Saluting Our Service Members

By the Major Brent Taylor Foundation

This month, we honor North Ogden residents who lost their lives during World War I and II. Thank you for your service to our country.

James Shaw (1897-1918) died at the age of 21 while serving in World War I. He was one of seven children born to Samuel (1869-1928) and Harriet Louisa Barker Shaw (1870-1952) in North Ogden, Utah, James died of pneumonia at Fort Douglas, Utah after enlisting in the Army.

Milton Raymond Holmes (1896-1918) died at the age of 23 while serving in World War I. He was one of nine children born to Milton Keynes (1869-1945) and Martha Elizabeth Dudman Holmes (1874-1953) in North Ogden, Utah. Raymond died of wounds received as a Soldier in France.

Corporal William H. (Bill) Berrett (1924-1945) died at the age of 21 while serving in World War II. He was one of four children born to William Henry (1895-1966) and Josephine Margaret Langevin Berrett (1899-1986) in North Ogden, Utah. Bill landed with invasion troops on Luzon in the Philippines.

Sergeant James A. Barker (1922-1945) died at the age of 23 while serving in World War II. He was one of eight children born to Clarence M. (1884-1953) and Myrtle E. Ririe Barker (1888-1986) in North Ogden, Utah. James landed with invasion troops in Italy. He was awarded the rifleman and good conduct medals.

Daniel E. Dinneen (1924-1945) died at the age of 21 while serving in World War II. He was one of four children born to James Patrick (1884-1956) and Edna Marie Hamilton Dinneen (1880-1928) in North Ogden, Utah. Daniel had volunteered with a patrol to search for snipers when he was killed on Iwo Jima.

Lieutenant Lewis Brown (1908-1942) died at the age of 34 while serving in World War II. He was one of nine children born to George Edward (1878-1959) and Ida Maude Dudman Brown (1881-1979) in North Ogden, Utah. Lewis was killed along with over 200 other soldiers in the Battle of Guadalcanal on a ship, The San Francisco, which was struck by enemy shells. He married Kathryn Frances McGowan just two years before his death.

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