Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-09-25 | Page 7 | War, Navy Departments List Two Utahns as Missing in Action

ar Navy Departments List 1st Two As Missing 5 in Action an iea h Irs I j jn c. c ng n nger a ert er t 1 1 hi tl a 1 11 7 F 0 t ar arb b arm m k At L A. LeU ARM 12 ell Raymond A. A eU i Dale Former South high ill 1 student L Both Lost in Aerial I Fighting in South Pacific Area I j Two Utah service men have been reported missing in action in the I performance of their duty according according accord- accord ing ng to word received by their relatives relatives rela- rela tives ives from the war and navy departments departments departments de de- Saturday Missing in the south Pacific area Aviation Radioman's Mate Second Second Second Sec Sec- ond Class Raymond A A. Dale Salt Lake City First Lieutenant Joel D D. Thor- Thor Spanish Fork a n o Radioman's Mate Dale Is a a. son of William A. A Dale Blair street and was reported missing after a a. plane plan crash at sea the navy department telegram stated He is a graduate of Montrose Colo high school and a former student of South high school in Salt Lake City He received his radio training at Memphis Tenn Jacksonville Fla and Alameda Cal before receiving overseas duty in n May 1943 His mother Mrs Clarence Wilkins Wilkins Wil- Wil kins tins resides in Montrose He has one sister Mrs Margaret Trone of Mountain View Cal and a stepbrother stepbrother step step- brother and stepsister Ronald and Bonnie Lou Dale of Salt Lake City s a a Lieutenant is a son of T. T H. H of Spanish Fork Tork and Mrs John Farley of or Spokane Wa Wash t He entered the theair theair theair air forces as a flying cadet in January 1941 and was graduated from Luke field Ariz where he received his commission and wings He received his promotion to first lieutenant three months ago He has been overseas since October October Octo- Octo ber ser 1941 and was reported missing missing missing miss miss- ing over New Guinea His wife Mrs Mildred Rogers resides in Spokane Wash He was born in Spanish Fork June 21 1921 He has two brothers Guy Farley of Salem and A. A L. L of Payson and three sisters Mrs Clarence Henderson Draper Mrs Florence Harrison Spanish Fork and Mrs Laura Tiffany of Lark