Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition! Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition! Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition and well all stay free! Praise the Lord, and swing into position, Cant afford to sit around a wishin Praise the Lord, were all between perdition and the deep blue sea! Yes, the sky pilot said it Youve got to give him credit for a son of a gun of a gunner was he Shouting: Praise the Lord, were on a mighty mission! All aboard! We re not a goin fishin, Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition and well all stay free. From Los Angeles comes Beacon Light, a monthly published by the Foremens Club of the Los Angeles Y. M. C. A. Alonzo West is the editor. Twenty years ago Alonzo was a reporter on this paper. Here is a quotation from Beacon Light written by Lieut. Col. N. R. Cooper of the Air Corps: TNT FOR TOKYO Up! Up! my lads, the moon is fair Weve work to do in upper air. Cargo tonight, as you must know, Is TNT for Tokyo. Avenge Pearl Harbor and Bataan? Hell, yes! Well do that every man! And time is short when we will sow Our righteous wrath on Tokyo. Well comb the land, the clouds, the seas; Until we find the Japanese. And when we do, well fix them so Theyll not return to Tokyo. So gather, Eagles, in your might, A battle brood thats fit to fight. Equipped with men and planes to go And blast Hell out of Tokyo. Three Utah Officers Who Mar 31 1942 from Republican Short It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining vefore us that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth. Ensign Howard Deal Merrill The great and lamented Pearl Harbor catastrophe claimed the life of Ensign Howard Deal Merrill, son of Dr. and Mrs. Leslie S. Merrill, 2761 Harrison Blvd., Ogden, Utah. Ensign Merrill, a native of Provo, Utah, was 24 years of age. This gallant officer left Weber college for Annapolis in 1936 and graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1940. When he died in action, Ensign Merrill was Division Chief of Engineering on the battleship Arizona. In his division, every man was on duty when the attack came and everyone died at his post. Ensign Merrill was noted for his stability and unyielding courage. Captain Mervyn Sharp Bennion Among the brave men who have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, posthumously, is Captain Mervyn S. Bennion of Vernon, Utah. Captain Bennion was mortally wounded in the attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941. After receiving the injuries from which he died, this indomitable American officer refused to be removed from his post, but stayed in command to the last. Captain Bennion was a graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy with the class of 1910 and was an officer in the United States Navy for over 30 years. He left an outstanding record for sobriety, efficiency, sterling character and bravery. Major Floyd J. Pell On February 23, 1942, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Pell of 321 20th Street, Ogden, Utah, were advised of the death of their son, Major Floyd J Pell of the U. S. Army Air Corps. Major Pell died in action in the defense of his country in the Pacific war area. This gallant officer graduated from Weber College in 1932 and West Point in 1937, where he was a classmate of Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr., who gave his life in a gallant attack on the Japanese battleship, Haruna. Major Pell was 28 years of age. Through his initiative and ability he was promoted rapidly in the Army. He has twin brothers, Lieutenants Robert T. Pell and Charles Pell, both in the U. S. Army Air Corps.