Show marine corps organizes mormon battalion the united stated stat e marine corps tills this week announced that it will re ie creidt a TOor dern mormon battalion ol of men to carry on the traditions of both hurch church c anki aunt count ry lit the battlefields of the world authority to inize a mormon battalion of ina marines has been received from lieutenant general thomas holcomb commandant of the corps by major con D officer in charge of the tha district ot salt lake city major further stated that the units will be trained for an eight week period lit at the marine corps base san diego california and so far as exigencies of the service will permit will be placed in action as a a unit mass enlistment ceremonies are being arranged and will probably brobin bly toka puce anent the mor mormon anon battalion monument oil on th the e state capitol grauds david 0 mckay second counselor in the first presidency of 0 tile tho church chur cill described the move as one with ith objectives in which the cherew church Is in thorough accord ar cord chuili members who ar aia a physically fit aro are eligible for the battalion provided they are between the ages of ct 17 and 30 or are outstanding enough to obtain age waivers between 31 and 33 married men will br bo accepted it if they obtain a dependency d waiver and parents consent colasent coli sent Is needed tor for those under tinder 21 applicants may apply tor for en enlistment list 1 ent at any of tile the marine corps sub stations throughout utah andi and Id nilio or at the district headquarters federal building salt lake city only men inert are wanted for tho the modern eap maimon battalion being behig 01 organized 0 all by tile the US marine mail io corps major con D announced this bills week I 1 major recalled that tho original f maimon battalion enlisted 36 we ni r an lit in to its combat force ol of mon and that atour ot of these amen made the whole extraordinary aroln fort leavenworth to san diego the heroic spirit ot or the mornion people has been in no way honored tihan than by cheso gallant women he said but we feel that women today have hava a job to do on the idile id ile front utah men belonging to the mormon PIP faith remembering the proud t 8 and servi cebe by granrath ors who volunteered for service i against mexico at council bluffs on the missouri Mis river in fit july 1846 have COM doroe e eagerly to th emarine recruiting crt cr offices at tile the federal building in salt lake city sines since announcement that the modern mormon battalion would be formed major said only me members niters of the L D S hurch church will be enlisted ifor this special man battalion though men inert 0 ot other faiths are being be ing enlisted as usual alfor for the marine corps duty recruits tor the D battalion at tallon will be enlisted n its as a group and trained as a group major said adding that tile the cooperative coope yative and driving energy which have always characterized mormon groups are arb qualities especially desired by the corps |