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Show Vernal emal SoldierLO88 Soldier Loses LO88 Life Lite We Whtle While WhileSwimming WhileSwimming Swimming Swimmiug in iu Rivci River RiverPlc Pfc PIc Plc . Keith K . . Gardlner Gardiner , . 1 9 . , a son of Mr . . . . and 141 ' Mrs , . A1IIUGardiner Al1t.sn Al1tsn A1IIU . Gardiner rt rtwas , was accldently acc1deI1tUy acctdeit1y : c.b cb . : ' dfOWII dfOWIIed ed while whtle 8W swimming .f1\ .f1 , . > lntho .f1tho Ithe \ tho 'o o 'oRlveronltaly ' o oRiver Rlveronltaly River on Italy on3uIt13 on J July 13 , aC- aC aCcOrding siccording a - < itondaY cOrding to word recelvecl recved $ iton- iton Lfon01fc - daY daYPfc 01fc Ptc Pfc Gardlner Gardiner wa was . 8W swhflfltlng swhflfltlngwith 1 1with with another Utah boy , accord- accord according - . ing lag to a letter from a bud(1y bud1y buddy bud(1yreceived buddyreceived budd ( received the same day the sole 1 . ( ' gram came from the war W81 ' dep department , " ment Mrs Mra Gardlner Gardiner haded had co1V- co1V co1Ved - ed a letter , also written on the the13th the13th 13th by her son , reporting bow bowmuch hot luch much ! he h erlj enjoyed 1 ' : _ _ his work In ' ' I ; : ' ine engineer corps corpsBorn Born Boin at Vernal on March 23 , 1920 1020 , , he attended the tbe Uintah Ulntah UintahHigh UlntahHigh , ' High School and played on the thebasketball thebasketball th < basketball team during 1049 1943 . He Heentered H < service on November NovemberI Novembel7 7 , , 1D44 1944 and apd ad ! took his basic intan lotan- lotan mmxi lotantry - . try training at Camp 'Fannin Fannin ' , Texo Texas He spent a furlough here hereIn in Marchand March . - "and and -and " - reported to Ft FtMeade 't t 'tMeade ' < Meade , Maryland for embar embarl embarka embarkaApril a- a ation - - : tion tionHe He lie had been overseas since sinceApril | April 5Survivors 8 5 8Survivors Survivors include his hl $ parl par ' ? ! ents nts and three sisters . , Elaine ElaineEilene , , | Ellene and Janet , 1 |