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Show Soldier Boy Given Military Burial I The remains of Corporal Fred Lundgren. which arrived from , Franco last Tuesday evening, were given a solemn and impressive buna; ; at the Mayfield cemetery today ai 1 o'clock. The services were under the J auspices of the Manti Legion, and ! many friends of the soldier boy from j Gunnison, Manti, Mayfield and other 'sections about the county gathered l to pay the last respects to the one who gave his life for his country. The ! remains of Mr. Lundgren arrived here : Tuesday evening, coming direct from Hoboken, Xew Jersey, and were ao-j ao-j companied by a man from the serv-I serv-I ice. Corporal Lundgren "was killed in action, November 10, 191S. and on the night before the armistice was signed. He. with seven comrades, was in a hut, and when an enemy shell hit the building all were killed. Corporal Lundgren was born in Mayfield, July 6, 1SSS, and was was about 30 years of age at the time of his death. He resided at May- I field until quite a young man, when j he left for Ely, Nevada, where he worked in the mines. It was while at Ely that he answered the call of his country and enlisted with the Eleventh infantry. Shortly after enlisting he went "overseas" and was engaged in many battles before he lost his life. Corporal Lundgren is survived by his father, Charles Lundgren, a resident resi-dent of Madeline, Lassen county. Cal., and three sisters, Mrs. J. E. Childs and Mrs. J. Barton of Kennel-worth, Kennel-worth, and Mrs. P. G. Lund of Salt Lake, and a brother, J. A. Lundgren of Osceola. Nevada. All of the relatives rela-tives excepting the father were present pres-ent at the burial services. The father, fa-ther, owing to his advanced age. was unable to make the long trip. |