Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-05-31 | Page 7 | Hoytsville Mourns Moldavia Victim

WILLIAM A. BROWN of Hoytsville, Utah, who lost his life aboard troop transport Moldavia, Thursday, Thurs-day, May 23. HOYTSVILLE MOURNS MOLDAVIA VICTIM Residents of Utah Town Lament Fate of William A. Brown. Hoytsville, Utah, is mourning the untimely un-timely death of William A. Brown of the national army of the United States and a native of that town. He was born March 23, 1S95, and was the son of William Wil-liam J. Brown and Mary Ella Brown. He left Hoytsville for Camp Lewis, Washington, November 3 of last year, and was among the fifty-three American soldiers who perished when the English troopship Moldavia was torpedoed in the British channel, Thursday, May 23. The youth was very popular in Hoytsville, Hoyts-ville, where he attended the district and North Summit high schools. He leaves one brother and seven sisters, besides his parents.