Tooele County Chronicle | 1948-09-24 | Page 1 | Final Rites Held Wednesday for War Victim

it elm mites held wednesday for ir war victim lumeral ces for mgt arthur H thomas who was k lied in action in world war II 11 were con ducted wednesday afternoon in salt lake city by norval harwood of stockton ward bishopric M 11 tary honors were oc corded by the american legion post no 2 mgt thomas was born in stoc stock ton jan 2 1918 a son of joseph H and melvina harwood thomas he enlisted in the U S army jan 23 1941 and received receive dl his tra n ing at ft ord california he went overseas in april 1943 and was k lied a in action in the aleutian islands june 6 1943 he bad had been awarded the silver star the bronze star and the purple heart he was utah state champion horseshoe pitcher from 1935 to 1940 surviving are h s father and a brother glen H of salt lake city and a sister mrs la veri verl smith bountiful burial was in the salt lake city cemetery