{"id":1690,"date":"2015-03-03T11:28:25","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T18:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/garyglynn.com\/wordpress\/?p=1690"},"modified":"2015-03-03T11:28:25","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T18:28:25","slug":"march-1945-in-montana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/garyglynn.com\/wordpress\/march-1945-in-montana\/","title":{"rendered":"March 1945 in Montana"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2022 March 1 \u2013 All taverns, nightclubs, and places of entertainment were ordered to close at midnight to save energy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 March 5 \u2013 Temperatures in Lewistown fell to minus 34 degrees, the coldest place in the nation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 March 10 \u2013 The 163rd Infantry Regiment (formed from the Montana National Guard) landed on the Zamboanga peninsula of Mindanao, Philippines.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 March 18 \u2013 Memorial services were held at Browning for five Blackfeet tribal members killed in the war. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 March 22 \u2013 The Pacific Car and Foundry Co. in Billings was honored with an “E” award celebration for war production.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 March 26 \u2013 A “war-weary” veteran pilot from the Great Falls Army Air Base was arrested after repeatedly buzzing Great Falls at 2 a.m.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

February 1945 in Montana<\/a><\/p>\n

April 1945 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

Read more about March 1945 in Montana and the history of the state during World War II.<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Montana’s Home Front During World War II<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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What others think of Montana’s Home Front During World War II<\/h6>\n

\u00a0\u201ca wealth of new information<\/em>
\nand many never-before-seen photographs of<\/em>
\nMontana during the 1940s. The result is a very<\/em>
\ncomprehensive, fascinating account of how the<\/em>
\nstate\u2019s population coped with the tragedy of a worldwide military conflict.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 Judith Shafter \u2013 State of the Arts<\/p>\n

\u201cyou\u2019ve got to see it for yourself but any history or travel enthusiast will be very pleased with the wealth of information in this book.<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Greg Wortman, Billings Examiner<\/p>\n

\u201cexcellent for the wealth of Montana history contained within. A fascinating snapshot of civilian life during the war\u201d \u2013 <\/em>ebay member burnafterreading<\/p>\n

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