Tooele County Chronicle | 1948-09-03 | Page 10 | Former Clover Resident Dies in Guam Blast

IF former clover dies in hil guam blast benjamin leonard thayer age 18 former resident of clover died sunday on guam as a result of burns suffered in an explosion and fire at the navy ga gasoline solina storage department on the island accord ing to word received by utah rela tives recently mr thayer served in the U S navy about a ye arand has been at guam since finis finishing ing his boot training in san diego he was born may 11 1930 in eureka utah a son of leo kim ball and alvine sanderson thayer he attended school in clover and tooele thoele and was a member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints survivors include his father of cedar city two sisters and two brothers mrs lenore quibell and robert thayer both residing in salt lake city and leo and ger aldine thayer in grant s pass oregon also a grandmother mrs sarah sanderson of eureka