Thornton Young Booth Obit
Stanford Alumni Magazine May/June 2003:Thornton Young Booth, PhD ’51 (English), of Logan, Utah, July 2, at 84. He earned his bachelor’s

degree from Brigham Young U. in 1941. During World War II and the Korean War, he served in the Army, rising to the rank of captain.He became an assistant professor at Utah State U. in 1953 and, after serving as head of the English department and dean of the College of Humanities and Arts, he retired in 1988 as professor emeritus.Survivors: his wife of 56 years, Nan; two sons, James and Geoffrey; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two sisters.Article 1 of 1Thornton Young BoothDate: July 6, 2002Thornton Young Booth, (TY) age 84, died July 02, 2002, in Logan, Utah, of natural causes. He was son, brother, husband, father, master teacher, scholar, author, soldier, and above all else, friend to all he knew and touched. He will be missed.Born March 14, 1918, in Provo, Utah, to Judge Alfred Lewis and Edith Young Booth, third of six children and only son. He married Nan Chipman, Dec. 26, 1945. Educated in the Provo schools; graduated 1935; LDS Mission (England) 1937-39 where he was the…Author: The Salt Lake TribunePage: B7Word Count: 483Publication: Salt Lake Tribune, The (UT)Article ID: 100E449F9D5F0378

Utah, Military Records, 1861-1970about Thornton Young Booth

Name: Thornton Young Booth Birth Date: 14 Mar 1918 Birth Place: Provo, Utah Father: Alfred Lewis Booth Age: 23 Military Service Year: 1941

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946about Thornton Y Booth Name: Thornton Y Booth Birth Year: 1918 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Utah State of Residence: Utah County or City: Utah Enlistment Date: 15 Jul 1941 Enlistment State: Utah Enlistment City: Salt Lake City Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 4 years of college Civil Occupation: Unskilled occupations in manufacture of automobiles, n.e.c. Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 73 Weight: 150