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World War II veteran's scrapbook, 1940-1950
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- World War II veteran's scrapbook
- Dates
- 1940-1950 (inclusive)19401950
- Quantity
- 1 scrapbook, (.25 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- UUS_COLL MSS 183
- Summary
- Scrapbook containing photographs and biographical sketches of military veterans from Box Elder County, Utah. Most of the men were soldiers in World War II and a few were in the Korean conflict. Three women are also listed.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to public research.
- Languages
- English.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Historical NoteReturn to Top
This scrapbook records the experiences of 153 residents of Box Elder County, Utah during World War II. It lists the following casualties: four Killed in Action, three Wounded in Action, and two Prisoners of War, for a casualty rate of 8%.
Three of the KIAs are Pvt. Lysle J. Christiansen (KIA 02/10/45), T/Sgt Voy G. Anderson (KIA in New Guinea, no date given), and Pvt. Daniel L. Christensen (KIA 10/02/44). Two of the three wounded in action are Pvt. Verl J. Iverson (WIA 04/18/45 ), and Bobby D. Barker (WIA 02/01/45). The two POWs are Sgt. Carlye J. Gardner (POW 05/29/44-05/02/45) and Sgt Clays Holmgren (POW 11/17/44-05/21/45), both of whom were POWs in Europe.
Of special interest are the following: 1st Lt William C. Reese (KIA 5/21/44), Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and Air Ace with five victories, and posthumous promotion to Captain; MM 1/C Lee R. Zinc (WIA 10/09/43) survivor after twenty hours in the water following the sinking of the U.S.S. Buck (10/09/43) and survivor of a kamikaze attack on the U.S.S Ingraham. In addition to the men who served, the scrapbook lists three women; 1st Lt Afton Garfield USANC, Gayle Holmgren of the Red Cross and Carmen Iverson, a nurse in training during the war.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This manuscript is an eighty-two-page scrapbook complied by Mrs. Larene Braeger during World War II for her husband S/Sgt. Roy Braeger USAAC. It lists o153 veterans, primarily from Brigham City, Bear River City, and Tremonton (Utah). The listings are not alphabetical but were apparently compiled as they became available to Mrs. Braeger. This scrapbook contains the following information on the veterans: name, service, rank (when known), and discharge date. The scrapbook contains pictures, handwritten notes, and some newspaper clippings. Due to wartime restrictions on information, many of the entries are very limited, in some cases listing only which theater of war the person was involved in.
The following abbreviations are for various United States military organizations:
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the World War II veterans scrapbook must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.
Preferred Citation
World War II veteran's scrapbook, 1940-1950. (COLL MSS 183). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Department.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Scrapbook of Military Veterans of Box Elder County, Utah, undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | 1: S/Sgt Roy L. Braeger USAAC |
undated |
| 1 | 2: F/2C LeRoy D. Holmgren USN |
undated |
| 1 | 3: PFC Frank E. Taylor USA |
undated |
| 1 | 4: ENS. Lowell T. Jensen USN |
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| 1 | 5: S1/C Theron E. Launders USN |
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| 1 | 6: PVT Legrande Peterson USA |
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| 1 | 7: LT/JG Ralph Jensen jr. USN |
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| 1 | 8: NO RANK Wynn l. Nelson USMMS |
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| 1 | 9: NO RANK Gayle Holmgren Red Cross |
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| 1 | 10: 1st/LT Afton Garfield USANC |
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| 1 | 11: PFC Blaine M. Anderson USAAC |
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| 1 | 12: PVT Dwight Anderson USA |
undated |
| 1 | 13: PVT Marion O. Hansen USA |
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| 1 | 14: S/1C Raymond Hansen USCG |
undated |
| 1 | 15: LT Theral J.Christiansen USAAC |
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| 1 | 16: PVT Lyle J.Christiansen USAAC KIA 2/10/45 |
undated |
| 1 | 17: PFC Jessie G. Brailsford USA |
undated |
| 1 | 18: PFC Theron C. Brailsford USA |
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| 1 | 19: LT Dallas J. Christensen USN |
undated |
| 1 | 20: RDM 2/C Jay A. Christensen USN |
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| 1 | 21: PFC Courtly F. Holmgren USA |
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| 1 | 22: SGT Hordy L. Christensen USA |
undated |
| 1 | 23: S1/C Martel Mortenson USN |
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| 1 | 24: PVT Verl J. Iverson USA |
undated |
| 1 | 25: CPL Vear L. Morerson USN |
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| 1 | 26: PVT Lowell Anderson USA |
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| 1 | 27: UNKNOWN Virgil Weidman USAAC |
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| 1 | 28: SGT Byrin Weidman USA |
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| 1 | 29: SGT Wayne Weedman USA |
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| 1 | 30: AMM2/C Deverl W. Mamrtlo USN |
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| 1 | 31: UNKNOWN Lynn J. Iverson USAAC |
undated |
| 1 | 32: CPL Ross J. Iverson USAAC |
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| 1 | 33: 2nd/LT Adell D. Anderson USA |
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| 1 | 34: 2nd/LT Mont Anderson USAAC |
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| 1 | 35: SGT Burton J. Hill USAAC |
undated |
| 1 | 36: S1/C Wendell O. Hill USN |
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| 1 | 37: PVT Don O. Iverson USMC |
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| 1 | 38: NO RANK Carma Iverson Nurse no service recorded |
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| 1 | 39: 1ST SGT Arnold D. Johnson USA |
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| 1 | 40: PFC Lyle R Johnson USA |
undated |
| 1 | 41: LT G.Earl Reese USAAC |
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| 1 | 42: UNKNOWN Milton Reese USAAC |
undated |
| 1 | 43: 1st/LT Clinton Johnson USA |
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| 1 | 44: S/SGT Noal Johnson USAAC |
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| 1 | 45: PFC Lyle R. Johnson USA |
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| 1 | 46: 2nd/LT Curtis Johnson USAAC |
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| 1 | 47: CPL Leon N. Christensen USA |
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| 1 | 48: UNKNOWN Harold Jensen USA |
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| 1 | 49: CPL Lynn S. Holmgren USA |
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| 1 | 50: 1st/LT William C. Reese USAAC KIA 5/21/44 |
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| 1 | 51: 1st/LT Stanley Johnson USAAC |
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| 1 | 52: UNKNOWN Ronald C. Anderson USA |
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| 1 | 53: AMM Robert E.Gates USN |
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| 1 | 54: CPT William A. Cates USAAC |
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| 1 | 55: CHF PT/OFF Jarvis Nelson USN |
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| 1 | 56: PVT Peter Nelson USA |
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| 1 | 57: MCMM2/C Boyd M.Christensen USN |
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| 1 | 58: ASS2/C Odell Christensen USN |
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| 1 | 59: UNKNOWN Vernon McCoy USA |
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| 1 | 60: CPL Thomas Misrasi USA |
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| 1 | 61: CM1/C Heber Elrun USN |
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| 1 | 62: PFC Leo L. Nelson USA |
undated |
| 1 | 63: SGT Stanley A. Anderson USA |
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| 1 | 64: T/SGT Voy G. Anderson USA KIA no date given |
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| 1 | 65: T/SGT Laurel D. Iverson USAAC |
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| 1 | 66: SGT J.Max Christensen USAAC |
undated |
| 1 | 67: PVT Daniel L. Christensen USMC KIA 10/02/44 |
undated |
| 1 | 68: PVT Max Holland USA |
undated |
| 1 | 69: SGT William W. Rose USA |
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| 1 | 70: CPT Jack J. Holland USA |
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| 1 | 71: S2/C Dale Brailsford USN |
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| 1 | 72: S1/C Ernest A. Anderson USN |
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| 1 | 73: S1/C Melvin K. Johnson USN |
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| 1 | 74: S2/C Percy M. Brailsford USN |
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| 1 | 75: SGT Carlyle J. Gardner USAAC POW 05/29/44-05/02/45 |
undated |
| 1 | 76: SGT Richard W. Burt USAAC POW 11/17/44-05/21/45 |
undated |
| 1 | 77: Sgt Clays Holmgren USA |
undated |
| 1 | 78: PFC Earl Peterson USA |
undated |
| 1 | 79: GM2/C Sherman H. Halling USN |
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| 1 | 80: CPL James J. Jensen USAAC |
undated |
| 1 | 81: PFC Sterling J. Anderson USA |
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| 1 | 82: SPS3/C Dewey S. Ramsdell USN |
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| 1 | 83: CPO Erving Zinc USN |
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| 1 | 84: M/M 1/C Lee Zinc USA WIA 10/09/44 |
undated |
| 1 | 85: CPT Norman W. Anderson USA |
undated |
| 1 | 86: SGT Justin L. Anderson USA |
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| 1 | 87: UNKNOWN Stanley Reese USAAC |
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| 1 | 88: PVT T.C. Taylor USMC |
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| 1 | 89: SGT Lamar W. Barker USA |
undated |
| 1 | 90: PFC Ray Barker USA |
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| 1 | 91: AAM 3/C Lynn Whitaker USN |
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| 1 | 92: PFC Kent R. Jensen USA |
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| 1 | 93: PFC Blaine N. Whitaker USA |
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| 1 | 94: PFC Bobby D. Barker USA WIA 10/09/43 |
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| 1 | 95: Unknown Lee C. Johnson USMMS |
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| 1 | 96: LT Ver L. Jensen USAAC |
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| 1 | 97: WRT ELC Willis Hansen USN |
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| 1 | 98: PVT A. Calvin Jensen USAAC |
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| 1 | 99: SGT Courtley B. Hansen USA |
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| 1 | 100: CPL Jack Mateson UTNG |
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| 1 | 101: PFC Dennis Dalin UTNG |
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| 1 | 102: LT Theone H. Hansen USA |
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| 1 | 103: PVT Dan T. Hansen USA |
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| 1 | 104: PVT Dwayne L. Iverson USA |
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| 1 | 105: S/SGT Glen E. Iverson USA |
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| 1 | 106: T/4 B. Grant Checketts USA |
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| 1 | 107: LT Franklin W. Checketts USA |
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| 1 | 108: PVT Farrell D. Huggins USA |
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| 1 | 109: PVT Gaylen Christensen USA |
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| 1 | 110: PVT Lyle Miller USA |
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| 1 | 111: CPT Carl B. Peterson USA |
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| 1 | 112: CPL Erland Olham USA |
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| 1 | 113: CPL Erland Olham USA |
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| 1 | 114: PVT Clair Huggins USA |
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| 1 | 115: UNKNOWN H. Jerwell Allred UTNG |
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| 1 | 116: UNKNOWN Lavere O. Allred USA |
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| 1 | 117: PFC Lowell J. Jensen USA |
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| 1 | 118: UNKNOWN Morris Jensen USN |
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| 1 | 119: UNKNOWN Doyle Christensen USN |
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| 1 | 120: S 2/C Artell E. Whitileare USN |
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| 1 | 121: S 2/C Dwayne Hansen USN |
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| 1 | 122: UNKNOWN Roy Jensen USN |
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| 1 | 123: UNKNOWN Paul Johnson USN |
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| 1 | 124: STM 1/C Shirl Gardner USN |
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| 1 | 125: CPT Verl Iverson USAAC |
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| 1 | 126: PVT Harold Burt USMC |
undated |
| 1 | 127: UNKNOWN Taylor Johnson USA |
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| 1 | 128: PVT Lyle R. Nelson USA |
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| 1 | 129: PVT Dale H. Jensen USA |
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| 1 | 130: T/SGT Richard M. Jensen USA |
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| 1 | 131: PVT Conley Christensen USA |
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| 1 | 132: UNKNOWN Milton E. Holtrey USN |
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| 1 | 133: UNKNOWN Glade Hansen USN |
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| 1 | 134: LT Winton H. Hansen USA |
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| 1 | 135: SGT Keith Hansen USA |
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| 1 | 136: T/5 Palmer Iverson USA |
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| 1 | 137: UNKNOWN Gordon R. Chrisensen USN |
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| 1 | 138: UNKNOWN Evan Jackson USAAC |
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| 1 | 139: T/4 Donald R. Anderson USA |
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| 1 | 140: T/5 Colen W. Waddoups USA |
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| 1 | 141: S 1/C Golden J. Peterson USN |
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| 1 | 142: UNKNOWN Jack Christensen USA |
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| 1 | 143: UNKNOWN LaVar Hanson USA |
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| 1 | 144: PFC Donald J. Strum USA |
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| 1 | 145: T/5 Glen E. Strum USA |
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| 1 | 146: CPT Don A. Peterson USA |
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| 1 | 147: ENS Homer Peterson USN |
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| 1 | 148: LT Lyle Peterson USA |
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| 1 | 149: SGT Floyd Peterson USAAC |
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| 1 | 150: UNKNOWN Ray Iverson USA |
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| 1 | 151: LT Lyle Holgrem USA |
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| 1 | 152: PFC Harlley Anderson USA |
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| 1 | 153: UNKNOWN Sterle Christensen USN |
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Korean War, 1950-1953--Veterans.
- Veterans--Utah--Box Elder County.
- World War, 1939-1945--Veterans.
Geographical Names
- Box Elder County (Utah)--History.
Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives.
2008
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