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Show SOLDIERS OF UTAH I TI CASUALTIES Among the Utah soldiers suffering casualties overseas are: John Eldred Viallet of Salt Lake, wounded In action; ac-tion; Keith Cardon Merrill, Richmond, Utah, ill of pneumonia; Corporal Sheldon Shel-don A. Axelson, Elmo, Utah, killed in action; Nathan E. Wagstaff, Holliday, wounded; James Cuff, Salt Lake, killed kill-ed in action; Lawrence E. Larson, Fairview, Uth, wounded. John Eldred Viallet, 26 years old, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Viallet of North Main street, has been wounded, wound-ed, according lo a letter to his mother. moth-er. The letter, dated November 4, said his injuries are In tho right arm and back, but that he is recovering. Mr. Viallet entered the army in September, Sep-tember, 1917, was sent to Camp Lew-Is Lew-Is and sailed for France last July. He is a member of H company, 362nd infantry, in-fantry, Ninety-first division.' Before entering the army Mr. Viallet was employed em-ployed by the Regal Cleaning & Dyeing Dye-ing company. A brother, James Viallet, Vial-let, is In the service also. Keith Cardon Merrill, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Merrill of Richmond, Utah, is recovering from an attack of pneumonia In a Red Cross hospital at Liverpool, England. Mr. Merrill, member of headquarters company, 127th field artillery, enlisted for the training course at the University of Utah June 8, 1918. He was sent to Fort Sill, Okla., to Camp Upton, N. Y., and left for France late in September. Corporal Sheldon A. Axelson, son. of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Axelson of Elmo, Utah, was killed In action in the big drive which was begun September 26. Corporal Axolson enlisted September 6, 1917, and was trained at Camp Lew-Is. Lew-Is. Later he was transferred to Camp Mills and assigned to the Fifty-ninth Infantry, leaving (of France May 3. Corporal Axelson was born and reared in Emery county. He was educated in the common schools and at Emery Stake academy. Nathan E. Wagstaff has been wounded in action, degree undetermined, undeterm-ined, in France, according to a telegram tele-gram received from the war department depart-ment by his mother, Mrs. James E. Wagstaff, of Holliday. Mr. Wagstaff, who was well known In automobile and electrical circles, enlisted In the aviation avia-tion branch of the army December 12, 1917, and was sent to Waco, Texas". He was transferred to the Twelfth balloon corps and sailed for Franco in June. The Twelfth, balloon corps was recently cited for bravery in action, and it is presumed ne was wouuueu in the strenuous days .preceding the signing of the armistice. James Cuff of Salt Lake, formerly residing at 114 East .Second South street, has been killed in action. Mr. Cuff, who was an employe of the Utah Oil Refining company, entered the army last May and had been In France several months. Mr. Cuff leaves his widow, Mrs. Florence B. Cuff, and one child. Lawrence E. Larson of Fairview, Utah, momber of A company, 361st Infantry, was wounded In action September Sep-tember 30, according to a war department depart-ment message received by his wife. Mr. Larsen is-in a hospital in Stance. He is tho son of Mrs. Mary E. Larsen of Fairview, where he was born October Oc-tober 30, 1894. He entered tho service serv-ice April 27 last and was trained at Camp Lewis. In June he went to Camp Merritt. N. J., and sailed for France in July. " |