Wyoming

Wyoming WW2 NMCG Casualty List – P Surnames

PATTERSON, Frederick Carl, Seaman 1c, USN. Wife, Mrs. Adeline Clarice Patterson, 1520 1/2 Carey Ave., Cheyenne. PIASECKI, Alexander L., Cpl., USMC. Sister, Mrs. Stella A. Romeo, Gen. Del., Acme. PHILLIPS, Harold Gordon, Seaman 1c, USN. Father, Mr. Floyd Phillips, 704 Huntington St., Sheridan. POEHLER, Lloyd Edwin, Boilermaker 1c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Mable Josephine Poehler, 240 W. Brundage, Sheridan. POLLAT, Lavern Alvin, Seaman 1c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Pollat, Clareton. POWERS, Theodore, Field Music 1c, USMC. Mother, Mrs. Ada B. Powers, c/o Reverend W. H. Brewer, P.O. Box 834, Laramie. PULLIN, Robert Carlisle, Ensign, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Jeanne … Read more

Wyoming WW2 NMCG Prisoners of War

LINDSEY, Kenneth Clyde, Pfc., USMC. Mother, Mrs. Laura K. Lindsey, Box 174, Gillette. MCVAY, William Arthur, Pfc., USMC. Father, Mr. Everett C. McVay, S. 7th St., Thermopolis.

Wyoming WW2 NMCG Casualty List – H Surnames

HAMBLIN, Len Spencer, Ensign, Supply Corps, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Eileen F. Hamblin, 570 N. 11th, Laramie. HANSON, George, Machinist’s Mate 1c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Beulah Strouts, 1005 5th St., Laramie. HARDEE, Robert E., Cpl., USMCR. Mother, Mrs. Ora M. Hardee, Gen. Del., Casper. HARMAN, Frank Seibert, Seaman 2c, USN. Father, Mr. Frank S. Harman, 202 E. 6th St., Cheyenne. HARRISON, Morse Grant, Aviation Radioman 3c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Edna May H. J. Grinch, Wamsutter. HAUETER, Reuben James, Pvt., USMCR. Wife, Mrs. Mary E. Haueter, Box 187, Sinclair. HELMS, Phillip Carleton, Lieutenant, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Marion Elizabeth Helms, 3815 Pioneer Ave., … Read more

Wyoming WW2 NMCG Casualty List – J Surnames

JAPP, Edwin Henry, Seaman 2c, USNR. Father, Mr. George Herman Japp, Box 37, Upton. JARAMILLO, William, Seaman 2c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Jaramillo, 303 Grand St., Rawlins. JENKINS, Lavor H., Pvt., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Jenkins, Gen. Del., Freedom. JOHNSON, Edwin Raymond, Fire Controlman 1c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond K. Johnson, Torrington. JOHNSON, Willard Clarence, Technical Sgt., USMCR. Mother, Mrs. Ida M. McFarland, Box 44, Byron. JONES, Charels William, Metalsmith 2c, USN. Father, Mr. Robert Franklin Jones, 1755 S. Cedar St., Casper. JONES, Irvin Eugene, Seaman 2c, USN. Father, Mr. Eugene Jones, Byron.

Wyoming WW2 NMCG Casualty List – B Surnames

BALL, Ray T., Pfc., USMCR. Father, Mr. Ward P. Ball, 220 K St., Rock Springs. BANDEMAR, Harold William Seaman 1c, USN. Father, Mr. William Bandemar, Lingle. BARNHARD, Derrell P., Pvt., USMCR. Wife, Mrs. Derrell P. Barnhart?, Gen. Del., Green River. BAUER, Victor C., Cpl., USMC. Mother, Mr. Winnie B. Bauer, Box 8, Garland. BENSON, Robert Gerard, Signalman 3c, USN. Father, Mr. Fredrick Alden Benson, 1111 Walnut St., Rawlins. BENTLEY, Walter F., 1st Lieutenant, USMCR. Mother, Mrs. Lena Bentley, 510 S. Washington St., Casper. BLACKMORE, merlin Dale, Fireman 2c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Lela May Blackmore, Lusk. BLIND, Howard James, Lieutenant, USNR. … Read more

Wyoming WW2 NMCG Casualty List – S Surnames

SARCHET, Calvin Verne, Cpl., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Verne Sarchet, 710 Ivinson St., Laramie. SAVAGE, Jack Ellsworth, Chief Motor Machinist’s Mate, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Beatrice Giles Savage, 613 S. Park St., Casper. SCHMIDT, Herman, Gunner’s Mate 3c, USN. Wife, Mrs. Dorothy Gertrude Schmidt, 1155 Sheridan Ave., Sheridan. SCOTT, Glendon LaMar, Torpedoman’s Mate 3c, USN. Parents, mr. and Mrs. Herschel W. Scott Box 892, Greybull. SCOTT, Harol Arie, Coxswain, USN. Father, mr. George Darrell Scott, 1520 E. 23d St., Cheyenne. SIRAY, Leroy Matt, Pvt., USMC. Father, Mr. Matt Siray, 804 W. Pine St., Rawlins. Skinner, Boyd Franklin, Sgt., USMC. Father, … Read more

Wyoming WW2 NMCG Casualty List – T Surnames

TERRY, Jack Allen, Seaman 2c, USN. Parents, mr. and Mrs. Ducken Angus Terry, Box 493, Lander. THOMSON, John Scott, Aviation Radioman 3c, USN. Father, Mr. Andrew G. Thomson, Worland. THORNOCK, Ross Lavoy, Pfc., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Thornock, Box 183, Cokeville. TURNER, Floyd E. Ensign, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. Turner, 326 S. 4th St., Douglas.

Wyoming WW2 NMCG Casualty List – W Surnames

WALKER, Harry Edward, Electrician’s Mate 2c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Vergal Walker, 102 7th St., Rawlins. WALKER, Harry Orville, Coxswain, USN. Aunt, Mrs. W. C. Wehr. 469 Park St., Sheridan. WALLENSTEIN, Richard Henry, Seaman 1c, USN. Father, Mr. Julius Cilas Wallenstein, 405 Davis St., Rawlins. WATT, Samuel Vance, Yeoman 1c, USNR. Father, Mr. Robert Archimedes Watt, Box 411, Riverton. WAY, Kenneth Karl, Seaman 1c, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Clements Way, Cody. WEAVER, William David, Watertender 2c, USN. Wife, Mrs. Shirley Alene Weaver, SY Ranch, Upton. WEBB, Jim F., Pfc., USMCR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William T. … Read more

Wyoming WW2 NMCG Casualty List – L Surnames

LANE, Edward Wallace, Coxswain, USN. Mother, Mrs. Lillian Louise Robertson, 115 W. 3d Ave., Cheyenne. LARSON, Everett William Motor Machinist’s Mate 1c, USNR. Father, Mr. Carl Joseph Larson, 717 Birch St., Rawlins. LARSON, Joseph Ernest, Fireman 1c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Carrie M. Larson, Rt. 5, Box 13, Douglas. LINTON, George Edward, Fireman 2c, USN. Father, Mr. Harry Graves Linton, Wheatland. LOFING, Raymond Dale, Seaman 2c, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Bernice A. Lofing, Acme. LOUDON, Leroy Edgar, Quartermanster 3c, USN. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gleason Loudon, 405 E. Walnut St., Rawlins. LUERS, Ralph Donald, Seaman 1c, USN. Parents, mr. and Mrs. … Read more

Biography of Charles J. Price

Topeka had in Charles J. Price as a resident one of the most capable mining engineers of the country. His had been an experience very much out of the ordinary. Nearly forty years ago he was a mine worker in the Black Hill region. He had a practical working knowledge of the mincral sections of the northwest country. He spent a number of years as a mining engineer in South Africa, and probably no American citizen had a closer knowledge of the people, the industrial conditions, of South Africa than Mr. Price. While there he served with the rank of … Read more

Red Cloud

Far away in Wyoming lived the Sioux Indians, a fierce and warlike tribe. They called themselves Dakotas; but their enemies said that when they fought they did everything in a mean, hidden way so that it was hard to know what to expect, and they called them Sioux, which means “snake-like-ones.” To this tribe belonged a young brave who wanted very much to become a chief. His father was a fierce warrior and had taught him how to fight, but he was not satisfied to follow the leaders of his tribe, for he wanted to lead other Indians himself. When … Read more

Biography of Paul Helmer Young

Paul Helmer Young, representative of the bond department of the National Bank of Commerce at St. Louis and president of the St. Louis Junior Chamber of Commerce, is one of the most alert, wide-awake and progressive of the young business men of the city. He was born in Lander, Wyoming, July 26, 1896. He is therefore a western man by birth, training and experience and has always been possessed by the spirit of western enterprise and progress which has been the dominant element in the upbuilding of the great empire beyond the Mississippi. His father, the Rev. Benjamin Young, is … Read more

Pawnee Indians

Pawnee Indians. The name is derived by some from the native word pariki, “a horn,” a term said to be used to designate their peculiar manner of dressing the scalp lock; but Lesser and Weltfish (1932) consider it more likely that it is from parisu, “hunter,” as claimed by themselves. They were also called Padani and Panana by various tribes. Also known as: Ahihinin, Arapaho name, meaning “wolf people.” Awahi, Caddo and Wichita Dame. Awahu, Arikara name. Awó, Tonkawa name, originally used by the Wichita. Chahiksichahiks, meaning “men of men,” applied to themselves but also to all other tribes whom … Read more

Kiowa Apache Indians

Kiowa Apache Indians. The name is derived from that of the Kiowa and from the circumstance that they spoke a dialect related to those of the better-known Apache tribes, though they had no other connection with them. Also called: Bad-hearts, by Long (1823). (See Kaskaias.) Cancey or Kantsi, meaning “liars,” applied by the Caddo to all Apache of the Plains, but oftenest to the Lipan. Essequeta, a name given by the Kiowa and Comanche to the Mescalero Apache, sometimes, but improperly, applied to this tribe. Gáta’ka, Pawnee name. Gǐnä’s, Wichita name. Gû’ta’k, Omaha and Ponca name. K’á-pätop, Kiowa name, meaning … Read more

Kiowa Indians

The best-known historic location of the Kiowa Indians was a plot of territory including contiguous parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.

Ute Indians

Ute Indians. In central and western Colorado and all of eastern Utah, including the eastern part of Salt Lake Valley and Utah Valley and extending into the upper drainage area of the San Juan River in New Mexico.