Weber County's Greatest Generation

About Weber County's Greatest Generation

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

Publisher

Kim

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Nov 2019

Latest episode

24 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

53 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Jul 2025

   Runners Don't Come Home: The Story of PFC Neil Dudman

   Send us a text The sacrifice of a young Marine from Ogden takes center stage as we explore the life and service of Private First Class Neil Frank Dudman. Born in 1923 as the youngest of eleven children, Neil's early years were marked by hardship when his father died suddenly in 1930, leaving his mother to raise their large family during the Great Depression. After graduating from Ogden High School in 1941, Neil answered his country's call by enlisting in the Marine Corps in September 1942 as...

2. 

   17 Jul 2025

   From Utah Beach to Eternal Rest: The Story of Private James Howard Smith

   Send us a text We follow 19-year-old Private James Howard Smith from Liberty, Utah to the second wave landing on Utah Beach during the D-Day invasion. Born in Arkansas but settled in Utah by 1934, Smith registered for the draft the day after turning 18 and was in uniform just months later. His brief but valiant service with the 90th Infantry Division's 357th Regiment ended on June 19, 1944, amid the brutal hedgerow fighting that characterized the Normandy campaign. The regiment's own j...

3. 

   11 Jul 2025

   One Family's Heartbreak: The Short Life of a D-Day Hero

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100

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Quality

46

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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