Sadly, two articles from the same page in The Daily Missoulian on January 6, 1945 addressed two men who likely lost their lives in the same area of China during WW 2. One of these men, Private Leon Jette, from Missoula, had been captured by the Japanese in the Philippines Read More
First Missoula County Soldier Dies in France Missoula county has lost its first soldier on French soil. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Gilbert, residents of Orchard Homes, and formerly of Potomac, last evening received a telegram from the war department at Washington, announcing the death of their son. William C. Read More
Impressive Military Funeral For A. Jette Entire Frenchtown Valley Turns Out. Practically the entire Frenchtown valley turned out yesterday to attend the military funeral of Alcide Jette, a member of the 316th trench mortar battery, who died over-seas and whose body was brought to this city last week. The body Read More
Major General Otis O. Benson Otis Otto Benson, Jr., was born in Sandstone, Minn., in 1902, graduated from Antioch Academy in 1920, from the University of Montana with a bachelor of arts (biology) in 1924, and from the University of Iowa with a master of science (biochemistry) in 1925. He Read More
George ‘Gussie’ Scherck – We didn’t forget you! One of Missoula’s esteemed sons became a headline in the local Daily Missoulian at the height of WW1 when he survived an airplane crash while flying solo at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas in April of 1918. His worried parents in Missoula Read More
Flier’s WWII experiences are a story for the ages By Sanjay Talwani – Helena Independent Record Nov. 11, 2011 HELENA — Wayne Eveland did a lot as an Army Air Corps airman in World War II. He earned a Distinguished Flying Cross for airlifting refugees from Burma to India. He Read More
Leonard C. Hammond – WW I Hero Missoula native Leonard Coombes Hammond joined a rare society in 1918 when he became an American air ace while flying in WW I. Pilots achieved the ace status upon the downing of 5 or more enemy aircraft and Hammond accomplished that, with six Read More
Vernon Arnold Haugland – Journalist / Author The information below is taken from Wikipedia which has a good biography of Haugland. See link to it below: “Vernon Arnold Haugland (May 27, 1908 – September 15, 1984) was a reporter and writer for Associated Press. As a war Read More
Two photos appeared in the Missoulian Centennial issue. Below are the captions for those photos. Officers of 7th Infantry Who Fought in Battle of Big Hole These officers of the 7th Infantry saw action in the Battle of the Big Hole in August of 1877 against the Nez Perce Read More
Doctor Leo P. Martin – 1st. Paramedic The following article appeared in The Montana Standard, October 28, 1942. Former Anaconda Doctor Killed Dr. Leo P. Martin Airplane Victim Captain Leo P. Martin, widely-known former Anaconda and Philipsburg physician and surgeon, who has been serving Read More