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Show sUL ley Soldier 'n-sm Killed; 2Hurt v ' . The toll of war casualties from Cache county continues to increase, in-crease, as one soldier was killed in France, and two others have been reported wounded in action. They are: Private First Class Grant E. Larsen, 27, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alma O. Larsen, Nibley, killed in action in France on July 26. He was with the infantry. Captain Ivan G. Phillips, of Smithfield, husband of Mrs. Virginia Vir-ginia Phillips, Providence, was wounded in the European theater. thea-ter. He is a paratrooper. Private First Class Fenton Smith, son of Austin Smith, Smithfield, wounded in the Mediterranean Med-iterranean sector. Private Larsen, first of 51 men from Nibley to lose his life in the service of his country, was killed on July 26, his 27th birthday anniversary. an-niversary. His parents had just re- ' ceived a letter dated July 24, stating he was in France. He was born July 26, 1917 in Nibley, a son of Alma O. and May Baker Larsen. He graduated from South Cache high school and was inducted into the army November 15, 1942. He trained at Camp Ro- berts, Cal., Camp- Van Dorn, Miss., and Camp Carson, Colo. He left for England in May, 1944, and had been in action only one month. Survivors include his parents, Nibley, four brothers and five sisters: LaVon A. end Marnus O. Larsen, Los Angeles, Cal.; LaDell M. Larsen, Hagerman, Idaho; Loyal S. Larsen, training with the Seabees at Camp Peary, Va.; Mrs. Violet Adams of Kanab; Mrs. La Faye Sorensen, Smithfield; Mrs. Rachel Brady, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Ida-ho; Alice and Mildred Larsen, Nibley. |