Rich County Reaper | 1945-03-30 | Page 1 | Lt. Wayne A. Walton Killed in Action

LT WAYNE A WALTON KILLED IN ACTION lt wayne A walton son of mr and mrs arthur walton of salt lake city whose widow also resides in salt lake was killed on luzon feb 21 when his plane was hit by enemy fire forcing him into the ocean where his plane exploded he was born april 19 1922 and entered the army in february 1943 he received his pilots wings at Stock stockton toH calif in march 1944 and went overseas in november 1944 he was as graduated from gran ite high school and formbly attended the university of utah survivors include his parents widow a sister faye walton and a brother eugene walton an all of salt lake city arthur walton fa father ther of this boy was born and raised in woodruff and attended school here