Died in Service

Died in Service We aim to name all the soldier boys within Utah and surrounding states who have died in the service of our country. To this end the Era will be pleased to receive the facts, in a short sketch, from parents or friends of any soldier who has sacrificed his life for the cause of liberty, and who has not yet been mentioned in this column. Address: Editors Era, 20 Bishop's Building, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Lieutenant-Colonel Sherman White, formerly at Fort Douglas, with the 20th infantry, died in France, November 3, 1918. C. Ellwood Garvin, Park City, Utah, died of pneumonia, at Camp Kearny, Friday, October 25, 1918. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Lucy R. Garvin. William Richardson, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Richardson, of Camas, Idaho, died in a hospital in France, September 25, 1918, of bronchial-pneu- monia. He was a member of the 18th division. Angus N. McKellar, 18 years of age, Salt Lake City, died at the post hospital, Fort Douglas, December 4, 1918, of pneumonia. He was a sergeant of D company of the S. A. T. C, of the U. of U. Wilford Wanberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Wanberg, Murray, Utah, was killed in action, November 2, 1918. He was born 20 years ago, enlisted with the Marines, April, 1918; was trained, and sent to France in September, 1918. Guy Neyman, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Neyman, Idaho Falls, Idaho, died of wounds in France, in October, 1918. Mr. Neyman left home in the latter part of 1917, and had been on the front in active service for some time. Herbert C. Leslie, Salt Lake City, 59th infantry, 4th division, was killed in action, September 5, 1918, in the battle of the Argonne Forest. He was a son of Thomas and Marie Leslie; enlisted September 19, 1917, and went over-seas, April 24, 1918. Lawrence Greene, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Greene, Salt Lake City, died at Mare Island, California, October 20, 1918, of influenza. He was 22 years old ; entered the navy, May 28, 1918. Besides his parents, he leaves his widow and seven brothers and sisters. Clarence E. Geertsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Geertsen, Montpelier, Idaho, 21 years old, died of pneumonia, at the League Island Navy Yards, November 26, 1918. He enlisted in the Navy, November, 1917, and was a member of the crew of the U. S. S. Missouri, at the time of his death. Harry D. Humphries, son of Thomas and Susie Dimond Humphries, Murray, Utah, machinist in the aviation corps, died in France of pneumonia, October 26, 1918. He was born in London, England, October 17, 1886, came to America 16 years ago. He married Miss Jessie Stainer, of Murray, Febru- ary 14, 1918. Virgil Cole, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Cole, Salt Lake City, Utah, a member of D company, 61st infantry, was killed in action October 13, 1918, on the Western front, near Cunel, France, being struck by a machine gun fire. He was killed almost instantly. He was buried in the town where be met his death. Guy H. Western, Deseret, Utah, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wood Western and Clara Phillips Western, was killed in action in France, October 31, 1918. He was born March 31, 1893, was drafted in the fore part of

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April, and went to Camp Lewis, April 28, 1918, thence to Virginia, and from Virginia to France. Harlow Vincent, H company, 362nd infantry, died in France, Septem- ber 28, 1918, of wounds received in battle. He was the son of Mrs. Jane H. Vincent, Salt Lake City; was 23 year sold. He left home for Camp Lewis April 27, 1918, and in October, after six months' training at Camp Lewis, was ordered to France. Robert Hints, Pocatello, Idaho, died in a hospital in France, on Febru- ary 14, 1919, according to an official message from the war department re- ceived by his wife, Mrs. Robert Hints. Mr. Hints was connected with the 346th machine gun battalion, and had been in France for the past ten months. Death was due to pneumonia. Sergeant Harold K. Olmstead, 25 years of age, son of Loren A. Olm- stead, Salt Lake City, was killed in an airplane accident, Monday, March % 1919, at Fort Sill, Okla. He enlisted at Fort Douglas, January, 1917, and was sent to Waco, Texas, and later to Fort Sill, where he met his death. His body was sent home for burial. Sidney A. Sorenson, son of the late John P. Sorenson, was killed in action in France, October 10, 1918. He was 29 years of age, received his military training at Camp Lewis, was later transferred to Camp Kearny, and went over-seas in the summer of 1918. He is survived by his mother, two brothers, and one sister, Salt Lake City. Walter Monson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Monson, Ogden, Utah, was killed in action, October 31, 1918. He went to Camp Lewis, May 3, 1918, was sent over with the 364th infantry, 91st division, and arrived in France in time to take part in the big American offensive. He is survived by his father, two brothers and two sisters. Henry Smith, son of Mrs. Rosa Smith, Park City, Utah, was killed in ac- tion Nov. 2, 1918. He was born in Park City, September 20, 1894, entered the army, May 27, 1918, was sent to Camp Kearny, left July 26, and in Aug- ust sailed for France. He was a member of the 157th infantry. He is sur- vived by his mother, three brothers and two sisters. Barney F. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Johnson, of Shelley, Idaho, died in a training camp near Washington, October 8, 1918. He was born in Shelley, June 7, 1901; enlisted June 7, 1918; was assigned to the quartermaster's department. He is saic to be the first Shelley boy to lay down his life in the cause of liberty, in the great war. Private Vernell Coleman, Midway, Utah, died in France of pneumonia, September 23, 1918. He left Midway, June 27, 1918, and arrived in France some time in August. He was the son of Hugh C. and Elizabeth Oliver Coleman and was 23 years of age. His mother is dead, and he leaves his father, step-mother and a number of brothers and sisters. Lawrence E. Felt, son of Ludvic and Annie Felt, died in Ogden, Utah, February 4, 1919, following a severe nervous breakdown. He was a mem- ber of Battery D, 145th F. A., being transferred from Camp Lewis, to Camp Kearny, June, 1918. Private Felt was mustered out with his regiment at Logan, January 24, 1919, receiving an honorable discharge. Private Elmer S. Bishop, son of Heber and Martha E. Cahoon Bishop, of Hinckley, Utah, died in France, October 19, 1918. He left home July 11, 1918, enlisted in the 145th (Utah) Field artillery, and left for over-seas in August, 1918. He had been in France two months, when he fell a victim to influenza. He was born in Hinckley, Utah, October 27, 1889. Edward Hunt Barrus, Grantsville, Utah, was killed in action, September 29, 1918. He was born, October 22, 1893, and is the son of Owen H. and Mary Ann Hunt Barrus. He left for Camp Lewis, September 19, 1917, was assigned to headquarters company, 362nd infantry, went over-seas with the

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91st division in July. Besides his parents, he is survived by five brothers and four sisters. Lieutenant Jay H. Hague, only son of Mrs. Jane R. Hague, died at Bordeaux, France, Oct. 26, 1918, of pneumonia. He attended the first training camp at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, and was one of the 100 men sent over-seas for special duty in September, 1917. He was bayonet instructor in the American army in France and England until last April, when he was made deportation officer. Logan H. Bryant, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bryant, Cedar City, Utah, died of pneumonia, at Camp Wheeler, Oregon, November 23, 1918. He entered the service, February 13, 1918; was sent to Vancouver, Washington, to the Spruce Camp; later transferred to Garibaldi, Oregon, from which place he was sent to the hospital at Wheeler, where he died November 23, 1918, on his 27th birthday. Lieut. Louis Rowe, Salt Lake City, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Rowe, died at Camp Jackson, South Carolina, October 4, 1918. He was 23 years of age, left for Kelley Field, Texas, January 1, 1918, was transferred to Camp Sheridan, Atlanta, then to Camp Taylor, Kentucky, where he received his commission as lieutenant in the heavy artillery. Besides his parents, he is survived by two brothers. Lionel Charles Dover, Cedar City, Utah, son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Dover, was killed in action in France, September 19, 1918. He was in the first company of drafted men from Iron county, leaving Cedar City, October 3, 1917; was trained at Camp Lewis, then transferred June 24, 1918, to Camp Merritt, New Jersey, and went over-seas in July. He married Miss Joseph- ine Harris, of Cedar City, June 4, 1917. Monroe McDonald, son of Mr. and Mrs. William McDonald, Heber City, Utah, died of pneumonia, in France, September 12, 1918. He was born in Heber City, March 11, 1888, entered the service from Duchesne county, June, 1917, trained at Camp Lewis, in company K, thence to Camp Merritt, arriving fn France, August 18, 1918. He is survived by his parents, four brothers and two sisters. Arnold E. Johnson, member of the medical corps, 45th division, died in France, February 1, 1919, of bronchial-pneumonia, according to word re- ceived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Carlton Johnson, of Provo, Utah. He was the son of Mrs. Eliza E. Johnson, Lovell, Wyoming, where he lived up to joining the army in May, 1918. He was married only two days prior to his leaving Camp Lewis. He was 27 years of age. Russel W Davies, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Davies, Salt Lake City, .

died following an operation for appendicitis, at Camp Jones, Arizona. His body arrived in Salt Lake, December 3, 1918, for burial. He volunteered and became a member of the 1st cavalry regiment, April 19, 1917, was as- signed to troop 2 and stayed on the Mexican border; he was a student of the West High school at the time of his enlistment. Joseph Hyde Merrill, son of Dr. Joseph F. Merrill, Director of State School of Mines, and the late Laura Hyde Merrill, died in the post hospital, Fort Douglas, December 3, 1918, of influenza-pneumonia. He was 19 years of age, a member of the S. A. T. C. at the U. of U. He was a great grandson of the late President John Taylor, and the grandson of the late Marriner W. Merrill, of the Council of the Twelve. Eugene Isgreen, Tooele, Utah, died at Fort Wingate, New Mexico, Feb- ruary 20, 1919, of pneumonia. He joined the army in 1918, and was in a number of camps before he was transferred to Fort Wingate. He was the only son of Solomon and Alice Isgreen, of Tooele. He is survived by his parents and two sisters. The body was brought to Tooele for interment, and services were held in the South Ward church, March 2. Leonard Farley, Ogden, Utah, 8th company, 5th regiment, U. S. Marines, gave his life while under fire in going for water for members of his com.

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pany, on the Western front, October 4, 1918, according to word received by Mrs. Kate Sobel, mother of Farley. Farley was trained at Galveston, Texas, and enlisted with the Marines, December, 1917, going to France in the spring of 1918. He is survived by his mother, one sister and six brothers. John Elmer Jones, son of Mrs. E. S. Jones, of Willard City, Utah, died at Herricourt, France, of bronchial-pneumonia, October 13, 1918. He was 25 years of age. He entered the service, May 15, 1918, received his military training at Boulder, Colo., and at Camp Lodge, Iowa. He is survived by his father, mother, four brothers and three sisters. This information was kindly sent the Era by Dwight Harding. James Wallace Wilson, son of Susan Wilson, a widow, Salt Lake City, died at Coblenz, Germany, Feb. 20, 1919, of pneumonia. He was 24 years of age; left New York, for France, in the 10th F. A., June 3, 1918, after being in the service since June 19, 1917. He saw active service at Chateau Thierry and other points at the front. He was a native of Salt Lake City, and besides his mother is survived by three brothers and two sisters. Joseph A. Morrison, Franklin, Idaho, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mor- rison, died at St. Paul, Minnesota, October 10, 1918. He was in training in the United States aviation school; was born in Franklin, Idaho, June 7, 1891. He spent two years in the Southern States mission, returning in the spring of 1917, and in the Fall of 1918, he volunteered his services in the aviation corps, spending part of his time in Texas and then in St. Paul, Minnesota. Sergeant Jack P. Wright, Salt Lake City, was killed in action in the bat- tle of the Argonne Forest, September 27, 1918. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Wright; was 25 years old; went to Camp Lewis, September 1", 1917, where he trained until June, 1918, sailing for France in July. He wer.t to the front in September, as a member of the 362nd infantry, 91st division. He is survived by his wife, infant daughter, his parents, two sisters and five brothers. Wrolf C. Olsen, Iona, Idaho, died of wounds received in action, October 26, 1918. He was among the first men drafted from Iona, leaving for Camp Lewis, October 3, 1917; was assigned to he 361st infantry, Camp Lewis, where he remained until June 20, 1918. He arrived in France in the latter part of July. He was the husband of Zelma Collap Olsen. Besides his wife, he leaves his father, step-mother, one sister and two brothers. He took part in two great battles. Joseph Smith Morris, son of Eliza S. Morris, Mesa, Arizona, died on the battle front of France, October 21, 1918. He was inducted into the army, September 19, 1917; left with the Maricopa contingent for Camp Funston, Kansas, was a member of the 340th F. A., battery C. He was at home on a furlough, January, 1918, and left for over-seas, January 12, 1918. He was born in Mesa January 3, 1889, and was the son of Hyrum B. and Eliza S. Morris; his father died in 1915. Private LeRoy E. Benson, Coalville, Utah, Company I, 59th infantry, A. E. F., died September 16, 1918, of wounds suffered on the firing line. He was first wounded July 19, 1918, in the big drive that turned the tide of bat- tle against the Germans. He went to Camp Lewis, October, 1917, thence to Camp Greene, and to Camp Mills, whence he embarked for over-seas in May, 1918. He was a registrant of Summit county, having lived with his uncl'e, Frank Rippon, in Coalville, Utah _ ^ .

Sergeant Roxy W. Slater, son of Mrs. J. L. Conkhng, Salt Lake City, in a hospital at Grievers, France, of lobular-pneu- died January 19, 1919, monia after an illness of only a few days. He enlisted in Elko, Nevada,

October 1917, was trained at Camp Lewis, and sailed for France, July 1, 1918 He was a member of the 316th ammunition train, was promoted to a France, and was one of the men who sereeantcy after three months in make the reputation of the 91st Division. He was 27 years old. helped to

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Peter Carl Peterson, born June 5, 1897, at Castle Dale, Emery county, Utah, son of Peter and Mary P. Peterson, died at Fort Logan, Colorado, October 18, 1918, of influenza-penumonia. He did his full duty in the mili- try service. His body was sent home for burial and was buried with mili- tary honors. He is survived by his father and mother, two sisters and four brothers. He enlisted, Sept. 30, entered the service October 12, 1918, and belonged to the 19th recruit company, Fort Logan, Colo. Charles LeRoss Tucker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Tucker, My ton, Utah, died in the service of his country in France, October 31, 1918, of pneumonia. He was born in Fairview, Utah, July 24, 1893. He enlisted at Los Angeles, California; he was studying music at Los Angeles when the United States entered the war, and there enlisted, training at Camp Kearny, with the 145th F. A., sailing for France, June 27, 1918. He was one of the "Mormon" colonists that were driven out of Mexico during the trouble there some years ago. Prvt. John Leslie Bauner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bauner, Coal- ville, Utah, died of pneumonia, at Camp Kearny, according to information from Upton, January 29, 1919. He was 21 years old, and had been in training with the field artillery since Sept., 1918. The body was sent home for burial. He is survived by his parents, four sisters and two hi others; his last words to his mother who was at his death-bed were: "Tell the folks not to feel bad; I am only one out of thousands." He was the first Upton boy to die in service. William Lofthouse, mentioned on page 422, Improvement Era, Vol. 22, was born in Paradise, Cache county, Utah; drafted June 25, 1918; was in his 25th year, and went over seas in August, 1918, with the 59th infantry, being later transferred to the 111th. With only a few weeks of training, he was thrown into heavy fighting, and went over the top ten times without a scratch. Later he was stricken with pneumonia and died in base hospital 51, December 10, 1918, in France. This information was received from let- ters to his parents from Red Cross officers, after the imperfect informa- tion found on page 422 had been printed. David LeRoy Dean, son of Charles and Ellen Dean, of Woodruff, Utah, died in France, December 29, 1918, of bronchial-pneumonia, according to a message received by his wife, Mrs. Miranda Snow Dean, of Evanston, Wyo. He was wounded September 26, 1918, and was being cared for at one of the base hospitals, when pneumonia developed, which caused his death. He was born at Woodruff, February 4, 1890, educated in the common schools, attended the Brigham Young College, at Provo, filled a mission in the eastern states, and was married in the Salt Lake temple, October 11, 1916. He left Evanston with the draft contingent, May 26, 1918, for Camp Lewis, sailed for France August 5, and his division was sent into action September 26. Besides his wife and parents, he leaves seven brothers and five sisters. Grant M. Romney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Heber J. Romney, 24 years old, died in France, October 12, 1918, of infectious grippe. He was born Janu- ary 7, 1894, attended the West High School and the L. D. S. U., filled a mis- sion in Holland, in 1913, was transferred from Holland to the Western States mission, serving for nearly two years, and acted as president of East Iowa conference for eight months. He enlisted when war was declared be- tween Germany and America, went to the Radio school at the University of Colorado, then to Camp Dodge, Kansas, Camp Mills, Long Island, and in August, 1918, went over-seas to France. He was married to Miss Ella May Nester, five days before leaving for Boulder, Colorado. He leaves his parents, his widow, two brothers and five sisters. Bishop George Romney, Salt Lake City, is his grandfather. Paul D. Peterson, son of C. W. and Hilda Peterson, Salt Lake City, Utah, a nephew of Mrs. Lund, wife of President Anthon H. Lund, died in Altrich,

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Germany, Feb. 15, 1919, of blood poisoning. He joined the army in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Jan. 24, 1918, went to Camp Lewis, June 26, was assigned to Company 9, Third battalion, Signal corps, later was transferred to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where he volunteered to fill a company preparing for over-seas duty, and was sent to Camp Merritt, New Jersey, for final train- ing in this country. He sailed for France, August 31, 1918, with the 15th service company. Overseas he was assigned to company E, 55th battalion signal corps, and fought with it in the Argonne Woods and other places on the front until the signing of the armistice. He was in Germany with the army of occupation, remaining there until his death. He was 31 years of age, and the family was celebrating his 31st birthday when a telegram ar- rived, announcing that he had passed away. George WiUiam Carlile, born in Heber City, Utah, July 14, 1894, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Carlile. He attended the public school in Charleston, the Wasatch High school, at Heber, and the B. Y. University, at Provo. When nineteen, he was called to fill a mission in New Zealand, laboring among the Maori people, from January 28, 1914 to April 20, 1917, being president of the Nuhaka district during the last year of his mission. On May 30, 1917, he was married to Miss Fern Price, of Charleston, Utah. In June, 1917, he left for Arizona, but came to Utah in August in answer to his Country's call; on October 3, 1917, he went to Camp Lewis, training until the latter part of June, 1918, when he went to Camp Merritt, thence to France in July, where he remained until September 26, 1918, and took part in the battles of St. Mihiel, and the Argonne Forest. He was called into Belgium in October, was made a corporal, went to the front again on October 31, when he was wounded, while fighting on the Flanders front. He died of these wounds, November 1, 1918, and is buried at Staden, Belgium. He leaves his parents, his wife, one child, one sister, and three brothers to mourn his loss. He died as he lived, "for others." He was a member of the famous 91st Division, Company L. 362nd infantry. Information sent the Era by Mrs. T. Fred Winterton, Charleston, Utah.