Obituary - Beaver -- Omni Coleman Cartwright, 75, passed away April 9, 2000 at the Utah Valley Medical Center in Provo, Utah.
He was born May 5, 1924 in Beaver, Utah to Thomas Henry and Zelpha Laura Coleman Cartwright. He married Donna Beeson January 15, 1946 in Beaver, Utah and their marriage was later solemnized in the St. George LDS Temple on September 23, 1948. They had two sons, Lynn and Keith. She preceded him in death on April 19, 1990. He married Sue Von Beaumont on December 5, 1992 at the St George Temple.Omni was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in World War II in the Pacific conflict. He was a member of the American Legion and the VFW. He was a charter member of the Beaver Search & Rescue having served them for 39 years. He was also a member of the IOOF, and Beaver Wildlife Club. He enjoyed going and being involved with the Senior Citizens.
He had a pilots license and loved to fly. He was an active member of the LDS Church.
His greatest accomplishment was that of his children and grandchildren whom he loved very much.
He is survived by his wife, Sue, of Beaver; children, Gary Lynn and Cathleen Cartwright of Beaver; and Keith B and Janet Bohn Cartwright of Monroe. He has five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. One brother, Andrew and Wanda Cartwright of Burns Lake, Canada; and two sisters, Elma and John Affleck of Casper, Wyoming; and Billie Foreman of Las Vegas, Nevada. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Harry, Otto and Phares; and a sister, Lottie Cannon.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 13, 2000 at 1 p.m. in the Beaver 2nd Ward Chapel. Friends may pay their respects on Wednesday evening from 7-9 p.m. at the Olpin Mortuary and at the Church on Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Interment will be in the Mountain View Cemetery under the direction of Olpin Mortuary.
Military - 6th Infantry Division, 306 Days of Combat in the Southwest Pacific, Cracking the Shimbu Line
The Red Star field artillery battalions also played a major role in the eastward drive. Supported by several units of corps artillery, they massed fire for heavy concentrations on enemy hilltop positions, rolling barrages ahead of the advancing doughs, harassing and interdictory fire, counter-battery fire, smoke shells to mark targets for the daily air strikes and defensive fire into counterattacking forces. On 16 March elements of the 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry, found more than 200 enemy dead, killed by fire of the 1st Field Artillery in helping the doughs to repel two early morning counterattacks. On the same day the 51st Field received more than 100 rounds of enemy counter-battery fire in its battery areas in a vain attempt by the Nips to silence the "hellfire" of the battalion. The entire Division zone received more than 360 rounds of enemy artillery fire on that day.
On 17 March 1945, 12 miles north-east of Manila, P. I., Pvt Omni C. Cartwright of the 6th Infantry Division received wounds inflicted by enemy artillery fire. He was at first thought to have been killed in action and his body was placed along with many others in a temporary morgue. A few days later someone noticed his foot move and he was immediately moved to a hospital in Luzon for treatment. Omni Cartwright was sent back to the United States on the 3rd of May 1945 and arrived stateside on 5 May 1945, his 21st birthday.
Omni contracted polio in his left arm while in a military hospital located in Long Beach, California, after returning to the states. Because of the polio, he was sent to the Army & Navy Hospital located in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The sixth floor of the south wing was dedicated for the polio patients. There was a sun deck available to them as it was believed that bathing in sunshine was beneficial to polio sufferers. Omni was at this hospital for 18 months until he was honorably discharged from the Army.
He was born May 5, 1924 in Beaver, Utah to Thomas Henry and Zelpha Laura Coleman Cartwright. He married Donna Beeson January 15, 1946 in Beaver, Utah and their marriage was later solemnized in the St. George LDS Temple on September 23, 1948. They had two sons, Lynn and Keith. She preceded him in death on April 19, 1990. He married Sue Von Beaumont on December 5, 1992 at the St George Temple.Omni was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in World War II in the Pacific conflict. He was a member of the American Legion and the VFW. He was a charter member of the Beaver Search & Rescue having served them for 39 years. He was also a member of the IOOF, and Beaver Wildlife Club. He enjoyed going and being involved with the Senior Citizens.
He had a pilots license and loved to fly. He was an active member of the LDS Church.
His greatest accomplishment was that of his children and grandchildren whom he loved very much.
He is survived by his wife, Sue, of Beaver; children, Gary Lynn and Cathleen Cartwright of Beaver; and Keith B and Janet Bohn Cartwright of Monroe. He has five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. One brother, Andrew and Wanda Cartwright of Burns Lake, Canada; and two sisters, Elma and John Affleck of Casper, Wyoming; and Billie Foreman of Las Vegas, Nevada. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Harry, Otto and Phares; and a sister, Lottie Cannon.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 13, 2000 at 1 p.m. in the Beaver 2nd Ward Chapel. Friends may pay their respects on Wednesday evening from 7-9 p.m. at the Olpin Mortuary and at the Church on Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Interment will be in the Mountain View Cemetery under the direction of Olpin Mortuary.
Military - 6th Infantry Division, 306 Days of Combat in the Southwest Pacific, Cracking the Shimbu Line
The Red Star field artillery battalions also played a major role in the eastward drive. Supported by several units of corps artillery, they massed fire for heavy concentrations on enemy hilltop positions, rolling barrages ahead of the advancing doughs, harassing and interdictory fire, counter-battery fire, smoke shells to mark targets for the daily air strikes and defensive fire into counterattacking forces. On 16 March elements of the 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry, found more than 200 enemy dead, killed by fire of the 1st Field Artillery in helping the doughs to repel two early morning counterattacks. On the same day the 51st Field received more than 100 rounds of enemy counter-battery fire in its battery areas in a vain attempt by the Nips to silence the "hellfire" of the battalion. The entire Division zone received more than 360 rounds of enemy artillery fire on that day.
On 17 March 1945, 12 miles north-east of Manila, P. I., Pvt Omni C. Cartwright of the 6th Infantry Division received wounds inflicted by enemy artillery fire. He was at first thought to have been killed in action and his body was placed along with many others in a temporary morgue. A few days later someone noticed his foot move and he was immediately moved to a hospital in Luzon for treatment. Omni Cartwright was sent back to the United States on the 3rd of May 1945 and arrived stateside on 5 May 1945, his 21st birthday.
Omni contracted polio in his left arm while in a military hospital located in Long Beach, California, after returning to the states. Because of the polio, he was sent to the Army & Navy Hospital located in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The sixth floor of the south wing was dedicated for the polio patients. There was a sun deck available to them as it was believed that bathing in sunshine was beneficial to polio sufferers. Omni was at this hospital for 18 months until he was honorably discharged from the Army.
Obituary - Beaver -- Omni Coleman Cartwright, 75, passed away April 9, 2000 at the Utah Valley Medical Center in Provo, Utah.
He was born May 5, 1924 in Beaver, Utah to Thomas Henry and Zelpha Laura Coleman Cartwright. He married Donna Beeson January 15, 1946 in Beaver, Utah and their marriage was later solemnized in the St. George LDS Temple on September 23, 1948. They had two sons, Lynn and Keith. She preceded him in death on April 19, 1990. He married Sue Von Beaumont on December 5, 1992 at the St George Temple.Omni was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in World War II in the Pacific conflict. He was a member of the American Legion and the VFW. He was a charter member of the Beaver Search & Rescue having served them for 39 years. He was also a member of the IOOF, and Beaver Wildlife Club. He enjoyed going and being involved with the Senior Citizens.
He had a pilots license and loved to fly. He was an active member of the LDS Church.
His greatest accomplishment was that of his children and grandchildren whom he loved very much.
He is survived by his wife, Sue, of Beaver; children, Gary Lynn and Cathleen Cartwright of Beaver; and Keith B and Janet Bohn Cartwright of Monroe. He has five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. One brother, Andrew and Wanda Cartwright of Burns Lake, Canada; and two sisters, Elma and John Affleck of Casper, Wyoming; and Billie Foreman of Las Vegas, Nevada. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Harry, Otto and Phares; and a sister, Lottie Cannon.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 13, 2000 at 1 p.m. in the Beaver 2nd Ward Chapel. Friends may pay their respects on Wednesday evening from 7-9 p.m. at the Olpin Mortuary and at the Church on Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Interment will be in the Mountain View Cemetery under the direction of Olpin Mortuary.
Military - 6th Infantry Division, 306 Days of Combat in the Southwest Pacific, Cracking the Shimbu Line
The Red Star field artillery battalions also played a major role in the eastward drive. Supported by several units of corps artillery, they massed fire for heavy concentrations on enemy hilltop positions, rolling barrages ahead of the advancing doughs, harassing and interdictory fire, counter-battery fire, smoke shells to mark targets for the daily air strikes and defensive fire into counterattacking forces. On 16 March elements of the 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry, found more than 200 enemy dead, killed by fire of the 1st Field Artillery in helping the doughs to repel two early morning counterattacks. On the same day the 51st Field received more than 100 rounds of enemy counter-battery fire in its battery areas in a vain attempt by the Nips to silence the "hellfire" of the battalion. The entire Division zone received more than 360 rounds of enemy artillery fire on that day.
On 17 March 1945, 12 miles north-east of Manila, P. I., Pvt Omni C. Cartwright of the 6th Infantry Division received wounds inflicted by enemy artillery fire. He was at first thought to have been killed in action and his body was placed along with many others in a temporary morgue. A few days later someone noticed his foot move and he was immediately moved to a hospital in Luzon for treatment. Omni Cartwright was sent back to the United States on the 3rd of May 1945 and arrived stateside on 5 May 1945, his 21st birthday.
Omni contracted polio in his left arm while in a military hospital located in Long Beach, California, after returning to the states. Because of the polio, he was sent to the Army & Navy Hospital located in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The sixth floor of the south wing was dedicated for the polio patients. There was a sun deck available to them as it was believed that bathing in sunshine was beneficial to polio sufferers. Omni was at this hospital for 18 months until he was honorably discharged from the Army.
He was born May 5, 1924 in Beaver, Utah to Thomas Henry and Zelpha Laura Coleman Cartwright. He married Donna Beeson January 15, 1946 in Beaver, Utah and their marriage was later solemnized in the St. George LDS Temple on September 23, 1948. They had two sons, Lynn and Keith. She preceded him in death on April 19, 1990. He married Sue Von Beaumont on December 5, 1992 at the St George Temple.Omni was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in World War II in the Pacific conflict. He was a member of the American Legion and the VFW. He was a charter member of the Beaver Search & Rescue having served them for 39 years. He was also a member of the IOOF, and Beaver Wildlife Club. He enjoyed going and being involved with the Senior Citizens.
He had a pilots license and loved to fly. He was an active member of the LDS Church.
His greatest accomplishment was that of his children and grandchildren whom he loved very much.
He is survived by his wife, Sue, of Beaver; children, Gary Lynn and Cathleen Cartwright of Beaver; and Keith B and Janet Bohn Cartwright of Monroe. He has five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. One brother, Andrew and Wanda Cartwright of Burns Lake, Canada; and two sisters, Elma and John Affleck of Casper, Wyoming; and Billie Foreman of Las Vegas, Nevada. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Harry, Otto and Phares; and a sister, Lottie Cannon.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 13, 2000 at 1 p.m. in the Beaver 2nd Ward Chapel. Friends may pay their respects on Wednesday evening from 7-9 p.m. at the Olpin Mortuary and at the Church on Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Interment will be in the Mountain View Cemetery under the direction of Olpin Mortuary.
Military - 6th Infantry Division, 306 Days of Combat in the Southwest Pacific, Cracking the Shimbu Line
The Red Star field artillery battalions also played a major role in the eastward drive. Supported by several units of corps artillery, they massed fire for heavy concentrations on enemy hilltop positions, rolling barrages ahead of the advancing doughs, harassing and interdictory fire, counter-battery fire, smoke shells to mark targets for the daily air strikes and defensive fire into counterattacking forces. On 16 March elements of the 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry, found more than 200 enemy dead, killed by fire of the 1st Field Artillery in helping the doughs to repel two early morning counterattacks. On the same day the 51st Field received more than 100 rounds of enemy counter-battery fire in its battery areas in a vain attempt by the Nips to silence the "hellfire" of the battalion. The entire Division zone received more than 360 rounds of enemy artillery fire on that day.
On 17 March 1945, 12 miles north-east of Manila, P. I., Pvt Omni C. Cartwright of the 6th Infantry Division received wounds inflicted by enemy artillery fire. He was at first thought to have been killed in action and his body was placed along with many others in a temporary morgue. A few days later someone noticed his foot move and he was immediately moved to a hospital in Luzon for treatment. Omni Cartwright was sent back to the United States on the 3rd of May 1945 and arrived stateside on 5 May 1945, his 21st birthday.
Omni contracted polio in his left arm while in a military hospital located in Long Beach, California, after returning to the states. Because of the polio, he was sent to the Army & Navy Hospital located in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The sixth floor of the south wing was dedicated for the polio patients. There was a sun deck available to them as it was believed that bathing in sunshine was beneficial to polio sufferers. Omni was at this hospital for 18 months until he was honorably discharged from the Army.
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