South face:
The men and women of Bingham district who after God, placed their country above all and served victoriously in the Armed Forces of the United States of America in World War II.North face:
In memory of our comrades who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II
Robert Burke
Navy 1944, North Pacific Waters
Rodney Charles Davidson
Navy 1943, South Pacific Waters
Delbert Dexter
Marine 1945, Okinawa Island
Theodore Dimas
Army 1945, Philippine Islands
Joe William Evans
Marine 1942, Midway Island
William Fennemore
Army 1943, New Guinea Island
George Golesh
Marine 1944, Murray, Utah
Frank Hunter
Air Force 1943, Italy
Rex Johnson
Navy 1944, Roosevelt, Utah
Malcom Rose
Seabee 1945, Iwo Jima Island
Earnest Sheen
Air Force 1944, Truck Island
Jay D. Smith
Marine 1944, Philippine Waters
Sam Tenorio
Marine 1944, Marianas Island
Lawrence West
Army 1944, Philippine Waters
Jack Whitten
Army 1944, GermanyOn the west face is a list of all Bingham District citizens who served during World War II. See picture #3 below.East face, top plaque:
U.S.S. Arizona Memorial
Honor Certificate
This is to certify thatCitizens of Bingham Canyon, Utahby helping make possible the erection of a permanent shrine on the submerged hull of the U.S.S. Arizona at Pearl Harbor, has honored the 1,102 naval heroes of 7 December 1941 who lie entombed there, that we the living may glorify the sacrifice of those who died for the peace and security of mankind.Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz U.S. Navy
Honorary Chairman
Pacific War Memorial SystemEast face, bottom plaque:
Somewhere in the Pacific where the days are long,Somewhere in Europe where the war was strong,Lie the bodies of 328,000 American Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.This plaque was placed in honor of the ones who fought and fell for their flag and country in World War II by the people of Bingham District, July 4, 1946.
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