- Date Of Birth: November 16, 1918
- Date Of Death: January 20, 2018
- State: Colorado
Donald Ulrich Halverson November 16, 1918 — January 20, 2018 Donald Ulrich Halverson, age 99, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at his home in Hughesville, MD. Don was born in Lewistown, Montana, and grew up in the tiny homesteading town of Winifred, in central Montana. Upon graduation from Winifred High School in 1937 he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), working on land conservation projects in Washington. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he was drafted into the Army. Boot camp was served in the U.S. Cavalry at Fort Riley, Kansas before being transferred to the 40th Combat Engineer Regiment to serve in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, and Germany. Upon the war ending he left the military to attend the University of Washington. During this time his aunt in Seattle introduced him to Irene Kohn, who became the love of his life, and they were married on December 29, 1951. He was recalled by the Army during the Korean War to stateside duty in Bethesda, MD, where the newlyweds had an apartment. He was discharged from the Army with rank of Captain and returned to the University of Washington to complete his degree in geology. In his career as a petroleum geologist, Don was employed by Texaco, working in various offices in Montana (Lewistown), Colorado (Denver), and New Mexico (Farmington). After early retirement from Texaco, he worked several years for ANR in Denver.
