Ambrious Titensor Larsen

Ambrious Titensor Larsen was born April 8, 1898 in Cove to Jacob Peter and Sophia Titensor Larsen. Ambrious was a veteran of World War I.

History

"I received my education in several different schools. Star Valley one winter and in Preston six months. My parents divorced when I was ten years old, my mother moved to Logan and I spent a lot of my time with her. Times were hard, I had to go to work when I was eleven years old. I went to Star Valley, lived with Will Titensor until I was twelve then I came back to Logan and then went to work for Joe Hyer in Lewiston."1

Ambrious continued to work while living between his parents. In 1914, his mother died, and Ambrious began living with other family members while he continued to work. To make an extra dollar a day, he would go around Franklin, Idaho with friends to perform dances for residences.1

During one of these dances, Ambrious met Jessie Wilkinson. After he was released from the army, they were married on Sep 10, 1919 in the Logan, Utah Temple. After their marrage, they moved to Cove.1

World War I Service

"When I turned eighteen, Dick and I enlisted in the United States Cavalry in Logan. From there I went to Fort Douglas then to San Diego California form there to New Jersey – to New York – To Liverpool England – to Brest France – to Camp Larkateen France – to Lavista Holm and on to the front lines, we went to Saint Mahele with the first American troops moved from there to the Meuse Argone Forest across Meuse River to Stanae France, across Belgium to Coblence Germany back to Blash Eyed Luxemburg. I stood guard on the Rhine for over a year. I went on leave to the glaciers in Switzerland, returned to Luxemburg. In the spring of 1919 we went to Bresh France. There sailed from New York was on ship for thirteen days landed in Hoboken, New Jersey, went to Chicago from there to Cheyenne, Wyoming, was mustered out of the army, came back to Cove, went back to the sugar factory helped to build the coal silo, was paid 50 cents an hour."1

Ambrious was placed under the 145th Field Artillery Regiment until June of 1918. From then, he was in the 123rd Field Artillery Regiment until he was discharged.2

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