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William Edgar “Bill” Arnold

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William Edgar “Bill” Arnold

Birth
Onalaska, Lewis County, Washington, USA
Death
7 Apr 2002 (aged 81)
Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho, USA
Burial
Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho, USA Add to Map
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Bill was under care in Idaho State Veterans Home in Pocatello. He was raised and graduated from high school in Onalaska and attended Junior College in Centralia. During World War II he served in the Army Air Force, mainly in Italy, until his honorable discharge in November of 1945. While he was stationed in Pocatello, he met June, and they were married December 24, 1945, in Idaho Falls. For the first five years following their marriage, they lived in Onalaska, then returned to Idaho, where Bill worked on Palisades Dam. Other dams where Bill worked include: Hells Canyon, on the ID/OR border; Glen Canyon, near Page, AZ; the Oroville, CA dam; and Teton Dam near St. Anthony. In 1976, they moved to American Falls, where they lived for 24 years until they moved to Idaho Falls in March of 2000. Survivors beside June included his sister Jean Arnold of Onalaska, WA. Preceding were his parents, Clarence Ellsworth Arnold and Louise Nowadnick, and an infant son. Services were held April 11th at Wood Chapel of the Pines.
Bill was under care in Idaho State Veterans Home in Pocatello. He was raised and graduated from high school in Onalaska and attended Junior College in Centralia. During World War II he served in the Army Air Force, mainly in Italy, until his honorable discharge in November of 1945. While he was stationed in Pocatello, he met June, and they were married December 24, 1945, in Idaho Falls. For the first five years following their marriage, they lived in Onalaska, then returned to Idaho, where Bill worked on Palisades Dam. Other dams where Bill worked include: Hells Canyon, on the ID/OR border; Glen Canyon, near Page, AZ; the Oroville, CA dam; and Teton Dam near St. Anthony. In 1976, they moved to American Falls, where they lived for 24 years until they moved to Idaho Falls in March of 2000. Survivors beside June included his sister Jean Arnold of Onalaska, WA. Preceding were his parents, Clarence Ellsworth Arnold and Louise Nowadnick, and an infant son. Services were held April 11th at Wood Chapel of the Pines.


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