Private Lyle Knudson was a prisoner of war in the Philippines, but survived to tell his own story, 

Captain Wayne Fisher was serving in the Philippines when the Japanese attacked.  He survived the Bataan Death March and two years at Cabanatuan.

Two 18-year old Ogden boys found themselves in the Battle of the Coral Sea on two different ships. 

Quartermaster Dean and Lt. Clark were stationed in the Philippines in December of 1941 when the Japanese attacked. 

Coxswain Becker received the Navy Cross for his actions on the USS Marblehead. 

Lt. Pingree served along side Major Pell in the 33rd Pursuit Squadron and died on the same day. 

Major Floyd Pell, Ogden born and a West Point grad gave his life in the defense of Darwin, Australia on February 19, 1942.

John William Lambert joined the Navy on his 17th birthday, February 20, 1941.  He was the third Weber County casualty. 

Welcome to Weber County's Greatest Generation Podcast.  Ensign Howard Deal Merrill was Weber County's first casualty.  He served on the Arizona.