Weber County's Greatest Generation
Stories from Ogden and Weber County about the men who served and the happenings here during World War II.
Austin Cox Murders on July 23, 1943
80 years ago Austin murdered five people, including Judge Lewis Trueman.
D-Day 1944 in Weber County
How did Weber County hear the news of the Invasion of Normandy in 1944? Listen and find out!
Memorial Day 1943
What happened on Memorial Day 80 years ago? War plants in Ogden and other cities did not close down for Memorial Day. The battle of inflation is still plaguing the nation.
Weber County - December 7, 1942
The city and county that servicemen had left during 1942 was changing completely. Rationing of coffee, liquor, tires, gas, sugar and soon meat was the reality that residents lived with.
The Circus Come to Ogden!
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!!
July 4th, 1942 in Weber County
Weber County and FDR's Rubber Drive - June 1942
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.
1945 Deaths - May through October
Weber County Deaths - 1945 March and April
Weber County Deaths - January, February 1945
The story of the 61 Weber County men killed in January and February 1945.
