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Show THREE DIE AT FORT LOGAN 4 , UTAHSOLDIERS ARE VICTIMS A LVIN GEORGE PETERSON (left) of Gunnison, and Bert Oakey of -TX American Fork, who died at Fort Logan, Cal., of influenza. Below, Willard C. Gowans of Tooele, who also died at Fort Logan of the same disease. Ezl ' J Influenza Causes the Death of Boys in Training for War. THREE young Utah soldiers have succumbed to influenza at Fort Logun, Colo., within the past few days. They are Alvin George Peterson Pe-terson of Gunnison, Bert Oakey of American Fork and Willard C. Gowans of Tooele. Alvin George Peterson was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Niels Peterson. The young man was 24 years of age, and was born In Denmark. At the time of his death he had been away from his home in Gunnison two weeks. He enlisted October Oc-tober 1. Mr. and Mrs. Niels Peterson have two other sons in the service, Hyrum S. Peterson Pe-terson of the signal corps, somewhere in France, and Oliver C. Peterson, who is at Camp Lewis, Wash. The body of the young soldier will be sent home for burial. Bert Oakey, who died Sunday, and whose body arrived at American Fork Tuesday evening, was burled yesterday with military honors. Short services were held at tile cemetery, Bishop James T. Gardner presiding. Clifford E. Young and Abram Greenwood were the speakers, speak-ers, and a mixed (juartet furnished music. A solo was given by Mrs. Edith Young. Mr. Oakev went to Fort Logan October 4 in the limited service, and had been there but about ten days when he was taken down with influenza, which developed de-veloped into pneumonia and caused his death last Sunday. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Oakey, and Vaa born in American Fork twenty-eight years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Oakey have another son in the service, Clyde Oakey, who Is at Camp Lewis, who came to Utah to attend his brother's funeral. Willard C. Gowans, who also died at Fort Logan, will be buried Saturday afternoon af-ternoon at 2 o'clock at Tooele. The services ser-vices will be conducted out of doors. Mr. Gowans was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Gowans. He was born in Tooele, November 14, 1894, and received his education In the Tooele city schools. On October 4 he was sent to Fort Logan, Colo., with the limited service ser-vice drafted men. He was a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, order No. 1767, at Logan. Besides his parents, he is survived sur-vived by four brothers and one sister. The interment will take place in the Tooele City cemetery. |