Lyle B. Larson, 88, died on May 7, 1998 in Tacoma. He had been employed as a welder in construction and was a member of the Operating Engineers Local No. 302. He was also a member of the Masonic Delta Lodge No. 172, an Army veteran of WW II, and a Lutheran. He had lived in Puyallup since 1976.
Lyle Bernell Larson was born on January 20, 1910 in Douglas, North Dakota to Lewis J. and Gertrude Larson. He was educated in the Douglas public school. As a young man he ran a gas station in Douglas, ND for a few years. In the early 1940's he was working and living in Napa, California. On April 13, 1943 in Seattle Lyle enlisted in the US Army to fight in World War II.
One of his proudest life-time accomplishments was his part in building the mulberries (massive floating docks) off the coast of Normandy, France to support the troops that landed on the beaches on D-Day, June 6, 1944. These 2 floating docks, pre-fabricated in Britain, each had the capacity to move 7,000 tons of vehicles and supplies per day from ship to shore using 6 miles of floating roadways from the docks to the beaches. The docs were operational within 12 days of the D-Day landings. Sadly Mulberry A at Omaha Beach was put out of commission by a massive storm on June 19th. But Mulberry B "Port Winston" operated for 10 months in support of the Allied troops. Remains of the structure can still be seen off the coast of Arromanches, France.
After the War, Lyle worked construction at a variety of sites, including the Hanford project near Richland, Washington in the 1950's. In the 1960's he often worked summers in Alaska. To get there he would pull a trailer behind his pickup truck and drive the 1500 miles over the snow-packed AlCan Highway up to Alaska.
After he retired, he and his wife bought a small motor home and did some traveling. In the later years they lived quietly in a mobile home park in Puyallup, Washington. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers, and 3 sisters. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Birdie; and numerous nieces and nephews. Viewing was May 11. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. May 12 at Powers-Funeral Home in Puyallup. Entombment will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery in Seattle. Arrangements by Powers Funeral Home in Puyallup.
Lyle Bernell Larson was born on January 20, 1910 in Douglas, North Dakota to Lewis J. and Gertrude Larson. He was educated in the Douglas public school. As a young man he ran a gas station in Douglas, ND for a few years. In the early 1940's he was working and living in Napa, California. On April 13, 1943 in Seattle Lyle enlisted in the US Army to fight in World War II.
One of his proudest life-time accomplishments was his part in building the mulberries (massive floating docks) off the coast of Normandy, France to support the troops that landed on the beaches on D-Day, June 6, 1944. These 2 floating docks, pre-fabricated in Britain, each had the capacity to move 7,000 tons of vehicles and supplies per day from ship to shore using 6 miles of floating roadways from the docks to the beaches. The docs were operational within 12 days of the D-Day landings. Sadly Mulberry A at Omaha Beach was put out of commission by a massive storm on June 19th. But Mulberry B "Port Winston" operated for 10 months in support of the Allied troops. Remains of the structure can still be seen off the coast of Arromanches, France.
After the War, Lyle worked construction at a variety of sites, including the Hanford project near Richland, Washington in the 1950's. In the 1960's he often worked summers in Alaska. To get there he would pull a trailer behind his pickup truck and drive the 1500 miles over the snow-packed AlCan Highway up to Alaska.
After he retired, he and his wife bought a small motor home and did some traveling. In the later years they lived quietly in a mobile home park in Puyallup, Washington. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers, and 3 sisters. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Birdie; and numerous nieces and nephews. Viewing was May 11. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. May 12 at Powers-Funeral Home in Puyallup. Entombment will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery in Seattle. Arrangements by Powers Funeral Home in Puyallup.
Lyle B. Larson, 88, died on May 7, 1998 in Tacoma. He had been employed as a welder in construction and was a member of the Operating Engineers Local No. 302. He was also a member of the Masonic Delta Lodge No. 172, an Army veteran of WW II, and a Lutheran. He had lived in Puyallup since 1976.
Lyle Bernell Larson was born on January 20, 1910 in Douglas, North Dakota to Lewis J. and Gertrude Larson. He was educated in the Douglas public school. As a young man he ran a gas station in Douglas, ND for a few years. In the early 1940's he was working and living in Napa, California. On April 13, 1943 in Seattle Lyle enlisted in the US Army to fight in World War II.
One of his proudest life-time accomplishments was his part in building the mulberries (massive floating docks) off the coast of Normandy, France to support the troops that landed on the beaches on D-Day, June 6, 1944. These 2 floating docks, pre-fabricated in Britain, each had the capacity to move 7,000 tons of vehicles and supplies per day from ship to shore using 6 miles of floating roadways from the docks to the beaches. The docs were operational within 12 days of the D-Day landings. Sadly Mulberry A at Omaha Beach was put out of commission by a massive storm on June 19th. But Mulberry B "Port Winston" operated for 10 months in support of the Allied troops. Remains of the structure can still be seen off the coast of Arromanches, France.
After the War, Lyle worked construction at a variety of sites, including the Hanford project near Richland, Washington in the 1950's. In the 1960's he often worked summers in Alaska. To get there he would pull a trailer behind his pickup truck and drive the 1500 miles over the snow-packed AlCan Highway up to Alaska.
After he retired, he and his wife bought a small motor home and did some traveling. In the later years they lived quietly in a mobile home park in Puyallup, Washington. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers, and 3 sisters. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Birdie; and numerous nieces and nephews. Viewing was May 11. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. May 12 at Powers-Funeral Home in Puyallup. Entombment will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery in Seattle. Arrangements by Powers Funeral Home in Puyallup.
Lyle Bernell Larson was born on January 20, 1910 in Douglas, North Dakota to Lewis J. and Gertrude Larson. He was educated in the Douglas public school. As a young man he ran a gas station in Douglas, ND for a few years. In the early 1940's he was working and living in Napa, California. On April 13, 1943 in Seattle Lyle enlisted in the US Army to fight in World War II.
One of his proudest life-time accomplishments was his part in building the mulberries (massive floating docks) off the coast of Normandy, France to support the troops that landed on the beaches on D-Day, June 6, 1944. These 2 floating docks, pre-fabricated in Britain, each had the capacity to move 7,000 tons of vehicles and supplies per day from ship to shore using 6 miles of floating roadways from the docks to the beaches. The docs were operational within 12 days of the D-Day landings. Sadly Mulberry A at Omaha Beach was put out of commission by a massive storm on June 19th. But Mulberry B "Port Winston" operated for 10 months in support of the Allied troops. Remains of the structure can still be seen off the coast of Arromanches, France.
After the War, Lyle worked construction at a variety of sites, including the Hanford project near Richland, Washington in the 1950's. In the 1960's he often worked summers in Alaska. To get there he would pull a trailer behind his pickup truck and drive the 1500 miles over the snow-packed AlCan Highway up to Alaska.
After he retired, he and his wife bought a small motor home and did some traveling. In the later years they lived quietly in a mobile home park in Puyallup, Washington. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers, and 3 sisters. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Birdie; and numerous nieces and nephews. Viewing was May 11. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. May 12 at Powers-Funeral Home in Puyallup. Entombment will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery in Seattle. Arrangements by Powers Funeral Home in Puyallup.
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