| Show DAVIS COUNTY MEN JOiN JN AVENGERS I The Vav county men Sunday were sworn in jet with the time Utah Aven Avengers Avengers' ers ers' naval unit which took place at 1225 1223 p. p m. m at the state capital building at Salt Lake City They were Harry B. B Blanchard 43 husband of Mrs Helen lichen Rachel Hachel Blanchard of Center street Bountiful and Ernest Lehnhof 28 son lion of Mr and Mrs Emit Ernst Lehnhof Lehnhof Lehn Lehn- hof of Val Vat Verda one Ninety-one omen men stood in the forI formation for for- I mation of a victory V on the steps of the capital and anti swore that I they would serve their nation forthe for forthe forthe the duration of the war as 25 members mem- mem hers bers of the United States to tobe be Iii known as Utah Avengers Avengers' I Hie lile 1 lie time was six months to the time i from the time time Japanese warplanes warplane'S began bombing Pearl Harbor Nt t t tin the same time elsewhere in inthe tl the itt I States Stales men were taking the oath of naval service in III a mass enlistment hailed by hy Secretary of the Navy r Frank Knox as a symbol of this nations nation's rim grins determination to restore peace Flanking the V formation of naval recruits on the capitol steps were two IWO smaller V units of re recruits recruits re- re ill in the United States marine corps who ho vi accepted marine service service lerv- lerv ice with the same oath as future members r. r o of this the navys navy's supporting force foret- one of land sea s The oath was ao administered by Captain L. L B. B Lapham of San Francisco western division re recruiting recruiting re- re inspector for or the navy who paid tribute to them for volunteering t to avenge this challenge chal dial lenge henge to our right to exist as a first line hue nation of the world |
