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Show Kenneth Beers 5 1 1 i f J Kenneth Beers, who is stationed somewhere in the Hawaiian Islands sends word to his relatives and friends that he is well and happy. Kenneth enlisted in the local unit of the 222nd Field Artillery, Utah National Guard, and with that organiation spent sometime in training- at Camp W. G. Williams in 1939, and with other members of the guard, he was inducted into the U. S. army on March 3, 1041, as a private. He was stationed at Camp San Luis Obispo, until December, 1941, when his organization was transferred trans-ferred to San Francisco, preparatory preparat-ory for leaving for overseas duty. With the outbreak of the war, plans were changed, and his battalion bat-talion remained on guard duty at Angel Island and Fscondido, California, Calif-ornia, until late March, when they were transferred to Fort Lewis, Washington. In late August. 1912, with the I other members of the 222nd F. A. he was tnmsfored to the 22."th F. A., and sent to San Francisco, and then overseas for duty in the Hawaiian Haw-aiian Islands. He is acting as meat cutter for his ba'talion. A son of Warren and the late Fmily Feestone Beers, he was born in T'lea'ant Grove, October 21, 1929. He attended school at Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove, and was a member of the P. G. L. D. S. Second Ward. Before entering the service, he was emrloved in the meat department depart-ment of the C K. Clrnk- Store. |