Veterans Return Home From War Ranks Across Preston
Preston residents and families greet service members on discharge from Fort Douglas and Fort Lewis. S/Sgt Paul Bodily and T/Sgt Glenn Bodily return with awards including the Purple Heart, Oak Leaf Clusters, and theater ribbons. Others like F/3 James Haeger T/4 Gordon Hurst and T/5 Kofoed complete service after nearly two years overseas. Local spouses, children, and employers note new civilian lives and postwar plans as a wave of honorable discharges spreads through Preston and Franklin County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul’ Bodily
Camp Lewis
Washington
Bodily
Korea
Okinawa
184Th Infantry Division
Preston
Ft. Douglas
James W. Haeger
T/3
Haeger
New Guinea
Manila
Petterberg Motor
Uncle Sam
Marines
Max B
Webster
Glen Sorenson
Loren K. Judd
Vern McFarland
Frank J. Eatin
Oliver J. Peacock
T. G. Eugene Hobbs
Army
Fort Douglas
Utah
Mr. Hobbs
Camp Lee
Virginia
Camp Beale
California
New Guiana
Philippine Islands
Japan
Forty-Third Engineers
Cache Valley
Eugene Hobbs
Idaho Acreage Shows Increase in 1945 Farm Land
Preliminary 1945 census figures for Idaho show more farms and greater farm land area across 44 counties. In 1940 Idaho had 42,663 farms and 10,297,745 acres. 1945 counts rise to 41,703 farms and 12,220,233 acres, with notable gains in Franklin Bear Lake Caribou and Oneida counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Bureau of
Franklin County
Bear Lake
Caribou County
Oneida
Maurine of Preston Visiting Relatives Over Holidays
Maurine of Preston is visiting her parents Bishop and Mrs. Orville Neeley with Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Davies of Idaho Falls. Dwain Tate hosted Christmas dinner with her parents James and Mrs. Woolf, and Ed Cole and daughter Connie of Fairview visited L. A. Neeley and D. S. Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurine
Preston
Marvin Davies
Idaho Falls
Bishop
Orville Neeley
Dwain Tate
James Woolf
Ed Cole
Connie
Fairview
L. A. Neeley
D. S. Evans
Christmas Dinner Guests Span Riverdale Families
Riverdale residents hosted extensive holiday gatherings with guests from Preston Malad Idaho Falls and surrounding areas. Attendees included Mr and Mrs B A Meek Ariel Meek Dean Smith and numerous relatives and friends from Dwain Tate Cecil Camp Hale Hart and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B A. Meek
Ariel-Meek
Dean Smith
Carleen Tate
Dwain Tate
Malad
Cecil Camp
Milt Tate
Idaho Falls
Eli Forsgren
Vernon Forsgren
Preston
Hale” Hart
S. S. Evans
Robert
Pocatello
Pvt
Grant Evans
Salt Lake City
Wayne S Evans
D. S. Evans
Howard Johnson
Shirley
Kern
Wallace Nelson
Meredith
Preston Apa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paul Bodily
James Haeger
Gordon L. Hurst
Len Hurst
Weston
Hurst
United States
722Nd Reconnaiscence Observation Battalion
Glenn L. Bodily
England
Germany
Fargo
North Dakota
Margaret Handy
Sidney Handy
Elm Grove Place
Barnes
Ross H. Callan
Naval Air Transport’ Service
Navy
Oakland
Tokyo
Guadalcanal
Philippines
James E. Walker
Gertude Walker
Fort Lewis
George R. Robertson
A . Fort Lewis
Paul S. Bodily
Fort Slewis
Douglas
Donald F. Petterborg
Guy, C.petterborg
Petterberg
Canada
Alaska
AAB
Hill Field
The
U.S
First Security Bank
University of Notre Dame
Northwestern’ University
Chicago
Pensacol
T A Veteel
Pensacola
Gilberts
Marshalls
Aleutians
Creole
Hilippine
Iwo Jima
Okinawa Islands
Jand
T. R. Bowden
Arnold P. Owen
War Department Personnel Center
Alfred W. Kofoed
Etna Kofoed
Kofoed
France
Seattle
Rex W. Hampton
Franklin
Res
W. Deloss Hansen
Preston, Idaho
Amer
Ussty.r
Moni DE Boe
Canterbury
Magia
Zoltet Ag
Julia Lee Wright
Amily Circle
Bee Af
Rea
Circle
Safeway
Edward's
van Camp
Cut
Colt
Gerber’s
Iba
Si Ag
Sunkist
Mrs.m
Woney
Riverdale
Rad
Ron Perel
Kimsul
Kausut
Kimberly-Clark
Preston Lumber Company
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