Weber County's Greatest Generation

Weber County's Greatest Generation episodes

August 17, 2022 The Circus Come to Ogden!
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Eighty years ago in August of 1942, there was not much good news from the warfront. On August 12th, the Coles' Circus came to town with hundreds of animals and performers, They marched from Union Station to 19th and Harrison for a one-of-a-kind spectacular!!
21 min
July 05, 2022 July 4th, 1942 in Weber County
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9 min
June 22, 2022 Weber County and FDR's Rubber Drive - June 1942
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In June of 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt, in a radio address, called on American's to gather all of their rubber for the war effort.

See how Weber County and the US as a whole, responded.
24 min
May 24, 2022 1945 Deaths - May through October
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19 min
May 18, 2022 Weber County Deaths - 1945 March and April
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16 min
April 26, 2022 Weber County Deaths - January, February 1945
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The story of the 61 Weber County men killed in January and February 1945.
24 min
March 29, 2022 1944 Deaths Part 2
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Weber County deaths from July 1 - December 31, 1944
29 min
December 29, 2021 1944 Deaths Part 1
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In 1944 Weber County lost 66 servicemen. This is the list of those who died through June.
14 min
November 21, 2021 Weber County 1943 Deaths
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We lost 29 servicemen in 1943.
13 min
November 13, 2021 Honoring Those Weber County Men Killed in 1942
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At the end of 1942, Weber County had lost 23 servicemen.
20 min

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Stories from Ogden and Weber County about the men who served and the happenings here during World War II.