Very Few Good Men

Margie Ward was a young woman working in Ogden at the Utah Army Depot prior to World War II. She worked in the Personnel Department in the payroll division. Working in the depot was Sarah Lund, a sister of Ross Shirley. She was also a neighbor of Margie's. They became good friends. When Ross came home on furlough prior to going overseas Sarah set them up on a date. There was mutual interest from the beginning.

After getting a description of where she worked, I did a search and this may be the building where she worked. At least it is in Weber County and used to be an Army Depot. If not, just imagine....

Margie said that there was a real shortage of young men during this time due to the war. Smith, her brother, had joined the Marines, and another brother, Paul, was in the Navy. She and a group of friends would often go to Salt Lake City to see a movie or to hear the Tabernacle Choir. They also hiked up to Tipanogos.

Margie and Ross wrote to each other during the war. When it was over Ross made a visit to see her in Ogden and she made another up to Salem to see him. Ross had saved enough money to pay the entire purchase price for a home a mile east of the Salem church and just west of Sugar City. Margie had found at least one "very good man."