May 1944 in Montana<\/p>\n
\u2022 May 2 \u2013 A fire at the Carston Packing Company in Billings<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n caused $7,000 damage.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 May 3-5 \u2013 Personnel at Gore Field presented “Desert Fever,”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n a six\u2013act play, at the Rainbow Theater in Great Falls.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 May 4 \u2013 A Butte apartment building was destroyed by dynamite,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n severely injuring one man. The suspect rented an apartment just minutes before the blast.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 May 13 \u2013 Six crewmen died and five were rescued when a<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n bomber from Casper, Wyoming crashed two miles northwest<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n of Miles City. A new oil well in the Gage Dome north of<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Roundup produced 5,000 barrels a day.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 May 18 \u2013 The 163rd Infantry Regiment seized Wakde.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 May 19 \u2013 Two hundred Butte miners from the St. Lawrence<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Mine walked off the job because they disliked the foreman.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The miners returned to work three days later when the<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n foreman was removed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 May 21 \u2013 “I Am an American Day.” Two Great Falls men<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n drowned at the Martinsdale Reservoir.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 May 25 \u2013 The Montana Stockgrower’s Association met in<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Miles City. One hundred oil truck drivers in Laurel and<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Billings went on strike, which ended after two days.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 May 26 \u2013 The U.S. Senate passed a measure providing postwar<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n construction funds for Hungry Horse dam.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 May 27 \u2013 The 41st Division landed on Biak Island.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Montana History Calendar 1942<\/a><\/p>\n Montana History Calendar 1941<\/a><\/p>\n Montana History Calendar 1930s<\/a><\/p>\n April 1944 in Montana<\/a><\/p>\n June 1944 in Montana<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" May 1944 in Montana \u2022 May 2 \u2013 A fire at the Carston Packing Company in Billings caused $7,000 damage. \u2022 May 3-5 \u2013 Personnel at Gore Field presented “Desert Fever,” a six\u2013act play, at the Rainbow Theater in Great Falls. \u2022 May 4 \u2013 A Butte apartment building was destroyed by dynamite, severely injuring … Continue reading May 1944 in Montana<\/span>