Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-06-26 | Page 7 | Sailor to Observe Birthday at Sea

Sailor t to o Observe Birthday at Sea Jack Vernal Burt second-class second fireman U. U S. S navy will spend his seventeenth birthday June I 28 somewhere in the Pacific A son of Mr and Mrs Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal Burt South Second f W West est street B Burt Bur u r t joined S the navy July 12 1941 He HeIs Heis Heis is a graduate a of West high highs s school and received received received re re- a medal for action in three naval battles in May Mr Burt He was formerly formerly formerly for for- merly stationed on the carrier Lexington but was transferred shortly before the battle of the Coral sea 2 S. S L. L Men Receive Corporal Posts Salt Lakers recently promoted to corporals in the army air forces are Dee E. E Christensen and William Wil Wil- liam Slam A. A Johnston Corporal Christensen stationed at Eglin field Fla is a brother of Mrs Paul D. D Tyson Highland Highland Highland High High- land drive 1450 East street and Corporal Johnston son of Mrs Elizabeth Bu Burke ke East South Temple street is stationed at Stockton Field Cal Aaron H. H Fagergren formerly of Salt Lake City son son of Mrs Arthur Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- thur Fagergren en now now ot of L Los Lo's s Angeles Ange Ange- les has been promoted to first lieutenant in the naval air forces st stationed in Virginia He is a graduate of the University of Utah Lieutenant E. E Wesley Mollerup formerly of Holladay boulevard boulevard boulevard boule boule- vard 2320 East street has been selected to attend field artillery battery officers officers' course Fort Sill Okla from from Camp San Luis Obispo Cal