Show I Capt Wahlen Visitor at White House HENEFER t N F n Captain George C E. Wahlen son eon of Mrs Dire Doris Lythgoe Wahlen I who vho was born in Henefer was wasI I flown to Washington last week with his wife wife- to be honored t at a reception given by President Kennedy Kennedy Ken Ien nedy for all alt winners of the Congressional Con Con- Congressional gressional Modal t If f Honor Tho The reception a as televised and there were Melia of HonorI Honor present res along with their I wives and many top brass Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington officials Captain Wahlen is a 0 great great- nephew of Esther L L. Robinson and Beletta L L. Clark of ot Coalville and ant Otto and Nell Neil Lythgoe ot of Henefer He Ile is the only surviving Medal of Honor winner In the State ot of r- r r Utah At present re ent he ts is stationed a at ae a base In fn n Korea but was flown back to Utah by je Jet so he could be present resent at the White Houta reception Captain Wahlen received his hi Medal of Honor from President Truman Oct 6 1945 1915 ITe won the citation for tor action above and beyond the call caU ot of duty while serving Berving as ns a Pharmacist Mate Second Class ClaM with the US U.S. Navy on Iwo Jima March 3 1946 1945 His Hla citation reads in part While wounded in n bitter action actton he ho remained on the kite battlefield ho defied all danger to care are for tor his comrades comrade as they fell under tinder un tin- der del a rain of shrapnel and bullets treating 14 casualties in an odla dJa cent tent platoon After sustaining his Wa third wound and unable to walk he crawled 50 yards to administer er first aid to another fallen fight tight er cr Captain Wahlen's wife and four tour children are r residing In Ogden while he ht is 18 on duty in Korea H |