| Show soldier SOLDIE 9 died AF E pa 1 L 15 1 11 F i IT X K pasc aviah at it sac ralli elito aviation meld field N K mecham of glenwood enlisted with the U S army at the richfield Richlie ld station february 14 this year was accepted by the quartermasters department and lied died in the hospital of the aviation field ut at sacramento Sacia amento mento cal last sun dat day the body was brought to glen 4 Q 4 ai 0 d ax W it 1 warner varner and 1 was I i 1 V t st fri a with as much of military honors as could be given to him S sergeant ergeant steele in charge of our recruiting station and ills his assistant long represented the dimy army nt at the funeral e exercises T the he story oon K Me ellam is indeed deeb a tragic one mecham was as the best type ot of an american farmer boy strong healthy of a tine fine spirit and good disposition in ili summer of lie he took look care of n large herd of cattle one dav a cow of tile the herd was nas lost and becham took his erfle to lound I 1 her up going through thick underbrush lie he was caught fell down the rifle went oft off and the bullet entered becham under the right arm penetrating it and coming out through tho face near mear the right ear car for months mecham was suffering from the terrible wound until finally given in n car care of dr R garn dark clark the bullet was as by dr dark clark and the patient recovered completely when uncle sam started the drive for raising a reace peace time army in ill january A mecham was one of the first firs boys of our county to answer the call he enlisted here february 14 making chemical warfare his choice but was transferred to the quartermasters department and sent to the aviation bield at sacramento here he met a friend from sevier county dave gardner of venice who had en listed also and was with the medical corps in ili sacramento the last week in ili macham le chani was taken sick and was cared for in the army hospital chere gardner nursed him hill sunday lie ho died congestion ot the brain is given is as cause of tile the death |
