\u2022 August 2 \u2013 American bombers attacked oil plants at Ploesti, Romania.<\/p>\n
\u2022 August 4 \u2013 Billings Polytechnic celebrated its 35th Anniversary.<\/p>\n
\u2022 August 5 \u2013 A 7th Ferrying group pilot died in a plane crash six miles from Great Falls.<\/p>\n
\u2022 August 6 \u2013 “Pitt” the elephant was killed after being struck by lightning in Dillon.<\/p>\n
\u2022 August 8 \u2013 Great Falls Legion Juniors beat a Miles City team 8\u20137 to win the state baseball championship. An 18-month-old Chinook boy was found alive after spending three days lost on a ranch.<\/p>\n
\u2022 August 9 \u2013 A Consolidated Freightways warehouse and 25,000 pounds of freight burned in Shelby.<\/p>\n
\u2022 August 12 \u2013 A fighter plane from the 7th Ferrying Group crashed near Belt, killing the pilot.<\/p>\n
\u2022 August 15 \u2013 34,000 U.S. and Canadian soldiers, including the First Special Service Force, landed on Kiska.<\/p>\n
\u2022 August 17 \u2013 The Montana Flour Mills Co. in Great Falls was destroyed by fire, along with 100,000 bushels of wheat.<\/p>\n
\u2022 August 25 \u2013 Eleven killed in a B-17 crash north of Winnett.<\/p>\n
July 1943 in Montana<\/a><\/p>\n September 1943 in Montana (coming soon)<\/p>\n Montana History Calendar 1942<\/a><\/p>\n Montana History Calendar 1941<\/a><\/p>\n Montana History Calendar 1930s<\/a><\/p>\n August 1943 \u2022 August 2 \u2013 American bombers attacked oil plants at Ploesti, Romania. \u2022 August 4 \u2013 Billings Polytechnic celebrated its 35th Anniversary. \u2022 August 5 \u2013 A 7th Ferrying group pilot died in a plane crash six miles from Great Falls. \u2022 August 6 \u2013 “Pitt” the elephant was killed after being struck … Continue reading August 1943 in Montana<\/span> Interested in what was happening in Montana during 1943?\u00a0 Read More about Montana’s Home Front During World War II<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"