Show LOCAL MAN WINS IN N UNIT ferdinand erickson advanced from second to first lieutenant field artillery ferdinand erickson having been promoted from second to first lieutenant in battery E field artillery regiment our battery has now a staff of commissioned officers as follows henry E deal captain L IL fournier and and ferdinand erickson first lieutenants J L clifford nelson second lieutenant A staff correspondent of the salt lake tribune v writes rites about lieutenant ericksone Erick sons promotion from camp W G williams in jordan narrows as follows reward for hard and real service was given in camp today in the e promotion of ferdinand erickson of richfield from second to fi first ai lieutenant eu in the field artillery lieutenant erickson is assigned to the second battalion headquarters staff and attached to E battery for duty his promotion is the first among the commissioned officers of the regiment to be announced since the thump aiila was opened 1 e il tenant erickson like most of the officers of this regiment is a veteran of the world war he enlisted in may 1917 arith with the sprague ambulance company in salt lake he later obtained transfer however and went overseas with the infantry which was one of the crack i regiments of the rainbow division while he enlisted as a private he climbed steadily through the ranks N he served throughout the war with ills faia regiment except for time lost in the hospital once after having been wounded and another time as the result of gas and was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant armce the war until the formation U ulsa a regiment he had devoted demoted his attention to the practice of law and is now county attorney for Sevie county he has found time to take an active part in american lerion foon activities ser serving as commander of his post one year and another as vice commander of the department of utah his promotion met with general C r d approval and he was warmly congratulated by the other officers here the announcement of promotion was made by colonel Ha hamilton mflton gardner recommendation having been made by major J ray ward of the second battalion |