A Look Back: Utahns in the military from the '40s and '50s

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The 1334th Combat Engineer Battalion trains at Camp Williams in 1951.

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Construction on barracks at the Naval Supply Depot in Clearfield, Utah, is seen in this 1943 photo.

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National Guard members from Ogden train at Camp Williams in this 1950 photo.

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The 1334th Combat Engineer Battalion trains at Camp Williams in 1951.

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The 1334th Combat Engineer Battalion trains at Camp Williams in 1951.

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The original caption on this 1949 photo says:

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Marines from Utah train in California in this undated photo.

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The original caption on this 1944 photo says:

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The original caption on this 1945 photo says:

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The 1334th Combat Engineer Battalion trains at Camp Williams in 1951.

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The original caption on this 1949 photo says:

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Members of the 222nd Field Artillery Battalion train at Camp Williams in 1951.

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Tribune file photo The original caption on this 19 photo says: "Woman drivers at Clearfield Naval Supply and the scope of equipment they handled is pictured above by Mrs. Nina Mertz, Clearfield, truck driver, and Mrs. Bonnie Meredith, Ogden, Jeep driver. These women are but two of 55 at the huge installation who alleviate the man shortage in the transportation division." Tribune file photo The 1334th Combat Engineer Battalion trains at Camp Williams in 1951. Tribune file photo Construction on barracks at the Naval Supply Depot in Clearfield, Utah, is seen in this 1943 photo. Tribune file photo The original caption on this 1945 photo says: "A trailer for transporting lifts, a beneficial suggestion in use at Naval Supply Depot, Clearfield, for approximately one year, is being utiliazed above by Vergil Martin, mechanic, Salt Lake City. This idea won $250 for the two civillian employees at the depot who submitted it." Tribune file photo National Guard members from Ogden train at Camp Williams in this 1950 photo. Tribune file photo The 1334th Combat Engineer Battalion trains at Camp Williams in 1951. Tribune file photo The 1334th Combat Engineer Battalion trains at Camp Williams in 1951. Tribune file photo The original caption on this 1949 photo says: "Color Guard lowering flag during evening retreat. Camp Williams parade grounds. 13 June 1949." Tribune file photo The original caption on this 1942 photo says: "A Mormon battalion arrives at the Marine Corps base. First Sgt. james L. Fountain of the Salt Lake City recruiting office accompanied the group; greeted by Lt. Col. George T. Hall, commanding the Marine Recruiting Depot." Tribune file photo Marines from Utah train in California in this undated photo. Tribune file photo The original caption on this 1944 photo says: "Seated on logs this group of Marines -- members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- conduct their own services each Sunday in a jungle clearing on as island in the South Pacific. Conducting the services is Private Howard C. Bennett, of Thatcher, Idaho." Tribune file photo The original caption on this 1945 photo says: "One of 55 womenaiding in transportation at the Naval Supply Depot, Clearfield, is Mrs. Ruth Said, Salt lake City, who is loading her five-ton truck during one of transportation division's 750 daily runs on the depot. She recently volunteered for driving duty at NSD to relieve the acute man shortage." Tribune file photo The 1334th Combat Engineer Battalion trains at Camp Williams in 1951. Tribune file photo The original caption on this 1949 photo says: "Two graders of the Utah National Guard engineer units working on a practical road building project." Tribune file photo Members of the 222nd Field Artillery Battalion train at Camp Williams in 1951.

The Salt Lake Tribune

· November 6, 2011 11:27 pm

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2011, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

The Salt Lake Tribune occasionally presents images from its archives in a special series called A Look Back. This installment features photos of Utah people in the military in the 1940s and 1950s. It includes photos of the National Guard training at Camp Williams, Marines and women who worked at Clearfield's Naval Supply Depot during World War II.

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