Peterson, LaGrande, 1904-1990

LaGrande Peterson (1904-1990) was born in Brigham City, Utah to Silas Frank Thompson and Bolette Hansen Peterson. LaGrande served in the U.S. Army Signal corps during World War II. He was inducted June 23, 1942 and was trained in principles of electricity, messaging, radio and telephone schools and as a teletype operator. He was stationed in Camp Crowder, Missouri; Omaha, Nebraska; Camp Edwards, Massachusetts; and North Africa. While in Rabat, Morocco LaGrande received his release order and was then sent to Casablanca to await his shipment home. He arrived in New York August 3, 1943, but did not return to Utah until October 1943. LaGrande was employed in Salt Lake City as a tax clerk and later as a cashier and tax clerk in Ogden with the Utah State Tax commission for a number of years. He served as Box Elder county treasurer for eight years before retiring in 1967. In Bear River City, LaGrande served as clerk for his LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) ward, town clerk, and secretary of the Bear River Democratic Party. He was also the secretary-treasurer and director of the Acme Water Company, secretary of the Box Elder County Democratic party, and was a charter member and treasurer of the Box Elder chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons. Peterson's name throughout the collection is also spelled LeGrande, Le Grande, or La Grande.

Helen (Billie) V. Bean Peterson (1908-1990) was born in Payson, Utah to Roy Verdell Bean and Clara Eva Barnett Bean (1882-1964). Helen received a BS degree in 1933 from Brigham Young University. Helen was a teacher for 37 years, mainly teaching at the elementary school level. She began in 1928 in Moroni, Utah, and then moved to Box Elder County; teaching in Fielding, Utah and Bear River City, Utah. She later moved to Heber City for six years. While living in Heber, Helen married LaGrande Peterson on May 24th of 1942. Shortly after their marriage LaGrande was drafted for World War II. After the war they moved to Bear River City where she was a teacher until 1966 when she retired. After retiring she became an active member in the Bear River camp of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Helen was also an active member of the Brigham City branch of the American Association of University Women.

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