Show Utah Legionnaires Set get f IT Plans Jans an s For Birthday Part Party t i i. i J n jc William Villiam Ralph Bourdon National Na Nn- National Vice Vic Commander of the American Legion will address Utah Legionnaires at their annual birthday party The biggest birthday party in years is forecast for over over members of the Uw American Legion Legion Legion Le Le- Le- Le gion its it's Au Auxiliary and guests who will attend a 3 dinner-dance dinner in Salt Lake City on March 14 in observance of the anniversary anniversary anni- anni of the founding of the Legion the nations nation's largest veterans veterans vet vet- erans organization 1 The Hotel Newhouse will be betho thc tho site of the celebration which will attract Legionnaires and Auxiliary members from nearly posts throughout the state All officers of the Utah Department Department Department De De- of the American Legion Legion Legion Le Le- Le- Le gion will form a reception committee committee committee com com- to greet guests upon ar ar- ar rival Principal speaker will be National National National Na Na- vice ice commander of the Legion William Ralph Bourdon from Arizona He represents Legionnaires in the eleven western western western west west- ern states and is past command command- er of cf the Arizona department of I the Legion He was a machine gunner in France Fr nce in in World War WarI I where his heroic exploits won him the Distinguished Service Cross and the Croix de do Guerre with Palm He lIe r entered re-entered ac active active ac- ac tive service at the outbreak of World War Val II and saw service in Australia New Guinea and andI I Leyte |