law. Duties: Air Force Engineer Family: Charles town Connection to Central Montana: Born, Donald George Hruska and Emma Hruska, parents; Kathryn B. Branch of Military: raised, graduated in Harlowton. Willie Kolar Birthdate: Dec. 31, Border, spouse Marine Corps Served: Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. Birthplace: Moore 1927 Connection to Central Montana: Born and Highest Rank: L/Cpl Duties: Aeromedical spec., medical asst. Deceased Date of Death: raised in Fergus County Current Hometown: Military Honors: NDSM – AFM 900-3 Family: Parents Mary and Charles Kolar 2001 Served: North Africa, Sicily, Italy, U.S. Twin Falls, Idaho Connection to Central Montana: Grew up here Birthplace: Army Family: Thomas W. William E. Ille Huff, Anne Kolar Served: Navy, WWII, Pacific Lewistown Richard F. Hruska Birthdate: Aug. 28, Highest Rank: Connection to Central Montana: Lived in 1918 Keith J. Kolczak Staff Sgt. Birthdate: Dec. 29, Lewistown through high school Birthplace: Roy Birthplace: Landusky, MT Branch of 1926 Served: Bay of Pigs and Vietnam Date of Death: Oct. Highest Rank: Private First Class Military: Army Birthplace: Lewis- Duties: Rifleman 25, 2000 town, Montana Current Hometown: Kalispell, MT Family: Parents Thomas Woodrow Huff Hometown at time Served: With CoA 276 Infantry; Served in Euro- George and Mary Hruska; spouse Highest Rank: Sgt. of death: Great Falls pean African Middle Eastern Theater as Scout; Dolores Hruska; children Cathy Day, Branch of Military: Birthdate: June 20, Highest Rank: April 1944-July 1946 Vickie Hilliard and Janice Weber U.S. Army 1922 Sergeant Military Honors: European African Middle East- Connection to Central Montana: Hometown: Great Birthplace: Moore Family: Parents ern Service Medal, Army of Occupation Medal, Hometown is Lewistown Falls, Montana Branch of Military: Charles and Ruth Ille; Germany Victory Metal, Purple Heart Medal, Served: Korean War, occupation of Japan Family: Frank and Army wife Fran Hartman Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Unit Duties: Artillery Mary Hruska, par- Highest Rank: T/5 Ille; daughters Nancee and Patti Transfer Medal, Marksmanship Medal (twice), ents; Patricia Hruska, spouse Hometown: Billings Connection to Central Montana: Raised in Bars with stars desidnating major battles in Edward S. Hruska Connection to Central Montana: Born, Family: George W. Kendall area; worked on local ranches Germany, France, Italy and Rhine River. Birthdate: Feb. 19, raised and schooled in Lewistown and Bertha Huff, Served: WWII, landing in a D7 on Omaha 1920 Served: Fort Lewis, Washington and Fort parents; Velda I. Huff, Beach in 1942, on D-Day plus three Steve Kottre Date of Death: Oct. Missoula, Montana spouse years Birthdate: Feb 18, 1938 2, 2001 Duties: Electrician in Constr. Batt., Co Clerk Connection to Central Montana: 22 years Duties: Building roads and airports as mem- Birthplace: Glen Ullin, N.D. Birthplace: Lew- Hg. General Duties, Recruiting Sergeant and Police Dept. retired chief, Lewis- ber of Corps of Engineers Highest Rank: Corporal U.S. Army istown town, 1977, Connection to Central Montana: MT Mental Highest Rank: Robert E. Hruska Served: Eastern Mandates, Western Pacific, Shawn Mark Ireland Health Nursing Care Center PFC, US Army Birthdate: Sept. 1, Ryukus Birthdate: June 11, Served: Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo.; Ft. Lewis, Wash. Family: Jim and 1918 Duties: 18 months Scout, 10 months Ammo 1984 Duties: Mechanic, Korean War Caroline Hruska, Date of Death: Nov. Bearer, 8 months Clerk Typist Birthplace: Lewis- parents; Edward Jr., 1, 1968 Military Honors: Bronze Service Victory town Dean Kovacich son; Cecelia and Nanette, daughters Birthplace: Lewis- Medal Highest Rank: Petty Birthdate: June 22, 1938 Connection to Central Montana: Born town Charles Donald Huffine Officer Second Class Birthplace: Lewistown and lived in Lewistown Highest Rank: PFC Current Hometown: Branch of Military: Hightest Rank: Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant Served: Sicily, Italy; Germany and France Sergeant Lewistown Hometown: Grass Range Duties: Truck driver, equipment operator Army, 9th Medical Family: Ian and Unit Hometown: Lew- Family: Dorothy, wife; Darren, son istown Tracey Ireland Connection to Central Montana: Lived here all Frank E. Hruska Hometown (at time Connection to Cen- of death): McCallister, Oklahoma Family: Katherine his life Birthdate: Feb. 8, and the late Charles tral Montana: Parents, grandmother, Served: Fort Sill, Okla.; Lewistown, MT (Reserve 1932 Family: Jim and Caroline Hruska, parents; aunts and uncles. Nola (McLeod), wife; Caroline and E. Huffine, parents Unit) Birthplace: St. Connection to Cen- Served: Whidbey Island, Wash.; currently in Duties: Rifle Joseph Hospital, Patty, daughters Afghanistan Connection to Central Montana: Born and tral Montana: 1953 Lewistown graduate of Fergus Duties: Avionic Tech with 134th Electronic Donald M. Kovacich Highest Rank: Air- lived in Lewistown Warfare Squadron Served: Brigham City, Utah County High School Birthdate: March 22, 1934 man (ALAN) Served: Ladd Air Force Base, Fairbanks, Military Honors: Navy Achievement Birthplace: St. Joseph’s, Lewistown Current Home- Duties: 9th General Hospital Service De- Medal, Afghanistan Combat Action tachment, general hospital duties Alaska Highest Rank: SP-4 (E4 T) town: Lewistown Duties: Armored Division Medal. Hometown: Lewistown Family: Parents Family: Marie E. Kovacich, mother Frank R. and Mary Thomas J. Hruska Donald A. Hull Birthdate: April 30, Christopher Robert Connection to Central Montana: Rancher A. Hruska; wife Birthdate: Sept. 25, Served: Europe, 460 TC AMPH TRK Co. Marlene Widman Hruska; daughters Gail 1915 Jackson Birthplace: Moore 1923 Birthdate: Duties: Wheel vehicle mechanic, wrecker opera- Joy and Michelene A Hruska Birthplace: Lewis- Dec. 15, tor-5 ton Connection to Central Montana: Grew Highest Rank: 1978 Sergeant Major town Birthplace: Military Honors, Special Commendations, etc: up here, graduated from Fergus High Highest Rank: Sgt. Arizona Fort Chaffee Arkansas Wheel Vehicle Training School Branch of Military: Highest Rank: Army Hometown: Shore- certificate Served: US Naval Air Station, Corpus line, Wash. Senior Airman Christi Hometown (at time Current Hometown: Paul A. (Butch) Kropp of death): Okemas, Family: Parents Duties: Air Control Tower operator Harry and Ann Hull; Lewistown Birthdate: Dec. 30, 1917 MI, buried at Fort Family: Parents James E. Hruska Custer National Cem- Inez, wife; Janice and Birthplace: Lewistown Arthur, children Mark and Donna Highest Rank: Master Sergeant, U.S. Army Birthdate: Nov. 11, etery in Augusta, MI Jackson, wife Megan Family: Jim and Caroline Hruska, parents; Connection to Central Montana: Grew up Family: Parents Arnold and Bertha Kropp, spouse 1913 in Central Montana Jackson Dolores Kropp, son David Kropp Date of Death: Jan. Thomas Jr., son Connection to Central Montana: Married Connection to Central Montana: Went Served: India and Burma, WWII Connection to Central Montana: Current resident 26, 2005 Duties: Radio Communications to Megan Jackson and son-in-law of Served: France and England, WWII Birthplace: Sweet to school, worked and lived in Fergus Rick and Kathi Glover Duties: Bookkeeping Grass, Mont. County and Lewistown William Robert Humphrey Served: Yakota AFB, Japan; and Qatar Served: North Africa and Italy with the 78th Duties: Highest Rank: Birthdate: Oct. 1, Special Services Leonard Ralph Chief Petty Officer Fighter Control Squadron in the Strategic Air Command as a B52 mechanic, Korea 1931 Megan Ann Jackson (Lennie) Langford Branch of Mili- Date of Death: Sept. - 6922nd RSM (USAF Security Service) Birthdate: March 15, Birthdate: Jan. 3, 1936 tary: Navy 18, 1965 Current Home- Highest Rank: Cor- 1983 Date of Death: April 22, 1993 William Paul Hruska Birthplace: Arizona Birthplace: Lewistown town (at time of death): Yadkinsville, poral in Air Force NC Birthdate: March 23, Highest Rank: Family: Harold and Elizabeth Langford (Plum 1933 Hometown (at time Family: Jim and Caroline Hruska, parents; of death): Senior Airman Creek), parents; Louise Langford, wife; Mike Birthplace: Lewis- Antioch, Current Hometown: Kathy Healy, daughter Calif. and Loren Langford, Leah Wooten, children; town Lewistown Connie Mathiason, Candy McKenna, Cindy Connection to Central Montana: Lived Family: Claude and and worked in Fergus County Highest Rank: Family: Parents Rick Haider, Lew Fleege, Jr., step children QM53 Quartermaster Mabel Humphrey, Served: Pacific, during WWII was at Pearl parents; Consualo Aegnalag, spouse and Kathi Glover; Highest Rank: Sergeant, E-5, Army Signalman Third husband Chris Jack- Connection to Central Montana: Lived in Central Harbor on the USS Veya during the Japa- Connection to Central Montana: born in nese attacks; Amphibious force advance Class son; brother Coleman Montana his whole life, with exception of Korea Branch of Military: Lewistown base unit in the Pacific areas Served: Philippine Islands Glover tour, spent youth in Plum Creek and Hanover U.S. Navy Connection to Central Montana: Fergus and later moved to Lewistown; employed by Hometown: Salem, Duties: Supply Military Honors: Served in Korean War High School graduate Tindall Construction, Century Construction; Oregon Served: Yakota AFB owned and operated Spring Creek Ice Family: Frank B. and Mary Ann Hruska, Duties: Meteorologist Served: 1958-1962; Korea parents; Nancy Jo Hruska, spouse; Heidi Jo Sadorf Justin (Casey) Lankutis Connection to Central Montana: Birth Birthdate: Nov. 12, 1918 place and relatives Date of Death: July 12, 1997 Served: Korea Birthplace: Forest Grove Duties: Signalman, helmsman, radio & “From every mountainside Highest Rank: Tec 3, Aviation Engineers sonar operator Family: Parents “Stani” and Mary Lankutis, spouse Military Honors: South Korean Peace Aldona, children David, Anna, Theresa, and Medal, United Nations/Korean Cam- Cecilia paign Ribbon – three stars Let Freedom ring.” Connection to Central Montana: Raised, gradu- ated from high school Served: Figi Islands, Philippines (Manila) Duties: Heavy Equipment Mechanic - Samuel F. 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William Price Jackson Gerald (Jerry) Jimmerson Russell C. Johnson Frank A. (Bud) Kamp Glenn A. Learn Birthdate: Oct. 14, Birthdate: March Birthdate: June 24, Birthdate: Oct. 19, Birthdate: July 21, 1894 1945 20, 1923 1919 1919 Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia Birthplace: Port Birthplace: On Birthplace: Zimmer- Birthplace: Lew- Highest Rank: Private Townsend, Wash. ranch at Suffolk man, Minn. istown Current Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Sea- Highest Rank: SSG Date of Death: Oct. Family: Parents Mr. and Mrs. Jay Learn; spouse Quartermaster Third man 1st Class Hometown: Lew- 24, 2012 Pauline Tunnicliff-McDonald; son Harold Max Class Hometown: Lew- istown Highest Rank: Learn Current Home- istown Family: Wife Doro- Staff Sergeant Connection to Central Montana: Parents farmed town: Lewistown Family: Vada thy; children Gayle, Current Home- in Grass Range, graduated high school in Family: Wife Twyla Jimmerson, wife; Jeff and Jon town: Lewistown Lewistown in 1919 Dawn (Ocheltree) Geraldine, Gary, Bill, Connection to Family: Parents Served: WWI, France Camp Hospital Jackson; children Brian, Dawna and Jack and Nancy, children Central Montana: Retired elementary Andy and Stella Kamp; wife Doris Duties: Medical Corp AEF David Connection to Central Montana: Life- teacher and principal (Ramsey) Kamp; children Vicki, Greg, Military Honors: Unknown what his special med- Connection to Central Montana: Works at long resident Served: Northern France, Normandy, Dana als are; After war he became Head District Engineer Albertson’s Served: Pacific theater WWII Rhineland, Ardennes, Central Europe Connection to Central Montana: Life- for the state of Montana Highway Department in Served: US Navy 1966-69, Vietnam 27 Duties: Sight setter on 3-inch gun Duties: Radio Mechanic, Ground P47 time resident Lewistown; Was head engineer on construction of months “Swabbie” Aircraft Served: Company K, 163rd Regiment of Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier Park Duties: Navigation and Mapping Courses Military Honors: Distinguished Unit Badge the 41st Infantry “Sunset” Division. Military Honors: Vietnam Service Medal Chester L. Johnson South Pacific Battle of Papua, New Robert William Lenz 4 stars, Naval Commendation, Distin- Birthdate: Dec. 15, Stanley Warren Guinea Birthdate: Dec. 24, 1930 guished Service Medal 1926 (Bud) Johnson Duties: Platoon Sergeant Birthplace: St. Anthony, Id. Date of Death: July Birthdate: Nov. 24, Military Honors: American Service Highest Rank: PFC Oron L. Jacobs 14, 2005 1921 Defense Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Cam- Hometown: Moore, Mont. Highest Rank: Staff Highest Rank: T/5, Date of Death: Miss- paign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Family: Otto and Nora Lenz, parents; Dorothy, Sergeant 494th Army Ground ing in Action, Nov. Distinguished Unit Citation, Bronze wife; Dennis Lenz and Cindy Lenz Gomez, Hometown: Lew- Force Band 1943 Battle Star. children Hometown (at time istown Highest Rank: 2nd Guy Homer (Bud) Kelly Connection to Central Montana: Farm Family: Rachel, of death): Moccasin Lieutenant, Army Air Served: Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, Chicago, Ill.; spouse Family: Art and Force Birthdate: Jan. 22, Fort Lewis, Wash.; Ft. Bliss, Texas Served: 10 years Agnes, parents; Gay, Family: Parents 1925 Duties: Gunner in anti-aircraft artillery in Reserves after wife; Mona, Valerie and Lori, daughters Alfred and Mildred Date of Death: active duty. Mostly Connection to Central Montana: Farmer Johnson; brother June 1974 Kyle Patrick Lewis supported 101st Served: Alaska Robert L. Johnson, spouse Barbara Hometown (at Birthdate: Sept. 6, 1990 Airborne Division Duties: Bandsman, trumpet Wilson Johnson time of death): Birthplace: Billings Military Honors: WWII Victory Medal Connection to Central Montana: Fergus Lewistown/Miles Highest Rank: E3 Walter Edward Jenkins Jr. City Martin L. Johnson Jr. High School graduate Branch of Military: Army National Guard Birthdate: March Served: New Guinea, South Pacific Family: Gurn and Current Hometown: Lewistown 24, 1933 Highest Rank: Lt. Duties: P38 Pilot under General George C. Vera Kelly, parents Family: Mike and Chris Lewis, parents; Kyle and Date of Death: Dec. Col. Kenney Connection to Kolin Lewis, brothers 28, 2003 Hometown: Sali- Military Honors: Purple Heart, 2 Silver Central Montana: Grew up in Central Served: Iraq Highest Rank: nas, Calif. (born in Stars, Air Medal, Distinguished Service Montana and has family in area AtAN Lewistown) Cross Served: Navy Sea Bees Marcus Lynn Lewis Hometown (at time Family: Martin and of death): Utica Guelda Johnson, Logan M. Johnston Marvin L. Kelly Birthdate: July 21, 1950 Family: Walter and parents; Victoria, Birthdate: Jan. 12, Birthplace: Billings Branch of Military: Highest Rank: TM2 Laura Jenkins, par- spouse; Martin D. Army 1934 ents, deceased; Betty and Christopher, Birthplace: Lew- Branch of Military: Navy Current Home- Current Hometown: Grass Range Jenkins, spouse; Jackie, Anita, Peggy, sons town: Garneill istown children Served: Vietnam, U.S. Army Highest Rank: Family: Parents David Lewis and Arclista Marick; Served: Vietnam, wife Terry Lewis; son Zack Lewis, daughter Connection to Central Montana: Lived in Duties: Battalion commander at time of 1967-68 SSG/E6 Lewistown from 1936-1950 discharge Hometown: Lew- Sasha Grout Duties: 1st. 502nd Connection to Central Montana: Area rancher Served: VC-35 on North Island, San Diego, B Company, 101 istown Calif. Martin L. Johnson Sr. Family: Parents Served: Submarine duties off east and west coasts Airborne Duties: Torpedoman Duties: Repaired electronic gear, combat air Highest Rank: PFC Military Honors: Lester and Alice crewman Hometown: Lew- Purple Heart, Na- Kelly, deceased; Military Honors: Received three air med- istown tional Defense Service Medal, Vietnam wife Christine; daughters Patricia Lahr, Mary Alice (Hannah) als for more than 30 flights over North Family: Guelda, Service Medal and Bronze Star, Combat Rita Goodwin; son Steve Kelly. (Gifford) Lindenmuth Connection to Central Montana: Korea during peace action spouse; Martin L. Infantry Badge: 1st Award, Republic Born Birthdate: Dec. 15, 1965 Jr., son of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon, Expert and raised in Lewistown irthplace: Connection to Served: B Lewistown A. Joe Jenni, Jr. Badge: Auto Rifle Bar: Machine Gun France, Washington State, Cali- Branch of Military: Air Force Birthdate: Feb. 13, Central Montana: Bar, Parachutist Badge fornia Highest Rank: Duties: E-4 Sergeant 1933 Attended Lewistown In charge of supplies Current Hometown: Frackville, Penn. schools and Fergus Date of Death: Oct. Joseph L. Jost Jr. Patrick Lee (Pat) Kelly Family: Robert Lindenmuth, spouse; Wayne Han- 13, 1996 County High School Birthdate: Dec. 28, nah and Winnifred (Cripps) (Hannah) Rush, Birthplace: Lewis- Served: Asia/Pacific area 1931 Birthdate: Oct. 19, Duties: parents; Jesse Gifford, son; Alicia Gifford and town Transportation specialist Birthplace: Three 1919 Diane Lindenmuth, daughters. Date of Death: July Highest Rank: Spe- Norman B. Johnson Forks Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised cialist 4, Army Highest Rank: FN 1964 Birthdate: Hometown (at here Family: Albert May 1, Fireman Served: AF Basic Training at Lackland, AFB, San and Blanche Jenni, 1923 Hometown: Lew- time of death): Date of Death: Antonio, Texas; Tech School at Keesler AFB, parents; Callie Jenni, June istown Lewistown Biloxi, Miss.; 1945th Communications Group, wife; Robert Jenni and Christine Jenni, 6, 2002 Connection to Family: Ellen Highest Rank: Rhein-Main AFB, Germany; 1839th Engineer- Connection to Central Montana: With ex- Staff Central Montana: Kelly, spouse ing Installation Group, Deesler AFB, Biloxi, ception of service, spent entire life here. Sergeant 50 year resident Connection to Hometown (at time Central Montana: Miss. and 220th AFROTC Detachment, Purdue Served: Ft. Lewis Served: Korea University, West Lafayette, Ind. Duties: Company Clerk of death): Lewis- Duties: FN Fireman Grew up and worked in Lewistown Duties: erved: Personnel Spec., Adminstrative Spec. town Military Honors: Korean Service Ribbon, S Germany, World War II Military Honors: AF Achievement Medal, AF Lawrence Fred Jenni Family: Nels and National Defense Medal, United Na- Joe M. Kennett Outstanding Unit Award, AF Organizational Birthdate: July 24, Tressa Johnson, tional Service Medal, China Birthdate: Excellence Award, AF Good Conduct Medal 1924 parents; Katherine Johnson, spouse; Joe Sept. 22, with Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Date of Death: Johnson and Carol Clark, children James W. (Jimmy) Kaaro 1922 Connection to Central Montana: Date of Death: Service Medal, AF Overseas Long Tour Ribbon, March 13, 2004 Rancher Birthdate: June 21, AF Longevity Service Award Ribbon with one Birthplace: Lewis- Served: England, U.S. Air Force 1917 April 20, 1968 Duties: Highest Rank: Oak Leaf Cluster, NCO Professional Military town Ball turrett gunner, asst engineer on Date of Death: June Education, Graduate Ribbon with one Oak Leaf Highest Rank: Tech B-17 30, 1979 Staff Sergeant, Cluster, AF Training Ribbon. 3 Army Military Honors: European Service Ribbon Highest Rank: Staff Rifleman Hometown (at time with two bronze stars, Victory Medal, Sergeant Hometown (at Virgil Henry Linse time of death): of death): Lewis- Good Conduct Medal with two oak leaf Hometown (at time Birthdate: June 17, 1924 town clusters of death): Belgrade Whitefish Date of Death: Unknown Family: Noel and Family: Wife Esther, children Carol (Nel- Richard L. (Rich) Johnson Family: Bonnie Birthplace: Denton son), Don, Patti Jo (Meshnik) Kaaro Russell and Beulah Kennett, parents; Noel W. Highest Rank: Birthdate: Seaman First Class Connection to Central Montana: Raised Dec. 29, Debbie Belanger, Kennett, son; and Lynn Kennett Toller, Branch of Military: Navy here and graduated from Fergus High 1940 daughters daughter Family: Birthplace: Connection to Central Montana: John and Laura Linse; Virgilio – resides in School. Had a ranch on Spring Creek Min- Connection to Central Montana: Former Born the Phillippines Served: Fort Shafter, Hawaii, Pacific neapolis, MN lawman, administrator, state home, state in Lewistown, graduated from high Connection to Central Montana: School at Ever- Theater Highest Rank: LT labor compliance officer school here Served: son Country School Duties: File Clerk (03) Served: Fort Snelling, Minn. World War II, South Pacific Cam- Served: Pacific area Military Honors: Asiatic-Pacific Service Branch of Military: Duties: Seventh Cavalry Unit paign, Co. K. Duties: Duties: Ships served on: North Hampton (shot out Medal, Victory Medal Navy Squad leader, infantry rifle squad from under him), Makassat Strait (shot out from Current Home- John E. Kaaro Military Honors: American Defense town: under him), American Legion, Rowan, guarded Larry D. Jennings Lewistown Birthdate: June 16, Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Japanese prisoners on Guada Canal Birthdate: July 3, Family: Phyllis 1871 Asian Pacific Theater Medal, Distin- 1935 Johnson, wife Date of Death: July guished Unit Badge John W. Lund Connection to Central Montana: Highest Rank: Lewis- 14, 1942 Birthdate: May 8, 1921 Electrician’s Mate town resident since 1982, retired Highest Rank: Richard C. Killham Highest Rank: Bkr 2 Class, US Navy Seabees Served: Western Pacific First Class Sergeant Birthdate: Jan. 6, Family: Spouse Alice Dusek, three children Current Home- Duties: Naval Flight Officer Hometown (at time Served: Military Honors: 1940 North Africa and the Philippines town: Lewistown Vietnam Service Medal, of death): Fergus Duties: Baker Air Medal Birthplace: Family: Children Family: Adoptive Lewistown Military Honors: African European Service Medal, Beth, Julia, Adam, Robert Lloyd Johnson father of Jimmy Highest Rank: Pacific Asiatic Service Medal and WWII Victory and Jennifer Kaaro; Bonnie Kaaro Medal, Good Conduct Birthdate: May 16, Platoon Sgt. E-7 Connection to Russell, Debbie Branch of Central Montana: Great-grandparents 1927 Belanger, granddaughters Raymond Lundin Birthplace: Lidger- Military: Army homesteaded in Central Montana Connection to Central Montana: Active National Guard Birthdate: Dec. 3, 1950 Served: Pacific Fleet - Korea wood, Minn. in Republican Party, wrote columns for Birthplace: Lewistown Date of Death: April Hometown: Duties: Maintaining electrical circuits Lewistown Democrat News Lewistown Current Hometown: Chinook aboard U.S.S. Lexington 30, 2004 Served: Spanish American War Family: Mother Ida Lundin; children Sheila and Highest Rank: 1st Family: Parents Clement and Myrtle Duties: 13 Minnesota Infantry, member of Killham; wife Sharon; child Tawny Dustin Schneider, Shane Lundin Ryan Allyn Jennings Lt. Meyersock Camp No. 15 of U.S. Span- Connection to Central Montana: Family: Connection to Central Montana: Born Born and raised Birthdate: Feb. 18, Al and ish War Veterans of Lewistown in Forest Grove Mildred Johnson, and raised here 1987 Military Honors: Took part in the capture Duties: Armor intelligence specialist Birthplace: Lewis- parents; Anita John- of Manila from the Spanish in Aug. Eugene S. Mack son, wife; Stan, Neal, Alan and Robin, Military Honors: Expert Rifle - M1, town 1898 Marksman - Pistol, Sharpshooter - Tank Birthdate: Oct. 14, 1915 Highest Rank: children. Highest Rank: Connection to Central Montana: Wpns. Tech 3 Specialist Attorney Perry Ed Kalal Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown Current Home- for 47 years Birthdate: Aug. 29, Family: Rose Marie, spouse; Edward, Anna Marie, town: Lewistown Served: Korea 1926 Duties: Susan Ryan, children; four grandchildren Family: Parents Intelligence Date of Death: Oct. Connection to Central Montana: Farmer/rancher Chris and Denise 5, 2002 Served: German front, World War II, Rhineland Jennings, brother Highest Rank: PFC And I'm proud to be Duties: Mechanic Chase U.S. Marines Military Honors: American Theater of Operations Connection to Central Montana: Born Hometown (at time an American,where at Service Ribbon, European African, Middle East and raised in Central Montana of death): Roy Service Ribbon, Asiatic Pacific Theater Service Served: Graduated basic training in 2004 Family: Marjie least I know I'm free. Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, AR 600-68 from Fort Jackson, SC; graduated in- Kalal, spouse; Dan Victory Medal fantry training in 2005 in Fort Benning, Kalal, Linda Rasmus- And I won't forget the Ga.; Served in Iraq 2005-2006, retired sen, Laurie Kalal, Kathy Shirey, Jackie with Medical Discharge Kalal, children; and Dick Kalal, brother men who died,who gave Duties: Infantry Served: Aboard the USS Enterprise during Military Honors: Purple Heart World War II that right to me. - Lee Greenwood 18 Lewistown News-Argus Saturday, November 9, 2019

Francis H. Mack Sidney Lewis Killham Albert Knapp Mark R. Knox Ernest K. Kolar Birthdate: Feb. 20, 1919 Birthdate: Sept. 1, Birthdate: May 1932 Birthdate: July 1, Birthdate: Dec. 4, Date of Death: June 2, 1973 1892 Birthplace: Straw, 1956 1947 Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant Date of Death: Dec. Montana Birthplace: Lewis- Birthplace: Lewis- Hometown (at time of death): Salem, Ore. 13, 1975 Branch of Military: town town Family: Pat, spouse; Kathleen, daughter; three Highest Rank: Army Highest Rank: Highest Rank: E5, grandchildren Private First Class, Hometown: Hilger Major Navy Connection to Central Montana: State Farm U.S. Army Family: Rose and Current Hometown: Current Hometown: Insurance agent in Montana and Oregon Hometown (at time Cyril Knapp, parents Fayetteville, N.C. Lewistown Served: New Guinea, Luzon of death): Lewis- Connection to Family: Glen and Family: Darlene, Duties: Supply technician town Central Montana: Barb Knox, parents; wife; Eric and Philip, Military Honors: American Theater Service Medal, Family: Caroline Lives here Diane Knox, wife; sons Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, Philippine Lewis Killham, spouse; Sidney Seilstad, Served: During Ko- Sarah, Beth and Melissa, children Connection to Central Montana: Born and Liberation Medal with One Bronze Service Star, George (Bud) Killham, Viola (Olie) rean War, 1951-1953; In Army Reserves Connection to Central Montana: Raised raised here Good Conduct Medal, Victory Medal Donaldson and Hazel Marie Killham, 1953-1982 and schooled through high school Served: Vietnam on USS Constellation children Duties: Head of machine gun crew at Served: U.S. Bases, Germany, Bosnia, Duties: Aviation Support Equipment Electri- Weston L. Maly Connection to Central Montana: Home- outpost Charley. Broke record by holding Afghanistan cian Birthdate: Oct. 19, 1929 steader, farmer, rancher the outpost for 6 weeks. Duties: Special Forces Chaplain. Combined Date of Death: July 26, 2006 Served: France, World War I Military Honors: Purple Heart, Korean Joint Special Operations Task Force Shawn Daniel Komarek Birthplace: Merricourt, N.D. Service Medal and many others Military Honors: Bronze Star, Air Assault Birthdate: July 18, Branch of Military: Army National Guard Thomas L. Killham Badge, Special Forces Tab (Green Beret) 1979 Highest Rank: Captain Birthdate: Feb. 26, Franklin T. Knapp Birthplace: Lewis- Current Hometown: Lewistown 1949 Birthdate: Nov. 1940 Paul M. Knox, Sr. town Family: Janice Maly, (Lewistown), wife; Ray Birthplace: Lew- Birthplace: Lewis- Birthdate: Oct. 14, Highest Rank: Staff Maly (Olympia, Wash.) Joel Maly (Ellendale istown town 1895 Sergeant, US Army N.D.), Shayne Maly (Lewistown), Pam Vickers Date of Death: Jan. Branch of Military: Date of Death: June Current Hometown: (Sebring, Fla.), children. 3, 17 Army 1977 Stationed at Ft. Wain- Connection to Central Montana: The love of Highest Rank: Staff Current Hometown: Birthplace: Strong- wright, Alaska Lewistown Sergeant, Army Billings burst, Ill. Family: Parents Ed- Served: North Dakota Military Police Family: Rose and Branch of Military: win and Linda Hyem; Duties: Civil Engineer Group Hometown: Lew- Cyril Knapp, parents Army wife Danette; children Riley and Ashley istown Connection to Highest Rank: Connection to Central Montana: Raised Shayn L. Maly Family: Elaine, wife; Leslie (Matt) Lewis, Central Montana: Corporal in Roy area, graduated from Roy High Birthdate: March 22, 1962 Joseph W. Killham, Kelly Killham, Jess Raised here Hometown (at time School Birthplace: Jamestown, N.D. Killham, children; Madison, Isabella, Served: 1959 during Berlin Wall going up of death): Lewistown Served: 6 months in Kuwait, 3 tours in Iraq Branch of Military: Air Force Carson and Finlay Lewis, grandchildren; in Germany Family: Josephine, James (Bud), Dorothy, Duties: Provential Advisor in Iraq; Platoon Highest Rank: SRA Taft and Leone Killham, parents Glen, Paul Jr., Donald, Dale, Dean, Sergeant for HHT 5-1 CAV 1 \ 35 of Current Hometown: Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: 20 Jerry Dean Knapp Leroy (Jack), children SBCT Family: Weston L. and Janice Maly, parents; Han- years Lewistown Police Department, Birthdate: Oct. 25, Connection to Central Montana: Farmer- Military Honors: Military 1 Arcom, 2 nah, wife; Marel Maly, daughter; Seth Maly, 8 years Fergus County Undersheriff, 1961 rancher, raised family AAM’s, Good Conduct Medal, Na- son. Fergus County sheriff Birthplace: Great Served: U.S. and Meuse-Argonne in France tional Defense Ribbon, Armed Forces Connection to Central Montana: Parents Served: Vietnam 1968-1970 Falls Duties: Courier (The Army didn’t have Expeditionary Medal, Army Service Served: Malmstrom AFB, Great Falls, 1988-1998 Duties: Military policeman 716 bat, Sai- Highest Rank: E4, radios then.) During the height of the Ribbon, War on Terrorism, Operation Duties: Missile Maintenance gon, Vietnam Navy Argonne Forest Battle, the Company Iraqi Freedom and NCO Professional Military Honors: Adjutant American Current Hometown: Commander ordered him to deliver Development Ribbon, Bronze Star, Clyde A. Martin Legion Fergus Post 16 and secretary Edmonds, Wash. messages to Battalion Headquarters. Iraqi Campaign Medal, Global War on Highest Rank: Sergeant 1st Class Veteran’s Memorial Parks Association Family: Jerry and Upon his return, the Company Com- Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Expert Hometown: Roy Marilyn Knapp, mander remarked, “I didn’t expect to see Rifleman Badge, Combat Action Badge Archie J. Kimpel parents you again.” For this deed, he received Family: Harold Martin, father; Amy Martin, F. Alan Koncilya mother Birthdate: July Connection to Cen- a battlefield promotion to the rank of Connection to Central Montana: Went to Roy 21, 1912 tral Montana: Hometown is Hilger Corporal. Birthdate: Feb. 15, High School Birthplace: Served: Pacific Ocean Military Honors: Battlefield promotion 1953 Served: Navy 1963-66; Army, 1966-88 Hingham, Mont. Duties: Plane Captain, Aviation Electronics to the rank of Corporal, Honorably Birthplace: Lewis- Duties: Licensed practical nurse Date of Death: Tech Discharged town Dec. 20, 1993 Military Honors: Navy Expeditionary Highest Rank: Spec David J. Matovich Highest Rank: Medal, Good Conduct Award, Humanitarian William F. Koch 4, Army Birthdate: March 17, 1936 Chief Pharmacist Medal, Multiple Letters of Commendation Birthdate: May 17, Current Hometown: Mate, US Navy 1919 Glendive Birthplace: Lewistown Stanley Cyril Knapp Highest Rank: Aviation 2nd Class Family: Gerhard Date of Death: Nov. Family: Frank and Branch of Service: Navy C. and Clara Birthdate: May 22, 6, 1988 Ann Koncilya, Hometown: Grass Range E. Kimpel 1924 Highest Rank: Staff parents Family: Maxine (deceased), wife; Lisa, daughter (deceased); Kathy Fleharty, Barbara Birthplace: Glengary Sergeant Connection to Central Montana: Lewis- Connection to Central Montana: Ranching Maxwell (Seattle), daughters Date of Death: Feb. Hometown (at time town native Served: Throughout the far East Connection to Central Montana: Owned 6, 2004 of death): Lewistown Served: Germany Military Honors: Honorable Discharge and was pharmacist of Seiden Drug Co. Highest Rank: Family: Midge, Duties: Hawk Missile Crewman Served: Pacific Ocean 1942-1945 Master Sergeant E-7, spouse; R.T. and Ronald B. Mattson Duties: Mobile hospital Army Elizabeth Koch, Frank J. Koncilya Family: Cyril and parents Birthdate: Aug. 2, Birthdate: April 18, 1924 Merril Shane Klakken Birthplace: North Dakota Rose Knapp, parents; Connection to Central Montana: Born and 1924 Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant Birthdate: March 8, Eula May, wife; raised in Lewistown Birthplace: Roundup Branch of Military: Army, Air Force 1962 Vonda Lancaster and Kenneth Knapp, Served: South Pacific Highest Rank: Cpl Hometown: Lewistown Birthplace: Lew- children Duties: Communications technician Hometown: Lewis- istown Connection to Central Montana: Born and town Family: Jeanne Mattson, wife; Carla Renney, Ronna Adolf Kolar Greenup, Holly Carter, David Mattson, children Highest Rank: 0-3, raised, lifelong resident Family: Wife, Ann Connection to Central Montana: Superintendent of CPT, Army Served: North Africa, Europe WWII Birthdate: Feb. 11, Koncilya Schools Current Home- Duties: Medical Corp, Ambulance Driver, 1912 Served: European Served: United States, England -8th Air Force town: Great Falls Field Medic Date of Death: Feb. Theater (ETO), Duties: 25 missions as a gunner on a B-17, gunnery Family: Merril and Military Honors: Medical Combat Medal, 28, 1980 Duties: Recon, Scout instructor Penny Klakken Meritorius Service Medal for outstand- Highest Rank: TEC- (Cavalry) Military Honors: Distinguished Flying Cross (3 (Grass Range), ing military service 4, U.S. Army Military Honors: 5 Bronze Battle Stars, Oakleaf Clusters and Air Medal) ETO Ribbon (3 parents; PJ Klakken, Hometown (at time Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Battle Stars), Purple Heart wife; Scott and Skyler, sons Fredrick C. Knerr of death): Moore Rhineland and Central Europe Connection to Central Montana: Born in Family: Charles Claude Thomas May Lewistown, raised on a ranch south of Birthdate: Nov. 3, and Mary, parents; John I. Kremer Grass Range 1928 Irene Cecrle, spouse; Birthdate: May 9, Birthdate: Sept. 1, 1918 Date of Death: Sept. Date of Death: Sept. 13, 2002 Served: Ft. Rucker, AL; Korea (twice for Barbara and Joe, children 1921 2-1/2 years); Ft. Lewis, WA; Honduras 23, 2007 Connection to Central Montana: Farmed Date of Death: July Highest Rank: Tech Sgt., Marine Corps Birthplace: Hometown (at time of death): Pensacola, Fla. during Desert Storm; Ft. Huachuca, east of Moore 29, 1989 AZ; Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, AZ; Lewistown Served: England and Belgium, WWII Highest Rank: Family: Margaret, spouse; Ann, Maurice, Carole, Highest Rank: Darrell, Claudette, Jimmy and Patricia, children Montana Army National Guard (14-1/2 Duties: Welder Captain years) Corporal Military Honors: American Theater Service Hometown (at time Connection to Central Montana: Father of Carole Branch of Military: Feist Duties: Commissioned Officer for 9 years Medal, European-African-Middle of death): Lewistown on active duty and 2 years in Mon- Air Force Eastern Medal, Legion of Merit, Good Family: Barbara, Served: In Pearl Harbor at time of Japanese invasion Current Hometown in Dec. 1941, and numerous islands in the Pacific tana National Guard; Warrant officer Conduct Medal spouse; Melanie, Col- for 12-1/2 years in Montana National (at time of death): Lewistown leen, Kathie, James, Frank W. McArthur Guard; UH-60A Blackhawk pilot and Family: Parents Ted and Beulah Knerr; wife Eddie Kolar Robb, children OV-1D Mohawk pilot on active duty; Mary; brother Ted; sons Ken and Kim Birthplace: Roy Connection to Central Montana: Owner Birthdate: Sept. 22, 1916 Connection to Central Montana: Date of Death: Jan. 7, 1990 UH-1H and C-12 pilot in Montana Army Family: Parents of Gold Bar and Lounge National Guard Hometown is Lewistown Mary and Charles Served: Australia, New Guinea Birthplace: Great Falls Duties: 1701st Air Traffic Squad, dealing Highest Rank: S/Sgt. Air Force, B-17 Bomber Military Honors: Army Achievement Kolar Duties: Pilot B-24 Medals (ARCOM); Meritorious Service with cargo and communications from Wash- Connection to Cen- Hometown (at time of death): Townsend ington, D.C. to Texas, as a lineman R.E. (Dick) Krillenberger Family: Betty McArthur, wife; Frank McArthur, Jr. Medal (MSM) tral Montana: Grew son. Glenn Lewis Knerr up here Birthdate: Aug. 26, Served: Army, 1938 Connection to Central Montana: Lived in Roy area Abby Jane Olson Klier Birthdate: Aug. 22, when drafted WWII, Europe Birthplace: Misha- Birthdate: April 7, 1925 Duties: Mechanic waka, Ind. Served: European Theater 1986 Date of Death: Dec. Duties: Flew 40 missions in a B-17 Highest Rank: E4 Birthplace: 21, 1944 Current Hometown: Gary McDuffie Sr. Lewistown Highest Rank: PFC Eric M. Kolar Lewistown Highest Rank: Hometown (at time Birthdate: Sept. 12, Family: Wife Birthplace: Eureka, Calif. Captain of death): Lewis- Current Hometown: Scottsbluff, Neb. 1975 Georgetta (Kurns) Branch of Military: town/Brooks Birthplace: Lewis- Krillenberger, chil- Family: mother Jeanne McDuffie, wife Joyce, son Air Force Family: Eva (Burn- Gary McDuffie Jr. town dren Robin Moline, Current ham) and Lum Knerr, Highest Rank: Reneé Sanofsky, Rochelle Gibson and Connection to Central Montana: Was stationed at Hometown: parents Radar Site in Lewistown Sergeant E6 Rick Krillenberger Sanford, North Connection to Central Montana: Born Branch of Military: Served: Malmstrom, Great Falls, permanent Gary McDuffie Jr. Carolina here, family lived here Army base Family: Parents Curly and Lethia Olson, Served: Fort Benning, Ga., 101st Airborne Current Hometown: Duties: Inflight refueling Birthdate: Dec. 22, 1970 husband Scott Klier Duties: Paratrooper Birthplace: Eureka, Calif. Sumner, WA Military Honors: Good Conduct Connection to Central Montana: Born Military Honors: Purple Heart, died in Family: Ernie and Highest Rank: Tech. Sgt. and raised in area Battle of the Bulge Dennis Mark Kucera Current Hometown: Great Falls Darlene Kolar, Served: Robbins AFB GA, Pope Army parents; wife Tiffany (Hollister) Kolar; Birthdate: March 16, Family: Mother Macie Lundin, grandmother Ida Lun- Air NC, 3 deployments to undisclosed John D. Knox din, wife Tanisha, children Chris children Cody, Elizabeth, Jeorjia and 1952 location in southwest Asia Birthdate: April 28, Cecilia Birthplace: Lewis- Served: Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Kansas, Malm- Duties: Air Battle Manager, currently 1967 strom AFB – Great Falls Connection to Central Montana: Raised town fulfilling an Air Liason Officer gig at 682 Birthplace: Lewis- in Lewistown, 1994 graduate of Fergus Highest Rank: SSgt James R. McGimpsey Air Support Oper. Squadron town High School E-6 Military Honors: 3 Air Medals, Air Force Branch of Military: Served: Montana, 2 tours in Iraq, Fort Har- Current Hometown: Birthdate: Oct. 14, 1949 Commendation Medal Navy Birthplace: Lewistown rison, 4225th US Army Hospital, Cur- Moore Highest Rank: rently at Fort Lewis, Washington, 1972 Family: Floyd and Highest Rank: MM1 (SS) Lieutenant Branch of Military: U.S. Navy Submarine Service Medical Detachment Edith Knerr, parents; Current Hometown: Sandy Kucera, wife; Current Hometown: Helena, MT Newman Lake, Wash. Family: Paul and Sally McGimpsey, Janice Tammy Sloan, daughter; Mark Kucera, Family: Barbara A Jr., son (Spouse) and Donald W. Knox, parents Connection to Central Montana: Raised in Connection to Central Montana: Lifer Connection to Central Montana: Born, Served: Korea, Berlin, Ft. Lewis, Fort Ord, Denton raised and schooled in Central Montana Served: Vietnam 1968-1974 Ft. Huachuca Served: Atlantic Ocean, U.S.S. Bergall Duties: Chef – mess sergeant Duties: Nuclear power plant operator on Attack Duties: Nuclear Engineer, Submariner Nuclear Submarine U.S.S. Pogy SSN 647 Military Honors: Expert Rifle, 3 Good Military Honors: Navy Commendation Conduct, National Defense Service Military Honors: Navy Unit Commendations 1972 Medal, Honorably Discharged & 1973 on U.S.S. Pogy SSN 647, Vietnam Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Service Medal Army Occupation Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

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George (Smokey) Kucera Alfred LaFountain Harold Allen Lang Rob Langford Lyle E. McKenna Birthdate: March Birthdate: Feb. 25, Birthdate: Feb. 9, Birthdate: May 12, Birthdate: April 26, 1927 23, 1917 1926 1925 1953 Birthplace: Great Falls Date of Death: Oct. Birthplace: Roy Birthplace: Great Birthplace: Lew- Branch of Military: Navy 1990 Date of Death: Sept. Falls, Mont. istown Highest Rank: Seaman First Class Highest Rank: Sea- 18, 1961 Highest Rank: Highest Rank: 2nd Hometown: Lewistown man 3rd Class, U.S. Highest Rank: F 1/C Corporal Tec 5 Class Petty Officer Family: Marinda Burnham, Mike McKenna, Tom Navy Branch of Military: Hometown: Lew- Branch of Mili- McKenna, Sheila Thomson, Syd McKenna Family: Parents Navy, USS South istown tary: Navy Connection to Central Montana: Ranched at Gey- Frank and Agnes Dakota Family: Parents Current Home- ser; Real Estate and Insurance, Lewistown Kucera; spouse Family: Isador La- Robert and Rose town: Lewistown Served: San Diego, Calif., Naval Island Bertha Kucera Fountain and Louise Lang; spouse Vereen Family: Lee R. Duties: Master at Arms Division Roberts; daughters Alice Staley, Plummer LaFountain, parents; Charles, R. Lang; children Wesley, Rita, Lyda, Langford, Jackie Lang Military Honors: WWII Victory Medal Marjorie Sims, and Charlotte Halverson Richard, Mike, Dan, and Margo, chil- Connie and Robert Connection to Central Montana: Life- Served: WWII, U.S.S. Basilan dren. Connection to Central Montana: Retired time Albert L. Meier Duties: Welder, Shipfitter Connection to Central Montana: Lived plumber and rancher Served: San Diego, Philippines, Japan, Birthdate: May 27, 1918 Military Honors: American Area Cam- in Roy Served: Camp Roberts and Philippine Vietnam, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf Date of Death: 1994 paign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Served: South Pacific Islands (Manila) Duties: Combat Search and Rescue, Verti- Birthplace: Montana Medal, Philippines Liberation Medal Duties: Infantryman and field artillery cal Replenishment Emerg. Medivac, Highest Rank: Tech Sergeant Charles A. (Chuck) Military Honors: Infantry and Field Artil- Special Weapons transport Branch of Military: Army – drafted in 1942 Richard Ralph Kucera LaFountain lery Insignias, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Honors, Special Commendations: 3 Family: Ernest and Suzanna Meier, parents; Pauline Birthdate: March Birthdate: June 18, Ribbon with Bronze Star, World War II deployments, Battle Efficiency - 3 Truve, wife; Daryl, Jeffrey, Kathy and Greg, 28, 1947 1947 Victory Ribbon, Philippine Liberation times, Expert Pistol, many commenda- children Date of Death: Birthplace: Ribbon with Bronze Star, Good Conduct Connection to Central Montana: Here most of life Dec. Lewis- Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Rib- tions and citations for action in flying, 7, 1967 town helicopter crew chief, many other Served: Hawaiian Islands bon, Combat Infantry Badge-Expert Duties: Motor Tech Sergeant Highest Rank: Highest Rank: PFC M-1 Rifle, Marksman & 2nd Class rewards not yet released from classified Lance Corporal Branch of Military: Gunner Medal, Field Artillery Badge, missions Harley J. Meier Hometown (at time U.S. Marine Corp 3 Overseas Service bars, World War II of death): Lewis- Current Home- Leno L. Lankutis Birthdate: June 27, 1926 Honorable Discharge Badge, Oak Leaf Birthplace: Homestead south of Grass Range, town town: Lewistown Cluster Birthdate: Dec. 10, Family: Ralph Family: Gloria 1926 Montana Kucera, father; Edith Ewell, mother; Robert J. Lang Date of Death: Highest Rank: Navy – Modern Machinist, Army – Knerr, mother; Floyd Knerr, stepfather Alfred LaFountain (deceased), father; Aug. 23, 2008 Corporal 3rd class Birthplace: Branch of Military: Navy and Army Connection to Central Montana: Born Kay LaFountain, wife; Wanda Redfield, Lewistown Birthplace: Lew- and raised in this area daughter istown Hometown: Lewistown Highest Rank: Spc., Family: Ernest and Suzanna Meier, parents; Ruth Served: San Diego, Calif., Vietnam Connection to Central Montana: Born U.S. Army Branch of Mili- Duties: Rifleman/mortar patrol and raised here tary: Army Dupea (deceased), wife; James, Gene, Glen and Current Home- Valerie, children Military Honors: National Defense Service town: Idaho Falls, Highest Rank: SP5 Medal, Expert Badge W/M16, Vietnam Richard Isadore Hometown at time Connection to Central Montana: Here all my life Idaho Served: WWII, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Japan Occupation Medal, Purple Heart LaFountain Family: Harold of death: Lewis- Birthdate: July 16, town Duties: Navy – throttle man, operated landing craft; Lang, parent; Lanette Army – heavy equipment motor sergeant Wayne L. Kucera 1950 Lang, wife; three Family: Stani and Mary Lankutis, parents; Birthdate: Dec. 12, Birthplace: Lewis- Helen Lankutis, sister; Justin (Aldona) Military Honors: Asiatic Pacific Ribbon, Good children Conduct Medal 1950 town Connection to Central Montana: Grew Lankutis, brother; Dave (Paula) Lan- Birthplace: Lewis- Branch of Military: up in Lewistown and graduated from kutis, Terry Lankutis, nephews; Anna Madison K. Miner town Army Fergus High School Lankutis and Cecelia Lankutis, Neices. Highest Rank: E-4 Highest Rank: Connection to Central Montana: Born Birthdate: Feb. 26, 1925 Served: Fort Stewart, Ga. and Fort Sam, Birthplace: Lewistown Current Home- Sergeant Tex. to homestead family and remained a town: Roundup Current Home- rancher in the area his entire life Highest Rank: MoMch Mate 2nd Class, US Navy Duties: Combat medic and mental health Hometown: Lewistown Family: Patty town: Port Angeles, counselor. Served: Ft. Chaffee, Ariz. Kucera, wife; Floyd Wash. Duties: Survey, Artillery. Was a good shot Family: Parents J.J. and Effie Miner; first wife Military Honors: Honorable Discharge, Mary, second wife Pat; children Steve, David, and Edith Knerr, Family: Gloria Good Conduct Medal with the 270 and the 500 mm parents Ewell and Alfred LaFountain, parents Military Honors: Special Commenda- Marilyn, Barb, Sharon, Gary, Gail, Sherri, Rick, Connection to Central Montana: Born and (deceased) Crystal Joan Langford tions. Mark and Donna Connection to Central Montana: Lifelong resi- raised in Lewistown. Graduated from Connection to Central Montana: Born Birthdate: May 15, Winifred in 1969 and raised there Dennis Lanphear dent, worked for State Highway Department 1979 Served: Central Pacific Theatre Served: Alaska, Texas Served: Vietnam Birthplace: Lewis- Birthdate: April 1, Duties: M-60 Machine Gunner Duties: Machine Gun 1948 Duties: Maintaining Landing Craft town Military Honors: Asiatic Pacific Theater Victory Military Honors: Paratrooper Military Honors: Army Commendation Highest Rank: SSgt. Date of Death: Medal, Bronze Star, Battalion Soldier of Dec. 16, 2003 Medal, Philippine Liberation Aviation Act, Good Current Home- Conduct Medal Andrew (Andy) Kurns the Month, twice. town: Great Falls Highest Rank: Sp4 Birthdate: Jan. 6, Family: Parents Rob Hometown (at George Joseph Monochie 1919 Richard Dale LaFranboise Langford, Donna time of death): Birthplace: Armells Birthdate: April 7, Lewistown Birthdate: July 14, 1955 Hassell Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. Date of Death: Aug. 1950 Connection to Cen- Family: Bertha 23, 2002 Birthplace: Lewis- Lanphear, Timothy Highest Rank: Sgt. USAF tral Montana: Born in Lewistown, both Family: Neva L. Monochie, wife; Antonio J. Hometown at time town parents from Lewistown Fjeldseth, Tammy of death: Lewistown Highest Rank: Sgt. Chamberlain, Terry Lanphear Monochie, Leanne D. Smith, Sara and TSGT Served: Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Hawaii, Gene ConCannon (daughter and son-in-law in Highest Rank: Staff Branch: U.S.M.C. Hurricane Katrina Connection to Central Montana: BNSF Sergeant 1970-1973 Railroad Great Falls.) Duties: Montana Air National Guard, Cen- Connection to Central Montana: Lived in Lewis- Family: Parents Current Home- tral Services Served: Fort Hood, Texas Mike and Elizabeth town: Billings, Mont. Duties: MP town since 2003 (Kuras) Kurns; wife Edith; daughter Family: Robert and Daniel Scott Langford Served: Kessler AFB, Biloxi, Miss.; RAF Chick- sands, England Sherry; sons Gary, David, John, Tony, Marian LaFranboise, Birthdate: Oct. 5, Lee Maurice Lantzer George parents Birthdate: May 17, Duties: Air Force Commensery service 1958 Military Honors: AF Basic Military Training, AF Served: India Connection to Central Montana: Born Birthplace: Lewis- 1946 Duties: Medical supply and raised, Fergus graduate 1968 Birthplace: Aurora, Achievement Medal, AF Organization Excel- town lence Award, AF Good Conduct Medal, AF Honors: American Defense Medal; Ameri- Served: California, Okinawa, Philippines Highest Rank: E-2 Nebraska can Campaign Medal; Good Conduct Duties: Aircraft Electrician, Huey Crew Highest Rank: First Overseas Long Tour Ribbon, AF Longevity Rib- Branch of Military: bon, Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Chief Navy Sergeant Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal Current Home- Branch of Mili- Joe Montgomery Robert Roy LaFranboise town: Lewistown tary: Army/Army David A. Kurns Birthdate: Nov. 21, National Guard Birthdate: Aug. 24, 1876 Family: Richard and Date of Death: Feb. 26, 1984 Birthdate: Dec. 12, 1914 Marie Langford, par- Current Home- 1951 Date of Death: Aug. town: Lewistown Birthplace: Wayne County, Iowa ents; Lana Langford, Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown Birthplace: Lewis- 21, 1995 wife Family: JoAnn Lantzer, wife; Joni Oder- town Highest Rank: man, Angela Phelps and Kelli Bous- Highest Rank: Private Connection to Central Montana: Grew Branch of Military: U.S. Army Highest Rank: SP4 P.F.C. up here quet, daughters Branch of Military: Hometown (at time Connection to Central Montana: Former Connection to Central Montana: Part owner and Served: USS Prairie, four years operator of a business in Lewistown. Moved Army of death): Lewis- Duties: Electrician director Lewtana Bible Camp, pastored Current Home- town Denton Bible Church, currently pastor to Montana in 1895 in Lewistown and was a town: Lewistown Family: Marian Howard Langford at Buffalo Community Church resident the rest of his life. He was known as a colonel, but believed he was an enlisted man. Family: Mike and LaFranboise, spouse; Birthdate: Sept. 4, Served: Two years in Vietnam, Wyoming Katherine Kurns, Richard and Bonnie Jean LaFranboise, and Montana National Guard Served: 3 major wars of U.S., Spanish-American 1930 War of 1898, World War I and World War II. parents; Benjamin, children Date of Death: Nov. Duties: 5th Special Forces – Operations/ Victoria and Samuel, children; Luke, Connection to Central Montana: Born Intelligence, National Guard – Chief of Duties: As assigned 21, 1996 Military Honors: Honorable Discharge Timothy and Elice, grandchildren and raised here Highest Rank: PFC, Fire Direction Center, 1st Sergeant of Connection to Central Montana: Born Served: European Theater Army Mechanized Infantry Company Jack Kent Morgenstern and raised, current resident Duties: Medical Technician, 182 General Hometown (at time Military Honors: Bronze Star, Army Served: Ft. Lewis, Wash. – Basic Training, Hospital of death): Lewis- Commendation Medal, Army Achieve- Birthdate: June 17, 1942 Ft. Belvoir, Va., Vietnam, Ft. Knox, Military Honors: Entered March 1943, town ment Medal, National Defense Service Birthplace: Cheyenne, Wyo. Kentucky discharged March 1946 Family: Debbie Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Highest Rank: Third Class Petty Officer (E-4) Duties: Power generator equipment opera- Ferguson, Chris Vietnam Campaign Medal, Outstanding (Seabees) tor, military driver, company command- Jarl Edward Landheim Brozzart, Beth Klunder and Tracy Bodvig Unit Citation, Combat Infantry Badge Current Hometown: Lewistown er driver, company flag bearer, supply Birthdate: July 11, Connection to Central Montana: Born and Family: Wife Anne; daughters Melanie, Michelle driver 1932 raised in Kolin, lived in Lewistown Bonita Louise Leady and Jackie Military Honors: Aug. 1971-April 1972 Date of Death: Feb. Served: Korea Birthdate: July 16, Connection to Central Montana: Resident Army Commendation Medal for being 1, 1955 1978 Served: Vietnam (Dong Ha) in war zone (Vietnam), plus rank; served Highest Rank: Lee R. Langford Birthplace: Lew- Duties: Construction work for Third Marine Divi- 3 years before honorable discharge Airman First Class Birthdate: July 6, istown sion (A1C) Air Force 1930 Highest Rank: Alex J. LaFountain Hometown (at time Birthplace: Lewis- Corporal George N. Morse Birthdate: July 21, of death): Lewis- town Current Home- Birthdate: March 11, 1920 1923 town Highest Rank: Cpl. town: Laurel Birthplace: Denton Date of Death: Aug. Family: Gunvald Hometown: Lewis- Family: Parents Highest Rank: Captain 21, 1971 and Grace Landheim, parents; Lois Jean town Kenneth L. Doney Current Hometown: Lewistown Highest Rank: Landheim, spouse (all deceased) Family: Ted and of Lewistown and Family: Wife Dora; children Carol Atchison, Paul Sergeant Connection to Central Montana: Born in Mildred Langford Joyce Miller of Laurel Morse, Julie Dengel Hometown (at time Lewistown, graduate of Fergus Connection to Connection to Central Montana: Born in Connection to Central Montana: Rancher of death): Lewis- Served: Korea Montana: Fergus Lewistown, family lives in area Served: Italy, France, Germany, Austria town Duties: Fighter aircraft mechanic graduate and local businessman Served: Germany, Bosnia, Kosovo, Bagh- Duties: Mortar gunman, Platoon Sgt., Platoon Family: Isador Military Honors: Purple Heart Served: Fairbanks, Alaska dad, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait leader, keeping wires so they could carry mes- LaFountain and Duties: Decode messages Duties: Medical sages Louise Plummer, parents; Duane, Wade Military Honors: 5 AM, 2 ARCOMS, Military Honors, Special Commendations, etc: and Robert, sons; Penny and Candy, Richard E. Langford Combat Medical Badge Bronze Star daughters Birthdate: June 26, Connection to Central Montana: Born at 1922 Cole Leady Roy Birthplace: Lewis- Birthdate: Nov. 30, Served: North Africa and Normandy town 1977 Duties: Combat Ranger 49th at Normandy, Highest Rank: PFC, Birthplace: Gales- Second Ranger, Med. Det. 2nd Rangers U.S. Marine Corps burg, Ill. Military Honors: Silver Star, Purple Heart Hometown: Lew- Highest Rank: Sgt. – 3 overseas service bars istown Current Home- Family: Parents town: Laurel Arthur and Lucille Family: Ellen and Langford; spouse William Leady, V. Marie Langford; children Allen, parents; Coleton and Michael, Susan, Jenny, Dan, John, and Draven, children Patrick Connection to Central Montana: Mar- Connection to Central Montana: Native ried local girl (Bonita Doney) Served: San Diego Marine Corps Base; Was Served: Iraq and Kosovo burned over 50 percent of his body fight- Duties: Maintenance ing fire 60 miles out of San Diego near the Mexican border Duties: Mechanic

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Archie Eugene Moss Brandon John Leamont Phillip Michael Leonard Willard W. Limpus Bruce W. J. Luhrsen Birthdate: Jan. 13, 1936 Highest Rank: Birthdate: Feb. 3, Birthdate: Feb. 18, Birthdate: March 14, Birthplace: Lincoln, Kansas Private 1982 1931 1950 Highest Rank: Chief Warrant Officer Hometown: Lew- Date of Death: Feb. Date of Death: Oct. Highest Rank: E-7 Current Hometown: Lewistown istown 21, 2006 1, 1995 FTGC USN (retired) Family: Wife Charlene R. Moss; children Raymond Family: Cecelia L. Birthplace: Cortland, Highest Rank: 2nd Current Hometown: S. Moss, Susan Moss Hayden Leamont, mother NY Class Petty Officer, Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Live in Lewis- Connection to Highest Rank: Petty Sea Bee’s, Navy Family: spouse Lucy town Central Mon- Officer 3rd Class, Hometown (at time F. Luhrsen; Thomas Served: Korea, South Pacific, Alaska, Germany, tana: Fergus High Navy of death): Lewistown Robert Luhrsen, Wil- Vietnam School graduate Current Hometown Family: Othar and liam James Luhrsen, Duties: Infantry; military police and U.S. criminal Served: Italy (at time of death): Marie Limpus, par- Kristy Marie Dav- investigation Duties: Infantry/paratrooper Ridgecrest, CA ents; Bette Limpus, spouse; Treacy, Flint, enport Military Honors: Bronze Star for valor; Army Family: Joan and Madison Miner, Michael Christy, Mary, Scotty and LaVonne, Connection to Central Montana: Current commendation medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Cecelia L. Leonard (deceased) children resident, attended high school in Judith w/4 Battle Stars, Meritorious Service Medal and (Hunter) Leamont Connection to Central Montana: Family Connection to Central Montana: Owned Gap numerous other medals and decorations. lives here and operated Limpus Auto Repair Served: East Coast, West Coast Birthdate: Oct. 22, Served: On the USS Theodore Roosevelt Served: Quadulene, Subic Islands, Philip- Duties: Fire Control man, (weapons, com- George D. Mueller 2002, USS Enterprise CVN65 2003 pines puter systems) Birthdate: 1952 Nov. 4, 1921 Birthplace: Duties: Aviation mechanic, served in War Duties: Heavy equipment operator for Military Honors: Navy Achievement, 2 Birthplace: Lewistown Bur- tonwood Air Force on Terror after 9/11, Operation Enduring Seabees tours Vietnam, 5 tours Mid-East Highest Rank: PFC U.S. Army Freedom Hometown: Lewistown Base, England Roderick Harold Linse Clifton A. Lund Highest Rank: SP5 Family: Oscar O. and Josephine Mueller Charles Robert Lewellen Birthdate: July 18, Birthdate: Oct. 14, Connection to Central Montana: U.S. Army Lewistown Current Home- Birthdate: Sept. 15, 1948 1917 Attorney 1935 Birthplace: Lewis- Date of Death: May Served: town: Lewistown England, France, Germany Family: Birthplace: Lewis- town 13, 1999 Duties: Quartermaster Corps Parents John M. Hunter town Highest Rank: Sgt. Birthplace: Manvel, Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, Sharp- Highest Rank: Spec. Branch of Military: N.D. shooter (USAF Lt. Col., retired) and Mary E. Hunter; spouse Anthony J. Leamont; 4th Class Army Highest Rank: Roberta O. Jackson Munroe children Heather A. Pimm, Brandon Hometown: Lewis- Current Hometown: Private First Class, J. Leamont (U.S. Army) Jonathan M. town Portland, Ore. US Army Birthdate: Aug. 2, 1918 Family: Parents Family: Vincent Family: Anne Simac, Date of Death: March 28, 1996 Leamont Connection to Central Montana: Current Charles and Grace and Evelyn Linse, wife; Elsie, Harvey, Highest Rank: Tech Sergeant, U.S. Women’s Aux- Lewellen; spouse parents; Greta Linse, Anna Laura Linse Karen, Mike, Pat, iliary Army Corps resident Served: Ft. McLellan, Ala.; Ft. Knox, Ky.; Janet; children Alan, Jana, Nathan, Julie, Scott, children Kim, BobbiJo and Kevin, children Hometown (at time of death): Clifton, Texas Sara, and Jonny Connection to Central Montana: Received Connection to Central Montana: Owner Family: Ft. Polk, La. Dorman Jackson and Julia C. Jackson, Duties: Connection to Central Montana: Lifetime his education at Denton, MSU and Mon- of Stendal Transportation parents; Christine Bonine and Bud Munroe, Morning Reports, Student Re- cords, Orders, Permanent Party Records- resident, Fergus High School graduate tana U at Missoula Served: June 1945-May 1946, Panama children Served: Texas, Korea Served: Vietnam Canal Zone Connection to Central Montana: Area resident Officers Military Honors: Certificate of Achieve- Duties: Pharmacist’s Assistant, signal bat- Duties: Driver for the base commander Duties: Truck driver in 777th Quartermaster until 1963 talion, adult basic education Service Battalion Served: South Pacific ment, Letter of Appreciation, Letter William James Lodman Duties: Motor pool driver of Commendation, NCO Leadership John Curtis Lewis Laurence Alexander Lund Course, Recommendation for Pentagon Birthdate: April 9, Duty Birthdate: March 30, 1916 Birthdate: Nov. 14, Jack Munski 1932 Birthplace: Moore 1925 Birthdate: Dec. 15, 1948 Leslie W. Leap Birthplace: Lewis- Highest Rank: 1st Date of Death: April Highest Rank: A03 U.S. Navy Birthdate: Dec. 6, town Lieutenant, U.S. Air 30, 2005 Current Hometown: Libby Highest Rank: Air- Force Birthplace: Grand Family: Parents George Munski and Carolyn 1946 Birthplace: Lew- man First Class Hometown: Lewis- Forks, N.D. Weingart Hometown: Lewis- town Highest Rank: Gun- Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised istown Highest Rank: DC town Family: Parents ner’s Mate 3rd Class Served: Vietnam Family: Parents Clar- James and Julia Lod- Hometown (At time Duties: 3, U.S. Navy USS - Ranger Current Home- ence Lewis and Edith man; spouse Mary of death): Lewistown town: Lewistown Lewis Lodman; children Sue, Pat, Barbara, and Family: Mary Lou Donald Henry Murray Served: USAF, France David (Mitzie), wife; Sherry Dengel, Vicki Birthdate: Dec. 8, 1920 Family: Parents Floyd and Frances Duties: Automotive Mechanic Connection to Central Montana: Native Philp, Susan Chastain, Larry K. Lund, Birthplace: Seattle, Wash. Served: England children Highest Rank: Lt. Col. Leap; wife Jackilee; Keith Michael Lewis children Brenda, Duties: Command Pilot on B-17 Connection to Central Montana: Lived in Branch: Army, Air Force Birthdate: March 25, Central Montana since age 4 Hometown: Bradley and Becky Dale E. Longfellow Hobson Connection to Central Montana: 1987 Served: WWII and Korea, Pacific Duty Family: Parents John and Gladys Murray; wife Ma- Born and raised on family farm Birthplace: Billings Birthdate: Dec. 21, Duties: Maintenance and repair guns rie; children Patricia, James, Katherine and Lory Served: Highest Rank: E4 1943 Military Honors: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, Connection to Central Montana: Grandfather USS Mt. Katmai off Vietnam Duties: Welding, firefighting equipment Branch of Military: Birthplace: Barber- WWII Victory, Korean, American Cam- homesteaded in Hobson in 1884 Military Honors: Army National Guard ton, Ohio paign, National Defense, Occupation Served: Central Pacific, Europe, Alaska, Africa Vietnam medal four times Current Hometown: Branch of Military: Service Korean Service Duties: Aircraft Pilot, Instructor Bozeman Navy Military Honors: DFC, Air Medal, Air Force Com- Charles William Lelek Family: Mike and Highest Rank: E5 James Scott Lutz mendation, Army Commendation, Pearl Harbor Birthdate: Chris Lewis, parents; Current Hometown: Birthdate: July 16, Survivor Dec. 26, 1917 Kyle and Kolin Hobson 1953 Date of Death: Lewis, brothers Family: Carl and Birthplace: Lewis- Clayton (Snick) Nelson Aug. 22, 1997 Served: Iraq Erma Longfellow town Military Honors: Army Achievement Connection to Central Montana: Raised in Highest Rank: E-4 Birthdate: Sept. 16, 1925 Highest Rank: Technician 4th Awards and Top Gun of Platoon Lewistown Branch of Military: Date of Death: Aug. 17, 1996 Served: Anti Submarine Warfare, Hawaii Army Birthplace: Lewistown Grade Kenneth L. Lewis Hometown (at Duties: Staff Duty Current Hometown: Highest Rank: Gunner Birthdate: Jan. 1, Military Honors: Nomination to United Lewistown Branch of Military: Navy time of death): Lewistown 1943 States Naval Academy Family: Jim and Family: Wife Mary McClellan Nelson; children Birthplace: Alton, Ruth Lutz, parents; Kim Nelson, Kristie Nelson Links, Kevin Family: Blazej Thomas E. Longshore and Mary Lelek, parents; Ethel Bowen Ill. Diane Lutz, wife; Matt (Lori Ann) Lutz Nelson, Karen Nelson Liptac and Kathy Nelson; Highest Rank: Birthdate: May 28, and Brian (Krystal Montgomery) Lutz, parents Eric and Lenora Nelson Lelek, spouse; Wayne Lelek and Nancy Wichman, children Corporal 1948 children; Van Lutz, grandson Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Current Hometown: Birthplace: Conrad Connection to Central Montana: Home- in Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Long- time owner of “C Lelek Agency” and Lewistown Highest Rank: town Served: WWII Family: Charles E. Captain Served: San Antonio, Texas; Heidelburg, Duties: Was on gun supply ship Boy Scout volunteer Served: Washington, D.C. and Lorene Lewis, Current Hometown: Germany Gary W. Nelson Duties: Tech engineer and instructor parents; Billie Lewis, Lewistown Duties: Military Police, Honor Guard spouse: daughters Family: Wife Karin Birthdate: Dec. 10, 1907 Military Honors: Honorable medical David Charles Lynch discharge after receiving head injuries Deb Jensen, Jody Connection to Current Hometown: Upton, Wyo. Connection to Central Montana: Owned Central Montana: Highest Rank: Highest Rank: U.S. Navy SeaBees Superior Auto Repair Graduated from Senior Chief Family: Parents Lewis and Esther Nelson, spouse Victor W. Lelek Birthdate: Jan. 3, Served: California, Raugoon, Burma, To- Fergus High School, lives and works in Hometown: Lew- Aloya, two daughters, one adopted son, three kyo, and Japan Lewistown istown step-children 1921 Birthplace: Roy Duties: American Embassy Security Guard Served: Vietnam and Army National Guard Family: Adella Feil Connection to Central Montana: Graduated from Duties: Navy ammo ship (Vietnam), Army and the late David L. Grass Range before joining the service Highest Rank: Glee Roy Light Art. 1C Mechanized Infantry (Guard) Lynch, parents; Jen- Served: Midway, Vietnam Birthdate: Nov. 19, Military Honors: Vietnam Campaign nifer Lynch, spouse; Military Honors: Honor Award, SeaBees Hometown: Lew- istown 1949 Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and Aaron Lynch, Lewis Marlyn Nelson Family: Wife Ted- Date of Death: May Presidential Unit Citation, Expert Rifle son 7, 1968 and Pistol Medals Connection to Cen- Birthdate: Jan. 17, 1924 dy; Children Vicki, Linda, Laurie: seven Birthplace: Havre, tral Montana: 1986 graduate of Fergus Date of Death: Jan. 1, 1996 Mont. Charles Edward Lucier High School Birthplace: Lewistown grandchildren: nine great-grandchildren Highest Rank: LCL Date of Death: Jan. Served: U.S.S. San Juan Submarine, Highest Rank: CPL, U.S. Army Family: Mother 7, 1999 Groton, Conn. Family: Spouse Esther L. Nelson, eight children Connection to Central Montana: Resi- dent Emma Light, Lew- Highest Rank: T/5 Duties: Fire technician Connection to Central Montana: Lifetime resi- istown; sisters Ellen Hometown (at time dent Served: Marianna Islands Frank D. Machler Duties: Radar and Altimeter Gear Webster, Lewistown, of death): Lewistown Served: Korea Kay Hawthorne, Family: Parents Birthdate: Oct. 1, Duties: Truck and Bus Driver Wayne Roger Lelek LaCenter, Ky,. Glena Gillett, Winnett; Charles and Anna 1916 Military Honors: World War II Victory Medal, brother Tom Duncan, Lewistown Lucier Birthplace: Grass Army Occupation Medal, Japan Birthdate: March 7, 1950 Connection to Central Montana: Grew up Connection to Cen- Range Lloyd G. Nelson Birthplace: Lew- in Lewistown tral Montana: Grew Highest Rank: S/ Served: Vietnam, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines up in Lewistown, Sgt. Air Force Highest Rank: U.S. Army istown Highest Rank: Air- Duties: Machine gunner owned gas station and motel Hometown: Lewis- Family: George and Martha Nelson Military Honors: Marksmanship, Purple town Connection to Central Montana: Lifetime resi- man LPH-3, SSG Donald William Lucier Branch of Mili- Heart Family: Helen C. dent, rancher Date of Death: Machler, wife; Dustin Served: England tary: Navy, Army National Guard Leonard Raymond March 23, 1971 C. Machler, daughter James Robert (Bob) Nevin Current Home- Lightner Highest Rank: PFC Connection to Central Montana: Born, town: Lewistown Hometown (at time schooled, drafted here Birthdate: May 13, 1929 Birthdate: Oct. 29, of death): Marys- Served: U.S. and Pacific Theater Date of Death: April 8, 1998 Family: Wife JoNette Lelek; children 1949 Nathan and Julie Lelek (Oregon), Noah ville, Wash. Duties: Aircraft Electrician Hometown at time of death: Colorado Springs, Birthplace: Long Family: Parents Military Honors: Colo. Lelek (Mississippi), Hilary Whetstone Beach, Calif. (Kansas); five grandchildren; parents Charles and Anna Commendation from Gen. “Hap” Arnold, Birthplace: Lewistown Highest Rank: Staff Lucier P.T.O. Commendation Branch of Military: Army and National Guard Ethal and Charlie Lelek Sergeant E5 U.S. Air Connection to Central Montana: Na- Connection to Highest Rank: 1st Lt. Force Central Montana: Family: Pat Devin Nevin, wife; Janet, Michael, tive, worked for fire department, State Current Hometown: Home and as a bus driver for Lewistown Grew up in Lewistown, owned trucking Lori, Tim, children; Jim and Mary, parents. Lewistown business Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised schools Family: Mother here, FCHS, 1947 Served: U.S. Navy 2 years (Oct. 1970 Virginia Lightner of Served: Alaska plus others - Oct. 1972), Army National Guard Lewistown, father served as sergeant in Duties: 1st. Sgt. Ski Patrol 18 years (Jan. 1974 - Jan. 2001), USS U.S. Marines Okinawa during Vietnam, Hong Kong, Served: Korea, Philippines, USA Philippines, Hawaii Duties: Electrical Power Production Duties: LSE, Guardmember, picked up Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, Apollo 15 spacecraft Honor Graduate Sheppard Technical Honors, Special Commendations: Good Training Center Conduct, Army Achievement, Vietnam Service Medal, National Defense, Na- tional Guard Service, Vietnam Campaign

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William J. (Bill) Machler Zachary D. Manning Jess Daniel Martin Frederick G. Mathews William Dean Newton Birthdate: 1919 Birthdate: Aug. 8, Birthdate: May 28, Birthdate: Aug. 19, Birthdate: June 14, 1928 Date of Death: 1997 1977 1982 1929 Birthplace: Hobson Birthplace: Grass Birthplace: Vancou- Birthplace: Boze- Birthplace: Moore Branch of Military: Army Range ver, Wash. man Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Lt. Highest Rank: Chief Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Spe- Corporal Hometown: Lewistown Warrant Officer, Anti- Major, USAF cialist E4 Infantry- Hometown: Buf- Family: June Newton, wife; Mike Newton, son aircraft Division, U.S. Current Hometown: man, Army falo Connection to Central Montana: Retired from Army 1940-1946 Leavenworth, Kansas Current Hometown: Family: Parents Dean Newton, Inc. Hometown (at time Family: Parents Lake Stevens, Wash. Miller and Beulah Served: Korea of death): Lewis- Peter and Peggy Family: Dwight and Mathews; wife Duties: U.S. Army Transportation Corps. town Manning; wife Letha Joy Martin, parents; Shirley; children Military Honors: Korean Service Medal, United Family: Parents Dominik (Toby) and Rose R. Dubbs; children Aiden and Amarah Nikole Martin,wife Greg, Bret and Marlene Nations Service Medal, National Defense (Yeager) Machler; spouse Mary Beth Manning Connection to Central Montana: Grew up Connection to Central Montana: Service Medal Grinde; children Kathie, Toby and Hal Connection to Central Montana: Home here from age 6 months Farmer, rancher, Buffalo area Connection to Central Montana: Farmed and landowner Served: Korea and Iraq Served: Korea Timothy Elmer Norling and ranched west of Lewistown from Served: Spangdahlem AB, Germany with Duties: Infantry – search for terrorists in Duties: Infantry, machine gun Birthdate: Aug. 28, 1967 1946 until his death the 22nd Fighter Squadron; Laughlin buildings, etc. on the ground, Iraqi Free- Military Honors: Combat Infantry badge, Birthplace: Butte, Mont. Served: South Pacific Air Force Base, TX with the 84th and dom in Mosul, honorably discharged on Korean Service Medal with two BSS, Highest Rank: E-6, U.S. Navy SeaBees 87th Flying Training Squadrons; Luke Dec. 31, 2005 United Nations Service Medal, Na- Current Hometown: Lewistown Edward J. Majerus Air Force Base, AZ with the 61st, 62nd Military Honors: Purple Heart, Com- tional Defense Service Medal Family: Parents Mary Jo Morgan and Conway Birthdate: May 2, and 425th Fighter Squadrons; Hill Air mendation 2nd and 4th Award Med- Norling; son Quincy 1923 Force Base and Balad AFB, Iraq with als - Good Conduct, National Defense Clair Lennard Mathiason Served: Submarine service for three years; two Date of Death: Oct. the 4th Fighter Squadron of the 388th Service, Korea Defense, Non-commis- Birthdate: July 29, tours in Iraq 30, 2016 Fighter Wing sioned Officer Professional Develop- 1921 Duties: Supply Birthplace: Havre Duties: F-16 Evaluator, Instructor Pilot and ment Ribbon, Badges - Combat Infantry, Birthplace: Plenty- Military Honors: Submarine Warfare Pin Highest Rank: Staff Assistant Director of Operations Air Assault wood Sergeant Military Honors: Laughlin AFB Instructor Highest Rank: Ronald Glade Nye Hometown: Lewis- Pilot of the Year 2005; Air Force Com- Roland Touzeau Martin Staff Sergeant Birthdate: Dec. 23, 1981 town mendation Medal with 4 oak leaf clus- Birthdate: Dec. 5, Hometown: Lew- Birthplace: McConnel AFB K.S. Family: Wife ters; Air Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters; 1931 istown Highest Rank: E-4 Dorothy Meritorious Service Medal, Luke AFB Birthplace: Lewis- Family: Parents Current Hometown: Camp Pendleton, CA Connection to Central Montana: Farmed Field Grade Office of the Year 2012 town Ole and Lena Family: Vern & Francis Nye, former Lewistown and ranched near Ross Fork Highest Rank: Mathiason; wife Residents Served: China 374th of the 308 Bomber Jay Martin Marquardt Airman First Class, Mildred Solberg Mathiason, children Connection to Central Montana: Grandson of Squadron USAF (1951-53) Thomas, Rodney, Myla, Bruce, Judd Charles and Lola MacPhail Duties: Gunner on B-29 Birthdate: Jan. 30, Hometown: Mel- and Claire Ann Served: Campleton, Kuwait and Iraq 1967 bourne, Fla. Connection to Central Montana: Lived Duties: EOD (Explosive Ordance) Henry W. (Bill) Mane Birthplace: Polson Family: Roland and here since 1968 Military Honors: Returned from Iraq with the 1st Birthdate: April 9, Highest Rank: E6 Arlene (Fritsen) Mar- Served: European Theater of Operations Marine Exp. Force 1925 Technical Sergeant tin, parents; JoAnn, Duties: Airborne Infantry (parachutist) Birthplace: Peta- Branch of Military: wife, five children Military Honors: Purple Heart and John Severin Olson luma, Calif. Air Force, Navy Connection to Central Montana: Lewis- Bronze Star Birthdate: Jan. 21, 1913 Highest Rank: PFC Current Hometown: town brothers Terry, Frank and Kenny; Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant, Army Hometown: Lewis- Lewiston, Utah Nostalgia! M.H. (Mac) McCollum Family: Ole and Inga Olson, parents (deceased); town Family: Parents Served: Lackland AFB, Lowry AFB, Tyndal Birthdate: Nov. 5, Jean, spouse (deceased); sons, John (deceased), Family: Parents Au- Darlene and Paul AFB, Moody AFB 1922 Donald, David (deceased) and Noel gust and Anna Mane Pavlak; wife Sue; Duties: Weapons Mechanic, Inspect and Date of Death: Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised (deceased) children Tyfanie and Tyler maintain bomb/missile, gunnery (20mm April 7, 1987 in Grass Range Connection to Cen- Connection to Central Montana: Attended cannons, etc.), pilot ejection seats, per- Birthplace: Lew- Served: North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Normandy tral Montana: The Sport Center school grades 1-12, class of 1985 sonal weapons (.45 cal. Pistols) at Crew istown (Battle of the Bulge) Served: European Theatre – England, Served: Japan; Balad, Iraq; Germany; 6 TAF (Crew Training Air Force) Mainly Highest Rank: Duties: Paratrooper France, Germany, Austria and Czecho- years Navy Sea Bees; 6 years Air Force F-94Cs and F-89s Staff Sergeant Military Honors: Two Purple Hearts, two Bronze slovakia, General Patton’s 3rd Army, Co. Duties: Air trans specialist Military Honors: Graduated at top of tech- Branch of Mili- Stars and Silver Star G 328th Infantry Regiment 26th Y.D. Military Honors: Air Force Achievement nical school class; awarded next higher tary: Army Infantry Division 328 Re 1943-46 Medal, Meritorious Unit Award, Air Force grade in rank without “time in grade” Family: William Ole Melvin Olson Duties: Infantry, Company Runner, Mes- Outstanding Award, Three Devices Award, and Edna Mc- Birthdate: Feb. 24, 1920 senger National Defense Service Award, Iraq Terrance Dean (Terry) Collum (Umber, Kelly), parents; Jim Highest Rank: Sergeant, Marines Military Honors: Combat Infantry Badge, Campaign Medal, Air Force Expeditionary Martin Umber, brother Family: Ole and Inga Olson, parents (deceased); Bronze Star, European Service Medal Award, Service Ribbon with Gold Broader, Birthdate: March 17, Connection to Central Montana: Born, Ada, spouse; sons, Mike, Leonard, Gary; daugh- and others AF Longevity Award, AF Reserve Medal 1933 raised and attended schools here ter, Laura with one M Device, Navy Longevity, Birthplace: Lewis- Served: Pacific Campaign Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Ronald W. Mane Sharpshooter Ribbon town Duties: Joined National Guard in high in Grass Range Birthdate: July 4, Michael Wayne Marsh Highest Rank: Cpl. school, entered Army during WWII, Served: New Zealand, Pearl Harbor, New Guinea, 1958 Branch of Military: served with Co. K, the 163rd Infantry South Pacific Date of Death: Jan. Birthdate: Nov. 30, Air Force in the Pacific Campaign and was a 50 Duties: Engineer, Infantry 28, 1995 1964 Hometown: Lew- caliber machine gun operator Military Honors: Distinguished Service Cross Birthplace: Gillette, Birthplace: Great istown Military Honors: Pacific Campaign Wyo. Falls Family: Roland Ribbon with 2 Bronze Stars, Combat Oswald Jacob Olson Highest Rank: Air- Highest Rank: E-9 Martin, father; Arlene Infantryman Badge, Distinguished Birthdate: Dec. 6, 1915 man, U.S. Navy Master Chief Doty, mother; Doris Unit Badge, American Defense Service Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant, Army Family: Thomas and Branch of Military: Finkbeiner, wife; Linda Evans, Terri Ribbon, Good Conduct Ribbon Family: Ole and Inga Olson, parents (deceased) Lydia Mane, children Navy Lynn Stone and Merri Nordhus, daugh- Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Stephanie, Linda, and Current Hometown: ters; Roger and Jeff Martin, sons; 14 David B. McConnell in Grass Range Daniel Fallon, Nevada grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren Birthdate: Dec. 4, Served: France and Germany – Battle of the Bulge Connection to Central Montana: Resident Family: Reid and Connection to Central Montana: Born, 1942 Duties: Anti Tank Division Served: Subic Bay, Hong Kong, Japan, Ellen Marsh, parents; raised, and went to school in Lewistown Birthplace: Butte Military Honors: Purple Heart, Distinguished Thailand, Philippines Susan, wife; Cody and Kade, children Served: Korea, 5th Mule Train Highest Rank: Service Cross Duties: Flight Deck Duties, served aboard Connection to Central Montana: Raised Duties: Maintenance Sergeant E-5 USS Constellation and schooled in Lewistown Current Home- Served: Whidbey Island, San Diego, Calif.; Thomas E. Martin town: Lewistown Thomas Charles Orr Thomas A. Mane Adak, Alaska; Sasebo, Japan; Fallon, Birthdate: June 16, Family: Parents Birthdate: July 25, 1960 Birthdate: Sept. 25, Nev.; numerous deployments to Iraq and 1923 Z.B. and Ceci- Birthplace: Great Falls, MT 1926 Afganistan Birthplace: Lewis- lia McConnell Highest Rank: Petti-Officer 2nd Class Birthplace: Peta- Duties: Maintenance Master Chief town (deceased); wife Current Hometown: Missoula, MT, lawyer luma, Calif. Military Honors: 5 Navy Commendation Branch of Military: Vangie; children Bryan and Chris Family: Richard and Charlotte Orr, parents; Susan, Highest Rank: Sea- Medals, 6 Navy Achievement Awards U.S. Navy Connection to Central Montana: Raised wife,; Sam and Katie, children; Agnew Mi- man First Class Francis R. Martin Hometown: Worden, here, graduate of St. Leo’s, retired edemn Fergus, grandmother. Hometown: Lewis- Mont. teacher Connection to Central Montana: Parents live here town Birthdate: June 8, Family: George and Served: Fort Lewis, Wash., Fort Gordon, Served: The Corral Sea Family: Wife Lydia 1936 Lena Martin; Cherie, Ga.; QuiNhon, Vietnam; and Vicenza, Duties: Radar Operator B. Mane Highest Rank: Sgt. Patricia, Mike (de- Italy Connection to First Class ceased), Ruth, children; Betty Cerovski, Duties: Military police Scott Littlewood Orr Central Montana: Resident, American Family: Roland sister; Frances Neet (deceased) Military Honors: National Defense Birthdate: May 6, 1967 Legion manager T. Martin, father; Connection to Central Montana: Born and Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Birthplace: Lynwood, Wash. Served: Trained at Farragut, Idaho Arlene J. Fritzen- raised here Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Highest Rank: Spec. 4 Duties: Ammunition aboard ships at Port Doty, mother; Karon Served: So. Pacific Service Medal Current Hometown: Lewistown Chicago, Fire Department fighting fires, A. Martin, spouse; Family: Richard and Charlotte Orr, parents; Agnes Tanker Duty on USS YOL #1 refueling Chad R. Martin, son John Leo Maruska Eli Nash McCord Fergus Miedema, grandmother; Cassie and ships with diesel fuel Connection to Birthdate: Feb. 28, Birthdate: March Caden, children Military Honors: Victory Medal, served in Central Montana: Born and raised in 1926 19, 1980 Connection to Central Montana: Parents lived World War II 1944-46 Lewistown, graduated from Fergus 1955 Birthplace: Roy Birthplace: Lew- here; worked here Served: Four years Air Force, 1957-61, Air Date of Death: Dec. istown Served: Ft. Hood, Texas; Seoul, Korea; Desert Letha R. (Dubbs) Manning Demonstration Team in Europe 23, 2015 Highest Rank: Storm Birthdate: March 27, Duties: 18 years in Army National Guard Highest Rank: Cor- Sergeant, Alpha Co. Duties: Tow Missile Operator 1980 Military Honors: In late 1980s and early poral, U.S. Army 1st BN 1st Marine Military Honors: Trucking industry Birthplace: Boze- 1990s Lewistown Army National Guard Hometown (at time Division man Unit was number one in the nation as a of death): Roy Branch of Mili- Nathaniel John Ostby Highest Rank: Howitzer unit. Many commendations Family: Parents John tary: Marine Corps Birthdate: May 6, 1982 Captain, USAF were awarded to the Lewistown National and Mary Maruska; Current Home- Birthplace: Billings Current Hometown: Guard Unit spouse Betty Stilson Maruska; son town: Roundup Highest Rank: Petty Officer Third Class Leavenworth, Kansas Jay Ryan Martin George Maruska Family: Larry and Kris McCord, parents; Current Hometown: Winnett Family: Parents Connection to Central Montana: Lifelong Kendall, wife; Taylor and Sydney Mc- Family: Parents Norman and Jane Ostby Scott and Vickie Birthdate: Dec. 18, farmer/rancher in Roy Cord, children; Kaeden Jace, stepson Connection to Central Montana: Grew up on Dubbs; husband 1978 Served: Hawaii Connection to Central Montana: Mon- Flatwillow Creek in Petroleum County, student Zachary D. Manning; children Aidan Birthplace: Paterson, Duties: Mechanic tana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, went to at Winnett and Amarah Manning NJ Military Honors: Asiatic Pacific Service school in Moore and Lewistown Served: Ft. Gordon, Augustta, Ga. Connection to Central Montana: Fergus Highest Rank: E7, Medal Served: Middle East during Operation Duties: Naval Intelligence High School graduate, 1998; Home and US Army Enduring Freedom Military Honors, special commendations: Honor land owner Current Hometown: Timothy J. Mason Duties: Infantry Graduate at Basic Training, Letter of Commen- Served: Laughlin Air Force Base, TX with Lewistown Birthdate: July 10, dation from Commanding Officer at Recruit the 47th Flying Training Squadron; Family: Paul J. and 1921 Lawrence Paul McCord Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Travis Air Force Base, CA with the 60th Marla Martin Gies; Date of Death: Dec. Birthdate: Dec. 23, Civil Engineering Squadron Tavian and Setty 20, 2007 1950 Kenneth D. Ostlind Duties: Civil & Environmental Engineer; Martin, children Birthplace: Superior, Birthplace: Lew- Birthdate: May 29, 1925 IMA to the Environmental Flight Chief Connection to Central Montana: Parents Wyoming istown Birthplace: Kansas Military Honors: Air Force Commendation and Fergus High graduate Highest Rank: PVT Highest Rank: Highest Rank: PFC Medal Served: Ft. Bragg, NC, Ft. Lewis, Wash., Ft. Branch of Military: Corporal, 1st BN Family: Lois, wife; Lohmuller and O’Halloran Sill, Okla., Mosul Iraq, Germany, pres- Army 3rd Marine Division Families of Lewistown ently in Afghanistan Family: Mildred Branch of Mili- Branch of Military: Army, 14 ARMO Div. 68 INF Duties: Training combat forces, Airborne Mason, wife; Alice tary: Marine Corps BATL. and infantry duties, operates the Stryker, Gandolf, daughter Current Home- Current Hometown: Lewistown Special Forces and drill instructor Connection to Central Montana: Lived town: Moore Connection to Central Montana: Resident Military Honors: Expert marksmanship here all his life Family: Paul McCord and Mabel LaTray, Served: Europe Served: Central Europe and Germany parents; Kristee McCord, wife; Quincy, Duties: Infantry Duties: Drove truck, hauled automotive Eli and Spencer McCord, sons Military Honors: European Victory Medal with 2 parts, acted as parts man – 87th Division Connection to Central Montana: Deputy stars; Bronze Star “Men love their country, not because it is Sheriff, went to school in Judith Gap Served: Vietnam, 1968-1972 Duties: Communication – wire commu- great, but because it is their own.” nication - Seneca 22 Lewistown News-Argus Saturday, November 9, 2019

Henry Charles (Plug) Otten Quincy Paul McCord Lester Angus McMillan Ida Mae Gore Messman William Boyd Miller Birthdate: Nov. 30, 1926 Birthdate: Sept. 12, Birthdate: Aug. 1, Birthdate: Oct. 28, Birthdate: June 21, Date of Death: March 1, 1984 1977 1930 1922 1919 Hometown (at time of death): Big Fork Birthplace: Lew- Birthplace: Lewis- Date of Death: June Date of Death: Highest Rank: Colonel istown town 2, 2002 March 6, 1980 Family: Herman and Florence (McMillan) Otten, Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Highest Rank: parents; Jane Graves Otten, spouse; Katherine, Corporal Corporal Corporal Sergeant Anita and Elise, daughters Branch of Mili- Hometown: Lewis- Hometown (at time Hometown (at time Connection to Central Montana: Fergus High tary: Marine Corps town of death): Great Falls of death): Lewistown School graduate Current Home- Family: Parents Family: Maude and Family: George W. Served: China, Korean Conflict, Chile, Vietnam, town: Lewistown Donald and Betty Grant Gore, parents; Miller and Anna West Germany Family: Larry and McMillan, wife Laura four daughters, one L. (Wilcox) Miller, Duties: Officer in charge of Inter-American Geo- Kris McCord, parents; Breanna Kalal, Ann McMillan son parents detic Survey in Chile (spouse); Caden McCord, Brooklyn, Connection to Central Montana: Rancher Served: Women’s Air Corps, Aug. 28, 1943 Connection to Central Montana: Born in Military Honors: West Point appointment, Silver Bailey, Madison Rodgers, Bostynn, and Served: California, New Orleans, Greenland to Nov. 15, 1945 Lewistown Star, Bronze Star for Valor, Purple Heart, Com- Aspen, children Duties: Instructor, Equipment Operator Duties: Infantry, World War II bat Infantryman’s Badge, Army Commendation Connection to Central Montana: Appli- Lee L. Metcalfe Military Honors: Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Medal, Legion of Merit Award, Meritorious cation specialist, went to school in Moore Robert N. McNeil Birthdate: May 7, Defense Service Ribbon, Asiatic Pacific Service Medal and the Office of Army Assistant Served: Miramar; San Diego, Calif. Birthdate: Feb. 21, 1923 Ribbon Chief of Staff for Intelligence Duties: Ordinance 1943 Date of Death: Aug. Birthplace: Lewis- 18, 2000 Basil L. Mitchell James Earl Otto Spencer Lee McCord town Highest Rank: PFC Birthdate: June 1928 Birthdate: Feb. 17, 1977 Birthdate: Dec. 9, Highest Rank: E4 Hometown (at time Date of Death: Jan. Birthplace: Lewistown 1981 Current Hometown: of death): Moccasin 1975 Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant U.S. Air Force Birthplace: Lew- Lewistown Family: Thelma M. Highest Rank: FT1, Family: Michael and Kathleen Otto, Deborah Otto, istown Family: Parents Rob- Metcalfe, spouse; U.S. Navy Ashley Rose and Kylee Yung Otto Highest Rank: ert N. McNeil and Terry L. Metcalfe and Hometown (at time Connection to Central Montana: Hometown Sergeant Florence L. (Turner) Michael H. Metcalfe, of death): Helena Served: Texas, South Carolina, Turkey, Italy, Bah- Branch of Kilgore; wife Ruth A. sons Family: Alfred rain, Korea Military: Marine (Geary) McNeil Connection to Central Montana: Resident and Opal Mitchell, Duties: Alternate Mission Equipment/War Reserve Corps, 1st BN, 7th Connection to Central Montana: Born and for 65 years, farmed and ranched in parents Material Section Chief Marines, 1st Marine raised in area, home always in Fergus Judith Basin County Connection to Cen- Military Honors: Outstanding Achievement Division County, have owned businesses, includ- Served: Korean War, 25th Infantry Division tral Montana: Raised in Danvers Medal, Life Saving in Italy, Operation Enduring Current ing Kitch’s Cheese Mart Military Honors: Two Purple Hearts, Served: Korean Conflict – USS Hawkins Freedom in Turkey Hometown: Lewistown Served: California, Colorado, Kansas, Korean Service Medal for the Commu- DDR 873/USS Casin Young DD Family: Larry and Kris McCord, parents; Vietnam nist China Forces Intervention and the Duties: Fire control on ships main battery Michael F. Otto Randi McCord, wife; Damen and Colt Duties: Radio Operator First UN Counter Offensive Campaigns. Military Honors: Combat Action Medal for Birthdate: Feb. 11, 1951 McCord, children Military Honors: Overseas Service Bar, Honorably discharged Sept. 1951. Korea Birthplace: Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Mid- Vietnam Service Medal, Marksman Highest Rank: Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corp Rivers, went to school in Moore and (Rifle M-14) Donald James Miller Clarence A. Mitchell Current Hometown: Lewistown Lewistown Birthdate: Dec. 25, Birthdate: Oct. 26, Family: Parents Earl and Rose Otto, children Served: Middle East during Operation Glynn M. (Jim) McVeda 1947 1936 Joshua and James Otto Iraqi Freedom Birthdate: Dec. 26, Date of Death: May Birthplace: Danvers, Connection to Central Montana: Hometown Duties: Communications, Radio Operator 1921 16, 2001 Mont. Served: California Birthplace: Powell, Hometown (at time Highest Rank: 2nd Duties: Military Policeman, Special Detachment – Lloyd A. McGuire Wyo. of death): Lewistown Class Petty Officer Deserter Apprehension Birthdate: Jan. 14, Date of Death: Aug. Family: Esther Cath- Branch of Military: Military Honors: Marine of the Month, U.S.M.C., 1928 31, 2011 erine (Turner) and Navy Meritorious Promotion and Unit Citation Birthplace: St. Highest Rank: Tech William Boyd Miller, Hometown: Rapid Paul, Minn. 5, Army parents City, SD Highest Rank: Hometown: Lewis- Connection to Family: Alfred and Robert W. Pajari PFC, U.S. Army town Central Montana: Born and raised in Opah Mitchell, par- Highest Rank: PFC attached to 8th Air Family: William Lewistown ents; Gary, Connie, Steve, Barbara, Larry Hometown: Lewistown Force and Luella (Rice) McVeda, parents; Joy Served: Vietnam, two terms Connection to Central Montana: Parents Served: Korea Hometown: Lew- (Lansberry) McVeda, wife; Linda Thay- Duties: Infantry homesteaded at Square Butte in 1908 Duties: Construction istown er, daughter; Steve and Dave McVeda, Military Honors: Two Purple Hearts, two and moved to Danvers around 1938; Re- Family: Spouse, sons Bronze Stars, three Silver Stars and tired from Milwaukee Railroad in 1948 Michael Howard Pallett Vera Connection to Central Montana: Raised many others Served: South Pacific Birthdate: March 30, 1962 Connection to Central Montana: Retired; and worked in Central Montana area, Duties: Landed troops and supplies on beach Birthplace: Lewistown former owner of CarQuest electrician Jerimiah Ray Miller head from Luzon to Tokyo, Japan Highest Rank: E4, U.S. Army Served: Tokyo, Japan; Haneda Airfield Served: Southern France, Northern Italy, Birthdate: Sept. 15, Military Honors: Landed troops on Luzon, Current Hometown: Great Falls Duties: Member of 31st Postal Regulatory Central Europe, North Africa 1986 Marshalls, Okinawa, Ie Shima, Japan Family: Wayne and Alta Pallett, Cheri Ihly Pallett, Section Duties: U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps; Birthplace: Lewis- battles Matthew Wayne Pallett, Krista Mae Pallett munitions – drove motorcycles and town Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised William (Swede) trucks moving ammunition to font Highest Rank: Sea- here Thomas McGuire lines in North Africa, Italy, France and man, U.S. Navy Dudley (DW) Served: USA Germany Current Hometown: Duties: M103 Howitzers Birthdate: 1903 Woodrow Mitchell Highest Rank: Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, Lewistown European-Africa-Middle Eastern Theatre Family: Karl Thomas Birthdate: March Sean Kenneth Pallett Corporal in Air 1915 Force Service Medal, Issued 5 Overseas and Jackie Kalal Birthdate: Aug. 26, 1988 Service Bars of Lewistown and Date of Death: May Birthplace: Roto, Spain Hometown (at 1986 time of death): Stephanie Miller of Great Falls, parents Highest Rank: E4, U.S. Navy William L. McVeda Connection to Central Montana: Born and Highest Rank: Cor- Current Hometown: Lewistown California poral, USMC Family: John Birthdate: Feb. 14, raised Family: Sherri Pallett, Wayne and Alta Pallett 1926 Served: Currently serving in Montana, Hometown (at time Connection to Central Montana: Grew up here P. McGuire and of death): Helena Martha McGuire, Birthplace: Lewis- Bahrain Served: Bahrain, Cuba, Going to Spain town Duties: Information Systems Technician Family: Alfred Duties: Master at Arms – Security parents; Grace Mc- and Opal Mitchell, Guire, spouse; Patsy Highest Rank: Per- Military Honors: Boot camp honor recruit sonnel Man Second graduate parents Robert A. Passow Lou McGuire, daughter Connection to Central Montana: Raised Connection to Central Montana: Resi- Class Petty Officer Birthdate: Oct. 16, 1938 Hometown: Upland, Kenneth Dale Miller in Danvers Birthplace: Bruno, Minn. dent of Lewistown Served: World War II - Numea, New Cale- Served: South Pacific Calif. Birthdate: Feb. 10, Highest Rank: PFC Family: Parents 1950 donia, Guadalcanal, Bouginville, Kwaja- Hometown: Lewistown Duties: Mechanic lien, Eniwetok, Guam and Okinawa Military Honors: Served in World War II William and Luella Birthplace: Lewis- Family: Barbara, Philip, Neal, Jere, Jean McVeda, wife Janet (Jones) McVeda, town Duties: Rifleman, mechanic, truck driver Connection to Central Montana: Residence and Hugh William (Bill) children Brad McVeda and Jamme Hood Highest Rank: PV1 work McIntosh Connection to Central Montana: Born in Current Hometown: Eugene E. (Gene) Mitchell Served: Ft. Lewis, Wash. Birthdate: Oct. 1925 Birthdate: April 30, Lewistown, graduated UofM Lewistown Duties: Surveyor, S-3 Section Combat Engineers Served: South Pacific aboard USS Lenawee Family: Parents Date of Death: Oct. Military Honors: Good Conduct 1923 1998 Birthplace: Lew- Duties: 40MM AA Gun, Sea and Anchor Esther C. (Turner) detail, Helmsman, Executive Officer’s Miller and William Highest Rank: Sgt., Stan Lee Pavek istown USMC Highest Rank: Yeoman Boyd Miller; chil- Birthdate: April 10, 1946 Military Honors: American Theatre, Asiatic dren, Tracy, Christopher, Scott and Troy Hometown (at time Birthplace: Aberdeen, S.D. Staff Sergeant of death): Glendale, Hometown: Denton Pacific (2 stars), Philippine Liberation, Connection to Central Montana: Born and Date of Death: Feb. 8, 1974 present at flag raising Iwo Jima, present raised here. Ariz. Highest Rank: Corporal Family: wife Babe, Family: Alfred children John, at Japan’s surrender Tokyo Bay, Sept. Served: Germany and USA Current Hometown (at time of death): Billings 1945, World War II Victory Medal Duties: Co. B 2 BN 52 Inf. USAREUR and Opal Mitchell, Family: Wife Peggy, deceased; children Shane, MaryLynn, Pat and parents Pam Honors, Special Commendations: National Shaun and Shannon; parents Don and Shirley Jason Mark Melton Defense Service Medal, Sharpshooter Connection to Central Montana: Raised Huber Connection to in Danvers Central Montana: Lifelong resident Highest Rank: M-14 Connection to Central Montana: Grew up in Airman 1st Class Served: Korea, and World War II – Iwo Lewistown Served: E.T.O. Ralph (Kim) Miller Jima Duties: Army Sig. Corps Hometown: Grass Served: Vietnam Range Birthdate: April 29, Duties: Rifleman Duties: Supply Clerk Family: Royal and 1937 Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, Honorable Verlin George Josie Melton of Birthplace: Boze- Fred B. Mitchell Discharge (Mac) McIntosh Grass Range, and man, MT Birthdate: Nov. 1930 Birthdate: April 2, Connie Melton of Highest Rank: LT- Date of Death: July Donald E. Pegg 1940 Lewistown Col., U.S. Air Force 2003 Birthdate: Sept. 13, 1931 Birthplace: Lew- Served: Lakenheath Hometown: Mills Highest Rank: EM1, Date of Death: June 13, 1999 istown AFB, England River, NC U.S. Navy Birthplace: Elizabeth, N.J. Date of Death: Duties: Munitions specialist Family: Parents- Hometown (at time Highest Rank: First Lieutenant April 20, 2002 Wilfred & Mildred of death): Lillian, Family: Wife Kay Pegg; sons Gary and Glen; Hometown (at time Arthur J. Meserve Miller of Moore, MT Ala. daughters Kari Ihly and Kori Sramek of death): Zortman Birthdate: Oct. 7, (deceased) Sister- Susan Townsend of Family: Alfred Connection to Central Montana: Lived in area for Highest Rank: E-6, 1913 Tulsa, OK and Opal Mitchell, 40 years Navy Date of Death: Feb. Connection to Central Montana: Attend- parents Served: Ft. Belvair, Va, Fort Leanard Wood, Mo. Family: Spouse 14, 1987 ed and graduated from Moore Schools/ Connection to Central Montana: Raised Duties: Demolitions instructor Donna; children Brian McIntosh, Patty Highest Rank: Ser- High School class of 1955 in Danvers Monger, Gracia Wipf and Kim Hassler geant, U.S. Marine Served: 22+ years in Air Force Served: Korean Conflict – USS Hawkins Anthony L. Penak Served: USS Saratoga Corps Duties: Flew 3 different aircraft in Vietnam, DDR 873; Vietnam – USS Hassayampa Birthdate: Sept. 10, 1933 Duties: Fire control tech.; FT 2 Instructor Hometown (at including transports for wounded AOR 145 Birthplace: Taylor, Texas time of death): Big Honors, Special Commendations: Air Duties: Electricians Mate Highest Rank: T/SGT (Technical Sergeant) James William McKinney Jr. Timber medal with 1 device, Vietname service Military Honors: Combat Action Medal for Connection to Central Montana: Resident Highest Rank: Family: Henry and medal with 9 devices, graduate of Air Korea and Vietnam Served: French Morocco, Okinawa, Philippines, Boilerman Third Jenny Meserve, parents; Alta (Brownie) War College, medically discharged in Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, Brazil Class (BT3), Navy Meserve, spouse; Kathy Hill, daughter 1981 from poisonous snake bite. Duties: Aircraft Photo System Technician Hometown: Lew- Connection to Central Montana: Born and istown raised here Family: Bellevina Served: New Zealand, Guadalcanal, Bou- McKinney, mother; gainville, Guam and Iwo Jima Brandi Dunn and Duties: Maintenance, repair of 80mm guns Dustin McKinney, in England, France, Belgium children Military Honors: Bronze Stars for defense Connection to of England, Omaha Beach, Battle of Central Montana: Highland Park and Holland, Invasion of France, Battle of Fergus High School graduate Rhineland and Battle of Bulge Served: Vietnam Duties: Boilerman

May we never forget freedom isn’t free…

With deepest gratitude to those who paid the ultimate price. Lewistown News-Argus Saturday, November 9, 2019 23

Kenneth E. Mitchell Robert (Bob) Gary Moody David Angus Morrison Joseph W. Murray Charles Edward Pentecost Birthdate: April Birthdate: May 22, Birthdate: Oct. 26, Birthdate: Oct. 4, Birthdate: Jan. 23, 1927 1919 1951 1916 1923 Date of Death: Aug. 20, 1995 Date of Death: Feb. Birthplace: Lewis- Date of Death: Feb. Birthplace: Lew- Highest Rank: Pharmacist 2C, U.S. Navy 1997 town 3, 2000 istown Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown Highest Rank: S/ Highest Rank: Birthplace: Great Highest Rank: Family: Claude and Ida Pentecost, parents; Elaine, Sgt., U.S. Army Master Chief, Navy; Falls Ship’s Cook 1/C Claudette, Michael, Barbara, Carol, Bob and Hometown (at time retired after 30 years Highest Rank: Chief Hometown: Teresa of death): Belgrade Current Hometown: Petty Officer, U.S. Hobson Connection to Central Montana: Lewistown Fire Family: Alfred Pensacola, Fla. Navy SeaBees Family: Parents Joe Department (31 years), fire chief and Opal Mitchell, Family: Parents, Family: Parents Dan and Rebie Murray; Served: San Diego, Calif. parents Weldon and Margie and Annie Morri- wife Betty Ander- Duties: Pharmacist Mate Connection to Moody, Lewistown son; spouse Elizabeth (Bette); children son Murray; children Bettie Byrd, Pat Central Montana: Raised in Danvers Connection to Central Montana: Native Michael, Jacqueline, Cheryl Dockery, Judy Miller, Mike and Scott John L. (Jack) Pentecost Served: World War II – Aleutian Islands, Served: China Lake, Bermuda; San Diego, Connection to Central Montana: Owned Murray Birthdate: Jan. 1, 1915 Attu, Kwajalein, Eniwetok, Manus Calif.; Memphis, Tenn.; Pensacola, Fla.; ‘Dan Morrison and Sons’ with father Connection to Central Montana: Both Date of Death: July 10, 1967 Island, Leyte and Okinawa and aboard the U.S.S. Ranger. Dan and brothers grandfathers homesteaded here in 1882 Highest Rank: Shore Patrol Duties: Plt SGT, 7th Infantry Division 38 Duties: ACCM – Air controller and instruc- Served: New Caledonia Island, South Served: NAS Astoria, Ore. – South Pacific Hometown (at time of death): Butte Battalion, Co. K tor Pacific from Australia to Japan. Family: Claude and Ida Pentecost, parents; Viola Military Honors: Bronze Star, Purple Heart Military Honors: Meritorious Service Duties: Built floating docks for ships Duties: Cooking meals for 500 to 2,000 Goddard Pentecost, spouse; Karen, Bobby, Mary with Oak Leaf Cluster medal and numerous Navy commenda- Military Honors: Driving force for creation men Jule, Karl and Kurt, children tions and achievement medals of Veteran’s Memorial Park in Farming- Military honors: American Area Cam- Connection to Central Montana: Born in Lewis- Paul C. Mitchell ton, N.M., and founded SeaBee Island paign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Area town, graduated in 1934 Birthdate: Feb. 28, Dean F. Morgan for Veterans, both in Farmington, N.M., Campaign Medal 1 star, Philippine Served: Farragut, Idaho 1932 Birthdate: June 1, and Scottsdale, Ariz. Liberation 1 star, World War II Victory Duties: Shore Patrol Highest Rank: 1913 Medal Chief, U.S. Navy Birthplace: Palisade, Donald Leonard Morrison Timothy Owen Pentecost Family: Parents Opal Colo. Birthdate: May 30, Noble T. Murray Birthdate: May 25, 1923 and Alfred Mitchell Highest Rank: 1920 Birthdate: May Date of Death: Oct. 14, 1974 Connection to Corporal Birthplace: Brady, 1918 Highest Rank: Pharmacist Mate 2C, U.S. Navy Central Montana: Hometown: Lewis- Mont. Date of Death: (two terms) Raised in Danvers town Date of Death: Feb. Dec. 2003 Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown Served: Korean Con- Family: Wife Ann; 22, 2001 Highest Rank: Ser- Family: Claude and Ida Pentecost, parents flict, U.S.S. Hawk- son Bob Highest Rank: Staff geant, U.S. Army Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised ings DDR873; Vietnam, U.S.S. Canberra Connection to Cen- Sergeant Family: Sister J. here, graduated from St. Leo’s CAG 2 tral Montana: Resident Hometown (at time Trammell-Wallace Served: Mariana Islands Duties: Administrative Served: Okinawa, Hawaii of death): Lewis- Connection to Duties: Pharmacist Military Honors: Combat Action Medal for Duties: Airplane Mechanic town Central Montana: Korea and Vietnam Military Honors: Sharpshooter Carbine, Family: Daniel and Annie Morrison, par- Native Lawrence Elwyn Perrigo Jr. A.T. Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific ents, Bonnie A. Tresch Morrison, wife; Served: New Guinea Birthdate: Oct.1, 1938 Ronald F. Mitchell Sr. Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Randy Morrison, Lynne M. Contway, Duties: Combat Birthplace: Pioneer, Mich. Birthdate: July 11, Victory Medal Douglas Morrison Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal Highest Rank: SP-4 1934 Connection to Central Montana: Dan Branch of Military: Army Birthplace: Seattle Elmer L. Morgan Morrison and Sons, B&B Motel Robert H. Murray Hometown: Lewistown Highest Rank: Sgt. Birthdate: Jan. 1, Served: August 23, 1944 - Jan. 21, 1946; Birthdate: Dec. 12, Family: Lawrence Elwyn Perrigo, Sr. and Freda 1st Class E7 SFC 1923 Southern Philippines, Luzon 1921 C. Perrigo, parents; Joan F. Perrigo, wife; Larry Branch of Military: Date of Death: April Duties: Welder/Engr. Date of Death: Jan. Dell Perrigo, son Army 15, 1945 Military Honors: Philippine Liberation 26, 1998 Connection to Central Montana: Live here Hometown: Lew- Birthplace: Lewis- Medal with two Bronze Service Stars, Highest Rank: Served: Arizona, Shemya Island, Alaska istown town Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, Victory First Lieutenant Duties: Mechanic, heavy equipment operator Family: Georgia Highest Rank: Staff Medal, Good Conduct Medal Hometown (at Mitchell, Ron Mitch- Sergeant, US Army time of death): Gerard Peters ell Jr., Dawn Mitchell, Kathy L. Tarbox Family: Press and Darren Lee Morrow Eagle, Idaho Birthdate: Sept. 1, 1928 Connection to Central Montana: Resident Olive Morgan, Birthdate: 1981 Family: Joe and Birthplace: Lewistown Served: 1949-1958 parents Highest Rank: Tech Rebie Murray, Highest Rank: Airman First Class Duties: Military Police Corp 41st Division Connection to Central Montana: Born, Sergeant parents; Mary, Hometown: Lavina Military Honors: 3 Honorable Discharges, raised and schooled in Lewistown Branch of Military: spouse; six children, grandchildren and Family: Parents Joe and Anna Peters Veterans of Underage Military Service Served: Italy, buried in Florence, Italy Air Force great-grandchildren Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised #2643 Duties: Ski Patrol, 10 Mountain Division Current Hometown: Connection to Central Montana: Family Duties: 29-50th Air Police Squadron Military Honors: Purple Heart, Bronze Hobson lived here since 1882, 1940 graduate of Arod Elbert Moberley Jr. Star, Killed in Action Family: Randy and Fergus High School Joe Peters Birthdate: Oct. 20, Rhonda Morrow, Served: Europe Birthdate: Nov. 30, 1920 1934 James C. Morgan parents, Taylor, wife; Duties: B-17 Pilot Birthplace: Springfield, Miss. Birthplace: Lewis- Birthdate: Feb. 27, Kaylee and Lola, Military Honors: Delivered 29 loads of Hometown: Lewistown town 1932 daughters unordered armed supplies to Hitler Family: Parents Joe and Anna Peters, daughter Highest Rank: Birthplace: Lewis- Connection to Central Montana: 2000 Joanna Raos Corporal E4 town Hobson graduate Ted F. Murray Connection to Central Montana: Farmed and Hometown: Lewis- Branch of Military: Served: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Birthdate: Feb. 27, ranched at Kendall town Navy Cheyenne, Wyo.; Alaska; Maryland; 1933 Served: Panama Family: Parents Arod Highest Rank: Yeo- Rammstein, Germany Birthplace: Lew- Duties: Military Police and Alice Moberley, man Third Class Duties: Security forces, shooting instructor istown wife Jacqueline; Hometown: Med- Highest Rank: Joseph C. Peters children Mark, Gordon and Donna ford, Ore. William T. Murphy EN2 (E4) Birthdate: Dec. 19, 1896 Connection to Central Montana: Native Family: Press and Birthdate: Jan. 10, Hometown: Lew- Date of Death: June 6, 1974 Served: Augsburg, Germany Olive Morgan, parents; Betty (Feyk) 1920 istown Birthplace: Springfield, Missouri Duties: Field Wireman and Powerman Morgan, spouse; Gregory Morgan, son Date of Death: July Family: Parents Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown Military Honors: National Defense Service Connection to Central Montana: Born, 1983 Joseph and Ella R. Highest Rank: PFC, U.S. Army Medal, Army of Occupation Medal raised and schooled in Lewistown Family: Florence E. Murray; wife Bev- Family: Children Carolyn, Joe, Boy, Gerard, Garry; Served: San Diego Murphy, deceased; erly A.; daughters Wendy R. (Mike) Anna Peters, wife Frank Elmer Moberley Duties: Sub. Gruone Pac. Res. Flt. Billie Lewis daugh- Jensen and Vicky R. (David) Galt Connection to Central Montana: Came from Mis- Birthdate: Aug. 4, Military Honors: National Defense ter, Lewistown; Deb Connection to Central Montana: Third souri to ranch 1929 Jensen, granddaugh- generation. Both grandparents home- Served: France, WWI Date of Death: April Leonard Joseph ter; Jody Lambert, steaded in 1880s 29, 1992 granddaughter Served: Korea George W. Peterson Highest Rank: PFC (Pete) Morgan Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown Duties: Diesel Mechanic Engineer Birthdate: Nov. 20,1918 Hometown (at time Birthdate: March 19, Connection to Central Montana: Retired Date of Death: March 15, 2011 of death): Libby 1928 as shop foreman for State Highway Thomas A. Murray Birthplace: Hermitage, MO. Family: Arod and Birthplace: Lewis- Department Birthdate: Dec. 13, Highest Rank: 2nd Lieutenant Alice Moberley, town Served: South Pacific, Navy 1926 Branch of Military: Army Air Corps parents Branch of Military: Duties: Fireman on USS South Dakota Date of Death: Hometown (at time of death): Denton, MT Connection to Navy April 27, 2002 Family: Parents, Ed and Agnus Peterson; Spouse, Central Montana: Born and grew up here Highest Rank: Jour- Dennis Michael Murray Highest Rank: Lorraine Peterson; Children, Dorenda Zubi- Served: Southern Philippines, Luzon nalist 3rd Class Birthdate: Sept. 23, Seaman 1st Class zarreta, Lawrence Peterson Duties: Welder/Engineer Hometown: Glen- 1947 Hometown (at Connection to Central Montana: Long time Military Honors: Philippine Liberation dale, Ariz. Birthplace: Lewis- time of death): Denton resident, EMT, worked at Farmers State Medal with two bronze Service Stars, Family: Press and town Penn Valley, Calif. Bank Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, Victory Olive Morgan Highest Rank: HM Family: Joe and Served: Northwest Field, Guam WWII Medal, Good Conduct Medal Connection to Central Montana: Gradu- 2/C Rebie Murray, Duties: B-29 Pilot ated FCHS 1946 Current Hometown: parents Thomas C. Moe Served: Guam McCammon, Idaho Connection to Central Montana: Family John Timothy Peterson Birthdate: March 24, Duties: Editor, newspaper Family: Parents lived here since 1882 Birthdate: May 12, 1947 1923 Betty and Joe Mur- Served: South Pacific, Guam Birthplace: Lewistown Birthplace: Min- John David Morris ray; wife Kathy Duties: Baker Highest Rank: Sergeant, U.S. Army neapolis, Minn. Birthdate: June 4, (Watson) Murray Current Hometown: Lewistown Highest Rank: Lt. 1980 Connection to Central Montana: Born Chase Howard Musick Family: Parents James R. Peterson and Joan U.S. Naval Reserve Birthplace: Lewis- here, fifth generation Birthdate: July 2, Peterson Hometown: Lewis- town Served: Guam 1986 Connection to Central Montana: Resident, born town Highest Rank: Staff Duties: Hospital Corpsman, (Mud man) Highest Rank: E4 and raised Family: Parents Sergeant E-5 MANG broken bones Current Home- Served: Korea Thomas and Florence Current Hometown: town: Lewistown Duties: Combat Medic Moe; Tom C. Jr., Da- Bozeman Joseph Andrew Murray Family: Parents, vid J. and Jeanne M; wife Ellen R. Moe Family: Parents Da- Birthdate: Nov. 2, Steve Musick and George Lee Phillips Connection to Central Montana: Lived 50 vid and Jill Morris of 1896 Bethany Lark; Birthdate: July 21, 1936 years in rural area Moore; wife Jessica; Birthplace: Phil- Grandparents Birthplace: Malta Served: East Coast U.S., Phillipines children Karlee and Kaleb brook, MT LeRoy and Elaine Highest Rank: PFC U.S. Army Duties: Naval Aviator, pilot, Submarine Connection to Central Montana: Graduate Date of Death: June Musick, Fred Lark Current Hometown: Lewistown Patrol, Search & Rescue of Moore 26, 1957 and Luan Fortenberry Family: Lynn and Martha Phillips, Shirley Phillips, Served: Montana Air National Guard, Great Hometown (at time Connection to Central Montana: Native Scott, Steve, and Jay Phillips Todd Michael Moline Falls; Keesler AFB, Biloxi, Miss. of death): Served: Cape May, N.J.; Petaluma, Calif.; Connection to Central Montana: Current resident Birthdate: May 10, Duties: Electronic Warfare Journeyman Lewistown Tok, Alaska United States Coast Guard Served: Germany 1973 Family: Wife Rebie 2006-2010 Petty Officer 2nd class Birthplace: North Thomas Jerome Morris Murray; sons Bob, United States Army 2012-Present Chaplain William Thomas Philp Platte, Neb. Joe, Ted and Tom (Captain) 1-12 Infantry Battalion Fort Birthdate: July 16, 1969 Highest Rank: E4 Birthdate: Jan. 7, Connection to Central Montana: Born and Carson Colorado Birthplace: Lewistown Current Hometown: 1983 raised in Hobson at the Meadow Brook Duties: Electronics technician; operate and Highest Rank: E-3 Lewistown Birthplace: Lewis- Stock Farm maintain long-range aids to navigation Current Hometown: Malta Family: Parents Jerry town Served: Saunton Military Academy, 1916- equipment (LORAN). Family: Tom and Vicki Philp, parents; Lorna, wife; and Sharon Moline Highest Rank: 1917, joined Marine Corps and returned Military Honors: Sharpshooter, Meri- Kimberly, daughter Connection to Senior Airman home in 1919 torious Team Commendation medal, Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Central Montana: Current Hometown: National Defense medal. in Winifred Moved to Lewistown in 1979, graduated Tucson, Ariz. Served: USS Schenectady, San Diego from Fergus High School in 1991 Family: Parents Duties: Damage Control Maintenance Served: Served in Iraq with Montana Army David and Jill Morris Military Honors: Junior Sailor of the quarter, National Guard of Moore Humanitarian Service Medal Duties: Light Vehicle Mechanic – Petroleum Connection to Central Montana: Graduate “The battle, sir, is not to the Transport Guard of Moore High School Served: Shepherd AFB, Texas; Davis Monthon AFB, Ariz.; Ramstein AFB, strong alone; it is to the vigilant, Frankfurt, Germany Duties: Jet Propulsion Specialist the active, the brave...” - Patrick Henry 24 Lewistown News-Argus Saturday, November 9, 2019

Fredrick L. Picco LeRoy Howard Musick Arnold Norman Nelson Robert A. (Rip) Noble Wallace Raymond Otto Birthdate: Feb. 18, 1947 Birthdate: Aug. Birthdate: Oct. 19, Birthdate: Dec. 31, Birthdate: Nov. 8, Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y. 20, 1929 1913 1924 1926 Highest Rank: Colonel - USAR Birthplace: Date of Death: Feb. Birthplace: Lewis- Date of Death: May Current Hometown: Lewistown Sheridan, Mo. 2, 1992 town 4, 1986 Family: Wife Maureen; three children Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Staff Highest Rank: Birthplace: Flaxville, Connection to Central Montana: Industrial Arts Corporal, 82nd Sergeant Corporal Mont. Instructor FHS and business owner Airborne, 505th Hometown (at time Branch of Military: Branch of Military: Served: Desert Storm, 35 1/2 years total service Ranger Co. Para- of death): Lewistown USMC, First Marine Navy Duties: Armor and Quartermaster and SEPLO for trooper Family: Peter and Division, First Tank Family: Helen Mont. Hometown: Lew- Ella Nelson, parents; Battalion Bloom Otto, wife; Military Honors, Special Commendations, etc: istown Mary C. Brilhart, Connection n to Sherry (Eric) Silber- Numerous Family: Harry and Viola Musick, parents; spouse; Sara Lynn, Central Montana: Owner Pace Painting horn, Daryl R. Otto (deceased), children Elaine Ayers Musick, wife; Steven How- Peter and Ken, children Served: West Pacific Connection to Central Montana: Hines Dean (Bill) W. Poole ard, son; Yvonne Guilliford, Kathleen Connection to Central Montana: Born, Duties: Boatswain mate, ship maintenance Motor, Bloom Oil Central Mont. P.C.A. Birthdate: July 1, 1921 Haag, daughters raised, schooled in Lewistown Served: Saipan Date of Death: Nov. 22, 2001 Connection to Central Montana: Served: South Pacific, Battles of Papua, Holly Ann Olsen Highest Rank: Lieutenant Farmed and ranched in Salt Creek area New Guinea Birthdate: Aug. 24, Ernest Arthur Pallett Hometown (at time of death): Shelton, Wash. for 43 years Duties: Mess Sergeant 1983 Birthdate: June 18, Family: Jo, spouse; Michael, son; Kathleen, Served: Fort Chaffee, Ark.; Fort Bliss, Military Honors: American Defense Birthplace: Lewis- 1922 daughter Texas; Fort Bragg, N.C.; Alamogordo, Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, town Date of Death: June Connection to Central Montana: Raised and N.M. Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, Distin- Highest Rank: 1973 educated in Lewistown Duties: Paratrooper Cadreman, Instructor guished Unit Badge Specialist Hometown: Lewis- Served: Co. K, National Guard of Montana in New for parachuting, Special Guard Duty Hometown: Lew- town Guinea, Biak, etc. Military Honors: Successfully completed Mitch A. Nessan istown and Killeen, Family: Rufus and Military Honors: Bronze Star for Bravery Jump, Ranger, Intelligence and Close Birthdate: Jan. 26, Texas Zaida Pallett, parents; Combat schools; Infiltration course; rec- 1967 Family: Parents Neta Mary, spouse Robert F. Poole ommended for Officer Candidate School. Birthplace: Har- Ann Beck Olsen and Connection to Birthdate: Jan. 11, 1903 lowton Arnold Olsen; sister Amber M. Olsen; Central Montana: Date of Death: Feb. 4, 1993 Sid Napier Highest Rank: Spc. grandmothers Neta Beck and Evelyn Raised and worked in Fergus County Highest Rank: Sgt. U.S. Marine Corps Birthdate: Sept. 4, U.S. Army Olsen Served: U.S. Navy, South Pacific Hometown (at time of death): Great Falls 27, 1947 Current Hometown: Connection to Central Montana: Fifth Duties: Military Air Transport, Guam Family: Dean and Laura Poole, parents; Suzy Birthplace: Louis- Spokane, Wash. generation in Lewistown Poole, spouse; Dan, Debra and Barbara, children ville, Ky. Family: Donna and Served: Tikrit, Iraq, and Fort Hood, Texas Sherri Lynn Pallett Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Highest Rank: Gary Nessan; Nikki, Duties: Gunner on convoy, tank mechanic, in Lewistown Sergeant wife; Sydney and chemical equipment repair Birthdate: Nov. 2, Served: South Pacific Current Home- Erica, children Military Honors: Army Lapel Button, Army 1964 Duties: Navigator on B24 Aircraft town: Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Raised in Achievement Metal, Army Service rib- Birthplace: Lewis- Family: Wife Lewistown, graduated from St. Leo’s bon, Global War on Terrorism Expedi- town Patricia G. J. Price Sharon; daughters Served: Ft. Lewis, Tacoma, Wash. tionary Medal, National Defense Service Highest Rank: AD2 Birthdate: May 31, 1971 Theresa, Christy; Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service (AW) Birthplace: Circle, Texas and sons Shane, Jim Steven G. Nessan Medal Hometown: Lew- Highest Rank: SRA Connection to Central Montana: Lived Birthdate: Oct. 27, istown Current Hometown: Roundup here since 1975 1965 Ronald Dale Olson Family: Wayne and Family: Parents Robert and Sharon Johnson, spouse Served: Ellsworth AFB, Rapid City, S.D. Birthplace: Lewis- Birthdate: March 17, Alta Pallett, parents; Leonard Price, children Grace, Faith, Hope, and Duties: Military Policeman town 1952 Daniel and Sean, children; Michael and Daniel Military Honors: Expert Marksman, Highest Rank: Birthplace: Dayton, Ernie, brothers Served: Wiesbaden, Germany Vietnam Era Vet SPC 4 Ohio Connection to Central Montana: At- Duties: Weather Branch: Army Date of Death: April tended Fergus High School Theresa Napier Current Hometown: 28, 2005 Served: U.S. Navy, USS Carl Vinson, Leonard E. Price Birthdate: March St. Lewis, Missouri Hometown (at time Japan, Spain, Crete, Antarctica Birthdate: Feb. 13, 1963 15, 1985 Family: Gary and of death): Lewistown Duties: Specialist F-18 Hornet GE Jet Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif. Birthplace: Donna Nessan Highest Rank: Staff Compulsion Highest Rank: E-6 Anchorage, AK Connection to Central Montana: Born and Sergeant Family: Father Robert Price, spouse Patricia Price, Highest Rank: E-4 raised in Lewistown, graduated from St. Family: Parents Carl Wilson Park children Grace, Faith, Hope, and Daniel Branch of Mili- Leo’s Elsie and the late Don Olson; Birthdate: July 5, Connection to Central Montana: Associate Pas- tary: MT National Served: Fort Wainwright, Alaska; Yuma, daughters Marsha, Becky, Angela, and 1917 tor at Mercy Baptist Church, Central Montana Guard Arizona grandchildren Birthplace: Lewis- Health District Current Home- Duties: Light wheel maintenance Connection to Central Montana: 1971 town Served: Weisbaden Medical Center, Germany; town: Lewistown Denton High School graduate Date of Death: April Italy; Kadena AFB Okinawa; Malmstrom AFB Family: Sid and George Raymond Nette Served: 1971-1991 - Korea; West Germany; 22, 2006 Duties: IDMT Sharon Napier (parents); Cranny Napier Birthdate: May 17, Fort Campbell, Ky.; Fort Ord, Calif.; Fort Highest Rank: First (child) 1931 Sill, Okla. Lieutenant Arthur J. (Jack) Rahn Jr. Connection to Central Montana: Grew Birthplace: Many, Duties: Security Specialist, Hospital Hometown: Lewis- Birthdate: July 6, 1922 up here Louisiana town Date of Death: Aug. 15, 2000 Served: Helena, MT, 1-189th GSAB Highest Rank: Jesse Joe Olson Family: Wife Elsie L. Highest Rank: PFC, Army, 1942-46 Duties: Aviation Refueler, Chinooks, Airman First Class Birthdate: May 13, Park,; children Lynda Moseman, Carlyne Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown Blackhawks, 58s and Ground Fueler Branch of Military: 1980 Fitzgerald, Carl R. and Bill M. Park Served: U.S. Army 405th Air Service Group Military Honors: Distinguished Service Air Force Birthplace: Lewis- Connection to Central Montana: Worked Medal 2012, Pt Award in Basic Training Hometown: town at Highway Department 2009, Pt Award in AIT 2009 Lewistown Highest Rank: Served: South Pacific, served with 163rd Arthur J. Rahn, Sr. Family: Parents Sergeant First Class, Co. K 41 Sunset Division Birthdate: Dec. 1, 1886 Adam R. Neal James Paul and Mary Josephine Nette; Army Date of Death: Sept. 28, 1972 Birthdate: Sept. 1, wife Eloise Doris (Hines) Nette; Current Hometown: Francis E. Parker Highest Rank: Sergeant 1981 children Marcia J. Smith, Paulette Ft. Hood, TX Birthdate: June 30, Branch of Service: Army Birthplace: India- L. Greyn, James P. Nette, Sandra L. Family: Parents 1930 Hometown (at time of death): napolis, Ind. Westhoff, Cynthia J. Karhi, Denise M. Curly and Lethia Birthplace: Com- Lewistown Branch of Mili- Jennings and Lisa K. Charbonneau Olson; sisters Abby and Emily Olson; manche, Mont. Served: France WWI Co. C 362nd Infantry tary: Navy Connection to Central Montana: Worked wife Rachelle Olson Highest Rank: PFC Highest Rank: at Buttrey Foods for over 30 years Connection to Central Montana: Born and Current Hometown: Clyde Ramrell E-2, HT Served: Texas, Washington, Montana raised in area Lewistown Birthdate: Jan. 30, 1956 Current Home- Duties: Supply Served: Ft. Hood, Ft. Bragg, Ft. Drum, Family: Parents Mr. Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah town: Lewistown Panzer Kaserne (Germany), Ft. Carson, and Mrs. Roy Parker Highest Rank: U.S. Army Family: Parents Dayla Ann Newton Iraq, Afganistan, Africa (deceased); wife Ce- Current Hometown: Lewistown Eugene and Alice Neal; brothers Aaron Birthdate: Sept. 28, Duties: Infantry, Special Forces (Green Be- cilia Parker; children Connection to Central Montana: MT Mental and Jacob 1979 ret), Communications Sergeant, Special Judy Parker, Christine Woods and Randal Health Nursing Care Center Connection to Central Montana: Moved Birthplace: Lewis- Forces Intel Sergeant Parker Served: Granada Invasion, wounded to Lewistown in 1994 town Military Honors: Ranger Air Assault, Served: 1950-51, Korean War Military Honors: Purple Heart Served: USS Blue Ridge, Yokosuka, Highest Rank: 3rd Jump School, HALO, CIB, JCOM, 7 Duties: Radio Operator Japan, U.S.S. Pelileu, San Diego, CA, Class Petty Officer ARCOMS, 1 AAM, 4 Good Conduct Francis J. Rau Navy Reserves E-4 Medals Edward James Parry Birthdate: Sept. 24, 1925 Duties: Hull Tech – welder, fireman Current Hometown: Birthdate: Oct. 18, Date of Death: Nov. 16, 1999 Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal Lewistown Mark A. Osweiler 1944 Highest Rank: Sergeant Family: Parents Don Birthdate: Feb. 9, Birthplace: Lewis- Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown Duane F. Neeman and Bobetta Newton 1915 town Family: Francis and Rose Rau, parents; Aileen, Birthdate: Dec. 17, Served: North Island Naval Air Base, Coro- Highest Rank: PFC Date of Death: Jan. spouse; Pat, MaryAnn, Greg, Marty, Tom, Lou- 1935 nado, Calif. 80th Infantry Div. 22, 1992 ise, Dan, Liz, Ellen, Mike, Steve and Michelle, Birthplace: Doug- Duties: Plane Captain General Patton’s Highest Rank: Chief children las, Neb. Military honors: Good Conduct Award, Third Army Warrant Officer Connection to Central Montana: Family lives Highest Rank: E-6 Carrier Hand Signalman, Letter of Com- Hometown: Auburn, Family: Ellen and Pat here T/Sgt. mendation as Plane Captain Calif. Kelly, parents; Bob Served: France and Germany Hometown: Lew- Family: Parents Parry, Reva Routh Duties: Railway operating battalion istown James Edwin Niday Sr. Peter J. and Helena and Teresa King, siblings; Travis, Hous- Family: Wife Birthdate: Nov. 28, Osweiler; Anna Mae, ton and LeeAnn Parry, children Michael Dennis Raw Barbara A. Nee- 1931 wife; children Kathy Estes, Mark L. Connection to Central Montana: Lifelong Birthdate: Feb. 27, 1970 man; children Patty Date of Death: July Osweiler, Judy Butterly, Linda Jones, resident, graduated from FCHS Birthplace: Cheyenne, Wyo. Neeman and Mary Ann Birdsall 28, 1989 Mike Osweiler Served: On board a Destroyer – Greece, Highest Rank: Sgt., U.S. Army Reserve Connection to Central Montana: Served Highest Rank: A2C, Connection to Central Montana: Born Turkey, Italy, France and Sicily Current Hometown: Clyde Park at Lewistown Radar Site U.S. Air Force and raised in Lewistown, educated at St. Duties: Seaman – machine engine room Family: Parents Jim and Jean Raw, spouse Stacey, Served: Greenland, Labrador, Canada, Hometown (at time Leo’s and Fergus High (class of 1932) children Meaghan and Morgan Montana, Philippines, Thailand, Korea, of death): Lewistown Served: Liberation of France (ETO) Connection to Central Montana: Raised in Lewis- Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming Family: Patsy Niday, Duties: Digging fox holes and taking small ROBERT W. PATTERSON town, graduated from Fergus High School Duties: Communication Specialist, Cryp- spouse; James Niday towns until wounded and captured by Birthdate: June 28, Served: Desert Storm and Montana tography Jr., Kathy Gaines, Germans. Spent 170 days as a POW at 1925 Duties: Transportation and Supply Military Honors: Air Force Commenda- Ronald Niday, Karen Kleinsasser, Trish Stalag 17-B Austria Birthplace: Great tion Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters Niday and George Niday Military Honors: Purple Heart, POW Falls Connection to Central Montana: Lived in Medal, Bronze Star and French Com- Highest Rank: Ser- Bill Redd, Jr. Frances Martin Neet Lewistown mendation Citation geant, Army Air Core Birthdate: Aug. 21, 1947 Birthdate: Aug. Served: France, Alaska, England, Germany Hometown: Denton Birthplace: Missoula 11, 1925 and Korea Daryl R. Otto Family: spouse, Highest Rank: Sgt. E5 Date of Death: Birthdate: May 29, Betty Rowland Pat- Current Hometown: Helena June of 1979 Dennis Noel 1951 terson; children, Rick Family: Bill and Eleanor Redd, Kathy and Todd Birthplace: Lew- Date of Death: June Date of Death: Dec. (deceased), Dave, Connection to Central Montana: Family istown 15, 2014 23, 2004 Gail, Dale, and Mike homesteaded in Flatwillow Branch of Mili- Highest Rank: Mate Birthplace: Lewis- Connection to Central Montana: Gradu- Served: Vietnam (Quan Tri) tary: U.S. Army E6 town ated Geraldine HS 1943; Mayor of Den- Duties: Engineering, water purification Nurses Corp. Hometown (at time Branch of Military: ton for 20 years Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal Family: George of death): Lewistown Air Force Served: Philippines - Nichols Field - Flor and Lena Martin; Connection to Cen- Family: Wally and Blanca Oscar H. Redd John, Sharon, Mary Kay, children; Betty tral Montana: From Helen Otto Duties: Served from 1944-1947; Aircraft Birthdate: May 4, 1888 Cerovski, sister; Tom Martin brother Lewistown, Fergus Connection to Mechanic and crew on planes Birthplace: Coledge Mound, Missouri Served: Wadsworth Veterans Hospital Grad Central Montana: Grew up and went to Highest Rank: Motor Machinist Mate 1st Class Leavenworth, Kan. Served: Europe, school here Branch of Military: Navy Bahrain Served: 2 years in Washington State, 12 Family: Caduncas, Nancy Ann, Mabel, Harry, Bill, Duties: Navy Machinist years in Germany Mabel, Helen, Rex, Mary Jo Duties: Computer Tech Connection to Central Montana: Petroleum Co. Served: WWI, Atlantic Duties: Fireman (steamship) Lewistown News-Argus Saturday, November 9, 2019 25

Marty Paulson Don A. Pentecost Phillip H. Perry Charles F. Petranek J.V. (Jack) Reeder Birthdate: Sept. Birthdate: Oct. 15, Birthdate: July 12, Birthdate: Oct. 6, Birthdate: Aug. 9, 1892 1945 1953 1923 1917 Date of Death: June 4, 1964 Highest Rank: E-4 Birthplace: Lewis- Birthplace: Malta Birthplace: Lew- Birthplace: Winterset Branch of Military: town Highest Rank: Staff istown Highest Rank: Sergeant Major, U.S. Army U.S. Navy Highest Rank: Sergeant Highest Rank: Family: Spouse Rosella Reeder; daughter Joy Current Hometown: MasterSGT Hometown: Lewis- Carpenter’s Mate Wicks; grandchildren Jon and Jim Wicks and Family: spouse, Current Hometown: town First Class, Pacific; Jan Waltenbaugh Linda Helena Family: Spouse Carpenter’s Mate Connection to Central Montana: Former resident Served: Vietnam, Family: Son of late Carrol Second Class, Served: Camp Cody, N.M.; France and Germany 1963-1966 Tom and Tillie Pen- Connection to North Africa Duties: First Class Machine Gunner and Instructor, Duties: Gunnery Fire tecost; wife Dolly; Central Montana: in the Army of Occupation in Germany Control Technician children Rob, Adam, Resident; retired BLM Hometown: Lewistown Military Honors: Vietnam Service Medal Amy and Maggie, all of Helena. Served: Rhineland – Central European Family: Parents Charles and Margaret Nancy Lee (Hannah) with 3 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Connection to Central Montana: Born and Theatre Petranek; wife Catherine F. Petranek (Proulx) Riegel Medal raised in Lewistown, fourth generation Duties: Quartermaster/Entertainment Spec. Connection to Central Montana: Birthdate: Jan. 21, 1961 Paul E. Pavlak Served: Billings, Plentywood, Glasgow, 442. Served March 1943 – Aug. 1946 Rancher, dirt contractor Date of Death: July 4, 1985 Helena, Iraq Served: North Africa, Philippines Birthdate: Nov. 20, Garry G. Peters Birthplace: Lewistown Duties: National Guard Readiness NCO – Duties: Carpenter work, refuel LSTS Branch of Military: Army 1935 Crew Chief on Blackhawk, Door Gunner Birthdate: Nov. 5, North Africa Birthplace: Wilkes Highest Rank: E5 Military Honors: Meritorious Service 1935 Military Honors: Asiatic-Pacific Cam- Family: Wayne Hannah and Winnifred (Cripps) Barre, PA Medal, Army Commendation Medal Birthplace: Lewis- paign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Highest Rank: (Hannah) Rush, parents; Bruce Allen Proulx, Jr., 2nd Award, Army Achievement Medal town America Area Campaign Medal, Eu- son; Anna Marie Riegel, daughter MSG/E8 2nd Award, Army Good Conduct Medal Highest Rank: ropean African ME Campaign Medal, Branch of Military: Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised 5th Award, Army Reserve Components MSGT, USAF World War II Victory Medal, Philip- there Army Achievement Medal 2nd, National Family: Parents Joe pine Liberation Hometown: Served: Trained at Ft. Bragg; served at Ft. Dix; was Defense Service Medal, Global War on and Anna Peters in Guard and Reserve in North Dakota, Montana Lewistown Terrorism, Aircraft Crewman Badge, Connection to Cen- Donald E. Pfau Family: Parents and California Humanitarian Service Award tral Montana: Born Birthdate: April Duties: Clerical and whatever came up Helen and Peter Pavlak; spouse Darlene and raised 27, 1927 Served: Occupied Japan, Korea, Germany, Thomas Arthur Pentecost Hometown: Lewistown Birthplace: Lew- England, Alaska Donald Regli Birthdate: June 2, Served: Enlisted on Oct. 13, 1953, flew over istown Birthdate: March 7, 1930 Duties: First Sergeant 1919 165 combat missions in southeast Asia Highest Rank: T/5 Military Honors: Korean Defense, National Birthplace: Lewistown Date of Death: June during Vietnam conflict, flew more than Hometown: Lew- Highest Rank: A1C United States Air Force Defense, Small Arms Marksman, AF 14, 1996 225 reconnaissance missions around istown Overseas Long Tour, Army Commendations, Hometown: Bozeman, Mont. Highest Rank: Cpl., “communist block countries” during Family: Spouse Family: Columbus and Irene Regli, parents; Reba AF Good Conduct, AF Overseas Short Tour, U.S. Army the Cold War, all missions directed by Susie Pfau Army Achievement, Overseas Training, Regli, spouse; Walt, Coleen, Mike, children Hometown (at time Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Connection to Served: Marianna, Fla., Lubbock, Texas, Rapid Army Service, AF Military Education of death): Lewis- Staff; Thailand, Vietnam, Laos Central Montana: Graduate, Outstanding Unit Award, Armed City, S.D. town Duties: Flew all missions on RC135 Resident Duties: Air Frame Repairman Forces Reserve Achievement, Meritorious Family: Claude Strategic Reconnaissance Aircraft as an Served: WWII Service, AF Longevity and Ida Pentecost, inflight maintenance technician Honors: Army Occupation Medal; Victory Michael Pellegrino Rinaldi Walter Peck parents; Matilda (Tillie), Tim, Chuck, Military Honors: Distinguished Flying Medal Birthdate: May 24, 1977 Joann, Don and Dorothy Cross, Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Birthplace: Torrington, Conn. Birthdate: April 24, Connection to Central Montana: Spent Clusters, German Occupation Medal, David Wayne Phifer 1916 Branch of Military: U.S. Coast Guard most of his life here Vietnam Service Medal, Armed Forces Birthdate: May 6, Highest Rank: E-4 Date of Death: Jan.7, Exp. Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit 1953 1984 Timothy L. Pentecost Current Hometown: Lewistown Award with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters, Senior Birthplace: Havre Family: Linda and Michael Rinaldi, parents; Joseph Birthplace: Moore Birthdate: Aug. 21, Aircrew Wings, SAC Master Technical Highest Rank: E-4 Highest Rank: Rinaldi, son 1947 Award Buck Sgt., U.S.A.F. Connection to Central Montana: Resident Corporal Birthplace: Oliny, Current Home- Branch of Military: Roy L. Peters Served: District 8, Mobile, Ala. Ill. town: Lewistown Duties: Law Enforcement, Aides to Navigation U.S. Army Highest Rank: Ser- Birthdate: Jan. 22, Family: Spouse Hometown at time geant Major E-9 1925 Sharon; children of death: Lewistown Delbert L. Roberston Branch of Military: Birthplace: Spring- Shane and Janelle Birthdate: July 22, 1930 Family: Wife (deceased), 3 children (1 boy Army field, Mo. Phifer and 2 girls) Birthplace: Eagle Point, OR Current Hometown: Highest Rank: Connection to Central Montana: Raised Hometown: Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Owned Newport News, Va. Motor Machinist 2nd in Lewistown and operated ranch near Garneill, moved Highest Rank: Sergeant- E6 Family: Tom and Til- Class Served: Spain; Turkey; Malmstrom AFB, Family: Lewis and Gladys Robertson, parents to Lewistown, served as bishop of the lie Pentecost, parents; Leslie Ann (Rahn) Branch of Military: Great Falls Lewistown Church of Jesus Christ of Connection to Central Montana: Resident - 30 Pentecost, wife; children Sari Kay and Navy Duties: Crew Chief on F-4 Phantoms and years Latter-day Saints Seth Robert Hometown: Roy B-57 aircraft Served: In tank corps under General Patton Served: U.S. Germany, France, Vietnam Connection to Central Montana: Raised Family: Joe and Honors: Honorable Discharge Duties: Supply Sgt. Army Eng. (1948-1966) in 4th Armored Division, Tank was hit in Lewistown Anna Peters; children Terry, Monica, by shell fire at Avranches, France July Served: Fort Monroe, Va., Vietnam, Europe, Dianne, Roger, Tyler, Chris and Kelly Janelle Kay Phifer 31,1944. Walter lost his legs but escaped Richard S. Ronish Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Korea, Montana, Connection to Central Montana: Came Birthdate: April 5, Birthdate: Nov. 13, 1925 with one other man. Was in hospitals Hawaii, Texas, Louisiana, Virginia, to Montana in April of 1925, raised near 1983 in England and U.S. and was fitted with Date of Death: July 2006 Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi old Kendall town, then rancher east of Birthplace: Culb- Hometown (at time of death): Denton artificial legs. Freedom Roy ertson Duties: Gunner and relief driver in tank Birthplace: Coffee Creek Duties: Began as infantry man in 1966, Served: Enlisted fall 1943; WWII; Navy Highest Rank: Branch of Military: Infantry Military Honors: Purple Heart, Two Infantry Sergeant Major, Senior Enlisted Amphibious LSM 96 to Philippines fall Staff Sergeant Bronze Stars for service to country, Highest Rank: Sergeant Advisor, Instructor, Retention Sergeant of 1944, and Okinawa March 26,1945 Current Home- Family: Kathy, Janice, Candy, Nancy and Ross, Honorable Discbarge, DAV Veteran of Major, Recruiter Duties: After landing troops, hauled ammo town: Suisun City, the Year children. Military Honors: Three Purple Hearts, to warships, fought fire on several ships Calif. Connection to Central Montana: Born, raised and Carl A. Pekkala Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Action hit by Kamikaze planes Family: Parents worked Badge, MOS in all three combat arms, Military Honors: Several Capt.’s commen- Dave and Sharon Served: U.S. Birthdate: Aug. 2, Bronze Star, numerous other awards dations, one from Admr. Nimitz; several Phifer 1923 Duties: Instructed recruits in drill, arms, etc., part of unit citations Connection to Central Montana: At- the Cadre Date of Death: April Audrey Marie Milks tended Fergus High School 23, 2017 Perrine Gordon Dudley Petersen, Served: Travis AFB, Calif.; Sigonnella Birthplace: Michi- Jr. Donald E. Ronish Birthdate: Sept. 12, NAS, Kuwait Birthdate: Oct. 13, 1921 gan 1936 Birthdate: Sept. 29, Duties: Electrical and Environmental Highest Rank: Staff Birthplace: Denton Date of Death: April 1951 Systems Mechanic on C-5 aircraft Branch of Military: Army Air Corp Sergeant 21, 2002 Birthplace: Red Honors: Air Force Achievement Medal; Hometown (at time Highest Rank: 2nd Lt. Highest Rank: SR Lodge, MT Global War on Terrorism Expedition- Current Hometown: Lewistown of death): Grass Hometown (at time Highest Rank: Spec ary Medal; Global War on Terrorism Range Family: Parents and spouse deceased; Rick, Ron, of death): Beverly 4 U.S. Army Service Medal Daryl, Deb, Don, Rob and Dean, children Family: Wife Mary Pekkala and nine Hills, Calif. Current Hometown: children Raymond Richard Phillipe Connection to Central Montana: Retired attorney Family: Dolores Per- Lewistown, Mt Served: Southern and western United States Connection to Central Montana: Retired rine, mother Family: Parents: Birthdate: June 4, rancher Duties: Single Engine Fighter Pilot, P-51 Instructor Connection to Cen- Gordon Petersen, Sr. 1925 at end of service Served: North Africa tral Montana: Lived (deceased March 9, Date of Death: Duties: Assistant Flight Engineer, gunner on Military Honors: CTD, Honor Committee, P-51 in Denton 1990) and Mary Lou Girvin-Petersen, Dec. 31, 1996 Instructor B-17 bomber Served: Rhode Island; Long Beach, Calif. Wagner of Lewistown; Children: Steven Highest Rank: Ra- Military Honors: 50-mission air medal, Duties: File clerk Petersen and Jennifer Coyle dioman Third Class, Ronald W. Rowton Purple Heart Medal, European, Afri- Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal and Connection to Central Montana: Began U.S. Navy Birthdate: 1950 can, Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. First Award school at Becket, MT. in a one-room Hometown (at Birthplace: Jordan, MT Diana McNair Pennell school house. Lived at Grass Range for time of death): Highest Rank: E-5 Sgt. David W. Perrine 5 years. Lewistown Branch of Military: Marine Corps Birthdate: Sept. 15, Current Hometown: Served: Fort Lewis, WA, Corlu, Turkey- Family: Vera Current Hometown: Lewistown 1926 Denton Germany Phillipe, spouse; Gary Phillipe, Linda Family: Parents Warren and Marion Rowton; Date of Death: Feb. Family: Parents, Duties: Radio-Teletype Operator-Commu- Mitchell and Darlene Golob, children spouse Valerie L. Rowton; children Nichole D. 27, 2008 Dolores S. M. Perrine nications Connection to Central Montana: County Rowton and Warren H. Rowton Birthplace: Great and the late Michael Military Honors: Special Communica- supervisor for the Farmer’s Home Connection to Central Montana: Have lived and Falls Perrine tions, etc., National Defense Service Medal, Administration gone through school here since 1959 Branch of Military: Connection to Marksman Qualifications Badge (Rifle Served: Asiatic Pacific, World War II, Served: USS America; Iwakuni, Japan; Vietnam; Navy Central Montana: M-14) 1943-46 Thailand Highest Rank: Resident Duties: Radioman in the U.S. Navy at- Duties: Electronics tech on F4J fighter jet, controller Lieutenant (Junior Served: Lemoore John Douglas Petersen tached to Admiral Turner Joy’s Staff for electronics shop Grade) Naval Air Station, Birthdate: Oct. 6, Military Honors: 2 Good Conduct Medals, Family: C.S. and Mary McNair, parents; 1972-76; USS Kitty Hawk to Tonkin 1952 Jack H. Phillips Vietnam Campaign Medal with Star, Expert Donn Pennell, spouse; five children, 15 Gulf 1973-74; USS Oriskany to Tonkin Date of Death: Birthdate: Aug. 29, Rifleman grandchildren Gulf 1975-76; Beeville, Texas, Naval March 1, 2003 1942 Connection to Central Montana: Since Air Station 1976-78. Highest Rank: SP4, Birthplace: Bying- Richard Russell 1970 U.S. Army ton, Tenn. Birthdate: March 24, 1947 Served: San. Diego, Calif. Michael Wayne Perrine Hometown (at time Highest Rank: Birthplace: Cannon Ball, N.D. Duties: Communications Officer, OIC Birthdate: Dec. 5, of death): Lewis- Master Sergeant Highest Rank: Private, U.S. Army Leadership Officer 1923 town Current Home- Connection to Central Montana: MT Mental Donn F. Pennell Date of Death: Nov. Family: Herman and town: Lewistown Health Nursing Care Center 2, 1971 Betty, parents; Me- Family: Spouse Served: Vietnam Tour, and Ft. Lewis, Wash. Birthdate: July 5, Highest Rank: Staff lissa, spouse; Nick and Carrie, children Alma Roane Phil- Duties: First Squadron, Third Armed Cavalry, 1926 Sergeant Connection to Central Montana: UPS lips; children Tami Infantry Birthplace: Cali- Hometown: Denton driver for 26 years Jasinski, David fornia Family: Dolores Per- Served: Germany (deceased) and Daniel (deceased) Richard Erwin Scee Branch of Military: rine, spouse; David Duties: Mechanic Connection to Central Montana: Birthdate: Feb. 1, 1929 USNR Perrine, Greg Perrine Stationed here 1962-1965, retired here Date of Death: Oct. 29, 2002 Highest Rank: Com- and Susan Neils, in 1982 Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant mander children Military Honors: AF Commendation Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown Hometown: Lewis- Connection to Central Montana: Raised Medal W/30LC, AF Good Conduct Family: Evelyn, Dawn, Linda, Lee and Edward town in Stanford, farmed in Denton W/50 LC, Republic of Vietnam Served: Korea Family: Frank and Served: South Pacific, Guadalcanal Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Duties: Infantry and Motorpool Ruth Pennell Duties: Gunner in SBD5 Medal W/2BSS, Republic of Vietnam Connection to Central Montana: Since Military Honors: Purple Heart Gallantry Cross w/ Palm, National Jack Lawrence (John) Schaeffer 1970 Defense Service Medal, Combat Birthdate: July 2, 1918 Served: Pacific San Diego, San Francisco Readiness Medal W/2 OC, Small Arms Duties: Engineer, Line Officer Birthplace: Fergus County Expert Ribbon, Air Force Outstanding Date of Death: Unknown Unit Award Highest Rank: Attended college at U of M, entered “Valor is stability, not of legs and Army as an officer Hometown (at time of death): Texas Family: Parents Homer and Marie Benes Schaeffer; arms, but of courage and the soul.” sister Dorothy Fry; brother Thomas - Michel de Montaigne

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Walter L. Scheid Jimmie L. Phillips Justin Pierce Thomas Clarke Powell Helen C. Rau Birthdate: June 14, 1913 Birthdate: Aug. 12, Birthdate: March 7, Birthdate: Aug. 24, Birthdate: Jan. 31, Date of Death: Dec. 8, 1996 1933 1984 1925 1915 Highest Rank: T4 Date of Death: July Birthplace: Boze- Birthplace: Wash- Birthplace: Kolin Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown 21, 2009 man ington, Pa. Highest Rank: 1st Family: Edith Philips, spouse; three daughters, one Birthplace: Bison, Highest Rank: Date of Death: April Lieutenant son and one granddaughter Kansas Specialist Combat 1, 2011 Hometown: Lewis- Connection to Central Montana: Born in Lewis- Highest Rank: PFC Engineer Highest Rank: US town town, always lived here Branch of Military: Current Hometown: Navy, S/1C, 1943-46; Family: Frank and Served: Iceland, Battle of Bulge Army Lewistown US Air Force, Cpl., Rose Rau Duties: Electrician Hometown (at time Family: Mother 1947-50 Connection to Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal of death): Lewis- Marilyn Pierce Hometown (at time Central Montana: town Connection to Central Montana: Moved of death): Lewistown Trained at St. Joseph Hospital, born here Dustin Schneider Family: Esther, spouse; Terry, Bill and Jim- from Bozeman in 1994 to Lewistown Family: Wife Denise, children Cheri Hagen, and returned Current Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D. mie, sons; Micki, daughter Served: Iraq OIF Tom Powell and Michelle Anderson Served: World War II, Europe Family: wife Sheila Ruth (Lundin) Schneider Connection to Central Montana: Lived Duties: Exploit Weapons Cache Connection to Central Montana: Lewis- Duties: Nurse Connection to Central Montana: Married to here his whole life Military Honors: Armed Forces Expedi- town police officer for 20 years granddaughter of Ida Lundin Served: Japan tionary, Armed Forces Expedition Rib- Served: Navy – European Theater; Air Jean Casey Raw Served: Currently in Baghdad, Iraq Duties: Battery Clerk bon, Arcom, National Defense Medal, Force – Alaska Birthdate: Oct. 13, Duties: Tank Operator Army Service Ribbon Duties: Navy – Gunner’s Mate; Air Force – 1946 Air Transport Technician Birthplace: New Larry Lewis Phillips Thomas Allard Pierce Birthdate: Dec. 25, Military Honors: European Theater Rib- Rockford, N.D. William Paul Schutz Birthdate: May 28, bons, Aleutian Islands Ribbon Highest Rank: Ma- Birthdate: April 26, 1946 1964 Birthplace: Lew- 1922 jor, A.N., U.S.A.R. Birthplace: Lewistown Date of Death: Dec. Charles (Rad) Pratt Current Hometown: Highest Rank: E-5 istown Highest Rank: E4 27, 1978 Birthdate: March 28, Lewistown Branch of Military: Army Highest Rank: Ser- 1923 Family: Parents Ron Current Hometown: Billings and Snowy Branch of Military: Navy geant, U.S. Army Date of Death: April and Elizabeth Casey; Mountains in Montana Hometown (at time 21, 1996 spouse Jim; children Family: Parents (deceased) Barney and Jaynette Current Home- town: Lewistown of death): Lewistown Hometown (at time Shannon, Michael and Tamara Schutz; wife Cheryl Schutz; stepson Lincoln Family: Harry and of death): Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Resident, Billedeaux Family: Karen Phil- lips (wife); Austin Hazel (Allard) Pierce, Family: Dick and worked in Lewistown Hospice/Home Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised, parents; Esther (West- O’letha Pratt, parents; Health, Cancer Coalition Coordinator still a second home Phillips (son); Jenaye Phillips (daugh- ter); Larry and Lois Phillips (parents); velt) Pierce, spouse; Terry Lewis, Kathy Helen Thomas, Served: Wuerzburg, Germany; Landstuhl, Served: Feb. 1966 - Nov. 1969; Germany, Louisiana Ahlgren, Nancy Franklin, Pat Pierce and spouse; Arleen, Larry Germany; Fort Carson, Colo.; Montana and Thailand Bud Carpenter (stepdad) Served: CVN-65 Aircraft Carrier Enter- Laurie Pierce, children and Carolyn, children Duties: Medical – Surgical Nurse Duties: Military Police Connection to Central Montana: Worked Connection to Central Montana: Worked prise sailed around the world. Rex M. Redd Duties: Night Shift supervisor printshop maintenance for city, state at post office in Lewistown Donald W. (Butch) Seidel Served: Southeast Asia, Australia, New Served: South Pacific – Hospital Ship, “The Birthdate: Aug 13, Birthdate: March 7, 1947 Guinea Hope” 1931 Date of Death: July 23, 1968, in Vietnam Robert K. Phillips, Duties: Battle Sanananda, Infantry Co.K Duties: Radioman Date of Death: Sept. Highest Rank: SP5 Samuel K. Phillips 163rd, 41st Division 25, 2013 Family: Sister Patty Seidel Military Honors: Purple Heart, Bronze Charles Raymond Quigley Birthplace: Winnett Connection to Central Montana: Parents farmed Star, Good Conduct Metal Birthdate: May 11, Highest Rank: in Ross Fork area; Graduated in Moore High 1908 Corporal School class of 1965; Buried in Calvary Cem- Terry L. Pimm Date of Death: Aug. Hometown (at time etery, Lewistown Highest Rank: 4, 1966 of death): Billings Served: Vietnam SKSN Highest Rank: Lt. Family: O.H. and Hometown: Angle- Col. Mabel Redd, Jeanne Robert E. Sennett ton, Texas Hometown (at time Marie, wife: Susan, Birthdate: Sept. 19, 1928 Family: Heather of death): Lewistown Ron, Rex W. Date of Death: Oct. 10, 2006 Pimm, spouse; Family: Raymond Connection to Central Montana: Raised in Birthplace: Lewistown Cecelia Leamont, and Charlotte Quig- Petroleum Co. Highest Rank: Navy E-5 Birthdate: Jan. 8, 1927 mother-in-law; Rob- ley, parents; Agnes Served: Okinawa Hometown (at time of death): Helena Birthplace: Lewistown ert Pimm and Dovie Fergus, spouse; Fergus S., Charlotte Orr Duties: Truck Driver Family: Children Sherry, Mickey, Mike and Kevin Hometown: Lewistown Pimm, parents and James A., children Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Family: Spouses Shonnie Phillips, Fae Served/Serving: Connection to Central Montana: Ranched Rodney Wallace Reedy in Lewistown Phillips; children Kim, Todd, Mike; Jim, NMCRC - Billings, with father in Ringling Birthdate: June 5, Served: Pacific as radioman on Naval plane Wes and Julie NAB - Coronado, Calif. Served: Amarillo, Texas; Denver; Guam; 1917 Virginia Olsen Sharpe Connection to Central Montana: Ranch- Duties: Storekeeper with Beach Master Commander of CCC Camps, Santa Birthplace: Tacoma, ing Unit 1 Monica, Long Beach Wash. Birthdate: Jan. 30, 1921 Served: Pacific WWII Schools/College degrees: Angleton High Duties: Administration, personnel, account- Highest Rank: First Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. School, Houston Community College ing Lieutenant Highest Rank: Lt. USNR William (Bill) Hackert Military Honors: Was injured while on Hometown: Hobson Hometown: Lewistown Phillips Henry James Pitt duty in early 1940s but continued to Family: wife Mair, Family: Daughter Dr. Leslie Olsen Bray Birthdate: Oct. 20, Birthdate: March 30, serve in administration (accounting and son Lewis Connection to Central Montana: Lived here 55 1946 1917 personnel) positions until final retire- Connection to years, chiropractor Birthplace: Oak- Birthplace: Lewis- ment in 1950 Central Montana: Served: Boston, Mass., Nashville, Tenn. land, Calif. town Hunted for 20 years before moving from Duties: Supply and Disbursing Officer Highest Rank: E7 Branch of Military: Peter F. Quiring California Platoon SGT Army Anti-aircraft Birthdate: May 9, Served: North Africa, Italy, France Toger Sandve Sikveland Branch of Military: Balloon Battalion 399 1920 Duties: Hospital Highest Rank: P.F.C., Marines Army Highest Rank: Birthplace: Frazer, Hometown: Winnett Current Home- Private Mont. Steven M. Reesor Family: Toger Ray Sikveland and Mickial Stein town: Lewistown Hometown: Micco, Highest Rank: Cpl. Birthdate: Oct. 13, Sikveland Family: Ann Phil- Fla. 8th Air Force, U.S. 1947 Connection to Central Montana: Went to lips, wife Family: Harry I. Pitt Army Birthplace: Missoula Winnett High School Connection to Central Montana: Current and Kathern (Hotson) Pitt, parents; Flor- Current Hometown: Highest Rank: SSG Served: World War II, Hawaii, Guam, Japan resident, Great-grandparents homestead- ence G. Pitt, wife Lewistown E-6 ed in Montana Connection to Central Montana: Ranched Family: Mary Ann, Current Hometown: Earl G. Silbernagel Served: Vietnam and stateside for 50 years at Casino Creek wife; Pam daughter Lewistown Birthdate: March 1, 1927 Duties: Paratrooper C Co. 1/502; 101st Air- Served: Canada Connection to Central Montana: Resident Family: Parents F.D. Birthplace: Denton borne Division – M-60 Machine Gunner, Duties: Guard and technician of Barrage since 1959 and Janice Reesor; Highest Rank: Corporal, U.S. Army Company RTO, Sniper, Senior Drill Balloon protected the Soo Locks (Bal- Served: England, France, Germany Charmel Reesor Family: Mrs. Earl (June) Silbernagel, children Sergeant Montana Military Academy loon Crewman) Duties: U.S. Air Force photographer (dec.), Jessica Dunc Donn, Tom, Kay, Judy, Darcy, and Lindee Military Honors: Silver Star, Bronze Star, Military Honors: Expert Rifleman, Head- Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, (Reesor), Lance Reesor Connection to Central Montana: Former Lineman Purple Heart, Air Medals, Soldier of the quarters Fort Brady Michigan Army of Occupation Medal, WWII Vic- Served: Vietnam for MT Power Company Year Award, Jump Wings, Expert Rifle tory Medal, ETO Medal. Duties: RTO Served: Korea Badge, etc. Cory Poser Honors: Bronze Star Duties: Repair and Construction of Electrical Lines Highest Rank: C.W. (Toby) Rader Military Honors: Helped wire the building where James Patrick Philp Petty Officer 2nd Birthdate: Oct. 30, Allen D. Reiman the peace treaty was signed in Panmunjom, Birth date: Oct. Class, US Navy 1913 Birthdate: Dec. 23, Korea 28, 1946 Hometown: Denton Birthplace: Elnora, 1950 Birthplace: Lew- Family: Gary and Ind. Birthplace: French- Gerald Simac istown Carmen Poser, Highest Rank: camp, Calif. Birthdate: April 10, 1942 Highest Rank: SW parents Electrician’s Mate Highest Rank: SGT Date of Death: Nov. 24, 1985 E-5 Connection to 2nd Class E-5 Highest Rank: E-4 Current Home- Central Montana: Hometown: Spo- Branch of Military: Hometown (at time of death): Morgan, Utah town: Lake Havasu Fergus High School kane, Wash. Army Family: Kuzma and Johanna Simac City, AZ graduate Family: Parents Current Hometown: Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Family: Parents Served: Central Asia; Oak Harbor, Whid- Oscar and Leona Judith Gap in Winifred Francis and Helen bey Island, Wash. Watson Rader; married Eileen Swanz; Family: Bob, Chad Served: Fort Wainwright, Fairbanks, Alaska Duties: Special Forces and children Chuck Rader, Margaret and Roger, sons Duties: USAR Control Group Philp; spouse Billie Lou Philp (Ballance) Connection to Central Montana: Raised Brown and Kris Stennett Connection to Central Montana: Retired Ron Sims in Kolin, Montana; graduated from Moc- Shane P. Powell Connection to Central Montana: Lived here Birthdate: July 8, 1950 casin High School 1965 Birthdate: May 5, and worked in Central Montana for Fer- Served: United States, Japan, Okinawa, Birthplace: Lewistown Served: US Naval Sea Bee’s, Coronado 1964 gus Electric Co-op from 1946, serving as Saudi Arabia, Vietnam Highest Rank: Spec. 4th Class CA, Da Nang Vietnam 1967-1968, Red Date of Death: Sept. manager from 1950 to 1978 Duties: Crew chief and right hand door gun- Branch of Military: Army Beach Vietnam May- Sept 1969 21, 2009 Served: Guadalcanal, South Pacific ner on Huey helicopter Current Hometown: Billings Duties: Steel Worker/Welder built and Birthplace: Lewis- Duties: Naval Fleet communications lines, Military Honors: National Defense Service Family: Parents Claude and Doll Sims; wife Janette; repaired buildings, bridges and runways. town generators Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, RVN children Bob and Tori, Emily and Zachary Military Honors: National Defense Highest Rank: Ma- Military Honors: Foreign Service Award Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal Connection to Central Montana: Born in Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam jor, U.S. Army 2nd award, Army Commendation Medal Lewistown and raised in Winnett Campaign Medal w/Device and Navy Hometown (at time William D. Rash 1st OLC Served: Ft. Ord; Vietnam Unit Commendation Ribbon of death): Pocatello, Birthdate: June 21, Duties: Infantry, helicopters Idaho 1934 Joseph W. Rellich Military Honors: 2 Bronze Stars, 2 Army Com- Family: Mother Sharon Powell; wife Kelly Birthplace: Manhat- Birthdate: May 1, mendation Medals, Purple Heart, Combat Esther (Westvelt) Pierce Powell tan, Mont. 1887 in Czech. Infantry Badge, Air Medal, 2 Unit Citations, Birthdate: May 22, Connection to Central Montana: Raised in Highest Rank: Sea- Date of Death: July Designation of Operations 1917 Lewistown, graduated from Fergus man 23, 1966 Birthplace: Lew- Served: Gulf War, Kuwait, Iraq Current Hometown: Highest Rank: PFC Frank Skochpol istown Duties: Field Artillery Training Officer Lewistown Hometown (at time Birthdate: April 14, 1889 Highest Rank: Military honors, special commenda Family: Wife Betty of death): Lewistown Date of Death: April 30, 1955 Captain, WW II tions, etc.: Bronze Star, Defense Meritori- Rash; son Bill Rash Family: Mary, Family: Rosa Skochpol, spouse; two daughters Hometown: Lew- ous Service Medal, Meritorious Service of Lewistown, daugh- spouse; Evelyn Dorris Melton, Marjean Martin istown Medal, Army Commendation Medal, ter Terri Biggs of Bozeman, son Lonnie Olsen, Helen and Connection to Central Montana: Raised and Family: Husband Army Reserve Components Achieve- Rash of Spokane, Wash. Rosemary, daughters; farmed in Denton Tom Pierce; children ment Medal, National Defense Service Connection to Central Montana: Cur- Victor and Milford, sons Served: WWI Terry Lewis, Kathy Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary rently a resident Connection to Central Montana: Home- Duties: Horseshoer, Battery D, 103 FA Ahlgren, Nancy Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Served: Korea, Japan, Hawaii, Okinawa, town Franklin, Patrick Pierce and Laurie Global War on Terror Medal, Humani- China, Wake Island Served: France, World War I Debra A. Smith Pierce tarian Service Medal, Army Service Duties: Communications Connection to Central Montana: Nurse, Highest Rank: Spc. 4 Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, 18 years at Center for the Aged Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Hometown: Wasilla, Alaska Served: 76th General Hospital, Leige, Family: Luella Alexander, mother; Mike, spouse; Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal Belgium (Government of Kuwait) Kim, Jamie, Jennifer and Aaron, children Duties: 76th was the first tent hospital and Connection to Central Montana: Went to an experiment by the government – very Fergus High School close to Battle of the Bulge Served: Lewistown Reserves Military honors, special commendations, Duties: Medical etc.: Entire unit received a special com- "We often take for granted the very things that mendation most deserve our gratitude." -Cynthia Ozick Lewistown News-Argus Saturday, November 9, 2019 27

Victor Rellich Glenn B. Richards Orin S. (Jim) Rife Richard Dean (Dick) Roehl Jean Passow Smith Birthdate: July 20, Birthdate: Oct. 31, Birthdate: July 7, Birthdate: June 12, Birthdate: Sept. 4, 1971 1926 1946 1927 1923 Birthplace: Conrad, MT Date of Death: Sept. Birthplace: Lewis- Birthplace: Lewis- Date of Death: Highest Rank: Specialist E4 7, 1950 town town Dec. 31, 1982 Current Hometown: Denver, CO Highest Rank: Highest Rank: S P 5 Highest Rank: Birthplace: Lew- Connection to Central Montana: Fergus graduate Sergeant Branch of Military: Sgt./T4 istown 1989 Hometown (at time U.S. Army Branch of Military: Highest Rank: PFC Served: Germany of death): Lewis- Current Hometown: Army Branch of Duties: SAWK Missle Crew Member town Lewistown Hometown: Roy Military: Army-Air Military Honors: Good Conduct, Overseas Ribbon Family: Joseph Family: Jess and Family: Earl and Force and Mary Rellich, Myrtle Richards, Winnie Rife, parents; Family: Barb Lyle Frank Smith parents; Evelyn Olsen, Helen and Rose- parents; Arlee Richards, spouse; Tara and Janet (Swanson) Rife, wife; Jamie, John, Roehl, wife; Patty Birthdate: Sept. 20, 1926 mary Rellich, sisters; Milford, brother Benjamin, children Judy Steel and Janine Didier, children Roehl, daughter Birthplace: Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Home- Connection to Central Montana: Lifetime Connection to Central Montana: Rancher Connection to Central Montana: Farmed Highest Rank: PVT town resident Served: Japan and ranched in Central Montana entire Branch of Military: Army, Air Force Served: Iwo Jima, World War II Served: Germany and Ft. Lewis, Washing- Duties: Power shovel operator, H&S 43rd life Hometown: Lewistown Duties: Combat ton Engineer Construction Battalion Served: South Pacific Family: Madonna Smith, wife; Jeri Witt, Julie Duties: Company Clerk Military Honors: WWII Victory Medal, Duties: Replacement troop – ground Horsting, Jane Jaglowski and Greg Smith, James L. (Pete) Rice Army Occupation Medal Japan, Rifle pounder children Birthdate: Dec. 14, Howard J. Richards Expert Military Honors: Expert Marksman Connection to Central Montana: Lifetime resident 1923 Birthdate: 1922 Served: USA Date of Death: July Date of Death: 1995 Philip Scott Rinaldi Justin M. Rolfsness Duties: Obey orders 8, 1996 Highest Rank: Sea- Birthdate: Sept. 10, Birthdate: Aug. 26, Highest Rank: E7 man 2nd Class 1982 1983 William Harry Stephens Hometown (at time Hometown: Hanover Birthplace: Tor- Birthplace: Lew- Date of Death: May 22, 1945 of death): Denton Family: Howard rington, Conn. istown Highest Rank: Private First Class Family: James E. and Ann Richards, Branch of Military: Highest Rank: Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown and Mable M. Rice, parents; Jaunita Fox Coast Guard Master Sergeant/E8 Family: Frank and Mary Stephens, parents; Frank parents; Phyllis, Richards, spouse; Highest Rank: Petty Current Home- and Conrad, brothers spouse; Hal, Ray and Jerri Lynn and Vicki Officer E4 town: Raeford, NC Served: Philippines Rick Rice, children Ann, children Current Home- Family: Stepha- Duties: Gunner on tank Connection to Central Montana: Farmed/ Connection to Central Montana: Born town: Lewistown nie Bross Rolfs- Military Honors: Purple Heart ranched south of Denton and raised in Hanover Family: Linda and ness, wife; Rafe Served: South Pacific Served: Heavy Cruiser Division in the Michael Rinaldi Rolfsness, son; parents Dustin Machler, Gilbert Stallknecht Military Honors: Letter of Commenda- Pacific Ocean, USS Chester Connection to Central Montana: Home- mother; Jim Rolfsness, father; Frank Birthdate: Sept. 21, 1935 tion from Secretary of the Navy, James town and Helen Machler, grandparents; and Birthplace: Minnesota Forrestal Jesse B. Richards Served: Sitka, Alaska; Tillamook, Ore. Nels and Wampie Rolfsness, grand- Highest Rank: SGT U.S. Marine Corps Birthdate: Dec. 9, Duties: Rescue Motor Lifeboat, Mechanics, parents. Hometown: Lewistown Albert E. Rich 1921 Boarding Officer Connection to Central Montana: Born in Connection to Central Montana: Resident Birthdate: April 29, Date of Death: Jan. Lewistown. Still has family here Served: U.S. 1913 23, 2008 Lars J. (Louie) Rindal Served: 21st M.P. Co. Airborne, Fort Duties: Electronic Tech Date of Death: Feb. Birthplace: Lewis- Birthdate: July 25, Bragg, N.C.; Fort Victory, Iraq (2 tours 12, 1994 town 1895 in Iraq), more than 5 years deployed to Jeffrey Earl Stewart Birthplace: Winifred Highest Rank: PFC Date of Death: July the Middle East and Southwest Asia, Birthdate: Feb. 12, 1969 Highest Rank: Cor- Hometown (at time 29, 1967 16 years in Army. Birthplace: Lewistown poral, U.S. Army of death): Lewis- Birthplace: Rindal, Duties: Military Police Airbourne, 1st Spe- Highest Rank: Sgt. 1st Class Hometown (at time town Norway cial Forces Command, Fort Bragg, NC. Current Hometown: Rugby, N. D. of death): Stanford Branch of Military: Highest Rank: Honors: Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Family: Parents Stan and Sandy Stewart, Lewis- Family: Glenn and Army Private First Class Medal (x2), Master Parachutist Badge, town Golda Rich, parents; Family: Howard and Ann Richards, parents; Branch of Military: Combat Action Badge. Connection to Central Montana: Born here and Eva, spouse; four children Myrtle, wife; Mike, Glenn, Rod, Neva Army graduated from high school here Connection to Central Montana: Born and Jeanette, children Hometown (at time Joshua Slade H. Rouns Served: OIF2 and raised in Winifred Connection to Central Montana: Lifetime of death): Roy Birthdate: March Duties: Trail Blazer Served: WWII - China resident of Hanover Family: Grace, wife; Melvin, Don, Glen, 12, 1983 Military Honors, Special Commendations, etc: Served: European Theatre WWII LeRoy, Lucille Eckhardt, Joyce Murphy Birthplace: Helena Bronze Star, Army Achievement Medal, Opera- Jack W. Rich Duties: Cook and Phyllis Logsdon, children Highest Rank: tion Iraq Freedom II. Birthdate: Jan 28, Miltary Honors: Combat Infantry Badge, Connection to Central Montana: Rancher Sergeant, E-5 Todd Alan Stewart 1923 American Theatre Service Medal, in Roy Current Home- Birthdate: March 29, 1970 Birthplace: Winifred African Middle Eastern Theatre Service Served: France town: Lewistown Birthplace: Lewistown Date of Death: Medal, 44 Victory Medal, Good Conduct Duties: Battles, engagements, skirmishes, Family: Parents Highest Rank: Master Sergeant March 3, 2004 Medal expeditions in France – World War I Harland and Bobbie Current Hometown: Bozeman Highest Rank: Tech Military Honors: AEF Medal (France) Rouns; daughter Family: Cathy and Bill Stewart, parents; wife 4, Army Kenneth Rickert Hailey Miller Rayna; son Matthew Hometown (at time Birthdate: Aug. 22, Joshua Joe Roane Connection to Central Montana: Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised of death): Lewis- 1924 Birthdate: July 16, Attended school in Lewistown and here, graduated from FCHS town Birthplace: Big 1985 Grass Range, considers Lewistown his Served: Iraq Family: Glenn and Sandy Birthplace: Lewis- hometown Golda Rich, parents; Hazel, spouse; Branch of Military: town Served: Iraq, KY, TX, and LA Raymond W. Stoneman seven children Navy Branch of Military: Duties: Diesel Mechanic, Global War on Birthdate: March 8, 1924 Connection to Central Montana: Resident Hometown: Lew- Army 2003-2006 Terrorism Date of Death: March 11, 1995 Served: WWII; Africa, Italy, Southern istown Highest Rank: E4 Hometown (at time of death): Denton France Connection to Current Home- Ralph Edward Rowland Highest Rank: Private First Class Duties: Driver 52DVKW Battalion 805 Central Montana: town: Bozeman Highest Rank: 1st Family: Raymond J. Stoneman and Mildred Ander- Tank Destroyer Resident Family: Lori Vogl, Lieutenant son Stoneman, parents; Freda Surber, sister Military Honors: Bronze Star, four inva- Served: England and Germany mother, Terry Roane, Hometown: Ger- Connection to Central Montana: Christina com- sions: Africa, Sicily, Italy and Southern Duties: Fleet Air Wing, Anti-Submarine father; John Gies, stepfather; Bobbie aldine munity farmer France Patrol Gies, stepmother Family: Jeanne Served: World War II Connection to Central Montana: Born Rowland, spouse; Duties: Drove Jeep for officers Paul W. Rich Matthew Jerome Rickl and raised Jeje Johnstone, Birthdate: Nov. 10, Birthdate: Feb. 11, Served: Fort Sill, Okla., Bamburg, Ger- Dolores Sramek, Dale R. Strouf 1919 1947 many, Iraq Dan Rowland, Ron Birthdate: Feb. 8, 1954 Birthplace: Winifred Birthplace: Glendive Duties: Fire Support, 1st Infantry Rowland, Melody Birthplace: Lewistown Date of Death: Jan. Highest Rank: E5 Military Honors: Arcom, Combat Service Skinner and Fred Highest Rank: Specialist E5 20, 1983 Branch of Military: Patch, President’s Unit Citation, Over- Rowland, children Branch of Military: Army Highest Rank: Served: Current Hometown: Lewistown PFC Army seas Medal Germany, World War II Family: Hometown (at time Current Home- Duties: Tank commander in 4th Armored Parents Dick and Leona Strouf of Glenn A. Roberts Moccasin; spouse Donna Strouf of Lewistown of death): Terry town: Lewistown Division, Company A, 37th Tank Connection to Central Montana: Family farms in Family: Glenn and Family: Frank and Birthdate: May 8, Battalion Judith Basin County Golda Rich, parents; Ellen Rickl (de- 1933 Military Honors: received a Battlefield Served: Frederick, Maryland – 45 miles north of Barbara, spouse, ceased), parents Birthplace: Helena Commission and the Purple Heart Washington, D.C. children Martin and Served: Two years Date of Death: Feb. Duties: Satellite communications repairman on a Kenneth Rich in Vietnam 13, 2013 George R. Ruckman secret prototype system; achieved assistant shift Connection to Central Montana: Was Duties: Wheel and track mechanic Highest Rank: E-4 Birthdate: Feb. 12, supervisor inducted into Army from here Military Honors: National Defense Service CPL 1924 Military Honors: Yes, but none of big importance Served: South Pacific, New Guinea, Hawaii Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Viet- Hometown: Lew- Date of Death: and Philippines nam Service Medal, Army Commenda- istown June 21, 2005 Raymond S. Thompson Duties: Driver 52DVKW Battalion 805 tion Medal Family: Parents Birthplace: Lew- Birthdate: Feb. 23, 1956 Tank Destroyer Forrest Duke E. and istown Birthplace: Watseka, Ill. Military Honors: Was assigned to the 38th John A. Rickner Irene Roberts (deceased); Spouse Wanda Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant E-6 Division when serving in the South Birthdate: Oct. 14, L. Roberts; Brother Elmer J. Roberts Fireman 1st Class Current Hometown: Lewistown Pacific from 1942 to 1945 1921 (deceased); Sisters Lenore M. Baker (de- Branch of Mili- Family: Ray and Karen Thompson, parents; Kath- Birthplace: Lewis- ceased), Roselyn Cote (Jim); daughters tary: Navy leen, wife; Ray, James, Nick and Emily, children Randy Rich town Tracy M. Wildung, Tammy Jo Roberts Family: George Served: 5 years overseas, 3 1/2 in U.S. Birthdate: March 1, Date of Death: Jan. (deceased); sons Kenneth W. Roberts, L. and Daisy M. Ruckman, parents Duties: Military Policeman/Investigator/Supervisor 1955 4, 2006 Brian A. Roberts. (deceased); Alice Ruckman, wife Date of Death: Dec. Highest Rank: Connection to Central Montana: Lived (divorced); Mildred Ruckman, wife Daniel C. Toomey 19, 2005 Motor Machinist here since 1962, Farmers Insurance (widowed); Nicki Martin and Gayle Birthdate: April 4, 1923 Birthplace: Lewis- mate, First Class V-6, Agent for 48 years Arntzen, daughters Birthplace: Lewistown town USNR Served: Fort Ord Calif., Aberdeen Proving Connection to Central Montana: Born Highest Rank: PHM 1/C Highest Rank: Family: Wife, Mary; Grounds, Md., Guam, Kobe, Japan and raised in Lewistown Branch of Military: Navy GMGSA, U.S. Navy brother, Chester; sis- Duties: Military Police Served: May 15, 1943 - Feb. 15, 1946; Hometown: Superior, Mont. Family: Parents ters, Marian Salo and Roberta Kennedy Military Honors: Army Occupation Medal RS Noumea, New Caledonia; USS Family: Tom and Anna Toomey Robert and Bonnie Connection to Central Montana: Native (Japan) Whitney-Navsta, Astoria, Oregon; RS Connection to Central Montana: Born there Served: Served: Europe and PacificWWII, Omaha Beach Rich, daughter Stacie U.S. Navy from 7/6/1942 to San Francisco, Calif.; RS and PSC Duties: Rich 10/22/1945, Mediterranean, North Afri- Tammy Jo Roberts USNB Bremerton, Wash. Medical Connection to Central Montana: Born can arenas; England and the Philippines. Birthdate: Nov. 7, Duties: Fireman 1st Class Douglas M. Toomey and raised 1957 Military Honors: World War II Victory Travis Charles Ridgeway Birthdate: June 15, 1947 Served: Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia; Date of Death: June Medal, Am Area Campaign Medal, Birthplace: Lewistown Spain Birthdate: Jan. 3, 27, 1982 Asiatic and Pacific Area Campaign Highest Rank: Specialist E-5, 587th Signal Co. Duties: Mechanic 1966 Birthplace: Billings Medal (2 stars), Philippine Liberation Branch of Military: Army Military Honors: Honorable Discharge Birthplace: Lewis- Branch of Military: Medal (1 star) Family: Thomas and Frances Toomey, parents; wife town Army and three children Vern O. Rich Highest Rank: Highest Rank: PFC Current Hometown: Billings Birthdate: May 20, SSGT Family: Glenn A. Served: Tay Ninh, Saigon, Republic of Vietnam, 1925 Current Home- Roberts, father; 1965 to 1968 Birthplace: Lewis- town: Lewistown Sandra Daugherty, town Family: Charles and mother; Brian Paul A. Toomey Highest Rank: Tech Marie Ridgeway, Roberts, brother; Tracy M. Roberts, half Birthdate: Nov. 22, 1927 5 or Corporal parents; Angela sister; Kenneth W. Roberts, half-brother. Birthplace: Lewistown Hometown: Ridgeway, wife Connection to Central Montana: Father, Branch of Military: Army Air Corp Roundup Connection to Central Montana: Born Glenn A. Roberts, deceased Highest Rank: Sergeant Family: Glenn and and lives here Served: 2 years in Germany with 505th Sig. Hometown: Bloomington, Minn. Golda Rich, parents; Served: Camp Pendleton, CA, Okinawa, Co. Ft. Huachuca, Ariz. Family: Thomas F. and Anna Toomey wife passed away Japan, I-I Staff Billings, Mont. MCAS Duties: Remote Communications Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised July 18, 2001 El Toro Calif., 29 Palms Calif. in Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Fergus Duties: Motor transport maint/chief, alcohol Served: England, Italy, Germany High School graduate and drug counselor, I MEF transporta- Duties: Radio Operator/Crypto, Oper Served: Philippines and Japan tion coordinator Duties: Cook, U.S. Army WWII Military Honors: NAM, GCM, DSM, KDSM, GWOT, MUC, SSDR

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Harold W. Trapp Robert Henry Rung Dave L. Sather Gerald C. “Jerry” George W. Scovel Birthdate: Nov. 3, 1932 Birthdate: Nov. 5, Birthdate: Oct. 20, Schlichenmayer Birthdate: Sept. 19, Date of Death: Sept. 1, 2007 1924 1918 Birthdate: Jan. 3, 1884 Birthplace: Lewistown Date of Death: Feb. Date of Death: July 1925 Date of Death: May Highest Rank: U.S. Navy 3, 1966 21, 1998 Birthplace: Wash- 17, 1971 Family: Children Linda Bender, Janice Long, Brad Highest Rank: Sgt Highest Rank: War- burn, N.D. Hometown (at time Trapp and Doug Trapp Hometown: Judith rant Officer Highest Rank: of death): Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Lifetime resi- Gap Hometown (at time CWO-4 Family: Elsie Beck dent Family: Adam and of death): Lewistown Current Hometown: Scovel, spouse; Eldon Served: South Pacific Opal Rung, parents; Family: Gladys, Lewistown Beck and Lois Wag- Opal Rung, spouse; spouse; Dave Jr., Family: Wife Kathy; ner, step-children Tom Tucek Leslie Fay and Ken, Ruth, Lois and children Jerilynn Connection to Cen- Birthdate: June 18, 1949 Robert Earl, children Joyce Kolar, children Haugen, Bruce, Brian tral Montana: Home Birthplace: Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Connection to Central Montana: Co-own- Served: England, Served: Europe, World War I Highest Rank: E-5 (HT2), Navy Rancher/farmer er and manager of KXLO and Justice of WWII US Army Air Corps; Army Re- Current Hometown: Lewistown, Danvers Served: Okinawa Co. F 165th Infantry Div Peace for 26 years serve, Lewistown, 30 years Marvel E. Seilstad Family: Parents Ruth and late Jim Tucek, daughter Duties: Japan-transferred air field en- Served: WW II, North Africa, Italy Duties: WWII: Ball Turret Gunner on B-17; Birthdate: April 9, Rhonda Long, son Neal and his wife Cheryl gineers. Built three air bases west of Duties: Company Clerk Administration Officer, Army Reserve 1919 Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Tokyo. Military Honors: Air Medal, Army Com- Birthplace: Denton Served: Nov. 1969 to Nov. 1973 Military Honors: Outstanding perfor- Gladys Barron Sather mendation Medal Highest Rank: Sig- Duties: Firefighter, Damage Control, Welder, mance of duty in armed conflict with the Birthdate: April 30, nalman 1st Class Plumber enemy in Okinawa 1919 George J. Schlosser Hometown: Denton Date of Death: Feb. Family: Peter and Birthdate: April 27, Anthony Valach Vera Gore Rush 28, 1990 1914 Maria Seilstad, par- Birthdate: July 13, 1932 Birthdate: Aug. 3, Highest Rank: Cap- Date of Death: June ents; Katherine, wife; Birthplace: Lewistown 1910 tain, U.S. Army 21, 1981 Scott, Susan and Kay, Highest Rank: Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps Date of Death: Hometown (at time Highest Rank: Staff children Hometown: Tucson, Ariz. March 7, 2003 of death): Lewistown Sergeant Connection to Central Montana: Born and Family: Parents John and Anna Valach Highest Rank: Family: Dave Sather Hometown (at time raised Connection to Central Montana: Born in Lewis- Captain, Army Sr., spouse; Dave Jr., of death): Lewistown Served: Pacific Theater town Nurse Corps Ken, Ruth, Lois, and Family: Ida Schloss- Duties: May 1942 to Nov. 1945 Served: California Hometown (at time Joyce Kolar, children er, spouse; George Military honors: Pacific Area Navy Duties: Unit Supply Clerk of death): Colum- Connection to Central Montana: RN at Jr., Carolyn, Richard, Military Honors: Honorable Discharge bia Falls state home David, John, Robert Palmer Melton Seilstad Family: Grant Served: WW II, North Africa, Italy Birthdate: Oct. 13, and Christine, children Charles E. Valach and Maude Gore, Duties: Registered Nurse Connection to Central Montana: Work 1914 Birthdate: May 14, 1927 parents; Bill Rush, spouse and business (grocery) Date of Death: Jan. Birthplace: Lewistown Served: 1940-46 Mark W. Scally Served: Tokyo, Japan 22, 1979 Highest Rank: Fireman First Class, F1/C, U.S. Military Honors: American Theatre Ser- Birthdate: June 10, Duties: Renovation of Imperial Hotel, Highest Rank: Staff Navy vice Medal, World War II Victory Medal 1950 Yumora Insurance Building, etc. Sgt. Hometown: Missoula Birthplace: Lewis- Military Honors: Army Engineer Corps Hometown (at time Family: Parents John and Anna Valach Jeff William Rust town Commendation Ribbon by Major Gen- of death): Winifred Connection to Central Montana: Born in Lew- Birthdate: Oct. 19, Highest Rank: E-5 eral Hugh J. Casey, C.E. Chief Engineer Family: Sidney Kill- istown 1973 Branch of Military: ham Seilstad, spouse; Served: U.S. Birthplace: San U.S. Navy Herbert N. Schuler Paul L. Seilstad and Duties: Landing Craft Duties Diego Current Hometown: Birthdate: July 14, Carl C. Seilstad, children Military Honors: Honorable Discharge Highest Rank: Lander, WY 1917 Connection to Central Montana: Central CPO E7 Family: Parents John Date of Death: July Montana rancher Ernest Joseph Valach Current Home- and Betty Scally 20, 1944 Served: Germany, World War II Birthdate: Nov. 24, 1930 town: Lewistown (both deceased) Wife, Highest Rank: Duties: Tank destroyer Bn. Birthplace: Lewistown Family: Parents Betsy; Children, Michael and Crystal Private First Class Highest Rank: CPL, U.S. Army Jene and Colleen Connection to Central Montana: Born, Hometown (at time Clint sennett Hometown: Salem, Ore. Rust; wife Becky, raised, and graduated High School of death): Lewistown Birthdate: April 22, Family: Parents John and Anna Valach children Ben and Holly Served: Kodiak, Alaska and Vietnam Family: Sedonia, 1927 Connection to Central Montana: Born in Lew- Connection to Central Montana: Raised Duties: Radio communications Myrnn Carsten, Ron Birthplace: Lewis- istown here; graduate of FHS 1991 Honors, Special Commendations: National Schuler, Loretta town Served: Germany Served: Currently in Submarine Service, Defense Service, Vietnam Service, Unit Widdkind Highest Rank: Chief Duties: Radio Repairman USS Augusta Commendation Connection to Central Montana: Family Storekeeper E-7 Military Honors: Honorable Discharge Duties: Reactor Control Leading Chief Served: Alaska, ETO Hometown: Lewis- Petty Officer Thomas Edward Schaeffer Duties: Rifle NCO 745 town James S. Valach Military Honors: Four Navy Achievement Birthdate: Sept. 14, Military Honors: A.F.T. Service Medal, Family: Children Birthdate: April 10, 1920 medals, Battle Efficiency Award, Meritori- 1922 E.A.M. E.T. Service Medal, AD Service Frank, Jim and Karen Date of Death: May 1955 ous Unit Commendation. Date of Death: Medal with Bronze Star, six overseas O’Brien; wife Muriel Birthplace: Lewistown March 7, 2007 service bars Connection to Central Montana: Lifelong Highest Rank: Tech Sergeant Jene Allen Rust, Sr. Birthplace: Fergus resident Family: Parents John and Anna Valach Birthdate: April 27, County Joshua Francis Schwartz Served: Pacific Area Connection to Central Montana: Born in Lewis- 1941 Highest Rank: Highest Rank: AM3 Duties: Bow Gunner, Bombardier Panel, town Birthplace: Mineral Master Sergeant First (Aviation Mechanic PBM, Bombers Served: Fort Lewis, Australia, New Guinea Wells, Texas Class 3rd Class Petty Honors, Special Commendations: Navy Duties: Platoon Sergeant Highest Rank: Hometown (at time Officer) Aerodale CPO of death): Stamford, Hometown: Lew- John Valach, Jr. Current Home- Connecticut istown James F. Sennett Birthdate: Jan. 12, 1922 town: Lewistown Family: Parents John and Marie Benes Family: Ed and Birthdate: July 11, Date of Death: March 15, 2007 Family: Wife Col- Schaeffer; Grace, wife; Kim and Diana Schwartz, 1925 Birthplace: Lewistown leen; sons, Jene, Jr. Thomas, children; Dorothy Fry, sister; parents; Stacy and Date of Death: Sept. Highest Rank: T-5 U.S. Army and Jeff Jack, brother Jenny, siblings 2003 Hometown (at time of death): Dillon Connection to Central Montana: Lived Connection to Central Montana: Raised in Connection to Birthplace: Lewis- Family: Parents John and Anna Valach here for over 25 years Lewistown, Fergus High graduate Central Montana: Fergus High School town Connection to Central Montana: Born in Lewis- Served: Many ships, Japan, Guam, Served: Aleutian Islands, K Company, graduate Highest Rank: Sgt. town Vietnam WWII and Korean War, Prisoner of War Serving: USS Peluliu – LHA5 Arabian Family: Daughter Served: China Duties: Supply in N. Korea Sea Linda Scally; wife Duties: China – Film Exchange – Motor Pool – Military Honors: Navy Achievement with Military Honors: Purple Heart and First Duties: Helicopter structural mechanic Mary Lou Sennett Special License V, Good Conduct Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal, (air frames) Served: European Military Honors: Honorable Discharge American Defense Service Medal, Theater Frank W. Ruzicka Jr. APTO Medal Stacy Lynn Schwartz Duties: Infantry Invasion at Normandy Flora E. Valentine Birthdate: Feb. 17, Highest Rank: 1916 Rudolph F. (Rudy) Schaff Henry William Sereday Hometown: Manchester, N.H. Airman Basic Date of Death: Birthdate: March 20, Hometown: Lew- Birthdate: Oct. 13, Family: Bonnie Valentine, Gail Valentine, Nov. 21, 1998 1917 1920 George Valentine istown Highest Rank: Date of Death: June Family: Ed and Date of Death: Served: WACS, 1 year Tech 3 17, 2002 March 4, 1992 Duties: Nursing Diana Schwartz, Hometown (at Highest Rank: parents; Jenny and Highest Rank: Ray Edward Valentine time of death): Private First Class Joshua, siblings CM3c(T), Carpen- Lewistown Hometown (at time Connection to ter’s Mate Third Birthdate: Oct. 3, 1942 Family: Frank of death): Grass Class Birthplace: Great Falls Central Montana: W. Sr. and Estelle Range Attended Fergus Hometown (at time Branch of Military: Navy Ruzicka, parents; Jean, spouse; Mike and Family: Max and of death): Lewistown Current Hometown: Hobson High School Dave, sons Anna Schaff, parents; Serving: Keesler AFB, Biloxi, Miss. Family: John and Family: Roy and Mary May Valentine, parents; Connection to Central Montana: Owner Sarah (Sally), spouse; Maryanna, James, Suzie Sereday, parents; Opal Kingsland Mary Gayle Valentine, wife; Bryson and Ross, Duties: Personnel/administration tech of Ruzicka Insurance Agency Max, Beverly, Rosalind and Nancy, school Sereday, spouse; David Sereday, Bev sons; 4 step-children, 3 grandchildren, 14 step- Served: Company C, 114th Infantry, 44th children Halverson, Sandy Eastman, Daryl grandchildren Division – served in Europe for two Connection to Central Montana: Born John A. Sciuchetti Sereday, Doug Sereday, Susan Hinkley, Connection to Central Montana: Farmed and years of the four years he was in the and raised on homestead south of Grass Dennis Sereday, Nick Sereday, children ranched at Moccasin Birthdate: Nov. 13, service Range 1942 Connection to Central Montana: Lifelong Served: Mediterranean Gulf Military Honors: Combat Infantryman Served: Normandy, Northern France, Rhine- resident Duties: Log Room Yeoman aboard Navy tanker Birthplace: Spokane, Award, Bronze Star, two Battle Stars, land, Ardennes, Central Europe Wash. Served: Philippines American Theatre Medal, Victory Duties: gun repair, heavy machine repair, Highest Rank: E-5 Military Honors: World War II Victory Maurice Edward Vance Jr. Medal-European, African and Middle machinist, guard duty Current Hometown: Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Highest Rank: Corporal, USMC Eastern Medal and Good Conduct Medal Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal Lewistown Medal, Philippine Liberation Hometown: Lewistown Family: Parents John Family: Dona Vance, spouse; Maurice and Bea Del N. Sallee Ferdinand Frank and Netti Sciuchetti; David Harvey Severns Vance, parents (deceased); Dawn, Dustin and Birthdate: March (Fred) Schell wife Sharon; children Birthdate: March 29, Marji, children 15, 1976 Birthdate: March 24, Shari and Daniel 1936 Served: Quantico, Va., and Okinawa, Japan Birthplace: Lew- 1925 Connection to Central Montana: Resident Date of Death: April Duties: Combat photographer istown Highest Rank: SM Served: On the U.S.S. Willis A. Lee DL-4 19, 1998 Highest Rank: 2/C in U.S. Navy Destroyer Leader Highest Rank: SSgt. Frank J. Vanek Specialist w/US Current Hometown: Duties: Kitchen and laundry equipment; E6 Birthdate: March 29, 1946 Army, 4th Infantry, Lewistown heating/air conditioning systems; diesel Hometown (at time Birthplace: Lewistown 704th Maintenance Family: Spouse, Lor- engines; air compressors; pumps, valves of death): Lewistown Highest Rank: Airman 3 Class Supply Battalion raine; children, Linda, and controls Family: Pattie Current Hometown: Moore Current Home- Carl, Gregory, Nikki Severns, Thomas Family: Wencil and Marie Vanek, Majorie, Lisa, town: Lewistown Connection to Cen- Joseph Clarence Sciuchetti Jones, Heather, Chris, Joe and Mat Vanek Family: Brian and Lynette Sallee, parents tral Montana: CPA Birthdate: Dec. 23, Willie, Wayne, Ted and John Jones Connection to Central Montana: Raised at Connection to Central Montana: Born in Lewistown since 1953 1940 Connection to Central Montana: Worked Brooks and Warm Springs and raised here Served: Central and South Pacific from age Birthplace: Lew- at Gypsum plant, Fergus County Sheriff Served: Nellie Airforce Base, Nev. Served: Fort Carson, Colo.; Kuwait; Fort 17 to 21 istown, St. Joseph’s Department correction officer and Super Duties: Aircraft Mechanic Hood, Texas; second tour of duty in Iraq Duties: Combat team AP 31 Hospital 8 desk clerk Duties: Mechanic Branch of Military: Served: Vietnam Jerry James Van Haur Military Honors: Army Achievement Navy Duties: Aviation crash crew man and a/c Birthdate: April 11, 1888 Medal Highest Rank: E4, engine mechanic and fire inspector Date of Death: Dec. 1976 3rd Class Petty Of- Military Honors: Cross of Gallantry with Birthplace: Omaha, Neb. ficer palm, first class rifle shooter and pistol Highest Rank: Fireman First Class, U.S. Navy Current sharpshooter, Air Medal 8th award Good Family: May, wife; Irvin VanHaur and Sherry Hometown: Lewistown Conduct Medal Arntzen Hilt, children Family: John and Antoinette Sciuchetti, Connection to Central Montana: Lived and parents; Coralie, wife; Penny Sciuchetti, ranched near Hilger, homesteader daughter Served: On the USS New Mexico during WWI “In valor there is hope.” Served: USS Willis Ali, stationed out of Duties: Made 6 trips across the Atlantic doing Newport, Rhode Island, traveled around convoy duty the world Duties: Worked with steam propulsion; - Publius Cornelius Tacitus worked in the engine room.

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Joseph Frederick Sharp Martin Silberhorn Harold B. Skaggs Harold Arthur Smith Kirby A. Van Horn Birthdate: Aug. 4, Birthdate: Nov. 8, Birthdate: July 16, Birthdate: March Birthdate: June 6, 1948 1924 1953 1920 18, 1914 Birthplace: Lewistown Date of Death: July Birthplace: Park Date of Death: Sept. Date of Death: Highest Rank: Captain, U.S. Air Force 31, 1990 Falls, Wis. 14, 1985 Feb. 7, 1950 Current Hometown: Lewistown Birthplace: Lewis- Highest Rank: E-7 Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Family: Parents Alan C. Van Horn and SaraLee N. town Sergeant First Class Master Sergeant Private Visscher, son David A. Van Horn Highest Rank: Current Hometown: Hometown (at time Hometown (at Connection to Central Montana: Birthplace AMM3C Lewistown of death): Cupertino, time of death): Served: Spain, U.S., Thailand, Vietnam, Laos Branch of Military: Family: Parents Calif. Winifred Duties: Pilot, FTD SQ Commander Navy George and Gladys Family: Ben and Ol- Family: Mr. and Military Honors: AF Commendation Medal, 2 Air Family: Joy, wife; Silberhorn; wife lie (Archer) Skaggs, Mrs. Arthur Smith, Medals Tom and Denise, Shauna Silberhorn; children Shawn and parents; Agnes (Schaff), spouse; four parents; daughter Shirley Smith- children Jonathan daughters and one son, Richard (killed in Burnham, (Ken), granddaughters Einar John Vikse Connection to Central Montana: Born Connection to Central Montana: Resident Vietnam 1968) Renee, Rhonda, Rachel; nine great- Birthdate: July 31, 1963 and raised, worked 37 years at Fergus from 1968-80, returned 2004 Connection to Central Montana: Born grandchildren, and four great-great- Birthplace: Anaconda Electric Served: Ft. Lewis, Wash.; Germany, Ft. and raised in Moccasin, graduated from grandchildren. Highest Rank: E-4 Served: April 12, 1944 - June 5, 1946, Iwo Gordon, Ga.; Ft. Huachuca, Ariz.; Ft. Stanford High School in 1938 Connection to Central Montana: Farmer Current Hometown: Lewistown Jima, South Pacific Carson, Colo. Served: Asiatic/Pacific Served: Fort Lewis, Wash. Family: Parents Einar and Sherie Vikse; sisters Duties: Aviation Machinists Mate Third Duties: 16E Hawk Missile, 315 Satellite Duties: Maintenance and repair of U.S. Duties: Early medical discharge Star, Iha, Mariah; brother Joe Class Signal planes Joseph Cleveland Smith Connection to Central Montana: Brother Joe Military Honors: Asiatic Pacific Campaign Military Honors: 3 Meritorious Service Military Honors: Bronze Star Conard was adopted into Ray Conard family, Medal – 1 Star, World War II Victory Medals, 3 Army Commendation Medals, Birthdate: Dec. 18, and Einar lived in Lewistown Medal 2 Joint Service Achievement Medals, Richard A. Skaggs 1918 Served: Germany 4 Army Achievement Medals, Army Birthdate: March 30, Date of Death: Duties: Infantryman, Armored Weapon crew, William C. Shaver Superior Unit Award, 7 Army Good 1947 Dec. 12, 1986 Marksman, Sharpshooter Birthdate: March 22, Conduct Medals, Army Reserve Com- Date of Death: June Highest Rank: Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, Overseas 1922 mendation Medal, 2 National Defense 18, 1968 Corporal, US Army Service Date of Death: Dec. Service Medals, Global War on Terror- Highest Rank: Cpl., Hometown (at 26, 2000 ism Service Medal, 2 Overseas Service Marine Corps time of death): Harry A. Vlastelic Highest Rank: Staff Ribbons, Army Service Ribbon, Army Hometown (at time Lewistown Birthdate: March 31, 1956 Sergeant, 163rd Presidential Unit Citation, Basic Marks- of death): San Jose, Family: Mary and Birthplace: Lewistown Infantry Co. K 41st man Qualification Badge Calif. Cleveland Smith, Highest Rank: Army - E-5 (1986-1994); Army Division Family: Harold parents; Claudine Smith, spouse National Guard (1995-present) Hometown (at time Shawn Martin Silberhorn and Agnes Skaggs, Connection to Central Montana: Born Current Hometown: Kingston, ID of death): Lewis- Birthdate: Sept. 26, parents and raised in Grass Range area Family: Matt and Florence Vlastelic (deceased), town 1974 Connection to Central Montana: Only son Served: England parents; Chris, wife; Crystal, daughter Family: Dr. J.M. Shaver-Carro, Dolores, Birthplace: Lewis- of Harold Skaggs of Moccasin Duties: MP Connection to Central Montana: Raised at Grass spouse; Gary K., Susan M., James M., town Served: South Vietnam Stephen S. Smith Range Daniel C., Sandra K., and William M., Highest Rank: Military Honors: Purple Heart with Gold Served: Ft. Drum, New York; Germany; Korea; children Specialist E4 Star, Cross of Gallantry, Military Merit Birthdate: Oct. 17, Somalia Connection to Central Montana: Born and Current Hometown: Medal, Bronze Star, National Defense 1915 Duties: Mechanic raised in Lewistown Munchen, Germany Medal and Republic of Vietnam Service Date of Death: Served: Asiatic-Pacific, Papua New Guinea Family: Parents Award Oct. 8, 2010 John M. Vlastelic Birthplace: Denton Duties: Squad leader, served six years, two Martin and Shauna Birthdate: May 8, 1950 George A. Skarda Highest Rank: months, eight days Silberhorn; wife Staff Sergeant Birthplace: Lewistown Military Honors: Combat Infantry Badge, Juliane Silberhorn; brother Jonathan Birthdate: Oct. 6, Branch of Mili- Highest Rank: Navy - ET-1 (1968-1978); Army American Defense Medal, Distinguished Connection to Central Montana: Born in 1916 tary: Army Reserve (1984-1990) Unit Badge, Asiatic-Pacific Service Lewistown and family still resides in Birthplace: Denton Hometown (at Current Hometown: Grass Range Medal, Good Conduct Medal Lewistown Date of Death: Sept. time of death): Family: Matt and Florence Vlastelic (deceased), Served: Ft. Hood Texas, Bamberg and 12, 1984 Denton parents; brothers and sisters in area Vance Sheppard Schweinfurt, Germany Highest Rank: Lt. Family: Parents Percival and Rose Smith; Connection to Central Montana: Raised at Grass Birthdate: Nov. 23, Duties: Military Police K-9 Corps Senior Grade in Navy spouse Margaret Smith Range 1924 Military Honors: Army Commendation Air Corps Connection to Central Montana: Born Served: San Diego, Calif.; Phillipines; Japan; Date of Death: Nov. Medal (2) and Army Achievement Family: Parents and raised, farmed in Denton area LaMoore, Calif.; Vietnam 25, 2016 Medal Vencil (V.W.) and Served: European Theater Duties: Electronics Tech Birthplace: Chinook Josephine Skarda, Duties: Gas generation unit Highest Rank: Sgt. Joseph J. Simac parents; June Skarda, wife; Merry Ash- Military Honors: American Theater of Matt J. Vlastelic Hometown (at time Birthdate: Aug. 7, ley and Holly Campbell Operations Service Ribbon, European, Birthdate: Aug. 24, 1911 of death): Lewis- 1919 Connection to Central Montana: Born, African, Middle Eastern Service Rib- Date of Death: March 19, 1994 town Date of Death: Dec. raised and graduated from Fergus High bon, Good Conduct Medal, AR 600-68 Highest Rank: Corporal Family: Wife Joyce, 27, 1974 School, farmed and died in Central Victory Medal Hometown (at time of death): Grass Range son James, daughter Highest Rank: Tec Montana. Family: Florence (deceased), spouse; Barbara Barbara 5, U.S. Army Served: South America and South Pacific Woodrow E. Smith Embrey, Dorothy Kovacich, Frances Warzeha, Connection to Central Montana: Retired Hometown (at time Duties: Pilot and Flight Instructor Birthdate: Nov. 11, Florence Griffith, Dori Miller, Rose Roe (de- Burlington Northern employee of death): Winifred ceased), children John James Skarda 1918 Served: England, France, Belgium, Ger- Family: Kuzma and Date of Death: Connection to Central Montana: Lived his life in many, Austria Johanna Simac Birthdate: March 31, Oct. 8, 1973 Forest Grove and Grass Range Duties: 746 ROB, WWII Connection to Cen- 1946 Birthplace: Lew- Served: Tennessee, Kentucky, New York and tral Montana: Lifelong Winifred resident Birthplace: Lewis- California John S. Shea istown Served: 1942-45, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, town Highest Rank: Duties: Tank operator Highest Rank: France, Germany Highest Rank: SP-5 Lieutenant Michael A. Vlastelic Private, U.S. Army Duties: Construction machine operator, Co. Current Hometown: Hometown (at Hometown: Lew- D 343rd Engineer Battalion Hobson time of death): Birthdate: Aug. 5, 1951 istown Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, Family: Margaret Lewistown Birthplace: Lewistown Family: Steve and Purple Heart Gagin Family: George and Iva Smith, parents; Highest Rank: Aviation Machinists Mate 2nd Class Vinita Shea, parents Connection to Cen- Branch of Military: Navy James J. Simacek Loren and Camille, children; Jane Connection to tral Montana: Born Burnett Smith, wife Current Hometown: Grass Range Central Montana: Birthdate: July 16, in Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Raised Family: Deborah J. Vlastelic, wife; JoDee and Trey Fergus High School 1916 Served: 3rd Squadron, 5th Armored Cav- at Gilt Edge Hess, Jamie and Trent Hess, children; Scott, graduate Date of Death: alry, Vietnam, 1967 Served: WWII, U.S. Navy, Atlantic, Randy and Mark Ferdinand, stepsons; Conrad, Serving: Electronics March 11, 1955 Duties: Medic Pacific Deanna, Lily, Ty and Whisper, grandchildren training at Lackland Air Force Base, Highest Rank: Military Honors: Combat Medics Badge Duties: Pilot Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised San Antonio, Texas Tec 5, U.S. Army, here Duties: Communication installation and 1942-46 Donald W. Smith John William Sokol Served: San Diego, Calif.; NATTC Memphis; maintenance Hometown (at time Birthdate: Sept. 28, Birthdate: Feb. 2, Whidbey Island, Washington of death): Lewis- 1927 Duties: USS Ranger CVA61 aircraft engine me- Eric Silberhorn 1927 town Birthplace: Lewis- Date of Death: chanic Birthdate: Oct. 12, Family: Frank and town March 26, 2001 1952 Anna Simacek, Highest Rank: Highest Rank: T-5 Glenn E. Vogl Birthplace: Park parents; Vivian Holmes, spouse Corporal Hometown (at Birthdate: July 13, 1938 Falls, Wis. Connection to Central Montana: Kolin Branch of Military: time of death): Date of Death: May 3, 2007 Highest Rank: Spe- and Lewistown resident Company A, 82nd Florence, Colo. Birthplace: Lewistown cialist 4, Army Served: U.S., Europe, Philippines Chemical Mortar Family: Louis and Highest Rank: SP4 E4 U.S. Army and Army Current Hometown: Duties: Truck driver, HQ Battery 205th Battalion, US Army Barbara Sokol, Reserve Lewistown AAA Gp. Hometown: Win- parents; Audrey, Hometown: Lewistown Family: Sherry Otto Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, ifred spouse; Warren and Mark, children Family: Parents George and Clara Vogl, spouse Silberhorn, wife; Victory Medal Family: Dicie Simac, wife; Debbie, Donita, Served: Tokyo, Japan; MacArthur’s GHQ Louise Vogl George and Gladys Daryl and Dale, children Duties: Clerk, typist in Dai Ichi Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised, Silberhorn, parents James Ryan Simons Connection to Central Montana: Lifelong building graduated from Fergus High School Connection to Central Montana: Resident, Birthdate: May 22, Winfred area resident Served: Fort Lewis, Wash. business owner 1947 Served: Japan 1946-1947 Jack L. Songer Duties: Motor Pool Served: Republic of Vietnam Date of Death: May Duties: Squad leader Birthdate: April Duties: Track vehicle mechanic 24, 1986 Military Honors: World War II Victory 13, 1932 James J. Vogl Highest Rank: Medal, Army of Occupation Medal – Date of Death: Birthdate: May 26, 1936 George Henry Silberhorn Major Japan Dec. 12, 2013 Birthplace: Lewistown Birthdate: Aug. 31, Hometown (at time Birthplace: Gar- Highest Rank: Army 1924 of death): Grass Everett Lyle Smith field County Hometown: Lewistown Birthplace: Chicago, Range Birthdate: March 9, Highest Rank: Family: Parents George and Clara Vogl, spouse Ill. Family: Agnes and 1924 Navy Airman Jeanie Vogl Highest Rank: Tec 4 Rulon Abbott Date of Death: Oct. Hometown: Lew- Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised, Sergeant 1943-45 Connection to Central Montana: Attended 30, 2007 istown graduated from Fergus High School Current Hometown: school in Lewistown, graduated from Birthplace: Moore Family: Alvin W. Served: Korea Lewistown Fergus High in 1965 Branch of Military: and Thelma Songer, parents; Joanne Duties: Motor Pool Sergeant Family: Parents Er- Served: Germany, Vietnam and aboard Marine Corp. Wyman, wife; Gwen Hershman, Kim nest and Suzanne Sil- aircraft carriers Highest Rank: Cpl. Cox, Larry Songer, Linda Anderson Marion Mac Wambach berhorn; wife Gladys Duties: Fighter Pilot, Solo Flight for USAF Hometown (at time and Loretta Songer, children. Birthdate: March 5, 1925 Silberhorn; children Richard, Suzanne, Thunderbirds; Astronaut Candidate of death): Home- Served: Far East, Korean War Birthplace: Schottsbury, Indiana Eric, Martin, Kathy, Christopher Military Honors: Air Force Outstanding land, Calif. Duties: Flight engineer on a C Patrol Highest Rank: Sergeant Connection to Central Montana: 1968-78 Unit award, Combat Readiness Medal, Family: Harry and Mildred Smith, parents; Bomber Hometown: Denton Lewistown News-Argus printer, 1978 National Defense Service Medal, Viet- Ardie, wife; Kits, son; Lorrie Curtis, and Family: Al and Mary Wambach, parents; Wife The Print Shop, sons and daughters nam Service Medal, Air Force Longevi- Mona (Jacey), daughters. Duane A. Sonnenberg Mary Todd Wambach; children Linda, Alan, reside in Montana ty Service Medal, Expert Marksmanship Connection to Central Montana: Owned Birthdate: March Wanda, Steve, Sandra and Joe Served: World War II 517th Parachute Medal, employed by NASA Johnson Lewistown Auto Supply with partner 14, 1923 Connection to Central Montana: Retired here Infantry Combat Team Europe Space Center, astronaut candidate in Lloyd McGuire. Date of Death: among family and friends Duties: Infantryman April 1986 Served: Asiatic Pacific area, Guam, Bou- Aug. 14, 2001 Served: Battle of the Bulge, Germany, European Military Honors: Parachute Badge, World gianville from April 1943 to Jan. 1945. Highest Rank: Theater, War II Victory Medal, Army Good Con- Duties: Expert rifleman; stormed the Tech Sergeant E-5 Duties: Charge of half track, 6-man crew and four duct Medal, European African Middle beaches Hometown (at 50-caliber machine guns, Military Police Eastern Campaign Medal with devices Military Honors: Medical Discharge, July time of death): Military Honors, Special Commendations, etc: and Army Glider Patch 1945 after six months in hospital at Far- Lewistown ETO ribbon with three battle stars, Ardennes, ragut, Idaho. Family: Leone, Rhineland, Central Europe; Drafted May 1943, spouse; Tim Son- discharged March 1946. nenberg, Terry Sonnenberg, Tom Sonnenberg, Susy Hansen, Candy Chromey, Scott Sonnenberg and Barry Sonnenberg, children Connection to Central Montana: Came to work for Jim Turner, Green Valley Angus Ranch Served: Japan Duties: Mechanic, chauffeur Military Honors: Rocker T Battlefield Commendation, World War II Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal With Respect, Honor and Gratitude,

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Daniel Duane Watkins Clayton J. Sorensen Irene R. Stone Donald W. Strouf Donald Henry Surber Birthdate: May 6, 1947 Highest Rank: E5 Highest Rank: IT1 Birthdate: Sept. 20, Birthdate: Feb. 18, Birthplace: Lewistown Staff Sergeant E6 1922 1922 Branch of Military: Army Hometown: Lew- Hometown: Roy Date of Death: Feb. Date of Death: 1942 Highest Rank: E-5 istown Family: Jim and 1, 1985 Highest Rank: Pri- Current Hometown: Lewistown Family: Tim and Rosalie English and Highest Rank: Tec vate First Class Family: Arthur and Margie Watkins, parents; Ellen Marge Sorensen, the late Verge Fogle, 5, Army Hometown (at time Watkins, spouse; David Ward, Jim Ward, Janet parents; Lorena, parents; Chelsea Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown Kitchin, step-children spouse; Clay- Marie, daughter of death): Great Falls Family: Harry and Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised ton Jr., son; and Connection to Cen- Family: Helen Ruth Surber, parents; here Rosa de Messina, tral Montana: 1979 Knox, mother; Marge Thelma Jones, Ken Served: Vietnam mother-in-law Roy High School Strouf, spouse; Deb- Surber, Margaret Duties: Vehicle Mech. and combat Connection to Central Montana: At- graduate bie and Dawn, twin daughters Warneke and Betty Military Honors: National Defense Service Medal, tended Fergus High School Served: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, New Or- Connection to Central Montana: Raised Morgan, siblings Purple Heart, Vietnam Service Medal and Cam- Served: Beale Air Force Base, Marys- leans, Spain, London, UK, San Diego in Denton Connection to Central Montana: Born, paign Medal. ville, Calif. Duties: Information Systems Technician, Served: Europe raised and graduated here Duties: General vehicle mechanic P.C. Support Duties: Infantry Regiment Served: Philippines Robert O. Watson Military Honors: Bronze Star Medal and Military Honors: Died in 1942 in a prison Birthdate: May 12, 1923 Berton S. (Doc) Spring David (Skip) Storfa Citation camp Birthplace: Hobson Birthdate: July 8, Birthdate: Oct. 25, Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant 1918 1944 Lyle L. Strouf Oscar V. Swan Hometown: Hobson Date of Death: Jan. Birthplace: Billings Birthdate: June 12, Birthdate: Dec. 6, Family: Spouse Dorothy, daughter Rebecca, son 10, 2001 Highest Rank: E-4 1920 1922 Tom Highest Rank: Current Hometown: Date of Death: April Date of Death: Aug. Connection to Central Montana: Life-long Captain Lewistown 10, 1998 29, 2000 rancher Hometown (at Family: Wife Rose- Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Staff Served: European Theater – 69th Infantry Division time of death): marie, children Dave Master Sergeant, Air Sergeant E-6, U.S. Duties: Rifleman – Squad Leader Lewistown Storfa, Rennae Miller Force Army Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, two Battle Family: Mr. and and Bobbi Gies Hometown (at time Hometown (at time Stars, French Ministry of Defense Citation, Mrs. Stanley G. Connection to Cen- of death): Tomb- of death): Lewistown Combat Infantryman’s Badge Spring, parents; Leona E. Spring, spouse tral Montana: Owned Storfa’s Service stone, Ariz. Family: Oscar W. Connection to Central Montana: Native Served: Corpus Christi, Texas Family: Helen Knox, and Carrie Swan, Clarence J. Weinheimer of Lewistown Duties: Repaired Flight Trainers mother; Maxine, spouse; Stephen Strouf, parents; Patricia R. Swan, Georgia (Don) Birthdate: 1/23/1944 Served: Europe with 8th Air Force son Cline, Denise Swan, Greg (Rose) Swan, Date of Death: 4/15/2012 Duties: B-17 Pilot Alan R. Story Connection to Central Montana: Raised Judy (Chuck) May Birthplace: Lewistown Military Honors: Distinguished Flying Birthdate: Oct. 6, in Denton Connection to Central Montana: Born in Highest Rank: 1 SGT Cross, 31 missions, Air Medal of Honor 1946 Served: Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Vietnam Lewistown, graduated at Fergus High Branch of Military: US Army National Guard Birthplace: Billings and England School, owned construction business, Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown Norman L. Staley Highest Rank: Duties: Air Traffic Controller now operated by son Greg Family: Franz & Emma Weinheimer (parents); Birthdate: March Spec. 5 Served: England, North France, Rhineland, Penni Weinheimer (spouse); Mike Weinheimer 31, 1940 Current Hometown: Richard Elton Strunk Battle of Bulge, Normandy and Karen Weinheimer (children) Birthplace: Fruita, Colo. Birthdate: June 27, Duties: Specialized in construction equip- Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Winston-Salem, Family: Parents 1937 ment mechanics in Lewistown, longtime farmer, sheriff reserve N.C. Loren and Bernice Date of Death: July Military Honors: European-African-Middle deputy, and active Moore and Lewistown com- Highest Rank: Story 17, 1998 Eastern Theater Service Medal and Good munity member HM1 Connection to Cen- Highest Rank: SFC Conduct Medal Served: Montana Current Home- tral Montana: Cat Hometown (at time Duties: Served as Senior NCO of company D town: Lewistown Creek and Melstone of death): Harris- Walter James Swan 1-163rd Family: Wife, Alice Served: Ft. Sill, Okla.; Vietnam burg, Ore. Birthdate: March 15, Military Honors: Army Achievement Medal Kucera Staley Duties: Radio Repair, Americal Division Family: Elton M. and 1917 (4), NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Connection to Central Montana: Moved Virginia (deceased) Date of Death: National Defense Service Medal, Army Service here to retire with hometown family Jerry Story Ester Strunk, parents; March 29, 2000 Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, MT Na- Served: Vietnam on U.S.S. Iwo Jima Birthdate: Aug. 23, Ginny Strunk, spouse; Elton Strunk and Highest Rank: P.F.C. tional Guard Distinguished Recognition Ribbon, LPH2; aboard U.S.S. Enterprise CVN65 1944 Ramona Strunk, children Hometown (at time MT National Guard Campaign Ribbon Duties: Recruited doctors for the Navy Birthplace: Bowling Connection to Central Montana: Born and of death): Lewistown in Minneapolis, Minn., for 5 years; Green, Ky. raised in Central Montana, 1955 gradu- Family: Robert Tom Wellman recruited in Alaska for 5 years; retired Highest Rank: Staff ate of Fergus High School and Adeline Swan, Birthdate: Sept. 16, 1939 in 1976 Sgt. Served: Vietnam, Turkey, Thailand, Ger- parents; Shirley L. Birthplace: Detroit, Mich. Military Honors: Two letters of com- Current Hometown: many, U.S.A. Swan, spouse; Rita Highest Rank: Airman First Class, U.S. Air Force mendation from Admiral Tidd for Montrose, Colo. Duties: Military police, instructor in com- Pemberton, daughter Connection to Central Montana: MT Mental outstanding recruiting of doctors; 20 Family: Parents munications Connection to Central Montana: Born Health Nursing Care Center consecutive years of good conduct; two Loren and Bernice in Lewistown and served as lawman in Served: McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey armed service expeditionary medals; Story Michael Stuehm Denton, Geraldine, Fort Benton, Big Duties: Aircraft Engine Mechanic Vietnam Service medal; Vietnam Cross Connection to Birthdate: June 30, Sandy and Box Elder of Gallantry; Special Unit citation medal; Central Montana: Went to school in 1947 Served: Trained to go to Japan, but sent to Milo E. Westburg National Defense Service medal. Melstone Birthplace: Cham- Europe after Battle of Bulge instead Birthdate: July 7, 1946 Served: U.S. Air Force, Guam, NORAD, paign - Urbana, Ill. Duties: Communication with HGT. Co. 3rd Birthplace: Lewistown, MT Edward L. Stanley Colorado Springs, Colo. Branch of Military: Bn. 7th Infantry Highest Rank: E-5 Air Controlman 2nd Class Birthdate: March Co. B 1/506 101st Military Honors: Purple Heart for wounds Branch of Military: U.S. Navy 9, 1928 Loren Fay Story Airborne received while stringing lines across the Current Hometown: Lewistown, MT Birthplace: Milan, Birthdate: June 28, Highest Rank: SP4 Rhine River Family: Bonnie Johnson (Mother); Ernest L. West- Mo. 1921 Current Hometown: burg (Father); Sheila Dennison (Wife); Nettie C. Highest Rank: Birthplace: Winnett Lewistown Bryan Swanson Bell (Daughter); Angel Bell (Daughter) Fireman First Class Highest Rank: PFC Family: Harriet, Birthdate: Nov. 14, Served: Naval Air Station Marimar, San Diego, CA in Navy 3 years, 75th Division wife; Megan and Nicole, daughters 1986 Duties: Air traffic tower control, Airways supervisor Hometown: Lew- Hometown: Fruita, Connection to Central Montana: Lived Birthplace: Billings Military Honors: National Defense Service Medal istown Colo. here over 30 years Highest Rank: PFC Family: Parents, Family: Parents Fred Served: I Corps Vietnam Current Hometown: Francis “Frank” Westhoff, Jr. Richard and Jenni and Ruby Story; Duties: Infantry Rifleman Lewistown Birthdate: Aug. 20, 1949 Stanley; wife, Irma (Dalton) Stanley; wife Bernice Bauer; Military Honors: Purple Heart, Bronze Star Family: Parents Birthplace: Spokane, Wash. children, Michael and Michelle children Larry, Jerry with V, 3 Air Medals, Army Commenda- Leroy and Dorothy Highest Rank: Machinist Mate 2nd Class Served: Pacific, U.S.S. Medusa, U.S.S. and Alan tion Medal, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Swanson; grandpar- Current Hometown: Lewistown Iowa Connection to Central Montana: Resident Campaign ents Lillian Swanson Family: Ody and Margaret, parents; Suzanne, wife; over 40 years and Tillie Pentecost; Michelle, Jeramy, Jennifer, children Cherry Elaine Served: Belgium-Ardennes Forest, Battle of Butch Sturtz brother Dan; sister Amanda Moe Connection to Central Montana: Grew up in Bulge, Battle of Rhur Valley Birthdate: June 12, Connection to Central Montana: Raised in Lewistown, graduated St. Leos in 1967 (Crenshaw) Stapleton Duties: Combat Engineer 1945 Lewistown Served: Long Beach, Calif., Two tours in Vietnam Birthdate: Nov. 12, Birthplace: Miles Served: In Jacksonville, N.C. Duties: Ran and maintained forward engine room 1916 Lloyd Marion Stout City on Destroyer Arnold J. Isabell DD869 Birthplace: Willis- Birthdate: Dec. 5, Highest Rank: BM2 Daniel Joseph Swanson Military Honors: Vietnam Service and Combat ton, North Dakota 1917 Current Hometown: Birthdate: July 21, Highest Rank: Birthplace: Stanford Lewistown 1983 Jeramy Westhoff Major Highest Rank: T-3 Family: Parents Wil- Birthplace: Lewis- Birthdate: Aug. 21, 1974 Branch of Mili- Hometown (at time liam and Mae Sturtz town Birthplace: Redondo Beach, Calif. tary: 5th Army Air of death): Lewistown Connection to Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Electronics Technician Force Evacuation Family: Parents and Central Montana: Sergeant Current Hometown: Butte Hospital spouse deceased; Raised and schooled in Lewistown Current Hometown: Family: Family: Tyler Warren Stout, Har- Served: USS Seminole Lewistown Frank and Suzanne Westhoff, parents Stapleton riet Killham, Roberta Duties: Mobile river assault boat, Vietnam Family: Parents Connection to Central Montana: Moved to Lew- Connection to Central Montana: Mar- Lane (deceased), Military Honors: Served July 1965 to June Leroy and Dorothy istown in 1990, graduated FHS in 1992 ried a local fellow children 1968, Award of Navy Achievement Swanson; grandpar- Served: Saudi Arabia; Italy; Japan; Germany; Oak Served: North Africa, Italy, France, Connection to Central Montana: Hobson Medal, Combat V ents Lillian Swanson Harbor, Wash. Germany and twin sister Leta Zirschky of Lewis- and Tillie Pentecost; brother Bryan; sister Duties: Maintained and repaired computer systems Duties: Registered nurse with a mobile town James Victor Sturtz Mandy Hullman on fighter jets hospital unit Served: Asiatic-Pacific Theater Birthdate: Feb. 4, Connection to Central Montana: born and Military Honors: NATO Ribbon, Good Conduct Military Honors: Assisted medical units Duties: Supply clerk HQ Co. Base ‘R’ ord. 1947 raised in Lewistown Medal at both Buchenwald and Belson Section. Birthplace: Jordan Served: Two tours overseas, Korea, Tel- Military Honors: South Philippines Libera- Highest Rank: BM3 Afar, Iraq John Fredrick White Frank L. (Barney) Ste- tion, Luzon, 4 Service ribbons, 2 medals, Current Hometown: Duties: Team Leader Stryker Battalion Birthdate: Oct. 7, 1919 phens pistol and rifle. Salt Lake City, Utah Combat Team Date of Death: Sept. 7, 1944 Birthdate: Aug. 22, Family: Parents Wil- Military honors, special commendations, Highest Rank: Private First Class 1923 Collins J. Strong liam and Mae Sturtz, etc.: Purple Heart, CIB and many more Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown Date of Death: Jan. Birthdate: Feb. 16, son Duston Sturtz Family: Claude and Anna (Siemens) White, par- 23, 2001 1927 Connection to Edward Swanson ents; Robert W. White, brother Birthplace: Fergus Birthplace: Lewis- Central Montana: Birthdate: Aug. 12, Connection to Central Montana: Born in Lewis- Highest Rank: town Raised and schooled in Lewistown 1918 town Private First Class Highest Rank: STC Served: USS Seminole Date of Death: April Served: 5th Air Force, Mindiano, Philippines Family: Son Doug AOM U.S. Navy Duties: US Navy, BM3, served from July 12, 1942 Military Honors: Bataan Death March – Citation (Jerie) Stephens Hometown: Lewis- 1965 to June 1967 Highest Rank: Sgt. of Honor and Purple Heart Connection to town Birthplace: Home- Central Montana: Family: Spouse Vera William Victor Sturtz stead near Cheadle Joe C. Wicks Birthplace Strong, children Ron Birthdate: July 5, Hometown (at time Birthdate: July 8, 1924 Served: WWII-Pacific Theater: Roi- Strong and Joan Estes 1922 of death): Lewistown Date of Death: Nov. 4, 2006 Namur, Saipan, Tinian, Iwo Jima Connection to Central Montana: Lifetime Date of Death: Dec. Family: William and Birthplace: Lewistown Duties: Marine Corps, Service/Supply resident 24, 2000 Katherine Swanson, Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force Served: South Pacific Highest Rank: parents Family: Spouse Joy Wicks; sons Jon and Jim Diana S. Stevens Duties: Loaded bombs and ammunition into Sergeant Connection to Central Montana: Born and Wicks; daughter Jan Waltenbaugh Highest Rank: aircraft Hometown (at time raised 12 miles east of Lewistown near Connection to Central Montana: Lifetime resi- Major Military Honors: Presidential Unit Citation of death): Lewistown Cheadle dent Branch of Mili- Family: John and Served: Island of Corregidor in the mouth of Duties: Bombardier and Navigator tary: U.S. Army Molly Sturtz, parents; Manila Bay Reserve Mae Sturtz, spouse Duties: Commanded anti-aircraft battery William Kendall Wicks Current Home- Connection to Central Montana: lived and Military Honors: Purple Heart, Fergus Birthdate: July 19, 1908 town: Moore worked in Lewistown since 1951 County’s First War fatality in WWII Birthplace: Kendall Served: Jan. 1, Served: 3704th AAF Base Unit Date of Death: Jan. 1, 1971 1974 - Jan 1. 1985; Duties: Aerial gunner instructor Highest Rank: Seaman 1st Class Vietnam era Military Honors: Served Oct. 1942 to Oct. Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown 1945 Family: Jesse H. Wicks, Catherine O’Keefe Wicks Connection to Central Montana: Manager Lewis- town Pharmacy, 1951 to 1971 Served: San Diego Duties: Corpsman Lewistown News-Argus Saturday, November 9, 2019 31

Clarence J. Sweeney Jonathan Brett Taylor John Geary Thayer Robert Thomas Thompson Keith Wiley Birthdate: Jan. 27, Birthdate: Oct. 26, Birthdate: Oct. 10, Birthdate: Aug. 16, Date of Death: Aug. 26, 2006 1926 1974 1950 1934 Highest Rank: Spec. 5th Class Date of Death: July Birthplace: Water- Birthplace: Billings Date of Death: May Family: Earl and Margaret Wiley, sisters Janette 17, 1994 bury, Conn. Highest Rank: Chief 31, 2007 Sims and Sheila Sims; daughters K.D. and Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Petty Officer Birthplace: Lew- Kristy Corporal Major, Air Force Branch of Military: istown Connection to Central Montana: Raised in Hometown (at time Current Home- Navy Highest Rank: PFC Moore, graduated from Grass Range of death): Lewis- town: Goldsboro, Current Home- E3, Army Served: Korea town N.C. town: Billings Family: Harold and Duties: Combat engineer Family: Harry and Family: Richard and Family: Don and Vivian Thomp- Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal Violet Sweeney, par- Christine Taylor Lorraine Thayer son, parents; Nell ents; Patricia (Miller) Sweeney, spouse; Connection to (deceased), parents; Thompson, wife; Brent J. Wilson Scott, Mike and Nancy, children Central Montana: Grew up in Lewistown Linda, wife; Ruth T. Wicks, sister; Jeffrey Scott Wynne, Tom, Phil, Randy Birthdate: July 22, 1977 Connection to Central Montana: Born and graduated from Fergus High School Lance, son Thompson, children Birthplace: Lewistown and raised on Sweeney homestead near Served: South Korea; Operation Northern Connection to Central Montana: 1968 Connection to Central Montana: Born in Highest Rank: Major, U.S. Army Hilger Watch; Operation Iraqi Freedom, Graduate of FCHS Lewistown and lived in Hobson Family: Sid (late) and Nancy Wilson, parents; Served: Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Ala. Duties: Flies the F-15 E Strike Eagle Served: Far East, Southeast Asia, Mediter- Served: Fort Lewis, Wash.; Fairbanks, Haeyoon, wife Duties: Engineer in the planning office of Military Honors: Outstanding student at ranean Alaska Served: Bosnia, S. Korea, Iraq, Seoul, South Korea, the Guided Missile Development Group UPT, Outstanding graduate aeronautical Duties: Naval communications on board Duties: Field Communications Crewman currently stationed in Aberdeen Proving Ground, engineering, US Air Force Academy gunboats and frigates during Vietnam 310 Baltimore, Maryland Robert John Sweeting conflict and Desert Storm Military Honors: Honorable Discharge Birthdate: April 23, Kenneth M. Taylor Military Honors: Awarded Joint Service Sidney D. Wilson 1923 Birthdate: Jan. 2, Commendation Medal, Navy Commen- Francis M. Tindall Birthdate: Sept. 11, 1944 Birthplace: Wolf 1948 dation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal Birthdate: May 5, Date of Death: Aug. 7, 2001 Point Birthplace: Lewis- (2), Joint Meritorious Unit Commenda- 1923 Birthplace: Illinois Date of Death: Nov. town tion, Meritorious Unit Commendation Birthplace: Dayton, Highest Rank: Master Sergeant, U.S. Army 12, 1980 Highest Rank: Spe- (3), National Defense Service Medal (2), Wash. Reserve Highest Rank: Staff cialist 5th Class Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Highest Rank: Staff Family: Spouse, Nancy Wilson; son Brent Wilson; Sergeant Air Corps Current Home- Good Conduct Medal (5), Overseas Sergeant of 3189th daughter Sharon Ferdinand Montana town: Crestwood, Service Ribbon (7), Sea Service Deploy- Engineer Battalion Connection to Central Montana: Fergus High Hometown (at time Ky. ment Ribbon (5) and Sharpshooter Pistol Hometown: Lew- School English Teacher (32 years) of death): Lewis- Family: parents Em- Ribbon istown Served: Desert Shield/Desert Storm town ily Taylor and the late Family: Parents Family: Spouse Betty Lou Sweeting, Robert W. Taylor of Kolin, wife Leslie, Jason Michael Thom Forrest and Edith James Winstead children Betty Williams, John Sweeting, children Bobby and Nicole, brothers Highest Rank: Tindall; children Linda Ulrich, Tim Birthdate: April 17, 1942 Jeanette Welken Donald and Robert, two grandchildren GFMFR Tindall, Leslie Taylor and Vic Tindall Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif. Connection to Central Montana: Ranched Connection to Central Montana: Born Hometown: Moore Connection to Central Montana: Resi- Highest Rank: Airman, U.S. Navy 14 miles south of Lewistown here Family: Mike Thom dent most of his life Connection to Central Montana: MT Mental Served: New Hebrides, South Pacific Served: Virginia, Vietnam, Germany and Gayle Thom, Served: During WWII was stationed at Health Nursing Care Center Duties: Aircraft Welder Duties: Electrician parents Fort Belvoir, Va., and Fort Lewis, Served: Iceland; Kingsville, Texas Military Honors: Defense Service Medal, Military Honors: World War II Victory Connection to Wash. Duties: Aviation Structural Mechanic Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asi- Central Montana: Duties: Foreman, oxygen and acetylene Military Honors: Safety Award atic Pacific Campaign Medal, Combat Attended Hobson plant Tanner James Swift Action Medal High School Honors: Sharpshooter Rifle Marksman Robert N. Wise Birthdate: Sept. 24, Served: Everett, Carbine; American Theater of Opera- Birthdate: March 18, 1955 1985 Robert W. Taylor Wash. tions Service Ribbon; Good Conduct Birthplace: Lewistown Birthplace: Billings Birthdate: Jan. 16, Duties: Engineer on USS Fife Medal 600-68; Victory Medal Highest Rank: Specialist 4 Branch of Military: 1916 Current Hometown: Lewistown Army National Date of Death: Sept. Raymond George Thom Donald R. Todd Family: Ruth (Wise) Wells, Gerald Wise (de- Guard 23, 1989 Highest Rank: E5 Birthdate: Aug. 14, ceased); Sidney, Heather, Joshua, Jenna and Highest Rank: Chief Highest Rank: Sergeant 1925 Kaylee Warrant Officer 2 Sergeant Hometown: Moore Birthplace: Stan- Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Current Home- Hometown (at time Family: Betty ford Served: 1974-1977 (Vietnam era veteran) One year town: Bend, Oregon of death): Kolin Dexter and Duane Highest Rank: Vicenza, Italy, as NATO Forces Security Guard; Family: Judy Swift, Family: William and Thom, parents; Sergeant two years Aschaffenburg, West German, Charlie mother; Kelsey Swift, wife; children Catherine Taylor, Joshua Thom, son Current Home- Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry. Clifford and Theodore Swift parents; Emily M. Connection to town: Denton Duties: Mechanized Infantry, M60 Machine Gun- Connection to Central Montana: 2004 Taylor, spouse; Robert J., Donald L., Central Montana: Family: Parents ner, 50 caliber machine gunner, member of high graduate of Fergus High School Kenneth M. and Joyce Ann, children Attended Moore Frank and Lucille ranked Augmentation Reserve Force, Armored Served: Iraq - 1 year; Helena; Salem, OR Connection to Central Montana: Farmer High School Todd; wife Dolores; Personnel Carrier driver. Duties: Blackhawk helicopter pilot – Jan./ Served: Wyoming, South Carolina and Fort Served: Ft. Stewart, Ga., Honduras, Ger- children Rick, Ron and Terry Todd Feb. 2013 will be back east at school for McCoy (Wisconsin) many and Desert Storm Served: Saipan and Guam Edward Wittenberg helicopter flight instructors, currently Duties: Mechanic Duties: Heavy equipment mechanic Duties: Radar Specialist Birthdate: May 22, 1923 works for Portland helicopter company Honors: Asiatic-Pacific Service Victory Date of Death: July 15, 1997 flying a Chinook helicopter, 30 days on, Mons Teigen Charles C. Thomas Medal; American Theater Service Highest Rank: Radarman 3-C 30 days off in Afgranistan Birthdate: Jan. 30, Birthdate: March Medal Hometown (at time of death): Oshkosh, Wis. Military Honors: National Defense Service 1922 14, 1895 Family: William and Emelia Wittenberg, parents; Medal, Good Conduct Medal, award for Date of Death: Oct. Date of Death: April John F. Tognetti Helen, spouse; Robert and Betty Jean, children rescue operation 24, 2009 25, 1962 Birthdate: Nov. 17, Connection to Central Montana: Born in Denton Birthplace: Lewis- Highest Rank: 1919 Served: USS Aaron Ward DM 34 Pacific Ocean Harry L. Syverson town Private Birthplace: Peta- Duties: Operating radar equipment, alerting of any Birthdate: Feb. 26, Highest Rank: Hometown (at time luma, Calif. oncoming enemy 1915 Private of death): Moore Highest Rank: Military Honors: American Defense Award, Good Birthplace: Lewis- Branch of Military: Family: Elisha Staff Sergeant, U.S. Conduct Award, Pacific Ocean Theater Medal, town U.S. Marine Corps and Sarah Thomas, Air Force World War II Highest Rank: Hometown at time parents; Minnie, Hometown: Lew- Sergeant of Death: Helena, spouse; Florence Termaat, Ruth Tucek istown Gerald Rudolph Wohlk Hometown: Lew- MT and Helen Pratt, children Family: Parents, Birthdate: Nov. 22, 1939 istown Family: Wife (deceased), 3 children (2 boys Connection to Central Montana: Born August and Eugenia Birthplace: North Dakota Family: Herman and and 1 girl) and raised near Moore Tognetti; Hilda Tognetti, spouse Highest Rank: EN3 Wanda Syverson, Connection to Central Montana: Attended Served: World War II Connection to Central Montana: Life- Branch of Military: Navy spouse Blanche, Montana State in Bozeman, graduated Duties: Was trained at Fort Lewis, Wash., long resident and business owner Hometown: Moccasin Patrice Reynolds, Carol Trawich, and with a masters and worked for Montana when the armistice was signed Served: Africa and U.S.A. Family: Rudolph and Olga Wohlk, parents; Linda Beverly Huffman Grass Concervation Commission out of Duties: Control tower operator Hodik, wife; Brian and Brandy, children Connection to Central Montana: Resident Lewistown and Miles City until about Kenneth (Bus) Thompson Military Honors: Ribbons and honorable Connection to Central Montana: Raised my fam- Served: California and Idaho 1970, then worked in Helena for the Birthdate: Feb. 8, discharge ily here Duties: Military Police Montana Lands and Investments 1919 Served: Antarctic, Arctic Ocean Military Honors: Honorable Discharge, Served: South Pacific Islands, Guadalcanal Date of Death: Oct. Michael John Toller Duties: Engine man WWII, Korean War and Bougainville 6, 1991 Date of Birth: Duties: Communication Officer Highest Rank: Aug.12, 1948 Clarence O. Woolley Charles Ray (Buzz) Taylor Military Honors: Honorable Discharge Sergeant Date of Death: Feb. Birthdate: June 6, 1929 Birthdate: Oct. 22, Hometown (at time 15, 2019 Date of Death: Aug. 2, 1985 1923 George Raymond Tews of death): Lewis- Birthplace: San Hometown (at time of death): Pocatello, Idaho Birthplace: Bartlett, Birthdate: March 8, town Francisco, Calif. Family: Mac O. and Ellen (Gregg) Woolley, par- Neb. 1928 Family: Earl and Highest Rank: ents; Bonnie J. McClellan, spouse; Mark, John, Highest Rank: Birthplace: Moore Zeta Thompson, par- Petty Officer Third Esther and David (step-son), children RM2c Highest Rank: Act- ents; Alice Thompson, spouse; Marjorie Class Connection to Central Montana: Education from Served: San Diego, ing Staff Sgt. Damschen, Nancy Wilcox and Teresa Hometown: Lew- 1939 Calif.; Coronado, Hometown: Moore McQuillen, children istown Served: South Pacific, China, Japan Colo.; Bremerton, Family: Rosemarie, Connection to Central Montana: Ranched Family: Spouse Lynn Toller; children Wash. Ricky and Micky in Winifred area until moving to Lewis- Shelly and Joe Max Jacob Woolley Military Honors: Tews town for retirement Served: Pacific Fleet – Com Cruis Pak 3, Birthdate: Dec. 19, 1916 Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal Connection to Served: 91st Battalion, First Armored Divi- Pacific Ocean, Vietnam Highest Rank: Captain w/1 star, Philippine Liberation Medal, Central Montana: sion, World War II, North Africa, Italy, Family: Mac O. and Ellen (Gregg) Woolley, par- American Area Campaign Medal and Lifetime resident European Theater, Battle of the Bulge Joseph Eugene (Gene) ents; Blanche (Brown) Woolley, spouse; Max World War II Victory Medal (business owner and operator) Duties: Tank Commander, in service from Toomey Jay Woolley, son Served: March Air Force Base, River- March 17, 1941 to June 27, 1945 Birthdate: July 13, Connection to Central Montana: Home from Dillon Clay Taylor side, Calif.; McChord Air Force Base, Military Honors: European-African- 1920 1939 on Birthdate: Oct. 29, Tacoma, Wash. Middle East Theater Service Medal, Date of Death: Served: E.T.O. 1979 Duties: Detached from unit to base, motor American Defense Service Medal Aug. 25, 1989 Duties: P-38 pilot, 384th Fighter Squadron, 364th Birthplace: Water- pool, driver, school instructor, all units Birthplace: Denver, Fighter Group, 8th Air Force bury, Conn. Military Honors, Special Commenda- Otto James Thompson Colorado Military Honors: Purple Heart, Caterpillar Pin, Highest Rank: tions, etc: Airman of the month. Birthdate: Oct. 29, Branch of Military: Winged Boot Emblem, Distinguished Flying Crs Captain, Marines 1923 Army, Quarter Current Home- John Donald Thayer Birthplace: Judith Master Corps Robert Wheeler Woolley town: Lewistown Birthdate: Feb. 3, Gap Served: WWII; Birthdate: Nov. 7, 1921 Family: Richard and 1922 Date of Death: Feb. 1942-1945 Highest Rank: Sergeant Christine Taylor Date of Death: Oct. 1, 2001 Duties: Worked in California for 35 years Family: Mac O. and Ellen (Gregg) Woolley, Connection to 26, 2005 Highest Rank: for a firm that designed and built parts to fit parents; Mildred McDonough, spouse; Darlene Central Montana: Grew up here since Birthplace: Neoga, Coast Guard, Seaman military specifications Woolley Stene, daughter 1 1/2, Fergus High School graduate. Illinois 1st Class Connection to Central Montana: Home from Served: Iraq, two Tours Operation Iraqi Highest Rank: Sig- Hometown (at time 1938 until graduating from high school in 1939 Freedom; Camp Lejeune, N.C. nalman First Class of death): Lewis- Served: Hawaii, South Pacific, Guadalcanal Cam- Duties: Scout for an LAV in Light Armored Branch of Military: town “My heroes are those paign, New Georgia, New Caladonia and Luzon, Recon, US Marines US Navy Family: Wife Charlotte, children James, Philippines Campaigns Military Honors: Battlefield promotion to Family: Lorraine G. Dorothy, Cherie and Bonnie who risk their lives Duties: Infantry Sergeant for Valor 2003, Outstanding Thayer, wife; John Connection to Central Montana: Born Military Honors: Bronze Star, Combat Infantry leader at the Basic School for Marine G. Thayer, son; Ruth T. Wicks, daughter; and raised here Medal, South Pacific Combat Medal Corps officers, June 2005. Lance J. Thayer and Jack T. Wicks, Served: Port Orchard, Wash., South Pacific every day to protect grandsons Patrol - on beach and on ship, USS John Wormell Connection to Central Montana: Central Leonard our world and make Birthdate: Feb. 26, 1945 Montana rancher Duties: In service from March 17, 1941 to Highest Rank: Captain Served: Russell Islands in the South Pacific June 27, 1945 it a better place-- Current Hometown: Lewistown Duties: Performed visual communications Military Honors: Just gratitude from future Family: Rosina Rotown Wormell with incoming aircraft and ships dur- generations for our continuing freedoms police, firefighters, Connection to Central Montana: Lived here since ing WWII. Served with USMC Major 1995 “Pappy” Boyington and the famed Black Served: Three tours in Vietnam Sheep Squadron and members of our Duties: Helicopter Pilot Military Honors: Air Medal - Silver Star, Bronze armed forces.” Star, Purple Heart - Sidney Sheldon

For the Freedoms that we all enjoy... Our Thanks go to the young men and women serving in all branches of the military. We salute you!

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Guy D. Wright Thomas Francis Toomey, Jr. Julius Richard Tresch James Harry Turner Kenneth William Twiford Birthdate: Nov. 19, 1915 Birthdate: July 4, Birthdate: April 24, Birthdate: Sept. 14, Birthdate: March 2, Date of Death: July 1981 1917 1929 1928 1922 Birthplace: Kolin, Mont. Date of Death: July Date of Death: July Birthplace: Date of Death: April Branch of Military: Army 17, 1988 7, 2009 Lewistown 16, 1995 Highest Rank: Private First Class Birthplace: Winnett Birthplace: Lewis- Branch of Military: Highest Rank: Sea- Family: Homer and Elsie Wright, parents (de- Highest Rank: Staff town Army man 1st Class ceased); Mrs. Terry Loomis, Mr. Neil Wright Sergeant, Company Highest Rank: REO Highest Rank: PFC Hometown: Utica Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised B, 820th Engineer AF Hometown: Hobson Family: William and in Central Montana Batallion Branch of Military: Family: Joyce, wife Marty Twiford, par- Served: Fort Ord, Calif.; Camp Maxie, Texas. Hometown: Lew- Air Force Connection to ents; Barbara, spouse; Duties: Was involved in the invasion of Italy com- istown Hometown (at time Central Montana: Kathy Hodge, Bill, ing through Rome and on North to Bologna, Family: Thomas F. of death): Lewistown Farm and Ranch at Hobson Roy, Jane Hassler, Robert, Tom and Joe, where while digging foxholes, were over-run by Toomey, father; Anna Wichman, mother; Family: Julius and Verna Tresch, parents; Served: Presidio, Calif., Feb. 1, 1951 to Jan. children German soldiers and captured. Then transported Frances R. Toomey, wife Joan, wife; Julius M., Donald J., Theo- 31, 1953 Connection to Central Montana: Long- in box cars on the railroad over Brenner Pass. Connection to Central Montana: Owned dore J. Saralynn M. and Cheryl, children Duties: MP time area ranch hand, logger Spent approximately six months in a prison Toomey’s Shoe Repair and Saddlery Connection to Central Montana: Born and Served: South Pacific, WW II, on USS camp until the war was over, with very little Served: Called in 1941, came home in raised on a ranch at Beaver Creek Bryan Jon Tuss Indiana food to eat. 1945. Spent two years in England, Served: Korea Birthdate: 1967 Duties: Fireman Military Honors: Combat Infantry Medal France, Belgium and Germany Duties: Sr. Construction Equipment Opera- Birthplace: Duties: Tom and his comrades arrived in tor Lewistown, MT Larry John Ungefug Albert William Young Normandy Beach on the 4th wave of Military Honors: Korean Service Medal Branch of Military: Birthdate: Sept. 21, Birthdate: May 7, 1928 the invasion of Europe. From there they FEAF GO, National Defense Service US Navy (1986- 1948 Birthplace: marched across France building airstrips Birthplace: Great Falls and other projects, fighting their way into Medal, UN Service Medal, 2 Bronze 1990) Billings Highest Rank: Army Air Corp the heart of the Rhineland. Service Stars to KSMG GO 114, Most Highest Rank: E5 Highest Rank: Sgt. Connection to Central Montana: MT Mental Significant Duty Assignment – 824th (SW/AW) U.S. Air Force Health Nursing Care Center Kyle Steven Trafton Inst. Squadron Current Hometown: Current Hometown: Served: Guam Lewistown, MT Lewistown Birthdate: Aug. 19, Ramon G. (Ozzie) Tresch Duties: Air Traffic Controller 1981 Family: Tony Tuss Family: Spouse Military Honors: Honorable Discharge Birthplace: Lew- Birthdate: May 12, (deceased), Sharyn Vickie, children istown 1932 Homberger, parents; Alex Potter and Tucker, Abby, and Bill Owen Youngbauer Highest Rank: OS3 Date of Death: Oct. Daquiri Wright; children Tyler 21, 1995 Connection to Central Montana: Born and Connection to Central Montana: Retired Birthdate: Dec. 5, 1952 (SW) E-4 Current Home- Highest Rank: A/2C lives in Lewistown, MT Postmaster, Lewistown Birthplace: Miles City Hometown (at time Served: USS MIDWAY (CV-41) Yokosuka, Served: Vietnam Highest Rank: E-4 town: Lewistown Family: Mother of death): Lewistown Japan ; USS RANGER (CV-61) San Duties: Courier Branch of Military: Air Force Family: Julius Diego, CA Current Hometown: Stanford Kam Orley, father James William Urs Steve Trafton, step- (Booblie) and Verna, Duties: Interior Communication Technician Connection to Central Montana: Lived here entire parents; Pat Eades, Military Honors: Honorable Discharge, Birthdate: Jan. 4, life mom Michelle Trafton, wife Shay Connection to Central Montana: Home- spouse; Diana, Cathy, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, 1920 Served: Idaho, Utah, Thailand Tony, Lori, Jeanne and Roger, children Good Conduct Medal, Enlisted Aviation Date of Death: Feb. Duties: Jet mechanic town – graduated Served: Persian Gulf Connection to Central Montana: Rancher Warfare Specialist, Enlisted Surface 28, 1963 Sandra K. Youngbauer Duties: Operations Specialist on the USS Served: Korea Warfare Specialist Birthplace: Coffee Tarawa (LHA-1) Duties: Mechanic Creek Birthdate: Sept. 19, 1954 Military Honors: Korean Service Medal, Cyril Arleigh Tuss Highest Rank: Tech- Birthplace: Choteau Military Honors: War on Terrorism Service, Naval Commendation, Letter UN Service Medal, National Defense Birthdate: Dec. 9, nician Fourth Grade Highest Rank: SSgt. 1st Class Service Medal 1936 U.S. Army Battery C Current Hometown: Lewistown of Commendation for stopping a major fuel oil leak Birthplace: Lewis- 412 Armored Field Family: Mother Luella Alexander; spouse Bill James A. Tucek town Artillery Battalion Youngbauer, children Kelli and Kyle Mark Evan Trafton Birthdate: Oct. 20, Date of Death: May Hometown (at time of his death): Coffee Connection to Central Montana: Retired postal 1921 2, 2010 Creek worker; county commissioner Birthdate: Aug. 18, 1950 Date of Death: Aug. Highest Rank: Air- Family: Parents Mathew Urs and Blanche Served: Korea, Honduras, Saudi Arabia 15, 1993 man First Class, Air Strouf, Wife Evelyn, two children Duties: Cook, laundry Birthplace: Miles City Highest Rank: Force, 6 years Connection to Central Montana: Self- Military Honors: 22 years of service in Army Sergeant Hometown (at time employed farmer Reserve Date of Death: Feb. 13, 2004 Hometown: Danvers of death): Lewistown Served: Central Europe, Germany Eric J. Zarn Highest Rank: S1 Family: Bohumil and Family: parents Cyril and Alberta Tuss (de- Duties: Gunnery Instructor, Artillery Me- Mary Tucek, parents; ceased), wife Diane (deceased), children chanic, Date of entry March 21, 1942, Birthdate: Dec. 24, 1997 Family: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ruth Tucek, parents; Tonya Tuss and Candice Kusterle date of separation Oct. 16, 1945 Highest Rank: E-% Petty Officer 2nd Class E.O. Ronald, Thomas, Connection to Central Montana: Born, Military Honors: Honorable Discharge, Birthplace: Cutbank, MT Trafton Served: San Fran- Steven, Paul and Cecilia, children raised and reside here Good Conduct Medal, European African Hometown: Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Born and Served: Whiteman AFB, Mo., Sondrestrom Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. Family: Connie, Devlin and Alaura. Jim Zarn, cisco, Calif. Duties: Clerk raised in Danvers AFB, Greenland Carolyn and Dalton Smitherman Served: Belgium, Germany, World War II Duties: Aircraft and Engine Mechanic Milton George Urs Connection to Central Montana: Family/Friends Duties: Gunnery, maintenance Military Honors: Honorable Discharge, Birthdate: April 22, and Hometown George William Trask Birthdate: Dec. 15, Good Conduct Medal 1922 Served: Gulfport, Mississippi and Bremerton Wash- Mattea I. Tucek Date of Death: Jan. ingon, School in Great Lakes, IL, Fort Leonard, 1931 Frank E. Tuss Birthplace: Lew- Family: Charlie and 30, 2000 Missouri, Port Hueneme, CA, deployed to Janel Tucek (parents); Birthdate: Sept. 24, Birthplace: Denton Guam, Create Greece, Thailand, Singapore, istown Highest Rank: Layton Tucek 1925 Highest Rank: Spain, Sicily, Italy, Okinawa Japan, Indoesia, (brother); Tony (Navy Birthplace: Winifred Machinist Mate 1st Phillippines Cpl., 8th Army, 304th Signal Bn. SeeBee and Vietnam Highest Rank: PFC Class, U.S. Navy Duties: Heavy Equipment Operator, Transporta- Vet 1966 – 1969) and Hometown: Lewis- Hometown (at time tion Operator, Licensing Examiner, Yard Boss, Hometown: Utica Family: Dorothy E. Betty Kuhry and town of death): Coffee Supervisor, Tire shop supervisor, Running fuel Steve and Donna Family: Parents Mr. Creek trucks, Rock Quary Operations, Roofing, build- Trask Connection to Cen- Tucek (grandparents) and Mrs. John Tuss Family: Parents Matthew and Blanche ing recreation facilities, schools, parking lots, Connection to Cen- Sr., wife Barbara Strouf, wife Evelyn ect. tral Montana: Lifetime resident Served: Korea, 19 months tral Montana: 2019 Beedie Tuss; children Connection to Central Montana: Coffee Military Honors: Expert M16 rifle, Expert pistol, graduate of Grass Range school Bill, Jerry, Nancy, Creek janitor, carpenter, rural mail car- Battle E, Good Conduct, NATO metal, Seabee Duties: Infantry rifleman; teletype opera- tor; courier Served: Currently at JBSA Lackland AFB in and Bob rier, farm help Combat Warfare Specialist (SCWS), Armed San Antonio training in the 343 TRS Se- Served: Rhineland and Central Europe Served: South Pacific Theater, five inva- Forces Military Honors: Korean service medal with two bronze stars; Meritorious Unit curity Forces Academy after graduating Duties: Machine Gunner sions, NRS Salt Lake City, Utah, NTS Louis William Zeller commendation; United Nations Service from basic training in August of 2019 Military Honors: Victory Medal, European San Diego, Calif, USS Dorsey, Navy Medal; National Service Medal/ Korean African Middle Easter Theater Ribbon 603, USS Dorsey, RS Seattle, Wash., Birthdate: March 13, 1917 War Service Medal Arthur R. Tucker with 2 bronze battle stars, 3 overseas NRS Helena, Mont., NBNB, Bremerton, Date of Death: Jan. 3, 1995 Birthdate: Aug. 7, bars, Army of Occupation Medal (Ger- Wash., USNH Bremberton, Wash and Highest Rank: Sergeant Richard Lyman Trask 1925 many), Good Conduct Medal USNH Corona, Calif. Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown Birthdate: Nov. 21, Birthplace: Big Duties: Machinist in engine room on the Family: Inez A. Zeller, spouse; Suzann (Zeller) 1931 Sandy, Mont. Frank Walter Tuss USS Dorsey Minesweeper, date of entry Smith and Dale L. Zeller, children Birthplace: Terry Highest Rank: CM Birthdate: July 16, April 22, 1942, Honorable Discharge Connection to Central Montana: Managed Highest Rank: Staff 2nd Class, U.S. Navy 1922 Nov. 29, 1946 American Legion Sergeant Hometown: Lewis- Date of Death: Aug. Military Honors: WWII Victory Medal, Served: Europe and North Africa during World Current Home- town 19, 1986 American Area, Asiatic Pacific with 5 War II town: Lewistown Family: Eileen, wife; Highest Rank: S/ stars, Philippine Liberation with one star, Duties: Truck repair Family: Wife Kathy Skip, son Sgt. good conduct medal George M. Zellick Trask, son Dirk Connection to Hometown (at time Trask, daughters Central Montana: Taught school 28 years of death): Lewistown Frank Valach Birthdate: June 3, 1920 Rhonda Gallagher, from 1954-1980; worked at fair grounds Family: Peter and Birthdate: June 15, Birthplace: Lewistown Cherie Quigley, Dena Musick as ground crew foreman, 1980-1987 as Katerina Tuss, par- 1918 Highest Rank: Captain, U.S. Marine Corps Connection to Central Montana: Worked fair manager ents; Evelyn (Chub) Birthplace: Lewis- Hometown (at time of death): Lewistown for Moodie Implement Served: ETO – Africa, Italy, France, Hawaii, Tuss, spouse; three daughters town Family: Sam, Mary, and Dorothy Zellick Served: Korea Guam Served: Normandy, N. France, C. Europe Highest Rank: Staff Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised Duties: Squad Leader Duties: In Europe was in a pontoon outfit in Duties: Anti-aircraft crewman Sergeant Served: Pacific, China, Korea invasion of Southern France; built docks Military Honors: European-African Middle Hometown: Lewis- Duties: Infantry – Company Commander John David Tremain over the sunken French Fleet in Toulor Eastern Theatre Service Ribbon, Good town Ervin Nicholas Zimmerman Birthdate: Nov. 30, Harbor; other construction Conduct Medal Family: John and 1945 Military Honors: Good conduct medal, Anna Valach, Pearl Birthdate: April 17, 1929 Birthplace: Sparta, Pres. Unit citation, European Theater Peter Joseph Tuss J., spouse; Frank J., Birthplace: Albany, Minn. WI of Operations (1 star), Asiatic Pacific Birthdate: June 8, Robert, William, sons Highest Rank: PFC Highest Rank: SP 5 Theater of Operations 1925 Connection to Central Montana: Born Current Hometown: Lewistown Branch of Military: Date of Death: Nov. here, spent a lifetime constructing build- Family: Audrey, wife Army - 5th Special Robert John Turck 31, 2001 ings. Connection to Central Montana: Retired Forces Group – Air- Birthdate: Dec. 13, Highest Rank: Served: 6th Air Force, Anti-sub Patrol Served: Lanstuhl, Germany borne, Detachment 1947 Storekeeper Second Duties: Flying Radar, Radio operator. Flew Duties: Medic B-52 Date of Death: July Class in LB 30’s and B-24’s Current Home- 17, 2009 Hometown (at time Military Honors: Several ribbons, Silver town: Lewistown Birthplace: Lewis- of death): Lewistown Wings, 5 hashmarks for overseas duty Family: Wife Christine A. Tremain town Family: Pete and Connection to Central Montana: Moved Highest Rank: Katherine Tuss, par- Dustin James Vance here in 1978 Specialist 4 ents; Etta Tuss, spouse; three daughters Birthdate: Feb. 10, Served: Vietnam June 1969-June 1970 Branch of Military: Connection to Central Montana: Lifetime 1980 Duties: Admin specialist Army resident Birthplace: Lewis- Military Honors: NDSM, VSM, VCM, Family: John and Served: South Pacific town CIB, 2 O/S Bars, 2 Bronze Stars Arjorie Turck, Duties: Seaman, World War II Highest Rank: parents; Michael Turck and Lisa (Chad) Military Honors: Navy Commendation for Sergeant John Comes Tresch Robinson, children Okinawa, three stars on Asiatic Ribbon Current Hometown: Birthdate: July 6, Connection to Central Montana: Born and Lewistown 1923 raised, longtime resident Family: Parents Date of Death: Served: Vietman War – 3 tours of duty Maury and Dona 1992 1967-1970 Vance, wife Merilee Highest Rank: PFC Duties: Paratrooper 173rd Airborne Infan- Connection to Central Montana: Born and Family: Julius try – 2nd Battalion 503rd Infantry D raised here and Verna Comes Company, Door Gunner 119th Assault Served: Cherry Point, N.C.; Okinawa Tresch, parents; Helicopter Company - Crocodiles Duties: Combat Engineer Faye Dunlap, Military Honors: Bronze Star for Valor, Military honors, special commendations, spouse; Mary- Purple Heart, over 500 combat missions, etc.: Three Navy and Marine Corps ann Rader, Louie 3 Air Medals Achievement Medals, Humanitarian McKay, Rose Tresch, John Tresch and Medal, Joint Task Force, National De- Rita Tresch, children fense Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal Connection to Central Montana: Farmed and ranched on Beaver Creek and Christina Served: Texas, United States Duties: Military police

For the veterans, thank you for bravely doing what you’re called to do so we can safely do what we’re free to do.

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Lawrence J. Vanek Charles Albert Volf Billy Ray Wallace Russell Wallace Don Robert Wark Birthdate: Sept. 9, Birthdate: Jan. 22, Birthdate: June 13, Hometown: Hobson Birthdate: April 5, 1945 1923 1942 Served: Wallace 1927 Birthplace: Lewis- Date of Death: April Birthplace: Kalispell, was assigned to the Date of Death: March town 27, 1996 Montana USS YMS 299 and 2, 1995 Highest Rank: E4, Highest Rank: Highest Rank: 3rd spent four years in Highest Rank: S2 USAR Montana MOMM First Class Class Petty Officer the Pacific during CV6 National Guard Hometown (at time Branch of Military: World War II. He Hometown (at time Current Hometown: of death): Judith Gap Navy (Seabee’s) June crossed the equator of death): Stevensville Lewistown Family: Lena and 1959 - May 1967 Dec. 11, 1943. He Family: Boyd and Family: Stanley Charley Volf, parents; Current Hometown: was 17 years old. Esther Wark, parents and Deloris Vanek, Jo, spouse; Patti Kow- Las Vegas, Nevada His minesweeper, Connection to parents; children, Sheila Nyquist and Jim alczyk, Chuck Volf, Jeffrey Volf and Lisa Family: Conwell McClellan and Georgia which was a wooden craft, was employed Central Montana: Born and raised in Vanek Sinton, children Montana (Adams) Wallace, parents to sweep submerged mines in and around a Moccasin Connection to Central Montana: Born and Connection to Central Montana: Born and Connection to Central Montana: Born and number of islands that were invaded by the Served: Great Lakes, Chicago, Guam raised; Post 1703 VFW Commander raised in Judith Gap, and ranched in the raised in Central Montana U.S. troops during the amphibious invasion Duties: Fireman Served: Desert Storm, Saudi Arabia area from 1949 to his death. Served: Western Pacific and South East Asia, during attacks. He was at sea near Borneo Duties: Combat Support Unit 889th Served: USS Pakana ATF 108 with the 7th Granada, Cuban Crisis by the time the war ended. Gene W. Wark Military Honors: National Defense ribbon; Fleet Duties: Store Keeper (USS Bayfield), Con- Birthdate: Sept. 27, Army service ribbon; Quwait Freedom Duties: Deep sea diver, participated in inva- struction Equipment Operator (Seabee’s), Thomas Eugene Walling 1923 Medal; Saudi Arabia medal sions of Guam and Iwo Jima and was one Boatswain (USS Duval County, LST) Birthdate: May 11, Date of Death: Oct. of the first crew members in at Nagasaki Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, 1939 30, 1970 Robert James Vanek Granada Service Medal, Cuban Crisis Date of Death: Dec. Highest Rank: Cpl., Birthdate: June 19, Wendall J. Wade Service Medal 19, 2005 USMC, 4th Marine 1928 Birthdate: July 31, Birthplace: Noonan, Division Birthplace: Lewis- 1940 Clayton Roy Wallace N.D. Hometown (at time town Birthplace: Aztec, Birthdate: Sept. 9, Highest Rank: SP5, of death): Stevensville Date of Death: March N.M. 1940 U.S. Army Family: Boyd and 23, 1997 Highest Rank: Cor- Birthplace: Lewis- Hometown: Winifred Esther Wark, parents Hometown at time of poral Sp4, US Army town Family: parents Connection to Central Montana: Born and death: Lewistown Current Hometown: Highest Rank: Private (deceased) Eddie raised in Moccasin Highest Rank: CPL Lewistown First Class and Grace Walling, Served: Pacific Theater/battles – Saipan, Iwo E-4 Family: Parents Cyrus Branch of Military: wife Gladys Walling, daughter Barbara Jima, Marshall Islands, Tarawa Islands Family: Parents L. Wade and Grace T. Army July 1959 – July Andrews (Brad) Duties: Rifleman, Corpsman, 4th Marine Rudolph and Anna Vanek; spouse Janice Wade, parents; Carol 1965 Connection to Central Montana: Lived Division Ristow Vanek; children Tim and Tom D. Wade, wife; Celesta R. Wade, child Current Hometown: near Winifred since age 7 Military Honors: Purple Heart, twice deco- Vanek and Vera Anne Vanek Benson Served: Germany Zortman, Montana Served: Fort Belvore, Va.; Fort Rucker, Ala.; rated for exceptional performance of duty Served: U.S. Army in Lenggries, Germany, Duties: Combat Engineer Family: Conwell McClellan and Georgia and Germany during Korean War Military Honors: Honorable Discharge Montana (Adams) Wallace, parents Duties: Helicopter Mechanic John Wark Duties: Company Administrative Clerk Connection to Central Montana: Born and Birthdate: Nov. 14, Honors: National Defense Service Medal; Norman John Wagner raised Joseph T. Wangen 1919 Good Conduct Medal; Honorable Dis- Birthdate: May 1, Served: Ft. Harrison, New York, New Britain, Birthdate: June 19, Date of Death: April charge 1913 Connecticut 1920 5, 1969 Date of Death: May Duties: Acquisition Radar Repair, Team Birthplace: Brockway Highest Rank: Cpl., William J. Vanek 1, 1999 member of First Army Rifle Team Highest Rank: PFC USMC Birthdate: March 10, Highest Rank: Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, Current Hometown: Hometown (at time 1986 Sergeant Expert Rifleman Lewistown of death): Greenough, Birthplace: Lewis- Hometown: Lewis- Family: parents Mont. town town Dale Conwell Wallace Theodore and Mary Family: Boyd and Highest Rank: Chief Family: Lois Beck, Birthdate: June 8, Wangen Esther Wark, parents; Warrant Officer Three spouse; Donna Wagner 1939 Connection to Opal Jensen Wark, spouse; Sandra, (CWO3) Hillard, Peggy Wagner Birthplace: Lewis- Central Montana: daughter Branch of Military: Miller, John Wagner, children town Worked for Musick Implement in Denton Connection to Central Montana: Born and Army Connection to Central Montana: Lifelong Highest Rank: Chief Served: Hawaii and South Pacific raised in Moccasin Current Hometown: resident Warrant Officer 4 Duties: Army Artillery Corps Served: Pacific Theater – Guadalcanal, Mid- Lewistown Served: North Africa, Italy, France, Austria, (CW4) way, Bougainville, Iwo Jima battles Family: David Vanek and Barb Holland Germany Branch of Military: Douglas T. Ward Duties: Machine gunner with Carlson’s Raid- (parents); Hugh Vanek (son) Duties: Corps of Engineers – bridges and Army – 33 years of Birthdate: April 20, ers, USMC Connection to Central Montana: Born roads service – Nov. 1956 – 1921 Military Honors: Numerous battle citations and raised, family ranch, Gigantic Warm Military Honors: Purple Heart, Bronze Star Oct. 1989 Birthplace: Summer- and medals Spring manager, current residence Hometown: Roy set, Colo. Served: Helena, MT, Kuwait, Iraq Charles Rene Waite Family: Conwell McClellan and Georgia Date of Death: Jan. Clayton H. Warner Duties: UH-60 Blackhawk Maintenance Test Birthdate: Sept. 21, Montana (Adams) Wallace, parents 18, 2002 Birthdate: July 31, Pilot/ Air Mission Commander, UH-72 1930 Connection to Central Montana: Born and Highest Rank: 1st Lt. 1914 Lakota Pilot in Command Birthplace: Utica raised Hometown: Lewis- Birthplace: Harvard, Military Honors: Air Medal, Army Com- Highest Rank: Radio- Served: South Korea, Vietnam (3 tours); town Neb. mendation Medal, Senior Aviator Badge, man 3rd Class, Navy Thailand, Germany (2 tours); Yakima Family: Gayle Ward, Highest Rank: Tech Combat Action Badge Current Hometown: Training Center, WA; Ft. Ord, CA; Ft. wife; Pam Butcher, Sergeant 4 1/2 years Harrisburg, Ore. Benning, GA; Ft. Bragg, NC; Ft. Wolters, daughter; Douglas E. and Jess Ward, sons of duty Irvin DeSilvia Van Haur Family: Charles and TX; Ft. Rucker, AL Connection to Central Montana: Owned Hometown (at time Birthdate: March 3, Eileen Waite (both Duties: Artillery Man, Radio Operator, Para- The Pantry, 26 years of death): Lewistown 1921 deceased) chutist, Special Forces Soldier, Helicopter Served: India and China; Legendary “Hump Family: Leona, wife; Birthplace: Lewis- Connection to Cen- Pilot (UH-1 Huey), Supply Technician, pilot,” Flew 43 missions over Himalayas daughters Kyle Warner town tral Montana: Raised in Utica, Hobson Property Book Officer, Logistician along Burma Road. Survived three plane and Nancy Date of Death: June High graduate Military Honors: Combat Infantry Badge, crashes Connection to Central Montana: Lived 2010 Served: Japan, Korea, China US Army Parachutist Badge, Vietnam Duties: Hump Pilot, Flight instructor, Marfa here since 1945 Highest Rank: Elec- Duties: Radioman – USS Sarsi, minesweeper Parachutist Badge, Thailand Parachut- AFB, Texas Served: Army tronic Technician Mate blown up off shore of North Korea ist Badge, US Army Aviators Badge, Military Honors: Awarded 3 Bronze Stars, Duties: IBM supervisor (Machine, Recorder 3rd Class, Navy Military Honors: Purple Heart Bronze Star with 1st Oak Leaf Cluster(2), Medal of Honor from Chiang Kai-shek, Unit) Hometown: Lewis- Air Medal(5), Army Commendation People’s Republic of China Military Honors: One military honor town Robert E. Waite Medal(3), Army Achievement Medal(4), Family: Jerry and May Van Haur, parents; Birthdate: Feb. 6, Army Good Conduct Medal(3), National Lawrence J. Ward Daniel Duane Watkins Amy VanHaur, wife (deceased); Children 1944 Defense Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Highest Rank: Master Highest Rank: Sgt. 5 Jerry VanHaur, Jim VanHaur, Marilyn Birthplace: Lewis- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Sergeant, U.S. Air Hometown: Geral- Deichmann town Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Vietnam Force dine Connection to Central Montana: Born and Highest Rank: Master Campaign Medal(6 campaigns), Vietnam Family: Parents Ken Family: Margie A. raised and lived in Hilger (farmed and Sergeant, Army Cross of Gallantry Medal, Meritorious and Barb Ward of Watkins, mother; ranched) Current Hometown: Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Lewistown; spouse Ellen M. Watkins, Served: WWII; Across the entire Pacific Moore Overseas Service Ribbon, Overseas Valerie Humphry; sons spouse; and Dave Theatre, Hawaii to Japan to China, on an Family: Francie, Service Bars(23), Army Service Bars(33), Joshua, Zachary, and Ward, Jim Ward ocean-going tugboat (USS ATR-62) wife; Justin and Rene, Presidential Award of the Meritorious Joey and Janet Kitchin, Duties: Radio Operations Specialist, retrieved children Unit Commendation, Expert Rifle Badge, Current Hometown: children damaged ships to safe anchorage Connection to Central Montana: Grew up Expert Pistol Badge, Sharp Shooter Rifle Woodbridge, Va. Served: Vietnam in Utica, graduated Hobson High Badge, Special Forces Tab Connection to Central Montana: 1985 Duties: Search and destroy Frank A. Vavrovsky Served: Desert Storm graduate of FHS Birthdate: March 31, Duties: Water Operations Sergeant Jack Arlan Wallace Served: Afghanistan Robert O. Watson 1919 Military Honors: Meritorious Service Birthdate: June 21, Birthdate: Date of Death: Jan. Medal, Army Commendation Medal 1935 Gary E. Warfield May 12, 1923 7, 1997 Birthplace: Lewis- Birthdate: Nov. 4, Rank: S/Sgt. Highest Rank: Pri- Walter Francis Waite town 1953 Hometown: Hobson vate First Class, U.S. Birthdate: April 16, Highest Rank: Chief Birthplace: Balti- Family: Thomas, Army 1926 Radioman (E-7), Navy more, Md. son; Rebecca, Hometown: Kolin Birthplace: Stanford Hometown: Hauser, Highest Rank: daughter Family: Anton and Highest Rank: Idaho Captain Hometown: Hobson Anna Vavrovsky, par- Corporal Family: Conwell Mc- Current Hometown: Served: Europe, ents; Helen Vavrovsky, Branch of Military: Clellan and Georgia Lewistown 1943-46 spouse Marines – 4th Division Montana (Adams) Family: Kara Warf- Duties: Rifleman _ Connection to Central Montana: Lifelong Family: Charles and Wallace, parents; Judy, spouse ield, daughter; Betty Squad Leader, Cook, 272nd Infantry resident of Kolin area Eileen Waite (both Connection to Central Montana: Born and Warfield, mother Regiment, 69th Division Served: North Africa and Italy, WW II deceased) raised Connection to Central Montana: Resident Military Honors: Combat Infantryman’s Duties: Rifleman, Company I 349th Infantry Connection to Served: Korea, Japan, Vietnam – Western Served: U.S.A., Germany Badge, European Theater Service Medal Regiment Central Montana: Pacific; July 1952 - July 1972 Duties: Company Commander, Platoon - two battlestars, French Ministere of Military Honors: Combat Infantry Badge, Raised in Utica, Hobson High graduate Duties: Naval Communications Leader, Communications Defense Liberation Citation 3 Bronze Service Stars, Good Conduct Served: South Pacific, North China Military Honors: Combat Action – Navy Military Honors: Meritorious Service Medal, Bronze star medal, World War II Duties: Sharpshooter, flame thrower Communication, Naval Unit Commenda- Medal, Army Commendation Medal Thomas H. Watson victory medal, European-African-Middle Military Honors: Selected out of 900 ma- tion (4) Birthdate: Aug. 27, Eastern Theater of Operations with 3 rines to provide security for Japanese war Carl Spangler Wark 1894 bronze battle stars crimes trials held in Guam in 1946 Jesse Carlos Wallace Birthdate: May 24, Date of Death: Dec. Birthdate: Aug. 9, 1922 12, 1979 Elton M. Vestal Nan Dee Waleszonia 1932 Date of Death: Feb. Highest Rank: Lance Birthdate: April 8, Birthdate: Feb. 7, Birthplace: Christina, 26, 1980 Corporal 1922 1934 Montana Highest Rank: Master Hometown (at time Date of Death: May Birthplace: Lewis- Highest Rank: Ser- Sergeant, U.S. Army of death): Hobson 30, 1968 town geant (E-5), Army Signal Corps Family: Robert O. Birthplace: Big Highest Rank: RM-3 Hometown: Billings Hometown (at time Watson, son; and Betty Sandy, Montana Hometown: Lewis- Family: Conwell Mc- of death): Stevensville Kebschull, daughter Highest Rank: TEC 5 town Clellan and Georgia Family: Boyd and Connection to Central Montana: Longtime Branch of Military: Family: Vic and Nan Montana (Adams) Esther Wark, parents rancher, purebred Hereford breeder Battery B, 82nd Field Koetitz Wallace, parents Connection to Central Montana: Born and Served: WW I, Germany and France Artillery Battalion, US Connection to Cen- Connection to Central Montana: Born and raised in Moccasin Duties: Motorcycle dispatch carrier Army, WWII tral Montana: Grew raised Served: Panama Canal zone and other South Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, Eu- Family: Margaret up in Grass Range Served: Ft. Lewis, Washington; Ft. Bliss, America assignments ropean Theater Medal and Victory Medal Simac, wife; Ron, Richard, Roger and Served: U.S. 11th Naval Dist., San Diego, Texas; Camp McCoy, Wisconsin; Ft. Duties: Communications specialist Lorraine, children Calif. Sheridan, Illinois Military Honors: Unknown, clandestine Connection to Central Montana: Longtime Duties: Radio operator, send and receive Duties: Mess Sergeant operations resident message by Morse Code to Naval bases Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, Served: Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, and ships Expert Rifleman Badge Philippines Duties: Truck driver - heavy “More powerful than the will to win is Military Honors: Bronze Service Arrow- head, Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Medal, the courage to begin.” Philippine Liberation Medal with one Bronze Service Star -Unknown 34 Lewistown News-Argus Saturday, November 9, 2019

Ronald A. Watters Francis O. (Ody) Westhoff Henry William Wicke Jim E. Willems Chester H. Wiltgen Birthdate: April 3, Birthdate: July 23, Birthdate: Aug. 29, Birthdate: Sept. 18, Birthdate: July 27, 1915 1920 1929 1937 1918 Date of Death: May Date of Death: Oct. Birthplace: Birthplace: Harlow- Date of Death: April 2001 16, 2002 Lewistown ton 12, 1974 Birthplace: Denton Highest Rank: Avia- Highest Rank: Highest Rank: MM Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Sec- tion Machinist’s Mate Corporal 2nd Class Sergeant ond Lieutenant Second Class Branch of Military: Hometown: Lewis- Hometown (at time Family: Spouse Phyl- Hometown: Lewis- Army town of death): Livingston, lis Watters; parents town Hometown: Family: Parents, Jim Mont. Monroe and Laurel Family: Margaret, Lewistown E. and Selma R. Wil- Family: Peter and Watters spouse; Francis Jr., Family: Parents lems; children, Jayson, Emma Wiltgen, Connection to Central Montana: Born and Dale, Dean, Dan, David and Donna Pratt, Henry and Bertha Wicke; spouse Barbara; Aurora and Byron. Siblings, Raedene, parents; Judy, wife; Steven, Arthur, Anita, raised in Denton children children Paula J. Lund, Philip Wicke and Shawn, Laurene, Rustin and Lynel. Beth, children. Served: European Theater Connection to Central Montana: Resident Pamela Huber Connection to Central Montana: Worked Connection to Central Montana: Birth- Duties: Navigator, B17 since 1960 Connection to Central Montana: Born and for Bourke Motors, Musick, Meissner, place, School K-12 Served: U.S. Navy, South Pacific during raised in Lewistown Torgerson Served: Alaska Michael E. Webster World War II on aircraft carrier USS Served: Korean conflict - Japan Served: Far East, U.S. AJAXAR6, USS Duties: Mechanic on Army trucks Birthdate: May 1, Enterprise CV6 Duties: Cook PyroAE23 Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal 1948 Duties: Fueled and repaired aircraft Duties: Machine shop, D.A. gang Birthplace: Spokane, Military Honors: 13 Battle Stars Patrick C. Wickens Honors: Good conduct Peter R. Wiltgen Wash. Birthdate: March 18, Birthdate: Nov. 26, Rank: First Sergeant Robert Ernest Westvelt 1983 Jim J. Willems 1925 Current hometown: Birthdate: March 15, Birthplace: Lewis- Birthdate: Dec. 16, Birthplace: Lewis- Roy 1912 town 1978 town Family: Parents Ralph Date of Death: July Highest Rank: E-5 Birthplace: Lewis- Highest Rank: Brown, stepdad; wife 9, 2004 Hometown: Denton town Corporal Terry; daughter and Birthplace: Forest Family: Parents Keith Highest Rank: Spc. Hometown: Stevens- son-in-law Shannon Grove and Judy Wickens; E4, U.S. Army, 1st ville and Rod Sisk Highest Rank: Lt. brother Jonathan; sis- Cavalry Division Family: Parents Peter Connection to Central Montana: Graduate WWII ters Stacy Fowler and Current Hometown: and Emma Wiltgen; of Roy 1967 Hometown (at time Tiffany Wickens Lewistown wife Rita; children Served: Vietnam, 1969-1972, Germany, of death): Hamilton Connection to Central Montana: Born, Family: Parents Jim Daniel, Halaron, Peter Alaska, Washington, Colorado, Louisiana, Family: Aug. and raised and attended school E. and Selma R. Wil- Connection to Central Montana: Birth- Michigan, Korea. Minnie (Jackson) Westvelt, parents; Eva, Served: Germany, Iraq lems; wife Michelle; children Jayson and place, K-12 school Duties: First Sergeant wife Duties: Recovery/Maintenance Aurora Served: France, Germany, Belgium Military Honors: 2 Meritorious Service Connection to Central Montana: Raised in Military Honors: Good Conduct, Army Served: OIF11 Iraq Freedom; Fort Hood, Duties: Rifleman Medals, Combat Action Ribbon, 2 Forest Grove/Beckit, graduated from Fer- Commendation, Operation OIF, Purple Texas Military Honors: Three battle stars, Purple National Defense Service Medals, 3 gus County High School, received Edison Heart Duties: 88M PMOS Heavy wheel driver Heart, Bronze Star, Combat Infantry Overseas Service bars, 6 Vietnam Service Scholarship, Chemistry Honors: AAM; GWOT; GWTE Badge. Medals, Vietnam Campaign Medal with Served: 950-QM PL Petroleum Lab Unit, Donald Gene Wilber Device, 3 Army Commendation Medals, New Guinea Bruce R. Williams Warren W. Wittgow Army Service Ribbon, 3 Army Achieve- Duties: Was a chemist, his unit monitored the Birthdate: Feb. 16, Birthdate: May 24, Birthdate: Oct. 9, ment medals, 3 NCO Professional De- front gas line supply for tampering and 1930 1949 1920 velopment Ribbons, 3 Overseas Service sabotage Date of Death: Jan. Birthplace: Ekalaka Birthplace: Stanton, Ribbons, 7 Army Good Conduct Medals, 2, 2012 in Glendale, Highest Rank: E-5, Neb. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross. Ralph Harry Wetzel Jr. Arizona U.S. Army Date of Death: June Birthdate: Sept. 9 Birthplace: Moore Current Hometown: 19, 2000 Stanley Rae Welborn Rank: Specialist 4th Branch of Military: Lewistown Highest Rank: Staff Highest Rank: Army Class, U.S. Army Navy Family: Spouse Char- Sergeant Hometown: Worden Current hometown: Hometown: Dewey, lene; children Clint, Hometown (at time Family: Bill and Billings Arizona Jake and Kayla of death): Lewistown Captola Welborn, Family: Parents Family: Parents Lloyd Connection to Cen- Family: Lucille, parents; Claudia Wel- Ralph Herman Sr. and Wilber and Viola Harrison; wife Louise, tral Montana: Lived here since 1982 widow; Charlotte born, Romna Guidry Elizabeth Wetzel; wife Ruth Ann and Cilia; children Debby Served: Fort Monmouth, N.J. Wilmerton, Darrel, Darlene Kolar, Larry and Cohen Guidry, Marilou Wetzel Wilber, Darrell and John Duties: Radar Repair Instructor Connection to Central Montana: Lived children; Cody and Connection to Cen- Connection to Central Montana: Raised here and retired letter carrier for the Post in Buffalo, graduated from Buffalo High Robert Crofutt, tral Montana: Lived Howard Eugene Williams Office grandsons in Straw, Buffalo, Lewistown, Hobson School Served: European Theater Served: Stationed in Served: Korea, Honorable Discharge Served: Korean War, out in the Pacific Birthdate: Dec. 11, Duties: Motor Sergeant 1932 Germany during Korean War Duties: Specialist, 4th Class, U.S. Army Lloyd (Butch) Spencer Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, Military Honors: Army Record, Report of Date of Death: Feb. American Campaign Medal, World War Irene Senger-LaGeose-Welch Entry and Separation Specialist 4th Class Wilber, Jr. 5, 2011 II Victory Medal, European Campaign Birthplace: Moore Birthdate: Sept. 30, U.S. Army 1963 Birthdate: April 20, Medal, Marksman Badge, Mechanics 1936 Highest Rank: Badge, The members of the 16th Armored 1922 Airman 1st Class Birthplace: Bismarck, Ralph Herman Wetzel Date of Death: Aug. Division were awarded commemorative N.D. Birthdate: Oct. 31, Branch of Military: medals by the 1st President Bush and 27, 1980 Air Force Highest Rank: E-4 1916 Branch of Military: the Mayor of Piken, Czech Republic for (TD-3) Training Date of Death: Sept. Family: Parents liberating that city on May 6, 1945. Army-Air Force (deceased) Dave and Devices 5, 1995 Hometown (at time Branch of Military: Highest Rank: Gert Williams; widow Leona Williams; of death): Price, Utah children Leslie Kesler (Choteau), David John Robert Navy 1954-1957 Sergeant Family: Parents Hometown: Hobson Hometown: Hobson Williams (Belgrade), Douglas Williams (Bob) Wojtowick Lloyd S. Wilber (Helena) and Beverly Yeager (Choteau); Birthdate: Aug. 6, Family: Sam Family: Harry and and Viola Harrison; LaGeose, son; Linda Nettie Wetzel, parents; brothers Donald (Army/Air Force WWII), 1927 wife Josephine Brown, children Curtis Jack (87th Signal Company, Army, Date of Death: April McAllister, daughter; Francis “Butch” Elizabeth Wetzel, (Missoula), Spencer (Huson, MT), Shelly Welch, spouse spouse; Carol, JoAnne WWII), Jim (Army, WWII), Bob (Army), 7, 1966 Larson (Portland, OR), Lateese (Utah) Gary (Air National Guard) and Richard Birthplace: Lewis- Connection to Central Montana: American and Ralph Jr., children Connection to Central Montana: Raised Legion Post 76, Hobson Connection to Central Montana: Born in (Army) town at Buffalo, graduated from Buffalo High Connection to Central Montana: Raised in Highest Rank: Sea- Served: Jacksonville, Fla., Memphis, Tenn., Iowa, moved to Montana when baby and School in 1940, worked as electrician, Corpus Christi, Texas spent the rest of his life residing in Straw, Moore and Hobson, married Lewistown man 1st Class-US played in bands at night clubs in girl, had career with Mountain Bell Navy Duties: Instructor – taught student pilots to Buffalo and Hobson Lewistown and Missoula fly patrol boats – PBM’s Served: Philippines Telephone in Lewistown Family: Parents John Served: 1942-1945, Army-Airforce in Served: 4 years; Korea and Hazel Wojtowick; Duties: Honorably discharged Jan. 5, 1946 England and flew over Germany, his Military Honors: Philippine Liberation Military Honors: Howard and his six broth- wife F. Marjorie Burris; children Tom, Gerald (Jerry) plane Busy Baby flew 32 missions over ers all served in the military and all returned Bonnie, Ashley and Rob Medal, one Bronze Service Star and Good Germany Wesley Welraven Conduct Medal home. Connection to Central Montana: Born and Birthdate: May 9, Duties: Turret gunner on a B17 and mechanic raised here 1923 on aircrafts (after leaving England) in Served: San Diego and Bremerton Amy L. (Sorensen) Wharton Amarillo, Texas Jason H. Williams Date of Death: Dec. Highest Rank: E4 Duties: Cook 3, 1984 Highest Rank: Senior Military honors, special commendations, Petty Officer 3rd Glenn A. Wildung Airman Birthplace: North Class etc.: Entered Aug. 4, 1945, Honorable Bend, Neb. Birthdate: July 10, Hometown: George- Discharge Aug. 15, 1946. World War II Hometown: Lewis- 1921 town, Idaho Branch of Military: town Medal USNR Birthplace: Winifred Family: Boyd and Family: Tim and Highest Rank: Staff Sandy Williams of Highest Rank: Cox- Marge Sorensen, par- Aaron M. Wolfe swain Sergeant Lewistown, parents Birthdate: Jan. 21, ents; Tim Wharton, Hometown: Winifred Served/Serving: Family: John and Eva spouse; Jacob and 1975 Walraven, parents; Donna LaFountain Family: Parents Washington, D.C. Birthplace: Robert, sons Edward and Emma Duties: Linguist Walraven, wife; Sherry Walraven, Barbara Connection to Lewistown Walraven Chamberlain, Pete Walraven, Wildung, wife Highest Rank: Central Montana: Fergus High School Donelda Wildung, Gerald (Butch) Walraven, Robin Wal- graduate Colonel raven Fulbright, Jackie Walraven, Cindy children Karen Rein- Lee Grant Williams Branch of Military: Served: Charleston, S.C. hart, Carlene Heller, Scott Wildung and Chamberlain, Lynn Altona Nobs, Vicky Duties: Nuclear machinist’s mate Highest Rank: U.S. Army Altona, Susan Altona. Diane Harper Current Hometown: Connection to Central Montana: Born on Senior Airman Served: USS Boise from 1942 to 1945 Robert Siemens White Hometown: George- Currently deployed in Military Honors: Honorable Discharge, homestead near Winifred, manager of Qatar Birthdate: Nov. 30, Winifred Farmers Oil Co. for 50 years town, Idaho Good Conduct Medal, Philippine Lib- 1921 Family: Boyd and Family: Douglas & Barbara Wolfe (parents); eration received 2 stars, Asiatic Pacific Served: Army, Jan. 1944 to July 1946 Abigail Wolfe (wife); Madison & Grace Date of Death: Sept. Duties: Signal Corps, Military Police Sandy Williams of received 3 stars, European African M-E 8, 1992 Lewistown, parents; Wolfe (children) received 2 stars. Highest Rank: T-3/ James C. Wilkins, Jr. Emily and Connor Connection to Central Montana: Born and Sgt. Williams of Minor, raised in Lewistown, graduated Fergus Albert Lester Westburg Birthdate: April 28, High School in 1993 Hometown (at time 1919 N.D., wife and son Birthdate: March 10, of death): Lewistown Served/Serving: Served: Ft. Riley, Ft. Campbell, Ft. Lewis, 1950 Date of Death: Feb. Ft. Carson, Iraq, Korea, Afghanistan & Family: Claude and 24, 2000 Minot Air Force Base, Minot, N.D. Birthplace: Lewis- Anna (Siemens) Duties: Repair and maintenance of B-52s Germany, Qatar town Highest Rank: Staff Duties: Company Commander, Battalion White, parents; Lor- Sergeant Highest Rank: raine Woolley White McColly, spouse; Michael James Wilson Logistics Officer, Executive Officer, Afghan Corporal Hometown: Lewis- Army embedded training team, special forces Lauri W. Cooney, Cheryl W. Bell and town Birthdate: March 19, Branch of Military: Bobbe W. Donsbach, children 1945 group support, Chief of Logistics, Plans and U.S. Marines Family: James C. Operation, Special Operations Command Connection to Central Montana: Home- Wilkins Sr.; Margie Birthplace: Aberdeen, Current Hometown: town Wash. Europe, Base Commander of Iowa Army Lewistown J. Wilkins, spouse; Ammunition Plant, Deputy Commander Served: ETO 280th Ord. 9th Army Janette Faye Henderson, daughter Highest Rank: E-4, Family: Bonnie John- Duties: Maintenance and repair of 80mm Army Logistics for U.S. Central Command son, mother; Betty Westburg, wife; Dana Connection to Central Montana: Born and Military Honors: Bronze Star, Meritorious guns in England, France, Belgium raised in Lewistown Current Hometown: Westburg, Nick Westburg, children Military Honors: Bronze Stars for defense Lewistown Service, Joint Service Achievement, Army Connection to Central Montana: Resident Served: Alaska, Canada and Salt Lake Achievement, National Defense Service, of England, Omaha Beach, Battle of Duties: Office staff Family: Olive and Served: Vietnam Holland, Invasion of France, Battle of Hores Wilson, Penny Global War on Terrorism Service, (medals) Military Honors: National Defense Service Rhineland and Battle of Bulge and Dawna Wilson Metal, Vietnamese Service Medal, Republic Connection to Central Montana: Place of Amanda Stapleton Wood of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, Vietnamese retirement Highest Rank: Senior Campaign Medal, Meritorious Mast, Combat Served: Korea and Vietnam Action Ribbon Airman Duties: Combat Engineer and marksman Hometown: Lewis- Military Honors: Korean service and Viet- town nam service ribbons and good conduct Family: Dean Staple- medal ton of Lewistown, father; Sue Waters of Medicine Hat, Al- berta, mother; Robert Wood, spouse Served: Fairchild AFB, Spokane, Wash. 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Douglas L. Wood Raymond H. Worthey Stanley V. (Bud) Ziesmer Rex S. Zobell Herbert H. Zwemke Birthdate: May 17, Birthdate: March 19, Birthdate: Nov. 29, Birthdate: July 4, Birthdate: Dec. 25, 1947 1950 1938 1924 1915 Birthplace: Sheridan, Birthplace: California Birthplace: Fairfield Date of Death: April Birthplace: Galva, Wyo. Highest Rank: Master Highest Rank: Chief 23, 2015 Iowa Highest Rank: Major, Sergeant Petty Officer (E-7) Highest Rank: Highest Rank: Master U.S. Marine Corps Current Hometown: USN 1957-1979 Sergeant Sergeant (Retired) Deer Lodge Hometown: Las Birthplace: Rigby, Hometown: Lewis- Current Hometown: Family: Mother Rose Vegas, Nev. Idaho town Lewistown M. Johnson Family: parents Highest Rank: Yeo- Family: wife Shirley Family: Parents Bruce Connection to Cen- Stanley and Alberta man 1st class (Y1c) Zwemke, Larry and Wood and Dorothy tral Montana: 1968 Ziesmer, wife Jose- Family: wife (de- Leo Zwemke, Lois Wood Valgamore; daughter Ricci; sons graduate of Fergus High School phine Ziesmer ceased), 5 children (3 boys, 2 girls); 3 of Fulwider Chase and Kael (spouse Mickey Nagle Served: Com Rom Bay Vietnam, RAF U.K., Connection to Central Montana: Grew up children were born in Lewistown Connection to Central Montana: Retired Wood) Fairchild, Washington in Winnett, graduated 1957 Connection to Central Montana: Was rancher Connection to Central Montana: Graduated Duties: Security Flight Chief and Nuclear Served: Two tours (Vietnam), USS Kitty District Manager for BLM, U.S. Depart- Served: Africa, Sicily, Italy in 1966 from Fergus High School Convoy Commander Hawk, Philippines, California ment of the Interior, Lewistown District, Duties: Aircraft Maintenance Inspector Served: 21 years in 29 countries Military Honors: Vietnam Cross of Gallant- Duties: Aircraft Mechanic serving Lewistown from 1952-Aug. Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal, Duties: Infantry Officer ry, Vietnam Campaign Medal 4 clusters, Military Honors: 7th Fleet Letter of Com- 1962; then moved to Cheyenne, Wyo., Bronze Campaign Star (3) Honors: Navy Achievement; Sea Service; National Defense Medal, Air Force Com- mendation, Vietnam Service Medal, 2 unit serving on the state office staff for the Meritorious Service Medal mendation Medal, Retired 20-year veteran citations BLM; As a youth lived in Malta in the Peter John Zwolle Jr. 1930’s Birthdate: Dec. 11, Erik B. Woodwick Elden A. (Al) Wuertz Ronald D. Zimmerman Served: March 31, 1943 to Aug. 9, 1945, 1942 Birthplace: Havre, Birthdate: Oct. 14, Birthdate: April 3, San Diego, CA in the 11th Naval District Date of Death: May Montana 1925 1948 Headquarters staff operations section 20, 1984 Highest Rank: PFC Date of Death: March Birthplace: Yellow- Duties: Worked on planning and creation of Hometown (at time Branch of Military: 21, 1993 stone County, Mont. landings and invasion of islands in the of death): Cement, Marine Corp Highest Rank: PFC, Highest Rank: Lt. Pacific theater of operation: worked for Okla. Current Hometown: United States Army Col. landings on Marshall-Gilbert Islands, Family: Peter Zwolle Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii Hometown (at time Current Hometown: including Philippine Islands, Iwo Jima to and Esther Catherine Family: Parents Keri of death): Lewistown Lewistown landings on Okinawa in 1945 to the end (Turner) Zwolle, Ferdinand Woodwick Family: Teckla Hol- Family: Parents Virgil of the war in Aug. 1945, including ship parents and Allen Woodwick; zer Wuertz (deceased and Dora Zimmer- movements in and out of San Diego. Connection to Central Montana: Born in grandparents Carlita 5/92), spouse; Kay man; spouse Kathleen Military Honors: Honorable Discharge, Lewistown and Robert Davidson and Adelbert LaFountain, Janice Jackson, Bette Ae- S. Zimmerman; children Kristi Widner, returned to hometown in Ronan, MT Served: Vietnam Ferdinand valoitis, daughters Teri Gilmore, Sheri Gunderson, Luke Duties: Infantry, Artillery, Aus. Connection to Central Montana: Connection to Central Montana: Truck Zimmerman Cloud Leon Zormeir Military Honors: Purple Heart Grandparents and mom raised here driver for Consolidated Freightways and Connection to Central Montana: Serving Birthdate: Jan. 19, Served: Hawaii then road construction for Francis Tindall with wife as Biblical counselors 1924 Duties: Intel Specialist Served: South Philippines (Liberation); Served: N.D.; Nev.; Texas; Neb.; Italy; Wyo.; Date of Death: Dec. Kagshima, Japan S.D. 16, 1999 Duties: Truck driver and combat infantry Duties: Senior Missile Launch Officer; AF- Highest Rank: Avia- Ronald Joe Woolett Military Honors: Philippine Liberation ROTC Commandant of Cadets; Budget-, tion Cadet, Army Air Highest Rank: Medal with two bronze service stars, Asi- cost-, financial-, management-analyst; Forces, 554th AAFBU Sergeant 1st Class atic Pacific Service Medal, Good Conduct Comptroller Squadron Commander Hometown: Lewis- Hometown: Lewis- Medal, Victory Medal, Army of Occupa- Honors: Meritorious Service Medal with four town town tion Medal (Japan), Bronze Star Medal, oak leaf clusters; A.F. Commendation Family: John and M.I. Family: Joe and two bronze service stars Medal with two oak leaf clusters; Small “Mayme” Zormeir, Joan Woolett, Arms Expert Marksman parents; Joan McKeever Zormeir, spouse; parents; Ronald Sr., Harold Francis (Toot) children, Robert, William, David, Mary David and Corinna, Harold W. Ziolkowski Helm, Ann Blazer, Jean Hellegaard children Yaeger Birthdate: Aug. 22, Connection to Central Montana: Raised Served: Fort Bragg, Birthdate: March 8, 1931 on Grass Range area ranches, went to N.C. 1926 Birthplace: Good- schools there, at St. Leo’s and St. Mary’s Duties: Sniper instructor Date of Death: Dec. man, Wis. Institute in Great Falls, worked at Central 2, 1996 Branch of Military: Montana PCA for 33 years Sheri Lisa Wornath Hometown (at time Air Force Served: United States of death): Kalispell Highest Rank: S/Sgt. Duties: Flight officer (instructor), advanced – Highest Rank: Highest Rank: PFC Hometown: Lewis- 2 engine, also in Air Transport Command Sergeant U.S. Army Air Force town Military Honors: 1051 Pilot Twin Engine, Hometown: Lewis- Family: Frank and Ina Family: Walter and Character Excellent, Honorably Dis- town (McMillan) Yaeger, Mary Ziolkowski, par- charged Family: Bonnie parents; Virginia Small ents; Etoile, spouse; Harold, Jr., Denise, Kriesel, mother; Tom Yaeger (deceased), Peter, Timothy, James (Ray), Joseph Kriesel, step-father; spouse; Lois Yaeger, spouse; Major Connection to Central Montana: Practicing Brandy Wornath, Roger Yaeger, Richard Yaeger, Katherine dentist since 1960, retired resident sister Bolme, children Served: Lackland AFB, Texas, Malmstrom Connection to Connection to Central Montana: Fergus AFB Det 2, 4773rd Ground Observer Central Montana: High School graduate Squadron, Billings Stanford High School graduate Served: Waco, Texas, and Boca Raton, Fla. Duties: Radar Operator, in Billings, instructor Served: Fort Campbell, Ky. Duties: Military Police to civilian ground Observer volunteers for Duties: Piano player, vocalist and bass eastern half of Montana. drum player Military Honors: Good Conduct Medal

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Duane Sparks, Scott Sparks, Dennis Sparks, Curtis Cauffman, Bob Stone & Tom Delaney 36 Lewistown News-Argus Saturday, November 9, 2019 Thank You This completes another edition saluting the veterans from Central Montana. Each year this edition grows by a couple of pages. We are now at 36 pages and counting. Over 1,100 veterans are featured on the pages. We hope you enjoy this special part of the paper. The News-Argus staff works hard to make sure we include accurate information. If you find a mistake, please call 535-3401, email [email protected], fax 535- 3405 or send us a letter (Lewistown News-Argus, P.0. Box 900, Lewistown, MT 59457) with the correct information so we can fix it for next time. Also, it is not too early to send information about your special veteran for the next (2021) Veteran’s Edition.