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Show Thursday, May 17, 2007 NORTH COUNTY NEWSPAPERS Page 15 )7 Unusual assignment .veterans I , . Pleasant Grove. Every vet eran's story is interesting, even the story of the veteran who protests, "I fought the battle of Camp Cook, " or "I never left Lowry Field. " Then once in a while, you run into a veteran who has a remarkable remark-able memory, is articulate, and had an unusual assignment during a war. Wood is one of those veterans. This is his story in his own words. went to Enterprise High School in Compton, Calif. In some of my classes, a third, maybe half, of the students were Japanese. At the end of my street there were Japanese truck farms, all the way over to Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, and other towns along the coastline. I was sometimes in the homes of these kids, though they had no elaborate homes. Most of these classmates and their parents were born Americans, though some of . the grandparents had immigrated im-migrated from Japan. Then somebody came in and loaded all these Japanese on trucks. I felt bad about that, knowing those Japanese people and working for them. I found them to be wonderful people. Then a lot of sharpy real estate es-tate speculators came in and stole all that land. I never saw the Japanese again, because what they had had wasn't there anymore. When I returned from the service in 1946, 1 was amazed, because what used to be truck farms was now solid homes, nothing but houses at the end of our block. There were defense plants all over, and the shipyards ship-yards were full of people, all working around the clock, coming and going all the time. They needed housing. I enlisted in the Coast Guard on my 17th birthday in 1943. There was a landing craft school in San Clemente and San Diego at the time, and the small-boat operations were the ones taking Marines and everything ashore on invasions in the South Pacific. My cousin and I had had a 14-foot 14-foot sailboat which we sailed inside the breakwater of San Pedro Harbor. Because I had a little boat experience, my idea was to get in on the landing land-ing craft. I was sent for six or eight weeks to Catalina Island, where the Coast Guard had a training base. Toward the end of my training, we were given an aptitude test, and I passed high on the mechanical mechani-cal part. I guess I had grown up with that kind of thing. I had worked on my brother's Model T Ford coupe. GOING OJV VACATION? Donate your newspapers to Newspaper in Education. For more information call 344-2923 ACADEMY Indoor Batting Cages Baseball and Softball Pitching and hitting lessons one on one with our professional instructors Softball: Brooke Humbert, Whitney Holm Baseball: Rob Peirce, Ben M arzail Call now to schedule! www.sfsportsacademy.com 936 Soulb 2000 West Springville.next to Sprinkler World Corrugated Metal cm . T Wide 22C Sizes Qty. 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We had to jump off the dock into that, then swish the water and flames away. That gave us experience in how to survive in burning oil on water. wa-ter. We might have someday find ourselves in that kind of situation. The last week of boot camp, we went out on a double-masted, rigged schooner and learned to sail it. It was to teach us how to navigate and sail without mechanical power. Then we went to chemical school, where we experienced experi-enced mustard gas, phosgene gas and tear gas. We had to run through a building with tear gas in it, wearing our gas mask. But as we got inside, in-side, we had to take the mask off. Oh, that burned. We choked and gagged. Before we were sent out to our ship, we went to damage-control damage-control school. We learned how to plug up a hole in the ship's hull, though a lot of the time, we'd be waist deep in water before we got the water stopped. In fire-suppression school, diesel oil was sprayed in the bilge of a shiplike ship-like building, then set afire. We had to use a fog nozzle to put the flames out. Next week: Seaman Wood is assigned to the USS Eastwind. I Some veterans may wish, on their own, to tape or digital record their memories of military service. These will be transcribed and archived. For instructions on how to do this, e-mail Don Norton, at donnortonbyu.edu. 2aity&Hcrcilii IJ1& Roofing Siding - 30 Gauge Price Ea. $3.52 $4.40 $5.28 2500 2500 pes v,z?.z?i F'zy 2&1 13-6 M m 1 n ! r U 3 bargain shoppy in tire fresh summer air, iimnif iiiiiiir inn "iiBMnriM ! 1 of Mind with rim mm n Obituaries Hardy Hardy Baum Orvil Harding (Hardy) Baum, eternal companion and husband, loving father, proud grandpa "bapa , bother and friend, left his earthly home surrounded by his family fam-ily on May 9th, 2007. He fought a valiant and warrior like fight 12 hours after a massive mas-sive heart attack. Hardy loved his family first and foremost - no request was too big. He was above and beyond as a neighbor and a friend, doing no less for others than he expected of himself. Anyone who knew Hardy admired him for his problem prob-lem solving skills. He loved four wheeling with his buddies and children - speed held no limits. He loved hunting, fly fishing, learning learn-ing to tie flies, his "Rusty" truck, Christmas lights, buying secret Christmas presents for the grandchildren, grand-children, scout records, a completed com-pleted project and anything that proposed a challenge. He was the proud owner of the original Koun-try Koun-try Korner in Highland and The Spec Shoppe in American Fork which he was still operating. His greatest accomplishment was the family he and his wife of Lincoln H On May 14, 2007, one of the finest and sweetest of God's sons returned home. Lincoln was kind to everyone he met and served his fellowman without guile. Anyone who knew him loved him for his generosity, generos-ity, his humor, and his pure heart. The last few years of his life, he faced enormous challenges and his health failed him. He continually continu-ally served others and loved his family in spite of the obstacles he faced on a daily basis. Lincoln was born October 26, 1975 to Lonnie H. Woodard and Nancy Gleason Woodard who were blessed with a precious boy. He later graduated from Pleasant Grove High School and attended the University of Utah. He received the B.S:A.'s highest award for life saving. Aside from his family, his next greatest love was racing anything on wheels. On February 11, 2000, Christina t Y0L3-9NttNrSUIJRCETTJr r I t liil munumenis Large Selection of Colors & Styles 725 South 900 East Provo, Itah 374-0580 i- ' ; '.', , SttUX 1HI& ... X . Ln.,,, faA.?.. 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He was preceded in death by his parents, Orvil and Gloria Baum and infant brother Darrel. He is survived by his wife, children, and grandchildren; grandchil-dren; siblings, Larry Baum (SueEl-len), (SueEl-len), Lehi: Linda Jorgensen (Stan), American Fork; Dennis Baum (Nedra) Lindon; Kevin Baum, Alaska. Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. in the Highland 9th Ward Chapel, 112(H) North Alpine Highway. High-way. Family and friends called on Monday evening, May 14, 2007 from 6-8 p.m. at Wing Mortuary, 118 E. Main, Lehi, and on Tuesday Tues-day morning at the church from 9:45-10:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment will be in the Lehi City Cemetery. The family would like to express ex-press deep gratitude to the staff in the Cardiac Critical Care Unit at UVRMC for fighting the fight with our husband and father. We sincerely appreciate the care that was given to him. Online guest-book guest-book at wingmortuary.com. Woodard Marie Woltjen was honored to become be-come his wife. They were blessed with a beautiful little girl, Marach Arloa, on April 17, 2001. He was the most wonderful father and her hero and best friend. He is survived by his wife Christina and beautiful Marach; parents: Lonnie H. (Nancy) Woodard, Wood-ard, and Nancy Woodard; grandmother: grand-mother: Arloa (Von) Woodard Dickenson; two sisters: Lori (Travis) (Tra-vis) Martin, Claire (Dennis) Chiz-ma; Chiz-ma; two brothers: Geoffrey and Joel; 13 nieces and nephews who love him like a father. He was preceded in death by his brother, Larry Michael; grandparents: Roy and Carol Gleason and Laurence H. Woodard. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 18, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. in the Battle Creek LDS Chapel, 1255 East 200 South, Pleasant Grove. Friends may call Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Olpin Family Mortuary, 494 South 300 East, Pleasant Grove and at the church on Friday one hour prior to services. Interment will be in the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.olpinfamihmortu-ary.com. www.olpinfamihmortu-ary.com. FOR LESS! B-Deck & W-Deck METALffiar STAC AMD MOIIt UT 7" GO -33 32 Tr RN, MSN Now Accepting New Patients MOVED! From Old Location N New Address: 85 S 1350 E Lehi, Ut YOU. 3332 I?t7lMl Hfir l.LK. I f . . M v ; Am , V0 Glen J. Glen J. Peterson, age 83 of American Fork, passed away on May 14, 2007, at his home. He was born on Sep tember 9, 1923 in Lehi, UT to Charles Louis Peterson and El Frieda Olga Ridel Zerald Peterson. He married Bev-erlee Bev-erlee Tripp on July 16, 1946 in the Manti LDS Temple. Glen served in the Navy during WWII, he is a Pearl Harbor survivor from Lehi. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved fishing and hunting. He was a High Priest in the LDS church and served as a Scoutmaster for 7 years, a Stake Explorer leader for 7 years, and was a Temple worker work-er in the Provo and San Diego y ft jt Wallace Sommerville Wallace Reed Somerville, age 79, died at his home the morning of May 12, 2007 surrounded by his family. He was born in L""""J Jt" ""vJ Mnah Utah I 1 1 in 1927. He was the son of Andrew Reed Somerville and Veva Eloise Hawks-Somerville. Hawks-Somerville. Wallace was a veteran of World War II; he served in the Army-Air Force in the Philippines. Phil-ippines. After the war he served a full two-year mission in what was then the NorthWest United States Mission, and met his wife, Clara Hansen while serving in Montana. They were married in the Manti, Utah temple on November 2, 1951. He graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Art's degree in Music and later completed a Master's degree in Criminology and Psychology from Fordham University. During his lifetime, Wallace worked as Director of Education for the State of Utah Prison, as a Federal Probation and Parole officer and a teacher. He was an accomplished musician and en Reliable 1 1 Ii tt ri tit Great Customer Service 375-5103 Your Town. Your 801 - 367 435 - 623 Licensed 1 WMTB WATER, WELL RIGHTS & IRRIGATION. Call Ross at 642-0119 Excavating Operated Equipment Rental Equipment Hauling Dump Trucks Erosion Control SPRINGVILLE.UT 801-794-2880 laurle s ke$ness Center TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT CALL: f UurilTuLtt 687-2141 W 405 South 100 East Suite 12, Pleasant Grove Peterson Temples. He worked as a Machinist Machin-ist at Geneva Steel, and was also a watchmaker and a civic worker. Survived by his wife, Beverlee; children, Clyde E. (Jan) Peterson, White Fish, Montana; Pierce J. (Ruth) Peterson, Elko, Nevada; Deeth Lee Peterson, Spring Creek, Nevada; Letitia Peterson-Smith (Tom), Island Park, Idaho; foster fos-ter son, Chuck Tortice (Virgie), Sholow, Arizona; 16 grandchildren; grandchil-dren; 5 great-grandchildren; brother, Douglas Peterson (Ver-da), (Ver-da), Cedar Fort, UT; and sister, Helen Aberle (Vernon), Lehi, UT. Funeral, Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. in the American Fork 14th Ward Chapel, 1100 E. 400 N., where friends and family may call from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. prior to services. Interment, American Fork City Cemetery with military honors. Online guestb(xk at wingmortuary.com. tertainer, a licensed pilot, a great story-teller, a ranch hand, a fisherman, fisher-man, a boat racer, a professional driver, and enjoyed many of the fine things of life. He is survived by his wife, Clara Somerville of Lehi, his children chil-dren Charles Reed (Carol) Somerville, Somer-ville, American Fork; Wallace Andrew (Melinda) Somerville, Albuquerque, N.M.; Rita Dawn ( Robert) Meade, Anchorage, AK; Jae Warren (Tova) Somerville, St. George; Kerry Joe (Andra) Somerville, Spanish Fork; John Willis (Kristen) Somerville, Lehi; Sonnet Lane (Phillip) Calhoun, Anchorage, An-chorage, AK; Melody Kay (Brett) Anderson, Highland; his brothers Warren Kent Somerville, Moab; Marvin Jay Somerville, Lebanon, TN; and his sister Rita Lou Mace, Pleasant Grove. He has 42 grandchildren grand-children and 27 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at the Lehi North Stake Center, 2200 N. 1200 E. There was a viewing for the public from 10-11:30 a.m. and the service began at 12:00 noon. 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