Show News o of Manti anti Men in Uniform On Leave Gene Smith son of Mr and Mrs Paul Smith is home on leave from the Navy this week He got a ten day leave and will willgot get got about 6 days home out of it He has just completed Tel Tel- eman school at San Diego where he has been since he joined the Navy Gene reports back for duty at San Francisco where he will board the Leo an nn anACA anACA ACA Auxiliary Cargo Attack ship In Georgia Georgia- Mrs 1 Cleo Giles has received received word from her son son Jimmie telling telling telling tell tell- ing that he has completed his basic training Jat at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland 1 He was cne of five men in his company to bei be chosen to go to Atlanta Georgia to attend a school on engine rebuilding Jimmie Jimmie Jimmie Jim Jim- mie was inducted into the Service Service Service Ser Ser- vice in February Sailor Visits Rex Peterson son of Mr and Mrs George Peterson spent a aday aday aday day in Manti v is i t i ng with friends l last week Rex's folks former Manti residents now make their home in Tooele Fort Hood Send Off The Tracks and Half Tracks the post newspaper from Fort Hood Texas carried much news of interest about the Field Artillery The paper of April 12 had a banner heading stating stating stat stale ing FA Battalion Leaves for Fort Sill Monday londay An article article article arti arti- cle on the tells that Major Major Ma Ma- jor Gordon L. L battalion commander expressed his pleasure plea sure at the manner the men had been treated while training in Fort Hood with the 2nd Armored Armored Armored Ar Ar- mored Division Divisio The article goes on The is s a proud battalion battalion batta batta- lion which can trace its history back to the original Nauvoo Legion of 1841 Members 1 of the Nauvoo Legion were for forthe forthe forthe the most part from the Mormon Mormon Mormon Mor mon Battalion which furnished the key men in founding the Nauvoo Legion when the tile Mormon Mor Mol mon settlers reached the Utah Valley The battalion carries the battle battle battle bat bat- tle honors for four wars Manila for the Spanish-American Spanish war Manila 1 Malolos 1 and San Isidro for the Philippine insurrection a streamer without inscription for World War Val I and the Eastern Eastern Eastern East East- ern Mandates Western Vestern Pacific Leyte and for World I War Val II Major 1 the battalion commander observed his anniversary of military service this month having enlisted in inthe inthe inthe the National Guard in 1926 as asa asa asa a private He served 18 months in Europe during World War Val II and participated in four cam cam- His decorations include the Bronze Star Medal French Croix de Guerre with silver star and the ribbon with four stars Manti hopes the is as proud of the Manti men in its it's ranks as Fort Hood seemed to tobe tobe tobo be bo of the battalion o |