Benson, Ezra Taft b. August 4, 1899 d. May 30, 1994 Thirteenth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1952 President Dwight David Eisenhower appointed Ezra Taft Benson to the cabinet post of Secretary of Agriculture, temporarilly being released from his duties as an Apostle while still serving in this capacity. Through his service for our country many nations have been opened up to the gospel by the example he set to their leaders. In 1973 Benson was set apart as president of the Council of the Twelve Apostles. At...[Read More] (Bio by: Chad Stowell) Whitney Cemetery, Whitney, Franklin County, Idaho, USA
Brostrom, Leonard C. b. November 23, 1919 d. October 28, 1944 World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the United States Army, and he was from Preston, Idaho. He was awarded his medal posthumously for action at Dagami, Leyte, Philippine Islands, on October 28, 1944, during World War II. Citation: He was a rifleman with an assault platoon which ran into powerful resistance near Dagami,Leyte, Philippine Islands, on 28 October 1944. From pillboxes, trenches, and spider holes, so well camouflaged that they could be detected at no more...[Read More] (Bio by: K) Preston Cemetery, Preston, Franklin County, Idaho, USA Plot: Block 1, lot 18
b. August 4, 1899 d. May 30, 1994