Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-01-27 | Page 14 | Crackup Kills Utahn in Japan

p. p I Lt IA Ernest H. H Harper Killed In Japanese jeep train mishap Crackup Kills Utahn in Japan Lt LL Ernest H H. Harper 29 Midvale Midvale Midvale Mid- Mid vale was one of five Americans killed near Nagoya Japan last Sunday when their jeep collided with a Japanese train according to a United Press dispatch from Tokyo The army said the mishap was the worst auto accident in the history of the occupation Lt Harper was born April 6 1919 in Salt Lake City a son of William C. C and Hannah Jenkins Harper He attended the Midvale elementary and Jordan high schools being graduated from the latter school in 1936 He joined the army air force July 5 1942 and attended school at Santa Ana Cal He received his at the Yuma air airbase airbase airbase base Ariz Aug 20 1943 He spent two years in England land as a a. test pilot where he flew bombers and fighters and immediately after the close of World War Var II made eight flights across the Atlantic from Casa Blanca to the United States bringing American prisoners prison prison- ers of war home He was discharged from the air force in m September 1945 and reenlisted reenlisted re- re enlisted Aug 1 1946 His wife Mrs Irs Cecile Harper whom wham he married in San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco Cal in m January 1946 resides resides resides re re- re- re sides in Kahlotus Wash They have a year two-year old son William Villiam Phillip Philiip Harper Also surviving are his parents one brother William Villiam R. R Harper and a sister Mrs Wilma Vilma Hallett all of Midvale Funeral services to be held in Midvale are pending word from the victims victim's widow