Sheridan native Herman Schmidt was not the one Wyoming native on the USS Oklahoma when it was attacked by Japan at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Longtime Casper resident Walter Becker, founding father of Becker Fireplace Gear Co, additionally was on board.
Becker was doing laundry within the engine room when torpedoes hit. He ran up 4 or 5 flights of stairs and jumped off simply earlier than the ship capsized.
He swam underneath the harbor’s floor which was lined in burning oil. He was picked up by a raft, reached the shore and went again to the Oklahoma the place he and others drilled via the hull looking for survivors.
United States Navy Battleship USS Oklahoma
After a few days it was obvious nobody was alive inside.
He then signed up with the destroyer USS Blue, which was attacked and sunk at Guadalcanal.
After that, Becker was assigned to an plane service that was attacked and sunk by kamikaze planes.
After the struggle, he finally moved to Casper the place he based the Becker Fireplace Gear Co., which began on East Yellowstone Freeway, then moved to Southeast Wyoming Boulevard after which to Six Mile Street west of Mills the place as much as 100 workers constructed hearth vehicles and different emergency gear.
American LaFrance, — a subsidiary of Freightliner LLC, which later turned a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler — purchased half the corporate in 1999.
Different enterprise transactions occurred and Becker Fireplace Gear Co., was shut down in February 2006.
Walter Becker died on Dec. 4, 2015, on the age of 94. His stays are inured on the Oregon Path Veterans Cemetery north of Evansville.
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In full disclosure, I’m a son of Pearl Harbor survivor George T. Morton, who died in August 2019.
My dad met Walter Becker over lunch at a Pearl Harbor Survivors Affiliation reunion in Honolulu a while within the late Nineties. The 2 veterans began speaking about the place they lived, and my identify got here up within the dialog. A 12 months or two later, I wrote about his story within the Casper Star-Tribune on Dec. 7, 2001, for the sixtieth anniversary of the assault
Like many veterans I’ve recognized, they do not a lot speak about their wartime experiences.
I by no means would have recognized about him however for him assembly my dad. He was not one to come back to the newspaper and brag about his experiences.
However these experiences of getting three ships shot out from underneath him through the struggle most likely are uncommon at the very least if not distinctive.
I’m proud to have recognized him.
My dad, Military Sgt. George T. Morton, purchased the Dec. 8, 1941, version of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Surveillance footage shows an unidentified suspect carrying two chainsaws out of Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply on East Lincolnway in Cheyenne. Police are seeking information regarding the theft. (Courtesy Cheyenne Police Department)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Cheyenne police are seeking information about a theft at Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply on East Lincolnway.
According to police, surveillance footage shows an unidentified individual entering the store, taking two chainsaws and leaving without paying. Authorities believe the suspect may be traveling in a blue sedan.
Anyone with information leading to the suspect’s location and arrest or other crimes is encouraged to visit www.silentwitnesslaramiecounty.com.
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The 2024-25 Wyoming High School girls’ basketball season continues with its second week. While tournaments comprise most of the slate this week, there are some single games. The tournaments are in Ethete, Green River, Lander, Lingle, Pavillion, Rock Springs, Shoshoni, Sundance, and Yoder. A few schools will be playing out of state, as well. If you see a game missing, please email david@wyopreps.com.
Here is the Week 2 schedule of varsity games WyoPreps has. All schedules are subject to change.
NON-VARSITY OPPONENT
Wheatland Sophs at 1A H.E.M. – postponed
CLASS 1A
Final Score: Lusk 58 Guernsey-Sunrise 19
INTERCLASS
Final Score: 2A Rocky Mountain 54 1A #4 Burlington 41
OUT-OF-STATE OPPONENT
Final Score: 3A Torrington 62 Alliance, NE 22
Final Score: Bridgeport, NE 57 2A #4 Pine Bluffs 41
Final Score: 1A Encampment 40 North Park (Walden, CO) 18
NON-VARSITY OPPONENT
Final Score: 1A H.E.M. 45 Wheatland Sophs 29
CLASS 4A
Final Score: #2 Sheridan 49 Kelly Walsh 26
Final Score: Natrona County 49 Thunder Basin 45
INTERCLASS
Final Score: 3A #5 Buffalo 70 2A Big Horn 27
OUT-OF-STATE OPPONENT
Final Score: Rich County (UT) 58 1A #4 Cokeville 39
NON-VARSITY OPPONENT
Final Score: 1A Arvada-Clearmont 49 Thunder Basin Fresh 9
Flaming Gorge Classic in Green River & Rock Springs
1A St. Stephens at 4A Green River – canceled – no game!
Final Score: 2A Kemmerer 41 3A Glenrock 32
Final Score: Bear Lake, ID 60 4A Evanston 34
Final Score: 3A #5 Mountain View 53 4A Riverton 21
Final Score: 4A Green River 56 3A Rawlins 22
Final Score: #5 Laramie 44 Star Valley 40
Final Score: 3A #3 Pinedale 70 4A Rock Springs 27
Foothills Classic in Ethete & Pavillion
Final Score: #1 Wyoming Indian 63 Moorcroft 18
Final Score: #2 Tongue River 64 Wind River 34
Stateline Shootout in Sundance
Final Score: 2A #5 Sundance 55 3A Newcastle 48
Wrangler Invite in Shoshoni
Final Score: 1A Saratoga 38 2A Shoshoni 20
Final Score: 3A Lyman 48 1A #3 Burlington 38
High School Winter Showcase in Windsor, CO
Final Score: 2A #3 Pine Bluffs 56 Prospect Ridge Academy (CO) 10
Final Score: Timnath, CO 55 4A Cheyenne South 22
Winter Border Brawl in Scottsbluff, NE
Final Score: 4A #1 Cheyenne East 45 Scottsbluff, NE 17
Final Score: Gering, NE 54 3A Torrington 44
Final Score: 4A #3 Cheyenne Central 52 Sidney, NE 45
CLASS 4A
#2 Sheridan at Natrona County, 5 p.m.
Thunder Basin at Kelly Walsh, 5:30 p.m.
Flaming Gorge Classic in Green River & Rock Springs
2A Kemmerer at 4A Green River, 9:40 a.m.
2A Thermopolis vs. 4A #5 Laramie, 9:40 a.m. (at RSHS)
3A #5 Mountain View vs. Bear Lake, ID, 1 p.m. (at GRHS)
4A Riverton vs. 3A Glenrock, 1 p.m. (at RSHS)
3A Rawlins vs. 4A Star Valley, 2:40 p.m. (at Lincoln MS)
3A #3 Pinedale at 4A Green River, 4:20 p.m.
2A Thermopolis vs. 3A Evanston, 4:20 p.m. (at Lincoln MS)
#5 Laramie at Rock Springs, 4:20 p.m.
Foothills Classic in Ethete & Pavillion
#2 Tongue River at #1 Wyoming Indian, 9 a.m.
Moorcroft at Wind River, 9 a.m.
#2 Tongue River vs. Big Piney, noon (at Ethete)
Greybull vs. Moorcroft, noon (at Pavillion)
Big Horn vs. Big Piney, 3 p.m. (at Ethete)
Wright vs. Greybull, 3 p.m. (at Pavillion)
Big Horn at #1 Wyoming Indian, 6 p.m.
Wright at Wind River, 7:30 p.m.
Goshen County Basketball Classic in Lingle & Yoder
H.E.M. at #5 Lingle-Ft. Laramie, 11:30 a.m. (LFL HS)
Lusk vs. Kaycee, 11:30 a.m. (LFL MS Gym)
Encampment at #1 Southeast, 11:45 a.m. (SE Elementary)
Guernsey-Sunrise vs. Rock River, 11:45 a.m. (SE HS)
Rock River at #1 Southeast, 3:30 p.m. (SE Elementary)
Encampment vs. Guernsey-Sunrise, 3:30 p.m. (SE HS)
Kaycee at #5 Lingle-Ft. Laramie, 4 p.m. (LFL HS)
Lusk vs. H.E.M., 4 p.m. (LFL MS Gym)
Lander Girls Classic – varsity games in the Fieldhouse
#4 Powell vs. Wheatland, 11 a.m.
#2 Cody vs. Burns, 12:30 p.m.
Lovell vs. #1 Douglas, 2 p.m.
#2 Cody vs. Wheatland, 3:30 p.m.
#4 Powell vs. Burns, 5 p.m.
#1 Douglas at Lander, 6:30 p.m.
Stateline Shootout in Sundance
3A Newcastle vs. Lead/Deadwood, SD, 1 p.m.
Belle Fourche, SD at 2A #5 Sundance, 4 p.m.
Wrangler Invite in Shoshoni
Saratoga vs. Riverside, 9 a.m. (Main gym)
#3 Burlington vs. Farson-Eden, 9 a.m. (Aux gym)
2A #3 Rocky Mountain vs. 3A Lyman noon (Main)
Meeteetse vs. Saratoga, noon (Aux)
#4 Cokeville vs. #3 Burlington, 3 p.m. (Main)
3A Lyman vs. 1A #2 Upton, 3 p.m. (Aux)
1A Meeteetse at 2A Shoshoni, 6 p.m. (Main)
Little Snake River vs. Dubois, 6 p.m. (Aux)
High School Winter Showcase in Windsor, CO
4A Cheyenne South vs. Prospect Ridge Academy (CO), 5 p.m.
2A #3 Pine Bluffs at Timnath, CO, 8 p.m.
Winter Border Brawl in Scottsbluff, NE
4A #3 Cheyenne Central vs. Kearney, NE, 3:15 p.m.
3A Torrington at Sidney, NE, 3:30 p.m.
4A #1 Cheyenne East vs. St. Thomas More (SD), 6:45 p.m.
OUT-OF-STATE-OPPONENTS
Teton (ID) at 4A Jackson, 1 p.m.
Flaming Gorge Classic in Green River & Rock Springs
3A Glenrock vs. 4A Evanston, 9 a.m. (at GRHS)
#5 Laramie vs. Riverton, 10:40 a.m. (at GRHS)
Kemmerer vs. Thermopolis, 10:40 a.m. (at Lincoln MS)
3A #5 Mountain View at 4A Green River, 2 p.m.
4A Evanston vs. 3A Rawlins, 2 p.m. (at Lincoln MS)
Bear Lake, ID at Rock Springs, 2 p.m.
3A #3 Pinedale vs. 4A Star Valley, 3:40 p.m. (at Lincoln MS)
Foothills Classic in Ethete & Pavillion
Moorcroft vs. Big Piney, 8 a.m. (at Ethete)
#2 Tongue River vs. Greybull, 8 a.m. (at Pavillion)
Wright vs. Big Piney, 11 a.m. (at Ethete)
Big Horn at Wind River, 11 a.m.
Wright at #1 Wyoming Indian, 2 p.m.
Goshen County Basketball Classic in Lingle & Yoder
Encampment at #5 Lingle-Ft. Laramie, 9:15 a.m. (LFL HS)
Lusk vs. Rock River, 9:15 a.m. (LFL MS Gym)
H.E.M. at #1 Southeast, 10 a.m. (SE Elementary)
Guernsey-Sunrise vs. Kaycee, 10 a.m. (SE HS)
Rock River at #5 Lingle-Ft. Laramie, 1 p.m. (LFL HS)
Lusk vs. Encampment, 1 p.m. (LFL MS Gym)
Kaycee at #1 Southeast, 2:30 p.m. (SE Elem.)
Guernsey-Sunrise vs. H.E.M., 2:30 p.m. (SE HS)
Lander Girls Classic – all varsity games in the Fieldhouse
Lovell vs. Wheatland, 8:30 a.m.
Burns at Lander, 10 a.m.
#2 Cody vs. #1 Douglas, 11:30 a.m.
Lovell vs. Burns, 1 p.m.
#4 Powell vs. #1 Douglas, 2:30 p.m.
Wheatland at Lander, 4 p.m.
Stateline Shootout in Sundance
3A Newcastle vs. Belle Fourche, SD, 11 a.m.
Lead/Deadwood, SD at 2A #5 Sundance, 2 p.m.
Wrangler Invite in Shoshoni
#2 Upton vs. #4 Cokeville, 8:30 a.m. (Main)
Meeteetse vs. Little Snake River, 8:30 a.m. (Aux)
Riverside vs. Farson-Eden, 11:30 a.m. (Main)
1A Dubois vs. 2A #3 Rocky Mountain, 11:30 a.m. (Aux)
Little Snake River vs. #2 Upton, 2:30 p.m. (Main)
2A #3 Rocky Mountain vs. 1A #4 Cokeville, 2:30 p.m. (Aux)
1A Riverside at 2A Shoshoni, 5:30 p.m. (Main)
Farson-Eden vs. Dubois, 5:30 p.m. (Aux)
High School Winter Showcase in Windsor, CO
2A #3 Pine Bluffs vs. 4A Cheyenne South, 9 a.m. (at Timnath HS)
Winter Border Brawl in Scottsbluff, NE
4A #1 Cheyenne East at Sidney, NE, 1 p.m.
4A #3 Cheyenne Central vs. St. Thomas More (SD), 1:30 p.m. (at Gering HS)
Coal Miners Classic Basketball Tournament-Glenrock
Gallery Credit: Herder Pride, Margaret Friday, Grizz In Action
Associated Press
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Obi Agbim had 28 points in Wyoming’s 92-55 victory against Bellarmine on Thursday night.
Agbim had five rebounds and five assists for the Cowboys (6-5). A.J. Wills scored 13 points while shooting 5 for 7, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc and added seven assists. Matija Belic finished 6 of 9 from the field to finish with 12 points.
The Knights (3-9) were led by Kenyon Goodin, who posted 13 points.
Agbim led his team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 52-28 at the break. Wyoming extended its lead to 71-36 during the second half, fueled by a 10-0 scoring run. Agbim scored a team-high 15 points in the second half.
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