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Show . , i Military Honors Mark Rites For Veteran I UN ' i" FL:'li. Pvt. SAMUEL B. ABBOTT ' Pvt. Samuel Bennett Abbott, kil- j led in French and German campaigns cam-paigns on Oct. 31, 1944. was buried ' In the Delta cemetery Saturday i "" with Militray graveside honors, ten- j dered by veterans of American Leg- i ion Posts No. 117 and No. 89. The body arrived at the Delta station, escorted by Cpl. Jack H. Garfield, Sixth Army Escort Detachment, De-tachment, where it was met by : members of the family, and a color col-or guard formed by Legionaires. Legionaires were pall bearers, and the procession proceeded to the Delta City cemetery. Services there were opened by prayer from Frank ! Lyman, bishop of Sutherland ward. Music was given by Talmadge Christensen, and Dewey Sanford was speaker; followed by another j song by Mr. Christensen. After a moment of silent prayer, the sal- : ' ute was fired, followed by taps. The grave was dedicated by Pres. Harold R. Morris, chaplain of Post No. 89, who presented the flag from the hero's casket to the mo- i ther. Pvt. Abbott was the son of E. Lawrence and Josephine Bennett ; '" Abbott. He was born Jan. 19, 1919, in Sutherland, where he attended i elementary school. He was graduated gradu-ated from Delta high school, and entered the service in 1943. He was married to Mona Young, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Young, of Ririe, Idaho, who survives sur-vives him, with their daughter, Patricia Irene; his parents, and Elnathan Abbott, of Sutherland, 1 Florence Speelman, of Terreton, Idaho, Mrs. Martha Johns, Salt j Lake City, Mark Abbott, Provo, and Phillip Abbott, Mesquite. He served in the 179th Infantry -t Regiment, medical corps, held the Purple Heart, and the Bronze Star was awarded posthumously, and ! presented to his widow at a cere- I mony held in Idaho Falls. The ci- j tation accompanying the Bronze Star read: ! "For heroic achievement in ac- I tion on Oct. 31, 1944, near La Salle, France. The enemy directed con- i tinuous and heavy mortar fire on the positions of a rifle company, j ' inflicting a large number of casu- j alties. Private Abbott, in spite of 1 ; heavy mortar and small arms fire j ' covering the area, left his foxhole ! and moved through the area from ! one wounded man to another rendering rend-ering first aid. He had succeeded in j administering to the needs of the four of the wounded and was mov- ing on to the fifth when he was hit and killed by fire from an enemy ; machine gun. The prompt medical attention rendered by Private Abbott Ab-bott undoubtedly saved the lives of these men". Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Abbott and family wish to express their deep appreciation and gratitude to all those who took part in the services, serv-ices, and by their words of sympathy symp-athy lightened their sorrow in the " loss of their dearly beloved son, and added to their pride in his memory. |