Sam Salisbury

October 13, 1968

Samuel J. Salisbury, 22, Bountiful, died of injuries suffered in an automobile accident Oct. 13, 1968 near Wendover, Nev.  Funeral services were held Thursday, Oct. 17 in the Bountiful 5th LDS ward chapel, under the direction of the Bountiful Union Mortuary.

Samuel Salisbury was born July 14, 1946 to William T. and Wilma Wilson Salisbury in Tulsa, OK.

He was a graduate of Bountiful High School, a warehouse truck driver, a US Army Reservist, and a member of the LDS Church.

Surviving him are his parents of Bountiful;  brothers, William, Jr., Richard Lee, Thomas A., all of Bountiful; grandparents, Mrs. Ethel Salisbury, Bountiful, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wood, Drumright, OK.  Sam was buried at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park.

Mike Back

October 13, 1968

Terry Michael Back, 21, Bountiful, died of injuries suffered in an automobile accident Oct. 13, 1968 near Wendover, Nev.  Funeral services were held Wednesday, Oct. 16 in the Bountiful 5th LDS ward chapel under the direction of the Union Mortuary.

Terry Michael Back was born Feb. 26, 1947 to LeRoy and Norma Terry Back at Salt Lake City, UT.  He was a student at Utah State University and a former employee of the Union Pacific Railroad. 

He was a member of the LDS Church and served in the US Army from 1966-1968.  

Surviving are his mother, brothers and sisters, Lenny, Bountiful; Mrs. Stan (Lynne) Schooley, Flagstaff, AZ; Mrs. Byron (Kathy) Dalrymple, Centerville; grandmother, Mrs. Grace W. Back, Salt Lake City, UT. 

Mike was buried in Bountiful, UT.  Published in the Davis County Clipper, Oct. 18, 1968.

Terry Day

September 29, 1968

Lance Corporal Terry Buckles Day, son of Elbert L. and Josephine Buckles Day 1235 N. 400 E., Bountiful, was killed Sept. 29, 1968 in a helicopter crash after being shot down by enemy fire in Vietnam, ten miles southwest of Da Nang, Quang Nam Province.

Terry B. Day was born July 26, 1947 in Salt Lake City.  He was a priest in the Bountiful 27th LDS ward, and a graduate of Bountiful High School in 1965.  He had attended Weber State College.

He enlisted in the US Marines Aug. 23, 1966 and arrived in Vietnam October, 1967.  He was an aerial gunner stationed at Marble Mountain, Vietnam Marine Base.  He became an Aerial Camera Systems Technician with the HML-167, MAG-16, 1ST MAW, III MAF unit.

Surviving are his parents and one sister, Mrs. Gerald (Jodie) D. Kinghorn of Bountiful.

Interment Centerville Cemetery.

Thank you, Terry Day, for making the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom so many of us take for granted. Although your lifetime was very brief, you are a sterling example of honor, dedication, and valor to all. You are a true hero.

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Greg Hart

August 14, 1964

Gregory Rich Hart, 17, Bountiful High School track star, died of cancer Friday 5:25 AM at his home on August 14, 1964.

The Bountiful High student was born September 29, 1946, in Salt Lake City, a son of Heber J and Jean Rich Hart. Survivors include his parents; two brothers and three sisters, Ned, Scott, Catherine, Judity, and Margaret Ann, all of Bountiful; grandparents, Mrs. Sarah P Hart, Bloomington, Idaho and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence M. Rich, Paris, Idaho.

He was a member of the Bountiful Ninth Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Burial in the Paris, Idaho Cemetery.

Jimmy Krek

March 26, 1968

Sgt. Philip James Krek, Jr., 21, son of Mr. & Mrs. Philip J. Krek, 478 Spring Creek Dr., Bountiful, was killed in action Mar. 26, 1968 in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam. 

He was a paratrooper with the B CO, 1ST BN, 502ND INFANTRY, 101st Airborne Division since Dec. 13, 1967.  He was drafted Mar. 1, 1966 and volunteered for Vietnam duty after his basic training at Ft. Campbell, KY was completed. 

He was a graduate of Bountiful High School in 1965 and was a member of St. Olaf’s Catholic Church in Bountiful.

He was born in Salt Lake City, Nov. 30, 1946 a son of Philip Janes and Lucille Frisco Krek.

Surviving him are his parents; two brothers, and a sister, Jay Dee and Dale of Bountiful, Mrs. David (Rosemarie) Chapman, Orem; grandfather, Falco Frisco, Bountiful.

Requiem Mass was held April 8, in St. Olaf’s Church, Bountiful.  Holy Rosary was recited April 7 in the Neil O’Donnell Mortuary.  Military services were held at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Thank you, Jimmy Krek, for making the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom so many of us take for granted. Although your lifetime was very brief, you are a sterling example of honor, dedication, and valor to all. You are a true hero.

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