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Show fr 40' . . - , a - . , 11 r 4 11'.' 1 f , -- 1847 AIM 7,717" a More than,70.000 Utahns number equal to almost half the ' population of Salt Lake City served in the armed forces of the United States In the greatest conflict of all time, World War H. Of those who served, 2501 (as of June 36,1946) lost their lives, 2829 were wounded and 38 were reported missing at the - : war's end. These figures have been corn-pilby the 1Utah State Historical Society, of which L. Sinclair is secretary-manage- !. - ed 1 Medals Awarded .''' :..' ' :.' :. ; - - ''. - - '. - .4-Uta- ':. ' ',, ,,........,,,,,,..,,,,A...,.,... - 6 Congressional Medal - Prisoners of War The compilation of Utah's gift to the cauloof freedom in World -- till War TT elan Indicates-th- at Utahns Were prisoners of war. The actual number of Utahns in the armed ;fore prior to the end of the war was 71,172, of whom 41,950 were inducted and 29,222 were enlisted. This was the first war in which women 'in great numbers actually participated in the armed forces in roles other this that of nurse. Hundreds of Utah women served with Wacs, Waves and similar combat organizations. also eontribAt home,--Ut- i 7 uted mightily to the war effort. Women as well as men toiled long and hard in such plants as Remington's bullet - making works in Salt Lake Valley. the naval depot in Clearfield. Hill Field near Ogden, and the mines spread abroad over the st a t e. Farmers, with scant help, contributed effectively to the effort , Brilliant Record In financing America's w a r Utsh-7- made a brilliant record. Individual citizens during the war purchased war bonds valued at $230,451,012 for a per : capita average of 9404.19. There , were eight war bond drives in Utah during the war, and in all eases the total quota was exceeded. In the first astantially drives the grand total was ahnost doubled. Utahns also tightened food and travel belts during the war. Utah had on of the most efficient rationing organizations - , in the nation. Chairman of Salt Lake County rationing through- ,, out the war was Hamer S. Culp, t who made a Ibrilliant record. 't 3,A v,,t - , ' ,., ,,.iikoomak.e. Sutherland Served In High ..Court Continues to Give Or d era ' As officers and men came to him, Captain Bennion briefly asked for reports and gave orders and instructions to meet conditions as they arose. The crew knew their duties thoroughly and per.t well-train- For Edition ' , , . broken leg in the Battle of Iwo Jima. Although Chief Petty Officer Peter Tomich was not a native or resident of Utah, the state- - received for him hit posthumous medal. Utah received it because the Austria-bor- n American who gave his life heroically during the attack on. Pearl Harbor had no known surviving kin. The citation of the President of the United States reads: "For distinguished conduct in the line of hit profession and extraordinary courage and dis- regard of )1- own safety during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor. Although realizing that the ship was capsizing, as a result of enemy bombing and torpeding, he rirnained at his post in the engineering plant of ... --- ; 4- 8. the Supreme Court, Mr. Sutherland served in the first lUtab state Senate, as a member of the United States House of Representatives. and later as a member of the U. S. Senate. companions when enemy patrols closed in. "I've got more firepower," he explained. The fourth Utah warrior to be honored by his countrymen is Ph. M. c George Edward Wahlen of Ogden, who suffered a , 37:37.." . covf , ' 28-2- m, 1 always-be-an-in- In 1944, alnidst the spectaculai war news,. Utah's famed "Cinderella Team" or "Blitz Kids" Caught the imagination of the nation by coming back from a .. first round defeat In the National .. . 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' P5 :,.: ' - A - - fT Al , . ,. :...-,,,- i, ... , , Va',!'l"'"'''''.."7: .1''. t r., 7, ', t .47.r., ,., , ' .1,''''. - ' Y N':.:-,- . ns. ed action, Tomich undoubtedly prevented boiler explosions and additional loss- of life among his shipmates." - ' spiration to those, of us who knew and loved him. "'Mark the perfect man and behold the upright. for the end of that man is peace.' 'Psalms Many who read "Smat's" column, as well elk those who admire his artistry, hope he'll be around for a Life will be more interesting., , , all fireroom personnel had left their stations, and by so doing he lost his own life. By this 2-- example-w- ill artist-humori- e." ! , Inyatational Tournament to go through the National Collegiate. Athletic Association playoffs aft:er having been chosen as an alternate. They won the collegiate title and then defeated the NIT champions for the mythical- national championship before a roaring crowd in New York's Madison Square Garden. That squad, coadted by Vadat Peterson and Pete Couch,' in. eluded Freddy Sheffield, Arne Ferrin, Fred and Bob Lewis,. Wet Misaka, Dick Smith, Ray, Kingston, Herb Wilkinson and Jim Nance. Mitah's 1947 team, including Ferrin, Smuitt and Misaka of the 1944 ,aggregation, .nearly duplicated the 1944 fete. Invited to the NIT at Madison Square Gardent they whipped a favored beat off Duquesne team,J15-4- 3. rally by West Vir- a. desperate ; girlie to win 64412 tit tbie second round t hen accomplished the mighty pstssible by - ohipp in the finals. A e ntucky, 4 Other members:- of-- the 1947 Squad were Big Vern Gardner, who was chosen as the tourna- ment's most valuable player, Leon Watson. Fred Weidner, Ly- man Clark, Jim Woodward. Max Mc Beth, Bill and Glen Peter- son and Carlos Any. , ' Beautiful drawings which adorn the, i this Edition of The Deseret News have been executed especially for the occasion' by tahl-weil; known artist, Fielding K. Smith. Fielding Smith's. carter as an artist began in his native Salt Lake City when he was a child of four. "I conceived a long story which Ltransposed to paper in the form of drawings, as I had not learned to st write," the recalls. Since that time, his depictions of Utah historic scenes , and personalities -a- long with his humor have become an institution. Drawings for the covers were done with- crayon. - The artist, who writes. "Smatterings" for magazine section of the News, not long ago exclaimed as he came up from the tedium of his drawing board: "The way things are stacking up, I'll feel as though I'm a hundred years old after this Centennial is ed , ----- - Virtually hidden in the high valleys of the Rocky Mountains, Utah's sports' endeavor might well have gone unnoticed in thepast 100 years of settlement except fore courageous and unique brand of basketball. In this sport of men Utah has won three national championships. Utah's first national title came In 1918 when the Utes entered the National.. AAU tourney on the spur of the moment and went on to a stirrisig victory, winning 7 in a thrilling final against the Illinois Athletic Club. Members of that historic, squad included Roger (Hap) Van Pelt, Clyde Packer, Bill Goodrich. Rulon (Bunny) Clark, Homer C. E. L. (Dick) (Pug) Werner, llomney, Elmer (Biondy) Thor-uClyde Dorton, Jim Smith closed a letter to Mrs. 134nand John Brecken. Much credit nioft with these words: was "In hie hour of death, as in for the victory, however, vinestaitli t:i DlisliakineHguernteranw dhothweealts his way of life, he set the highest standard. He was truly a leader. He, it was, who Inspired a scholar and a genthe momentous trio and whose tleman, and one whose heroic work-mad- e it possible. - - poes Covers maintained a'couragepus, cheerful spirit, which was reflected by the entire crew , He allowed , himself to be a to on refused but cot, placed be taken from the bridge, where he continued to "fight his ship," surprising even the officers who knew him best with the firm- - air-Cr- ' ex- - ap- parent. Seeing their plight, a young ',fixer, climbed a near-b- y crane and swung a rope across to the heroic and faithful officers on the bridge: Hand over hand they climbed fifty feet to safety, with the flames reacheng almost to their feet. Unable to Ilse An officer on. another ship watched the captain for several hours. kie reported that twice after he was left alone, Captain Benniorr tried to get up, but Wil unable to kris& Finally he lay still, alone on the bridge of his shipand the 'fire died out only- a few , feet from where he This was probably about lay:four hours after he was wiiunded., Admiral A. C. Pickens, USX. Christian, Ititah Artist his ' fli no further signs of life were pressed keen satisfaction with the effectiveness of the gun crews and the action of officers and men under fireand with the fact that only one sailor had been killed. Trapped as Ship Sinks After about two and a half hours, the ship settled to the shallow bottom of the harbor and blazing oil forced,an end to further action. Captain Ben. nion and five or six officers were trapped by fire on the bridge, and their situation became desperate. The officers carried the wounded man up to the navigation bridge, where he told them to leave him and save themselves if that were possible. Presently be slumped over and thewoundedthere. hns that lay behind gentle ways. He talked only of the men and the guns could be kept in shiphow action,i-hocasualties could be replaced. He wanted to know who were wounded, what care they were getting, and how ease the pain. Then the captain sent the man below to care fo- r- At least four Utahns, and one .r adopted son, received the highest ':',' honor that their government in , World War II could conferthe Congressional Medal of Honor. Lieutenant Commander Wil' '', ,', liam Edward Hall of Hiawatha, ..1,;::;1:'''''''. :';.- Utah, received the cherished , 't.,',, award for cial Battle of the Coral Sea. He destroyed three enemy ' when he attacked 12 Japa'' 44.4krs ': nese fighter planes in an attempt I N, '''r'. ''.1 to save fellow pilots and his ''',,,,. ' ship, the U. S. S. Lexington. He his landed aircraft successfully, ,, '...... though he had a shattered foot and a bullet hole in his head. , .. Capt. Mervyn S. Bennion was awarded the Congressional Medal-of Honor posthumously, for his deeds when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.. AccordJuliet George 'Sutherland ing to the citation, he 'as com- manding officer of the U. S. S. West after Virginia, being evidenced mortally wounded .. concern in fightapparent only ing and saving his ship and strongly protested against being carried from the bridge." Saves Company .. , Another Utahn, Pcf. Jose F. Utah has made its contribution Valdez of Pleasant Grove, Utah, to the highest court of the land. received, the Medal posthumot for living hil patrol and posGeorge Sutherland, an English ly, sibly his company while he was boy who cams to Utat at an bleeding to death from enemy bullets." After putting out of early age, served as an assotiate justice on the United States action a giant Mark IV German tank in a freezing battle at Supreme Court during 1922-3Rosenkrantz, France, the Utah LI nese and forcefulness Decem- Japanese air force approaching. The captain instantly gave the air atcommand, "Japanese tack! To your battle stations!' Then he ran to his own post, the conning tower on the flag bridge. There hi checked the readiness of gun crews, ammunition passers, etc. Presently, to see better all that was happening, he stepped out onto the bridge. At that moment a bomb exploded on the Tennessee, moored alongside, and a splinter struck the cap thin, inflicting a mortal wound. He fell to the floor and, with nerves of steel applied first aid to himself. Very moon a pharmacist's mate came to his assistance, placing a bandage over i, r''''..",,,,,,,, Mar-(Mer- its 111 on Sunday morning, k ... . 7, 1941, at a few minutes before 8, Captain Mervyn Bennion was in his cabin on the battleship West Virginia, preparing to go' ashore to attend Sunday School in Honolulu, when a sailor on watch dashed in from the bridge near by to report a other ships were faring; he , , .,,, Idition Centennial . 1947 ' ' i Serving withaiut pay, he supervised rationing of such articles as gasoline, foodstuffs, automobiles and even wading boots. Utahns also contributed generously to such drives as those for rubber and metal - scraps. In larger cities there were complete organizations of volunteer directors in case of air attack. Red Cross campaigns received wholehearted response in Utah. 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