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Show T IEUTENANT EARL T. WIGHT, Salt Lake boy, who has just wen his commission at the artillery training school at Camp Zachary Taylor. EARL T. WIGHT IS GIN COMMISSI Becqmes Second Lieutenant of Artillery After Course ! at Camp Taylor. A. telegram received yesterday by Mr. and Mrs. YV. A. Wight of this city announces an-nounces that their son. Earl T. Wight, I has just received his commission as a second lieutenant of artillery at the artillery artil-lery training school at Camp Zachary Taylor. Kentucky. Lieutenant Wight took his oath as an I officer in the United States army while I in a hospital bed recovering from an at- i lack of influenza. The father, who lives at No. Lester apartments, had been previously advised that the young man was suffering from influenza, but had the disease only in the secondary stage. Lieutenant Wight was in the Utah artillery ar-tillery at the tlifte the United States entered en-tered the war and went with the regiment regi-ment from Salt Lake to Camp Kearny. Linda Vista, Cal., where he gained rapid promotion in the noncommissioned ranks. Before the regiment left for overseas duty he was one of a number of the noncommissioned non-commissioned officers recommended by the regimental commander to enter the central artillery officers' training school at Camp Taylor. Lieutenant Wight was one of the number num-ber who completed his course with honors and received a commission. Whether Lieutenant Wight will be sent back to duty with the 145th artillery or not he has not been advised as yet. His parents par-ents are hoping that he will be able to make a visit home after he is released from the hospital at Camp Taylor. The lieutenant was with the Utah organization or-ganization on the Mexican border, having hav-ing been a member of the Utah battery at that time. He was formerly employed in the engineering department of the 'Utah Power & Light company in this city. He was a former Salt Lake high sHiool student and a member of the Tel-turide Tel-turide Educational association. |