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Not Ashamed

Improvement Era, vol. 22, no. 8, June 1919, p. 682

Richards, Lula Greene

Died in Service

W e aim to name all the soldier boys within Utah and surrounding states who liave 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 tvho lias 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.

Frank Isakson, son of Mrs. and Mrs. C. 0. Isakson, Ogden, Utah, was rte dead ' accordin S to wor <l received from France, November 28, imo No 1918. i further particulars were given. George D. Felter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Felter, of Pleasant Plain, Ohio, died of pneumonia at Albany, Oregon, December 19, 1918—Josephine Miles County Historian, St. George, Utah. Fred Perry Holton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Holton, Salt Lake City, died October 27, 1918, in France of pneumonia. He entered the army last May, and was a member of the 145th field artillery. Alton Hiatt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hiatt, of Enterprise, Utah, died ot wounds received in action, October 4, 1918. He was a member of Company L, 157th infantry, and went to France in August, 1918.—Josephine Miles, County Historian, St. George, Utah. Private Bert Freeman, died at Fort D. A. Russell, March 26, 1919, of influenza-pneumonia. The body was returned to Brigham City, and funeral services were held at the city cemetery, under the direction of the Fourth ward bishopric. Six soldiers acted as pail-bearers. Issac Heber Langston, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Issac Heber Langston, Sr., died in France, October 8, 1918, of wounds received in action He Sn a S P rin S dalc Utah > March 27, 1895. He joined the army,' o? i^ o \ May ' WaS a P rivate in Company C, 361st United States infantry tt i ir- "^eG™?* ,',

son of Mr and Mrs. William A. Gray, of Santa Clara, -

Utah, was killed in action on the battle front, in France, October 7 1918 He was born at Santa Clara, February 29, 1892, and was a private in the 148th field artillery. He left Saint George to join the army, November 2, 1917 Clayton J Reber, son of Mrs. Otilla Reber and the late John Reber of hanta Clara, Utah^ died of typhoid fever, while serving with the American *™ nce » ctober 23 1918 H e was born at Santa Clara, Utah, h ioS ? ' -

29 1894, joined the army, October 3, 1917, and was a corporal in July the 348th field artillery. John Blundell, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Blundell, Salt Lake City Utah, 22 years old, was killed in action in France, October 15, 1918 He' was a member of Company 8, 159th infantry, a native of Salt Lake left for Camp Lewis, June 25, 1918. City He He is survived by his widow, four brothers and one sister. Daniel Lester Keate, son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius C. Keate, of St. George Utah was officially reported missing in action October 4. He was reported killed in action, March, 1919. He was born October 26, 1895, enlisted in he United States Marine corps, December 13, 1917; went to France, May 23, lyio, and was in action several times. S Mr s Sarah D Blair and the Iate Jo«n F. f MoN^nfifVr^' McNeilLof George, T°i^° -. -

Utah died in the service of his country, at St. ] 1 Camp Lewis, Washington, June 20, 1918, where he was a private in the 6th com-