\u2022 March 2 \u2013 Eight Japanese transports and four destroyers sank during the three-day Battle of the Bismarck Sea.<\/p>\n
\u2022 March 6 \u2013 A major snowstorm forced closure of highways and the Great Falls Army Air Base.<\/p>\n
\u2022 March 17 \u2013 A broken water main flooded part of Great Falls.<\/p>\n
\u2022 March 20 \u2013 Two Nisei farm workers were killed by a train.<\/p>\n
\u2022 March 25 \u2013 One hundred basements were flooded in Butte. Malta was flooded by Black Coulee Creek.<\/p>\n
\u2022 March 28 \u2013 Floods washed out the highway and rail lines to Miles City, leaving two troop trains stranded.<\/p>\n
\u2022 March 29 \u2013 The rationing of meat, fats, and cheese began.<\/p>\n
\u2022 March 30 \u2013 The rail line between Butte and the Anaconda smelter washed out.<\/p>\n
April 1943 in Montana<\/a><\/p>\n February 1943 in Montana<\/a><\/p>\n Montana History Calendar 1942<\/a><\/p>\n Montana History Calendar 1941<\/a><\/p>\n Montana History Calendar 1930s<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 March 2 \u2013 Eight Japanese transports and four destroyers sank during the three-day Battle of the Bismarck Sea. \u2022 March 6 \u2013 A major snowstorm forced closure of highways and the Great Falls Army Air Base. \u2022 March 17 \u2013 A broken water main flooded part of Great Falls. \u2022 March 20 \u2013 Two … Continue reading March 1943 in Montana<\/span> Interested in events that occurred in 1943 in Montana? Read More about Montana’s Home Front During World War II<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"