Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-01-08 | Page 6 | John H. Lee is Influenza Victim

JOHN H. H HlEE LEE IS INflUENZA I VICTIM Former Member of Composing Compos Compos- i I ing Room Staff of T Telegram Telegram Tele Tele- ele- ele I gram Dies in France Freed Treed from the dangers of actual warfare In which he participated strenuously sly for several months by the signing of ol the armistice John ohn II IL Lee former member of the composing room sta staff of ot The Salt Lake Telegram fell Cell to the influenza and died in Trance France December 1 according to word received In Salt Lake by Lillian DLewis D D. Lewis 33 South Ninth East street a 11 teacher In the Hamilton school Mr I Lt Lee e w wap wa i to co h have vc been married d to Miss Mss Lewis on his from France Francc Mr Lee who was 26 years of age ag ages enlisted in the army In December 1917 in the balloon corps and was sent to Va Waco co Tex for tor training He lie was later sent to Morrison 1 Va and left there for overseas In ht June 1918 with the Twelfth balloon company compan From the time of his arrival overseas he lie was constantly In action and was the pride of ot his company compan for tor bravery being twice cited in reports for heroic conduct He lie came to Salt Lake eight years ago from Milwaukee and during his residence here made a host of friends He was one of ot the favorites of the younger set of ot the city He was a thirty-second thirty degree Mason News of his death came as a shock to his friends Since the signing of the armistice Mr Lee had been allowed al- al lowed 10 considerable hbert liberto liberty and spent a portion of ot his time visiting the different different differ differ- ent battlefields of France Trance On December December December De De- De- De cember 13 1918 he was on a furlough in Paris and wrote to friends on The gram reh that he was enjo enjoying himself him him- self seIt elf visiting different points of ot Interest interest interest inter Inter- est In France Trance He fell tell victim to influenza in influenza in- in shortly after his return to his camp I