Show Manti Boy Killed On Tinian Island v v The entire community was saddened saddened saddened sad sad- I by the news which arrived last Thursday of the death of or Dick E. E Maylett 1 son of Mr 11 Mr and Mrs 1 Mi s Edwin Maylett of this city I The rhe notice from the War Tar DeI Department Department De De- I stated that he had been killed in an air all plane accident and no further information has been received by his parents Dick E E. E MaYlett was horn born in In 0 ManU Manti on June 3 1923 He attended attend attend- ed the school at Manti ranU and was In his last year of oC high school when the order came for all members of or orthe the tho National Guard to take a years year's training Dick had joined the tho guard in 1940 In March of 1941 he with the rest of the ManU Manti Guard left for tor San Louis Obispo where he lie was stationed for Cor nine months He was miles out at sea when war broke out on December De- De comber cember 7 On December 21 1941 he lie arrived at Hawaii Shortly before leaving the States Dick had been promoted to corporal h I while at Hawaii no he was again given given given en promotion to Staff I Dick was one ono o of tho the men who helped in the battle of or the Marshall Marshall Marshall Mar Mar- I shall Islands It was after this I battle that ho he was promoted to the rank of Technical From FlOm the tho Marshalls 1 Dick moved on with his first to and later to Tinian Dick is the only son of or his parents par par- Mr and Mrs Edwin Maylott 1 He also leaves three sister Mrs Mrs Cora West of Salt Lake and Miss 1 Betty Maylett and Fannie Maylett of ManU Mantl a grandmother Mrs Mrs Fannie H. H Daly of Salt Lake and his grandfather Frank Maylett Malett of or Mantl Manti Those from front out of or town at tho the services Sunday wore were Lawrence B. B West Vest serving with and wife wie Cora and son of ot Stockton Calif Mrs 1118 Francis Nielson and son Jerry Christensen Christenson Mrs Fannie Fannio Daly Mr and Mrs Seibert Selbert Daly Dalr Mrs Kate Parry Mr and Mrs Mra J.P. J.P. J.P. J. J P. P Mayer all of Salt Lake City and Katherine KatherI e Mayer of Provo Sunday afternoon a memorial services were held in the North NorthWard NorthWard Ward Chapel The following services SOl ser vices were conducted by Bishop Girven Stott Opening song Beyond Beyond Be UBe yond toda today prayer E E. E T. T Reid song Boy 0 Mine Katherine Mayer Nayer talk Albert Shiner song Sometime Well We'll Understand talk President C. C G. G Braithwaite song In The Garden Carl Stott and Dick Hill talk Alma Peterson Peterson Peterson Peter Peter- son Legion member son song Taps Carol Lowr Lowry prayer Henry Maylett May May- lett A large group of American LegIon Legion Le Le- Le- Le gion glon members were In attendance at the service to pay honor to both Dick who had given his life liCe and to the members of pf the family who are left to morn his loss v |