Thistle, Utah

Thistle, Utah (Southern Victory) was a small town southeast of Provo. In 1942 the U.S. Army established a recuperation center in Thistle when its attempt to put down the Mormon uprising bogged down in Provo. The Army established a strong perimeter with barbed wire and machinegun nests giving the center the appearance of a POW camp but the guns faced out.

In 1942 Armstrong Grimes' regiment was taken out of the line and marched for a day to Thistle for R&R.