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ON  OCTOBER  25,  1917,  The  Eagle  issued  a 
"Brooklyn  and  Long  Island  in  the  War"  book, 
in  which  number  Gen.  Pershing  hailed  the 
coming  of  our  troops  to  France  and  stated: 

"I  take  this  opportunity  to  greet  the  young  men  from 
Brooklyn  and  Long  Island  who  are  preparing  to  become 
American  soldiers,  and  to  wish  them  welcome  to  France, 
where  the  first  contingents  of  our  Army  are  preparing  to 
enter  the  war  against  Germany.  Those  of  us  already 
over  here  are  able  to  appreciate  from  first-hand  knowledge 
what  this  war  means,  and  how  necessary  it  is  that  it  should 
be  fought  to  a  decisive  and  victorious  finish." 

How  well  the  Brooklyn  and  Long  Island  troops  fought 
and  what  a  big  and  important  part  they  played  in  bringing 
the  war  to  "a  decisive  and  victorious  finish"  is  a  matter 
of  l.lstory  and  general  knowledge.  The  State  and  country 
are  proud  of  their  glorious  record. 

A  fitting  sequel  to  the  statement  given  by  Gen.  Pershing 
to  The  Eagle  is  his  official  report  of  the  activities  of  the 
American  Army  in  France  cabled  on  December  4,  1918, 
to  Secretary  of  War  Baker,  and  in  which  he  emphasized 
the  important  part  plaved  by  Brooklyn  and  Long  Island 
troops  in  the  downfall  of  Germany. 

The  report  contained  a  complete  summary  of  the  opera- 
tion of  troops  abroad  and  especially  the  work  of  fighting 
units.     It  showed  that  every  American  division  in  which 


Brooklyn  and  Long  Island  were  interested  saw  extensive 
fighting.     (See  page  85.) 

Gen.  Pershing's  dispatch  confirmed  to  a  surprising  de- 
gree the  movements  of  the  Brooklyn  units  as  reported 
from  time  to  time  in  The  Eagle  and  proved  that,  despite 
the  censorship  handicaps,  especially  before  Gen.  March's 
weekly  talks.  Long  Island  residents  were  enabled,  through 
The  Eagle,  to  keep  in  remarkably  close  touch  with  Long 
Island  troops  abroad. 

The  27th  Division  did  its  first  fighting  in  Flanders  and 
was  then  moved  to  the  Cambrai-St.  Quentin  front,  where 
it  smashed  the  Hindenburg  line,  September  28  to  October 
1 ;  the  77th  Division  entered  the  Marne  fighting  in  July 
at  the  Vesle  River,  and  was  one  of  the  few  American  di- 
visions to  take  two  turns  at  the  front  in  the  Meuse- 
Argonne  offensive;  the  42d,  or  Rainbow  Division,  was  one 
of  the  bulwarks  of  the  entire  U.  S.  forces  and  was  active 
in  practically  every  engagement  in  which  this  country 
took  part;  the  82d  Division  was  among  the  front-line  units 
at  both  St.  Mihiel  and  Meuse-Argonne,  while  all  other 
Brooklyn  divisions  got  a  taste  of  front-line  fighting. 

Maj.-Gen.  John  F.  O'Ryan,  with  a  vanguard  of  the  27th 
Div.,  13,983  men,  arrived  in  New  York  March  6,  1919,  and 
received  a  royal  welcome. 

Graphic  accounts  of  the  engagements  participated  in  by 
"our  boys"  of  Brooklyn  and  Long  Island  are  given  in  this 
book  as  well  as  the  names  of  those  who  made  the  supreme 
sacrifice. 


It   is   possible   that   in   the   near    future  another  editio 
•nd  more  complete  accounts  will  be  given  of  the  divisions 


n  of  this  book  will  be  Issued  in  which  additional  casualties 
and  units  not  recorded  in  detail  in  this  number. 


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Cen.  Pershing' H    Report. 


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U.  S.  Armij  Strrnt/th SySS 

Base  Hospital  87 SS-Sfl 

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A.    E.    F.    Ccmihat    Divisions    and 

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Casualties    .9.}-iS.? 

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Note — Col.  Ward,  commanding  the  lOGth  Jufantry.  said  iipon  arritHng  home 
from  France,  March  Q:  "We  have  adoplcd  The  Brooklyn  Eagle's  War  History 
of  the  106th  Infantry  as  the  official  history  of  the  regiment." 


HEROIC  106TH  INFANTRY 
SMASH  WAY  TO  VICTORY 


Former  14th,  23d  and  47th  Regiments,   National  Guard, 
First  Over  the  Top  in  Attacks  Made  by  the  27th  Division. 


1. 

Ox  Ortober  1,  1917,  there  vras  is- 
sued    at     Camp     Wadsworth, 
.Spartanburg,   S.   C,   from  the 
headquarters  of  the   27th   Di- 
\  isioii   of  tlie  United   States  Army,  an 
order  that' brought  into  being  a  new 
military  unit,  the  lOGth  Inf.,  U.  S.  A. 

Less  than  twelve  months  later,  be- 
fore it  had  even  passeil  its  first  birth- 
day, that  regiment  of  infantry  was 
railed  upon  to  blaze  the  way  through 
the  far-flung,  mi.ghty  barrier  which 
German  military  prenius  had  built 
acros.s  the  soil  of  France  .^nd  which 
it  had  christened  the  "I-Iindenburg 
line."  For  three  years  that  line  had 
.stood  as  a  symbol  of  impregnable 
strength.  For  three  years  it  had  been 
developed  into  a  defensive  sjstem  such 
a.s  the  world  had  never  known,  or  even 
imagined.  For  many  months  it  had 
.signified,  in  the  minds  of  nearly  all  the 
world,  that  (h\]S  far  and  no  farther 
might  Iho  liordes  of  Gernwiuy  ho 
driven  in  the  gi.gantic,  stupendous 
struggle  to  cast  them  out  of  Frtmco. 

It  was  against  this  formidable  ob- 
!<tricie.  against  this  seemingly  superhu- 
man barrier  that  the  nev  milit.ary 
imil  known  as  the  105th  Inf.,  \i.  is.  A., 
created  only  a  bare  twelve  month  be- 
fore, on  October  1.  1917.  was  now' 
railed  upon,  on  September  27.  191.S 
to  lead  in  an  attack  designed  to  break 
its  strength  forever  .ind  designed  to 
let  through  the  forces  of  vengeance 
that  had  boon  w.aiting  for  months  and 
years. 

How  this  hnbe  among  regiments  ac- 
complished ii.s  task  is  already  a  mat- 
ter of  history.  Brooklyn  and  the 
v.-orM  alilie  thrilled  to  it  a  few  months 
ago,  when  a  part  of  the  talc  was  told 
■-■ihrillcd  to  it  as  must  ment  and  wo- 
■  rn  everywhere,  whenevt'r  brave 
:  i1    and    sallant   courage      are     re- 


By  CHARLES  G.  MILHAM 

counted;  thrilled  to  it  in  recognition 
of  a  deed  that  will  live  through  the 
ages. 

In  Brooklyn  the 

Glory  of  Pride. 

For  Brooklyn,  however,  there  w.os 
more  than  thrill.  There  was  the  glory 
of  exulting  pride,  the  glow  of  persona) 


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Commander     of     106th     2nd     Batt. 


until    middle    of    August,    then    acting 
commander  of  lOSth. 


acoomplishmeni — tor  the  106th  Inf..  ! 
I-'.  .S.  A.,  was  of  and  for  P.rooklyn,  \ 
through  and  through.  The  blood  of  ; 
Brooklyn   coursed   through   its   heart;  1 


the  spirit  of  ISrooklyn  surged  through 
its  soul.  Nay,  more,  it  was  Brooklyn's 
blood  that  was  spilled  upon  the  soil  of 
France  when  this  regiment  led  the  van 
of  the  assault  against  the  Hindenburg 
line:  it  was  a  part  of  Brooklyn  that 
was  left  there  in  the  heaps  of  the 
fallen. 

They  fought  with  all  that  was  in 
them;  they  gave  of  all  that  they  had 
Here  and  there,  in  the  soil  of  north- 
erit  France  and  of  Flanders,  there  are 
many  mounds  that  betoken  the  rest- 
ing place  of  comrades.  Here  at  home 
there  are  other  comrades  who  were 
maimed,  torn  or  bruised  over  there. 
Soon  to  be  home  are  others  of  the 
gallant  company — all  that  are  left  of 
more  than  3,700  officers  and  men  who 
left  Brooklyn  in  the  summer  of  1917, 
svho  wintered  at  Spartanburg.  S.  C, 
during  the  lime  of  making  ready  anl 
who  fmally.  in  1918.  offered  th^.m- 
selves  to  whatever  might  come  in  the 
battleline  of  dpmocrac.v. 

The  Tragic  Story 
Of  3,700. 

It  is  their  story-  -the  story  of  the 
S,TOO,  of  the  iallen  and  of  the  maimed 
— that  may  now  be  told.  All  of  it  can 
not  be  set  down  here;  much  of  it  is 
known  i.nly  lo  those  who  g.ivp  thtir 
lives  in  the  knowing.  There  is,  how- 
over,  enough  available  for  a  faithful 
history;  and  the  history  of  the  lOtith 
Inf.,  United  .States  Army,  is  one  that 
is  destined  to  live  i-i  the  memory  of 
Brooklyn  as  long  as  Brooklyn  endures. 

The  history  of  the  lOfith  begir.s 
right  here  in  Brooklyn.  It  is  Indi."!- 
solubly  connfcted  with  the  history  o< 
the  National  fluard  regiments  or 
Brooklyn.  In  particular,  it  is  as.sociatod 
v/ith  ;he  old  14th  and  ?.'iti  Uegts.  ,'i,tid 
to  ,1  degree  with  the  uld  <;7th  Ilf-^-t.. 
nil    three    of    v.-hich    y,-e;e    for    many 


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years  a  vital  factor  in  Brooklyn  life. 
Therefore,  lo  llnd  the  roots  of  the  gal- 
lantry aiiil  courage  which  distin- 
giiished  the  106th  Inf.  in  the  World 
War  and  which  made  it  what  it  was, 
it  is  necessary  to  go  back  to  those 
former  regiments  of  the  National 
Guard  of  New  York  State — the  14th, 
the  23d  and  the  47th.  In  them,  and 
therefore  in  the  heart  of  Brooklyn, 
will  be  found  the  factors  which  made 
the  106th  Inf.  .smile  in  the  face  of 
a  murderous,  withering  machine-gun 
fire  at  Kemmel  Hill  in  Flanders  and 
which  made  it  .•icorn  the  supermur- 
derous  fire  of  the  Hindenburg'  line. 

n. 

When  this  country  issued  its  dec- 
laration of  .a  state  of  war  with  Ger- 
many on  April  11,  1917,  Brooklyn's 
14th  and  23d  Regts.  were  already 
veterans  of  a  bloodless  expedition- 
ary campaign.  Indeed,  the  23d  was 
but  a  few  weeks  returned  from  that 
e.xppdition.  The  47tli,  after  various 
vicissitudes  of  fate  that  had  seeming- 
ly laughed  at  the  willingness  of  its 
men  to  serve  in  1916,  was  in  process 
of  reorganization. 

Like  all  the  rest  of  the  National 
Guard  the  regiments  of  Brooklyn 
stood  ready  in  1916  lo  answer  the  call 
of  war.  Mexico  had  for  months  been 
waving  a  sinister  wand  on  the  shores 
of  the  Rio  Grande,  until  at  last  her 
great  sister  republic  could  do  noth- 
ing else  than  mobilize  for  war.  The 
regiments  of  the  National  Guard  were 
ordered  out  on  .lune  19,  1916.  With- 
in a  week  the  14th  Regt.,  under  com- 
mand of  Co.  John  11.  Foote,  was  on 
Its  way  to  the  border,  and  within  two 
weeks  the  23d,  under  command  of  Col. 
Frank  H.  Norton,  was  also  on  its  way 
to  the  border.  The  47th,  through  no 
fault  of  its  own,  was  given  home 
duty. 

It  must  be  remembered  that  the 
departure  of  the  Brooklyn  regiments 
for  the  Mexican  border  was,  to  all  in- 
tents and  purposes,  a  departure  for 
war.  There  was  no  man  or  woman 
who  saw  the  14th  and  23d  go  but  who 
expected  and  believed  that  they  would 
be  in  battle  within  a  very  short  time. 
Indeed  there  was  no  officer  or  man 
in  the  regiments  who  did  not  count  on 
fighting  in  Mexico  in  a  few  weeks. 
Tlie  regiments  were  given  the  fare- 
well of  units  that  were  setting  out 
for  war;  their  state  of  mind  was  that 
of  men  about  to  engage  in  war. 

Each  and  Every  One 
Itching  for  Fight. 

Oflicers  and  men  of  the.se  Brook- 
lyn units  went  about  it  like  boys.  They 
w'-re  Rlad,  through  and  through.  Kach 
and  every  one  of  them  was  itching 
for  nght.  Their  enthusiasm  failed 
to  wane  even  when  they  were  called 
upon  lo  camp  in  what  amounted  to 
arid  desert.s  of  the  lower  Rio  Grande 
Valley,  and  when  they  were  called 
upon  to  wait  for  weeks  and  weeks 
'■for  something  to  turn  up."  It  was 
about  that  time  that  a  peculiar  psy- 
chology had  its  origin  in  the  minds  of 
the  men.  .lust  what  it  sprang  from 
an  observer  with  the  regiments  wa.s 
unable  to  state.  .Spring  up  it  did, 
however.     It  was,  in  effect,  this: 

"We're  going  to  show  those  Regu- 
lars that  the  National  Guard  is  made 
of  scrappers!  They  can  laugh  at  us 
now,  but  we'll  show  'em  when  we  get 
into  action!" 

This  determination,  registered  on 
the  minds  of  all  the  Brooklyn  guards- 
men, had  Its  origin,  perh.aps,  in  the 
mild  ridicule  to  which  thev  were  sub- 
jected because,  being  now  at  the 
game,  they  did  not  know  just  how  to 
make  themselves  comfortable  amid  all 


Lost  tbeir  lives  in  reorganizing  regiment  after  virtually  all  line  officers 
were  killed  or  wounded. 


the  trials  of  desert  camp  life  and  be- 
cause they  did  a  great  deal  that  to 
the  Regulars  was  unnecessary  work. 
One  of  these  things  that  the  Regulars 
thought  unnecessary  was  a  ten-day 
"hike"  across  the  arid  sands  of  Hi- 
dalgo County,  Texas,  in  hea%-i'  march- 
ing order,  with  the  thermometer  reg- 
istering 120  degrees  in  the  sun — and 
there  was  no  shade.  The  I4th  and  the 
23d  went  through  it  with  like  spirit. 
The  men  suffered  tortures  of  half  a 
dozen  different  kinds — real  agony  of 
thirst,  toil  of  the  hardest  sort,  heat 
that  scared.  The  spirit  with  which 
thev  endured  won  the  commendation 
of  their  superiors  and  the  admiration 
of  each   for   the   other. 

In  September  the  14th  was  ordered 
home  and  within  a  few  weeks  was 
mustered  out  of  Federal  service.  The 
23d  remained  at  Pharr,  Texas,  until 
January,  1917,  and  was  mustered  out 
on  January  19,  1917.  Little  more  than 
six  weeks  later  it  was  again  called 
on  for  war  duty,  this  time  being  asked 
on  March  31.  1917,  to  guard  the  city's 
aqueduct  and  reservoir  system  against 
the  possibility  of  injury  at  the  hands 
of  German  agents. 

President  Orders  National 
Guard  to  Duty. 

After  the  declaration  of  war  the 
23d  continued  on  its  guard  duty  and 
the  ]4tli  "marked  ttme"  until  Presi- 
dent Wilson,  on  August  19,  ordered 
the  entire  National  Guard  to  Federal 
duty.  The  23d  thereupon  mobilized 
at  Van  Cortlandt  Park  and  the  14th 
mobilized  at  the  Sheepshead  Bay 
Speedway.  The  47th  had  meanwhile 
been  ordered  to  Maryland  and  Vir- 
ginia  for   guard   duty   there. 

While  waiting  orders  that  would  take 
them  to  Camp  Wadsworth,  Spartan- 
burg. S.  C,  selected  as  headeiuarters 
for  the  trainiUfc  of  the  National  Guard 
of  New  York  State,  the  14th  and  the 
23d,  got  their  lirst  experience  of  war's 
discipline  when  each  was  called  upon 
to  .surrender  348  of  its  veterans  to  a 
new  regiment,  the  lesth  Inf.  Kach 
was  then  approaching  war  strength 
and  the  surrender  of  34S  men  was  a 


jolt,  but  each  regiment  gave  without 
question.  These  men.  it  developed, 
were  to  become  a  part  of  the  later 
famous  Rainbow  Division  ajid  were. to 
become  known  throughout  the  world 
for  their  bravery. 

On  September  29,  1917,  the  23d 
Regt.  entrained  for  Spartanburg  and 
encamped  there  October  1.  That  day 
the  14th  entrained  for  Camp  Wads- 
worth  and  was  fully  settled  in  camp 
on  October  4.  The  next  day  both  regi- 
ments learned  for  the  first  time  of 
the  order  that  had  been  promulgated 
on  October  1  creating  the  106th  Inf. 
The  23d  was  then  about  2.400  strong, 
the  14lh  about  2,0u0  strong.  Under 
the  terms  of  the  order  the  14th  gave 
in  round  numbers  1,300  of  its  officer.'* 
and  men  to  the  new  106th  Inf.,  while 
the  23d  gave  about  2.200.  The  47tli. 
meanwhile  mobilized  in  part  also  at 
Spartanburg,  was  called  on  for  about 
200  men.  This  gave  the  new  106th 
Inf.  Us  required  strength  of  3.700,  ac- 
cording to  the  new  war  tables. 

Col.  Frank  II.  Norton  was  desig- 
nated as  the  commanding  officer  of 
the  new  regiment.  Lt.  Col.  .lohn  B. 
Tuck  its  second  in  command.  Its 
three  battalions  were  given  over  re- 
spectively to  Maj.  Walter  A.  De  Lama- 
ter:  Maj.  Charles  W.  Berrv  and  Mai. 
Henry  S.  Hildreth.  Of  "these.  Col. 
Norton  had  been  for  ten  years  com- 
mander of  the  old  23d;  Lt.  Col.  Tuck 
had  been  with  the  Third  Inf.;  Maj. 
De  Lamater  with  the  71st:  Maj.  Berry 
with  the  14th.  and  Maj.  Hildreth  with 
the  12lli.  There  was  a  similar  com- 
plexion of  regiments  in  the  line 
officers  of  the  regiment,  the  great  ma- 
jority of  them,  however,  being  officers 
of  the  old  23d  and  the  old  14th.  In 
nearly  every  way  the  new  106th  Inf. 
represented  a  marriage  of  the  old  23d 
and  14th  Regts.  of  Brooklyn  and  of 
the  spirit  that  in  near-war  a  few 
months  before  had  said:  "We  are 
National  Guardsmen,  proud  of  it.  and 
ready  to  fight." 

III. 

Although  the  traditions  of  many 
years  had  been  tumbled  from  their 
pedestals  and  the  feelings  and  fond 
hopes  of  many  brave  men  had  been 
bitterly  hurt  In  the  removal  from  the 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


Where  the  106th  Infantry  Attacked   the   Hindenburg   Line 


LEC/ITELET 


KiOX»  (WILDCA 
DIVISIOISJ 


BELUCOURT 


The  task  the  106th  was  called  on  to  perform  in  leading  the  drive  against  the  mighty  German  defensiv* 
system  is  shown  here  vividly.  The  Knoll.  Guillemont  Farm  and  Quenemont  Farm  were  the  strong  points  of 
the  Hindenburg  defense,  and  were  almost  impregnable    fortresses. 


10 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN  THE   WAR. 


world  of  thp  old  l-»ll>  and  23d  Regis, 
and  the  organizations  of  the  new 
IU6th  Inf.,  the  new  unit  began  the 
task  assigned  to  it  with  a  brave  spirit 
and  with  a  proud  determination  that 
it  must  keep  alive  the  glories  of 
Brooklyn  military  organizations.  In 
the  27tli  Division  of  the  United  States 
Army,  of  which  it  was  a  part,  it  was 
the  only  essentially  Brooklyn  organi- 
zation, and,  within  a  short  time,  it 
became  apparent  that  it  was  to  be  the 
only  distinctively  Brooklyn  unit  in  the 
war. 

There  wasn't  very  much  difficulty  In 
the  regiment  "finding"  itself.  Its  men 
knew  each  other  well  through  years 
of  ser%nce,  for  the  most  part,  in  the 
old  National  (Uiard,  and  those  who 
were  new  to  the  ranks  were  all  of 
them  volunteer.s.  There  was  not  a 
man  therefore  in  the  entire  regiment 
who  was  where  he  was  because  he 
had  to  be.  Kvery  one  of  them  had 
knowingly  offered  his  services  to  his 
country  and  was  eager  to  get  into  bat- 
tle as  .speedily  as  ijossible. 

Ahead  of  them,  however,  lay 
months  of  weary  training.  Through 
a  long,  cold  winter,  during  which  the 
iSunny  South  became  a  mockery  be- 
cause of  record  breaking  low  temper- 
atures, the  iu6th  was  called  upon  to 
prepare  itself  for  war  according  to 
the  new  and  involved  rules  and  fash- 
ions of  war  that  devilish  German  in- 
genuity had  made  necessary.  Officers 
.and  men  alike  got  to  know  the  muddy 
red  hills  of  Spartanburg  as  well  as 
they  knew  the  streets  of  Brooklyn. 
They  did  mo.st  of  their  .raining  un- 
der the  Immediate  supervision  of  Lt. 
Col.  .John  B.  Tuck.  Col.  Norton  hav- 
ing been  ordered  to  attend  school. 

In  Training 
For  Warfare. 


The  training  conris;;ed  of  Ions 
marches,  of  inf.cli  rillo  practice,  of 
Uench  digsi'iff,  of  eras  wurfar^,  both 
ofi'onsive  and  defensive;  of  machine 
gun  mechanism  and  handling,  of  bay- 
onet pract'.co,  of  advance  under  aitil- 
lory  barrage,  of  Uaiscn  and  intelU- 
cjoiico  work,  .and  of  a  thousand  and 
i::iO  other  details.  The  intensive  work 
piv.iX  Inutruction  were  continually 
weeoins  out  the  unfit,  as  repealed 
pliysica'i  foiatninations  h.id  loncj  since 
vvcodcd  out  the  phy.-iically  weak,  and 
ir.  wd.i  a.  res'inient  in  which  every  man 
w.is  Til  for  anything  that  finally  grcet- 
f-d  (ho  coming  of  spring  and  the  i-e- 
t'rii  to  (ho  command  of  tho  regiment 
•  •f  f"cl.  Norton.  This  was  on  Apr;!  1^, 
1918. 

I'lvo  days  later  the  new  British  En- 
r.i:!d  rifle  was  i.ssued  to  the  regiment. 
-Mattery  began  to  look  as  though  they 
wero  shaping  rapidly  toward  the  lons- 
Mvaltcd  overseas  duly.  Two  days  later. 
nn  April  ID,  tho  regiment  moved  to 
■  he^  I'.rtillery  range  back  of  Spartan- 
luirK.  there  to  learn  the  intricacies  of 
:tdv»ncing  under  the  protection  of  an 
artillery  barrage  as  well  as  to  per- 
fect their  knowledge  of  their  nev.' 
lillo.  After  a  week  on  tho  range  the 
regiment  returned  to  Camp  Wads- 
worth,  and  on  .\pril  27  L.t.  Col.  Wil- 
liam A.  Taylor  replaced  Lf.  Col.  Tuck 
as  second  in  command  of  tho  regi- 
ment. 

Ijt.  Col.  Taylor  came  to  the  106th 
from  the  lOgth  Inf.  He  had  previ- 
ou.<ily  been  second  in  command  of  thf 
old  2d  Inf.  of  the  New  York  National 
Guard.  He  canio  from  Troy,  N.  Y., 
and  was  a  veteran  National  Guards- 
man. 

Immediately  after  this  change  in 
tho  personnel  of  the  regiment  orders 
wero  received  that  the  regiment  could 
bffgln  its  packing  for  overseas  duty. 
The  waiting  period  had  been  so  long 
that  no  particular  interest  wa3  ex- 
cited on  tho  receipt  of  this  order.  The 
work   merely  proceeded.  I 


Col.  Frank   H.   Norton,   given  a  fur-  ' 
lough  homo  immediately  after  his  re-  | 
turn  from  school,     was     momentarily  , 
expected  back,  and  until  he  came  the  I 
regimeM    had    no      thought      that      it  j 
would    move.      .Suddenly    there    came  | 
the    announcement    that    Col.    Norton 
had  resigned,  that  a  board  of  surgeons 
had  found  him  unfit  for  overseas  duty 
and  that  Col.  Charles  1.  De  Bevoise  was 
to  take  command  of  the  regiment.    Col. 
De    Bevoise    took    over   the   command 
on    April    29,    but   almost   immediately 
left  for  school,  and  on  May  3   lA.  Col. 
Taylor   was   made   the    oommander    of 
the  regiment.     Although  Col.  De  Be- 
voise   never      was      more      than      the 


over.seas  by  way  of  Iloboken  and  they 
wanted  to  have  a  few  days  at  Camp 
Mills.  Hempstead  Plains,  before  they 
embarked  on  their  transport.  So 
after  they  had  marched  down  the 
hill  at  Camp  Wadsworth  to  the  trains 
that  were  to  take  them  "somewhere." 
spontaneously  there  came  a  wild 
shout: 

"Mineola!  Mineola!  Mineolal" 
It  sounded  like  a  battle  cry.  Mixed 
in  it  one  could  distinguish  at  once  a 
ringing  shout  of  happiness  and  the 
urge  of  home-longing.  'Mineola"  to 
these  lads  of  the  lOGth  meant 
"Home" — and  how  they  did  shout  it 
out  as  they  boarded  the  cars  at 
Spartanburg  on  this  May   day'. 

Raised  the 


War-cry  "Mineola.' 


.       :4 

COL.  FRANKLIN  >,^    '. 

WILMER   WARD.-- "^^y 

I 

Comman<ier  oi  the  106tk  1 


"paper"  commander  of  tno  regiment 
lie  continued  Its  titulp.r  head  for  a 
long  period.  Lt.  Col.  Taylor  was  its 
actual  leader,  iiowever.  through  vir- 
tually all  of  its  war  service  and  is 
referred  to  in  this  article  as  Col.  Tay- 
lor. 

Three  days  after  Col.  Taylor':-  desig- 
nation came  the  order  to  cntialn.  The 
regiment  was  ready,  ofHcers  and  men 
alike,  and  e.ager  to  a  man  for  what- 
ever lay  ahead.  Speculation  ran  rifa 
through  tho  regiment: 

"Would  they  see  New  York  beforo 
they  went?  Would  they  ;;all  from 
Newport  News  or  would  they  be 
routed  by  way  of  Hoboken  and  there- 
tore  be  given  a  few  days  either  at  the 
embr.rkation  camp  in  Hempstcid 
v'Camp  Mills)  or  Tenaflv  t.Camp  Mor- 
rltt)  -.'•• 

At  just  exactly  12:30  p.m.  on  May 
6  the  regiment  left  Its  camp  at  W.ads- 
worth  to  board  Iho  trains  that  would 
start  it  on  its  .iourney  to  France  and 
against  the  might  of  German  arms. 


IV. 

There  was  not  a  man  in  the  unit 
v>ho  knew-  just  where  the  regiment 
was  going  the  day  that  it  left  its 
place  at  Camp  Wadsworth.  Thoy 
know  that  they  were  on  their  way 
overseas — .iust  how  or  when  was  aii- 
othei-  matter.  It  was  said  many 
years  ago,  however,  that  hope  springs 
eternal  in  the  human  breast,  and  the 
moil  composing  the  lOGth  Inf.,  V.  S. 
A.,  wero  a  living  embodiment  Of  this 
on  May  6.  in  the  year  of  our  T,ord 
191S,      They   wanted      to      be     routed 


It  is  mentioned  at  length,  and  is 
de.serving  of  even  greater  mention 
than  that  given  it  here,  because 
"Mmeola"  was  destined,  in  a  few 
months,  to  be  repeated  in  the  same 
way  while  the  regiment  stood,  fig- 
uai-atively  speaking,  in  the  very  jaws 
of  death.  In  one  of  the  oddest  of  ways, 
without  any  one  of  those  participat- 
ing knowing  just  how  it  came  about, 
a  battle  cry  had  been  born — a  battle 
cry  that  was  sounded  whenever  dan- 
ger was  greatest,  whenever  peril  was 
thickest,  whenever  task  was  heaviest. 
And  by  those  who  were  in  that  danger 
and  that  peril  it  has  been  said: 

"Whenever  we  had  a  great  big  job, 
or  whenever  things  looked  bad,  all  w» 
had  to  do  was  to  raise  the  cry  of  'Min- 
eola!' When  we  said  that— well,  noth- 
ing could  stop  us." 

.Vfter  the  blrt'.i  of  this  war  cry  it 
seemed  almost  at  once  that  it  was  to  be 
nothing  but  a  mockery.  The  grapevine 
telegraph  had  it  authoritatively  that 
the  rogimeut  would  embark  from  New- 
port News.  Tho  regiment  resigned 
itself  sadly  to  the  prospect  when,  all 
of  a  sudden,  someone  looking  out  of  a 
window  shouted  that  the  train  was  ap- 
proaching Washington.  C>olng  by  way 
of  Washi'.iRton  must  n\ean  that  tlia 
regiment  was  to  see  home  before  It 
sailed.  The  old  shout,  of  "Mineola!" 
rung  again. 

The  troop  trains  carrying  the  lOGth 
reached  Jersey  City  shortly  before  mid- 
night on  May  T.  and  the  next  day  the  ^ 
men  left  their  cramped  ouarlcrj.  ano 
went  forward  to  f?riyb'iats.  Thoy 
were  almost  home.  They  vlsioncd, 
each  one.  of  them,  a  pleasant  trip  either 
to  Camp  Mills  or  Caii;p  Merritt  and  n 
few  days  leave— then  France^ 

Th'.'  ferryboats  pulled  away  from  the 
Jersey  City  docks,  right  beside  the  New 
.Jersey  City  slips.  Thoy  headed  north 
at  once,  and  the  pa.ssengers  knew  that 
it  was  not  Camp  Mills  but  Camp  Merritt 
they  were  Koing  to.  It  was  a  fair  day 
and  !>.  I'.appy  crowd  a.?  tho  boats  went 
on  up  north,  past  the  dock.s  at  whier. 
tho  grcr.t  transports  lay  that  in  a  few- 
days  would  take  them  oversea.s.  past 
the  city  they  would  bo  free  to  revel  in 
for  a  few  days  before  the}  sailed. 

Suddenly,  and  without  so  much  a.'5  a 
hj-your-leave,  the  ferryboats  twervei! 
in  towards  the  Hoboken  piers.  Cet!- 
sternatloi\  suddenly  ."?iioceeded  jubila- 
tion, tiloom.  great  thick  gobs  of  It. 
began  to  settle  all  about.  They  couldn't 
mean  it!  Surely  tho  army  wouldn't 
be  so  unkind  as  to  take  the  boys  right 
next  door  to  (heir  homes  and  thi>n 
v/hisk  them  at  once  across  the  s.^a! 

Hut  the  army  could  and  would  be  un. 
kind  The  ferryboats  pulled  right  Into 
the  Hoboken  pier.=.  The  men  disem- 
barked, and  at  once  marched  onto  th'- 
decks  of  the  navy  transport  President 
Lincoln.  For  two  days  they  were  kept 
there.  For  two  days  thev  ate  their 
hearts  out  in  gloomy  repining.  For 
two  davs  ;l-.v  !\iinrd  -iirainKt  hope  th.-il 


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there  would  be  Rome  change  in  orders. 
For  two  days  they  begged  and  begged 
at  least  that  they  might  send  messages 
home. 

News  Leaked  Out  That 
106th  Was  In  Hoboken. 

The  Army  was  inexorable.  Thor« 
could  be  not  even  one  telephone  mes- 
sage, not  even  one  visitor.  To  a  few 
in  Brooklyn  the  news  leaked  out  that 
the  106th  was  over  in  Hoboken  and 
those  who  had  relatives  in  the  regi- 
ment came  and  pleaded  for  permission 
to  see  their  dear  one.s.  They  were 
told  that  the  lu6th  was  not  there. 

They  stood  it  as  best  thev  could, 
officers  and  men  of  the  106th.  to 
whom  the  sky-line  of  Xew  York  and 
Brooklyn  was  nothing  but  a  mockery 
those  two  days,  and  on  May  10  at  5 
p.m.  they  sailed  for  France.  They 
were  a  part  of  a  convoy  of  fourteen 
ships. 

Their  voyage  wa.q  virtually  without 
incident.  The  sea  was  as  calm  as 
Long  Island  .Sound  on  a  balmy  sum- 
mer's day,  and  there  was  not  even  a 
smell  of  a  submarine.  The  President 
Lincoln,  noted  for  being  the  steadiest 
of  vesseLs,  went  ahead  so  smoothly 
that  seasick  men  aboard  were  .a  rarity. 
It  is  interesting  to  note  that  this  was 
the  last  voyage  of  the  President  Lin- 
coln. On  lier  return  trip  from  carry- 
ing the  106th  she  was  torpedoed  and 
sunk. 

On  May  21  the  convoy  of  which  the 
Lincoln  was  a  part  was  met  by  tlfteen 
destroyers.  The  convoy  was  entirely 
surrounded  by  the  fleet  of  guardians. 
Tliey  stayed  with  the  ships  until  they 
dropped  anchor  in  the  harbor  of  Brest 
May  23.  Two  days  later  the  106(h 
debarked  and  marched  to  a  canip  just 
outside  the  city.  It  was  in  the  old 
citadel  of  Brest,  and  the  Erooklynites 
were  settled  amid  ancient  cannon  aiid 
adjacent  to  a  formidable  donjon  keep 
They  would  have  appreci.ated  it  more, 
proliahly,  if  they  had  not  been  so  hun- 
gry and  tired.  They  had  nothing  (o 
eat  and  they  had  no  teiils  this  day  that 
they  took  posses.sion  of  their  particu- 
lar part  of  Brest. 


The  regiment  stayed  in  Brest  until 
May  28.  Then  began  .a  new  life  for 
them — a  life  that  was  to  lead  them 
by  gradual  stages  into  the  trenches 
and  into  some  of  the  bitterest  fighting 
of  the  war.  A  train  took  them  on  the 
first  stage  of  this  journey — a  train 
made  up  of  the  familiar  "Homnies  40. 
chevau.^  S"  cars.  The  106th  soldier.*! 
found  them  strange,  indeed,  and 
mighty  uncomfortable,  but  they  made 
the  best  of  the  tiny  cattle  cars.  En- 
training at  11.30  p.m.  there  was  a  long^ 
trip  of  two  nights  and  a  day  ahead  of 
them,  and  precious  little  sleep  for 
any  of  the  men  on  the  two  niglits. 
Mo.st  of  the  time,  according  to  tho 
men,  they  were  "rough-housing"  aa 
though  they  were  no  stich  thing  as  a 
war  toward  which  they  were  speed- 
ing with   every  turn   of  tlie  wheels. 

They  arrived  finally  at  Noyelle.s  at 
10  a.m.  on  Decoration  Day.  There 
all  surplus  baggage  was  taken  from 
the  men  and  the  day  was  spent  in 
preparation  for  aii  advance  into  the 
zone  near  war.  At  G  o'clock  that  eve- 
ning there  was  an  order  to  march 
and  the  regiment  inoved  on  to  a  group 
of  villages  surrounding  Noyelles, 
where  they  slept  that  night  in  rest 
ramps  and  moved  on  the  next  day  to 
billets.  Kach  battalion  was  billeted 
in  a  different  town  and  all  of  them 
were  near  St.  Riquier,  not  far  froio 
Abbeville.  


12 


BROOKLYN  AND   LONG  -ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


106th  Now  Part  of 
The  British  Army. 

The  lOGth  was  now  part  of  the  Brit- 
ish Army.  It  had  iK-en  given  orders 
at  Brest  to  attach  itself  to  the  British 
forces  and  from  the  lime  it  reached 
Noyelies  U  was  under  command  of  a 
Britisli  brigadier.  It  stayed  in  billets 
about  St.  Riquier  for  two  week.s,  get- 
tintr  used  to  it.  Incidentally,  on  the 
night  of  its  first  stay  in  bade  of  the 
batllelines,  it  got  its  first  touch  of 
actual  warfare.  The  air  raids  were 
made  above  the  regiment  during  the 
hrst  night  and  one  German  bomb  ex- 
ploded near  enough  to  the  lldqs.  Co. 
to  let  them  know  it.  No  one  was  bad- 
ly hurt,  but  two  or  three  of  the  com- 
pany were  barely  nicked  by  the  flying 
pieces  of  shell.  While  in  billets  there 
came  the  first  death  in  the  brigade 
to  which  the  106th  was  attached.  This 
was  the  death  of  Brig.  Gen.  Michie  on 
.lune  4.  Indirectly  it  affected  the 
Hi6th  greatly,  for  it  was  the  cause 
that  led  up  to  the  taking  of  Maj. 
Charles  W.  Berry  from  Command  of 
the  Second  Battalion  of  the  106th— 
one  of  its  finest  officers — to  become 
acting  commander  of  the  lOGth  Inf. 

After  two  weeks  in  billets  division 
maneuvers  were  ordered.  This  took 
the  27th  Division  and  the  106th  Inf. 
back  and  forth,  back  and  forth,  for 
another  two  weeks.  The  maneuvers 
began  on  .lune  15  and  every  day  theie 
were  marches  of  fifteen  miles,  seven- 
teen miles,  twenty  miles.  In  the 
midst  of  tlie  maneuvers  Col.  Taylor 
was  ordered  to  school  in  England  on 
.lune  22  and  Maj.  Berr.v  became  act- 
ing commander  of  the  regiment.  Two 
days  later  the  regiment  and  the  27th 
Division  became  part  of  the  Fifth 
Corps  of  the  British  Army,  on  June  24. 

VL 

A  few  days  after  the  Brooklynites 
l.Tnded  a.1  Brest  they  began  a  cour.se 
of  training  that  was  destined  to  make 
tliern  used  to  war  and  to  trench  life 
by  very  gradual  stages.  Groups  that 
consisted  cf  five  or  six  officers  and 
twelve  or  fifteen  non-commissioned  of- 
ficers were  sent  to  the  front  line  for 
observ.-ition  and  the  like,  staying  there 
for  .short  periods  The  regiment  w.as 
bccoi.Tipg  seasoned,  almost  without 
knowing  it. 

Now.  on  .Tune  20,  under  orders  tror^ 
headiiua Iters  of  the  Fifth  Corps,  th>i 
re^^itiient  occupied  the  G.  H.  Q.  trench 
sjsteni.  .=0  that  the  training  of  the 
men  might  be  accelerated.  A  day 
later  the  British  advanced  and 
straighteiicd  out  their  line  north  of 
Albert.  It  was  the  first  move  In  a 
game  in  which  the  106th  was  soon  to 
play  an  important  part,  and  the 
Brooklynites  Joined  in  the  feeling  of 
.iubilation  that  ran  through  the  Fifth 
Corps. 

Their  regular  commander.  Col.  Tay- 
lor, came  back  to  them  on  July  1, 
and  on  the  following  day  the  regi- 
ment began  another  series  of  ad- 
v.iiices  that  was  not  to  end  this  time 
iitilil  the  f.rooklyn  organization  was 
actually  holding  a  part  of  the  British 
line.  They  marched  in  the  early 
morning  of  July  2.  marching  until 
noon,  and  entrained  at  1:20  p.m.  on 
the  now  familiar  tiny  box  cars.  They 
dctr.iined  at  1  a.m.  and  marched 
nga'.n.  Tho  ghostly  night  parade  con- 
tinued until  4:30  a.m.,  when  they  ar- 
rived at  Broxzzeele,  In  French  Flan- 
dcr:.  That  night  they  marched  again 
through  St.  Omer.  There  they  stayed 
for  n-vcial   day«. 

Independence  Day,  July  4,  was 
pa-ssed  delightfully  through  the  enter- 
tainment piovlded  by  a  set  of  athletic 
games  .'tn.'trd  by  Co.  G.  It  was  only 
a  short  r.lsianco  back  of  the  front-^ 
the  boom  of  the  suns  could  be  heard 


VII. 

This  marked  the  second  stage  of 
their  regimental  advance  into  the 
trenches.  They  had  been  alternating 
rifle  practice  witli  occupation  of  the 
reserve  trench  system.  Now  they  be- 
gan to  get  used,  by  platoons,  com- 
panies and  battalions,   to   the  routine 

^      T    ,.   „    ,, ,„„v,    ,„   ,v,„   «..,.„,' of  first-line   trench   warfare.      Part   of 

On  July  7   the  march  to  the  front  ,.<^i,„ent  went  int..  the  line   near 

ime  began  apt.  .      I  h  s  day     he  reg.-    Mount    Kemmel    on    July    27.   and    for 

tnent  hiked  twelve   miles,  billeting  at    .^_  „_.,   .. ;.  ,„.,.  „  ,;^ 

Oudezeele,    in   French   Flanders.   They 

remained  there  a  week,   hiking  again 

on    July    14.       Their    destination    this 

time  was  Winnezeele.  From  there  they 


very   plainly — but   there   was   nothing  ' 
in   the  conduct   of   the  games   or   the 
attitude  of  the  participants  or  specta- 
tors to  mark  that  the  enemy  was  near. 


March  to  the  Front; 
First  Casualty. 


the  first  time  it  lost  some  of  its  men 
under  shell  fire.  Several  were  killed. 
The  records  and  recollections  are  not 
precise    on    this    .score,    but    it    is    be- 


ime  was   \^  innezeeie.   i- roiii  iiieitriut-.\     :. ,      ,  .  , ,..u„„.^   .i,«   inAtVi 

00k  a  train  for  a  short  distance,  then  I  X-ved  ll>at     he  p  ace  where_^  '    L'"""^ 
v,.,.i    ..,    o,     ^.„....„       Ti„..<>    ,h<...»!Iiad    these   first    deaths    in    action    was 


marched    to    .St.    Martin.      Here    there 
was  a  period  of  rifle  practice. 

Already  the  regiment  had  had  its 
first  real  casualty,  not  counting  the 
minor  flesh  wounds  caused  by  the 
German  airbomb  just  after  they  land- 
ed in  France.  The  first  real  casualty 
came  to  First  Lt.  K.  Groesbeck  of  Co. 
I,  and  iWwas  about  June  20.  He  was 
one  of  a  group  that  had  been  sent  to 
the  front  line  for  observation  and   pa-  t 


i  near  the  hill  called  the  Scherpenburg, 
right  opposite  Keinmel.  It  and  Kem- 
niel  were  the  only  hills  in  the  vicinity 
of  the  front  line,  the  one  helii  by 
the  British  and  Kemmel  by  the 
Boches. 

At  .Scherpenburg  two  battalions  of 
the  106th  held  the  front  line  alter- 
nately with  Eiritish  battalions  and  tho 
Second    Battalion,    flanked    by    British. 


irol  instruction  at  the  hands  of  the  I '^^''^  a  section  of  hue  a  Abeele  The 
British  brethren,  and  the  German.s.  !  Second  had  a  particularly  exciting 
spotting  them,  opened  up  a  sharp  fire.  I  '>.'"^'    "«'"=  ,""i'^''    ^^7  .'"'^^Z  '"t"?' 


A  bullet  went  through  Lt.  Groesbeck's 
elbow,  splintering  it  pretty  badly.  ' 
This  was  near  Albert.  1 

From    that    time    on    there    weren't 
any    more    casualties    that    the    regi- 
ment considered  worth  recounting  un- 
til this  period  that  is  now  being  writ- 
ten  of.      For   the   first    time   the   regi- 
ment   was   under   direct   shell   fire — it 
wasn't  very  clo.se,  and  it  wasn't  very  : 
regular     but    it   was    direct    shell    fire  ■ 
from    big    guns.      A    shell    would    fall  J 
sometimes  every  half  hour,  sometimes 
every  three   hours.      Casualties   began; 
to  be  recorded  a  little  more  frequently  ' 
than    the    regiment     liked     to     think 
about.  { 

Capt.  Jerome  F.  Langer  of  Co.  I.  in 

\  In  a  sense,  started  these  off.  He  was 
a  member  of  an  observ.ation  party 
while  the  regiment  was  engaged  in  its 
St.  Martin  rifle  practice.  With  a  rather 
considerable  group  he  went  to  British 
brigade  headquarters  for  a  turn  of 
duty,    and    was   about    to    return    with  i 

I  his  men  when  the  (_lermaiis  .coin-  i 
menced  a  rather  heavy  shelling  of  i 
the  region  about  headciuarie.-.s.  It  was; 
.luly  17,  and  Capt.  (vange-  thought, 
July   17   was  a  good  day   to   take  care 


distance  .shell  fire.  That  night.  July 
28,  the  Second  Battalion  took  over 
what  was  known  as  the  Fast  Poper- 
inghe  line,  holding  it  nightly  there- 
after for  a  fairly  long  pt-riod. 


Holding  the  Line 
By  the  106th. 


n  should  be  said  that  this  "holding 
of  the  line"  at  this  time  was.  in  a  con- 
siderable sense,  a  figure  of  speech.  In- 
struction of  the  men  was  .still  jiro- 
ceediiig.  The  method  was  Ihut  for 
two  days  there  were  to  be  squads  of 
tho  lOGth  alternalins  with  squads  of 
the  British;  for  another  two  days 
there  would  be  alternate  platoons  of 
the  !06th;  again,  for  another  two  days, 
companies  of  the  106th  would  alter- 
nate with  British  companies:  then 
finally  an  entire  battalion  would  be 
holding  a  part  of  the  line,  British  bat- 
talions on  either  side  of  it. 

Holding  the  line   meant  a  very  def- 
inite thinsj.     Because  of  the  natuie  of 
the   :ir;'>ur.d.    ivhi^h   left    the   front    line 
i'cnches    p.irticularly    r.pen   to  ntlaci 


of  his  men.     So,  when  he  was  t.,ld  that  I  '_here_  "^-^sncxpr  »^y^»<^}]^}^'"S»^  a.n 
bo   might   take   his  men    ba'^k    to   their 


entire  battalion  or  an  entire  compan.v 
1  in  tho  very  front  row  of  trenches. 
[  To     have     plaiTd     so     oonsideral>le     a 

gioup  there  would  have  meant  to  lose 


command,       the       captain       protested 
mildly. 

"1  think  we'd  better  wail  a  while."  , 
he  said.  'Mv  men  shouldn't  bo  need-|t>>fm-  A  precise  arrangement  of  the 
lesslv  exposed.  We'll  stav  in  dugouts,  men  had  been  established  which  called 
if  vdu've  no  objection."  |  usually     for     two     platoons     in     what 

The  detail  was  allowed  to  remain. ;  might  be  called  the  Hrst  row.  Close 
After  an  hour  or  so  the  British  com- 1  at  hand  in  back  of  them  were  tho 
mand  became  a  little  restless.  other  platoons   of  the  company.      Oft 


".My  dear  fellow,  you  ought  to  take 

your  men  out.  you  know." 

!       Capt.    Langer   again    suggested    that 

:  it    wouldn't    do    any    harm    to    reip.ain 

!  sheltered  .and  said  also  th.at   he  didn't 

!  like   to   take   the   responsibility   of   ex- 

j  posing  his  men  to  so  sharp  a  (ire  when 

I  there   was   no    real    need    for    it.      The 

British    brigadier    finally    ordered    the 

capt-ain    back    with    his    men,    despite 

Capt.  Langer's  protests. 

"I'll    take    the   responsibility,"    said 

he. 

I      That  was  all    he   did   lake;    for.   as 

Capt.  Langer  and  his  men  moved   out 

from   shelter,   a   Bochc  shell   exploded 

1  right  in  their  midst.  Two  British  Tom- 

I  mies  were  killed,  and  Capt.  Langer.     Lt. 

Frank    Tornabcnc    and    Pvt.    Josejh    J. 

I  lifrnat  were  seriously  wounded  by  fly- 

I  ing  shell  fragments.  When  Capt  Langer 

'  was  removed  to  hospital  the  surgeons 

took    eighteen    shell    fragments    from 

his   body. 

Rifle  pir.actico  for  the  regiment  con- 
tinued   until    July    23.    when    the    com- 
I  mand  again  left  tor  Oudezeele. 


to  one  side  and  a  little  to  the  rear 
was  another  companv.  in  back  of 
tliem  would  lie  the  other  companies 
of  tho  battalion,  a  gooil  many  yards 
intervenin.g  between  their  position  and 
the  "front  row."  When  the  regi- 
ment as  a  whole  held  the  line  it  usu- 
ally meant  that  one  battalion  would 
be  up  in  front,  its  men  arianged  in 
the  way  described  here,  .ind  the  other 
two  battalions  set  further  back.  700 
or  SflO  yards  away.  The  battalion  up 
in  front  would  be  said  to  be  "holding 
the  line."  If  the  Germans  set  up  a 
box  barrage  as  part  of  a  raid  or  a 
minor  operation  it  would  mean,  under 
this  arrangement,  that  only  a  few  pla- 
toons, or  .'I  company,  or  a  battalion 
would  be  cut  off  as  the  case  might  be. 
Only  a  few  men  ever  were  stationed 
in  the  fire  trench,  so  that  losses  from 
raids,  from  snipers  and  from  shell 
fire  might  be  at  a  minimum. 

The  Second  Battalion  of  the  lOGth 
held  the  front  line  from  .\ngust  2  to 
August  6.  after  the  regiment  had  gone 
through  the  stages  just  described,  and 


BROOKLYN  AND   LONG  ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


13 


on  the  fifth  and  sixth  it  was  subjected 
to  very  heavy  shelling.  The  Germans 
were  particularly  active  in  tliis  period, 
their  activitj'  bringing  a  blow  to  the 
regiment  on  August  7  that  it  remem- 
bered for  many  a  day.  This  was  in  the 
loss  of  Lt.  Col.  Morris  N.  Liebmann. 
acting  commander  of  the  105th  Inf. 
Lt.  Col.  Liebmann  had  been  for  many 
years  with  the  old  2  3d  Regt.  and  was 
its  lieutenant  colonel  when  that  unit 
was  made  into  the  106th.  All  the 
men  of  the  106th  knew  and  loved 
him  well,  and  they  felt  it  as  a  per- 
sonal loss  when  a  heavy  shell  got  him 
as  he  was  visiting  headquarters  at 
what  was  known  as  Walker  Farm. 

Many  of  the  106th 
Men  Were  Wounded. 

The  following  day  the  British  made 
an  advance  to  straighten  out  their  line 
and  many  of  the  106th  men  were 
wounded — the  first  considerable  num- 
ber at  any  one  time. 

On  August  9  Maj.  Charles  W.  Berry, 
one  of  the  best  liked  and  most  capable 
officers  of  the  106th.  w-as  relieved  of 
command  of  the  Second  Battalion  and 
was  sent  to  take  command  of  the 
105th  Inf.  Its  colonel,  James  An- 
drews, was  acting  brigadier  general, 
in  charge  of  the  brigade  made  up  of 
the  105th  and  106th,  and  Lt.  Col.  Lieb- 
mann, killed  on  the  7th,  had  been  in 
command  of  the  105th.  Capt.  Foster 
Hetzel  of  Company  F  was  detailed  to 
take  the  vacancy  at  the  head  of  the 
Second  Battalion  left  by  Maj.  Berry. 

There  was  no  break  in  the  monot- 
ony— for  that  is  how  the  men  had 
come  to  regard  it — of  taking  over  sec- 
tors of  the  first  line  until  August  23. 
That  day  marked  the  graduation,  as 
it  were,  of  the  106th  Inf.  As  a  regi- 
ment it  was  assigned  to  take  over  the 
line  that  had  been  held  by  the  British 
at    Dickebush,    opposite     Mt.    Kemmel. 

For  about  a  week  the  106th  en- 
joyed the  sensation  of  holding  a  sec- 
tor as  a  regiment,  and  then  it  was 
about  to  be  relieved,  or,  at  least,  was 
approaching  relief,  when,  on  a  Sun- 
day morning — Sunday,  September  1 — 
at  about  4:30  a.m.  a  motorcycle  rider 
drew  up  at  regimental  headquarters. 
He  was  a  dispatch  bearer,  and  he 
carried  a  message  from  Division  Head- 
quarters that  the  Germans  were  re- 
ported to  be  evacuating  Kemmel  Hill 
and  were  withdrawing  their  lines 
south  of  Kemmel.  The  106th  was  or- 
dered to  send  out  fighting  patrols  to 
determine  the  correctness  of  the  re- 
ports. 

vin. 

It  was  the  beginning  of  the  ]06th's 
first  great  engagement — this  order 
that  directed  them  to  send  out  fighting 
patrols.  The  patrols  were  to  go  for- 
ward as  far  as  possible  until  they 
established  contact  with  the  Germans 
and  then  were  to  hold  their  ground 
until  they  could  be  supported. 

The  First  and  the  Third  Battalions 
were  "in  the  line"  on  this  great  day 
in  the  history  of  the  lC6th,  and  the 
Second  was  in  support.  The  trenches 
that  marked  the  line  were  largely  that 
as  figures  of  speech.  There  was  a 
curve  in  the  line,  to  begin  with,  and 
those  in  the  fire  trench  were  at  all 
times  exposed  to  an  enfilading  fire 
from  the  German  trenches,  unless 
they  were  very  careful.  Furthermore, 
there  wasn't  any  such  thing  as  the 
continuous  deep  ditch  with  which  so 
many  people  at  home  associate  the 
name  of  trench.  What  was  there  was 
a  line  of  scoops  in  the  ground — scoops 
of  varying  depth  and  generally  re- 
quiring that  occupants  should  lie 
prone  or  rest  on  knees  if  they  were  to 
be    out    of    the    way    of    hostile    five. 


There  were  wide  gaps  in  this  line  of 
scoops.  In  places  the  trench  was  the 
shelter  afforded  by  the  bank  of  an 
abandoned  road  that  ran  along  the 
front. 

The  position  of  the  106th  faced  on 
this  road,  and  at  its  left  there  was 
another  road  that  ran  almost  perpen- 
dicularly between  the  German  line  and 
the  British  (Amerfcan)  front.  The 
ground  between  the  106th's  position 
and  that  of  the  Germans  was  quite 
low,  almost  marshy,  with  a  gradual 
rise  toward  the  German  front.  Some 
distance  in  the  rear  of  the  German 
line  was  Wytschaete  Ridge. 

A  Bitter  Engagement 
About  to  Start. 

There  was  nothing  at  all  on  this 
first  day  of  September  to  indicate  that 
the  106th  Infantry  was  to  win  undying 


LT.  F.  ^ 


•»3»«^-"'* 


Killed  at  Hindenburg  line.    Awarded 
D.  S.  C.  posthumously. 

glory   for    itself   before    the    day    was 
over.      There    was    very    little    in    the 
orders  to   indicate   that   a   bitter   gen- 
eral  engagement,   in   which   the  entire 
front   of   the    27th   Division    would   be 
involved,    was    about    to      be     staged. 
There    was    thought    in    the    minds    of 
1  few    that    the    Germans,     ev;icuating, 
would    offer    strong    resistance.      That 
was  because  none  of  them  knew  that 
1  the  report  of  the  German  withdrawal 
'  had    caught    the    Bosche    napping,    as 
it    were.      They   had    no    thought   that 
I  the    troops    opposite    were  to,  learn    of 
i  their    maneuver    so    quickly    and,    by 
their   rapid    advance,   were   to   shatter 
to  bits  all  the  carefully-made  plans  of 
the  German  staff  for  strengthening  the 
!  German   position   by  a   retreat. 
I       The  patrols  started  out  on  the  right 
;  of  the  line,  where  the  First  Battalion 
was  located,   at  about   7   a.m.      At  the 
'  same    time    the    patrols    set    out    from 
the   Third    Battalion.        Those    on    the 
1  right    got    forward    about    500    yards 
I  when  suddenly  there  came  a  burst   uf 
flame.      Many    of    the    patrol    fell.      A 
1  burst     of     machine-gun     bullets     zip- 
zipped  through   trie  air  like  hail.     The 
patrol  had  run    into    a    group    of    ma- 
chine-gun nests  that  held  strong  van- 
tage points. 

Four  or  five  of  our  boys  were  killed 
at  once;  half  a  dozen  others  were  bad- 


ly wounded;  the  rest  were  fighting 
from  whatever  shelter  they  could  find, 
when  a  company  of  about  fifty  Ger- 
mans charged  them.  The  Germans 
were  about  two  and  a  half  times  the 
number  of  this  fighting  patrol  from 
the  10  6th's  First  Battalion.  The  pa- 
trol fell  back  slowly,  fighting  all  the 
way. 

On  the  left  the  patrol  sent  out  by 
the  Third  Battalion  had  fared  con- 
siderably better.  It  followed  the  line 
of  the  abandoned  road  that  led 
straight  toward  the  German  position, 
and  had  good  protection.  As  they 
went  along  tlli  men  of  this  patrol  en- 
countered a  few  machine-gun  nests 
but  managed  to  clean  them  out  as 
they  went  along.  The  patrol  got  ahead 
about   800  yards. 

The  telling  here  sounds  very  simple 
and  very  easy,  but  this  advance  of  the 
patrol  was  a  slow  and  sure  piece  of 
work  and  it  was  nearly  11  o'clock,  al- 
most four  hours  from  the  time  of  its 
advance,  when  the  small  contingent 
won  to  the  point  where  it  had  a 
chance  to  hold  on.  They  waited  here 
for  a  few  minutes  and  then  Cos.  K  and 
L  of  the  Third  Battalion  went  "over 
the  top"  and  advanced  to  their  as- 
sistance. These  two  companies  now 
continued  the  advance. 

German  Opposition 
Had  Become  Strong. 

German  opposition  by  this  time  had 
become  very  strong.  The  Americans 
were  upsetting  an  orderly  withdrawal, 
the  cutting  off  of  a  considerable  con- 
tingent of  the  German  forces  was 
threatened  and  they  must  bo  stopped. 
Machine-gun  nests  by  the  score  poured 
tons  of  lead  at  them  and  upon  them. 
Heavy  shells  burst  all  around  them. 
They  kept  on  going  just  the  same  and 
reached  a  German  trench  system  at 
a  little  junction  called  Vierstradt 
Cross-roads.  They  took  a  position 
along  the  road,  and  a  little  while  later 
a  platoon  from  the  105th  reached  the 
junction  and  established  contact  with 
them. 

Over  on  the  right,  meanwhile,  the 
Germans  had  succeeded  in  pouring  in 
so  galling  a  fire  in  opposing  so  stiff 
a  resistance  that  the  companies  there 
had  not  succeeded  in  completing  their 
advance.  They  were  out  and  over 
the  top.  but  they  could  not  get  through 
to  the  line  set  out  for  them.  The  Ger- 
mans were  concentrated  in*  number 
in  the  strongholds  there,  and  from 
their  sheltered  positions  were  not 
only  delaying  the  advance  of  the  First 
Battalion,  but  were  pouring  in  a 
dreadful  fire  on  the  exposed  flank  of- 
Cos.  K  and  L.  These  two  companies 
had  to  withstand  a  very  heavy  shell 
fire  and  a  very  bitter  machine-gun 
fire.  Despite  it  they  held  on  stubborn- 
ly for  a  full  three  hours.  Then,  under 
pressure  of  a  fierce  counter-attack, 
they  fell  back  slowly  and  stubbornly 
for  about  300  to  400  yards. 

Cos.  I  and  M  were  now  sent  in  to 
support  them.  The  entire  battalion 
promptly  reattacked.  They  went  for- 
ward almost  as  though  they  were  on 
parade  to  the  line  the  two  companies 
had  won  earlier  in  the  day,  and  there, 
at  Vier.stradt  Cross-roads,  they  con- 
solidated  the   position   .and   hold   it. 

That  was  the  way  the  day  ended — 
the  Third  Battalion  had  advanced  in 
the  face  of  a  withering  fire,  had  been 
driven  back,  had  reformed  -i.nd  re- 
taken its  c.Tpture-1  ground:  the  First 
Battalion,  in  a  position  more  direct- 
H-  exposed  to  shell  and  machine-gun 
fire — fsnpci^M'y  from  the  h'gh  ground 
of  Wytschaete  Ridg" — had  been 
Vialted.  and  tlie  S»cnnd  Battalion  had 
hf'en    held    in    reserve. 

In  the  n'gl't.  however.  Cos.  C,  G.  IZ 
and  11  moved  up  into  positions  on  the 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN  THE   WAR. 


\  -^  '■■<n 


right   of   the   Third    Baltallon.      Co.    C  ; 
had   place  here   in    the  Second   Battal- 
ion   liccause   i"   a  strong   mustard    Kas 
attack  u   few   days   before   it   had  suf- 
fered   heavily,    and    its    place    in    the 
front    line   had    been    taken    by   Co.    f'. 
the  two  companies  changing  battalions 
temporarily.     The  advance  of  the  Sec- 
ond Battalion  in  tlio  niRht  was  effected  ' 
with   little  dimculty.     Orders   required 
an   advance   by   the   two   battalions  on  i 
the    broad    front    the>     now    held    at    7 
o'clock  the  next   morning. 


IX. 

As  the\  nent  over  the  top  In  the] 
gray  dawn  there  was  not  a  solitary! 
flsure  to  be  seen  in  front  of  them.  | 
Shrubbery,  clumps  of  tushes  and  the 
■well-tilled  Flemish  fields  were  spread 
out  before  thein.  It  looked  almost  as 
if  they  were  to  have  no  trouble.  But 
the  quiet-lookins:  landscape  was  fairly 
honeycombed  with  strons;  German  po- 
sitions, and  from  every  side  a  storm 
of  machine-gun  bullets  was  belns 
poured  Into  the  line  of  the  106th.  The 
plan  was  to  execute  a  sort  of  pivot 
movement,  the  axis  of  tlio  movement 
turning  on  the  place  known  as  Vier- 
stradt  Cross-roads.  This  contem- 
plated a  comparatively  slight  advance 
by  the  men  of  the  Third  Battalion 
and  a  wide,  sweeping  adA-ance  by  their 
brethren  or-   their  right. 

A  fierce  enfilading  tire  swept  across 
the  fields  from  the  commanding  Ger- 
man positions  on  AVytschaete  Ridge. 
It  Beemed  impossible  that  any  man 
could  get  through.  Supermen  might, 
yes;  but  not  ordinary  men.  Thers 
were  not  a  dozen,  but  .=eemingly  a 
score  of  dozen  machine  guns  nests  to 
be  overcome:  there  were  veritable 
sheets  of  machine  gun  bullets  and 
■barrage  upon  barrage  of  shells.  Once 
In  a  while  you  might  see  a  solitary 
patrol  of  the  forces  opposing  you,  but 
for  the  most  part  you  staggered  on 
without  seeing  anybody  but  the  com- 
rades immediately  beside  you.  It  was 
ghostly — even  ghastly. 


First  Battalion  was  added  to  the  pivot- 
ing movement.  The  objective  set  for 
them  was  to  effect  a  foothold  on  a 
part  of  Wytschaete  Kidge.  The  ob- 
jective lay  only  a  few  hundred  yards 
further  on,  but  what  those  few  hun- 
dred yards  contained  no  man  may  tell! 
Death  and  horror  lurked  at  every 
yard,  fierce  struggle  marked  every 
foot.  The  First  Battalion  went  on 
with  the  same  spirit  that  had  marked 
the  men  of  the  Third  Battalion  and 
of  the  Second.  They  took  vantage 
point  after  vantage  point.  They  were 
forced  back  time  ajid  again;  time  and 
again  they  reformed  their  line  and 
swept  forward.  They  struggled  along 
inch  by  inch.  There  was  no  denying 
them  in  their  fierce  determination  to 
win    the    place   set    down   for    them   to 


Third  Battalion 
Gets  Hardest  Work. 

At    the    pivoting     point    the     Third  | 
■Battalion  again  got  the  hardest  work.  ; 
■Radly    cut    up    from    the     first     day's 
fighting.    It   ran    into    intensely    heavy  i 
machln^gun  nests  on  this  second  day  ' 
and  suffered   severely.     The  line  Uept  I 
going,  however,  few  of  them  stopping  [ 
to   count    the    cost.      They    knew   that 
they    were    advancing    and    that    they  | 
were    paying     a    heavy    price     tor    It.  ■ 
Aside    from    that,    they    recked    little.  ' 
They  were  hot  with  the  flre  of  b.attle. 
and  every  once  In  a  while  there  would 
go  tip  a  fierce  shout  from  little  groups 
here  and   there.     IjCt  it   be  sounded   in 
one  place  and    it   would   be  carried   all 
along    the    line.       As     It    rang     out    it 
seemed    the    signal    for    a    little    extra 
cITort. 

It  wa.s.  Indeed,  n  signal.  It  was  the 
old  Fhout  of  •■.Minrol.i:"  that  first  hail 
been  raised  four  months  earlier  In 
quieter  days.  Now.  for  some  unknown 
reason,  as  If  for  some  grim  Jest.  It 
suddenly  broke  out  on  the  battleneld 
— broke  out  as  a  stormy.  Impetuou.': 
hatllecry.  Thi-  men  of  the  lOBMi 
pushed  on  recklessly  under  Its  spell. 
They  were  going  to  show  the  folks  at 
home  th.at  llK-re  was  not  a  i|uitter  in 
Ukc  line,  allhriugh  they  were  p.avlng 
for  every  step  Ibcy  advanced  in  prlce- 
Izra  lives. 

The  day  ended  with  the  pivoting 
movcTTient  still  In  progress.  If  was  the 
finish  of  tht  strangest  Labor  Day  these 
more  th.nn  if. 000  Brooklynltes  had 
ever  spent. 

On  the  third  d.-iv  of  this  rtn^  for- 
ivard    movement,     September     3,    the 


Awarded  D.  S.  C.  posthumously 
for  hi»  wonderful  leadership  at  Hin- 
denburg  line. 

win.    and    they    finally    swept    into    it  | 
triumphantly      w^ith      the      shout      of  ; 
"Mineola!"     ringing    acros.s    the     field 
again. 

i  .  .  I 

[  Estimate  Loss  in 

I  Great  Engagement  600.  . 

Attaining  it.  the  position  was  con- 
solidated and  then  the  regiment  set ! 
Itself  to  wait  until  nightfall,  when  all 
the  rest  of  Wytschacto  Kidg>-  wss  to  be  ; 
taken.  Tperc  came,  however,  an  un-  , 
expi'Ct'd  relief.  .\  Hritish  force  moved; 
jlnto  the  line  and  the  lOGth  moved' 
out,  ordered  to  a  rest  camp.  I 

I      .Fust    how    many    in    killed    and    se- ' 
j  verely  \N"unded    its  first   great  feat   of  | 
arms    lind    cost    the    Ifltith    cannot    yet 
;  be    told    dennitely.      The    records    are  ■ 
;  still  across  the  sea.      It  has  been   e.stl- 
maled.    however,    by   officers  and    men  ■ 
of  till'  riginient  who  have  returned   to  I 
'this   country   that   the    unit   suffered    ai 
permanent  loss  of  close  to  BOO  olficers 
and  men  in  the  llnree-day  engtigement. 
This  does  not  mean  that  tlie  casualties 
of  the   regiment   totaled   this  number.  | 
The  cpsunllles  were  considoiahly  more 
— men  who  have  come  back  from  the' 
Third    B.ittallon  insist   that  only  about 
20    per  cent,    of  the  battalion    escaped 
unhurt— but    the   wounded  are  not   in- 
cluded   In    this    nunilior    by    the    estl- 
mat<prs  unless  they  were  Incapacitated 
for  further  fighting. 

How  Mtler  liJid  been  the  task  .set 
for  the  ItiBth  and  the  rest  of  the  27th 


Division  was  demonstrated  a  tsnr  days 
later  when  reports  filtered  thrf»igh  to 
the  regiment  that  the  British  dtid  not 
gain  a  foot  for  five  or  six  days  ibn  the 
line  they  took  over  from  the  27th. 
and  that,  when  they  did  take  the  rest 
of  Wytschaete  Kidge.  their  casualties 
were  about  50  per  cent. 


From  the  front  line  the  106th  molied 
back  to  a  town  about  ten  miles  in  tihe 
rear,  near  Watou.  The  regimental 
camp  wa.s  at  the  Trappist  Farm.  A 
day  or  two  later  the  regiment  mov«rf 
on  to  Doullens  for  rest  and  re-organ^ 
izaticn.  It  stayed  there  for  two  weeksi, 
going  into  training  again,  getting; 
straightened  out  generally,  having' 
equipment  replaced.  On  the  18th 
came  a  warning  order  to  be  ready  to 
move,  and  the  following  da?  the  regi- 
ment hiked  through  two  or  three  small 
towns  so  that  the  men  "might  get 
their  feet"  again.  September  20  came 
a  warning  order  again.  This  tisie  It 
warned  the  command  to  be  ready  to 
move  to  the  front  near  Peirone.  Three 
days  later,  on  the  23d,  the  regiment 
entr.ained  at  Doullens.  On  the  24th 
it  detrained  and  on  the  25th  It  went 
Into  the  line  again. 

The  106th  -was  here  given  a  man's 
size  task.  On  this  entire  front  the 
British  forces  had  been  driving  the 
Huns  before  them  for  nearly  two 
weelcs,  and  the  Tommies  -were  pretty 
well  cut  to  pieces.  'U'hat  had  been 
held  by  ft  whole  British  brigade,  the 
106th  was  now  asked  to  hold.  A  Brit- 
ish brigade  was  abont  equal  numeri- 
cally to  an  American  regiment.  It  is 
true,  but  the  106th  could  no  longer  be 
said  to  be  a  typical  American  regi- 
ment— that  is.  of  course,  from  the 
standpoint  of  numbers  alone.  Instead 
of  the  250  men  to  a  company  that  it 
I  should  have  had,  each  company  aver- 
aged barely  more  than  125  men.  And 
the  regiment  was  woefully  short  ot 
officers.  It  had  been  losing  them  for 
weeks  now  at  an  appalling  rate— los- 
ing them  not  only  in  action  but  to 
other  taslcs.  There  was  hardly  a  com- 
pany that  had  more  than  two  offlcera. 
instead  of  the  five  each  should  have 
had.  and  most  of  the  companies  had 
only  one  officer. 


106th  to  Lead  Attack 
On  Hinderburg  Line. 

Nevertheless.  It  was  called  upon  to 
take  over  this  wide  front — a  front  of 
4.000  yard.«i— and  the  lOiUh's  front.  It 
should  be  said,  was  the  divisional 
front.  Directly  facing  the  Brooklyn 
organization,  little  more  than  a  mile 
away,  was  the  famous  Hindenburg 
line.  It  had  been  a  long  way  and  a 
difficult  one  from  Eighth  ave  and 
from  I'.edford  n.\o.  in  Brooklyn,  but  at 
Last  tlicse  erstwhile  Nnlional  Guards- 
men were  to  find  out  Jn.st  what  it  was 
they  h.ad  been  called  from  their  for 
mer  armories  to  face 

Almost  immediately  after  the  unit 
took  over  the  line  .Ma.i.  Gen.  John  F. 
O'Hyan,  commander  of  tlio  division, 
called  at  rcgimenlal  headquarters  of 
the  I06lh  on  Wednesday,  September 
25,  to  break  the  news  of  what  was 
coming.  Gen.  O'Hyan  .said  that  the 
lOBih  had  lieen  especially  selected  to 
lead  the  way  in  an  attack  upon  the 
Iliniienburg  line.  The  attack  was  to 
be  made  on  Friday,  the  27th.  he  said, 
and  the  division  was  counting  on  the 
1 06th  to  create  a  foothold. 


XI. 

In  the  niinds  of  most  Brooklynites. 
it  is  safe  to  say.  whenever  the  Hinden- 
burg line  is  spoken  of  nowadays  the 
106th     Inf.    is    thought     of     instantly. 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


15 


What  took  place  here  at  the  Hinden- 
burff  line  on  September  27,  28  and  29, 
affords  full  reason  for  it.  Competent 
observers  who  had  been  on  various 
fronts  said  that  the  Brooklyn  regi- 
ment was  called  upon  to  face  at  this 
point  some  of  the  hardest  fighting  of 
the  war.  Practically  every  minute 
they  ran  into  hordes  of  machine  guns 
and  snipers,  and  faced  scores  of  Ger- 
man infantrymen  in  hand-to-hand 
combat.  Acres  and  acres  of  barbed 
wire  tried  to  hold  them  back.  Trench 
upon  trench  barred  their  progress. 
Pillbox  upon  pillbox,  blockhouse  upon 
blockhouse,  poured  into  them  a  storm 
of  machine-gun  and  rifle  bullets.  In 
effect,  it  was  the  battle  of  a  pygmy 
against  a  giant.  And,  as  had  hap- 
pened before,  it  was  the  pygmy  that 
won   out. 

Properly  to  visualize  what  the  106th  I 
went  through  in  this  battle  to  break 
the  Hindenburg  line,  it  is  necessary  to 
understand  a  little  of  the  topography. 
The  position  that  the  106th  found  it- 
self in  was  about  700  yards  in  front 
of  the  outposts  of  the  Hindenburg 
line.  These  outposts  were  all  con- 
nected the  one  with  the  other  by  a 
series  of  communicating  trenches,  and 
with  the  Hindenburg  position  itself  by 
more  trenches,  and  in  front  and  in 
the  rear  there  was  a  network  of 
trenches.  Each  outpost  had  its  par- 
ticular name.  Those  that  the  106th 
faced  were  known  as  The  Knoll,  Gull- 
iemont  Farm,  Quennemont  Farm  and 
Malakoff  "Wood.  Each  of  these  stood 
on  a  slight  eminence.  Their  strongest 
points  capped  a  rise  of  about  40  or 
50  feet  and  controlled  the  slopes  ab- 
solutely. The  pillboxes  were  seem- 
ingly endless  in  number,  and  they 
were  reinforced  by  powerful  little 
forts  like  blockhouses. 

The  pillboxes  are  well  known  fea- 
tures of  German  defensive  systems — 
low-lying  concrete  structures,  with 
walls  4  and  5  feet  thick,  in  which  one 
or  two  men,  with  machine  guns,  could 
hold  off  an  entire  army.  The  forts, 
or  blockhouse.s,  vrere  glorified  pill- 
boxes held  by  a  score  of  machine  gun- 
ners, or  even  more.  They  were  dread- 
ful things  to  tackle. 

Shell  holes  also  dotted  the  eronnd 
between  the  lOeth's  line  and  the  line 
of  outposts.  They,  as  well  as  the  net- 
work of  trenches,  were  held  by  strong 
groups  of  Germans. 

About  800  to  1,000  yards  in  back  of 
the  outposts  was  the  Hindenburg  line 
itself.  In  betweea  outposts  and  the 
line  were  more  trenches — dozens  and 
dozens  of  them.  In  back  of  the  line 
was  the  tunnel,  through  which  passed 
the  Sambre  Canal.  It  was  also  used 
in  the  German  def'vnsive  plans.  All 
about,  everyv.hare,  were  tons  and  tons 
of  barbed  wire,  cunningly  set  up,  so 
that  lanes  would  be  formed  for  the 
passage  of  an  enemy  through  them 
a-nd  the  lanes  would  have  a  known 
■■•ange  that  would  yield  sure  death  by 
machine-gun  or  shell  fire. 

This,  then,  was  what  the  106th  was 
called  upon  to  conquer— this,  plus  vet- 
erans of  the  best  German   troops. 

XH. 

On  the  night  of  September  2»,  after 
Gen.  O'Ryan  had  "broken  the  news," 
details  of  the  lOGth  .'iet  the  stakes  for 
the  "jumping-off"  tape,  from  which 
Iho  advance  was  to  be  ma.de  on  Fri- 
day. The  "jumping-off"  tape  it  should 
beknown.  is  an  actual  tape.  It  marks 
the  lino  from  which  the  joint  move- 
ment of  infantry  and  barrage  is  fig- 
ured in  an  advance.  When  it  is  said 
that  the  nien  go  "over  the  top,"  what 
is  generally  meant  is  that  they  start 
out  over  the  "jumping-off"   t.^pe. 

So  the  stalces  wcre^  put  out  for  the 
tape,  and  on  Thursday  night  the  tape 
itself  was  laid.     All  r.'as  ready.     Zero 


hour — the  hour  from   which  the  bar- 
rage was  to  be  figured  and  according 
t  to  which  the  advance  of  the  men  was 
I  to  be  timed  in  harmony — was  set  for 
30  a.m.,  Friday,  September  27. 


tion  for  deathless  stories  was  laid 
over  and  over  again  by  all  of  the 
Brooklynites.  They  fought  in  gioups 
and  single-handed,  in  and  out  of  sliell 
holes,    to    this    or    that    tiny    vantage 


The  men  of  the"  106th  went 'to  sleep  i  point!   past  this  or  that  death   dealing 


as  usual  on  Thursday  night.  They 
were  awakened  very  eajrly  the  ne.xt 
mornin.g,  and  about  half  an  hour  be- 
fore the  zero  hour  those  who  were  to 
participate  in  the  ".Irst  wave"  crawled 
on  their  stomachs  to  the  jumping  off 
tape.  For  half  an  hour  there  was 
nothing  to  do  but  wait  for  zero  hour. 
When  it  struck,  a  beautiful  barrage 
was  laid  down  over  the  German  posi- 
tions. The  men  in  the  106th's  first 
wave  straightened  up  and  the  advance 
began. 

Almost  instantly,  they  ran  into 
trouble.  The  Germans  knew  that  en- 
tire territory  so  that  every  rock,  every 
blade  of  grass  was  familiar  to  them. 
They  answered  the  British  bairrage 
with  a  machine  gun  barrage  that  went 
right  to  that  protecting  the  advance  of 


Lieut,  of  Co.  F,  who  was  wounded 
in  Hindenburg  line  battle. 

the  106th.  And  they  also  laid  down  a 
high  explosive  shell  barrage.  The 
latter,  fortunately,  was  improper- 
ly laid.  Some  one  among  the  German 
forces  had  made  a  mistake,  and  in- 
stead of  bursting  about  our  men  as 
they  advanced,  the  high  explosive 
shells  fell  about  150  yards  in  their 
rear. 

What  came  through  of  the  German 
counter  machine  gun  barrage,  how- 
ever, was  enough  to  dismay  the 
stoutest  heart  It  picked  oft  officers 
and  men  of  the  lOSth  so  that  it 
.seemed,  in  a  minute  or  two,  there 
could  be  none  left.  For  the  officers, 
the  Germans  seemed  to  have  a  par- 
ticular corps  of  snipers  and  he  boire  a 
charmed  life,  indeed,  among  the  line 
officers  of  the  lOfith  to  come  through 
unscathed.  Bo  it  remembered  that 
the  regiment  was  very  short  of  officers 
oven  before  this  engagement  began 
and  the  seriousness  of  this  situation 
is  apparent. 


Spirit  of  Officers 
And  Men  Higfi. 


the     utmost 
were   facing. 


The     otHcers     showed 
disregard    of  what   they 
In   this,   their   spirit   was  that  of   the 
man   th.ey  commanded.     The  founda- 


German  trench.  Every  inch  of  their 
advance  was  a  furious,  desperate 
struggle.  Those  of  our  men  who 
passed  through  the  deadly  hail  of  long 
distance  machine  gun  fire  were  called 
upon — in   many   cases  while   wounded 

to       exert      all       their      remammg 

strength  in  measuring  bayonet  thrusts 
with  individual  Germans  and  groups 
of   Germans. 

How  they  won  their  way  is  dif- 
ficult to  imagine.  Every  advantage 
was  with  the  enemy;  every  conceiv- 
able factor  was  against  our  fellows. 
The  Germans  had  known  that,  be- 
cause along  this  front  was  the  only 
place  where  an  attack  could  be  de- 
livered to  advantage  on  account  of 
the  canal  tunnel  offering  a  cross- 
ing— they  had  known  that,  because 
of  this,  the  attack  must  be  delivered 
and  in  a  few  days.  They  had  there- 
fore garrisoned  not  only  every  trench 
and  every  shell  hole,  but  every  pos- 
sible nook  and  cranny  as  well.  On 
the  map  that  accompanies  this  article 
will  be  noticed  a  caption  "Network  of 
Trenches."  That  phrase  means  just 
what  it  says,  and  more,  ''t  means,  to 
use  an  overworked  expression,  that 
the  ground  here  was  fairly  honey- 
combed with  defensive  Gcrinan 
trenches,  each  one  of  which  had  to 
be  taken  before  the  objective — the 
outpost    line — could    be    captured. 

The  106th,  to  do  all  of  this,  had 
about  1,500  officers  and  men.  Some 
of  those  entirely  familiar  with  the 
battle  assert  that  it  was  a  mistake 
that  so  small  a  force,  comparatively, 
was  set  to  so  great  a  task.  If  the 
regiment  had  had  its  full  strength, 
say  these  men — and  they  are  military 
men,  be  it  known — its  difHcultie.'i 
would  have  been  materially  less.  In 
particular,  it  has  been  pointed  out 
that  the  advance  might  have  been  bet- 
ter consolidated  and  that  the  100th 
could  have  had  a  greater  measure  of 
protection  from  the  rear. 

The  task  set  for  the  106th,  as  has 
been  said,  was  to  take  the  outposts  of 
the  Hindenburg  line.  Upon  its  right 
the  men  of  the  30th  Division,  begin- 
ning at  Malakoff  Wood,  were  making 
a  simultaneous  attack.  Upon  the  left 
were  British  troops  and  they  were 
making  no  attack.  I<ook  at  the  map. 
It  is  very  patent  that,  with  the  lOGth  > 
advancing  on  a  line  with  the  Knoll 
and  with  no  supporting  attack  at  the 
end  of  their  line,  their  left  was  in 
great  danger  of  being  flanked.  To 
obviate  this  danger,  two  companies  of 
the  105th  Infantry  were  told  oft  to 
I  take  a  position  here  and  to  hold  a  line 
'  that  should  check  any  flanking  move-- 
nient  by  the  Germans. 

Their  number  wa.s  inadequate  to  the 
task.  They  had  the  same  fire  to 
face  as  the  men  of  the  106th,  ant! 
although  they  moved  carefully  and 
skilfully,  they  lost  heavily.  Skill 
counted  little  here  against  a  dreadful 
fire.  What  was  needed  was  more  men 
to  hold  off  the  groups  of  Gcrm.n.ns  whc 
began  to  filter  through  in  bac!:  of  the 
106th  as  it  advanced. 

Brooklyn  Boys 

At  tJie  Front. 

The  Brooklyn  regiment  had  the  four 
main  positions  to  take — the  Knoll. 
Guillemont  Farm.  Quennemont  Farm 
and  Malakoff  Wood.  Each  position 
was  strong  naturally,  and  each  had  in- 
tensely strong  .groups  of  machine  .gun 
nests,  camouflaged  so  deftly  and  ad- 
hering so  thoroughly  to  a  carefully 
laid     out     plan     that     the     advancing 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND    IN   THE    WAR. 


Americans  knew  Muthing  of  them  until 
practically  on  top  of  them.  Then  the 
machine  Runs  poured  out  their  deadly 
lire  and  mowed  down  the  Brool<lyn- 
Ites  by  the  score.  But  they  did  not 
do  quite  as  much  damage  us  the  Ger- 
mans e.xpected.  Perhaps  it  may  have 
been  because  their  hre  was  withheld 
too  long  and  the  Americans  moved 
ton  quickly:  perhaps  it  was  mere 
"battle  luck";  but.  in  any  event,  the 
men  of  the  106th.  at  each  of  these 
centers,  were  on  top  of  the  guns  in  a 
trice.  Bayonets  flashed  out,  revolvers 
.  snapped:  each  dirl  his  effective 
^  work;  and  the  Brooklyniles  plunged 
on  ahead.  II  was  a  sort  of  guerilla 
warfare  all  along  (he  line.  The  ad- 
vance, in  a  sense,  jerked  on  ahead  as 
the  battalions  and  companies  of  tfie 
1U6th  overcame  opposition  in  leaps 
and  bound.s. 

Practically   every  line   officer  of  the 

106th  was  put   out   of  the   running  on 

■this   first   day  of  the   Hindenburg   line 

-■battle,    either    killed    or    wounded.      A 

1  roll  call  of  the  companies,   from   data 

ylhat   is  virtu.illy   complete,    will    show. 

-l>erhaps    better     than     anything      else. 

The  sanguinary  nature  of  the  conflict 

-this  day. 

Company  A  was  commanded  by  I.,t. 
G.  P.  ]{udkin.  and  he  was  tlie  onlv 
officer  with  the  company.  lie  was 
killed. 

Company  B  was  under  the  com- 
mand of  Lt.  Charles  fi.  O.stberg.  for- 
merly one  of  the  most  popular  men 
in  the  old  14th  Kegt.  He  was  the  only 
officer  with  the  company.  A  hurst  of 
machine  gun  bullets  passed  through 
his  face.  Several  of  his  men  picked 
him  up  and  started  to  carry  him  back 
to  a  dressing  station.  One  of  them 
■was  badly  hit.  (.>stberg  motioned  to 
the  others  to  leave  and  insisted  upon 
it.  After  lying  on  the  field  until 
Sunday  night  he  died  at  a  clearing  sta- 
tion. 

Company  C  had  Lt.  .T.  L.  Malov  and 
Lt.  E.  L.  Ryan.  Maloy  was  killed 
and  Kyan  was  one  of  the  two  officers 
in  the  battle  who,  as  far  as  is  known, 
came  through  unwounded. 

Company  D  had  Capt.  Matthew  J. 
Wilson  as  its  only  officer.  He  ■was 
shot  through  the  leg  and  could  not 
advance  any  more,  but  encouraged  his 
men  to  go  ahead  as  long  as  they  could, 
hear  his  voice. 

Co.  10  had  Lt.  Thomas  V.  Ward  and 
another  officer  whose  name  is  un- 
known. Ward  was  wounded  in  the 
shoulder  by  a  hand  grenade  and  in 
the  leg  by  a  shell  fragment.  His 
brother  officer  was  also  wounded  in 
the  leg. 


Placing  the 
Various  Companies. 

Co.  V  had  Lt.  Alfred  .1.  Hook  as  its 
commander,  and  Lt.  Yorke  Brennan 
as  its  only  olher  officer.  Hook  was  hit 
and  kept  on  going;  he  was  hit  again 
and  still  he  kept  on  going:  a  third 
lime  he  was  downed  and  this  time  he 
failed  to  move  again.  Only  a  few 
weeks  ago  the  Distinguished  Service 
<"ross  was  awarded  to  him  posthu- 
mously. Lt.  Brennan  was  also 
wounded. 

Co.  G  had  Capt.  John  Charles  Hardy 
as  its  commander  and  a  new  officer, 
whose  name  is  unknown  at  this  writ- 
ing. wa.M  assisting  him.  Capt.  Hardy 
was  struck  in  the  side  by  a  fragment 
of  high  explosive  shell.  His  men  loved 
him  dearly.  an<l  thev  carried  him  hack 
to  a  shell  hole,  escaping  a  murderous 
Tn.tchine-gun  flro  as  by  a  miracle. 
"^""zy  waited  Ihere  for  a  brief  period, 
then  moved  again  for  the  rear,  so 
that  their  commander  might  get  the 
attention  he  needeil.  As  Ihey  got  out 
of  the  shelter,  a  machine-gun  Vmllet 
utruck  Cap!  Hardy's  head,  killing  him 
Inslunlly.  r-i.  c's  other  officer  was 
also  wounded. 


Co.  H  is  believed  to  have  had  Lt. 
Lenox  Biennan  as  its  only  officer,  al- 
Ihougli  the  data  is  not  complete  with 
regard     to    this     company.       He     was 

!  wounded, 

I  Co.  I  had  Lt.  Louis  Peterson  as  its 
only  officer.      He  was  leading  his  men 

'  when  he  encountered  a  big  German 
turning  the  corner  of  a  trench.  The 
two  men  struck  at  each  olhei-  simul- 
taneously, and  they  were  found  dead, 

!  side  by  side. 

I  Co.  K  was  being  led  by  Capt.  Harry 
V.    Sullivan,    and    Lt.    W.    M.    Webster 

[  was  with  him.  Sullivan  was  oul  ahead 
of  his  men,  as  he  was  always,  when 
n  fierman  bullet  felled  him.  He  was 
taken  prisoner  while  disabled  and  the 
men  of  the  regiment  believed  hiin 
dead  until  a  week  or  two  ago.  when 
he   returned   to  them   from   a   German 

1  prison    cump.      .lust    what    became    of 

I  Lt.     Webster    is    unknown.       A    grave 

)  was  found  after  the  battle  with  a 
gas  mask,  inscribed  with  his  name, 
hanging  over  it.  His  men  believe  him 
dead. 

Co.  L  was  under  command  of  Lt. 
Frederick  W.  Rozeck.  He  was  killed. 
Co.  M  alone  of  the  regiment  had 
three  officers — Capt.  .T.  F,  Callahan. 
Lt.  Horace  B.  Scanlan  and  Lt.  Frank 
Bonner.  Capt.  Callahan  and  Lt.  Scan- 
lan were  killed  while  gallantly  lead- 
ing their  men,  and  Lt.  Boner  was 
killed. 

The  Machine  Gun  Co.  had  suffered 
the  loss  of  its  commander.  Capt, 
George  R.  Bryant,  earlier  in  the  day 
by  a  shell  that  hit  him  directly  as  he 
was  leaving  regimental  headquarters. 
Lts.  J.  F.  Curtis  and  William  B. 
Behrens  remained  with  the  company. 
They  were  back  of  the  line,  directing 
machine-gun  fire,  when  they  saw  that 
the  men  out  in  front,  with  most  of 
their  officers  oul  of  it,  were  having  a 
difficult  time.  Curtis  and  Behrens 
placed  the  company  under  command 
of  sergeants,  rushed  forward  and  re- 
organized the  men  they  found  without 
leaders.  Both  were  killed  while  at 
this  work. 

Men  Offer  Their 
Lives  Recklessly. 

The  enlisted  men  of  the  lOBth  were 
offering  their  lives  with  the  .s.'ime 
reckless  disregard  as  their  officers. 
If  one  were  to  mention  individuals, 
one  would  have  to  mention  the  names 
of  all  that  remain  to  the  regiment, 
and  that  cannot  be  done.  There  .ire 
incidents  upon  incidents  that  mi.ght 
he  told  of.  if  one  but  had  the  space — 
such  things  as  the  capture  of  eight 
Germans  by  Pvt.  Joseph  De  Giovanni 
.and  a  solitary  companion  and  the  safe 
return  to  our  lines  by  De  Giovanni 
with  his  prisoners  after  being  lost 
within  the  German  lines.  Also  might 
be  told  the  chronicle  of  the  stay  made 
bv  Pvts.  Leon  TJavidson,  .\rthur 
(Jilles.  Gideon  Anderson  ;ind  several 
others  in  a  trench  wilhin  (he  German 
lines  from  Fr'day  to  Sunday,  all  of 
Miem  determined  to  hold  oul  until 
help  came,  and  all  of  them  frighten- 
ing away  immensely  stiperior  German 
forces  bv  their  courage. 

U  is  the  fame  of  the  regiment  that 
lives  and  not  that  of  individuals.  .Ml 
of  the  men  who  composed  the  lOSth 
on  that  twenty-seventh  day  of  Sep- 
tember gave  of  (he  best  that  was 
in  them  and  did  the  task  that  was  ap- 
pointed them.  Somehow  and  some 
way  they  had  forged  on  and  on 
through  the  terrible  storm  of  shot  and 
shell  and  past  the  groups  of  German 
hand-to-hand  fighters.  They  reached 
the  outnosts  (hc>'  were  ?^upposrd  to 
(ake.  Then,  however,  tie  flanking 
movement  to  which  they  had  beeii 
left  open  got  in  its  deadly  work  and 
the  men  of  the  106ih.  awav  out  there  r 
at  the  H'ndenburg  line  outposts,  were 
I  cut  off.     Isolated  parties  managed  to  I 


get  through,  but  'regimental  head- 
quarters lost  all  contact  with  the 
front. 

Lt.  Franklyn  J.  Jackson  volunteered 
at  this  critical  minute  to  take  a  patrol 
out  and  re-establish  contact  with  the 
front.  He  was  killed  in  doing  so  and 
was  awarded  (he  IJ.  S.  C..  posthumous- 
ly, a  few  weeks  ago.  Because  of  what 
he  did  the  men  between  headquarters 
and  the  actual  front  received  word 
that  brought  them  back  to  Ronssny, 
from  whence  they  had  started  earlier 
in  the  morning.  The  others  stayed 
out  there  on  the  far-flung  front — out. 
there  with  shot  and  shell  bursting  on 
all  sides  about  tlieni.  Because  (he 
HiBth  had  so  comparatively  few  men 
and  because  it  lost  so  many  there  had 
been  not  enough  (o  "mop  up"  as  the 
regiment  advanced;  and  the  Germans 
who  were  left  in  the  rear,  augmented 
by  those  who  seeped  through  the  ex- 
posed flank,  were  suflicient  in  num- 
ber to  be  virtually  as  dangerous  as 
those   in    front. 

This  was  the  way  (he  first  day  of  the 
Hindenburg  line  fight  ended:  The 
l()6th.  at  dreadful  cost,  had  advanced 
about  700  yards  against  miraculously 
strong  positions;  some  of  its  men 
were  out  there  in  shell  holes  and 
dugouts,  keeping  up  the  fight;  they 
were  entirely  out  of  liaison  with  their 
fellows;  about  400  men,  relieved  by 
another  conimand  at  4  a.m.  Saturday, 
seeped  b.ack  to  headquarters  and  were 
organized  into  a  provisional  battalion. 

XIII. 

Maj.  R.  H.  Gillette  organized  this 
provisional  battalion,  and  it  was  made 
up  of  three  companies  of  about  130 
men  in  each.  Capt.  Arthur  V.  McDer- 
mott,  operations  officer  of  the  regi- 
ment and  attached  to  headquarters, 
took  the  first  company  under  Maj.  Gil- 
lette's direction;  Lt.  George  W.  Tur- 
ner of  Co.  B  took  the  Second  Battal- 
ion and  Capt.  William  K.  Blaisdell, 
who  had  been  supply  officer  of  the 
regiment  until  he  insisted  on  getting 
into  the  fight  on  September  27,  took 
command  of  the  third  company  of  this 
provisional   battalion.      . 

At  noon  on  Saturday  it  was  at  a 
rest  camp  in  back  of  the  lines  trying 
to  find  out  where  it  stood  when  it  re- 
ceived word  that  it  must  attack  again 
on  Sunday  morning  as  part  of  a  gen- 
eral attack  that  was  to  complete 
the  work  which  the  106th  had  begun 
so  gallantly  on  Friday.  There  were 
approximately  sixteen  officers  left  in 
the  regiment  on  Saturday  night  who 
were  fit  for  duly,  and  these  included 
the  staff  oflicers,  those  of  the  supply 
and  transport  service,  and  the  intelli- 
gence officers.  For  the  attack  to 
which  (he  r'rovisional  baitalion  was 
now  ordered,  four  oflicers  were  as- 
signed to  two  of  its  companies  and 
three  (o  its  second  company.  The 
ranks  weie  further  filled  up  hy  press- 
ing into  service  teamsters,  cooks,  or- 
derlies— anybody  who  could  handle  .1 
gun  and  a  bayonet,  who  was  not  ab- 
solutely required  for  other  duly. 

The  plan  of  battle  for  (his  day  was 
(o  sweep  on  past  (he  Hindenburg  line 
ilself  and  over  (he  canal  tunnel.  The 
106th  men  in  the  provisional  bat- 
talion were  (o  move  as  "moppers  up" 
behind  the  two  first  waves. 

Battalion  Starts 
Before  Dawn. 

The  battalion  started  out  long  be- 
fore ilawn  from  its  rest  camp.  It 
reached  the  line  about  4:30  o'clock 
Sunday  morning  anil  waited  there  for 
zero  hour.  When  zero  came,  in  some 
wa^■  or  oth-^r  the  provisional  battalion 
got  out  in  front— was  once  r.-.cre  first 


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17 


over  the  top.  The  400,  despite  their 
few  numbers  and  despite  the  recol- 
lection ot  what  they  had  passed 
through  but  a  few  hours  before,  did 
what  the  men  of  the  106th  liad  always 
done — they  advanced  in  the  face  of 
what  seemed  like  a  hell  of  flame. 

They  had  also  to  spur  them  on  on 
the  certainty  that,  out  ahead  of  them, 
were  comrades  who  had  been  holding- 
dearly-bought  positions  since  Friday — 
comrades  whom  they  might  save, 
whose  victory  they  mig-ht  make  sure, 
if  they  could  wipe  out  the  German 
line  ahead.  It  was  in  that  spirit  that 
they  fought.  About  50  per  cent,  of 
the  400  men  in  the  battalion  fell  that 
day,  but  those  who  were  left  kept  al- 
ways g:oing  ahead.  „ 

Capt.  Blaisdell.  'at  the  head -of  the"' 
Third  Co.,  or  battalion,  was  one  of 
the  first  to  go  down.  His  men  put 
him  on  a  stretcher  and  started  carry- 
ing him  to  the  rear.  They  had  gone 
Init  a  few  feet  when  Capt.  Blaisdell 
realized  what  was  happening.  He  or- 
dered his  men  to  halt  and  insisted 
on  going  back  to  resume  his  place  in 
(he  attack.  He  fell  again,  this  time 
killed  instantly  by  a  German  bullet. 

Tanks  Put 
Out  of  Action. 


Tanks  were  to  have  played  an  im- 
portant part  in  the  advance  this  day, 
and  they  did  have  an  important  share 
in  the  doings,  although  by  no  means 
as  great  as  had  been  hoped.  They 
were  nearly  all  of  them  put  out  of 
action  early  in  the  engagement.  That 
meant  that  what  was  left  ot  the  106th 
was  out  there  alone  in  front,  once 
more  called  on  to  do  a  superman's 
task  with  not  enough  men  to  do  even 
an  ordinary  task.  History  records, 
however,  that  the  106th  did  it — rec- 
ords that  its  men  fought  on  from 
5:30  in  the  morning  to  5  o'clock  in 
the  afternoon  without  a  break,  rec- 
ords that  the  positions  the  men  were 
expected  to  take  were  captured  one 
after  another,  records  that  the  Brook- 
lynites  repulsed  one  counter  attack 
after  another. 

The  struggle  at  the  Knoll,  the  emi- 
nence at  the  left,  which  had  begun 
on  Friday,  still  continued  on  Sunday. 
Parts  of  the  position  were  in  the 
hands  of  the  Americans;  parts  still 
held  out.  The  boys  of  the  105th.  the 
106th  and  the  107th  made  repeated 
onslaughts  against  the  pillboxes,  the 
machine-gun  nests  and  the  trenches 
that  remained  in  German  hands.  Al- 
though they  kept  capturing  some  of 
these  on  Sunday,  there  were  still  some 
that  remained.  It  can,  therefore,  be 
Imagined  with  what  tenacity  the  Ger- 
man troops  were  holding  on.  Thev 
had  been  instructed  to  hold  on  at  all 
fosls.  and  they  obeyed  instructions  to 
the  limit.  The  Knoll  was  still  not  all 
American  on  September  30,  Monday, 
and  when  that  day  Bellicourt  had 
finally  been  taken,  the  Germans  driven 
away  in  back  of  their  Hindenburg 
line,  there  were  1,200  bodies  ot  iha 
dead  of  the  105th,  the  lOHth  and  the 
107th  counted  on  the  slopes  of  the 
Knoll. 

No  man  can  begin  to  tell  all  of  Hi- 
story of  these  days  at  the  Hindenburg 
Ime.  More  ot  it  may  be  related  some 
day  when  the  27th  Di\ision  and  the 
106th  get  home;  much  ot  it  mav  never 
be  told.  What  stands  out  is  that  the 
Hindenburg  line  was  broken,  and  that 
when  Maj.  Gen.  O'Ryan.  commanding 
the  division,  wrote  ot  it  later  he  said: 
"It  was  undoubtedly  the  fierce  at- 
tack of  the  106th  Infantry  which 
broke  the  morale  of  the  enemv  and 
made  possible  the  subsequent  attacks 
by  the  remainder  of  the  division." 

The  ofhcers  of  the  106th  who  were 
kileld  or  w-ounded  on  this  Sunday 
drive  against  the  Hindenburg  de- 
fenses are  not  all  known  at  this  writ- 


18 


BROOKLYN   Ax\D   LOx\G   ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


Ing:   but  it   huU   been  established   that 
virtually    every    one    engaKeU    in     the 
atlack    was    wounOcU.      MaJ.    <ililette 
was  wounded   twice.     Capt.  Arthur   V. 
McUerniutt.   at    the   head    of   tlio   First 
Co.    of    the    provisional    battalion,    re-  ' 
ccivod    a    bullet    In    his    thonUler    thai  , 
mushroomed    as    It    hit.       I.t.    Turner.  ; 
leading  the  Second  To.,  was  wounded    j 
Lt.    J.    I..    f;illmaii    was    hurt    while    at  ] 
the  head   of  his  men.     I.t.   A.   B.   KUi-  . 
man.   leading   what    was  left  of  Co.  L, 
war  badly  wounded.  ' 

Col.  Taylor,  coniinnndcr  of  the  rcgl-  . 
menl.  took  stock  on  Monday  of  what 
wa.^  lift  of  hi.s  cnniitiand.  He  esti-  ; 
mated  that,  of  about  J.S'JC  or  1.900! 
men  In  his  charge  prior  to  Friday.  I 
Ihere  were  not  quite  COu  left  fit  for 
duly.  ' 

XIV. 

Continuous   tighiing   ensued    for    ihc  | 
106th  from  the  takin^-  of  the  Hindeii- 
burff    line,    right    straight    through    to 
October    :!0.      It    w-as   a    battle   against 
I'n    ever-retreatinB    enemy — tierce    at  ! 
the  start   but   gradually   decreasing  in  ; 
fierceness  as  the  days  progressed,  and  [ 
the   Germans   seemed    to    realize    more 
and    more    that    they    were    hopelessly  | 
beaten.      Instead   of   the     hand-to-hand 
confliits  which    had    formerly   marked 
the    opposition    they    gave    to    the    ad- 
vancing   Americans    thej-    relied    more 
and  more  upon  sliell  lire  to  hold  back 
the  advance. 

Day  after  the  day  the  reginxent 
moved  a  few  miles  into  territory  which 
the  enemy  was  grudgingly  giving  up. 
Day  after  day  Fate  continued  to  take 
its  toll  of  them.  tlenerally  it  was 
shell  fire  that  added  to  the  already 
hfeavv  casualty  lists  of  the  regiment. 
Here,  as  it  had  seemingly  been  all 
through  in  things  of  this  kind,  the 
]0«th  was  "out  of  luck."  The  shells 
fell  all  around  the  other  regiments; 
if  they  got  anywhere  near  the  106th 
they  were  either  killed  or  wounded. 

An  example  of  this  was  shown  force- 
fully when  the  27th  Division  marched 
Into  Fremont  on  October  11.  The 
lOBth  and  the  106th  Inf.  were  almost 
side  by  side  as  they  moved  into  bil- 
lets in  the  town.  The  106th  stepped 
proudly  along.  The  Germans  might 
have  been  miles  and  miles  away  for 
ail  that  the  appearance  of  the  Brook- 
lyn command  indicated.  Its  band 
was  at  its  head,  tooting  away  for  dear 
life.  Shells  could  be  seen  breaking 
on  the  horizon,  hut  the  Germans  were 
on  the  run  and  there  was  no  danger 
to  fear  for  the  Brooklynites.  They 
might  have  been  on  parade  over  u 
Long  Isl.Tnd  road,  to  all  appearances, 
had  it  not  been  for  their  worn  uni- 
forms and  the  marks  that  battle  had 
left. 

They  took  up  their  quarters  in   Pre 
mont    In    Just    this    way.    and    went    to 
sleep  that  night  with  the  thought  thai 
war    was    far    away.       For    some    un- 
known   reason    .lerrv    took    it    into    his  ' 
li'-ad    to   do   som"   shelling   that    night   i 
M'nd  yon.  the  lOoth,  or  at  least  a  part 
of    It.    was    close    at    hand.       Did    the  ■ 
thellE    fall    among    the    lO.'.th?      They  1 
did    not.      It    V.I1S    the    lOfith    they    se-  i 
lected  and  the  106th  lost  fully  a  dozen  1 
men.  1 

Incidents    such     as     this    continued 
hnmrn'ng  every  da''.     The  onlv  othe-  i 
liioldrnt     of    ijurticu'ar     note    at     this  I 
"me  -vjis  the  succession  of  Col,  Frank-  ' 
Vv    W.    Wnrd    to    the    command.       H" 
r^-lieved    Col.    Taylor    on     O-^tobT     15    i 
■wh'lo  the  re^'mfnt  was  at  Esc-^ufort.      i 
•■in  the   17th   there  wa^*  fnother  hot' 
r»<s-agement     for     the     106th     and     the! 
--•n   'Tvlslon.      This  waM  at   St.  Siun    \ 
let.      Many   of  th"   wonnderl   who   h^vr 
been    returning   h'-nie    In    <li"    last    f"'-   i 
/1-vs  f>-om   ♦'"'"   -"th   T)lv'«ion   receivet'  [ 

thl^'r    '"•onril?;   ,n  t    ,St.    Sou^let. 

''in  October  ?0  r^me  the  (r'add'*"*  o'  ; 
orders.  The  106'1|  was  reli'Vect  bv  n  i 
British    command,    as   was   the    entire  I 


27lh  Division,  and  was  ordered  to 
move  back  to  a  divisional  rest  camp 
where  it  was  to  sUxy  for  a  long  period 
and  undergo  complete  reorganization. 
The  regiment  fell  out  gladly  enough 
and  marche<l  to  Busigny.  bark  of  the 
line.  The  L'-'d  found  it  at  Belleoouvt. 
and  the  L-ad  at  llo>scl.  Here  it  was 
to  entrain   for  the  rest   camp. 

The  ill  hiok  of  the  regiment  pursut'd 
It  direellv  to  Roysel  and  then  quit 
suddenly.'  Us  sudden  quitting  saved 
the  lOtjth  from  a  great  catastrophe  at 
a  lime  when  it  would  have  been  fell 
more  than  any   other. 

It  happened  that  the  2"tb  Division 
to  which  the  I06th  was  attacheu 
.•stayed  over  night  in  Roysel  and  was 
all  prej'ared  to  take  the  trains  out 
the  ne.Nl  afternoon.  October  24.  Lt. 
Col.  Charles  W.  Berry  of  the  105th, 
former  commander  of  the  106tli  sec- 
ond battalion,  was  assigned  to  the  duty 
of  loading  the  various  units  of  the 
division  on  their  iiespective  trains  and 


Lost  His  Life  in  the  Attack  on  the 
Hindenburg  Line. 

getting  Ihem  away.  Because  the 
105th  was  his  command  he  got  them 
awuy  first. 

To  get  the  106th  aboard  the  cars,  as 
the  next  to  go,  was  a  matter  of  a  few 
minutes.  Col.  Berry  was  just  about  to 
give  it  the  signal  to  leave  when  all  of 
a  sudden  the  railroad  tracks  a  few  feel 
away  dropped  out  of  sight,  telegraph 
I>oles  and  wires  disappeared;  everything 
within  a  radius  of  several  hundred 
yards  Avas  completely  wiped  out.  -V 
German  mine  had  exploded. 

The  mine,  it  developed,  had  been  left 
there  by  the  (Jermans  six  weeks  be- 
fore. Xothing  had  happened  to  ex- 
plode it  until  this  afternoon.  Then, 
for  a  reason  none  of  the  officers  pres- 
ent could  make  clear,  it  was  exploded 
by  a  British  motor-lorry.  Not  a  single 
American  was  killed  or  injured,  but 
several  British  Tommies  were  killed 
and  others  injured.  Nothing  was  left 
of  the  tracks. 

Because  of  this  mine  the  division  had 
to  march  to  Tincoun,  about  five  or  six 
miles  away,  and  there,  on  the  following 
lay,  the  lOGth  entrained.  It  arrived 
It  Corbie  on  October  26  and  went  into 
■amp  for  complete  reorganization.     At 

"orbie,  for  the  llrst  time,  the  regiment 
uiffercd  from  influenza.  The  attack 
was  not  a  bad  one,  however,  and  the 
i(flcei-s  and  men  of  the  lOfith,  those  that 
remained    of    the    command,    were    in 


fairly  sood  shapo  when  the  armistice, 
»n  November  11,  ended  the  war, 

XV. 

The  commendation  of  brave  men  and 
of  great  leaders  has  long  since  been 
given  to  the  106th  Infantry  and  the  :'7th 
Division.  Brooklyn  has  similarly  be- 
stowed upon  them  an  esteem  that 
words  are  too  weak  to  express.  That 
its  regard  for  the  106th  is  well  estab- 
lished is  proved  conclusively  by  the 
brief  history  here  given,  fragmentary 
though  it  is.  If  anything  else  were 
needed  it  may  be  found  in  the  brave 
words  that  have  been  written  of  the 
106th  individually  by  Gen.  .lohn  F. 
O'Rvan,  and  of  the  S'fh  Division  in 
general  by  others.  Gen.  O'Ryan,  on 
October  22,  wrote  this  citation  for  the 
Brooklyn  regiment: 

"Now  that  we  have  inspected  the 
capture  of  defenses  of  the  Hindenburg 
Line,  the  magnitude  of  the  task  as- 
signed to  the  106th  Inf.  in  the  attack  of 
•September  27  becomes  even  more  ap- 
parent than  it  then  .appeared.  On  that 
occasion  the  106th  Inf  ,  on  a  front  of 
4,000  yards,  attacked  the  outer  defense 
svstem,  cotnposed  of  highly  organized 
trenches  with  a  maze  of  wire  protec- 
tions, based  upon  the  three  strong 
points  of  Quenncment  Farm,  Gillemont 
Farm  and  The  Knoll,  the  whole  de- 
.  fended  by  a  vast  number  of  machine 
guns  and"  trench  mortars  supported  by 
I  artillery. 

'  "Any  impression  made  by  attack 
upon  these  defenses  would  have  been 
worthy  of  remark.  That  the  106th  Inf., 
after  most  of  the  tanks  had  been  put 
out  of  action,  broke  through  them  and 
secured  footings  in  the  three  strong- 
holds, thus  disorganizing  the  enemy's 
defense,  no'w  seems  an  extraordinary 
feat.  The  valor  of  the  officers  and  men 
of  the  regiment  is  well  indicated  by  the 
locations  of  the  bodies  of  their  gallant 
comrades  who  fell  in  the  battle,  and  by 
the  large  number  of  the  enemy  dead 
about  them. 

"It  was  undoubtedly  the  firece  attack 

of    the    106th    Inf.    which     shook     the 

enemy's  morale  and  made  possible  the 

I  subsequent  attack  of  the  remainder  of 

the  division." 
I      On  October    20     Field     Marshal     Sir 
j  Douglas  Haig  wrote  to  the  general  com- 
I  manding    the    Second    American    Corps 
(27th  and  30th  Divisions): 

"I  wish  to  express  to  you  personally, 
and  to  all  the  oflicers  and  men  serv- 
ing under  you.  my  warm  appreciation 
of  the  very  valuable  and  gallant  serv- 
ices rendered  by  you  throughout  the 
recent  operations  with  the  Fourth 
British  Army.  Called  upon  to  attack 
positions  of  great  natural  strength 
held  by  n  determined  enemy,  all  ranics 
of  the  27th  and  30th  divisions,  un- 
der your  command,  displayed  an  en- 
erg.v,  courage  and  determination  in 
attack  which  proved  irresistible.  It 
does  not  need  me  to  tell  you  that  in 
the  heavy  fighting  of  the  pa.st  three 
weeks  you  have  earned  the  lasting 
esteem  and  admiration  of  your  British 
comrades  in  arms  whose  success  you 
have  so  nobly  shared." 

From  Gen.  Pershing,  there  camo 
this  for  the  27th  and  30th  divisions: 

"The  Commander-in-Chief  desires 
\ou  to  convey  to  the  officers  and  men 
of  your  corps  his  appreciatior.  of  the 
niagniflcent  qualities  which  have  en- 
abled them,  against  powerful  re- 
sistance, to  advance  more  than  ten 
miles  and  to  take  more  than  6.000 
prisoners  since   September    27   " 

There  were  similar  commendations 
— and  Avith  good  reason.  The  meu 
of  the  106th  point  to  these  two  state- 
ments of  fact  in  an  article  by  the 
historian  of  the  lOfith  in  the  Christ- 
mas issue  of  the  Gas  .Attack,  the 
publication    of  the   27th   Div.: 

"The  regiment  as  a  whole  has  been 
over  the  top  a  larger  number  of  times 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN    THE    WAR. 


19 


than  any  other  regiment  in  the  divi- 
sion. 

•'To  the  106th  has  fallen  the  honor 
of  being'  first  over  in  every  engage- 
ment." 

XVI. 


January  5,  1919,  are  found  the  names 
of  410  wounded  and  223  who  ga,ve 
their  lives.  The  percentage  of  the 
killed  is  extremely  large  by  compari- 
son. 

Does  it  not  show  that  these  men  of 


In  the  casuality  list  as  made  up  to  I  the  106th  are  deserving  of  all  honor 


that  we  can  give  them.'  Uofs  it  not 
show,  as  does  this  incomplete  his- 
tory, that  they  were  brave  men,  in- 
deed, who  went  forth  from  Brooklyn 
with  the  106th  Inf.,  U.  S.  A.,  and  that 
their  deeds  shall  make  immortal  here 
the  memories  of  the  regiment  and  ot 
its  dead? 


THE   DEAD. 

Pvt.  Arthur  F.  Goss,  Co.  L,  died  from  wounds  August  27, 

81  Lott  St. 
Sgt.    Benjamin   Chester,    106th,    killed    September    7,    129 

Alabama  ave. 
Pvt.  Everett  R.  Aycrs,  M.  G.  C.  106th.  died  of  pneumonia 

October  3,   1107   Putnam  ave. 
Pvt.   William  T.   Hickton,   Co.  K,   killed  September   7,   55 

Stanhope  st. 
Pvt.  James  C.  O'Donnell,  Co.  C,  killed,  6210  Fifth  ave. 
Corp.  James  A.  Harrington,  Co.  K,  killed  in  action,  1647 

S3d   St.,    Bath   Beach. 
Pvt.  Michael  Roma,  Co.  B,  died  of  w&ands  September  6, 

1024  Manhattan  ave. 
Sgt.  William  J.  Doherty,  Co.  K,  killed  September  2,  2521 

Albemarle   Road. 
Corp.   Roy   Abit,    106th,   died   of  wounds   September    30, 

448   99th  St. 
Lt.    Franklyn    J.    Jackson,    Hdqrts.    Co.,    killed    in    action 

September  27.  505  Clinton  ave. 
Corp.  Edward  .A.  Newton,  M.  G.  C,  died  of  wounds  Sep- 
tember  30,   Medford.   L.   I. 
Pvt.   Jlaurice   H.   Benoit,   Co.   K,   killed  in  action  August 

30,    1004   Bergen   st. 
Pvt.  Frank  Howard,  Co.   M.   killed  in  action  September 

29,  Lynbrook,  L.   I. 

Pvt.  Bernard  J.  Harris,  Co.  G.  killed  in  action,  161  Taaffe 

place. 
Pvt.   Robert  Kearns,   Co.  G,  killed  in  action   October   1, 

249    13th   St. 
Pvt.  John  W.  Madden,  Co.  G,  killed  in  action  September 

30,  89   Wyckoff  st. 

Pvt.  Fred  Lippert,  Co.  B,  killed  in  action  September  29, 
446   Franklin   ave. 

Pvt.  Anthony  Matarazzo.  Co.  D,  killed  accidentally,  1466 
73d  St. 

Pvt.  Fred  J.  Schmaeling,  Co.  F,  died  of  injuries  October 
19,  1080  Herkimer  st. 

Pvt.  Raymond  Hottenrolh.  Co.  C,  killed  in  action  Sep- 
tember 27,  6  Raleigh  place. 

Pvt.  Charles  C.  Schneider,  Co.  C,  killed  in  action,  592 
Sterling   place. 

Pvt.  Charles  H.  Kayser.  Med.  Corps,  killed  in  action  Sep- 
tember 29,   12  Hanson  place. 

Pvt.  La>vrence  Hanneford,  Co.  D,  died  of  wounds,  105 
Third  place. 

Pvt.  Howard  Peterson.  Co.  A,  M.  G.  B.,  killed  in  action 
October  19,   599   11th  st. 

Sgt.  Frank  D.  McGrath,  Co.  G,  killed  in  action  September 

27,  175  Lefferts  ave. 

Corp.  Dominick  Holliday,  Co.  B,  killed  September  27, 
255   Greene  ave. 

Pvt.  Robert  Gray.  Co.  L,,  killed  in  action,  279  Midwood  st. 

Pvt.  Frank  A.  Neugebauer,  Co.  B,  killed  in  action  Sep- 
tember 28,   195   Freeman  st. 

Pvt.  John  J.  Neville,  106th,  died  of  wounds  October  16, 
15   First  St. 

Lt.  Charles  G.  Ostberg,  Co.  B.  killed  in  action  September 

28,  no  address. 

Mech.  Jens  H.  Jensen,  Co.  B,  killed  in  action  September 
27,   137  Vanderbilt  ave. 

Pvt.  John  J.  Carey,  Co.  G,  killed  in  action  September  27, 
111   Nostrand  ave. 

Sgt.  William  Friedman,  Co.  H,  killed  in  action  September 
27,    340   Powell   st. 

Corp.  Frederick  Gehrsitc,  Co.  G,  killed  in  action  Sep- 
tember 27,   15  Troutman  st. 

Pvt.  John  W.  Ward,  Co.  B,  killed  in  action  September  27, 
105   Luquer  st. 

Batt.  Sgt.  Maj.  Augustus  Sliarretts,  Co.  L,  killed  Septem- 
ber 27,   323   Senator  st. 

Sgt.  William  G.  Hogarth,  Co.  F,  killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber 25,  8015  Fort  Hamilton  Parkway. 

Sgt.  Frank  V.  McGrath,  Co.  G,  killed  in  action  September 
27,   175  Lefferts  ave. 

Pvt.  Thomas  N.  Sweeney,  Co.  E,  killed  in  action  Seo- 
tember  27,   1331   70th  st. 

Pvt.  Morris  Zimmerman.  Co.  F,  killed  in  action  Sentem- 
ber  27,   382  Watkins  st. 

Corp.  Nicholas  Schultes,  Co.  I,  killed  September  29.  1986 
East   Eighth   st. 

Pvt.  .Toseph  Quadri,  106th,  died  of  v/ounds  October  9 
716  42d  .St. 

Pvt.  John  Smith,  Co.  G,  killed  in  action  September  27, 
13  Stockton  St. 


Corp.  Frank  W.  Bonner,  Co.  B,  killed  in  action  September 
27,   199   Freeman  st. 

Sgt.  Charles  W.  Mattson,  Co.  F,  killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber 27,  441   42d  st. 

Pvt.  Charles  Boulton,  Co.  D.  killed  in  action  September 
16,   2320  Bleecker  st. 

P\-t.  Richard  Martinez.  Co.  I,  died  of  wounds  October  4, 
143  Fifth  St..  Long  Island  City. 

Pvt.  William  S.  Gilmore,  Co.  C,  killed  in  action  September 
27,    260   Greene  ave. 

Corp.  William  Bahis,  Co.  A,  died  of  pneumonia  October 
27,  371   11th  St. 

Pvt.  Peter  Scheibel,  Co.  F,  killed  In  action  September  27, 
Glendale,  L.  1. 

Pvt.  James  C.  GafCney.  Co.  E,  killed  in  action  September 
27,   538   Kosciusko  st. 

Sgt.  Harry  L.  Levy,  Co.  D,  killed  in  action  September  27. 
558  76th  St. 

Pvt.  Vernon  H.  Davis,  Co.  F,  killed  in  action  September 
27,  350   92d  St. 

Corp.  Henry  T.  Barnaby,  Co.  G,  killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber 27,  12  Waldorf  Court, 

Corp.  Charles  H.  Vroman,  Co.  C,  killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber 23,  2023  Caton  ave. 

Corp.  John  A.  McLoughlin.  Co.  L,  killed  in  action  Sep- 
tember 29,  588  Sterling  place. 

Sgt.  Robert  D.  Browne,  Co.  D,  killed  in  action,  380  Third  si. 

Pvt.  Charles  W.  Boulton,  M.  G.  C,  killed  in  action  Sep- 
tember 27,  Ridgewood. 

Pvt.  Francis  McCabe,  Co.  B,  killed  in  action  September 
27.  1244  Herkimer  st. 

Lt.  Frederick  W.  Rozeck,  Co.  L,  killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber 27,  526  56th  st. 

Pvt.  John  Allman,  Co.  D,  killed  in  action  September  27, 
295  Troutman  st. 

P^-t.  Frank  Cicurello,  Co.  B,  killed  in  action  September 

29,  103  Nostrand  ave. 

Corp.  Thomas  J.  Crann,  Co.  H,  killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber 29.   lis  Court  St. 

Prt.  Lambert  J.  Hunt.  Co.  .F,  killed  in  action  September 
27,  78  Elliott  ave.,  Maspeth,  L.  I. 

Pvt.  Edward  C.  Carlson,  Co.  L,  killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber 27,   15  Glendale  place. 

Pvt.  Harold  J.  J.  Tyrell,  Co.  I,  killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber 27,   570  Court  st. 

Wagoner  John  W.  Shannon,  Supply  Co.,  killed  in  action 
September   27,   260   Rogers  ave. 

Pvt.  John  J.  Moran,  Co.  G,  killed  in  action  September  27 
890  Myrtle  ave. 

Bugler  Herman  Waack.s,  106th,  killed  In  action  September 
27,   63   East  Eighth  .st. 

Pvt.  James  J.  Atley,  Co.  H,  killed  in  action  September 
27,  1468  Flatbush  ave. 

P\'t.  Harry  J.  Louis,  Co.  L,  killed  in  action  September  24 
842  Flatbush  ave. 

Pvt.  Morris  M.  Schwartz,  Co.  E,  killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber  27,   65  Meeker  ave. 

Pvt.  Frank  B.  Kane,  Hdqrts.  Co.,  died  of  pneumonia,  418 
Court  St. 

Corp.  Ray  MacConnah,  Co.  M.  killed  in  action,  1648  S3d  st. 

Corp.  Mathias  Mandak,  Co.  K,  killed  in  Belgium  Septem- 
ber 2,  East  Islip,  L.  I. 

Lt.  James  F.  Curtis  Jr.,  M.  G.  C.,  killefl  in  action  October 

30,  1173   Fulton  st. 

Pvt.  John  J.  Carey,  Hdqrts.  Co.,  killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber  2  7,   111  Nostrand  ave. 

Pvt.  John  R.  Larsen,  Co.  K,  killed  in  action  September  2, 
e69  Hicks  St.. 

Pvt.  Fred  A.  Claric,  Co.  I,  died  of  wounds  September  2» 
1032  Chestnut  St..  Richmond  Hill. 

Pvt.  Matthew  Amato,  Co.  A,  killed  in  action  September 
27,    8649   Bay   13th   st. 

Corp.  Edward  R.  Markstahler,  Co.  G,  killed  in  action  Sep- 
tember 2  7,  683  East  29th  St. 

Corp.  Charles  Smith,  Co.  L,  killed  in  action  October  18 
96   Buffalo  ave. 

Pvt.  Harold  Twarts,  M.  G.  C,  died  o*  influenza  October 
29,   629   Myrtle  ave. 

Pvt.  James  Proko,  106th,  died  of  wounds  October  19, 
no  address. 

Sgt.  Arthur  G.  Walters,  Co.  G,  died  of  pneumonia  Octo- 
ber 26,  1115  Nostrand  ave. 

Pvt.  George  P.  Lauer,  Co.  B,  died  of  influenza,  1053 
Seneca  ave. 

Corp.  Stephen  J.  LaTour,  Co.  K,  killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber 27,  1084  Bushwick  ave. 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


Mech.   Charles   E.   Chilrik,    106th.   died  of  disease.   South 

Coip'"jan?Js' I.  Donohue.  Co.  M.  killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber 2S.  Glen  Cove.   L.   I.  ....  .■        c?      . 

Corp.  Michael  J.  Meehan,  Co.  C.  killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber  -7.    IWS   Bailie  si.  r,      .        , 

Lt.  Karl  H.  Wheeler.  Co.  L.  killed  in  action  September 
12.  672   10th  St.  .    ,.  „,  ■   ,,     4 

Corp.  Edward  F.  Conly,  Co.  A,  died  of  disease.  244  tast 

Corp"'Kobcrt  McBurnie.  Co.  A.  died  of  pneumonia  No- 
vemt>er  2.   23  ("Dlumbus  ave. 

Pvt.  Francis  B.  Watson.  Co.  E,  killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber  27.    171    liichardson   st.  ,  .    „  „  ..    i 

Wagoner  John  l'.  Walsh,  Co.  C.  died  of  influenza  October 

25.  564    l,e.\inprtoi>   ave.  .,,,..  .•         c 
Corp     Edmund    B.    Gordon.   Co.    H.   killed    m   action   Sep- 
tember 27.   2.'iU   New  York  ave. 

Pvt.  Georpe  Schoeck.  Co.  G,  killed  in  action  September 
27.   471    IlainbnrK  ave.  „      .       ._ 

Pvt.  Albert  S.  Abcler,  Co.  C.  killed  in  action  September 
27     no  address.  „ 

Pvt.  reter  T.  Leonard,  Co.  D.  killed  in  action  .September 
27.    128   Bay.  34th   st.  ...... 

Corp.  George  Weber.  Co.  G.  killed  in  aetion  September 
27.   4311    Brandon  ave.  ,  .,,    ^     . 

Corp.  Edward  A.  Cummings,  Co.  E.  killed  in  action, 
2   Strong   place.  

Corp.  Walter  F.  Duffy,  Co.  A,  killed  in  action  September 
"7    625  Morgan  ave. 

Pvt.  Hariy  C.  Walsh,  Co.  A,  M.  G.  B.,  killed  in  action. 
282  Sterling  place.  '      _     „  j     j.    , 

Pvt.  Joseph  Maguire.  Co.  A.  Jf.  G.  B.,  gassed,  died  on 
October  22,  275  Tompkins  ave.         .,,    ^    .  ,.         c. 

Pst  Walter  Xicoolls.  Hdqrts.  Co..  killed  in  action  Sep- 
tember 26,  4036  Hubbard  place. 

Lt.  Gilbert   P.  liudkin.  Co.  A,  killed  in  action  September 

26.  1018  Park  place.  .        ^  ^   ^ 
SZl-   Louis  T.  SchoU  Jr..  Co.   H.   killed  in  action   October 

"17.   132   Weldon  st.       "  „     ^       ,.       «., 

Pvt.  Frank  Rutller.  Co.  I,  killed  in  action  Septei.iber  27, 

1063  St.  Mark's  ave.  ,„„ 

Pvt.    Ramon     J.     Kelly,    Co.    A,    died    of     pneumonia,    4o7 

Eighth  ave.  „      ^       ,, 

Corp.  John  J.  McGuirc.  Co.  D,  killed  in  action  September 

27.  57  Luquer  St.  ,      ^       . 
Corp.  Harry  C.   Douty,  Co.  B,  killed  in  action  September 

27,    2519    Madison   St. 

Pvt.  Edward  J.  Brundge,  Co.  K.  died  of  pneumonia  Octo- 
ber 3.  no  address. 

Sgt.  John  R.  Hart,  Co.  C,  killed  in  action,  ol2  Elm- 
wood  ave.  _  _ 

Wagoner  Joseph  H.  Purcell.  Co.  G.  died  of  influenza  Oc- 
tober 1.  421    12th  St. 

Pvt.  Henry  B.  Cohan.  Co.  A.  killed  in  action  September 
25.  Northport.  L.  I. 

Pvt.  John  K.  Conway,  106th.  killed  In  action,  North- 
port,  L.  I. 

Sgt.  Harold  J.  Angus.  Co.  H,  killed  in  action  September 
27,  63  Richmond  st. 

Corp.  William  J.  Porter.  Hdcirts.  Co..  killed  in  action  Sep- 
tember 27.   893    Brooklyn  ave. 

Pvt.  Fred  J.  Grapes.  Co.  D.  killed  in  action  September  27, 
1050    Bcre«>-.i    St. 

Pvt.  James  Fitzpatrick,  Co.  D,  killed  in  action  September 
27.    1050   BerRon   st. 

Pvt.  Elmer  E.  l!:dwards,  106th,  killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber  27,   7  7   Reid   ave. 

Pvt.  Frank  R.  Smith,  Co.  C,  killed  in  action  September 
27.    395   Prospect  ave. 

Pvt.  Walter  H.  Kcllv.  Co.  C,  killed  in  action  September 
27,   363   Fourth  .st. 

Pvt.  Louis  Manciiso,  Co.  B.  killed  in  action  September 
27,    555    Marcy  ave. 

Corp.  Arthui-  I.,.  Frawley.  Co.  I,  killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber  27,    2315    Bedford   ave. 

P\l.  James  L.  Mnlnv.  Co.  C.  killed  in  action  .September  27, 
2312  Beverly   Road. 

Pvl.  James  P.  Twigg,  Co.  C,  died  of  pneumonia  October 
5,    no  nddrcss. 

Pvl.  Alphon.so  \'.  Bcnoil.  Co.  A,  killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber 27.   2815    lOninions  ave. 

Capl.  Harry  ('.  Starrott.  Co.  B.  died  of  influenza  Novem- 
ber   II.   398    East    l-"ourth   st. 

Pvt.  .Stephen  <).  Moican,  M.  G.  C,  died  of  wounds  October 
24.   294    I'ulaski  si. 

Corp.  Thomas  M.  Humphrey,  Co.  C,  died  of  disease  No- 
vember  13.    1832  S5th  St. 

P\t.  William  J.   Ward,  Co.  H,  killed  in  action  September 

27.  485   Hudson  ave. 

Sgt.  Charles  Heiser,  Co.  H,  killed  in  action  September  27. 

2  97   Grovo  si. 
t\t.  Anthony  Rolallo,  Co.  L  killed  in  action  September  2, 

■■/»75   SI.    M.irk's   avo. 
i-\T.  Walter  J.  MrCormick.   106th,  killed  in  action  August 

28.  478  Bainbridge  St. 

Pvt.  Archibald  R.  Walkflr,  Co.  E,  died  of  pneumonia  No- 

\emb<'r   II.   69   Ralph  ave. 
Pvt.  Arthur  Rubcrg.  Co.  1''.  killed  in  action  September  27, 

300   60th   .St. 
Corp.  William  A    Rielil.  Co.  F.  killed  in  action  September 

27,   10144   117th  St.,  Richmond  Hill. 


Pvt.  James  G.  McArdle,  106th,  died  of  wounds  November 

1,  702  Boyd  ave.  „      ^       .     _ 
Pvt.   Harrv  J.   Benson,  Co.  A,  killed   in  action  September 

25,   949  "52d  st.  .         ..      .        v   ■ 

Pvt.  Bernard  J.  Harris,  106th,  killed  in  action  September 

2.  161    Taaffe   place.  „      .       v.        o^ 
Pvt.   Max  Halpern.  Co.  F,  killed  in   action  September  il, 

89    Harrison   ave.  ,    ,      ,, 

Pvt.   Albert  A.   Klaiber,   Co.   C,   killed   in  action  July   31, 
31    Frankfort  St.  .        ^      . 

Pvt.  Joseph  A.   Riordan,  Co,  M,  killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber  27.  910  Avenue  K. 

Pvt    Walter  J.  Noonan,  Co.  E,  killed  in  action  September 
27,    1657    60th    St.  .       „ 

Pvt.    Harry    C.    Johnson,    106th,    died    of    pneumonia   No- 
vember 11.  South  Glen  Cove,  L.  I. 

Mech.  Albert  R.  Johnson,  Co.  H,  killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber   27.    1266    Fulton   St. 

Pvt.   Joseph    W.    Stevenson.    Co.    G,   killed    in   action   Sep- 
tember 27,  224  Lefterts  ave. 

Corp  John   E.   White,   Co.  K,   killed   in  action  September 
27,   192   Pearl  st. 

Corp.   Ragnar  Roeberg,  Co.  A,  killed  in  action  September 
27.   184   Amity  st. 

Corp.   Stephen  S.   Habel,   Co.  K,  killed  in  action   Septem- 
ber  27,   322    75th  St. 

Pvt.   Otto   Uietler,   Co.   M.   killed   in  action  September   21, 
63   Shaw  ave..  Union  Course,  L.  I. 

Pvt.  Alfred  J.  Douglas.  Co.  B,  killed  in  action  September 
27.   638  Warren  st. 

Pvt.  John  A.  Lahert,  Co.  K,  died  of  wounds  November  8, 
581    Decatur  st. 

Pvt.    Harold   R.   Dusenbury,   Co.   D,   killed    in  action   Sep- 
tember 27,  Glen  Head,  L.  I. 

Sgt     Harold   E.    Bockelman,   Co,   C,    killed  in   action   Sep- 
tember  27,    336    14th   st. 

Pvt.  Frank  C.  Carguilo,  Co.  D,  killed  in  action  September 
27,   87   WoodhuU   st. 

Corp.  John  T.  Gray,  Co.  D,  killed  in  action  September  28. 
9  84    Pacific  St. 

Sgt.  Wilbert  E.  Lyons.  Co.  I,  killed  in  action  September 
27,    688   East  Third  St. 

Pvt.   Peter  Harmaza,   Co.   D,   killed   in  action   September 
"7     532    Chester   St. 

Sgt.  Edward  P.  Hynes.  Co.  B,  killed  in  action  September 
27,    IS   Polhemus  place. 

Corp.   Herbert  C.   Huessner,  Co.  D,  killed  in  action  Sep- 
tember  27,    322   New   York  ave. 

Pvt.  John  C.  Sullivan,  Co.  C.  died  of  wounds  November 
11,  West  Broadway,  Cedarhurst.  L.  I. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Dunkel,  Co.  F,  killed  in  action  September  28, 
200   Junction  ave..  Corona,  L.   I. 

Pvt.  George  C.  Anderson,  Co.  D,  killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber  27,    365A   14th  St. 

Pvt.  Harold  A.  Horn,  Co.  M,  killed  in  action  September 
27,   1074   Lincoln  place. 

Bugler  Frank  E.  Cortes,  Co.  G,  died  prisoner  in  Germany, 
200    Patchen  ave. 

Corp.  Charles  C.  Byrne,  Co.  G,  killed  in  action,  739  East 
Ninth  St. 

Pvt.  Frederick  J.  Anderson,  died  of  wounds  July  26,  4907 
nth  ave. 

Pvt.  John  Welsh,  Co.  I,  killed  in  action  July  30,  343  Ham- 
ilton ave. 

Pvt.,  Arthur  Worme,  Co.  L,  died  of  wounds  July  31,   390 
Second  st. 

Pvt.   Albert  A.   Klaiber.   Mach.   Gun   Co..   killed   in  action 
July  31.  Grand  ave..  North  Hackensack,  N.  J. 

Pvt.  James  A.  O'Hare,  Co.  D,  killed  in  action,  1456  Bed- 
ford ave. 

Corp.   Herman    C.   Morreale,   died   of  wounds  August   10, 
Co.   V.   602    17th  St. 

Russell    B.    Swain,    Hosp.    Corps,    killed    August    10,    761 
East    31st  St. 

Corp.   Eliphalct   Snedecor  Jr.,   Co.   C   (Mach.   Gun  Bait.), 
killed  in  action  July  21.  703  Elmore  place. 

Pvt.   Thomas   Bernard    Hurle.v,    Mach.   Gun   CO..    killed   in 
action   July    31.    319    Chauncry   st. 

Pvt.   l'"rancis  I^.   AUyn.  Co.   I'",   killed   in  action  August   10. 
1825    Woodhaven    ,ivc..    Woodhaven. 

Pvt.   Arthur  J.   Struck.   Mach.  (Jun   Bait.,  killed  in  action 
August  21.  823  Church  St.,  Riclimond   Hill. 

Pvt.   John   C.   Bedell,   Co.   H,   killed   in  action  August   21. 
185    Seventh    a\e. 

Pvt.  Charles  Schmicdcr,  Co.  E,  killed  in  action  August  29, 
82   Cooper  st. 

Pvt.   Bernard  Thomas  McGonigle,  Co.  E,  killed  in  action 
August    28.   43   Duflleld   St. 

Pvt.    Raymond   U.   Hill.  Co.   M,  killed  in  action,    206   Mc- 
Donoiigh    St. 

Sgt.   Joseph  AValter  Beattie.  Co.  K,  killed  in  action   Sep- 
tember  1,   363   Henry  st. 

Pvt.    l':rnost    Nevitt,    Co.    D,    killed    in    action    August    27, 
150    Elrtert    lane. 

Pvt.  James  M.  Pereival.  Co.  I,  killed  in  action  August  21, 
200    Cleveland  st. 

Pvl.   William   P.  Mooney,  Co.  D,  killed   in   action  August 
27.    1401    77th    St. 

Corp.    Joseph    A.    Boyle,    Co.    E,    killed    August    28.    680 
llast   Second   st. 

Corp.  Arthur  Clark,  Co.  K,  died  of  wounds  September  2, 
336  Second  st. 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND    IN   THE    WAR. 


21 


Pvt.  Robert  Clark  Jr.,  Co.  H,  died  of  wounds  September 

4,    166   Jefferson   ave. 
Pvt.  Charles  S.   White,  Co.  G,   killed   in  action  September 

4,    751    Sterling    place, 
Pvt.    Maurice   Reardon,   Co.   C,   reported   killed  August   2. 

letters  sent  home  on  August  5,  9.  12,  16,  19;  259  17th  St. 
Pvt.   Peter  Lehmann.   Co.    E,   killed   in   action  September 

2,   875   Flatbush   ave. 
Corp.    Frank    J.    Wiss.    Co.    K,    killed    September    2,    103 

Eav   3 2d   St.  ' 
Pvt.    Errol    K.    Price,    Co.    G,    killed    September    4,    2543 

Church    ave. 
Corp.   John   McCullough,   Co.   C.   died   September   12   from 

wounds,    1188   Sterling   place. 
Pvt.Chas.O.Lind,  Co.I,killed    in    action  Aug.Sl,  340  61st  st 
Pvt.   Andrew   A.   Bruton,   Co.   C,   killed   September   1,    501 

Park   ])lace. 
Pvt.   Harry  W.  Kane,   106th,  killed  Sept.   1,   5  Spencer  st. 
Pvt.   Harry  M.  Ciindy,  Co.  K,  killed   in  action  August   11, 

578    Lexington    ave. 
Corp.    Richard    jMcGeeliin,    Co.    I.    killed    September     20, 

39    Raymond    st. 
Pvt.  Jno.  Masterson,  Co.  F,  killed    Aug.  9,  1  23  I'ierrepont  st 
Pvt.  Anthony  .Sceizo,  Co.  I,  killed    Sept-  2,  835  Kentav. 
Pvt.  Jack  Leder.  Co.  1.  killed  September  2,  232  Throop  ave. 
Corp.    Ringuis   Williams,  Co.   L,,   killed  in  action   Septem- 

l>er   2,    69    Irving   place. 
Pvt.  Daniel  Hart   Jr.,  Co.  D, killed  Sept.  1,  922  58th  st. 
Corp.   .John   A.   Kiernan,   Co.   G,   killed  on   Flanders  front 

August    27,    197    Tillary    st. 
Pvt.  Michael  Mandak.  Co    K,  killed  October  2,  Bay  Shore. 
I'vt.  James  Ashton,   Co.  I,  wounded,   584  DeKalb  ave. 
l^vl.  William  F.  Burns,  Co.  H.  died  from  wounds  Septem- 
ber  25    (Flanders  drive).    277    17th  st. 
Pvt.   Joseph  Cudmore,  Co.  M,  killed  Sept.  27,  448  Berry  st. 
Pvt.   Goldsmith   Hardgrove,  Co,   B,  M.  C.  B.    106th,   killed 

September   27,   Klmhurst,  L.   I. 
Se^t.   Wiilliam   Storch,   Hdqrts.   Co.,   106th,   died   of  wounds 

Septl-mber   27,   50    Duffield  st. 
Sgt.   William  A.   Cleaver,   Co.  A.   died  of  wounds  October 

6,    1730    45th  St. 
Pvl.    Harry  M.   Cundy,   Co.   K,   killed    in    Flanders    drive 

September  1,  578  Lexington  ave. 
Pvt.   Andrew   A.   Anderson,   Co.   B,   killed   September     27, 

243    52d   St. 
Sgt.    Howard    H.    McDougall,    Co.    I.    died   of   wounds   Oc- 
tober  1,   Rem.<!en  st.   and   Norris  ave. 
Sgt.  John  Batten,  Co.  B,  killed  in  action  August  24,  2212 

Cortelyoii    i-oad. 
Corp.  James  D.  Irwin,  106th,  killed   Oct,  5,  324A  Decatur  st 
Pvt.  Bertram  S.  Xoble,  Co.  F.,  died  following  operation  on 

shrapnel  wound,   64   Napier  ave.,   Richmond   Hill. 
•  Lt.  Alfred  J.  Hook,  Co.  G,  killed,   14  67    10th  st. 
Pvt,    William    R.    Gerreslad.    106th,    killed    Seoteniber    26, 

574   Pacific  St. 

Pvt.  Salvatore  Scarpati,    Co.    L.,    killed    September    27. 
616  77th  St. 

Pvt.   F.   L.    Nelso.i,    M.    O.    Co.,    Icilled    October    17,    1084 
Bushwick  ave. 

Pvt.   C.  J.  De  Feo,    Co.     A.,     killed     Seijlember     27,     69 
Garfield  place. 


THE  WOUNDED 

Capt.  Jerome  F.  Langcr,  Co.  I,  wounded  July  17,  432  72d 

St.,   Bay   Ridge. 
Pvt.    Charles    Warren    Vincent,    Maoh.    Gun    Co.,    severely 

wounded,  166  Rovers  ave. 
Corp.  .loseph   Murphv,    lOGth,   ser-iouslv  wounded   Jnlv   26, 

609   52d  St. 
Lt.  Albert  Clement.s.  Co.  H,  .?everely  wounded,  432  7th  ave. 
Sgt.    Kugene    ('.    Traiteler,    severely    wounded,    Co.    L,    43 

Hudson  ave. 
Pvl.   peier   H.   Kendall,   Co.   I,  severely  wounded   Jnlv   31, 

<"!leii    Head,   L.    1. 
Pvt.  Kdward  A.   Platkin,  Co.  I,  severely  wounded  July  31, 

4  3   St.   Felix  st. 
P\l.   Joseph  J.   Bernat,   Co.   I,   severely  wounded   July   17, 

98   Ninth   st. 
Pvl.    Henry    Baldorf,    Co.    I,    severely    wounded    July    30, 

Rosedale,   L.    1. 
Pvi.   Leo   Kavanagh,   Co.    K,   severely   wounded     July     20, 

139   Navy  st. 
Sgt.    Hiram    W.    Rossuck,    lOGth,   severely   woimded,    Bav 

Shore,   L.    I. 
Pvl.  Louis  Cohen,  Co.  A,  wounded  Julv  26,  69  Morrell  st. 
Pvt.    Edward    A.    Reilly,    Co.    L,    wounded    July     30,    421 

Rogers  iive. 
Sgt.    Harry    Strickland,    Co.    E,    wounded    August    11,    53 

Milford  st. 
Corp.    William    H.    Plant,    Mach.    Gun   Co.,   wounded    Au- 
gust   6,    38.6   Rugby   road. 
Lt.  Joseph  Kerrigan,  Co.  L,  gassed,  475  Fourth  st. 
Lt.  Frank  Ternabone,  106,  wounded  July  17,  504  Henry  st. 
Mech.   Lawrence  J.    Rizzo,    106th,   severely   wounded,    284 

ISth    St. 
Corp.   James  R.   Maxwell,  Co.   E,   wounded  July  28,   9124 

Ridge    Boulevard. 
Pvt.  W'illiam  F.  Catterson,  106lh,  254  AV.  44lh  st.,  N.  T.  C. 
Sgt.  John  G.  Manson,  Co.  M,  wounded,  1076  Bergen  si. 


Corp.  Samuel  G.  MacPherson,  Co.  B,  wounded  August  30, 

485    Hudson    ave. 
Corp.  Clarence  Lazarun,  Co.  G,  wounded,  542  Eastern  Pky. 
Corp.  Charles  H.  Small.  Co.   M.  wounded,   1360   Pacific  st. 
Pvt.   Harry  J.   Brodie.  Co.   E,   wounded.    1486   Second  st. 
Wagoner   George    W.    Clark.    Co.    D.    wounded    August    18. 

120   Bedford  ave. 
Corp.  Herman  W.  Meyer,  Co.  K,  wounded,  250  Martense  st 
Pvt.  Harold  Clay  Church,  Co.  K,  wounded,  1773  Broadway. 
Pvt.    August   F.   Horn.   Co.   L.   wounded   August    31.    1165 

Fulton    St. 
Pvt.  Archibald  R.  Walker.  Co.  E,  wounded.  69  Ralph  ave. 
Sgt.  Gurden  .S.  Harris,  Co.   B.  wounded.  .Sag  Harbor,  L.   I. 
Corp.    Edward    A.    Cummings,    Co.    E.    severely    wounded 

August    4,    2    Strong   place. 
Pvt.   Hugh  F.   Kelly,   Co.   E,   wounded   August   28,    1005  Vi 

DeKalb   ave. 
Pvt.    Conrad    A.    Heitman.    Co.     I,    wounded,     267    Kit^gs- 

ton    ave. 
Corp.    Milnier     Jarvis,     Co.     K,     wounded.     Locust      ave., 

Oceanside.   L.    1. 
Lt.  Horace  B.  .Scanlon,  Co.  K,  wounded,  347  Gates  ave. 
Corp.    Bernard    Schaumburg.    Co.    B,    severely    wounded, 

313    Troy   av. 
Pvt.  Joseph   V.   Oerland,  Co.  G,   wounded   August   2,   5304 

Fourth    ave. 
Pvt.   Thomas   F.   Flood.   Co.    M,   wounded   August    24,    2  42 

Pearl   st. 
Corp.    Herbert      E.    Huessner,    Co.    D,    ga.ssed,    322    New 

York  ave. 
Sgt.  George  Ford  McClelland,  106lh,  wounded,  90  Maurice 

ave.,   Elmhurst. 
Corp.  Frank   P.  McNaughton.   106th.   wounded  September 

1,    1065    73d   St. 
Corp.  Royal  W.  Mick.  Hdqtrs.  Co.,  wounded.   945  Eastern 

Parkway. 
Sgt.    Francis   L.   Larkin,   Co.    I,   wounded    August    18,    535 

51st   St. 
Corp.   George   M.   Curran,   Co.   G,   wounded   Si'ptember    4, 

507   Dean  st. 
Pvt.   Anthony  Mueller,   106th,   wounded  September    4,    29 

Divine    St.,    Lynbrook,    L.    1. 
John  T.   Hewitt,  Co.   K,  wounded,   602  Vanderbilt  ave. 
Thomas  F.  Hewitt,  106th,  wounded,  602   Vanderbilt  ave. 
Pvt.   Lewis  R.   La   Shier,   Co.   C,   wounded,    1126   Vine  St., 

Morris    Park. 
Pvt.  Louis  Oberglock,  Co.  E,  wounded  September  2,  1232 

Wlckes  St.   Morris   Park. 
Sgt.  Robert  Davis  Browns.  Co.  D.  wounded.  380  Third  st. 
(^ook  Frank  P..  Soifert.  Co.  D.  wounded  July  16.  109  Mar- 
tin  a\e..   .South   Ozone. 
Corp.  Fred.   W.  Hemgon.  Co.  E.  severely  wounded  August 

10.    450   Van    Buren   st. 
I'vt.    Nicholas    Ferraro.    Co.    F.    severely    wounded,     109 

Sandman    ave..    J;ima'ca. 
Corn.    William    Raymond    .Maher.    Co.   L.   died    of   wound.s 

.September    9.    125    lOast    Fifth    st. 
jSIech.    Howard   Molt.    106th.   wounded   September   2.   East 

Rocl:awa>.    L.    1. 
Pvt.    Thomas    J.    Lacey,    Co.    G.    wounded    i^eptember     2. 

328    Franklin   ave. 
Pvt.    James    II.    IIarv;y,    Co.    G.    wounded    September    2, 

213    Di\ision   ave. 
Corp.   Pasquali  Samalurco.  Co.   It,  wounded  i^cptember  2, 

991    Pacific    St. 
PvC.  Malcolm  Hawkns.  Co.  G.   wounled.  Lake  Grove,  L.  I. 
Pvt.   Louis  L.    KaK.slcr.   Co.    1,   wounded,    1267   39th   St. 
I'vt.   John   C.    Eichelman,    lOOch,    wounded   September     1, 

Guion  ave.,  Lynbrook. 
Corp.    Ernest   J.    Olanfler,    106th,   wounded    September     1, 

144    Founh   ave. 
Pvt.   Rudolph   Olander,    106th,   wounded,   144   Fourth  ave. 
Pvt.  John  Fo.ster,  Co.  E,  v.ounded  in  August,  162  Cooper  st. 
Corp.   Walter  C.    Higgins.   Co.    E,  wounded  severely   Sep- 
tember  10,   687    East   Fifth   st. 
Pvt.  Robert  P.  Giebert,  Co.  I.  wounded  severely  on  August 

13.    1691    Myrtle  ave. 
Pvt.  James  L.  Donohue,  Co.  M.  wounded.  Glen  Cove.  L.  I. 
Pvt.  Louis  A.   Bernhardi.  Med.  Corps.   i06th.  wounded  in 

Augu.st.   58   Uerriman  ave. 
Sgt.    Frank    J.    Nastro.    1061h.    wounded    September    4,    77 

West   Ninth   st. 
Pvl.  Nicola  Mazzarella.  Co.  D.  wounded.  37   Orchard  st. 
Corp.    Harris   .S.    LocUwood.    Co.    A,    v.'ounded     .August     4, 

402    Nostrand  ave. 
Pvt.  John  W.  Burke.  Co.  F.  wounded,  511   48th  st. 
Pvt.  William  F.  O'Grady.  Co.   D,   wounded  August  27,   80 

Jewel   St. 
Corp.   George   M.   Curran,   Co.   G,   wounded   September   2, 

507    Dean   st. 
Corp.  Harry  T.  P.eukelear,  Co.  L.  wounded  September  18, 

670    181h   St. 
Corp.   Charles   ^I.   Schwanz.    Co.   K.   gassed.    715   Lexing- 
ton  ave. 
Pvt.    Frederick    Lawson,    Co.    G,    wounded    September     i, 

163    Sterling    place. 
Corp.    William  Moncrieff,  Co.  L.  wounded  September    IT, 

449   Slate  st. 
Pvt.   Max  Walchaizer,  Co.   D,  woundea  September  2,   28J 

Smith    St. 
Corp.  Maurice  Heffran,  Co.  B.  wounded,  719  Franklin  ava, 
Pvt.  John  J.  Goldins,  Co.  F,  wounded,  1260  Broadway. 


22 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


Pvt.   Lester  D.  Cavanagh.  Co.  D.  wounded  September  2, 

Pv't^^Adlm'^A.'^zlnbuzycke,  Co.  I.  wounded  September  8, 

P^•t!"GusVave■^Koesler  Jr.,  Co.  H.  wounded  September  2. 

404   Fourth  ave.,  L.   I.  City.  ,      .,j 

Corp.    Carl   K.    Bohlin,   Co.   F.   gassed   toeptember    1.    414 

Pvt.   Lo^uis   C.    Betz,    Co.   F.    wounded   September    2,    401 

Pvt.    Charles    Paczkowski.    Co.    G.    wounded    August     17. 

31.1   Bedford  ave.  ,    ^   „      »   „»,„     ,     ,ot 

Sgt.  Lester  .L  Collins,  Co.  L,  wounded  feeptember  1,   l.i 

Pvt.  John  H.  Murray,  Co.  E.  wounded    SS  Hicks  st. 
P\-1     Henry  C.    Vieser.   Co.    G.   wounded   beptember    I,    o» 
Mes.sinK'ave.,   South   Ozone  Park.  o,oAiA,i,=f 

Sit.  John  L.  Toole.  106th.  severely  woiinded.  212A  14th  St. 
Corp.  George  Siems.  Co.  K,  wounded  September  2.  Wan- 

CoVp'^John   Leggett  Jr..  Co.   M..   wounded  September    2, 

Sgl.King  T.   Hutchin.son.   Co.   G.   wounded  September     1. 

Crown    Point.    N.   Y.  .    ^    t  i_„„in 

Pvt.  William  F.  Caner,  Co.  F,  severely  wounded.  Lincoln 

PW^Willta^r^'Kecnan,  Co.  C,  wounded.  1008  Carroll  st. 
Corp.    William    A.    Grace,    Co.    L.    wounded    August     io, 

Corp"  George^Cronin,  Co.   H.  wounded  September  2,   489 

Pvt.  "David  F.  Fitzgerald.   Co.  F,  wounded   September   1. 

SBC    Broadway.  ,    ,    „.-  ^^     ,  o.i,  „|. 

Lt    Thomas  F.  Ward  Jr..  Co.  K,  wounded.  34;)  East  9th  St.  . 
set    John  J.  Donohue.  Co.  F.  wounded.  IIG  Second  place. 
I'orp.  John  J.  Feeley,   Co.   H,  wounded  September  J.   114 

Xorth    Oxford   St.  ,    „      »       ,.         o 

Pvt.   James   P.   Warren.   Co.   M.   wounded   September     Z, 

393    Hicks  St.  ....        ,.        o     nttt 

Corp.   William   Nagle.  Co.  G.   wounded  beptember  2.   .40 

Emerson  place.  ,     „    „  „    .j 

Pvt.  Frank  S.  Large,  Co.  D.  wounded    212  Reid  ave. 
p>-t.  Frank  J.   Herm.  Co.  K.  wounded   September  2.   2(1 

.«9t.  James  place.  j    j    •_     a.. 

Pvt.   Benjamin   M.   Abranowitz,   Co.   M,   wounded   in  Au-    | 

sii-st.   437   Dumont  ave.  ,    .     .  »    .,     ,-„;„«     I 

p\T.    Edward    Martin.    Co.   L,    wounded    August    2,    Lnion    , 

Pvt.°Andrew  Rolff.  lOGth  M.  G.  Co..  wounded.  370  Chaun-    i 

Pvt   Lester  V>.  Legron,  Co.  M.  wounded,  270  Albany  ave.         i 
Pvt.    Anthony   Viola,   Co.    B,   wounded    September    2.    19(     | 

.lohnson   ave.  ,     „_    „    . 

Pvt    W    C.  Tallev  Jr..  Co.  C,  wounded.   77  Qumcy  .st. 
Corp.  John  T.  Murphy,  Co.  G,  wounded  September  o.  4.4 

East  52d  St.  ,,„,,.       t     t 

Set.  John  Kree  Jr.,  Co.  K,  wounded,   Baldwm.  L.  I. 
Corp.  Robert  H.  Cameron,  Co.  G,  wounded  September  2, 
10    Putnam   ave.  „„,  ^       j 

Pvt.   Robert   Nicholson,   Med.   Corps..    106th,   gassed,   ad- 
dress  not    given.  „      ^       ,         „,     o-c 
Pvt.    Bryant   Willurd,    Co.    C,    gassed   September   25,    3i5 
East  .Second   st.  ,,..,.,.., 
Corp.   Charles  Hartmann,  Co.   B,  wounded   September  J, 

1S88   Cornelia   st. 
Pvt    James  H.  Hamilton,  Co.  11.  wounded.  499   12th  st. 
Sgt    David  E.  Marcus,  Co.  B,  wounded,   422  Avenue  C. 
Pvt.  Joseph  F.  McLeod,   106th,  wounded,  317  Furman  st. 
pvt.    Charles   C.    Ifenges,   Co.   C,   wounded   severely  Sep- 
tember 4,  1938  Grove  st. 
Mech.   Joseph   H.    Klemm,   Co.   B,   gassed    and   wounded 

-August   27,    1238   Sterling  place. 
Pvt.  Hugh  A.  Duffy  Jr.,  Co.  C.  M.  G.  B.  106th,  wounded 

July  31,  507  East  Seventh  st. 
Corp.  Joseph   F.  Hedges,  Co.   M.  wounded  September    1. 

87   Douglass  st.  ' 

Pvt    Charles  Robinson,  Co.  E,  wounded  August  2i,  2368 

silver  .St. 
Pvt.  Jacob  Lefkowitz.  Co.  C,  wounded  September  2,  2787 

Ocean   Parkway. 
Bugler     James     J.    Cosgrove    Jr.,    Co.    H.    wounded,    123 

Forhell  ave. 
Pvt.    James    I.    Dooley,    Co.    C,    wounded    August    27,    725 

East    10th    St. 
Pvt.    Philip   N'ovinsky,   Co.   A,   wounded   in   drive    on    St. 

Mlhicl.    181   Throop  ave. 
Pvt.  Harold  C.  Cannon,  Co.  C,  wounded.  1021  Ocean  ave. 
P\t.    Joseph    B.    Seesa,    Co.    F,    wounded    August    13,    128 

Hamilton    ave. 
Pvt.    Charles   T.    Callanan,    Co.    A.    wounded    August    27. 

183  Guernsey  st. 
Corp.   Harry  William  Schwaner.  Co.  A.  wounded  August. 

30.    165   -Norwood  ave. 
Mech.    Joseph     Devlin,    Co.     L.    gassed    August    27,    365 

Bridge  st. 
I,t.  William  H.  Boulee.  Co.  E.  -wounded,  740  East  10th  st. 
Pvt.  Edward  J.   Byrne,  Co.  B.  wounded.  Reld  ave. 
Corp.   Walter  Graham.  Co.  A,  wounded  August   27,   2015 

r.2d    St. 
Sgt.   Francis  V.    Hunt,   Co.   L.   wounded   August    27.    663 

Henry   st. 
I'vl.  Thomas  Hayes,  Co.  L.  wounded.  109  18th  st. 


Pvt.   Charles   S.   Carothers,   Co.   M,   wounded    August   26. 
PvV"eo?ge   P.'  Healy.   Med.   Corps.   106th,  wounded.   599 

Monroe   st.  „       „  j   .»     .jo.)   vr.tv 

Corp.    Herbert  Huessner  Jr.,   Co.   D,   wounded,   3..2    .Ntx\ 

"Y  f)  ylf     3,  V  C 

Pvt     Frank   Sharp.    Co.   E.  wounded.   176   Huron  ."t. 
Pvt.   William   J.   Nowak.   Co.   G,    wounded   severely.    t)86 

PvY-'RlchardTMulhern.  Co.  E,  wounded,  808  Ber_gen^st. 

Pvt.  George  Ehlers,  Co.  G.  wounded  September. 2 «.  -<»- 

Bedford  ave.  „      ..       ■.        «o     cii 

Pvt.  John  J.  Carroll.  Co.  H.  wounded  September  29,  6.« 

P\^^Lawrfnce  A.   McGuirk.  Co.   M.   wounded  September 

29,    1164    54th   St.  ,     .  ^   .,o     ire   p„t 

Pvt.  John  J.   Carlan,   Co.   C.   gassed  Augu.st  28.   156   Kut- 

Con"'^EdUvard  C.  Lee.  Co.  G.  wounded  severely  Septem- 
ber 6.   49  I'nderhill  ave.  ,         ^  , 

Pvt    Thomas  H.   Phillips.  Co.  L.  wounded.  9   Lenox  road. 

Pvt"  Joseph  S.  Cannon.  Co.  D.  gassed  and  wounded  Au- 
gust 27  on  Flanders  front.  349  Pulaski  st. 

Pvt.  Cosimo  Cordi.  Co.  D.  wounded.   2808    86th   St. 

Sgt  William  H.  Sickles.  Co.  A.  wounded  and  gassed  Au- 
gust 27,  628  Oceanview  ave.,  Woodhayen.   L.  I. 

Pvt.  Angelo  Pizzarusso.  106th.  wounded  August  2i.  t>^» 
President   st.  ...   .,-    ro.,    i^t 

Corp.  Sidney  Lawrie.  Co.  K.  gassed  August  2,,  582  Jef- 
ferson  ave.  ^  J     ,..,„.    9  7 

2d    Lt.    John    G.    Kempinger.    Co.    L.    gassed    August    27. 

96   Stockton  St.  ,    r,      .       », 

Sgt.   Charles   V.   Monaghan.   Co.   K.   gassed   September   h. 

'"se    Herbert   st.  ,     ,     ...    „...     „, 

Corp.  Joseph  C.  Anderson.   Co.  O.  wounded.   54o    .6tli  si 

Pvt.   Philip  L.  Wendell.  Co.  A.  severely  wounded  Augu.-^i 

27.    232    Kidgewood    ave.  •         i 

Corp.   Charles  .\.  Fer.euson.  Hdqlrs.  Co.,   106th,   w'ounded 

Sertember    26.   35    Pulaski  st.  ,     ,    .  ,   „,     ,«,, 

Pvt.  Frederick  J.   Baier.  Co.  D.  wounded  August  2,.   160 

Engert  ave.  ^  ,     .  *    «- 

Pvt.    James    A.    Filzsimmons.    Co.    C.    gassed    August    2., 

888    Myrtle    ave.  ,     «-      .. - 

Corp.    Rudyard    Poucher,    Co.    A,    gassed    August    2.,    b.. 

Macon  St.  j     .  »    o-      ...  . 

Pvt.   Walter   V.   Eroesler.   Co.   A.   sas.sed   August   2..    42.. 

Lorimer  St.  j    j     .  .    .><■     so 

Pvl.    Louis    E.    ilanniei.    106th.    wounded    .\ugust    26.    89 
I        Jefferson  ave..   Maspeth.  L.   I. 

I    Corp.  Edward  \.  Newton.  M.  G.  C.  106(h.  severely  wound- 
ed .September  3U    (Flanders).  Medford.  L.  1. 
1    Pvt    Jo.seph   Nolan.  Co.  L.  wounded.   «5y   Classon  ave. 
'    Pvt.  Joseph  William  Beyer.  Co.  A.   wounded    August    •- ., 

Pvt^Charfes  Back.  Co.  D.  wounded  August  27.  176  Hart  .'<i 
Pvt'.   Sinione   Cacciotti.   Co.   C,    wounded.    232    Boulevard. 

i  Sgt!"Howa.rd  J.'^Miiiphy.  Co.  H.  wounded.  1022  Stoothofi: 
ave..    Richmond   Hill. 

Pvt.  George  B.  Godney.  Co.  A.  gassed  August  2i.  1093 
RfirErcii   st 

Pvt.  Henry  A.  Banta.  Co.  E.  wounded  August  28,  90  Jef- 
ferson ave..   Maspeth.  ,^        .     .  .  „^ 

Pvt.  Jeremiah  Bennett  Ailken.  Co.  H,  missing  since  Sep- 
tember  17     277    Quincv  st. 

Pvt   John  L.  Florence.  Co.  C.  severely  wounded.  76  54th  st. 

Pvt'   Llovd   E.    Boland.  Co.  A.  wounded.   271    Halsey  st. 

Pvt  Clark  M.  Boland.  Co.  X.  gassed  and  wounded  at 
Wyschette   Bridge.    271    Halsey   st.         ,    ^     ^    ,       „„     c- , 

Corp.    James   J.    O'Hara,    Co.    C,    wounded   July    28.    6..1 

Corp.'^'sa7nuel    Pertues   Jr..    Co.    B.    wounded    August    27, 

162    West  St.  ..,..„ 

Pvt    Charles  .-Varon.  Co.  M.  wounded.   31;.  Atlantic  ave. 
Pvt'  Charles  Fhlinger,  Co.  F.  wounded.  489  Graham  ave. 
Set' Albert  Tiabold.  Co.  B,  wounded.  407  Third  st 
Corn    X    A    Frechette,  106lh.  wounded.   1102   Bedford  ave. 
Corp.   Henry  Oakniaii.  Co.  G.   severely  wounded  Septem- 
i         ber    2.    677    Lincoln    place.  ^    ,    c      .   „,k„..    •)« 

Sgt.   Henry  L.   Hoffman,   Co.   K,   wounded   September    2». 

Lt.    Edward    J.    Bonney,    Co.    M.    wounded    September     2, 

Corp!  T"hoina'i'"j.  Mulcahy.  lOCih.  wounded  September  I. 

'' S8    Hicks  ?>t 
Pv't   Fred  LipTic'rt.  Co.  E.  wounded  August  11.  237  Grove  st_. 
Pvt'.    John    i:     Bryan.     Co.     V.     wounded    August    29.    9. 

Sgt;°Jame;f -M.  Doyle.  Co.  H.  wounded.  S'l  ■?3d  st 

Pvt.  August  .N.  Schneider.  Co.  M,  wounded  September    1. 

Pv't!'\villianTA.''wacker.  Hdtitr.s.  Co..  106th.  wounded  In 

St.    Quontin   drive.    400    Si.Kth   st. 
Corp.  Joseph  H.   Van   Ingen.  Co.   K.  wounded.    1444  East 

Sgt"  James  H.  Evans.  Co.  I,  in  German  prison  camp  at 
Meschede   with   wounds.    222   Albany   ave. 

Pvt.  Joseph  M.  Pernice.  Co.  G,  wounded  August  1.  bis 
DcKalb   a\'e.  ..«      .       ^        ..o»f 

Pvt.  John  R.  Wyman.  Co.  K.  wounded  September  3,  317 

Columbia  st.  ,,,,...    .^    i. „► 

Pvt.  Stephen  Keogle,  Co.  M,  wounded.  1165  !•  ulton  st. 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND    IN   THE   WAR. 


23 


Pvt.  Oeorgre  Wimmer  Jr..  Co.  K,  wounded,  314  Stock- 
holm  St. 

Pvt.  Frank  L.  Purpors,  Co.  I.  wounded,  148  Walworth  st. 

Sgt.  Lyman  Ceely,  Co.  M,  wounded,  167  Baltic  st. 

Pvt.  Morris  Gottlieb,  Co.  L,  wounded  on  August  27,  504 
Pranklln   ave. 

Pvt.  Thomas  K.  Nee,  Co.  F,  wounded,  412  Henry  st. 

Pvt.  Conrad  L.  Nelson,  Co.  G,  wounded  September,  2070 
Pulton   St. 

Pvt.  Gustave  A.  Granath,  Co.  L,  gassed  August  30,  wound- 
ed  September   30.    706   Union   st. 

Pvt.  Fred  Cornell,  Co.  H,  wounded  September  26,  103 
Sterling  place. 

Pvt.  Henry  Helfrich,  Co.  B,  gassed  August  29,  446  Mad- 
ison  St. 

Pvt.  Leo  F.  Enright,  Co.  A,  wounded,  53  Reeves  place. 

Pvt.  Peter  J.  Langan,  Co.  E,  wounded,  213  Warren  st. 

Pvt.  Morris  Fuchs,  Co.  D,  wounded  severely  on  Septem- 
ber 1,  1336  Eastern  Parkway. 

Sgt.  Carl  J.  Juchatz,  Co.  E,  wounded  seriously  August  31, 
196  Harmon  st. 

Corp.  Sherman  Lindsay,  Co.  E,  wounded,  925  St.  Mark's  av. 

Sgt.  Herbert  B.  Thomas.  Co.  L,  wounded,  363  E.   25th  st. 

Pvt.  Harry  R.  Buhler,  Co.  D,  wounded  September  6,  1094 
Bedford  ave. 

Pvt.  Philip  Brennan,  Co.  F,  wounded,  219  Sixth  ave. 

Pvt.  Benjamin  F.  Dallon.  Co.  L,  wounded  September  25, 
3S9   Dean  st. 

Sgt.  John  O'Dea,  Co.  L,  wounded  August  24,  389  Dean  st. 

lit.  Joseph  A.  Kerrigan,  Co.  L,  gassed  September  5,  475 
Fourth  St. 

Pvt.  Thadius  Wresinski,  Co.  G,  wounded,   200  Maujer  st. 

Sgt.  Arthur  Johnson,  Supply  Co.,  wounded,  347  Lexing- 
ton ave. 

Pvt.  Edward  A.  Connors,  Co.  E,  conttticted  influenza  in 
trenches,   178  Kosciusko  st. 

Pvt.  Timothy  Drury,  Co.  A,  gassed.  286  Bedford  ave., 
Richmond   Hill. 

Pvt.  Ferdinand  J.  Fordham,  Co.  D,  wounded  July  16, 
1264   Portland  ave. 

Pvt.  William  E.  Riker  Jr.,  Co.  G,  wounded  in  St.  Quentin 
drive,   976   Greene  ave. 

Pvt.  Louis  B.  Duryea,  Co.  K,  wounded,  187%  Sixth  ave. 

Sgt.  William  T.  Fair,  Co.  A,  gassed  in  Cambral-St.  Quentin 
drive,  2022  Beverlv  road. 

Pvt.  John  H.  Hadheld,  Co.  D,  wounded,  448  46th  st. 

Corp.  William  Storms,  Co.  H,  wounded,  19  Lott  ave.. 
Woodhaven.   L.   I. 

Corp.  Arthur  D.  iluddell,  Co.  C,  wounded,  455  Park  place. 

Sgt.  James  H.  Toralinson,  Co.  C.  wounded  and  gassed 
September  25,  176  Conselyea  St. 

Pvt.  Melville  W.  Fisher,  Co.  F,  wounded  October  28,  315 
Chestnut   St.,   Richmond  Hill. 

Corp.  Peter  Batchelor,  Co.  E,  wounded  August  30,  149 
Sullivan   st. 

Pvt.  Benjamin  Clausen,  Co.  K,  wounded  severely  Sep- 
tember 2.   9   Fuller  place. 

Corp.  Edward  E.  Elford,  Co.  C,  prisoner  at  Camp  Stendal, 
Germany.   303   Greene  ave. 

Sgt.  Francis  Joseph  Wall,  Co.  E,  wounded,  141  Lu- 
quer  st. 

Pvt.  Fred.  A.  Clark.  Co.  I,  wounded  August  31,  50  Han- 
son  place. 

Pvt.  Henry  J.  McPhilliamy  Jr.,  Co.  D,  wounded  August 
31.   428   Pine  st. 

Lt.   .Arthur  P.  Guttzell,  Co.  A,  wounded,  126  Clarkson  st. 

Pvt.  Alexander  S.   Hartley,  Co.  B.  gassed,   8505    13th  nve. 

Pvt.  Clarence  Eldert,  M.  G.  B.,  106th,  wounded,  71  Ter- 
race ave. 

Sgt.   John  Jones,   Co.   G,  wounded,   307  Hicks  st. 

Pvt.  Henry  Catapano,  Co.  L,  missing  in  action,  9  5  John- 
son  ave.,   Jamaica. 

Corp.  Edwin  J.  Krause,  Co.  E,  wounded  and  prisoner  at 
Camp   Meschede.   206  Logap   st. 

Pvt.  Cyril  Anderson,  Co.  K,  wounded  August  31,  92  Ster- 
ling place. 

Pvt.  Edward  Fearon,  Co.  M,  wounded  September  28, 
167   Gravesend   ave. 

Corp.  George  R.  Hennessy,  Co.  C,  wounded,  134  IStli  st. 

Pvt.  Frank  Blackball.  Co.  A,  wounded  September  26. 
20S  East   34th  st. 

Corp.  Albert  H.  Billings,,  Co.  I,  wounded  August  3,  117 
Ashford  st. 

Pvt.  James  Cullen,  Co.  M.  wounded,  186  WyckofC  st. 

Pvt.  George  P'ogarty,  106th.  wounded  September  27.  281 
Wyckoff   St. 

Pvl.  J.  Davis  Winne.  Co.  C,  prisoner,  Jamaica. 

Corp.  Thomas  Sheehan,  Co.  L,  wounded  August  31.  2349 
85th  St. 

Pvt.  .Steel  Gray,  Co.  L.  wounded  September  27,  279  Mid- 
wond    st. 

Corp.  George  A.  Weber.  Co.  L,  missing  since  October  4, 
-^i-.  •       :      ■  '■  n   iive. 

Pvt.  .\.  ,  _  •  MC'kc.  Co.  D,  gassad  September  3,  1141 

rilet;m  ,.^   .. 

Pvt.  -Arthur  Stadtmiller.  Co.  K,  gassed,  306  Cornelia  st. 

Pvt.    Edward    Dwyer,   Co.   A.  prisoner,   665   Broadway. 

Corp.  Henry  P.  Stroh,  Co.  D,  in  hospital  in  Germany. 
Union    Hall   st..   Jamaica. 

Corp.  Led  J.  Ryan,  Co.  K,  wounded  on  September  2,  G7 
Arlington  ave. 


Pvt.   William  Lawless,  Co.   D.  prisoner.   498   Herkimer  st. 
Corp.  Francis  J.  Downey,  Co.  D,  prisoner.  5  62  Morgan  ave. 
Pvt.   Arthur   V.   Lamar,   Co.   B,   prisoner  at   Stengle,   Ger- 
many,  5  5   Fifth  ave. 
Lt.  Peter  J.  Campbell,  Co.  I,  wounded,  14  Park  place. 
Pvt.  Gerard  Gaffney,  Co.  E,  wounded  September  27,   53S 

Kosciusko  St. 
Pvt.  Harold  A.  Barton,  Co.  C,  wounded,  220  McDonough  St. 
Pvt.   George  H.  Knatz,  Co.  C,  wounded  Labor  Day,   2373 

Cornelia  st. 
Pvt.  Tony  Volpe,  Co.  A,  wounded  -\ugu.<;t  27,  89  Luquer  st. 
Pvt.  William  Kane,  Co.  L,   prisoner,  561   Warren  st. 
Pvt.  James  F.  Walker.  Med.  Corps,  prisoner,  7  516  3d  ave. 
Corp.  William  T.   Ball,   Hdqrts.  Co.,  gassed  during  Octo- 
ber.   1153   Lincoln   place. 
Sgt.  Martin  V.  Apy  Jr..  10  6th,  wounded.  New  York  City. 
Pvt.  Frank  J.  Holahan,  M.  G.  C,  missing  in  action  slnco 

Sept.  2  7,  55  Concord  St. 
Pvt.  Lester  B.  Ross  Wayne,  Co.  B,  gassed  September  19, 

485  Hudson  ave. 
Mech.  Edw.  De  Gorter,  Co.  L,  wounded.  2812  Church  ave. 
Sgt.   George  A.   Mulranan,   Hdqrts.   Co.,   in  base  hospital, 

374  Hancock  st. 
Pvt.   Edward   S.  Dimick,  Co.  K,  wounded  August   31,   759 

Monroe   st. 
Pvt.  William  F.   Brennan.  Co.   E,  wounded  September   6, 

1717  Woodbine  st. 
Corp.   Thomas  J.   Taylor,   Co.   L,   wounded   September    2, 

1872  West  Seventh  st. 
Pvt.    Leonard    Daily,    Co.    E.    wounded    September    5.    30 

Ashland  place. 
Pvt.  Anthony  F.  Abele,  Co.  B,  wounded  September  2,  249 

Eldert  st. 
Bugler  Henry  A.  Horsman,  Co.  M,  gassed,  196  Ralph  ave. 
Pvt.  Alexander  W.   Scott.   M.  G.  C,  wounded  October  18, 

229   East  Fifth   st. 
Pvt.  Oscar  Johnson.  106th,  wounded,  1765  74th  st. 
Pvt.  David  H.  Millard.  106th,  M.  G.  C,  wounded  October 

8,  Shore  Road,  Fort  Hamilton. 
Pvt.  Anthony  G.  .\bele,  Co.  B,  ill,  249  Eldert  st. 
Corp.  Edward  J.  Mantell,  Co.  K,  wounded,  124  West  st. 
Pvt.    Lewis   Caggina,    Co.   C,   wounded,    939    41st   st. 
Corp.  Francis  D.  Haffey,  Co.  C,  wounded  September  2  7, 

6  88   Classon  ave. 
Pvt.  Edward  T.  Doran,  106th,  wounded,  25th  St.,  Collegs 

Point. 
Pvt,  William  Crum,  Co.  M,  wounded  at  Mt.  Kemmel,  253 

Clermont  .ave. 
Pvt.  Joseph  H.  Tucker,  M.  G.  C,  wounded,  650  Fulton  St. 
Pvt.   Christian  G.   Mussler,   Co.   E,  wounded  July  15,   983 

Hart  St. 
Pvt.  Richard  Urling,  Hdqrts.  Co.,  gassed,  426  Chauncey  st. 
Corp.  Frederick  A.  Haas  Jr.,  Co.  F,  wounded  September 

2,   504   Knickerbocker  ave. 
Pvt.  Charles  Homeyer,  Co.  E,  wounded  September  4,  133$ 

Prospect  place. 
Mech.    Charles   Reuter,   Co.   B,    wounded   August    27.    494 

Chauncey  st. 
Pvt.  James  C.  Reynolds.  Co.  F,  wounded  in  drive  on  Hin- 

denburg  line,   18  Cheever  place. 
Pvt.    Max    Raphael,    Co.    C,    wounded    September    9.    773 

Willoughby  ave. 
Corp.  Charles  C.  Byrne,  Co.  G,  wounded,  735  East  9th  st. 
Corp.    Conrad    P.    Gilezeau,    Co.    C,    prisoner,    450    Nos- 

trand  ave. 
Corp.  Frederick  W.  Candius,  Co.  D.  wounded  October  17, 

956  Jefferson  ave. 
Pvt.  Charles  Van  Beuren,  Co.  C.  wounded  August  20.   43 

Eldeit  Lane. 
Pvt.  John  Jaeger,  Co.  I,  wounded,  3  Donald  place. 
Pvt.   John  Coville,   Co.   C,  wounded  August   3,   2764   West 

Third  st..  Coney  Island. 
Sgt.  John  H.  Aberle,  Co.  E,  wounded,  S7S  Hancock  st. 
Corp.   John   Minutti.   Co.   K,   wounded   July   30,    208   Hud- 
son ave. 
Pvt.  George  Higgins,   106th,  wounded,   1S3  Engert  ave. 
Pvt.  John  C.  Bohen,  Co.   G,  wounded  July  29,   633  Grand 

ave. 
Pvt.   Fred   L.   Banta,   Co.    E,    prisoner,    later   released,    79 

East  32d  st. 
Sgt.   Harold  G.   Frederickson.   Co.   C,  wounded  September 

25.  778  Prospect  place. 
Mech.  An.gelo  JIarino,  Co.  D.  wounded,   110  Sackett  st. 
Corp.   Charles   J.    Tiernan,    Co.    H,    gassed   September    28. 

324  89th  St. 
Sgt.  James  Finn,   Co.   H,   wounded,   339   Herkinler  st. 
Pvt.   Walter  J.   Shea,   Co.   I,   wounded   September   30,    066 

3yth  .-it. 
Sgt.     Thomas    F.     Callahan.    Hdqrts.     Co.,   wounded     and 

gassed  October  20,  215  Walworth  st. 
Pvt.   August   Callmer,   Co.   G,   wounded   September   2,   116 

Erasmus  .St. 
Corp.   Herman  W.   Meyer.   Co.   IC.  wounded  .September   2. 

250   :Martcnse  st. 
Pvt.  Vincent  Glinnon,  Co.  G,  prisoner.  31  North  Henry  s(. 
Pvt.   D.'iv'd  Diamond.  Co.  A.  wounded  September   29.   38S 

East   2  3d   !t. 
Pvt.    .fames    F.    .Vshton.    Co.    I,    wounded    .-Vususl    2.    5S4 

DeKalb  ave. 
Pst.  Clinton  S.  Johnston.  Co.  I,  in  hospital,  Cologne,  Gsr- 

many,   261  Linwood  st. 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND    IN   THE    WAR. 


Mech.    John    Gillen.    Co.    B,    wounded    October    17,    143 

Fourth   ave. 
Mech.   George  T.   Chase,  Co.   A.   wounded   September   28. 

8223    13th  ave. 
Pvt.  Peter  J.  Langan,  106th,  wounded  September  30,  213 

Warren  st. 
Pvt.  Charles  A.  Locke,  Co.  K,  wounded  October  30,   198 

Warren   st. 
Sgrt.  August  II.  Wiegmann  Jr.,  Co.  D,  wounded  September 

30.  a  John  St.,  Jamaica. 
Pvt.  Charles  A.  Ward,  Co.  I.  wounded  in  Argonne  Forest 

drive.  37  6  Fifth  ave. 
Pvt.  John  Caufleld,  Co.  G,  wounded,  155  Fulton  St. 
Corp.   Samuel   A.   Kyle.   Co.   K,   missing  since   September 

27.    1301    57th   St. 
Corp.  John  L.  Collins,  M.  G.  C  wounded,  246  Maple  St., 

Flatbush. 
Corp.    George    Perry,    106th,    wounded    September    6,    99 

Lawrence  st. 
Pvt.    John    J.    Hinton,    Co.    H,    wounded    October    27,    458 

Baltic  St. 
Pvt.    Georee  W.   McDonald,   Co.   A,   wounded   October   1, 

158   Hoyt  St. 
Pvt.   William   A.   Webb,   Co.   L,  wounded  September     27, 

374   DriKgs  ave. 
Pvt.  Edward  McCole,  Co.  F.  wounded  between  September 

22  and   27.   663   Bergen  st. 
Pvt.  Bernard  J.  Owens,  Co.  H.  wounded.  881  Pacific  st. 
Pvt.   Harry  Cartusciello,  Co.   H.  wounded  October  2,  801 

Bergen  st. 
Pvt.  John  A.  Moore,  Co.  E,  wounded  September  23,  1232 

Bushwick   ave. 
Pvt.  Jerome  K.  Walsh,  Co.  I.  wounded  September  27,  643 

Franklin  ave. 
Pvt.  John   Gardella,    106th,   wounded,    220   Jay  St. 
Pvt.    Edward    Devnmille.    106th.    wounded   September   27, 

541    Grand  ave. 
Pvt.  Arthur  Salvesan,  Co.  I,  wounded  September  27,   674 

West   51st  St. 
Corp.  Sherman  Olsen,   Co.   C,  wounded  severely  Septem- 
ber 28,  627   47th  St. 
Corp.   Lester   S.    Appleton,   Co.   D,   gassed   September   26, 

1031   Bergen  st. 
Sgt.  James  H.  Tomlinson,  Co.  G,  wounded  September  26, 

176  Colselyea  st. 
Pvt.  Alfred  Nichthauser,  Co.  M,  wounded  September  25, 

78   Prospect  Park  West. 
Pvt.    Curtis   J.    Fitzgerald,    Co.    C,   wounded    October    17, 

633   St.  John's  place. 
Pvt.  Luke  S.  Callahan.  Co.  I,  gassed  September  29,   1203 

Myrtle  ave. 
Pvt,   George   E.  Dugan,   Hdqrts.   Co.,   wounded   September 

27,  392.'^   17th  St. 
Pvt.  Waller  W.  French,  Co.  B,  died  of  wounds  November 

30,   707   East   19th  St. 
Pvt.  Alphonsus  S.  Manget,  Co.  F.  wounded,  8  Verandah  pi. 
Pvt.  Harold  E.  Hand,  Co.  B.  wounded  September  30,  426 

State  St. 
Pvt.  Edward  F.  McKenna,  Supply  Co.,  wounded,  455  De- 

Kalb  ave. 
Pvt.    Charles  Smith.    Co.    D,   wounded   September  26,    306 

Evergreen   ave. 
Pvt.  Joseph  Oxfeld,  Co.  E,  wounded,  586  Prospect  place. 
Pvt.    Julius    Markowitz.    Co.    I.    wounded    .September     27, 

337    Powell   St. 
Pvt.    William    G.    \'ollkonimer,    Co.    H,   wounded    Septem- 
ber 26.   1720  Woodbine  st. 
Pvt.    Reuben    E.    White,    Co.    E,   wounded   September     26, 

2533    Atlantic   ave. 
Pvt.   Walter  C.   Heingartner,  Co.  B,  wounded  October  30, 

1500    Newkirk    ave. 
Pvt.  Chester  A.   ■•'arrell.  Co.   B,  wounded  and   prisoner  in 

Germany,    7  8   Butler  st. 
Pvt.   John    J.   Starkey,    Co.    F,    wounded   October   5,   no 

addres.s. 
Pvt.   Loui.s  Cafiero,  Co.  F,  wounded.   530  Henry  st. 
Pvt.   Robert   Heipt,  Co.   B.  wounded,   128   Kingsland  ave., 

Elmhur.st,   L.    I. 
Pvt.    Charles    Weber,    Co.    M,    wounded    October    2,    1964 

H.ilsey  St. 
Lt.  Matthew  J.  A.  Wilson.  Co.  D,  wounded.  8635  23d  ave. 
Bet    Frank    Lynch.    Co.    B,    wounded    September    27,    336 

/•Hit  si. 


Pvt.  Ira  W.  Trenchard,  Co.  I,  wounded   October   17,   1789 

Bedford   ave. 
Pvt.  Andrew  C.  Wood.  M.  G.  Co.,  gassed.  235  Jefferson  ave. 
Pvt.   Edward   W.   Simpson,  Co.  L,  missing  since  Septem- 
ber 27,   223   Bush  St. 
Pvt.   Joseph    Imman,   Co.    I,   wounded   September    27,    14 

20th   St. 
Pvt.    Charles   Beacon,    Co.    C,    gassed    September    27,    176 

Milford   St.  J 

Pvt.  Eugene  Oelker.  Co.  B,  wounded.  18  Kosciusko  st.  I 

Pvt.  Albert  T.  Moore,  Co.  G,  prisoner  and  wounded,  444      ' 

Warren  .st. 
Corp.   Frank   F.   Henry,   Co.   B,   wounded   September    26. 

638    Hamburg  ave. 
Pvt.  Frederick  Piening,  Co.  B,  wounded  on  September  26, 

Babylon.    L.    I. 
Pvt.  Frederick  C.  Allen.  Co.  F,  wounded  September  29  at 

St.   Quentin,   249   Lefterts  ave. 
Sgt.  Clinton  C.  Swan,  Co.  B,  wounded  September  27,  407 

Madison   st. 
Pvt.   Richard   Russell,  Co.   I,  wounded   September  27,   45 

Joralemon  St. 
Pvt.   Otto   C.    Schaeffer,   Co.   F,    missing  since  September 

27,    636  Second  ave. 
Pvt.  Joseph  Murray,  Co.  E,  wounded  September  30,   933 

Bedford  ave. 
Sgt.    Albert    Shearer,    Co.    K,    wounded    and    prisoner    at 

Oottingen.    Germany.    37    Fifth    ave. 
Lt.  Arthur  J.  Henrici,  Co.  K.  wounded.  23  Avondale  ave., 

Woodhaven. 
Sgt.   Joseph   J.   Tracey,   Co.   C,   wounded   and   prisoner  at 

Stargard,   Germany,   5   Berkeley   place. 
i^Sgl.  Cyrus  D.  Convery,  Co.  H,  wounded  October  28.   506 

Clinton  St.  , 

Pvt.    Charles   D.    Deacon,    Co.    (J,    gassed    September     27, 

176   Milford  ave. 
Pvt.    Samuel    Garber.    Co.    H,    wounded    and    prisoner     at 

Camp  Meschede,  Germany,  426  -Atlantic  ave. 
Pvt.  James  Cox,  106th.  wounded,  527  Baltic  st. 
Sgt.   Edward  V.   Spoffard,   Co.   A,   wounded  October   17,    203 

Underbill  ave. 
Pvt.    William    F.    McGarry,    Co.    F,    missing   in    action,    IS 

Butler  St. 
P\-t.  Ale.xander  Scott,   M.  G.   Co.,  wounded  October   28    229 

East   Fifth  St. 
Pvt.  Thomas  O'Hare,  Co.  C,  wounded  September  26,  at  St. 

Quentin,  679  Elton  St. 
Pvt.  William  J.  Campion,  Co.  F.  wounded  September  29,  858 

70th  St. 
Corp.   Matthew  T.  Doran,   Co.  G,  wounded  October  17,   885 

Bedford  ave. 
Pvt.  Gerald  J.  Gaffney,  Co.  E,  wounded,  536  Kosciusko  st. 
Pvt.' Charles  J.   Hughes,   Co.   B,   gassed   September   26,   756 

St.  John's  pi. 
Bugler  .Arthur  Kerr,  Co.  I,  gassed,  15  Glenada  pi. 
Pvt.  .•\rthur  Penney,  Co.  A,  gassed,  Good  Ground,   L.   I. 
Sgt.    Emerson   C.   Love,   Co.   C,   wounded   September   29,   764 

Putnam   ave. 
Pvt.    Charles    Taradetz,    Co.    C.    wounded    October    25.    442 

DeKalb  ave. 
Pvt.  John  J.  Igoe,  Co.  L,  wounded  September  27,  883  Pacific 
■    street. 

Pvt.  Benjamin  Hopkins,  Co.  I,  wounded,  933  Eastern   Park- 
way. 
Pvt.   Edward  Lynch,  Co.  G.  pri.soner,  760   Franklin  ave. 
I'orp.  .1.  E.  Ferris.  Co.  li.  wounded,  554  (iravesend  ave. 
Pvt.  \V.  C.  Ferris.  Co.  L,  wounded.  554  Gravesend  ave. 
Pvt.    Thomas   J.    McGovern,    Co.    1,    mis.sing    in    action.    40S 

St.  Mark's  ave. 

Pvt.   R.  J.  J'inkcrton,   Co.   C.    wounded   September   27, 
557  Tenth  st. 

I'orp.     W.    E.    Fish.  Co.  F,  wounded  and  taken  prisone' 
September    28,    049  841h   st 

Corp.  W.  B.  Naylor.   Co.   A.,    wounded   and   taken   pris- 
oner.  31    Pacific  St. 

Sgt.    E.   V\  DulTy,   Co.    L.   wounded   September   27,    24  1 
Emerson  place. 

Corp.    Christopher  Ivors,  Co.  G.,  missing,   626  Sterlins; 
place. 

Pvt.    Clarence   Thomas,   Co.   M.,   wounded,    5915   Third 
ave. 

Pvt.  W.  W.  Westhal,  C6.  C,  wounded  October  18,  Poit 
JefTerson. 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG    ISLAND   IN   THE    WAR. 


25 


77TH  DIVISION  WINS  GLORY 


IN  THE  ARGONNE  FOREST 


First  of  National  Army  Organizations  at  the  Front,  Set  High 
MiHtary   Standard — Numerous    Individual    Acts    of   Bravery 


I. 

WHEN  Gen.  John  J.  Persh- 
ing made  his  first  com- 
plete report  to  Secretary  of 
War  Balcer,  on  November 
20,  1918,  concerning  all  the  movements 
of  the  American  Expeditionary  Forces 
in  France  from  the  day  the  first  fight- 
ing- divisions  arrived  until  the  day  the 
war  ended,  his  entire  chronicle  led  up 
to  a  happening  that  took  place  on 
November  6.     He  wrote  thus: 

•'On  the  6th.  a  division  of  the  First 
Corps  reached  a  point  on  the  Meuse 
opposite  Sedan,  25  miles  from  our  line 
of  departure.  The  strategical  goal 
which  was  our  highest  hope  was 
gained.  We  had  cut  the  enemy's  main 
line  of  communications,  and  nothing 
but  surrender  or  an  armistice  could 
.save  his  army  from  complete  dis- 
aster." 

As  plain  as  language  could  make 
it.  Gen.  Pershing  thus  disclosed  that 
a  victory  had  been  won  of  such  tre- 
mendous proportions  that  it  could 
be  measured  only  in  terms  of  hope. 
The  exact  phrase  used  by  the  com- 
mander-in-chief of  the  A.  F.  F.  spealss 
of  the  achievement  as  "our  highest 
hope."  There  can  be  no  doubt  that 
Gen.  Pershing  intended  to  .set  this 
down  as  the  high  water  mark  of 
American  effort  in  the  war.  for  he 
follows  it  with  the  unequivocal  state- 
ment regarding  the  enemy's  situation: 

"?ii;thine'  but  surrender  or  an  arm- 
istice could  .save  his  army  from  com- 
plete disaster." 

m  other  word.s,  although  Pershing 
does  not  .say  it.  it  was  this  .advance 
that  he  speaks  of  in  these  glowing 
terms  that  compelled  the  German  ac- 
ceptance of  the  armistice  on  Novem- 
ber 11  and  brought  the  great  World 
War  to  an  end.  Regardless  of  what 
took  place  in  the  other  fields  of  the 
war,  the  \'ital,  compelling  factor  in 
German  surrender  was  the  advance 
against   Sedan.      Whatever   may   have 


By  CHARLES  G.  MILHAM 

been  done  by  the  other  forces  arrayed 
against  Germany,  here  at  Sedan  was 
the  actual   deathblow. 

In  the  minds  of  most  Americans 
there  is  a  disposition  to  be  entirely 
too  modest  about  this  American  cap- 
ture   of    Sedan.      It    is    held    by    inany 


Late  Major  General  was  77th's 
first  commancler  and  its  organizer  at 
Camp  Upton. 

to  be  mere  boastfulness  to  say  that 
America  ended  the  war.  The  Persh- 
ing statement  regarding  surrender  or 
armistice  has  therefore  taeenhere  em- 
phasized and  re-emphasized  so  that 
it  might  stand  out  beyond  pcrad- 
venture  of  doubt  that  America  did 
end  the  war;  that  America  did  compel 
the  armistice;  and  that  America  dirt 
this    by    one    of    the    most    wonderful 


and  gallant  strategical  operations  in 
military  histor.N'. 

That  operation  is  known  as  the 
Meuse-Argonne  offensive. 

It  upset  all  previous  military  stand- 
ards, It  accomplished  the  seemingly 
impossible;  and  it  made  mincemeat  of 
virtual  impregnability.  Gen.  Persh- 
ing himself  is  authority  for  the  state- 
ment that  it  ECt  new  standards,  for, 
in  telling  of  the  positions  that  had  to 
be  attacked,  he  wrote: 

"In  the  face  of  such  strong  frontal 
positions  we  should  have  been  unable 
to  accomplish  any  prog'ress  according 
to  previously  accepted  standards,  but 
I  had  every  confidence  in  our  aggres- 
sive tactics  and  the  courage  of  our 
troop.s." 

Sovonty-Scvcutli   .Stx-on;!  to  None. 

The  men  who  participated  in  thi.? 
offensive  made 'history,  therefore — 
made  history,  it  is  not  too  much  to 
say,  that  will  live  as  long  as  supremo 
courage  and  gallantr.v  are  enshrined 
in  human  hearts  as  among  the  great- 
est of  virtues.  What  was  ac- 
complished there  in  the  Meuse- 
Argonne  drive  ranks  as  the  sort  of 
thing  that  brings  to  a  community,  a 
city,  or  a  section  of  the  country,  £t 
transcending  pride  tliat  it  had  a  .shara 
in  it — that  its  sons  were  among  those 
who  gave  their  lives,  that  others  of  its 
sons  were  among  those  who  gave  of 
their  very  bodies,  and  that  still  otheis 
were  among  those  who  finally  won 
through  to  glorious  victory. 

Brooklyn,  New  York,  Long  Island 
— all  the  boroughs  of  tlie  Greater  City 
and  a  portion  of  the  territory  immedi- 
ately around  it,  and  very  largely  all 
of  Long  Island — have  particular  cause 
for  this  transcending  pride;  for,  in 
the  Meuse-Argonne  offensive,  the  77th 
Div.,  U.  S.  A.,  was  a  factor  second  to 
none,  and  all  the  world  knows  this 
figliting  tmit  as  the  Metropolitan 
Division,  "New  York's  Own";  knows 
that  it  had  its  origin  in  the  five  bor- 


26 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN   THE    WAR. 


oughs  of  Orcatpr  Np\v  York,  a  part  of 
Weslcht^ster  t'oiituy  and  in  Long 
Island;  knows  that  when  that  division 
fought.   Xew    York   was  fighting. 

There  are  no  c.tact  figures  regard- 
ing the  number  of  Brooklyn  and  I^ong 
Island  men  who  fought  with  the  7  7th. 
It  has  generally  been  accepted  that 
more  than  12,000  were  with  the  di- 
vision when  it  sailed  overseas. 

l,aun<-hrd  the  Meusc-Argonin- 
Offensive. 

It  has  perhaps  not  been  generally 
known  here  before  that  the  77th  Div. 
was  one  of  ihe  few  divisions  that 
J.Tunched  the  iU-u.se-Argonne  offensive 
and  also  finished  it.  Save  for  one 
period  of  a  week,  it  was  in  every  bit 
of  that  bitter  fighting — some  of  the 
bitterest  of  ihe  war — from  September 
'26  to  November  11.  For  practically 
40  days,  it  held  to  a  place  in  the  crest 
of  the  wave  that  was  crushing  for  all 
time  the  shibboleth  of  Cierman  mili- 
tary supremacy.  Taken  out  for  a  rest 
at  one  period,  the  advance  halted  for 
the  time  that  another  division  held 
the  7"lh's  line:  and  when  the  77th 
was  sent  back  in,  once  more  the  ad- 
vance continued. 

There  would  be  reason  enough  to 
eulogize  the  771  h  Div.  if  only  for  the 
Jleuse-Argonne  operation.  And  yet. 
that  drive  through  the  Argonnc  and 
along  the  Meuse  came  only  a  few  days 
after  it  had  proved  its  mettle  in  the 
great  swing  past  the  Vesle  to  the 
Aisne.  For  thirty-five  days,  on  the 
Vesle,  the  men  of  the  Metropolitan 
Div.  had  seen  fighting  as  sanguinary 
as  might  have  been  found  anywhere 
along  the  western  front;  for  thirty- 
live  days — indeed,  it  was  a  day  or  two 
more — they  had  been  standing  up  and 
advancing  under  punishment  of  an 
extraordinary  intensit.v. 

.So.  when  the  77th  played  its  role 
through  the  Argonne.  it  was  but  ad- 
ding to  a  reputation  alieady  made.  Not 
once,  but  twice,  did  the  men  of  the 
division  show  that  they  would  not  be 
denied,  althouKh  they  were  operating 
against  veteran  troops  who  had  been 
trained  through  generations  to  look 
upon  things  military  as  essentially  a 
trade,  to  be  studied  and  mastered  as 
a  trade. 

It  was  no  trade  to  these  lads  and 
men  from  New  York  and  Brooklyn 
and  Long  Island,  from  the  tailor's 
goose,  from  the  clerk's  desk,  from 
the  farm,  from  the  store,  from  the 
docks — from  a  thousand  and  one  dif- 
ferent pursuits  to  which  war  was  as 
foreign  as  anything  could  be.  Never- 
theless, new  to  war,  they  set  new 
.standards  for  war;  new  to  the  hand- 
ling of  rifles  and  machine  guns,  they 
handled  rifles  and  machine  guns  so 
marvellously  that  veteran  handlers  of 
these  same  weapons  opposed  to  them 
could  not  withstand  them;  new  to  the 
storming  of  trenches,  they  stormed 
trenches  with  such  little  regard  of 
self  that  forces  superior  to  them  in 
number  were  crowded  out  of  place 
virtually  by  sheer  force  of  shoving. 


Story  of  the  77th. 

The  story  of  the  77th  Div.  is,  thero- 
■Tore,  ono  of  the  ^eat  stories  of  the 
war.  One  year  existing  only  on 
paper,  the  next  year  a  unit  so  remark- 
ably welded  together  that  It  was  one 
mightly  thunderbolt;  one  year  a  heter- 
ogeneous medley  of  clerks,  tailors,  far- 
mers, butchers,  grocers,  bakers,  driv- 
ers, chauffeurs  and  what  not,  the  next 
year  a  military  mganizalion  composed 
throughdut  of  troop.",  whose  records 
show  that  they  had  no  superiors;  one 
year  a  hodge-podge  of  freshly-drafted 
men,  awkward  and  stooping,  the  next 
year   a   corps   of    veterans,    alert    and 


erect — all   of  thik  is  the  story  of  the 
7-th  Div. 

Its  full  tale  has  never  yet  been 
told.  I'ossibly  the  tale  never  will  be 
told  in  all  its  completeness,  for  the 
lips  of  some  those  needed  to  tell  it 
have  been  sealed  by  death.  There  is 
enough  available,  however,  to  show 
that  the  77th,  or  Metropolitan  Div. 
was  one  of  the  real  fighting  divisions 
I  of  the  war,  and  enough  available  to 
'  show  that  its  ranks  numbered  heroes 
with  immortal  courage.  When  some 
of  the  great  deeds  of  tlie  World  War 
have  passed  into  oblivion,  one  of  the 
deeds  of  the  77th  Div. — the  famous 
epi.sode  of  the   "Lost  Battalion" — ■will 


V-N 


Commander   of    154th   Inf.    Brigade 
who  led  division  overseat. 

be  living  still  in  undimmed  glory.  And 
what  the  "Lost  Battalion"  did,  there  in 
the  Forest  of  Argonne,  when  it  fought 
on  for  six  days  without  food,  sur- 
rounded, short  of  ammunition,  short 
of  everything  but  hope  and  courage — 
what  the  "Lost  Battalion"  did  is,  in  a 
sense,  what  the  entire  "7th  Div.  did. 
The  "Lost  Battalion"  but  expressed 
the  spirit  of  the  division  of  which  it 
was  a  part, 

II, 

Just  where  the  ereatne.ss  that  later  j 
was  the  77th  had  its  origin,  no  man 
may  say.  One  may  trace  its  physical 
growth  readily  enough,  but  the  how  or 
why  of  the  spirit  that  came  to  live 
in  it  is  another  matter. 

The    physical    existence    of    the    di- 
vision   may    be    said    to    have    had    Its  ' 
beginning  in  the  Selective  Service  Law, 
and   in    the   day   of   registration    under  I 
that    law    on    June    15,    1»17.    On    the' 
same   day.    the   War   Department    an- 
nounced that  n.-lOO  acres  between  Yap- 
hank   and   .Manor,   L.   I.,   had   been   se- 
lected  as   one   of  si.xteen    cantonments 
for  training  the   National   Armv.     The 
9,300  acres  were  practically  ,a  wilder- 
ness,   given    over    almost    entirely    to 


sand,  scrub  oak  and  mosquitoes.  In 
the  midst  of  it.  on  June  25,  1917,  the 
work  of  building  the  camp  was  started 
by  a  few  hund<-ed  men.  Oi»  June  29  the 
Long  Island  Railroad  built  a  two-mil*- 
branch  to  the  camp  site  from  tht 
main  line,  and  a  few  days  later  the 
War  Department  christened  the  place 
Camp  Upton,  in  honor  of  the  late  MaJ. 
Gen.  Henry  Upton. 

Announcement  that  Camp  Upton 
would  be  the  training  camp  for  the 
drafted  men  from  New  Y'ork  ano 
Brooklyn  came  on  July  16.  It  was 
disclosed  that  about  1,200  buildings  in 
all  would  be  erected  to  house  them,  of 
which  195  would  be  barracks,  each  of 
the  barracks  housing  250  men;  and  a 
gang  that  included  more  than  10,000 
workers  was  set  at  the  task  of  getting 
the  work  completed  in  lime.  They 
raised  the  frame  of  the  first  permanent 
camp  building  on  August  1.  and  within 
only  a  few  weeks  after  that  a  great 
wooden  city  began  to  appear  where 
scrub  oak  and  wilderness  had  ruled 
for  centuries. 


Bell  at  Camp  Upton. 

Aleanwhile.  the  late  Maj.  Gen.  .T. 
I  Franklin  Bell,  commander  of  the  De- 
I  partment  of  the  Fast,  U.  S.  A.,  had 
been  assigned  to  command  Camp  I'p- 
ton,  and  the  heads  of  the  General  Staff 
.It  Washington  had  Oecided  that  the 
division  which  was  to  come  into  being 
under  his  tutelage  would  be  known  as 
the  77th  Division.  Gen.  Bell  arrived  at 
Camp  Upton  on  August  27,  and 
simultaneously  the  plan  for  the  77tli 
Division  and  the  personnel  of  its  chiefs 
were    announced. 

Besides    Gen.    Bell,    the    officers    then 
assigned    to    the    77th    included: 

152d      Depot      Brigade  —  Brig.      Gen. 
George  W'.  Reade. 

153d    Inf.     Brigade— Brig.     Gen.     Ed- 
mund Wittenmyer. 

154th  Inf.  Brigade — Brig.  Gen.  Evan 
M.   Johnson. 

152d     Field     Artillery     Brigade — Brig. 
Gen.  John   D.  Barrette. 

305th  Inf.— Col.  William  R.  Smedberg 
Jr..  and  Lt.  Col.  J.  C.   Rhea. 

SOGth    Inf. — Col.    George    Vidraer    and 
Lt.  Col.  Garrison  McCasket. 

307th   Inf. — Col.   Isaac   Krwin  and   Lt. 
Col.    Reuben   Smith. 

30Sth  Inf.- ("ol.  N.  K.  .\verill  and  Lt. 
Col.   John   J.   Boniface. 

304th     Field     Artillery— 

305th  VieUX  Artillery— Col.  F.  C.  Doyle, 
Lt.   Col.   Henry   L.   Stimson. 

306th   Field   Artillery— Col.   L.    S.    Mil- 
ler,   Lt.    Col.    Frank    C.    Jewell. 

302d      Engineers — Col.      Clarence      O 
Sherrill. 

Trains     and     Military     Police — Col. 
John   Howard. 

302d      Field      Signal      Battalion— Maj. 
Charles   N.    .Vlillikcu. 

Adjutant — Maj.   William   N.   Haskell. 

Chief  of  StatT — Lt.  Col.  E.  E.  Booth. 


Slartiug   the   Organization. 

This,  of  course,  was  before  the  77th 
Division  had  come  into  being  in  any 
other  form  than  a  paper  organization. 
While  it  was  still  in  this  unformed  .Male, 
some  1  iOO  of  its  junior  officers  came 
into  ciVmp  on  .\ugust  27.  28  and  29. 
They  were  graduates  of  the  I'irst  Offi- 
cers Training  Carnp  at  Plattsburg,  and 
they  Inrludcd  the  veritable  cream  of 
the  country's  manhood.  There  was  not 
one  of  them  that  wasn't  a  college 
graduate:  there  were  few  of  them  who 
had  not  left  positions  ot  importance  in 
various  communities  to  answer  theii 
country's  call;  and  there  wasn't  one 
who  hadn't  a  heart  white-hot  with 
patriotism.  They  were  men.  according 
to  their  commander.s,  of  superior  Intel- 
ligence and  of  superior  spirit  and 
courage. 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG    ISLAND    IN   THE    WAR. 


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28 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN   THE    WAK. 


Attention  is  paid  to  them  here  at  some 
length  because  it  has  been  asserted  by 
military  critics  of  standing  that  the  77th 
Division  found  its  being  in  its  junior 
ofHcers.  They  made  it  what  it  became, 
assert  the  critics;  they  were  its  bacl<- 
bone  and  Us  heart.  Those  who  saw 
them  at  Camp  Ipton,  those  who  were 
their  superiors  In  rank,  assert  that 
there  never  had  been  assembled  at  any 
one  place  a  finer  body  of  junior  ofBcers 
than  those  who  came  to  the  77th  Divi- 
sion at  this  time. 

A  few  days  after  their  arrival,  Maj. 
O'Kelly  Myers,  construction  quarter- 
master, announced  that  sixty  barraclts 
were  ready  to  house  the  first  contin- 
gents of  drafted  men,  shortly  to  arrive. 
On  September  10,  this  first  contingent 
came  into  camp — 2.000  men,  of  assorted 
Bhapos  and  sizes,  757  of  them  from 
iJrooklyn.  JJearly  every  form  of  in- 
ilustry  in  the  great  city  from  which 
Ihey  came  was  represented  among 
Uiem. 

U  was  September  10,  1917,  and  they 
Were  just  arriving  to  be  taught  the  art 
Ct  war.  .lust  one  year  later,  they  were 
'digging  in"  on  the  Aisne,  In  France, 
f  fter  pushing  c;ermany'.s  veteran  troops 
ketore  them   mile   after  mile. 

III. 


Five  days  after  the  first  contingent 
of  drafted  men  arrived  at  Camp  Upton, 
uniforms  were  issued  to  them  and  ap- 
pearances took  on  a  more  military 
a.spect.  It  was  a  hodgepodge  still, 
however,  for  weeks  and  weeks,  as  new 
arrivals  kept  coming  and  retained  their 
civilian  clothing  for  days  at  a  stretch. 
To  disturb  military  appearances  as  little 
as  possible,  a  brilliant  mind  conceived 
the  idea  of  having  the  "rookies"  <lear 
the  land  of  underbrush— the  clearing  to 
be  done  by  the  freshly  arriving  contin- 
gents of  "rookies"  until  their  uniforms 
were  issued  to  them.  This  was  Oc- 
tober 1.  Yes,  training  had  gone  so  fast 
with  the  first  'arrivals  that  the  latest 
ones  were  really  "rookies." 

On  October  17,  Maj.  Gen.  Bell  an- 
nounced that  a  IG- weeks-course  of 
training  was  to  be  inauguiated  that 
should  put  the  finishing  touches  to 
tlie  brand  new  soldiers.  The  course 
that  he  announced  had  its  beginning 
on  October  21!,  and  simultaneously 
with  it  the  slogan  of  the  division  had 
its  first  general  notice.  The  slogan 
was  this:  "First  Overseas  and  First 
Over  the  Top."  Less  than  two  months 
after  its  lirst  members  had  come  into 
camp,  the  77th  w.as  planning  for  the 
honor  which  it  later  gained — that  of 
being  the  first  National  Army  Divi- 
sion, the  first  unit  of  drafted  men,  to 
sail  for  France,  and  the  first  to  figlit 
there. 

There  was  a  feeling  of  war  in  this 
slogan  and  it  was  accentuated  now  by 
the  frjiining  to  which  the  men  were 
subjected.  France  moved  many  miles 
nearer  on  November  ]  5  when  the 
M2d  Kngineers  began  laying  out  the 
camp  trench  system  that  the  infantry- 
men would  later  dig  and  that  would 
he  still  later  used  for  mimic  warfare. 
There  was  no  further  event  of  mo- 
ment until  December  22.  Then  it 
was  announced  that  22,000  of  the 
Camp  Upton  men  had  been  given  fur- 
loughs 80  that  they  might  spend 
Christmas  at  home,  and  New  York 
woke  up  with  a  jolt.  For  the  fir.st 
time  the  cily  realized  that  the  77tli 
Div.  had  grown  to  full  strength  and 
to  military  form. 

While  New  York  went  on  about  its 
accustomed  duties  r.i)  miles  away. 
Camp  Upton  had  been  receiving  its 
sons  for  weeks  and  months,  had  been 
classifying  them  for  infantry,  artillery 
engineer,  or  other  duty,  and  had  been 
building  thom  Into  men  who  had.  at 
least,    the   bearing   of  soldiers,      New- 


York  learned  that  they  looked  like 
soldiers,  at  least,  when  the  22,000 
descended   upon   the  city. 

It  may  be  remarked  here  that  a 
Brooklyn  man,  Maj.  Francis  \V.  Ferry, 
before  the  war  an  engineer  in  the  De- 
partment of  Plant  and  Structure,  was 
largely  responsible  for  devising  the 
plan  according  to  wliich  men  were 
selected  for  the  77th  Division.  They 
were  selected  with  a  thoroughness 
thut  required  58.000  men  passing 
through  Camp  l^pton  before  the 
27,000  were  found  fit  for  the  division. 
Maj.  Perry,  by  the  way,  was  later  Q. 
M.  with  the  division  in  Flanders, 
assistant  to  the  Chief  of  Staff  in  the 
V'osges.  and  later  was  sent  to  the 
Army  General  Staff  College. 

Intensive  Training. 

When  the  Christmas  holiday  was 
over,  intensive  work  was  resumed  at 


77th's     first     commander     overieat 
»nd   through   Vesle  campaign. 


Camp  Upton.  It  was  ruffled  some- 
wltat  on  January  5  by  a  published  re- 
port that  the  War  Department  hail 
decided  to  break  up  the  77th  Div.  and 
transfer  its  men  to  divisions  of  the 
National  Guard,  that  the  latter  might 
be  brought  up  to  war  strength.  The 
report  persisted  for  some  time,  but 
died  a  natural  death  when  on 
February  22,  10.000  men  of  the  divi- 
sion were  .sent  to  .\ew  York  to  marcli 
in  the  parade  with  which  Washing- 
ton's birthday  was  commemorated 
They  received  a  meriteii  ovation 
They  had  become  real  soldiers  in  ap- 
pearance, and  New  York  could  hard- 
ly believe  its  eyes.  To  have  broken 
up  a  division  of  the  kind  that  the 
77th  showed  itself  would  have  been 
sheer  folly,  and  the  77th  was  not 
broken  up. 

Instead,  a  few  days  later  Its  tr.atn- 
ing  became  even  more  intensive  The 
machine  gun  and  bomb  throwing 
practice  which  had  been  the  chief  end 
of  instruction  for  some  time  was  now 
given  over,  and  almost  all  the  atten- 
tion of  the  men  was  devoted  to  mas- 
tering the  finer  points  of  trench  war- 
fare. It  began  to  be  whispered  that 
the  spirit  and  energy  of  the  men  com- 
po.sing  the  division  were  to  have  their 
reward  and  that  they  were  surely  to 
be  first  overseas. 

While  they  were  receiving  the  im- 


pressive lessons  in  gas  offense  and 
defense,  in  bomb  throwing,  and  in 
the  handling  of  trench  mortars  that 
stamped  them  as  approaching  very 
near  to  the  trenches  of  actual  war,  the 
Sanitary  Train  of  the  division  sudden- 
ly vanished  one  early  March  night: 
and  on  March  15.  1918,  it  was  fol- 
lowed by  the  302d  Engineers. 

Through  the  mysterious  ramifica- 
tions of  the  grapevine  telegraph,  the 
men  of  the  division  began  to  hear  that 
what  they  had  been  working  for  was 
to  prove  true — they  were  to  bo  the 
first  overseas  of  any  National  Army 
Division  and  were  even  to  beat  out 
rnany  veteran  .Vational  Guard  Divi- 
sions. They  hugged  themselves  glee- 
fully and  marc-hed  about  with  chins 
visibly   higher. 

IV. 

On  March  IS.  quietly,  and  without 
any  fuss,  now  acting  commander  of 
the  division.  Brig.  Gen.  Evan  M 
.lohnson.  departed  from  camp  with 
his  staff  for  the  trip  overseas  Three 
days  later,  on  March  22.  the  vanguard 
of  the  306th  Inf.  and  the  307th  Inf 
commenced  to  move  out.  It  required 
several  days  for  them  to  "clear"  an,l 
the  30,  th  was  still  in  process  of  leav 
mg  when  the  308th  Inf.,  on  March 
-.1.  commenced  to  abondon  the 
'n'u'"?  J}  '■''''  '"'^de  at  Upton.  The 
I  hird  Battalion  of  the  308th  left  Canin 
Upton  behind  it  on  April  5  and  was 
united  to  the  rest  of  the  regiment  in 
.New   \ork. 

The  following  day,  April  6.  1918    the 

of  the   i7th  Div.  was  begun,  the  307th 
Inf.  and  a  battalion  of  the  308th  sail- 
ing  oti    the   Cunard    liner   .lustitia   and 
the  other  battalions  of  the  3oSth    regi- 
mental     headquarters,      and      brigade 
headquarter.s,   .sailing  on   the   Red   Stat 
liner    Lapland.      Because     Brig      Gen 
Johnson     had     become     acting     com 
mander  of  the  division.  Col.   Isaac  Fr- 
win   of   the   307th    Inf.   was   the   acting 
I"he""4th^''    °^    ^^^    infantry    brigade 
They    .sailed    from    New    York    for 
Halilax,   the   men   of  this   brigade,   and 

.''■,^"n  .u"''"'''  '"  ""■  "'^y  <■'>'■  -I  day  un- 
til all  the  convoy  should  gather  When 
they  sailed  finally  for  England  there 
were  nine  transports  and  two  guard- 
laii.s.  protection  being  given  by  a  Brit- 
ish converted  irui.ser 
Louis. 


and     our     St. 


Landed  in  Liverjjool, 

On  the  night  of  April  if.  the  con- 
voy was  met  off  the  coast  of  Ireland  bv 
a  fleet  of  British  destroveis.  Two  dav"^ 
later  it  arrived  in  Liverpool.  It  had 
been  a  quiet  voyage  on  calm  seas  No 
submarines  were  sighted,  but  there 
wa.s  a  "sub"  scare  in  llie  Irish  sea 
ships  having  been  torpedoed  and  suni; 
that  very  day  not  far  from  where  the 
.lien  of  the  7  7th  pa.ssed. 

Th^  3071h  and  the  30Sth  had  landed 
in  Liverpool  before  the  305th.  last  of 
the  infantry  regiments  to  go  left 
Camp  Upton.  The  men  of  thls'eom- 
niaml  pulled  out  early  in  the  morning 
of  April  1:,  — and  I  he  77th  had  its  firs' 
tragedy.  Death  stalked  beside  the  last 
battalion  of  the  regiment  to  leave 
camp.  Its  train  was  derailed  near 
entral  Islip  and  three  men  were 
killed,  a  number  injured.  Even 
tragedy,  however,  could  not  delav  the 
regiment  at  this  time,  and  it  sLiiled 
from  New  York  the  very  next  morning 
April  16.  The  White  Star  liner  Cedric 
carried  regimental  headquarters,  and 
part  of  the  regiment  was  on  the 
steamship  Vaiiban.  The  Vauban. 
Lamport  and  Holt  liners  sailed  from 
the  foot  of  Montague  St.,  Brooklyn,  it 
is  interesting  to  note.  Until  now  few 
people  have  been  privileged  to  know 
some  troops  sailed  from  here. 


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29 


There  were  twelve  ships  altogether 
In  the  convoy,  their  guardian  a 
cruiser.  They  took  a  direct  route  across 
the  Atlantic  and  had  a  quiet  voyage 
over  siTiootli  seas.  A  funeral  at  sea 
was  an  incident  of  the  trip  across. 
The  troops  of  the  various  commands 
stood  at  attention  as  the  body  was 
committed  to  the  deep,  and  it  was  an 


impressive  spectacle,  indeed.  Kight 
destroyers  joined  the  convoy  on  the 
other  side.  They  were  present  when 
the  convoy  had  a  real  submarine  scare. 
The  men  paid  comparatively  little  at- 
tention to  it  and  some  of  them  took 
little  stock  in  the  claim  that  a  sub- 
marine had  been  sunk  by  a  depth 
bomb.    It   was   asserted    that   oil    and 


Map  showing  the  route  of  the  77th  Division 
ill  Meuse-Argonne  offensive. 


1 — Where   77th   started    Argonne   offensive    September   20. 

2 — "Lost   Battalion"    fought   here,    October   2-8. 

3 — Where     77th     emerged     from     forest   October     12,     about     15     kilometers 

from    start. 
4 — Capture  of  this  place  by  307th  and  308th  Inf.  one  of  war's  big  feats. 

5 Taking  of  St.  Juvin  on  October  16  will  be  sung  in  song  and  story. 

6 — Where   the  great  drive   of   November   1    went  through. 

7^Taken  so  swiftly  in  sharp  dash  November  2  that  German  morale  broke. 
8  and  9 — Stepping  stones  in  77th's  rush  to  Meuse. 
10 — Divisional  headquarters  when  armistice   was   signed. 
11   and  12 — Line  held  by  77th  at  end  of  war. 

13 — Where    77th's    engineers    built    last    bridge    of    war    for    placing    315th's 
outpost  on  east  bank   of  Meuse. 


wreckage  had  come  to  the  surface 
after  the  bomb  was  dropped-  The  men 
of  the  305th  said  that  it  might  have 
been  so,  but  they  were  more  interested 
in  approaching  Liverpool  on  April  28 
and  29. 

The  307th  and  SOSth  regiments  of 
infantry  debarked  in  Liverpool  on  the 
night  of  April  17.  some  days  after  the 
306th  had  led  the  way.  As  with  the 
other  command,  these  two  regiments 
were  promptly  on  their  way  to  Dover 
by  various  routes,  some  being  sent  by 
an  extreiTiely  roundabout  method,  in 
order  to  minimize  congestion  on  the 
British  railroads.  It  resulted  in  up- 
setting entirely  an  interesting  gamble 
that  the  regiments  had  indulged  in 
while  sailing  across  the  Atlantic.  Lots 
had  been  drawn  just  before  reaching 
Liverpool  to  decide  which  company 
should  have  the  honor  of  landing  first 
on  French  soil.  The  honor  was  won 
by  Co.  I.  but  the  battalion  to  which  it 
belonged  took  the  most  devious  route 
of  all  in  getting  to  Dover  and  didn't 
get  there  until  after  the  other  bat- 
talions had  sailed  across  the  Channel. 

The  delay  for  the  Third  Battalion 
had  its  compensations,  however,  for  it 
caused  mo.st  of  its  trip  across  England 
to  be  a  dayJight  journey,  and  that 
gave  opportunity  for  a  greeting  by  the 
folk  of  England  that  fairly  touched 
the  depths  of  every  man's  heart.  Oh, 
man,  it  was  a  welcome.  Thousands 
upon  thousands  of  people  stood  along 
the  line  as  the  train  passed  carrying 
the  men,  and  their  shouts  melded  in- 
to a  veritable  paean  of  jubilation. 
Wherever  the  trains  stopped,  men, 
women  and  children  pressed  forward 
to  shake  hands  and  to  bestow  small 
gifts.  The  American  draft  forces  had 
come!  They  were  on  their  way  to 
the  firing  line,  and  they  were  fit, 
through  and  through! 

Last  details  of  the  brigade  were 
marching  to  the  transports  in  Dover 
when  the  Third  Battalion  arrived.  It 
remained  in  Dover  for  two  days,  get- 
ting away  from  the  channel  port  just 
nine  days  before  the  305th  arrived 
on  April  30.  Practically  all  of  the 
SOSth  had  had  a  daylight  trip  across 
England  and  had  received  the  same 
sort  of  a  reception  that  greeted  their 
comrades.  The  greetings  were  of  the 
kind  that  made  the  men  glad  they 
were  alive,  glad  they  were  -with  the 
77th,  glad  they  were  on  their  way  to 
France!  It  was  a  tumultuous,  up- 
roarious welcome  to  the  Nth  power. 
The  regiment  remained  in  Dover  36 
hours,  and  there  the  men  had  their 
first  experience  of  board-floor  sleep- 
ing. They  slept  on  the  bare  plapks 
of  the  Dover  barracks,  without  any 
bedding. 

They  were  none  the  worse  for  it 
when  they  followed  their  comrades 
across  the  Channel,  and  when  they 
found  quarters  in  the  great  rest-camp 
just  outside  Calais  those  who  had 
gone  before  them  had  the  first  tale  of 
war  ready  for  them.  The  night  the 
1.54th  Brigade  arrived,  the  Bosches 
had  bombed  the  camp.  There  was 
tremendous  excitement  but  no  casual- 
ties resulted. 

Reunion  at  Calais. 

Calais  was  a  sort  of  re-union  hall 
for  the  division — at  least  for  the  in- 
fantrymen, the  signalmen  and  the  en- 
gineers. The  men  of  different  com- 
mands swapped  experiences,  and  all 
of  them  swapped  baggage.  Calais 
was  to  be  the  point  of  their  de- 
parture for  a  reserve  area  in  back  of 
the  front,  and  at  Calais  must  be  left 
every  bit  of  excess  baggage.  This  in- 
cluded extra  razors,  p'---^  comfort 
bags,  books,  towels — a  thousand-and- 
one  little  things.  The  infantrymen 
must  strip  right  down  to  the  abso- 
lutely   necessary.        They   had      little 


80 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG    ISLAND   IN   THE    WAR. 


'  ,  .,,wi    Ifnnirv     spntions     nrar     the     battlefiont  '  remained    with    it    had    the    knowledge 

trouble   in  Uo.n«   .t,   from   one  stand-     f^"^^   .^^^^'^I^^fJ^'^-.Vtillerv  Motions  at  ;and  .ourage  of  .supermen.     They  gave 

...  -     ^■^^^.   77th   a  rare   trammr- 


point  because  I'ulais  was  beinK  made 
into  it  trcmonflouif  camp— there  were 
even  tlicn  iHousands  of  troops  there — 
and  111'-  makinj:  was  in  the  hands  of 
manv  thousands  of  Chlnose  coolies. 
They  fell  heir  to  what  the  division 
could  not  take.  an<l  they  waxed  fal 
and  Nlock  with  their  inheritance. 

To  lake  the  place  of  what  was  given 
up,  ill  part,  nriti.xli  K:is-masks  were 
i!«Bued  to  all  the  division,  and  British 
rifles  and  bayonets  were  substituted 
for  those  the  men  had  hroiight  alon^. 
They  were  also  issued  the  British 
type  of  shrapnel  helmets. 

It  veciuiretl  several  da.\s  for  all  of 
this,  and  it  was -May  4  when  the  divi- 
sion received  orders  to  move.  Al- 
though the  infantrymen  of  "■-  divi- 
sion didn't  know  it.  this  was  two  days 
In  advance  of  the  arrival  of  their 
artillery  brethren  at  Brest.  The 
artillerymen  had  departed  from  Camp 
Upton  on  April  22  and  23,  sailing  di- 
rect for  Brest.  They  wore  the  last  of 
the  division  to  arrive  in  France. 

2;.000  Men  in  Miic. 

■With  their  arrival,  the-"  were  ap- 
proaching the  battleline  approximate- 
ly 27,000  men,  who  had,  barely  ten 
months  before,  hardly  dreamed  that 
war  would  ever  call  them  to  active 
service.  Although  no  oflicial  ligures 
hfcve  been  given  out.  \i  is  practically 
certiin  that  the  di\isioii  wa.s  at  full 
strength  when  it  arrived  oversea.s. 
This  would  have  given  it  the  follow- 
in*: 

Division  Headquarters  ...  .  ir,4 
804th   Machine  Gun   Battalion.  "P-S 

15.1d  and  154th  fnf.  Brigades, 
made  up  of  .Irt.ilh.  306th. 
.'tOTth  and  30Sth  regiments 
of  infantry,  and  .lO.lth  and 
"Ofith     Machine     Gun     Bat-  ' 

talions    16,420  | 

132d  Field  Artillery  Brigade 
made  up  of  304th.  SO.'ith  and 
306th  regiments  of  Tield 
artillery     and      302d    Trench 

Mortar   Battery    5,068 

n02d   field   Signal   Battalion...  262 

:t02d    Kngincers    ],66C 


Souges.  near  Bordeaux,  where  they  ar- 
rived Ihe  evening  of  May  8  after  a  day's 
trip.  France  gave  to  all  a  tiuiel.  some- 
what somber  welcoun  . 


I  It  was  at  this  time  that  the  Germans 
iwcre  making  their  great  drive  for  the 
'French  channel  ports,  and  the  British 
'  were  rather  expecting  that  they  might 
break    through.     On    this    account,    the 


Now  began  a  period  of  super-training, 
of     maneuvering     par     e.vcellence.     of 


teaching  of  the  77th  went  forward  as 
rapidlv  as  possible.  Its  officers  all  got 
their  baptism  of  fire  in  the  British 
trenches,    and,    on   June   1.   there   were 


302d   Ammunition   Train 

30 2d   Supply  Train    

Military  Police  and  Train 
Ildqrs 

F.ngincer  Train    

Sanitary  Train  (Four  field 
hospitals  and  four  ambul- 
ance  companiest    


ft62 
472 


337 
S4 


Total 


049 


.IC 


The     .Artillery     Brigade,     arriving     at 
Bre»t   May   2,   enjoyed  a  day   or  two  of 
baths  and  resting  and  entrained  on  May 
7  for  Soiige,  about    rifteen   miles  outside 
of     Fiordean.v.      The    infantry     brigades 
.ind    the    units   with   them    marched    ten 
miles    from    Calais    to    an    enlrainment 
point,    then    rode    about    eight    miles    in ; 
cars    of    the    "Uninines   40.    Chevaux    8" 
class.     Their  journey   was  to  a  training 
area     back     of     Ypres,     with     divisionuU 
head'iuartcrs     at     Kperlecci,      near      St.' 
<  Ini6r.     The   various   units   of   the   divi- ! 
sion    were    billoled    through    a    score    of 
.small    \illages   round   about.     The   154tli 
f5rig»de    was    tlrst    to    arrive    there    and 


"treed  Ih.at  it  did  .save  the  men  some- 
r.:itit    at  ih.1t. 

Pre.sent  facts  record  that  regimental 
headquarters  of  the  305th  Inf.  in  this 
area  were  at  I^lcqucs.  The  headqtiart- 
crs  of  the  others  are  still  hidden  In 
obHCurity. 

Thus,  early  In  May,  we  have  the  In- 


extraordinary   hiking,   and   ot   intensive  p^^^p^^  j},at  the  division   should  take  a 

position  in  reserve  where  it  was  to  block 
the   Germans   if   they    broke    through. 

At  just  this  lime,  however — it  is  not 
certain  it  it  was  .lune  1  or  2 — orders 
came  transferring  the  division  to  a  posi- 
tion back  of  Doullens  in  the  Arras 
sector.  Here.  too.  there  ■ivas  German 
pressure,  and  reserves  needed  to  be  at 
hand.  The  77th  marched  all  the  way  to 
DouUens  over  a  route  that  made  its 
journey  about  100  miles.  Arriving  at 
their  destination,  they  were  brigaded 
with  British  regiments  under  the  com- 
mand ot  Gen.  Ironsides — an  imposing 
figure  of  a  man  about  six  feet  five  in- 
ches in  height  who  h.ad  landed  in 
France  as  a  lieutenant  at  the  outbreak 
of  the  war,  who  had  been  sent  to  join 
the  German  transport  service  and  had 
served   there   two   years. 

First  Casualty. 

They  had  some  real  war  experiences 
hack  of  Doullens — these  men  of  the 
77tli.  The  first  casualty  in  any  Na- 
tional Army  division  came  there  to  a 
platoon  of  "the  SOSth  Inf.  This  was  at 
Berles-au-Bois,  about  June  5  or  '' 
While  the  platoon  was  at  mess,  a  Gei 
man  shell  landed  among  the  men. 
killing  one  and  wounding  two.  The 
division  was  bombed  two  or  three  times 
after  that,  but  there  were  no  casual- 
ties. About  five  days  later,  however, 
there  came  a  real  tragedy.  It  cost  the 
lives  of  fifteen  men  of  Co.  B,  305th  Inf.. 
and  wounded  about  forty  others.  The 
extensive  list  of  dead  and  injured 
caused  it  to  be  thought,  across  the 
ocean,  that  the  77th  had  already  gotten 
into  action.  This  was  not  true,  how- 
ever. It  was  an  accident — a  tragic,  un- 
fortunate accident— that  took  the  lives 
of  the   fifteen. 

It  happened  while  Co.  B  was  on  a 
British  drill  field,  near  a  Stokes  mortar 
battcr.v.  After  a  period  of  drill,  the 
men  were  given  a  rest  and  one  of  the 
men  picked  up  a  shell — a  "dud,"  one 
that  had  failed  to  explode — from  the 
field,  it  weighed  about  eleven  pounds, 
lie  was  examining  it  and  a  group 
crowded  about  him  eagerly  when  the 
company  sergeant  called  suddenly, 
"AtlentionV  Discipline  had  been  im- 
planted in  this  company  by  months  of 
rigid  training,  and  there  wasn't  an 
instant's  delay  in  obeying  the  com- 
mand. The  shell  was  thrown  to  the 
ground  hurriedly  to  expedite  obedi- 
ence. The  shock  of  the  blow  exploded 
it,  and  dcith  and  injury  stalked  in 
among  the  company. 

The  men  of  Co.  B.  305th  Inf.,  who 
lost  their  ^lives  here  were  Corp.  Philip 
Waters,  f\-ts.  Nils  Oscar  Anderson, 
Thomas  Biggins,  Domenico  Raputo. 
William  Glynn,  ,Tohn  Hospoduros,  Mi- 
chael Keating,  John  JIarone,  I'asqualo 
I'apa,  B.  I'urificato,  Charles  Rowan, 
Kdwin  V.  Kuoff,  Frederic  Schwab 
Fmil  Tuckerman.  So  far  as  is  known 
this  is  the  first  time  word  of  the  man- 
ner in  which  these  men  met  their 
deaths  has  been  published. 

It  was  just  after  this  accident  that 
the  division  got  word  that  it  was  to 
take  a  position  on  a  certain  day  in 
the  front  line  trenches  with  the  Brit- 
ish. The  men  were  eager  for  it  and 
couldn't  understand  it  when  they  were 
suddenly  ordered  to  entrain  at  Hesdin 
on  June  12.  For  what  place  they  had 
entrained  none  of  the  men  knew  and 


Gallant    leader    of    30Sth    Inf.    who 
won  promotion  to  brigadier  general. 

effort.  The  French  were  the  instructors 
of  the  artillerymen  at  Souge,  the  teach- 
ing being  concentrated  on  the  French 
"seventy-five"  and  the  "l.'i.")."  The  lat- 
ter, the  heavy  weapon,  was  the  arm  of 
ihe  In.ld  Inf.  Brigade  followed  a  few  ,  the  Slifith  Field  Artillery  and  the  lighter 
'lays  later.  .Ml  of  them  took  the  same  |  weapon  Ihe  arm  ot  the  3U4th  and  305th. 
loutfe,  and  all  of  them  laughed  at  the  '  In  the  St.  Omer  area,  where,  a  little 
idea  of  marching  ten  miles  and  going  later,  the  27th  (Xew  York  National 
Id  all  the  bother  of  entraining  in  order  (juard)  Divi.sion  was  also  to  get  its  war 
ut    ride    eight    mile.'*,    although    it    was   training,     the     British     were     the     In- 


structors of  the  infantry  sections  of  the 
77th.  What  remained  of  the  39th 
British  Division  was  given  the  task  of 
teaching.  This  division  had  been  one  of 
those  which  bore  the  brunt  of  the  Ger- 
mans' March  offensive  and  had  been 
very  badly  shot  up.  It  was  a  mere 
skeleton,  but  the  ollicers  and  men  who 


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31 


neither  did  tlie  junior  officers.  Some- 
how, they  got  the  idea  that  they  were 
going  to  Italy.  Tliis  was  about  the 
time  that  the  Allies  were  rushing  a 
great  deal  of  aid  to  the  Italians,  and 
the  77th,  as  their  trains  sped  across 
France,  got  the  idea  stronger  and 
stronger  that  Italy  was  the  destination. 
Bets  were  made  on  it  in  many  cases — 
and  were  lost,  for,  after  two  days,  the 
77lh  arrived  on  the  Baccarat  sector  in 
the  Vo.«iEes  region,  near  Luneville, 
where  it  relieved  the  42d  (Rainbow) 
Division  and  also  the  French.  It  re- 
lieved the  French,  too,  because  it  took 
over  a  rather  larger  front  than  the 
42d  had  held. 

The  arrival  of  the  77th  in  this  sec- 
tor came  on  June  13  and  14,  divisional 
headquarters  being  established  at  Bac- 
carat. 

VI. 

Movement  of  the  77th  Div.  to  the 
Baccarat  sector  meant  that  it  had 
"graduated"  and  that  it  had  achieved 
the  second  of  its  hopes — it  was  first  of 
National  Army  divisions  to  hold  a 
sector  at  the  front.  True,  it  was  not. 
a  particularly  active  sector,  and  the 
division  understood  very  well  that  it 
was  regarded  as  a  sort  of  rest  area: 
but  there  were  occasional  outbreaks  of 
fierce  warfare,  and  there  was  the  pos- 
sibility that,  at  any  time,  there  might 
be  a  strenuous  time. 

The  division  was  brigaded  with  the 
French  on  the  Baccarat  sector,  and  the 
French  had  the  chief  command.  Their 
regiments  that  the  77th  relieved  ro- 
mained  in  the  line  for  several  days 
after  the  Metropolitan  Division  had  ar- 
rived, finally  leaving  on  June  17.  That 
was  the  day  that  the  First  Battalion 
of  the  305th  Inf..  under  command  of 
Maj.  Walter  W.  Metcalf.  took  over  the 
first  line.  It  was  the  first  unit  of  any 
National  Army  division  to  win  this 
honor.  When  it  went  in.  the  Second 
Battalion,  under  Maj.  Whitney  Doll, 
was  in  support  with  headquarters  at 
Pettonville.  The  Third  Battalion, 
under  Maj.  Frank  Sloane,  was  in  re- 
serve. Regimental  headquarters  of 
the  305th  were  at  Hablaineville. 

Germans  Had  Roagh  Greeting. 

It  was  a  day  later  that  the  307th 
Inf.  went  into  the  first  line  on  the 
front  that  it  had  taken  over.  Its  entry 
was  inauspicious.  Through  .some  spy 
channel,  it  is  believed,  the  Germans 
Iiad  received  word  that  new  men  were 
to  take  over  the  line.  There  is  one 
story,  unconfirmed,  that  when  the  77th 
came  into  Baccarat,  an  airplane 
swooped  over  the  line  and  its  pilot 
shouted,  "Good  by  42d;  welcome 
77th."  In  any  event,  the  Germans  had 
a  rough  greeting  ready  for  the  307th. 

Its  men  had  hardly  taken  their  po- 
sitions in  the  front  line  than  the 
Boche  laid  down  a  gas  bo.x  barrage 
over  one  section  and  raided  the 
trenches.  One  company  was  badly  cut 
up  and  there  were  200  killed,  wound- 
ed and  g.assed.  It  was  the  first  di- 
visional engagement,  although  but  a 
small  part  of  the  division  was  con- 
cerned. 

The  305th  Infantry  had  the  first 
man  killed  in  action  at  this  time,  also. 
He  was  Pvt.  Charles  Cramer.  He  was 
killed  in  the  period  between  June  18 
and  20,  while  the  First  Battalion  was 
having  its  tour  of  trench  duty.  Cas- 
ualties in  the  3061h  and  the  308th 
came  later,  for  neither  was  at  the 
front  as  soon  as  the  other  commands. 

There  was  some  criticism  at  this 
time  because  the  77th  had  been  sent 
to  a  French  sector  after  receiving  its 
instruction  with  the  British.  It  was 
unfortunate,  perhaps,  for  tl.j  division, 
because  the  men  had  learned  the 
British    way    of    "carrying    on,"    and 


had  learned  to  use  British  weapons. 
Some  of  the  men  have  said  that  the 
British  weapons       "felt"         better. 

Whether  that  is  true  or  not  and 
whether  or  not  the  criticisms  had  any 
real  foundation,  the  men  went  direct- 
ly into  the  line  with  tiiese  weapons 
that  they  were  unaccustomed  to. 
P'rom  several  ofiicers  has  come  the 
word  that  this  cost  a  good  many 
lives. 

Figliluig    Agiaiui-l    Ilaiidicaps. 

The  facts  outstanding  are  that  the 
men  liad  been  trained  in  the  use  of 
the    Lewis    machine    jrun.     and    were 


M£TCALFi 


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Acting    commander    for    a    time    of 
305th  Infantry. 

here  given  Cliauchads;  they  had  been 
trained  in  the  use  of  the  Mills  hand 
grenade,  and  were  here  given  "citron" 
gienades.  The  differences  of  machine 
gun  mechanism  are,  of  course,  obvi- 
ous. Regarding  the  grenades,  when 
one  used  the  Mills  one  pulled  a  cap 
off  the  weapon  and  threw  it; 
when  one  threw  a  "cition"  one 
pulled  a  cap,  hammered  it  on  his 
trench  hat,  and  threw  it.  The  gren- 
ade, to  set  its  explosive  mechanism 
working,  had  to  be  hammered  on  a 
hard  surface  before  being  thrown.  It 
is  asserted  that  the  men,  until  they 
became  used  to  handling  the  new 
grenade,  failed  to  do  the  required 
hammering  and  that  this  resulted  not 
only  in   failure  to  break  up   German 


attacks  but  that,  in  addition,  the  Ger- 
mans in  those  attacks,  more  familiar 
with  the  "citrons,"  caught  the  gren- 
ades, rapped  them,  and  sent  them 
back  to  wreak  destruction  upon  the 
original  throwers.  TVie  French,  too. 
had  two  types  of  hand  grenades,  one 
for  offense  and  the  other  for  defense, 
while  the  British  used  the  one  type 
for  both. 

Novelty  of  the  weapon.";  in  their 
hands  lias  been  held  as  the  cause  for 
the  virtual  annihilation  of  a  platoon 
of  Co.  B,  of  the  308th  Inf.,  on  June 
24.  Across  tlie  lines  from  them  there 
had  arrived  a  "travelling  circus,"  the 
phrase  signifying  a  picked  body  of 
raiders  who  traveled  from  place  to 
place  and  who  did  nothing  but  make 
raids  at  various  points  to  which  the 
German  high  command  might  send 
them.  They  came  at  this  time  to  the 
Lorraine  front  and  they  had  a  section 
of  the  308th  Inf.  opposed  to  them. 

"Because  the  men  weren't  ac- 
customed to  hammering  the  citron 
grenade  before  throwing  it,"  said  an 
officer  of  the  308th,  "it  wasn't  any 
use  to  them  in  this  engagement,  and 
the  Germans  were  on  ton  of  them  be- 
fore they  knew  it.  Then,  too,  the 
French  rifle  is  a  lot  different  from  the 
British  weapon,  and  they  got  con- 
fused with  it.  You  must  remember 
war  was  still  new  to  them  and  they 
were  bound  to  become  very  much  ex- 
cited in  such  an  attack  as  this.  They 
didn't  know  just  what  to  do  and,  ac- 
cording to  the  tales  of  survivors,  they 
finally  held  off  the  Germans  by  using 
their  rifles  as  flails." 

There  were  four  men  who  came  out 
of  this  platoon.  Their  commander, 
Lt.  John  B.  Flood,  was  later  cited  for 
gallantry  because,  after  he  had  been 
shot  in  the  foot,  losing  it,  he  con- 
tinued to  direct  his  men  with  great 
courage  and  determination. 

A  heavj'  bombardment  marked  thl."! 
intensive  raid.  It  was  aimed  against 
all  of  Company  B.  and  Sgt.  John  T.  B. 
Monahan  won  a  citation  for  the  brav- 
ery he  displayed.  In  order  that  he 
might  be  sure  his  men  were  properly 
disposed  to  repel  attack  should  it 
follow  the  barrage,  he  kept  makfn:^ 
rounds  of  the  positions  and,  in  order 
to  do  it  quickly,  took  short  cuts  over 
the  open  ground. 


VII. 

As  has  been  said  this  Baccarat  sec- 
tor was  a  so-called  "quiet"  sector. 
There  seemed  to  be  a  general  under- 
standing between  the  Germans  and 
the  French  that  there  should  be  no 
great  amount  of  annoyance  visited  bv 
either  upon  each  other  and  that,  as 
far  as  possible  the  sector  should  be 
regarded  very  much  as  a  rest  area.  The 
Germans  and  the  French  who  came 
there  generally  were  transferred 
from  the  hard  figliting  of  Flanders  and 
Picardy.  and  they  were  pretty  well 
knocked  to  pieces  when  they  arrived. 
They  took  the  position  that  they  were 
there  to  rest  and  reorganize,  and  the 
result  was  that  small  raids  and  "side- 
shows" were  virtually  the  limit  of  the 
fighting. 

At  the  same  time,  in  that  section 
there  was  no  clearly  marked  division 
between  France  and  Germany.  There 
were  many  German  sympathizers  on 
the  French  side  of  the  line  and  there 
were  many  French  sympathizers  on 
the  German  side  of  the  line.  Each 
wished  to  help  the  nation  with  which 
sympathy  was  held,  and  each  in  turn 
was  recognized  by  the  combatants.  The 
French  had  little  support  back  of 
them  if  they  undertook  to  create  much 
destruction  in  the  German  lines,  and 
the  Germans  had  a  similar  situation 
regarding  destruction  in  the  French 
lines.    It  wasn't  exactly  a  case  of  hav- 


S2 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN    THE    WAR. 


Commander  of  the  "Lost  Battalion' 


UEUT.COU 


Ing  an  enemy  in  the  hvar,  but  the  situ- 
ation approximated   that  to  a  degree. 

Its  one  unfortunate  feature,  per- 
liapK,  was  that  each  side  liad  a  great 
deal  of  troulilo  witli  spies.  The  bear- 
ers of  information  were  caushl  tre- 
•luentlv  I'y  l''rench  and  Americans, 
the  Americans  finding  them  in  French 
uniforms  and  the  I''rench  (indyne  them 
ill  American  uniforms.  Occasionally 
.■ionic  "if  the  spie.s  would  get  across  to 
I  he  other  side  with  iir:",vjrtant  intor- 
malion.  Many  of  the  men  of  the 
7<lh  lielieved  that  the  Germans  were 
aKoKclher  too  well  informed  about 
anylhins  they  did,  and  plans  for  raids 
were  sometimes  abandoned  because 
the  intelligence  ofllcers  feared  that  the 
Boche  had  learned  of  what  was  to 
happen. 

Of  course,  nothiiif:  definite  can  bo 
:iald  on  the  score  of  spies;  l)Ul  it  is 
"■"•rtaln  that  at  Ic>ast  one  raid  planned 
by  the  3i)8lh  Inf..  ilici  not  take  place 
becau.so  those  in  command  were  In- 
fcirmed  that  the  Germans  had  Unowl- 
«4i;:c  of  it. 

V..-.::;i<l    liilo    \crilabl<-   Holl. 

This  followed  ,(iisl  after  the  .'KlTth 
Inf.,  i;o.  H.  had  bisl  three-quarters  of 
the  men  who  look  |>ari  in  a  daylifiht 
raid.  Tl:ey  went  out  at  about  2  o'clock 
on  a  Sunday  afternoon,  Just  after  the 
niiddic  of  .luly,  under  command  of 
C'aiit.  Fcrnier  Blanton  Barrett,  of  Co. 


B.  Capt.  Barrett,  a  former  newspaper 
man  who  had  been  on  the  staff  of  the 
New  York  Sun.  led  them  with  extreme 
gallantry  when  it  developed  that  the 
CJermans  had  laid  an  ambuscade  for 
them.  The  little  command  walked 
risht  into  the  medist  of  a  veritable 
hell. 

How  the  ambuscade  came  to  be  pre- 
pared cannot,  of  course,  be  definitely 
stated.  There  are  those  in  (he  ""th 
Uiv.  who  hold  that  snies  had  carried 
full  details  into  the  Gorman  lines.  It 
is  more  likely,  however,  that  the  am- 
buscade was  prepared  after  the  raid 
had  started.  A  German  prisoner  cap- 
tured a  short  lime  later  gave  lesti- 
nion.v  on   Ibis  score: 

"No,   we   clid   not   have  any  advance 
information    about    the    raid,    but    we 
saw  them  when   they  started  out  and  | 
we  fixed  things  for  them  then."  i 

It  is  quite  likely  that  this  was  the' 
case,  for  the  raid  went  on  in  broad 
daylight,  and  although  it  had  many 
surprise  elements  about  it  such  as  be- 
ing made  without  any  artillery  aid,  it 
would  have  been  a  foolish  group  of  1 
Boches  who  would  have  let  it  ap- 
proach wilboiit  making  roady.  It  was 
very  obviously  a  raid,  according  to 
those  who  .saw  its  make-uji. 

The  men  who  went  with  Gapt.  Bar- 
rett fought  with  extreme  gallantry. 
Walking  into  the  very  mouth  of  death, 
all  of  them  clid  wonders  that  the  jaws, 
might  not  close  on  them,  and  they  gave  i 


so  good  an  account  of  themselves,  they 
laid  about  them  with  such  ferocity,  that 
it  was  later  discovered  that  they  had 
killed  and  injured  many  more  Germans 
than  they  themselves  lost.  The  ground 
where  they  had  gone  was  fairly  covered 
with  the  fallen,  and  the  large  majority 
were  Germans.  According  to  fairly  ac- 
curate reports,  there  were  105  men  in 
the  American  raiding  party.  Only 
thirty  of  them  came  back.  Capt.  Bar- 
rett  was  among  the  slain. 

Incidents  of  this  kind  continually  en- 
livened the  "quiet"  sector.  There 
weren't  as  many  raids  by  the  men  of 
the  77th  as  maybe  there  should  have 
been,  according  to  some  critics,  but  the 
division  was  only  just  finding  itself, 
and  it  is  certain  that  it  was  holding  its 
end  up  at  this  lime  as  well  as  any 
other  division  in  a  similar  situation. 

Patrols  and   Raids. 

Patrols  and  raids  went  on  intermit- 
tently, helped  now  by  the  division's  own 
artillery  units.  The  152d  Field  Artillery 
Brigade,  it  will  be  remembered,  had 
gone  into  training  at  Souge.  near  Bor- 
deaux, on  May  8.  Its  men  of  the  304th. 
;i05th  and  306th  Field  Artillery  regiments 
proved  apt  pupils  in  learning  the 
handling  of  the  French  .7.'i  and  the 
French  .155.  and  early  in  .July  their 
I  training  was  marked  "finished."  The.\' 
participated  in  a  great  parade  in  Bor- 
deaux on  July  4 — that  city  joining  with 
the  Americans  in  celebrating  the 
Independence  Day  of  the  I'nited  States 
— and  on  July  5  they  entrained  for  the 
Baccarat  sector.  Some  of  them  arrived 
July  9  and  the  arrival  of  the  others  was 
strung  out  over  about  a  week.  Head- 
quarters of  the  brigade  was  established 
at   Baccarat. 

The  first  battalion  of  the  305th  Field 
.\rtillery  was  the  first  unit  of  the 
l)rigade  to  get  into  position.  It  went 
in  under  the  command  of  Lt.  Col.  Hen- 
ry L.  Stimson.  former  Secretary  of 
War.  and  imder  Col.  Stimson's  direc- 
tion it  fired  the  first  barrage  of  any 
National  Army  field  artillery.  Battcr>- 
.\  was  given  the  honor  of  firing  the 
first  shot.  Just  where  Battery  A  was 
at  that  time  is  not  certain,  but  regi- 
mental headquarters  was  at  Neuf- 
Maison. 

Casualties  were  exceedingly  low  with 
the  artillerymen  while  on  the  Lorraine 
front.  There  was  only  one  casualty,  for 
example,  in  the  first  battalion  of  the 
30.')th  Field  .\rtillery  during  their  entire 
stay  on  this  sector.  The  reason  was 
probably  that  the  camouflage  discipline 
was  excellent.  The  batteries  were  very 
well  concealed,  all  day-firing  being 
done  from  "pirate"  positions,  whicli 
did  not  give  away  the  battery  posi- 
tions. 

.\rti!lery  and  infantry  alike  got  into 
excellent.  smooth-working  condition 
dviring  this  period  on  the  Baccarat 
.sector.  Maj.  Gen.  (ieorge  I!.  Ouncaii 
had  taken  over  command  of  the  divi- 
sion just  after  it  left  the  Calais  cainii. 
ancl  Brig.  Gen.  Johnson  had  gone  back 
to  the  command  of  the  1.'>4th  Inf. 
Brigade.  I'nder  tJen.  Duncan's  direc- 
tion, the  trenches  here  became  models 
of  organization:  rouds  were  built  and 
improved:  lines  of  comnnmication  were 
put  into   the   finest   of  working  order. 

Sotno  uf  the   I'lnesl   Lost. 

Some  of  the  finest  men  of  the  77th 
were  lost  here  on  the  Lorraine  front, 
despite  its  "quietness,"  One  of  those 
grc?atly  missed  was  Capt.  Thillip  Mills, 
conuuander  of  Co.  G.  30Slh  Inf.  His 
loss  and  that  of  other  men  like  him 
made  it  certain  that  the  77th  would 
treasure  many  hallowed  memories  about 
the  Baccarat  sector.  There  had  been  a 
court  of  inquiry  about  the  raid  in  which 
Capt.  Barrett  lost  his  life,  but  the  deci- 


BROOKLYN  AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


Thete  Brooklyn  lieutenants  were  with  the  famous  "Lost  Battalion"  and  both  gave  their  lives  rather  than  surrender 


sion  was  that  everything-  had  been  done 
which  should  have  been  done  and  that 
everything-  had  been  properly  planned. 
So  the  men  of  the  77th  stepped  into 
and  through  the  various  processes  of 
war  on  the  Lorraine  front  for  about 
six  weeks.  They  experienced  some 
peril  and  some  hardship,  but  it  was 
only  a  sort  of  hardening  process  for 
■nhat  was  to  follow.  They  had  a  fore- 
taste of  it,  at  the  end  of  July,  in  the 
stories  that  filtered  through  to  them 
regarding  the  great  Soissons  drive  that 
was  then  being  made.  Suddenly,  on 
August  2,  they  got  word  that  they  were 
to  participate  in  that  drive.  Contin- 
gents of  the  305th  F.  A.  commenced  to 
move  out  on  August  2.  The  infantry 
brigades  moved  out  from  the  front 
lines  on  August  5,  having  been  re- 
lieved by  the  37th  Div.,  a  National 
Guard  division  that  seemed  very  raw 
to  these  National  Army  men  who  now 
considered  themselves  veterans.  The 
field  artillery  went  by  train  to  Coulom- 
miers.  then  marched  along  the  Marne 
to  Chateau-Thierry,  thence  went 
northeast  to  the  Vesle. 

vra. 

Orders  detailing  the  77th  Div.  to  the 
work  of  forcing  back  the  Germans  on 
the  Vesle  marked  the  beginning  of  its 
really  strenuous  career.  From  now  on 
it  was  to  lose  men  by  the  scores  and 
the  hundreds,  even  by  the  thousands. 
From  now  on  it  was  to  fight  its  way 
against  superior  numbers,  against  im- 


measurably strong  positions,  against 
concentrated  masses  of  death-dealing 
weapons.  From  now  on,  it  was  to  dis- 
play that,  somehow,  somewhere,  there 
had  been  implanted  within  it  a  soul 
that  feared  nothing  save  dishonor. 

Most  of  the  division  went  by  train 
to  a  place  just  north  of  Paris.  There 
one  of  the  most  picturesque  experi- 
ences of  all  their  stay  on  the  other 
side  awaited  them.  They  were  needed, 
urgently  needed,  at  the  front.  Our 
men  had  broken  down  the  morale  of 
the  Germans,  had  turned  them  out, 
had  squeezed  them  out,  and  were 
driving  the  Huns  before  them  with 
an  elan  that  would  not  be  denied 
"Jerry"  was  moving  back  so  fast  that 
the  divisions  trailing  him  were  ex- 
hausted. Those  divisions,  too,  had 
given  of  their  best  until  finally  it  was 
only  their  spirit  that  held  them  to- 
gether. Regiments  tftat  should  have 
had  3,700  men  were  reduced  to  a  few 
hundreds,  companies  were  reduced  to 
more  groups. 

So  they  called  for  the  77th  to  hurry. 
The  men  of  that  National  Army  di- 
vision, although  a  month  and  half 
in  the  front  line,  were  yet  unused 
to  the  grimmer  side  of  the  war.  Would 
they  stand  it?  Would  the  former 
clerks  and  shopkeepers  keep  im- 
planted in  the  German  heart  the  fear 
of  Americans  that  the  other  divisions 
of  our  Army  had  already  planted? 
Those  in  command  knew  that  the  only 
way  to  answer  these  questions  was  to 
te«t  the  division  out. 


"  'Way  for  the  77th!"  they  called. 
"Make  haste.  Bring  it  up  as  fast  as  you 
can!" 

Forward  by  Motor  Car. 

Trains  were  not  at  hand  and  march- 
ing was  too  slow.  The  only  thing  left 
for  speed  was  the  motor  car.  So  the 
motor  car  came,  by  hundreds  and  by 
thousands — motor  trucks  of  every 
size,  shape  and  rescription,  fur- 
nished by  the  French  and 
driven  by  Chinese.  Practirally  the 
entire  division  was  hrowded  into 
the  camions,  and  the  line  of  trucks 
was  sent  on  its  way  over  the  roads 
as  fast  as  the  loads  could  be  made  up. 

Can  you  imagine  sending  some  25,- 
000  men  from  New  York  to  Pough- 
keepsie  in  one  never  ending  prgces- 
sion  of  motor  trucks  over  roads  thai 
were  a  mockery,  over  terrain  that  had 
been  so  terribly  shot  up  that  it  seemed 
nothing  could  pass  over  it?  That  is 
about  what  this  journey  of  the  77th 
amounted  to.  As  one  section  of  the 
motor  train  topped  a  hill  those  in  it 
would  look  back  over  the  route  they 
had  come  and  there,  stretching  out 
before  them  for  miles  and  miles,  would 
be  the  column  of  trucks,  dense- 
packed  with  its  soldier-freight. 

The  Rheims-Soissons  salient  had  but 
just  been  pressed  flat  Supplies  and 
men  by  the  hundreds  of  tons  and  by 
the  thousands  had  been  going  forward 
into  that  salient  as  fast  as  transporta- 
tion could  take  them.  As  they  went, 
they  encountered,  more  and  more  often, 


34 


BROOKLYN   AND    LONG    ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


(Treat  shell  holes  blockiner  roads,  block- 
ing: tleldti.  Till;  lumbering  trucks  broke 
ijown  thi'  liiili-s.  r-nlareed  tbo  pits. 
Kveryn-hore.  ovtryfhiiiB  was  gray  with 
•  lust.  And  into  this  "iness"  came  the 
7Tth  ou  lt.4  swift-movinsr  motor  camions. 
The  .stolid  Chlneso  had  never  been  more 
stolid.  They  got  all  possible  speed  out 
paid  no  attention  to 
were  conveying,  and 
no  attention  to  the 
oncountered.  Down 
Into  iliem  would  lurch  the  great  trucks. 
Cruthcd  into  u  .iuinbled  heap  would  he 
the  men  on  Ijoard.  ijtalled  would  be 
th6  truck.  Others  would  com''  along'. 
»rive  a  hand,  and  the  truck  would  go 
on   its  wa.v. 


<tl  their  inotor.s. 
the  troop.s  they 
uppaiently  paid 
shell     holes    they 


IX. 


Hcup>  of  Cici'iiian  Ucliiict.s. 


For  four  whole  days  the  305th  Inf. 
held  the  line  alone  here  at  the  V'esle. 
For  four  whole  days  it  endured  the 
brunt  of  every  last  destructive  device 
'.ermany  could  send  out.  For  four 
whole  days  its  men  dup  in,  grritted  their 
teeth,  and  held  on  tenaciously  while 
.nan  after  man  paid  the  price.  Its  posi- 
tion lay  from  well  to  the  left  of  St 
Thibaut  to  well  to  the  right  of  Villesa- 
voyc.  On  the  extreme  left,  the  regiment 
was  confronted  by  the  Boche  in  Ba- 
zoches — and  Bazoches  was  at  once  Ger- 
man headquarters  and  the  most  shot-up 
town  the  men  of  the  305th  ever  saw, 
either  before  or  since  that  time. 
Bazoches  lay  just  across  the  Vesle  River 
— a  narrow  stream  that  was  yet  a  for- 
midable obstacle  because  it  was  very 
deep  and   swift. 

The  nen-es  of  the  305th  should  have 


There  was  a  great  deal  of  interest  for 
the  men  to  see  as  they  passed  along — 
sisns  of  all  kinds  of  the  German  occu- 
pation   that   had   been    but    just    ended. 
Heaps    of    (lerman    helmet.s.    rifles    and 
dther  equipment  were  to  be  found  here 
and    there.      Presently,    there    were    the 
bodies    of    the    fallen.      Their    numbers  { 
kept  increasing  until  at  last  the  division  1 
tamo    immediately    back    of    the    front  j 
lines.      The    trucks    took    the    77th    to 
Fere-cn-Tardenois.  and   there   the  divi-  I 
Blon    took   to   its  feet.     It   had   come  a  ' 
trifle  more  than   sixty  miles  by   motor. 

The  Fourtli  Division  had,  at  this  ] 
place,  relieved  the  42d  (Rainbow)  Divi- I 
sloii,  and  than  had  gone  on  and  taken 
the  Forest  of  Nesles.  It  encountered 
most  stubborn  resistance  in  the  taking, 
hut  pressed  on  and  on  until  it  forced 
the  lighting  to  the  banks  of  the  Vesle. 
It  was  there,  practically  shot  to  pieces, 
T.hcn  the  vangaurd  of  the  77th  pulled 
Into  line. 

The  S05th  Inf.  was  at  the  head  of  the 
niotor  procession  that  swept  into  Fere- 
en-Tardenois.  and  its  men  Avere  hur- 
riedly ai^scmbled  together  in  the  three 
small  towns  of  Sergy.  Seringes  and 
Nesles.  The  hold  of  the  Fourth  Divi- 
.sion,  its  ranks  so  sadly  and  so  terribly 
depleted,  was  getting  very  tenuous. 
Relief  must  come  at  once.  German 
resistande  had  become  increasingly 
more  stubborn,  and  there  was  danger 
that  at  any  moment  the  Roches  might 
learn  of  the  thin  .Vmerican  ranks,  for 
they  had  complete  domination  of  the 
air  and  they  were  finding  out  what  they 
■would. 

Indeed.  German  airplanes  here  were  been  shattered  to  bits  even  before  the 
doing  more  actual  combat  work  tnan  |  men  got  Into  line,  for  some  very  hea-rs- 
the  German  infantry.  naval  guns  had  been  pushed  forward 

It  was  a  case  of  "Get  in,  305th:  Get  |  by  the  advancing  American  troops  to 
In,  and  hold  'em:  Send  "em  back  some  'his  section  of  the  front  and  they  were 
more!"  The  Fourth  was  pretty  well  placed  on  the  wrong  side  of  the  road 
«U8org:anlzed.  Its  men  had  fought  their  for  the  regiment.  The  men  had  to 
fleht,   were   entitled   to   relief.  pass  just  under  their  muzzles  and  re- 

"It  would  have  been  sheer  brutality  main  in  line  beneath  for  some  time 
to  keep  them  there  any  longer,"  said  while  the  guns  were  barking,  and  the 
one  officer  of  the  305th.  "The  German.")  i  concussion  almost  blew  the  regiment 
were  dropping  air  bombs  at  will,  and ,  to  pieces.  After  withstanding  that. 
It  was  a  marvel   that   the   Fourth   held  [  however,  it  seemed  a  trivial  matter  to 


Commander  of  Co.  L,  308th  Inf. 


the  line  as  it  did.  Why,  one  of  its 
regiments  had  not  more  than  UOO  men 
left."  I 

That  Is  the   sort  of  thing   the   305lh  ' 
was  asked  to  go  In  against — the  sort  of 
thing   that    had    practically   annihilated 
a  large  part  of  the  Fourth   Division   In 
a.    comparatively    few    hours.      ,\nd    the 
306th,    smiling    at    the    luck    that    had 
brought  It  first   to   the   front   here  and 
placed  It  there  alone  because  four  regi-  . 
fnenta  couldn't  make  a  parallel  move- 
ment bv  motor — the  301th,  smiling  at 
Ub    luck,    took    an    extra    lick    in    its  ' 
trousers  and  went  in  on  the  night  of  ' 
▲uitust  10-11.  I 

AJI  three  battalions  of  the  30jth  went 
toio  the  line  at  once  because  the  Fourth 
had  been  so  badly  shot   up,  and  because 


move  forward  to  the  area  where  the 
Germans  were  laying  down  a  barrage 
that  boomed  and  boomed,  and  crashed 
and  smashed  all  day  and  all  night. 
It  may  h.ave  been  a  good  thing  in  a 
way  for  the  305th,  to  have  passed 
under  the  muzzles  of  those  nerve- 
wracking  naval  guns. 

lilncd  \'p  with  Dead. 

When  the  305th  took  over  this 
front.  It  found  the  banks  of  the  Vesle 
lined  with  German  and  American 
dead.  It  added  to  the  number  of  dead 
almost  immediately,  for  there  was 
nothing  of  "quiet"  about  this  sector. 
Kvory  single  minute  of  every  single 
day    and     night     recorded    some    new- 


there  couldn  t  be  an   Instants  delay   for  casu.ilty  and  some  of  the  most  popular 

reserves.     The  time  for  taking  over  the  men  of  the  division  were  lost  here   The 

FourtlV^llne  was  now:— and   now:    the  305th  lost  a  non-com  who  was,  by  all 

8e5th  ***  '*  odds,  one  of  Its  choicest  souls,  ou  the ; 


first  day  that  it  went  into  line  here.  He 
was  Sgt.  Jerry  Clayton,  of  Co.  I. 

And  then,  too.  patrols  were  at  once 
sent  out  to  cross  the  Vesle.  and  the 
fate  of  the  first  was  tragic,  indeed.  Lt. 
Peter  Wallace  took  out  this  first  patrol 
of  eight  men.  All  of  them  swam  the 
Vesle,  Wallace  insisting  on  taking  the 
lead.  Not  one  of  the  eight  ever  came 
back  to  tell  the  tale.  The  bodies  of 
some  of  them  were  found,  but  others 
were  never  found,  including  Lt.  W"al- 
lace.  His  body  has  never  been  re- 
covered and  there  has  never  been  any 
definite  word  of  him.  It  is  presumed 
by  some  of  his  comrades  that  he  might 
have  suffered  an  injury  that  prevented 
his  giving  an  account  of  himself. 
"Missing"  is  the  word  that  still  classi- 
fies him  on  the  regimental  roll. 

The  position  of  the  305th  on  the 
Vesle  is  a  matter  of  keen  interest 
Its  First  Battalion  was  on  the  right, 
its  Third  in  the  center,  chiefly  in 
Villesavoye.  and  the  Second  was  on 
the  left.  At  the  extreme  left  Co.  F 
got  across  the  river  and  took  position 
under  the  railroad  track  there.  The 
Third  Battalion  had  the  worst  posi- 
tion. There  seemed  to  be  something 
about  it  that  made  It  a  pocket  for 
gas,  and  the  Germans  knew  full  well 
this  peculiarity.  They  kept  filling  It 
with  gas  shells  and  kept  rolling  clouds 
of  gas  down  upon  it.  and  the  gas 
would  sweep  down  the  slopes  into 
the  hollow  that  was  Villesavoye,  and 
the  men  would  fall  like  the  proverbial 
flies.  It  came  to  be  regarded  by  the 
men  as  a  veritable  "hell-hole."  In 
twenty-four  hours  the  Third  Battalion 
had  left  out  of  twenty-six  officers  only 
two  fit  for  duty. 

And  yet.  those  who  were  left  kept  on 
fighting.  The  men  moved  out  of  the 
hollows  on  to  the  slopes.  They  clung 
wherever  they  could  find  foothold  and 
they  fought  back  with  all  the  strength 
that  was  in  them.  There  were,  it  is 
estimated,  about  1.500  casualties  in  the 
regiment  and  then,  like  a  breath  of 
hope,  the  regiment  was  relieved,  the 
rest  of  the  division  having  come  up. 
and  the  305th  being  sent  liack,  about 
August  IS,  to  a  place  called  Moreil- 
en-Dole  for  a  rest.  The  chief  pur- 
pose of  this  stay,  which  wtis  in  the 
woods,  was  to  get  rid  of  gas-fllled 
clothing.  That  accomplished,  the  305th 
came  back  to  the  line. 

Won  Divisional  Cltation.s. 

Several    of   the    men   of   the    305th. 
It  should  be  recorded,  won  divisional 
citations    for   the    bravery    and    spirit 
they     displayed     in     the     days     fro!-- 
August  12  to  August   16.   when  alo 
they   held    the    line    along    the   Ve.sl 
Battalion   Sgt.    MaJ.    Martin    Bernstiir 
was  cited  because,  for  three  days  and 
nights,  he  went  without  sleep  in  cajr' 
ing   on    the   work    of   battalion    hca 
quarters  and  also  took  over  the  autl. 
of  the  corporal  of  the  orderly  section, 
in  addition  to  his  normal  duties,  when   ' 
the  corporal  was  wounded. 

On   the   night  of  August   14-15,    1st 
Lt,  Luther  J.  Calahan,  of  the  Medira' 
Corps  was  In   charge   of   the  Aid   si  > 
tion  in  Villesavoye.  There  was  an   > 
trcmcly  heavy  bombardment  and   i 
attack   and   many   of  the   305th's   m. 
had  to  be  taken   there  for  treatmei 
There  was  so   much   to   be   done,   ar 
the  call  was  so  urgent,   that  Lt.  Ca  I 
han  tore  his  gas  nia.sk   from  his  fa. 
the    better   to   work    and    to   sec.     Tl 
roof    of   the    house    in    which    the    ii    . 
station  was  located  was  suddenly  fii' 
by   enemy  shells.      Shell   and   mach. 
gun  fire  was  threatening  every  minn 
to    wipe    out    the   .station.    L'tterly    i. 
pardless.  Lt.  Calahan  with  Pvt.  Arth 
C.  Cotter,  of  the  Sanitary  Detachmet 
climbed  to  the  roof.    They  managed   ' 
put  out  the   blaze  and   then   Lt.   Cal.' 
han  resumed  the  care  of  the  wounded. 


BROOKLYN   AND    LONG   ISLAND    IN   THE   WAR. 


35 


continuing  at  Iiis  duties  until  his  eyes 
became  so  Irritated  from  gas  that  he 
could  no  longer  see.  He  later  was 
given  the  D.  S.  C. 

Also,  here  at  Villesavoje,  Pvt.  John 
J.  Coyne,  of  the  Sanitary  Detachment, 
exposed  himself  to  hostile  shell  and 
'machine  gun  fire  constantly  in  giving 
iirst  aid  to  the  wounded  and  carrying 
to  the  aid  station  and  to  the  rear 
members  of  the  command  to  which  he 
was  attached. 

While  the  305th  was  taking  its  brief 
rest  at  Morei!-en-Dole,  the  30  6th,  the 
307th,  and  the  308th.  as  well  as  the 
men  of  the  Artillery  Brigade,  were 
having  as  difficult  a  time  as  had  their 
comrades.  The  artillery  suffered  al- 
most all  of  their  casualties  of  the  war 
here  on  the  Vesle.  All  of  the  artillery- 
men were  agreed  that  it  was  a  "hell." 
The  German  artillery  knew  every  inch 
of  the  ground  and  what  they  did't 
know  their  airmen  did.  The  German 
airplanes  were  swoopins'  constantly 
over  the  position,  wreaking  a  tre- 
mendous amount  of  destruction  with 
bombs  and  with  machine  guns,  and 
they  were  disclosing  battery  positions 
to  their  artillery  with  the  regularity  of 
clockwork.  It  seemed  impossible  to 
hide  a  battery  position. 

There  was  more  of  a  front  to  hold 
now  than  the  303th  had  taken  over. 
The  32d  Div.  had  come  In  over  at  the 
right,  at  Fismes,  and  from  there  over 
past  Bazoches  was  the  line  of  the 
TTth'a  front.  When  the  308th  went  into 
the  line.  Co.  H  of  its  second  battalion 
sot  a  "pocket"  position  in  Villesavoye 
and  German  gas  put  it  out  of  the  run- 
ning in  a  twinklirg.  Every  man  in 
the  company,  except  one  sergeant  and 
one  private,  was  gassed.  Co.  L.  of  the 
same  regiment  was  ordered  in  to  hold 
tile  line  there  and  its  men  were  or- 
dered to  hold  the  high  ground  in  pref- 
erence to  the  gas  "pocket."  The  Ger- 
mans knew  that  higji  ground  like  a 
book  and  their  machine  gun  and  shell 
fire  wiped  out  the  greater  part  of  two 
platoons  of  Co.  L. 


On   August   JP,   the   305th   got   back 
inko  the  line  and  the  divisional  front 

(  had  all  the  infantry  regiments  in  line, 
with  the  305th  F.  A.  supporting  the 
307th  and  the  308th  Inf.  on  the  right 

I    of  the  line,  and  the  304th  F.  A.  sup- 

I  porting  the  305th  and  the  SOGth  Inf. 
at  the  left.     The  SOGth  F.  A.,  with  its 

I    heavy  guns,   was  strung  along  at  th"? 

I  rear  of  the  two  other  artillery  regi- 
ments, supporting  all  of  the  infantry. 
All  of  the  regiments  were  in  the  line 
continuously,    with     interbattalion    re- 

I    liefs,    and    all    of   the   tinio   they   were 

1  withstanding  tremendous  shell  and 
machine  gun  fire. 

I        There   was   no    complaint   from    the 

1  men   in   spite  of  the  unending  hail   of 

I  bullets  and  in  spite  of  the  discomforts 
that  continued  hot  warfare  brought — 

I  no    complaint    except    for    one    thing. 

'  That  complaint  concerned  the  lack  of 
American  or  French  airplanes.  There 
wasn't   one,   apparently,   to   be   had   on 

I  this  front.  The  men  had  to  grit  their 
teeth  and  see  the  German  planes  dart 
about  .saucily  where  they  would,  perch 
ac  it  were,  on  the  muzzles  of  tne  ar- 
tillery rifles,  and  alight  at  will  even  in 
No  Man's  Land. 

'  "It  was  a  crime  that  the  Germans 
were  permitted  to  dominate  the  air  as 

I  they  did,"  is  the  Joint  word  of  a  num- 

\  ber  of  officers  and  men  who  were  at 
the  Vesle.     "It  cost  us  many  lives  and 

I  many  limbs." 

The  fighting  back  and  forth  was  con- 

j  stant.  It  was  impossible  for  one  to 
ehow  one's  self  because  of  the  sniping, 
and  Jerry  was  using  his  artillery  with 
a  reckless  disregard  of  the  cost  of  shells. 
He  was  even  laying  down  a  barrage  for 
jroups  as  small  as  two  or  three. 


Heavy  Casualties. 

On  .August  22,  he  tried  a  heavy  raid 
that  had  all  the  force  of  a  strong  local 
attack  at  Chateau  de  Diable  woods.  His 
high  explosive  shells  came  down  like 
rain.  The  casualties  he  inflicted  were 
tremendous,  but  as  for  making  any  real 
impression  on  the  line — the  idea  was 
ridiculous.  It  was  in  this  Chateau  de 
Diable  attack  that  the  306th  Field  -■V.r- 
tillery  lost  one  of  its  finest  officers  and 
the  division  one  of  its  notable  figures. 
First  Lt.  Samuel  J.  Keid,  perhaps  the 
most  popular  man  who  had  come  out 
of  Princeton  in  many  years,  a  Brook- 
lynite  who  had  an  extraordinarily  wide 
circle  of  friends  and  admirers  here,  met 
his  death  while  helping  one  of  his  men 
to  a  place  of  safety.  A  shell  landed 
right  beside  him.  He  was  one  of  the 
victims  of  the  prodigal  use  of  artillery 
by  the  Germans  at  this  time — a  heavy 
barrage   as   has   been   said,   even   being 


'f  CAP!  PERCY  W.  HUS&AMOy^' 

A^ — '"*'^""""  "•■■■—"■ — <X 

One  of  the  notable  junior  officers 
of  305th  Infantry  who  won  promo- 
tion  rapidly. 

laid  down  for  two  or  three  individuals. 

There  were  other  reasons  besides  this 
for  the  great  number  of  casualties.  One 
was  found  in  the  recklessness  with 
which  the  77th's  men  were  exposing 
themselves  in  their  eagerness  to  drive 
the  Bosche  further  back.  Largely, 
however,  it  was  because  the  77th  was 
driving  a  wedge  into  the  German  lines 
and,  because  of  the  formation  of  the 
front,  was  being  attacked  on  three  sides. 
At  one  point.  Co.  I  of  the  308th  Inf., 
was  the  furthest  advanced  of  all  the 
Allied  troops.  It  had  dug  itself  in  along 
the  Vesle,  west  of  Fismes,  and  there  it 
had  the  time  of  its  life  in  convincing 
Jerry  that  he  couldn't  break  through 
and  that,  no  matter  how  much  gas  and 
shell  he  used,  Ji2  just  couldn't  wipe  out 
Co.   I. 

He  did  make  it  mighty  xmpleasant 
for  the  men  of  Co.  1,  however,  did 
Jerry.  The  company  went  in  to  that 
position  with  187  men  and  six  officers. 
Jerry  started  cutting  up  capers  with 
such  effect  that  the  supply  company 
couldn't  get  across  with  supplies.  The 
men  of  Co.  I  had  their  emergency  ra- 
tions and  some  of  them  had  extra 
rations,  also;  but  the  rations  couldn't 
carry  very  far  without  being  re- 
plenished.    Jerry  knew  that,  you  may 


be  sure;  and  he  insisted  that  the  supply 
company  snouidnt  carry  m  any  more 
food.  Co.  I,  however,  fooled  Jerry  in 
much  the  same  way  that  the  famous 
"Lost  Battalion"  fooled  him.  They 
went  without  food  for  five  days,  those 
men  of  Co.  I — but  they  hung  on. 
When  they  came  out  finally  there  were 
twenty-one  men  and  three  officers  fit 
for  duty. 

Showed  3Iettlo  of  Men. 

There  were  all  kinds  of  incidents  on 
the  Vesle  that  showed  the  mettle  of  the 
men  making  up  the  77th  Division.  On 
one  of  the  first  days  in.  First  Lt. 
Michael  J.  Hayes  led  a  partol  of  five 
men  of  the  SOGth  Inf.  out  into  the  open, 
near  Bazoches,  to  find  their  Tompany 
commander,  who  had  fallen  near  a  Ger- 
man machine  gun  nest.  Resolved  on 
finding  him,  they  advanced  directly  un- 
der the  guns  of  the  German  nest.  Then, 
when  their  search  ended  in  failure,  Lt. 
Hayes  directed  his  men  against  tlie 
nest,  attacking  it  with  an  elan  that 
cleaned  it  out  and  brought  them  all 
back  in  safety.  LL  Hayes  won  a 
divisional  citation  for  this.  He  was 
later  killed  while  leading  a  patrol  to 
shelter  in   the  Argonne,  October  14. 

Here  at  the  Vesle  also  there  was  an 
heroic  dash  across  the  river  that  was 
made  possible  because  of  the  brave 
skill  of  the  rnen  of  the  302d  Eng.  A 
bridge  was  called  for  on  August  25,  a 
bridge  that  must  be  built  as  quickly  as 
human  hands  could  construct  it. 
Could  it  be  done?  Could  the  humans 
necessary  to  build  it  withstand  the 
terrific  fire  that  the  Germans  could 
concentrate  upon  them  while  they 
worked— worked  v/ithout  any  chance 
of  shelter?  Not  only  could  they  do  it, 
but   they   did. 

They  constructed  a  bridge  across  the 
Vesle  north  of  Villesavoye  in  five 
hours,  for  three  hours  and  a  half 
of  that  time  working  under  a  fiercel.v 
heavy  shell  fire  on  the  front  line  of 
the  division.  What  its  construction 
meant  in  stick-to-it-ivencss  and  cour- 
age cannot  be  adequately  expressed, 
unless  it  might  be  by  saying  that  here, 
as  elsewhere,  the  men  of  the  en- 
gineer regiment  showed  the  same 
spirit  that  was  fixed  throughout  the 
77th  Div.  Divisional  citations  came  to 
many  of  the  engineers  for  their  suc- 
cess and  courage  in  tliis  task.  They 
went  to  Capt.  Harry  L.  La  Fetra  of 
Co.  E,  Capt.  Edward  B.  Simmons  of 
Co.  D,  l.st  .Sgt.  Wallace  B.  Stone  and 
Sgt.  W^illiam  L.  Joiinson  of  Co.  L},  and 
the  following  of  Co.  D:  Sgt.  Peter  Con- 
nors, Sgt.  James  Fraquair,  Corp.  Jo- 
seph A.  E.  Vill,  Corp.  Frederick  C. 
Thomann.  Corp.  Erwin  C.  Maclndoo, 
Corp.  George  H.  Green,  Corp.  Timothy 
Summerly,  Pvts.  Thomas  B.  Roberts. 
Frank  Brandt,  Peter  Spagnolo,  Wil- 
liam H.  Peterson,  Thomas  A.  Baird 
Jr..  Leon  A.  Westcott,  Frank  G.  Ern- 
sting,  Sigurd  Berg,  Michael  Rochford, 
Garry  J,  Schrevcn,  George  H.  Hof- 
shulte,  William  Schmekel.  Thomas  E. 
Waters,  Charles  A.  Wiedenman,  Sam 
Apstein,  Jeremiah  W.  Black,  -\my  G. 
Marten. 

Another  of  the  citations  awarded  at 
this  time  must  be  recorded  here.  It 
went  to  Lt.  E.  C.  Goodwin  of  the  307tli 
Inf.,  liecause  at  Chateau-Diable,  near 
Fismes,  on  the  evening  of  August  £T, 
when  the  Germans  were  threatening 
to  cut  off  his  company  after  the  other 
officers  of  the  company  had  been  put 
out  of  action,  he  reorganized  the  rem- 
nants of  the  company  and  led  it  to 
attack.  The  attack  was  designed  tv 
protect  the  flank  of  the  battalion.  LV 
Goodwin's  gritty  movement  disconv 
certed  the  German  movement,  and  h» 
was  credited  with  having  prevented  it 
from  outflanking  the  battalion.  If  it 
hsd  been  accomplished  it  would  have 
resulted  in  great  losses  to  our  men. 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG    ISLAND   IN    THE   WAR. 


XI. 

Back-and-forth  fighting  continued 
until  the  day  after  Labor  Day.  The 
77th  kept  biting  off  little  chunks  ol 
German  trenches  here  and  there,  but 
there  was  no  general  advance.  Then, 
however.  Gen.  Matigin  began  exerting 
a  flanking  pres.surc  ii|)  in  the  north- 
west, and  the  77th.  more  used  to  the 
bitter  fighting  and  more  resolved  than 
ever  to  break  through,  began  increas- 
ing its  frontal  pressure.  It  was  a 
little  bit  more,  the  combination,  than 
the  Uernuin  forces  could  bear.  It  could 
be  seen  that  they  were  getting  un- 
easy, and  it  was  important  to  estab- 
lish the  extent  of  the  uneasiness — if 
they  were  preparing  to  evacuate,  it 
■was  up  to  the  77th  to  jump  in  and 
capture  men  and  stores  before  they 
got  away. 

One  of  the  great  feats  of  the  war 
resulted.  1st  Lt.  William  Mack  of 
Co.  C,  and  2d  Lt.  Leonard  Co.k  of  Co. 
B,  of  the  305th  Inf..  volunteered  to 
lead  a  patrol  over  the  river,  in  broad 
daylight,  to  establish  just  what  the 
situation  was.  They  look  ten  other 
volunteers  of  Cos.  K  and  C  of  the 
S05th  Inf.— Sgt.  John  Blohni,  Corp. 
Peter  J.  Kiernan.  Corp.  Solomon  Cata- 
lano.  and  Fvts.  Frederick  Barth.  Clar- 
ence H.  Koehler.  Tlaphael  Cohan, 
Vincent  Bisigano,  Frederick  M.  jVIeury 
and  Joseph  Bridgman.  The  party  left 
the  village  of  St.  Thibault  in  broad 
daylight. 

At  the  Vesle,  Lt.  Mack  left  the  others 
and  swam  across.  Lt.  Cox  followed, 
carrying  a  heavy  coil  of  rope.  He 
crawled  out  into  the  river,  on  sunken 
logs  and  other  debris,  until  he  was  up 
to  his  arm-pits  in  the  swift-flowing 
stream.  Then,  after  repeated  attempts. 
he  managed  to  throw  an  end  of  the 
rope  across  to  Mack,  who  ^fastened  it 
on  the  other  side.  All  of  the  patrol  got 
across  the  river  by  means  of  the  rope. 
On  the  other  side,  the  patrol  was 
divided  into  two  parties  of  five  men 
ea(-h.  Mack  taking  one  and  Cox  the 
other. 

Mack  and  his  men  went  into  the  vil- 
lage of  Baroches,  making  their  way 
past  the  enemy  otitposts  and  getting 
along  finely  until  they  surprised  four 
riermans  in  an  old  hou.se.  Mack  and 
his  patrol  got  the  jump  on  the  Ger- 
mans, killed  several  of  them  and  with- 
drew, fighting  desperately  all  the  while, 
and  although  the  while  under  heavy 
machine  gun  fire.  All  of  the  party  ex- 
cept Sgt.  Blohm  were  wounded.  Koehler 
and  Cohan  mf>rtally.  .-MCof  ih<*ni  made 
pood  their  withdrawal.  LI.  Mack  hav- 
ing secured  much   valuable  information. 

Sgt,  Blolim'.s   Bravery, 

On  the  way  out,  Sgt.  Blohm  took 
Bhelter  In  a  .shell  hole  and  saw  Corp. 
Catalano,  bleeding  profusely  from  a 
wound  in  the  neck,  ju.st  barely  able  to 
drag  himself  along  through  the  grass. 
Blohm  promptly  left  his  .shelter,  car- 
ried Catalano  behind  a  tree  near  the 
river,  there'  dressed  his  wound,  and 
then  broke  boughs  from  a  fallen  tree 
so  as  to  make  a  raft.  On  this  im- 
provised raft  he  placed  Catalano  and ' 
pulled  him  across  the  river.  Arriving 
on  the  other  side,  he  carried  Catalano 
over  an  open  licld  fully  200  yards  to 
the  outpost  line  of  the  77th.  all  oi  he  | 
Umc  being  under  continuous  rifle  ana ' 
.•nachlne-gun  fire.  And  Sgt.  Blohm 
tiad  two  brothers  who  weio  fighting 
In   the   German   Army! 

Lt.  Cox.  meanwhile,  had  led  his  part 
of  tho  patrol  into  the  chateau  In 
Bazoches,  a  strong  German  post.  They 
entered  the  very  yard  of  the  chateau, 
where  Cox  shot  down  two  men  as  they 
were  about   to   open   flrc   on   his   men.  i 


Killed  in  Action  in   the   Vesle  Advance 


He  wounded  another,  and  the  party 
decided  it  was  time  to  move.  Although 
(Icrnian  machine  gun  and  rifle  fire 
fairly  blasted  the  air,  the  entire  patrol 
got  out  without  a  man  being  injured 
and  thiy  got  back  to  their  own  lines 
possessed  of  definit/^  knowledge  that  ihc 
tlermans  were  preparing  to  retreat. 

The  commander  of  the  Third  Army 
Corps,  to  which  the  77th  was  attached, 
recommended  all  of  the  men  in  the 
patrol  for  a  citation,  and  Lts.  Mack  and 
Vox.  and  Sgt.   lilohm   were  awarded  the 


Distinguished       Service       Cross. 


Sgt. 


Hlohm.  it  is  interesting  to  note,  is  a 
Brooklynile,  the  son  of  Rudolph  Blohm. 
of  4822  New  Ctrecht  ave,  Lt.  Cox's 
home  is  at  157  Ka.st  Slst  st.,  Manhattan. 
It  was  the  information  that  these 
men  obtained,  on  this  second  day  of 
Septemiier,  that  made  possible  the  ad- 
vance made  that  day.  As  soon  as  they 
had  come  back,  an  attack  across  the 
Vesle  was  ordered,  with  Bazoches  as 
the  objective.  With  the  SO.')th  Inf.  in 
the  lead,  the  division  swimg  across  and 
through  IJazoches,  encountering  only 
machine  gun  resistance.  The  division 
was  on  its  way  to  the  Aisnc! 


XII. 

About  eight  miles  la.v  between  thfl 
Vesle  and  the  Aisne  along  the  linp 
marked  out  for  the  77th,  and  fhf 
journey  required  about  three  days.  Thf 
•  iernians  were,  in  very  truth,  retreat- 
ing, worn  out  by  the  constant  harass- 
ment of  the  triumphant  American 
troops,  and  they  were  mighty  auxiou.i 
to  get  in  back  of  the  Aisnc.  Neverthe- 
less, they  fought  every  inch  of  the 
way,  to  retard  the  advance  as  much 
as  possible  the  while  defences  werr 
being  prepared  on  the  Aisne,  and  with 
machine  gun  and  rifle,  added  to  heavy 
shell  fire,  it  was  far  from  a  rose  gar- 
den  that  the  division   passed  through. 

.\t  times,  the  element,  of  the  pic- 
ture-sqvie  had  large  part  in  if.  This 
lame  particularly  as  .some  units  of  the 
division  would  pass  over  hills  and  sei' 
below  them,  a  regiment  or  two  regi- 
ments proceeding  steatiily  forward  in 
open  order.  A  shell  would  strike  now 
and  then.  Most  often,  it  sent  up  to  the 
skies  a  great  burst  of  earth  and  rock 
and  trees.  The  advancing  troops  would 
skirt  the  great  hole  and  move  steadily 


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37 


on.  But  then,  too,  shells  would  fall 
in  the  midst  of  the  advancing:  line  of 
men.  Two.  three — a  half  a  dozen  forms 
would  fall.  With  clock-work  regularity 
the  line  would  close  up,  runners  would 
stop  to  pick  up  the  men  who  were 
only  wounded,  the  advance  would 
continue. 

They  kept  on  advancing,  l-ko  a 
stream  that  could  not  be  dammed, 
through  Vauxceres.  which  wa.s  for  one 
day  resimental  headquarters  of  the 
SO.'Jth  Inf.,  through  Longueval. 
through  Blanzy-les-Fismes,  through 
Villers-en-Prayeres,  until  at  last  tlrev 
came  to  the  heights  just  south  of  the 
Aisne.  The  Germans  had  those  heights 
and  they  made  it  hot  for  the  77th. 
The  division  moved  in  at  night.  Its 
casualties  in  the  advance  to  the  Aisne 
from  the  A^esle  had  not  been  liaavy, 
but  now  began  another  period  of  se- 
vei'e  losses,  particulary  from  shells. 
Fiist    the  Germans  had  to  be  driven 

I  from  the  immensely  strong  positions 
that  were  offered  by  the  tremendou.s 
caves  that  were  to  be  found  here  along 
the  Aisne.  The  caves  had  once  been 
quarries,  from  which  a  soft  stone  like 

!  limestone  had  been  removed,  and  they 
were  miles  in  length.  As  the  Ger- 
mans were  forced  out.  the  77th  took 
positions  in  the  caves  and  found  them 
rather  pleasant  homes,  except  that 
they  made  great  collection  points  for 
German  gas.  Gas-pockets  would  be 
encountered  without  any  warning.  It 
was  this  that  resulted  in  the  gassing 
of  Brig.  Gen.   Evan   M.   Johnson,  com- 

I  mander  of  the  154th  Inf.  Brig.,  and  the 
commander  of  the  division  when  it 
sailed  overseas.  It  was  not  a  severe 
case,  but  it  forced  Gen.  Johnson  to 
spend  a  period  at  a  Paris  hospital. 

j  Shelling,  during  the  days  and  nights 
of  the  superb  advance  to  the  Aisne, 
and  after  the  division  had  dug  itself 
in  along  the  river  was  at  times  of  the 
most  furious  intensity.  The  German 
batteries  would  occasionally  let  loose 
in    all    their    power   and    shells    would 

'  fall  as  fast  as  hundreds  of  guns, 
heavily  concentrated,  could  send  them. 
How  thoroughly  the  ground  was 
scourged  by  the  shelling  was  remark- 
ably illustrated  in  two  major  incidents 
in  which  the  men  of  the  302d  F.  S.  B. 
figured  at  this  time.  It  was  the  kind 
of  work,  incidentally,  which  the  men 
of  the  division's  signal  battalion  were 
doing  all  the  time.  In  this  instance 
it  was  so  spectacular  that  it  brought 
divisional  citations  to  a  nunrber  of 
them,  including  Sgts.  Lennox  Barnes. 
Thomas  F.  Maher  and  Hugh  F.  Mc- 
Lend,  and  Fvt.  Harold  J.  Bristol,  .all 
of  Co.  B.  302d  F.  S.  E..  and  to  Capt. 
Frederick  A.  Modes  and  Pvt.  Edward 
Began,  of  Co.  C. 

Citation  fo«  Co.  B. 

The  work  that  brought  the  citations 
to  the  Co.  B  men  occurred  on  the 
ni.ght  of  .September  7.  The  307th  Int. 
had  gotten  away  up  to  the  Aisne,  over 
.•it  the  right  of  the  line,  and  its  ad- 
vance headquarters  was  at  a  pla'jv? 
calRd  Lo  Grotte,  It  was  in  constant 
communication  with  headquarters  of 
the  151th  Inf.  Brigade  at  Blanzy-les- 
Fismes.  Early  in  the  evening  this 
communication  w<as  broken  when  the 
telephone  line  "wont  bad  "  It  had  been 
cut  in  sixteen  places.  The  field  signal 
men  fixed  't  up  again,  .nnd  again  it 
went  l)ad — so  bad  that  there  was  noth- 
ing to  do  out  to  construct  an  entirely 
new  lino.  a.  dislaiice  of  a)-oui  three 
iniles.  Pvt.  Bri.stol  led  eight  other 
sisnal  corps  men  who.  like  him,  had 
been  on  duty  eighty  hours  continu- 
ously, and  they  began  layin.g  the  new 
line  over  a  terrain  so  badly  shot  up  it 
did  not  seem  anyone  could  be  put 
there  .'ind  live.  They  started  the  lay- 
ing of  the  new  lino  at  7:45  p.m.,  they 
were  caught  in  the  thick  of  two  Ger- 


man barrages  and  a  counter  American 
barrage,  and  yet  they  stuck  to,  their 
task  with  such  energy  that  at  U:30 
p.m..  the  new  line  was  ready  for  busi- 
ness. 

Under  somewhat  similar  circum- 
stances, a  few  days  later  on  .Septem- 
ber S),  the  lines  of  communication  to 
the  305th  and  306th  Inf.  regiments 
and  to  tire  rear  of  the  division  were 
cut  off  at  headquarters  of  the  -153d 
Inf.  Brigade  at  Vauxcere,  under  ex- 
ceptionally hea  -y  shell  Are.  It  was 
vital  that  the  brigade  commander 
keep  in  touch  with  his  units  in  action, 
i'vt.  Bogan.  of  Co.  C,  F.  S.  B..  volun- 
teered to  keep  all  the  lines  in  repair 
in  spite  of  the  sti^enuous  ,and  terror- 
izing slielling.  Other  volunteers  joined 
him"  and  Capt.  Frederick  A.  Modes, 
commander  of  the  compahv.  although 
in  hospital  desperately  ill  with  a  fever, 
got  up  and  directed  the  work  of  the 
volunteers   for   hours. 

The   77th   got   to   the  Aisne   on   .Sep- 


fVX^-JH^''i^vffV^W;\     </"^'J^iri?^' 


'  '-n  L'~    i, 


Z^. 


i 


Operations  officer  of  152d  Field 
Arlillery   Brigade. 

lember  6,  and  the  men  "dug  in" 
wherever  opportunity  offered.  It  was 
truly  a  furious  resistance  that  the 
Cermans  were  now  making,  compel- 
ling payment  in  blood  for  every  lost 
toot  of  ground  that  they  gave  up,  ana 
holding  on  to  vantage  points  with  a 
tenacity  that  defied  all  efforts  at  dis- 
lodgement.  It  was  a  mighty  bad  time 
for  the  entire  division,  perhaps  more 
so  for  the  307th  and  30Sth  Inf.  and 
the  305th  I<\  A.  than  for  the  others, 
because  they  had  a  particular  thorn  in 
the  side  to  deal  with.  This  "thorn" 
was  known  as  La  Petite  Montague, 
and  it  offered  a  chance  to  tlie  Boches 
to  dominate  a  large  part  of  the  sector. 
That  they  took  full  advantage  of  it 
was  proved  by  the  casualty  lists  of 
the   three   commands. 

Time  after  time  there  were  move- 
ments against  La  Petite  Montague. 
TinSe  after  time  they  were  repelled. 
Time  after  time  the  regiments  re- 
turned to  the  assault.  They  never  did 
take  it,  because  after  some  eight  days 
on  the  Aisne  those  higher  up  decided 
that  it  was  about  time  to  give  tho  di- 
vision a  rest,  and  the  Eighth  Italian 
Div.,    under   command    of   Gen.    Gari- 


baldi, a  descendant  of  Italy's  great 
military  genius,  was  at  hand  to  relieve 
them. 

The  division  commenced  moving  out 
on  September  14.  the  308th  moving 
tirst.  the  306th  next,  then  the  307th, 
and  finally  the  305th.  The  152d  F.  A. 
Brig,  began  moving  out  on  Septem- 
ber 16.  The  305th.  first  into  the  line 
on  the  night  of  August  10-11,  got  out 
on  the  night  of  September  20  and 
hiked  back  to  Dravegny.  Taking  its 
period  of  service  as  the  service  of  the 
division,  the  77tli  had  been  in  action 
here  in  this  severe  Vesle  fighting  for 
forty  days. 

(ici'inan  Kaitl  in  T'oroc. 

On  the  night  that  the  3fl7th  Inf. 
came  out  of  the  line,  it  should  be 
noted,  two  days  before  the  305th.  the 
307th  was  raided:  and  it  was  all  the 
next  day  getting  itself  together.  The 
raid  was  a  very  heavy  one.  the  Ger- 
mans were  out  in  force,  and  the  losses 
were  heavy.  The  307th,  as  did  all  the 
division,   needed  a  rest. 

But  if  the  Camp  Upton  men  were 
figuring  on  a  rest,  they  were  doomed 
to  sad  disappointment.  The  artillery 
was  shot  as  fast  as  it  could  go  by  way 
of  Cierges,  Qeuilly-sur-Marne.  Mesuil- 
sur-Oger,  and  Vitry  la  Ville  to  a  point 
just  east  of  St.  Menehould.  The  in- 
fantry, utterly  tired  out,  "embussed" 
at  Dravegny  and  was  hurried  in  the 
now  familiar  Chinese-driven  French 
motor  camions  along  the  banks  of  the 
Marne.  All  night  and  all  day  they 
went,  speeding  as  much  as  they  could. 
The  speed  was  so  great  that  several 
trucks  wore  overturned  and  a  num- 
ber of  the  men  were  kiiied  or  in- 
jured. 

•  As  the  infantry  hurried  along,  the 
men  passed  a  constant  stream  of  ar- 
tillery passing  along  the  same  way 
with  them.  At  times  the  roads  were 
blocked  by  the  heavy  concentration 
of  passenger  trucks,  guns,  and  artil- 
lery limbers.  Both  •  this  constant 
stream  of  artillery  and  the  speed  at 
which  they  were  being  conveyed  made- 
the  men  of  the  77th  believe  that  there 
was  something  big  in  the  wind,  but 
they  were  hopeful  that  they  were  go- 
ing to  a  rest  area  and  would  not  be 
in  the  "show"  because  they  had  been 
so  badly  shot  up  and  needed  a  breath- 
ing time  for  rest  and  reorganization. 

Fouglit  Six  Weeks  Without  Rc.<;t. 

Instead,  however,  of  any  rest,  the 
motor  train  rushed  along  with  nerve- 
racking  speed  and  the  worn-out  men 
had  not  an  instant  for  sleep  on  the 
crowded,  jarring,  rumbling,  dirty  and 
dusty  trucks.  They  had  been  fighting 
for  nearly  six  weeks  in  a  territor.v 
where  to  sleep  under  the  sound  of 
the  heavy  bombardment  was  a 
miracle.  They  were  worn  out  to  the 
point   of  exhaustion. 

And  then  suddenly  thev  got  re- 
placements that  did  not  fill  up  the 
ranks,  quite:  they  were  landed  at 
Villers-en-Argonne.  and  they  were 
called  upon  to  make  a  terrific  night 
march  to  Lenefour.  The  march  for 
the  3()5th  Inf.  was  about  twenty  miles. 
For  the  other  regiments  it  was  about 
twenty-five  or  thirty  miles,  the  dis- 
tance'varying  for  each  of  the  units  ac- 
cording  to  their  position  in  line  and 
the  position  they  were  to  take. 

Tiiey  look  positions  in  an  old 
French  sector  just  east  of  La  Cha- 
lade.  It  was  in  the  midst  of 
the  Argonne  Forest  and  it  had 
been  christened  two  years  before. 
"The  Gateway  to  Verdun";  for  it 
was  here  that  the  Germans  fancied 
they  could  force  a  way  through.  The 
terrain  all  about  was  dotted  on  every 
side  with  thousands  of  the  red.  white 
and  blue  signs  with  which  the  l^rench 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


mark  the  graves  of  their  troops.  U 
the  nitn  of  the  77th  thought  about  it 
particularly,  their  hearts  and  minds 
must  have  been  filled  with  the  knowl- 
edge that  they  stood  on  ground  which 
those  thousands  had  died  to  defend. 
to  ffive  life  to  their  immortal  cry, 
•■They  shall  not  pass!" 

it  w>:a  under  cover  of  the  night 
that  the  77th  moved  in  here  and  at 
night,  for  three  nights,  they  were 
joined  by  more  and  more  artillery. 
From  .September  22-23  to  September 
2t)  they  waited  and  waited,  and  still 
more  artillery  came  in.  The  men 
were  under  tlie  strictest  of  injunctions 
not  to  show  themselves,  so  that  no 
chance  German  aviator  might  spy 
them  out,  and  the  runners  and  tele- 
phone men  who  had  to  be  out  more  or 
less  In  the  open  In  running  telephone 
wires  and  carrying  messages  were  re- 
quired to  wear  French  uniforms  to 
prevent  the  Germans  from  learning 
that  there  had  been  any  change  in 
the  personnel  of  the  troops  holding 
Che  line. 

Artillery  Concentrated. 

Artillery  continued  to  concentrate 
all  around — in  front  of  the  77th,  be- 
side the  77th.  in  back  of  the  77th. 
Anywhere  that  there  could  be  a  foot- 
hold for  artillory.  there  artillery  was 
stationed.  For  the  Brooklyn  men  of 
the  77th  Div.  there  was  a  particular 
interest  in  one  artillery  unit.  It  was 
the  59th  C.  A.  C. — the  old  l3th  Jlegt. 
of  Brooklyn — and  it  came  into  the 
line  there  to  support  the   SO.'ith  Inf. 

Of  course  with  the  artillery  concen- 
trating as  it  did — and  it  has  been 
referred  to  over  and  over  again  be- 
cause it  is  Impossible  to  overempha- 
size the  concentration — the  77th  had 
long  since  realized  that  it  was  no  rest 
camp  to  which  they  had  been  trans- 
ported, but  a  sector  on  which  most 
furious  activity  was  shortly  to  break 
forth.  They  hod  bocji  long  enough 
In  the  game  now.  had  the  men  of  the 
77th.  to  understand  that  such  im- 
mense artillery  concentration  could 
mean  but  one  thing--an<l  that  one 
thing  a  tremendous,  smashing  attack. 

"We  knew  for  sure  that  all  hell 
was  going  to  break  loose  "  is  the  way 
some  of  the  returned  77th  men  have 
referred  to  it.  ''We  and  the  artillery 
were  going  to  provide  the  hell  for 
the  Germans — and  the  way  they  piln 
that  artillery  in  there  Just  meant  that 
we  were  going  to  get  through  at  all 
costs." 

From  September  23  to  September 
26,  the  77th  had  its  rest.  Arriving 
with  their  tongues  fairly  hanging  out 
from  fatigue,  their  feet  in  many  case 
just  dragging  along  the  road,  and 
their  olPicers  barelv  able  to  spur  them 
on,  the  men  of  the  77lh  had  had  four 
days  to  get  Into  shape  and  they  were 
in  pretty  fair  condition  when  the 
morning  of  .S-rntember  2t;   dawned. 

They  knew  that  much  lay  ahead  of 
them,  that  they  were  to  be  called  on 
to  give  their  best,  but  probably  not 
one  knew  that  here  in  the  Argonne 
they  were  lo  make  history  and  give 
to  the  name  of  Metropolitan  division 
a   lu.«tor  that  time  should  never  erase. 

XIII. 

Zero  hour  for  the  launching  of  this 
great  attack  that  was  to  push  forward 
with  IrrcHisllble  magnificoiice  until  It 
should  nl  last  have  taken  Sedan, 
nearly  40  miles  distant  from  the  start. 
wns  set  for  5:30  a.m.,  September  26. 
-M  that  hour  the  serried  masses  of  ar- 
tillery, conceiuiated  on  a  scile  beyond 
comprehesion  save  for  Ihoae  who 
were  present  and  heard  and  s.nw  it. 
tipgan  their  drumfire  and  their  death- 
dealing  blow.s.     The  minutes  ticked  on 


to  the  moment  when  the  infantry  was 
to  go  over  the  top. 

In  the  ranks  of  the  77th  Division, 
one  of  nine  diivsions  massed  along 
a  very  wide  front  to  strike  the  blow, 
with  a  division  in  resei-%'e  for  each 
unit  of  three,  and  three  other  divisions 
in  support  for  the  Fir.st  Arm> — in  the 
ranks  of  the  77ih  Division,  there  was 
a  quiet  preparation,  one  of  the  fea- 
tures of  which,  according  to  many 
wounde<l  who  have  returned  to  this 
country,  was  an  order  from  their 
commanders  to  get  rid  of  their  blank- 
ets, their  overcoats,  and  their  rain- 
coats. 

"You're  going  up  against  a  real  fighl 
this  time,"  was  the  word  of  the  offi- 
cers.      "You    don't    want    to    bo    held 


-»„ w 


Personnel  and   mustering  officer  of 
the  division   at  Camp  Upton. 


back  by  a  single  thing.  Strip  right 
down  for  action,  for  it  is  quite  prob- 
able you'll  have  a  very  devii  of  a  limt. 
and  part  of  the  time  you'll  probably 
be  engaged  in  hand-to-hand  lighting 
with   Jerry." 

.So  the  men  stripped  tor  action  and 
waited — waited  while  the  guns  made 
ready  before  them.  Then,  at  just  6 
o'clock,  they  were  over.  They  were 
massed  in  column  of  battalions,  and 
it  is  probable  that  the  SOJth  hit  the 
German  line  lirst.  Its  second  b.attalion 
was  in  front,  its  first  battalion  came 
next,  and  the  third  brought  up  the 
lino. 

What  the  men  went  up  against  has 
alre;iriy  been  told  many  limes.  Even 
at  that,  however,  it  is  not  imi)rob- 
able  that  those  earlier  accounts  failed 
to  tell  entirely  the  terrific  strength  of 
the  Germ.an  position.'?  the  77tii  was 
called  on  to  attack,  for  there  could  be 
little  ch.Tnce  that  words  would  ac- 
curately describe  them.  There  were 
trenches,  to  begin  with,  almost  'With- 
out number — main  trenches,  support 
trenches,  communicating  trenches. 
Thry  zizzapged  nrounil  oil  every  side 
They  cut  acro.is  the  terrain  in  the  odd- 
est of  patterns.  They  formed  a 
verlta'ole  network  of  trenches — and 
they  were  all  of  them  fortified  posi- 
tions. .Some  of  them  were  elaborately 
fortified,  'ivith  solid  concrete  walih 
many  feet  thick  and  with  dugouts 
mnny  feet  deep.  All  of  them  had 
concrete  firing  platforms.  They  were 
almost    the    last    word    in   strength,    as 


regards    trenches,    just   as  *hey    were 
the  apotheosis  of  comfort  in  irenc'c.cs. 

Germans   Strongly   Fortlfled. 

The  Germans,  it  must  be  remem- 
bered, had  had  four  years  of  prac- 
tically undisturbed  stay  here.  They 
had  strong  positions  to  start  in  with 
ana  they  had  at  various  times  in  their 
long  occupation  spent  many  days  in 
making  the  positions  stronger.  It 
was  almost  a  case  of  keeping  the  men 
continually  at  work  through  four 
years  on  the  strengthening  of  these 
positions  in  order  that  they  might 
have  something  to  do.  And  so.  wnei. 
one  speaks  of  concrete  trenches,  of  a 
labyrinth  of  supporting  trenches,  of 
almost  impregnable  strength,  one  still 
gets  only  a  near-idea  of  the  might  of 
these  positions.  ^     ,     , 

And  then  there  was  the  barbed 
wire.  All  of  these  trencnes.  of  course, 
ran  through  thick  woods.  It  was  the 
early  fall,  and  foliage  was  still  thick 
on  trees  and  on  underbrush.  The 
leaves  made  a  dense  wall  of  living 
"reen  in  many  cases — and  in  back  of 
the  wall  lav  miles  and  miles  of  bartied 
wire.  It  was  stretched  across  from 
tree  to  tree,  in  and  out,  in  and  out, 
in  a  maze  of  tortuous  twlstings.  There 
was  line  after  line  of  it,  row  after 
row  of  it.  It  protected  every  one  of 
the  trenches  from  entry  on  every  side. 
After  one  got  into  it  it  was  impossible 
to  move  without  having  the  Jagged 
points  catch  one  in  a  hundred  different 
places  at  once. 

Here  and  there  m  this  wilderness 
of  woods,  wire  and  trenches  there 
were  pill  boxes,  macnlne  gun  nests 
and  snipers'  posts,  Xot  a  single  facto." 
that  might  contribute  to  the  holding 
of  the  position  and  that  might  deal 
death  and  destruction  to  an  enemy 
advancing  against  it  had  been  ignored 
by  the  Germans.  They  had  positions 
that  they  considered  impregnable  and 
that  they  believed  confidently  would 
hold  them  safe  while  they  could  kill 
off  attackers  by  the  scores  and  hun- 
dreds and  thousands — in  as  great 
number  as  the  attackers  came. 

And  yet.  the  Germans  had  not  been 
counting  tin  so  terrific  a  blast  as  that 
which  came  from  the  gigantic  con- 
centration of  Air.erican  artillery. 
They  had  not  been  fliiuring  on  a  b;ir- 
V'lge  so  accurately  timed  and  so  well 
liid  that  they  had  to  take  to  deept'St 
cover  and  ahnndon  some  of  their  out- 
post strongholds.  Those  who  sought 
to  last  out  that  barrage  found  instead 
thjft  they  had  lost  out.  They  were 
stunned,  dismayed.  And  'while  that 
condition  obtained,  the  men  of  the 
7  7th  carne  on  over. 

Singularly  enough,  they  encoun- 
tered little  resistance  on  that  first  day 
I  —little  resistance  save  for  the  mute  ob- 
'  stacle  offered  by  the  acres  and  acres 
of  barbed  wire.  Somehow,  someway, 
the  men  of  the  7  7th  crawled,  dug  and 
forced  their  way  through  the  wire. 
Here  and  there  they  visited  destruction 
upon  machine  gun  nests.  .lust  how 
tlkey  got  through  they  cannot  tell  you. 
although  all  are  agreed  that  they  met 
little  resistance.  It  is  not  improbable 
that  thev  had  really  furious  reolstunce. 
but  that  they  had  expected  so  much 
more  and  had  nerved  themselvts  bo 
thoroughly  into  acting  as  a  thunder- 
bolt that  what  they  did  get  seemed 
minor-  In  any  event,  they  rolled  buck 
the  German  line  nn  this  first  dav  for  a 
distance  of  about  three  kilometers — 
roughly,  two  miles.  This  was  estimnt- 
ed  as  the  average  penetration  on  tli« 
divisional  front,  and  the  division  was 
attacking  on  a  front  of  about  seven 
miles. 

No  Rest  for  Any  TTnlts. 

There  'was   no   rest   for  any   of   the 
i  units   engaged    in    this   mighty   attack. 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG    ISLAND    IN   THE   WAR. 


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Men  fought  on  until  they  were  too 
tired  to  starvd.  Sometimes  they  fought 
on  even  after  that.  The  sound  of  bat- 
lie  was  never  still,  day  or  night.  The 
only  difference  was  that  in  the  black- 
ness of  night  the  advance  halted  for  a 
time  while  tlie  units  sought  sleep. 

On  the  second  day,  September  27, 
the  big-  push  went  forward  again.  It 
had  the  same  obstacles  as  it  had  the 
llrst  day,  with  the  added  difliculties  of 
stronger  trenches,  like  forts,  whose 
massive  walls  in  many  places  rose  sev- 
eral feet  above  the  surface  of  the 
grround.  German  resistance  had  stiff- 
ened, too,  overnight.  The  Bosches 
fought  every  inch  of  advance  fiercely, 
wildly.  And  yet  our  boys  went  on  for- 
ward. Alway.s  forward,  never  back. 
was,  iudecri,  the  history  of  the  77t)i 
thi-ough  all  this  marvelous  Argonne- 
ilciise  fighting.  On  the  second  day 
ihcy  managed  to  make  about  two  kilo- 
meters more. 

The  advance  on  this  day  yielded  the 
capture  of  the  immensely  strong  po- 
-sition  of  Abri-du-i-^rochet,  which  had 
been  a  German  divisional  headquar- 
ters. Its  dugouts  went  down  into 
rock  a  distance  of  SO  and  100  feet. 
They  contained  many  luxuries,  both 
Willi  respect  to  food  and  surroundings. 
What  had  been  the  German  divisional 
headquarters  became  regimental  head- 
quarters of  the  SO.Tth  Inf.,  and  they 
fared  well,  indeed,  who  were  attached 
to  that  hea<lquarters. 

More  important,  however,  was  the 
capture  by  the  division  of  immense 
stores  of  property  of  all  kinds.  Engi- 
neers' stores  were  the  chief  feature  and 
among  these  was  a  complete  narrow- 
gauge  railway  system,  including 
tracks,  cars,  locomotives.  It  was  a 
tremendously  important  and  valuable 
capture.  The  railway  was  laid  down 
by  the  American  engineering  forces 
and  became  the  medium  through 
which  a  considerable  part  of  the  sup- 
plies was  sent  forward  to  our  men  as 
they  advanced. 


XIV. 

After  the  taking  of  Abri-du-Crochet 
progioss  for  the  77th  Division,  as  for 
the  others,  becaiue  almost  a  matter  of 
inches.  The  German  command  awak- 
ened to  the  threat  of  this  thrust  and 
was  rushing  to  the  Aigonne  sector 
veieran  divisions  from  other  parts  of 
the  front.  It  took  men  away  from 
places  where  they  could  be  little 
spared,  except  for  a  matter  of  life  and 
death  for  all  of  Germany,  such  as  this 
was.  There  were  probably  200,000 
fresh  German  troops  facing  the  Amer- 
ican fi'irst  Army  on  the  third  day-  The 
men  of  the  V7th  knew  that  fresh 
troops  had  come  in,  for  they  captured 
Drisoners  who  revealed  it. 

New  men,  however,  were  not  so 
formidable  to  the  77th  as  were  the 
positions  themselves  against  which 
our  Camp  1  'pton  men  had  to  advance. 
If  one  looks  at  a  map  of  the  Ar- 
gonne  Forest  one  will  see  that  the 
'•jumping  off"  place  for  the  77th's 
initial  attacU  was  right  in  the  center 
of  the  Argonne  Forest.  From  there 
nn  it  went  forward  right  straight 
through  the  middle  of  the  woods.  The 
other  divisions  on  either  side  fought 
partly  in  ihe  forest  and  partly  in 
oPen  ground.  The  771h.  all  the  time, 
all  the  way,  had  to  inch  its  way  for- 
ward through  the  forest  fastnesses. 
Day  after  dav  the  Camp  Upton  men 
faced  positions  in  which,  as  Gen. 
Pershing  phrased  it.  "the  enemy  had 
talcen  every  advantage  of  the  terrain, 
which  especially  favored  defense,  by 
a  prodigal  use  of  machine  guns 
manned  by  highly  trained  veteians 
and  bv  using  his  artillery  at  short 
ranse." 


Pershins  Coufident  in  His  Troop.s. 

To  quote  Gen.  Pershing  again: 
"In  the  fact  of  such  sirong  frontal 
positions  we  should  have  been  un- 
able to  accomplish  an.vthing  accord- 
ing to  previously  accepted  standards, 
but  1  had  every  confidence  in  tlio 
aggressive  tactics  and  the  courage 
ot  our  troops." 

That  paragraph,  in  a  nulshell,  says 
all  that  need  be  said  about  the  kind 
of  warfare  the  77th  Division  was  now 
being  called  upon  to  wage  and  was 
waging.  They  might  be  delayed,  tin- 
men of  this  division  that  trained  at 
Camji  L^pton,  but  ilioy  could  not  Ik 
held  back.  Their  pressure  forced 
back  the  Germans  inexoralily.  at  times 
breaking  through  in  isolated  places 
with  an  avalanche-like  rush.  It  was 
one  of  these  that  brought  about  one 
of  the  most  glorious  feats  that  the 
men  of  the  77th  Division  accom- 
plished.       Indeed      it      will      probably 


fe  LIEUT,  AVERCLu- 


In  all  of  77th's  fighting  until  hit 
by  shrapnel  November  1. 

rank  as  the  most  picturesque  incident 
of  America's  participation  in  the  war. 
I  The  77th  had  kept  up  its  slow  but 
sure  advance  on  September  28,  29  and 
30,  and  on  October  1.  Strung  out 
over  the  front  of  seven  miles,  taking 
in  virtuallv  the  full  width  of  the  for- 
est, were  the  305th,  SOtith,  307th  and 
308th  In'f.  Rests.  The  latter  tv/o  were 
at  the  left.  On  October  2  the  208th 
had  reached  a  point  not  far  from 
Binarville,  about  ten  kilometers  from 
the  launching  point  of  the  drive.  Its 
three  battalions  were  struggling  for- 
ward through  the  obscurity  of  the 
woods,  having  as  much  difficulty  in 
keeping  in  touch  with  each  other  as 
they  were  having  in  getting  ahead. 

Almost  before  they  realized  it,  sev- 
eral companies  found  themselves  with 
Germans  behind  them  and  on  both 
sides.  The  companies,  comprising,  in 
addition  to  the  entire  First  Batt.  E 
and  H  of  the  Second  and  some  strag- 
glers, had  made  a  sudden  push,  had 
swept   ahead    for   nearly    a    half-mile. 

'an    were    now,    with    startling   sudden- 

j  ness.  virtually  alone  in  the  \corld  on 
a  hill  north  of  a  woods  known  as  the 
Bois    de    la    Buironne.      This    was    the 

I  beginning   of   that    f-''mous   e'\  sode    of 

1  the  "Lost  Battalion." 


XV. 

As  will  be  seen  ihere  was  niore 
than  a  battalion  involved  in  th\s  his- 
toric episode.  While  exact  figures  are 
not  availal':?  and  accounts  oi  t.ic  in- 
cident vary,  it  can  be  .said  almost 
ueflnitely  tlu.t  there  were  about  600 
men  in  the  contingent  that  was  cut 
off  and  surrounded  by  the  Germans 
on  October  2.  The  .'itrcngtii  ot  ti^ie 
six  or  seven  companies  concerned 
would  ordinarily  have  been  1,200  or 
1,.'.00;  but  they  had  been  in  strenu- 
ous battle  for  a  number  of  days  and 
not  one  of  the  companits  probably 
had  more  than  100  men.  They  were 
in  the  center  of  the  advancing  line 
when  they  were  "trapped." 

.A.t  first,  neither  officers  nor  vnfn  had 
an  H.tact  ;-e3!iiation  of  their  position 
VV'hilo  this  was  partly  dne  to  Ihe  ii:;- 
petuosityof  their  attack,  which  shrd  d 
petuosity  of  their  attack,  which  liad 
made  them  forget  all  else  sav«; 
getting  ahead.  ii  was  largely 
occasioned  by  the  thick  foliage 
through  which  it  wr.s  dimcull; 
yards.  Comrades  might  be  ten  yardu 
away  from  you  and  yet  to  all  intenta 
and  purposes  miles  away.  .So  the  men 
in  these  "trapped"  companlo:^— :  ml 
"trapped"  is  used  in  quotation  mar'..i 
because  that  is  the  word  the  German.-; 
used  of  them — did  nor  at  once  realize 
that  they  had  been  cut  off.  That  thev 
had  lost  touch  with  their  mates  was  ob- 
vious: thai  liason  was  lacking  was  not 
entirely  unusual.  They  prepared  to  dig 
in  and  make  the  best  of  it,  expecting 
that  any  hour  would  restore  contact 
with  the  rest  of  the  regiment. 

The  hours  dragged  into  many,  and 
soon  an  entire  day  was  passed — a  day 
in  which  the  surrounding  Germans 
made  attack  on  attack.  The  men  of 
the  six  or  seven  companies  kept  well 
under  cover,  shot  down  any  tierman 
who  exposed  himself  too  freely,  and 
waited.  By  the  time  they  realized  that 
they  would  have  to  fight  it  out  tor 
themselves  agaimst  numerically  stronger 
forces,  Maj.  Charles  Whittlesy,  leadei- 
of  the  battalion,  had  gone  through  his 
forces,  or  had  sent  runners  to  the 
different  companies,  urging  that  there 
be  no  weakening  anywhere.  Before 
the  advance  began  that  morning, 
nearly  all  the  men  liad  received  their 
rations  and  they  divided  what  they  had 
with  their  fellows.  There  was  virtually 
nothing  left  to  eat  that  night  in  the 
battalion,  but  the  men  were  all  in  good 
shape  and  there  was  no  prospect  of 
any  especial  ordeal  ahead  of  them.  The 
water  supply  was  plentiful,  for  their 
line    touched   the   edge   of   a    swamp. 

Enemy's  Heavy  Fire. 

On  the  second  day,   the   Germans  be- 
gan   a    furious    concentration     of    fire. 
They     brought     up    great     numbers     of 
trench   mortars  and  a  prodigal   number 
I  of   machine   guns    (prodigal   being   Gen. 
I  Pershing's   word),   and,    at   short    range, 
I  they    brought    down    upon    the    600    odd 
j  men    of     the    surrounded      companies   a 
j  withering,  bla.sting  fire.     The  600  sought 
I  refuge  mainly  in  shell  holes  and  simply 
clung   on.     They    witheld    their   lire   for 
:  the    most    part    until    an    attack    rolled 
j  right   up    to    their   lines,    for    their   am- 
I  nmnition    was   none    too    plentiful    and. 
1  none  of  it  must  he  wasted. 
I      Officers    and    men,    meanwhile,     were 
j  being   mowed   down    by    the   Germans — 
principally      officers.        But     when      the 
officers   went   down,   the    men    remained 
and   the    men      were   imbued   with      the 
I  thought  that  relief  must  come   to  them 
any    minute    and    that    they    must    wait 
j  for    that    "any    minute."      Ail    of    them 
1  had   this  thought,  apparently,   and  each 
i  was  intent  on  helping  the  other  to  hold 
j  out.      What    with    this    spirit,    and    the 
I  leadership  that  got  the  very  best  out  of 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISIiAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


every  individual  in  the  "show."  they 
went  about  the  task  ol'  seeking  cover,  of 
enduring,  and  of  exacting  a  dreadful 
toll  from  the  Germans  as  though  it  were 
a  matter  of  routine.  There  was,  for  in- 
stance. Pvt.  Krank  G.  S.  K  rick  son.  of 
Co.  H.  A  runner  between  company 
and  battalion  headquarters  during  the 
entire  episode  of  the  "Lost  Battalion." 
lie  made  his  way  every  day  past  and 
through  withering,  scorching  machine 
pun  lire  a.s  though  it  were  nothing — 
and  on  the  second  day.  October  :{.  his 
carrying  of  mess;iges  back  and  forth 
seemed  to  have  endowed  him  with  a 
charmed  life;  for.  according  to  the  ac- 
counts of  his  mates,  only  a  charmed  life 
could  have  won  through  what  he  won 
through. 

And  there  was  Pvt.  Philip  Oepeglia  of 
Co.  I".  .Mso  a  runner  between  battalion 
headquarters  and  his  lompany.  he 
showed  an  utter  disregard  for  his  per- 
sonal safety  through  every  day  of  the 
stay  in  the  woods,  surounded.  Kx- 
hausted.  at  times,  because  of  the  physi- 
cal demands  made  by  his  iierilous  trips, 
he  neverlhele.ss  followed  one  with  an- 
other. And,  toward  the  end,  when 
weakened  by  lack  of  food,  there  was 
not  any  .sign  of  a  diminution  of  spirit. 


Pressing  Whittlesey's  Men. 

The  (Jermans.  of  cour.se.  were  press- 
ing in  upon  Maj.  Whittlesey's  men  with 
ever-increasing  pressure  as  their  stay 
lengthened.  In  a  way,  the  Bosehes  were 
acting:  very  much  as  a  cat  with  a  mouse. 
The  mouse  was  caught,  in  their 
opinion;  therefore  there  was  no  reason 
to  hasten  the  swallowing  of  the  morsel 
and  no  need  of  exposing  self  to  danger 
until  the  tidbit  was  entirely  ready. 
They  concentrated  chiefly  upon  seeing 
that  no  assistance  came  to  the  sur- 
rounded men.  There  were  runners  try- 
ing to  break  through  to  regimental 
headquarters;  these  the  Germans  cut 
off  and  killed  or  captured.  There  were 
airplanes  trying  to  drop  messages  to  the 
"Lost  Battalion";  these  the  Germans 
hamjiered  .so  that  the  'planes  were  prac- 
tically useless. 

1st  Lt.  William  J.  CuUen,  who  was  in 
command  of  Cos.  E  and  H.  won  divi- 
sional citation  because  he  tried  to  help 
the  mission  of  the  airplanes.  On  Octo- 
ber 4,  5  and  fi.  he  left  the  shelter  of  shell 
holes  and  tree  trunks  and  went  boldly 
out  into  the  open  on  three  successive 
days,  seeking  to  signal  the  position  of 
the  battalion  to  the  airmen.  He  was  in 
plain  view  of  the  enemy,  and  the  enemy 
wasn't  passing  up  anybody  who  ex- 
po.sed  himself,  and  yet  Lt.  CuUen  es- 
caped. He  continued  to  steady  his  men 
and  continued  to  expose  himself  to  the 
Intense      concentrations      of  trench 

mortar   and   machine    gun    tire    all    the 
way  through  to  October  S. 

The  signaling  of  the  airplanes, 
■while  it  let  their  comrades  know  that 
they  were  still  "in  the  ring"  and  fight- 
ing hard,  yet  brought  no  Immediate 
practical  result  to  the  "Lost  Bat- 
talion." Their  comrades  tried  to  break 
through  to  them,  but  tlie  battalion 
had  gotten  so  far  ahead  that  advance 
to  them  was  a  task  of  days.  Also, 
when  the  airplanes  tried  to  drop  food 
down  to  them,  the  German  forces 
battled  to  get  that  food  and  did. 

And  they  continued  cutting  off  iso- 
lated groups  of  the  308th  in  various 
sections  of  this  immortal  field.  On 
October  6,  they  cut  off  a  detachment 
of  Co.  D,  under  the  command  of  Isl 
Lt.  Charles  W.  Turner,  a  Brooklynite, 
who  lived  at  2827  West  Sixth  St., 
Coney  Island.  Turner  and  his  men 
were  surrounded  by  m.achine  guns 
and  snipers  and  were  in  a  place  that 
was  expo.sed  to  very  heavy  shell  fire. 
They  were  called  upon  to  surrender. 
The  lieutenant,  an  Erasmus  Hall  High 
School  eraduate,  made  a  second  lieu-  j 


tenant  at  the  first  Pis  ttsburg  camp 
and  promoted  to  first  lieutenant  at 
Camp  I'pton  steadied  his  men 
and  ridiculed  the  thought  of  sur- 
render. The  position  was  one.  he 
said,  that  must  be  held  if  the  Germans 
were  to  be  kept  at  a  distiince  from 
the  main  body.  And  so  they  held  on 
— held  on  with  extraordinary  bravery 
until  all  of  them  were  kill^. 

Lt.  Schenek  of  Bi-oolilyn  Meets  Death. 

There,  too,  was  where  Lt  Gordon 
L.  Schenek  of  113  Cambridge  pi., 
Brooklyn,    met    his    death.      Schenek, 


Major,  who  coritinued  leading  3rd 
Batt.  in  Argonne  for  three  weeks  with 
his  collarbone  broken. 


in  command  of  Co.  C,  had  been  hit  in 
the  foot  earlier  in  the  drive  but  had 
continued  in  the  fighting  without 
mentioning  the  injury.  He  comforted 
and  inspired  his  men  through  four 
days  of  this  extraordinary  combat,  in 
particular  assauging  the  pain  of  a 
wounded  sergeant.  Then  he,  too,  was 
mortally  hurt,  passing  out  as  though 
sleeping,  after  a  shell  from  a  trench 
mortar  hart  exploded  overhead  and 
most  of  its  fragments  had  found 
lodgment  in  Lt.   Schenck's  back. 

It  would  be  possible  to  recite  page 
after  page  of  this — how  Pvts.  Irving 
Sirotta   and   James   M.    Bragg   of   the 


Medical  Detachment  had  assisted  the 
wounded  day  after  day  without  any 
thought  of  self  until  they  fell  from 
utter  exhaustion;  how  .Sgt.  Herman 
G.  Anderson  of  Co.  A,  his  company 
wit'iout  a  commander,  took  charge 
himself  and  reorganized  the  company, 
kept  the  men  in  perfect  order  and 
gave  first  aid  to  the  men  in  his  own 
and  other  companies  without  any 
thought  of  the  danger  to  which  he 
was  subjecting  himself;  how  Pvt. 
Joseph  Frield  of  Co.  A  carried  mes- 
sages tirelessly  and  fearlessly  to  all 
parts  of  the  position  under  galling. 
blasting  fire  and  on  October  6  lost  his 
life  when  he  went  out,  smiling,  to 
carry  a  message  to  regimental  head- 
quarters over  a  route  where  every- 
body before  hini  had  been  killed;  how 
Sgt.  James  B.  Carroll  of  Co.  K  of  the 
307th  Inf..  already  noted  for  the 
bravery  with  which  at  Revillon.  near 
Fismes,  lie  liad.  on  September  9,  re- 
lieved and  succored  the  wounded  un- 
der 'neavy  machine  gun  and  sniping 
fire,  here  was  cut  off  with  the  con- 
tingent of  the  308th  and  was  an  in- 
spirafional  leader  to  the  men  in 
breaking  up  each  of-  the  attacks  on 
the  position  made  by  the  enemy. 

Valor  of  Kosilkowski. 

A  book  could  be  written  about  these 
incidents  and  about  Pvt.  Stanislaw 
Kosilkowski  of  Co.  C,  308th.  Kosil- 
kowski was  another  one  who  knew 
how  to  carry  a  "message  to  Garcia." 
After  five  days  of  the  "Lost  Battal- 
ion" struggle,  he  was  on  the  point  of 
collapse.  Like  his  comrades,  he  had 
had  nothing  to  eat  and  the  end 
seemed  pretty  near.  And  yet.  if  only 
word  could  be  gotten  fnrougli  to  reg- 
imontal  headquarters  and  to  the  di- 
vision, Kosilkowski  and  the  others 
knew  that  relief  would  be  sure.  The 
Germans  knew  that,  too,  and  they 
cut  dow'n  every  orie  who  made  the  at- 
tempt. Kosilkowski  reckoned  not  a 
bit  about  tliat  on  the  night  of  October 
7.  when  he  volunteered  to  try  to  get 
through.  And  he  did!  He  was  the 
bearer,  according  to  the  official  divis- 
ional citations,  of  the  message  that 
actually   brought   relief. 

There  is  no  more  space,  however, 
for  details  of  the  Kosilkowskis  or  of 
the  "Lost  Battalion."  They  held  on. 
like  grim  death,  until  the  morning  of 
October  8.  Came  then  a  messenger 
to  the  lines — an  American,  blindfold- 
ed, who  had  been  taken  prisoner.  He 
bore  a  typewritten  message  that  called 
for  surrender  and  that  held  any  fur- 
there  resistance  useless.  The  answer 
of  Maj.  Whittlesey  was  immediate. 
.Vccording  to  the  version  that  America 
likes  best,  it  was  "Go  to  Hell!"  but 
Maj.  Whittlesey  has  asserted  that  he 
did  not  use  that  phrase  exactly.  If  he 
didn't  say  the  actual  words,  what  he 
did  say  was  practically  the  same 
thing,  according  to  his  men.  And  the 
"Lost  Battalion"  dirt  not  surrender! 
When  assistance  finally  came  and  it 
was  reunited  to  the  308th.  there  was 
hardly  an  •.I'lwoi'.nrted  man  among  the 
60(1  who  had  stuck  It  out  for  six  long 
days. 

Maj.  Whittlesey  and  Capt.  George 
C.  McMurtrv  were  awarded  the  Con- 
gressional Medal  of  Honor  because  of 
the  fight  made  by  the  "Lost  Battalion.' 
; 

XVL 

With  this  one  incident  as  the  "high 
spot"  of  the  early  days  of  C»5iober. 
the  division  merely  "plugged  along," 
in  the  phrase  of  its  men.  right  up  to 
October  12.  It  was,  every  day,  a  case 
of  grabbing  a  few  feet  here;  of  ad- 
vancing a  few  feet  there;  of  edging 
a  way  along  all  the  time — mainly  be- 
cause this  77th  division  was  made  up 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


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Bi-averj'  of  McCIinchcy. 

Then  there  was  the  kind  of  bravery 

.  that      Sgt.      Wiliiam      J.      McClinchey 

no  doubt  of  the  ,  showed.      Sgt.    McClinchey,    of   Co.    A, 

305th  Inf.,  had  been  under  cover  while 

hii--  platoon  was  being  subjected  to  an 

intense  barrage.     One  of  his  men  sud- 


or   the   most   stubborn   set   of    mortals  |  men  through  a 

ever  assembled  together  into  any   one 

place   ai  any   one      time.        The   other 

fellows    on    either    side    could    advance 

yards    while    the    77th   was   advancing 

a   few  loe'i — but    these   fellows   on   the 

side  have  been  brave  enough  to  admit 

that  if  they   had   had   the   task   of  the 

77th  there  would  never  have  been   an 

advance.      There  wa 

fact    that    the    77th    had    the    hardest 

"nut"   to  crack   of  all  the   divisions  in 

the  Argonne-Meuse  advance,  first  and 

second    phases.      In    reading    about    it 

hitherto,    the    work    of    the    77th    has 

seemed      comparatively      unimportant 

because   it   was    never    reported   to    be 

capturing  any  towns,   while   the  other 

divisions   were    always   taking   this    or 

that  place.     The  reason  was  that  there 

were  no  towns  in  the  path  of  the  77th; 

it  was  all   wilderness — all   fortress. 

But,  finally,  on  October  12.  advances 
made  on  the  right  and  the  left  of  the 
division  enabled  it  to  press  forward  to 
the  little  hamlet  of  La  Besogne.  It 
was  a  mere  collection  of  huts,  but  it 
was  the  first  place  with  a  name  that 
the  division  had  cantured  in  some 
days  and  there  was  keen  jubilation 
about  it.  While  still  exuberant  with 
this,  the  division  pressed  its  way  on 
past  the  edge  of  the  woods,  pressed 
out  once  more  into  the  open,  and 
emerged  into  a  little  valley.  Just 
ahead  lay  the  little  village  of  Marcq 
and  at  its  other  side  was  the  Aire 
River.  The  305th  Inf.  stormed  over 
into  Marcq  and  restored  it  to  its  grate- 
fill  French  owners  in  what  seemed 
like  a  few  minutes.  The  business  of 
capturing  towns  had  been  resumed; 
the  fastnesses  of  the  Argonne  Forest 
were  passed;  the  77th  Div.  could  take 
stock  of  Itself. 

Dared  to  Do  Anything. 

It  was  not  the  same  division  which 
had  begun  the  drive  on  September  26 
that  now  emerged  from  the  forest. 
That  had  been  a  division  approxim- 
ately 20,000  strong.  Here  was  a  divi- 
sion approximately  10,000  strong. 
That  had  been  a  division  with  com- 
panies of  infantry — because  of  replace- 
ments just  before  entering  the  forest 
— approximately  180  to  200  strong. 
Here  was  a  division  witli  companies 
of  infantry  approximately  60  to  100' 
strong.  That  had  been  a  division 
well-uniformed;  weii-shod;  well- 
g'roomed,  in  a  sense.  Here  was  a  divi- 
sion with  uniforms  in  tatters,  with 
shoes  showing  gaping  holes,  with 
everything  about  it  alive  with  vermin. 
It  was,  indeed,  the  remnants  of  a 
division  that  came  out  on  the  banks 
of  the  Aire  in  this  second  week  of 
October.      But   those   "remnants"   were 

of    the    kind    that    would    have,    could 

have,    and    did    dare    anything.      They 

had  been  through  the  fire.     They  had 

taken   part   in   fighting  of  a   fierceness 

beyond    description.       They    had    seen 

some    of    their    best    men    fall    beside 

them   day   after   day.      They    had    had 

no   surcease   from   the  sound   of  guns, 

of   battle   and    sudden    death    for   days 

and    days.         Men    with    nerves      and 

hearts  of  steel  alone  could  have  done 

what  they  had  done. 

There   had      been      Maj.   Duncan   G. 

Harris,  for  example,  of  the  305th  Inf. 

A  captain  in   command     of  the  Third 

Battalion    of   the   regiment   in   the   at- 
tack     of   September      26,    Maj.    Harris 

showed    an      exceptional    devotion      to 

duty   and    a    gallant    courage    that   in- 
spired  and   thrilled    his   men.      At   the 

end  of  the  day's  fierce  fighting,  he  fell 

and    broke    his   collarbone.      It   was   a 

painful    injury    and    the    proper    place 

for    Maj.    Harris   was   in    the    hospital. 

But  Maj.  Harris  told  the  surgeons  that 

they    could    not    make    him    go   to   the 

hospital,   and   he    urged    that    his   men 

needed   him.      Notwithstanding  his  in- 
jury, he  remained  in  command   of  his 


the  days  of  the  bitter 
warfare  through  the  forest,  and  held 
to  his  place  until  the  regiment  was 
relieved  from 
October  IB. 


the       front      line    on 


Missed   only   one   day   in   minstering 
to  305th  Inf.  in  nearly  a  year. 


denly  became  wild  from  shell  shock 
and  dashed  out  into  the  open,  where 
he  ran  about  in  the  midst  of  the 
dreadful  hail  of  high  explosive  shells 
and  machine  gun  bullets.  Without  a 
thought  of  self  McClinchey  left  his 
shelter  and  ran  out  to  save  his  shell- 
shGCked  mate,  dying  in  the  attempt. 
McClinchey  lived  at  696  President  st. 
Likewise,  there  had  been  incident 
after  incident  of  the  kind  that  brought 
divisional  citations  to  six  or  seven  men 
of  Co.  B.  307th  Inf.  Certain  enemy 
machine  guns  were  so  placed  that 
their  storm  of  death,  apparently, 
could  not  be  passed  through.  They 
were  a  seemingly  insurmountable  ob- 
stacle in  the  advance  of  the  307th  on 
October   6.     These   men  knew  in  their 


of  the  enemy  must  be  taken.  There 
was  nothing  in  the  world,  at  that  mo- 
ment, that  counted,  except  tiie  capture 
of  those  positions.  And  they  attacked 
withotu  any  thought,  seemingly,  of 
the  risk  they  were  running.  They 
went  ahead  doing  what  would  have 
been  considered  impossible  until  they 
did  it.  Persistent  attacks  in  the  face 
of  enemy  fire  wore  down  his  resist- 
ance, and  the  impregnable  positions 
were  taken.  It  brought  citations  to 
Pvts.  James  J.  Lydon,  Alfred  Nicker- 
son,  James  Robinson,  Patrick  Conway, 
John  Greany,  Joseph  Straus  and 
James  Connor,  all  of  Co.  B. 

Individual  and  group  acts  of  this 
kind  could  be  named  over  and  over 
again  in  telling  the  story  of  tho 
Argonne  advance;  but  this  is  the  story 
of  the  77th  Division,  not  of  indi- 
viduals, and  what  the  individuals  did 
was  only  what  the  division  did.  Ah, 
man,  if  only  the  writer  of  this  could 
make  you  see  truly  the  spirit  and  the 
heart  of  this  77th  Division  at  this 
time! 

XVIL 

After  the  capture  of  Marcq,  tho 
division  was  side-stepped  over  to  sup- 
port the  82d  division  in  an  attack 
which  that  division  was  to  make  over 
at  the  right  of  what  had  been  the 
77th's  position.  The  attack  was  made 
on  October  13,  and  the  82d's  drive 
took  it  almost  directly  north.  As  it 
moved  on,  the  77th  swung  in  in  back 
of  it  in  sort  of  a  flanking  movement 
to  the  northeast,  finally  coming  out  in 
front  of  the  village  of  Marcq,  from 
where  they  had  started. 

The  307th  and  the  308th  Inf.  were 
over  ,at  the  left  of  the  line  at  this 
time,  find  the  305th  and  the  306th  on 
the  right.  The  disposition  of  the  regi- 
ments gave  to  the  307th  and  308th 
the  task  of  taking  Grand  Pre,  and  to 
the  SObth  and  306th  the  task  of  tak- 
ing St.  Juvin  and  Hill  182.  These 
positions  were  "key"  positions  of  the 
German  line,  strongly  fortified, 
heavily  manned,  and  the  Aire  River 
had  to  be  crossed  under  heavy  fire 
before  they  could  he  rcaphed. 

To  the  302d  Engineers  fell  the  task 
of  buildmg  four  bridges  across  the 
river  in  jig-time.  The  engineers  had 
shown  their  worth  on  innumerable 
times  lefore,  and  this  was  no  time  to 
change.  In  that  calm  way  that  made 
bridge-carpentry  seem  so  strangely 
out  of  place  when  bridges  were  to  be 
built  under  fire,  the  engineers  labored 
with  a  swift  alertness  that  soon  yield- 
ed four  bridges— two  artillery  bridges 
and  two  foot  bridges  for  the  infantry. 
These  were  in  addition  to  an  old 
civilian  bridge  that  had  been  badly 
damaged  bv  shell  fire. 

The  307th'and  the  308th  shot  across 
aKainsi  Giaau  Pre.  It  was.  perhaps, 
the  worst  job  that  they  had  been 
called  on  to  tackle.  To  give  it  up 
meant  to  the  Germans  that  they  must 
withdraw  for  a  considerable  distance 
(,n  either  hand.  Its  possession  by  the 
ads-ancin;;  troops  would  mean  that  the 
already  threatening  wedge  would  be 
galling  in  the  extreme.  The  infantry- 
men of  tho  307th  and  30Sth  formed 
^gain  and  again  for  the  assault,  and 
resistance  in  the  face  of  siicU  deter- 
mination was  futile.  Grand  Pre  fell  to 
the  77th,  and  the  cables  carried  the 
glr.d  news  to  the  world. 

And  while  these  two  regiments 
weio  h.aving  their  troubles  with  Grand 
Pre,  the  305th  and  the  306th  were 
having  the  time  of  their  lives  with  St. 
Juvin  and  Hill  182.  The  capture  of 
St.  Juvin  was  regarded  as  important 
by  the  corps  commander.  It  must  be 
taken. 


Smodbcrs  on  the  Job. 

There  is  a  story  that  a  detachment 
of  the  306th  Inf.  took  St.  Juvin.  under 


jury,   ne  remaiiieu  in   cuiiiiuaiiu   ui    ma    v./uLUM«ri    v.      j...wo%,   ...^..  — .- ,-,„,,.     T,.t;,,£.    a/^i^,-       T>,if 

battklion,  remained  at  the  head  of  his  1  souls  that  the  machine  gun  positions  I  command  of  Lapt.  Julius  Adler.     But 


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BROOKLYN  AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN  THE   WAR. 


if  you  ask  any  of  the  men  of  the  305th 
Inf.  about  it,  they  will  tell  you  that 
Col.  William  R.  Smedberg,  Jr.,  their 
colonel,  was  on  the  Job  at  that  partic- 
ular place  and  time  and  that  to  him 
wa.s  dut  chiefly  the  capture  of  St. 
Juvin.  Col.  Smedberg,  Just  then  made 
a  brigadier  general  but  still  with  the 
305th,  was  far  ahead  on  the  front 
line.  Right  beside  him  was  the  Sec- 
ond Battalion  of  the  305th  and  a 
battalion  of  the  30Bth  that  Included 
Oo.  H  (Capt.  Adler's  company).  Also 
there  was  a  detachment  of  the  305th 
Machine  Gun  Battalion. 

They  were  all  of  them  under  very 
hea^-y  machine  gun  fire,  and  Col. 
Smedberg  was  there  so  that  his  men 
might  have  the  e.>:ample  of  his  cool 
presence  and  might  surely  do  what 
was  expected  of  them.  The  battalion 
of  the  300th  had  lost  many  of  its ! 
officers  and  it  approached  a  state  of 
disorganization.  Col.  Smedberg  toolc 
charge  of  it,  reorganized  it.  and  it 
swept  forward  with  the  dash  that 
always  characterized  tlie  30Bth,  as  it 
did  the  otlier  regiments  of  the  divi- 
sion, when  they  were  given  a  set  task. 

As  to  Just  who  or  what  was  first  in 
St.  Juvin  may  be  left  open  to  doubt. 
That  Capt.  Adler  and  his  men,  a  de- 
tachment whose  small  numbers  were 
more  than  made  up  by  their  spirit, 
won  gallant  distinction  there  is  no 
doubt;  but  according  to  the  divisional 
citations  that  were  issued  early  in 
November,  it  was  2d  Lt.  C.  H.  Andro 
of  the  305th  Machine  Gvm  Battalion, 
who  was  first  in  St.  Juvin  with  a 
small  detachment.  The  citation  that 
was  awiirded  him  says: 

"This  ofllcer  rendered  invaluable 
service  to  his  superiors,  displaying 
coolness  and  courage  under  heavy 
enemy  fire.  Tn  the  face  of  superior 
forces,  this  officer  led  his  small  de- 
tachment of  men  into  St.  Juvin, 
reaching  the  objective  15  minutes  be- 
fore supporting  troops,  and  captured 
60  prisoners." 

Tlie  Deed  of  Goi-mley, 


an  old  German  rest  camp,  known  as 
the  Camp  de  Buzon.  The  Bosches 
had  left  behind  them  a  system  of 
shower  baths,  with  hot  water  and 
other  luxuries,  and  the  men  of  the 
77th  experienced  the  "time  of  the 
great  washing."  Water — hot  water  at 
that  and  practically  unlimited  quanti- 
ties of  it  at  that — had  never  seemed 
so  good  to  them  before.  They  fairly 
revelled  in  it,  and  they  didn't  mind 
the  occasional  bombing  with  which 
Jerry  sought  to  disturb  their  serenity. 
KxceJ)t  for  the  bombing  they  were  en- 
tirely out  of  the  line. 

They  had  had  some  replacements 
while  in  the  Argonne  fighting,  and 
they  took  stock  of  them  in  the  rest 
camp.  Taking  stock,  revealed  rhany 
odd  stories  about  the  quickness  with 
which    the    replacements    went.      One 


prove  the  final  great  drive  of  the  war 
— the  advance  to  Sedan.  From  the 
2  6th  to  November  1  was  spent  in 
preparation.  The  division  was  moved 
over  slightly  to  the  right  of  their 
former  activity  and  when  finally  they 
attacked  again  it  was  in  the  general 
direction  of  Buzancy.  While  the  men 
waited,  artiller.v  concentrated  about 
them  as  it  had  on  September  20. 
There  was  even  more  artillery  for  this 
drive  than  the  former  one,  if  such  a 
thing  were  possible.  And  the  olhei- 
preparations  were  even  more  extensive 
than  for  the  push  of  September  26. 


It  was  in  this  advance  that  Pvt. 
Martin  Gormley,  of  Batt.  F.,  305th 
Field  Artillery,  performed  a  deed  that 
won  hlin  divisional  citation.  The  bat- 
leiy  was  at  Clievieres,  in  the  Argonne, 
laying  down  a  barrage  for  the  in- 
fantry in  front  and  dodging  shells  us 
best  it  could — principally  gas  shells — 
when  Pvt.  Francis  Whitman  fell. 
Whitman  was  one  of  Gormley's  "bud- 
dies." Gormley  missed  him  in  a  min-  ,  Had' been "kiiied 
ute  ,or  two  and  then,  in  spite  of  the 
heavy  gas  attack,  took  off  his  own 
gas  masl<  so  that  he  could  see  where 
Whitman  had  fallen,  picked  him  up 
and  carried  him  to  a  first-  aid  station. 

This  citation  is  especially  mentioned 
here  bi-iause  in  a  tale  of  this  klna 
it  is  most  generally  the  infantry  that 
is  named  for  individual  feats.  While 
emphasis  has  been  laid  on  the  divi- 
sional character  of  all  that  the  77th 
did,  there  may  be  a  thought  that  the 
artillery,  engineer,  field  signal,  or 
othir  units  have  been  neglected.  The 
fact  is  that  their  work  does  not  stand 
out  In  that  high  relief  which  char- 
acterizes the  work  of  the  doughboys, 
but  without  them  the  infantry  could 
accomplish  nothing.  The  artillery, 
the  engineers,  and  the  rest  are  always 
plugging  along  in  back  anil  sometimes 
in  front  of  or  witli  the  infantry. 
Whenever  certain  units  are  singled 
out,  ilie  thought  should  bo  that  what 
they  did  reflected  only  what  the  en- 
tire division  did. 


Sergeant  who  won  D.  S.  C.  for  ex- 
treme gallantry,  and  whose  two  broth- 
ers  fought  with  German  army. 


tale  was  tragic.  To  Co.  H,  of  the 
305th  Inf.,  there  came  in  the  Argonne 
live  new  officers,  and  every  one  of 
them  was  a  casualty  before  the  forest 
was  cleared.  Second  Lt.  Bennie 
Wrotzlasky,  whose  brother  lives  at  38 
Varet  St.,  this  borough,  was  one  of  the 
replacements  for  i:!o.  H.  Within  an 
hour  after  he  joined  the  command  he 


XVIII. 

After  St.  Juvin.  Grand  Pro  and  Hill 
182.  the  77th  Dlv.  was  drawn  out  of 
line  on  October  16-17  and  given  its 
llrst  rest  since  the  \'p.sle  lighting.    The 


Now.  while  in  the  rest  camp,  all  the 
units  of  the  division  got  additional  re- 
placements. There  are  no  figures 
available  regarding  the  number  each 
unit  was  given.  According  to  some 
of  the  men  of  the  305th  Int.  who  have 
returned  from  the  other  side,  their 
replacements  were  the  average  for 
the  division.  The  normal  strength  of 
an  infantry  regiment  is  3.700  men. 
After  the  Vcsle  fighting,  it  had  been 
given  some  1,000  replacement.-;  and  in 
the  Argonne  it  hud  had  casual  re- 
placements totalling  probably  500. 
Now  it  received  a  contingent  of. 
roughly,  2,000  fresh  men.  The  total 
for  the  regiment  was  probably  3.000 
to  3,500.  In  other  words,  it  required 
levying  on  at  least  7,000  men  to  keep 
this  3,700-strong  regiment  at  fighting 
strength. 

Grmn'DllnK  Prom  77ili. 

While  the  77th  Div.  rested,  the  78th 
Div.  took  Us  place  in  the  lino  from 
October  18  to  20.  There  w,is  grumb- 
ling from  the  77th  men  when  thev 
went  back  later  to  the  front,  for  they 
charged  that  the  711th  had  lost  a  lot 
of  the  ground  they  had  taken  at  pain- 
ful  and  tragic  coat. 

It  was  the  20th  of  October  when  the 
77th    moved    back    to    the    line    under 


division  moved  back  to  what  had  l>ei'n  i  ordf  ts  that  involved  it  in  what  was  to    monl   as  commandant   of  the  P. 


XIX. 

Zero  hour  for  this  new  push  was 
set  for  5:30,  November  1.  Before  the 
hour  was  reached,  tlie  entire  division 
was  massed  into  a  column  of  bat- 
talions— tliat  is.  it  was  so  massed  as 
far  as  the  infantry  was  concerned.  At 
the  head  of  the  line  was  the  3n5th 
Inf.  with  its  three  battalions  one  be- 
hind  the  other.  Next  came  the  306th. 
with  its  battalions  similarly  arran.ged. 
and  then  the  307th  and  the  ;'08th.  It 
was  a  veritable  battering  ram.  Tliere 
were  12  battalions  in  one  solid  column 
and  they  could  come  upon  the  Ger- 
man  positions  in  wave  upon   wave. 

At  the  head  of  the  column,  with  the 
305th,  was  a  platoon  of  gas  and  flame 
throwers.  Also,  there  was  a  detail  of 
engineers  with  special  implements  for 
cutting  barbed  wire.  Beside  the  head 
of  the  column  there  were  also  two 
■pirate"  guns  of  the  304th  Field 
Artillery — so-called  because  they  were 
not  to  remain  in  any  one  position  but 
were  to  go  forward  with  the  column 
as  long  as  they  were  able. 

Think  this  over  for  a  minute  and 
there  will  be  a  better  realization  of 
the  tremcndou.s,  awe-inspiring  blow 
the  77th  Div.  was  in  a  position  to 
strike  on  November  1.  When  finally 
the  hour  came  for  going  over  the  top, 
the  division  delivered  the  blow  with 
crushing  force.  The  German  lines 
bent,  but  did  not  break,  upon  the  first 
day.  On  the  second  day,  however,  the 
blow  of  November  X  was  felt  with 
cumulative  effect.  German  morale 
was  shattered,  as  German  lines  were 
broken.  With  a  verve  and  a  brilliancy 
that  utterly  discounted  opi^osition, 
the  division  swept  forward  through 
Champigneulle,  \'erpel,  Thenorque 
and   Euzancy. 

The  advance  was  an  irresistiblo 
dasli.  in  which  every  unit  moved  so 
rapidly  that  it  seemed  a  race.  At  one 
time,  before  Buzancv,  Battery  K,  of 
the  30Gth  Field  Artillery — and  this 
was  a  heavy  unit,  be  it  remembered 
■ — Battery  K  was  so  far  ahead  that  the 
artillerymen  had  to  halt  on  the  road 
outside  of  Buzancy  while  the  infantry 
captured   the   rearguards   in  the  town. 


Capt.  riclil's  Work. 

This  incident  in  which  Battery  E 
figured  was  typical  of  the  alertness 
and  responsiveness  that  the  entire 
152d  Field  .\rtillory  Brigade  displayed 
while  the  77th  Div.  was  in  France.  To 
it  is  due  much  of  the  success  of  the 
division.  And,  for  it,  a  large  share 
of  credit  mu.ol  go  to  a  Brooklyn  man, 
Capt.  Reginald  Field,  a  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  l-'raiik  Harvey  Field.  Capt. 
Field,  formerly  a  first  lieutenant  in 
the  Yalo  Battery  and  a  veteran  of  the 
Mexican  border  expedition,  in  which 
he  served  with  Battery  C.  10th  F.  A., 
attended  the  first  I'lattsburg  camp  in 
1917  and  won  a  llrst  lieutenancy. 
.Assigned  to  the  306th  F.  A..  Bat.  E.  at 
Camp  I'pton,  he  later  became  acting 
adjutant  of  the  152d  F.  A.  Brig,  and 
was  promoted  to  captain  in  December. 
1917.  At  the  beginning  of  1918  he 
was    designated    by    the    War    Depart- 


O.  T. 


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43 


C.  at  Talfc  University.  He  was  re- 
lieved in  time  to  go  to  France  with 
the  'i  7th  Div.  last  April.  On  his  ar- 
rival in  France,  he  was  made  Opera- 
tipns  Officer  of  the  152rl  F.  A.  Brig, 
and  he  served  in  that  capacity 
throughout  all  the  operations  of  the 
division  in  France.  His  own  alertness, 
responsiveness  and  dash  were  reflect- 
ed, through  his  worlv  as  Operations 
Offlcer,  in  the  field  artillery  regiments 
of  the  7Tth  Div.  It  occasioned  no 
great  s'.rprise  to  the  division  that  liie 
artillery  kept  up  so  well  witli  tlie  in- 
fatitr.v  m  that  remarkably  swift  rush 
to  Pedaii.     It  had  come  to  be  expected. 

On  November  3,  the  line  of  '  the 
77lh's  attack  shifted  slightly  to  the 
west.  It  took  in  succession  Bar,  Har- 
ricourt,  Authe  and  Autruche.  Next 
day,  Fontenoy  and  St.  Pierreniont  fell 
prey  to  the  irresistible  advance,  and  I 
on  November  5  and  6  Stonne,  La 
Besace.  Raucourt  and  Haracourt  were 
added  to  the  "bag."  Due  cast  was  I 
now  the  route  laid  out  for  the  division 
on  November  7  and  that  day  the  I 
northern  line  of  the  division  was  only 
two  kilometers  south  of  Sedan.  Bat- 
tery E,  of  the  306th  F.  A.,  was  in  posi- 
tion at  midnight  on  November  7  to 
open~fire  with  its  loH  MM.  gun  nn 
Sedan,  but  it  was  talcen  from  the 
306th's  sector. 

Practically  all  of  the  77th  Div.  was 
in  position  on  the  Meuse  Heights, 
about  five  miles  southeast  of  Sedan. 
on  the  night  of  Noveinber  6.  Thai 
very  evening,  the  802d  Engineers  was 
called  vipon  to  construct  the  last  of 
the  bridges  it  would  build  in  the  war, 
and  it  threw  a  gateway  across  the 
Meuse.  The  engineers  had,  for  sev- 
eral da,ys.  been  building  bridge  after 
bridge — they  constructed  13  new 
bridges,  all  told,  in  the  Meuse- 
Argonne  offensive.  Lt.  James  Finlay 
Brown,  acting  commander  of  Co.  D. 
302d  Eng.,  a  Brooklynite,  was  one  of 
those  who  lo.st  their  lives  in  this  last 
feat  of  the  7  7th's  engineer  regiment. 
The  bridge  was  built  about  500  yards 
north  of  Autricourt,  and  Lt.  Brown 
was  directing  his  men  there  when  a 
■jniper's   bullet   "gol"   him. 

From  this  bridge,  the  305th  and  the 
307th  establislied  an  outpost  on  the 
east  b^nk  of  the  Meuse.  It  was  a 
tougli  position,  but  the  men  con- 
sidered it  good  fun,  compared  lo  what 
they  had  been  througii.  Some  of 
them  claimed  to  have  had  an  actual 
rest  here,  while,  with  the  rest  of  the 
division,  they  were,  in  a  sense,  mark- 
ing time  until  the  nest  offensive  miglit 
be  launched. 

Tlie  Line  of  the  T7th. 

The  line  of  the  7  7th  was  along  the 
Meuse.  from  RemiUy  to  Mouzon.  when 
it  began  to  be  whispered  that  an 
armistice  was  coming.  Germany  had 
had  enough.  The  blow  of  the  Am.er- 
ican  First  Army  had  sealed  the  fate 
of  the  German  Empire.  The  various 
divisions  of  that  army  had  ac- 
complished the  impossible.  The  77th, 
m  the  heart  of  the  advance,  had  made 
approximately  40  miles  against  a  des- 
perate, forceful  foe-— 40  miles  since 
September  2G.  Its  advance  was  the 
longest  of  any  of  the  American  divi- 
sions It  had  started  the  offensive 
and  it  had  finished  it.  It  had  a  record 
second  to  none  in  all  the  IG  divi.'-ions 
that  took  part  on  the  offensive.  When 
the  77ih  was  brought  back  Into  the 
line  on  October  26,  for  instance,  it  was 
very  much  as  if  the  strategists  were 
saying: 

"Here,  we  want  this  done.  Call  in 
the  77th!" 

On  November  11,  the  warfare  was 
ended.  The  armistice  was  effective  at 
11  a.m.  The  "Bulletin"  of  the  305;h 
Inf.  Auxiliary  gives  this  picture  of 
what  took  place: 

"There  were  varied  celebrations 
along  tlie  Meuse  when  the  New  York- 


ers got  the  new.s  of  the  signing  of  the 
armistice.  On  the  heights  across  the  I 
river  the  Germans  could  be  seen 
jumping  up  and  down  estatically.  Our 
division  headquarters  were  in  Rau- 
court, and  the  official  celebration  was 
held  there  at  11   o'clock. 

"The  Engineers'  band  played  the 
'Star  Spangled  Banner'  and  the  'Mar- 
seillaise.' American  and  French  Hags 
were  hung  out  and  the  handftil  of 
liberated  inhabitants  of  Raucourt 
gathered  in  the  central  square  and 
wept  for  joy.  The  mayor  made  a 
little  speech  in  a  choking  voice, 
thanked  the  New  Yorkers  for  what 
they  had  done,  and  then  took  dinner 
with  Gon.  .Alexander  and  staff,  where 
all  drank  to  peace,  the  toasts  being 
o.fered  with  French  wines  tliat  hac^ 
been  concealed  from  the  Germans  for 
four  years. 

"The  7  7th  had  well  earned  the 
honor  of  being  in  the  line  whett  tho 
war  ended,  for  since  the  battle  of 
Vcrdim    and    Aigonne,    which    became 


LIEUT  P^AMKTrW^vW 

Brooklynite  who  went  over  in  sup- 
'  ply  service  and  saw  strenuous  fight- 
'.  ing    service    with    Co.    E,    308th    Inf. 

the     battle     of     Verdun,      began     on 

September   26,   the  division   had   made 

the    longest    advances    of    any    of    the 

American  divisions,   having  swept  for- 

I  ward   40  miles.     Twelve  of  these  miles 

I  extended   through   the  vaslness   of  the 

i  Argonne  Forest. 

j  "Starting  on  November  1  the  final 
I  victorious  attack  that  ended  at  Sedan, 
the  77th  advanced  30  miles  in  six 
[days.  It  captured  .tO  guns,  includin.g 
I  five  8-inch  howitzers,  200  machine 
I  guns  and  an  entire  battalion  of  77s." 
! 

1  XX. 

I  I'rom  the  Meuse,  the  7  7th  was 
;  moved  down  to  Grand  Pre  and  Marcq 
'  and  from  there  it  entrained  for  billets 
I  in  the  Chateau  Vollain  area,  where  it 
;  spent  Christmas. 

The   history    given   here    of    what   it 

accomplished  frohi  the  time  that  it 
I  first    arrived    at    Camp    I'pton    lo    the 

time  of  its  readiness  to  return  is,  of 
'  course,  fragmentary  in  many  respects. 

The  full  story  of  the  77th's  deeds,  to 
1  be  properly  registered,  would  fill  a 
i  book     of    many    pages.       Enough    has 

been  recorded  in  these  pages  to 
,  demonstrate    beyond    perailventure    of 


doubt  that  the  77th  Div.  was  one  of 
the  re^l  fighting  divisions  of  the  war. 
with  a  i-ccord  that  need  take  second 
place  with  none. 

Is  there  any  way  in  which  the  rea- 
sons for  its  success  can  be  accounted 
tor?  Can  any  one  thing  be  singled 
out  as  having  made  the  77th  Div. 
what  it  wa»  .' 

There  are  tho.se  who  will  hold  that 
it  was  due  to  the  late  Maj.  Gen.  J. 
Franklin  Bell  that  the  77th  was  the 
first  National  Army  unit  overseas  and 
a  National  Army  unit  whose  deeds 
equal  the  deeds  of  any  Regular  Army 
unit,  whose  valor  provides  a  theme 
for  poets.  Certainly.  Ma,J.  Gen.  Bell 
set  the  77th  upon  the  way  it  should 
go.  He  was  not  only  commander  of 
'he  7  7th  during  most  of  its  life  at 
Canip  Cpion,  he  was  also  a  father  to 
the  division.  The  comfort.  the 
strength,  the  force,  and  the  courage 
that  he  instilled  Into  officers  and  men 
who  came  near  him  in  those  days  of 
training  at  Camp  I'pton  certalnlj  per- 
meated  the   entire  division. 

But  without  the  junior  oflicers,  of 
whom  mention  has  been  made  al- 
ready, the  division  would,  again,  have 
been  nothing.  Was  it  due  to  them 
that  the  77th  became  what  it  was? 
Certainly,  they  leavened  the  division 
with  a  leav.i'n  of  wonderful  quality,  of 
magnificent  spirit,  of  dogged  determ- 
ination. 

Then,  too.  there  were  such  men  as 
Col.  William  R.  Smedberg,  Jr..  now  a 
brigadier  general  with  the  .■^rmy  of 
Occupation  at  Coljlentz,  Germany. 
Col.  Smedberg  was  fairly  worshipped 
by  his  men.  They  would  have  done 
anything  he  commanded — ;jnd  he 
seldom  commanded  anything  that  he 
himself  did  not  do.  It  is  very  well- 
known  to  some  of  his  intimates  that 
he  almost  declined  his  brigadiershlp 
because  he  did  not  want  to  leave  the 
305tli  Inf. 

Chaplain  Browne  .\Iwaj-.s  There. 

ALSO,  through  the  division  iheia 
were  such  men  e.s  Chaplain  Duncan 
H.  Browne  of  the  :i05th  Inf.  Chap- 
lain Browne  was  with  his  men  every 
single  day  but  one  from  the  time  that 
he  was  assigned  to  the  command  until 
the  war  was  over.  He  was  constantly 
with  whatever  battalion  happened  to 
be  in  the  front  line,  and  he  performed 
countless  deeds  of  unsung  heroism  in 
helping  ihif  wounded.  How  many 
resctie.s:  Chaplain  Browne  effected  only 
the  recording  angel  kno^s.  Chaplain 
Browne  won't  tell — but  the  men.  wldle 
they  don't  know  the  figures,  do  itnow 
approximately. 

Still  further  mention  might  be 
made  of  Capt.  Percy  L.  ?lusljand,  of 
1st  Lt.  Averili  Broughton,  fighters 
both  of  them.  practically  right 
through  ali  that  the  77th  went 
through:  of  Maj.  Walter  Aletcalf,  who 
was  for  a  time  acting  colonel  of  the 
305th;  of  Capt.  Gilbert  H.  Crawford 
of  the  302d  Engineers;  of  scores  of 
others. 

The  writer,  however,  does  not  find 
in  any  of  these  the  reasons  why  the 
77th  was  what  it  was  over  ;n  France. 
He  has  looked  in  back  cf  these  indi- 
viduals, m  back  of  inc  rten  luev  ie.i 
so  gallantly,  in  back  o'  -he  m-m  who 
offered  liiemselves  so  devotedly,  and 
he  has  found  that  the  77;'-  simply 
had  to  do  its  best,  had  to  keep  in  the. 
lead  all  the  time,  because  the  eyes  of 
its  collective  relatives  and  friends 
were  centered  on  it  all  the  time. 

While  the  77th  was  still  at  Camp 
Upton,  there  was  organized  tho  305th 
Inf.  Auxiliary.  It  was  made  up  of  the 
wives  and  mothers  and  sisters  and 
fathers  and  brothers  of  the  offlcprs 
and  men  in  the  SOuth  Inf.  It  was  de- 
signed to  act  as  godfather  and  god- 
mother to  them,  to  keep  them  sup- 
plied with  little  comforts  that  the 
army    did      not    supply,     to       fr.rward 


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tobarco  to  them  when  they  went  to 
the  other  side — in  short,  it  was  to 
the  right   hand  of  the  305th. 

It  was  followed  by  auxiliaries  of  the 
306th,  SOTth  and  SOSth  Inf.  regiments 
and  of  the  305th  V.  A.  Letters  that 
came  from  the  men  overseas  were 
placed  in  the  hands  of  these  auxil- 
iaries and  went  about  among  their 
members  until  all  knew  just  what 
their  boys  were  doing:  the  sad  mes- 
sages that  told  of  bereavement  for 
.^onip    were      taken      care      of      by   the 


auxiliaries  and  the  blow  of  grief  was 
assuaged  with  a  tenderness  that  did 
much  to  .soften  it;  the  men  overseas 
got  letters,  socks,  sweaters,  tobacco, 
encouragment  and  spirit  all  the  while 
from  the  auxiliaries;  and  there  were 
various  expedients  adopted  for  taking 
care  of  those  in  need  and  for  letting 
the  boys  overseas  know  that  they  need 
not  worry  about  their  dear  ones.  In 
the  matter  of  tobacco,  the  305th  Inf. 
Auxiliary  alone  sent  $1,000  a  month  to 
"its  boys"  to  keep  them  in  smokes. 


In  every  way  possible  the  auxiliaries 
traveled  with  and  for  the  77th  Div. 
They  shared  the  triumphs  of  the  divi- 
sion; they  shared  its  griefs.  They 
built  up  in  a  morale  that  could  not 
be  shaken. 

Should  not  the  last  word  be  of  their 
self-sacrifice,  of  their  unswerving  cour- 
age, of  their  unfaltering  devotion — the 
trinity  of  faith  that  has  been  with  the 
77th  from  the  start  and  that,  as  much 
as  anything,  has  made  the  77th  what 
it  is. 


THE   77TH   ROLL   OF   HONOR 


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Here  is  a  list  of  Brooklyn  and  Long  Island  men  who 
lost  their  lives  while  serving  with  the  77th  Division.  It 
represents,  of  course,  but  a  portion  of  the  number  who 
gave  their  lives  in  making  imperishable  the  name  of  this 
division  of  the  National  Army. 


Alberts,  George,  cook,  Co.  B,  307th  Inf.,  died  from  wounds 

June  30,  418  Ridgewood  ave. 
Ali,  Rocco,  Pvt.,  Co.  F,  305th  Inf.,  killed  in  action  October 

6,  6322  14th  ave. 
Ames,   James  H.,   Sgt.,   Co.   D,  307th   Inf.,  killed  in  action 

September  9,  607  Eastern  Parkway. 
Anderse:i,  Alfred,  Pvt..  Co.  D,  306th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

.September  17,  225  54th  st. 
Andrews,  Moe,  Co.  F,  Pvt.,  305th  Inf.,  died  from  wounds 

!->ptember  26,  132  Maujer  st. 
Arkelman,  Rudolph  R.,   Pvt.,   Co.  A,   307th  Inf.,  killed  in 

action  August  17,  1708  10th  ave. 
Eachrach,  David,  Pvt.,  Co.  M,   306th  Inf.,  died  of  disease 

September  15,  393  South  Second  st. 
Baldwin,    Charles   W.,    Pvt.,    Co.    G,    307th   Inf.,    killed   in 

action  September  18,  371  Jamaica  ave.,  Astoria. 
Bass,    Morris,    Pvt.,    Co.    K,    307th    Inf.,    killed    in    action 

October  8,  351  Hinsdale  st 
Bates,    Frank,    Pvt.,    Co.    L,    306th    Inf.,    killed    in    action 

September  12,  723  42d  st. 
Batta,    Alfred,    Pvt.,    Co.    I,    SOSth    Inf.,    killed    In    action 

October  13,  Lawrence,  L.  I. 
Becker,    Gustave   A.,    Pvt.,    306th    M.    G.    Batt.,    killed    in 

action  October  12,  Morris  Park,  L.  I. 
Becker,  Martin,  Corp.,  Co.  D,   306th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

October  8,  Huntington,  L.  I. 
Beckman,  William,  Pvt.,  Co.  I,  307th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

November  5,  1401  Jefferson  ave. 
Bell,  Edward  J.,  Co.  A,  305th  M.  G.  Batt.,  killed  in  action 

August  16,  735  Macon  st. 
Bevers,   Frank,   Corp.,   Co.   I,   SOSth   Inf.,   died   of  wounds 

October  23,  333  Crescent  st. 
Black,  George  A.,  Pvt.,  Co.  D,  306th  M.  G.  Batt.,  died  of 

wounds  October  5,  87  India  st. 
Bluefsteen,    William,    Pvt.,    Co.    B,     307th    Inf.,    died    of 

wounds,  1050  Manhattan  st. 
Boehr,    Henry,    Pvt.,    Co.    D,    306th    M.    G.    Batt.,   died    of 

wounds  October  9,  313  Scholes  st. 
Bolvig,    Filer,    Pvt.,    Co.    H,    SOSth    Int.,    killed    in    action 

October  8,  2205  Old  Ocean  ave. 
Bof.man,  H.  B.,  Pvt.,  302d  Sanitary  Train,  killed  in  action 

November  11. 
Bothwell,  Harold  C,  Lt.,  Co.  K,  S06th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

in  August,  265  Union  st. 
Bowyer,  Harry  S.,  Pvt.,  Co.  M,  SOSth  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

in  September,  lOS  Marion  st. 
Brady,  James,  Pvt.,  304th  F.  A.,  killed  in  action  October 

28,  517  St.  Mark's  ave. 
Briskln,  Joseph,  Corp.,   SOGth  Inf.,  died  of  wounds  Octo- 
ber 18,  464  Evergreen  ave. 
Brundage,  August,  Pvt.,  SOSth  Inf.,  killed  in  action  Octo- 
ber 14,  1218  Myrtle  ave. 
Buehl,  Adolph,  .Sgt.,  Batt.  F,  304th  F.  A.,  killed  in  action. 

19  Chestnut  st. 
Buell,   Arthur,   Sgt.,   S04th   F.  A.,  killed  in   action  August 

28.  230  Alnslee  st. 
Bufte,  Joseph,   l>vt.,   Co.   G,    305th   Inf.,   died  of  wounds 

October  25,  241  Bushwick  ave. 
Bulckas,  Balprus,  Pvt.,  Co.  H,  305th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

October  3,   168  Leonard  St. 
Burnell.  Joseph.  Pvt.,  305th  Inf.,  killed  in  action  July  18, 

1109  Manhattan  ave. 
Butler,  B.  P.,  Pvt.,  Co.  F,  S06th  Inf.,  died  of  wounds,  13G 

Dikeman  st. 
Campbell,   Thomas  11.,   Sgt.,   Co.   A,   307th   Inf.,   killed   In 

action  October  4,  67  Adelphl  st. 
Caputo,  Dominick,  Pvt.,  Co.  O,  305th  Inf.,  killed  by  bomb 

June  3,  597  Park  ave. 
Cleminte,   Jesus,   Pvt.,  Co.   I,   306th   Inf.,   died   of  wounds, 

256  Reid  ave. 
Coffey,   Patrick,   Pvt,,   Co.   M,   SOSth   Inf.,   killed   in  action 
September  S,  94  Sumpter  St. 


Cohen.  Raphael,   Pvt.,  Co.  C,   305th   Inf.,  killed   in  action, 

1023  Lafayette  ave. 
Connolly,    Daniel    M.,    Sgt.,    S06th    Inf.,    killed    in    action 

October  18,  319  78th  st. 
Corcoran,  George  S.,   Corp.,  Co.   F,  'COSth  Inf.,  not  heard 

from  since  July  29,  1255  Sterling  pi. 
Corcoran.  Patrick.  Pvt.,  Co.  D,  305th  Inf.,  died  of  wounds, 

332   Pearl  st. 
Crowley,  Timothy,  Sgt..  306th  Inf.,  killed  in  action  August 

28,  Long  Beach.  L.  I. 
Dawson,  Charles  J..  Pvt.,  Co.  E,  306th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

July  21,  588  Grant  ave. 
Dmowitz,   Jacob,   Pvt.,   Co.   K,   05th   Inf.,   killed   in   action, 

25  Lewis  ave. 
Dissich,    Harry,   Pvt.,  Co.   L,    SOSth   Inf.,   killed   in   action, 

278  South  Second  st. 
Diesel,  Lewis,  Pvt.,  SOCth  Inf.,  killed  in  action,  123  Grove 

St. 

Dimiceli,     Salvatore,     Pvt.,    Co.    D,     305th    Inf.,     died    of 

wounds,  799  Flushing  ave. 
Doerr,  Louis,  Corp.,  Co.  F,   302d  Engrs.,  killed  in  action. 

College  Point,  L.  I. 
Dowd,   John   F,   Corp.,   Co.  A,   S05th  Inf.,   killed   in  action 

September  7,  407A  McDonough  st. 
Downs,    George    T.,    Pvt.,    Co.    H,    307th    Inf.,    missing    in 

action  since  August  27,   2SS  Prospect  st. 
Dryoff,   Phillip,    Pvt.,    Co.   L,    SOSth   Inf.,   died   of   wounds 

September  S,  Woodside,  L.  I. 
Duff,   Harry  J.,   2d  Lt.,   306th   M.   G.   B.,  killed  in  action 

September  27.  180  Adelphi  st. 
Dyer,  Alexander,  Pvt.,  Co.  D,   306th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

October  4.  436  60th  st. 
Eaddy,    Cecil,    Wagoner,    Supply   Co.,    306th   Inf.,    died   of 

influenza  October  6.  71  Linden  ave. 
Easop,    Raymond.    Pvt.,    Batt.    D.    305th    F.    A.,    killed   in 

action  August  16,  66  Kermit  pi. 
Ederle,    Fred.    Pvt.,    Co.    B,    305th    M.    G.    Batt.    died    of 

wounds  September  8,  236  East  15th  st. 
Edwards.  Joseph,  Pvt..  306th  Inf.,  killed  in  action  August 

23,  Long  Beach,  L.   I. 
Engels,    Arthur,    Lt.,    308th    Inf.,    died   from   wounds   No- 
vember 8.  40  Norwood  ave. 
Everett.  Harry  C,  Sgt.,  Co.  H,  307th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

August  27.  22  Strong  pi. 
Fagan,  Charles  E.,  Wagoner,  SOGth  Inf.,  Supply  Co.,  killed 

in  action  September  5.  102  S'fuben  st. 
Fallon,   Willinm,   Corp.,  Co.   I,   307th   Inf.,  killed  in  action 

August  19,  1307  Sterling  pi. 
Farrell,   Patrick,   Pvt..   Co.   A,   305th   Inf.,   killed   in  action 

October  15.  158  14th  st. 
Farrell.  Richard  J.,  Co.  H,  307lh  Inf.,  killed  in  action,  279 

Kingston  ave. 
Felter,  Earle  B.,  2d  Lt.,  Co.  L,  307th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

September  15,  522  Putnam  ave. 
Finnegan,    Charles   D.,    Sgt..    Co.   A,    SOSth    Inf.,    killed   in  ' 

action  October  5,  183  Skillman  ave. 
Fiske.    Harold,    2d   Lt.,    SOGth    M.    G.    B.,   killed    in   action 

October  9,  Uockville  Centre,  L.  1. 
Flugge,  Frederick  F.,  Jr.,  Pvt.,  Batt.  F,  306th  Inf.,  died  of 

wounds  August  21,  995  Hancock  st. 
Folliart.   James,    Pvt.,   Co.  K,   307th   Inf.,  killed   in  action 

August  28,  34  Weirfield  st. 
Forman,  George  L.,   Pvt.,   Batt.   H,   305th  F.  A.,   killed  in 

action  August  27,  East  28lh  st..  near  Ditmas  ave. 
Foss.  John  H..  Pvt.,  M.  G.  Co.,  305th  Inf.,  died  of  wounds 

September  28,  195  Center  St. 
Friedman,    Irving    H.,    Pvt.,    SOSth    Inf.,    died    of   wounds 

October  10,  901  Fox  st. 
Gchrsitz.  Augustine  F.,  Pvt.,  Co.  H,   SOGth  Inf..  died  from 

wounds  September  8,  2044  Pacific  st. 
Geidell,  Christian  P.,  Pvt..  Co.  D,  305th  Inf.,  killed  in  ac- 
tion September  26,  27  17th  St. 
GiUam.  Walter,  Capt..  Co.  D,  SOGth  Inf.,   killed  in  action 

September  4.  372  Broadway,  Flushing,  L.  I. 
Gladd,  David  L.,  Pvt.,  Co.  C,  SOSth  Inf.,   killed  In  action, 

Richmond  Hill,  L.  I. 
Glynn,  Wm.,   Pvt..  Co.  B,  SOSth  Inf.,  died  in  bomb  explo- 

sion,  June  3.  Great  Neck,  L.  I. 
Goldklang.   Max,   Pvt..   Co.   C,   305th  Inf..  killed   in  action 

August  25,  264  Vernon  ave.,  Long  Island  City. 


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Goodman.   Henry   D..   Pvt,,   Headquarters  Co.,   305th  Inf., 

killed  in  action  August  21,  525  Greene  ave. 
Goodman,   Jacob,    Pvt.,    307th   Inf.,   killed   in   action   Sep- 
tember 27,  437  Dumont  st 
Goonan,    Edward   J.,    Corp.,    Co.   D,    307th    Inf.,    killed   in 

action  September  14,  1333  Park  pi. 
Guitlilla.  Carmelo,  Pvt.,  Co.  C,  308th  Inf.,  killed  in  action, 

Flushing.  L.  I. 
Haeusar,  Walter  C.  Pvt,  Co.  B,  305th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

November  5,  846  Madison  st. 
Hagger,   John,    Sgt.,    305th    M.   G.   Batt.,   died   of  wounds 

August  15,   544  Warren  st. 
Hargrove,  David,  Pvt.,  Co.   C,  305th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

August  27.  114  Stockton  st. 
Hartel,    Joseph,    Jr.,    Pvt..    308th    Inf.,    killed    in    action 

August  22,  Richmond  Hill,  L.  I. 
Hawkins,   Joseph   H..   Clerk.   Co.   L,   305th   Inf.,   killed   in 

action  October  2,  262  St.  Mark's  ave. 
Hays,  Edward  T.,  Pvt.,  Co.  L,  305th  Inf..  killed  in  action 

August  20,  474  Stale  st. 
Hcsterberg,   Cornelius,    Pvt.,   Co.   G,    305th   Inf.,    killed   in 

action  September  12,  779  Flatbush  ave. 
Higgins,  Leo  V.,   Pvt.,  Co.   M,  308th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

August  22,  East  Rockaway,  L.  I. 
Holdbworth,    Arthur,    Pvt.,    Co.    B,    305th    Inf.,    died    of 

woimds. 
Holton.  Charles  S.,  Sgt.,  Co.  C.  305th  Inf.,  killed  in  action, 

864  Macon  st. 
Hossack,  Joseph,  Pvt.,  Co.  L,  308(h  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

August  22. 
Hottle,   John  C,   Sgt.,   Co.   D,    306th  Inf.,   killed  in  action 

September  7,  Babylon,  L.  I. 
Hudson.    Oswald,   Pvt.,    306th   Inf.,   killed   in   L.   I.   R.    R. 

train  accident. 
Hussy,   Thomas,   Co.   D,   305th  Inf.,   killed  in  action   Sep- 
tember 29.  121  Menehan  st. 
Jason,  Aaron,  Pvt.,  Co.  M,  308th  Inf.,  killed  in  action  July 

23,  71  Penn  st. 
Johnson,  Charles  E,  Pvt.,  Battery  D,  308th  F.  A.,  died  of 

wounds  October  25,  Sayville,  L.  I. 
Jones.  Henry  1..   Pvt..  Co.   B,   305(h  M.  G.  Batt.,  killed  in 

action.  Easthampton,  L.  I. 
Kapelman,  Gilbert,  Sgt.,  306th  M.  G.  Batt.,  died  of  wounds 

October  25,  560  Prospect  pi. 
Keating,  Frank,   Pvt.,  Co.   I,   307th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

September  9,  101  Bedford  ave. 
Keileher,  Michael.  Sgt,  Co.  K,  305th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

October  5.  178  Devoe  st. 
Keilv.  Eugene  F..  Corp.,  Co.  G,  305th  Inf.,  died  of  wounds 

August  14.  89  Irving  pi. 
Kellv.  James  B.,  Sgt..   Co.   A,   307th  Inf.,   killed  in  action 

August  29.  422  Prospect  pi. 
Kilgus,  John,  Pvt,  Co.  A.  308th  Inf.,  killed  in  action  Sep- 
tember 23,  337  Webster  ave..  Long  Island  City. 
Knab,   Peter  T.,   Pvt.   Co.   B.   308th  Inf.,   died   of  wounds 

September  11,  180  Richardson  st. 
Knipper.  Andrew,  Corp..  Co.  M,  308th  Inf.,  died  of  wounds 

August  23,  Glendale,  L.  I. 
Knudson,  Jacob,  Corp.,  Co.   M,   306th  Inf.,  died  of  pneu- 
monia in  France.  162  97th  st. 
Koehler,  Clarence  H.,  Pvt,  Co.  C,  305th  Inf.,  killed  in  ac- 
tion September  2,  220  18th  st. 
Krause,   John,    Pvt,   Co.    M,    308th   Inf.,   killed   in   action 

October  12.  148  Driggs  ave. 
Krichersky.    Joseph,    Corp..    Co.    F,    305th    Inf.,    killed   in 

action  October  4,  1850  Prospect  pi. 
Kuttler,   William,   Co.   I,   305lh   Int,   killed  in  action   No- 
vember 4,  1495  Myrtle  ave. 
Lambo,  Michael,  Pvt..  Co.   B,  305th  Inf.,  died  of  wounds 

September  7.  287  20th  st. 
Langdon,   Joseph    H.,    Pvt.,    Co.    G,    308th   Inf.,   killed   in 

action  August  13,  306  78th  st. 
Lang.    Stephen,   Pvt,   Co.   H,   305th   Inf..   killed   in  action 

September  15,  624  Cedar  st. 
Lehman,  John  J.,  Pvt,  Co.  L,  305th  Inf.,  died  of  wounds 

August  26,  Far  Rockaway,  L.  I. 
Leonard,   Clarence  Temple,   Pvt,   Co.   M,   308th  Inf.,  died 

of  wounds  September  15,  Glendale,  L.  I. 
Levine,  Theodore,  Pvt.,  Co.  D,  308th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

August  23,  143  Scholes  st. 
Litino,  Thomas  C,  Corp.,  Co.  F,  306th  Inf.,  died  of  wounds, 

•Corona,  L.  I. 
Lindeborg.  Arthur,  Pvt.,  Co.  L,  307th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

October  15,  900  Hart  st. 
Lippert,  SYed  E,   Pvt,  Co.  C,   30Sth  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

October  12,  237  Grove  st. 
Loefflcr,  Joseph  J.,  Pvt..  Co.  K,  305th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

October  26,  Brentwood,  L.  I. 
Lord,   Walter,   Corp.,   Co.    G,    307th   Inf.,    killed   in   action 

September  16,  60  Doscher  st. 
Loria.    Andrew.    Pvt,    Co.    I,    305th    Inf.,   killed   in   action 

August  27,  88  Knickerbocker  ave. 
Lynch,  James,  Pvt..  M.  G.  Co.,  308th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

October  8,  403  Van  Brunt  st. 
Lynch,  Jeremiah  S.,  Pvt.,  Battery  B,  305th  F.  A.,  died  of 

heart  failure  in  France,  1663  10th  ave. 
M^cCann,   Henry,   Pvt..   Co.  C,   307th   Inf.,  killed   in  action 

September  11.  00  .Schermerhorn  st. 
McCarroll,  William  E.,  Corp.,  Co.  E,  306th  Int,  killed  in 

action  October  3,  1735  77th  st. 
McCauley,    Daniel,    Pvt.,    Headquarters    Co.,    306th    Inf., 
killed  in  action  October  26,  Glen  Head,  L.  I. 


MeConnell,  John  W.,  Pvt.,  305th  M.  G.  B.,  killed  in  action 

August  26. 
McDermott,  James,  Pvt,  Co.  M,  307th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

September  9,  196  Java  st. 
McFadden,  Charles,  Sgt,  306th  M.  G.  B.,  killed  in  action 

September  11,  Queens  Village,  L.  I. 
McFarland,  Frank  S.,  Pvt.,  305th  F.  A.,  died  from  injury, 

198  Sixth  St. 
McGlinchey,  William,  Sgt,  Co.  A,  305th  Inf.,  killed  in  ac- 
tion September  28. 
McGovern.  John,  Pvt,  Co.  K,  306th  Inf.,  killed  In  action 

September  27,   458  St.  Mark's  ave. 
Mclntyre,    Edward    James,    Corp,    306th    Inf.,    killed    in 

action,  465  Lafayette  ave. 
McKee,    George    H..    Corp..    Co.    C.     308th    Inf.,    died    of 

wounds  on  July  24,  71  Weldon  st. 
Madden,  Wallace.   Pvt,  Battery  B,   306th  F.  A.,  killed   in 

action  August  3],  1515  Dean  st 
Mannarino,    Gregory.    Pvt.    Co.    F,    305th    Inf.,    killed    in 

action  October  4.  5309  13th  ave. 
Margasuto.  Andrew,  Pvt,  Co.  K.   306th  Int,  killed  in  ac- 
tion September  30,  131  Central  ave. 
Marrone,  John,  Pvt,  Co.  B,  305th  Inf.,  killed  in  bomb  ex- 
plosion in  France  June  7.  Roslyn,  L.  I. 
Mausner,   Albert,    Pvt..    308th   Int,   killed   in   action   Sep- 
tember 16,  568  Central  ave. 
Mea,    Cono   A.,   Pvt.,   Co.    E,    307th    Inf.,   died    of   wounds 

August  29. 
Merola,    Luigi,    Pvt.,   Co.    K,    305th   Int,   died   of   wounds 

September  14,  456  Hicks  st. 
Mertz,   John   J..   Sgt.,   Co.   S.    308th   Inf.,   killed   in   action 

August  23,  4484  Chichester  ave. 
Messer.    Edward    T.,    Corp.,    Co.    L,    305th    Inf.,    killed    in 

action  October  13,  443  Gold  st 
Meury,  p^ed  M.,  Pvt.  Co.   C,   305th  Int,   died  of  wounds 

September  28,  533  Kosciusko  st. 
Meyer,  William  J.,  Pvt.,  Co.  L,  308th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

October  20,  1725  23d  st 
Miller,   Adolph.   Pvt,   Co.   H,   308th   Int,   killed   in  action 

October  25,  417  South  Fourth  st 
Miller,    Henry   Irving,    Pvt,   Co.    E,    308th   Inf.,   killed   in 

action  October  8,  16  Catherine  st. 
Mitchell,   Edward   B,    1st  Sgt,   307th   Inf.,   died   of  pneu- 
monia. Flushing,  L.  I. 
Mohan,  Edward,  Pvt..  Co.  F,  305th  Inf.,  killed  L.  1.  R.  R. 

train  accident,  40  Wilson  st. 
Mohr,   John   F.,   Pvt,   Co.   I,   305th   Int,   died   of  wounds 

October  7,  225  Nichols  ave. 
Moskowitz,  David.  Pvt,  Co.  M,  306th  Int,  killed  in  action 

September  14,  1521  Eastern  Parkway. 
Murphy,   George,   Pvt..   Co.   F,    305th   int,  killed   in  L.   I. 

U.  li.  accident,  73  Marcy  ave. 
Murphy,  Joseph  F.,  Pvt.,  305th  Int, killed  in  action  August 

13,  Babylon,  L.  I. 
Nelson,  William  H..  Pvt.,  Co.  B,   305th  Int,  killed  in  ac- 
tion September  29,  Corona,  L.  I. 
Newmeyer.  Fred,  Corp.,  Co.  G,  306th  Inf.,  killed  in  action, 

Richmond  Hill,  L.  I. 
Noon,   Alfred,   2d   Sgt,    305th   M.   G.   B.,   killed   in   action 

October  8,  Hempstead,  L.  I. 
Nussburger,  George  E.,  Pvt.,  Co.  B,  306th  Inf.,  killed  in 

action  September  27,  654A  Halsey  st. 
Oberst,   Jack,  Corp.,   Co.   M,   308th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

in  September,  Astoria.  L.  I. 
O'Connor,    Patrick   J.,   Pvt.,    Co.    C,    308th   Int,    killed    in 

action  October  10.  55  Downing  st. 
O'Dea.   John   F.,   Sgt,   Co.  B,   <l05th   Int,  killed  in  action 

1613  Brooklyn  ave. 
Oehler.   Max  S.,   Pvt.,   Co.  K,   306th  Int,   killed  in  action 

October  14,  1329  Myrtle  ave. 
Oelkers,  A.,  Pvt,  Co.  D,  307th  Int,  died  of  wounds  Sep- 
tember 11,  340  Quincy  st. 
Ohlson,  Alfred  K..   Pvt,   San  Detch,   3T)7th  Inf.,  killed  in 

action  September  4,  680  Bergen  st. 
Oppel,  William.   Pvt.,  Co.   F.    305th   Inf.,   died   of  wounds 

October  31,  980  De  Kalb  ave. 
Otto,    Frank,    Pvt.,    Co.    E,    305th    Int,    killed    in    action 

September  28,  1169  Fulton  st. 
Packer,  Samuel,  Pvt.,  Co.  D,   307th  Inf.,  died  of  wounds, 

254  Powell  st. 
Peiffer.  Walter,  Corp.,  Co.  H,   307th  Int,  killed  in  action 

October  13.  288  Lafayette  ave. 
Peterson,  Reuben,  Sgt..  306th  Inf.,  M.  G.  B.,  killed  in  ac- 
tion August  27,  Flushing,  L.  I. 
Pfahl,  George  R.,  Pvt,  Co.  D,  307th  Int,  killed  in  action 

June  24,  674  Evergreen  ave. 
Plitt.  Ernest,   Pvt,  Co.  H,  306th  Int,  died  of  pneumonia 

in  France,  Elmhurst,  L.  I. 
Porter,   Robert,    Pvt,   Co.   E,   305th  Int,   killed  in   action 

October  3,  235  53d  st 
Prentice,    Russell   L.,   Corp.,    Co.    E,    305th   Inf.,   killed   in 

action,  13  2  Cornelia  st. 
Puriflcato,   Benjamin,   Pvt,   Co.   B,   305th  Inf.,  died  from 

explosion  in  France.  500  Clancy  st. 
Quigg,  James  P.  J.,  Sgt,  Co.  E,  3l)7th  Int,  killed  in  action 

August  27,  582  Park  pi. 
Quinto,    Christopher,    Pvt.,   Co.    H,    306th   Int,   M.   G.   B., 

killed  in  action  September  26,  106  Greenpoint  ave. 
Rabu,  William,  Corp.,  Co.  H,  307th  Int,  died  of  wounds. 

272  Wallabout  st 
Ragaglia,  Verando.  Pvt,  Co.  K,  306th  Int,  killed  in  action 

November  1,  247  Hoyt  st,  Long  Island  City, 


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BROOKLYN   AND    LONG    ISLAND   IN    THE    WAR. 


Rapoport,  Phillip,  8^..  Co.  M,  308th  Inf..  killed  in  action 

September  7.  631   Saratoga  ave. 
r.eardon.  John  F..  I'vt..  Co.  D.  306lh  Inf.  .killed  in  action 

October  14,  688  Krankl  n  ave. 
n.lfflard.  Lewis.  Corp.,  Co.  M.  307tli  Inf.,  (lied  of  wounds, 

Savvillc.  L.  I. 
Biker.  Walter  J..  Vvt.,  30'th  Inf.,  killed  in  action  October 

5,  Dunton,  L.  I. 
nogers,   Koberl,   Pvt..  Co.  A,   SO.ilh   Inf..  killed  in  action 

September  3.  194  Sklllman  st. 
liolnick.  Abraham,  I'vt.,  Co.  L,  30r,th  Tnf..  killed  in  action 

September  22.   3,S4  Marc.v  ave. 
Komano.  Lawrence  F"..  t.'orp..  Co.  M.   305th  Inf.,  killed  in 

action  October  5,  Huntington,  L.  I. 
tloseman.    Christie.    I'vt.,    302d    Engrs.,    killed    in    action 

October  7,  255  45th  st. 
Kosen.  Benjamin.  Pvt.,  Co.  I,  307th  Inf..  killed  in  action 

October  12,  387  South  fourth  st. 
Rosenblum,  Irving,  Pvl.,  307th  Inf.,  killed  in  action  Octo- 
ber 8,  637  Marcy  ave, 
Rosalie,  Cologers,  PVt.,  Co.  E.  305th  Inf,,  killed  in  action 

August  2  8,  216  Johnson  ave. 
i:oKenwaId.   Anders,    Corp.,    Co.    B,    307th    Inf.,   killed   in 

action  November  6,  829  4 2d  St. 
P.Os.s.   Anthony,    Pvt.,   Co.   H.   305th   Inf..   killed   in   action 

October  30,  131  Vermont  st. 
Kossman.  Herman,  Pvt.,  Co.  E,  SOSth  Inf.,  died  of  wounds 

on  August  16,  318  Floyd  St. 
Uoth,  Monroe  M.,  Pvt.,  Co.  H.  305th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

September  7,  352  Hamburg  ave. 
Rubino.  Waller.  Corp..  Batt.  D,  305th  F.  A.,  killed  in  ac- 
tion August  21,   1046  E.   ISth  at. 
Kudnlph,  .Moyslus.  Pvt..  Co.  M,  805th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

September  29. 
Ruorr.   Kdwilt  v..    Pvt.,  Co.  B.   305th   Inf.,  killed  in   bomb 

explosion  in  France,  193  Ralph  ave. 
Kyan.   John   F.,   Corp.,    Co,    D,    306lh    M.   G.    B..   killed    in 

action  October  8,  60  Wolcott  St. 
Sfchanner,    .\d61ph.    Pvt.,   .Silpply  Co..    305th    Inf..    died    of 

pneumonia  in  France  Oclobef  14.  1327   Bufhwick  ave. 
Sch'rnok.    Gordon    L..   2d    Lt.,   Co.   C,    SOSth   Inf.,   killed   in 

action.  113  Cambridge  pi. 
Sc'Merhorst.  Conrad.  Pvt..  Co.  A,  305lh  Inf.,  killed  in  ac- 
tion October  14.  Sea  Cliff,  L.  I. 
Schindler.   Otto.    Sgt.,   Co.   F.    305th   Inf.,   died   of   wounds 

September  28,  8S  Nassau  St. 
Schloen,  G«ofge.  Corp.,  Co.  F.  SOoth  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

August   31,   1547   54th  St. 
Schnieltet-.  Otto,  Pvt,,  M.  O.  Co.,  305lh  Inf..  killed  in  ac- 
tion  September  8,  1707  Slst  st. 
Schrtiitt.   Fred.   Pvt.,   Co.   C.   306th    Inf..    killed   in   action 

October  8.  Valley  Stream.  L.  I. 
Schneider.    Benjamin.    Lt,.    Co,    JI,    305th    Inf..    killed    in 

action  November  10.  200  New  Jersey  ave. 
Schreck,    Jack,   Sgt,,   Co,    F,    30Tth   Inf.,   killed   in   action 

October  13,  2174  Dean  st. 
Pchultz.  William,  Corp..  Co.  C.  307th  Inf.,  died  of  r.-ounda 

October  13,  885  Fresh  Pond  road, 
Schwab.  Fred.   Pvt..   305th   Inf.,  killed   In   bomb  explosion 

In  France  June  3,  289A  Cooper  st. 
Schwencko,  Frederick  E.,  Corp.,  Co.  D..  307th  Inf.,  killed  in 

action  in  .November,  7256  Monfauk  .st. 
Scudd^r.    Phillip   J.,    1st  Lt,    307th    Inf.,   died    of  wound.s 

Huntington,  L.  I. 
Scutari.    Peter,    Pvt..   Co.   F,   305th   Inf,.   died   of  wounds 

October  5,  1637  Bath  ave. 
Seagrlfr.  Jftmes  H.,  Pvt.,  Co.  A,  307lh  Inf..  killed  in  action 

September  2.   524   Court  st. 
Shearman.  Tl^imer,   1st  Lt.,  M.  G.  Co.,   S05th  Inf.,   killed 

In  action  October  5.  89  Clark  st. 
Sheehan.   John.    P\t.,   Co,    B,    307th    Inf.,    killed    in   action 

September  11,  212  Java  st. 
Sheehan,  Jdhn,  Corp.,  302d  Engrs..  died  of  wounds,   212 

Java  St. 
Shafrin.  William.  Sgt.,  Co.  C.   306th   Inf.,  died  of  wounds 

.September  9.  awarded  D,  P.  C.  210  17th  st. 
Sheridan.    Richard    U..    2d   Lt,.    Signal    Corp.'^.    30Sth    InT., 

died  of  wounds  Augiist  19,   187,'  Cropsey  ave. 
Sheridan.  Wlllarrl,  I'vt..  Co.  G,  305th   Inf.,  died  of  wounds 

October  14.  465  Eastern  Parkway. 
Shilllngton.  Hafry  Leo,  Pvt.,  Co.  E,  SOfith  Int.,  killed  in 

action  September  8. 
Sieves,  ■\^•|lllam.  Jr..  Pvt.,  M,  G,  Co.,   305th  Inf..  killed   in 

action.  September  8.  833  Rogers  ave. 
Silverman,    Benjamin.    Sgt,    Co.    B,    307th    Inf.,    died    of 

wounds,  205  MIddlolon  st. 
Simlnowitz.   Abraham,   Pvt,   Co.   F.    SOSth    Inf..   killed   in 

action    2  4  Cook  sf. 
Siotopolsky.  Jack.  Pvt..  Co.  E.,  307th  Inf..  died  of  wounds 

September  4.   110  Keap  st. 
Smith,  Leo  S.,  Headquarters  Co..  307th  Inf.,  killed  In  acci- 

4Ant  on  November  24,  511  Lorimer  st. 


I    Spacjer,   John,   Corp.,   Co.   L.   SOSth   Inf.,   killed   in  action 
]        October  4.   371  Oakland  st 

Spahn,    Fred,    Corp..    Co.    C,    306th    Inf.,    killed    in    action 

September  7.   141   Syosset  st. 
Steinroodt.  Nathan.  Pvt..  Co.  C,  305th  Inf..  killed  in  action 

October  29.  4i',  Bartlett  St. 
Slenchener,  William,  Pvt.,  Co.  A,  305th  Inf.,  killed  in  ac- 
tion. Maspeth.  L.  I. 
Stengel,   Alfred,   Pvt,   Co.   B,    307th  Inf,,   killed   in   action 

June  24.  College  Point.  L.  I. 
:    Stewart.    Richard,   Sgt.,    SOSth    Inf.,   killed   in   action,    603 

Fifth  St. 
Slick,  Henry  J.,  Corp.,  Co.  M,  306th  Inf.,  died  of  wounds 

November  4.  223  Chauncey  st. 
Strauss,  Henry  J.,  Pvt,  Co.  M,  SOSth  Inf..  killed  in  action 

August  17.  Rockaway  Park,  L.  I. 
i    Sullivan,  Alfred  J.,  Pvt.  Co.  L,  306th  Inf.,  killed  In  action 
;        Xovember  11,  218  Hudson  ave. 
Sweenev.  William  J..  Pvt..  San.  Detch.,  307th  Inf.,  killed  in 

action  October  16,  15  35  East  10th  st. 
I    Swezey.  Louis  H..  Pvt.,  Co.  G,  305th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

October  5.  Patchogue,  L.  I. 
Tanhauser,  Saymour  H.,  Pvt,  Co.  M,  306th  Inf,,  killed  in 

action  October  15.  1504  Avenue  H. 
Thompson,    Douglas   S.,    Pvt,    Co.    H.    SOSth   Inf.,   died   of 

disease  in  France,  821   Putnam  ave. 
Thurston.    Byron    L..    Sgt,    Headquarters   Co.,    307th   Inf., 

died  of  disease.  Floral  Park,  L.  I. 
Tisnower.  Isaac,  Sgt.,  Co.  K,  307th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

Southampton,  L.  I. 
Torino,   Alfonso,  Pvt.  Co.  G.  306th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

September  13,  156  Stone  st. 
Troina,   Joseph,   Pvt,   Co.   G,    306th   Inf.,   killed  in   action 

.'September  17.  215  Hopkins  st 
Tumm,  Charles  T.,  Corp,,  Co.  H,   SOSth  Inf.,  killed  in  ac- 
tion. Woodhaven.  L.  I. 
Tvmon.   James,   Pvt,   Co.   M,    307th   Inf.,   died   of  wounds 

"August  30. 
Umini,  Gaelano,  Pvt.,  Co.  B,  305th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

October  S.  1508  Broadway. 
Vedilago,  Joseph.  Pvt,  Co.  A,  SOSth  Inf.,  killed  in  acti6n 

October  5.  Jamaica.  L.  I. 
Veis,   Peter  H.,    Pvt,   Co.   H,    SOSth   Inf,,   killed   In  action 

October  5,  Richmond  Hill,  L.  I. 
Vill,  Joseph  A.  1%..  Corp..  Co.  D,  302d  Engrs.,  killed  in  ac- 
tion November  5,  786  President  st, 
^'ogel,  Charles  A.,  Pvt.  Co.  B,  306th  Inf,,  killed  In  action 

September  7,  890  Park  ave. 
WugneK  Gustave,  Corp.,  Co.  K,  307th  Inf.,  killed  in  action, 

231  Senator  st. 
Waiser,   Jacob,   Pvt.   Co.   D.    306th  Inf.,  died  of  wounds 

September  4,  29  Manhattan  ave. 
Wallace.   John   J.,    Pvt,    Battery  C,    306th   F.   A.,   died   of 

disease,  46  Wyckoff  ave. 
Walsh,  Christopher,  Pvt.  San.  Detch..  307th  Inf.,   killed 

in  action.  September  9,  734  Leonard  st. 
Walsh.   John  N.   Sgt.,   Co.   B.   306th   Inf.,   killed  in   action 

September  6.  174  Woodruff  ave. 
Waller,  Arthur,  Pvt,  M.  G.  Co.,  305th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

June  30,  819  .Sfutter  ave. 
Walters.  Valentine  R.,  Sgt,  Battery  F,  304th  F.  A.,  killed 

in  aclion  August  23.  1008  East  Fifth  .st 
Waison,  Robert  S.,  Sgt,  Co.  M,  307th  Inf.,  killed  in  action 

October  12,  Aniityville,  L.  I. 
VVatson,    William    Charles,    Pvt,    307th    Inf.,    Supply   Co., 

died  of  wounds  September  25,  168  Ru.ssOll  st, 
Weber,  Hurry  K,,  Sgt,  Co.  F,  302d  Engrs.,  died  of  wounds 

August  20,  1546  East  Eighth  St. 
Weinhaucr.  George  H.,  Sgt,   304th  F.  A.,  died  of  wounds 

September  5,  553  Hatnburg  ave. 
Welch,    Edwin,    dispatch    carrier.    302d    Engrs.,    killed    in 

action  November  11,  638  Leonard  st. 
Wennik,  Samuel,  Sgt,  Co,   B,  SOSth  Inf.,  died  of  disease, 

Hollis,  L.  I. 
W  esner,  Andrew,  Pvt..  Co.  I,  308th  Inf.,  died  of  wounds 

October  28.  13  Ainslee  st. 
Wever,  Joseph.  Sgt,  Co.  D,  302d  Engrs.,  killed  In  action 

August  22,  .Sayville,  L.  I, 
Whiting.   Clinton   S.,    1st    Lt,    308th   Inf.,   died  of  wounds 

September  ^8,  373  Parkside  ave. 
Wolff,  Alarick  K.  R.,  Pvt,.  305th  Inf.,  died  of  wounds,  280 

Henry  st 
Woisen,  Victor  Q.,  Sgt,  302d  Engrs.,  died  of  disease,  196 

East  41  h  St. 
Wrotsalski,   Benjamin,   Pvt,,   Co,   E,   305th   Inf.,   killed  In 

action  October  2.  28  Varet  st 
Toung,  John  H.,  Corp.,  Co.  I,  S06th  Inf.,  died  of  wounds 

August  16.  19  Sullivan  St. 
Zanies,    Kostontio,    Pvt,    Co.    E,    302d    Engrs.,    killed    in 

action  September  2.  44  South  Leonard  St. 
Zeis,  Peter.  Pvt,  Co.  H.  SOSfh  Inf.,  killed  In  action  Octo- 
ber 5,  Richmond  Hill,  L.  I. 


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47 


ROSTER  OF  BROOKLYN  MEN,  77TH  DIVISION 


THE  following  roster  gives  the  names  of  Brooklyn  members  of  the  77th  Division.  The  roster  -was  prepared  by 
the  personnel  officers  of  the  various  units  and  is  based  on  the  official  records.  On  account  of  numerous  trans- 
fers leaves  of  absence  and  details  to  detached  service,  it  does  not  include  a  good  many  Brooklyn  boys  who 
are  still  listed  as  members  of  the  division.  The  list  was  prepared  during  the  last  days  of  December  and  represents 
the  personnel  record  of  men  on  active  service  with  the  division  on  January  1,  1919. 


305TH  INFANTRY 


CO.  A, 


1st  Set.  John  J.  Smith,  291  Flatbush  ave. 
Sgt.   Enno  J.  Fortenbacher.   15  Troutman  st 
Set.   Newton  G.  Chase,   481  Bedford  ave. 
Sgt.  Albert  E.  McCurdy,   6716   12th  ave. 
Corp.  Samuel  Waldsteln,  381  Cooper  St. 
Corp.  James  W.  Gallup,  38  Kenyon  at. 
Corp.  Abraham  Ellas,  618  Stone  ave. 
Corp.  John  Tuffy,   638  Classon  ava. 
Cook    Efstratos    Dlplarakos,     1080    Flatbush 

ave. 
Coolc  James  Hallyburton,  501  Halsoy  St. 
John  Charles,  19  5  Russell  st. 
Sigurd  Clausen,  731  42d  st, 
Edward  V.  Conway,  70  Cumberland  «t. 
James  B.  Fennell,   685  Carlton  ave. 
Jacob  I.  Horowitz,   176  Hopkins  St. 
Edward  C.   McGowan,   216  Sterling  PI- 
Irving  Magdalln,  204  South  Second  st. 
John  F.  Tlotjen,  45  St.  Mark's  ave. 
Samuel  Amoroso,  672  Henry  sir 
Thomas  Bane,    51  Tompkins  pi. 
John  Casey,  63  Sands  st. 
Moses  Davis,  418  Sheffield  are. 
RaKale  Dc  Marco,   192  Prospect  st. 
John  J.  Dempsey.  34  Tompkins  pi. 
Antonio  Dl  Steftano,  120  Union  st. 
■\VIUiam  G.  Eberhart,  230  Stockholm  «t. 
Hugh  P.   Fearon,  818  Putnam  ave. 
.lames  E.  P^Iynn.    107  Prospect  ave. 
Irving  Hartonstein,   150   South  Fourth  st. 
.lohn  L.  HIckey,  52  Amity  st. 
Alfred   E.    Lange,  779   Gates  ave. 
Charles  F.  Leutemann,  438  Nostrand  ave. 
Michel  Loblnco,  464  Hicks  st. 
.Joseph  Mannino,   459  Henry  st. 
T^eonard  Maro,   1012  Emmett  st. 
Alexander  Marshall,   43  Duffleld  st. 
Thomas  McXamara.    52   Flushing  ave. 
.\nthony  T.  Murtha,  66  State  st. 
Thomas  F.  O'Keefe.  271  Pacific  st. 
William  J.  Pierce,  1053  Myrtle  ave. 
Molt  Pymm.   1T2  Duffleld  st. 
Frank  S.  Kislnilnl,  77S  Rogers  ave. 
Olu.^pppe  Schiano.   63  President  st. 
John   Senzlno.   150  21st  St. 
Antonio  Severlno,   246  Tork  St. 
Gennaro  Splnelll,  187  Sackett  st. 
Tony  Staraco,  150  Summit  st. 
Frank  Williams,  467  Hicks  st. 


CO.  B. 

Sgt.  George  I.otz,  16  Ditmar  st. 

Sgt.  Thomas  A.  McGovern,   215  Winthrop  St. 

Corp.  John  H.  Gerken,  461  62d  st. 

Corp.  Frank  J.  Rickert,  59  Second  pi. 

Corp.  Theo.  J.  Grunewald  Jr..  1298  Nostrand. 

Corp.  John  Francis  Malone,  395  17th  st. 

Corp.  nifTord  McCauley.  208  Palmetto  St. 

Corp.  "William  M.  Gorman.   36  Cooper  St. 

<rook   Harry   Kahn,    219    Harrison   st. 

William  P.   Collins,    791   Madison  St. 

Harold   Holmstrom,   519   17th  st. 

Adolph  Hopke  Jr.,  117  Norman  ave. 

Jllchael  Schiano,  450  Henry  st. 

Joseph  S.  Allen,  70  Johnson  st. 

Jacob  Bender  Jr..   804   Macon  st. 

Manfred  Benedict,    2908  W.    25th  st. 

John  L.  Bossong,  81  Jefferson  st. 

Nils  Carlson,   304  Sixth  St. 

Gaspare  Cavallino,   109   Central  ave. 

Luis  Chomottnskl.  34  Barrett  st. 

iieorge  A.  Fitch,    329  Clarion  st. 

Horace  Gace,   983  Putnam  ave. 

Sol  Gladstone.  474  Balnbrldge  St. 

Helmer  A.  Hansen,  800  42d  st. 

Morris  KapUz,  310  South  Third  st. 


William  F.  Keene,  1442  East  17th  st. 
Guiseppe  Latreda,  280  Chauncey  st. 
Frank  Lever,  263  20th  st. 
Nathan  Lubetz,  922  Hancock  st. 
Joseph  A,   McKay,    310  Balnbrldge  st. 
Matthew  Romano.  186  14th  st. 
Frederick  Schauch.  2395  Catalpa  ave. 
Leo  M.  Uhllg,  709  Knickerbocker  ave, 
John  Voelk,  2376  Hewes  st. 
Louis  Weber,  2783  Myrtle  ave. 

CO.  c. 

2d  Lt.  Francis  A.  Lederle,  85  Morton  at. 

1st  Sgt.  G.  A.  McGuinness.  464  Madison  St. 

Sup.  Sgt.  John  J.  Strachan,  459  41st  st. 

Sgt.  Edward  J.  Tierney  Jr.,  433  Hancock  st. 

Sgt.  Wm.  G.  Johnson,  21  Pafchcn  ave, 

Sgt.  Fenton  J.  Kavanagh.  4  Decatur  st. 

Sgt.  Claude  E.  Tissot,  583  Macon  st. 

Sgt.  Frederick  Barth,  21  Cornelia  st. 

Corp.  Albert  A.   Giillngs,  484   45th  St. 

Corp.  Thos.  D.  RelUy  Jr.,  445  Balnbrldge  et. 

Corp.  James  F.  McGarry.  720  Madison  st. 

Corp.  Charles  W.  Wagner,  B75  Balnbrldge  st 

Corp.  Charles  Tampel,  485  Herkimer  st, 

Corp.  Rudolph  Gelke,  306  Floyd  st. 

Corp.  Edwin  C.  Dyke,  672  Jefferson  ave. 

Bugler  S.  B.  Stutzer.  668  Wythe  ave. 

Cook  Joseph  Coleman,  320  Sumner  avo. 

Cook  Bertram  E.  Fulling.  675  Halscy  at. 

Robert  H.  W".  Booth,   94  Sackman  St. 

John  J.  Driscoll,   123  Lott  st. 

James  A.  Farrell,  155  Dlvllson  ave. 

Gforge  A.  Fleming.  235  Nostrand  ave. 

Walter  F.  Phelan,  685  Macon  st. 

William  F.  McQuade,  803  Halsey  st. 

George  Ruppert,  73  George  st. 

Joseph  I.  Tanenbaum,  163  Harrison  ave. 

Solomon  Alexander,  293  Stockton  st. 

Constantine  Ballweg,  1862  De  Kalb  are. 

Morris  Braverman,  145  Sumner  ave. 

Harry  M.  Brodsky,  708  Di;  Kalb  avo. 

Anthony  Caputo,  959  Hancock  st. 

Pasquule  Carpo,  150  21st  st. 

Samuel  Dashovsky.  1070  Do  Kalb  ave. 

Charles  Dixon,  332^  Pitkin  ave. 

Frnnk  Doran,   31A  Stuyvesant  ave. 

Joseph  F.  Dunne,  319  Reld  ave. 

Samuel  Goldman,  327  Floyd  st. 
'  Samuel  J.  Hueben,   2894  Myrtle  ave. 

John  Hutzelman,  690A  Hancock  et. 
i  Thomas  F.  Klerstad,   1094  Myrtle  ave. 

Jiimes  F.   McCauley,   237  51st  st. 
I  Martin  Pasternack,   28  Sumner  ave. 

Andre  Pierro,  191  21st  st. 

William  F.  Schley,   610  Barbey  st. 

John  A.  Wlster,  634  Kosciusko  st. 

CO.  D. 

Capt.  Albert  Tweedy",  104  Hicks  st. 
1st  Sgt.  William  F.   Martens,    291   Carroll   st. 
Mess  Sgt.  Wm.  Schmltt,  207  Hemlock  st. 
Sgt.  Wm.  Frlcberg,  969  Glenmore  ave. 
Sgt.  Elmer  E.  Goll  Ji  .    224  Nassau  st. 
Corp.   Domlnlck  Demeo,   237   High  St. 
Corp.  James  W.  Kopp,  421  Bay  Ridge  ave. 
Corp.  Charles  Ball  Jr.  231  Schaffcr  st, 
Corp.  Onofrlo  La  Cava.  115  Van  Brunt  st. 
Corp.   Ernest  Tutlno.   631   74th  St. 
Corp.  Vincent  A.   Smlthwlck.   455   62d  St. 
Corp.   Ramon  C.   Thelander,   305   Carroll  St. 
Cook  K.  E.   LlttwUz,   5  Glenada  place. 
Cook  Max  Schmidt,  755  Park  ave. 
Jake  Appleman.  412  Manhattan  ave. 
Charles  M.   Blatz.    2715  Myrtle  ave. 
Ferdinand  F.   Borner,   388  Bleeker  st. 
Herbert   O.    Harrison,    ">30   Enfield   st. 
Thomas  J.   Monaghau.    421   Cornelia   St. 
Domlnlck  Scalzo.   44   Front  St. 
John  Eeverln,  517  73d  st. 


Eugene  J.  Sullivan,  429  Third  st. 
Morris  Werner,  168  Sumpter  St. 
Walter  Blocker,  272  67th  st, 
Marlaneila  Coscla,  606  President  st. 
Richard  J.  Deitrlg.  618  7Bth  st. 
Vlttorlno  Demucci,  611  President  st. 
Bruno  Domlniannl,  688  Dean  st. 
Gost  Glanotas,   364  69th  St. 
Antonio  Giordano,  237  Navy  et. 
George  W.  King.  216  Hull  St. 
Matthew  Kortebeln,  312  Suydam  st. 
John  Lawrence,  692  Flushing  ave. 
Edward  Markowitz,  803  Hart  "t. 
John  F.  McLoughlln,  110  Wythe  ave. 
Martin  K.  Nelson.  550  60th  St. 
Frank  Parker  Jr.,  12  George  st. 
Edward  L.  Racek.  668  75th  st. 
Charles  Richardelli.  5613  Seventh  ave. 
Nicholas  F.  Schneider,  2888  Atlantic  ave. 
Julius  Shatz,  344  Powell  st. 
Michael  Singer,  875  De  Kalb  ave. 
Henry  Spitz,  658  Seneca  ave. 
Patsey  Sorrentino,  220  Miller  a^-e. 
Joseph  J.  Stonber,  172  Montrose  ave. 
Israel  Streiser. 

CO.  E. 

Sgt.  Samuel  Shapiro,  1242  BOth  Bt. 

Sgt.  Frank  J.  Young  Jr.,  368  Bast  Ninth  «L 

Sgt.  ArlVur  V.  Johnson,   635  55th  St. 

Sgt.  Wilfred  L.  Richardson,  66  Hanson  pL 

Corp.  Ralph  T.  Heffron,  288  Adelphl  st. 

Corp.  William  Litt  Jr.,  307A  16th  St. 

Bugler  Lawrence  Flori.  1182  60th  st. 

Bugler  Richard  T.  Lyons,  456  Ninth  St. 

Cook  C.  J.  Ahearn,  3903  Ft,  Hamilton  a»k 

Joseph  C.  Peara,  205  Taafte  pi. 

William  Ryan.  643  18th  st. 

George  N.  Sussleck,  562  Lorlmer  st. 

Harold  Zlellan,  727  East  Fourth  St. 

Thomas  .\rchfleld,  696  Bedford  ave. 

Frank  Belling  Jr.,  717  Third  ave. 

William  Eagen,   1513  Nostrand  ave. 

George  Eldberger,  258  Humboldt  St. 

Harry  Epstein,  127  Debevoise  st, 

Thomas  F.  Ferrara,  341  90th  st. 

John  Fleming,  133  Third  p!. 

Frank  Ceroid,  278  Troutmgn  St. 

Philip  J.  Growney.  194  St.  Mark's  av«. 

John  Howell.  268  Prospect  pU 

Arthur  J.  Mcjames.  633  Park  pL 

Edwin   Mole  Jr.,   637  47th  st, 

Dominico  Parillo,   1313  63d  St. 

Joseph  Rlccto,  1070  62d  b\, 

Fred  C.  Schefer,  120  St.  Wark's  pi. 

Sidney  S.  Scott,  467  Sixth  ave. 

Gustav  C.  Wetdlg.  1000  Bedford  ave. 

Henry  W.  Wood.   641  Granft  ave 

Archibald  G.  Anderson,  189  15th  st. 


CO.  F. 

Sup.  Sgt.  Samuel  L.  Epstein,  210  Division  St. 
Mess   Sgt.    F.    W.    Hennlg,    2903   W.    Sth    st. 

Coney  Island. 
Sgt.   Robert  V.  Nehrbas,  523  Madison  St. 
Corp.  Daniel  D.  W'hltney  Jr..  110  Gates  ave. 
Corp.  Leo  J.  Koestler.  48  St.  Nicholas  pi. 
Corp.  Eugene  .T.  Krause,  74  Middleton  st. 
Corp.    Judson   B.    Plnckney,    401A   Monroe  St. 
Corp.  Henry  OLson.  234  Lee  ave. 
Bugler  Paul  Silver.  1539  45th  st. 
William  Griffin,   5S09  Third  ave. 
Louis  Hykln.    282  South  Third  st. 
George  J.   lulo,   2040  77th  st. 
Jerome  E.  Mercuri.  1672  E.  New  York  ave. 
Reuben  Pena,   260  B.   32d  St. 
George  M.  Sangster  Jr.,  331  Jefferson  ave. 
Philip  DalUegro,  111  Franklin  ave. 
John  J.   Dc  Angclo.   1434   67th  St. 
.\rthur  Del  Duca.  703  Union  st. 
Fred  E.  Felss,  931   East  10th  st. 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN    THE    WAR. 


Bernard  Gantmacher,  104  Penn  st. 
Louis  Goldstein.  32  Moore  st. 
Samuel  Greenbere.  211  Rutledge  st. 
Magnor  J.  H.  Helland.  Ill  Pioneer  st, 
Bocco  lervasi.  6602  14th  ave. 
Joe  Irven.  31  Park  st. 
Bernard  JafTe.   224  Bay  14th  st. 
Abraham   Kaiser.   SSIl    Bay  IClh  .st. 
RaymortVl   R.  Katz.   1S45  86th  st. 
Guiscppe  Saltino,   HI'S  Gt'.th  st. 
Samuel  Schneidpr.  271   Keep  st. 
Salvatorc  Visconll,  209  Bay  20th  st. 


CO.  G. 

Sup.   SRt.  .Tospph  F.   Kilian.   lir>  Troutinan  at. 
Sgt.  Paul  W.  Baldwin.  493  Classon  ave. 
Sgt.  George  T.   Elder.   433  fi3d  st. 
Sgt.   Jaa.   S.    Hay'lcn.   78 1    Brooklyn   ave. 
Corp.  Jerome  P.  Burr,  85  Buckingham  road. 
Corp.   Jos    W.    Hickman.   921    Broadway. 
Corp.  James  T.  Tucker.   11    Huron   .sr. 
Corp.  Dennis  A.  Downing.   355   Mapio  st. 
Charles  Glambalvo,    1415   De  Kalb  ave. 
Mechanic  John  C.Kraup,   1086  K.   42d  st. 
Mechanic  V.  J.   Matthews.   1846  Pacific  st. 
Cook  Thoma.s  Chertnis.   2S23  W.    15th  st. 
Antonino   Bascone.    1434   Bergen  st. 
Woe   Gootman,    1092   Nostrand   ave. 
TVIIlis  H.   Haskell.  534   Delamere  pi. 
Ernest  J.  Heim.  1094  Flushing  ave. 
■William  Hofmann,  3S3  Palmetto  .«it. 
John   A.   T.ally.   214  57th  st. 
Philip  Lobosco.   199  Withers  st. 
Harold  Mcehringer.    74S    Marcy  i.v«. 
Frank  Platanla.   20  I-ocust  st. 
Edward  Roff.  125  Debevoise  st. 
Arthur  K.  Schwartz.   1140  Park  pi. 
William  J.  Wl-scherth.    22   Starr  st. 
Antonio  Apolito.    177   Fourth   ave. 
Abraham   Baker.   50  Morreli  st. 
Edward   Byrnes.   58.\    Madison  st. 
Alfonso  Caferri.    1248    Myrtle   ave. 
Filippo  Cirrisi.  145  Central  ave. 
I.fionardo  Companello.  922  Ferry  st. 
Goodwin  Cowles.  5.S2  E.  17th  si. 
Louis  Davis.  ISl  Varick  st. 
William   D.   Genglpr.    281    Devoe  st. 
Edward  Heslin.  845  Broadway. 
Wflter  Koran.   259  .St.   Nicholas  ave. 
T.ouis  Hughes.    262    E.    26th  st. 
'\'Uo  La  Rosa.  322  Flushing  ave. 
Antonio  Monday.   522  Metropolitan  ave. 
Joseph  J.   Qv'Uiranta.   404   Lefferts  ave. 
Andalfo   Randazza.    56    Morrello  st. 
Samuel   Raphaol.  SftS  ClaiVson  avp. 
Bernard  \V.   Scheuerer.    170   Central  ave. 
George   V.   Seibert.    16S0   Grove  st. 
John  Shanks.  227  Van  Buren  st. 
Frank   E.   Sheridan.    1085   Pacific  st, 
ITarry  Spiegpl.   130   Central  ave. 
Cyrus  Van   W'icklen.   2SS   I-indcn   ave. 
Michael  Zafarano.    IS   Bremen  st. 
Nicholas   J.    Goetz.    261    Stagg   st. 
Lester  E.  Pike,  386  E.  31st  st. 


CO.  H. 

Sgt.   Fred.   H.  SchuUze.   192  Enfield  st. 

Sgt.   Joseph   Leopold,   320   Bleeckrr  st. 

Sgt.   Thomas  A.   Garrity.    14S7   East   Ninth   st. 

Corp.  Nicholas  Young.   1596   Metropolitan  ave. 

Corp.   P'rank   Praltsching.   131   Nichols  ave. 

Corp.  Alfred  V.   Rush.   146   17th  st. 

Corp.   Frank    Rogers.    501    Halsey  st. 

Corp.  John  J.   Kiffer.    129S  Putnam  ave. 

Mechanic  Albert   Dietrich.    1633   Decatur  st. 

Cook  Peter  Fries.   2321   Hughes  st. 

Cook  H.  A.  Kleinschmidt.  73  Nicholas  ave. 

Herbert   G.    Neway,    1376  Madison   st. 

James  A.  Slmklns,  3S  New  Jersey  ave. 

C.Porge  Snyder,   1357  Park  pi. 

Valerlo  Tarmaro.   1082   St.    Mark's  st. 

Abraham  Ahramowltz.   703  Gates  ave. 

NMck   Accardo.    116    McKibbln  at. 

Adam  Dcldon,  97  Hope  st. 

Charles  De   Long.    265  Stagg  st. 

Nicholas  Dice.    252   Humboldt  st. 

Harold  L.  Gerhardt.  545A  Macon  it. 

Louis  Greenstcin,    357  South   Third   st. 

ArlfltldCH  Grfgorakoa,   7   Woodhull  st. 

•Jcorgo   Hillenbrand,    661    Quincy   st. 

^"«lk  R.   Jahrodorfer.    1392  Jefferson  ave. 

Tlusscll  Johnson.   1136   East  Second  st. 

August  Kithlbeck,   147  Cooper  st. 

William  Lumpel,   1126  Haleey  st, 

Frank   Lanagan,   415   46th  st. 

Samuel   Magit,  448   Williams  ave. 

Fred  H.  Mason.  278  Decatur  st. 

John  V.  Osterman,  847  65th  at. 

Edward  F.  Parrott,  16  Goodwin  pL 


Abe  Rablnowitz,  112  Humboldt  at. 
Gustav  A.    Reinhard,   90   Cooper  st. 
George  A.  Schlichter.  416  South  Fourth  st. 
Ferdinand    Schlichting.    239    Woodbine    st. 
Henry  Schneider,  280  Hamburg  ave. 
(.Jeorge   Sega!.    J  IS    Harrison   ave. 
Sam    Singer,   201   Reigel   st. 
Willis   K.    Scolombe.    218    Sumpter  st. 
Michael  Stelmach,    144   Varet  st. 
Isidor  Tuchinsky.   2115  Dean  st. 
Michael  Werner.   IS  George  st. 
Jacob  D.   Widger.    13   Varet   st. 
Charles  J.   Wilton.    17'^   'Wyoiia  st. 
Otto   Young,    411    South  Fourth  st. 
1  Morris  Zaklikouski.   386   Rodney  st. 
John  J.  Zllkc.   495  Central  ave. 


CO.  T. 

Sgt.   Edward  J.  Koch.   1367   Atlantic  avo. 
Sgt.   Louis   fteder.    150   Fcnhurst  pi. 
Sgt.   Louis  Kullback.   368  Miller  ave. 
Sgt.  Joseph  P.   Schof.  19   Fayette  st. 
Corp.   Francis  .T.   McKay.    50  Newell   st. 
Corp.  Joseph  Rothberg.   541   Saratoga  ave. 
Corp.    Louis  Toscani.   521    Park   pi. 
Corp.  Joseph  J.   Reth.  30  Orient  ave. 
Corp.  William  D.  Marsland.  25  Shepherd  ave. 
Corp.   Frank  Luca.   108   Skillman   st. 
Corp.    Peter  J.    Hendrickson.    438    Baltic  st. 
Corp.   .Joseph  C.    Forge.    ISS   Stanhope  st. 
Corp.    Peter   De    Bernardo.    207   Wallabout   st. 
t'orp.   Bennaro  Ceci.  791   Kent  ave. 
Mech.    Hyman    Bankofsky,    491   Alabama  ave. 
Mech.   John   Fitzpatrick,   638  Classon  ave. 
Cook  Heindrich  Von  Thaden.   56  Buffalo  ave. 
WilUan\   H.  Conwell.   316  S9th  st. 
Samuel   Lerner.    244    Wallabout   st. 
j  Michael  D.   Pepenos.  257  Sumner  ave. 
John   Burke.   271  42d  st. 
John  H.  Carson,   1294  Park  pi. 
Guiseppe  Georgia.   175  Lorlmer  st. 
Abraham  Ginzburg.  951S  Farragut  road. 
Harry   Hamcrschlag.    1510  De  Kalb  a\e. 
Patrick   McSherry.   420  Prospect  pi. 
Morris  Rifkin.   251  Vernon  ave. 
Vincent  Sabatelle,  iss  Hudson   ave. 
Irving  M.   Sitomer.   CG8   Hendrix  st. 
Elensen  Storobinsky,   384  Howard  ave. 

CO.  K. 

Supp.  Sgt.  John  H.  Seeba.  174  Court  st. 

Sgt.   William  M.  Greene.   257   7Sth  at. 

Sgt.  Samuel  Craft,   108  South  Second  st. 

Sgt.  James  P.   Moan,   458  Pulaski  st. 

Sgt.  J.  Trufant  Maher,   475  Glenmore  ave. 

Corp.  Edward  J.  Peterson.  523  57th  st. 

Corp.  John  J.  Hintz.   26S  St.  Nicholas  ave. 

Corp.  Thomas  A.  Kelly.   264  Court  st. 

Corp.   George  Meyer.   2527  Woodbine  st. 

Corp.  Vincent  Rosamilla,   405   New  .ler.sey  av. 

Corp.   George   H.   Smlthlin.    1737   Stephen  st. 

Cook  George  Vaoth.   187   Menahan  st. 

William    H.   Davis,   256  Sixth  st. 

Bennle   Deutsch,    388  New  Jersey   ave. 

Hyman  Gertler,  305  South  Second  it. 

Harry  Green,   1323   41st  st. 

Gustav  Haarr,   43  Tompkins  pi. 

George  Hallas.  318  Mllford  st. 

Henry  H.  Hassler.  2426  Putnam  ave. 

Willia-m  Katz.   361  Wyona  st. 

William  E.   Kopp.   213  Ten   Ryck  st. 

Ernest  V.  Minlckiiva.   123  Columbia  st. 

Antonio  Palmlerl,   164  Sackett  st. 

Guiseppe   PolimenI,    534    Hicks  St. 

Max  Press.   372  Amboy  st. 

James  J.  Reilly.   346  Fifth  ave. 

Alfonso  Romano.   154  Columbia  at. 

Murray  Zafarano.   103   Moore  st. 

Victor   Alfiero,    244    Van'Brunl   st. 

Abraham  Bernstein,  118  South  Third  st. 

Joseph  CeruMo  Jr..   676  Union  st. 

Francis  P.   Connor,  S74   Myrtle  ave. 

Gaetano  Cucurullo.   13  I'nlon  st. 

Anthony   i\    Faber.    261    Stockholm   aL 

.Tohn    F.    Finley.    124    'Jolri   st. 

Da\'id  M.  Goldberg.   :>t;9  \'ermont  st. 

Alfonso  Grlmaldl.   1638  East  New  York  ave. 

Otto  Heinz.   61   Atlantic  st. 

George  Helmus.   1136  De  Kalb  ave. 

Jacob  Hojnackt.  292  Bedford  ave. 

Adam   Lagutsky.    287   Union  ave. 

Arthur  D.   I^anahan.   643  Lafayette  ave. 

Ben.lamin   Levine,    717   Logan  st. 

Thomas  Murtagh,    226  Seventh  st. 

Sebastlano  Palma.  950  Atlantic  ave. 

Albert  Pezzolll,  Gas  Co.,  West  12th  st. 

Maurico  Raidnian,    218   Osborn  St. 

Emll  J.  Ralto.  735  43d  st. 

Benjamin  Rosenbaum.    1856  Prospect  pU 

Henry  H.  Stedman.  100  Penn  st. 


Joseph  Utal,   471  Mllford  st. 
Ira  WolUson,  1939  Bergen  st. 


CO.  Tj. 


Sgt.    Harry  J.   Egan.  51   Vernon  ave. 

Sgt.  .Nicholas  Stabile,   104  N.  Portland  ave. 

Corp.   William  J.   Tomford.   456  Ninth  st. 

Corp.  Max  Sodorfsky,   170S  Park  pi. 

Mech.  "'alogero  Picone.   61  York  st. 

Mech.   George  Bohlen  Jr.,  358  Hart  st. 

Cook  Peter  Kohl.  997  Blake  ave. 

Daniel   Broakasch,  506  Christopher  ave. 

Frank  J.  Campone,   218  Nassau  st. 

Gennaro  Cucarcse,   17   Auburn  pi. 

Charles  J.  Gabel.   147  Prospect  st. 

Joseph  KoslowskI,    320   Watkins  st. 

C>eorge   Leykamm.    2021    Harman  st. 

Frank  Maeiski.   42  Hudson  ave. 

Benjamin    Marinelli,   95   Lynch  st. 

.Tohn  J.  Meehan^.   37  N.  Oxford  st. 

Jacob  Englert.   456  Elton  st. 

Louis  Gemellaro,   129  Park  ave. 

Herman  Goldman,   330  Keap  st. 

Henry    Hen  lot  tor.    213    Hey  ward    st. 

TiUke  J.  Ijang,   2111    Bleecker  st. 

Jacob  Levine.   230  South  Third  st. 

Benjamin    Mateschevltz.    1810   St.   John's   pi. 

Isidore  Toirf,  90S  Stone  ave. 

Frederick   Vahjen,  221   Knickerbocker  ave. 

Salvatore  Vollaro,  S2  Navy  st. 


CO.  M. 

Sgt.  tieorge  P.   Crowe.    130  St.   Mark's  ave. 
Sgt.  Howard    MarshHll.   214   Montauk  ave. 
Sgt.  Robert   D.   Pohlman.   .".91    Kosciusko  st. 
Corp.   Waller   Knnpf.    460   67th  st. 
Corp.   William  T.   Kelly.   426  63d  st. 
Corp.   James  J.   Corbett,    555  Chauncey  st. 
Corp.   Robert  J.    McCann.   409   Hudson  ave, 
Corp.  John   F.    Ennis,   99   Cooper  st. 
Cook  Jos.  P. 'Lewandowjeky.   402  Vienna  ave. 
Jalmar  B.  Bendiksen.   829   57th  st. 
Joseph  J.  Congdon,   1358  Herkimer  st. 
Joseph  M.   Dougherty,   25  Lewis  pi. 
James  Dowd.    159  Carroll  st. 
Harry  L.  Goldman.   374  Ashford  St. 
.\rthur  Spitzform.    247  Schenck  ave. 
"William  H.   Alban,   339   Kosciusko  st. 
I  \  iiicenzo  Ambrosio.    777   Liberty  ave. 
Joseph  Becher.   117  Pulaski  st. 
.Vathan  Eoznisc^.jct.  550  Rockaway  ave. 
Jack  Brody.   441   Williams  ave. 
Harry  Denenberg.  452  Williams  ave. 
James  J.   Furej'.   242  Navy  st.  ■• 

Thomas  McGivney.   366  Chauncey  st.  ~* 

Francisco    Monna,    300    Elton    st.  •? 

Joseph  F.   Moran,   625  Ea^t  14th  st. 
Charles  Newkirk,   239  Cleveland  st. 
Nicholas  B.   PanofT,   226  Schermcrhorn   st 
Benjamin  Seigman  Jr.,   249   Hart  st, 
Edward  C.   SimoUn.    632   Shepherd   ave. 
Edmund  J.  Stewart,  255  Windsor  pi. 

SUPPLY  CO. 

Russell   C.    Weaver,    68    Fourth   ave. 

Irving  M.    Schaap,    180   Prospect   pi. 

Henry  Schneider,  957  Madison  st. 

James  M.   Scott,    1045   Bedford  ave. 

Joseph  Dowd.  103  14th  st. 

Lawrence  W.  Mc<"'abe.   445  Atlantic  ave. 

Julius  Katz,   83   Wyckoff  st. 

Charles   Lapresto.    148   President  st, 

.lames   A.    Hyland.    174  Sands  st. 

Lawrence  J.  McSherry.  1370  Gates  ave. 

Peters  Karvlnln.   200  India  st. 

Peter  F.    Byrne,   279   Menahan  st. 

Louis   r'antor.    239    Snediker    ave. 

Kdwanl   F.   Cashin,   1450  P^ulton  st. 

Leslie  A.  Cobb.  106  Pineapple  st. 

Joseph  J.  Coffey,  193  Java  st. 

Daniel  De  Angells.  142  Flushing  ave. 

i;:dward   Farrell,    437  Troy  ave. 

Edward  Jones.   363   47th  st. 

Thomas  J.  MclOonald.   12S  Cumberland  st. 

Vincent   Raffo.    75   Nassau  st. 

James  Rein.   1223  Halsey  st. 

David  SwUkey,  497  Prospect  pi. 

Frank  N.   Dube.   554  Second  st. 

Henry  T.  McGuIgan,   1619  Summerfleld  st. 

James  J.   Reddy,    2422  Silver  st. 

Henry  N.  Roth,   1825  Catalpa  ave. 

Joseph  Schneyer,   236   Meade  st.  % 

Edward  F.  Dent.  927  39th  st. 

Charles  Ettcr,  380  18th  st. 

PhlUp  C.   Fltzpatrlck.   617  Sterling  pi. 

ZIgmunt  Gallunaa.  34  Grand  et. 

Jack  Leavy.   652  Rockaway  ave. 

James  Mlnglno.  1050  Union  st.  i  ^ijfl 


BROOKLYN   AND    LONG    ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


49 


3IAGHINE    GUN    CO. 

John  F.   Stamm.  2650  Atlantic  ave. 
Louis  A.  Suhrhoff.    Iti61  Grove  st. 
Charles  "W.  Brown.   U62   12lh  it. 
AYLlIiam  Kur?..    43?A   Monroe  st. 
William  A.  Garrigan,   1061    East  34th  st. 
Herbert   Gilbert.   37    Somers  st. 
Thomas  J.   JIcDonoueh.   ^49  Baltic  st. 
Carmina  Quagliarieilo.    116   Navy   st. 
Julius  S.   Von  Urff.    170  Barbey  st. 
Louis  Friedman.   121   Kllery  sf. 
l.en  A.  Hamel.   2063  Eastern  Parkway. 
TVilliam  H.  Adickes,   502  Broadway. 
Guatav  "W.  Anderson.   257   Flatbush  ave. 
George  F.   Brady.   104  Avenue   I. 
Albert  B.   Coffin,    566  Lafayette  ave. 
John  Li.  Cronln.  362  95th  st. 
William  J.   Hare.  152  Ainslie  st. 
Harry  Hooker.   244  Sixth  st. 
George  A.   Hughes.    6ii   Ten  Kyck  si. 
Samuel   Lachia,  49  Little  st. 
Barnett   Llfshitz.    705   Saratoga   ave. 
Edward  McGloln.    409  Tompkins  ave. 
Robert  Maguire.    7^  Carlton  axe. 
Alexander  J.   O'DonnelU   156    Putnam   ave. 
■loseph   E.   Peacock,    42f»   11th  st. 
Mark  Richardson,   50   Broadway. 
.Tohn  J.   Shanahan,   SS   Cumberland   M. 
William  M.  Tighe,  131  Fifth  ava. 
Louis  .L   Weincr,    2340   Woodbine  st. 
IjOUIe  J.  Zucchi.  35  Lawrence  st. 

SAXITARY   BETACHMKNT. 

Bernard  A.   Beckman  Jr..   926   Hart   at. 
Harry  .1.   Coorman.    461   Ralph  ave. 
Joseph   Einhorn.    165   Fountain  ave. 
Irving  Levy,    S5S   Dumont   ave. 
Emanuel  Schwager,    140  St.    Mark's  ave. 
Charles  A.   Wilson.    360  Lafayette   ave. 
William  Bohrer  Jr..   11  Stags  st. 
Max  Earger.  S52  Wyona  st. 
Harrj-  Hoffman.   180  Lewis  ave, 
John  C.  Jewsik.   172  Franklin  st. 
George  Kamaratos,   659  Third  ave. 
Stanley  Koslovsky.   354  South   18th  »t. 
Henry  Kroencke.  1865  Madison  st. 
John  Schinelter.  147  Himrod  st. 
Morris  H.  Seigel,  17  Humboldt  st. 

HE.\DQUAKTERS  CO. 

William  A.  Meyers,  SS3  State  st. 
Stephen  L.  Morgan,  234  Schenectady  ave. 
Leo  L.  Gottlieb,  23  Douglas  si. 
Paul  H.  Ne-wton.   746  Carrol!  st. 
Allan  A.   Loew,   473   Madison  st. 
Charles  Wishnew,  406  Pulaski  st. 
Christian  Forli.    326   Slst  at. 
Ernest  W.  Rider.  83  Gates  ave. 
William  Bahr,  708  Eighth  ave. 
Fay  Holmes  Palmiter,   335  Senator  st. 
William  J.  White  Jr..   1680  70th  st. 
Jacob  S.    Eskin.   663  Powell  st. 
Earl  Henry  Cain,  1468  Bushwick  ave. 
William  Simon.    1150  De  Kalb  ave. 
William  J.   Stray.    1634   Stephen  st. 
Robert     Britzlmayr,     179    Frost     st. 
Nathan   Weinstein.   566  Stone  ave. 
Frank  Link.   926  Hart  at. 
Ralph   J.  Olsen,  1429   Bath  ave. 
James  J.   Kilmartin,    842  Classon   «v», 
Arthur  Koebbel,    91   Penn  st. 
Daniel    McA'arish.    3915    Seventh   ave. 
Harry  Schopenfeld.    654    Sackm^n    st. 
Malcolm   McElroy,    177   Woodruff   ave. 
Martin  S.  Sorens?n.   US  Kterling  pi. 
Jo>in   Lynch.    36   Woodbine   st. 
Ge-)rff«  W.  Conzen,   532  Grand  st. 
Charles  J.   FItzsimmons.    1061    Myrtle   are. 
Gilbert  I*   Grabler,    208  Schermerborn   st. 
Joseph  .T.   Hammer,    595  Central   are. 
John  Wilson.   540  Gates  ave. 
George  W.   Ahner,   157    Maple  st. 
Herbert   R.    Allen.    228    Stuyvesanl    ave. 
Harry   W.   Blanchard.   333  Flatbush   ave. 
Patrick   Bray.   161   Gold  st. 
William   A.   Furcy,    57A  Bainbrldge   st. 
August  M.  Gardella.   295   Degraw  st. 
Grover  Gorman,   404 1«    Henry   st. 
Jo.hn  Hartnett.   535    62d  Ft. 
Herman  M.   Holten.   550  49th  st, 
William   J.   McArdle.    1410   Avenue   U. 
Charlea  E.  McGee.   353   Clinton  st. 
Hsnford  MIHer.    710  Foster  are. 
John  P.  Murphy.   1442  Bedford  ave 
-Patrick  J.  O'Donnell.  88  Walcott  st. 
A.  D.   Richard.son  Jr..    1465  Jefferson  ave. 
Edward  A.  Schrinkler.  2660  Pitkin  ave. 
John   H.  TVelsh.  899  Pacific  st. 
August  Arleth.   1097  Liberty  ave. 
George  W.   Baur.   38   Somers  st. 
Arthur  D.  Boyd,  383  Seventh  ave. 


THE  RECORD  OF  THE  77TH  DIVISION. 

June    15,   1917— 9.000-acre   site   near   Yaphank.   L.   I.,  later  christened 

Camp  Upton,  selected  for  the  training  of  the  77th  National   Army 

Diviison. 
September  10— First  contingent  of  2,000  drafted  men  at  Camp  Upton. 

7.57  from  Brooklyn. 
October    22— Maj.-Gen.    J.     Franklin     Bell,     commander,     institutes    a 

sixteen-weeks  course  of  intensive  training  and  division  adopts  slogan, 

"First  overseas  and  first  over  the  top." 
February  22.   1918— The  division's  first  public  appearance— parade  of 

10,000"   in    New    York. 
March   15 — 302d  Engineers  leave  for  France. 
March  22  to  April  15— The  153d  and  154th  Infantry  Brigades,  made  up 

of    the  305th,  306th.  307th   and  308th   regiments,  leave  for  France, 

under  command  of  Brig.  Gen.  Evan  M.  Johnson  of  Brooklyn. 
April  22  and  23 — Departure  for  France  of  152d  Field  Artillery  Brigade. 
May   4 — Infantry   regiments   and   divisional   units,   reunited   at   Calais, 

after  crossing"  through   England,  move  to  region  back  of  Ypres  for 

training. 
May  8 — Artillery  units  go  to  training  camp  at  Souge,  near  Bordeaux. 
June   13   and   14 — Division,   minus  artillery   units,   moves   to   Baccarat 

sector  in  the  Vosges  and  takes  over  a  front  line  sector. 
July  9 — Joined  by  artillery  units. 
August  5-10— Moved  to  Vesle  River  in  the  famous  wiping-out  of  the 

Marne    salient. 
August   10  to  September  16— Unceasing  attacks  by  the  77th  force  the 

German  troops  back  to  the  Aisne.     After  digging  m  on  the  Aisne, 

the  division  is  rushed  to  the  Argonne. 
September   26— The   division    launches   the    Argonne    drive,   continuing 

to  October  18. 
November   1— Starts   in   the   final   drive  of  the   war,   the  division   ad- 
vancing twenty-five  miles  in   six  days. 
November  11 — The  armistice  finds  the  division  at  the  gates  of  Sedan. 
January  4— Division  ordered  to  prepare  for  return  home. 
January   10 — Division   leaves   rest   camp    at    Le    Mans    and    marches 

to    fort. 
January  25 — F.ntire  division  at  Brest. 
February  3 — Detachment  of  officers  sails  for  home  to  prepare  camp. 


L 


Georee  A.  Christie.  476  12th  st. 

Fred  J.  Church.  134«  Jefferson  ave. 
'.  Bernard  Curran.   259   62d  at. 

.Tames  .T.  Parrell.   507  Central  ave. 
.lames    G.     Fenning.     501     Greene     ave. 
'waiter  A.  Foley.  15:  Hewes  st. 

William   Frazee.   17KS    Eastern  Parkwav. 
I  Philip  Frledbere.  458  Quincv  st. 

.Ta-nes  Gallasher.    S49   Willoughbv   ave. 

Edward  .1.   Gash.    704  Greene  ave. 
I  Ernest   .T.   Goldsmid.    9103   Fourth   av.?. 

Neal    Hannon.    3S5    St.    Nicholas    ave 

Harold   G.   Hermon.   141   Alabama  ave. 
I  John  I..  Hysko.   195  Bay  lllh  st. 

Thomas  Kiernan.   184  Main  at. 
I   l.ouis  .1.   Kranz.   24  Central  ave. 

Vincent    .*.    McCarthy.    421    68th   st, 
'  ■'^harle.'J  McDermott.    2119   Nostrand   ave. 
1  ^Prederlck  Menkel.   lis   Wyckoff  ave. 
I  John  .V.  Merti.  375  Third  st. 
'  James  A.    Mullany.   872   East    26th  st, 

William  P.   Murphy.   fOtt  Kosciusko  st. 
I  .Albert  Paeliaro.   1270   Stith  st. 
'  John  J.   Reean.   182  St.  Mark's  ave 

Henry  Schneider  Jr.  1349.4  Myrtle  ave. 
I  David  D,  Sckalor.  178  New  Lotts  road, 
'  John   J.   Smith.    226   Lexington   ave. 

William    Smith.    383  Sumpter   st, 

Henry  D,   Sullivan.    1583   Gates  ave. 

.lames   P.    Van   Siclen.   Ditmas  ave. 

l.ouis  Waaser.   211   Hooper  st. 

Irvine  H-   Williamson,   25  Kenmore  pi. 

John  S,   Bicket.   428   81st  st. 

.\lbert   C.  Wolllnehausen.    680   McDonough  St. 

Edwin   A.  Cain.   225   Chauncey  st. 

Ferdinand    F.    Glackemeyer.    171    Hart   st, 

Milton   Mensch.   1134   Eastern  Parkway. 

HEADQr.\RTERS     DET.\CHMENT. 

153d  Infantry   Brigade. 

William    M.    Farber.    608    McDonough    st, 

ORDXANCF.    DKTACHMEXT. 

305th  Infantry. 

Herman  Schweickert.    139    Evergreen  ave. 


306TH    INFANTRY 


CO.  A. 


Sgt.    Fred.    B.  Grosse.   33?   Chauncey  st. 

Set.   Thomaj  Heaney.   447   58th  st. 

Sgi.  Cornelius  F.   Leoney.   1141  East  14th  at. 

Sfft.   Lawrence  W.  Markes.   10T5  Decatur  st. 

Sgt.  Kdw.   S.  Walsh.   914  Knickerbocker  ava. 

«'orp.    I-.  Crlmmins.   7  Sycamore   st. 

<;orp.   c:harle.'5  "W.   Eklund,   681   Halsey  st. 

(-'orp.   .Tohn  A.    boughran.   520,>  Sixth  ave. 

<"orp.   Beverly  C  Sanders.   40  Midwood  st. 

Oeorse  W.   Bishop,    187.^  Pacific  st. 

.Tosp-ph    A.    Curley.    187    Huntington    st. 

William    J.     Hall.    280    Humbodlt    st. 

Philip  Kalb,    247   Penn  st. 

Edward  Terris.   58S  Willoughbr  ave. 

Timothy   .1.    Barry,    IS   Fourth  at. 

Vlncenzo  Candif*!!*,    144   Nelson  st. 

Michael   Carroll,   69  Williams  ave. 
I  Vincent    Kalauskag,   S57  21st   st. 
!  Bernard  Kelimmer,   46  Bremman  st. 
!  Clifton    I-.   Kennedy.   61   St.   Felix  st. 
I  Anthony    I^ongo.    4722   Third   av«. 
1  D&niel  O'Brien.   718  Carroll  sr. 

-lacob  Strokofsky.   18  Stack  st. 

.lames  F.  Smith.  17  Broome  st. 

Mech.  A.  E.  Forrester,    7S0  Marcy   ave.  1 

Herman    Rubien.    1147    Decatur  st.  ] 

i  Cook   Thomas   Pogano.    R7fl    Hancock   st.  1 


CO.   B. 

■  Sgr.    Roy   Stephans.   151i>  BedforJ  ave. 
.  Sgt.   .lohn   M.  Braun,   Sedgwick  pi. 

Sgi.   William  S.   Duncan.   877   Putnam   ave. 
[  Set    .Tamea  M.   Murphy.    7::i.^  Third  ave. 

Sgt.   Floyd   .1.    Warfield.    loi."   Parkville  ave. 

r:orp.   l.ouis  Brosky.   317    Eckford   st. 

Corp.  Arthur  E.  Callahan.   108<1  Greene  ave. 
'  i.'orp.  .John   Hammer.   261;  46th  st. 

Corp.   AVilliam  .1.    Kennark.    69S  Quinry   i*t. 

<"orp.   .Tohn  F.   Kennedy.   1160   Pulton   st. 
]  Corp.  Michael  Mittloman.  106  Keap  si.. 


50 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND    IN   THE    WAR. 


Cook  David  Hammer,    158  Pennsylvania  ave. 

Cook  Sevastlan   \';t[iaia,   -5S  Sklllman  ave. 

ilcch.   Hans  N.  Hansen.   Cu3   ".Tth  st. 

Francesco  Olamlcoolu,    3SS   FlushinR   ave. 

James  Hooper.   1004   Uates  avo. 

h-iaac  Setomcrsky,    I'-to   Floyd  st. 

Edson  Tyrell.  333  Butler  st. 

Henry  Wersba.   ISll*  St.  .lohns  pi. 

William  "West.  C69  Kvergreen  ave. 

Frank  'Wulf.    10J4  (Ireene  ave. 

I'amcllo  Bertulco.   1X4   Xavy  st. 

Isaac  Cohen,  29s  Hinsdale  st. 

Stanley  K.  .lelfnskl.    101  North  Ninth  st. 

Benjamin   Kaus.   4  7T   Marcy  avo. 

Joseph  Keegan.   459  Sackelt  st, 

Bert  KrauH.   7-S  Quincy  st. 

John    Maloney.    2;'l    Myrtle  ave. 

Benjamin   Rcsnifk.    189  Throop  ave. 

Thomas   C  Smith,   333   20th  st. 

Alexander  Stein.  15  Amboy  st. 

Domlnlco   Merlino.   31    Howard  a\e. 

Egt.    Mux  **.raves.    140  Huntlnptoii  Hv(^. 

CO.  c. 

Sgt.  Thomas  S.  Cummiskcy.  291  Flntbush  ave 

Sk'.    Peter    F.    Dt'nier.    (iSi;    Jlyrtte   ave. 

S^t.  James  J.  Scully.  350  Bridge  st. 

Corp.  Nathan  Berkowltz.   104  South  Third  si 

<'orp.   Patrick  Devaney,  340   16th  st. 

rorp.   Stephen  A.   Devoe.    1S8  North  Ninth  st 

<"orp.   Adolph  Fahner.   lOS  Catalpa  ave. 

Corp.   Harold  A.  Leschinsky.  3  Moore  st. 

Corp.   Francis  J.   MiicheU,   717  Jefferson   ave. 

Corp.  James  F.  O'Connor.   SX"  Pacific  st. 

Corp.  John  Woods.   4811   Fifth  ave. 

Mech.    Harry  J.   Johnson.    103   15th  st. 

Mech.  Thoma,*^  S.    Rinaldo,   233   President   st 

BuRler  Edward  Meyer,  22fi  Seigel  .•^i. 

John  C.   Appiarius.    12  Covert  st. 

Harry   Chernln,   351    Kiverdale  ave. 

Charles  Newman.  27SS   Kast  23d  s(. 

John   Smith,   328   Franklin   av*-. 

Fred  Adelman.   77  Stapg  st. 

Michael    CarguUo.    SI    Boufflass    ?t. 

Frank   P.   De   I^eo.    136ii   GSih  st. 

Henry  A.   McLaughlin.   459   42d  ."V- 

Aaron  Meyer.    191   Keap  st. 

Frank   L.   Oi.son.   C44   5Sth  .'*;. 

<;uiseppe  Orlando.   6CG  Fourili   ave. 

^ech.  Samuel   M<!rin.   493   BlakL-   ave. 

Thomas  Grlffen.    178  Fulton   it. 


CO.  D. 

Ist   1-t.  Edwin  J.   Mooney,   1019  Avenue   M, 

Set.  HUKh  J.   Harte.   595A    18th  st. 

Sgt.  Andrew  J.  Offlto.   2S4  Flushing:  ave. 

Sgt.   Lawrence  F.  Hlckey,  4SS   Kflh  st. 

Ski.  William  F.  Kelly.  419  Hicks  st. 

<*orp.  Sante  Carlson.  56*;  Baltic  st. 

Corp.  Francis  B.  CaBsldy.  120  Pioneer  st. 

Corp.   Nathan   Helman,   363   E.   61st  st. 

Corp.   Edward  List.    0fi7   Evergreen  avr. 

Corp.   Thomas   Mlpnona,   922   Liberty  ave. 

Corp.  Louis  Waldman,  449  Barbey  st. 

John  Antonio.  .",.12  Boerum  st. 

Thomas   Burns,   39S   Wythe  avp. 

Jo.scph   DenovelUs.    31    Raymond   av^. 

FrHnk  Dlllman.    r»ri4    Bainbrldge   st. 

Frank  Dorman.    1864    Linden   avt\ 

Jonpph   M.    Doyle.    ROfi    Ma«:on    st. 

Martin   Felnsteln.    269   Martenso  st. 

James  D.  Norton,   224   Seventh  ave. 

Domlnick  Brancato.   312  Sheridan  ave, 

I^o  Dyncr,    104   East  Third  st. 

.rwmcs  I'.  Fenton.  44f>A  Lalayette  ave. 

Chas.  B.  Finazzo,  Liberty  ave.  and  Wyona  at. 

J'M-    Kakowski.    91    Debevolsc   .st. 

Corp.   H.  W.  H^tllowell.  Atlantic  ave.&  Cedar. 

Ifit  Sst.  Anthony  J.  Jamison.' 120  AVythe  ave. 

John  T.  Phair,  4fl7  St.  John's  pi. 


CO.  E. 

Mess  Sgt.  Anthony  I'aprllle.   23   S.    Jllliott   pi. 

Sri.   Sydney  Dreyfuss.  liSl   ri7th  .st. 

Corp.   Daniel  1-'.  Hrophy.   33  Cedar  st. 

Philip  J.    Bruwt.   44  Tompkins  uvp, 

Bernard   Daly.   3r>  Fifth   st. 

Clifford  K.  Freund.  74  Penn  st. 

Kdwln  A.   Klnnally.    58  Amity  .st. 

Walter  J.  MrCormack.  413  First  sL 

\-:cnaei   .McPadd^'n.   22S    Borgt^n   st. 

*arl  C.   McRoberts,   *;7th   St.   &   Sedgwick   pi. 

Lulgl   Salvuccl.   333  St.    Mark's  ave. 

Bugler  John   B.   Beldt.   284  Boerum  st. 

Charles  .Vheni.  r.s2  (Jates  ave. 

Harry  A.  Olson.    134  Boerum  pi. 

Winiani  A.  Sn  Itli.  GT.i.  Carroll  st. 

Thomuis  Ualton.    :;<iS   Baltic  at. 


James  DIambrosio.   993  Pacific  st. 
-John  Ferry.   S59   Dean  st. 
Daniel  L.  Uulnan,  255  Argyle  road. 
Robert   W.  Herdman.    2  Ridge  Court. 
Joseph   H.   Kalino\v>iki.    131   Celston   a\e. 
John  F.   Kearns.  307  Carroll  .st. 
Murray  Kreutchfc.   303  Stockton  st. 
Tohn    McCun«*n.  1S6   Bergen  st. 
William  Ollrfght.   545   Halsey  st. 
Frank   Passalacqua,    556   17th  si. 
j?amuel    Radist,    261    Stone  avf. 
Samuel   Kosenglick.    191   Keap  .-Jt. 
lohn  Tagllani.   71   14th  st. 
Henry  W.-iss,   US  Hart  st. 


CO.   F. 

>s:t.  Frederick  ^L  Wright,  665  lOth  st. 
_'orp.   Arthur  J.  Glddings.   369  Fourth  st. 
Richard  E.  Lavin.  194  t'rown  st. ' 
'rving  A.  Levy.  701   Franklin  ave. 
'armine  J.  Longo,   473  Adelphi  st. 
Mech.   Wm.    A.   Molinari,   112   32d  st. 
_'ook  Jean  Jouants.   786   Third  ave. 
Paolo  Campo,  228  Sackett  st. 
/Incent  Falcon!.  547  Henry  st. 
VVitliam   C.   Fischnft-r,    483  Decatur   st. 
racob  Kolb.   861   De  Kalb  avo. 
Joseph   P.    Madden.    36   Third   !^t. 
Tohn   F.   OVMeara.    21'i  Fifth  ave. 
William  M.   O'Rourke.   291   Court  st. 
Fohn  J.   Reynolds.   139  Sullivan  st. 
^red^rlck  Becker,  93  Bay  46th  st 
William  F.   Dore.   3  Martense  Co*. it. 
Toseph  Fontana.  637  I'nion  st. 
>Iaf  Hafslund.    434  Union  st. 
Vbraham  Itzler,  90*i  Sutter  ave. 
Tarlin  Loopo.   356   Eaatern  Parkwa>' 
'harlcs  Quintan,  330  Union  st. 
.ouis  Schreibman,  93  Cook  st. 
Jacob  J.  Sonnenshein.  270  Penn  st. 


CO.  <;. 

F:t  Sgt.   J.    F.   Windhorst.    1S&9    Stockholm  st. 
'■upp.  Sgt.  H.  A.  Cooper.  270  Sackman  sL 
VIess  Sgl.   W.   P.  Goubeaud.    1504  Paclilo  st. 
^gt.  .James  Damato.   203    Nassau  st. 
^orp.  Wm.   A.   Dun:i".    1350   Bergen  St. 
'orp.    James  F.    McGrath.    498    Herkimer   st. 
;orp.    Borge.    Borreson.    254    r.7lh   st. 
?orp.   Franklin  Schwarz.   168  Wtnthrop  si. 
Mech.  Harry  F.  Zeilke.  35  Forrest  st. 
3tto  E.   Bohm,   855  GOth  .st. 
Vlichael    Broderick,    19    Floyd   st. 
rarmelo  Abissi.  14  Havens  pi. 
Louis  Barron.    1145  Lafayette  ave. 
Charles  Long,  12S  Berry  st, 
foseph  F.   Meehan.   187  Luquer  st. 
ydward   O'Connell.   430  Prospect  pi. 
"bilip  A.  O'Connor.  550  Seventh  avp 
^affaele  Provenza.   s  St.  Edward  s  st. 


CO.  H. 

^sl  5;pt.   Daniel  J.  Patterson.  53  <'oncord  st. 
-St.  Alexander  S.   McKlnlay.  439  Autumn  av. 
>gt.    Daniel    A.    .McAleese.    218    Kagle   st. 
"urp.  Thomas  S.    Bowran.    166   Franklin  ave. 
:'orp.    ICupene   Daubie.    145  Thann-s  st. 
C!i>rp.   R.    E.   <»regory.   4807   Ft.    Hain'lon   Pwj'. 
C!*orp.  Nathan   .Tacobs.    1874    Bergen  st. 
Corp.  William  J.  Lucke,   _'l  Suydam  pi. 
Corp.   James   Romanelli.   239  Conselyea  st. 
r;orp.  Paul   R.  Sohultz.  36  Slocuni  st. 
Corp.  Ocorge  F.  Scliwar:ie.   2043  Prospect  av 
\irp.    Albert   B.   Troge.    396   Crescent   St. 
Corp.   Paul  W.    t'rlT,   38  Martonse  st. 
<;oolt  John   C   Diotes.   483   Franklin   ave. 
Cook  James  Rogers.  946  Kent  ave. 
Mech.   Thomas  J.  Dooloy.    IS   East  32d  sL 
l*^0!-.ard    W.    Blller,   527   Grand   st. 
.Michael    Burke.   .".4   State  st. 
.loseph   Butler.    11   Third   st. 
Augustus   Mallon.   938    Pacific   st. 
.lo.seph   ,1.   O'Brien.    120    Harrison   st. 
.Joseph  P.  Shannon,  51S  Sterling  pi. 
Charles  P.   Shaw,   47   Monroe  st. 
Robert  Taylor.    154    Grand   st. 
riermnn  Stackman.   316  Stockton  at. 
.^am   Malkon.   96   Hopkins  st. 
John  Schecker.   151   Bfrr>-  .-^t, 
Herman  Strumpf.  138  Grntt^n  --' 


CO.  I. 

Supp.-Sgt.  S.  L.  Goodman,   218  St.  John'.s  pi. 
Mes3   Sgt.   J.   Thompson.    151    Nicholas   a\o. 
.^gt.  John  Andet.  2017  Palmetto  st. 
Sgt.  James  A.  Carney.    1867  Grove  st. 


<_'orp. 
<  *ook 


j  Sgt.  George  James.   99  Washington  st. 

;  Sgt.  John   Mlttelstaedt.   555  Metropolitan  ava. 

Corp.  Anthony  A.  DeVries.  1061  Blake  ave. 
!  Corp.   Robert  J.   Hume.  96  Bay  lOlh  st. 

Corp.   Frederick  E.   Klx.   26  S.   Elliott  pi. 

Corp.  William  R.  MacRae.  16  Jewel  st. 

Corp.  Joseph  F.  McGlnley.  82  Colyer  st. 

Corp.  M.  J.   Mauer.  416  Knickerbocker  ave. 

Corp.  Jesse  Newman,  1842  84th  st. 

Corp.    Max  Sank.   411  Bushwick  ave. 
Isidore   Siegel.    1203    40th  st. 
Emile  A.  Gibbons.   259  Albany  ave. 

Henry  L.   Dennlnder,    136    Engert   ave. 

C.eorge  H.  Dickson.  110  Kingston  ave. 

Frank  Garrltano.  581   Park  ave. 

Edwhrd  Grandln,  703  President  st. 
1  Edward  MacKirdy,  285  Kingston  ave. 
■  Daniel  McDermott.  110   Prospect  ave. 
I  Alphonse  J.    Mangterl.    213   Yoke  st. 

Daniel  Quinn,   124   India  st. 

Fred   H.   Schaefer.    4702   Third   av^ 

Monte  A.   Well,    1866   Madison  st, 
I  Le  Hoy  Bishop,    51   Pulaski  st. 
I  Morris   Epstein.    74   Sumner  st. 
I  Frederick  E.  Finger.  536  7nth  st. 

Joseph  P.  Fitzgerald.   5221  Third  ave 
'Carl   Franson,   209^2    Wyckoff  st. 

Jacob  G.  Lear,  30F.  Troutman  st. 
^  S.imuel  A.    W.    Longendvck,    1034    Cypress   st 

Robert   V.   McCue.    607   Kosciusko  st. 

Sheehi  Maganeet.   76  Box  st. 

Guiseppe  Mlcleli.  845  Kent  a^•p. 

Palsy   Muzzonigro,    1936   LTnden  st. 

JAcob  Press,   299  I^exlngton  ave. 

.Morris  Shepper.  5  Whipple  st. 

Michael  .1.  Snee,  3917  Fourth  av*. 

Theodore  Tamborski.   "S  Diamond    »■ 


CO.  K. 

1  Ski.  Jolin   P.  Beirne.   483  Prospect  p, 

Sgi.   Harry   E.   Peterson.    1332  St.   Mftrk  s  a^*. 

Sgt.   Edward  H.   Wade.    189  Bay^Sth  st. 

Corp.   A.   J.  Arbuckle  Jr..   348  E.  35th  at. 

Corp.  K.  W.  Cavanaugh.  52  Kouwenhoven  pi. 

I'-orp.  Abraham  Goldenberg,  1338  52d  St. 
'  Corp.   Hawkins  D.  Jordan,   34  Jerom*  sL 

Corp.  G.  V.  Knoess,  841   Lafayette  ave. 

Corp.    James   H.   Qulgley,    728    E.    9th   pi. 

Corp.    Walter  C.  Richards.   362   54th  t*t 

Corp.   .\braham   Rogovln.   220  S.   3d  ^•- 

Corp.  Frank  Schrelber.  336  Bergen  s\ 

Corp.   Joseph   Smith,    552   50th  st. 

Cook  Benjamin   Hlrsh,   384   Keap  s' 

Cook  John  J.   McNeil,    123   Bush  st. 

(^ook  Sivart  Sarvold,    549   73d   st. 

(_*ook   Me.ver  Waxman,    131    Division  ave. 

Mech.   Percy  Williams.    252   Prospect   p!. 

Louis   Brizzolara,   666   Gist  st. 

Benjamin   F.   Grogan.   443  2d   st 

."Samuel    Kuzmtnsky.    285    Osborne   st. 

John  J.   Mc.\ullff.  412  Ocean  ave. 

Charles   B.    Niedleman.   80  Grand  st.    Ext. 

Frank    Reubel.    250   Sheffield   ave. 

Richard   Schernlg,    2329   Linden   st. 

Gordon  T.   Shoop.    230  St.    James  pi. 

William   W.    Swinscoe.   215?  Seneca   •*. 

(iuiseppe  Cugnidoro.   96  Sklllman  s* 

Sam   Hollander.   318    Floyd   st. 

Joseph   Howard,   987  Jefferson  ave 

Angtio   TJ.gnetfn,    167    Navy  st. 

AlpysiuR   M.  O'Brien,    37  ^i    T^orlmer  .^^t. 

John   Petelenskl,   348  Oakland  st. 

Michelle  Sarivo.  775  Grand  st. 

Irving  Strandvold.   1030   E.  31st  st. 


CO.  1.. 


'  Sgt 
I  Sgt 

;  Sgt 

■  Sgt 

Sgt 


Bernard    Marveltc.   «il2   E.    Wlii  &w 
Sigurd  J.  John,son.   614   o2d   flt. 
.lames  Broheny,  1628  Pacltic  st 
Wi;iiam  J.    Delahanty,    385   Pacific  st. 
Samuel  Saresky.   814   McDonough   st. 

Sgt.  Charles  J.  Schmitt,  65  Orient  ave. 

Sgt.  Jos'ph  A.  Sklnkls.  108  Bedford  ave. 

Cnrp.  Harry  J.  Carney.  1063  Pacltlc  st. 

Corp.  Thomas  G.   Dooley.   206   lllh  st. 

Corp,    William  Lovell.   160  N.  3d  .-jt. 

Corp.  John   F.   Metsner.   2732  Atlantic  uve. 

Corp.  Carl  Mlllteanu.   250  12th  st. 

Corp.  Samuel  Smith.   135   Bay  25th  st. 

Cook  Thomas  Donnelly  Jr..   13  Marcy  ave. 

Mech.  Atidteu-  J.    Wagn^'r  Jr.,   446   64th   st, 

Sobastlano  Cardone,   30  Fanchon  pi. 

.\nthony   Ceiestrlno.    256   39th  si. 

Linus  Erikson,   1512  6th  a\e. 

William  Fogarty.  268  St.  Mark's  av 

Harry  .V.  Larsen,  539  73d  st. 

Raymond  M.  Markland.  485  Tompkins  a-^e. 

fleorge  v.  peters.  408  Linden  st. 

MyU'i-  J.  Ryan,  180  Washington  ave. 


BROOKLYN   AND    LONG    ISLAND    IN    THE   WAR. 


51 


fllatskel  S(_ilr;lee.   315  Stockton  St. 
Abraham  Shaw.  396  Grand  st. 
William  K.  ThoihauE.    400  HIck.i  .it 
Peter  Traver-so.   351   87th  St. 
Abraham  Wiener.   1720  Park  pi. 
Charles  Amlco.  tJ23   Washington   ave. 
Joseph   Damico,    25   Locust  St. 
Peter  C.  Gallagher,  6S  Dean  st. 
.Tames  Irwln  jr..   556  Hambtirg  avt- 
.lohn  J,   Kearln.i.   94   Park  ave. 
Theodore  C.   I.edene,   535  Cist  .st. 
Morris  Letkon-ltz,  316  Pulaski  st. 
.Io.seph  Lupovvltz.  126  Vernon  ave. 
Theodore  C.  Mertz,   147  Freeman  flt, 
Francisco  Romano,   493  Gates  ave. 
PasQualo  Sav.tangelo.   157   Prospect  st, 
Henry  G.  Schwarze.  395  Maroy  ave. 
James  C.  Skelly.  749  Gates  avn. 


CO.  M. 

2d  Lt.   Paul  K.   noth,  421   7th  st. 

Sgt.  Thomas  E.   Gallagher.   M3  Kent  ave. 

Set.   Jerome   I.oewenthal.   957   E.    7th  st. 

."^gt.   Maurice   J.   O'Grady,   19   Berkeley  pi. 

3gt.   Louis  Schall,  371   73d  .st. 

ggt.  Oftorgc  H.  Stang.  1549  E.  15th  st, 

Sgt.  Alexander  Weber,  564   E.   2d  st. 

Corp.    Charles   Fecht.    671    Bedford   st. 

r^orp.  Calogero  Mule,   973  Flushing  ave. 

Corp.  Robert  Nallhoff,   197  Newport  av». 

f'orp.   Paul  Osterman,   312  Stags  st. 

I'ook   Germano    Marzocki,    fill   1st   st. 

Rrlght  T.   Berge,   707  Hicks  St. 

Salvatore  BuITh,  941  Third  aye. 

Victor  Chleaa,  391  President  st. 

George  Cohen.   249  7th  ave. 

Frederick  A.  Connolly.  990  Pacific  st. 

John  Doherty.   1460  Gates  ave. 

Michael  Duffy,   574  17th  st. 

<^harles  Oamelser,   247  Stockton  st. 

.lohn  J.  Giilcn  Jr.,  130  De  Kalb  ave. 

Ernest   K.  J.   Hollls,   29  Sterling  pi. 

-Toseph  M.   Lopez,    7717   Fourth  St. 

Flore  Luongo,   71   UnderhiU  ave. 

.loseph  McCann,   426  91st  st, 

Gustave  McMahon.   1118  Willoughby  ave. 

Louis  Matsshevitz,   1810  St.  John's  pi. 

Alfred  Varlole,  481  Smith  st, 

Jacob  Wolchsel.  275  S.  First  st. 

.Andrew  E.  Anderson,  267  Flatbush  ave. 

.Arthur  J,  Anderson.  321  87th  st, 

Vito  Carnunlgriano.   1589   Deane  at. 

George   Dunstrop,   723   39th  st. 

Walter  W.  Glenner.   773   Berger  r*. 

Camelo  LaCamera,  16  Strong  pi. 

Philip  Lapldus,  84  Watkins  st. 

Charles  McMorrow,   252  Schenectady  ave. 

Walter  Pirtoriz.   2S0  24th  st. 


HE.-VDQrARTERS    CO. 

Regt.  Sgt.  MaJ.  H,  B.  DeBaun,  207  St.  James 

pi. 
Bn.    Sgt.   Maj.   L.   J.   Wolff.  777   E.   Parkway. 
1st  Sgt.  G.   W.   West,   282  Winthrop  st. 
Band  Sgt.  Charles  E.  Hill,  462  Sixth  st. 
Band  Sgt.  Louis  Leigh,    61   Barhey  st. 
^^upp.   Sgt.    Joseph  V.   Nevlna.    75S   Macon  st. 
Sgt.   Robert  L.   Howard.   464   69th  St. 
Sgt.  Joseph  F.   Mercury,    467   DeGraw  st. 
S^t.    Charles    R.    Robinsky,    19S   WyckofT   st. 
Sgt.   Brian  Slcard.   1523  Union  st. 
Sgt.  Joseph  L.  Lambert,    485  Frankiin  ave. 
Corp,   Edward  W.   Kaiser.   53  Glen  st. 
Cotp,   Frederick  Weltzin.   5623  .Seventh  ave. 
Corp.  William  Walter.^  9205  Flatlands  ave. 
Corp.   Joseph  E.   Kelley,  288  McDougall  st. 
Corp.   Thomas  J.    Casaidy,   451   Third   t^ve, 
c!orp.  Joseph  Goldberg.    190  Floyd  st. 
Corp,   Anthony  F.  Zuber.  439   Ridgewood  avA, 
Corp.  John  W.  Fell,    26  Floyd  at. 
Corp.  Frank  C.  McCarthy.  159  Huntington  st. 
Corp.  Floyd  R.  Smith,   233  Decatur  st, 
Corp.  Cornelius   F.   Sheehan,   661  Carroll  st. 
<'orp.  Joseph  Torrono,   779  Hart  st. 
Corp.   Henry   E.   Wolff.   1248  Greene  ave. 
Band  Corp.   P,   D'Esposito.  4716  Ft.  Ham.  av. 
Band   Corp.   R.   E.   Jordan.    156   Fulton  St. 
Band  Corp.   J.   H.   Goette,   4  40  62d   at. 
Cook  Theodore  Kaufmann.   982   Decatur  st. 
Cook  Wm.   Portman,    125  Ellery  et. 
Cook  George  Schrelher,   4002  Sixth  are. 
Mech.  Walter  B.  Celander,   175  Park  pi.     .. 
Mech.   W.   J.   Bckert.    67   Ryerson  et. 
Mech.  Wm.   Hessler.   48  Welrfteld  st. 
Mech.  Leon  Mlrsky,  587  Dumont  ave. 
Mu^.   Antonio  Barone,  35  Hamburg  ave. 
Mus.   Edward  T.   Blake,   1417  Herkimer  st. 
Mug.  Albert  A.  Geiger.  905  Lincoln  pi. 
Mus.  Augustus  Carbone,  760  East  Sth  st. 


Mus.  Daniel    E.   Tennow,    147   .Seventh  ave, 
Mus.  Franklin  J.  De   Hoog,    479  Waveriy  ave. 
MUs.   Charles  A.  Frleberger,   649   60th  st. 
Mus.   Charles   Maletta,    69   Tillary   st. 
MUs.  .'Vhraham  SlatLs,  879  Bergen  st. 
Mus,   Edwin  R.  Thornell,   395  Fifth  st. 
Mils.   Arthur  O.   Walte,    667   74th  st. 
Thomas    F.    Breen.    7811    Third    ave. 
Daniel  Elsenberg.   322  Rodney  st. 
.lames  Cautraud,    906   Flushing   ave. 
Herman    H.    Giease   Jr.,    14  .Terome   st, 
William  P.  Greitz,   194  Meeker  st. 
.Michael  J.    Hart.    700   Manhattan  ave. 
Reynold    Larson.    336  Butler  st. 
Michael    Lrvinsky,    360    Pulaski    St. 
Gustave   Mittenhuber,    1878   DeKalb  ave. 
Patrick   J,    Monaghan,    5421    Fifth   ave. 
Lawrence  .T.    Mulhearn.    172   St.  James  place. 
Giacomo  Palermo.   7303   New  Utrecht  ave. 
Harold    S.    Pullln,    1065    Lafayette   ave. 
Pfcderlck  W.   Rath,  318  Lenox  road. 
Arthur  Robbins.  331  Van  Sicklen  ave. 
William  Schneider  Jr.,   27,8  East  32d  St. 
Frank    Splnella,     25    AVyckotf    st, 
.Michael  Turner,   282   Warren  st, 
Frank   E.   Webster.  164   Winthrop   st. 
Edward  J.  Wehman,   1128  Bedford  ave. 
.Tohn    Whalen,     368     Prospect    place, 
Loui.s   Zlrinskv,    1275    41st    st. 
Harry   Abrams,    399  South    Fifth  st. 
Louis  A.    Buchner,    126   Jefferson  St. 
David    F.    Carey,    280    Court   st. 
Nathan    Epstein,    1811    Park   place. 
Fj*ank  H.  Farren,  107  Park  place. 
John  A.  GoriTiley,   321   Eastern  parkway. 
Oswald  B.   Harder,    421   Sumner  ave, 
Charles  Isaac,    460   Pulaski   st, 
Richard  J.  Kane,  784  St.  John's  place. 
Edward   Kenney,    165   Butler  st, 
Arthur  C.    Leischner.    611    61st  St. 
John  A.   Le   Master,   801   Madison  st, 
James  J.    MoEneany.    564   Lexington   ave, 
Geddie  B,   Morrell,    558   Qulncy  st. 
Edward  C.  Muller,  1057  Nostrand  ave. 
Kobert  E.    Q'Hanlon.    4403    Fifth   ave. 
Jesse    S.    Raphael,    1442    Carroll    st. 
Charles   J.    Rogals,    603  Warren  St. 
Robert  Sanders,  507  Jerome  st. 
Robert  S.  Wille  Jr.,   1168  Putnam  ave. 

M.\CHINE  GtUSr  CO. 

Sgt.    Stephen   J.    Phillips,    162   Tyler  st. 
Sgt.   Otto  Relchart,    5  Sandol  St. 
Sgt.  ■William  D.  Seibert,  2230  83d  st, 
Sgt.  Francis  M.  Weeks,  2116  I^orchester  road. 
Sgt,    Gustav   Zlmmermann,    329   Menehan   st. 
Corp.  B.  W.  Bggert.  446  Dill  pi.,  Ridgewood. 
Corp.    Robert    E,    Schmidt.    250   Grand    ave, 
Corp.   Edward  Woodburn,    490   Qulncy  st. 
Mech,    E.   J.    Moeller,    164    Monitor   st.    Green- 
point. 
■William  E.  Barth,   50  Forest  ave. 
Michael   Dillon,    178   Baltic  st. 
David    Friediander,    Hi3   Covert   st, 
Harold   R.    Hanshew.    61    Patchen   ave. 
George  H.    Mahler,    7013   Third   ave. 
Thomas  F.  Ryan,  6001  Fort  Hamilton  ave, 
James  Stack,  523  55th  st. 
George  Valle.  217Vi   Smith  st. 
Richard  N.   Adams.    326   Degraw  st. 
Harry  Blttner.   633   Logan   st. 
James  Collins.    1725   Grove  st. 
Thomas  F.   Fitzgerald.   184   Butler  si. 
William    J.    Flynn,    44    St.    Mark's    place. 
William  Haggerty,   37  Columbia  Heights. 
George    B.    Helm,    1480    Bedford    ave. 
Looney,    William    A.    357    Fifth   st. 
Charles    H.    Parr,    355    Fifth    ave. 
Arthur  G.  Pershall,  56  Hanson  place. 
William    Pettke,    675A    Kosciusko    st. 
John  E.  Wamsganz,  906  Metropolitan  ave. 
Benj.   Wensteln.    1220   East   New    Tork  ave. 


SUPPLY  CO. 

Regt.  Sup.   Sgt,  Otto  Franc.   7  Montague   ter. 
Regt.  aup.  Sgt.  S.  R.  Pinna.  79  S.  6th  st. 
Regt.    Sup.   Sgt.  R.   H.   Thompson,    1904   Fos- 
ter ave. 
Sup.  Sgt.  Leo  A.  ^'ert-ell.  31  Madison  st. 
Stable  Bgt.  J.   M.Dutfy,  205  Prospect  Pk..S.W. 
Corp.    John   A.    Keyes,    1429    Flatbush   ave. 
Corp.  Wm,  Lutjen,    470   Hamburg  ave. 
Jlorseshoer  G.    A.    Bahlinger,    138    X.    7th   st. 
Cook  Paola  Clerlcl,  9107  91st  st. 
Cook  John   Mortoly,   162  State  st. 
Mech.  Fred  Kusslus,   1909  Bleecker  st. 
Mech.   Arcera  Rosalino,   2929  Fulton  st. 
Wag.    Thomas   J.    Casey.    563    W*arren    st. 
Wag.   Domenlck   Cincotta,    221    5th  ave. 


Wag.   Wm.  Costello,   313    59th  St. 
Wag.  Joseph  Cox,   704  6th  ave. 
Wag.  Alfred  Dunn,  12  Garnet  at. 
Wag.  John  Elliot,  169  Hart  St. 
Wag.  John  Pall,  536  Knickerbocker  ave. 
Wag.  Michael  Fassanella.  984  39th  st. 
Wag.  Vincenzo  Greco,  689  Washington  av«. 
Wag.  Thotnas  I.  Horan,  1018  Union  st. 
Wag.  Ralph  B.  Lord.  60  Doscher  st. 
Wag.   Frank  McGann,  283  Fifth  ave. 
Wag.  James  McNamara,  677  Schenck  ave. 
Wag.  Anthony  Maas,  8821  5th  ave. 
Wag.  Patrick  J.  Maher.  263  9th  ave. 

Casparo  Morreale,    604   17th  st. 

Joseph  Morris.  361  53d  at. 

Frederick  Sheridan,   410  5th  ave. 

James  A.  Walters,  1386  Sterling  pi. 

James  E.  White,   112   Ellery  st. 
William  F.  Beers.  467  40th  st. 
William  Schaefer.   1360  Myrtle  ave. 
Neil  J.  Ferry,  205  Taaffe  pi. 
Patrick  Forde,   2136  Atlantic  ave. 
John  Gebhart,   1126  Myrtle  ave. 
James  P.  Marron,  12!  Waveriy  ave. 
David  Moriarty,  63  Java  st. 


ORDNANCE    DETACH>IEXT. 


Wag. 
Wag, 
Wag, 
Wag. 
Wag. 


Carl  Bergling,  630  Dean  st. 
Prank  Kipnis,   389  South  5th  st. 
Joseph  J.   McEntee,   334  4Sth  St. 


.SANITARY  DETACHMENT. 

Sgt.   John  F.  Moran,   123  Vernon  ave. 
.^deibert  T.  Powell.   165  Howard  ave. 
Charles  J.   Strohmeyer,  821  Willoughby  ave. 
Salvatore  J.  Laspla,  4902  6th  ave. 
Henry  Schulman,  433  Watkins  st. 


307TH  INFANTRY 


CO.  A. 

Aifrofl  Glass,  51  Greene  ave. 

Urban  \V.   Saum.  4200  Ft.  Hamilton  P'way. 

Emanuel  Motola,  9318  Fourth  ave. 

Joseph   Manfre,   452  53d  st. 

James  Af.  Cummings,   2  Strong  pi. 

Jose  Lopez,   S2  Poplar  st. 

Patrick  J.  Sullivan,  53  Lincoln  pi, 

John  A.   Anderson,   13   Reeve  pi. 

Salvatore  Angelonl,   1S7  Sackett  st. 

George  W.   Brennan,    401  >^   Franklin  ave. 

Nicholas  J.  Connell,  631  Douglas  st. 

Paul  Dabback.   1926  78th  st. 

Joseph  Finn.   130  St,  Edwards  st. 

Herman  G.   Hoeflinger.    452   51st  st. 

Chester  A.   Lewis,   825   Park  ave. 

Thomas  F.  McGlynn.  36  Garnett  st. 

John  J.  McQuillan,   53  India  st. 

Bernard  J.  Morris.  70  Lincoln  pi. 

Frederick  T.  Short.   170  Senator  st. 

Anthony  Canipanale.    7011   Ft.   Hamilton   av«. 

George  A.  Finnan,   498  Fourth  st. 

Patrick  J.   Murphy.   552   58th  St. 

Paul   L.   Olsen,    270  Smith  st. 

Stephen  Palozzolo,   485  Ainers  st. 

Sigurd  Swenson.   449    52d  st. 


Co.  B. 

Charles  H.  Bradshaw,  627  Hancock  st. 
William  F.   Howard.   201   97th  st. 
Elwin   M.   Eldredge.  772  Jefferson  ave. 
John   K.  fJlynn.   232  Jackson  st. 
John  MoGinnlej-.   183  Kingsland  ave. 
Howard   F.   Roeding.   97   Miller  ave. 
William  M.   Ehrman,   131   Carlton  ave. 
Frank  M.   RIedl,   1713   Bleeker  st. 
I^ouis  Beckendorf.   279  S.   First  st. 
Paul  Antonelli.   230   59th  st. 
John  Breton.  Troy  and   Lefferts  ave. 
[  Lewis  Ellenbog:en.   531  Bedtord  ave. 
Eugenio  Oargiulo.    440   St.   Marks  ave. 
Harry  J.   Gross.  1845  Park  pi. 
flam  Koi-Alewecz.   551  Graham  ave. 
David   Leff,   91  Throop  ave. 
Isaac  Leibowitz.    '>31   Dumont  ave. 
Hob<^?rt   W.   Bradford.    161   Tenth  st. 
Fred.    E.   Srhaddock,    151   Ridgewood  ave. 
Deorato  Tortora.    7    Old   Wood   Point   rcl. 
Thomas  Twyford.   807  East   Eighth  si, 
Samuel  Zashinsky,   SRi   Leonard   st. 


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BROOKLYN    AND   LONG    ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


CO.  c. 

Frank  Arena.   5606  New  Utrecht  ave. 
John  r.  Bierweilcr.  171  Kast  31st  st. 
Johu  J,  Grooslrr.   '293  Knickerbocker  ave. 
Anthony  Cappielli.  :;73  Baltic  st. 
Raymond  T.   Coon,  840   Bushwick  ave. 
Chris  Gigantl.    154    Hamburg   ave. 
Stephen   L.  Gulotta.   308  Suydam  st. 
Harry  J.  Gumbman,  1827  Putnam  ave. 
John  .r.   Hahn.  4:M   Melrose  st. 
Harold  I...  Hammarlund.  4S9  Park  pi. 
Charles  E.  Holland.   599  88th  st. 
Jnhn   Hug,   3jO   Bleecker  st. 
■William  J.   Knetz,   1691  Gates  a\e. 
T\"llliani   M.   La  Massney.   -83   Wyckoff  st. 
Benjamin    Lupton.    117   Wyona  st. 
Francis  J.  Mulhaul,   128  Alnslie  st. 
Anton  Myslinskl.  762  Hart  st. 
T\'illiam  G.  O'Connor.  721  Avenue  T-. 
AVilliam   H.  Purdy,    1350  Bergrn  st. 
David  Rosmarin,  289  South  First  .<!i. 
Franklin  I^.  Ryder.  34  Chestnut  st. 
Harry  Silver.   28   Humboldt  st. 
Theobaldo   Tedesch!.    2423    83d   st. 
Charles  H.  Toomey.  343  15th  st. 
Benjamin  Tubin.    162  Boerum  si^ 
Fred  H.  W'igmore,   360  Kast  35th  si. 
Jam.es  R.  Williams.  80  Kingston  ave. 


CO.  D. 

rhillp  Bnnacki.   433  Court  at. 
Thomas  Brennan  Jr.,  5811  Fourth  ave. 
Frank  Cortese.  6003  8oventh  ave. 
Lawrence  J.   Di   Anno.  65S  Classen  ave. 
John  J.   Henry.    180   Broadway. 
Frank  Tngoglia,    219  Johnson   ave. 
Edward  Johnson.    1144   Flatbush  ave. 
John   F.   Jones.    76  4   McDonough  st. 
James  J.   Kelly.  884  Grrienp  ave. 
Oscar  A.  Meyerson.    24S   Sumner  ave. 
William  Miller.  983  Madison  sr. 
Kamuel  Ferlman.   321   Schermerhorn  st. 
Frank  J.   Prach.    208   Macon  st. 
John   Reif  Jr..  230  Jefferson  st. 
John  Sahm.  2794  Fulton  st. 
Michael  Schtow.   66   41st   st. 
Charles  Sheridan.   505  Greene  avp, 
Charles  Spinner,    409   Himrod   st. 
Abraham  Stern,    178  Hull  st. 
Lawrence  J.  Trspp,   77  Hamburg  ave. 
Henry  Wehner.   456   Harman  si. 
Max  Wolling,  194  Troutman  st. 


CO.  E. 

John  J.  Glllen,  572  Sterling  pi. 
Bernard  McNulty,  313  46th  st. 
Srverino  Santarella,  21   Maspeth  ave. 
peter  Peterson,   132  33d  st. 
Bror   H.   Nelson,   253    51st   st, 
Vincent   Naso,    514   Henry  st. 
John  M.  Tictjen.   661  Classon  ave. 
Uomlnlck  Boccuzzi.   305   Broadwaj. 
Jacob  B.   Cooper.   2032   Bath  ave. 
Edward   Curcio.   6610  New   Utrecht   ave. 
George  Elchlnger.   194   Knickerbocker  ave. 
Andrew  .1.  I^yons.   1059   42d  st. 
James  J.   McCarthy.    1045   Pacific  st. 
Emanuel   Rosenstein.   4420   15th  ave. 
AVarren    E.   Stancllff.    320   Tlumboldt  St. 
Thomas  A.  Hillock.   1123   Fulton  st. 
>tichael   Bene\enti.    723    Metropolitan    ave. 
Samuel  Sloane.  '.'05  Pennsylvania  ave. 
Arthur  Marcussen,  68  Second  st. 


CO.  F. 

Frederick  S.    Englehardt.    1926    Woodbine   at. 

Nathan    LebowliT:.    183    Varet   st. 

Isaac  Levy.    1492   St.    Marks  a^■e. 

Anthon>'   Zamperelli.    2427   Dean  st. 

Nathan   Bornbaum.   1877  Sterling  pi. 

William  J.   Bruecknrr,  478  Onderdonk  ave. 

Abe  Cohen.   240A  Hart  at. 

Max   Cohen,   237    Rockaway  ave. 

Anthony  J.  Jochlm.  3047  Atlantic  ave. 

Abraham  Kimmelman,  263  Di\ialon  ave. 

.Max  Scheiner,  302  Glenmoro  ove. 

n*ajamin   H.   Von  Pentz.   387   Kosciusko  at. 

,'t^Bph  Cohen,   474    New  Jersey  ave. 

Henry  KU-fert,    439    Bleecker  st. 

Frederick  W.  Looser,    1559  Greene  ave. 

nichard  Moles.   1892   Atlantic  ave. 

Morris    L    Jacobskind,    410   Blake   ave, 

Charles  J.   Krause,  453   11th  st. 

Peler   De  Coma.    457    86th    st. 

Thomas  Gallagher.    141    Conselyra  st. 

A.  P.  A.  Meenagh,   41  Prospect  Park    S.  W. 


CO.  G. 

Louis  J.  Schilling.  2364  Calalpa  ave. 

Michael  Alpert.  28  Humboldt  st. 

Frank  A.  Frldstrom.   150  Logan  si. 

James  J.  Gerrity,   6G7  Clas.son  ave. 

Ge"orge   Barbanell.   1044   71st  st. 

Frank  Bechf,    359   Etna  st. 

Luciano   Botta.   190  Jefferson  st. 

John  J.   Bradley.   215  East   39ih  st. 

John  Burbol.   673  Rockaway  Parkway. 
'Charles  Dell,    106  Union  ave. 
j  (^harles  J.  Gaber.  719  Hancock  at. 

Anthony  Gross.   1707   Broadway. 

Salvatore  Nunziator,   285  Shepherd  ave. 

Frank   Regan.   911   Salter  ave. 

Frederick  Schutz.    665  Seneca  ave. 

George   H.   Weinstein.   75   Grafton    st. 
I 

CO.  H. 

Thomas  Kelly.   31    Briggs  ave. 

Arthur  Prendergast,  152  16th  st. 

Morris   Goldberg,    229   Lynch  st. 
'  Louis  Zanetakos.    2S0    14th  st. 

Thbma.s   AVynn,    480    Atlantic   ave. 

Joseph  H.  Wood.   140  Saratoga  aye. 

James  Watson,    515    10th  st. 
,  Tony   Trotter,    21    Bennett   st. 
]  Henry  Trissler.   5  Judge  st. 
I  Jacob  Rubin.  29  Seigel  st, 
I  Bert  Presspr.    248   Roebling  st. 
I  Peter  Ponlemanakos,   2524   Fulton   st. 
1  Henry   G.   Mueller,    42   Bogart.  st. 
!  .fames  Moran.   53.1   Morgan   ave. 
'  Justin  Kltngenbeck,   752  Coney  Island  ave. 

Thomas   Htgglns,    1652  Atlantic  ave. 

William  G.   Hartman.   251   13th  st. 

Henry  J.    Hammer,   77  Hamburg  pi. 

James  Dougherty,  113  Pacific  st. 

Ernest   Di   Guilio.   6817   16th   ave. 

Frank  De   Groff,   314   12lh  st. 

Paul  W.  Carrington,  823  East  15th  st. 

Guiseppe  Caralluzzi,   120  Penn  st. 

Herbert    A.    Barker.    1039   Bergen   st. 

1st  Lt.  Harry  L.  Smith  Jr.,  5919  Fourth  ave. 


CO.  I. 

Sup.  Sgt.  E.  J.  Schneider  Jr.,  90  Monehan  st. 
Sgt.  Edgar  R.  Parsons.  172  Palmetto  st. 
Sgt.   Edward  R.   Helberg,   853  Gates  ave, 
Sgt.   George  J.  A.  Kunz.   203  Palmetto  st. 
Sgt.   George  R.    Voigt.    464    Irving  ave. 
Sgt.  Christian  Carl,   400  Hamburg  ave. 
Corp.  Francis  D.   Dunne,   2107  Pacific  st. 
Corp.   Frank   M.  Carswell,   1388  Greene  ave. 
Corp.  Harold  F.  Dorman,   602  Quincy  St. 
Corp.   Abraham  Bernstein,  232  Clinton  at. 
Mech.   Ernest  A.    Burg.    493   Gates  ave.' 
Mech.   Harry   R.  Janon.   408  Dumont   ave. 
Cook   Emil  Schauta,    1591   Gates  ave. 
Bugler   Philip    H,    Sadotsky.   598    Sackman   st. 
Daniel   J.   Dugan,   371   Central  ave, 
Robert  Fischetti.   413  14th  st. 
William  Fox  Jr..  SI  Harman  st. 
Ferdinand  H.  Osawald,  40  Euclid  ave. 
'Alexander   Zachanowltz.    57    New   Lots   rd. 
Gerardo  Bonelll,    498   Knickerbocker  ave. 
Sebastiano   Cerrllo,    35    Ha\em*=yrr   st. 
Charles   B.   Costello.   313   Sixth   ave. 
William  L.  Debroske,  214  Hale  ave. 
Herbert  p.   HausfT,   131   Schley  si. 
.loseph   Hoodi.'*,    421    Watkins  st. 
Louis  Olivp.   658   Sackett  St. 
Francis  J.   R>ap..  347   Dean  «'.. 
James  P.  Tate.   50   Hicks  st. 


,  CO.  K. 

,  Sgt.  Frank  J.  Mahcr.  640  McDonough  st. 
i  Sgt,  Joseph  M.  Lawless.  235  Hinsdale  at. 
'.  Sgt.  James  A.   Deaban.  229  Hopklnson  ave. 

Corp.  George  Sims.   392   Lorimer  st. 

Corp.   Ralph  Gcrona.   753  Atlantic  ave. 

Mech.    Frank    A.    Fay,    238   Steuben   st. 

Samuel  Altiera.    1702   K.   New  York  ave. 

Abraham    Barnctt,    213  Adelphi   st. 

Frederick    L.    Duhbln.    70   Covert   at. 

Samuel  Finder.   13  Varet  st. 

Wash.   G.   Irving.    163   Metropolitan  ave. 

Harry    Kantrowltz,    4  4    Welrfleld    st. 

Geo.  P.   Merresschmldt.   37   Marcy  ave. 

Edwin  S.   Purvis.    1356  Bushwick  ave. 

Francesco  Berardo,   53  Spencer  st. 

Patsy  DeVito,   1486   Bergen  st. 

Seymour  Ellas.  86  Grand  st. 

Nathan   Epstein,    100  Cook  st. 

George    Foley,    374    Fifth   ave. 

John  II.  Foster  Jr.,  133  Grand  st. 

WlUtam  H.  Clllam,  611  Washington  ave. 


.\ngelo  Guiltre,  34  Fifth  ave. 
Daniel   J.    Hughes.   430  St.   Marks  ave. 
Peter  Lambrianacos.   5  Prospect  Park  We?t. 
Frank  G.   I^yons,   15   Kosciusko  st. 
Isadore  Marcus,   478  Stone  st. 
John    B.    Paper,    1454   Herkimer  st. 
William  A.   Phelps?.  50  Flushing  ave. 
Anthony    Tavormina.   94    Reld   ave. 
Nicholas  Tour,   129  Newton  st. 


CO.  L. 

1st  Sgt.  Louis  S.  Dorsey,   329  Degraw  st. 

Mess  Sgt.  W.  J.  Sullivan.  279  Greenwood  ave. 

Sgt.  John  J.  Conlln,  228  Monitor  at. 

Corp.  Otto  Zeitz.   404    Ralph  st. 

Corp.   George  J.  Drosgrey,    549   Boyd   ave. 

Corp.  A.  I^e  Venea.  ISl  Knickerbocker  ave. 

Mech.    Leo   Parszlk.    407    19th  st. 

Cook  Thomas  Remors.   234  Suydam  at. 

John  P.   Burke.   278  Chauncey  st. 

Bugler  Gustafe  Hendricksen,   5815  Third  are. 

.lames  Catalano,   134   Meserole  st, 

Charles  Gates.   1034  Tiffany  st. 

.lames  .1.   Bachcr.   2810  Fulton  st. 

Michael   G.    Burzusi,    55   Snediker   ave. 

John  Chlaffltelli,   152  Steuben  et. 

Jack  Cooperman.  96  Cook  st. 

.fames  F.  Cristo,  1004  Avenue  M, 

Abraham  Denovitz.   346  Wallabout  at. 

Matthew  R.  Finucar;e,  32S  Dean  st. 

Franx  Fox.   265  Chester  st. 

Jacob  Delfand,   25  Seigel  st. 

Charles  G.   Glueckert,   375  Onderdonk  ave. 

Jo."?eph  Graffeo.   176  Van   Sicien  ave. 

Raffacle  Grenario,  796  Grand  at. 

Hero  H.  Hewlett,  635  Grand  ave. 

William  Kava,  126  Bedford  ave. 

Luis  Kozmik,    124  North   Fifth  st. 

Nick  Kutz,    78   Bartlett  st. 

Charles   E.   Lohman,   272  Jerome  #t. 

John  V.  Moser.  2337  Pitkin  ave. 

Joseph  PerlUo,   148   Lorimer  st. 

Walter   Ruebeck,    21  Stewart  st.  - 

Henry  Schwarz,   1702  Gates  ave. 


CO.  M. 

1st  Sgt,   Dennis  Sullivan,  244   Degraw  st. 
Mess  Sgt.  David  A.  Kalil,  261  Clinton  st. 
Sgt.  Theodore  Albers.  130  Marion  st. 
Corp.  Frank  A.  Canade,  6216  20th  ave. 
Corp.  John  Harkins,  48  Columbia  Heights. 
Corp.  Edward  Faulkner,  481   Hudson  ave. 
<'orp.  .Tames  M.  Carroll.   55  WoodhuM  at. 
Cook   George  Trougakos,    821   Quincy  st. 
Arthur  H.    Smith.   980   Putnam   ave. 
Hugh  J.  Callahan.  8165  New  Utrecht  ave. 
James  .7.  Cooke.  76  Third  pi. 
Pasquale  DeNapoll,  192  York  st. 
Pasquale  Falco.   35   Havtmeyer  st. 
Sebato   Ferraro.    682   Liberty   ave. 
Frank  .J.   ^iorman,    182   CofTey  rT. 
Daniel  Gualardi.   138  Franklin  ave. 
Ludwig  Holowicz.   303  Sheffield  avp. 
Thomas   F.    Humphreys.   348   Hicks   st. 
,Tohn  Inzirello.    603   Flushing  ave. 
Anton  Jasinkonis,   370  Grand  st. 
George  A.  Orlowsky,   628   53d  st. 
Abrahani  Sussman,    190   South  Second  st. 
Nicholas  A.  L.  Zanzanlco,   354  Prospect  av#. 


HKADQUARTKRS  CO. 

Reg.  Sgt.   Maj.   R.  T.  .Gifford.  -21   EUiott  pi. 
Band    Leafier  Olaf  M.   Nor^l,   525   S>th  st. 
Band  Sgl.   Maj.  W.  A.  Calnan.   270  Ninth  st. 
Band   Sgt.   A.  S.   White.    626  Macon  at. 
Sgt.    William    Mohrman.    170   Chauncey   st. 
Sgt.   John    Dayoe.    1755   74th  Bt. 
Sgt.  Henry  L.  DufT.   412  Myrile  av*. 
Sgt.   Herbert   Kory.   587   Decatur  st. 
Sgt.   Max  Goldstone.   27   Hart  at: 
Sgt.  A,  Belefant,   511  ^Vinaughby  avA. 
Band  Corp.  E.  Schocnhergcr.  196  Menehan  at. 
Corp.  Jacob  Stang,   715   Hendrix  st. 
Corp.  Frank  M.   Hallback.   29   Dean  »t. 
Corp.   William   BafCa.    1237  De  Kaib  a -e. 
Coip.   Joseph   P.    McQuade^  479    62d  •!. 
Corp.   Fred.    H.    Bretle.    1    MicdagM   st. 
Corp.  Charles  Roeding,  94  Franklin  st. 
Corp.   William   Stark,    178   Mau.ior  at. 
Corp.  Benjamin   H.   Llsk,   168  Meeker  at. 
Ccrp.  Adolph  Haltsteln.  1315  Jefferson  ave. 
Mech.    Alexander  S-iczepanlk,   39  Newell  st. 
Cook  Thomas  Gayer.  212  Sands  st. 
Conk  Herman  Salutan.   313  Bedford  ave. 
Wag.  Domlntco  Florentine.  34  Skillman  ave. 
Mus.   Sam  Bernstein,    112  Snediker  ave. 
Mui.   George  .Strntz,   193  St.   Ni^ho'as  av*-. 
Mus    Ilaiold  S.  CNapn.an.  3iS  Kosc'usko  at. 


BROOKLYN   AND    LONG    ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR.  53 


0*.i.y:-\  Breithut   Jr..    ."Otl   Xo'^t.'i.pl   av*^. 

pHf  :na"d  A.   Durant,   1^2  Oak  hi. 

Cronrp.c  Folsset.   282   Humboldt  sr 

Sol    Ciclman,   167   Havemeyer  st. 

.Tames  Gesoalde.   31   Withers  .*f. 

William  J.   Hopkins.    242   High   .si 

Harry  Kaplan.  i>l  A'aret  st. 

f-psler  J.    LIsk,    IBS    Meeker  .«t. 

Patrick  McNeill,   49   Franklin  st. 

liouia  Rosenthal.   24!*  Nassau  st. 

Walter  F.  Tucker,   092  Flushing  ave. 

Howard    M.    WiUoughby,    243  Stockholm   st. 

Amodeo   Brlndtsi.    7209    13th   ave. 

Samuel  .T.   Burger,    590  I^orimer  st. 

James  J.   Cooney.    S30  Sterling-  pi. 

John   F.   C'orrigan.    1614   Eighth   ave. 

Daniel  J.  Daley,   1290   Rockawuy  ave. 

John  J.   Dugan.   367  Sixth  ave. 

Arnold  H.    F^pper.s,    2ti5   Manhattan   ave. 

Andrew  J.   Fltupatrick,    113  Newell   .st. 

I^eonard  GallUelle.    291    Hudson   ave. 

John  J.   Honahan.   GlwA  Hancock  st. 

Timothy   Hubbard,   563   Lorimer  at, 

Vilo   R.  Jacobellis.   -050   17th   st. 

Phillip   Kap!an.    88   Keap  st. 

John  J.   McGuire.    50   Flushing  ave. 

William  Marks,   219   l4th  st. 

Joseph   Martin.    97S    Metropolitan   ave. 

Frank  Mause,   34   Driggs  ave. 

August  T.   Meyers.    12d   Halleck  ave. 

Walter  Morlik,    771    Fourth  ave. 

John  J.   OReilly.    4201    Seventh  ave. 

Harry   J.    Foley.    15i4    Tillary   st. 

Herman   Rosenberg.   100  Union  ave, 

Frank  Ryan.   S09  Dean  st. 

James  Seyfrled,    27.1  Devoe  st. 

Cypian  Szapucko.    105   Engert  ave. 

James  F.  Watson,   46   Hausman  st. 

SrPPLY  CO. 

Peg.  Sup.  Sgt.  B.  Heyman,   2125  Pacific  st. 
Sup.    Sgt.    John    F.    Guckenberger,    354    Ever- 
green   ave. 
Stable  Sgt,  Walter  Tlsch,  348  Eastern  P'way. 
Corp.    Louis    B.    Melnck.    273   Meserole   st. 
Oorp.  William   Ryan,   222  Frost  at. 
Corp.    Edwin  J.   Carey.    260   16th  st. 
Horseshoer  C.  Baumann,  216  Enfleld  st. 
Horseshoer  Jacob  Frelman,   34  Hinsdale  ave. 
Wag.   Kelly  Baumeister,   510  Glenmore  ave. 
Wag.   John   Beyl.   257   Meserole  st. 
Wag.   Frank  J.    Bronner,    31S  Flushing  ave. 
Wag.   William  G.  Brown.  490  Court  st. 
Wag.   William  Byrne.   320   14th  st. 
Wag.  James  J.  Carey  Jr..  2091A  Paolflc  st. 
Wag.   Frank  Davanzo.  95  Union  ave. 
Wag.   Martin  Finn,   67   Stone  ave. 
AVag.   Harry  J.   Foley,   731   Wythe  ave. 
Wag.    Henry  Gc-bhardt,    327  Stagg  st. 
AVag.    E.  Griffiths,    2725   Ft,    Hamilton    ave. 
Wag.    \'alentine   dronenthal,    398   Crescent   st. 
A\'ag.   Fred  Jensen,    222  Withers  st. 
Wag.   Michael  F.   King,   276   Devoe  st. 
AVag.   Bernard  Mengler,   221   Division  ave. 
AVag.    Charle.s   Meuchner,   2656   Pitkin   ave. 
Wag.  James  M.  Monahan.   179A  Buffalo  ave. 
AA^ag.    Llewellyn    J.    Morley,    34S    l2th    st. 
AVa^.   Daniel   Mullaley.   284   34th  st. 
AVag.   Frank  T.   Murphy.   204   Bedford  ave. 
AA'ag.  John  F.  Poriman.   123  Greenpoint  ave. 
AA'ag.  Michael   Ricciartlella.    224   N.   Sixth   st. 
Wag,  Jeremia,h   Rogers.   341   39lh  st. 
AVag.   Richard  J.   Ryan.   232  Tompkins  ave. 
AVag.  .Anthony  Schaefer.  192  Schaefer  st. 
A'V'ag.    George   Standerwick.    229    13th  at. 
Wag.   Christian   Wolf;^  J36    Evergreen   ave. 
Cook  Leo  J.  (ialvin.   i-O.'iS  Flatbu.-ih  ave. 
Cook  Nil.s  Iversen,   2til  S3d  st. 
John   M.   I.armann.    104   Scholes  at, 
Lawrenre   McPartland,   490   Pro.spect   ave. 
Phliip   H.    Philllp.s.   357  South  Fifth  st. 
Charles  Buck.    2444  Pitkin  ave. 
Harry.  Engle,   61   Floyd  st. 
Lumeno  Shettlno,    6719   13th  ave. 

ORDXAXCE    DETACHxMKNT. 

Corp.   Edw.  J.  r-'innegan  Jr.,   550  Leonard  st. 
James  DeV.a  Ratla,   2216  Fulton  st. 
Daniel  Ryan.   223  Jackson  st. 

MACHINE  GUX  CO. 

1st   Kgt.  Jo.seph  W,  Allan,   4  69  Rogers  ave. 
Sergt.   t^harle.s  .1.  Choma.s,    310   Linden  st, 
Sgt,   Harry  F.   Stueven,    171    Barbey  at. 
Sergt.  Thomas  S.   Byers.   308   Palmetto  st. 
Sergt.   Harry   1.   Hartley.   1132   E.    Uth  st. 
Corp,  Fred  Q.  Clooa,  5-16  Lexington  av». 


{  Corp.   Henry   Henry.   82  South   Fourth  st. 

I  Slech.   Jacob  Fisher,    163   Melrose  st. 

'  Cook  George   Evera,    1489   Nostrand   ave. 

Bugler  David   Schultz,   2522   Madison  ave. 

Orlando   B.    Bell.    576   Jefferson   ave. 

Atphonso  Falclano,   UO  N.  Elliot  pi. 

Patrick  Fee.   981    Broadway. 

^Vi[]iam    Xewmler,    1 5 1    Eldred  st. 

.rames  O'Donnetl,    112   McKinley  ave. 

Herbert  Samuel.'*.   886   Nostrand   ave. 

.Joseph  Schleren,   218  Schaefer  st. 
j  John  A.   Young,   355  Himrod   st, 
;  .lames  Cassara.   546   East  Fourth  st. 
I  George  DeBold,    1533  New   York  ave. 
!  .Martin    Flee  kens  tein,    S!    Jefferson    st. 
1  Samuel  Friedenberg,    863   De   Kalb  ave. 
J  Frederick   Hartel,    1778    Nostrand   ave. 
I  John  J.  Kitchen.   360  AVythe  ave. 
i  Julius  Ludwig,   339   Broadway. 
!  Ro.SB  Macomber,   ;J77  Schenck   ave. 

Benjamin  Manley.    283    14th  st. 

William  A.   O'Connell.    2517   Snyder  ave. 

John  A.  Walsh,   509  Hamburg  ave. 

SANITARY  DETACHMENT. 

1st  Lt.   Isadore  Shapiro.   689  Park  Ave. 
Adam  J.   Lechner,    5713   Third  ave. 
Edwin   Thomas,    1736   Greene  a\  e. 
Harry  H.   Funk,   513   Myrtle  ave. 
Joseph  A.   Gallagher.   936   58th  st. 
^Valter  J.   Hotter,   634   74th  st. 
Henry  J.   Koorbusch,  619   75th  st. 
Lawrence  J.    McGuire,    2110   Fulton   at. 
Frank  A.   AAMUets  Jr..   161   Jefferson   ave. 


i 


HEADQCARTERS  DETACHMENT. 
I54TH  BRIGADE. 

.John   J.    Nowak.    251   Llnwood   st. 


308TH  INFANTRY 


CO.  A. 

.lacob  Bernheim,   1310  Halsey  st. 
.Tames  C.  Chapman,  121  Powers  st. 
Domenicli  Coppola.  120  North  Elliot  pi. 
Thomas  Costello.   154  Newton  st. 
Patrick  Gallagher,  83  Third  st. 
Frank  Gamberilllla,  232  Van  Brunt  st. 
Frank  Gartleser,   1S6   Nassau  ave. 
Albert  A.  George.  261  Gold  st. 
Maurice  Giganti,   45  Tillary  st. 
William  G.  Goetz.  323  Jerome  st. 
Fred  T.   Hailer.   2457  Palmetto  st. 
Francis  J.   Imniich,    2S2   Henry  st. 
George   Kellbaeh,    ISIO  Stockholm  st. 
Ernest   Loos.   212   Stuyvesant  ave. 
Charles   Olsen.    749    42d   St. 
loseph  Poidoniani.   1123   Elm  st. 
Charles  Wendler,    109  Devoe  st. 


Co.  B. 

loseph  ,1.  Baker.  68  Meeker  ave. 

7oseph  Cohen,   706  Quiney  st. 

"orp.   George   W.   Duffy,    24   East  Fourth   st. 

fohn   Ensmenger,    177   Huron  st. 

Ernest  Eulert  Jr.,  67a  Morgan  ave. 

.VIech.  Thomas  F.  Gannon,  24  Third  st. 

-\lech.   William  C.oedel,   60  Slocum  St. 

l.ouis  tjoncher.    449  Williams  ave. 

.'orp.  Hen'y  H,   Hall.   127  .•Vvenue  I. 

Cook  Hans  B.   Hcndricksen.  291   Union  st. 

August  Hoefllng.   249   Harman  st. 

Herman   Kahn.   571   Snedlker  ave, 

f.ouis  Lachman.   298   Hinsdale  St. 

.John  Mangeri.    150  21st  st. 

■:orp.   i'lmil  Mattson.   192  13th  St. 

.Sgt.   John    r.eiti   .fr..    501    .Seneca   ave. 

Walter  T.   Scheurle.    700  I'nlon   at. 

Lawrence    M.   Sobel,    oO.t  Quincy   st. 

Joseph  J.   Sullivan.   227  Sumpter  st. 

Corp.   L.  C.  Vanderhoogt.    1S14   E.   N.   Y.  ave 

CO.  c. 

Joseph  Giganti.  85  Sands  st. 

Benny  Goodman,   562   Sackman  st. 

John  E.    Hayden.   «9l    East   37th  st, 

Jacob  Held.  234  Wyckoff  ave. 

Hugo  Henn.  247  Lefferts  ave. 

Frank  X.   Hogan.   203   Franklin  ave. 

Henry  O.   Kessler.   1125  Halsey  st. 

Sam  Levitt,  2188  Atlantic  ave.  


Stephen  Jlarchlewski,    1S4   Freeman   st. 
Bert   B,    Morrow.    S26  Greene  ave. 
John  C.   Pape,   408  t?hauncey  st. 
Paul  B.  .Scaglotti.  61  Tillary  st. 
William   E.  Siebert.  239  Utica  ave. 
Jacob  Stieber.  551  Bushwiek  ava 
Raffaele  Zlto.  "6   Richardson   St. 
.loseph  J.  Wiezorkow.ikl.  387  18th  »t. 

CO.  D. 

William  Brining.   410  Harman  st. 
Sgt.    William   A.   Cairns  Jr..    13.19   L'nlon   «t. 
Peter  Casper.   93  Bridge  st. 
Corp.  Joseph  Duane.   503  Hawthorne  st. 
Corp.  .Albert  Edholm.  389  12th  st. 
Corp.    Frank  Feinberg.    2105  Dean   st. 
Charles  A.  Fischer.  205  Lewis  av* 
.Vathan    J-^ishkind.    1217    41st   st. 
S-alentlne  F.  Hagenburg,   295  Degraw  st. 
Florence  A.   Hussey.    554   58th  St. 
Frank  I.  Johnson.  195  17th  st. 
William  T.  Karlberg,  4416  Sixth  ave, 
Franlt   Karplnsky.   207   Gold   st. 
lacob  Levine.    128   Amboy  st. 
t^orp.  John   May  Jr..    179   Hale   ave. 
Arthur  A.   Mueller.    1402   Putnam   ave. 
Sidney  H.  Nadler,   547  Lincoln  pi. 
George  .Schnabel.  272  Irving  ave. 
Herbert  Scltel.  248   Stockton  st. 
Eruchinia  Swirtnowsky,  353  Vernon  ave. 

CO.  E. 

Harold  Brennen,  1223  Jefferson  ave, 

.Michael  Berkowltz,   19  Lewis  ave. 

John  J.  Conway.    1767  Dean  st. 

Frank  Dennlno.   463   Madison  st. 

Corp.   BenJ,    Eddington.   156   Sklllman  av«. 

Corp.  Nathan  Falkowsky.  164  Lynch  at. 

Hyman  Ginsberg.   399  Hester  st. 

Corp.   Elmer  V.   Herbert,   1460  7'th  st. 

Herbert  Gross,   209  Division  St. 

.VIech.  Theodor  Johnson,  1317  Park  pi. 

John  McCue.  350  8Sth  st. 

Samuel  Norman.  739  Gates  ave. 

Sgt.  Joseph  J.  Powers,   343  Waverly  av». 

Thor  J.  Sconhott,  586  East  Fourth  it. 

Charles  J.  Pugh,  2111  Pacifle  St. 

CO.  r. 

Frederick  G.  Altvater,   294  Bainbrldge  st. 

Frank  P..  Brown.   C820   Ridge  Boulevard. 

Corp.  Nick  J.  Camera.  264  North  Sixth  st. 

G.orra^  IL  Capstick.   59  Cha-jfii'^y  St. 

M.-.  '.V  Abraham  Fisher,  445  r.iji's  av». 

Fv.mk  De  S.  Fredette.  1451  Bath  ave, 

.Mcnl..  Hi.  owitz.    11?  South  F^-r'n   st. 

Jens  Jensen.   4102  Third  ave. 

Corp.  .\rthur  Jorgensen.   234   61st  si. 

Corp.  Fred  Kohler,  146  Buffalo  a/e. 

Eugenius  Kunkel.   288   Devoe  st. 

\'iiicent   La  Vecchio.    21   McKibbin  st 

J-iseph  Llbertelll.   414   Broadway. 

Pl-.trick  J.   Long,    254  Clinton  ave. 

Edward  J.   McNabb,    57   St.   Mark's  pi. 

Phillip  J.  McNally.   462.08th  st. 

Samuel  Manaker.    116   South  Third   si. 

Julius  Meizles.   1S5  Tompkins  ave. 

Frank  Merszewski.   162  Dupont  si. 

Sup.  Sgt.  Nathan  Messlnger.   2931   AV.   27th  St. 

Sgt.   Harry  W.   Murphy.    205   Franklin  ave 

William  Nestlen,   4911  Seventh  ave. 

Samuel  Pernice,   85  Leonard  st, 

.\ngelo   Pontollllo.    2284    .Atlantic   ave. 

Sgt.  Juliu.s  O.  Sauerman.  774  Park  ave. 

William   Seraflny,   95  South  First  st. 

Isaac  Shankman,   496  Bushwiek  ave. 

Harry   F.    Shsedy.    1412    St.    Marks   ave. 

Jozal  Stapkovskl.   57   .N'orth  First  st. 

Isidore  Taub.    328    Snediker   ave. 

Benny   Vivona.   318  Jeflerson  st. 

Peter  H.    White.    39    Vernon   ave. 

George  A.  Williama.   233  (Cumberland  st. 
I  Ernest  Wolf.   556  Gates  ave. 
I  John  J.   Ziegler.   99   Himrod  st. 
I  Theodore  Ziesig,  9S7  .Atlantic  ave. 

j  CO.  G. 

Sgt.    James   H.    Bertram.    641    61st   »L 
P.   Charuka.   2830  W.    14th  St.,  Coney   Island. 
!   BL-njamln   Coopersteln,    275    Dumont    ave, 
Corp.    Benedict  Cramer.   30   Suydam   ave. 
.lostph   De   Marline.  39   Hamilton   ave. 
.Joseph    V.  Downey,    128   Duffleld  sL 
Salvatore   Ksposlto.    63    Itapelye  si. 
Kills  Fo.v.   32  Seigel  st, 
Francis  A.   Horn.    156  Jefferson   ave. 
Corp.   Sylvester  Jones,   10  Llneaus  pi.,  FlusX 


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BROOKLYN  AND   LONG   ISLAND    IN   THE    WAR. 


Bugler  John  W.  K^nt.  348  Sumner  ave. 

William  Kraus,  79  Metropolitan  avo. 

Mech.   Alexander  Lukcii.   I9<7   52d  St. 

Corp.  John  J.  Martin,   1534  Pacific  st. 

Corp    Jacob  PIncus.  33G  Christopher  st. 

Sgt.  Thomas  Rartaele,  311  45th  st. 

Samuel  Satz.  15  Varet  st. 

Corp.  Richard  E.  Wray  Jr..  137  68th  st. 

Joseph  Lavola.  08  KingalanfJ  ave. 

James  J.  Quinn.   6i2\i   Sixth  ave. 

Corp.  William  P.  Smith.  132  Van  Slcklen  ave. 

Corp.   Haakon  A.  Roasum.  251   52d  st. 

Sgt.  Michael  M.  Curran.  676  17th  st. 


CO.  H. 

Cook  M.  Barrevecchlo.  528  Linwood  ave. 

Cook  Joseph  CIvinski.  2226  Greenwood  ave. 

-Set.  Oustave  Khrle,  1726  Gates  ave. 

Sgt,  Herbert  C.  Elium.   190  Prospect  pi. 

Corp.  Fabian  Plynn.  1051  73d  st. 

Patrick  Kennedy,   440   41st  St. 

Sgt.  Gerard  Kirchner.  2321  I>lnden  st. 

1st  Sgt.  Harry  Linden,  71A  Howard  uve. 

Cook  James  S.  MacOaw.  68  South  10th  st. 

Alfred  S.  Petti,  1010  40th  st. 

Max  Putterman,  106  South  Eighth  st. 

Corp.  Charle.s  Ralmondi.  112  Franklin  ave. 

Harry  Seery,   622  69th  St. 

Mech.  L.  H.  Semmens.   154  Schenectady  ave. 

Samuel  Starr,  4445  Rogers  ave. 

Corp.  Eugene  Wilshear,  528  Linwood  ave. 


CO.  I. 

Corp.  Louis  G.  Belmer,  173  27th  st. 
John  H.  Bilek,  279  Euclid  ave. 

Mech.  William  J.  Brouk.  9th  st. 

George  B.  Byxbee.   159  St.  Marks  ave. 
Harry  Eldt.  100  Noble  St. 
Corp.  John  Emlllo,  151  Hamilton  ave. 
Corp.  Allan  H.   Evelyn.  767  Union  st. 
Sgt.  George  Fine.   1916  81st  St. 
Fred  Henachel,   113  North  Ninth  st. 
Abraham  Hutin.  74  Nassau  av. 
Louis  L.  Jacobs.  1429  St.  Marks  ave. 
Sgt.  Jens  H.  Jensen.   24S  13th  St. 
Corp.  August  Klein,   642  53d  st. 
Irwin  Leitblow.   1299   Rogers  ave. 
Corp.   Harry   L.   Ludwlg.  82  Grove  St. 
Edward  Malloy.  472  Seventh  st. 
Giuseppe  Mattana.  2286  Pitkin  ave. 
Tony  Monaco.  260  North  Ninth  st. 
Sgt.  Bryan  O'Connell.  7202  Third  ave. 
Irving  Selevltsky.  369  Sutter  ave. 
Guarino  Splnelll.   534  Court  st. 
Slegrfied   WolfT,    125   Jefferson   St. 


Corp.  Irving  Fenichcl.  986  Halsey  st. 

John   Ford   Jr.    1769   East   14th  st. 

Anthony  Prleslng.  412  Grove  st. 

Cook  James  Frlngo.   2816  West  22d  st. 

Corp.  Frederick  C.  Gay.  684  Madison  st. 

Nathan  Goldberg,  179  Havemeyer  st. 

Corp.  Fred.  F.  Haas,   2416  Avenue  J. 

Mech.  George  C.  Hansen.  754  East  Elghtn  St. 

Cook  Francis  J.  Hickman,  169S  Bushwick  ave 

Corp.   Charles   H.   Ludwig.   1747   27th  st. 

Corp.  Thomas  McClave,   54   Harrison  ave. 

Corp.  Joseph  McGovern.   114  Chauncey  st. 
I  Patrick  McGreevy,   570  68th  St. 

Jahn  F.  Mangan,   1872  West  Seventh  st. 

Gouvernour  R.  Mannering,  317  Greenwood  av. 

Charles  Massey,    1676   St.    Marks  ave. 

Frank  J.   Miller,    476   69th  St. 

Corp.  A.  Pataky,   11  Bedford  ave.,  Glendale. 

Sgt.  Arnold  Peterson,   186   18th  st. 

Sgt.   Milton  H.  Petzold,    188   McDougal  «t. 

Fred   G.  Rufle,  880  Hart  St. 
:  August  Schmidt,  1597  Gates  ave. 
!  Herbert  G.  W.  Schumm,  869  East  10th  st. 
I  Prank  .1.   Schwarz,   7804   Beaufort  ave. 
I  Charles  Scuilla.    2870   West  15th  st. 

Wilbur  Seaman.   92  Dooley  st. 

Roy  A,  Shannon.  1636  Hendrlckson  st. 

George  A.   Smith.    1482   East  Second  St. 

Louis  Tesauro.  241  North  Ninth  at. 

Sup.  .Sgt.  Charles  A.  Thul,   99   Milton  st 

Cook  Frank  X.  Tyner.  483  Herkimer  st. 

Jack  Wolf,   178  Herzl  st. 

Corp.  Frank  L.  Young,  284  Fulton  st. 


CO.  M. 

.\lbort    Bornsteln.    1S37   Myrtle   av. 

Joseph  Castorina.  35  Montrose  ave. 

Oscar  E.  Dahloff,  794  St.  John's  pi. 

John  J.  Flaherty,  256  Wyckoff  st. 

Frank  J.  Gallagher,   82  Clinton  ave. 

Vincent  P.  Healy,  107  Milton  st. 

Frank  J.  Heller,   143  Nassau  ave. 

Cook  Chris.  M.  Hlnkson.   65  TlUary  St. 

Joseph  Kawicki.  50  Diamond  st. 

Joseph  Kivlehan,  Seventh  ave.  and  19th  st. 

Corp.  Peter  Knoob  Jr.,  16  Oakland  st. 

Corp.  Edward  Kowalski.  4118  Avenue  P. 

Alexander  Lonecke.   65  Lafayette  at. 

James  McMahon,  212   Kingsland  ave. 


CO.  K. 

Mech.  Vincent  J.  Belluccl,   31  Bradford  ave. 

Corp.   Philip  Birnbaum.    1357    47th   St. 

<^orp.   Harry  Davidson,   455  15th  St. 

Joseph  Gargano.  1512  57th  at. 

Mess  Sgt.  Paul  Gcdarevlch,   232  Front  st. 

Corp.  Edward  Griffin.   251  Paclilo  si. 

Edward  Hegarty,  392  Hicks  «t. 

iBt  Sftt.  Benjamin  Kaufman.  2113  Pitkin  ave. 

Sgt.   John  J.   Kennedy.   865   Halsey  st. 

Peter  Levinsky.   366  South  Second  St. 

Cook  Martin  Loughney,  21S0   Fulton  St. 

James  E.  Martin.  57  Fifth  ave. 

Paul  V.  Mundy.  168  Rutledge  St. 

Alex.  W.  O'Reilly,  657  East  26th  st. 

Peter  Paulson.   Floral  Park. 

iieorge  R.  Reld,  7J23  lO'h  a.vf. 

Sgt.  Arthur  T.  J>«bb,  77  Pilling  st. 

Charles  L.  Schenck,  1691  84th  St. 

Corp.  Charles  Soe-n'.-.gen.   1736  Bleecker  at. 

GluseppI  Soiazzo,   677  De  Kalb  ave, 

Pletro  G.   Solinas,    29   Spencer  st, 

S^t.  August  C.  Spamer.  664  Monroe  at. 

Cristofore  Spinolla.   26  Wyckoff  at. 

Alfred  L.  Stein.  701  Wythe  ave. 

Joseph  Stelnfeld.  1SI9  85th  st. 

.Michael   Sullivan,    251    State   St. 

.Mech.  Lawrence  Valente.  1458  President  st. 

George  V.  Wilson.  1015  40th  st. 

Christopher  A.  Wilson,    228  62d  St. 


CO.    I;. 

Corp.  Kd.  Battenhausen.  1566  Putnam  ave. 

Louis  Bender.   250  Chichester  ave. 

Walter  O.  Brunner,  W.  37th  st.  &  Rail.  ave. 

Mike  Cherlna.  2916  West  Third  st. 

-Mech.   Harry  Chosak.    1673  Eastern  P'way. 

John  J.  Clabby,  951  St.   Marks  ave, 

Corp    John  S.  Crofton,   197  Powers  st. 

Corp.  Carl  E.  Ericsson,  871  Hart  at. 


Pasquale    MartuccI,    168    21st   st, 
Corp.  William  H.  Melchers.  249  Elton  st. 
Frank  C.  Nicholas.   741   Marcy  ave. 
James  G,  Nolan,  117  Utlca  ave. 
Clarence  E.  Peck,  182  Norman  ave. 
Mech.  Charles  P.   Rohn.   1075   60th  st. 
Harry  Rosenbllth.   303  Eckford  st. 
Corp.  Jack  Sickerman.  593  Gates  ave. 
Edward  J.  Smith,  32  Sutton  st. 
Arcangelo  Vltale,   254  MacDougal  st. 


HEADQUAHTERS  CO. 

I  Thomas  J.  Geraghty.  1882  Broadway. 
I  Stanly  Piskor,   139  Berry  st. 

Reg,  Sgt.  Maj.  W.  J.  G.  Shannon. 6807  5th  av. 

Bn.   Sgt.  MaJ,   Ercole  L.   Sozzl.   95  Jewell  st. 

Bund  .Sgt.  L.  W.  Sliimberg,    179   Marcy  ave. 
1  Sgt.  Herbert   E.   Roscoe,    843  Halsey  st. 
!  Sgt.  Henry  C.   Wendell.  "71  Monroe  St. 
'  Sgt.  Charles  J.  Boyle.   1911  Avenue  V. 

Sgt.  Otto  Heideklang.  349  Etna  «. 

Sgt.  Willium  B.  Smith.  207  Van  Buren  st. 

Sgt.  Charie.-^  N.   Gombar,   110  Huron  st. 

Sgt.   Gerald  F.  McCarty.  31  St.  John's  pi. 

.Sgt.  James  A.  Oherity.  368  Welrflold  st, 
j  Corp.  John  V.  McGuire.   1651   East   17th  st. 

Corp.  Thomas  H.  Murphy  Jr..   156  Newton  St. 
]  Corp.  William  F.  Ferine,   32.^  Carroll  sL 
'  Corp.   Andrew  N.   Ottosson.    159   Nevtns  St. 
I  Corp.  John  P.  Goetke,   127  Van  Siclen  ave. 
<  Corp.   Henr.v  Dehn,   65  South  Secni-.l  si. 

Cook  Athanas  P.  Terzls,  4X  Kingston  ave. 
1  Vlto  Maggio,  147  Leonard  st. 
;  Wag.  Thomas  M.  Cloke.  768  East  Eighth  st. 

Wag.  Frank  J.   Murphy,   578   Marcy  ave. 
I  Mus.  Arbaham   Graf.    S30   Myrtle   ave. 
I  Mus.   FredcricR  W.  Allenspech,   160   E,   23d  St. 

Mus,  Austin  McClure,   437  Jeflferson  ave. 


Mus.  A.   Shabshelowltz,   531    Eastern  P'way, 
Mus.  John  Zlmmermann.   227  Woodbine  st. 
Mus.  B.  R.  Abarbanell.   153  South  .N'inth  st. 
Mus.  J.imes  C.   Dempsey.   574   Park  pi. 
Mus.   Edward  Mantal.   150   North  st. 
Carl  V.   Anderson.   406  Douglass  st. 
William  C.    BIchsel,   1381    Madison  at. 
Philip  G.  Bogart,  232  Cooper  St. 
Kldon  II.  De  Clark,  100  Hale  ave. 
Joseph  R.  Edwards,  1379  Gates  ave. 
John  J.  Gill.  476  Lafayette  ave. 
Samuel  Goldenbcrg,  177  Montauk  ave. 


John  Hawck.    164  FtUiV   si.^u   av  . 
William  C.    Weber.    1823   George  s; 
William  J.   Artz.    332   21st  st. 
Alfred  Bausch,   1919  Linden  st. 
Beiinle   Blfalco,   86  Roebling  st. 
Diedrlch   Blanken,    5407  Third   ave. 
Alexander  L.   Butt.    116  Vanderbilt  ave 
Milton  L.   Carmel,   1001   Lincoln   pi. 
William  C.   Bhler.   101    Palmetto  fit. 
James  Howell  Jr.,  Cropsoy  and  25th  avc.^ 
John  J.  UBrlen,  368  Arlington  ave 
.\nlonio  Pellicone,  8794  17th  avo. 
E.  Philip  Pensak,  313  Watklns  st, 
Michael  Pleenor,  1493  St.   Mark's  ave, 
David  J.   Richards,    444   Rockaway   ave. 
Bernhard    Russ.    1821    Stockholm   st 
Marcell  F.   Russell.   1192  .Madison  st 
Abraham  Tobin.    69   Debevolse  st. 
Harold  Walsh.   1953  We.st  Fifth  St. 
Gustavo  F.   A.  WIsbauer,   115  Freeman  st. 

FIELD  AND  STAFF. 

Meredith  Wood.    172  Sixth  ave. 

MEDIC.AIi  DET.'\CHMENT, 

John  Hastedt.  1155  Glenmore  ave. 
John  J.   Ottusch,   2021   Bleecker  St. 
Irving  Richklng,  933  Glenmore  ave. 
Henry  Thompson,    161   Nicholas  ave. 
Howard  Tllton.   240  Chestnut  »t. 
John  J.  Haggerty,   183  Klngstand  ave. 
Joseph  Krauss,  2596  Madison  st. 
Louis  E.  Retchert,  664  Woodward  ave. 

M.ACHINE  GUN  CO. 

Ist  Sgt.  Chas.  R.  Granberg,  601  St.  .Mark's  pi, 
I  Sup.   Sgt.  John  C.   Webb,   693  Piatbush  ave. 
'  Sgt.  Felix  A.  Miller,   36  Covert  st, 

Sgt.  Jacob  Bleber,   820  East   14th  at. 
j  Sgt.  William  G.  Nappenbach,   1195  Union  St. 

Sjt.   Percy   G.  Diamond.   657A  DegrAw  St. 

Corp.  Frederic  J.  Nutchey,    16S3  E.  Ninth  jt. 

Corp.  Jacob  Gordon,  761  Georgia  ave, 

Corp.  Peter  H.  Hetzel,   246  Madison  St. 

Cook  John   HIgglns.   334   Bergen  st. 
I  Mech.  David  Sobllk,   394   Christopher  St. 
j  Saddler  Edwin  S.  Wear,  305  Eldred  st. 
I  Bugler  Vlto  Puglla,  8411  17th  ave. 
]  George  T.   Hontschel,   8  George  St. 
!  John  A.  O'Brien,   341   Evergreen   ave. 
i  Regulus  Berglund,  733  43d  st. 
j  Joseph  L.  Byrnes,  16  Heyward  st. 
j  Michael  Di  Benedetto,  220  Boerum  «: 
'  Fred.  Engelbrecht,  716  Slst  st. 

Elner  Eriksen,   239  Columbia  at. 

Willlatn  Llndemann.  375  East  28th  st. 

Charles  Lowenberg,   993  Jefferson  st. 

Cornelius  McGrath.  245  Meeker  ave, 

Walter  Neary,   746   Manhattan  ave. 

Benjamin  G.   Raber.   446   Hlmrod  st, 

John   Rogers.    627   Sterling  pi. 

Joseph  J.   Ross.   274  Classen  ave. 

AcrontI  Rossi.  372  Jay  St. 

Charles  E.   Snitfen.   155  Rodney  st. 

Fied  O.  Vetter,  1302  Bushwick  ave. 


.Sl'PPLY  CO. 

Sgt.  William  H.  Sweeney.   75  De  Sales  pi 

Sgt.  John  W.  Neu.   2263  86th  st. 

Sgt,  Theodore  Schwamb.   102  Forest  ave. 

Corp,  Charles  Uenz.   1926  Dean  at. 

Corp.  Charles  P.  Joseph.  890  Hancock  st. 

Cook  James  J.   Flannery.   2S27  West  24th  at. 

Cook  Vincent  Glgllo.  6910  16lh  ave. 

Mech.  John   W,  Mullln,  918  Eighth  ave.         V.'. 

Wag.  William  Arena,   5706  Now  Utrecht  «»•,  ' 

Wag.  Vincent  Batyr,  105  North  First  «t        "'" 

Wag.   Andrew   E.  Casazza,   134   Butler  St. 

Wag.  Joseph  F.  Collie.   162  24th  st. 

Wag.  James  J,  Duffy,  279  Balnbrldge  st. 

Wag.  Salvatore  Esposlto.  12  Luquer  .st. 

Wag.   Andrew  Pricke,   100   Hull  st. 

Wag.  William  J.  Hamilton.  200  Prince  »r 

Wag.  William  A,  Healy.  107  Milton  si 

Wag.  John  Kornellussen,  90  Clay  St. 

Wag.   Bernard   Laydon.   49  Albany  ave. 

Wag,   Thomas  J,   Long.    217   6l8t  st. 

Wag,   Daniel  Martens.   217  Monitor  St. 

Wag.  Anthony  Morello.   2942  Pulton  st.  ••"; 

Wag.  Harry  S.  Murdock,  136  Nelson  st.         ."'. ' 

Wag.  Arthur  B.  Nelson.  264  I*rospect  ave.    '"" 

Wag.  Jos.  A.  Sendlzkowskl,    416   Hooper  at. 

Wag.  Jack  Sllberman,  31  Sumner  ave. 

Wag.  Walter  R.  Skinner,  194  Manehan  st. 

Wag.  John  A.  Strong.   280  Dean  St.  • 

Wag.  John  O,  Texter,  2307  Catalpa  ave.       J^'* 


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55 


Wag.  Edward  Walters,  171  Eckford  St. 

Wag.  Anthony  A.  Werner,  97  Utlca  ave. 

Wag.  Leo  J.  Wheeler.  739  Manhattan  ave. 

wag.  Joseph  S.  WUlman.  ii99  WUloughby  av. 

Wag.  Joseph  M.  Winter.  6<9  Manhattan  ave. 

Oscar  H.  Beeth.   741   Hendrlx  st. 

Daniel  F.  Courtney,  421  Manhattan  avf. 

Hyman  Dubersteln,   25  Tompkins  ave. 

Harry  Sleber.   1412  St.   Mark's  ave. 

Max  S(lberg.  282  William  st. 

.less  Abramson.   253  Liberty  ave. 

John   Eden,    470   15th  st. 

Frank  Walsh,  487  St.  Mark's  ave. 

John  Wenxel.  1669   76th  St. 

John  L.  Kooney.  47^  16th  st. 


302D  FIELD  SIGNAL  BAT. 


HEADQUARTERS    AND    SUPPLY 

DETACHMENT. 

Jamea  S.  Adams.  30  Prospect  pi. 
WiUiam  J.  Flanagan.   122  Bedford  ave. 
John  Dressel.  7  Pennsylvania  ave. 
James  C.  Kirk.  77S  Nostrand  ave. 
.\ntony  Echard,   475  Hudson  ave. 
.Andrew  E.  Beck,  2344  Summerfleld  st. 
Edward  V.  Miller.  89  First  pi. 

SANITARY  DET.\CHMENT. 

Joseph  F.  Keegan,  &5  Wyekoff  st. 
Morris  Lubowsky,  443  Ralph  ave. 
Henry  J.  MottUer,  6506  Fort  Hamilton  ave. 


CO.  A. 

Sgt.  Harold  F.  Ward.  913  EaRt  12th  st. 
Robert   E.    OoU.    1342    East    22d   St. 
Herbert  B.  Pearson.  997  Sterling  pi. 
William  C.  Game,  1066  East  94th  st. 
ClIfTord  R.  Paul.   2116  Dorchester  rd. 
Louis  Weiss.   96   Watklns  st. 
Victor  L.   Banta.    2022   East  47th  st. 
George  S.   Hall.   36  Garden  pi. 
Horace  S.   Ruyl.   18  Ashtord  st. 
.Toseph  Bell,   794  Prospect  pi. 
Louis  Brotman,  277  New  Jersey  ave. 
L'mberto  Consign,   61  Lawrence  st. 
Jacob  Kaiser,   268  Pearl  st. 
Glenn  Krelder.    6809   20th  ave. 
Michael  E.   Maher,    585  Leonard  st. 
Richard  A.  Serenberz,   11  Weirlleld  .ft. 
Abraham  Zwenltzky,  174  Kosciusko  st. 
Leroy  R«ed,  422  Van  Buren  st. 


Co.  B. 

Francis  A.  Burn.s,   414  Henry  st. 

Bernard  Pear.  546  Eastern  Parkway. 

Frank  Drlscoll,   838   Halsey  St. 

Leon  Garfunkel,  1765  Park  pi. 

John  A.  Henry  Jr..   280  Stuyvesant   ave. 

Robert  V.   Mc.^leer,  3  64  Marlon  st. 

Stuart  B.  McXaught.  9  Prospect  Park  West. 

Samuel  D.  Rosendort,  64  9  Snedlker  ave. 

John  O.   Thomas.   24  Xewell  st. 

Earnest   W.  Trelawny,   196   Lenox  rd. 

George  B.   Johnson.  1109   Manhattan  ave. 


CO.  c. 

Nathan  H.  Weiss.  1296  Herkimer  s(. 
John  T.  Garvey.   220  Xassau  ave. 
Edward  H.  McCrahon.  486  Third  st. 
Alfred  V.  Merklen,  768  McDonough  st. 
Herman  T.  Lltowltz.   22S  Stockton  St. 
Wallace  H.  Sloat,  467  Jefferson  ave. 
John  J.  Fay.  12  Charlotte  »t. 
Walter  E.  Whitehead,  65S  Carroll  at. 
Rogers  Burnham,  182  Clinton  st. 
Jack  Harowltj,   429   Barbey  st. 
George  I.  Galltztk,  Beach  and  45th  st. 
Francis  A.  Casey,  524  45th  st. 
Henry  C.   Burckhardt,  344  Neptune  ava. 
Charles  Leib.  156  Graham  a^•e. 
Walter  C.  Kent,   394   Eighth  st. 
Guy  M.   Roberts.   694   Classon   ave. 
F.rlc  R.  Brokvlst,    1220   45th  st. 
.lohn  S.   HenrlQUes,  103   Henry  st. 
John  F.   Mahoney,    139'4    24th  st 
George  Meffert,  14S4  President  st. 
Harry  Alpert.   355   Miller  ave. 
Thomas  A.   Cannon,    1714   HImrod   St. 
Anthoni  Caroselii,   2124   East   Ninth  st.. 
Robert  M.  Christensen,  553  Dean  st. 
Johii  '.'ullen.  139  Calyer  st. 
0^f  ellu>  F.  Farren,  60  Herkimer  s». 


Herman  Goldberg.  521  Rogers  ave. 
John  Grico.    1309  -Myrtle  ave. 
Alexander  Heifat,   1139   East  13th  st. 
Bernard  J.  Jankowsky,   338  Hamilton  ave. 
Harry  Janowitz.   190  South  Eighth  st. 
Henry  Josephs.    210   Pennsylvania  av.;. 
Robert  S,  Joyce.  1741  Ninth  st. 
Charles  F.  Knaak.  2683  Atlantic  ave. 
Charles  F.   Lambert.  180  Madison   st. 
George  J.   Lavery,    125   Hoyt  st. 
William  F.  Lauro  Jr.,  270  Court  si. 
George  J.  Miller,  131  Eagle  st. 
Peter  E.   Rattinger,  128  Calyer  st. 
Joseph  W.  Smith.  172  Atkins  avo. 
Arthur  L'hlenbusch,   288  Atkins  ave. 
Joseph  il.  Weston,  424  Vanderbilt  ave. 
Joseph  Yokelson.   196  Vernon  ave. 
.\rthur  Zahnis.   410  Seneca  iive. 
Jeremiah  DriscoU,    52  Concord  St. 
l^ester  H.  Groff.   532   Marcy  ave. 
Arthur   Hart.    750   Herkimer  st. 
George  Kussel.   131   Mescrole  st. 
George  J.   Monahan.   1265   East  92d  st. 
George  Nadler.  307  Tompkins  ave. 
Joseph  Recca,  782  Third  ave. 
Hugo  V.  Rettig.  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
William  H.   Schultze,    65  Webster  ave. 


John  J.  Kenny,  440  Sixth  ave. 
Philip  Vollono.    21  Qulncy  st. 
Meyer  Zell.  161  Belmont  ave. 
Sgt.  Paul  Hoefllnger,   452   5lst  St. 
Thomas  J.  V.  Maher.  332  Lexington  ave 


302D  SUPPLY  TRAIN 


CO   A. 


302D  MOBILE  ORDNANCE, 
REPAIR  SHOP. 

James  MacMiUan,  154  Ryerson  st. 
Paul  E.  BJerklle.  412%  Clinton  st, 
Isador  Neuwirth.  179  Marcy  ave. 
Jacob  Goldstein,  281   Hewes  st. 
John  L.  Johnson,  1232  43d  st. 
Daniel  C.  Hlldehrat.    259   Sackctt  st. 
George  Engelhardt.   329  Evergreen  ave. 
Charles  F.   Paass.    170  HImrod   st. 
Siivie  Scrivani.  9  5  Harrison  st. 
:Mario  Rebasti.  335  Pearl  st. 


Sgt.  Frank  P.  Gigante,   505  Henry  st. 

Sgt.  John  J.   F.   Jansson.    106S   East   37th  St. 

Sgt.  Harry  J.  Cuppinger,  248  Central  ave. 

Sgt.  Michael  J.  Nlcol,  3500  Atlantic  ave. 
I  Corp.  Andrew  J.  Boyd,  3  4   Prospect  Park  "W. 
1  Carl  W.   Baum,  677  Evergreen  ave. 

CO.  B. 

Sgt.  Thomas  Ashton,  363  Baltic  st. 
Sgt.  John  C.  Stoier,   164  Lafayette  ave. 
Sgt.  Ernest  Wellcr,  139  Bergen  st. 
Corp.   Edward  Szurotsak.  253   Rutledge  st. 
t^orp.  Peter  Oroho,  968  Pacific  st. 
Stanislaw  Borowski.    552   49th  st. 
James  A.   Boyle,   459   ISth  st. 

CO  c. 

.Sgi.  George  H.  Correll.  696   luth  st. 

Sg(.  Stephen  T.  .Murray,  2775  Haring  st. 
'  Corp.   Carl  Domanico.   212  Clifton  pi. 

Corp.  H.   A'.  Zingerman,   696  Franklin  ave. 

Corp.  Herman  C.  Hess.  847  Fresh  Pond  rd. 
1  Corp.  Morris  Goldstein,  8622  Bay  i5th  st. 

Corp.  Daniel  Schwarz,   1957  61st  st. 

Jack   Meiner,    1S39    Prospect   pi. 

William  N.   Bubblco.   750   Myrtle  ave. 

James  M.   Carroll,    639   .Shepherd  ave. 
J  Charles  J.  Garrett.  204  Bradford  st. 
!  William  Klein.  2016  Bath  ave. 

Raymond  Lew,  1371  Park  pi. 

Henry  -\.   Rodgers,  321   Chauncpy  st. 

CO.  D. 

Corp.  Frank  G.  Griffin,    2982   W.   SOth  st. 
Corp.  Robert  F.  Burns,  234  Spencer  st. 
Corp.   VT.   P.   Kenny  Jr..   686   Eastern  P'way. 
Cook  Fred  J.  Schmidt.  12S7  Hancock  st. 
Thomas  L    Donovan.   749  Union  st. 


CO.  E. 

Sgt.  Charles  M.  Rowland.  412  Park  pi. 
Sgt.    Michael    Hughe.s,    21S    17th   st. 
Corp.   tJustaf  E.   Murkshe,   738  41st  St. 
Corp.   Otto  D.   StPlnway  Jr..   210   Windsor  pi. 
Corp.   Samuel   E.  Batchelor,   2908   W.   12th»Et. 
Corp.  James  H.  Ashton.  112  Adelphi  st. 
I'nrj).  Frederick  B.  King.  854  Woodward  ave. 
Corp.   Joseph  E.   Osterhnlm.   91   Kenmore  pi. 
Corp.    Ralph  I..  Zito,    232   Boerum  st. 
Ki-nest   F.   H.   Becker.   350  Menehan  St. 
tlrl.Tith  R.  Scallon,  lot  Qulncy  St. 
Thos.  G.  Betchley,  StUlwcll  lane  and  lO.  S6th 
Henry   Bieg  Jr.,   185   Etna  si. 
William  S.   Downey.   274  Windsor  pi. 


CO.  r. 

I  Sgt.  Thomas  P.  Duffy,  1248  Fulton  st. 

Corp.  Charles  F.  Stammler,  63  Qulncy  st. 

I'ook  Arthur  A.  Cardln.   648  Bushwick  ave. 
1  J9*ej.v,  y.  fiarit,  33  Ormond  pL  


302D   TRAIN   HEADQUARTERS 

James  DeVita.   SI   Navy  st. 
,  Williani  S.  Pannlck.   155  Washington  at. 
j  William  Ooepfert.   686  Jefferson  ave. 
!  James  A.  llollaiul.   146  Bay  2oth  at. 
;  Malcolm  A.  I,,eary.  824  Sterling  pi. 
i  William  H.   Ituhl.   1713   Kast  Seventh  st. 

H.  J.  Whitehead.   1037  Putnam  ave. 

Giuseppi  De  Rinaldi,   12s  Seeley  st, 

Joseph  A.  Pinto.  347  19th  fit. 

John  F.  Marshall.  233  13th  at. 

Harry  M.  Bowman.  823  Lexington  ave. 

STenry  Herman,   1483  Lincoln  pi. 

Louis  M.   Lowenstein,   342   Rodney  st. 

James  J.   Whalen.    209  ISth  st. 


302D  MOBILE  VET.  SECTION 

John  Ott,  615  Evergreen  ave. 

John  F.  Ward,  949   Lafayette  ave. 

Louis  Loschert,  246  Irving  ave. 
I  Ijouis  Fleischer,   682  Saratoga  ave. 
'  Morris  SchatK,  182  Throop  ave. 

Michael  Wallace,   9S  Wyckoff  st. 

Herbert  A.  Welnmann,   1724  Putnam  ave. 

Henry  H.  Dietch.  542  49th  .•=t. 

Philip   Freeman,   544   60th  st. 


302D  SANITARY  TRAIN 


HE.VDQU/VRTERS  DETACETMEXT. 

Stanislaus  Slontskl,  7S1  Fourth  ave. 
iBt  Sgt.  Paul  T.  Wiggins.  24  0  East  31st  St. 
Sgt.  Eugene  G.  Nylin.  140  Buffalo  ave. 
George  A.  Qulnn.  Furman  ave. 


.305TH   AMBULANCE   CO. 

Luigi   Bedelte.   2.145  Dean  st. 
.Tames  J.   Doyle.   7   Fourth  pi. 
j  .Sgt,  A.  Mischler,  Jerome  ave.,  Richmond  Hill 
William  F.   .Sellinger.   82   Ijcwis  ave. 
.\ljner  Sicker,  5201  12th  ave. 

j  306TH  AMBrti-ANCE  CO. 

Sgt.  Nils  H.  Anderson.  IDS  St.  Marks  pi. 
j  Angelo  Blgglo,  220  Degraw  st. 
I  Mosae  T.  Cargull.   276  Columbia  St. 
'  Harold  E.  Coffin.   287  Crescent  st. 

Raymond  J.   Kv  jrs,    164  Ijinwood  sc, 
1  Corp.   George  J.  Fantry,   2S8  Driggs  ave. 
!  John  P.  Flechsenhaar,  704  Seneca  ave. 

Arthur  .S.   Ford,   1319   Rockaway   Parkway. 
^  Corp.   Samuel  Goldman.   1954   79th  St. 
'  Jo.seph  G.   Knight.   221   Van  Brunt  st.  j 

Ben.iamin  Koenig.  ISO  Moore  st.  q 

Charles  Kranz.   24  Central  ave.  "^ 

'  Frank  J.  Lackas.   476  Central  ftve. 

Wag.   George  F.   Lutz.    1932   Ijinden  st. 
I  l^ook  Harry  P.  McGowan,   9231  Parragut  rd. 

Wag.   ,\rthur  J.   Mclntyre,    1678  AVoodblne  st. 

Sgt.    Nelson   I..   Mosher,    11016   Kimball   av«, 
Richmond  Hill. 

Sgt.   Philip  F.  O'Brien,  989  St.  John's  pi. 

Ijeonard  Rennl.   274  Floyd  st.  j 

!  William  Rosenchlld.  63   Beaver  st.  1 

'  John  J.  Ryan.   "S  Furman  ave.  ) 

Was.  Thomas  C.  Van  Pelt.  23  Doschev  »t.     i 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG    ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


S07TH  AMBrLANCl-:  CO. 

Wag.  l<ouis  Aaronson.   24X)  Dumont  st. 

ChMrleB  Alexander.    !»«  Fourih  ave. 

Angela   Broncoto,   455  Lincoln  rd. 

Mag.  Albert  Carroll.  5S»  Crpsceiit  st. 

Ceorge   J.    Uuell.    1313    Halsey   at. 

Prank   A.   Durkin,   63t>   Prospect   pi. 

fiasper  Ferrare,  206  Pennsylvania  ave. 

Max  GoldlD.    355  illller  ave. 

P*>ter  Jacobelll.   233(i  Dean  st. 

Hamuet    l.asner.    648    Etltiam    ave. 

Arthur  Prehmus.    '2G2  Conover  at. 

Harry  Hawsky,    1334  .lefferj^oii  ave. 

Nathan   Sll\er8ton,    426   Shefflel^l    ave. 

Irving   Solomon.    519   Putnam   ave. 

Martin  Swallow.   ^02   Broadway 

Cook.  William  G.  Wahrer.  324   Hamburg  ave. 


308TH  AMBrLAXCE  CO. 

Anthony  Albano.   14  Carroll  st. 

Vincenzo  Beslgrlllo,  259  Fourth  ave. 

Philip  J.  Brady.   26«  88th  st. 

Wag.   Clarence  A.  t?arpenter.   697  Grand  at. 

Antonio  Conlgllo.   5J3  Union  st. 

George  N.  Dilzer.  1467  Metropolitan  avo. 

Wag.  .loseph  F.   Duffy.   SSi  Warren  al. 

I.uuls  Clordano.   319    Nevlns  st. 

George  Greeley,    119  Hamilton   ave. 

Thomas  Hiller.  411   17th  st. 

Joseph  M.   Kelly,   505   Rldert  lone. 

Kdward  McFadden.  26  t'^hapel  st. 

Thomas   Riley,   460    Baltic  at. 

f^orp.  Charles  Schaefer,   218  Irving  st. 

Henry  D.  Schubert.   127  Greene  ave. 

Joseph   P.    Schumm.   2ii2   MeDehan   st. 

James  C.    .Sinclair,    97   Sterling  pi. 

Sgt.   Thoma.H  Smith.   7.'iJ   Franklin  av*;. 

L-ouls   Wunsch.   91    North  Henry   st. 


305TH  FIELD  HOSl>ITAT.. 

Joseph  Alblii.   272   South  Fifth  st. 

Sgt.   .lutius  Bromet,    1005  I.,incoln   pi. 

Thomas   J.    Higglns,    42  Lewis   ave. 

Frank   J.    Huether.   21  Orient  st. 

Corp.   Alfred  C.   Kasper,   585  11th  st. 

Samuel  Kornrelch,  512  Saratoga  ave. 

James   LJpetrl,   303  Lorlmer  at. 

Cook  Patrick   McGuire,   57  Luquer  st. 

Wag.   Sylvester  A.   Repette.   1068  Grand   ave. 

<.'t>rp.   Wllllaoi  F.   Ressler,   76   Grajid  st. 

Hymah  Stein,    975   Herkimer  at. 

Mech.   Claua  N.   Syvertsen,  318   Van  Brunt   st. 

David  Teltelbaum,   501   Stratford  ave. 

Jay  H.  Van  Norden.  108  Eldert  st. 


306TH  FTEIiD  HOSPITAL. 

William   Duffy.    446   17th  st. 
John   P.   Duniser.    779  Madison   st. 
Kdward  Garewltz,    654  t_'ieveland  st. 
Herman   A.  Garlipp.   1C74  Woodbine  st. 
John   Herron,    609   Park   ave. 
William   E.    Hofmann,    1932  Grove  st. 
S^'ook  William  M.    Kline.   256   Hamilton   ave. 
Thomas  Liquori,   2441   Pitkin  ave. 
James   K.    McKee.   476  Grand   ave. 
l.eo  Molchel.  SOn  Rodney  st. 
Stephen  Noblle,    329   Mllford   st. 
Sgt.   Klmer  P.  Stark,    656  Monroe  st. 
bamuel   Welaberg,    359    K.    26th   st. 
Harry  T.   Wright.   832   Washington   ave. 

307TH  FIELD  HOSPITAL. 

Herman   Guttenberg.    S83   South    First   st. 
Joseph  Karle.   654  Onderdonk  ave. 
Wllllajn  J.  Kenna,  147  Albany  st. 
jMx:ob  Pecbarsky,    1000  Manhattan  ave. 
Walter  O.  K«hne.   2020  Silver  st. 
Kouls  8cillosberg,   16   Rochester  ave. 
David  |L  ▼alentln*.  1463   FuKod   at, 
WUliMBL  Sefer,  1:391  SUvw  «(. 

SMTTU  riEliD  HOSPITAL. 

WlUlaja  ^  Clear*.  219  Central  av«. 
AccjamiD  Cold,  404  Chester  at. 
Frank  K.  Hawkes,  1S6  McDoDOUfh  aC 
Joa«ph  Israel.  221:  Moore  at. 
>ilchola.i  McNamara,    1287  Carroll  at. 
Alexander  Pol&nsky,  159  South  Second  at. 
Daniel  hi.  Rappel.  751  Saratoga  ave. 
Abraham  A.  Sachs,   1804  St.  John's  pL 
John  H.  Smith,  S63  Railroad  ave. 
Samuel  Thomson.  200  Berriman  at. 
U««  Trjra^   939   L,a£ayette  av«.  ^ 


CAMP  INFIRMARIES. 

l<eo   M.   Cooper.   273   74ih  st. 
■  Jack  Ijeixnan.  1147  St.  Johns  pi. 
I  Harry   Rudler,  985  Gleumore  ave. 


!  DEXTAL  ASSISTANT. 

Joseph  J.    Rieger.   223  Howard  st. 


I  MILITARY  POLICE 

I  John  F.  Michaclsen.  S6th  st.  &   Bay  13th  si. 

Harry   1.   Horn.   423   Halsey  st. 

Stephen   M.   Downey,    (>-l    Monroe  St. 

.Vieiander  G.   I.ogan,   aoliS  Hegetnan  ave. 

William  Parks,  »S  Meserole  ave. 

Frank  S.  Nash,  696  Halsey  st. 

Patrick  F.  O'Connor,  353  14th  st. 

Thomas  Foster,   260   Eckford  st. 
!  Walter  P.. .Gartner,   411  Chauncey  st. 

Charles  Vassilakos.   4401  Xew  Utrecht  ave. 

.rohn  R.   Higglns,   321  Bergen  st. 
I  Frank  J.  Rauchut,  1173  East  13th  si. 
J  ijimon  F,  Ambraz,   851  Eastern  Parkway. 

Isidore  D.  Avrick,   52  Smith  St..  Jamaica. 
I  Alfred  C.  Brennan,  261  Madison  st. 
■  George  C  Bressert,   283  Ijinden  st. 

Max  Cavadio.  23. Grafton  st. 

Morris  Coon,   205  30th  st. 

John  F.  Dalton,  604  Park  pi. 
!  Henry  A.   Day,   2978  Fulton  at. 

Raphael  M.   De  Martini,   260  Union  st 

Edward  G.  Uonagan,  195  10th  ave..   L,.  J.  City 

Henry  F.   Feeney,    15S  Nelson  st. 

Henry  c.  Feuerbach,  1332  Gates-ave. 

c.eorge  Garnler  Jr.,  121u  75th  st.     , 

-Michael  Gilteather. 

Vincent  L.  Gillies,  470  Napier  ave..  Rich.  Hill 
;  Christopher   Harrington.    1260    44th  st. 

.loseph   R.    Healey,    222    Monroe  st. 
j  Walter  C.   Hillman,    691   Coney   Island   ave. 

Benjamin  Kaplan,   2S  Bay  22d  St. 

George  L.  Kennedy,  94  Garfleld  pi. 

John  F.  Kiernan,  111  Bedford  ave. 

George  H.  Kraft,  310  Madison  st. 

Frank  B.   Lemaire,    1340   Hancock   st. 

Edward  I,.   Maag.    39S   South  Fifth   St. 

Francis  J.  Mace,  160 1,  Lee  ave. 

William  F.  Maher,   103  Clinton  ave. 
'Stephen  E.  McBrlde,  228A  Prospect  Park  W. 

William  J.  ilcCabe,  760  Marcy  ave. 

Stephen  J.  McDonald,  67  Halsey  st. 

Bernard  J.  McSorley,  87  Mott  ave..  L.  I. City. 

Moe  Metschis.   156r>  Park  pi. 

Kmil  Milanesl,  95  McDougal  st. 

William  W.  Orr,  1136  60th  st. 

William  Ruhenstein,  u8  Sumner  ave. 

John  E.   Russell.   170  Eldert  st. 

l.ouis  A.   Scala,   304  Union  ave. 

Fred  H.  Schlottman,   414   73d  st. 

K.dv.'arrt    A.    Schmitt,    6409   Sixth  ave. 

Theobald    J.    Schmitt.    96    Evergreen    ave. 

WillUni   C.   Schwarz.    156   Fifth  ave. 

William   H.   Thomp.son,   480   East   92d  st, 

.lohn  .1.  Tobin,   702  Lexington  ave. 

Joseph  Vaneiia,   242  Stagg  st. 

.loseph   T.   \Volssrnan,   85   Amboy   .qt, 

George   K.    Williams,   1121   Noslrand   ave. 


John  S.  Dawley  Jr..  815  Avenue  J. 
Reg.  Sgt.   Maj.   P.  J.  Garcia,  307   Macon  at. 
rorp.  Charles  J.   Kurz,  921  Avenue  P. 
Samuel  Leffler.  166  Pulaski  st. 
lorp,   Bernard  MrC.rath,   417  64th  st. 
Kdward  J.   Meagher,  163  Metropolitan  ave. 
.lohn   R.  Wohr,   447   Rldgewood  ave, 
1st  Sgt.  John  W.  Newton,  335  Lafayette  ave. 
l.sl  Sgt.  Charles  J.  Ogg,  424  Senator  st. 
.\.lexander  R.  Owon.  1211  Glenwood  road. 
J.   Edwin  Russell.   159  Pulaski  st. 
Harry  Shapiro.   97   Summit  st. 
Bat.  Sgt.  Maj.  E.  Schaad.  906  Gravesend  ave. 
Reg.  Sgt.  -Maj.  G.  C.  Vogel.  226  Cedar  ave. 
Sgt.  William  H.  Bosch.  759  Prospect  ave. 
Army   Field   Clerk   J.  Sweeney   Jr.,    Kingston 
ai'e. 


302D  ENGINEERS 


HEADQUARTERS  TROOP 

.Stable  Sgt.  F.  A.  Sullivan,   680  McDonough 
I'orp.   George    A.   Clausen,    718   Avenue   S. 
Cook    Rudolph  LoefBer,   7S19    19th  ave. 
Cook  Ralph  Pagano.    110  Skillman  st. 
Wag.  Anthony  G'anibalvo,   214  Montrose  j 
Wag.  William  P.  Mackey.   108  Somers  st. 
Wag.   Scott    W.   iloore,    119   Crystal   st. 
Wag.   Martin  E.  ODonnell.   1S4   ISth  St. 
Wag.    William  J.   Wil.ion.  7612  Third  ave. 
Wllk(|i  Bracken.  iI8  Sterling  pi. 
Otto  O.  Geller,  1223  Sterling  pi. 
Josepit  F.   Hardy,    1381   Macconibs  rd. 
Richard  J.  Hurley,  765  St.  John's  pi. 
James  Lantonlo,   1102  President  at. 
, lames  McCabe,  86  Snyder  ave. 
Domlnick  Malnella,  S6S  St.  Mark's  ave. 
Nicholas  Mastore.s,  232S  Newkirk  avo. 
Henry  G.  Muench.  16  Bennett  at. 
Frank  Relnhelmer,  lOS  Adelphl  st. 
Max  RIchman,  1156  45th  st. 
.lohn  D.  Shcwell,  334  Marion  at. 
William  Wendel,  392  Melrose  st. 
Joseph  Kelly.   1169  SIsl  si 
Nicolo  Diftno,  2141  Fulton  st. 
Edmund  O'Flaherty.  347  Fulton  st. 
Jobn  Dassau  Jr.,  14  Frsspect  sv*. 


HEADQUARTERS  CO. 

Mech.  Sr.  Gr.  J.  M.  Schelner.  770  Linden  «t. 
Rpgt     Sgt.    Maj.    J.    G.     Blelmeyer,    428    St. 

Mark's  ave. 
Regt.    Sup.    Sgt.    John    F.    Mindermann,    211 

Himrod  st. 
Bat.  Sgt.  Maj.  R.  L.  Smith.  4  44  Seventh  »»». 
1st  Sgt.  Sinclair  B.  Tarof,  1146  East  2d  »t. 
Sup.   Sgt.  Claude  F.  Carroll, '  4.')5  14th  st. 
.Sgt.  Wm.  J.  Dollard.   82  Sheridan  ave. 
Sgt.  Ervin  Gollnei-,   2216  85th  st. 
Sgt.    Otto   V.    Borsa,    454   17th  st. 
Corp.  c.  F.  Barry,  709  President  st. 
Corp.   George  A.  Martin,  867   Prospect  ave. 
I'orp.  Leslie  C.  Presbtiry,  227  Greene  ave. 
Corp.  Thomas  F.  Cavanaugh,   11  (.'enter  st. 
Cook  John  E.  Browner.  328  Prospect  ave. 
Wag.  Daniel  J.  Brolley.   1281  St.  John's  pi. 
Wag.    .\rthur  La  Barbara,    161  Stone  ♦ve 
Wag.    Horatio  Price,   638   Gates  ave. 
Wag.  Robert  V.  Thompson.  81  Kent  ave. 
Henry  Christ,   610  Elton  st. 
John  J.  Keegan.  48  Webster  ave. 
Roman  W.  Marshall,  793  Park  ave. 
Joseph  Reinecker,  7   St.  John's  pi. 
Walter  R.  Squires,   3019  Fulton  st. 
Michael  Dean.  1551  Dean  st. 
Otto  Ebel  Jr..  122  Hawthorne  st. 
Grover  C.   Krb,  2145  Clinton  pi. 

BAXD. 

Corp.  A.  J.  Zimmerman,  2625  Harway  ave, 
Corp.   Guy   A.   Smith.    1091   East   37th   St. 
Mus.   Mark  Tanner.    1671  Union  st. 
Mus.  Frank  De  Blassl,   287  Trautman  st. 
Mus.  Joseph  Abbate,   16  Sumner  pi. 
Mus.  Frank  G.  D'Aleo.  189  Franklin  ave 
Mus.    John    I.   Twarowskl.    275    Ainslie   st. 
Corp.  Oswald  \'.  Clark,  52  Sherman  st. 
t!orp.  James  P.  O'Donnell.   64   Hull  st. 


CO.  A. 

Mess  Sgt.  C.  A.  Hoyle.  344  Lafayette  ave, 

Sgt.   Ernest  V.   Pinney,   911   Lincoln  pi. 

Sgt.  Wm.  Shaughnessy.  1533  Union  st. 

Sgt,   Michael  J.  Dugan,    1300  Sterling  pi, 

Sgt.  Wm.  P.  Way,  llllS  Decatur  at. 

''orp.   Fied    Kuith.    1379  Gates   ave. 

I'orp.  Wm.  .1.   Moesslnger.   703    Woodward  av. 

Corp.  John  Denlg.   203  Lincoln  ave. 

<'orp.   S.   .1.    Kerrigan.   415  Pulaski  st. 

Elmer  E.  .fackson,  490.^  Jefferson  ave. 

Kdwin  .1.   Wolfhart.   9  57   Seneca  ave. 

I'orp.    Ed.   .1.    Kispin.    733    Dean  st. 

Coip.  Carl  H.  Schllchtlng,  1529  Nostrand  ave. 

Andreas  P.    Halvorsen.    241    Briggs  ave. 

(^ook  Gustav   Prilting,    18   North  Oxford  st. 

Cook  Bernard  -Nill,  301  Stanhope  st. 

Wag.  John  J.   Kckerle,   225  Boerum  st. 

Wag.   Charles  Manger.    112   Cooper  st, 

George   Blrmingliam.    10.^0   Greene  ave. 

.Maurice  R.  Cotter.   S59  St.  John'.*'  pi. 

t'harles  Dateno.   497  Fontaln  ave. 

John   McDonough.   1S7  Kingsland  ave. 

Jos.  Marren,   2136   East  47th  st. 

leromt  E.   O'Boyle.   4611   63d  st. 

Gustave  F.  Puknat.   249  Devoe  at. 

.lo.spph  F.  Rose,  145   Milton  st. 

William  R.   Schanck,    1164  Dean  st. 

.Michael  Sweeney.   1210  Nostrand  ave. 

Thomas  Tratnor,   828   50th  at. 

Louis  J.  Vollaro,    296  First  st. 

Louis  Adler.  573  Hendrlx  st. 

L>ador  A.  Blltesteln.  598  Belmont  ave. 

Vlnceuzo  Caramitoico,  1731  Atlantic  avt,       j 


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57 


Jacob  Kaplan,    204  South  First  st. 
Herbert  .1.  Mosca.  784  Myrtle  ave. 
Dominlck    Petlanato.    20i    Richardstm    St. 
William  Sorlie.   6  First  pi. 

CO.  B. 

1st  Set.    Haynes   P.   Jorgensen,   3506   Ave.    I. 
Sgt.  N,  E.  H.  Allen.  64  Soventli  ave. 
Sgt.  Edward  J.  Boyd,  308  I..OKan  •t. 
.Sgt.  I.ouis  F.  Marlln.   338   Franklin  ave. 
Sgt.   Charles  B.   Godfrey,    I2-'   ^'arwick   st, 
Corp.   Charles   Balvo,    148   Bedford   ave. 
<.'orp.  Harry  Poschin,    1923   Daly  ave. 
'"orp.   Chris.  J.  Fischer.   236  Graham  ave. 
Corp.    Henry    E.    Mathlson,    539    Henry   st. 
Corp.   Carl   E.   Scharf.    1059    Fulton  st. 
Corp.  John  Schilling.  209S  Fulton  st. 
.lames  H.    Butler,    140   N.   Portland   ave. 
I..'   A.   Dermody,   131   Eckford  st. 
IClbert   Fuglevik,    111   Pioneer  st. 
liilbert  P.  Hulburt.   1154  Gates  ave. 
George  Lund.  1141  58th  st. 
James  J.   Byrnes,   202  Bedford  ave. 
Pearsall  J.  Creighton,  496  Logan  st. 
.loseph  R.   Fay.   810   Avenue  P. 
^'incent  Luciano,    133  President   st. 
-Matthew  McCartln.   163  India  st. 
.lohn  Manning,   61   Nostrand  ave. 
Joseph  Piatkowski.   10  Ash  St. 
Daniel  H.  Schaffer,  2042A  Pacific  at. 
Henry  E.   Steffens,   10  Fosdlck   ave. 
Joseph  Tepedino,  102  Spencer  st. 
John   E.   Tweed.   360   Rochester  ave. 
Von  Relchensteln,   64  Jefferson  av«. 

CO.  c. 

Sgt.   Frank  T.   Holtz,    118  Seventh  ave. 

Sgt.   Louis  Naboshek,    310   South  Fourth   st. 

Corp.   Sam  Miller,   225  S9th  st. 

Corp.  P.   H.   Kalltnberg.    .53.'.  Bainbrldge   st. 

t:^orp.  Oscar  Fogelstrom,    471    59th  St. 

Cook  Conrad  Wolf,   555  Glenmore  ave. 

Wag.    Ernest   Soncini.    497    Gravesend    ave. 

Lawrence   Bindrum,    201    Hull  st. 

Frank  J.  Duffy,   183  Sheridan  ave. 

William  r.,awle3s,  285  Fifth  ave. 

Timothy   McGrath.   1497  East  15th  st. 

John   Meyer,    1632   Pacific  St. 

Antonio  Santacroce.   2833  West  Second  st. 

Stanley  Blackwlch,  71  Washington  st. 

■*ohn  A.  Butler,  84  Debevoise  ave. 

Phillip  J.  Cirollina,   1154  44th  st. 

Charles  P.  Hearon,  5516  Fifth  ave. 

Edwin  L.  Kerr.  203  Seventh  a\e. 

Rocco  Marrandino,   459   Grand  st. 

William  Mlnard.  1968  65th  st. 

Michael   Stoerkel.    2051   Gates  uve. 

John   Veidt,   279   Stagg  st. 

John  R.  M'eiderman,   99  Newell  st. 

CO.  D. 

Capt.   E.   B.  Simmons.   107  Joralemon  st. 
Stable  Sgt.   Louis   Weiss.    242   Morgan   ave. 
Sgts.  Timothy  Summerly.  475  Waverly  ave. 
Corp.  Clifford  W.   Wojan,    509  Park  pi. 
t^orp.   Joseph  AV.    Harlung.    548  Second  st. 
Corp.  A.   E.   F.   Hernandez,   2816   Beverly   rd. 
Corp.  Andrew  R.  Warwick.   622   Morgan  ave. 
Corp.  John  J.  Hagerty. 
I'orp.   Hubert  J.   McTague.    310   11th   st. 
Corp.  Wm.  P.  ilurch,   140  Logan  st. 
Corp.  Geo.  R.  Wllmarth,   1499  Fulton   st. 
Wag.  Joseph  Ferrara,  590  Snediker  ave. 
Wag.  John  A.  Freitag.  2029  Ralph  st. 
Wag.  .\ndrew  .1.  Halloran.  156  Old  Ocean  av. 
Wag.  Chas    Weizenecker,  397  Melrose  st. 
Walter  Amlicki,   124   19lh  st. 
Waiter  J.   Chatfleld.    160  Jefferson    ave. 
Odd  Jaeger,    213  Union  st. 
Edward  P.   Heehil  Jr..   210  Java  st. 
Peter  Spagnolo,  179  Navy  st. 
Rudolph   W.   Stultz.  427    ISth   st. 
oigurd  iierg.  126  Summit  st. 
Hermand  Goldstein,   1930  Pacific  st. 
Bernett  W.   Kahn,   228   South  Third   st. 
John  J.  Xortoli.   146  Clermont  ave. 
Maurice  J.   O'.Veil.   366   Dougla.ss  st. 
Patrick  ONelll,  497  Seventh  ave. 
AVllliara   Schmekel,    225   Cumberland  st. 
Stephen  Shannon,   211>,2    Wyckoff  st. 

CO.  K. 

1st  Sgt.   Wallace  B.   Stone.   393   Fifth  st. 
1st  CI.  Sgt.  Frank  O.   Egan.  91    India  st. 
Mess  Sgt,   Harry   Peskowitz.    642   Hancock   St. 
Kgt.   Irving   Rosinsky.    96  Pulaski  st. 
Sgt.   Henry   Hansen.   100  Henry  st. 
Sgt.  Fred  C.  Nyvall.    207   ISth  St. 
Corp.  John  H.  L,   Schroder.  730  East  32d  st. 
Corp.   Francis  H.    Gallagher.    138   Logan   st. 
Corp.   .A,nthony  Avignon?,   95  Stanhope  st. 


Corp.  Jolin  j;  Kelly,  166  Diamond  st, 
Corp.  Albert  F.  Foye.  549  Throop  ave. 
Corp.  James  G.  Coriey.  219  Webster  ave. 
Horseshoer  Harold  Wright,   59  Xewell  st. 
Wag.   Charles  H.   Bende.   860   Manhattan   ave. 
William  OXeil,  26  Kosciusko  pi. 
.Toseph   H.   .\mrhein,    1477   Bushwick  ave. 
Prank  C.   Benner,    ISII   Hlmrod  st. 
Evander  Chambers,   1362   72d  st. 
Joseph  A.   McQuail,   647   Metropolitan  ave. 
John   Maroney.   95   Jewell  st.' 
Chester  K.  Xewlin.  322  Welrfleld  st. 
Frank  J.  Norton,  358  Wythe  ave. 
Samuel  Patti,  232  Sackctt  st. 
Oscar  F.    Ahlstrom,    639   East  32d  St. 
Joseph  Aiiasta.'J,  632  Knickerbocker  ave. 
tiulde  Carfagna,   217  North  Sixth  st. 
Edward   Danziger,   377   Lefferts  ave. 
Charles  Heines.  5110  Fifth  ave. 
Harry   Ibelshauser,    2127   Greene  ave. 
Adam   Imhof.    561   Seneca  ave. 
Frank  Marrlett,   2527  Madison  St. 
James  \r.  Payton,   64   Seventh  ave. 
Harold   Schnackenberg.    96    Bay    32d   st. 
Thomas  A.  Smith,  478  Lexington  ave. 
Walter  Solaskt,   197  Georgia  ave. 
Louis  Surgan,   412  Dumont  ave. 
Frederick  W.  Trelke.  267  Eckford  st. 

CO.  F. 

Sgts.  1st  CI.  R.  Humphreys,  43  Linden  ave. 

Sgt.  1st  CI.  Thos.  I.  Shriver,  1121  Bedford  av. 

Mess   Sgt.    T.    Belivacque,    Harway    ave.    and 
Bay   43d   st. 

Sup.  Sgt.  William  A.  Ruddy,  1267  Park  pi. 

Sgt.   Austin  J.   Hodgens.    369   Fifth  ave. 

Sgt.   James  Van    Alst   Jr..    4S1    14th  st. 

Sgt.   Emll  H.  Schneider,   1047  83d  St. 

Sgt.  Ernest  L.  Tarof,   1146   East  Second  st. 

Sgt.  Harry  A.  Wellander.  142  Rutland  rd. 

Sgt.    Leon  C.    Loomls,    001    St.    Mark's   ave. 

Sgt.    R.   G.   Stinnett,    230  Van   Sicklen   St. 

Corp.  Howard  L.  McFadden.  4  509  Fort  Ham- 
ilton Parkway. 

Corp.  John  C.   Mantell  Jr.,   131  Foxhall  St. 

Corp.  Richard  M.  Moloney.  1507  Avenue  Q. 

t^orp.  Edward  J.  Farrar.  113  Jewell  st. 

Corp.   .\lfred  G.  Willson.  243  94th  st. 

Corp.  Elmer  Ball.  521  Schenck  ave. 

Corp.   Irving  Levy,    43   Bartlett   st. 

Corp.  Thomas  Oreste.  430  Graham  ave. 

Corp.   Hyman   Steginsky,    8774  Bay   24th  St. 

Corp.  B.  Giordano.  90  High  st. 

Corp.  Rudolph  O.  Wolff,  380  Etna  st. 

Cook  George  E.  Herrmann,  394  Stanhope  st. 

Cook  Speres  Mehes. 

Cook  ,lacob  Pfielderer.   173  "Maujer  st. 

Wag.  John   Bassett.   418   Humboldt  St. 

Wag.  John  A.  Campatelle.  517  President  st. 

Wag.   Frank  P.   Sell.   471  Hancoi.k  st. 
'  James  Alfano.  179  Classon  ave. 
j  Antonio  Amrlati,    327  Sheffield  ave. 
I  Ernest   F.   Blomquist.   796  Classon  ave. 

Henry   L.  Brodie,   235  Richmond  st. 

Ike   Dworkin.   320   Ninth   St. 

Bernard  Green,  212  Monitor  st. 

Carmeno   lannetta.    278   Hopkins  ave. 
i  William  J.   Jacob.    315    Eighth  ave. 
!  Thomas  S.  Kennedy  Jr.,  95  South  Second  st. 

Charles  K.  Michel.    729    Knickerbocker   ave. 

Barney  Montellene,   30  Fulton  ave. 

.\lexander  J.   Noll.    24  .Vutumn  ave. 

Charles  Schwartzberg.   39  Meeker  ave. 

Paul    H.   Smith,   280   Lafayette  ave. 

Albert  Tlmmins.   1173  Jefferson  ave. 

William   A.   Wlttmann,    208   ^'an   Buren   St. 

I'^rancls  Amico.   243  Humboldt  st. 
'  Henry  Beilstein,  483  Bushwick  ave. 

.loseph  .1.    Bradley,    227    Kingston   ave. 

William   E.  Brown.   046  Franklin  ave. 

.\ngelo  Ciccolella.  911  Gates  ave. 
I  Edward  H.  Howe.  307  Sixth  st. 

James  B.   McGuire.   451    Court  st. 

.\iilonlo  Signorelli.  187  Johnson  ave. 

William  F.  Taxis,    170  Wyckoff  ave. 

ENGINEER  TK.'ilN. 

1st  Lt.  James  A.   Ryan.   581  St.   Marks  ave. 
I  Sup.  Sgt.  C,  F.   Learnard  Jr..   1183   Bergen  st. 

Sta.  Sgt.  John  R.  Fitzgerald.   2218   80th  a':. 

i'orp.   Hugh  O.  Moeller.   552  Ridgewood  ave. 

Corp.   Thomas  H.   Moran.    Gravesend. 

Corp.    Michael   Gentile,    39    SklUman   ave. 
i  Horseshoer  L.  J.   Blicka,   92  (Jreenpoint  ave. 

Wag.    Herman   Geiscr.    437  East   34th   st. 
j  Wag.  James  J.   Lowery.   109  Frost   St. 
i  Wag.   George   Reediger.   174   Norman   ave. 
1  Wag.   H.   von    Hasscl.   341   Morgan   ave. 

Wag.   Hillard   S.   Ward.    657   .McDonough   st. 

Joseph  J.  MIngino,  1202  Nostrand  ave. 
'  Peter  Prepschlvalk.   766   Broadway, 
[  Eino  Puranen,  49  Third  pi. 


Harry  A.  Ward,  224  Utlca  ave. 
William  E.  Evers,  Civj  Lynch  st. 
Bernard  J.  Flanagan.  E.  19th  st.  *  Ave.  1*. 
Bernard  A.  O'Neii,  1362  72d  st. 

SANIT.\RY   DETACHMENT. 

Sgt.  Walter  E.   Ileaslip,   540  Coney   Island   a». 
Corp.    Nathan  Davis.    248    South   First   St. 
Isidore   Menoher.    31-4   Chester  st. 
John  Tiernan.  446  15th  st. 


304TH  M.  C.  B. 


HEADQPARTERS  DETACH>IENT. 

Ist  Lt.   William  G.   Sutherland.    621  «8th  st. 

Bat.   Sgt.   Maj.   Paul  A.  Dwyer,   389  Hicks  st. 
j  Bat.  Sgt.  Ma.1.  Thos.  J.  Byrne,  79  Dresden  at. 
I  Corp.  Joseph  H.   Hart,   239   Harrison  st. 
I  Wag.   William  J.    Duffy,    1169   Bedford  av«. 
j  Wag.   Hv_ry  .1.  McGrath.   141  Franklin  av«. 
j  Wag.   Daniel  J.   Kelly,  86   Dlkeman  st. 

Wag.  Harry  H.  Meyer,  102  Luquer  st. 

Bugler  Harry  Goldstein.  334  Lott  ave. 

Arthur  F.   Sullivan.   542  Court  st. 

Sgt.   Nathaniel  Cohen.    146  South  Fourth  et. 
'  John  J.   Downle,   103  Jewell  st. 
I  tiotfrled   Gulovsen,    832   42d   St. 
I  Eln»  Kiiskinen,   826  43d  st.  J 

!  CO.  A. 

•  Capt.   Samuel  Greason  Jr.,   281   Carroll  St. 

2d  Lt.  Kellogg  A.  Pette.    14  .Marlborough  rd. 

2d  Lt.   W.  F.   Schultze,    470  Ocean   Parkway. 

Sgt.   Edward  Dunn.  31   Hansman  st. 

Sgt.  Charles  P.   Englebrecht,  173  Hart  St. 

Sgt.  Robert  Drake,   4  3  Fifth  ave. 

Sgt.  Michael  A.  Walsh,  248  Menehan  st. 

Sgt.   Charles  M.  Jordan,  546.^   Munroe  St. 

Corp.  Arthur  D.  Christie.  1191  Bushwick  ave, 
'  Corp.  J.  A.  Bloornqulst,  1228  St.  Mark's  ave. 
]  Corp.  Jullen  D.  Roussel.  143  Stuyvesant  av». 
!  Corp.  Michael  O'Leary,  216  Weirfleld  st. 

Cook  Paulus  Larsen,    575   59th  st. 

C^ook  Andres  Sorenson,  60  Cole  st, 

Mech.   Edward  W.  Haynes,  717  Seneca  ay*. 

John  C.  Arthe  Jr.,  175  Quincy  st. 

Edward  V.   Curtis,   633  Clinton  st.  | 

Robert  J.  Gardner,  11  Clermont  ava.  "j 

Joseph  F,  Gloster,  656  Carroll  st.  ''% 

Joseph  Griffith,  676  Seneca  ave.  "^ 

Francis  McGrath,   439    Halsey  st. 

Edward  S.   Murphy,   677  Bedford  ave. 

Joseph  Rothsteln.  1319  East  New  York  »T». 

John  S.  Stack,  951  Putnam  ave. 

August  J.  Uhl  Jr.,   1202  Fulton  St. 

William  B.  Walker.  1020  Bedford  ave. 

James  Ward,   635  Throop  ave. 

Henry  T.  Young,  131  Forbell  ava. 

James  Breen,  92  Fountain  ave. 

Harry  Cohen,  241  DeKalb  ave. 

Nicolo  Diftno,   2141   Fulton  St. 

Robert  Estes.  253  Sherman  st. 

James  J.  Fleming,  305  Sixth  ave. 

Thomas  A.  Healy,  197  Sheffield  aye. 
!  Max  Herzog.   168  Cooper  st. 

Frank  Jaskowak,  664  Fourth  ave. 

,\rthur  Kennedy,   82  Sanford  st. 

Frank  J.   McLaughlin,   5   East  94th  st. 

.Joseph  Peilicane.   704   Park  ave. 

George  B.  Silliman,  901  East  93d  st. 

CO.  B.  I 

1st  Lt.  Arthur  L.  Stemler.  272  Gates  ave. 

Corp.   William  Plant,    3372   Fulton  St. 
'  Corp.   William  S.   Lott.   664  Chauncey  st. 

Corp.   Frederick  A.   Young,    594  Dean  st. 
"  Corp.   ilichael  P.   Burns.   463  00th  ft. 

George   Burton,    4290  Brandon  ave. 

Richard   .\.    Hansman,    1121    Bedford  a\e, 

Louis  Kaitz.    194   South  Second   st. 

John  J.  MaCKm.  426   um  st. 

George  McCormack,  1486  Bedford  ave 

Michael  J.  Wolfinger,    1347   Myrtle   ave. 

Kphraim   chase.   607  Powell  st- 

John   Fenton   Jr.,   2   Hinsdale  st. 
!  Thomas  F.   Fitzgerald,   0109  Fifth  ave. 
I  James  Gavi:i.   13SA   19th  st. 
I  .Tusliii  T.  Janson.    245   76th  st. 
i  Thomas   Krollkoski  Jr..   61   Schermerhorn   it. 
j  Henry  Maenuson,  SS"  Third  ave. 
:  Thomas   Mc.N'iff.    223    Monitor  st. 
j  .loseph   1-^.   Shaw.   396  Linden  si. 

Edmund  O'Flaherty.   347   Elkins  si 


305TH  M.  C.  B. 

HE\DQr.\RTERS  CO. 

:d   Lt.   Lonis  G.    Buisson 
Sgt.  Maj,  Cyt'—  .^ 


60  St    John's  pi. 
oper.   3  50  Ocean  ave. 


58 


BROOKLYN  AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


Set.  Henry  J.  Paulstlch.  521   Enfield  3t. 
Corp.  Henry  Oreonspan,  47  Montelth  at. 
Wag.  Albert  F.  Brunner,  421':  Fifth  ave. 
Wag.  John  Carr,  5011  Third  ave. 
■Wag.  Maurice  Clendenny.  411  Hoyt  st. 
■Wag.  Michael  J.  Dunne,  290  Fifth  ave. 
Wag.  Andrew  Croll.  160  Metropolitan  ave. 
Waif.    Homer  McGec.   433   Seventh  St.  '^ 

Wag.  .I6hn  E.  Moore.  115  Second  st.  " 

"Wag.  Irving  Storch,  COl  Ko.sciusko  st." 
Morris  .\nister.  115  South  Eighth  st. 
Philip  A.  Crompton,  159  Van  Dyke  st. 
Louis  West.  384  Jay  st, 

ORDNANCE  DETACHMENT. 

6gt.  l.ouls  E.  Lafferty  Jr..   140S  Avenue  S. 
Stephen  J.  McKenna,  176  Warwick  st. 

JfEDICAL  DETACHMENT. 

Sgt.  Kobert  D,  Oilman,  1550  President  at. 
Max  Hershkowltz.   408  Bushwick  ave. 
A.  Lobosco,  170  Fulton  st. 

CO.  A. 

2d  Lt.  John  A.  McKeown,  3C6  Jay  st. 
Sgt.  Horace  Qualters,  7i6  Madison  st. 
Sgt.  James  J.  Pendergast.  139  Windsor  pi. 
Corp.  Harry  .1.  Greer.  4923  Fifth  ave. 
Oorp.  Ferdinand  C.  Poddlg.  2548  Gates  ave. 
Corp.   Isador  Hobel.   116  South  Ninth  st. 
Corji.  Anthony   .Mannlno,   263  S6th  st. 
Corp.  Hugh  F.  Sullivan,  64  Decatur  st. 
Louis  <;.  Kiseman,   255  Bleecker  st. 
William  Hocking,  1,S85  Pitkin  ave. 
Oscar  Olsen.  485  Court  st. 
Frederick  W.  Smith.  2413  Pitkin  ave, 
Jacob  Yules.   .'!41   William  st. 
Frank.  Bodet,   100  Gr«otlpolnt  ave. 
William  Byrne,   5S04   Seventh  ave. 
James  A.  Cassldy.  931  Gates  ave. 
George  C.  Decker,  735  Manhattan  ave. 
Solomon  Deutach,   189  McKlbbln  st. 
Joseph  Gerardl,  190  Rockaway  ave. 
Frank  Halloran.  136  Schaeffer  st. 
Alexander  Horowitz,  69  South  Tenth  st. 
John  J.  McElroy.  354  20th  st. 
John  J.  Murray,  227  WyckotT  st. 
Alfred  H.  Nelson,  334  E8th  St. 
Ike  Palash.  1685  St.  Mark's  ave. 
John  J.  Shea.  S3  Garlleld  pi. 
Leonard  G.  .Spainer,   193  Georgia  ave. 
Corp.  John  J.  O'Brien.  173  Bay  13th  st. 
Edward  J.  Hunter,   893  Manhattan  ave. 

CO.  B. 

Sgt.  Alex.  C.  Standerwick.  3  Cypress  ave. 

Stable  Sgt.  M.  Murphy.  2640  Bedford  ave. 

Sgt.  Frank  Cavalle,   2764  West  Third  st. 

Sgt.  Patrick  J.  Shanley.  35  Ocean  pi. 

Corp.  Joseph  T.  Levy.  270  Throop  ave. 

Cook  Samuel  S.  Delia.  124  Louisiana  ave. 

Mech.  Henry  W.  I.attermann,  119  E.  I9th  st. 

Clement  J.  Burger,  41  Buffalo  ave. 

(Charles  .Tohn.son,  4310  Third  ave. 

Joseph  M.  Lohe,  186  Menchan  st. 

Joseph  A.  Lucke,  21  Suydam  pi. 

Ivar  T.  Montelln,  61  Qulncy  sL 

Kalph  L.  Oakley,  195  Ross  st. 

Michael  O'Neill,  632  Classen  ave. 

Adclbert  Slebertz.  640  McDonough  st. 

Thomas  P.  Smith,  lOOS  Putnam  ave. 

John  Darcy,  975  40th  st. 

Augustus  Dunbar,   631  Hamburg  ave. 

George  Dunn,  543  Pine  st. 

Abraham  Heltzer,   75  Morrell  st. 

Louis  Jeffrey,   16  Sumner  pi. 

Anthony  Leone,  216  Stage  st. 

William  J.  McNamara.  249  Sumner  ave. 

Joseph  F.  Powers,   14  67  76th  St. 

James  Wallace,  679  Prospect  ave 

Harry  Weill,  2067  S6th  at. 

CO.  c. 

.Mess  Sgt.  D,  E.  McKenzle,  280  Seventh  st. 
Sgt.  Philip  H.  Bender,  150  East  23d  st. 
Corp.  Bernard  N.   Meyerhoff,   ,'•,75  Macon  st. 
Corp.  Joseph  L.  Overdunker.  72  Park  avo. 
Corp.  George  Gregory,  525  New  Jersey  ave. 
Corp.  M.  P.  Lc-mberl.  ffl  South  10th  st. 
Corp.  John  McHale.  149  Rockaway  ave. 
Cook  Wm.  R.  Keeler  Jr.,  .■!64  Menchan  st. 
Mech.  Patrick  J.  Cawley.   227  62d  at. 
Harold  B.  Fllnn.  977  Jefferson  ave. 
John  J.  Geary,  384  Balnbrldge  st. 
Wm.  P.  Howe  .Tr.,  219  Nassau  ave. 
Prank  D.  Linden,  164.1  Park  pi. 
John  C.  Lockwood,  139  Briggs  ave, 
James  F.  .McLean,  6424  Fourth  ave. 
Hoaarlo  Marrozzo.   1063  Flushing  ave. 
Harry  A.  O'Belrne,  341A  21st  st. 
ilartln  E.  Vogel,  655  Halsey  at. 


George  H.  Warrin,  47S  Marlon  st. 
Theodore  B,   Merrlam.    1S6  Eighth  ave. 
Joseph  Mushkln.  34  McKlbbln  st. 
Henry  'W.  Smith,  SIA  Menehan  st. 
James  Kelly,  204  Conover  st. 

CO.  D. 

Set.  Fred.  M.  Thompson,   4.57  Graham  ave. 

Bugler  G.  H.  Morgan.  422  South  Fourth  St. 
.  Horseshoer  Chas.  Ludeman,  25  Rush  st. 
I  Cook  William  H.  Carroll,  161  Balnbrldge  st. 
I  Harry  A.  Dunn,  672  72d  st. 

Samuel  Fett.  769  Park  ave. 

Herman  Fischer,   569  47th  st. 

fldward  O.  Hagenmiller.  263  Cornelia  st. 

Capeion  Ludder,   101  Meserole  st. 

Edward  W.  Mockler.  2240  S2d  st. 

George  Nies,  1151  Broadway. 

William  O'Donnell,  69  Bay  20th  St. 

Frank  Selg,  264  .Scholes  st. 

Patrick  J.  Shunley,   479  Fifth  ave. 

Geoige  W.  Burghardt,  221  Himrod  st. 

James  P.  Connor,  782  Myrtle  ave. 

John  P.  Lanlgan,  IS  First  st. 

\yilllam  J.  Lewis,  277  11th  st. 

John  W.  Nash.  926  Madison  st. 

Oscar  Olsen.  763  54th  St. 

William  L.  O'Neill,   1158  Fulton  St. 

James  Riker.  293  Lexington  ave. 

Dominick  Vattiata,  909  Glenmoro  ave. 

James  F.  Ward,  621  Greenwood  ave. 


John  P.  Koch.  332  East  29th  st. 

James  Purcell,   20  Columbia  pi. 

Fred  Sclalch,  1667  Madison  st. 

Daniel  A.  Collins,  49  Second  .st. 

John  J.  Hartman.   500  Smith  sc, 

Harry   T.   Hoye.    136  Nostrand   ave 

Julius  V.  Kroll,  207  Park  ave. 

Thomas  F.  McGrath,  81  Congress  st 

Patrick  McNamara,  480  Sackett  st 

Wllliani  Mehler,  647  61st  st. 

Joseph  Muniz,   673  Vanderbllt  ave 

John  H.  Nelson.  72  Park  ave. 

Albert  R.  O'Connell,   420  Pansy  st. 

Dominico  Soranno,  85  Orange  st. 

Daniel  R.  Vecclone.  61  Tlllary  st. 

Chester  A.  Zeldler.  910  Hancock  st. 

Sgt.  Michael  J.  .McQwty,  142  S.  Portland  ai 

CO.  C. 

A.  McCaffrey,  2739  Bedford  ave. 


306TH  M.  G.  B. 


HE.ADQrARTERS  DETACHMENT, 

1st  Lt.  Walter  E.  Toung,  245  Stuyvesant  ave. 
Corp.  Frank  C.  Lyons.  166  Rogers  ave. 
Corp.  James  L.  Healy.  1120  Hancock  st. 
Wag.  James  Bower.s.  217  Knickerbocker  ave. 
Wag.  Edward  Martin.  69  Dwight  st. 
Wag.   A.   M.   Russo,   ns   Jlontrose  ave. 
Harry  Selig,   780  St.  Johns  pi. 

]tfEDIC.\Ii  DETACHIVIENT. 

I  Samuel  Deitsch.  813  DeKalb  ave. 

ORDN.VNCE  DET.'VCHMEXT. 

William  I^ang,  2458  Pitkin  ave. 

CO.  A. 

Sup.  .Sgt.  Henry  W.  Laubcr.  107  Somers  st. 

Stable  Sgt.  J.  L.  Burke,  403  Sixth  avp. 

Sgt.  William  M.  Walsh,  1S5  Washington  ave. 

Corp.  Ralph  L.  Newcome.  223  Arlington  ave. 

Corp.  Clarence  H.  Scholl,  132  Wilson  st. 

Corp.  Joseph  Hafner,  216  Graham  ave. 

Cook  August  Koch,    2383    Myrtle  ave. 

Cook  James   P.    Mahoney.    668    65th   st. 

Hor.seshoer  E.  B.  Gallagher,  156  Court  st. 

Saddler  P.  Manglaraclna,   141  Hamburg  ave. 

Olaf  Brinch,   3  Third  pi. 

Geoige  R.  Happe,   111  Porbell  ave. 

Conrad  H.  Krauss.  2S1  14th  ave. 

John  A.  McCole,  317   Pulaski  st. 
James  J.  McEIhinney,   150  Baltic  st. 
John  P.  Quinn,  23  Purman  ave. 

Everett  C.  Stock,  656  McDonough  st.  I 

Conrad  A.  Beler,  19  Granite  st.  I 

.Toseph  Erben,  104  Steuben  st.  ] 

Joseph  Frlel,  179  Clymer  st.  | 

Walter  D.   LIvey.   252   RIdgewood   ave. 
Henry  Luhrs,   702  Grand  st. 
John  A.  Mahon,  346  19th  st. 
Joseph  Purcell,  6S9  Wythe  ave. 
William  Stern.  S5  Stockton  st. 
Charles  Stettnlsch,   37  Scholl  st. 
Robert  E.   Velten,   9S2   Buckman  ave. 
Adolph  Aberle  Jr..  73  Montrose  ave. 
John  M.  O'Donnell,  167  Baltic  st. 

CO.  IJ. 

Sup.  Sgt.  W.  p.  Albrecht,  663  Onderdonk  av. 
Mess  Sgt.  Nicholas  Saterson.   1285  Fulton  st. 
Sgt.   Harry  G.  Bush,   1117  Willoughby  ave. 
Sgt.  Arthur  Johnson,  687  Union  st. 
Corp.  Arthur  H.   Irving,   291  Wythe  ave. 
Corp.  Sylvester  V.  CoIIyer,  S201   13th  ave. 
Corp.   Wm.   E.  Sherwood.   14  69   Bushwick  ave. 
l"orp.  William  Rey,   113  Wyckofr  ave. 
Corp.  John  A.  Dllllard.  476  Clinton  ave 
Corp.  William  B.  Oftutt.  160  RIdgewood  ave. 
Horseshoer  Chas.  L.  Swenson,  2  Pourtli  pi. 
Saddler  .Morris  LInetzky.   62  Vernon  ave. 
Cook  Edgar  R.  Adrian.  616  East  16th  st. 
Cook  FJdwIn  K.  Nystrom.  71  Hubbard  st. 
John  G.  Bauer  Jr..  139  Jeffersion  st. 
Michael  Glaccio,   212  Johnson  av.  . 
Louis  Edelman,   338  Powell  St. 
John  F.  Hayes,   4921  Fifth  ave. 


,  Capt.  Jos.  __.  ,, 

I  Mess  Sgt.  Ed.  McDonald.  386  Arlington  ave. 

I  Corp.  J.  H.  Livingston,  448  RIdgewood  ave. 

I  Corp.  Thomas  Cooney,  887  Dean  st. 

I  Corp.  William  H.  Darcy.   406  Seventh  at. 

]  Corp.  A.  De  Stefano.  301  Third  st. 

i  Corp.  John  Nelson,   567  Henry  st. 

Corp.  C.  W.  Fanning.   1465  Bergen  st. 

Corp.  Charles  J.  Ruff,  51  Judge  at. 

Cook  Joseph  A.  Hell.  1566  Putnam  ave 

John  J.  Goss.  81  Lott  st. 

Edward  J.  Moone.  2411  Tllden  ave 

Michael  V.  Black.  442  Stone  ave. 

Henry  RuofT,  234  Jefferson  ave. 

James  Colligan,  69S  Bedford  ave. 

Stanley  H.  Ganz.   2963  West  Fifth  SI. 

Anthony  Martigano,   3S5  Hudson  ave 

Frank  Murphy,   608  Flushing  ave. 

Michael  O'Brien,  46  Hicks  st. 

Andrew  PIsanello,  758  Gates  ave. 

Mark  Satkin,   676  Saratoga  ave. 

Max  Singer,  1114  Blake  ave. 

William  A.   Souder,   91  Church  ave. 

James  J.  Stapleton,   134  Herkimer  st 

Pred  Wernerspach,   134  Seventh  ave. 

CO.  D. 

1st  Sgt.  Albert  J.  Rodrogo,  3218  Avenue  H. 
:  Corp.   Harry  G.  Classen.  406  Ralph  St. 
^  Corp.  George  W.  Remsen,  581  Grant  av«, 
Corp.  Lawrence  T.   Vollaro.   82  Navy  at. 
Corp.  Edward  P.  White,  321  90th  st. 
Cook  Dominic  S.  Di  Santolo,  103  President  st. 
Mech.  L.  Buscemi,  6911  Ft.  Hamilton  P'way. 
'  Mech.  Ed.   Penenberg,  214  Lynch  st. 
]  Saddler  Benj.  Zubatch,  190  .South  sth  at. 
John  E.  Casey,  302  Van   Buren  st, 
Rene  B.  Charles,  619  DeKalb  ave. 
John  Court,  287  Harmon  st. 
George  Eggleston,    7216  Fifth  ave. 
Henry  Getzveld,    220  Keap  st. 
John  A.  Kear,   1565  East  28th  st 
Phillip  A.  Munisterl,  179  Hopkins  st. 
James  V.  Smith.  276  Martense  st. 
Clifford  c.  Zahn,   732  Lexington  ave 
Stephen  R.  Boucher.   7214  Fifth  ave. 
William  Daum,  983  Seneca  ave. 
Patrick  F.  Green,  112  Verona  st. 
Michael  Harth.  228  Jefferson  ave. 
Harry  T.   Kaeres.   364   Lewis  ave. 
Francesco  Montalto,  830  Caton  ave. 
Jo.seph  A.   Napoll,    16S0    S6th  .st. 
Frank  W.  Neucndorff.  259 Hamilton  av. 
Henry  H.  Peters,  244  Conover  at. 
Herbert  A.   Schultz.  421   4Sth  st. 
Terence  Smith,  223  .Spencer  st. 
George  D.  Temme,   243  Steuben  st. 
.Tohn  Tucker.   690  Wythe  ave. 
George  Wellhrock.  220  Stuyvesant  ave. 
William  P.  Opman,  161  Huntington  st. 
Emil  Rothschmitt,  601  Grand  View  ave. 


154TH  INF.  BRIGADE 

FIELD  VETERINARY  UNIT 

Harry  Buch,  1016  De  Kalb  ave. 
Charles  Carlson.  329  Third  st. 
William  Edelman,  523  Blake  ave. 


Machine  Shop,  Truck  Unit  335 


Carl  Voa  Eltzen,  15  Raleigh  pi. 


SALVAGE  SQUAD  NO.  18 

Christ  Earth,  1109  Manhattan  ave. 
Howard  J.  Schmitt,   119   Erasmus  at 
James  K.  Alexander,  772  Greene  avt- 
John   R.   Corley,    295   17th  St. 
Edward  J.  Hani m gad.  922  St.  Marks  ava. 


BROOKLYN   AND    LONG    ISLAND    IN   THE    WAR. 


59 


59TH   ARTILLERY   CRACK 

BROOKLYN   REGIMENT 


Old    13th    Took    Part    In    St.    Mlhiel    Drive, 
Verdun    Offensive    and    in    Argonne    Forest 


AFTER  the  entry  of  the  United 
States  In  the  war,  and  before  the 
militia  organizations  were  mus- 
*ered  into  Federal  service,  the  13th 
Uegt.  through  Its  commanding  officer, 
Col.  Sydney  Grant,  was  offered  as  a 
volunteer  regiment  to  be  sent  abroad 
for  act-ve  service.  This  offer,  how- 
ever, was  not  accepted,  due  to  the 
unsettled  conditions  or  a  definite  plan 
of  action  by  the  War  Department.  The 
regiment,  howe'.er,  was  mustered  into 
Federal  service  on  July  15,  1917,  and 
responded  to  a  man.  It  was  a  fact 
commented  upon  at  that  timo  that  of 
the  1,460  members  there  were  less 
than  twenty  rejections  becauoe  of 
physical  defecta.  From  July  15  to 
August  6,  when  they  were  finally 
mobilized  at  the  forts  protecting  New 
York  City,  they  were  held  in  the 
Thirteenth  Regiment  Armory  where 
ihfy  were  thoroughly  equipped  and 
their  Instructions  perfected.  On  August 
6  the  order  came  from  the  War  De- 
partjnent  that  sent  the  First,  Second 
and  Third  companies  to  Fort  Wads- 
worth,  New  York,  the  Sixth  to  Fort 
Tllden,  Rockaway,  and  the  others  to 
Fort  Hamilton,  Brooklyn.  For  the 
next  three  months  each  company  was 
assigned  to  one  of  the  heavy  gun  bat- 
teries at  the  respective  forts.  Their 
training  had  been  so  thorougli  that 
their  efficiency  was  considered  high 
enough  to  merit  placing  them  at  once 
on  these  guns  protecting  New  York 
Harbor.  During  this  time  they  were 
intensively  trained  along  infantry 
lines,  no  definite  plan  having  then 
been  decided  upon  as  to  what  use 
would  be  made  of  the  Coast  Artillery- 
Plans  had  been  under  consideration 
for  converting  the  Coast  Artillery  into 
heavy  gun  regiments.  Practically  all 
of  the  regular  Coast  Artillery  had  been 
sent  to  France  in  September  where 
later  they  were  equipped  with  French 
heavy  ordnance. 

Wben  the  Decision  Was  Reached. 

About  December  1  it  was  definitely 
decided  that  the  old  13th  Regt,  was  to 
form  the  major  portion  of  an  8-inch 
howitzer  regiment  which  was  organ- 
ized at  that  time  under  the  command 
of  Co^  Sydney  Grant.     Under  him  waa 


Lt.  Col.  Pendry,  Maj.  H.  J.  Watson,  in 
command  of  the  First  Batt..  who,  after 
being  promoted  colonel,  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  Railway  Artillery  and 
became  acting  chief  of  staff;  Maj. 
Waller  in  command  of  the'  Second 
Eatt.    and    Maj.    Van    Auken    in    com- 

Colonel  Sydney  Grant,  Who 
Took  the  59th  to  France 


He    is    now   commander    of    the 
base  port  at  La  Pallice,  France. 

mand  of  the  Third.  The  regiment,  as 
then  organized,  wa.s  composed  of  six 
batteries,  a  headquarters  and  a  supply 
company.  Of  these,  two  batteries 
were  regulars  and  a  supply  company, 
four  batteries  and  headquarters  com- 
pany were  composed  of  members  of 
the  13th  Regt.  The  strength  of 
each  battery  was  raised  to  237  men 
BO  that  practically  the  entire  regiment 
was  included,  this  strength  being  about 


twice  the  strenglh  of  a  company  under 
the  old  organization.  The  plans  tlien 
under  consideration  were  to  organize 
this  regiment  on  January  1  and  dis- 
patch It  to  the  other  side  immediately, 
but  because  of  the  lack  of  ordnanco 
this  could  not  be  done.  The  regiment 
was  organized,  however,  and  tlirougli 
the  wonderful  ability  of  its  command- 
ing officer.  Col.  Grant,  it  was  entirely 
equipped  with  the  exception  of  its 
guns  and  trucks,  and  ready  for  over- 
seas service  by  the  beginning  of  Feb- 
ruary, but  it  was  not  until  the  latter 
part  of  March  that  it  was  decided  to 
ship  them  abroad  and  supply  them 
with  guns  later. 

Start  Made  lor  Overseas. 

On  March  28  the  entire  regiment 
left  Fort  Hamilton,  carrying  at  the 
head  or  i'nu  marching  column  a  silk 
standard  that  had  been  presented  to  . 
the  regiment  a  week  before  by  Miss 
Adelaide  Grant,  daughter  of  the  com- 
manding officer,  at  a  review  tendered 
to  Senator  Calder.  The  troops  were 
loaded  aboard  two  excursion  steamers 
and  taken  up  the  Hudson  River, 
where  they  were  landed  at  Pier  57. 
On  the  dock  the  regiment  was  drawn 
up  into  line  and  the  companies 
marched  on  board  of  the  flagship 
Olympic  of  the  White  Star  Line.  This 
was  the  first  consignment  of  Ameri- 
can troops  to  be  sent  over  on  the 
Olympic.  As  each  man  passed  tha 
gangplank  he  was  handed  a  card, 
which  indicated  the  deck  to  which 
he  had  been  assigned,  and  a  number 
representing  the  place  where  his 
bunk  or  hannmock  was  to  be  swung. 
As  soon  as  they  were  aboard  a  lif» 
preserver  was  provided  for  each  man, 
and  in  the  majority  of  cases,  onc» 
put  on  it  was  not  removed  until  the 
vessel  landed  safely  on  the  other  side. 
Hardly  had  the  ship  passed  Sandy 
Hook  when  a  submarine  attack  drill 
was  held.  The  whistles  of  the  OlympiS 
blew  six  times.  This  was  taken  up 
by  all  the  officers  on  board,  and  the 
men,  who  had  been  kept  below  decks 
until  tliis  time  in  order  that  no  one 
might  see  that  soldiers  were  depart- 
ing on  a  British  warship,  were  per- 
mitted to  come  above  decks.     It  waa 


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SOME  MEMBERS  OF  THE  17TH  CO.  OF  THE  59TH.  TAKEN 


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then  that  everyone  realized  that  the 
(Olympic  was  pioceedins:  <o  the  other 
side  alone.  absolutely  unconvoyed. 
This  ship  had  already  transported 
oOO.OOO  troops  from  England  to  the 
i;alIipoli  peninsula  and  had  made 
twenty-two  successful  trips  across  the 
Atlantic  with  Canadian  troops,  and 
had  so  eluded  the  German  subma- 
rines that  a  price  of  $45,000  had  been 
placed  upon  the  captain's  head,  this 
to  be  paid  to  the  submarine  making  a 
successful  attack. 

Remarkable      Work      at      Submarine 
Drills. 

The   Government   because      of      the 
scarcity  of  ships  with  which   to  con- 
voy  troops   across     had      to      depend 
solely    upon    the    speed    of    the    levia- 
than  and   upon   the   experience   of   its 
veteran    commander.      The    first    sub- 
marine drill   which     was     held      took 
nearly    one-half   hour    to   get   all    the 
troops       above       decks.         Thereafter 
drills  were  held  daily  at  irregular  in- 
tervals,  the  time   set  being   unknown 
to  any  e.xcept  the  ship's  officers,   and 
inside    of    two    days    such    perfection 
•was  attained  that  the  7,000  men  were 
brought  from  the  fifth  deck  below  to 
the  boat  deck  in  six  minutes.     As  they 
slood  un  tlie  deck  with  their  backs  to 
the    cabin    in   ab.wlute   silence,    except 
fur    the    bands    on   each    side    playing 
the    British    gunners   held    their   daily 
target    practice.      For   this   purpo.se    a 
red   balloon  about  two  feet  in   diame- 
ter,   attached    to   a   float,    was    thrown 
olf  one  side  of  the  ship,  which  circled 
around    it.       When    at    a    d:.sta»<v,    of 
about  3,000  yards  all  the  gxinf,  „n  that 
Bide   opened    iire.    and    it    was   the    re- 
markable   sboi^iug    of    these     Hriti«n 
sailor.<i   that   gained   the   confidence   of 
the    men.      This   was      changed      from 
the  .starboard  side  one  day  to  the  port 
side    the    next    day,    so    that    everyone 
had    an    opportunity   to   see   the   won- 
derful work  done  by  the  British  ■'un- 
ners.     The  sides  of  the  .ship  had  been 
so   clo.sed   and   the   port   holes   painted 
over  that  not     a      pinhead      of     li"ht 
could    be  .seen    from    the   outside       No 
one  wa.s  permitted  to  smoke  upon  the 
decks,  for  it  was  said  that  a  cigarette 


could  be  seen  the  distance  of  a  mile 
away  at  night.  The  original  orders 
had  been  for  the  Olympic  to  proceed 
to  Liverpool,  and  with  this  in  mind 
her  cour.se  was  so  directed.  When  off 
the  north  coast  of  Ireland  wireless 
orders  were  received  that  sent  the 
Olympic  directly  to  Prance,  passing 
through    the   thick   of   the   submarine 


Arrived  at  Brest  on  April  4. 

On  April  4  the  Olympic  anchored 
in  the  harbor  at  Brest.  After  debark- 
ing the  regiment  was  marched  to  the 
now  famous  Pont  Nazzan  Barracks. 
The  .lOth  was  the  first  combatant 
troops  to  arrive  at  these  famous  bar- 
racks, which  had  been  built  bv  Na- 
poleon in  the  Eighteenth  Centurv 
After  spending  the  night  at  this  place  I  States 
the   regiment    was  loaded 


every  man  was  sent  to  one  kind  of 
.school  or  another  to  perfect  himself 
in  the  duties  to  which  he  would  be 
assigned.  These  courses  lasted  vari- 
ously from  six  to  eight  weeks,  during 
which  time  every  man  became  an  ex- 
pert in  his  own  line.  When  the  bat- 
talions were  again  assembled  an  or- 
ganization existed  in  which  the  parts 
were  as  highly  trained  and  developed 
as  it  is  possible  to  obtain. 


Equipped  With  British  Howitzers. 

.Shortly    after    their      return      from 

these      schools      the      regiment      was 

equipped      with      the      British      8-inch 

Howitzers.       These     guns     had     been 

made    lor      the      Hu.ssian   Government 

l)ut  were  taken  over  by  Great  Britain 

and    were    linally    sold    to    the    I'nited 

It   is  a  thing  worth  mention- 

into   French  j  ing    that    these    guns    were    pianufac- 

''■ '         ' '      "  by      the 


r«Hnnt  ■■  ,^''°V  *''.''''^*'  ^""''  ''"-Vs  | '"'-^ ^  '"  I'"'  ^'^^ 'f-"  Stales 
whn«e  ri»J  fn  ^l^''^^'^  ""  '^  Journey  Bethlehem  Steel  Company.  After  two 
oorrm-im^fn  '^''"  "?  °"^  '"''  the  |  weeks  training  at  these  centers  on 
divs  tra  .p?,h"''^?o,^"r^-  After  four  I  the  guns  the  regiment  left  for  La 
aa>s  tra\el  the  ,,;iih  found  itself  at  Courtine.  the  artillery  range  assigned 
center      of      the  |  to  the  American  Army.     After  holding 


Limoges,    the   china       

world  and  the  home  of  tiie  famous 
Haviland  factories.  Limoges  had 
been  designated  as  the  organization 
and  training  center  for  American 
troops  and  was  the  second  center  so 
organized.  The  regiment  arrived 
there  forty  hours  after  Maj.  liose, 
who  was  to  organize  this  center,  and 
found  themselves  without  iirovisions 
or  necessities  of  anv  kind.  After 
spending  the  day  in  Limoges  in  the 
ancient  barracks,  also  built  by  Na- 
poleon and  used  bv  the  famous  20th 
Dragoon     Regt..     the    battalions    were 


target  practice  and  becoming  fa- 
miliar with  the  peculiarities  and 
characteristics  of  their  guns  the  regi- 
ment was  sent  up  to  positions,  where 
they  were  held  in  reserve,  just  north 
of  Chaumont.  the  headquarters  of 
General  I'ershing. 

The  role  of  the-59th  was  an  army  ar- 
tillery and  as  such  they  did  not  belong 
to  any  division  or  corjis.  t)ut  were  at- 
tached directly  to  General  Heaquar- 
ters  through  the  army  artillery.  The 
duties  of  this  branch  of  the  service 
were    most    important,    as    they    were 


anTthe'''?''d '!nd  "■?',?'.  ^"1"°    '"    V-"'"''*'-^  i  "'^"'''''"  along  any  pari  of  the'lVne  that 
The    hft.; k.  ■  "  A'-''-«»,"-^'^4i'>e.     was  making  a  drive  and   needed 

Ihc    battalions    arrived    at    thejp.  d^- J  lery   support 


tinations  on  April  10  and  ,  r«maine.d. 
there  three  months  to  the  day.  Dur- 
ing this  time  the  qualifications'  of 
every  man  were  investigated,  and 
those  who  ;,ad  been  chaft'eurs  were 
sent    to    an    automobile    .sc.hoo.1    or 


artil- 
An  such  the  regiment 
traveled  frojn  the  Moselle  on  the  east 
tf|  the  western  extremity  of  the  Ar- 
gonne  I>"orest.  backing  up  practically 
every  division  that  saw  service  in  the 
First  Army.  While  in  reserve  the 
first  battalion  was  located  at  Vlellers- 


tractor   school,    tho.se    who    had  .been  ,  sur-Ma.rjie  and    the.  .second   and   third 
mechanics  were  sent   to  a   mechanical  '  battalions  at  Vignoiv 
school,    those    who    knew    anything   of  I  ' 

wireless  were  sent  to  a  wireless  school  tx.        .   .     , 

non-commissioned    officers    were    sent'  Di.spatolieil  to  llic  Front.' 

to    gas    schools,    others    wen.-    srmt    i^  i       i\*v.'i.   .  .»      '       ■ 

".achine  ;,un  ;.chooisr  ^^;r"ra^c  ^i„::i=]n:,.e?^^;/^^^zE:i:^7:*;;i  ^ 


BROOKLYN   AND    LONG    ISLAND    IN   THE    WAR. 


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JUST  BEFORE  THE  REGIMENT  LEFT  FOR  FRANCE 


phase  of  the  battle  of  the  Argonne 
commenced,  and  the  39th  fired  con- 
tinuously until  the  line  had  been  ad- 
vanced so  far  that  their  guns  were 
outranged. 

In  this  position  the  battalions  were 
widely  separated  and-  fired  upon  va- 
rious enemy  strongholds  including' 
trenches,  pill  boxes,  machine  gun 
nests  and  observation  posts.  Later  ob- 
servation made  by  the  officers  of  the 
59th   and   also   the   aerial   photgraplis 


showed  that  tremendous  destruction 
had  been  brought  about  by  their,  ac- 
curacy of  fire.  Hardly  had  the  guns 
been  outranged  when  the  59th  was 
again  moving  forward  to  take  part  in 
what  was  to  be  the  second  phase  of 
the  battle  of  the  Argonne.  After  two 
nights'  battle,  the  regiment  was  drawn 
up  as  a  unit  in  a  valley  at  Very.  In 
this  position  the  batteries  were.nof 
separated  by  more  than  1,000  feet 
and  this  was  the  only  position  where 


FOUR  MEMBERS  OF  A  GUN  CREW  OF  THE  59TH 


such  excellent  condition  that  it  was 
dispatched  to  the  front  within  the  fol- 
lowing week.  During  the  latter  part  or 
.■\ugust,  the  regiinent  was  ordered  to 
(he  front  line  in  the  Tout  sector  in  the 
neighborhood  of  Pont-a-Mousson.  All 
movements  were  made  by  night,  travel 
by  day  being  absolutely  forbidden  to 
all  American  units,  the  idea  being  that 
no  Americans  should  be  seen  in  this 
sector,  which  for  some  time  past 
had  been  known  as  a  quiet  sec- 
tor, occupied  only  by  wounded  men 
who  were  returned  to  a  place  in  the 
line  where  there  was  not  much  to  do. 
This  had  been  true  of  both  the  French 
and  German  armies.  While  in  this 
position  the  regiinent  worked  with  the 
French- and  also  took  part  in  the  fam- 
ous St.  Mihiel  Drive.  It  was  at  this 
place  that  the  59th  gained  the  distinc- 
tion of  being  the  only  heavy  artillery 
that  ever  crossed  No  Man's  Land  on 
the  same  day  as  a  big  battle  and  in 
advance  of  the  light  artillery. 

The   morning  after  the   battle   of   St. 
Mihiel  found  the  o9th   preparing  for    a 
movement  and  the  following  day  found 
I  hem  in  Thiaucourt  so  near  the  enemy 
trenrhes    that    they    were    ordered    to 
withdraw.      The   first   Ainerican   Army 
having    accomplished     its     purpose     in  i 
forcing    back    the    St.     Mihiel    salient 
thei-eby  straightening  out  the  line,  the 
50th   wa."(  ordered   to   appoint  west   of 
Verdun   necessitating  about    lOO-'miIeS| 
of  ti-avel,  which   had     1o     he     accom- 
plished in  four  days.      Considering  the 
fact    Ihat   travel    cou'd    only   be    made 
at   night   and    that   the    tractors   were 
capable  of  hauling  the  guns  at  a  speed  j 
of  only  three  miles  an   hour',   this  was  ,. 
considered      almost       impossible,       but! 
nevertheless     was    accomplished,     the  • 
regiment  finding  itself  in   the  eastern 
section  of  the  Argonne  Forest. 

TooU  Over  ri'CJice  Hiliie  in  Argoimc. 

In  this  position  the  batteries  were 
assigned  to  the  positions  previously 
Vield  by  the  French,  they  withdrawing 
as  the  Ainericans  took  possession.  This 
line    had    been    held    steadily    by    the!  u  r    d    ».  d  /-  -iv/tt-       -i,^n    «« ■ 

French  for  four  years  and  between  These  men,  members  of  Battery  B,  are  George  Willis,  299  Mia- 

the  two  opposing  armies  lay  the  Min-    wood  Street;  Tom  Golier,  316  Farragut  Road;  Tom  McLoughlin,  873- 
*^^n"the '20th  of  Sept^mber^ the  nrs'tfTwiehty- third  Avenue,  and  Tom  Sime,  350  Lefferts  Avenue. 


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BROOKLYN    AND   LONG    ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


the  regiment  was  located  in  one  p'.ace. 
While  there,  the  Howitzers  fired  on 
Kppinoii,  Ville.  Ivory.  Mt.  Furson,  I 
Sierges.  Romagne,  Cunel.  .Jaine  and 
the  wood.s  which  were  infested  by  ma- 
chine gun  nesls  and  77's.  Mt.  Furson 
was  the  hill  which  has  since  become 
famous  as  the  place  where  the  Crown 
Prince  viewed  all  the  battles  of  Ver- 
dun, not  I'roni  the  top  of  the  hill  but  i 
securely  protected  under  a  covering 
of  not  le.s.s  than  i!0  feet  of  concrete. 
From  this  extended  a  periscope  whicli 
enabled  him  to  observe  the  battles  a.s 
they  progressed. 

59th    Took    Purl    in    Final    Drive. 

The    ne.xt   position    of   the    regiment 
was   in    the   woods   north    of   Ecliffon- 
taine.    where    the    regiment    continued 
Its  fire  on  the  towns  of  Romagne  and 
Cunel,    Bantheville    and      the      wood.s 
Which    were    full    of   the   enemy's   sol- 
diers.     About    October    23.    the    regi- 
ment ■^■as  again  ordered  forward  and 
took    positions    ea.st    and    west    of    the  [ 
town    of    Romagne.    which    had    been  i 
won    and    lost    practically    every    day 
■during  the  preceding  week.   The  pOsi- 
iiOBs    that    were    then    occupied    were 
5ae~last  held  by  the  59th.      While  here  ; 
they    participated    in    the    final    drive 
that    drove    the.    Germans    out    of    the  1 
hills    and    woods      and      beyond      the  ! 
heights  of  Barrlcourt   after  which  the  j 
enemy's  withdrawal  became  a  rout. 

On    Xovember    6.    from    irtformation 
In    iiDsses.sion    of    Army    Headquarters. 
It   was   definitely   stated      that      there  i 
would    be    no    further      nece.ssit.v      for  | 
army    artillery,    and    on    the    11th    of 
November   the   regiment   was   still    re- 
posing in  its  same  pcsition  many  miles  | 
In  the  rear  of  the  advancing  victorious 
American      troops.        They      remained  ' 
here  a  few  week."!  when  they  were  re-  ; 
turned  to  their  re.^st  billets  near  Chau-  ; 
mont.   from   which   they  were  sent   di-  I 
rectly  to  Brest,  where  they  embarked 
upon    (he    battleship      Louisiana      and 
New   Hampshire. 


THE  59TH  RECEIVING   THE  COLukS 


Command 


Constantly 


Menaced     by 


During  all  the  engagements  In 
which  the  59th  participated  they 
were  constantly  menaced  by  gas.  Not 
only  did  the  Germans  send  over  their 
lethel  or  deadly  gases,  but  they  also 
sent  tear  gases,  and  made  it  impos- 
i.>ble  tor  gunners  to  sight  their  guilfc. 
They  also  sent  over  nauseating  gases 
tnat  so  affected  the  men  that  they 
were  compelled  in  their  desperation 
to  pull  off  the  gas  masks.  Under 
such  conditions  it  was  a  certainty  thai 
some  of  the  deadly  gases  were  present. 
On  other  occasions  the>'  sent  over 
gases  that  had  been  disguised  by  vari- 
ous sweet-smclling  mixture.^  and  final- 
ly, when  all  attempts  failed  to  de- 
stroy the  excellent  gas  discipline,  they 
sent  over  their  deadl.v  gases  in  then 
high  explosive  shells.  These  g.as  at- 
tacks were  usually  made  during  the 
night  after  the  men  had  retired.  They 
would  last  about  one-half  hour  or 
more  when  the  gas  had  become  dis- 
sipated and  the  signal  to  removi: 
masks  was  given.  The  men  would 
then  return  to  their  hunks  or  remove 
their  masks  if  they  had  not  left  them 
and  attempt  to  sleep  again.  Hardly 
would  they  be  dozing  when  another 
gas  alarm  indicaied  ilial  Pioro  p. is 
shells  had  arrived.  This  would  con- 
tinue throughout  the  night,  ana  haa 
_  .<»«»-T  r'^moraiizing  effect  upon  the 
men  through  the  loss  of  sleep. 

Snltercd  Few  Casualties. 

The  59lh  was  most  fortunate  in  hav- 
ing lost  through  de.ith  very  few  oi 
its    members.      This    can    only    be    at- 


The    Colors    were    presented    to 
departure  by   Miss  Adelaide  Grant, 
were  carried  by  it  through  the  war. 


the    regiment    shortly    before    its 
daughter  of  Colonei  Grant,  and 


tributed  to  the  excellent  discipline  ot 
its  memlier.s  and  the  careful  sjloctiou 
of  Its  positions.  As  a  general  rule  the 
batteries  were  located  behind  hills,  -so 
that  any  shell  that  passed  over  the 
hill  would  of  necessity  have  to  go 
bey^'Ud  the  batteries.  Another  im- 
portant featuro  was  the  erection  ot 
the  camouflage.  This  was  done  by 
the  men  always  before  bringing  up 
the  guns.  The  position  was  prepared 
and  the  camouflage  erected  so  that 
when  looking  from  an  airplane  to  the 
earth  beneath  there  would  be  no  ap- 
pearance of  any  artillery.  To  do  this, 
trees  were  used,  wires  being  stretched 
from  one  trunk  to  another  and  a  net 
work  formed  upon  which  small 
branches  and  leaves  wer-'^  placed.  On 
other  occa.";ions  poles  were  erected 
and  dead  boughs  placed  upon  the 
wire  net  work  to  give  t".  e  appearance 
of  dr'ed  ground.  The  idea  was  to 
1  simulate  the  effect  of  the  ground 
I  in  the  overhead  covering  .so  tha; 
I  It    would    not    be   apiiarent    that    there 


had  been  any  change  in  the  position 
occupied.  It  was  highly  important, 
also,  to  prevent  the  making  of  patfts 
or  other  tracks  leading  up  to  trie 
guns,  and  to  this  end  in  so  far  as  pos- 
sible natural  or  existing  paths  were 
used.  These  were  wired  and  railed 
off  and  the  men  of  thei."  owfi  accord 
compelled  their  comrades  to  use  thei|i. 
In  bringin.g  up  the  ammunition  tHo 
trucks  were  compelled  to  keep  to  the 
road  and  not  run  up  in  the  rear  of  tHe 
lall'ry.  thereby  making  four  separate 
tracks  with  dead  ends  which  an  alt- 
nlane  i>hotogr,ii)h  plainly  revealed  to 
be  battery  locations.  From  this  po- 
sition the  ammunition  lud  to  be  car- 
ried up  by  the  men  to  the  guns.  These 
shells  weighed  200  pounds  and  wete 
usually    carried    by    two    men.       -  ■  < 

The  59th  returns  with  ,i :  moit 
enviable  reputation;  It  was  highly 
thought  of  by  the  Arm--  •  I'.illerv  and 
practically  all  of  its  oH  '"s  wore  re- 
warded either  by  promotion  or  by 
being  called  to  more  important  duties. 


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HERE  ARE  ELEVEN  HUSKY  MEMBERS  OF  THE  59TH  ARTILLERY 


Top  row.  Ipft  to  rlglit:  J'l-ank  Fuchs,    Artliui'   Lewis,   Jaiucs   Janes,    Jolin    Friedman;     lower     row,     Jolin     Ryan, 
Charles  Solin,  James  O'Connor,  James  Berry,  Pat  Finucane,  Waltei-  Jeuliius,  James  Neville. 

THE  BAND  WAS  SHOWERED   WITH  ROSES  WHEN  IT  GAVE  A  CONCERT 


Chains.  France,  save  the  oSth  a  rceoptioii  last  Fourtli  ol'  July  that  beat  anythins  the  rejriment  got  wlien  its  nam/' 
was  tlie  IStli  and  its  address  was  Sumner  ave.  .  As  it  entered  the  town,  700  French  and  Belgian  children  showered 
the  musicians  with  beautiful  roses.  ■        .■  < 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG    ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


27TH  DIVISION  SWEPT  ALL 
BEFORE  IT  IN  HARD  FIGHTING 


New  York  Guardsmen  Created  Military  History  and  Tore 
Down  Germany's  Mightiest  Defenses — Won  All  Objectives 


L 

IT  HAS  been  for  many  years  a 
tenet  of  military  science  (hat  no 
attack  on  the  battlefield  could  be 
sustained  where  the  attacking 
ferfte  suffered  a  loss  greater  than  30 
per  cent,  of  its  strength.  Casualties 
Of  about  20  per  cent.,  it  was  held. 
would  generaly  prove  sufficient  to  halt 
an  attack;  and  the  figurf  of  30  per 
Cent,  was  named  as  the  absolute 
maximum.  Beyond  tha*  there  waa 
no  passing.  Given  casualties  of  more 
than  30  per  cent,  in  the  ranks  of  an 
attacking  force,  said  the  text  books. 
it  was  a  positive,  unequivocal  cer- 
tainty that  it  could  not  endure.  It 
would  not  and  could  not  have  strengtl: 
enough  left  to  "carry  on." 

This  dictum  of  military  lore  has 
been  upset  often  enough  in  Ihe  great 
world  war.  But  certainly  it  never 
has  been  and  probably  it  never  again 
will  be  so  thoroughly  belittled,  so  ut- 
terly scorned  and  ridiculed,  as  it  was 
In  the  last  days  of  September.  1918, 
when,  at  a  point  a  little  north  of  St 
Qucntin,  on  that  marvelous  system  of 
military  field  fortifications  known  as 
the  Hindenburs:  line,  the  I'Tth  L)iv., 
U.  S.  A.,  made  up  of  the  old  National 
Guard  of  the  State  of  New  York,  was 
called  upon  to  break  through  and  to 
demolish  the  vaunted  impregnability 
f><  lioiniany's  miglity  barrier. 

TIic  military  text  books,  be  it  re- 
membered, gave  30  per  cent.  a.s  the 
maximum  of  casualties  that  an  ai- 
tflcking  force  might  endure  and  still 
"carry  on."  Here,  at  the  Hindenburg 
line,  the  men  of  the  old  National 
Guard  ot  the  Stale  of  New  Yori: 
stood  up  and  endured  without  flinch 
ing  a  loss  not  of  30  per  cent.,  but  of 
.SO,  60.  and  even  more  than  70  per 
cent:  There  never  has  been  anything 
like  it  in  military  history — never  be- 
fore has  there  been  a  record  of  any 
•  nil  that  suffered  such  staggering 
^-issca  in  a  sing'c  assault  as  did  the 
:7th  Div..  U.  .S.  A.,  and  that  yet  went 
pn  and  did  the  job  it  had  set  out  to 
do. 

Four  infantry  regiments  were  con- 
cerned in  the  tremendous  blow 
against   the   mighty   barrier   that   the 


By    CHARLES   G.   MILHAM 

27th  Div.  was  called   upon  to  strike — 

the    105th.    the    106th.    the    107th    and 

I  the  108th  regiments  of  infantry.      The 

regiment    that    suffered    the    smallest 

J  loss   in   the   never-to-be-forgotten   at- 

[  tack   had    casualties   of   more   than  .50 

per  cent.:  the  others  all  exceeded  that 

figure  by  a  considerable   margin;   and 

the     106(h     Inf..     "Brooklyn's     Own," 

composed         primarily        of        former 

Guardsmen    of   the    old    14th    and    23d 

Regts..  had  casualties  totalling  74   per 

cent,  of  its  strength. 

The  average  loss  in  the  great  as- 
sault was  not  for  from  66  per  cent. 
In  other  •VTonls,  two  out  of  every  three 
men  in  the  infantry  regiments 
engaged  in  the  assault  were  put 
out  ot  the  running.  and  yet 
the  thin  ranks  that  remained 
went  on  and  took  the  Hindenburg 
line,  broke  through  at  a  point  where 
the  highest  military  science  in  the 
world  had  assembled  the  greatest  de- 
fensive harrier  of  its  kind  the  world 
has  ever  known,  and  achieved  victory 
after  one  of  the  fiercest,  mos*  sanguin- 
ary battles  of  the  war! 

It  was  virtually  the  incredible,  the 
impossible,  that  the  27th  Div.  accom- 
plished there  against  the  Hindenburg 
line  on  September  27.  28.  29  and  30. 
1918.  Even  now.  although  censor- 
ship has  long  smce  removed  its  ban. 
there  are  few  who  know  all  of  the 
marvels  that  Ihe  27th  performed.  .\nd 
even  with  tho.se  who  do  knovr  most  of 
the  particulars  of  what  was  done, 
there  are  none  to  be  found  who  can 
tell  just  how  it  was  done. 

The  Story  Told 

3y  a  Brooklynite. 

There  is.  for  example,  the  story  told 
by  a  Brooklynite  who  returned  late  in 
.lanuary  from  a  year's  service  in 
France  with  the  Red  Cross.  Hit 
duties  look  him  to  Bellicourt.  near  St. 
CJuentin.  a  few  weeks  after  the  27th  | 
Division  had  burst  its  way  ihrotigh 
'.he  Hindenburg  line  there.  Austra- 
lian troops  were  stationed  in  Belli- 
court when  the  Brooklynite  visited  ; 
:*  ind  he  made  a  tour  of  inspection 
With   some   of  the   Aust.'aiian   officers 


over   the   ground   that   the   New  York- 
ers and   the    'Wild  Cats"    (30th   Divis- 
,  ion)    had    taken.      The   main    defenses 
of   the   Hindenburg   line   were   still    to 
he    seen    just    as    they    had    been    on 
.September    27-30 — the   double    line    of 
massive   concrete  wall,   the  barrier   of 
I  pill   boxes  and   blockhouses.   Ihe  canal 
I  tunnel,   the   network   of   trenches  and 
;  the   acres   upon   acres  of  barbed   wire. 
j       "You     would     have     thought."     said 
the   Brooklyn    man.    "that   not    even    a 
I  mouse,   much   less  a   division   of  men, 
could      have      gotten      through      that 
barbed  wire.      I  looked  and  looked  at 
■what   was  left  of  it,   and   I   could   not 
see  that  even  t'hen  a  man  could  pos- 
sibly  have   wormed    his    way   through 
without    being    torn    to    death.      And 
the  men  of  the   27th  and   30th  Divis- 
ions  went    through    it    while    the    ma- 
chine  guns   and    high    explosive   shells 
were   dealing  the   most   terrible   storm 
of  death  imaginable       I  turned  to  an 
Australian    colonel. 

"  ,'How  did  they  ever  get  through?' 
I  asked. 

"  'I  don't  know.'  he  said.  'I've  been 
figuring  this  thing  out  for  days  and  I 
can't  understand  how  they  ever  got 
through.  I've  asked  some  ot  them 
about  It,  and  they  have  been  entirely 
unable  to  tell  me.  Frankly,  r  believe 
they  don't  know  how  they  got  through, 
and.  with  all  reverence.  T  believe  that 
even  (■;od  doesn't  know  how  they  got 
through.'  " 

A  tribute  .such  as  this  gives  full 
reason  why  the  story  of  the  27Th 
Division,  U.  .S.  A.,  should  ho  the  glory 
of  New  York — of  all  of  New  York,  If 
Is  a  story  that  has  in  it  the  thrills 
nol  only  of  the  breaking  of  the  Hin- 
denburg line,  bur  has  as  well  the 
thrills  of  other  remarkable  engage- 
ments. And  in  it.  all  of  New  York 
has  share,  for  the  men  who  did  these 
things  came  from  every  section  of  the 
State — from  cities,  towns  and  villages, 
and  from  the  farms.  They  were  rep- 
resentative of  virtually  every  class 
and  every  industry  wi>hin  the  State, 
and  most  of  those  who  took  part  in 
it  had  been  for  years  members  of  an 
organization  which  all  of  the  State 
had  long  looked  upon  vilh  pride- - 
the    National    Guard    of    the    State    o/ 


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N?w.  York.  It  was.  in  effect,  vhat 
National  Guard  whicli  brolie  tlie  Hin- 
dentjurgr   line. 

II. 

When  President  Woodrow  Wilson, 
on  July  3.  1917.  issued  the  cull  which 
the  Nation  had  long-  been  awaiting; 
and  which  notified  the  National  Guard 
of  every  State  in  the  Union  that  it 
was  to  take  its  place  in  Federal  serv- 
ice, the  State  of  New  York  was  known 
throughout  the  country  as  having  the 
biggest  and  best-trained  National 
Guard  organization  in  the  United 
States. 

Its  Guard  had.  only  a  few  months 
before,  coinpleted  a  term  of  service 
On  the  Mexican  border  that  woti  it  an 
enviable  distinction.  Regiments  had 
been  recruited  in  nearly  all  cases  to 
the  s-trength  required  by  the  then 
war  tables.  The  men  composing  them 
had  had  a  notable  training  in  many  of 
the  finer  arts  of  war.  and  they  were, 
practicall.v  all  of  them,  fairly  aching 
for  a   fight. 

As  practically  a,  unit,  the  Guard 
ha.d  gone  to  the  Mexican  border  in 
the  summer  of  1916,  Then  known  as 
the  Sixth  Division,  it  had  been  one  of 
the  first  of  the  National  Guard  organ- 
izations to  be  called  by  the  Govern- 
ment to  participate  in  the  threatened 
war  with  Mexico  in  June.  1916.  and 
all  save  one  or  two  of  the  regiments 
in  the  division  had  spent  many 
months  beneath  the  hot  Texas  sun 
in  the  lower  valley  of  the  Rio  Grande. 
failed  out  by  the  President  on  .lune 
19.  IS!  6,  the  regiments  of  the  divis- 
ion had  completed  months  of  prepar- 
ation in  days,  had  worked  with  a 
feverish  intensity  that  betokened  war 
with  Mexico  was  virtually  assured. 
a^nd  went  out  to  the  border  on  trains 
that  carried  them  as  swiftly  as  steam 
could  speed. 

When  they  went  they  departed  with 
a,  send-off  that  betokened  general 
recognition  that  they  were  bound  for 
war.  The  cities  and  villages  of  New 
York  Sta.te  speeded  them  upoti  their 
way.  convinced  that  war  lay  ahead  of 
them.  Hundreds  of  men  added  them- 
selves to  the  ranks,  day  by  dav.  so 
that  they  might  take  part  in  the  fight- 
ing that  thev  believed  surely  ahead. 
So,  it  was.  that  even  in  the  summer 
of  1916,  the  Sixth  Division,  later  the 
27th  Division,  was  filled  through  and 
through  with  a  war  fervor  and  with 
a  war  spirit. 

In  Texas  the  division  was  concen- 
trated at  three  small  towns  in  the 
lower  Rio  Grande  Valley — Mission. 
Pharr  and  McAllen.  At  the  former 
there  were  the  Second.  14th  and  69th 
Regts.  of  infantrv;  at  Pharr  there 
were  the  Third,  23d  and  74th  Regts. 
of  Infantry,  and  at  McAIlen  there 
w-ere  Division  Headquarters,  the  First 
Field  Hospital,  Cos.  A  and  B  of  the 
Signal  Corps,  the  First  Cavalrv.  the 
First  and  Second  Regts.  of  Field  Ar- 
tillery, the  ~22d  Regt.  of  Kngineers. 
Squadron  A.  and  (he  Seventh,  12ih 
find  71st  Regts.  of  infantry.  With 
this  line  up  there  remained  at  home, 
of  the  major  organizations,  the  Ninth 
and  13th  Coast  Artillery  organi'a- 
tions.  the  Fir,st,  Tenth,  47th  and  63th 
Regts.   of  infantry.. 


Commander  of  27th  Division   throughout  its  service   in   the    war. 


National  Guard  Made 
Up  of  Scrappers. 

.Mmost  all  of  the  Xew  York  Na- 
tional Guard,  it  will  be  recognized, 
was  concentrated  at  the  border.  ■  This 
State  had  a  representation  there  far 
larger  than  any  other  State,  and  some 
of  the  men  remained  there  longer 
than  the  units  of  any  other  State. 
They  drilled  and  built  roads  and 
laughed  at  discomforts  until,  as  was 
written'  in    a    recent    history    of    the 


106lh  Inf..  the  men  developed  sponta- 
neously from  some  source  a  peculiar 
psychology.  Reduced  to  words,  it 
was  this: 

"We're  going  to  show  those  Regu- 
lars that  ihe  National  Guard  is  mad^ 
up  of  scrappers.  They  can  laugh  at 
us  now  but  we'll  show  'em  when  we 
get  into  action." 

This  determination.  r.egistered  on 
the  minds  of  all  the  Guardsmen,  had 
its  origin,  perhaps,  in  the  mild  ridi- 
cule to  which  they  were  .subjected 
because,  being  new  at  the  game,  they 
did  not  know  how^  to  make  themselves 
comfortable  amid  all  the  trial:;  of 
desert  camp  Ijfo  and  becau.s.e  they 
did  a  great  deal  Ihat  to  the  Regulars 
was  unnecessary  work.  One  of  these 
things  that  the  Re.gulars  thought  un- 
necessary was  a  ten-day  "hike"  across 
the  arid  sands  of  Hidalgo  County. 
Texas,  witiv  the  tiiermometcr  regis- 
tering 120  degrees  in  the  sun — and 
there  was  no  shade.  All  of  the  in- 
fantry regiments  went  through  it'  in 
heavy  marchng  order,  with  full 
packs.  They  suffered  real  agony  of 
thirst,  toil  of  the  hardest  f^rt.  heat 
that   seared.      The    spirit   with    which 


tliey  endured   won   the  commendation 
of  their  superiors  and  the  admiration 

}  of  each  for  the  others. 

(  Also,  while  on  this  border  four  of 
dut.\-,  the  division  had  issued  to  it  an 
order  which  demanded  one  of  the 
hardest  possible  tests  of  discipline.  Jt 
was  a  general  order  fT-orn  Maj.  Gen. 
John  F.  O'Ryan.  commanding  the 
division,  barring  all  saloons,  all  drink- 
in.s  of  beer  and  other  intoxicants,  and 
all  places  of  ill-repute  to  officers  and 
men   of  (he  division. 

Through  this,  through  the  "hike," 
and  through  ,a  variety  qf  oth.or  fac- 
tors a  new  morale  seemed  to  find  its 
place  in  the  New  York  National 
Guard  Division.  When  the  regiinents 
commenced  returning  home  early  in 
the  fall  and  kept  on  arriving  tjntil 
spring.,  those  at  home  found  that  thoy 
had  developed  amazingly.  In  a  sense, 
the  d'vision   had  beenniade  over. 

And  while  fh;,-  troops  who  went  on 
the  border  expedition  were  being 
made  over,  those  who  remained  at 
home  underwent  a  similar  treatment. 
The  6!Jth  Inf.  Regt..  for  example,  was 
recreated  entirely  into  the  Third  F. 
A.,  to  use  heavy  field  guns;   the  Third 


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I 


Field     Hospital,    a     new    organization,  • 
came  into  being  In  Brooklyn  and  was  ■ 
sent  to  Texas  for  a  short  tour  of  duty: 
and  the  47th  and  other  regiments  had 
a  considerable   tour   of  camp   duty   at 
Camp     Whitman.       In     addition,     the  i 
16th  Int.   (colored)   was  organized. 

III. 

Tt  was  in  the  state  of  high  efli- 
clency  to  which  the  Mexican  border  j 
expedition  and  other  tests  of  the  sum- 
mer of  1916  had  brought  them  that! 
the  regiments  of  the  New  York  Na- 
tional Guard  received  the  President's 
call  to  war  on  July  3.  1917.  War  had 
been  declared  three  months  earlier, 
and  the  Guardsmen  were  all  pretty 
well  prepared.  Indeed,  some  of  them, 
particularly  the  old  23d  and  74th 
RegtR.  of  Brooklyn,  had  been  called 
out  for  guard  duty  soon  after  the 
declaration  of  war. 

By  the  first  week  in  August,  all  of 
the  National  Guard  organizations  in 
New  York  had  been  drafted  into  Fed- 
eral service.  All  of  them  redoubled  ' 
efforts  to  recruit  their  ranks  up  to  full  ] 
war  strength — and  then  they  waited. 
One  after  another  went  into  camp, 
for  the  most  part  at  Van  Cortlandt 
Park  and  at  Camp  Whitman,  while  it 
became  known  that  the  United  Stato.s 
was  building  a  camp  at  Spartanburg, 
S.  C.  to  be  known  as  Camp  Wads- 
worth,  and  that  this  was  to  be  the 
training  home  of  the  New  Y'ork  Na- 
tional Guard. 

The  make-up  of  the  Guard  at  this 
time,  when  it  entered  Federal  service 
for  the  great  war  with  Germany,  is  a 
matter  of  interest.  Maj.  Gen.  John  P. 
O'Ryan,  a  graduate  of  the  United 
States  Army  War  College,  was  at  the 
head  of  the  uniformed  force  of  the 
Slate  and  was  being  paid  a  salary  of 
J  10,000  a  year.  He  had  under  his 
command    approximately   40,000    men. 

The  organizations  to  which  they  be- 
longed, and  the  general  sections  from 
vliich  they  came,  were  the  following: 

First  Inf. — From  up-State  counties, 
centering  around   Binghamton. 

Second  Inf. — From  up-State  coun- 
ties, between  Troy  and  the  St.  Law- 
rence. 

Third  Inf. — From  western  counties, 
centering  around  Rochester. 

Tvnth  Inf. — Principally  from  Hud- 
son River  counties  and  Long  Island. 

Seventh,  12Ui.  69th  and  "1st  Rogts. 
of  Infantry — .\11  from  New  York  City. 

Iltli.  23d  and  47th  Regt.s.  of  In- 
fantry— All  from  Brooklyn. 

l.-jth  Inf. —  From  New  York  and 
IJiooklyn. 

74th  Inf. — From   Buffalo. 

I'li'st  an<i  Second  Rofft.*.  of  F,  A, — 
I'lom    New    York    and    Brooklyn. 

Tliird  F.  A. — From  Buffalo  and  ad- 
jucBnt  counties. 

FIr.st  Bait.  S,  C  Cos.  A,  B  and  C — 
I'roni  New  York  and  Brooklyn. 

-2d  Kngs. — From   New  York. 

I'Mnhtli  C.  A.  C. — From  New  York. 

.Ninth  C.  A.  C. — From   New  York. 

i:)lli    C.    A.   C. — From    Brooklyn. 

First  Field  Ho.spital — From  New- 
York. 

Sciond  Field  Ho.-pita) — From  Al- 
bany. 

Third  Field  Hospital — From  Brook- 
l.\n. 

Sqiiiidron   A — From   New  Y'ork. 

r-or  the  First  Cavalry  a  separate 
jTiirugrapii  must  be  vised,  because  it 
was  recruited  from  so  many  pans  of 
the  State.  The  Machine  Ciun,  Head- 
quarters and  Supply  Troops  and 
Troops  A,  C.  K  and  L  all  came  from 
Brooklyn,  Troo)i  I!  from  Albany. 
Troop  I)  from  Syracu.se.  Troop  F  from 
Staten    Island,    Troop    G    from    Utica, 


Troop  H  from  Rochester.  Troop  I 
from  Buffalo  and  Troop  M  from  Avon. 

There  were  also  in  the  Guard,  of 
course,  the  various  headquarters  or- 
ganizations of  the  several  brigades, 
a  half-dozen  ambulance  companies 
and  the  trains  of  the  division. 

Already  the  army  plans  for  reor- 
ganizing individual  and  division  units 
iiad  been  made  and  there  was  great 
speculation  regarding  what  was  to 
happen  to  the  then  Sixth  Division,  as 
It  was  even  then,  with  none  of  its 
regiments      recruited      to      full      war 


Leader    of    102nil     Engineers    until 
made  a  brigadier. 


strength,  some  15,000  over  the  re- 
quired division  war  strength  of 
27.000.  It  each  infantry  regiment 
were  to  be  recruited  to  the  new  war 
status  of  3,700  there  would  be  more 
than  enough  for  two  divisions  in  the 
State's  National  Guard. 

The  army  chiefs  sliced  off  a  bit  of 
the  dilllcully  in  August  by  announc- 
ing that  the  69th  Regt.  was  to  be 
taken  out  of  the  division  and  made  a 
par  J  of  the  4  2d  Division,  a  new  unit 
which  later  gained  lasting  fame  as  the 
Rainbow  Divi.sion.  Parts  of  the  23d, 
14tli.  Seventh  and  71st  Regis,  were 
taken  with  the  6'Jth  to  build  the  new 
lenih    Inf. 

Rumors       wire       liii.';y       concerning; 


themselves  wiih  the  rest  of  New 
Y'ork's  National  Guard  when  the  sev- 
eral units  took  train  for  Spartanburg. 
S.  C,  and  began  life  at  Camp  Wad.s- 
worth.  .Neither  the  15th  Inf.  nor  the 
Coast  Artillery  reglnient.s  went  lo 
Spartanburg,  and  this  again  sliced 
oft  some  more  of  the  difficulty.  Then 
It  became  known  that  the  Guardsmen 
from  this  State  were  to  be  organized 
into  the  27th  Division,  and  that  they 
would  form  but  the  one  division. 

Early  October,  1917,  saw  all  the 
units  of  the  division  at  Camp  Wads- 
worth  and  at  once  the  veil  of  mystery 
regarding  what  was  going  to  happen 
lo  them  was  removed.  Draatlc  reor- 
ganization orders  were  issued  on 
October  1,  and  under  these  the  J'th 
Division.  U.  S.  A.,  came  into  being 
with  the  following  units: 

53d  Inf.  Brig. — 105th  Inf.:  made 
up  of  the  old  71st  and  Second  Regrts. 
of  infantry;  106th  Inf.,  made  up  of 
the  old  14ih  and  23d  Regts.,  and  th<> 
105th  M.  G.  Batt.,  made  up  of  the  old 
.Squadron  A  and  details  of  Troops  A 
and    M  of  the  First  Cavalry. 

54th  Inf.  Brls. — 107th  Inf.;  made  up 
of  the  old  Seventh  and  12th  Regts: 
108th  Inf..  made  up  of  the  old  74Vh 
and  Third  Regts.,  and  the  10«th  M, 
G.  Batt..  made  up  of  Troops  E,  K,  I.. 
H  and  O  of  the  old  First  Cavalry. 

52d  F.  A.  Brig. — 104th  F.  A.;  made 
up  of  the  old  First  F.  A.  and  infan- 
try units:  105th  F.  A,,  made  up  of 
Second  F.  A.  and  infantry  units;  106tli 
F.  A.,  made  up  of  old  Third  F.  A:  and 
infantry  units,  and  the  102d  Trench 
Mortar  Battery,  made  up  of  the  old 
regiments  of  the  division. 

102d  Supply  Train,  made  up  of  de- 
tails of  various  former  regiments  of 
Troop  I  of  the  First  Cavalry. 

104th  M.  G,  Batt.,  made  up  of  C,  D. 
.M  and  >I.  G.  troops  of  old  First 
Cavalry. 

102d  Fngs.,  made  up  of  the  old  22d 
Engs. 

102d  F.  S.  Batt.,  made  up  of  the 
former  Cos.  A,  B  and  C  of  the  Fir?t 
Batt.  Signal  Corps. 

102d  .'Vin,  Train,  made  up  of  new 
recruits  and  details  of  various  formet 
the  division. 

Divisional  San.  Ti-ain..  made  up  of 
lO.Mh.  106th,  lO-lh  and  108th  Held 
Hospital  eompanios,  which  had  been 
created  out  of  the  former  First,  Sec- 
ond and  Third  Field  Hospitals  and 
the   former  ambulance   companies. 

Ditision   F>ng.   Train. 

102d  Military  Police — New  recruit.^. 

Several  of  the  infantry  regiments, 
the  former  1st,  10th  and  47th.  had 
men  (airly  scattered  all  through 
the  division:  the  former  Troop  F  o' 
the  First  Cavalry  had  its  men  spread 
all  through  the  Machine  Gun  Bat- 
talions and  the  102d  Trench  Mortar 
Battery;  and  in  every  possible  wa.\ 
the  identity  of  the  old  National  Guard 
regiments,  rich  in  tradition,  was  con- 
fused into  nothing  more  nnr  less  than 
a  sadly  mixed  up  mess. 

Reorganization  of 
Sixth  Division, 

For  some  of  ihem,  howei cr.  Iher* 
was  a  worse  fate  than  that  of  beln^ 
jumbled  U;)  in  the  divisioii.  Bad 
though  that  was.  It  would  have  meant 
at  least  that  the  units  concerned  were 
certain  of  going  overseas  and  of  see- 
ing action.  With  the  heart  of  two 
Brooklyn  regiments,  the  old  14fh  and 
the  old  47th.  there  was  nothing  ip 
store  but  re-building  into  the  2d  mi"' 
the  53d  Pioneer  Regts.  of  Infanti; 
and  men  who  had  given  their  li\ 
to  these  two  regiments,  who  had  given 
of  the  best  that  was  in  them,  and  who 
had    built   up   notable   eominands     hal 


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actually  lu  fat  their  hearts  out  in  tlie 
Jjittcrncj:'   of  .stern  discipline. 

In  tile  minds  of  many  who  have  had 
general  Know-ledgu  of  the  Hplendal 
traditions  of  the  former  New  Vorlc 
Xat tonal  Guard  and  who  have  always 
had  its  welfare  at  heart,  there  wiU 
always  lurk  .the  belief  that  .someone 
blundered  in  tho  reorganization  of  the 
•Sixth  Div.  into  the  27th  Div.  Who 
that  "someone."  was.  probably  no  one 
will  be  able  to  say.  Because  there 
wore  so  many  regimental  organiza- 
tions in  the  State,  .some  had  to  be 
left  out  because  there  could  be  only 
.iust  so  many  units  in  the  division.  It 
was  the  inevitable  But  there  ate 
those  who  assert  that  it  was  never 
necessary,  wise,  or  expedient  to  break 


up  any  unit.  They  contend  that  ratli- 
er  the  already-existing  units,  particu-  : 
larly  the  infantry  regiments,  should 
have  been  built  up  by  the  addition  of 
recruits  or  drafted  men.  so  that  the 
former  glories  of  the  individual  units 
migiit  be  carried  on  and  miglit  be  an 
ever-present  inspiration;  and  tliat  an 
additional  division  should  have  been  ; 
built   up  about  the  I'xcess  units. 

Whose  was  the  fault,  if  it  was  a  I 
fault,  is  no  concern  of  this  clironiclo.  i 
What  is  of  concern  is  that  when  ttie  i 
orders  were  promulgated  during  th(j  i 
first  week  in  October.  1017.  they  were  I 
accepted  by  olUcers  and  men  alike 
with  a  rare  steadiness  and  with  lhC| 
same  sort  of  spirit  that  was  later  go- 
ing to  make  the  27th  Div.  accept  an  i 


accomplish  tasks  regarded  up  in  th'-ir 
coming  as  impossible. 

IV. 

Camp  Wadsworth.  ^partaubuig,  ."^. 
C.  where  the  27th  was  ph^■sical!^ 
born,  was  built  on  a  hill,  about  four 
miles  from  the  heart  of  the  City  of 
Spartanburg.  The  site  was  about  two 
ami  a  half  miles  long  and  a  mile  and 
a  half  wide.  iVlost  of  the  soil,  be- 
fore the  27th  arrived,  had  been  us<  d 
for  the  growing  of  cotton:  and  tlie 
cotton  fields  were  there  still  in  large 
part  when  the  units  of  the  New  Yoiiv 
National  (iuard  arrived. 

Because     it     was     in     the      "Sunny 


Where  27  th  Division  Broke  Through  Hindenburg  Line 


LECfllfLET 


BELLICOURT 


68 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


Bouth."  Camp  Wadsworth  had  no  en- 
closed barracks.  It  was  so  arranged 
that  there  were  mess  halls  for  eacli 
icompany  unit,  and  the  ground  stretch- 
ling  away  in  back  of  each  mess  hall 
■was  the  tent  site  for  the  particular 
company  the  hall  belonged  to.  Many 
of  the  tents — the  big',  pyramidal  kind 
of  khaki  canvas,  housing  eight  me: 
each — were  pitched  in  the  cotton 
fields  when  the  bolls  were  just  burst- 
ing forth  with  their  fleecy  whitenes.<. 
Right  at  the  start,  the  "Sunny 
South"  proved  a  myth.  The  winter 
■was  the  strangest  and  coldest  that  this 
generation  has  thus  far  known,  and  it 
was  virtually  as  cold  in  Spartanburg. 
S.  C,  as  it  was  in  Xew  Vork  State. 
Through  the  bitter  stress  of  that  win- 
ter the  men  from  Xew  York  had 
many  weary  months  of  training.  The; 
Buffered  discomforts  beside  which  the 
inconveniences  and  distressing  experi- 
ences of  the  Mexican  border  expedi- 
tion paled  into  signiticanco.  There 
•was,  however,  very  little  "grousing" 
and,  of  more  importance,  com- 
paratively little  disease. 

This  was  doubtless  because  the  men 
of  the  division  had  no  time  ;o  be  ill. 
and  they  certainly  had  no  time  to  be 
discontented.  Those  at  their  heart 
were  driving  at  an  early  departure 
overseas,  and  were  Imagining  that  at 
most  an.v  time  the  order  might  come 
that  would  take  the  division  to  France 
»nd  to  the  trenches.  This  was  to  a 
degree  because,  early  in  September, 
Gen.  O'Ryan  had  been  ordered  over- 
seas for  a  tour  of  duty,  and  it  was 
penerally  believed  that  his  going  was 
ilie  prelude  to  the  going  of  the  divis- 
ion. Indeed,  before  fien.  O'Ryan  left 
for  France,  he  had  not  said  it  specifi- 
cally, but  he  had  stated  in  so  many 
words  that  the  27th  Division  was  des- 
tined for  early  service  in  Franc. 
Pome  of  those  in  his  confidence  assert- 
ed that  the  division  would  be  in  the 
Vrenches   by   Christmas. 

So  the  men  of  the  division  worked 
with  a  zest  that  laughed  at  long  hours 
of  toil,  and  at  cold  and  mud.  They 
believed  that  they  were  going  to  be 
the  first  of  the  Xational  Ouardsmen 
to  go  overseas,  and  vhey  were  willing 
to  do  almost  anything  to  make  them- 
selves ready.  It  was  in  that  sense 
that  they  labored. 


Road  Building 
For  Engineers. 

The  initial  hard  work  came  for  th« 
men  of  the  former  22d  Engs.  While 
their  unit  still  held  that  designation 
they  •were  called  upon  for  a  really 
considerable  job  of  road  construction 
•  nd  reconstruction.  This  involved 
straightening  out  the  main  road  to 
fiparlanburg.  removing  one  or  two 
Cancerous  curves  and  eliminating 
pome  bad  grades.  The  engineers 
1  oiled  at  it  for  weeks  and  weeks 
under  the  personal  direction  of  their 
commander.  Col.  Cornelius  \'andei- 
bilt.  and  they  had  as  their  assistants 
a  chain  gang  of  nondescript  convicts 
—white  and  black.  The  mingling  of 
the  Xew  Yorkers  and  the  convicts 
provided  a  deal  of  fun  for  the  on- 
lookers, who  saw  irresistible  humor 
in  the  ioint  handling  of  picks  and 
shovels  by  convicts  and  erstwhile  Xew 
York  business  men.  The  engineers, 
however,  plugged  along  at  their  t.ask 
and  eventually  turned  out  a  road  that 
meant  a  great  deal  to  the  comfort, 
cnnvenience  and  safety  of  the  other 
BKi<n  »f  the  division.  They  named 
their  product  "\'anderhilt  lio.ad."  in 
honor  of  their  commander.  .Shortly 
afterwaid.  now  the  lf)2d  Kngs..  and 
rebuilt  into  a  unit  of  approximately 
1,600  men.  they  began  laying  out  a 
treni'h  system  for  the  other  units  of 
the  division  and  took  up  the  especial 


forms  of  training  which  German  war- 
fare made  necessary  for  the  instruc- 
tion  of   military   engineers. 

The  infan-ay  units  were  called  upon 
to  devote  their  time  in  the  main  to 
long  marches,  much  rifle  practice, 
trench  digging,  machine  gun  hand- 
ling, bayonet  drill,  extended  order 
drill  and  a  variety  of  other  things. 
In  spite  of  the  revolutionary  change 
ill  the  character  of  the  former  Na- 
tional Cuard  regiments,  -which  had 
virtuallv  eliminated  some  and  made 
seemingly  overgrown  monstrosities 
of  the  others,  the  infantrymen  got 
down  to  work  speedily.  Although  it 
took  some  time  for  them  to  get  used 
to  their  companies  of  250  men  each, 
their  battalions  of  roughly  1,000  men 
each,    and    their    regiments    of    3,700 


-/      LT.  C OL ,  MOf?i? I S  S& 


Acting    commander    of    105th    Inf., 
killed  by  direct  shell  hit  August  7. 


men,    they    "found"    themselves    with 
surprising   quickness. 

They  had  been  made  into  strangely- 
assorted  mixtures.  In  the  casting  of 
the  10,'jih  Inf.,  for  instance,  there  was 
a  union  of  youiig  farmers  and  woods- 
men with  men  esseiitially  living  and 
breathing  of  the  city  through  the 
amalgamation  of  the  old  Second  and 
tlie  old  71st.  .-^gain.  in  the  making 
of  the  107th,  there  was  the  union  of 
the  "dandy"  Seventh  and  the  "rough- 
neck" 12th,  Still  again,  in  the  crea- 
tion of  the  106th,  there  was  the  union 
of  two  units  between  which  there 
had  always  existed  a  keen  and  healthy 
rivalry. 

That   they    got    to    w^orking   so    well 

together  in  so  short  a  time  is  worthy 

of  even  more  extended  comment  than 

can    be   given    here,   and   it   should    be 

even     worth     while     to     endeavor     to 

Analyze    the    factors    that'    caused    the 

j  smooth-working    relations    that     soon 

I  appeared.     One  reason  i)n)bal)ly  could 

1  be  found  in  the  way  in  which  officers 

1  had  l)een  shifted  about  with  men,  and 

j  in     the     exacting     requirements     that 

I  were  laid  against  the  officers.    Chiefly, 

I  however,    there    was    manifest    to    ob- 

!  servers  a  spirit  of  warm   pride   in   the 

I  division     because    it     was    a    Xational 

Guard     division,     because     there     \vas 

realization  that,   in  a  sense,  it  was  on 

trial,     and     because     it     was    resolved 

that    nothin.c    should    halt    the    efforts 

to   bring  it   to   that  state   of   efTiciency 

that  should  send  it  early  overseas. 


Unexplored  Fields 
To  Enter  Upon. 

With  the  other  units  of  the  division 
at  this  time,  notably  the  machme-gun 
battalions,  the  signal  battalion  and 
the  trains  of  the  division,  there  were 
many  new  and  hitherto  unexplored 
fields  to  enter  upon.  The  machine 
gunners  had  been  accustomed  to  prac- 
tically nothing  else  but  the  carbine; 
they  now  had  to  learn  not  only  the 
mechanism  of  new  weapons  but  the 
method  of  using  them  as  well.  It 
was  not  enough  to  fire  the  machine 
guns;  it  was  also  necessary  to  acquire 
much  technical  skill  in  the  matter  of 
machine   gun   barrages. 

For  the  men  of  the  trains — the  am- 
munition train,  the  supply  train  and 
the  engineer  train — there  was  much 
of  transport  lore  to  acquire;  and  be- 
cause so  many  infantrymen  had  been 
drafted  into  this  branch  of  divisional 
service  the  instruction  of  the  trains 
was  rather  much  of  an  involved  mat- 
ter. Col,  Charles  I.  De  Bevoise  of 
Brooklyn  was  at  the  head  of  this 
branch  of  the  work.  Commander  of 
the  old  First  Cavalry  from  its  organ- 
ization to  the  day  of  its  breaking  up. 
he  had  been  placed  in  command  of 
the  trains  of  the  division  and  of  the 
military  police  as  well,  and  his  ex- 
cellent disciplinary  methods  brought 
to  all  of  the  units  an  assured  poise 
and  strength. 

With  the  men  of  the  Field  Signal 
Bait  and  with  the  men  of  the  Divis- 
onai  Sanitary  Detachment  the  in- 
struction was  more  the  rehearsal  of 
old  •B-ork  than  anything  else.  Where 
there  was  difference,  it  lay  in  the  de- 
tailing of  certain  men  for  special  in- 
struction along  certain  lines.  This. 
however,  applied  to  all  the  units.  Men 
were  sent  from  every  one  to  special 
schools  in  bayonet  instruction,  gas 
offense  and  defense,  cooking  schools. 
transport  and  supply  schools,  officers' 
training  schools  and   the   like. 

Early  in  the  new  year  it  began  to 
appear  that  the  division  •would  not  go 
overseas  as  soon  as  had  been  first 
expected,  but  instead  of  slo^sving  up 
the  work  this  rather  seemed  to 
quicken  it.  Ofllcers  and  men  alike 
•were  anxious  to  get  out  of  the  dreari- 
ness of  routine  toward  which  they 
fancied  themselves  drifting.  The\ 
had  variety  a-plenty,  howevc. 
through  the  sfunts  provided  by  '' 
big  artillery  range,  some  thirty  mil 
distant  from  Spartanburg,  to  which 
one  unit  after  another  marched  from 
time  to  time  for  instruction  in  ad- 
vancing under  barrages,  in  machine- 
gun  firing,  hand-grenade  throwin-j, 
rifle  practice  and  kindred  matters  that 
required  a  deal  of  open  space. 

Ready  for  Business 
In  the  Spring. 

After  ,1.  winter  of  this  sort  of  thing 
— no  .-ittempt  has  been  made  to  detail 
the  events  of  the  winter  chronologi- 
cally, for  it  has  no  particular  place 
in  this  account — the  men  of  the  27th 
Division  believed  themselves  ready 
when  spring  arrived.  It  found  them 
a  coherent,  cohesive  whole,  where 
there  had  been  jumble  a  few  months 
earlier.  It  found,  too,  ofllcers  hav- 
ing acquired  a  keen  sense  of  responsi- 
bility for  the  .safety  of  their  men  and 
a  great  volume  of  technical  lore  after 
months  of  intensive  work  at  school. 
Many  of  the  ofllcers  had  been  away 
for  long  periods.  With  the  spring 
they  were  now  back  with  their  com* 
mands. 

At  this  time  tbe   53d  Inf.   Brig,  was    i 
under    the    command    of    Brig.     Gen. 
Robert    E.    L.    Michie.    who,    however,    , 
was  overseas,  the  brigade  being  under    i, 
the    acting   command    of    Col,    Jamesf   1 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


^Andrews,  normally  the  commander  of 
the  lOSvh  Inf.,  and  the  former  com- 
mander of  the  old  Second  Regt.  The 
51th  Inf.  Brigade  was  under  the  com- 
mand of  Brig.  Gen.  Palmer  E.  Pierce. 
With  Col.  Andrews  acting  at  the  head 
of  the  brigade,  the  105th  was  under 
the  command  of  Lt.  Col.  Morris  .V. 
tdebmann.  former  second  in  com- 
mand of  the  old  23d  Regt.  Col.  Frank 
H.  Norton  was  the  head  of  the  106th 
Inf.,  having  retained  his  place  when 
ihe  former  2  3d  was  made  into  that 
unit.  In  command  of  the  107th  was 
Col.  Willard  H.  Fisk,  who  had  been 
f6r  .some  time  commander  of  its  pre- 
decessor, the  Seventh.  At  the  head 
of  the  108th  was  Col.  Edgar  S.  Jen- 
nings, formerly  of  the  old  Third 
Inf.,  of  which  he  had  for  some  time 
been   commander. 

,  Col.  DeBevoise  was  still  in  com- 
mand of  the  divisional  trains;  the 
divisional  quartermaster  was  Lt.  Col. 
Henry  S.  Sternberger;  and  the  divi- 
sional medical  officer  Lt.  Col.  William 
S.  Terriberry.  At  the  head  of  the  1 
1 04th  M.  G.  B.  was  Maj.  Edward  ' 
McLeer  .Ir.  of  the  old  Fir.st  Cavalry; 
at  the  head  of  the  105th  M.  G.  B. 
was  Maj.  Kenneth  Gardner,  who 
came  from  the  old  Seventh  and  suc- 
ceeded the  battalion's  first  com- 
mander, Maj.  William  R.  Wright,  at 
Spartanburg;  and  at  the  head  of  the 
lOGth  M.  G.  B.  was  Maj.  Mortimer 
D.  Bryant,  who  had  been  the  com- 
mander of  the  Second  Squadron  of 
the  old  First  Cavalry.  The  Field  Sig- 
nal Battalion  was  under  command  of 
Maj.  Arthur  L.  Howe,  and  its  three 
companies  were  under  the  respective 
direction  of  Capts.  Herbert  L.  Watson, 
George  E.  Schenck  and  Robert  W. 
Maloney. 

The  division  had  been  recruited  up 
to  practically  full  war  strength  and 
thu.s  numbered,  in  round  figures,  some 
27,000  men.  Units  Ihat  were  not  to 
form  part  of  the  division  had  given 
largely  of  their  strength  and.  in  addi- 
tion, every  one  of  the  compani.s  had 
leceived  some  drafted  men.  This  was 
necessary  because  the  long,  hard  win- 
ter had  taken  toll  of  some  and  be- 
cause the  rigorous  training  had  made 
necessary  the  dropping  of  the  unflt. 
Only  men  of  a  high  physical  and  men- 
tal caliber  remained. 

There  were,  probably,  not  far  from 
9,000  Brooklyn  and  Long  Island  men 
in  the  division  at  this  time.  The 
lOCth  Inf.,  with  its  3,700  men,  was 
virtually  in  its  entirety,  a  Brooklyn 
uni(.  The  lOGlh  F.  A.  had  at  least 
SOO  Brooklynites.  There  were  nearly 
1,000  in  the  three  machine  gun  bat- 
talions of  the  division.  The  104th 
and  106th  F.  A.  had  about  1,000  mor<= 
between  them.  The  Field  Signal  Bat- 
talion   had   one   entire   Brooklyn   com 


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commanders  from  the  schools  they 
had  been  attending,  the  issuance  of 
new  British  Enfield  rifles  for  the  rifles 
the  men  had  been  using  in  training 
and  a  general  feeling  that  last-minut^ 
details  were  being  attended   to. 

One  of  the  significant  changes  at 
this  time  was  the  rejection,  for 
physical  unfitness,  of  Col.  Frank  H 
Norton,  commander  of  the  only  es- 
sentially Brooklyn  unit  with  the" divi- 
sion, the  106th  Inf.  Col.  Norton  had 
returned  to  his  command  from  school 
on  April  12,  had  been  granted  a 
furlough,  and  while  he  was  away  Lt 
Col.    John    B.   "      ■  -  .        ■' 

regiment  had 

ing,  was  replaced  by  Lt.  Col.  William 
A.  Taylor,  from  the  108th  Inf.  Thi-i 
was  April  2  7.  A  few  days  later  it  be- 
came   known    that    Col.    Norton    had 


imental  Headquarters,  sailed  on  the 
transport   Susquehanna. 

Brooklyn's  "Own" 
To  Entrain. 

,  While  these  units  had  been  mark- 
ing time  at  Newport  News,  the  106th 
Int.,  Brooklyn's  "own,"  had  also  been 
called  on  to  entrain,  on  May  6.  Ther» 
wasn't  one  of  the  men  in  the  regiment 
who    knew   just    where    he   was   going 

vvi.iif   „p    was  awav    i  t  \   '*''^''    ^""^    ^"    °f    *^e>"    wished    to 

Tuck     und^i    whom    the    P  ^^,.^^'^y  »*  ^'^w  York  and  the  de- 

done  most   of  iVr Trni^i      '^'I'lkation  camps  at  Hempstead  Plains 

father  to  the  thought  with  a  long, 
wild  shout  of  "Mineola!"  The  cry 
signified  Camp  Mills  and  home  to  the 
regiment. 

Early  the  ne.xt  day  the  troop  trains 
passed  through  Washington  and  th9 
doubters  on  board  who  had  been  in- 
sisting transports  would  be  boarded 
at  Newport  News  were  silenced.  The 
entire  regiment  became  filled  with  a 
spirit  of  keenest  eagerness  at  the 
prospect  of  seeing  home  before  sail- 
ing overseas,  and  there  was  very  littls 
sleep  tlie  night  of  May  7  when  tha 
trains  reached  Jersey  City  and  the 
men  stayed  on  board  until  the  next 
morning.  They  shouted  "Mineolal" 
over  and  over  again,  as  they  boarded 
ferryboats  that  they  fancied  would 
take  them  over  to  Long-  Island  City 
for  Camp  Mills. 

The  ferryboats  headed  up  the  Hud- 
son River  and  suddenly  swerved  into 
the  piers  at  Hotaoken.  Consternation 
suddenly  succeeded  jubilation;  gloom 
so  thick  that  it  could  be  cut  with  a 
knife  settled  over  all.  It  was  a  ghast- 
ly.  horrible  joke,  thev  felt.  The  Army 
could  not  mean  it  I  But  the  Armv  did, 
and  the  Army  placed  the  106th  on  tha 
U.  S.  Transport  President  Lincoln 
without  so  much  as  a  by-your-Ieave, 
and  kept  the  regiment  there  two  whole 
days  without  permitting-  any  commun- 
ication with  the  relatives  in  BrooklyT 
only    a    mile    or    two    distant.  And 

neither  did  the  Army  let  the  few  rela- 
tives who  had  learned  of  the  nearness 
of  the  106th  get  through  to  them.  Tha 
regiment  was  kept  incommunicado 
entirely,  and  its  men,  gazing  out  on 
the  mocking  skyline  of  New  York  and 
Brooklyn,  changed  their  joyous  cry 
of  "Mineola!"  to  one  of  bitter  derision. 
They  sailed  finally  in  the  late  after- 
noon of  May  10,  in  a  convov  of  14 
ships.  Their  voyage  was  utterly  with- 
out incident,  and  was  marked  by 
placid  seas  throughout.  On  the  re- 
turn  trip,  the  President  Lincoln  waj 
to  meet  the  deadly  submarine 
assassins  of  the  sea.   but   on  this  vov- 


pany,  the  102d  Engs.  had  a  fair 
sprinkling  of  Brooklyn  men.  the  107th 
Inf.  had  one  company  thai  came  en- 
tirely from  Flushing,  and  the  two 
infantiy  regiments,  together  with  the 
107th.  all  had  a  very  fair  representa- 
tion of  Brooklyn  and  Long  Island  men 
scattered  through  their  ranks.  All 
this,  in  addition  to  the  Brooklynites, 
one  might  find  in  the  sanitary  detach- 
ments of  the  division,  iho  division 
trains,  the  Headquarters  Troop  and 
the  10 2d  .Military  Police.  When  the 
division  sailed  overseas  and  left  the 
Field  .\rtillery  Brigade,  it  is  prob- 
able that  there  were  some  7,000 
Brooklyn  and  Long  Island  men  with 
the  units   that   remained   to   it. 


About  the  middle  of  .\pril,  1918,  the 
^en  of  the  27th  Div.  began  to  think 
iiiat  their  dream  of  going  overseas 
^fas  at  last  to  come  true  at  once.  j\ 
.'ariety  of  factors  helped  in  this, 
'imong  them  being  the  return  to  their 
Commands   of  the   various   regimental 


Awarded  D.  S.  C.  for  his  leader- 
ship of  Co.  G,  in  the  Hindenburg  line 
attack. 

been  compelled  to  step  out.  Col. 
Charles  1.  DeBevoise  was  designated 
as    the    comma-ider    of    the    regiment 

I  but    left    almost    at    once    for    school. 

!  and    Lt.    Col.    William    A.    Taylor   suc- 

I  ceeded  to  the  command  on  May  3. 

Meanwhile,  there  had  been  the  first 

I  movement  from 

j  overseas, 

[  virtually 


fiom  camp  for  the  journey  j  age  with  the  106th  Inf.,  the  vessel  sa'v 
Ihe    lObth    M.    C.    B.    wa;;    not  even  one  of  the  U-boats. 


the     vanguard 


,,        .      ,.  -  -,       The    I07th   and    108th    Inf.   and   tha 

Spartanburg  on  April  30,  but  there  I06th  Machine  Gun  Battalion,  it  ni.av 
had  been  other  details  preceding  it  i  be  repeated,  .sailed  from  Newport 
foi-  special  work.  The  departure  of  i  News  on  Mav  1 0.  The  106th  Inf  onlv 
this  unit  signified  the  departure  o;  ;  one  of  the  27th  Division  units  to  sail 
the  division.  It  took  a  train  for  an  from  New  York,  departed  from  there 
unknown  port  and  eventually  found  I  also  on  Mav  10,  Just  why  it  was 
itself   at   Newport    News,    Va.      It    was  [singled  out  other  than  that  there  was 


followed  bv  the  105th.  107th  and 
108th  Regts.  of  Infantiy,  by  the  102c 
Field  Signal  Battalion,  by  the  102d 
Engs.  and  by  Division  Headquarters 
and  the  di\'isional  units. 

De])arture  of  the  infantry  regiments 
continued  through  a  whole  week  after 
May  1.  The  other  units  continued 
piling  into  Newport  News,  with  the 
exception  of  the  106th  Inf.,  until  after 
the  middle  of  May.  Those  that  ar- 
rived first  had  a  long  and  somewhat 
tedious  delay  while  ships  were  being 
assembled  to  transport  them.  For 
some  there  was  a  delay  of  several 
days  more  than  a  week.  The  first  ar- 
rivals at  Newijort  News  eventually 
embarked  on  May  9  and  sailed  on  May 
10.  The  107th  Inf.  and  the  108th,  to- 
gether with  the  106th  M.  G.  E.,  went 
at  this  time.  The  Fir-st  and  Third 
Baits,    of    the     107lh    Inf.    and     Reg- 


transport  available  is  not  kiiow.i. 
While  it  was  leaving  New  York  and 
the  other  units  were  leaving  Newpoic 
News,  the  102d  Field  Signal  Battalion 
was  leaving-  Spartanburg  for  Newport 
News  and  it  found  at  that  port  the 
105th  Inf.  waiting  for  the  assembly  of 
a  second  convoy.  They  waited  iintil 
Division  Headquarters  had  joined 
them,  and  uniil  the  1 02d  Engineer", 
leaving  Snartanburg  May  17.  h;id 
united  with  them  a"ain  on  May  IS; 
and  they  sailed  that  day. 

The  First  Convoy 
That  Crossed. 

The  first  convoy  that  took  sections 
of  the  27th  was  not  fully  formed  until 
it  was  three  days  out  at  sea.  On  May 
13  the  full  convoy  that  finally  crossed 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN   THE    WAR. 


was  fully  loimed,  and  among  the 
vessels  was  the  President  L.incoln, 
winch  had  sailed  from  New  York.  On 
ilay  21,  15  destroyers  met  the  convoy 
off  the  coast  of  I'rance  and  escorted 
the  ships  into  the  harbor  of  Brest, 
■RJicre  Iney  arrived  May  1'3,  all  of  the 
men  ijrofessing  greai  regiet  because 
ihey  nad  seen  no  submarines.  one 
reason  lor  tliis  probably  was  that  they 
had  been  compelled  to  wear  life-pre- 
servers day  and  nlgrht,  all  the  way 
over,  and  had  the  thought  that  theto 
should  have  been  a  concrete  reason 
lor  it. 

The  second  convoy  had  all  the 
thrills.  Among  its  vessels,  the  Presi- 
dent Grant  carried  the  105th  Inf.  and 
iJivision  Headt|uarters;  the  J>ocahon- 
l;is.  formerly  the  German  liner  Prin- 
cess Irene,  carried  the  102d  Field 
yignal  Battalion  and  the  ]0:.'d  Engi- 
neers, and  the  104th  and  105th  Ma- 
chine Gun  Battalions  were  on  other 
ships.  There  were  eight  merchant 
vessels  altogether,  with  an  American 
cruiser  and  four  destroyers  as  the 
guards.  The  guards  were  more  than 
ordinarily  heavy  and  more  than  ordi- 
narily watchful,  for  this  section  of 
llie  27th  Division  sailed  just  at  the 
height  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  subma- 
rine ■scare."  On  .May  111,  the  day 
after  it  departed,  the  convoy  had 
wireless  notice  that  German  ^-boat^s 
were  operating  very  near  by.  Kxtra 
lookouts  were  stationed  on  the  sev- 
eral ships,  and  abandon  ship  drills 
were  constant. 

It  was  not  surprising  that  this  state 
of  tension  soon  brought  a  cry  of 
■•.Submarine:"  One  was  sighted  very 
near  to  the  Pocaliontas,  and  destroy- 
ers raced  to  the  scene  with  all  speed. 
The  convoy  proceeded  placidly  on  its 
way  when  the  submarine  proved  to  be 
an  overturned  lifeboat.  There  wasn't 
much  ease,  however,  for  the  Navy 
men  aboard  and  for  the  Army  otiicers 
of  superior  rank,  for  the  lifeboat 
marked  that  the  U-boats  were  at 
work  very  near,  indeed.  A  few  days 
later  a  submarine  periscope  rose  in 
the  very  center  of  the  cojivoy. 

There  was  a  bombardment  from  the 
gun  of  every  vessel  anywhere  near, 
and  one  shell,  ricochetting.  narrowly 
missed  the  bow  of  the  Pocahontas. 
Simultaneously  with  the  gunfire,  all 
the  ships  changed  their  courses  away 
from  the  danger  spot  and  the  de- 
stroyers dashed  madly  for  it.  Later 
that  day  they  reported  that  they  had 
dropped  several  depth  bomb.s'  and 
were  convinced  that  the  I'-boat  had 
been  destroyed.  They  found  a  deal  of 
wreckage  to  warrant  the  conviction. 

On  .Ma.v  28.  seven  more  destroyers 
Joined  the  convoy.  On  the  following 
day.  two  more  I'-boats  were  sighted 
some  distance  away  and  the  destroy- 
ers wheeled  as  though  on  a  pivot  and 
dashed  .•».r,.-;:y  r.tlcr  them.  The  men 
v<  tri»  ^ansports  had  a  wonderful 
;ii<-liire  <if  the  dash  and  skill  that 
marked  the-  Navy's  work,  and  Ihey 
'heered  lustily  when  the  destroyers 
relurned  Iat»r  and  reported  that  one 
of  the  siibmarine.s  had  surely  been 
sunk. 

tt  was  Decoration  Day.  May  30, 
when  the  convoy  finally  passed  into 
the  harbor  of  St.  Nazaire.  There  was 
a  wonderful  sunset  view  of  cliffs  and 
river,  and  a  tnmultuouK  welcome 
gieeted  the  27th's  men  as  the  ships 
moved  to  the  wharves  where  they  lay 
overnight.  They  di.iembarked  "  the 
next  morning  and  were  inarched  into 
a  rest  camp  a  short  distance  outside 
the  clfy. 

Other  Contingents 
Arrive  at  Brest. 

The  other  contingents  uC  the  L'Tth 
had  meanwhile,  arriving  at  Brest  nn 
May  23.  been  compelled  to  remain  on 
board    the   tUitjiA   Lhat    brought    them 


until   May   25,   because   there   w-as   no 

I  room    at   the   piers   for   them.      When 

I  the    troops    landed    on     May     25    and 

I  marched   to   a   camp   just   outside  the 

city,   they   had   no   tents  and   no   mess. 

1  They    stayed     there    for    three     days, 

their  quarters  being  in  the  old  citadel, 

where      they      were      surrounded      by 

medieval    cannon,    donjon     keeps,     and 

mighty  walls  of  masonry. 

On  the  28th,  the  106th,  107th  and 
108th,  and  the  106th  Machine  Gun 
Battalion  left  Brest  at  11:30  p.m.  and 
marched  to  troop  trains.  TlTji  trains 
were  entirely  made  up  of  bo.x  stirs — 
cars  that  bore  the  "Hommes  40, 
Chevau.\  8."  It  was  the  first  time 
that  the  men  of  the  division  had  seen 
those  tiny  conveyances  and  they  gazed 
upon  them  curiously,  wondering  how 
it    would    ever    be    possible    to    crowd 


|(       I.0E5EV01S6 
<ft,y'       ~~ " ~ ~ 

Former  leader  of  1st  Cav.,  who 
commanded  107th  Inf.  at  Hindenburg 
line. 

forty  men  into  one  of  them.  By  dint 
of  iniwfi  effort,  the  men  were  finally 
plaf. /,!.,;  on  board,  but  there  was  nu 
sucxt  thing  as  comfort  for  any  of 
theifi.  The  discomforts  of  traveling 
for  a  week  at  home  in  plain  day 
coaches  would  have  been  luxury  per- 
sonified compared  to  this.  There  was 
little  sleep  for  anybody,  and  the  only 
rations  were  "corned  Willie,  "  hard- 
tack, and  cold  beans.  There  was  9  6 
hours  of  this,  until  at  last  the  troop 
trains  pulled  into  Noyelles. 

The  units  of  the  division  which  ar- 
rived at  St.  Xazaire  Ma>  30  spent 
three  days  in  the  rest  camp  outside  of 
the  city,  where  they  received  some 
new  equipment,  and  then  they,  too,  on 
.Tune  4.  boarded  the  trains  for 
"Hommes  40.  Chevaux  8."  They  de- 
parted in  the  early  morning  and 
eventually  arrived  also  .-it  Xoyellea 
about  2  am,  .Tune  5.  Before  they 
reached  the  town  the  nnits  which 
preceded  them  had  once  more  moved 
on.  They  had  been  marched  to  a 
salvage  depot  near  the  railroad  yards 
in  Xoyelles  and  all  extni  equipment 
had  been  taken  from  the  men  in  prep- 
aration for  the  advance  into  the  zone 
of  war.  All  extra  clothing  and  equip- 
ment had  to  be  left  behind,  leaving 
to  each  man  only  the  uniform  and 
underclothing  he  wore,  one  change 
of  underwear  and  socks  and  one  extra 
flannel  shirt.  Only  the  simplest  and 
necessary  toilet  arUclfs  wet*  1«(;  with 


the  men  also;  and  the  glories  of  many 
a  comfort  bag  took  wings  there  av 
Xoyelles. 

-After  the  106th,  107th  and  108th 
Inf.s.  had  been  given  this  treatmen' 
along  with  the  106th  M.  G.  Batt.  and 
had  moved  on  to  billets  about  ten 
miles  away  from  X'oyelles  the  105th 
Inf.,  the  104th  and  105th  M.  G.  Batts..' 
the  102d  Engs.  and  the  102d  Field 
Signal  Batt.  followed  and  underwent 
the   same    "relieving"    treatment. 

Then  these  units,  too,  moved  on 
once  more  after  the  other  units,  final- 
ly arriving  in  the  region  about  St. 
Riquier,  which  became  Division 
Headquarters.  It  was  the  first  train- 
ing area  of  the  division  in  France. 
The  division  as  a  whole,  as  it  was  to 
go  through  the  war,  was  reunited 
there  on  June  7.  It  was  minus  all 
the  artillery  units.  They  had  been 
left  at  Newport  News.  Their  sailing 
was  held  up  for  some  time  because 
of  U-boat  Atlantic  coast  activity,  and 
when  they  finally  sailed  they  went 
direct  to  Bordeaux  and  were  given 
assignment  on  a  front  far  removed 
from  the  27th  Division  after  they  had 
finished  their  training.  They  never 
rejoined  the  division  until  the  end  of 
the  war.  Throughout  the  27th's  ac- 
tivity it  was  served  by  British  and 
Australian  artillery. 

VL 

When  the  27th  Division  found 
place  in  bilUets  throughout  the  St. 
Jiiquier  area,  near  to  Abbeville,  it 
was  for  the  first  time  made  to  feel 
that  war  was  very  near.  The  billets 
provided  were  ancieni'  barns,  cellars, 
chicken  coops  and  the  like,  and  mo.st 
of  the  men  who  had  not  yet  made 
the  acquaintance  of  "cooties"  here 
found  out  what  they  wert.  The  real- 
iiess  of  war  came,  however,  more 
through  the  bombing  attacks  by  Ger- 
man airplanes.  Bombers  greeted 
some  of  the  units  on  their  fir.st  nigiit 
in  the  section  'the  units  that  arrived 
-May  31),  and  although  no  one  was 
hurt  ihere  was  considerable  injury 
to  sleep. 

Under  the  instruction  of  Maj.  Gen. 
.lohn  F.  O'Ryan,  his  chief  of  staff, 
Lt.  Col.  Stanley  H.  Ford,  and  the  di- 
vision operations  officer,  Lt.  Col. 
Franklin  W.  Ward,  the  men  of  the 
27th  were  put  through  nearly  two 
weeks  of  rigorous  physical  and  men- 
tal drill.  There  was  a  little  relief 
from  il  on  .lune  12,  through  a  visit 
paid  by  Field  Marshal  Sir  Douglas 
Ilaig.  the  British  commander-in- 
chief  in  France.  The  107vli  Inf.  and 
the  machine-.gun  battalions  were  se- 
lected to  go  through  their  paces  for 
the  benefit  of  the  distinguished 
visitor. 

It  was  a  delight  for  the  men  of  the 
division  to  observe  his  eagerness  and 
enthusiasm  as  the  companies  marche<1 
by.  lie  turned  to  Gen.  O'Ryan  again 
and  again  to  say.  "By  .Tove,  the.v're 
wonderful,"  or  to  say,  "What  splendid 
fellows!  And  what  splendid  disci- 
pline!" There  was  very  good  reason 
to  comment  on  the  di.scipline,  for,  as 
the  companies  were  marching  in  col- 
umn past  the  reviewers,  a  British 
airplane  swooped  down  at  the  rear 
of  the  column  and  sped  over  the  tops 
of  the  marchers,  nol  more  than  ten 
feet  above  the  tops  of  the  bayonets. 
It  was  making  about  100  miles  an 
hour  and  it  was  making  the  tremeu-, 
dons  racket  that  speeding  airplanes 
are  famous  for.  There  was  no  change 
in  the  step  of  the  column,  however, 
and   not   even   a    head  moved. 

There  ivas  occasional  visits  by  Ger- 
man airplanes  all  the  time  that  the 
division  was  in  billets  near  St.  Riquier. 
but  their  bombing  trips  proved  for 
the  most  part  to  have  more  sound 
than  fury.  One  bomb  exploded  near 
the   billets  of  the  Headquarters   Com- 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND    IN   THE    WAR. 


71 


pany  of  the  lOGth  Inf.  without  any  one 
receiving-    worse    injuries    than    a    few 
slight    "nicks"    from    flying   shrapnel. 
Two     weeks,     approximately,     were 


picket  line  of  Co.  A,  Ivilling  eleven 
animals,  but  not  scratcliing  one  of  the 
men. 

All     of    the    division,     whili 


n^t"Sanrt  '^.'^h'^k'^''"'"^  .1^^*^  '°  the  j  through  practically  the  sanVe"  roVtint- 
new  and  and  the  new  things.  The  during  this  period  of  training  was 
were  lssued"vi:?rr''"""l'''*"  period  :  strewn  over  a  fairly  large  arei  Tnd 
RHful  ^^,  i^f"  machine  guns  of  it  was  ditTicult  to  keep  track  of  just 
British     manufacture:     the     engineers    what  the  individual   units  were  doin- 

Rr/tLh^  hT "    '^'-  "^"^"l  °^    '^'^    ''^'^^^  The    men    ci    the    machine    gun    bat-' 

British  discoveries  in  the  con.structlon  talions    were    spending   most    of    their 

of    trenches    and    studied    new    rules,  time       on       learning       the 

and    the    Infantry    spent    a    large    part  mechanism      of     their 

ot  Its  time   m  open   order  drill  and   in  machine 


"school." 


Second  Sta^e 
Of  Preparation. 


On  June  15  the  second  .svago  in  the  j 
preparation  of  the  diviiio.^  tor  en- 
trance 10  the  trenches  was  begun.  It 
was  a  divisional  maneuver  exercise 
in  which  all  the  units  participated. 
Indeed  it  should  be  stated  here  that 
from  the  day  the  division  was  re- 
afitsembled  as  a  whole  in  France — 
that  is.  without  its  artillery  brigade 
— virtually  all  of  its  units  had  exactly 
the  same  experiences.  The  102d 
Kngs.,  for  rxamjile.  were  treated  to 
all  Intents  and  purposes  Just  as  was 
the  Infantrj .  They  went  through  thp 
same  maneuvers. 

Every  day  there  were  marches,  un- 
der full  pack,  of  fifteen,  seventeen, 
twenty  miles.  The  vaiious  units 
marched  back  and  forth,  and  began  , 
to  believe  that  they  would  never  for- 
get the  topography  of  this  particular 
part  of  France  because  of  the  great 
deal  they  saw  of  It. 

Meanwhile,  and  practically  from  \ 
the  day  that  the  division  rid  itself  i 
of  Us  excess  baggage  at  Noyelles.  a 
course  of  training  had  been  begun 
that  was  destined  to  make  tlie  various 
units  gradually  accustomed  to  trench 
life  and  trench  warfare.  Details  that 
consisted  of  five  or  six  officers  and  ] 
twelve  or  fifteen  non-commissioned 
oJHcers  from  each  of  the  units — in- 
fantry, engineer  and  machine  gun — 
were  sent  to  the  front  line  for  short 
"periods.  There,  under  the  guidance 
of  British  otficpr.s.  they  shared  in 
obseivation  and  patrol  work,  and  got 
to  know  what  it  was  to  be  under  tire.  ; 

During     this     period.     First     Lt.     E. 
(Iioesbeck    of   Co.    f..    106th    Inf.,    suf- 
r.M-ed  what  w.3s  beliovad  to  be  the  first 
^•er■ous    injury    at    tlie    hands    of    the 
enemy  that  the  division  sustained.    Lt.  j 
Groe.'sberk.    with    one    of    the    patrols 
that  had   been   sent     to    the    front   line 
for    instruction    at    the    hands    of    the  j 
British,  was  out  in  No  Man's  Land  on  | 
(he   n'ghi   of  Jun'»   20.   when   the   Ger- 
mans sent  up  a   flare   and   spotted   the 
group.       A     bulle*    went     through     Lt. 
<Troesbeck's      arm      near     the      elbow, 
splintering  it  pretty  badlv.    The  patrol 
he  was  with  at  the  time  was  operating  | 
in   'he  lines  near  Albert. 

On    -Iiine   22.    durine   the     maneuver.'..  | 
I  he  Field  Signal   Eatt.  vai  carried  bv  j 
British  lorry — :t.i  first  experience   ._'-'.-i  ! 
the.   motor  trucks  driven   by   Tommies 
— to    Bcauval.      There,    the    American 
r<idio    eciuipment    was    issued    to    the 
Ki.gnai     Corps     men       the     rqu'oment  i 
being     of     a     new     type,     of     French  ] 
modifications.      The    signal    battalion  | 
remained  at  Beauval  until  .Tuly  2,  and 
during    its    stay    the    men    had    a    fair 
training  with  the  new  instrument'?,  al- 
lliough   not   as   much   as   their   officers  [ 
wished,  for  there  were  ■"ositiv  orders 
against  the   use   of  anything  rave   low 
aerials    and     only     messages    in     code 
could  be  sent  on  account  of  German 
listening    slation.s.      During  this  period 
(lerman      airplanes      hovered      nightlv 
over    Beauval,    but    theier    bombs    did 
not   damage   save   for,   one   night.      On  j 
fliat       evening,       four       bombs      were    been   many 


intricate 
new  Vickers 
uns  and  were  spending  the 
rest  of  the  time  in  straight  drill.  The 
engineers  wore  spending  a  major  part 
of  their  time  in  hiking  and  drilling, 
together  with  some  road-iepairing 
work.  Several  of  the  unit  command- 
ers left  their  regiment.';  at  this  time 
for  a  short  period  of  .'school  in  Eng- 
land.     Col.   Taylor,   of  the   106th    Inf., 


Commander  of  54th  Inf.  Brigade 
during  entire  active  service  of  27th 
Division, 


left  on  June  22  and  returned  July  1, 
and  during  the  interval  Maj.  Charles 
VV.  Berry  of  the  Second  Battalion  of 
the  regiment,  had  command  of  the 
regiment.  Mai.  Berry  is  now  the 
Adjutant  General  of  the  State. 

The  division  made  a  union  move- 
ment on  July  2  upon  the  railroad  sta- 
tion at  Candas.  There  the  men 
boarded  trains  durins  the  late  morn- 
Iner  and  earlv  afternoon  and  rhade  a 
run  of  pbuut  twentv-four  hours,  then 
detra'niny.  After  detraining  about 
mid"''rht  they  marclied  th-ongh  «t 
Omer  end  en  further,  t;icir  night  jo,.::'- 
ney  on  foot  beins  about  three  or  four 
hour:;  lontr  altogrether.  They  wound 
un  near  Brnxeele  and  Nieurval.  iii 
French  Flanders. 


vn. 

This  marked  the  beginning  of  still 
another  stasre  of  the  training  of  the 
division.  The  men  were  now  directly 
back  of  the  line  and  were  attached 
to  the  Fifth  Corps  of  the  British 
Army.  They  were  in  the  support  line 
and  might,  at  any  time,  be  called  upon 
to  help  stay  the  drive  of  the  Ger- 
mans for  the  Channel  ports.  Never- 
theless, war  might  just  as  well  ha'-e 
lies  away,   as  f.ar  as   the 


dropped   close   to   the   signal    battalion    attitude    of   the   men    wen'.    Indcijr>nd- 
and   one  landed   in   the   center   of  the    ence  Day  was  at   hand  and  the  chief 


thought  of  all  was  for  some  means  of 
celebrating,  A  limited  number  oi' 
imsses  were  issued  to  the  men  of  the 
various  units  throughout  the  division, 
permitting  them  to  spend  July  4  in 
the  neighboring  city  of  St.  Omer. 
Those  who  could  not  get  away  sought 
diversity  in  baseball  games  and  the 
like  in  camp.  Co.  G  of  the  106th  Inf.. 
incidentally,  staging  a  full  fledged  set 
of  athletic  games  that  attracted  a  deal 
of  attention.  The  boom  of  the  gun.'? 
at  the  front  could  be  plainly  heard 
ftnd  the  division  could  fancy  that  an 
old-fashioned  July  4  was  being  staged 
a  few  miles  away. 

On  Julv  7  the  division  once  more 
moved.  This  time  its  journey  took  it 
to  and  near  Oudezeele.  in  French 
Flanders,  and  the  last  stugc  of  prepa- 
ration for  trench  warfare  bcgai  in 
earnest.       The   First    Eattalion   of   (he 

!l02d  Ens.,  under  ccir.:r,and  rf  Mai. 
'^harles  Garrison,  was  c-.dercd  into  iho 
line  at  Abeele.  aid  bc!?r<n  ibn  coti- 
■-truction  of  the  linr^  of  trenches  s,t 
Fist  Poperinghe  which  thf^  Infantry 
units  of  the  division  were  later  to  use 
in  their  first  minor  brushes  with  the 
r  erman'!.  While  the  First  Battalion 
f  the  engineers  wa?  engaged  in  tliis 
work,  the  Second  Battalion  wa.--.  cn- 
^,aged  in  rifle  practice  on  the  ranges 
near  St.  Martin. 

SImultaneousIv  with  the  entry  into 
the  trenches  of  the  engineers,  eon- 
-.iderahle  eontipgents  of  the  infararv 
ind  the  otlier  units  now  began  to 
tlnd  out  what  It  was  like  to  hojd  a 
ector  ff  front  line  over  a  period  of 
days.  They  had  before  been  in  for 
c  nly  patrol  and  observation  work. 
Now  they  began  actuallv  to  hold  tlie 
line.  A  squad  went  from  each  of 
the  companies  of  the  infantry  regi- 
ments and  from  the  companies  of  the 
111  ichine  gun  battalinns  and.  with 
■impanies  of  th"  British  about  them, 
uint  throusih  the  routine  of  trench 
ictivitv.   After   souads   had    bern    used 

1  to  it,  platoons  were  sent  in.  Platoons 
of  the  27fh  alternated  with  platoons 
of    the    British    and    then    companies 

I  of    the    .''Tth    alterriated    In    the    same 

I  way  with  companies  of  the  British. 
The  next  stage  was  for  battalions  to 
alternate  with   battalion.s. 

First  Death 

Under  German  Attack. 

While    this    was    going    on.     thf    di- 
vision   suffered    its    first    death    dndor 
German  bombing  attacks.       A  German 
plau'^    dropped    bomt>s    on    the    villa'-'e 
of   Nieurlet,    on   the   night    of  Julv    16, 
and     one     of     them     landed     sQuarelv 
!  ^moner  the  billets  of  Co.  D,  of  the  106tl; 
iVIachin'"     fJiin     Battallcn.     Pvt.     Percy 
!  Sweet,  who  had  come  to  the  battalir n 
\vith  one  of  the  up-St,ate  trofips  of  th** 
[First  Cavalry,  was  killed  outri.;;ht  and 
I  twenty-two     others     of     th'.>     companv 
'were  wounded,  four  of  them  seriously. 
It    was   one   of   the    most    vivid    things 
of   the   war  to   the   companv,   the   bal- 
I  talion,  .and  even  the  division,  for  tn"v 
I  had    com?   to   look    upon    tiie    Gr>rnian 
I  bombing    planes    with    n     considerable 
I  mi^nsure    of    contempt.    Th's    incident, 
with    the    destruction    wreaked    over    a 
considerable   area   .and    the   d'-ath   and 
injury    of   so   manv   at    one   blow,    was 
a   flatter  of  talk  for  day.s. 

There  was  another  somewhat  simi- 
lar incident  that  occasioned  even  more 
tplk.  on  July  17.  One  of  'he  details 
that  now  was  continually  filtering  into 
,  tlio  front  line  and  into  the  irenches 
wa'=.  OP  th's  da^ .  made  up  of  a  detail 
nf  Co.  I  of  the  meth  Inf.  With  (\-<h;. 
Jerome  F.  Lander  at  their  head  they 
spent  several  heurs  in  the  trenches 
near  a  certain  British  brigade  head- 
ouarters.  When  they  were  -eady  to 
return  to  th"  rciment.  the  G-^rn'-'n-i 
h^'-an  a  rather  fier"'-  "■t-afln-T."  Th-> 
h'frh  e.vnlosive  shell;  f"ll  all  a^out 
the   dugouts   in   which   the    men   were 


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BROOKLYN   AND    LONG   ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


quartered  and  Capt.  Langer  consid- 
ered discretion  the  better  part  of 
valor.  There  was  no  real  need  for  the 
men  to  move  out  of  shelter  and  there 
was  real  danger  for  them  if  they  did. 
Capt.  Langer  protested  when  told  that 
he  had  better  take  the  men  back  to 
their  line.s.  He  pleaded  that  there 
was  no  reason  to  expose  his  men  and 
asked  permission  to  remain  for  a 
while.  It  was  grudgingly  granted. 
After  an  hour  or  so,  the  British  com- 
mander became  a  little  restive  and 
ridiculed  ('apt.  Langer's  idea  that  ho 
did  not  like  to  take  the  responsibility 
of  needlessly  exposing  his  men. 

"I'll  take  the  responsibility."  said 
the   brigadier. 

Other  Details 
Moving  Up. 

Capt.  Langer  and  his  men.  ordered 
to  do  so,  promptly  moved  out.  Hardly 
had  they  gotten  in  the  open  than  a 
German  shell  landed  .squarely  among 
Ihem,  killing  two  British  Tommies 
and  causing  serious  injury  to  Capt. 
Langer,  Lt.  Frank  Tornabene  and  Pvt. 
Joseph  J.  Bernat.  Kighteen  shell 
fragments  were  later  removed  from 
('apt.  Langer's  body  and.  he  was  in 
hospital  for  more  than  four  months. 

Details  from  the  other  commands 
were  all  the  while  moving  into  the 
front  line  during  this  time,  most  of 
them  "finding  place  near  the  great  hill 
called  the  Scherpenburg,  which,  with 
Mount  Kemmel  opposite,  held  by  the 
fiermans,  dominated  the  whole  coun- 
try. The  Field  Signal  Battalion  at 
this  time  had  its  real  training  for 
front-line  duty  and,  upon  inspection 
by  British  radio  officers,  had  new 
equipment  issued  to  it.  The  material 
the  battalion  had,  it  was  stated,  would 
not  work  with  the  British  equipment. 
A  few  score  of  the  battalion's  enlisted 
men  went  to  the  school  of  the  19th 
British  Corps  at  Volkerinckhove  for 
two  weeks,  and  other  men  were  trans- 
ferred to  officers'  schools. 

The  machine-gun  battalions  had 
established  machine-gun  positions  in 
the  line  at  East  Poperinghc,  but  they 
were  only  skeleton  positions  and  most 
of  the  time  had  only  a  guard  to  look 
alter  them,  the  men  of  the  battalion 
being  all  engaged  ■  so  constantly  in 
drill.  On  July  24  the  lOTith  Machine 
Gun  Battalion  got  into  the  line,  fil- 
tering in  gradually,  and  on  July  30 
the  106th  -M.  (;.  Battalion  got  into 
the  line. 

The  infantry  units  were  still  getting 
used  to  the  filtering-in  process,  and 
at  the  same  time  the  battalions  or 
other  units  not  engaged  in  the  busi- 
ness of  getting  accustomed  to  the 
trenches  were  putting  in  long  days  on 
the  ritle  ranges  ne^ij-  .f»t.  Martm.  With 
them  on  the  ranges  was  the  Second 
Battalion  of  the  Knglnecrs. 

The  lOfith.  .106th.  107th  and  lOSth 
Inf.  kept  alternating  all  during  this 
period  in  stays  near  Oudezeele,  in  go- 
ing into  the  line  near  Mount  Kemmel 
and  in  holding  a  part  of  the  line  at 
.\beele.  When  a  detail  of  the  106th 
Inf.  was  in  line  near  Mount  Kemmel 
some  of  the  men  were  killed  by  shell 
lire  on  July  .7.  f)n  the  following 
day  the  Second  Battalion  or  tne  same 
regiment,  in  the  line  at  Abeele,  was 
vmder  very  heavy  long-distance  shell 
tire  and  lost  several  men.  The  106th 
.seemed  to  be  "out  of  luck"  at  this 
time,  as  it  was  nearly  all  the  way 
through  the' campaign  of  the  27th 
Division.  None  of  the  other  units  of 
ihe  division  had  the  same  lo.sses.  If 
there  were  shell  Are  or  bombing,  it 
seemed  always  that  it  was  the  lOGth 
that  suffered. 

And  so  it  went  on  with  thi.s  or  that 
pi'.iloon  or  battalion  of  Ihe  various 
infantry  regiments  and  machine-gun 
battalions  in  the  line  at  Abeele,  Oude- 


zeele  and  Bast  Poperinghe.  They  got 
to  know  what  it  was  to  hear  the  ter- 
rifying whistle  of  high  explosive  shells 
anil  the  whistle  of  machine-gun  bul- 
lets, to  say  nothing  of  the  tumult 
caused  by  the  bursting  of  high-ex- 
plosive shells.  Too,  they  came  to 
know  what  it  was  to  see  the  mangled 
forms  of  their  comrades  and  they 
came  to  realize  that  it  was  a  good 
soldier  (and  good  soldierly  ousiness) 
who  sought  shelter  whenever  there 
was  nothing  else  he  could  do. 

Early  in  August  the  106th  Inf.  and 
Uhe  lOStlv  Inf.  were  in  the  line,  and 
I  the  105th  and  107th  were  in  the  rear 
1  ill  the  support  trenches,  when,  on 
i  August  7.  Lt.  Col.  Liebmann,  acting 
.commander  of  the  105th,  paid  a  visit 
1  to  the  regimental  headquarters  of  the 
]  106th  at  Walker  Farm.  He  had  din- 
ner   with    them    in    their   dugout — the 


Private   in    105th   M.   G.  Bat.,   who 
was  in  all  of  division's  fighting. 

dugout,  that  is,  of  the  headquarters 
and  field  officers — and  sat  there  awhile 
after  the  others  had  left.  An  errant 
German  shell  landed  squarely  in  the 
place  and  Lt.  Col.  Liebmann  was 
killed. 


British  Straighten 
Out  Their  Line. 

On  the  following  day  the  British 
made  an  advance  to  straighten  out 
their  line,  and  the  units  of  the  27th 
Division  that  were  in  the  line  advanced 
with  their  British  comrades.  Many 
of  the  New   Yorkers  were  wounded. 

On  August  9,  Maj.  Charles  W. 
Berry,  commanding  the  Second  Batt. 
of  the  106th  Inf..  was  relieved  from 
duty  with  that  command  and  was 
placed  in  command  of  the  105th  Inf., 
where  .be  succeeded  T/t.  Col.  Lieb- 
mann. The  latter  had  been  acting 
head  of  the  regiment,  owing  to  the 
absence  of  Col.  Andrews,  who  was  act- 
ing as  brigadier  in  command  of  the 
53d  Inf.  Brigade,  vice  Gen.  Robert  K. 
L.  Michic.  who  died  June  4.  Only  a 
few  days  later,  the  Second  Batt.  was 
relieved  from  the  line,  on  August  12. 
Maj.  Berry  had  alreadi-  been  21  days 
in  the  line  without  having  had  his 
clothes  off.  His  promotion  to  an  act- 
ing colonelcy,  while  flattering,  meant 
that  he  had  another  tour  of  duty 
ahead  of  him  when  he  should  have  I 
had  a  rest.  j 

The  105th  and  the  107th  went  into 
the  line   on   August   12.      It   should   be 
remembered  that  the  division  was  not  i 
yet  holding  a  part  of  the  lino  by  itself,  i 
and  that  when  these  units  are  spoken  j 
if  as  going  into  the  line  what  is  meant 
is    that    they    went    in    alongside    the  1 
British.  I 

It  was  on  August  23  that  the  divl-  i 


sion  was  finally  pronounced  "grad- 
uated." It  movea  forward,  and  as  a 
division  took  over  the  line  in  the 
Dickebusch  sector,  relieving  the  Sixtli 
British  Div.  There  was  a  great  deal 
of  significance  in  this,  for  it  meant 
that  the  division  was  at  last  "on  its 
own,"  was  at  last  considered  ready  for 
all  the  tests  of  warfare. 

A  few  days  before  this,  the  First 
Batt.  of  the  102d  Engineers  moved 
out  of  the  line  for  rifle  practice  at  the 
rear  and  the  Second  Batt.  of  the  same 
command  moved  in.  It  was  just 
shortly  after  the  regiment  of  engi- 
neers had  lost  its  popular  commander. 
Col.  Cornelius  \'anderbilt.  While  his 
command  was  stationed  at  Oudezetle 
he  was  made  a  brigadier  general,  was 
relieved,  and  was  sent  home  for  other 
duty. 

The  Field  Signal  Batt.  of  the  divi- 
sion, in  the  movement  of  August  23, 
assumed  charge  of  the  British  radio 
station  in  the  Dickebusch  sector,  with 
its  main  station  at  Division  Headquar- 
ters, which  was  at  Douglass  Camp, 
south  of  Poperinghe  and  about  three 
miles  northwest  of  Abeele.  There  was 
another  station  at  the  headquarters  of 
the  53d  Inf.  Brigade,  about  half  a 
mile  northwest  of  the  little  village  of 
Ouderdom.  and  still  another  station 
at  the  heaquaTters  of  the  54th  Inf. 
Brigade,  in  Abeele.  The  54th  Brigade 
was    then    in    reserve. 

Just  before  the  53d  Brigade  moved 
into  the  line  at  Dickebusch,  the  men 
of  the  107th.  in  the  person  of  Corp. 
(?harles  R.  Henderson,  and  a  squad 
commanded  by  him.  had  an  oppor- 
tunity to  show  the  stuff  it  was  made 
of  in  an  attack  by  a  superior  force  of 
Germans  on  the  Dickebusch  outpost 
held  bv  Corp.  Henderson's  squad.  Six 
of  the  squad  were  lost,  but  Corp.  Hen- 
derson held  on  and  the  German  attack 
was  routed.  In  the  same  small  en- 
gagement, Pvt.  Donald  H.  Emery  of 
the  Sanitary  Detachment,  dis- 
tinguished himself  by  the  recklessne.ss 
with  which  he  exposed  himself  in 
order  that  he  might  look  after  the 
wounded.  He  and  Corp.  Henderson 
were  awarded  the  Distinguished  Serv- 
ice  Cross. 

VIH. 

The  sector  which  the  2  7th  Div.  took 
over  in  August  was  in  a  very  active 
region.  German  pressure  in  Flanders 
had  long  been  of  the  keenest  sort,  an-.l 
British  counter-activity  had  been 
equally  keen  in  the  summer.  There 
were  continual  dashes  all  along  the 
front  in  which  the  British  aimed  to 
and  did  straighten  out  their  lines,  and 
they  were  all  the  time  pressing  upon 
the  German  lines  with  a  slow  but  re- 
morseless pressure.  Important  ad- 
vances had  been  made,  here  and  there, 
but  there  were  no  outstanding  vic- 
tories. 

What  the  27th  Div.  went  up  against 
was  a  sharp  give-and-take,  with  a 
great  deal  of  artillery  activity.  Ger- 
mans and  British  alike  sent  regularl.v 
a  storm  of  high  explosive  shells  at 
each  oth-'r  and  from  time  to  time 
there  was  very  heavy  shelling.  The 
heaviest  of  all  was  on  the  night  of 
.August  5,  when  the  beginning  uf  the 
fifth  year  of  the  war  approached.  To 
celebrate  the  "new  year."  the  British 
batteries  opened  up  with  all  that  they 
had.  .■Vs  fast  as  their  guns  could  be 
served  the  British  sent  the  high-ex- 
plosive shells  over.  It  was  a  really 
terrific  bombardment — terrific  to  hear 
and  undoubtedly  even  more  terrific  to 
withstand.  It  ker>t  iin  for  one  entire 
hour  at  top  speed.  The  daily  routine 
called  for  fewer  shells  than  were  used 
in  this  one  hour.  While  the  27th  held 
the  line,  both  by  itself  and  with  the 
British,  the  daily  average  of  shells  of 
all  sizes  was  about  2,500.  These  were 
fired,  of  course,  from  British  batteirieSi 


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the  27th,  from  the  time  of  its  arrival 
at  the  front  until  the  end,  never  being 
served  by  other  than  British  or  Aus- 
tralian artillery. 

Action    was   fairly    constant.      From 
the  time  that  the  first  battalions  went  j 
into  the  line  with  the  British,  on  July 
H.  there  had  been  the  expectation  thai  i 
the  enemy  migrht  at  anv  time  make  a  '■ 
strong-    attack.       The    work    that    the 
engineers  did,  when  they  went  in,  was 
to    prepare    the    second    line    at    East 
I'operinghe     agsiinst     such     a     contin- 
gency,  and   the  infantry  and   machine 
,!un   battalions   later  occupied   the   po- 
sition,  ready  for    attack.      While    they  , 
(lid,    they    were    under   clo.se     obseri-a-  I 
lion   from   the   height   of   Mt.   Kemmel 
ind  so  were  subject  to  constant  heavy 
Are.       Casualties     had     been     inflicted 
daily   by   the   enemy. 

Xow'.     on     the     Dickenbusch     front.  . 
there   was   even   sharper   work   by   the 
enemy.      There    were    veterans    across 
the    way — a    division    of    Prince    Rup- 
prechts     army — and     they     did     their 
t>est,   with  sharp,   constant  raids,   with 
a   deal    of    "strafing"    and    the    like,    to 
take    the    heart    out    of    the    Americas 
right    at    the    start.      The    -Americans. 
however,    were    quite    willing    to    play 
the   same   game.      The    105th   and   the 
106th    were    in    the    line,    of    the    in- 
fantry  regiments,   and   the    lO.ith    Ma-  I 
chine    Gun    Battalion    was   with    them,  j 
They  had  received  e.xpress  instructions  i 
to    adopt    warmly    aggressive    tactics, 
and  they  did.  I 

Brooklyn  Contingent 
In  Exposed  Position. 

The  Brooklyn  contingent,  on  the 
right  of  the  line,  were  in  the  more 
exposed  position — indeed,  they  were 
in  a  position  so  exposed  that  it  was 
practically  certain  death  for  a  man  to 
expose  himself  at  all  during  the  day — 
and  yet  they  nevertheless  were  keenly 
active  in  raids  and  patrols.  The 
105th  Inf.,  at  the  left,  had  consider- 
ably more  shelter  and  much  better 
opportunity  to  raid  behind  cover,  and 
the  men  of  the  former  Second  and  75th 
regiments  were  at  all  times  alert  to 
the  opportunity.  Their  predecessors 
had  not  been  quite  waked  up  to  the 
game,  and  had  in  some  cases,  .al- 
lowed raiding  German  patrols  to  come 
to  the  line,  demand,  "We  want  you." 
and  get  away  with  prisoners,  without 
a  shot  being  fired.  The  men  of  the 
105th  were  told  that  they  were  ex- 
pected to  break  up  that  sort  of  thing. 

To  understand  how  there  could  be 
such  a  situation,  it  is  necessary  to 
understand  the  way  in  which  the  line 
was  held.  The  front  here  at  Dicke- 
busch  was  on  a  sweeping  curve,  and 
there  was  no  finely-built  system  of 
trenches.  The  fire  trenches— that  is, 
those  nearest  the  enemy — were  in 
some  .cases  merely  the  slight  ditches 
in  back  of  an  abandoned  road  that 
ran  along  the  front;  in  others,  they 
WHi-e  shallow  pits  deep  enough  to  af- 
ford shelter  to  a  inan  lying  prone. 
There  wasn't  a  continuous  trench  line 
anywhere.  When  a  regiment  "held 
the'  line"  it  had  one  or  two  platoons 
of  a  company  in  the  fire  trenches  and 
there  would  be  one  or  two  men  at 
various  points  in  the  front  line.  The 
rest  of  the  company  would  be  some 
vards  back,  in  other  trenches.  Back 
of  these  men,  there  would  be  the  rest 
of  the  battalion.  Still  further  back, 
some  700  or  800  yards  In  the  rear, 
would  be  the  other  battalions.  If  the 
Germans  set  up  a  box  barrage  at  any 
place  along  the  front  as  part  of  a  raid 
or  other  minor  operation,  th's  ar- 
rangement would  mean  that  only  one 
or  two  men,  one  or  two  platoons,  one 
company,  or  one  battalion,  as  the  case 
might  be.  would  be  cut  off  and  wiped 
cut.      Also,    because    of    the    curving 


Louis  J.  Bamberger  Sgt.   Fred   Bamberjer 

Tbeie    Brooklynites    Saw    Active    Service   With    the   27tli   Division. 


trenches,  the  Germans  could  pour  in 
an  enfilading  fire  upon  our  men  at 
any  time.  This  arrangement  gave 
their  snipers,  machine  guns  and  ar- 
tillery a  minimum  of  targets.  It  was 
easy,  however,  with  such  a  layout, 
for  one  post  not  to  know  what  was 
going  on  in  the  next.  Unless  the  man 
or  men  holding  a  post  were  always 
alert  and  aggressive,  a  German  patrol 
could  take  them  before  they  could  say 
the  proverbial  "Jack  Robinson!" 

"Get  the  Jump 
On  'Em"  Slogan. 

The  Germans  had  taken  prisoners 
while  the  54th  Inf.  Brigade  was  in 
line,  merely  by  approaching  and  de- 
matlding  surrend  ?r.  The  fact  is  re- 
corded here  beca  ,ise  it  seems  worth 
while  to  show  how  remarkably  the 
men  advanced  in  only  a  tew  weeks  so 
that,  timid  and  just  finding  them- 
selves in  August,  they  were  yet  able, 
in  September,  to  perform  one  of  the 
most  notable  feats  of  arms  in  the  war. 

As  has  been  said,  however,  the  53d 
In.  Brigade  was  placed  in  the  line  on 
August  2  3  and  was  advised  lo  be  ag- 
gressive in  the  extreme. 

"Make  'em  afraid  1  Get  the  jump 
on  them!"  were  part  of  Maj.  Gen. 
O'Ryan's  instructions  Ici  the  com- 
manders of  the  lfl5th  and  lOGth  Inf., 
in  telling  them  how  he  wanted  the 
Germans  dealt  with. 

A  patrol  of  the  Germans  came  down 
to  a  Pf>st  in  the  line  where  a  private 
of  the  105th  Inf.  was  doing  his  first 
tour  of  duty.  The  German  patrol  con- 
sisted of  a  corporal  and  four  men. 
They  suddenly  popped  out  before  the 
astonished  eyes  of  the   lOBth's  sentry. 

"I  want  you."  said  the  German  cor- 
poral   with  insolent  coolness. 

On  the  instant,  the  bavnnet  of  th" 
sentry  was  turned  aeainst  h'm,  and  its 
own^r  set  UP  a  shout  that  brought  a 
number  of  his  commdes  Fipfore  the 
German  patrol  realized  what  was  hap-  i 


pening,  the  four  men  were  killed  and 
the  corporal  a  prisoner.  The  name 
of  the  lOSth's  sentry  who  accom- 
plished this  feat  is  lost  in  history,  but 
the  fact   is  vouched   for. 

Also  vouched  for,  although  no 
names  a'-e  mentioned,  is  this  tale  of 
the   105tli's  aggre.ssiveness: 

"We  had  been  instructed  to  put  the 
fear  of  God  in  the  minds  of  those 
Germans."  explained  the  officer  of  the 
105th.  who  told  the  tale,  "and  that 
is  what  the  men  thought  of  constant- 
ly. We  simply  had  to  make  the  Ger. 
mans  afraid  of  us.  and  we  did.  When 
we  advanced  in  the  Dickebusch  at- 
tack, our  men  reached  their  objectives 
first.  The  men  of  one  company  took 
a  German  machine  gun  nest,  and  all 
its  men,  including  the  officer  in  com- 
mand, surrendered.  Our  men  threw 
aside  their  guns  and  relaxed  their 
vigilance.  The  German  officer  sud- 
denly drew  his  revolver  and  fired 
point-blank  into  the  ranks  of  our  fel- 
lows. They  jumped  upon  him  in  a 
most  dreadful  rage,  and  they  kicked 
him  to  death!  They  used  not  one 
other  weapon  but  their  heavy  shoes. 
His  body  was  crushed  to  a  literal 
jelly.  It  is  not  a  pleasant  thing  to 
speak  of,  but  it  is  of  vast  importance 
as  showing  the  attitude  of  our  meo," 

IX. 

The  10  5th  and  the  106th  Inf.,  and 
the  105th  M.  G.  B.  were  to  have  been 
relieved  by  the  107th  and  lOSth  Inf. 
and  the  106th  M.  G.  B.  on  .■\ugust  31. 
About  4:30  a.m.  on  that  .Sunday 
morning,  a  motorcycle  rider  rode  up 
to  Regimental  Headquarters,  which 
was  located  about  half  a  mile  soulli- 
cast  of  Ouderdom.  He  was  a  bearer 
of  dispatches,  there  being  no  radio 
station  at  the  106th's  headquarler.=i, 
as  Col.  llaylor  wo)ild  not  permit  it. 
The  position  of  the  regiment  was  too 
directly  under  observation  from  Mt. 
Keniniel   to  take  any  liberties. 

So   a   dispatch   bearer   came   to   the 


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headquarters  of  the  106th  Inf.  while 
the  radio  ticVied  out  the  same  mes- 
sage to  the  headquarters  of  the  105th 
Inf.,  which  was  located  about  a  mile 
southwest  of  Reningholst.  The  word 
from  Division  Headquarters  was  that 
the  Germans  were  reported  to  be 
evacuating  Kemmel  Hill  and  were 
withdrawing  their  lines  south  of 
Kemmel,  to  Wytschaete  Ridge.  The 
orders  were  that  the  two  infantry  reg- 
iments, supported  by  the  105th  M. 
G.  B.,  and  with  the  108th  Inf.  in  re- 
serve— the  107th  Inf.  was  not  near 
the  front  at  the  time  and  was  back  at 
St.  Martin  on  the  rifle  ranges — the  or- 
ders were  the  the  53d  Inf.  Brig,  was 
to  advance  and  occupy  Vierstraat 
Ridge,  as  the  slight  slope  Immediately 
opposite  the  division's  front  line  was 
known,  and  that  each  regiment  in  the 
line  was  to  send  out  fignttng  patrols, 
In  force,  to  "feel  out"  the  correct- 
ness of  the  report  that  tne  Germans 
were  evacuating.  The  patrols  were 
to  go  as  far  as  they  could  and  then 
were  to  hold  tlieir  ground  until  they 
could  be  supported. 

li  was  found  to  be  true  that  the 
enemy  was  withdrawing,  but  he  had 
left  behind  many  strong  machine  gun 
posts  and  he  was  subjecting  the  en- 
tire terrain  to  an  intense  artillery  fire 
— and  it  will  be  remembered  that  the 
<ifrman  position  enabled  the  Boche 
to  pour  in  upon  the  27th  at  all  limes 
a  fleadly  and  terrific  shell  fire. 

The  men  of  the  lO.^th  Inf.  advanced 
Willi  comparatively  little  trouble. 
They  had  been  able  to  senu  out  pa- 
trols in  the  several  days  previous 
which  had  located  and  mapped  every 
one  of  the  German  machine  guns  and 
they  knew  just  how  to  get  at  them. 
They  rushed  ahead  from  cover  to 
(•oveiv  avoiding  most  of  the  terrific 
machine  gun  fire  liecause  their  officers 
knew  just  which  way  it  must  come, 
and  they  got  to  the  posts  on  Vierstraat 
Ridge  with  the  loss  of  only  four  men. 

For  the  106th,  however,  it  was  very 
much  different.  Their  position  was 
a  miieh  more  difficult  one  because 
every  bit  of  it  was  under  the  eyes  o{ 
the  Germans  and  there  was  practically 
no'  shelter  and  because  the  lines  op- 
posite them  contained  a  great  deal  of 
unknown  ground.  They,  as  well  as 
the  105th  Inf.,  had  to  take  the  fir.st 
advance  over  low,  marshy  ground,  and 
then  keep  on  going  up  a  graduil 
slope  with  a  rise  of  al>out  fifty  feet. 

Attack  by  Greater 
Force   of   Germans, 

The  initial  advance  was  made  by 
both  the  infantry  regiments  about  7 
a.m.  The  106th  hart  its  First  and 
Third  Batts.  in  the  line,  and  the  pa- 
trols from  the  former  advanced  about 
500  yards,  when  suddenly  there  came 
a  burst  of  flame.  A  storm  of  machine 
n::".  bullets  C"t  'he  air  like  hail  and' 
rti.i-iy  of  the  patrol  fell.  The  patrol 
bed  run  into  a  group  or  macftlne  gun 
nests.  Koiir  or  five  of  the  men  weie 
killed  at  once;  a  number  of  others' 
ve: »  badly  wounded:  and  the  -«8: 1 
wore  flghiins  froin  whatever  vaTuagc 
point  they  could  find.  Tlieie  were, 
perhaps,  twenty  left.  They  were  now 
attacked  by  a  force  of  Germans  two 
and  a  half  times  their  number.  They 
fell  back  slowly  and  stubbornly,  flght- 
11. g  all   the  way. 

The  patrol  sent  out  by  the  Third 
liattalion  on  the  left  followed  the  lin? 
..f  an  abandoned  road  which  led  to  a 
hamlet  known  as  Vierstraat  Cross- 
roads. The  men  here  encountered 
florman  machine  gun  nests,  but 
I  leaned  them  out  as  they  went  along, 
•lud  they  made  a  total  advance  of 
.ihout  800  yards,  finally  digging  'n 
when  it  was  .seen  that  they  rould  not 
(,'et  ahesd  another  foot.  Gompanle" 
K  and  L  of  the  Third  Battalion  went 


o 

CO 


CO 


CO 

O 

CO 
til 

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over  the  top  about  11  a.m.  and  went 
to  their  assistance.  These  two  com- 
panies now  continued  the  advance. 

In  spite  of  a  tiemendous  machine 
sun  fire,  they  continued  until  they 
reached  Vitrstraat  Cross-roads,  there 
eoinint  into  touch  with  a  platoon  of 
the  ICfoth  Inf.  Meanwhile,  however, 
ihe  Germans  had  been  pouring  in  so 
galling:  a  Are  over  on  the  right  that 
the  men  of  the  First  Battalion  had  to 
le-form  again  and  again.  Men  were 
dropping  out,  wounded,  constantly; 
and  because  the  advance  of  the  First 
Batta,lioil  was  held  up  the  (iermans 
were  enabled  to  get  in  a  fierce  en- 
fiilading  fire  on  the  exposed  flank  of 
Compi^nies  K  and  L.  They  stood  up 
again-st  it  for  hours,  then  fell  back 
5;9me  300  or  400  yards,  until  Com- 
panies I  and  M  were  sent  in  to  support 
them.  Then,  as  if  it  had  been  on 
parade,  the  entire  battalion  advanced 
to  the  position  at  Vierstraat  Cro.ss- 
roads. 

Companies  C,  G,  H  and  E  moved  up 
in  ]the  nijrht  to  positions  on  the  right 
of  the  Third  Battalion — Company  C' 
having  place  in  the  Second  Battalion 
Ijecause  it  had  suffered  extremely  in 
a  strong  mustard  gas  attack  a  few 
days  earlier  and  had  been  relieved 
iji  the  front  line  by  Company  F. 
Neither  battalion  wa«  called  upon  for 
further  activity  until  the  following 
morning.  Then,  a;  7  o'clock,  they  ad- 
vanced once  more  in  a  pivot  move- 
ment, the  axis  of  the  pivot  resting 
upon  Vierstraat  Cross-roads. 

There  wasn't  a  single  human  form 
to  be  seen  as  the  men  of  the  106th 
went  over  the  top  that  morning.  The 
well-tilled  Flemish  fields  stretched  out 
in  green,  gold  and  brown  in  the  early 
morning  light;  and  it  seemed,  for  a 
minute  or  two,  that  it  might  be  some 
maneuvre  at  home  on  Long  Island 
that  the  regiment  was  executing.  But 
the  quiet-looking  landscape  was  dotted 
with  machine  .gun  nests  and  it  lay 
full  under  the  heights  of  Wyteschaete 
Hidge.  High  explosive  shells  poured 
down  from  the  ridge,  machine  gun 
bullets  flew  from  the  "nests,"  and  the 
men  of  the  106th  fell  in  shocking  num- 
ber. Forced  back,  they  yet  attacked 
again  and  again,  each  time  with  an 
increasing  savage  persistence  and  each 
time  under  the  .spell  of  the  wild  cry 
of  "Mlneola!"  that  had  come  to  be 
their  battle  cry. 


Fought  Against 
Machine  Guns. 

All    of    Labor    Day.     the    First    and 
Second   Battalions   fought   it   out   here 
aaainst    the    German    inachine    guns. 
Kvery    yard    of    gain    had    its    toll    m 
life,  and  still  the   106th   refused   to  be 
dismayed.     Over  at   the  left,   the  105th  ; 
Inf.  was  going  ahead  with  a  clock-like  | 
sureness   and   was   losing   almost   nono[ 
of    its    force.      The    men    of    the    102rt  1 
Field  Signal  Battalion,  too,  were  keep- 
ing .etep   with   the   advance,   and   they, 
too;  were  losing  no  one.     The  men  of 
the   105th   M.   G.   Battalion,   some   dis- 
tance   back,    suffered    a    minimum    of 
loss.      The    106th    Inf..    however,    was 
•out  of  luck."     Some  of  its  best  went 
during  the  dogged,  slow  advance. 

When  night  of  the  second  day  came. 
theie  had  been  no  time  to  count  the 
cost;  the  men  knew  they  had  been 
badly  cut  up,  but  they  also  knew  that 
they  had  advanced  In  the  face  of 
determined  opposition. 

For  i  the  third  day  an  attack  all 
along  the  front  was  ordered,  and  the 
objective  to  be  gained  was  a  foothold 
on  "Wytschaete  Ridge.  All  three  bat- 
talions of  the  106th  Inf.  were  engaged 
this  day.  and  all  three  of  the  105th 
Inf.,  while  the  105th  M.  G.  Baft,  was 
given  the  task  of  concentrating;  an  in- 
tense machine  gun  barrage.  They 
fought  from  daylight  to  dark  this  da>'. 


against  an  ever  fiercer  resistance  than 
the  first  two  days,  but  the  lU6th  did 
not  lose  so  heavily  as  in  the  earlier 
attacks. 

Fighting  their  way  with  the  disre- 
gard of  losses  that  had  already  come 
to  distinguish  them  and  that  later  was 
to  make  them  triumphant  over  in- 
surmountable difficulties,  the  men  of 
the  27th  made  their  way  to  the  objec- 
tives set  for  them  on  Wytchac^te  Ridge. 
The  next  day  they  were  to  have  made 
a  divisional  attack,  with  the  aim  of 
capturing  the  entire  ridge — Ciett. 
O'Ryan  and  his  staff  had  been  work- 
ing out  plans  for  it  for  some  time — 
but  on  the  night  of  September  3  the 
division  was  relieved  by  the  Sixth  Brit- 
ish Division. 

It  had  had  its  first  real  test  and  had 


^ilMORTlMER  a  BRVANTl 


Former  1st  Cavalryman,  who  com- 
manded 27th's  machine  gun  units  dur- 
ing; their  active  service  and  succeeded 
to  command   of   107th   Inf. 

made  good.  More  than  that,  the 
losses  suffered  had  sent  through  the 
division  a  spirit  of  determined  power 
and  a  resolve  that  the  losses  should 
be  avenged.  Accoiding  to  what  was 
accomplished  it  was  not  so  much  of  a 
battle  and  perhaps  does  not  deserve 
the  amount  of  space  given  to  it  here, 
except  on  one  score.  That  score  is 
the  cour.age  and  bravery  of  the  lOOth 
Inf.  in  the  face  of  lostes  entirely  out 
or  proportion  to  the  objectives  .gained. 
(_^onsiderable  space  has  been  given  to 
the  chronicle  of  the  engagement  be- 
cause of  that.  The  106th  Inf..  accord- 
ing to  the  estimates  of  officers  and 
men  who  have  returned  to  this  coun- 
try, suffered  a  permanent  loss  of  UOO 
officers  and  men  in  the  three-day 
flglit,  .\  military  man,  examining  the 
number  of  casualties — and  returning' 
monil.ers  of  the  Third  Battalion  insist 
that  only  abmit  20  per  cent,  of  the 
battalion  escaped  without  at  least 
,soiue  hurt — might  inquire  into  them 
serioualy;  but  it  cilnnot  be  sone  into 
here. 

The  division  "was  glail  enough  to 
leave  the  Mount  Kemmel  region.  It 
is  not  one  of  the  plejisantpst  of  things 
never  to  be  able  to  stand  orei  t  dur- 
ing the  daytime  for  days  and  days,  for 
fear  of  being  hit -by  a  snip-i-'.s  bullet 
or  by  an  H.  K.  she;;.  X?ilher  is  it 
pleasant   to   consider  that   you   are  at 


all  times  under  heavy  artillery  flr« 
where  an  observer  may  "spot"  your' 
position  if  you  so  much  as  show  th« 
tjp  of  a  musket.  And  yev.  ^his  is  th» 
sort  of  thing  the  men  of  the  27tii 
Division  had  been  up  against  all  th« 
time  that  they  were  in  the  Mount 
Kemmel  region. 

The   fierceness   of   the   shell   fire   is 
illustrated  by  the  difficulties  the  Field 
Signal    Battalion    had    in    maintaining 
its    instruments.      Twice     during     th» 
stay    in    the    line    from    August    23    to 
September  3  the  antennae  of  the  wire- 
less  station   at   regimental   headauar- 
ters   of  the    105th   Inf.   were   brought 
j  do-wn  by  shell  fire,  and  once  the  sta- 
I  tibn  of  the  53d  Inf.  Brigade  was  sim- 
I  ilarly  treated.     The  Signal  Corps  men 
I  had  a  deal  of  trying  work  to  perform 
I  under    ex-acting    conditions,    but,    ac- 
,  cording    to    the     comments     of    their 
I  British  brethren,  they  met  the  test,  as 
:  had     the      infantrymen.       Because    of 
what  the  men  of  the  American  Signal 
Battalions  did  while  with  the  British, 
the  army  of  Great  Britain  is  now^  plan- 
i  ning  signal  battalions  modeled  on  the 
I  American   units. 

I      .\(so,    the    102d    Engineers   made    a 
I  mark    for    themselves     in     the     Wyt- 
{  schaete     Ridge — Poperinghe     section. 
1  The  Second  Battalion,  under  Maj.  Wil. 
1  liam   Lane,   took    part   in    the   Dicken- 
I  liusch    "sho'w,"    while    the   First   Bat- 
talion was  engaged  in  rifle  practice  in 
the     reserve    area,    and     Maj.     Lane's 
command  displayed  marked  gallantry. 
I  As  far  as  can  be  ascertained,  the  Rii- 
gineers  were  the  first  of  any  unit   of   the 
j  27th    to   have  a  man  killed   in   action. 
I  This  was   while   they   were   doing   th« 
I  pioneer  work  on  the  East  Poperinghe 
t  line.     A  platoon  of  Co.  A  -was  at  work 
laying  out  the  trenches  when  the  Ger- 
I  mans  began   a   heavy  shelling.      They 
got  behind  shelter,  and  Pvt.  Freeman 
I  stepped  out  presently.     He  was  struck 
i  and    instantly    killed.      This    was    the 
!  second  week  in  July. 


From    the    section    where    they    had 
first    sacrificed    their    blood    in    action 
the  men  of  the  27th  Diviison  marched 
I  back  to  Oudezeele,  Steenborde  and  the 
I  towns    and    villages    adjacent,    resting 
j  once   again    in   the   billets   where   they 
had  been   when  they  first  entered  the 
;  line.     They  then  took  train  for  Candas, 
tile  station  from  which  they  had  start- 
ed  on    theii'   original   trip   to   Belgium. 
From     Candas     they     marched     once 
I  more.      Doullens   became  the  home  of 
the   53d    Inf.    Brigade   on   September   6. 
while   Dixnsion    Headquarters   and   the 
divifiional    units,    such    as    the    Sftgual 
Battalion     and     the     Engineers,    were 
housed   in    Beaufiuesne.      Gen.   O'Ryan 
and  his  staff  were  l.'"<cated  in  a  chateau 
about  a  mile  from  five  town,     the  ricn 
of  the  .Sisnal   Battalion   established   a 
listening    station    there    and     received 
daii.v  press  reports  and  the  like. 

-Vbout  two  weeks   w^re  spent  here  in 

rest    and    re-organi7.ation.    some    units 

1  getting    a    tew    replaeements^-officei's 

!  for  the  mo.st  part.     While  they  rested. 

i  they    also    practised    an    attack    they 

'  weie  destined  to  make.     Few  of  thos* 

^  in  tiie  division  iinew  it,  save  the  higher 

'  ••.;'^.cer.-i,   but  the  attack   thev  practised 

j  -.vas    a    rehearsal    of    the    Hindenbui'g 

•  Ine  otfen.sive  the  division  was  shortly 

to  pia.gp  in  earnest.      Especial  interest 

c,-as    taken    in    the    rehear.-rals    by    the 

enlisted  mm.  because  they  had  tanks 

to  practise  with  and  were  highly  curi- 

ou.s  about     these    strange    weapons   of 

warfare. 

On  September  18  came  ;•  warning 
order  that  »  move  wa.«;  coming,  and 
on  the  following  dav  lh<>  division 
marclfd  ovrr  a  ptreleli  of  road  a?  a 
oajt  of  the  t-ainUig  it  wns  undergo- 
ing fn''  fh"  Hindenburcr  Tne.  There 
cam;  another  v.'aniins;  order  the  next 


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day.  the  accompanying:  word  being- 
that  the  division  was  going  to  the 
front  near  Peronne.  but  it  was  not 
until  September  23  that  the  men  ac- 
tually moved.  The  53d  Inf.  Brigade 
entrained  on  the  23d  and  other  units 
on  the  24th.  all  of  them  concentrating 
at  Tincourl.  In  getting  there  they 
passed  through  .several  towns  which 
had  been  the  center  of  No  Man's  Land 
for  months  and  even  years  and  the 
division  looked  curiously  upon  the  ruin 
and  devastation  on   every  side. 

The  British  and  Australians  had 
been  pushing  the  Germans  before  them 
here  for  diiys  In  mucn  the  same  fash- 
ion that  a  giant  snow  shovel  scoops 
aside  a  moderately  heavy  fall  of  snow. 
They  had  sent  the  German  force  back, 
back,  back,  until  now  the  Boche  were 
in  back  of  the  Hindenburg  line,  wind- 
ed, but  certain  that  there  they  could 
gain  their  secored  wind  in  safety  and 
could  once  more  hold  off  any  attacks 
that  might  be  made. 

German  Armies 
Forced  Back. 

This  was  the  time  when,  all  along 
the  front,  from  the  sea  to  the  Vosges, 
the  German  armies  had  been  forced 
back  and  had  lost  all  they  gained  in 
the  .spring  offensive,  and  more.  The 
Irresistible  push  of  the  Allies  had  some 
time  before  compelled  .a  decision  h\ 
Hindenburg  and  Ludendorff  regarding 
where  the  forces  of  Germany  should 
make  a  stand — it  migtit  be  at  the 
ileuse  or  it  might  be  on  the  Hinden- 
burg line — and  they  had  decided  to 
make  their  stand  on  the  line  made 
famous  by  the  leader  of  the  German 
troops.  When  they  made  that  de- 
cision it  meant  that  they  must  hold 
the  Hindenburg  line  or  lose.  That 
was  the  die  which,  if  it  turned  against 
them,  must  mean  the  Inevitable  loss 
of  the  dreadful  game  they  were  play- 
ing. The  British  had  Just  broken 
through  the  Drocourt-Queant  "switch 
line"  up  In  Flanders,  and  the  Ameri- 
can First  Army,  down  In  the  Argonne, 
was  launching  Ita  fleice  drive  at 
Bedan.  Here,  however,  right  now,  at 
the  Hindenburg  line  was  the  heart  of 
everything — if  it  held,  the  Allies  were 
held;  if  it  was  broken,  the  flood 
through  there  must  increase  the  pres- 
sure at  the  other  threatened  points, 
and  thoy,  too,  must  give  wav. 

The  27th  and  the  30th  Divisions  of 
the  American  Army,  which  formed  the 
Second  Army  Corps,  V.  S.  A.,  under 
command  of  MaJ.  Gen.  George  W. 
Kead,  were  brought  up  here  side  by 
side  In  front  of  the  Hindenburg  line 
at  the  one  point  where  it  was  at  all 
vulnerable.  This  vulnerabilitv  came 
from  the  fact  that  the  St.  Quentin 
Tanal,  just  north  of  Bellicourt,  pas.sed 
through  a  funnel.  There  was  a  sharp 
ridge  north  of  Bellicourt.  To  have 
made  an  open  rut  In  it  for  the  canal 
would  have  been  a  tremendous  task. 
So  the  canal  had  burrowed  its  way 
underneath.  Th.:refore,  there  was  a 
place  about  two  and  a  half  miles  long 
which  could  be  attackeii  without 'hav- 
ing to  reckon  with  any  water  defenses 

The  Germans  knew  that  this  partic- 
ular front,  where  an  attacking  force 
would  not  have  to  swim,  would  be  the 
place  where  any  attack  against  the 
Hindenburg  line  must  come  and  they 
had  prepared  accordinglv.'  .N'ature 
aided  Iheni,  to  !;cgin  with,  through 
tli»  Mh2..~„  steep,  long  slope  that  ran 
•jown  from  the  Hindenburg  line  In 
addllion,  in  front  of  that  line,  .Vature 
had  provided  a  succession  of  little 
eminences,  about  fiO  feet  high  each 
that  were  Ideally  suited  for  outposts 
with  which  to  protect  the  main  line 

Strong  naturally,  the  jiosltion  be- 
came  one  of  the  strongest  Imaginable 
with  what  the  fJermans  did  to  Improve 
on  Nature.     In    front  of  the  outposts 


thev  had  dug  a  network  of  trenches 
that  ran  every  which-way  and  that 
were  confusing  even  to  those  thor- 
oughly acquainted  with  them.  To  an 
attacking  force  they  would  be  a  con- 
stant menace  because  the  attackers 
would  not  know  that  defenders  could 
rush  troops  into  the  trenches  by 
hidden  ways.  These  trenches  were  all 
protected  by  great  stretches  of  barbed 
wire,  piled  so  thick  that  it  seemed  like 
a  single  wall. 

In    back    of   the   trenches    and    the 
barbed     wire      were     the     eminences 
spoken    of — The    Knoll,    Quennemont 
I  Farm,  Guillemont  Farm  and  Malakoff 
I  Wood   were   the   names   of   those   the 
I  27th    Division    was    to    face — and    the 
eminences   were      dotted      with    "pill- 
boxes" and     blockhouses.       The   pill- 
boxes were  of  the  regulation  German 


V/lULlftK 


OMARD^ 


Flushing  newspaperman,  corporal 
with  107th  Inf.;  was  killed  during 
early  days  io  the  line  in  ^Iande^t. 

style — concrete  walls  several  feet 
thick,  with  tiny  orifices  tor  machine 
guns,  inside  of  which  a  small  force  of 
defenders  might  hold  any  army  at  bay. 
The  blockhouses  were  glorified  pill- 
boxes. 

In  back  of  the  outposts,  again,  was  a 
further  network  of  trenches  that  led 
up  to  the  double  barrier  of  the 
Hindenburg  line  proper,  and  more 
barbed  wire.  What  the  barbed  wire 
was  like  is  best  instanced  bv  recalling 
the  word  given  of  it  in  the  first  chap- 
ter of  this  chronicle.  The  barbed 
wire  was  so  arranged,  by  the  wav,  that 
it  would  lead  attackers  into  a  .sort  of 
funnel  where  they  would  he  under  a 
deadly  machine  gun  fire.  The  double 
Hindenburg  barrier  was  of  thick  con- 
crete, with  slits  in  it  through  which 
the  defenders  might  lire  without  ex- 
posing themselves. 


Ordered  to 
Break  Through. 

Altogether.  It  was  a  position  which,  I 
up  to  the  time  that  the   27th  arrived,  ! 
would    have    been    considered    by    the  I 
foremost    niilitarj'    scientists    as    im- 
possible of  capture. 

And  the  27th  came  up  In  front  of  It 
on  the  night  of  September  25-2fi, 
taking  over  the  front  which  had  been 
held  by  the  18th  and  74th  British 
Divisions.        Division        Headquarters 


■were  established  in  the  town  of  St. 
Emilie,  headquarters  of  the  53d  Inf. 
Brigade  established  about  600  yards 
further  on,  in  a  quarry,  and  the  106th 
and  the  106th  Inf.  established  their 
regimental  headquarters  in  the  town 
of  Ronssov,  about  400  or  500  yards 
apart,  with  the  106th  in  advance. 

Maj.  Gen.  O'Ryan  had  come  to  the 
headquarters  of  the  106th  Inf.  on  the 
morning  of  September  2  5  and  had 
given  the  news  that  the  division  v.as 
to  break  through  the  Hindenburg  line 
and  that  the  106th  was  counted  on  to 
launch  the  attack  on  September  27. 
It  was  expected,  said  Maj.  Gen. 
O'Ryan,  to  break  up  the  defense  of  the 
outposts  and  prepare  the  way  for  the 
main  attack.  So  it  was  that  the 
Second  American  Army  Corps  became 
the  spearhead  that  the  British  were 
about  to  launch  at  the  Hindenburg 
line,  with  the  106th  Inf.,  "Brooklyn's 
Own,"  the  tip  of  the  spearhead. 

In  preparation  for  what  was  to 
come  officers  and  a  detail  of  the  106tii 
went  out  on  Wednesday  night, 
September  25,  and  placed  the  stake.« 
from  which  the  "jumping  off"  tape 
was  to  be  laid.  On  the  night  of 
September  26  they  laid  the  tape  itself. 
This  tape  marked  the  line  from  which 
all  the  advance  was  to  be  figured. 
It  was  the  place  where  the  regiment 
"went  over  the  top."  That  phrase,  a 
figure  of  speech,  betokens  always  in 
the  infantry's  vernacular,  the  place 
from  which  the  doughboys  stepped  out 
behind  their  protecting  barrage  and 
was  the  place  from  where  the  barrage 
was  figured. 

The   "Jumping   off"   tape   down,   the 
106th  was  ready  for  one  of  the  great 
est  days  in  history. 


XI. 

Practically  alone,  the  l06th  on  Fri- 
day, September  27,  assailed  th« 
Hindenburg  line.  In  the  early  dawn, 
some  time  oefore  "zero  hour,"  the  me: 
of  the  regiment  began  getting  aruuu& 
and  those  who  were  to  form  part:  of 
the  first  wave  crawled  on  their 
stomachs  to  the  jumping  off  tape,  and 
waited. 

Their  ranks  were  very  thin.  Instead 
of  the  250  men  that  each  company 
should  have  had,  there  were  probably 
not  more  than  125,  on  an  average,  in 
any  company,  so  that  it  was  a  force 
of  about  1,500  men  that  was  now 
waiting  here  to  lead  in  the  onslaught 
that  was  to  make  history.  Zero  hour 
was  set  for  5:30.  At  that  hour  the 
guns  of  the  British  and  the  105th 
Machine  Gun  Battalion  began  to  lay 
down  their  barrage,  and  machine  guns 
and  heavy  artillery  alike  poured  out 
their  fire  as  fast  as  they  could  be 
served. 

The  men  of  the  Machine  Gun  Bat. 
talion — old  First  Cavalrymen,  it  will 
be  recalled — had  set  up  their  guns  on 
the  night  of  the  26th,  while  the  dough- 
boys of  the  old  14th  and  the  old  2Sd 
were  making  ready,  and  the  ertsvifhile 
cavalrymen  had  narrow  escape.*?,  in- 
deed, in  reaching  the  position  assigned 
to  them.  They  had  to  cross  a  section 
of  what  was,  in  effect.  Xo  Man's  Land, 
and  they  made  the  crossing  under  the 
light  of  German  flare  shells  and  In  the 
face  of  attendant  machine  gun  fire. 
They  did  not  reach  their  position  until 
about  1  o'clock  in  the  morning,  and  then 
they  had- about  three  hours  in  which 
to  "dig  In"  and  to  set  up  their  gum, 
ortlers  reou-.rlng  the  guns  to  be  in  posi- 
tion :rl  4  a.m.  It  was  one  of  the 
freaks  of  the  battle,  that  the  battalior. 
was  enabled  to  reach  its  position  and 
set  up  its  guns  without  suffering  any 

In  addition  to  the  machine-gun  bar- 
rage of  the  105th  M.  G.  Batt.,  and 
of  the  106th  :M.  G.  Batt.,  there  was 
a  barrage  from  the  M.  G.  Co.  of  the 
lOCth  Inf.,  and  the  efforts  of  all  were 
estimated  to  be  sufllclent  to  send  20,- 


BROOKLYN  AND   LONG   ISLAND  IN  THE   WAR. 


77    . 


000,000   machine-gun  bullets  an  hour 
over  at  Jerry. 

;  This  leaden  hail,  arid  the  avalanche 
of  H.  E.  shells,  began,  as  has  been 
said,  at  5:30.  It  continued  for  half 
an  hour,  and  then  the  106th  Inf. 
straightened  up,  stood  erect,  and 
walked  slowly  ahead.  They  were  met 
promptly  by  a  counter-machine-gun 
barrage  that  penetrated  the  barrage 
our  forces  were  laying  down,  but  a 
counter  high  explosive  shell  barrage 
Jerry  laid  down  was  of  no  particular 
account.  Somehow,  someway,  his  ob- 
servers or  his  gun-pointers  were  in 
error,  and  the  H.  E.  shells  fell  in  the 
rear  of  the  advancing  line — a  for- 
tunate thing,  indeed,  for  the  Brooklyn 
regiment. 

What  came  through  of  the  German 
machine-gun  barrage,  however,  should 
have  been  enough  to  dismay  the 
stoutest  hearts.  It  picked  off  ofBcers 
and  men  with  a  rapidity  that  it  seemed 
no  human  force  could  endure.  The 
officers,  in  particular,  were  shot  down 
one  after  the  other:  for  Jerry  had  set 
himself  to  get  rid  of  them  in  the  be- 
lief that  the  ranks  must  become  dis- 
oreanized  at  once.  It  was,  therefore, 
a  marvel  of  marvels  that  any  of  the 
officers  of  the  106th  came  through  on 
that  first  day  of  the  Hindenburg  Line 
onslaught.  They  showed  the  utmost 
disregard  of  the  fierce  odds  they  were 
facing.  They  were  out  in  the  fore- 
front of  their  men,  leading  them  with 
an  intrepidity  that  brought  out  from 
non-coms,  and  privates  an  incompar- 
able bravery.  They  were  here,  there 
and  everywhere,  in  the  heart  of  a 
slow,  hitter,  remorseless  advance.  Yes, 
in  spite  of  a  terrible  volley  of  death, 
in  the  face  of  odds  that  staggered 
the  imagination,  the  men  of  the  106th 
Inf.  went  on  and  on.  They  edged  their 
way  to  shellholes,  found  shelter  for  a 
moment,  and  then  rushed  on  to  a 
rjerman  communicating  trench,  pushed 
hack  Germans  there  by  sheer  force  of 
dauntlessness,  and  fought  dozens  and 
dozens  of  hand-to-hand  combats. 

Germans  Had 
All  Advantage. 

Every  possible  advantage  was  with 
the  Germans,  but  the  106th  never 
stopped  to  think  of  that.  They  crept 
up  to  the  line  of  outposts  and  went  at 
the  succession  of  fortresses  with  a 
fierce  abandon  that  should  have 
marked  the  beginning  of  an  attack 
rather  than  that  they  had  already 
been  in  it  for  hours.  They  forced 
the  Germans  out  of  the  Knoll,  and 
were  themselves  forced  out.  They 
went  back  again  and  once  more  forced 
out  the  holders.  Once  more  they 
were  themselves  forced  out.  Still 
once  more  they  forced  Jerry  out. 

That  was  the  way  it  was  all  along 
the  front — the  men  of  the  Brooklyn 
regiment  were  stopped  everywhere 
and  refused  to  stay  stopped.  As  some 
of  the  Germans  said  of  ihem  after- 
ward: 

"We  had  them  licked,  but  they 
didn't  know  they  were  licked." 

No  pen,  no  words,  can  do  justice  to 
the  accomplishments  of  these  Brook- 
Ivn  men  as  they  fought  on  September 
2  7,  1918.  They  had  to  take  not  one 
line,  but  a  succession  of  lines.  It  was 
a  network  of  trenches  that  they  had 
to  pass  over — the  ground  was  fairly 
honeycombed  with  German  trenches — 
and  each  one  housed  a  determined 
force  of  the  enemy.  Every  nook  and 
cranny,  every  shellhole  was  a  German 
fortress.  And,  as  they  went  on,  their 
force  was  not  suflicient  to  do  the  work 
of  "mopping  up"  that  should  have 
been  done.  This  work,  as  is  well 
known,  consists  of  making  sure  that 
trenches  taken  in  an  advance  are  en- 
tirely cleared  of  enemy  forces.      The 


106th.  with  its  wide  frontal  attack — 
it  attacked  on  a  front  of  about  4,000 
yard.s — arid  with  its  less  than  1,500 
men,  could  not  spare  enough  troops 
for   the   "mopping  up." 

As  they  went  on,  therefore,  they 
left  Germans  behind  them.  These 
enemy  troops  now  began  to  get  re- 
inforcements from  the  left  flank.  On 
this  flank  was  the  point  of  contact 
with  the  British  liOops.  and  the  Brit- 
i>h  '^ere  not  advancing.  Therefore, 
Jerry  could  creep  in  here  and  wreak 
all  kinds  of  havoc,  unless  he  was 
checked.  The  Third  Batt  of  the 
105th  Inf.  was  assigned  to  .'he  task 
of  protecting  this  flank,  but  it,  too, 
was  too  small  numerically  for  the  task 
assigned  to  it.  Its  men  were  among 
the  bravest  of  the  brave,  as  were  the 
Brooklynites.       Led   by   Capt.    Stanley 


^v,j „™_^/' 

Private  of  Co.  E,  106th  Inf.:  died 
in  England  while  recoverinj  from 
woundt. 

Bulkley,  an  old  71st  Regt.  man.  the 
105th's  Third  Batt.  advanced  time  and 
again  into  the  thick  of  a  terrible  fire 
and  against  a  fiercely  attacking  force 
of  Germans,  much  stronger  numer- 
ically. Capt.  Bulkley  was  wounded 
and  insisted  on  going  back  into  the 
battle.  Wounded  again,  he  yet  in- 
sisted on  staying  with  his  men,  but  the 
doctors  would  not  have  it  and  he  was 
taken   away   to   the   hospital. 

So  it  went  on  all  during  the  day. 
The  106th  and  the  one  battalion  of 
the  105th  pushed  on  in  spite  of  every- 
thing, losing  officers  and  men  as 
though  they  were  being  carelessly 
shucked  from  a  full  corn-cob,  and 
every  one  of  the  men  keeping  up  pluck 
and  spirits  in  spite  of  their  agonizing 
losses.  Practically:  every  line  officer 
of  the  106th. was  put  out  of  the  run- 
ning on  this  first  day  of  the  Hinden- 
burg line  attack  and  their  places  taken 
by  non-coms. 

Capt.  Hardy  Wounded 
in  Opening  Stages. 

In  Co.  G,  for  example,  Capt.  John 
Charles  Hardy,  a  gallant  officer,  be- 
loved ;  by  his  men,  was  wounded  in 
the  opening  stages  of  the  assault.  As 
some  of  his  men  carried  him  to  the 
rear,  unconscious,  and  while  he  was 
hit  again  so  that  he  died  at  once.  Sec- 
ond Lt.  Lane  Schofield  Anderson,  Vir- 
ginian, who  had  been  assigned  to  the 
company  only  a  few  weeks  before 
from  the  83d  Division,  took  command 
of  the  company.  He  was  wounded, 
according  to  recent  accounts,  and  was 


made  a  prisoner  by  the  Germans  while 
helpless.  This  left  the  company  with- 
out an  officer.  Sgt.  Harry  E.  Lynk,  a. 
private  when  the  regiment  went  over- 
seas, an  old  14th  Regt.  man,  promptly 
took  command  and  led  the  company 
ahead.  Two  days  later,  in  the  main 
Hindenburg  line  attack,  he  so  dis- 
tinguished himself  by  his  bravery  in 
reorganizing  small  groups  of  several 
companies  and  "carrying  on"  that  he 
was  awarded  the  D.  S.  C 

Because  of  downright  persistence, 
the  men  of  the  106th  gained  a  foot- 
hold all  along  the  line  of  the  Hinden 
burg  outposts  on  this  first  day,  but 
they  did  not  gain  one  of  the  strong- 
holds entirely.  The  Knoll  was  taker 
from  its  German  masters  three  time.s, 
but  finally  went  back  into  their  hands 
again.  And  now.  toward  the  end  of 
the  day,  the  majority  of  the  Brook- 
lyn infantrymen  were  out  there  on  the 
outpost  line,  virtually  cut  off  from 
communication.  A  messenger  was 
desired  to  take  them  instructions  to 
withdraw,  so  that  they  might  reform 
in  the  rear  and  give  over  the  rest  of 
the  attack  to  other  units.  Lt.  Frank- 
lin J.  Jackson  volunteered  to  take 
the  message  to  the  front  and  made 
his  way  thither  through  strong  Ger- 
man forces,  meeting  his  death  as  he 
accomplished  his  errand.  Some  of 
the  106th's  men  filtered  back  through, 
but  the  majority  of  those  who  were 
left  stayed  out  there  in  front  on  the 
outpost  line,  some  700  or  800  yards 
from  where  their  "jumping  oft"  tape 
had  been  laid. 

XIL 

While  thev  were  still  out  tlicie  and 
w^hile  the  battle  was  continumg  with 
unabated  fury  the  danger  of  the 
flanking  movement  that  the  Germans 
were  executing  by  coming  down  from 
the  north  was  becoming  acute.  Un- 
less they  were  stopped  short,  unless 
they  were  halted  from  getting  ad- 
ditional troops  in  the  rear  of  the 
106th,  there  w'as  danger  not  only  that 
there  would  be  no  chance  of  rescuing 
the  106th's  advanced  details  but  that, 
as  well,  the  contemplated  further  ad- 
vance of  the  division  would  be  irre- 
trievably halted. 

So,  at  10  o'clock  that  night  an  or- 
der came  from  Division  Headquarters 
to  the  regimental  headquarters  of  the 
)05th  Inf.  Col.  James  N.  Andrews, 
the  commander  of  the  old  Second  Inf., 
who  had  recently  been  acting 
brigadier  of  the  53d  Inf.  Brig.,  was 
now  back  at  the  head  of  the  105th 
Inf.,  and  he  received  the  command. 
It  was,  that  the  line  from  what  was 
known  as  Duncan  Post  over  to  a  point 
near  the  Knoll  must  be  held  at  al! 
hazards.  The  Germans  were  forming 
up  the  line,  was  the  word,  ana  v.-crcj 
about  to  sweep  down  the  valley.  Col. 
Andrews  must  assign  an  officer  who 
would  be  authorized  to  press  into 
service  any  men  he  could  find,  any 
where,  and  who,  with  them,  must  hold 
that  line. 

"You're  it."  said  Col.  Andrews, 
turning  to  his  lieutenant  colonel, 
Charles  W.  Berry,  the  present 
Adjutant  General  of  the  State.  "You 
must  hold  that  line  on  the  left  flank 
at  all  costs.  Get  any  loose  officers  or 
men  you  can  find,  anybody  who  is 
unattached  or  not  on  other  duty,  and 
press  them  into  service.  You  o-u.3t 
hold  that  line!" 

It  was  black  night  'rhen  this  order 
was  given.  It  -».'as  also  unknown 
ground,  that  Lt.  Col.  Berry  was  to 
hold.  It  tvas,  furthermore,  a  force 
of  unknown  size  that  was  expected 
to  sweep  down  on  the  position  at  any 
minute.  Without  a  thought  of  this. 
Col.  Berry  went  out  and  began  round- 
ing up  all  stragglers — men  of  all  the 
Infantry  regiments  of  the  division,  of 


78 


BROOKLYN   AND    LONG    ISLAND   IN   THE    WAR. 


the    engineers,    ot    the    trains,    of    the    were  the  two  arms,  took  up  the  task  | 
Field  Slg-nal  Batt. — anybody.  of   the    106th.      There    was   a    general 

He  went.  Incidentally,  to  the  "pup"  '  advance    .scheduled    for    the    division, 
tent  beneath  which  slept  Col.  Charle:<  ,  and  its  units  moved  forward  here  and 


1.  r>e  BevoL^e,  the  erstwhile  com- 
mander of  Brooklyn's  First  t'avalry 
orgranlzation.  Karly  in  September 
Col.  Willard  H.  FIsk  of  the  107th  had 
been  relieved  and  sent  home  for  other 
duty,  and  Col.  De  Bevolse  had  been 
elven  command  of  the  107th.      To  his  i 


there  to  positions  selected.  A  guerilla 
warfare,  more  than  anything  else, 
marked  the  division's  activities  this 
day — in  effect,  a  continuation  of  what 
the  106th  had  been  doing  on  the  pre- 
vious flay. 

Far  back   of  the  lines,  at  noon,  the 


all  ripped  to  pieces,  utterly  good  for 
nothing.  Others  merely  stopped  short 
j  on  llieir  bases,  and  a  wild,  broad  band 
'  flapped  about  them  madly — -the  catei  - 
pillar  treads,  ripped  and  broken, 
whose  destruction  made  tlie  tanks  as 
helpless  as  a  locomotive  without  rails 
The  great  fleet  of  tai<ks  were 
stopped  completely,  halted  utterly. 
One  or  two  got  through,  but  no  more. 
'  The  entire  lot  -it  them— save  perhaps 
tent  went  Col.  Berry  and  told  the  or- '  100th  provisional  battalion  received  la  handtui  'vmch  were  put  out  of  run- 
derly  of  the  I07th's  commander  tha:  ^*"rd  that  it  was  to  attack  again  Sun-  |  ning  by  the  fiermans — had  run  blindly 
he  then  and  there  impressed  Col.  1)£  ;  day  morning  as  part  of  a  general  ad-  I  upon  a  British  mine  field,  left  there 
Bevolse  into  service.  If  the  Germaii.-i  i  vance.  MaJ.  Olllette  added  teamsters.  '  weeks  before  by  the  British  when 
attacked.  Col.  De  Bevolse  was  to  be  eooks.  orderlies,  anybody  who  could  ;  fhey  retreated,  and  forgotten  in  the 
awakened  and  given  certain  in-  '  bundle  a  rifle,  to  his  organization.  !  interim  by  someone  who  should  have 
•tructlons.    Otherwise,    he    was    to    be  ' '"'^''''^  ^''^'■'- '*'^''"*  ">  "'"f^^'"*' ''^f'^ '" '^*'<'    ''f  "'^"'•'S'"''''. 

allowed  to  slumber.   Because  the  Ger- ' ''pk'"!^"'   "'ho   were   fit   for   duty   and  t       Right    at    the    start,    therofore,    th»- 

these  were  distributed  to  tlia  three  i  great  plan  for  the  taking  Of  the  Hin- 
"companios"  into  which  the  provi-  ,  denburg  Line  was  punctured— puuc- 
sional  battalion  w:«  organized.  Capt.  tured  until  it  should  have  been  a> 
A.    V.    McDermott.    regimental    oppra-  1  flat  as  riddled  tire.      The  tanks  which 

i  had  been  counted  on  to  break  up  the 
'  great    stretches   of   barbed    wire   were 
,  utterly  useless  for  the  purpose.     The> 
lay — great    fleets   of   them —   in    help- 
I  less  ruws.      The  men   of  the    102d   En- 
gineers.  pas.-Jing  aloPK   for  their   work 
in    the   battle,    encountered    18    of   the 
tanks    in   a    row   at    one    piace,    all   of 
I  them    in     line    as    though     they    were 
executing  a  sort  of  "Right  dress!" 

In  a  sense,  it  was  tragedy  for  the 
inCandy  that  the  tanks  bioke  down. 
;  for  it  meant  that  what  the  tanks  and 
llip  infantry  were  to  have  accom- 
plished together  would  now  have  to 
be  accomplished  by  the  infantry  aloin' 
And  for  the  lOTlh  Inf.  there  was  an 
•  f  special   task.      For   its   men — men   of 

1  llie   old    Seventh   and    the    old    12ih 

there  was  the  task  ot  reaching  oui 
'  after  those  far-flung  units  of  the  106th 
— those  isolated  groups  a  half-mile 
away  who  were  fighting  with  a  coui  - 
age  born  of  desperation  and  of  heron- 
,  lesolve  that  the  Hindenburg  Lini 
must    be   broken. 

Because  these  106th   men  were  out 
in   front,   holding  on   with  a  grimness 
that   s.hMUld    bp    their    tvdudest    mem- 
ory.   tiif,(e  could    lie   no  s.ich    thing  as 
,a    i.ruteMing    barrage    f»r    the    107th 
!  Xo.    its   men    would    have   to    advance 
under   a    barrage    laid      down      nearly 
j  I.HOO   yarils  away,    on    the   far  side   of 
I  (he    lOrith    units.      .Ouch   a    barrage,    of 
course,   was   next  to   useless.      Indeed, 
some  military  iren  who  have  discusseil 
this  phase  of  the  combat  with  the  dis- 
passionateness acquired     from     seeing 
many    men    killed    in    battle    have    a.s^ 
serted    that    it    would    have    been    far 
beltPi-  not  to  have  been  so  careful  witn 
the  barrage. 

"It  should   have  been    laid   solely  to 
protect    the    107th."    said    one    officer, 
"and    they    shouldn't      have      thought 
about  iho  100th      leaving  the  thing  thp 
w.TV    I  hey    did    and    thus    exposing   the 
lOTth   to  a   fierco   tVemv    fire   cost   tlip 
:  107th    far   mo^-e    than    the    106th    had 
,  out  in  front.     From  a  strlct'.v  humani- 
tarian   noini    of    view,    it    would    ha^  c 
I  been  better  to  have  .^^acrlficed  the  units- 
1  of  the    10«th." 

However  thai  may  be.     the    107th     ad- 

\anced    'nn    against     ihe    outposts    of 

i  the  Hindenbvirg  Line  on  this  :8lh  du  . 

of    September    in    the    same    way    time 

1  thrir     IJrooklyn      comrades     had     ad- 

j  vancfd    earlier.      Shot   and    shell    deci- 

I  I'lated   their   ranks  with  frightful  futv 

: — Ihey   kept  on    going.      F^and-to-hanii 

■•  combats  with  individual   Huns  gripped 

one  after  another  of  officers   and    men 

— Ihev  gave  the  Hun   a    harder  thrtisi 

;  with  'he  bavonet  and  kept  on  going. 

And    as   the-    went    op,    so    did 


mans   didn't   attack.    Col.    Do   Bevolse 
didn't  know  about  this  until  morning. 

Three  Nights  and  Two 
Days  in  No-Man's  Land. 

.Meanwhile.  I'ol.  Bcriy  wciu  :iheal 
organizing  his  provisional  force  of  do- 
fenders.  When  he  had  them  organ- 
ized, he  stayed  with  them  out  in  wha'. 
was  virtually  N'o  Man's  l^and  for  thre<. 
nights  and  two  days — throe  nights  and 
two  days  during  which  he  had  not  .-. 
bite  to  eat.  He  and  his  force  of  de- 
fenders were  in  the  tightest  of  situa 
tions,  exposed  to  German  machine 
Eun  and  rifle  flrc  on  three  sides.  On 
.the  one  side,  a  German  trench  was 
pointed  squarely  at  their  middle  and 
It  was  filled  with  Bochos  who  kept  i 
rifles   unceasingly   busy. 

There  came,  at  one  time,  a  sudden 
pre.«isure  from  every  side  against  the 
thin  line  of  defenders.  It  looked  a-' 
though  the  Germans  would  be  sue 
c^essful  in  their  flanking  niovemenl. 
The  German  trench  w.as  threatening 
annihilation.  The  spat-spat  of  bul- 
lets from  it  clipped  the  rocks  a  fev.- 
feet  from  Col.  Berry's  face,  .rust  at 
that  moment  a  British  airplauo 
ir«-ooped  down  over  the  field.  Its 
pilot  must  have  seen  what  was  goiii> 
on.  He  turned  foi-  this  parllculaT 
enemy  trench,  swooped  down  low.  aUvi 
then  raked  the  trench  from  end  to  end 
with  his  machine  gun,  fellin 
•ne  of  the  Germans  it  held 


evei-j 


GOLDSMITH  HARDGROVE. 

^  ^ .  w^L.  7-£n  p/^o  7-0 


Old    1ft  Cavalryman,  killed   at   Hin- 

'That  pilot  was  a  wonder,"  said  Col,    denbug   line   while  with   Co.    B,    106lh 

Berry,  in  telling  about  it  later.       'And  I  M.^k:„.  r. 


Andl 
ail  - 


I   never   was   so    glad    to   see   an 
plane  In  all  my  life." 

There  were  men  of  the  lOGlh  107th 
and  108th  Inf.  in  that  emergency  line 
formed  by  Lt.  Col.  Bcrrv,  whoso  .safety 
was  eventually  assured  by  the  British 
airplane,  and  they  had  about  as  tough 
a  time  of  It  as  men  could  have.  Homo 
of  their  best  officers  and  men  fell  In 
the  bitter  struggle— comrades  the- 
had    come  to   esteem   as   men    among 


Machine  Gun  Batt. 


men. 


tions  oflflcer,  taking  the  first  under 
MaJ.  Gillette;  Lt.  George  W.  Turner 
of  Co.  B,  taking  the  second,  and  Capt. 
William  K.  Blalsdell,  re--niciUHl  sup- 
ply officer,  and  a  most  gallant  leader. 
insisting  on  getting  into  action  and 
taking  the  thii'd. 

The  provisional  battalion  left  in  the 
early  morning  and  reached  the  line 
about  4:30  a.m.  Sunday.  An  attack  on 
:<  most  extensive  scale  was  preparing 
there — the  attack  which  the  division 
ir,  rv,»  .,   1     u  .  .  '""'    '■•'h^»''scd    in    its    lest   camp    dur- 

n  the  early  hours  of  .September  Z%.\  mg  the   few    weeks      earlier      and      in 

Tf   "iil^'inaf,^'  ,"'^"-''    "^    "'^    ""■"    ""f'  '  '"■'^'''^  ^''"'^'^  ■"■^'■'^  '"  be  featured.     As 

"f    the    106th   Inf.   as   could   fight   their  planned,    the    tanks    were    to    precede 

way    through      filtered     back     to     i-eg-  'lie   infnntiy,   wer-e  to  break   down   the 

Tiientiil  headquarters  at  Kon.sisoy.  The  bdrbed   wire  and  were  to  simplify  the 

"tners.  to  whom  the  message  brought  t»sk    of   thp   dnutrhbovs   in 

ny  Lt.  .lackson  had  not  come  or  who  sense  of  the  word, 
were   cut  off   from   movement —   thes- 

others  remained  out   there   In    the   fal  t.          ^ 

front  line,  fully  a  half  mile  from  cn„.  'hen  Lame 


xm. 


the   fullest 


met  with  their  fellows,   fighting  from    .j.      t       i_ 
shellholes.    from    dugouts,    from    eve, "      ^^'   Tanks. 

-^r,e  tL.^foChron.   those     who"'   '•^^"■^••'"«"    '"-«  '-   ^' 


reached  headquarters  were  formod 
Into  a  provisional  battalion  bv  Mai 
R.  H.  Gillette.  At  4  a.m..  thev  weip 
reltevd  by  the  10 7th  Inf..  and  thev 
marched  back  to  the  rear  for  rest  and 
foriranizatlon.  The  o4th  Brigade  of 
which    the    in7ib    ;nia    Il-.e    instli    inf 


-     --      --,..    th.' 

"len   of  th"   108th   Inf.— the  old. Third 

..      .      ,  ^  -.    minutes,  '  nnd    the    old    74th    of    the    Xcw    'Vn.i. 

Inm  "-.^^  ?7l'"'°  ;r°',""'    ■^'^"«  "■«'■<'  '    -«tion»i    Guard-so    did      the      lOStit 
some   .0  of  them  all  along  the  front—  ,  keen   going 
.0    fierce    monsters       They      lumbered         The 

along  slowly,  majestically,  and  then 

all  at  oncp  there  was  a  series  of  exolo 


pl-Jti       of      tb' 


s'ons.      The  tanks,    one  after  another 
stopped  dead.  Some  of  them  rcse  high 


In    Ihe    air    and    came    down 


all    .-iwrx, 


hnitle        WIS 
thnt     "10     IftTtl,     shou'd        .■!.•' 7 -a  nc^        'VI 

t^e.  left  0'  t''"  line,  the  losi:>  01  the 
rixr^'t.  pr,f)  t),;,f  ,,  hattal'on  of  the 
inr.tb  c.t>r.i,)ri  nrtv^-ee  o'l  the  extreme 
left  as   "moppets  up."   while   the  pm- 


BROOKLYN   AND    LONG    ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


79 


visional  battalion  of  the  106th  acted 
as  "moppers  up"  in  the  rear  of  the 
107th  and  108th.  At  the  same  time 
throe  companies  of  the  102d  En- 
gineera— the  tat  Batt— were  given  the 
task,  with  three  companies  of  Aus- 
tralian engineers,  of  repairing  the 
rqaas  over  which  the  Infantry  was  to 
advance.  The  2d  Batt.  of  three  com- 
panies, under  MaJ.  William  Lane,  had 
the  duty  of  preparing:  the  posts  of  ob- 
servation, of  locating:  the  water  sup- 
ply, of  marking  routes,  of  rushing 
material  to  fortify  posts  as  they  were 
w-on,  and  the  similar  duties  falling  to 
the  lot  of  engineers  'n  battle.  The 
lOBth  and  lOGtli  M.  '#.  hattulons  were 
at  posts  from  which  they  could  con- 
centrate a  femendous  machine  gun 
fit*  at  the  -"n.^my,  and  the  104th  M.  O. 
Batt.-  was  held  in  reserve  at  Division 
Headquartcr.s.  The  10 2d  F.  S.  Batt. 
had  moved  forward  on  Saturday  to 
the  headquarters  in  the  quarry  that 
had  been  the  headquarters  of  the  53d 
Tnf.  Brigade,  and  from  there  the  sig- 
nalmen laid  the  nerve  ganglia  of  wires 
and  wireless  with  which  Division 
Headquarters  kept  its  fingers  on  the 
pulse  of  all.  Through  the  Signal 
t'orps.  Division  Headquarters  was  at 
all  times  In  touch  with  the  2d  Corps. 
Headquarters  and  with  the  .'iOth  Di- 
vision Headquarters,  and  knew  that 
the  "Wildcat"  Division  had  achieved 
a  footing  on  the  Hlndenburg  line. 

This,   then,   was  the   general   layout. 


On  the  Job 

When  Barrage  Opens. 

When  the  barrage  opened  at  5:50 
a.m.,  Co.  C  of  the  Engineers,  under 
Capt.  A.  W.  Palmer,  got  out  even  be- 
fore the  infantry  did.  One  of  the 
three  companies  of  MaJ.  Garrison's 
battalion,  which  had  been  given  the 
.job  of  seeing,  with  the  Australians, 
that  the  roads  were  in  shape  for  the 
infantry  to  pass  over,  this  company 
certainly  did  more  than  its  share.  It 
should  be  said  here  that  the  company 
was  "on  its  job"  all  of  Sunday  and 
part  of  Sunday  night.  The  road  given 
over  to  it  was  particularly  exposed  to 
German  flre,  and  because  the  com- 
pany started  out  so  early  it  got  the 
full  brunt  of  that  fire.  It  had  eleven 
men  killed  outright  and  many  others 
wounded.  Capt.  Palmer  and  a  pla- 
toon were  cut  off  with  an  infantry 
detachment  far  out  in  front — they 
got  in  back  of  a  German  barrage 
because  they  were  so  eager  to  get 
into  the  thick  of  the  fighting— and 
they  had  to  stay  there.  The  platoon 
did  not  get  back  until  the  next  day, 
meanwhile  having  been  given  up  for 
lost   with   Capt.    Palmer. 

Cos.  A  and  B  of  the  Engineers,  with 
their  Austrian  mates,  set  out  an  liour 
after  zero  hour  on  the  same  task  that 
Co.  C  had  earlier  departed  on.  They 
were  out  in  the  open  all  day  long  at- 
tending to  the  prosaic  task  of  road 
repairing — with  thrills— as  though 
their  lives  depended  on  it.  It  isn't  so 
bad,  you  know,  to  get  into  battle  so 
loiig  as  you  are  doinj  some  of  the 
fighting,  but  when  you  are  doing  some 
iiard  work,  without  the  chance  of 
fighting,  and  are  losing  men  all  the 
while — well,  it's  the  kind  of  a  job 
that  only  the  men  of  our  brave  en- 
gineering units  could  do.  Cos.  A  and 
B  were  out  all  day  long,  as  has  been 
said,  and  returned  to  regimental 
headquarters  in  St.  Emilie  about 
dark. 

The  107th  and  the  108th  had  swept 
forward  as  if  each  was  an  irresistible 
avalanche.  Each,  as  has  been  shown, 
lost  men  so  rapidly  that  it  was  diffi- 


cult to  keep  track  of  casualties.  One 
moment  a  comrade  would  be  rushing 
along  beside  you.  the  next  moment  he 
would  be  sprawled  out  beside  you 
like  a  menacing  statue,  stilled  by 
death.  And  as  it  went  with  the  107th 
and  108th,  so  it  went  with  the  105th 
and  106th.  The  battalion  of  the  for- 
mer assigned  to  the  task  of  "mopping 
up"  was  drawn,  almost  before  the 
men  realized  it,  into  the  fight  at  the 
Knoll.  There  the  details  of  106th 
men.  who  had  been  fighting  since 
Friday,  had  been  Joined  by  the  107th, 
and  the  two  regiments  were  strug- 
gling, pushing,  leaping  at  the  nests 
of  Germans  who  would  stay  them. 
Machine  gun  bullets  were  crashing 
into  them  in  a  never-endinf  rain; 
high-explooive  shells     were     bursting 


4_„»> 


HOUUIOAV  1  i 


Corporal  of  Co.  B,  106th  Inf., 
killed  when  only  18  at  Hindenburg 
line. 

about  them  ceaselessly.     They  dashed 
on. 

Now  to  them  came  the  men  of  the 
105th.  supposed  to  be  "moppers  up" 
but  glad,  indeed,  to  find  that  they 
could  take  part  in  the  main  fight. 
They  rushed  at  pillboxes  and  at 
vantage  points  that  it  seemed  the 
height  of  folly  to  assail.  The  men 
of  all  three  regiments  did  such  feats 
as  stamped  them  as  veritable  super- 
men. They  were  helped,  strange  to 
say,  by  the  German  fierceness.  Re- 
solved on  wreaking  deatli  on  all  and 
resolved  to  insure  death,  the  Boche 
machine  gunners  were  withholding 
their  flre  until  the  27th's  infantrymen 
i  were  practically  on  top  of  them.  Then 
I  thev  would  loose  their  guns,  with 
I  terrible  effect.  But  by  withholding 
their  fire  so  lon.g.  the  Germans  also 
permitted  the  infantrymen  to  advance 
to  points  where  they  could  jump  m 
with  destructive  quickness,  and  then 
it  was  all  un  with  Mr.  Mac'hine  Gun- 
ner. It  would  he  like  this:  A  rush 
of  khaki-rlad  men.  a  burst  of  fire 
from  a  machine  .gun.  .a  score  of  forms 
On  the  ground,  a  leap  from  a  score 
more,  a  rush  upon  the  German  posi- 
tion witli  drawn  revolvers,  a  barking 
from  the  revolvers,  or  else  a  horrible 
squelch  from  sharp-thrust  bayonets, 
and  then  a.  wild  cry  of  triumph  as  the 
American  boys  realized  one  more 
thorn  in  their  side  had  been  removed. 


Call  Engineers 
To  Fighting  Line. 

So  it  went  on,  all  through  the  day. 
While  the  infantrymen  fought  it  out 
In  the  front,  with  the  engineers  and 
the  signal  men  alongside,  the  machine 
gunners  in  the  rear. — the  105th  and 
106th  Machine  Gun  Battalions — were 
having  the  time  of  their  lives  with  the 
enemy  barrage.  Upon  what  the 
machine  gunners  did  depended  largely 
the  safety  of  the  infantrymen  in  front. 
To  the  credit  of  the  machine  gun- 
ners it  must  be  recognized  that  they 
kept  their  guns  busy  as  though  they 
had  been  on  the  range  instead  of  un- 
der a  fierce  shell  fire.  They  had  few 
men  killed,  but  each  of  the  battalions 
engaged,  the  105th  and  106th,  had  ten 
or  a  dozen  men  each  wounded 
seriously. 

That  night,  things  looked  very  bad. 
The  infantrymen  had  given  of  their 
all,  had  displayed  a  self-sacrifice  and 
devotion  to  duty,  a  gallantry,  never 
before  excelled;  and  yet  it  seemed 
that  they  had  lost  so  greatly,  were  so 
terribly  thi»'ned  out.  that  they  were 
not  strons;  enough  to  hold  the  line. 
How  bad  it  was  is  evidenced  by  the 
fact  that  Companies  A  and  B  of  the 
Engiiieers — the  two  companies  of  the 
First  Batt.  which  had  come  in  from 
'oad  work — were  ordered  to  take  over 
a  part  of  the  line. 

Now  it  is  a  cardinal  rule  of  military 
science  that  engineers  shall  never  be 
used  for  fighting  save  in  a  graye 
emergency.  It  can  therefore  be 
imagined  how  badly  the  infantry  must 
have  been  cut  up  when  the  engineers, 
or  at  least  two  companies  of  them, 
were  ordered  into  the  line.  M.Tj. 
diaries  Garrison,  commanding  the 
First  Batt..  led  the  two  companies  to 
headquarters  of  the  53d  Inf.  Brigade, 
arriving  there  about  11  o'clock. 
Headquarters  were  then  in  Ronssp\ . 
Maj.  Garrison  reported  to  Brig.  Can. 
Blandin.  who  then  commanded  the 
53d  Brigade,  and  was  advised  that 
the  General  had  all  the  men  "he 
needed.  It  developed  later  that 
other  non-combatants  of  the  division 
— teamsters  cooks,  messengers,  chaf- 
feurs.  and  the  like  from  the  trains- 
had  responded  to  the  example  of  the 
non-combatants  of  the  106th  Inf.  and 
had  rushed  into  places  in  the  line. 
Gen.  Blandin  instructed  Maj.  Garrison 
to  keep  his  men  there  in  reserve,  how- 
ever, and  the  engineers  so  remained 
until  9  a.m.  the  next  day. 

On  Sunday  night,  September  29, 
the  107tli  and  the  108th,  with  a  con- 
tingent of  the  105th,  "leapfrogged" 
the  106th's  units  out  in  front.  The 
next  morning  the  attack  continued.  It 
was  a  continuation  of  the  main  battle 
with  unabated  fury.  Hand-to-hand 
combats  continued  to  mark  it — 
combats  in  which  bayonet  thrusts 
were  exchanged  with  a  cold,  deadly 
fury  horrible  to  witness.  To  tell 
about  it  all.  to  give  details  of  all  the 
incidents  would  require  a  book  of 
many  large  pages;  for  it  cannot  be 
over  empliasized  that  they  were  heroes 
all  who  fought  here  at  the  Hinden- 
burg  line. 

.Some  of  the  things  stood  out  com- 
pellingly.  Among  these  was  the  feat 
of  Sgts  .\lan  L.  Egprers  9Jjd  John  Ti. 
I.atham,  and  Corp.  ThoniB;<  E.  O'Shea. 
all  of  the  107th  Inf.  In  the  thick  of 
the  fighting  on  Sunday  they  ap- 
proached an  American  tank  which 
had  been  put  out  of  actio,n  and  in 
which  an  officer  and  three  men  had 
been  made  prisoners  by  the  mine  that 
did  the  trick.  Eggers,  Latham  and 
O'Shea  made  their  way  to  it,  rescued 
the  imprisoned  trio,  and  removed  the 
Hotchkiss  gun  from  the  tank.  With 
this  they  made  their  way  to  a  shell- 
hole  and  held  their  place  all  day  long 
against  repeated  attacks,  the  enemy  at 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG    ISLAND    IN   THE    WAR. 


times  surrounding  them  completely,  section.  On  the  «th  of  October,  the  dication  of  the  gallantry  which 
All  three  were  awarded  the  Congres-  1  diviiion  received  orders  to  move  into  marked  every  unii  of  the  division.  In 
sional  Medal  of  onor,  O'Sheii  jjost-iihe  Bellicourt  area,  m  support  of  the  |  addition  to  those  already  mentioned, 
humously,  he   having  received    wounds  I  301h  Division.  i  t'apt.    Rutherford    Ireland    of    Co.    F, 

in     their     desperate     enterprise     from)       For    the    first    time    since   the    fierce  !  Sgt.    Kric    Spencer    of    the    M.    G.    Co., 

Hindenburg  battle,  the  various  units  ,  Sgt.  Thomas  Armstrong  of  Co.  H, 
had  opportunit.v  to  take  stock  of  each  Corp.  Harry  L.  Close  of  Co.  D  and  Pvt. 
other.  They  saw  the  107th  Inf.  re-  James  Bougie  of  the  Sanitary  Detacli- 
duced  to  a  mere  skeleton  organizu-  nicnt  won  the  D  S.  C  Capt.  Arthur 
tion  from  the  2.600  who  had  proudly  \'.  McDermoi  and  Lt.  Harold  C.  de 
entered  the  Hindenburg  battle — one  Loiselle  won  the  British  Military 
Ing  leadership.  Lt.  Hook  was  hit  and  !  of  ils  companies.  Co.  L.  brought  down  Cross.  Sgt.  John  T.  Jones  and  Pvt. 
kept  on  going:  he  was  hit  again  and  [  to  only  2i).  They  saw  the  ranks  of  Samuel  Weisman  the  British  Military 
still  he  kept  on  going:  a  third  time  the  106th  Inf.  similarly  depleted.  They  Medal  and  Sgt.  Francis  J.  Farrelly 
he  was  downed,  and  this  time  the  hit  '  saw   a    battalion   of   the   103th   and    one    and    Pvt.    Jacob    Semberg    the    British 

of   the    lOSth    v/ith    as    many    men    as  i  Distinguished    Conduct    Medal. 


which  he  later  died. 

Only  a  few  days  ago  the  D.  S.  C. 
Was  awardi.'d  posthumously  to  Lt.  Al- 
trtd  J.  Ho.)k,  acting  commander  of 
Co.  F,  106th,  in  the  Hindenburg  ad- 
vance,  for  signal   bravery   and    inspir- 


was  fatal 

Fierce  Counter  Attacks 
By  the  Germans. 


After  the  attack  of  September  29 
and  the  advance  of  Septemuiir  :iU  had 
carried  the  division  to  the  objectives 
right  on  the  Hindenburg  line,  there 
were  the  tiercest  sort  of  counter- 
attacks by  the  German  forces.  'I'iie.v 
were  attacks  in  force,  too.  and  thoy 
swept  against  our  men  with  a  strength 
that  seemed  certain  to  push  them 
back.  But  it  developed  that,  given  ;■_ 
foothold,  all  the  tides  of  all  the  war.s 
might  surge  about  these  men  of  the 
27th  Division  and  they  would  not  be 
swept  off.  There  was.  tor  instai:ce. 
the  detachment  of  the  lOSth  ..  ..  un- 
der command  of  Lt.  Samuel  ."V.  r.iown. 
that  found  itself  cut  oft  from  the  rest 
of  the  regiment  in  a  mazr;  of  the 
barbed  wire  barrier.  The  enemy 
surged  all  about  it.  He  attacked  on 
both  sides,  in  front  and  in  the  rear 
«nd  also  in  the  air.  and  yet  in  spite 
of  this  fury  the  men  held  on  des- 
perately for  eight  hours,  refusing  to 
surrender,    refusing   to   cease    fighting. 

They  were  relieved  by  the  Austra- 
lians, as  was  all  of  the  division,  on 
October  1.  The  men  of  the  27th  had 
clung  on.  had  fought  on.  until  the  place 
where  the  Huns  had  Eai-l  -.Xo 
farther!"  had  been  made  to  luok  liks' 
a  sieve.  The  lOoth  and  the  106th  Inf. 
on  Sunday  had  advanced  to  their  ob- 
jectives in  the  face  of  the  most  de- 
termined resistance:  the  107th  and 
the  108th  on  the  30th  had  completely 
broken  down  the  resistance  of  the  fa- 
mous! Hindenburg  line  and  had  pa-*sed 
on  far  beyond  the  St.  Quentin  Canal,  hi 
In  the  tunnel  that  housed  it.  the  Huns 
had  kept  hundreds  of  reserves  to  wipe  '^"'°er  27. 
out    any    enemy     who    should,     by    a 


should  have  been  in  a  company.  They 
saw  even  the  engineers  with  thinned 
ranks. 

Casualties     among     the     officers     of 
the    106th    Inf. — a    fairly    comprehen- 


sicnal    battalion    men    had.    similariv":  [  co'mman"der' Afc'r  b'  Lrj^T   itliio? 
rontinued  operation  of  telephone  lines!  '>f  C.    Lt.   Alfred    J.    Hock   of   I 


wire    lines.      The    five — 1st    Class    Sgts 
Itedlefsen     and     Hney.     Corn.     Coleman 

and     Pvts.     Everett    .nnd    Lvdamore 

stayed  on  the  job  until  relief  came. 


XIV. 


In  addition,  the  divisional  certificate 
— signifying  that  they  had  been  cited 
for  gallantry  in  diviisonal  orders — was 
awarded  to  the  following:  Capt.  Fred- 
eric K.  Long,  Co.  H:  Capt.  KUs  P. 
Larsen,  Medical  Corps;  1st  Lt.  Robert 
B.  Cleaver.  Medical  Corps:  1st  Lt. 
Joseph  K.  Adams,  Medical  Corps;  2d 
Lt.  John  M.  Pott5,  Co.  M;  Sgt.  Francis 
J.  Farrelly,  Co.  D;  Sgt.  Alfred  J. 
Mutell,  Co.  A:  Sgt.  John  A.  Gehweiler, 
Co.  K;  Sgt.  Jerrold  McCarthy,  Sani- 
taiy  Detachment:  Sgt.  Henry  W.  A. 
Helfrich.  Co.  B:  Sgt.  Eric  W.  Spencer. 
M.  G.  Co.:  Sgt.  Meyer  M.  Berger  Co. 
A;  Sgt.  John  T.  Jones.  Co.  G;  Sgt. 
Harrj-  E.  Lynk,  Co.  G:  Corp.  George 
McLeish.  Hdqrs.  Co.;  Corp.  Harry  L. 
Close.  Co.  D;  Corp.  William  E.  Dunn 
Jr..  Co.  C;  Pvt.  Jacob  Semberg.  Sani- 
tary Detachment:  Pvt.  Peter  P.  Gav- 
nor.  Sanitary  Detachment:  Pvt.  James 
Bougier.  Sanitary  Detachmeiit;  Pvt. 
Frank  A.  Daly,  Sanitary  Detachment: 
Pvt.  Samuel  Weisman,  Sanitary  De- 
1  chment;  Pvt.  Charles  A.  j:dward.s. 
Co.  E:  Pvt.  Martin  OHara,  Co.  E; 
P^t.  Ernest  Blomgren.  Sanitary  De- 
tachment: Pvt.  Charles  Xintzel.  Sani- 
tary Detachment;  Frank  C.  Ward.  T. 
M.  C.  A.  secretary,  attached  to  106th 
Inf. 

.^fter  taking  stock  of  the  feats  of 
■signal  bravery  and  the  dreadful  losses 
all  the  units  had  suffered,  the  27th 
once  more  prepared  to  move  into  the 
line.  The  units  were  scattered  over 
a  fairly  wide  area  and  some  oj  then 
had  to  make  forced  marches -fo  gfet 
up  with  the  division,  among  these  be- 
ing the  Field  Signal  Batt.  It  made 
Corn     of    Cr.     r      inc.u    I    *  -such  long  marches  and   its  men  were 

Corp.    of    Co.    G,     106th    Inf..    met    so  thoroughly  tired  out  that  on  one  of 
s   death   in    Hindenburg    battle   Sep-  [  '''^    days    of    advance — October     10— 

the  battalion  did  not  have  opportunity 
to  make  camp  until  7:, 30  p.m.,  when 
it  was  dark,  and  as  no  one  wanted  to 
take  time  to  look  about  much  be- 
fore getting  to  ,<ileep.  In  the  morning 
the  field  in  which  the  signal  men 
were  sleeping  was  found  to  have  shel- 
tered the  bodi(s  of  three  dead  Ger- 
mans, one  lir.glish  soldier,  and  .i 
Tennessee  officer  of  the  30th  DJ%-is;on. 
The  infantry  units  and  tlia  engi- 
neers travellrsr  on  up  ahead — the  en- 
ginoers  had  giv-n  up  their  road  work 
and  rejoined  the  division  on  Octo- 
ber 9 — now.  rn  October  12,  r.slievpd 
the  30th  DivMion  on  a  front"  stretch 
ing  from  sou;h  of  Vaux-Andlgnv  to 
north  of  St.  .Sruplet.  For  several  day-i 
the  units  of  the  division  moved  about 
to  various  towns  in  the  region,  and 
nil  got  back  to  a  semi-trench  warfare 
The  towns  moved  to  marked  a  slight 
advance — from      Brancourf     to      Pre- 


HENRY  T.  BARNABY 


M.  Capt.  George  E.  Brvant.  Lt.  J  !•" 
Curtis  and  Lt.  W.  B.  Behrens  of  the 
.\I.  (.1.  Co..  and  Capt.  William  E.  Blair- 
dell.  acting  commander  or  the  Third 
Batt.       The    woiinded     included     Capt 

tV,'!!,'?.?=''  /•  w'"^°"<.°^   ^°-     ^-     I't.'imont.   from  Premont  to  Escaufort" 
Thomas    V .     \\»r^    of    E.    Lt.     Yorke  '       In    this   adv 


»>r   aclivitv     which    the     27tli    had     just 

tnaae   famous,   and    there   thev   stayed  i  a  i      ,      ,■ 

for  nearly  a  week,  flllinc  in  shellholes  \f^Wards  Indicate 

repairing  roads  and   bridgrs.   battering    TL     •      d 

the     water     supply.      The    Field    Signal  I  '"*""   **'"*"^*''>- 

Battalltm   was  :i   little  wav  in  back,  at 


Awards   given    otTlcers   and    in 


iust   about    to    be    occuoied    bv    Head 

t  nu.nrters.  when  the  Boch"  shell  landed 

in  the  center  of  the  chateau  court.vard 

Tho  courtviird   was  fairlv     well      filled 

— the  Division  Headquart.  rs  ner.'^onnel 

•  was   just    in    the   act    of   tRking   posse«- 

of   .!,„         -,        """.of  ,  S'on   of   the    pl-ce.      Fortnn.Ttelv;    chief 

of   these  al.so   being    d.-^m.-ge   wa«  done   to   moto-nvcles  and 


Driencourl.     and     the     infanlrv     units  I  the    lORth—'-.    ii=i 

were   scattered    in    the    same    gene;^  I  available-^^iVacc^^^^^  ,  — 

iiiay  uc  accepted  as  an  in- I  vehicles,  and  no  one  was  killed.     Five 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG  ISLAND   IN  THE   WAR. 


81 


were  injured.  Maj.  A.  L.  Howe,  com- 
:-niander  of  the  Field  Signal  Battalion, 
was  in  the  thick  of  it,  but  was  unhurt. 

On  October  15,  while  the  106th  Inf. 
was  at  Escaufort,  it  was  given  a  new 
commander.  Col.  William  A.  Taylor, 
its  leader  during  practically  all  its  ac- 
tive service,  was  relieved  and  Col. 
Franklin  W.  Ward  took  his  place.  Col. 
Ward  had  been  division  operations  of- 
ficer. 

During  the  stay  of  the  division  in 
Escaufort  it  was  subjected  to  a  heavy 
shelling  with  high  explosive  and  gas 
shells  on  the  night  of  October  16  and 
many  of  the  division  were  badly 
gassed.  This  was  the  night  before  the 
launching  of  a  major  attack  that  was 
designed  to  break  through  the  Ger- 
man lines  or  rush  them  back  over  a 
wide  area. 

XV. 

The  position  of  the  division  fronted 
on  the  Selle  River — a  comparatively 
shallow  stream,  fordable  most  any- 
where, about  forty  to  fifty  feet  wide. 
On  the  opposite  shore  from  the  divi- 
sion there  was  a  high  railroad  embank- 
ment, about  fifty  feet  high.  It  gave 
the  Germans  absolute  control  of  the 
river  and  made  any  thought  of  cross- 
ing it  seem  foolhardy. 

The  27th  Division,  however,  had 
been  up  against  the  same  sort  of  "fool- 
harly"  proposition  before.  Its  men  re- 
ceived the  word  on  the  night  of  the 
16th  that  they  were  to  attack  at  dawn, 
and  they  were  mighty  glad  of  it,  .some 
of  them  have  said,  because  it  broke  up 
monotony. 

At  5:20  a.m.  the  barrage  was  laid 
down  for  the  attack.  At  zero  hour 
tanks  started  off  and  infantry  followed 
after.  Almost  immediately  they  were 
lost — swallowed  up  in  the  densest, 
thickest  fog  the  New  Yorkers  had  ever 
seen.  It  was  so  thick — that  fog — that 
one  could  not  see  more  than  ten  feet 
away  from  him.  Tanks  had  to  rely 
entirely  upon  compasses  to  guide 
them,  and  infantry  followed  blindly 
after  officers  who  led  the  way  across 
the  river  with  only  compasses  to 
show  them  that  they  were  headed  the 
right  way. 

It  was  the  famous  "Battle  of  the 
Fog"  that  was  being  staged. 

The  First  Battalion  and  Company  E 
of  the  Engineers  came  up  at  the  lead 
and  undertook  the  construction  of 
tour  bridges  across  the  river.  Each  of 
1he  four  Engineer  companies  took  a 
bridge.  The  infantry  had  already 
crossed  the  rive'r — the  105th  Inf.  in 
the  van — but  they  had  not  yet  con- 
solidated the  position  on  the  other 
side.  There  were  strong  German  ma- 
chine gun  posts  left  behind  them,  and 
the  Engineers  were  subjected  to  a 
galling  fire  while  they  labored  to  build 
the  bridges.  These  bridges,  inciden- 
tally, were  for  the  passage  of  the 
trains — the  supply  and  ammunition 
trucks  and  the  like.  Company  C  and 
Company  E  of  the  Engineers  suffered 
severely.  Company  E,  in  particular, 
had  great  difficulty  because  two  truck- 
loads  of  material  on  the  way  to  making 
its  bridge  were  broken  up  by  shell  fire, 
and  the  company  had  to  improvise  a  lot 
of  stuff  and  wait  for  other  material 
While  all  the  lyhile  under  fire. 

While  the  engineers  were  at  this 
task,  the  infantry  were  having  one  of 
the  times  of  their  lives  across  the 
river.  Jer)->-  had  no  particular  force  on 
the  west  bank,  but  he  was  relying  on 
the  defenses  in  back  of  that  big  rail- 
road embankment.  It  was  a  treinen- 
dously  strong  position — some  of  those 
in  the  battle  say  it  was  even  stronger 
than  the  Hindenburg  line — and  be- 
cause of  the  way  various  units  got  lost 
in  the  fog.  Jerry  did  not  get  the  con- 
certed onslaught  that  he  should  have 
gotten.  Remember,  unit  leaders  had 
only  their  compasses  and  the  sound  of 


the  guns  to  guide  them.  But  what  was 
bad  for  them  was  also  bad  for  Jerry. 
The  Germans  did  not  know  that  a 
force  was  finding  its  way  into  their 
midst  until  the  force  was  actually  on 
top  of  them.  Taken  all  in  all,  fog  prob- 
ably helped  the  attack  as  much  as  it 
retarded  it.  Then,  too,  Jerry  was 
pretty  sick  of  fighting.  The  30th  Di- 
vision and  the  27th  Division  had 
been  so  thoroughly  and  consistently 
lambasting  him  and  each  had  so  con- 
stantly refused  to  recognize  when  it 
was  licked  that  Jerry  had  about  all 
he  wanted. 

His    infantry   was    routed    in    some 


■7 


li         D 
l\    HiLL 


This  Brooklyn  lad,  who  llred  at  206 
McDonough  St.,  was  one  of  the  twenty 
volunteers  of  Co.  M,  106th  Inf.,  who 
took  a  German  machine  gun  nest  at 
Kcnunel  Hill.  He  was  klUed  in  the 
fray  and  was  cited  posthumously  for 
exti-eme  gallantry. 

hours  of  sharp,  intensive  "push,"  but 
his  artillery  was  more  than  usually 
active  and  the  major  number  of  the 
casualties  in  the  particular  battle 
came  from  shells. 

First  Across 
The  River. 

The  105th  Inf.  and  106th  Inf.  com- 
bined as  one  regiment,  were  flr.st 
across  the  river,  and  after  them  came 
the  lOSth  Inf.  The  former  made  their 
headquarters  in  Abre  Guernon.  After 
they  and  the  108th  were  across,  the 
106th  M.  G.  B.  came  up  in  support. 
It  was  ready  before  the  new  bridges 
being  constructed  by  the  engineers 
were  ready,  and  Capt.  A.  H.  Piatt 
scouted  about  to  find  some  means  of 
getting  the  heavy  ammunition  trucks 
of  the  battaliou  to  the  other  side.  He 
found  one  old  bridge  just  wide  enough 
for  the  limbers.  Capt.  Morgan  of  D 
Co.  of  the  M.  G.  B.,  did  not  like  the 
looks  of  the  bridge,  however.  He  in- 
sisted that  tne  CSermans  would  not 
have  left  it  unices  they  had  mined  it. 

The  first  of  the  German  prisoners 
were  coming  back  just  about  this 
time.  Sight  of  them  proved  an  inspi- 
ration. They  were  ordered  to  crowd 
onto  the  bridge,  filling  it  completely, 
and  then  were  instructed  to  jump  up 
and  down  on  it.  There  was  no  explo- 
sion and  no  breakdown.  The  bridge 
was  safe.       The     lumbers  were  taken 


across — they  could  not  have  gotten 
across  for  some  time  if  It  had  not  been 
for  this  bridge^and  the  Machine  Gun 
Battalion  was  in  the  thick  of  it  on  the 
other  side  in  a  jiffy. 

Impetuous  attack  here  at  the  crossing 
of  the  Selle  River  proved  the  same 
irresistible  wave  as  had  marked  the 
attack  on  the  Hindenburg  line.  The 
German  forces  were  rolled  back  from 
the  river  with  a  rush  that  carried 
them  right  up  to  the  line  of  their  last 
defenses.  They  might  have  been 
swept  on  further,  even,  had  it  not 
been  for  the  snarl  in  which  the  units 
of  the  27th  Division  found  themselves 
because  of  the  fog.  Companies  of  the 
various  regiments  had  gotten  hope- 
lessly mixed  up  through  the  long  day 
of  hard  fighting,  and  that  night  only 
220  men  of  the  105th  Inf.  came  out 
of  the  line.  By  the  next  morning  oth- 
ers had  seeped  in;  so  that  there  were 
more   than   400   ready  to   "carry   on." 

On  the  night  of  the  17th,  Pvts. 
Percy  Cooksley  and  R.  J.  Walsh  of 
Co.  A,  Field  Signal  Battalion,  distin- 
guished themselves.  A  signal  station 
had  been  moved  forward  to  Jonc  do 
Mer  Farm,  across  the  river,  with  the 
105th  Inf.,  and  wire  was  needed  for  it. 
A  wagon  load  was  dispatched  with 
English  drivers.  They  got  to  the 
river  and  got  "cold  feet"  because  of 
the  heavy  shelling,  dumping  their  wire 
on  the  east  side.  Walsh  and  Cooksley 
were  sent  back  with  them.  All  car- 
ried some  of  the  wire  across  and  then 
"Jerry"  started  some  heavy  shelling. 
The  English  drivers  disappeared,  and 
Cooksley  and  Walsh  remained  for 
hours,  carrying  the  wire  across  on 
their  shoulders.  The  last  part  of  their 
work  was  done  in  the  midst  of  gas 
shells.  They  finished  the  task  and 
then  went  to  the  hospital. 

On  the  next  day  the  107th  and  the 
108th  Inf.  pushed  on  from  Baudival 
Farm,  which  they  had  reached  in  the 
drive  the  day  before,  and  attacked 
the  strong  German  position  of  Jonc  de 
Mer  Ridge.  The  First  Battalion  of  the 
Engineers  went  back  to  Division 
Headquarters,  in  reserve,  and  the  Sec- 
ond Battalion  stayed  up  in  the  front 
line,  repairing  roads  for  the  infantry's 
advance.  The  53fl  Inf.  Brigade  was 
on  the  right  of  the  line  at  this  time, 
and  it  advanced  with  the  54th.  Jonc 
de  Mer  Ridge  fell  before  the  deter- 
mined onslaught  just  as  everything 
else  was  falling  in  these  days.  Re- 
duced, in  a  sense,  to  a  mere  handful, 
the  27th  Division  had  only  fighting 
men  left.  The  Germans  were  tired  out 
and  afraid  of  the  "demons"  who  gave 
them  no  rest,  and  it  is  certain  that  the 
New  Yorkers  were  daily  driving  back 
immensely  superior  forces  of  men. 
Besides  death  and  injury  from  bullets, 
disease  was  beginning  to  make  itself 
keenlv  felt  in  the  ranks.  Infection 
with  'Spanish  "flu"  had  come  when 
the  division  slept  in  German  dugouts 
at  the  Hindenburg  line. 

In  order  to  bolster  un  appearances 
for  the  107th  Inf..  Co.  C  of  the  106th 
Machine  Gun  Battalion,  under  Capt, 
A  H.  Piatt,  was  at  this  time  in  the 
line  with  the  107th.  That  regiment 
had  less  than  300  rifles  left  in  the 
line  and  needed  everybody  with  them 
who  could  cari-y  a  rifle.  It  was  the 
same  situation  with  all  the  regiments. 
The  lines  were  very  thinly  held,  but 
the  Germans  were  running  and  the 
thin  lines  seemed  to  make  little  dif- 
ference. Of  course,  if  "Jerrv"  had 
turned  the  story  might  be  different: 
but  "Jerry"  did  n"t  turn.  He  was  too 
thoroughly  frightened  of  the  27th  Di- 
vision. 

Men  of  27th 

Doing  Yeoman  Service. 

They  were  doing  yeoman  things  at 
this  time,  the  men  of  the  27th.  For 
example,  when  the  Selle  River  was 
crossed   the    machine    gun     battalions 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG    ISLAND   L\   THE    WAR. 


found  that  the  mules  -nhlch  bore 
their  Kuns,  triports  and  ammunition 
(.ould  not  Kft  up  the  steep  eni- 
l>anUrnenl,  WImt  mules  could  not  do. 
men  could.  The  men  from  there  on 
carried  the  maeliihe  Kuns  of  40 
pounds  each:  the  tripod.s  of  4S  pound.s 
each,  aJid  the  bo.\es  of  uniinunilion  of 
ZS  poundii  each.  It  should  be  men- 
tioned that  Capt.  Piatt,  .several  times 
referred  to  here,  was  lending  his  men 
at  Ihi.t  time  while  ill  with  pneumonia. 
He  held  on  until  the  27th  was  re- 
lieved. ,     ,     . 

On  October  19.  witli  the  10. th  in 
the  van,  the  division  took  Genlesmil 
Kldse.  The  next  day  it  was  in  battle 
against  the  strong  German  posts  al 
tlic  Maurice  liiver— again  triumphant. 
That  night.  October  :;0.  the  eiadde.st 
of  moments  came  to  the  divisinn— it 
wa;:  relieved  by  the  ISth  British  Divi- 
i>ion  and  ordered  to  move  back  to  rest 
camp  for  a  Ions'  period  of  rcot  and 
reorganization.  Tl  marched  that  night 
to  Busigny,  marched  tho  next  day  to 
Brancourt.  the  next  day  to  Bellecourl. 
and  the  next  day  to  Itoisel.  At  llol- 
Bol  the  lO.Tth  was  loaded  on  trains  for 
the  refit  camp  in  the  Corbie  area.  It 
V.ail  Just  gotten  away.  I.t.  Col.  Berry 
beins  the  officer  in  litarge  of  leadinp;. 
when  there  came  a  tremendous  ex- 
plosion. Uailrf)ad  tracks,  telegrapii 
wires,  embankment,  railroad  station — 
everything — disappeared.  A  Germai; 
mine,  planted  there  six  weeks  before. 
had  Just  been  jarred  into  action  by  s. 
Britl.sh  lorry.  No  one  in  tlie  L'Tti; 
■Division  was  hurt,  but  several  Brilisii 
Tommiec  verc  killed.  The  division 
had  to  march  on  to  Tincourt  to  take 
train.  Tt  embarked  there  on  October 
2G  for  Corbie,  arrived  at  Corbie  on 
the   "6tli — and  there  was  rest. 

The  division  was  undergoing  re-or- 
panization  when  the  armistice  thrilled 
the  world  on  November  tl.  It  lias 
since  been  resting,  and  is  now  on  its 
way  home. 


XVIL 


XVI. 

More  might  be  said  at  this  time  o£ 
the  27th  Division.  Its  history,  as  given 
here,  is  far  from  complete,  and  the 
names  of  hundreds  of  heroes  have 
tieon  unmentioncd  because  of  Lack  ot 
space.  Is  there  need  of  their  names, 
however'.'  Is  there  need  of  any  more 
being  said?  Does  not  what  is  here 
written  sive  all  that  is  essential — 
show  that  the  men  of  New  York  de- 
servo  ranking  vith  the  bravest  of  the 
br've'.' 

Honor  where  honor  is  due:  Hats 
off  to  the  2  7th  Division — not  to  any 
one  individual,  not  to  any  one  unit, 
but  to  all — to  the  27th  Division, 
U.  S.  A. 


Some   measure   of  the   appreciation 

felt  by  the  outside  world  for  the  deeds 
I  of  tlic  27th  Div.  is  afforded  through 
I  the  commendation  given  them  offl- 
'  cially    by    the    military    leaders    w-ith 

whom    and    under    whom    they    made 

their   wonderful    record. 

l'"ield     Marshal    .Sir    Uougla.s    Haig, 

Britisli  commander-in-chief.  wrote 
, this: 

"Now  thai  the  American  Second 
Corps  is  leaving  the  British  zone,  1 
with  once  more  to  thank  you  and  all 
otPicers.  non-commissioned  officers  and 
men  under  your  command,  on  liehalf 
both  of  myself  and  all  ranks  of  the 
Biitish  armies  in  Franco  and  P'lan- 
ders.  for  the  very  gallant  and  efficient 
.■service  you  have  rendered  during  the 
period  of  your  operations  with  the 
Fourth  British  .\rmy. 

'•On     the     29th     of    September    you 
took  part  with  great  distinction  in  the 
'  great   and   critical  attack   which   shat- 
1  tcred    the    enemy's    resistance    in    the 
,  Hindenburg  line  and   opened  tho  road 
'  to    final     victory.      The    deeds    of    the 
I  27th  and  30th  .Amerlcm  Divisions  who 
on  that  day  took  Bellocourt  and   Nau- 
roy    .ind     so    gallantly    siistuined     tlic 
I  desperate  struggle  for  Bony,  will  rank 
!  with  the  highest  achieveinenls  of  the 
war.      They    v/ill    always    be    reinem- 
liered    by    the    British    regiments    that 
fought    beside   you.     Since    that   date, 
through    three   weeks   of    almost   con- 
tinuous   fighting,    you    advanced    from 
j  one    success    to    another,    overcoming 
all    resistance,    heating    off    numerous 
counter-attacks,  and  capturing  several 
thousand    prisoners    and    many    guns. 
The     names    of    Brancourt,     Fremont. 
Aaux-Andignv,    St.    Souplet   and    Maz- 
'  inghien,  testify  to  the  dash  and  energy 
j  of  your  attacks.      J  rejoice  at  the  suc- 
!  cess   which    has   attended   your   efforts 
j  and  I  am   proud  to  have  had  you  un- 
der  my  command.  "D.   HAIG, 

"Field  Marshal." 


From  Maj.   Gen.   Gellibrand 
To  Maj.  Gen.  O'Ryan. 

From  -Maj.  C.en.  I.  Gellibrand,  com- 
manding   tho    Third    .'Australian    Divi- 
,  sion,  there  came  this  letter: 

"Maj.    Gen.    J.   F.   O'Ryan,    27th   Div, 
France,    14    Octobre,    1918. 
,  "General: 

"On  behalf  of  all  ranks  of  the  Third 
I  Australian  Division,  I  desire  to  express 
I  our  sincere  appreciation  of  the  fight- 
[  ing    qualities    displayed    by    the    27th 


Division  U.  S.  on  the  2  7lh  and  29tli 
September  last.  Tho  gallant  m inner 
In  which  your  troops  faced  an  ex- 
iremelv  difficult  task,  the  determina- 
tion of  their  attacks  on  a  strongly  en- 
trenched position,  and  tho  undaunted 
spirit  with  which  they  met  their  losses 
make  us  hope  that  we  shall  again 
have  the  honor  of  fighting  alongside 
the  division  under  your  command.  The 
confidence  of  the  men  in  their  Officers 
ap|)ealed  to  us  as  particularly  happy 
omen  for  the  future  successes  of  the 
27th.     Very  respectfully. 

"I.  GELLIBRAND. 
"Major  General,  Com'dg  3d  Australian 
Division." 

Gen.  Pershing,  commander-in-cliier 
of  the  American  Bxpeditionaij 
Forces,  sent  to  Maj.  Oen.  G.  W.  Read, 
[commander  of  the  Second  American 
I  Corps,  a  telegram  of  appreciation  for 
;  the  wonderful  services  of  the  2(th 
'and  30th  Dnvisions,  which  read: 

"The  commander-in-chief  desires 
vou  to  convey  to  the  officers  and 
.soldiers  of  vour  corps  his  apprecia- 
tion of  fhe  niagnificent  qualities  which 

,  have  enabled  them,  against  powerful 
resistance,  to  advance  more  than  ten 
miles  and  to  take  more  tlmu  6,000 
prisoners  since  September  27. 

i  "McAndrew,    Chief   of   Staff." 

I 

It   w-as   accompanied    by    this   word 

^  from    Maj.    Gen.   Read: 

"Referring    to    the    telegram    from 
the   commander-in-chief   of  apprecia- 
I  tion    of    the    sacrifice    and    service    ot 
I  the    troops    of   the    American    Expedi- 
tionary  Forces.    I    feel    that    it   sliould 
be   impressed    upon    the    men    of   your 
j  command  that  they  and  the  organiza- 
tions    to     which     they     belong     have 
played  an  exceptional  part  in  bringing 
I  aoout    the    magnificent    results    which 
I  t-le        commander-in-chief        has        so 
1  varmly  eulogized   and   that   every  ad- 
.'antage   should    be   taken    of   this   ex- 
[  /iression  ot  what  has  been  done  in  the 
I  past  and   confidence  as  to  the  future 
by  those  in  command  to  inspire  their 
I  men   with   pride    in    the   service   they 
!  have   had   as   soldiers  in   the   Army   of 
tho   United    States,   and   to   keep   alive 
this    'proud    consciousness    of   a    now 
Americanism  born  of  sacrifice.' 

"I  would  request  that  you  convey  to 
your  command  my  appreciation  of  the 
part  they  have  taken  in  our  great 
victory  and  my  thanks  for  their  heroic 
devotion  to  duty,  and  I  share  with 
them  their  sorrow  for  fallen  com- 
rades, and  fheir  pride  m  the  high 
achievements  ot  the  men  of  this  corps. 
"G.  W.  READ, 
"ilajor  General,  Commanding." 


Partial  List  of  Brooklyn  Men  in  27th  Division 


The  Eagle  In  February  re- 
ceived from  its  Paris  Bu- 
rwu  the  names  of  the  fol- 
.^r.ing  Brooklyn  men  who 
fought  through  the  war 
with  the  27ih   Division: 

105TH  M.  C.  B. 

S.WITAIIV 
W2.1.\CHMKXT. 

Cap',  ('harlcs  D.   Kaynpr,  M.  C. 

C«pt.  .loMph   K,   Xlukliy.   D.  C. 

6rt.    Ilarrj-    Alfko. 

Bei.   I-'r«rik  B.   SchiiSbly. 

Itonry  P.  Baypr. 

Adaiph  J    B-ck«r, 


Bern.ardo  Belli. 
.TuUus  BroEKOIwirUi. 
Enel   )t.    Browii. 
Coni-ad  Budncy. 
.Toaeph  ]''.   Dunne. 
Harry   1''.  Carrily. 
Itny    M.    Keal. 
Vllllani  .1.  Kru.iiiei. 
(Ifnrge  R.   McGralh. 
R.ilph  D.  Martin. 
Theodore  Merr'.tt. 
Ilohert  N.  Palmer. 
LcRoy  Post, 
.lolin  W.  Smltli. 

HEADQIAUTJOIIS 
COMP.AXV. 

Maj.  t-^enni'th  Uardnor. 
''  1»t  I^t.  Adj.  Robert  II.  Lealie. 
,  lilt  t.t.  Chap.  Archer  B,  Baas. 


Bat.  ,Ssl.  JlaJ.  .lumes  P.  Lafferty  | 
Bat.  Sgl.  Maj.  Clarence  E.  liar-  ! 
bison.  * 

Sgt.  .loaeph  A.  McGrath.  I 

Set.  Charles  K.  Rust.  I 

Sgt.  Harry  K.  Foster.  I 

*.'orp.  Richard  M.  Sulzer.  i 

Cook  .Max  l.ango.  | 

Wag:.  Charles  U.  E.  Bethel. 
Wap.  WInfield  H.  Bock. 
Wag.  Carl  p.  Bostrom. 

Michael  .1.  Casella.  ! 

Winiam  J.  Costigan.  | 

Wag.  Alexander  B.  Dlckerson. 
W.ag.  Michael  r.  Doody  .Jr. 
Wag.  Harry  F.  Dulhagen  Jr. 
Wag.  .Tohn  ,T.  Grauwiler. 
Wag.   R.aymond  \.   Hematrect. 
Wag.  Harry  F.  Kamna. 
Wag.  Harry  K.  Kind. 
Waff.  Frank  P.  t*ainorcaux. 


Wag 
Wag 


Wag.  Joscpli  P.  Linden. 
Wag.  David  Loftu,-!. 
Wag.   .lamed   M,   Cabc. 
Wag.  Harr.:;  McOinnifis. 
AVag.  Henry  J.  Moore. 
Wag.  Charles  T.  Mullen. 
Wag.  Raymond  F.  Xoye. 
Wag.  John  S.  Seller. 
Wag.  Benvenuto  Sidoli. 
Wag.  William  .V.  Stegman. 
Wag.  William  U.  Vieiu.. 
Wag.  Karl  J.  Warner. 
Wag.  Joseph  Detaney. 
Wag.  .Stephen  A.  Colahan. 
Loul:;  .\.  Dellaj-es. 
William    T.   Granger. 
.Joseph  V.   Meehan. 
Richard  P.  Beahan. 
Alfred  B.  Bock. 
John  V.  Collins. 
William  F.  Stokum. 


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83 


ORDNAXCi: 
DETACHMKNT. 

Kst.  Alexander  G.  Shand. 
Bonjamin  H.  Gorman. 
%VilIja:^i  E.  Kugler. 
James  JIcEwan. 

COMPANY    A. 

Capt.   Lucius  H.  Blglow  Jr. 

1st  Lt.  Joseph  F.  Cook. 

1st  Lt.  William  C.  Barthman. 

2d  Lt.  'Harold  Ij.  Downey. 

2d  Lt.  Harry  B.  Jennings. 

1st  Sgt.  Eliaha  H.  Waterman. 

Sup.  Sgt.  Louis  A.  Lanthicr. 

Stable  Sgt.  Charles  Paine. 

Jless  Sgt.  Martin  C.  Pennitker. 

Mess  Sgt.  Frank  C.  Van  Derveer 

Sgt.  Paul  T.  Simpson. 

Sgt.   Alphonse  T.   Fleming. 

Sgt.  Ferdinand  V.  Bradford. 

Sgt.  JIatthew  J.  Shevlin. 

Sgt.  Chester  A.  Menendez. 

Sgt.   Alexander  J.   Robertson. 

Sgt.  liOUis  M.  Thompson  Jr. 

Sgt.  Walter  A.  Starck. 

Sgt.  Morton  B.  Allen. 

Sgt.  Marshall  R.  Herron. 

Sgt.  Frederick  A.  Adler. 

Sgt.   Reidaa  Waaler. 

Corp.  Charles  W.  Baker. 

Corp.   Joseph  A.   Smith. 

Corp.  Gerald  Nagle. 

Corp.  Edward  S.  Hunter. 

<"orp.  Charles  A.  Maurice. 

lorp.  Maurice  J.  O'Callaghan. 

Corp.   Edwin  D.  Elliot. 

Corp.  William  A.   McGrane. 

Corp.  Clyde  II.  Waterman. 

r-orp.   JIurrel  H.  Consorty. 

i-orp.  Philip  S.  Bl.akeman. 

Corp.   AVilUam  C.  Martens. 

t'orp.   Francis  A.  Arnold. 

Corp.  Frank  A.  Kearns. 

Corp.  David  R.  Harford. 

Corp.  William  '\V.  Davenport  Jr. 

Corp.  William  J.  Chirgwin. 

Corp.  Raymond  R.  Rogers. 

Corp.  Frank  Jefferson. 

Corp.  Frank  A.  Macaulay. 

Moch.  John  P.  Mahcr. 

Jlech.  James  A.  O'Connor. 

Mech.  John  Conlon. 

Saddler  Peter  E.  Reynolds. 

Saddler  Thomas  J.  Hodgina. 

Cook  William  J.  Hartman. 

Cook  Joseph  .T.  O'Hagan. 

Cook  James  G.  Samon. 

Bugler  Richard  I.  C.  Hess. 

Peter  J.  Bagnaseo. 

Edward  B.  Bellman. 

Thomas  L.  Burns. 

William  Cahill. 

Parmly  S.   Clap  Jr. 

Carl  W.  Conroy. 

Robert  A.  Clyatt. 

Edward  .T.  Daly. 

Stephen  O.  Dean. 

Xorman   K.   EypP'^r. 

Walter  J.  Fraser. 

Harry   J.  Frey. 

John  H.  Garrison. 

CasimlF  Cogu'jBki. 

•\Villiam  Guhl. 

<'harles  W.  Halik. 

Laurence  B.  Hayward. 

Axel  Holmes. 

George  D;  Hewlett. 

Frederick  Hofmeilter. 

Harold  Ireland. 

Francis  W.   Howell. 

J.,eonard  S.  Hubbard. 

Charles  H.  Johnson  Jr. 

Joseph  H.  Kelly. 

Henry  E.   Koenig. 

James  H.   Lamberson. 

<:'harles  J.   Lay. 

Clyde  "Vy.   Lucas. 

Sylvester  L.  Lyons. 

John  J.  McCarthy. 

Con^elius  J.  A.  McDevitt. 

.Tames  D.  McDonough. 

Harry  i\Ialak. 

George   B.   Martin. 

.Tames  J.   Martin. 

Ruby  :Mazberg. 

Dayton  B.   Meeker. 

Glenn  F.   Mitchell. 

Daniel   H.    Jlerritt. 

Edward  J.  Molloy. 

Irving  F.   Moore. 


David  J.  MulhoUand. 
Hugh  P.  O'Hagan. 
James  E.  O'Reilly. 
Louis   C.    Popham. 
Louis  Popluder. 
John    Quaekenbush   Jr. 
Samuel  M.  Quigley  Jr. 
Edward  J.   Redick. 
Walter  W.  Ring. 
Josiah  C.   Bobbins. 
Herman  C.  Rosenbach. 
James  G.  Russell. 
Harlow  L.  Scott. 
Harry   S.    Simonson. 
Eugene  F.  Sullivan. 
Joseph  F.  Tisch. 
Aksel  Wiborg. 
Stephen  S.  Whitney. 
Norman  A.  Baker. 
Thomas  F.  Barry. 
Lester  H.   Burton. 
Howard  D.  Bush. 
Fred  T.  Canady. 
John  C.  Carter. 
Kenneth  P.   Cartel-. 
Henry  P.  Cutter. 
William  M.  Clay, 
Frederick  P.  Cobb. 
William  J.  Conley. 
Albert  W.  Doss. 
John   Dunne. 
James  Durnan. 
Tjork  Dykstra. 
Percival   A.   Ebensteln. 
I  Clyde  B.  Embry. 

Daniel  J.   Enright. 
I  Duke  E.  W.  Bvatt. 
I  John  C.  Faueher. 
I  Frederick  C.  Fishbeck.' 

Harry  W.  Fishel. 
George  Fisher. 

James  D.  Fitzpatrick. 

Roger   R.   Frawley. 

George  B.  Fuller. 

.\lbert  H.   Fulton. 

William  M.  Fyfe. 
I  Walter  L.  Hanford. 

George  A.   Hanson. 

Thomas  J.  Hargesheimer. 

Frederick  T.  Johnson. 

John  J.  Kane. 

Harry  G.   Kearns. 

Francis  J.  Kelly. 

Thomas  Kenny. 

Joseph  J.  Keany. 

Johannes  F.  Kivinen. 

Waclaw  E.  Konascec. 

Henry  Kralingcr. 
'  John  J.  Lahey. 
i  William  D.  Lauerman. 

William  J.  Leap. 

A,rlhur  H.   Legler. 
■  Thomas  Leigh. 

James  F.  T^yles. 

Bart  R.  McDonald. 

Harry  F.   McDonald. 

Donald  MacDougall. 

Squire  A.  Marcus. 

Reinald  P.  W.  Mathison. 

Edward  J.  Meehan. 

Xick  Melio. 

George  E.   Merilatt. 

Charles  F.    Miller. 

Michac'  V.  Moran. 

Thomas  E.   ilurray. 

William  C.  Myers. 

John    O'Day. 

John  .T.  O'Kane. 

Mack  T.  Nix. 
I  Joseph  H.  Xoll. 

■Joseph  X.  North. 
'  Harmon  Pantley. 

Henry  A.   Parker. 

Louis  Pomerantz,. 

William  T.  Porter. 

Clayton  A.  Prindie. 

Henry  I.  Priour. 

Herman  A.  F.  Radtke. 

Van  A.  Ratlift. 

Hugo  V.  Renner. 

I5mil  G.  Rupprecht. 

Michael  Selwa. 

Domad  Sokowsky. 

Stanley  G.  Wood. 

Louis  Zimmermarm. 

Wilfred  Gervais. 

COJIP.VNY    B. 

Isl  T^.  Theodore   Crane. 

1st  Lt. 'John  J.  Fleming. 

2d  Lt.  Richard  G.  Lyon. 

,  2d  Lt.  Richard  McCaskey. 


2d  Lt.  George  Matthews  Jr. 

1st  Lt.  John  Reynolds. 

V.'illiam  P.  Alexander. 

Jesse  Allen. 

Roy  Allen  Anderson. 

James  R.  Bagley. 

Henry  T.    Banker. 

Sgt.  Christian  S.  Bardon. 

Alien  G.  Barnard. 

Henry  H.  Barrow. 

Eg^nont  G.  Barth. 

Mech.  Edward  J.  Bendell. 

.Abraham  Bergman. 

Marshall  E.  Blrklns  Jr. 

John  Bischoff. 

Frank  L.  Blake. 

John  H.  A.  Bodmer. 

John  JL  Bograln. 

John  C.  Boone. 

Augustus  P.  Bracher  Jr. 

N'ewton  W.  Bradley. 

Emmet  C.  Brown. 

Sgt.  'Hubert  H.   Brown. 

Guidet  M.  Buckley. 

William  G.  Burton. 

Martin  Byrne. 

Thomas  A.  Byrnes  Jr. 

Edward  Carman. 

George  "W.   Carpenter. 

Deimis  E.  Carroll. 

Stable  Sgt.  Richard  M.  Carver. 

1st  Sgt.  Harold  P.  Chubb. 

Edmond  W.  Cochran. 

I'reston  L.  Coffman. 

Thomas  Connolly. 

Wilton   J.  Coppinger. 

Corp.  Charles  P.  Comely. 

L.  Corp.  Arthur  P.  Cowley. 

Sgt.  Charles  A.  Cox. 

Louis  Darvin. 

William  Ray  DeArmltt. 

Lorenzo  C.  Delmonlco  Jr. 

Vincent  IL  Doherty. 

Edmond  J.  Dowd. 

Peter  J.  Dubiac. 

William  J.  Duffy. 

Augustine  E.  Dunn. 

Walter  W.  Dunn. 

Jesse  E.  Dwyer. 

Joseph  J.  Eck. 

Sgt.   Augustus  P.   Eckert. 

Sup.  Sgt.  Richard  R.  Ellsworth. 

Harry  H.  Esselborn. 

Sgt.  Eugene  Falkner  Jr. 

L.  Corp.  Alfred  B.  Faron. 

Paul  C.  Fehfman. 

Corp.  Thomas  P.  Ferguson. 

Harry  M.  Fisher  Jr. 

Joseph  A.  Fitzpatrick. 

Richard  J.  Foley. 

.Mbertus  G.  Fox. 

Ralph  W.  Fredsall. 

.\age  W.  C.  Fritsch. 

Corp.  John  O.  Fruln. 

Harry  E  Giroux. 

John  J.   Going. 

Charles  Gordon. 

Louis  Greenspan. 

.Samuel  Grossandler. 

Charles  Gruner. 

Mess  Sgt.  Ole  A.  Habberstad. 

Corp.  Raymond  B.  Han.son. 

Walter  'W.  Hermes. 

".Ic'r-.txTti   A.    Hesse. 

Adam  W.  Hetzel. 
j  Cornelius  J.  Hickey. 

Plais  Hicks. 

Frederick  L.  Hoerl. 

John  J.  Jantzen. 

Pitt  .T.  Johns. 
1  Sgt.  I'^rsnk  !>.  Johnston. 

Stanley  Kairis. 
',  ."ook  Dennis  J.  Kennedy. 

Martin  J.  Kennedy. 
I  Raymond  H.  Kennedy. 
'.  JTenry  Keuler. 

riugler  Vincent  J.  Kiernan. 

Sgt.  Laurence  J.  Kitchlng. 

John  S.  Knox. 

John  Koch. 

Thomas  Kopeck. 

Jacob  Framer. 

Ben    Landrum. 

^'ernon  P.  Lanpher. 

Albert  H.   Lanzer. 

Louis  D.  Leavine. 

Corp.  John  C.  Leeder. 

John  A.  Leonard. 

Robert  E.   Leonard. 

Benjamin  F.  Lew-is. 

■William  W.  Lewis. 

Herbert  D.    Littlelield. 


Clarence  T.  Lynch. 
Mech.  John  J.  McAndrew. 
John  McBrlde. 
Robert  C.  McCabe. 
John  R.  McDonald. 
Horseshoer  John  J.  McGIIl. 
William  Mcintosh. 
K.  O.  McLaughlin. 
Vance  McLeod. 
Thomas  L.  McNeil. 
I  Nicholas  Malesky. 
I  Bugler  Otto  E.  Menecke. 
1  Otto  Mardos. 
j  Martin  Martinez. 
!  .Tim  H.  Massey. 
j  John  L.  Mattice. 
1  Howard  S.  Merkel. 
Paul  Milone. 
William  A.   Moatea. 
Herbert  E.  Mott. 
Corp.  Edward  C.  A.  Murphy. 
I  Frank  E.  Murphy. 
Cook  William  J.  Nack. 

Sgt.  Frederick  J.  Naughton, 
Sgt.   Robert  Newman. 

Sgt.  George  B.  Nixon. 

ICdward  Nord. 

.■Vnton  Ocelik. 

Sgt.  John  P.  O'Keefe. 

Corp.  Harold  Pearce. 
;  Corp.  Paul  J.  PfeuPfer. 
!  Floyd  Potts. 
]  .Vdam  Przystup. 

.Tames  E.  Reed. 

I  Reindell. 

j  Lindsey  O.  Renfroe. 

i  Sgt.  Charles  O.  Richardson. 

'  Corp.  James  A,  Rhind. 

1  Frank  Ritzer. 

1  Corp.  Hiram  Robinson. 

'  Sgt.  Durant  Rose. 

Cook  Peter  Rugani. 

Patrick  T.  Ryan. 
,  Charles  F.  Sanders. 

Saddler  Jacob  J.  Schlelfer. 

Frank  Schmidlin. 
I  Mech.  George  W.  Seldler. 

L.  Corp.  Henry  O.  Selpp. 

Leopold  Sellers. 
[  Walter  J.  Sheehan. 
I  Charles  H.  Shell. 
i  Harold  P.   Sheridan. 

Go^don  S.  Shoen. 

Corp,  George  H.  Slebert. 
1  Resell  L.  Simon. 
!  Walter  Stephen  Smith. 

Clifford  T_,.  Solomon. 

Corp.  Charles  B.  Stack. 

Alfred  H.  Stammers. 

Walter  Stedry. 

Clarence  R.  Stewart. 

John  W.  Stoll. 

Rutledge  B.  Taylor. 

Corp.  John  W.  Tierney. 

George  H.  Valyer. 

Corp.  Her.rj'  A.  "Warden. 

Charles  H.  Watjen. 

Corp.  'William  V.  "Webster  Jr. 
■  Corp.  Sylvester  ^L  Weeks. 
,  William  J.  Welsh. 
I  William  L.  Weston. 
i  Charles  Wetzel. 

Corp.  Warren  P.  "White, 
'r  Sgt.  Jesse  L.  "Willlama. 
•  William  L.  "Wioters. 

Sgt.    Rowland    V.    "Wood. 

1st  Sgt.  Roger  Jones. 


COMP.W'Y    C. 

Capt.  Kiiowlton  Durnam. 

1st  Lt.  Edward  S.  Flash. 

;d  Lt.  Ward  W.  Farnham 

Alfred  .^brams- 

Grifflth  L.  .\danis, 

Thomas  F.  .\dams, 

Carl  Ahring. 

Robert    P.    Aiken. 

Bernard  M.  Albreeht. 

Louis  H.  Amy  Jr. 

Corp.   Freedrick  Anderson. 

Giuseppe  Arrigo. 

Cook  Thomas  .\ylward. 

.\nthony  Babinski. 

"William  J.  Barry. 

Corp.  A'ictor  Bertoli. 

Otto  Boiling  Jr. 

William   J.    Boyd. 
1  William  M.  Brammau. 

Corp.  Chester  jr.  Bromley. 

Patrick  W.  Brown, 
i  Corp.  James  F.  Bulger. 


84 


BROOKLYN  AND   LONG  ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


Godfrey  D.  Burns. 

Egt.  Alfred  B.  Busch. 

Cook  William  G.  Buaher. 

Thomas  J.  Byrd. 

Bet.  Alexander  Cameron. 

Jesse  JtJ.   Capllnger. 

Sgt.  Matthew  F.  Casey. 

Emmett   L.   Chaney. 

Petrus  Chapaz. 

Corp.  Joseph  H.  Chavea. 

Patrick  J.  Clark. 

CoiT).  William  B.  Cobb. 

Sidney  C.  Collin.". 

James  T.  Connors, 

John  J.   Connors.  f 

Calvin   B,  Coles. 

Charles  L.  Coll. 

Kenneth  Cox. 

Clarence  J.  Crooks. 

Corp.  Thomas  H.  Crowne. 

James  A.  Dalle.v. 

Arthur  A.  DeGraff. 

John  J.   Demorest. 

Charles   A.    Devlin. 

Willie  Dickens. 

Edward  T.  Dillon. 

Charles  A.  Donohoe. 

Corp.  Austin  F.  Dougherty. 

Frank   D.   Doyle. 

Charles  C.  Dozler. 

Henry   M.    Duncan    Jr. 

Peter  M.  Dwyer. 

John  B.  Eccleston  .Tr. 

Nathan   D.   Eckstein. 

George  Kllison  Jr. 

Walter  H.   Engle.  ~ 

I^ouls  B.   Este. 

Vincent  Fabrlzo. 

Birton  Farrell. 

Sgt.  John  J.  Flanagan. 
Augustine  P.   Flannery. 

Rufus  M.  Fletcher. 
John  Francis. 

Robert  L.  Priedlander. 

Samuel  George. 

John  Glllls. 

George  B.  Glisson. 

George  W.  Godwin. 

Sgt.  Frederick  C.  Gordon  Jr. 

John  Gordon. 

Sgt.  Mlnthome  T.  Gordon  Jr. 

Royal  C.  Gordon. 

Vincent  S.  Gorman. 

Thomas  R.  Green. 

Adam  Herlin. 

Jacob  Herrmann, 

■Walter  G.   Heyl. 

Corp.  William  K.  Hoag. 

John  Hobbs. 

James   W.    Hole. 

Ernest  F.  Hollenbeck. 

Perlcy  I.  Holley. 

Sgt.  T,eRoy  Hunt. 

Richard  S.  Hunt. 

William  F.  Hyatt. 

.Toseph  H.  looa. 

John  J.  Jagareskl. 

Harry  R.  John.son. 

.lames  W.  Joyncr. 

Sgt.  Thomas  Julian. 

Richard  Kay. 

Michael  J.  J.  Kelly. 

John   Kitchens. 

■William  B.  KIccs. 

Joseph  G.  Lee. 

Corp.  Lawrence  C.  Leonard. 

Emil  A.  Lundgren. 

George   E.   Lyster. 

Sgt.  John  Leeser. 

Horseshoer  William  McCafferty. 

David  J.  XlcCarlhy. 

George  .T.  McGowan. 

George  W.  McGrath. 

Corp.  Hugh  McLoughlln. 

Mech.   Frank  McMahon. 

James  McTlrnan, 

Sgt.  Donald  D.  Magruder. 


Donald  L.  Marsh. 

Sgt.  Irving  R.  Mathews. 

Sam  Melnlck. 

Kenneth   E.   Mendel. 

Mannie  Mendelowltz. 

Corp.  George  I.  Messinger. 

Henr.v  Meyer. 

Wilhelm  B.  Mlchalson. 

Mech.  Harry  A.   Miller. 

Henry  Moeslnger. 

Sgt.  John  R.  Montgomery. 

Robert  C.  Morton. 

William  AV.  Munn.. 

John  A.  Nathans. 

Saddler  William  E.  Nevlns. 

Henry  L.   Newton. 

Marshall   S.   Nichols. 

William  Noone. 

Ernest  W.  Oberg. 

Corp.  James  L.  O'Brien  Jr. 

Thomas  J.  O'Brien. 

John  I.   O'Connor. 

Sam  Oleinlk. 

Leon  Oleske. 

Kristlan  B.  Olsen. 

Bodo  Pankratz. 

Leon  S.  Pcarce. 

.James  L.  Patten. 

Bugler  James  N.  Peirce. 

Archie  C.  Peters. 

Eric  Peterson. 

Andrew  T.   Pierce. 

Frank  Pierrard. 

Corp.   Eugene  D.  Polhemua. 

Charles  .J.  Pope. 

Arthur  Porteus. 

Elliott  G.  Powers. 

Corp.  Milton   R.  FulforJ. 

Stanley  M.  Rabadan. 

Harry  P.   Randall. 

.John  J.   Roach. 

Sgt.  Edwin  D.  Ross. 

Set.  Charles  D.  Sabin  Jr. 

John  Sasek. 

William    Schaefei 

Frederick   Schmidt. 

Corp.  Howard  Seip. 

Samuel  Sgalata. 

Gerard   D.    Shay. 

Charles    E.    Shear. 

Corp.  Martin  M.  Sheehan. 

Sgt.  Farrington  Sheldon. 

Simon  E.  Silllman. 

David  SImm. 

Charles  S.  Smith. 

John  A.  Smith. 

Harold  V.  Spahn. 

Herbert  Stein. 

.loseph  Stcpanek. 

Bugler  John  J.   Sullivan. 

Pat  Taylor. 

Rodney  P.  Tibbals. 

Joe  Vaughn. 

Gustave  Vianest. 

Willie  A.  Wade. 

Arthur  W.  Wagner 

Frederick   A,    Wardo 

Mech.  William  E.  Wa.ssmer  Jr. 

Sgt.   Frederick  H.   Werleman. 

Walter  G.  Werner. 

Lawrence  E.   Williams. 

lames   B.  Wilson. 

Vance  R.  Wolfe. 

COMPAXT    O. 

Capt.     Stanton     Whitney. 

'id   Lt.   Bert    R.    Anderson. 

1st  Lt.   Alwyn   Ball   3d. 

2d  Lt.  Frank  H.  Grace. 

Louis   Albert. 

Gale  I.  Allen. 

George    Anderson. 

Ell  C.   Barnum. 

1st  Sgt.  James  J.  Bcalln  Jr. 

Corp.  Arthur  Bliss. 

John  J.  Born. 


Jay  M.  Bostwlck. 

Corp.  Aurel  B.  Bragg. 

Richard  F.  Brickley. 

Sgt.  Victor  Brinkman. 

Adolph  H.   Bromm. 

Walter  W.  Brooks. 

John  C.  Brown. 

Robert  Brown. 

Russell  J.   Brown, 

Sgt.   George  R.  Br.van. 

c:orp.  Theodore  A.  Burtls. 

Jeorge  I.  Burton. 

William  Iv.  Byrnes. 

.Mech.  John  W.  Campbell, 

Fortunate  Carnovale. 

Patrick  J.  Carr. 

Frank   F.    Chisholm, 

John  O.  Clancy, 

Bugler  William  L.  Conboy. 

Sgt.  Frank  J.  Cooney. 

Earl  D.  Cooper. 

Giuseppe  Costa. 

Emory  J.  Covert. 

William  B.  Crise. 

t'orp.    Forrest    E.    Currie, 

Sgt.  Joseph  W.  Davis. 

Giuseppe  Deieonardis. 

Cook  Harry  G.  Dennis. 

Bartholomew  Dillon. 

Luigi  Di  Renzi. 

James  J.  Dixon. 

John   M.    Doran. 

Corp.  William  J.  Duffy, 

Harry  R.  Dunham. 

Lewis  C.    Duruz. 

Albert   Elth. 

William  I.  Emmens. 

Fred  A.   Erhardt. 

Ralph  Ewing. 

Thomas  Fairweather, 

James   R.    Fallon, 

Leo  Faulds. 

Joseph   Fishbaugh. 

Corp.   James   H.   Fitzgerald. 

John  W.  Fitzgerald. 

Ellsworth   W.    Fordham. 

Waller  Forsman. 

Oscar   R.   Franks. 

Ben  Frederick. 

'-"arl  E.  French. 

Philip  Gebhardt. 

Earl  E.  Geyer. 

Vere    Gilorest. 

Chester  C.  Gingerich. 

Harry   G.    Grace. 

Howard  H.   Greene. 

John  P.  Griffin. 

James  G.  Grower. 

.Sgt.  William  E.   Hall  Jr. 

Corp.  Paul  .5.   Hanf. 

John  .T.  Hannigan. 

Saddler   Stanley   D.    Heath. 

Clarence  B.   Hendershot. 

Lester  J.   Henderson. 

Sgt.  Andrew  Henriksen. 

John  Y.  High. 

Paul    S.    Hoist. 

Frank  B.  Houlihan. 

Corp.   Robert  B.  Houston. 

Stanley  Hughes. 

Thomas  Igo. 

•■orp.  Earl  Irwin. 

Cook  Allen   B.  Kasak. 

Sgt.  Hubert  I>.  Kellogg. 

Sylvester  Kenny. 

Bugler  William    R.   Kinnear  Jr. 

Matthew  A.   Kirk. 

Corp.  Bernard  A.  Laudet. 

Robert  Lederer. 

Sgt.  William  J.  T^enthan. 

Sgt.  James  M.   Leonard. 

Sgt.  John  L.   lyeonard. 

Ray  E.  Lcthcho. 

Charles  O.   Logan. 

Michael  F.  Logan. 

Michael  .J.  McCarthy. 

Sgt.  Thomas  McCauley. 


Ralph  \V.  McElwain. 

Nathaniel  T.  McGrane  Jr. 

Mech.  Forrest  L,  McHatton. 

Richard  McKeard, 

Albert  W',  McNamara, 

Francis  A.  McNally, 

Oscar  Machin. 

Sidney  T.   Marion, 

Carl  J.   Milbury. 

1st  Sgt.  Gerald  T.  Milton. 

John  Moffat. 

Sgt.  Frank  E.  Monty, 

Edward  N,   Moore. 

William  Muchnick. 

Robert  E.   Mulligan. 

Mech.  William  T.  Murphy, 

James  M.  Nicol. 

Steve  Nowicki. 

James  J.    O'Connor, 

John  J.  O'Hare. 

Horseshoer  Charles  R.  O'Neill. 

John  A.   Sullivan. 

Sup.  Sgt.  Lester  L,  Pendleton. 

Cook  Arthur  F.  PHster. 

Lydin  C.  Phillips, 

William  J.  Pierce, 

David  J.   Porter. 

Thomas  C.  Powell, 

George  Quinnert, 

Otto  .T.  Prueter. 

Sereno  B.   Rader. 

Bernard  A.  Rampe. 

Corp.   Louis   E.    Ratchick. 

Victor  W.  Richards. 

Corp.  William  Richards. 

Arlie  L.  P.igel. 

Martin  Roe. 

Arthur  S.  Peter. 

Samuel  H.   Sanders. 

Louis  A.  Shebanek. 

Richard  Schebelik. 

Ernest  R.   Schneider. 

Harry  H.  Shraeder. 

Charles  P.  Sebastian. 

Walter  E.  Shlpman. 

Allen   R,    Smith. 

Mech.   Charles  R.   Smith. 

Frank  W.   Smith. 

William  .T.   Smith. 
.William  Z.  Smith. 

Edward  E.  Sochacew,skl. 

Williani  C.  Spencer. 

Frank  E.  Steck, 
Charles  M.   Stewart. 
Drayton   A.   Stokely. 

John  M.  .Strang. 
Corp.   Joseph  P.   Sullivan. 
Marshall   A.  Swendsen. 
■William  Tattersall, 
Robert  H.  Taylor. 
Albert  ,T.  Teilier. 
Corp.  Bll.iah  L.  Thompson, 
Henry  L,  Tousma. 
Frank  Turner. 
Frederick  A.  Vaughn. 
Roy    Veliia. 
Charles  F.  Vickers. 
William  Vobruba. 
Sgt,  Thom;iK  A.  Voelkcr. 
Harold   C.    Voorhees. 
Corp.  Clarence  A.  Vroom. 
Raymond  Walsh, 
Walsh.    Raymond. 
Elmer  W.   Wennstrom. 
Herman  R.  Wentz. 
John  T.  Whalen. 
Corp.  Lyie  A.  Wheeler, 
Camillc  Wieme. 
Walter  F.  "Wilkinson. 
Corp,  Bailey  Williams. 
John  V.  Wil.son. 
Stable  Sgt.  Harry  M.  Wood. 
John  L.  "i'arhrough. 
William   Yorkc. 
Edwin  S.   I'oung. 
.Joseph   A.    Young. 
Waldo  Zagat. 
:   Corp.  Joseph  B.  Zlnkand. 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN  THE   WAR. 


85 


PERSHING'S  REPORT  TELLS 

OF  TRIUMPHS  OF   TROOPS 


On  Novcmhcr  20,  lOIS,  Gen.  Pershing 
(■(ihlcd.  I<>  Ihe  Secretary  of  War  a  oom- 
idvtc.  Kforii  of  the  American  Armv 
III.  the  irar.  The  Secretary  gave  it  to 
the  public  on  Decemher  5.  The  folloic- 
iny  in  a  xummwy  of  vhat  (Sen.  Pcrsh- 
iny  reports  rciiardinti  the  divisions  to 
n-hirh  Bronklim  and  Lony  Island  men 
were  attached. 

42d,    "RAINBOW,"    DIVISION 


The  4J.d,  or  Rainbow  Division,  com- 
posed of  the  National  Guard  troops  of 
twenty-six  States,  including  nearly 
400  men  each  from  the  14th  and  23d 
of  Brooklyn,  is  first  mentioned  by  Gen. 
Pershing  in  connection  with  the  Ger- 
man offensive  east  of  Rheims  in  the 
Champagne  country.  Elements  of  the 
42d  were  in  the  line  east  of  Rheirns 
against  the  German  offensive  of  July 
15,  says  Gen.  Pershing,  and  held 
their  ground  unflinchingly."  There 
the  division  remained  until  it  was 
hurriedlv  called  upon  to  assist  in  the 
American  counter-offensive  of  July  18, 
which  resulted  in  the  reduction  of  the 
Marne  salient,  stopped  the  German 
advance  at  its  peak  and  started  the 
Huns  on  the  retreat  which  culmmated 
finally  in  their  total  defeat. 

•■On  the  24th  (of  July),"  says  Persh- 
in"  "after  the  Germans  had  fallen 
back  from  Trugny  and  Epieds,  our  42d  , 
Division,  which  had  been  brought  over 
from  the  Champagne,  relieved  the 
"Gth  and  fighting  its  way  through  11  " 
Forest  de  Fere,  overwhelmed  the  nesi 
of  machine  guns  in  its  path.  By  the 
'Tth  it  had   reached  the  Ourcq.  ' 

Continuing  in  the  Marne  offensive 
the  4-d  is  next  mentioned  in  connec- 
tion with  the  32d  in  the  reduction  of 
the  heights  beyond  Cierges.  The  42d 
captured  Sergy  and  then  took  up  the 
pursuit     of     the  .enemy    toward     the 

With  the  reduction  of  the  Marne 
salient  completed,  the  American  Army 
proceeded  ra^^idly  with  its  Prepara- 
tions for  the  attack  on  the  St.  Mibiel 
salient  and  once  again  the  42d  was 
-iven  a  prominent  post.  The  Rain- 
bow men,  with  the  S9th  National 
Armv  Division  and  the  veteran  First 
Division,  formed  the  Third  Arniy 
Corps  under  Maj.-Gen.  Joseph  T. 
Dickman  and  played  a  leading  part  m 
wiping  out  the  German  "arrow  point- 
ed at  the  heart  of  France,"  which 
made  a  brilliant  success  of  the  first 
\merican  planned  offensive.  As  a  re- 
sult of  the  success  of  this  attack.  Gen. 
Pershing  states,  "the  Allies  found  they 
had  a  formidable  army  to  aid  them 
and  the  enemy  learned  finally  that  he 
had  one  to  reckon  with." 

The  next  task  assigned  to  the 
American  Army,  which  proved  to  be 
its  final  one  of  the  war,  was  to  drive 
n-'unst  the  Meziers-Sedan  line  and 
attempt  to  cut  the  German's  main 
artei-\-  of  supplies  and  transportation. 
The  "capture  of  Sedan  by  the  Ameri- 
cans on  November  6  crowned  this 
operation  with  a  brilliant  success.  Its 
effect  is  summed  up  by  Gen.  Pershing 


in  his  report  in  a  sentence  that  is 
bound  to  become  historic.      He  says: 

"We  had  cut  the  enemy's  main  line 
of  communications  and  nothing  but 
surrender  or  an  armistice  could  _save 
his  armv  from  complete  disaster." 

The  operations  against  Sedan  cov- 
ered three  distinct  phases  in  the 
Meuse-Argonne  fighting  and  the  42d 
participated   throughout. 

77th,  CAMP  UPTON,  DIVISION 

The  77th,  or  Camp  Upton  Division, 
containing  originally  about  12,000 
Brooklyn  men,  completed  its  training 
in  time  to  participate  in  the  later 
stages  of  the  Marne  salient  reduction. 
It  is  first  mentioned  July  24,  in  con- 
nection with  the  fighting  on  the  Vesle 


General  Jolm  J.  Pershing. 


River  where  it  formed  part  of  the  3d 
corps',    under   Maj.    Gen.    BuUard. 

The  77tli  is  next  mentioned  in  con- 
nection with  the  intense  fighting 
which  marked  the  Meuse-Argonne 
offensive,  which  resulted  in  the  cap- 
ture of  Sedan  and  the  collapse  of  the 
German  war  machine.  Concerning 
the  fighting  in  the  opening  phase  of 
this  operation,  from  September  25  to 
October   4,   Gen.   Pershing  writes: 

"On  the  dav  after  we  had  taken  the 
St  Mihiel  salient,  much  of  our  corps 
and  armv  artillery  which  had  oper- 
ated at  St.  Mihiel,  and  our  divisions  in 
re!3erve  at  other  points,  were  already 


on  the  move  toward  the  area  back  of 
the  line  between  the  Meuse  River  and 
the  western  edge  of  the  forest  of 
Argonne.  With  the  exception  of  St. 
Mihiel,  the  old  German  front  line 
from  Switzerland  to  the  east  of 
Rheims  was  still  intact.  In  the  gen- 
eral attack  all  along  the  line,  the 
operation  assigned  the  American  Army 
as  the  hinge  of  this  Allied  offensive 
was  directed  toward  the  important 
railroad  communications  of  the  Ger- 
man armies  through  Mezieres  and 
Sedan.  The  enemy  must  hold  fast  to 
this  part  of  his  lines  or  the  withdrawal 
of  his  forces  with  four  years  accumu- 
lation of  plants  and  material  would  be 
dangerously  imperiled. 

"The  German    Army     had     as     yet 
shown   no   demoralization,   and,    while 
the  mass  of  its  troops  had  suffered  in 
morale,    its    first-class    divisions,    and 
notably  its  machine-gun  defense,  were 
exhibiting     remarkable     tactical     effi- 
ciency  as  well   as  courage.      The   Ger- 
man General  Staff  was  fully  aware  of 
the  consequences  of  a  success  on   the 
Meuse-Argonne   line.    Certain   that   he 
would   do   everything  in   his  power  to 
oppose     us,       the  action  was   planned 
with  as  much  secrecy  as  possible  and 
was   undertaken   with   the   determina- 
tion to  use  all  our  divisions  in  forcing 
a  decision.     We  expected  to  draw  the 
best  German  divisions  to  our  front  and 
to  consume  them  while  the  enemy  was 
held    under    grave    apprehension    lest 
our     attack     should    break    his    line, 
which  it  was  our  firm  purpose  to  do. 
"Our   right   f.ank   was   protected   by 
the  Meuse.  while  our  left  embraced  the 
Argonne    Forest,    whose    ravines,    hills 
and     elaborate     defense,    screened    by 
dense   thickets,     had     been      generally 
considered  impregnable.     Our  order  of 
battle   from  right  to  left  was  the   3d 
Corps  from  the  Meuse  to  Malancourt, 
with   the   33d,   80th   and   4th   Divisions 
in   line,   and   the   3d   Division  as   corpa 
reserve;    the    5th    Corps   from    Malan- 
court to  Vauquois,  with  79th,  87th  and 
91st  Divisions  in  line,   and  the   32d  in 
corps  reserve,  and  the  1st  Corps,  from 
Vauquois  to   Vienne   le   Chateau,   with 
35th,   28th  and  77th  Divisions  in  line, 
and    the    9 2d    in    corps    reserve.      The 
army  reserve  consisted  of  the  1st,  29th 
and   82d  divisions. 

ndievcil  tlio  Frcncli  on  September  25 

"On  the  night  of  September  25  our 
troops  quietly  took  the  place  of  the 
French,  who  thinly  held  the  line  in 
this  sector,  which  had  long  been  inac- 
tive. In  the  attack  which  began  on 
the  26th  we  drove  through  the  barbed 
wire  entanglements  and  the  sea  of 
shell  craters  across  No  Man's  Land, 
mastering  all  the  first  line  defenses. 
Continuing  on  the  27th  and  28th. 
against  machine  guns  and  artillery  of 
an  increasing  number  of  enemy  re- 
serve divisions,  we  penetrated  to  a 
depth  of  from  three  to  seven  miles  and 
took  the  village  of  Montfaucon  and 
its  commanding  hill  and  Exermont. 
Gercourt,  Cuisy,  Septsarges,  Malan- 
court, Ivoiry.  Epinonville,  Charpentry, 
Very  and  other  villages.  East  of  the 
Meuse  one  of  our  divisions,  which  was 
with  the  2d  Colonial  French  Corps, 
captured  Marcheville  and  Rieville, 
giving  furtli'-i-   pr-fr.r-;inri    (o   Uip    flnnlc 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN   THE    WAR. 


of  our  main  boily.  We  had  taken 
10.000  prisoners,  we  had  gained  O'ir 
(loint  of  rorclngr  the  battle  into  the 
open,  .ind  were  i)repared  for  the  ene- 
my's rpaclion.  which  was  bound  to 
come,  as  he  had  sood  roads  and  ample 
railroad  facilities  for  bringing  up  his 
artillery   and    reserves. 

"In  the  chill  rain  of  dark  nights  our 
engineers  had  to  build  new  roads 
across  spong>-.  shell-vorn  areas,  repair 
I'roken  roads  bo.vond  No  Man's  i_,anJ. 
:ind  build  bridges.  Our  gunners,  witli 
no  thought  of  sleep,  put  their  shoul- 
ders to  wheels  and  drag-ropes  to  bring 
ihnir  gun.s  through  the  mire  in  support 
of  the  infantry,  now  under  the  increas- 
ing fire  of  tlie  enemy's  artillery.  Our 
attack  had  taken  ;he  enemy  by  sur- 
prise, but,  quickly  recovering  himself, 
he  began  to  fire  counler  attacks  in 
.strong  force,  supported  by  heavy  bom- 
bardments, with  large  quantities  o!' 
gas.  From  September  "X  until  Octo- 
ber 4  we  maintained  the  offensive 
againsi'  patches  of  woods  defended  by 
snipers  and  continuous  lines  of  ma- 
<  hlne  guns,  and  puslied  forward  our 
guns  and  transport,  seizing  strategical 
points  in  preparation  for  further  at- 
tacks." 

On  October  4  began  the  second 
phase  of  the  Meuse-.\rgonne  offensive 
and  by  October  10  the  American 
Commander-in-t-'hief  was  able  to  re- 
port that  the  entire  Argonne  Forest 
liad  been  cleared  of  tlie  enemy.  With 
the  penetration  of  the  Kriemhildo  line 
and  the  capture  of  firand  I're,  the 
second  phase  of  the  battle  came  to  a 
close   shortly  after   October   IS. 

"Our  dogged  offensive,  "  Gen.  Persh- 
ing reports,  "was  wearing  down  the 
•^ncmy,  who  continued  desperately  to 
throw  his  best  troops  against  us,  thus 
weakening  his  line  in  front'  of  our  Al- 
lies and  making  their  advances  less 
difflcult." 

On  October  23  began  the  last  stage 
of  the  offensive  which  culminated  glo- 
riously on  November  G  with  the  cap- 
lure  of  Sedan. 

In  all  of  the  fighting  the  77th  Div., 
together  with  the  2d  (Regular  Army) 
DIv..  -'8th.  29th.  78th,  79th  and  82d, 
In  all  of  which  were  large  numbers  of 
Brooklyn  men.  took  an  active  part. 

Between  .Septembei-  26  and  Novem- 
ber 6,  21  American  divisions  used  up 
4  enemy  divisions,  took  26.069  pris- 
ers  and  4G8  guns.  The  42d  (Rainbow) 
and  the  77th  (Upton)  Div.  are  men- 
tioned as  having  been  in  the  line 
twice. 

".Many  of  our  divisions,"  Gen.  Per- 
shing says,  "remained  in  line  for  a 
length  of  time  thai  required  nerves 
of  steel,  while  others  were  sent  in 
again  after  only  a  few  days  of  rest." 

27TH,    EMPIRE,    DIVISION 

The  27tli  Division,  made  up  of  the 
former  National  Guard  organizations 
?nd  containing  originally  about  12,000 
Brooklyn  boys,  which  trained  at  Spar- 
tanburg, S.  C,  was  brigaded  with  the 
British  upon  Its  arrival  overseas,  and 
had  its  first  tasle  of  fighting  in  Flan- 
ders. It  gave  such  a  good  account  of 
ils(df  there  that  it  was  given  a  place  of 
honor  with  the  30th  (['.  S.)  Division 
and  the  Australian  Corps  in  the  as- 
sault on  the  Ilindenburg  line  on  Sep- 
tember 28  and  fought  brilliantly  dui- 
Ing  the  operations  which  followed  the 
smashing  of  tliat  supposedly  impreg- 
nrible  defense. 

Of  the  work  of  this  division  Persh- 
ing writes: 

"It  was  the  fortune  of  oui-  Second 
f'orps,  romim.sod  of  the  27lli  and  Sflth 
divisions,  which  had  remained  with 
the  British,  to  have  a  place  of  honor 
in  co-operation  with  the  Australian 
Corps  on  September  29  and  r>ctol)er  1 
•n  the  aMSRuli  on  the  Ilindenburg  line 
where  the  St.  Quenlin  Canal  passes 
through  a  tunnel  under  a  ridge  The 
30th   Division   speedily  broke   ihrough 


the  main   line  of  defenses  for  all   its 
objectives,    while   the    27th   ])ushed   on 
impetuously  through  the  main  line  un- 
til .some  of' its  elements  reached  Gouy. 
In  the  midst  of  the  maze  of  trenches 
and  shell  craters   and   under   crossfire 
from  machine  guns  the  other  elements 
1  fought    desperately    against  odds.      In 
!  this  and  in  later  actions,  from  October 
i  C  to  October  li>,  our  Second  Corps  cap- 
I  tured    over    6,000    prisoners    and    ad- 
I  vanced   over    13   miles.   The   spirit  and 
I  aggressiveness  of  these  divisions  have 
1  been    highly    praised    by    the    British 
j  Army   commander    under   whom    they 
I  served  " 

82D  DIVISION 

The  S2d  Division,  which  trained  at 
Camp  Gordon.  .Atlanta,  Ga.,  was  pop- 
ularly known  as  a  Southern  division, 
but  in  reulivy  was  comprised  chiefiy 
of  men  from  New  York.  New  Jersey, 
Pennsylvania  and  the  New  iOngland 
States.  Outside  of  the  27lh  and  77th. 
this  division  contained  probably  more 
Brooklyn  men  than  any  other,  its 
ranks  navin.g  been  filled  by  a  draft  of 
8,000  men  from  Upton,  of  whom  near- 
ly D,000  were  from  Brooklyn. 

The  82d  formed  part  of  the  First 
.\rmy  Corps  under  Gen.  Liggett  al 
the  opening  of  the  St.  ilihiel  battle. 
It  was  the  First  Corps  which  captured 
Thiaucourl  and  closed  the  mouth  of 
the  sack  on  the  (lermans  within  the 
salient.  Concerning  the  operations  of 
this  corps  and  the  reduction  of  the  St. 
Mihiel  salient  geneially,  Gen.  Persh- 
ing writes: 

"After  four  hours'  artillery  prepa- 
ration, the  seven  .•\merican  division.^ 
in  the  front  line  advanced  at  5  a.m.  on 
September  12,  assisted  by  a  limited 
number  of  tanks  manned  partly  by 
Americans  and  partly  by  French. 
These  divisions,  accompanied  by 
groups  of  wire  cutters  and  others 
armed  with  bangalore  torpedoes,  went 
through  the  successive  bands  of 
liarbed  wire  that  protected  I  he  ene- 
my's front  line  and  support  lienches, 
in  irresistible  waves  on  schedule  time, 
breaking  down  all  defenses  of  an  ene- 
my demoralized  by  the  great  volume 
of  our  artillery  fire  and  ovir  sudden 
approach   out  of  the  fog. 

"Our  First  Corps  advanced  to  Thia- 
court,  while  our  Fourth  Corps  curved 
back  to  the  southwest  throu,gh  Non- 
sard.  The  Second  Colonial  French 
Corps  made  the  slight  advance  re- 
quired of  it  on  very  difficult  ground, 
and  the  Fifth  Corps  took  its  three 
ridges  and  repulsed  a  counter  attack. 
.\  rapid  march  brought  reserve  regi- 
ments of  a  division  of  the  Fifth  C;i>rps 
into  Vigneulles  in  the  earl.v  morning, 
where  it  linked  up  with  patrols  of  our 
l''ou]th  Corps,  closing  the  salient  and 
forming  a  new  line  west  of  Thiau- 
courl to  A'igneulles  and  beyond  Fres- 
nes-en-Woevre.  At  the  cost  of  only 
7,000  casualties,  mostly  light,  we  had 
taken  16,000  prisoneis  and  ^^^'^  guns, 
a  great  quantity  of  material,  released 
the  inhabitants  of  many  villages  from 
enemy  domination,  and  established 
our  lines  in  a  position  to  threaten 
Metz.  This  signal  sitccess  of  the  Ameri- 
can ]''lrst  Army  in  its  first  offensive 
was  of  prime  imporlanee.  The  Allies 
found  they  hud  c.  <'ormidable  army 
to  aid  them,  and  tr.-o  enemy  learned 
filially   that   he    Kvi    one    to     reckon 

AVIlll." 

As  already  menUoned.  the  82d 
played  .-i  prominent  part  in  the  Ar- 
gonne-?Miuse  nCrenslvc 

SECOND  DIVISION 


The  Second  Division  of  the  Regular 
.Xrmy  consisted  in  a  large  part  of 
Brooklyn  men.  The  Ninth  and  23d 
Inf.  Regis,  of  this  division  were  re- 
cruited at  Fort  Slocum  and  contained 
at  least  1,000  Brooklyn  bovs.  The 
,  '>th  and  6th  Marine  Rpgts.,  also  in  the 


Second  Division,  contained  many 
Brooklynites,  as  did  the  artillery  and 
machine  gun  units  attached  to  the 
division. 

The  Second  was  one  of  the  veteran 
divisions  of  the  army  and  with  the 
Third,  won  fame  at  Chateau-Thierry. 
Flushed  in  motor  trucks  from  Monl- 
didicr  at  a  critical  moment,  perhaps 
the  most  critical  of  the  war.  it  was 
thrown  against  the  onrushing  Ger- 
mans and  stopped  them  in  their 
tracks.  It  was  this  brilliant  showing, 
giving  the  first  demonstration  of  the 
superb  fighting  qualities  of  the  Ameri- 
can Army,  which  put  new  life  into  the 
entire  .Mlied  line,  marked  the  turning 
point  in  the  German  offensive  and  per- 
haps of  the  entire  war.  Gen.  Persh- 
ing's comment  on  their  achievement 
was  as  follows: 

"The  German  .A.isne  offensive, 
whicli  began  on  May  27,  had  advanced 
rapidly  toward  the  River  Marne  and 
Paris,  and  the  Allies  faced  a  crisis 
equally  as  grave  as  that  of  the  Picardy 
offensive  in  March.  Again  every 
available  man  was  placed  at  Marshal 
Foch's  dispo.sal,  and  the  3d  Divi'-ion. 
which  had  just  come  from  its  pre- 
liminary training  in  the  trenches,  was 
hurried  to  the  Marne.  Its  motorized 
machine-gun  battalion  preceded  the 
other  units  and  successfuily  held  the 
bridgehead  at  the  Marne,  opposite 
Chateau-Thierry.  The  2d  Division,  in 
reserxe  near  MoiUdidier,  was  sent  by 
motor  trucks  and  other  available 
transport  to  check  the  progress  of  the 
enemy  toward  Paris.  The  division  at- 
tacked and  retook  the  town  and  rail- 
load  station  at  Bouresches  and 
sturdily  held  its  ground  against  the 
enemy's  best  guard  divisions.  In  the 
battle  of  Belleau  Wooa,  which  fol- 
lowed, our  men  proved  their  su- 
periority and  gained  a  strong  tacti- 
cal position,  with  far  greater  loss  to 
the  enemy  than  to  ourselves.  On  .lul.v 
1.  before  the  Second  was  relie\ed,  it 
captured  the  village  of  Vaux  with  most 
splendid  precision." 

The  Second,  as  was  natural,  after 
this  display  of  its  mettle,  was  to  be 
heard  from  on  numerous  other  occa- 
sion.s.  Throughout  the  operations 
which  resulted  first  in  the  reduction 
of  the  Marne  and  then  of  the  St. 
Mihiel  salients,  and  in  the  variou.s 
phases  of  the  ensuing  Meusc-Argonne 
offensive,  it   played  A  brillianl  part. 

Willi  tbe  I'irsl  Division  and  cho.sen 
French  divisions,  it  was  given  the 
■plare  of  honor"  in  the'thrnst  toward 
Soissons  on  July  18.  Gen,  Pershing  re- 
ports. 

"Without  tlie  tisual  brief  warning 
of  a  preliminary  bombardment,"  he 
writes,  ■IIk-  mass'^d  I'rench  and 
American  arlillery.  firing  by  tb.e  map, 
biiil  down  its  rolling  barrage  at  dawn 
while  the  infantry  began  its  charge. 
The  tactical  handling  of  our  troops 
under  these  Ir.ving  cnnditions  was  c\r 
cellent  throughoul  the  .action.  The 
enemy  brought  up  large  numbers  of 
reserves  and  made  a  stubborn  defense 
Vioth  with  machine  guns  :ind  ar(iller>, 
but  through  five  day.s'  fighting  the 
First  Division  conlinued  to  advance 
until  it  had  gained  tlie  heights  above 
Soissons  and  captured  the  village  of 
Berzy-ie-i?ne.  Tlio  Second  Division 
took  Beau  Itcpaire  Farm  and  Vierz.v 
in  a  very  rapid  advance  and  reached 
a  position  in  front  of  Tigny  at  the  end 
of  its  .second  day.  These  two  divisions 
captured  7,000  prisoners  and  over  100 
pieces  of  artillery." 

28TH  DIVISION 

'I'lu-  2Stli  Div.,  composed  chiefly  of 
Pennsylvania  National  Guard  troops 
and  trained  at  Camp  Hancock,  con- 
tained 2.000  Brooklyn  men  sent  from 
Camp  I'plon.  It  also  contained  many 
Kiooklyn  oflicers,  graduates  of  Platts- 
burg  and  of  Madison  Barracks.  The 
28th   is  mentioned  as  having   relieved 


BROOKLYN   AND    LONG    ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


87 


the  o2n  Dii  fii  iho  V'esle  River,  fol- 
lowing llie  .Tiping-  ont  of  tine  Maino 
.■laliciit.  [I  ".iy  not  rm/ulloiied  as  hav- 
ing been  annong  Uie  units  which  look 
p;irt  in  the  raJuction  of  llio  .St.  Miliicl 
•salient,  but  it  participated  in  the  opeii- 
ing'  of  the  j.Vleiise-.\re:onne  nffensivc 
ami  fought  IcBig  and  stpaxUly  through- 
out lliat  bitttTjy  ronteslPil  coiidudinK 
operation  of  lh«e  war. 

29TH  iDlVISlON 

The  29111  Di\-..  whirl!  tiaincrt  at 
("amp  McClellun,  Anniston,  Ala.,  also 
contairted  2,000  dr.at'ted  men  from 
fpton  and  was  officered  by  manj- 
L'.roolvlyn.  men  from  the  fieserve 
'I'rainiiig:  Camps.  With  the  1st  and  S2d 
tlivs..  it  comprised  the  Army  reserve 
when      the      .Minise-ArKionuc      fightins' 


began.     It  took  an  active  part  in  the 

Inter  stanof!  of  that  hnttte. 

SEVENTY-EIGHTH    DIVISION. 

The  T.Stli  D'.visicn,  trained  at  Caniii 
Dix.  A",  .r..  and  containing  2. DUO  niea 
fi'ohi  Camp  I'pton,  is  first  mentioned 
as  havin.!;  taken  vart  in  the  St.  Mihiel 
fighting.  When  the  battle  opened  the 
7Sth  was  in  reserve  to  the  1st  Army 
Corps.  It  also  participated  in  the. 
Meuso-Argnnne  nshtins".  Nearly  one- 
third  of  the  ofticeis  of  this  division 
were    Brooklyn   men. 

SEVENTY-NiNTH    DIVISION. 

The  roth  ];:  vision  contained  o.OOO 
di-aftcd  men  fror:i  ■'I'amp  Upton.      This 


division  received  its  training'  at  Carrp 
Meade.  Md.,  and  arrived  over.seas  in 
time  to  ioin  i!en.  J^ershing's  drive 
to  cut  the  Cerman  main  line  of 
communications,  fighting  generally 
ihioughnuL  the   iIeuse-.\rgonne  battle 

NINETY-SECOND   DIVISION. 

The  9 2d  Division,  composed  of  col- 
lored     troops,     cont.ained     the  famous 
I  "Buffalo"     Regiment    from    Camp  I'p- 
iton,   the   367th    Inf.,   and   the  old   lot!; 
(.X.T. )   National  Guard   recast  into  the 
2H!);i.         TVtp    '.I2d    is    mentioned    only 
once   in   the   I'ershing   report.      He   de- 
scribes   it    as    having    formed    part    of 
ithe   reserve  of  the  First   Corps  at   the 
I  opening  of  the  .A]eusp-.\rgonne  offens- 
ive. 


NEW    YORK'S    COLORED    TROOPS 
IN    HARD    TEN-MONTHS'    CAMPAIGN 


Foight  Like  Tigers,  and  at  One  Pe- 
riod Were  Under  Fire  for  191  Days. 


The  aUHtli  llcgt.,  formerly  the  old 
.New  York  15th,  negro  troop.s,  fought 
courageously  and  cndui-ed  all  the 
hardships  and  dangers  of  a  lO-months 
campaign  in  a  manner  that  won  theni 
high  piaise  from  officers  of  the  .Mlied 
armies. 

Col.  William  llayvvaid,  iiupular 
commander  of  the  regiment,  was 
wounded  in  the  loft  ankle  at  Belleau 
J:idg.3  in  June,   1111  S. 

•I  am  proud  of  my  men."  said  Col. 
Ilayward  when  the  troops  returned  on 
l.'rbruary  12  from  abroad.  "There 
i.sn'l  a  braver  or  a  cleaner  lot 
soldiers  in  the  I'nited  States  Army  or 
;iny  other  army  than  the  old  l.'ith 
Ktgt.  of  the  New  York  National  Cuard. 

•■I  do  not  think  there  is  a  member 
(.1'  the  uiJOtli  Inf.  who  is  not  glad  i" 
have  had  the  opportunity  of  volun- 
teering hto  service;  for  his  country,  if 
the  cill  came  again  1  am  quite  cer- 
tain that  the  response  would  be  just 
as  gratifying.  It  certainly  i;)  a  great 
fooling  to  be  part  of  an  organization 
of  lighters,  which,  in  .addition  to  hav- 
ing 101  of  its  members  cited  for  val- 
oi  ous  deeds  peno.  med  in  action,  was 
also  decorated  as  a  whole. 

■Our  men  bore  up  like  true  soldiers 
when  in  the  face  oi  greatest  dangers. 
■J'here  wasn't  a  single  whimper  at  any 
time.  But.  say,  iney  did  fight.  No 
nia-.tcr  how  trying  the  circumstance.s 
they  were  always  on  llie  .iob,  ready  to 
go  wherevei-  directed  regardless  of 
periLs.  Our  colored  lighters*  cared  less 
for  shell  fire  than  any  white  man 
tliat  c\er  breathed.  Why,  at  one 
jiGriod  we  wer-e  under  fire  for  191 
days.  II  was  hell,  but  tho.so  boys 
faced  the  music.  ICvery  mother's  .son 
of  ihcm  stood  up  and  fought  like  a 
tiger. 

"We  hild  one  trench  for  91  days 
without  relief  and  we  were  raided 
every  night.  Wo  captured  large  num- 
bers of  prisoners  and  it  is  worthy  of 
note  that  not  one  of  thom  escaped. 
Through  the  magnanimity  of  the 
French  the  369th  Inf.  was  the  first 
unit  of  allied  fighters  to  reach  the 
r.iver   Rhine.      Wo   wont    down   as   Iho 


advance  guard   to  the  Krenc!)  .-\rmy  ol 
Occupation." 

Regiment  I^ost   Heavily. 

AVhen  Col.  Hayward  was  asked  if 
he  had  heard  how  the  Germans  spoke 
of  the  American  negro  regiments,  he 
replied  that  lie  had  SGcu  a  report  at 
a  small  town  on  the  Rhine  jn.st  before 
leaving  in  which  thp>  wore  referred  j  pieturesciue, 
to  as  "RUitlu.stlge  Hchwartze  Manner." 
meaning  the  bloodthirsty  black  men. 
"We  left  .New  York."  Col.  Hayward 
eontinued.  "with  nC  officers  and  2.000 
men — the  original  lath — and  return 
today  with  20  ofTlccis  and  1,200  men. 
of  '  The  difference  is  made  up  chiefly  b.\ 
those  who  slee^p  on  French  and  Bel- 
gian battlefields.  On  .Septembci  20  we 
v,-ere  nn  against  the  stron.gesl  point  of 
t'ne    Hindenburg    line,    where   we   were 


told  200,000  I-'rrnch  Koldier.s  lie  rl 
fallen,  but  we  took  it  with  a  los.s  oJ 
1,000  men. 

"Having  accomplished  that  t.afk.  wa 
went  lo  the  Vosges  finil  advj'^'ied 
there  until  ihe  armistice  was  si:;'ied, 
when  we  wei-e  picked  by  tiie  I'teneri 
to  lead  their  army  to  the  Rhine,  W'f^ 
\  arrived  ihea-c  on  the  mornin.g  ot  tho 
I  iSth  of  November  and  I  knelt  down 
and  .scoojiod  uv>  some  of  the  Rhine  i:i 
\  my  hands.  So  close  were  we  behind 
Uio  enemy  that  he  was  pulling  up  his 
pontoon  oiirtgea  on  the  other  side  o? 
the  river.  I  often  slept  in  a  bed  that 
a  Cerman  general  had  occupied  the 
night  before.  We  wore  received  with 
enthusiasm  in  every  town  we  entered, 
and  thev  told  us  the  C.ermnns  had 
Said  thev  would  be  back  in  10  years. 
We  took  over  the  administration  of 
the  civil  ponulation  in  four  towns.  I 
myself  occupied  the  ofllce  of  Mayor  ;:■. 
one  of  them. 

"When  we  said  good-by  lo  the  l(il.s„ 
French  Division,  the  ceremony  was 
We  took  our  colors  out 
of  the  division  and  Gen.  J^e  Bone 
pinned  the  Croi.K  de  Guerre  on  our 
State  flags.  Our  relations  with 
officers  and'men  of  the  I'rench  Arm 
were  excellent.  Wo  had  been 
tunatelv  free  from  sickness  until  we 
reached  Brest,  where,  in  three  weeks, 
we  lost  more  men  than  during 
months  in  the  lield. 
the  voyage  from 
traded  at   RrcsL" 


the 

my 

fo.r- 


the 

One  man  died  on 
pnrumonia     covi- 


3,703,273 


MEN    IN    U.    S.    .^RMV 

WHEN    ARMISTICE   WAS   SIGNED 


The 
States 


total  strength 'Of  the  United 
Army  on  November  11.  when 
the  armistice  was  signed  and  when 
the  American  war  ■  effort  was  at  its 
peak,  was  3,703,273  officers  and  men, 
including  the  Marine  Corp.s  on  duty 
with  the  armv  in    lOnrope. 

In  rille  strength,  which  means  men 
"standing  in  the  trenches  )-eady  to  go 
over  the  top  v.ith  the  bayonet,,''  the 
Allied  total  on  Julv  1  was  L.tJiC.OOO. 
compared  w-ith  1.412,000  for  the 
fJermans. 

On  November  1.  when  the  enemy  a 
reserves  had  been  exhausted  and  his 
front  line  strength  reduced  by  about 
half,  the  Allied  had  rifle  strength  of 
1,485,000,  representing  odds  of  up- 
wards  of  two  to   one. 

l.^rom  July  1.  as  the  Americans  con- 


When  the  great  German  drive  was 
launched,  in  the  spring  of  191 S,  the 
enemy  had  a  definite  superiority  of 
appro.Klmately  20  per  cent.,  the  fig- 
ure.'? for  April  1  showing  an  Alliec- 
rifle  strength  of  1.24  5.000  and  a  Otsr- 
man  total  of  1,569.000.  The  Germans 
1  cached  their  ma.Nimurn  June  1,  with 
1.639,000,  while  the  .Mlies  reached 
their  ma.ximum  on  Septen^V  ■:"  1-  vicJ! 
1,682,000. 

The  meaning  of  the  rifle  strength 
upon  which  the  flgurc-s  are  based,  is 
made  clear  by  the  fact  that  an  Amer- 
ican division  "with  a  total  strength  of 
approximatelv  27.000  fighting  men  is 
rated   as   12,250    rifles. 

The  rush  of  American  troops  lo 
ICurope  when  the  German  great  drive 
was  launched  not  only  succeeded  in 
making  good  all  .-Mlied  losses  from 
month    at    the    front,     ou: 


tinned  to  arrive,  the  Allied  superiority  i  mouth    to    ,.,,.„„„,h   ^r  ,i  ^ 

GTOwtb     over     the    steadily  increased  the  strength   of  tho 
Xo-    .Allied  armies  aelually  engaged. 

The    lollowlng    table.     jirrpareJ    by 


showed     continued     gi 

Germans,    who    had    dropped    on 

v»mi">r   1   to  a   ptrengih   of   801,000. 


88 


BROOKLYN  AND   LONG  ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


Gen.  Pershing's  staff,  shows  the  com- 
parative  strenfrth  of  the  armies  for 
the  eight  months  covered: 

Allies.  German. 

April   1 1.245,000  1.569,000 

May  1 1,343.000  1,600,000 

June    1 1,496,000  1,639,000 

July    1 1,556.000  1,412,000 

August    1 1,672,000  1,395,000 

September   1..    1,682,000  1,339,000 

October   1 1,594,000  1.223,000 

November   1...    1,485,000  866,000 

On     November     11     the     American 

Army    in    Europe    was    composed    of 


80,842  otHcers  and  1,868.474  men. 
The  Marine  contingent  in  the  expe- 
ditionaiy  force  on  that  date  was  1,002 
officers  and  31.383  men,  making  the 
total  European  army  strength  either 
in  France  or  en  route  there  2,004,935 
officers  and  men. 

In  the  United  States  on  that  date 
were  1,634,499  army  personnel  and 
in  the  insular  possessions,  the  Canal 
Zone.  Alaska,  etc.,   55,735. 

The  total  strength  of  the  Siberian 
expedition  on  that  date  kas  298 
officers  and   8,806   men. 


BASE  HOSPITAL  37,  A 

KINGS  COUNTY  UNIT 


Many  Hardships  Endured  and   Important  Work 
Accomplished. 


Base  Hospital  37,  the  Kings  County 
Unit,  is  a  puroly  Brooklyn  unit,  com- 
posed of  Brooklyn  men  and  women. 
Its  equipment  was  supplied  without 
cost  to  the  Government  by  Brooklyn 
citizens  and  organizations. 

This  unit  has  been  in  service  at 
Dartford,  England,  a  sea  coast  town 
near  the  mouth  of  the  Thames,  where 
a  mobilization  camp  was  located. 

Lt.  Col.  E.  H.  Fiske.  commanding 
officer  of  Base  Hospital  No.  37,  is- 
sued the  following  commendation  of 
his  men: 

"It  is  my  desire  that  the  doctors, 
nurses  and  men  of  the  37th  under- 
stand just  how  much  we  ourselves 
and  our  superiors  appreciate  the  work 
that  has  been  accomplished  here  at 
Dartford.  We  realize,  and  we  want 
you  to  know,  that  you  have  made 
possible  this  great  achievement.  It 
you  could  see  the  opportunities  that 
units  which  arrived  overseas  at  the 
same  time  or  later  than  we  did  have 
had  In  France,  you  would  feel  as  we 
do  that  we  have  been  fortunate  and 
that  there  is  no  hospital  in  the  A.  E. 
F.  for  which  we  would  willingly  ex- 
change our  own. 

"You  have  worked  willingly  and 
efficiently.  You  have  put  up  with 
hardships  and  inconveniences  without 
complaint.  You  enlisted  men  particu- 
larly suffered  large  doses  with  manli- 
ness and  loyalty;  for  instance  in  the 
convoys  who  have  recently  evacuated. 

•'No  criticisms  have  been  made  oi" 
37,  though  each  of  these  convoys 
necessitated  days  and  nights  of  hard, 
exacting  work  to  make  them  success- 
ful. The  patience  and  persistency  ol 
the  many  departments  necessitated  in 
these  convoys  were  admirable.  We 
Wish  everyone  to  know  this — your 
parents,  your  dear  ones,  the  Borough 
of  Brooklyn,  and  the  whole  U.  S.  A 
y>c  wish  to  thank  each  one  of  you 
for  your  valuable  work  in  this  part 
in  the  war." 

The  complete  roster  of  Base  IIospl- 
ta  No.  37.  the  Kings  County  unit, 
follows: 

MEirr.-COL..  M.  C.  rOMMANDING 
Bdwin  H.   Fl8ke.   1S2  Lafayette  ave. 

MA.TOR.S,    M.    C. 
John   T.    Faltk,    AmliTson,    Ind 
Henry  U.   Mokc.i.   lOS  Pro.ipoi  i  p.4rk  West 
Kniklno    P.    iM(-n<'al,    Oiilfport.    Miss 
,3  •';,•'•    '^'""imlskey,   ]S9  KIsth   nve.' 
John   F.    \\.    M.nghtr.   L'.'O   Hronklvn  ave 
Robert   I».    Antlfrson.   325  .'^IfrllnK'nl 
Franklin  B.   Van  Wart,  SW  Putnam  av. 


CAPTAJXS,    M.   C. 
Morris  B.  Beecroft.  Schaghtlcoke,  N.   T. 
Morgan    P.    Moorer.    Georgetown.    S.    C. 
Samuel  L.   Pisher,  2911  Clarendon  rd. 
James  T.    Flanagan,    131    Bedell   St.,    Freeport, 

L.     I. 
Richard  A.   Rendich,  32  First  pi. 
Richard  F.  Seidensticker.  109  Lincoln  St.,  Meri- 

den.   Conn. 
Harry  G.  Erwin.  Huntertown,  Ind. 
Robert  A.   Davis,   123  34th  St.,   Newport  News, 

Va. 

CAPTAIN,    Q.    M.    C. 
Wlnfleld  Donat,  3  Ryea  ave.,  Cheltenham,  Pa. 

1ST   LIEUTENANTS,    M.    C. 

George   G.    McElvare.    231   Decatur  st. 

Carroll  H.  Skeen,  419  Washington  st..  Green- 
field.  O. 

Lowell  B.  Eckerson,  144  So.  Third  St.,  Me- 
chanicsville.   N.   Y. 

George  R.   Holton.   Wvalnsing.   Pa. 

Edward  P.  Fox.  1625  Wilson  ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

-Arthur  J.    O'Connor.   142   Sterling  st. 

William   A.   Trlvette.    Houstonville,    N.    C. 

Bernard  A.  Godvin,  106  Sedgwick  St.,  Jamaica 
Plains.    Mass. 

Murtha  P.  Blaber    203  ISth  st. 

Artolph  E.  Voeglin,  604  W.  Lehigh  ave.,  Phila- 
delphia.   Pa. 

Charles    E.    Rynd.    533   Ocean    ave. 

Ralph    H.    Garllck.    So.    Ashburnham.    Mass. 

Arthur   Sprenger.    709    Biglow   St.,    Peoria.    III. 

Hubert    K.    Turley.    Bristol.    Quebec.    Canada. 

Daniel  J.  SuKivan,  692  Pine  st.,  Manchester, 
N.    H. 

Hudson  R.  Miller,  34  Davis  St..  Lewlston.  Me. 

FIRST   LIEUTENANTS.    D.    C, 
John   E.    .Schmidt,    1195    Dean    st. 
Cyrus  C.   Jones.   215  Lenox  rd. 

1ST  LIEUTENANTS.   CHAPLAI.VS. 
Patrick  J.  Manton,  114  SUh   st. 
Edward    H.    Lamar,    1S21   No.    Calvert    st.,    Bal- 
timore, Md. 

1ST    LTEUTE.VANTS.    S.    C 
Henry  W.    Kelly,  *Warrentown,    Va. 

2D  LIEUTENANTS,   S.   C. 
Michael  A.   Beagan.   Madison  ave.  and  Second 

St.,    Midland    Boach.    N.    Y. 
Alfred    J.     Beekman,    146    Parkvllle    ave. 
Thomas    H.    Crowley.    14S   Carroll    st. 
Robert  L.    Her^hey.    91   Lenox   rd. 

2D  LIEUTENANTS.  Q.  M.  C. 
Herbert    G.    Foster.    Jenkintown.    Pa. 

Army  Nm-se  Corps. 

Annie   F.    Mack    (chief  nurse).    Kings    County 

Hospital.    Clarkson  st. 
Fr.ances   W.    Adrian.    35   C;arkson   st. 
i-thel    Allen,    426    E.    26th    St..    N.    Y     City 
Gertrude  Anderson.  1137  Park  pi 

i%?^  U'  ■'^"^"S'''-  3-17  Eloom  St.,  Danville.  Pa. 
Edna  P.   Ash.   Briar  Creek.    Pa. 
Anna  L.   Barry.  6S  VV.  90tli  st.    N.  Y    City 
Bertha  C.  Bennett,  327  Oakland  ave..  West  New 

Brighton,    Slaten   Island. 
Catherine  M.  Bennett.  25  South  St.,  N.  Y    City 
Minnie    Beyers.    395   Macon  st. 

(>"''v    y""'"""'    Clinton  Comers,    Dutchess 
May  r.,   Boyle,  12  Ross  st..  Auburn.   N.  Y 
Margaret   II.    Brcnnan,    Keyport,    N.   J. 
Grace  C.  Priggs.  22  Lawrence  St..  Glens  Falls, 


N.   Y.   C. 

Box  185. 


Canada. 


Quebec. 


Adelaide  A.   Browne,   1331  FlaOiush   ave.     care 

S.  McComb. 
Ethel  F.  Carson.  1099  Madison,  r.ve..  N    Y    City 
H.    Mabel    Cassidy.    329   SSth    st. 
EstheJ:e   C.   Cavo,   761   FrankliJi  ave. 
Annie    E.    Cheshire.    92    Smart,  ave..    Flushing 

L.    L 
Ella   R.    Childers.    Woodland.    Cal. 
Loretta  C.  Claffey,  150  Manhattan  ave.,  N.  Y.  C. 
Julia   V.    Cochran,    190G   P.ho/Ie   Island  ave.,    N. 

E,.  Washington.  D.  C. 
Nota  W.   Colligan.   122  Sclrllng  pi. 
Katherine  M.   Coogan.  70  New  York  ave. 
Evelyn  V.   Cowell,   Dunitvilte.   Ont..   Canada. 
Marietta  A.  Crane.  Bo-k.  '107,  Dover.  N.  J. 
Margaret    M.    Davitt,    KS   Mercer  st..    Phillips- 
burg,  N.  J. 
Jean  Day.  150  Manhattan  ave..   N.   Y.   City. 
'I'es.xa  DeAlberti.   132  B.    45th   St..    N.   Y.  City. 
Madeline    DePussi,    550    Argyle    rd. 
May  M.  DeMilt,  3S7  Stratford  rd. 
Mary   T.    Devine,    213   Lafayette  ave. 
.\nna  P.   Donegan.  72  Dikeman  st. 
Julia  K.  Donoghue,  2610  Grand  ave..  N.  Y.  City. 
Alice  M.    Lrer.   426  E.   26th   St..    .'<.    Y.    City. 
Annie  E.  Early.  1020  .vtfleld  ave..  Dunton.  t,.  T. 
Eunice   M.    Edwards.    1305   Howard   ave.,    Utica, 

N.    Y. 
Loretta  M.  Flamiery.  51  W.  9Sth  St..  N,  Y.  City. 
.Anna  Fly/n.   39S  12th   St. 
Cleo  Gregg  Fulton,  College  View,   Neb. 
Christine    C.    Good.    2962  Trumbull   ave..    High- 
land Park.   Mich. 
<  Marv    ,s.    Good,    2962   Trumbull   ave..    Highland 
I      Park.    Mich. 
-Amelia    I.    Gondine.    R..R.    No.    1.    Kingscleftr, 

York    Co.,    New    Brunswick,    Canada. 
Mary  E.   Gorman,   213  J^afayette  ave. 
Laura    M.    E.    GrifBn.    45    LeITerts   pi. 
Olga  C.  Hallstrom.  73  Merrifield  St..  Worcester. 

Mass- 
Leila    F.     Hamerton,     George    St.,    Woodstock, 

Ont,,    Canada. 
Jennie   A.    Harte.    1.309  Lincoln   pi. 
Alice    Hairey.    275    Ocean    ave. 
Josephine  C.  Holdner.  426  E.  26th  st.. 
Nellie  B.   Jackson,    Great  Neck,   L.    I., 
Harriet  Jenkins,    Brooklyn,   N.   Y. 
Eleanor  L.  Johnson,  128  North  Main  St.,  Free- 
port.    L.    I. 
Mary   V.    Keenan,   12   East  View  ave..    White 

Plains,  N.  Y. 
Jane    L.    Kendall,    St.    John's,    Newfoundland. 

Canada. 
Marv  P.   Keohane.  1S6  Bond  st. 
Gwendolyn    Lewis.    27    Columbus    ave..    Rock- 
away  Park.   N.   Y.,   care  J.    Davis. 
Pauline    Levering,    Coldwater.    Ont., 
Ethel   L.   Mack.   Cordova.   S.    C. 
Helen  J.   Mackenzie.    69   Midwood   St. 
Anna      L.      MacLachlan,      Lochaber, 

Canada. 
Mabelle    V.    Mahonv.   .I'S  Park   pi. 
Kathleen   R.   McCoy,   891   Westfield  ave.,   Eliza- 
beth.   N.    J. 
Catherine  C.  McDermott.  290  Lefferts  ave. 
Melvina    I.    Mead.    165    Eastern    Parkway. 
Florence    E.     Meisenheimer.     Winston     Salem. 

N.     C. 
He'en   R.   Millar.  705  W.  179th  St.,  N.   Y.   City. 
Stella    M.    Newbill.    Summerville.    Ore. 
Dorothv    K.    C.    Oliver.    Brooklyn. 
Edith    B.    Peck,    5!«    Park    pi. 
Jennie   Plunkett.    Keene.   Ont..    Canada. 
Emily   L.    Power    132   E.   45th   St.,    N.    Y. 
Marv     Purtell.     Richmond.     Vt. 
I  Lauretta  V.   Quinn,    191   Arlington  ave. 
Mary    Ratner,    217    Glenridge    ave.,    Montclair, 

X.'  J. 
Dorothy  Raynor.   Southampton.  1,.   I. 
Margaret  M.  Redmond.  Hanover,   N.   H. 
Josephine  C.  Rellly.  2114  Dalv  ave..  N.  Y.  City. 
AMce   B.    Ross.   Oak   Ridce.    Short    Hills,    N.   J. 
Bessie    Rowsell.    Whitney    Pier,    Sydney.    Nova 

.Scotia.   Canada. 
Alice  M.   Rvan.    400  W.   llSth   St..   N.    Y.    City. 
Stella    M.   Scholes,   324  Bloomfield  ave..   Bloom- 
field,    N.    J. 
Harriet    M.     D.    Sherrer,     ^rthllrette. 

Co..     New    Bri'nswick.     Canada. 
Jane   ShetPeld.    :»5   Macon    St. 
Margaret  Shi^Iett'-.   5ln  W.   12.3d  St., 
Marv  J.   Small.  IW  St.  James  pi. 
Mav    Snelman.    3'^    Monro'*    st. 
Aimee  Stewart    1543  E-  14th  si. 
Gllberte  Strahl.   2101   Voorhees  ave. 
Hannah    C.     Sul'.ivan.    240    E.    7th    St.. 

Carmel.   Pa. 
Margaret  J.  Sullivan,  42  Morton  St..  N.  Y,  City. 
Edna   M.   Terrv.    Huntington,    L.    I. 
Margaret  M.   Tucker.   15  Irving  pi. 
Gladys    R      Tottle.     2.11     JelTerson     ave, 
Marv  T.   ■W3l>ih.  777  Tvler  "t..   Garj'.   Ind. 
T.nlu   M.    Webber.  545  W.   14Sth   St..   N.    Y.  City. 
Olive    M.    Wyles,    Evorett.    Pa. 
Anna  L.   Young.  16  Gates  ave. 

STENOGRAPHERS. 
Edith    N.    Martin.    1164   Pacific   St. 
Marl"  M.    Collins.   97   Franklin  ave. 
Winifred  H.  Bonnell,  109  E.  4nth  St..  N.  Y.  City. 
Margaret    I.    Wagle.    RlalrsviHe,    Pa. 

niF.TITIAX. 
Lillian   B.   Moore,    Fort  Wayne,   Ind. 

Enli.stod   Personnel. 

MASTER  HOSPITAL  SERGEANT. 
Harry    B.    Hoyt,    103    Pairmount   ave.,    James- 
town, N.  Y. 

HOSPITAL   SERGEANT. 
John  J.  A.  Van  Delnse,  32  Putnam  ave. 


City. 


Victoria 


N.   Y.   City. 


Mount 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND    IN   THE    WAR. 


89 


SERGIiAXTS,    1ST    CLASS. 
IJarlo  C.  Uiedrich.  22  St.  John's  pi 
James  J.    Byrnes,   7    I.loyd  st. 
I         Clidord   L.    Cook.   Lynbiook    L    I 
,,        Cavid  D.   Jenning-s  Jr..   406  Ovington  ave 
James  J.   Lldrty,   i'5f>3   E.   nth   st 
iiison   O.    l.inzey.   Catskill,    N'     Y 
rank  T.    McKinney,   971    Plalbush  ave 
i:obert    P.    Moore,    ilu,    Newkirk    avo 
Jieorsc    I!.    Murray.    Lawrence.    Mass 
Philip    P.    Xolan   Jr..    .W4    Carlton   ave 
Harry   V.    Rek-h.    1,129   Metropolitan   ave. 

SERGEAMT.=!. 
J8.mes  L.   Bacchu.s,    Chestertown    Md 
Theodore  M.   Baxter,   1903  Albemarle  i-d 
James    C.    Bourke,    2.^.S    Stlth    st 
"n ''y  ''^^    '^"''^'''"''    ^-'''^    Horner  St.,    Elmira, 

Waiter    K.    Cavlll.    SOS   East    Main    st.,    Esther- 
vtlle,   la.  ^>-"ei 

Leon  A.   Chastel.   230  Fourth  ave..   N     r    ritv 

^Vin'hTrd'^'MasS'"'''"'    ^'    Worcester   st..    Indlali 

.ii.sepli  R.  DeLafayette.  BalLston  Sna      N    Y 

-Uan    W.    Fraser,    232   Penn    st. 

■  urnelius  M.  Qallagher.  121  East  Mahanoy  ave 
.\Iahanoy    city,    Pa.  ' 

i  imes    J.    Gallagher.    121    East    Mahanoy    ave 
-Mahanoy   Clly.    I'a.  • 

Iward   Haley,  Palmer,  Mass. 

l.^ivid    Inlleld,   l.-,3C  .ilst  st. 

Thomas    V.    Kely,    3S2  Vanderhilt  ave 

Ralph    L.    Lapham.    5.5    Hanson    pi. 

i<is.   B.   McCormack,   213  W,   lOnth  st      NYC 
I  ward     .1.     Mc<}rath.     27*i     B.     16th    'st    '       '      ' 
harles    A.    Morris,     ICS    .'(1.    Mark's    nl' 
hn   R.   O'Connor,- 2171   Bedford  ave 
lurenee  D.  Oppenheim,  113  W.  121st  st,.  N.  T. 

I    r.-ion   V.    Rollx,   SOS  W.   ITiSth  St.,    X.   T    Citv 
\Miliam    P.    .Scholl.    Holly    Springs,    .V     C 
P™>    t^-    Smith,    2413   Park   ave,.    Indianapolis, 

Louis   r.    Vella   Jr..    ST3    Rogers   ave 
»       Charles  K.   Wells.   I'alverton,  L    I 
>       Llewellyn    11.    Wray.   1141   Dean   st. 

CORPORALS. 
Ji.hn    W.    Cosgrove    Jr.,    S7   Otis   St..    Medtord. 

Ma.^s. 
Thomas    P.    Fallon,    S8   Pettis   St.,    Providence, 

Richard   V.    Farley,    284   DeKalb  ave 
,       Ralph    M.    Ladner,    IGO    Village   ave.,    Dedham 
'  Mass. 

John  J.   McElroy,   121  Chapin  ave.,   Providence. 

frett  A.  MacNutt.  163  E.  •igth  St.,  N.  Y.  Ci-ty 
nrge    P.    Maher.    21.i4   Beverly   rd. 
'■ir.liner  H.   Rome.   3S  Lefferts  pi. 
'"spph  Tomaszewski,   762  19th  ave..  Milwaukee, 

\\  is. 
Harry  R.   Williams.  9IS  Ditmas  ave. 

COOKS. 

Ernest   F.    Austin,    4G  John.son   st. 

Thomas  J.    Condon,   217   Prospect  ave, 

Joseph    E.    Dolan.    371    E.    I41st   St.,    N"     Y     City. 

Bertel   P.    Ediund     3103   Clarendon    rd 
I       Michael    A.    Kelly,    3S2    Van.lerbilt    ave. 

Olm    M.    Edwards   Jr..    Sag    Harbor,    L     L 

Lrtward   A.    McCabe.    S6   Snvder  ave. 

William    H.    Schaer,    2316   Bedford   ave. 

Thomas   P.    Shell.   666  Carroll  St. 

Edward   Stappler.   S57   Peck   st..    N.    Y.   City. 
,       Frank   W.    Van   Guilder,    1753   Dean  st. 

PRIVATES,    1ST   CLASS. 
rverett  R.  .Armstrong.   1367  Eoth  st. 
I  i.-cwell    M.    Armstrong.    Whitestone    Landing, 

!■; -ith    A.    Baird,    723    Stoothoof   St..    Richmond 

Hi'i,   r\.   Y'. 
■  I'lin    T.    Bannon,    12    Hunting   st.,    Cambridge. 
MabS. 

'ert  J.  Bergemann.  2020  Palmetto  st. 
iry  J.   Bodamer,   317  17th   st,. 
"ige  A.    Bookstaver,   Sag  Harbor,   L.    I. 
Iliam    X.    Brady.    Piermont,    N.    Y. 
I  irles  J.   Bryson,   1456  Bedford  ave, 
I  "TV   A.    Buckley.  5   Kenmore  pi. 
John   J.    Budelman,    183   DeKalb   ave, 
■Jhomas    M.    Byrnes,    219    Vincent    ave.,     Lyn- 

brook.    L.    I. 
John    J.    Charde,    21'  Harrison    ave..    Lynbrook. 

David  A.  Cochran.  246  SOth  st 
Arthur  H.   Cook,  1067  E.   14th  St. 
Joseph  P.  Cosgrove.  87  Otis  st.,  Medford,  Mass. 
Frincis   W.    Craft.    249    St.    James    pi. 
Raymond  P.   Cusick.   45Q  W.  29th  st.,   N.   Y.   C. 
Rudolph    H.    de   Castro,    Sag   Harbor,    L.    I. 
Manin   C.    Delgrosse.    247   Hooper  st. 
Harold  D.    Del  Monte.   4.4  McDonough  st. 
^ph    F.    Dillon.    359    Lafayette   ave. 
-mas    Di    Lorenzo.    4705    Ft.    Hamilton    ave. 
arles  A.  Dittbemer.  2518  Mymand  ave..   Mid- 
dle  Village.    N.    Y. 
Thomas  P.  Donoghue.  2610  Grand  ave..  N.  Y.  C. 
Rudolph    K.    H.    Eckhoft,    2210  Church   ave. 
iiistopher   E.    Falconer.    771S   Third    ave. 
lliam    H.    Falconer.    771S    Third    ave. 
k    Farley.    284    DeKalb   ave. 
rhert    G.    Farrell,    259    E.    2Sth    St. 
11    Formoso.    235    Lenox    rd. 
-est    R.    Forthofter,    S    Monnell    St..    Middle- 
lown.    N.    Y. 
Clarence   W.    Fox,    163   Parkview   ave..   Bangor. 

Me. 
.Joseph   A.    Frederickson.    778   Prospect    pi. 
Prank  J.    Oallopini.   94  St.   Mark's  ave. 
Edward  <'.   Oavron.  56S  W.   ITlst  St.,  N.  Y.  City. 
Bentley  J.    Geiger.   2  W.    120th  .ot..   X.  T.   City. 
Joseph  A.  Gernhardt.  433  E.  ISTth  St..  N.  Y.  C 


Rockville 


1660    8th    St. 
523    Hillside 


terrace,    W. 
Minn. 


City. 
City. 


Elm- 


Ja- 


Bii'.- 


Wilham   C.    Goebel,    26   Village   ave 
Centre,    L,   J. 

William  P.   Granger.   Sodus.   N.   Y. 

John  P.  Grant.  243  Cooper  st. 

Robert  A.  Graves.  31  Watts  p!..  Lvnbi»iok    L   I 

Thomas  W.  Grifllths  Jr..  749  President  st 

Edward   P.    Hackett,    201    Snyder   ave. 

Max    C.    Hermann,    1015    Madison    St.,    Manito- 
woc.   Wis. 

Charles    J.    Honan. 

Sumner    X.     Hume, 
Orange.    N.    J. 

Arthur   B.    Hunt.    .Xorth   St.    Paul 

Creighton    M.    Hutchins.    601    E.    I7th   st. 

Mortimer  Jaffe.  2S7  .\udubon  ave..   X.  Y. 

Theodore  Jaffe.  2S7  Audubon  ave.,   X.  Y 

Elbe  B.  Jentz,  2G0  DeKalb  ave. 

Charles    J.    Jessup.    177    Taylor   st. 

Alexander    S.    Johnston.    158    Forley    St., 
hurst,    L.   I. 

William    A.    Johnston,    129   Oak    st. 

Rudolph     P.     Kassner,     199     Hillside    ave, 
maica,   L.    I. 

Eugene  P.   Kelly.   447  Lincoln  pi. 

Stewart   R.    Kennard,    835   W.    Fayette   st. 
timore.    Ind. 

Henry    J.    Kennedy.    l.S   Debevoise    pi. 

Maurice   R.    Ktlloran.    Sag   Harbor.   L.    T. 
Walter    O.    Kirby.    17    (~lark    ave..    Jersey    City. 
Elliot  Knowles.  135  I'addon  pi.,  Monte  air.  X.J. 

.•\rmand   L.    Bouthillicr,   S19  Tintmi  ave..   .X.Y.C 
Edgar    R.    Leete,    East    Main    St.,    Mt.    Klsoo. 

X.    Y. 
F-ert   M.    Lindsay.    206   No.    State   st.,    An.sonia. 

Conn. 
Raymond    Lorenz,   West  .Salem.    III. 
Leroy    H.    Low.    60S   E.    21st   st. 
Henry    J.    Luck.    514    4th    ave. 
Bernard   J.    McXfTee.    20   South    Oxford   st. 
.lohn   A.    McClain,    .Sag   Harbor.    L.    1. 
Francis  M.    McGlone.    360   Ovington   ave. 
Hugh  J.    McGranahan,   Esp>-vire.    Pa. 
Charles  J.   MacKenna.  176  Warwick  st. 
Malcolm    MaePhail,    371    Hancock    st. 
Frank  J.    Magilligan,    135   Bergen    st. 
Charles    W.    Maher.    2154    Bevery    rd. 
Thomas    H.    Meekins.    244    Madison    st. 
Harold    A.    Mezger.    126    Kpnllworth    pi. 
Irvia   C.    Munger  Jr.,    406   So.   25th   st,    Lincoln. 

Neb. 
Herman    E.    Nichols.    386   Stuyvesant  ave. 
Harry    L.    Noblett.    753    Halsey    st. 
Raymond  M.  O'Connor,  428  Clermont  ave. 
John   F.   O'Rourke  Jr..   584  Vanderbllt  ave. 
Angelo    M.    Panetta,    1108    So.    Sth    st..    Phila- 
delphia. Pa. 
Albert  E.   Parks.  123  11th  st..  L.  I.  City.  N.  Y. 
Donald  n.  Patterson.  75  Manhattan  st.,   X  Y  C 
Orville  P.   Peters,  1S6  SOth  st. 
rrank    L.    Phillips,    p     92a    .-^t.    and    Avenue    M 
John    P.    Pontin.   610  W.    150th  St.     X     Y     C 
Albert    H.    Poole   Jr..   8124  23d  ave. 
Roger   V,'.    Potter,    213   So.    Main    St..    Xew    Ca- 
naan.  Conn. 
Chas.  F.  Probes,  llSvi  Horner  St..  Elmira. -X  Y 
Harry    C.    Rafferty.    125    Patchen    ave. 
James  J.    Rose.    545    Fourth    ave. 
Edward  A.   Ryan,    1659  84th  st. 
Edward   O.    Ryan.   427   Hancock   st. 
Philip  G.    R.van.   427   Hancock  st. 
William    .Schmitt.   315   17th   st. 

Alexander  f'\    Sharot.    .133  Macon   st.  i 

James  A.   Shell.   236  14th  St.  i 

John   H.    Steenwerth   Jr..   407   E.   Third   St. 
William  R.   Sturges,  310  E.   16th  St. 
Arthur    V.     Tommins,    2671    Boulevard,    Jersey  ' 
City.   N.   .L  I 

Theodore  P.   Tonne.  55  Hanson  pi. 
Harold    F.    \'e:lia,    875    Rogers   ave.  1 


Alexander  J.  Ward.  134  Ft.  Greene  pi. 
James  R.    Ward.   2.SS  St.    James  pi. 
Harry  c.   Watson,  313  Carlton  ave, 
Raymond  J.   Webb,   2025  Cropsey  ave 
Penry    J.    Whalen.    120    Prospect    pi. 
(-.eorge   H.    Wichum.   394   Bleecker  st. 
Alan  (1.   Wilcox.  193  Inwood  ave..  Upper  Mont- 
Jack   B.    Wolff.   716   Ocean   ave 
Donald  K.   Worden.    I'ozad     Xeh 
Nelson    H.    Wray.    1141   Dean   st. 

PR1V.\TES. 
Manoog  D.    .Alexander.   25   Porter  st      E     Wat- 

tertown.  Mass. 
John  F.  Balcom.  .no  W.  184lh  St.,  N  Y  City 
Michael  S  Berny.  22  Hudson  .st..  Boston.  Mass! 
I'hilebert  Bertrand,  71  Ocean  ave..  Salem  Mass 
Fred  H.  Bott  Jr.,  334  (^  arkson  ave 
Joseph  M.  Burke.  52  Carleton  st.  Revera 
Mass.  '  • 

Martin  H.  Bums.  15  F^razier  St.,   Bangor    Me 
tWilton    J.    Rutler.    7.33    Lexington    ave.  ' 

1  Thomas    A,    Cassidy.    936    Lorimer   st. 

[Clair   V.    Chcsley,    2.54   Turner   St.,    Auburn     Ma. 
Prank  J.    Coune.    15   K.   21st  st.    X     Y    Citv 

]  .lames  A.   Craven.    168   Mllford   st.  ' 
Arthur     E.     Curley,     33     Kenton     rd.,     Jamaica 

Plains,    MasD. 
William  .1.   Dresscl.   2330  Bedford  ave 
Stephen  n.    Egan.  .399  W.   innih  st.,    \     T    Citv 
Jerome  P.    Farrell.   2.59  E.  2-Sth  st. 
Scott    French.    Box   .3.32.    Pittslield     X     11 
Emil  J.  C.erke  Jr..  306  Harman  st 
William    n.    CJottlleb.    1775    I'acid.'    st 
Harvard   P.   Ci-ay.  77  .^.-c.ind  St.,    Haliowell,  Me 
Oscar  Hamre.   2,  Henrv  St..    I  akewood     N     J    ' 
David    M.    HHUff.    Rutland.    Ma.ss. 
Herbert   M.    Hildr-'lth.    i<ag   Harbor    L     I 
Geo,   A.   Tnga  Is    206  Woodford  St..   Portland    Ms 
David   P.  Johnson    142  Powderhouse  boulevard' 

W  .    SomcrvMlc.    Mass. 
David   T.    Kelley.   90   Alfred   St..    Riddeford     M« 
John  A.  Kratzer.  309  Hamburg  ave.  '         * 

James  J.  M"<^'oy.  2  >v"'on  ave..  Jamaica    L  I 
James  P.   McFarland.  1,55  K  st..   South   Boston' 

Mars. 
David  T.   Kelley.  90  Alfred  St..    BIddeford    M« 

John    A.    Kratzer.    309    Hamburg   .''ve. 
James  J.  McCoy.  2  .\valon  ave.,  Jamaica.  L  J 
James  P.   McFarland,   1.36  K  .st..   South  Boston! 
Mass. 

William  E.  McQueen,  101  Guernsey  st, 

Kenneth   W.    Merkel,    123A   Halsey   st, 
wovfe     Mlc,helo\'itch.      lj>2      Hope     St..      Provi- 
dence.   R.    I. 

Afred    G.    Mohrman.    413    E.    9th   st. 

Fred    Mo"Con.    Ouray.    Col. 

Geo.  M.  Opd'n    139  T-ic->  Kv..  Lynbrook    L    I 

Prank    .\.   O'Hara    557  Third  St.  "^ 

Richard    R     P-tfit.    IJ'^S   Oe^an   ave. 

Nickolas  Planikis,   322  No.    Water  st.,   Decatuir 
111. 

Emery  R.   Randall.    Moore   Haven,    Fla. 

Jas.  H.  Reillv.  788  Ocean  av.,  Jersey  City.  ?<SIJ. 

Martin  Rodgers.   1971  Seventh  ave..  X.   y!  Ci'tyJ 

Charles    1,    Sehantz.    977    Gates    ave. 

Oeo.    3.    S"hneider.    2122    Watson    ave.,    T".|!on- 
porl    X.   y. 

Charles    A.    Schultz,    1011    Gates   ave. 

Oakley  S.   SkinnT.   22  Pine  St..   W'ndsor,    vt. 

Forrc-t    G.     Small      I'Tr'ng'on.     Me, 

Paul  Taniwicus,  242  Chestnut  St.,  Xewar'it.  X.  J 

A  len  J.   Wa't'r.   132  W.  Third  St..  Mansfield.  O. 

Walter   A.    Wlson     143   P-nimo'-e   st. 

Homer    J.    Winyall,    21    Central    ave.,     Albany 
N.    Y. 

John    K.    Ynung   .Ir.     2SS   Harmin    st.. 

Loring   II.    Young.    Xorlh    P.rooksville,    Me, 


HOURS  FOR  VISITORS 

AT  ARMY  HOSP[^'/ALS 


Red  Cross  Prepares  a  List  for  Relatives  and  Friends,  and 
Aids  in  Giving  Information. 


For  the  benefit  of  relatives  and 
friends  of  wounded  Brooklyn  soldiei-s 
the  Casualty  Information  Bureau  of 
the  Brooklyn  Chapter  of  the  Amer- 
ican Red  Cross,  163  Remsen  st.,  has 
issued  the  following'  table  showing  the 
location  of  and  the  hours  at  which 
the  boys  may  be  visited  in  the  various 
military   hospitals: 

DeV.-u'kation  No.  1.  Elli.s  Island,  2 
to  5  p.m.;  boats  from  the  Battery  at 
1:30,    2:30  and   3:30   p.m.   daily. 

Debarkation  No.  2.  Fox  Hills,  Staten 
Island,  10  to  11  a.m.,  2  to  4,  and  6  to 
7  p.m.  daily. 

Debarkation  No.  3,  Greenhut  Build- 
ing', Sixth  ave.  and  18th  St..  Manhat- 
tan, 4  p.m.   daily. 

Debarkation   No.    5,    Grand   Central  i 


Palace,    Lexington    ave.    and    45th   st 
Manhattan.   1  to  4:30    p.m.  daily 

Embarkation  No.  l,  St.  Marv's, 
Hoboken,    11    a.m.   t.j   4:30   p.m.    daily. 

Embarkation  No.  2,  Secaucus,  .\.  J.; 
no  visitors. 

Embarkation  No.  4,  rolyclinlc,  343 
West  SOth  St.,  Manhattan,  1  to  S  p.m. 
daily. 

General  Hosplt,Til  No.  1,  Gun  Hill 
road,  Bronx,  Wednesdays  and  Sun- 
days only.  2  to  4    p.m. 

Camp  Upton  Case  Hospital,  2  ti  ■» 
p.m.  daily. 

Camp  Merrit  t.  at  Hostess  House,  2 
to   4  p.m.   daily. 

Camp  Mills.  Mineola,  L.  I..  2  to  4 
p.m.  daily. 

That  relatiges  and  close  friends  of 


90 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


™„.,r,/i»,i  K>nnUl-n  soldier"?  may  ob-  commancior  in  charge  of  the  wounded 
U?r.^lU"ri"  formation  abo^^'^hou.  I  men  arrivin.v,  A  sneoial  .opres.r.tauve 
,nd  their  condition,  the  Brooklyn  of  the  Ked  Cross,  stationed  at  Hobo- 
fhnnter  thrnu-h  the  worlc  of  Kdward  Icen,  N.  J.,  receives  a  list  of  the 
8  Xm.D-  Thomas  ...  Kiloy  and  wounded.  This  l.st.  'i°%^7'--  "^o^f  "°S 
Vlbfrt  E  Vaushan,  has  formed  the  contain  the  address  of  the  soldiei 
Cusualtv  Information  Bureau.  Ilela-  :  The  Ued  Cro.ss  tab.iates  the  names 
Uvis  seek  "information  of  this  kind  alphabetically  and  '^-^^^  t'l''"^,.  °" 
are  a.lvted  to  visit  the  bureau  at  163  record.  If  the  names  of  Jhe  so  d.er^ 
Remsen  St.  Uhat  inquiries  are  made  about  are^on 


\\iai:i>!i    ri<'liN. 
Ijong     Island,     I'roni     an    aeronautic 
point  of  view,   had  a  most   important 


LONG   ISLAND   BOASTS 

FOUR  AMERICAN  ACES 


Three  Brookh  n  airmen  and  one  !'  Mai.  Jimtoy  Meissner,  called  by  one 
A..,orla,  L.  I.,  a"re  on  the  official  list  j  "f^the^  con;espo,^dents  Jt  U.e  ^front 
111'  American  aces  issued  by  the  TVar 


Department 

l-"irst  Lt.  George  A.  Vaughn  Jr.,  441 
W.ishington  ave.,  heads  the  Xew  York 


:  the  most  modest  of  all  flyers  and 
'also   the  most  skillful,   and   decorated 

with  the  French  War  Cross."   was  in 

his  junior  year  at  Cornell  when  he 
'  decided  to  enter  the  aviation  service. 
■  He  had  graduated  from  Public  School 

Xo.  139  and  Erasmus  Hall.  He  is  2i; 
1  yeaiii  old. 

I  Lt.  Burdick.  814  Carroll  st.,  was 
]  mentioned  last  November  by  Gen. 
I  Pershing  for  acts  of  extraordinary 
!  heroism  and  valor  during  action.  At 
i  the    termination    of    the    war    he    was 

rlight  commander  of  his  squadron. 
Lt.  E.  II.  Haight,  22  years  old.  lived 
I  with    his    moLher    at    48    Temple    sc, 

Astoria.  He  was  with  the  71st  Kegt. 
I  at    the    border    during    the    Mexican 


#*- 


W  G,-.OR(JE.  A. VAUGHN.;:- 


City  fliers  with  10  victories  to  li'.^ 
credit,  and  is  honored  with  a  place 
<i»  the  list  ttf  great  Hying  American 
;ires.  ' 

Maj.   James    A.   Mei.ssner,    45   Lenox 
riiarl.  credited   Vith  victniy  over  eight  ' 
fnemy    planes;      Second     Lt.     Howard 
Uurdick,   814  CiWroll  St.,   with  six  vic- 
lorirs.     and      Ki  est     Lt.      Edward     M. 
TIaiglit,     Astoria,      who     downed     five 
•  ni my   machines,    are   the   other  aces. 
Lt.    Vaui;hn,    w  br>    is    21    years   old. 
was  decorated  by    Vie  British  Govern- 
ment foi-  brilliant  r.uid  daring  work  m  i 
the   air    during    the     great   battles    of  j 
August.      lie    was    also    cited    by    I'liu  ] 
French  for  valor.    He-  lefl   for  England 
ill     .September    with      the     S4th     Aero 
.'^rpirxlron.  where  he  .a-aincd  with  the 
Koyal  Plying  Corps.    1  \c  is  a  gindunte 
of  AflelphI  Academy. 


.::.<5^^. 

f^^ 

iKl 

'UORHEiSSNL>i?<r; 

^$    ' 

trouble.  Later  he  wns  among  the  first 
three  sent  from  the  Princeton  aviation 
scJlool  to  France — .September,  1017. 

First  Lt.  AVilbeit  W.  White  (de- 
ceased), 541  Lexington  ave.,  Manhat- 
tan,  had  eight  planes  to  his  credit. 

Lt.  L.  C.  Holder,  in.1  Park  ave.. 
Manhattan,  seven  planes. 


Lt.  Kilward   M.   Haiulit. 

jjosition.  From  ils  aviation  fields  a 
host  of  flyers  were  sent  overseas, 
where  Ihey  did  wonderful  work. 
Hazelhurst  Field,   Hempstead,   is  new 


LI.  Howard  niirdicU. 

a  big  aviation  center  and  is  the  head. 
(|uarl;is  for  the  First  rrovisional 
Wing,  which  embraces  all  of  the  oiii- 
lying  av-ation  lields  on  Long  Island. 
These  oth'M-  tields  are  supported  by 
detichments.  one  slatioiud  at  eacli 
field  from  the  permanenl  organiza- 
tion at  the  parent  field.  Hazelhur.;t 
Field.  _ 


BASE  HOSPITAL  NO.  1, 

Navy  Base  Hospital  Pnit  Xo.  1 
I  left  Brooklyn  in  September,  ini7,  for 
I  France.  It  was  commanded  by  Dr. 
W.  B.  Brinsmade  of  Columbia  Heights 
'  nnd  included  42  nurses  from  thf> 
'  Brooklyn  and  Long  Island  Collego 
I  hospitals. 


BROOKLYN   AND    LONG   ISLAND    IN   THE   WAR. 


91 


A.  E.  F.    COMBAT    DIVISIONS— WHO    THEY    ARE, 

WHAT    THEY    HAVE    DONE;    HOW    TO    TELL    THEM 


FiJIiiiciii/i  (iir  Ihi'  i'iiiiIki!  rri-onix  (if 
S7  ilirittions  of  the  A.  E.  /•'..  toficthrr 
vUh  a  (Iraifinji  unit  ilrxri-ipliiin  iif  ilti- 
iiisiffuia  of  each. 

Distinct! vr  iii'iiiiiiiii  is  nine  irnrii  nii 
tlic  left  nhoHlilcr  liii  nil  iiniiilifrf!  (it 
ionihnl  divisionx  nnd  lii/  cor/ix  and  iiniiii 
troops.  Diiriiui  i-omhat  the  iii-iif/iiin 
agKisted  ill.  identifying  men  of  units 
which  liccamc  mixed  up  iiiul  often  ux- 
!<i-tted  in  reforming  them.  It  hnx  Iteeu 
u  factor  in  developing  riiri.iioniil  xpirit. 
and  it  also  hax  itx  uxe  painted  on 
rcliii-le,^  and  other  dirixioiial  eorpx  Oi 
arini/  prnpertij. 

I'here  ix  an  intcrestini;  xinrij  Ixhind 
the  adoption  of  alinoxt  ererg  itexign. 
atate  traditionx.  carlg  niilitnrg  achieve- 
ments, symbolical  beastx.  all  have  fur- 
nished  inspiration  for  the  inxignia. 

The  st;elcton  hixtoriex  of  front-line 
ai-tiriti/  and  eaptiirex  are  from  official 
.1.  /•>'.  I'',  recordx  anit  were  xecured  hii 
The  Eagle  from  Slavs  and  Stripex.  the 
ulJiciiit  pulilicalion  of  the  .4.  E.  /■'. 

I'ii'st    Division. 

Regular   Army,    Division    Heailciuar- 

tprs,  arrivecl  in  France  June  27.    1917. 

.\ctivitie.«!:         Sonier- 

■  viLle  .sector,   ten  Ivilo- 

1iTicter.s  aoii(hea.st  of 
.\ancv,  October  21  to 
.Vovemher  20.  1017. 
.Ansanville  sector. 
.JaniKir.v  1  .i  to  April 
:'..  HMS;  C-antign.v 
-'  sector.  April  2.'>  to 
.luly  7  (battle  of 
Cantigny.  May  2S  to 
ao  (  ;  Soissons  opera- 
tion, 'Marne  counter- 
offensive.  ,)uly  18  to  24;  Sazerai.s  sec- 
tor. Augus^.  7  to  24:  St.  TNTihi^l  op- 
eration. September  12  and  n<J:  Ar- 
gonne-JIeuse  offensiA'e.  Octobei-  1  to 
12;  operation."!  again.st  Monzon.  No- 
vember J  and  G:  operation  soiitli  and 
iouthwest  of  Sedan,  November  7  and 
S:  march  on  Coblenz  li  ridge  bead.  No- 
vember   17   to   December    !■").    1018. 

l'risoner.«  captured:  16.t  officers. 
6.304  men.  Total  advance  again.st 
re.sitance.    '^\    kilometers. 

Division  Ins'gnia:  Crimson  figure 
"1"  on  khaki  background.  Cho.sen 
because  the  numeral  "1"  represents 
the  number  of  the  division  and  nianx 
3f  its  subsidiary  organizations.  Also. 
IS  proudly  claimed,  because  it  was  the 
"first  division  in  France:  first  in  .sec- 
tor; first  to  fire  a  shot  at  the  fjer- 
mans;  first  to  attack:  first  to  conduct 
s  raid;  first  to  be  raided;  first  to  cap- 
lure  prisoners:  first  to  inflict  casual- 
lies;  first  to  suffer  casualties;  first  to 
tie  cited  singly  in  general  orders;  first 
in  the  number  of  division,  corps  and 
Army  coinmanders  and  general  .staff 
officers  produced  from  its  pcr.S'^'nne!." 


IfcT.    0>V. 


Socoiiil    Division. 

Megulur     Army.     Divisional      1-Iead- 
qiiarler.s.     c.stablished    in    France     Oc- 
tober  26.    1917.      Ac- 
tivities:   Verdun   and 
Toul-Troyon    sectors. 
-March  15  to  May  14. 
1  ill  8;     sector    nortli- 
west      of      Chateau  - 
Thierry     (almost  con- 
tinuous heavv  fight- 
ingl.   May   1  .'i   to  .luly 
&MD   DIV     ■'■      Soissons     sector. 
*  "'         Marne     counSr.- of- 

fensive, July  IS  to  20;  Marbache  sec- 
tor, .August  a  to  24;  St.  Mihiel  sectoi 
and  operation.  September  !t  to  Ifi; 
Blanc  Mom  sectcn-  and  advance  in 
Champagne.  September  30  to  Oetobe; 
0;    Argunne-Meuse    offensive.    Ocloli.'i 

30  to  -N'ovomber  11,   1918. 
Prisoners  captured:   228  officers.  11.- 

7.'!8  men;  guns  captured.  343  pieces 
of  Mrlilleiy,  1.350  macbine  guns.  To- 
tal advance  on  front  line,  CO  kilo- 
meters. 

Insignia:  Indian  head,  vith  back- 
ground, star  and  shield,  with  colors 
varying  according  to  unit.  Creation 
of  a  truck  driver  who  practiced  on 
the  side  of  his  truclc  with  such  success 
that  the  design  he  had  drawn  evolved 
inlci   tbe  insignia  of  the   division. 

Thin!  Divi.sioii. 

i:e?;ular  Arm>  ;     Division   Headquar- 
ters  arrived    in    l'"]'ance   .•\piil    4.    i  mi  8 
Activities:     Chateau- 
Thierry   sector;    May 

31  to  July  30    (battle 
operations     May     31 
to    June    4    and    July 
15  to   30)  ;   St.   Mihiel 
.sector      (corps      re 
serve),  September  lo 
to        14;        Argonne- 
M  e  u  s  e        offensive,  _  _n  rMV 
September  30  to  Oc-          3«^*»>vn-» 
lobei'    27;     march    on     i:hin".     .X'ovnm- 
ber   14. 

Prisoners  captuni! .  ::  1  .lOcers,  2,20fi 
men.  (luns  captured  :  :>\  pieces  of  ar- 
tillery,, l.fiOl  uiaebine  guns.  Total  ad- 
vance on  front  line:   41  kilometeft. 

Insignia:  Three  white  stripes  diag- 
onall,\'  superimposed  upon  a  square 
field  of  royal  blue.  The  three  stripe; 
are  symbolic  of  the  tbree  ma.ior  op- 
er:i lions  in  wruch  tiie  division  partici- 
pated— the  Marne  St.  Mihiel  and  thi 
-■Vrgonne-Meuse.  The  blue  field  is  a 
symbol   firi-  those  who  have  died. 

I'ciirtli    Divi.sion. 

Regular  Army:    Division  Headquar- 
lers  arrived  in   France,   iMay   17,    1918. 
Activities:  Marne 

counter    -     offensive, 
July    IS    to    27     I'ui'i- 
5aded       with       Sixth 
French     Army),     vi-  I 
cinity   of   Noroy   and  j 
Haute vesnes;       Vesle  | 
sector    (almost    con-  j 
J   linuous   licavy   fight-  | 
ing).     Aurus'      2     to  ! 
12;  St.  Mihiel  sector 
near       Walronville  Treseauvau.x       tin 
reserve).  September  6  to  13;  Argonne- 
Meuse  offensive,   September   25   to  Oc- 
tober   19. 

I'risoners  captured:  7  2  officers, 
2.084  men.  Ouns  captured:  44  iiieces 
of  artillery,    31   machine  guns.     Total 


advance    on    front    line.    24 Vb    kilome- 
ters. 

Insignia:  Four  green  leaves  of  ivy 
superimposed  upon  a  diainond  ot 
olive  drab.  The  four  leaves  represent 
the  number  of  the  division. 

I'iftli  Division. 

llegular  .<\rmy:  Arrived  in  France 
Ma>    1.    1918.     -Activities:    Anoulrt  sec- 

♦  lor.  June  15  lo  July 
1 C:  St.  Die  sector, 
July  16  to  August 
23;  St.  Mihiel  oper- 
ation, September  11 
to  17;  Argon ne- 
Meu'se  offensive,  Oc-  . 
lober  12  to  22;  Ar- 
gonne-Meuse  offen* 
sive  (second  timb 
in).  October  27  to 
\'o\'ember    1  4. 

Prisoners  captured:  4S  officers, 
2.357  men.  Guns  captured:  98  piece."! 
3f  artillery,  802  machine  guns.  Total 
ad\"ance  on  front  line:  29  kilometers. 
Insignia:  Red  diamond.  Selected 
at  ;he  suggestion  of  Col.  Charles  A, 
-Me.  .^ — "the  ace    of  diamonds." 

.'^i\tli  Division. 

R.esular    Army.     Arrived    in    France 


5TMOIV. 


July 


3.    1918,      Activities,    Gerardmer 


sector.  September  3 
to  October  13;  -Ar- 
lonnc-Meuse      offen- 

i\e       (  ['"ir-st       -Arin.v 

'orps  Reserve).   .\'f)- 
,-ember  1. 
Insi.gnia:  .Si.\  point - 

d  star  of   red  clotb. 
.\'ith   blue   figure   "(i" 

u  peri  m  posed. 


STHDIV 


Aiimisi    n.    1918. 


4>TN  DtM. 


Scvc^nlli    Division. 

Regular  -Arm.\  :  .Arrived  in  I'rauce, 
-Activities:  Puvenelle 
sector,  Lorraine,  Oc- 
tober 9  to  29;  l^uve- 
nelle  sector,  e-Klend- 
cf!,  Octol>er  2f)  to 
.November   11,    1918. 

Prisoners  c  a  p  - 
turcd:  One  officer, 
lix  men.  (Juns  cap-. 
ti:.cd:  28  machine 
guns.  Total  advance 
7  'i?  DtV^  on  front  line,  three- 
quarter   kiior.ieter. 

Insignia:  Two  triangles  in  black 
on  red  base.  De.sjgn  supposed  to 
have  developed  out  of  the  numera: 
seven,  one  numeral  up  and  the  other 
down    and    reversed.    iT\aking   Iwc    tr;- 

'ruciil.v-  -i.\lh 
National  Guard  of 
.Arrived  in  France 
Activities:  Chemi;: 
dcs  Dames  -'ector. 
Februarv  G  to  March 
21.  1918;  La  Rein 
and  Boucq  .sector. 
April  3  to  June  28: 
Pas  Fini  sector 
(northwest  of  Ch:i.. 
teai;-Thierry).  Juiy 
10  to  25  (battle  op- 
erations July  IS  to 
25):  llupt  and  Tryon  seclwr.  Septem- 
l-ver  <;   I,,   fir-if.i.r-|.   s    (.s't.    .'ilihiel   operx- 


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BROOKLYN  AND  LONG  ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


tion,  September  12  to  14);  Neptune 
sector  (north  of  "Verdun).  October  18 
to  November  14  (Argonne-Meuse  of- 
fensive). 

I'risoners  captured:  Gl  officers. 
3. OS?  men.  Guns  captured:  16  pieces 
of  artillery,  132  Machine  guns.  Total 
advance  on  front  line:    37  kilometers. 

Insignia:  Dark  blue  "YD"  mono- 
frram  superimposed  on  diamond  of 
khaki  cloth.  The  initials  represent 
the  nickname  of  the  division,  which, 
since  its  arrival  overseas,  has  been 
known  as  the  "Yankee  Division." 

Twenty-seventh  Division. 


National  Guard  of  New  York: 
rived   in   France,   May  10,   1918. 


a,7TM  e»iv 


Ar- 
Ac- 

tivities:  East  Pope- 
ringhe  line,  Belgium 
(four  battalions  at  a 
time),  July  9  to 
September  3;  Dicke- 
bii.sh  sector,  Bel- 
gium. August  24  to 
September  3  (oper- 
ation of  Vierstrast 
Ridge,  August  31 
to  September  2): 
France,    September 


Hlndenburi;    line, 

24  to  October  1  (operation  at  Canal 
tunnel,  Bellicourt  and  east,  Septem- 
ber 27  to  30);  St.  Souplet  sector,  Oc- 
tober 12  to  20  (Selle  River,  October 
17);  Jonc  de  Mer  Bridge,  October  18; 
St.  Maurice  River,  October  19  to  21. 

Prisoners  captured:  65  officers, 
2,292  men.  Total  advance  on  front 
line.  11  kilometers. 

Insignia:  Black  circle  with  red 
border,  with  monogram  N.Y.D.  super- 
imposed— New  York  Division — and 
seven  red  stars.  The  stars  represent 
the  constellation  Orion  and  were 
chosen  in  honor  of  Maj.  Gen.  O'Ryan, 
who  has  commanded  the  division. 

Twenty-cdghth  Division. 

National    Guard    of    Pennsylvania: 
Arrived  in  France  May  18,  1918.     Ac- 
tivities:        Sector 
southeast     of     Cha- 
teau-Thierry    (corps 
reserve),  June  30  to 
July  31  (battle  oper- 
ations, July  15  to  18 
and   July   28    to    30); 
Vesle  sector,   August 
7     to     September     8        9  ATM  QW, 
(almost      continuous 
heavy    fighting) ;    Argonne-Meuse    of- 
fensive,   September    26    to    October    9; 
Thlaucourt  sector,  October  16  to  No- 
vember 11. 

I'risoners  captured:  Ten  officers, 
911  men.  Guns  captured:  16  pieces 
of  artillery,  63  machine  guns.  Total 
advance  on  front  line:  Ten  kilome- 
ters. 

Insignia:    Keystone  of  red  cloth. 

Twenty-ninUi  Division. 

National   Guard   of  Maryland,   New 
Jersey,    Delaware,    Virginia   and    Dis- 
trict    of     Columbia: 
^   Arrived     in     France 
June   27,    1918.      Ac- 
tivities:    Center  sec- 
t'lr.      Haute      Alsace, 
July    25    to    Septem- 
ber 22;   Grand  Mon- 
tague   sector,    north 
___^  _„.      of    Verdun,    October 
29^5  DIV.     7  to  30. 

I'risoners  cap- 
tured: 2,187  officers  and  men.  Guns 
f.ipturert:  21  pieces  of  artillery  and 
2.10  machine  guns.  Total  advance  on 
front  line:      Seven  kilometers. 

1  isil.'tli:i ;       lllilf.      atiil       ura\'       (Icsitrii 


good  luck.     Colors  represent  union  in 
arms  of  North  and  South.- 


Tliirtictli   DMsion. 

National  Guard  of  North  and  South 
Carolina  and  Tennessee:      Arrived   in 
France        May        24. 
1918.  Activities: 

Canal  sector  south 
of  Y'pres  (brigaded 
with    British),    July 

16  to  August  17; 
Canal    sector,    south 

,_-»_^  rtlk#    "^  Y'pros  (under  own 
jQ-rj;  tJlv.  command),      August 

17  to  September  4; 
Gouy-Xauroy  sector.  September  23  to 
October  2  (battle  operations);  Keau- 
revoir  sector,  October  3  to  12  (battle 
operations):  Le  Cateaii  sector,  Octo- 
ber 16  to  20  (battle  operations). 

Prisoners  captured:  98  officers, 
3,750  men.  Guns  captured:  81  pieces 
of  artillery,  426  machine  guns.  Total 
advance  on  front  line,  29  V4  kilome- 
ters. 

Insignia:  Monogram  in  blue,  the 
letter  "O"  surrounding  the  letter  "H." 
with  three  "X'f;"  ( Roman  numerals 
for  ■60),  forming  the  cross  bar  of  the 
letter  "H,"  all  on  a  maroon  back- 
ground. The  design  is  a  tribute  to 
Andrew  Jackson,  "Old  Hickory." 


Thirty-second   Division. 

National    Guard    of    Michigan    and 
Wisconsin:      Arrived   in   France   Feb 
ruary  20,   1918.    Ac- 
tivities:        Alsace 
front.      May      18     to 
July       21;       Fismes 
front,  July  30  to  Au- 
gust      7        (advance 
from    the    Ourcq    to 
the  Vesle);   Soissons 
front,    August    28    to       SiTi?  DIV. 
September   2    (battle  ^ 

of  Juvigny) ;  Argonne-Meuse  offensive, 
September  30  to  October  20  (opera- 
tions against  Krienihilde  Stellung); 
front  east  of  the  Meuse,  Dun-sur- 
Meuse,  November  8  to  11;  Army  of 
Occupation  from  November  17. 

Prisoners  captured:  40  officers, 
2.113  men.  Guns  captured:  21  pieces 
of  artillery,  190  machine  guns.  Total 
advance  on  front  line:     36  kilometers. 

Insignia:  Barred  arrow  of  red. 
chosen  because  they  "shot  through 
every  line  the  Boche  put  before 
them.* 


Thirty-fouith  Division. 

National  Guard  of  Iowa,  Minnesota, 
Nebraska  and  North  Dakota:  In- 
signia: Black  oval 
encircling  red  bo- 
vine skull,  a  conven- 
tionalization of  the 
Mexican  olla  or 
water  flask,  the 
whole  design  remi- 
niscent of  the  Camp 
Cody  country  \n  New- 
Mexico,  where  the 
division  trained. 


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in    France    Feb- 


Tliirty-tliird  Division. 

National  Guard  of  Illinois,  West 
Virginia:    Arrived  in  France  May  24, 

0191S. 
Activities:  Amiens 
.•sector  (with  Austra- 
lians), July  21  to 
August  18;  Verdun 
sector,  September  9 
to  October  17;  St. 
:Mihiel  sector,  No- 
vember 7  to  11. 
TTj^TM  DIV  Prisoners  cap- 
-'•^  '•   tured:       65      officers, 

3,922  men.  Guns  captured:  93  pieces 
of  artillery,  414  machine  guns.  Total 
advance  on  front  line:  36  kilometers 
(made  by  units  of  one  regiment  or 
less). 

Insignia:  Yellow  cross  on  black 
circle,  a  combination  of  the  divisional 
colors,  yellow  chosen  because  it  was 
the  only  color  paint  available  in  Texas 
when  the  division  was  assembling  its 
equipment.  The  cross,  long  used  to 
mark  Government  property,  had  a 
l,i'rit\  ini'   t'lTiU't    .,n    (),.■    rlvliV'pil"^    '''■^- 


Thiily-fiflh  Division. 

National  Guard,  of  Missouri  and 
Kansas:  Arrived  in  France  May  11, 
19  18.  Activities: 
North  sector  of  Wes- 
serling  sector. 
Wo.sges  (one  bri- 
gade), July  1  to  27; 
north  sector  of  Wcs- 
seling  sector,  Vr>s- 
ges,  with  Garibaldi 
subsector  (under  di- 
vision  command) 
July  27  to  August 
14;  Gerardmer  south  subsector  added. 
August  14  to  September  2;  Argonne- 
Meuse  offensive  (Grange-le-Comte 
sector),  September  21  to  October  1; 
Somme-Dieue  sector,  October  15  to 
November  7. 

Prisoners  captured:  13  officers.  768 
men.  Guns  caijtured:  24  pieces  of  ar- 
tillery, 85  machine  guns.  Total  ad- 
vance on  front  line,   12%   kilometers. 

Insignia:  Santa  Fe  cross  wuthin  two 
circles  of  varying  colors,  the  outer  one 
divided  into  four  arcs.  The  design 
was  chosen  because  the  old  Santa  Fe 
trail  started  westward  from  a  point 
near  the  Missouri-Kansas  line. 

ThU-ty-sixth  Division. 

National  Guard  of  Texas  and  Okla- 
homa, Division  headquarters  arrived 
in  France  July  31, 
19  18.  Activities: 
Blanc  Mont  sector, 
north  of  Somme-Py. 
October  6  to  28 1 
(French  Champagne/ 
offensive). 

Prisoners  cap-  \ 
tured:  18  officers, 
531  enlisted  •  men. 
Guns  captured:  !l 
pieces  of  artillery, 
294  machine  guns. 
Total  advance  on  front  line,  21  kilo- 
meters. 

Insignia:  Cobalt  blue  arrowhead 
with  a  khaki  "T"  superimposed  upon 
a  khaki  disc.  The  arrowhead  repre- 
sents Oklahoma  and  the  "T"  Texas. 

Tliirfy-scvcuth  Division. 

National  Guard   of  Ohio.  Divisional 
headquarters  arrived  in   France  June 
23,    1918.    Activities: 
Baccarat      sector, 
August  4  to  Septem- 
ber     16;      Meuse- Ar 
gonne  offensive,  Sep- 
tember 25  to  October 
1:  Pannes  (St.  Mihiel 
sector),     October    7- 
16;    Lys  and    Escaut 
rivers         (Flanders), 
October    31     to    No- 
■X«f  ru  n|u      vember    4;    Belgium, 
«3  •    i**"*'    Syngem    sector,    No- 
vember 9-11. 
Prisoners    captured:    26    officers,    1,- 
469   enlisted   men.   Guns   captured:    29 
pieces  of  artillery,   2  63   machine  guns. 
Total    advance    on    front   line:    30  2-3 
kilometers. 

Insignia:  Red  circle  with  white  bor- 
der. Design  adapted  from  the  Stale 
tiio    r,f   (,ii,.i      niviKinn    known   as   the 


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Forty-second  Division. 

National  Guard  of  26  States  and  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia.  Divisional  head- 
quarters arrived  in 
Franco  November  1, 
1  9  1.  7.  Activities: 
Dombasle-Luneville- 
5t.  Clement-Baccarat 
sector,  February  21 
to  March  23.  1918 
(under  the  French 
Eighth  Army  and 
Seventh  Army 
Corps);  Baccarat 

sector,    March    18   to 
June  21;   Souain  and 
Esperance    sector, 
July     5-17;     German 
offensive  east  of  Rheims,  July  15-16);- 
Trugny    and    Beauvardes.    July    25    to 
August     3      (front     of     Fourth     Army 
Corps    on    Ourcq) ;    Ansauville,    Essey 
.iiid    Bois   de   Pannes    (St.    Mihiel   sali- 
li,    September    12-30;    south    of    St. 
rges-Landres-et-St     Georges  -  Cote 
<ic    Chatillon     (Argonne-Meuse     offen- 
sive),     October     213-31;        Autruche 
Crandes     Armoises    and     Maisencelle, 
ifh    of    Sedan    (Argonne-Meuse    of- 
sive),   November   5-10. 
Prisoners   captured:    14    officers,    1.- 
303   enlisted   men.    Guns   captured;    25 
pieces  of  artillery,   49  5   machine  gun.s. 
Total  advance   on  front  line:    55   kilo- 
meters. 

Insignia:  Patri  -  colored  guadrant, 
suggesting  the  arc  of  a  rainbow,  after 
"Rainbow  Division." 

Seventy-seventli   Division. 

National  Army  of  New  York  City. 
Arrived  in  France  April  13,  1918. 
Activities:  Baccarat 
sector,  June  20  to 
August  4;  Fismes- 
Bazoches  sector, 
Vesle  front,  August 
12  to  September  16; 
La  Harazee-Four  de 
Paris-la  Fille  Morte 
line,  September  26  to 
October  16  (Ar- 
gonne-Meuse offen- 
sive); Champigneul- 
les  line,  Airs-Meuse, 
October  31  to  November 
gonne-Meuse  offensive. 

Prisoners  captured:  13  officers,  737 
enlisted  men.  Guns  captured:  44 
pieces  of  artillery,   323   machine  guns. 

Insignia:  Golden  fac-siniile  of  the 
Statue  of  Liberty  on  blue  background. 

Eightieth  Division. 

National    Army    of    Virginia,    West 
Virginia  and   Pennsylvania.   Divisional 
— -^headquarters  arrived 
iJ^in    Fi-ance    May    30, 
191S.  Activities: 

Aveuly  Woods,  Ar- 
ras (Artois  front), 
July  23  to  August 
18  (under  British); 
St.  Mihiel  salient, 
September  12-15 

(one  regiment  of  In- 
OrtTH  nil/  f'^itry  and  one  ma- 
a\J  J7  VIV.  chine  gun  battalion, 
reserve  Second  French  Colonial 
Corps),  Bethincourt  sector,  Septem- 
ber 25-29  (Argonne-Meuse  offensive); 
Nantillois  sector,  October  4-12  (Ar- 
gonne-Meuse offensive);  St.  Juvin, 
November  1-6  (Argonne-Meuse  offen- 
sive). 

Prisoners  captured:  103  officers,  1.- 
710  enlisted  men.  Guns  captured:  88 
pieces  of  artillery,  641  machine  guns. 
Total  advance  on  front  line:  37  kilo- 
meters. 

Insignia:  Shield  of  olive  drab  cloth, 
upon  which  is  superimposed  in  center 
three  blue  hills,  representing, the  Blue 
Ridge  Mountains,  all  outlined  in 
white.  / 


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-17. 
front 


line:    5% 


Eighty-first   Division. 

National  Army  of  North  Carolina, 
South  Carolina,  Florida  and  Porto 
Rico.  Arrived  in 
France  August  16, 
1918.  Activities:  East 
j  of  St.  Die  and  Raon 
I'Etape  sector,  Vos- 
gos,  September  18  to 
October  19  (bri- 
gaded with  20th 
French  Division); 
Sommedieue  sector 
between  Haudiemen 
Works  and  Benzee- 
en  Woevre,  November 

Total    advance    on 
kilometers. 

Insignia:  Wild  cat  of  varrying  color. 
Selected  in  the  belief  that  the  division 
could  "emulate  it  in  its  fighting  quali- 
ties." 

Eighty-second   Division. 

National  Army  of  Georgia,  Alabama 
and  Tennessee.  Divisional  headquar- 
ters arrived  in 
France  about  May 
17,  1918.  Activities: 
Lagny  sector,  June 
2  5  to  August  10 
(brigaded  with  154th 
French  Division) ; 
Marbache  sector, 
August  17  to  Sep- 
tember 11;  St.  Mi- 
hiel operation,  Sep- 
AO  ND  DIV/  tember  12-15;  Baul- 
^*'  —  "•'' •  ney  and  Charpentry, 
Fleville  and  Chehery,  Chehery  and  la 
Viergette  sectors,  September  30  to 
October  31  (Argonne-Meuse  offen- 
sive). 

Prisoners  captured:  18  officers,  827 
enlisted  men.  Guns  captured:  11  pieces 
of  artillery,  311  machine  guns.  Total 
advance  on  front  line:  17  kilometers. 

Insignia:  "AA"  in  gold  braid  upon 
circle  of  solid  blue,  the  whole  super- 
imposed on  square  background  of  red. 
The  "AA"  stands  for  "All-American," 
the  name  chosen  for  the  division,  with 
the  further  later  significance  "Ail- 
Aboard." 

Eighty-eighth   Division. 

National  Armv  of  North  Dakota, 
Minnesota,  Iowa  and  Illinois.  Di- 
visional headquar- 
ters arrived  in 
France  August  16, 
1918.  Activities: 

Center  sector.  Haute 
Alsace,  October  1  to 
November   5. 

Insignia:  Design 
of  black  evolved 
from  two  figures  "8" 
crossing  at  right  oeTMTMi* 
angles  and  giving  ^0'i?-L»IW. 
the  appearance  of  a  Maltese  cross 
made  of  loops  or  a  four  1  iaf  clover, 
the  common  symbol  of  the  i'our  States 
Iowa,  Minnesota,  Illinois  and  North 
Dakota,  colors  varying. 

Ninetieth  Division. 

National  Army  of  Texas  and  Okla- 
homa. Divisional  headquarters  arrived 
in  France  June  23, 
19  18.  Actvities: 
Sazerais  -  Haye-Puv- 
enelle  sector,  August 
24  to  October  10; 
St.  Mihiel  operation, 
September  12-15; 
demonstration  at  be- 
ginning of  Argonne- 
M  e  u  s  e  offensive, 
September  26;  Ar- 
gonne-Meuse offen- 
sive, October  19  to 
November  11. 

Prisoners  captured:    32   officers  and 


91  </  0»V 


1,844  enlisted  men.  Guns  captured:  42 
pieces  of  artillery,  230  machine  guns. 
Total  advance  on  front  lino;  28^ 
kilometers. 

Insignia:      Red      monograrji      "TO," 
standing  for  Texas-Oklahoroc. 

Nlnety-flrst  Divlslcm.  ' 

National  Army  of  Alaska,  Washing- 
ton, Oregon,  California,  Idaho,  Ne- 
vada, M  o  n  ta  n  a, 
Wyoming  and  Utah. 
Divisional  headquar- 
ters arrived  in 
France  July  12, 
1918.  Activities:  Ar- 
gonne-Meuse sector 
near  Vauquies,  Sep- 
tember 20  to  Octo- 
ber 3  (Argonnc- 
M  e  u  s  e       offensi'/^.i 

September       2  6        to 

October   3);   west  of 

Escaut    River,     Ecl- 

gium,   October  30   to 

November  4;  east  of 

Escaut  River,  Belgium,  November  10- 

14. 

Prisoners   captured:    12   officers,    2,- 

400   enlisted   rrsen.   Guns  captured:    33 

pieces  of  arti^^ery,   471   machine  guns. 

Total  advance  on  front  line:  34  kilo- 
meters. 

Insignia:  Green  fir  tree.   The  91st  is 

known   as  the    "Wild   West   Division." 

Design  emblematic  of  the  far  West. 

Ninety-second   Division. 

National     Army.     Divisional     head- 
quarters arrived   in   France  June    19, 
^1918.    Activities:    St. 
^^^^         ^F  Die    sector,    Vosges, 
^^^^^^^m    August    29    to    Sep- 
^^^^^^^^t^M   tember  20;  Argonne- 
^^^I^^^^^^K   M  e  u  s  e       offensive, 
^^^^^^■^B  September 
^^^^^^^^^^^  ( reserve      of      First 
^^  ^B  ^pArmy  Corps);   Mar- 

"  bache    sector,    Octo-. 

Q9  NOQiy      tier    9   to  November 

Total  advance  on  front  line:  8  kilo- 
meters. 

Insignia:  American  buffalo,  colors 
varying,  selected  "because  traditional 
Indians  called  negro  soldiers  'buffa- 
loea."  " 


ARRIVALS  HOME 


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QOTt*  DIV. 


From  the  signing  of  the  armistice 
to  February  8,  1919,  287,332  Amer- 
icon  troops  in  France  and  Great 
Britain  had  embarked  for  the  United 
States,  while  up  to  February  10, 
67,454  officers  and  1,069,116  men  had 
been  demobilized  in  this  country. 
Total  arrivals  of  overseas  troops  up 
to   February   7   were  215,749. 

These  figures  were  made  public  on 
February  12  by  Secretary  Baker,  to- 
gether with  others  relating  to  the 
number  of  sick  and  wounded  now  in 
France  and  the  number  returned 
home.  Men  in  France  being  treated 
for  disease  on  February  1  totaled 
62,561,  and  those  suffering  from 
wounds  were  24,484.  The  aggregate 
of  87,045  was  4,688  less  than  in  the 
preceding  week  and  106,403  less  than 
the  number  in  hospitals  overseas  on 
November  14. 

Since  the  ending  of  hostilities  53,042 
sick  and  wounded  have  an-ived  in  this 
country,  bringing  the  total  since  the 
beginning  of  the  war  to  63.160.  On 
February  1  the  occupied  beds  in  hos- 
pitals in  the  United  States  numbered 
60,777,  while  there  were  47,048  beds 
availaole  tor  returning  cases. 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND    IN    THE   WAR. 


CASUALTIES 

Brooklyn  and  Long  Island  Men  Who 
Died     in     Service     of     the     Colors. 


Through  tht-  Military  Index  Department  established  by  The  Eagle  at  the  outbreak  of  the  war— United  States 
participation-it  is  possible  to  give  biographical  data  of  Brooklyn  and  Long  Island  men  killed  or  having  died  in 
service,  and  to  list  Iwndreds  of  names  that  otherwise  would  have  been  unobtainable  for  publication  at  this  time. 

Casualty  lists  are  still  being  compiled  by  the  War  Department,  and,  of  course,  not  all  names  are  available 
fo-  '.his  book.  It  is  contemplated  in  the  near  future  to  issue  a  second  and  revised  edition  of  the  book  in  which  an 
endeavor  will  be  made  to  include  the  names  of  all  of  our  local  soldiers  who  made  the  supreme  sacrifice. 


Corp.  C.  D.  Kfeoii. 

Corp.  Charle.s  Dana  Elsoii  of  Co. 
M,  165th  Int.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
October  14.  His  father,  William  J. 
Elson  of  306  Stuyvesant  ave..  is  an 
olUcial  of  the  Brooklyn  Board  of  Elec- 
tions. Corp.  Elson  had  been  in  the 
thick  of  the  fighting  since  tlic  Ameri- 
can forces  entered  the  front  fines.  He 
was  with  the  Rainbow  Division  which 
bailed  for  France  on  October  30,  1917, 
flnd  put  in  at  one  stretch  175  continu- 
ous days  of  trench  warfare.  He  was 
a.  member  of  the  American  Battalion 
which  swam  the  Ourcq  Klver  and 
stormed  the  German  trenches  on  the 
other  side. 

He  was  formerly  a  member  of  Co. 
I.  Seventh  Regt.,  but  was  transferred 
to  the  165th.  which  was  formed  with 
the  old  69th  as  the  nucleus  and  sent  I 
to  Camp  Mills.  He  was  promoted  to 
the  rank  of  corporal  after  reaching  i 
France,  became  a  gas  noncommis- 
sioned officer,  and  was  recommended  ! 
for  the  OfHcers  Training  School,  which 
lie  had  hoped  to  enter  at  the  close  of 
the  present  campaign.  Corp.  Elson 
was  21  years  old,  a  graduate  of  P.  S. 
35  and  Boys  H.  S.,  and  was  in  his 
senior  year  at  the  New  York  Uni- 
versity, where  he  was  stu  lying  ac- 
countancy, when  war  was  dCL-lared.  He 
attended  the  Lewis  Avenue  Congre- 
gational Church,  was  active  in  the 
Drcxel  Biddle  League  there  and  was 
a  member  of  the  Sons  and  Daughters 
of  Kew  'i^n£iand. 

t 

P»t.  Ralph  E.  Van  VaJkenburgh.      I 

Halph  Eugene  "\an  ^'alkenbur^h,  20  \ 
years    old,    of    134     Rutland    '  oad,    a  j 
l/rlvate    in     Battery     B.     lOSin    F.     A.,  j 
diea   iii  i<'.iion   ou  .Scpieinuer   26.     Be- 
fore the  v'v'ar  Department  leiegram  ar-  j 
rived    his   folks   had   received   a   letter  1 
from  a  member  of  his  battery  inlorm- 
ins   them    of    his    death.     Young    Van  1 
A'alkcnbursh    enlisted    in    April.    1917, 
when  he  was  only  1!>.  ac  the  Clermont 
ave.    armory,    when    the    organization 
was   known    as   the    First    Bat.    F.    A.,  j 
A.,  and  was  composed  of  Brooklyniles.  ' 
His  father,  Eugene  Van  Valkenburgh, 
who  was  employed    in   the   New   York 
Customs     service     and      who     was     a 
reteran    of    the    Civil    "War,    died    a 
..iftnC.i  iater.     The  elder  Van  Valken- 
burgh   was    a    member    of    the    109th  I 
Rest,    in   the   Civil   War.   and    lost   one 
of  his  limbs  at    the  battle  of  Spottsyl-  I 
vania    Courthouse.      He    was    a    non-  | 
fommlSKlim   offlctT  and  a   member  of  | 
Sumner  Post,  G,  A.  R.  i 

I'vt.    Van   \  alkenburgh   was  born   in 


Manhattan,  but  lived  most  of  his  life 
in  this  borough.  He  was  a  graduate 
of  P.  S.  92  and  of  Commercial  H.  S. 
When  he  enlisted  he  was  a  clerk  in 
the  employ  of  the  Farmers  Loan  and 
Trust  Company.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Omega  Alpha  Pi  fraternity  and 
of  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Cross  in 
Flatbush.  He  trained  at  Fort  Niagara 
and  at  Camp  Wadsworth,  Spartan- 
burg, S.  C.  He  leaves  his  mother,  Mrs. 
Delia  Van  Valkenburgh,  and  a  sister. 
Mrs.  James  H.  Griffin. 

Corp.  Joseph  Mans. 
Corp.  Joseph  Maus,  20  years  old,  of 
231  Jeffrey  ave..  Jamaica,  was  killed  in  ■ 
action  on  September  29.  Pvt.  Maus, 
who  formerly  lived  with  his  sister,  Mrs. 
John  J.  O'Farrell,  enli.sted  in  the  old 
71st  Regt.,  on  May  8,  1916,  and  saw 
active  service  on  the  Mexican  border. 
He  was  transferred  to  Co.  A,  105th 
Inf.,  at  Spartanburg:,  and  sailed  for 
France  on  May  17  last.  The  young 
soldier's  brother-in-law.  .John  J.  O'Far- 
rell, has  been  employed  at  the  Navy 
Yard  for  13  years.  Corp.  Maus  was 
born  in  Long  Island  City  and  graduat- 
ed from  P.  S.  6,  in  Astoria.  A  requiem 
mass  will  be  celebrated  tomorrow 
morning  in  St.  Mary's  R.  C.  Church. 
Jamaica,  for  the  repose  of  his  soul 
In  his  last  letter  home,  written  nine 
days  before  he  was  killed,  Maus  said 
that  he  had  been  "over  the  top"  five 
times.  He  also  stated  he  had  been 
doing  dangerous  patrol  work. 

P^t.  -Johannes  .\.  Jensen. 

Pvt.  Johannes  A.  Jensen,  31  years  old,  1 
of    4692    Jerome     ave.,     Morris     Park,  | 
where  he  lived  with  friends,  has  been 
misiung  in  action  since  October  22.  He  i 
was  born  in  Denmark  and  came  to  this 
country   live   .veais   ago.      Although    he 
was  mariied.  he  did  not  claim  exemp- 
tion, and  was  drafted  on  May  26  last, 
sailing  for  France  live  weeks  later.    He  ' 
was  formerly  employed  by  the  B.  R.  T.  I 

Pvt.  Charles  It.  Kiolianl.son.  ' 

Pvt.  Charles  R.  Ricliardson,  report- 
ed as  having  died  of  pneumonia  in 
France  on  October  14,  was  a  member 
of  Co.  H.  113th  Inf.  His  mother,  Mrs. 
Mary  Richardson,  of  190  St.  Mark's 
ave.,  believes  he  may  still  be  alive, 
because  another  man  by  the  .same 
name  was  reported  on  Wednesday  as 
having  died  of  disease  in  France.  He 
was  Charles  R.  Richardson  of  Browns-  i 
ville.  O.  Kishardson.  before  he  was  I 
drafted,  was  a  letter  carrier.  He  was 
a  graduate  of  P.  S.  9  and  attended 
St.     Luke's     Episcopal     Church.      The  ■ 


last  letter  liis  inother  received  from 
him  was  dated  October  3.  He  was 
26  years  old. 

Pvt.  George  Trentin. 

Pvt.  George  Trentin,  aged  31.  has 
been  missing  in  action  since  Septem- 
ber 26,  according  to  official  notifica- 
tion received  by  his  uncle,  Julius  JIulz, 
flf  Allen  St.  and  Lu.x  pi.,  Jamaica.  He 
was  drafted  a  year  ago.  He  left  Camp 
Upton  for  France  last  June.  Trentin 
had  studied  for  the  priesthood  at  the 
Amawalk  Seminary.  He  was  born  in 
New  Y'ork  City.  His  parents,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  George  J-  Trentin,  now  live  at 
Central  Islip.     He  has  one  sister.  Rose. 

Pvt.  H.  C.  Walsh. 

Harry  C.  "R'alsh,  282  Sterling  pi., 
Co.  A,  106th  M.  G.  Bat.,  who  was  re- 
ported as  missing  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember 28,  is  dead.  He  was  buried  by 
his  company  mates  in  Saint  Emilie. 
the  British  cemetery.  His  name  has 
been  inscribed  on  a  cross.  Word  oi 
his  death  went  through  official  chai-- 
nels  on  October  10.  The  details  wer« 
given  to  The  Eagle  by  Sgt.  Herbert  C. 
Ray.  798  Lincoln  pi.,  a  member  of  the 
same  company. 

Harry  C.  Walsh  was  the  only  child 
of  Mrs.  Jennie  E.  W'alsh  and  the  late 
Henry  Walsh.  He  was  only  19  years 
old  and  enlisted  in  April,  3  917,  in 
Troop  K.  First  New  York  Cavalry, 
soon  after  his  eighteenth  birthday. 
When  his  regiment  was  sent  to  Cani|> 
Wadsworth,  Spartanbnrg.  .'?.  C..  in  the 
fall  of  1917,  it  was  brcken  up  and  the 
majority  of  the  members  assigned  u< 
machine  gun  battalions.  Walsh  wa.* 
placed  In  Co.  A.  100th  M.  G.  B.,  with 
which  l:e  v.crt  to  France. 

His  mother,  who  has  been  f'nnect- 
ed  with  the  Board  or  Education  as  :< 
probation  officer  for  many  years,  re- 
ceived the  first  news  of  her  son's 
death  from  The  Eagle.  .She  ha.i 
not  heard  from  him  since  Septembti 
15,  and  in  view  oF  the  uiai-y  lasualtics 
in  the  2  7th  Division  she  had  felt  for 
weeks  that  something  had  happene<l 
to  him. 

Walsh  took  part  in  all  the  heavy 
fighting  with  the  27th  Division  and  In 
a  number  of  the  battles  was  used  us 
a  courier,  bringing  mes.sagos  from 
headquarters  to  the  front  line.  On 
September  28,  the  day  on  which  hi> 
was  killed,  the  27th  Division  broke  thy 
Hindonburg  line. 

Walsh  was  educated  at  St.  Augus- 
tine's Academy  and  Brooklyn  Prep 
and  was  prominent  in  athletics  at  both 
institutions.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
R.  C.  Church  of  St.  Ausuatinc. 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG    ISLAND   IN    THE   WAR. 


95 


Pvt.  lUnvaril  Peterson. 

Howard  I'oteison.  0!)!l  lltli  St..  also 
(•r  Co,  A.  MJCth  M.  (i.  i^at..  wa.s  killed 
in   action   on   October  19. 

Pvt.   Joseph    Stajiuirc. 

Joseph  Maguire.  11)1  Winthiuu  st., 
also  a  member  of  Co.  A.  lOiith  il.  G. 
Bat.,  was  slightly  gassed  in  action, 
developed  pneumonia  and  died  on 
October  2..  before  reaching  the 
hospital. 

ilaguire's  father  said  that  letters  he 
had  i-eceivcd  from  his  son  showed 
ihat  he  had  been  in  all  the  hard 
lighting  from  t?t.  Quentin  to  Canibrai. 
He  enlisted  in  the  First  Cavalry,  U.  S, 
A.  in  April.  1917.  was  sent  to  Cajnp 
Bliss,  Bay  Itidgc,  then  to  Camp  Wads- 
worth,  for  training-,  and  went  overseas 
last  May. 

Maguire  was  a  graduate  of  the 
Brooklyn  Prep  and  was  a  member  of 
the  basketball  team.  Before  enlisting 
he  was  employed  as  an  autoinobile 
mechanic.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
R.  C.  Church  of  St.  Franeis  of  Assisi, 
Lincoln  rd.  and  Nostrand  ave.  His 
last  letter  was  received  by  his  parents 
on  September  21.  and  in  it  he  stated 
that  he  was  in  Belgium  with  the  first 
compan>'  of  Americans  that  had  en- 
tered Belgium  and  that  he  understood 
King  Albert  was  to  decorate  the  en- 
tire company.  He  stated  that  he  had 
been  in  hard  fighting  in  Flanders  and 
that  at  Mount  Kinmiel  they  had  given 
".Jerry"  a  hard  Ijcating  and  Avould 
'hand  him  another  hard  beating" 
when  next  they  faced  him. 

Maguire's  brother  .lohn,  31.  is  a 
member  of  tlie  30th  F.  A.,  Headquar- 
ters Co..  was  wounded  last  August  by 
a  bullet  in  the  side  and  was  in  a  hos- 
pital for  two  weeks.  Another  brother. 
A'incent,  is  a  member  of  the  Sanitary 
Corps  and  is  stationed  at  a  base  hos- 
pital in  France  as  a  chemist.  He  is 
also  survived  by  seven  sisters. 

Prt.  John  Endrcs. 

Pvt.  Jblin  Endres  of  13tli  and 
T^ouisa  sts.j  College  Point,  has  been 
killed  in  action,  according  to  word  re- 
•  ■eived  by  his  mother.  lOndres  attended 
St.  Fidelis'  parochial  school  in  College 
JPoint  and  was  well  known  in  football 
circles,  having  played  center  on  the 
["ollege  Point  team.  He  was  on  the 
itxaiice  force  when  he  was  drafted. 

Con'.  Joseph  F.  Palmer. 

Tlie  War  Department  has  notified 
i 'xi  and  Mrs.  Joseph  Palmer  of  13S 
L.>^ust  St..  Flushing,  that  their  son, 
Ci  ir(p,  Joseph  F.  l^almer.  of  Co.  L. 
lOVih  Inf..  was  killed  in  action  on 
Se^Vtember  29.  In  his  last  letter  Pal- 
me.r\  who  was  23  years  old,  told  his 
par  a  its  that  lie  had  gone  over  the  top 
thrti^'  times  without  injury.  Before  he 
en!l:Ucd  he  Avas  employed  by  B.  /vlt- 
mau:  and  Comoan.v.  Besides  his  par- 
ents he  leaves  nve  sisters.  Several 
wee'^  ago  the  Palmer  family  learned 
in  a  i'etter  written  by  Corp.  William 
Cleatior  of  Flushing,  a  member  of  the 
same  <company,  that  the  corporal  had 
fallen,:, 

lit.  J.  T^.  Keinnierer. 

Mrs.  Helen  H.  Johnson  Kemmerer  i 
of  XSl'.a  Bedfor-'!  avenue  has  been  noti- 
fied b,?  the  War  Department  that 
her  hiU'band.  Lt.  Jerome  Edward 
Kemsi^'er.  was  killed  in  action  on 
Octobiei-  1 0.  Lt.  Kemmerer  was  the 
son  of  IHarr.v  and  Esther  M.  Kem- 
merer <»f  690  Prospect  pi.  He  was 
married   in  July,  1917. 

Lt.  Ktemmerer  atteijded  the  Third 
Plattsfe^Tg  Training  Canjp  in  1916  and 
i-eceival  '.his  commission  in  November 
of  that  >«i  ar.  The  following  April  he 
was  assigned  to  Fort  McPherson  as  an 
instructor  in  infantry.  Later  he  was 
sent  to  Cambridge  to  attend  a  school 
of  insftiw^tion  in  trench  warfare. 
After  thrf  he  was  assigned  to  Camp 
Gordon,      .Augusts,      Ga.,     and     there 


placed  in  Co.  D,  327th  Inf.,  with  which 
he  went  to  France  last  April. 

Born  in  Brooklyn.  Lt.  Kemmerer  at- 
tended the  schools  here  and  New  York 
University.  He  was  employed  by  the 
New  York  Telephone  Company,  when 
he  entered  the  service.  In  addition  -10 
his  wife  and  parents,  he  leaves  a  sis- 
ter, Miss  Esther  F.  Kemmerer.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  New  Yoi-k  Ave- 
nue M.  E.  Church  and  the  Jr.  O.  U. 
A.    M. 

'  Sgt.    Frank    D.    McGrath. 

Sgt.  Frank  D.  McGrath  of  175  Let- 
ferts  ave.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
September  27.  Sgt.  McGrath  had  been 

:  in    France    since   May   25,   the   day   he 

I  was  23  years  old.  He  was  a  member 
or  Co.  G,  106fh  Inf.    Sgt.  McGrath  en- 

j  listed  in  the  14th  Regt.  immediately 
after    the    American     declaration     of 

I  war.  At  Spartanburg  he  was  pro- 
moted to  the  rank  of  corporal.  In 
P^rance  he  received  his  sergeant's 
chevron,  and  had  been  designated  to 
enter  the  next  officers'  training  camp, 

j  when  he  fell.  He  met  hia  death  in 
the  St.  Quentin-Cambrai  drive.  Sgt. 
McGrath     is     survived    by   his    father, 

1  Dennis  J.  McGrath;  a  sister,  Mrs. 
Josephine  Brennan,  and  two  broth- 
ers, Harry  and  Raymond  McGrath. 
He  attended  P.  S.  No.  110  and  was 
well  known  in  Greenpoint,  where  he 
formerl.v  lived. 

Pvt.  William  Scheclor. 

Though  Pvt.  William  Scheeler,  26 
years  old,  of  Co.  A,  316th  Inf.,  and  a 
resident  of  106  Roosevelt  ave..  Cor- 
ona, has  been  reported  as  missing  in 
action  since  September  30,  his  aunt, 
Mrs.  Frances  Mulligan,  has  received 
a  letter  from  him  which  he  wrote  on 
October  19.  In  it  he  enclosed  his  Sol- 
diers' Christmas  package  coupon.  Pvt. 
Scheeler  has  made  his  homo  with  his 
aunt  since  childhood.  He  participated 
in  the  fighting  in  the  Argonne  woods. 
Pvt.  Scheeler  was  drafted  on  May  28 
last,  and  following  a  snort  stay  in 
Camp  Upton  he  was  shifted  to  Camp 
Meade,  Md.,  from  where  he  sailed 
for  France. 

lit.  Franklin  Wood. 

Lt.  Franklin  Wood,  son  of  George 
.^.  and  Mary  Bentley  Wood,  now  of 
Chicago,  but  formerly  of  Brooklyn, 
was  killed  in  action  on  October  5.  He 
died  leading  his  company  in  an  at- 
tack. His  brothers.  Norman  B.  and 
George  Wood.,  are  also  in  the  service. 
Lt.  Wood  received  a  captain's  com- 
mission the  week  before  he  died.  His 
brothers    are     both    lieutenants. 

Norman,  who  is  w-ith  Co.  C,  132d 
Inf.,  described  his  brother's  death  in 
a  letter  written  in  front  of  Dead  Man's 
Hill,  northwest  of  Verdun,  near  the 
Meuso,  opposite  Brabaut,  after  the 
capture  of  Forges  Brook.  The  letter, 
which  Is  dated  October  13,  In  part 
follows; 

"No  doubt  by  this  time  the  War 
Department  has  advised  you  the  sad 
news  about  Franklin.  I  am  simply 
going  to  try  and  lighten  the  heavy 
load  as  much  as  I  can  by  telling  you 
a  few  things  that  I  know  will  ease 
both  your  minds  in  many  respects. 

"Ill  the  first  place  I  need  not  tell 
you  that  Franklin  died  as  an  Ameri- 
can officer  and  gentleman  should, 
instantly,  pistol  in  hand,  at  the  head 
of  his  company  CD)  in  front  of  a 
strong  point  bristling  with  machine 
guns,  trench  mortars  and  snipers. 
In  the  second  place  he  received  a 
Christian  burial  something  I  was 
afraid  for  a  while  I  could  not  get 
for  him.  However,  you  will  be  glad 
to  hear  that  he  could  not  have  got 
more  attention  if  we  had  been  back 
in   garrison. 

"Our  companies  were  the  two  at- 
tacking companies  of  the  battalion, 
and  after  we  gained  our  objectives 
we  had  to  look  for  him  under  heavy 
shell  fire.     After  we  had  found  Frank- 


lin, I  did  not  think  I  could  get  away 
on  account  of  the  stubborn  counter- 
attacks the  storm  battalions  of  the 
Prussians  were  putting  up,  but  Capt. 
B.  .1.  Dodd.  in  command  of  the  bat- 
talion, who  with  several  others  whom 
I  wiljl  mention  later,  was  as  kind  as 
he  could  be.  ordered  me  out  of  the 
line  for  forty-eight  hours,  saying  I 
had  been  doing  more  than  my  share 
(he  meant  my  company)  for  several 
weeks  and  needed  a  rest.  This  last 
was  true,  as  five  weeks  of  the 
responsibility  of  a  tremendously  im- 
portant front  line  sector,  w'ith  three 
attacks  will   wear   anybody   down. 

"Capt.  Pat  J.  Dodd  (Brendon's 
brother),  who  was  in  command  of  the 
machine  gun  company  attached  to 
our  battalion,  loaned  me  one  of  his 
overworked  ammunition  limbers,  two 
horses  and  a  driver.  Capt.  Brendon 
Dodd  gave  me  a  letter  of  introduction 
to  Chaplain  Girard  of  one  of  the 
field  hospitals,  and  with  my  orderly 
and  the  limber  I  started  out  after 
dark.  Nothing  on  wheels  can  move 
'n   daylight  up   where  we  were. 

"We  walked  all  night  and  arrived 
at  Glorieaux  Hospital,  Verdun,  about 
noon    the   next   day. 

"Lt.  Girard  procured  a  casket,  some- 
thing very  rare  now,  and  a  large 
American  flag,  and  at  4  o'clock  we 
started  for  the  cemetery.  Practically 
every  patient  at  the  hospital  from  the 
regiment  who  could  walk  was  with  us. 
Chaplain  O'Donnell  read  the  service 
and  the  French  have  erected  a  cross 
at  the  grave.  I  have  made  arrange- 
ments to  have  the  spot  photographed. 
It  is  an  absolutely  permanent  ceme- 
tery and  will  have  perpetual  care  and 
everything     has  been  registered. 

"I  know  absolutely  that  he  never 
knew  he  was  hit  and  that  he  did  not 
have  an  instant's  pain.  Two  German 
officers  and  48  privates  paid  the  price 
then  and  there,  and  more  will  in  our 
next  flight.  The  first  two  places  men- 
tioned in  the  American  communique 
covering  October  9,  tell  the  story.  My 
company  got  to  Sivey  and  his  to  the 
Bois  du    Cliaume." 

CoiTp.  Howard  Peterson. 

Corp.  Howard  Peterson  of  599  11th 
.St..  reported  as  having  been  killed  in 
action  on  October  IS.  according  to  a 
cable  received  from  the  Paris  Bureau 
of  The  Eagle.  His  family,  however, 
has  received  no  official  word  thus  far. 
Corp.  Peterson  was  a  member  of  the 
105th  Inf..  although  he  had  originally 
enlisted  in  the  71st  Regt.  The  last  let- 
ter received  from  him  arrived  on  Oc- 
tober 13  and  in  it  he  stated  that  he 
was  in  excellent  health.  Corp.  Peter- 
son was  23  years  old  and  graduated 
from  P.  S.  4  0.  Both  his  parents  are 
dead.  He  formerly  lived  at  the  above 
address  with  his  sister  and  two  broth- 
ers, A  third  brother,  John  James 
Peterson,  is  a  member  of  the  72d 
Highlanders.  He  has  been  in  the  serv- 
ice for  three  years  and  was  wounded 
on  two  separate  occasions  in  the  past. 

Corp.    Julius   Ijcvy. 

Corp.  Julius  Levy,  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Barnett  Levy,  who  live  at  73 
Walton  St.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
October  4.  Corp.  Levy  was  23  years 
old  and  was  a  shoe  cutter  by  trade. 
He  was  drafted  in  September,  1917. 
and  after  training  at  Camp  Upton 
left  for  France  in  April,  a  member 
of  Co.  I,  305th  Inf.  Corp.  Levy  was 
born  in  London.  He  had  lived  in 
America  for  nine  years  prior  to  hia 
departure  for  France. 

P\-t,  William  J.  Mohr. 

Pvt.  William  J.  Mohr  of  Co.  B, 
307th  Inf.,  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Hanna 
Mohr  of  16  Bleecker  St.,  was  killed  in 
action  on  October  11.  Pvt.  Mohr  was 
born  in  New  York  City  28  years  ago 
and  was  a  .graduate  of  P.  S.  No,  74, 
Brooklyn.      He  was  inducted  into  the 


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service  on  October  11,  1917,  a  year  to 
the  day  before  he  was  killed.  He  ar- 
rived in  France  last  April. 

PvL  FYaiik  William  Allan. 

Pvt.  Frank  William  Allan  of  109  ^ 
Sterling  pi.  was  killed  in  action  on 
September  27.  He  was  19  years  old 
and  a  member  of  Co.  F,  lOCth  Inf. 
Pvt.  Allan  lived  with  his  father. 
Frank  J.  Allan,  and  grandmother, 
Mrs.  C.  Allan.  Two  uncles  arc  in  the 
service.  They  are  Gordon  Allan,  also 
with  Co.  v..  106th  Inf.,  and  Edwin 
Gimia,  with  Co.  F,   165th  Inf. 

Corp.s.  C.  P.  Gould  and  H.  E.  klaxon. 

Only   a   few    months   ago    the    Rev. 
Sidney  Gould,  pastor  of  the  First  Pres- 
byterian   Church    of    Freeport,    L.    I., 
paid   the  last  tribute   to  Aviator   Wil- 
liam Clinton  Story,   first  of  Freeport's 
young  sons  to  lose  his  life  in  this  war, 
and    now   his   own  son.   Corp.    Charles 
V.  Gould  of  Co.  I,  107th  Inf..  has  paid 
the    supreme    sacrifice.       He    and    his 
schoolmate,  Corp.  Harold  E.  Ma.xon  of  I 
the  same  company  were  killed  in  ac-  ; 
tion  in  the  Cambrai-St.   Quentin  drive  i 
on    September    29.  [ 

Both  young  men.  who  were  under 
20,  enlisted  in  the  Seventh  Regt.  at 
the  beginning  of  the  war.  They  had 
been  friends  from  boyhood.  No  de- 
tails have  been  received  concerning 
the  deaths  of  the  two  young  men.  The 
Rev.  Sidney  Gould,  father  of  the  gal- 
lant corporal,  collapsed  in  his  pulpit 
last  summer  as  the  result  of  nervous 
breakdown  and  was  given  an  in- 
definite leave  of  absence  by  his  con- 
gregation. 

Nine  other  Freeport  boys  have  given 
up  their  lives  in  the  conflict  to  date. 
They  are  Thomas  W.  Benham.  Navy; 
Lt.  de  KruijfT.  aviator;  William  E. 
Ensko,  James  C.  Rich.  Walter  Whit- 
taker.  Henry  T.  Mohr,  Arthur  J. 
Smith.  Harold  E.  Hubert  of  the  Army, 
and  William  Clinton  Story,  an  aviator. 

Corp.    Dominifk   Uolliday, 

Corp.  Uominick  Holliday,  aged  19, 
of  255  Greene  ave..  was  killed  on  Sep- 
tember 27  during  his  fourth  engage- 
ment. When  only  17  years  old  he  en- 
listed in  the  23d  Regt.  At  Spartan- 
burg he  was  transferred  to  Co.  B. 
106th  Inf.,  and  on  May  10  he  sailed 
for  France  aboard  the  President  Lin- 
coln. In  his  last  letter,  which  was 
written  on  September  21,  he  said  he 
was  thankful  to  God  that  thus  far 
he  had  come  out  of  battle  in  good 
health  and  unharmed.  Corp.  Holliday 
was  born  in  Brooklyn.  On  graduating 
from  P.  S.  No.  45  he  became  a  ma- 
chinist's helper,  and  prior  to  his  in- 
duction into  service  he  was  employer' 
by  Cook  and  Webb,  of  213  Ste~'..en 
St.  He  was  a  member  of  t>--  Church 
of  the  -Nativity.. 

Pvt«.   Robert   and    StccI   Gray. 

Pvt.  Robert  Gray,  21  years  old,  has 
been  killed  in  action,  and  his  brother, 
Pvt.  Steel  Gray,  aged  19,  wounded. 
This  information  was  received  in  a 
letter  from  the  latter  to  his  parents, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  S.  Gray,  of  279 
Mid  wood  St.  Both  were  members  of 
Co.  L,  106th  Inf.  Pvt.  Steel  Gray 
wrote  that  he  was  be^'-de  his  brother 
when  he  fell  on  September  27,  at 
Cambrai.  and  that  he  was  severely 
wounded  in  the  same  action.  He  is 
now  in  a  base  hospital  at  Bath,  Eng- 
land. Their  names  have  not  ap- 
peared on  the  official  casualty  li.st. 

The  brothers  enlisted  in  the  old  23d 
Kcgt.,  in  1916.  and  went  to  ine  Mexi- 
can Border.  When  the  United  States 
entered  the  war.  Robert  was  on  guard 
at  the  aqueduct  for  a  time  and  finally 
the  entire  regiment  was  sent  to  Spar- 
tanburg, S.  C,  where  it  became  the 
nucleus  of  the  106th  Inf.  It  sailed  for 
France  on  .May  10  aboard  the  Presi- 
dent Lincoln.  Both  the  Grays  at- 
tended    Commercial     H.      S..     where 


Robert  made  quite  a  reputation  as  a 
cro.ss  country  runner.  In  addition  to 
his  parents  and  brother,  Robert  leaves 
a  sister,  Jessie. 

Corp.  Goorge  .'\.  Weber. 

Corp.  George  A.  Weber,  24  years 
old,  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  Weber 
of  4311  Brandon  ave.,  Richmond 
Hill,  has  been  missing  since  Oc- 
tober 4.  according  to  a  letter  from  Sgt. 
John  Meth  of  Co.  L,  106th  Int.,  to  his 
aunt,  Mrs.  J.  Dehler.  His  name  has 
not  yet  appeared  on  the  official  cas- 
ualty list.  Corp.  Weber  joined  the  23d 
Regt.  in  June.  1917,  and  was  sent  to 
Spartanburg  with  that  command  in 
September.  There  he  became  a  mem- 
ber of  Co.  G,  106th  Inf.  Corp.  Weber 
was  married  on  January  4.  1918,  to 
Miss  Gertrude  Gilligan  of  437  Monroe 
St.  Before  he  entered  the  service  he 
was  a  clerk  for  Edward  McConnell  & 
Co.  of  13  E.  22d  St.,  Manhattan.  His 
brother.  Jacob  Herbert  Weber,  is  in 
the  office  of  the  surgeon  at  Hoboken. 

Pvt.  John  McGovem. 

Pvt.  John  McGovern,  23  years  old, 
of  458  St.  Mark's  ave.,  w-ho  was  killed 
in  action  September  27,  was  a  member 
of  Co.  K,  306th  Inf.  He  was  born  in 
New  York  and  had  been  a  resident  of 
Brooklyn  for  eighteen  years.  He  was 
graduated  from  St.  Malachy's  paro- 
chial school  and  at  the  time  he  en- 
tered the  army,  in  October,  1917,  was 
employed  in  the  rubber  business  at 
Sth  ave.  and  9th  St.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  R.  C.  Church  of  St.  Joseph, 
and  is  survived  by  two  brothers, 
Thomas,  in  France,  and  Bernard,  and 
one  sister,  Mrs.  H.  Moran  of  408  St. 
Mark's  ave.  A  memorial  mass  will  be 
celebrated  tomorrow  at  8  a.m.,  at  the 
Church  of  St.  Joseph.  The  last  letter 
received  from  him  was  dated  Sep- 
tember 24.  In  it  he  said  that  he  was 
well  and  happy  and  asked  to  be  re- 
membered to  all  his  old  friends. 

Pvt.  Abraham  Siminowitz. 

Pvt.  Abraham  Siminowitz  of  24  Cook 
St.  was  killed  in  action.  His  family 
has  received  no  official  word,  as  on 
the  casualty  list  his  address  was  given 
as  24  Court  st.  Pvt.  Siminowitz  was 
drafted  last  March,  and  from  Camp 
Upton,  where  he  trained,  left  for 
France  in  April  with  Co.  F,  308th  Inf. 
He  was  22  years  old,  and  came  to 
Brooklyn  from  Russia  11  years  ago 
with  his  parents,  Wilhelm  and  Dora 
Siminowitz.  He  attended  P.  S.  No.  43 
hero,  and  iater  was  employed  as  an 
operato'  on  men's  clothing.  In  his 
last  letter,  written  on  September  27, 
he  vrtid  he  was  on  the  firing  line.  He 
ii  survived  by  his  parents  and  three 
sisters,  Mary,  Mollie  and  P.ose  Sim- 
inowitz. 

Sgt.  Artliur  Ijawson. 

Sgt.  Arthur  Lawson.  who  formerly 
lived  at  the  home  of  idrs.  J.  T.  Mur- 
phy, at  Cedar  Swamp  road.  Glen  Cove, 
L.  I.,  was  killed  in  action  on  Septem- 
ber 29.  This  information  was  re- 
ceived by  his  brother,  Edward  C.  Law- 
son  of  1060  72d  St.  agt.  Lawson  was 
a  member  of  Co.  C,  107th  Inf.  He  en- 
listed originally  with  the  7th  Regt., 
was  transfeirred  at  Spartanburg.  He 
was  25  years  old  and  was  born  in 
Brooklyn.  Prior  to  his  enlistment  Sgt. 
Lawson  was  employed  as  secretary  to 
the  Board  of  Supervisors  at  Oyster 
Bay.  A  brother,  Lt.  Alfred  W.  Law- 
son,  has  been  a  prisoner  in  a  Ger- 
man camp  since  last  September.  He 
was  in  the  aviation  service. 

Pvt.  Jnmcs  Monaghnn. 

Pvt.  James  Monaghan  .of  Co.  K, 
316th  Inf.,  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John 
Monaghan  of  43  51st  st.,  has  been 
missing  in  action  since  September  25. 
His  regiment  formed  part  of  the 
American  Army  which  fought  in  the 
Argonne  Woods.  Two  sisters  of  Pvt. 
Monaghan    are    teachers,    ono    being 


:  Miss  Grace  Monoghan  of  P.  S.  No.  14, 
Corona,  and  the  other.  Miss  Mary 
Monaghan  of  P.  S.  No.  86,  Maspeth. 
A  third  sister  is  the  wife  of  Dr.  Wil- 
liam T.  Berry  of  28  Ely  ave..  Long 
Island  City. 

Pvt.  HaiTy  Mihlrad. 

Pvt.  Harry  Mihlrad  was  killed 
.about  seven  w'eeks  ago.  according  to 
his  aunt,  Mrs.  Charles  Holzer.  of  217 
Tompkins  ave.  He  was  23  years  of 
age  and  lived  at  72  Clinton  St.,  Man- 
hattan. Mrs.  Holzer  said  she  believed 
!  her  nephew  was  a  member  of  Co.  K, 
6th  Inf.  He  went  into  service  about 
a  year  ago. 

Pvt.  IJonis  Rudolf. 

Pvt.   Louis   Rudoff,    24  years  old,   of 

661  Alabama  ave..  is  missing.    He  is  a 

son   of   Mr.    and   Mrs.    Morris    Rudoff. 

'  He  was  drafted  in  June,  1918,  and  sent 

overseas  a  month  later  with  Co.  I,  313th 

i  Inf.     He    was    educated    in    a      public 

!  school    on   the    East   Side,    Manhattan, 

and  was  employed  as  an  operator  on 

coats  when  drafted. 

Pvt.  RajTnond  Mclver. 

Pvt.  Raymond  Mclver,  22  years  old, 
a  member  of  Co.  D,  Fourth  Inf.,  was 
killed    in    action    on    October    8.      He 
was    the    son    of    Mr.    and    Mrs.    John 
Mclver  of  1334  Lincoln  pi.  Pvt.  Mclver 
j  was    formerly    a    shipping    olerk    for 
1  Montgomery,  Ward  &  Co.      He  went  to 
I  Camp  Upton  on  October  11.  last  year, 
I  was   transferred   to   Camp   Stuart  and 
sailed  for  France  last  April.      A  broth- 
er  John    is  in  the  Navy.     Pvt.  Mclver 
was  graduated  from  P.  S.  167. 

rapt.  Hardy  and  Capt.  BlaLsdell. 

John  C.  Hardy  of  2491  Bedford 
ave.  and  W^illiam  M.  Blaisdell  of  4  5 
Hampton  place,  veteran  officers  of  the 
14th  Regt.,  who  were  transferred  to 
the  106th  at  Spartanburg  and  who 
!  have  been  killed  in  action,  died  as 
captains.  News  of  Capt.  Hardy's 
death  appeared  in  The  Eagle  on 
November  1  and  of  Capt.  Blaisdell's 
on  November  15.  but  it  was  not  posi- 
tive then  whether  they  were  lieuten- 
ants or  captains.  Hardy  commanded 
Co.  G  and  Blaisdell  Co.  L. 

Pvt.  Jolui  T.  Byrnes. 

News  has  been  received  bv  the  par- 
ents of  Pvt.  John  T.  Byrnes  of  116 
Hull  St.  of  his  death  in  France  on  thn 
morning  of  October  14.  Pvt.  Byrne* 
was  a  member  of.  Co.  M,  165th  Inf, 
having  enlisted  originally  in  the  69t  h 
Regt.  on  July  1.  1917.  Before  tV<e 
official  notice  of  his  death  was  t  b- 
ceived  his  chum,  .Sgt.  William  J.Ijfc- 
Grath,  a  member  of  the  Medical  .St  ftfC 
of  Co.  L,  also  a  former  member  of  tjhe 
69th,  wrote  the  news  to  his  own  par- 
ents and  requested  them  to  let  7  4rs. 
Byrnes  know.  Sgt.  McGrath  w  rote 
that  he  came  upon  Pvt.  Byrnes  ,■  is  if 
1-1  the  not  of  going  over  the  top,,  his 
hand  cla::pin,cr  the  gun,  stiff  and  '{old, 
facing  the  enemy. 

Pvt.  Byrnes  was  22  years  old.  He 
was  a  graduate  of  Our  Lady  of  'Good 
Counsel  School,  although  he  T/as  a 
member  of  Lourdes  parish,  where  he 
received  his  primary  education.  He 
also    went    to    Pratt    Institute.  Pvt. 

Byrnes  is  survived  by  his  paren.ts  and 
two  brothers. 

Pvt.  Arthur  X.  Frai-.i. 

Pvt.  Arthur  N.  Frank,  23  yef>.i-s  old, 
who  lived  with  his  parents  at  1  S  Cres- 
cent pi.,  who  have  moved  to  l;4  Den- 
nington  ave.,  Woodiiaven,  sin/ te  their 
son  left  for  Franco,  was  kiilo  J  in  ac- 
tion on  October  1  4.  He  was  a.  mrmber 
of  Co.  H,  165th  Inf.  Pvt.  FrtiQk  was 
originally  a  member  of  the  14; ih  Regt., 
and  was  transferred  to  the  lG5th  at 
Camp  Mills  shortly  before  f.hc  latter 
command  left  for  overseas  ;ia.>;t  year. 
He  wrote  a  letter  to  his  mot  her  on 
September  14  in  which  he  st/ited  he 
had   been  at  a  French  base    hospital 


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suffering  from  a  slight  wound,  but 
had  fully  recovered  and  expected  to 
be  in  action  again  soon. 

Corp.  Herbert  Otto  Pistor. 

Corp.  Herbert  Otto  Pistor,  son  of 
"William  and  Minnie  Pistor  of  119  Eu- 
clid ave.,  died  of  wounds  on  October 
19.  Only  a  week  preceding  his  death 
Corp.  Pistor  had  written  home  an  en- 
coura.ging  letter,  in  which  he  said 
that  everything  looked  favorable  to 
his  homecoming.  Corp.  Pistor  was  a 
member  of  Batt.  B,  320th  F.  A.  He 
was  dratted  in  October  a  year  ago  and 
received  his  military  training  at  Camp 
Upton  and  Camp  Gordon.  In  May  he 
left  for  France.  Prior  to  his  induc- 
tion into  the  service  Corp.  Pistor  was 
employed  in  the  mail  order  house  of 
Montgomery  &  Ward  as  assistant  floor 
manager.  He  was  2  3  years  old  and 
was  graduated  from  Public  School  108. 

Pvt.  Joseph  H.  Hawkins. 

Though  Pvt.  Joseph  Hamilton  Haw- 
kins Jr.  is  reported  to  have  been 
killed  in  action.  In  his  lastletter.daled 
September  20,  he  said  nothing  of  go- 
ing into  action.  Pvt.  Hawkins  was 
clerk  for  Co.  L,  305th  Inf.  He  had  not 
been  on  the  firing  line  at  any  time,  but 
a  short  time  ago,  his  mother  said,  he 
was  selected  to  go  on  a  special  detail 
and  since  that  time  she  had  not  heard 
from  him.  He  was  25  years  old,  a 
graduate  of  St.  Joseph's  School  and  a 
member  of  that  church.  He  also  at- 
tended Browne's  Business  College. 
Before  he  was  called  in  the  draft  he 
was  employed  as  a  dictaphone  oper- 
ator and  stenographer  in  Manhattan. 

Pvt.  Conrad  Sohlerhorst. 

In  a  letter  written  from  France 
from  the  lieutenant  of  his  company 
Mrs  Lizetle  H.  Schierhorst  of 
Altamont  ave..  Sea  Cliff,  L.  I.,  has 
learned  that  her  son,  Conrad,  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  14.  The 
letter  was  written  to  his  aancee.  Miss 
Amanda  Dannemann,  of  1798  Gates 
ave.,  who  died  of  pneumonia,  follow- 
ing influenza,  on  October  27.  Neither 
knew  that  the  other  had  died. 

The  letter  was  written  by  Lt  A.  H. 
Broughton,  of  Co.  A,  305th  Inf.,  and 
in  it  is  a  rare  tribute  to  Pvt.  Schier- 
horst, who  was  one  of  his  company 
'  and  the  first  of  his  men  to  make  the 
supreme  sacrifice.  Pvt.  Schierhorst 
was  killed  when  a  shell  struck  bat- 
talion headquarters  as  he  lay  asleep, 
after  being  in  action.  Three  others 
of  the  company  were  wounded,  Corp. 
O'Mara  and  Pvts.  Gates  and  Gill.  The 
letter  follows: 

"This  is  just  a  line — written  in  the 
field  on  what  stationery  I  have,  to 
speak  of  one  whom  I  judge  to  have 
been  very  dear  to  you — Conrad  Schier- 
horst. 

"He  was,  as  you  must  have  been  of- 
ficially notified  by  this  time,  killed  in 
action,  as  we  say,  October  14.  My 
little  group  of  signalmen  attached  to 
the  First  Battalion  was  quartered  in 
a  small  road  with  their  battalion 
headquarters.  It  was  under  continu- 
ous shellfire  and  one  shell  struck  in 
the  middle  of  the  group,  as  they  were 
asleep,  wounding  Corp.  O'Mara  and 
Pvts.  Gates  and  Gill  and  killing  Con- 
rad. He  was  instantly  killed  and 
suffered  no  pain.  He  never  lost  the 
pleasant  halt  smile  that  we  all  liked 
so  much.  Chaplain  Browne  and  I 
buried  him  that  Sunday  afternoon.  He 
lies  just  north  of  the  little  hamlet  of 
La  Besagne  in  the  valley  of  the  Aire, 
beside  a  little  stream  called  La  Lou- 
viere.  He  was  one  of  the  best  men  I 
had.  always  cheerful,  very  brave  and 
ready  for  any  duty,  no  matter  how 
difficult.  He  had  done  some  very  fine 
things.      You  may  be  proud  of  him. 

"I  am  writing  to  you  rather  than 
to  his  mother  to  whom  I  hope  you  will 
transmit  the   contents  of  this   letter, 


because,  as  I  have  said,  we  are  still 
in  the  field  and  I  have  no  way  of 
knowing  her  address.  As  it  happens, 
a  letter  from  you  just  arrived  and 
from  the  superscription  I  got  your 
address.  From  Conrad  I  knew  you  to 
be  close  to  both  him  and  his  mother. 

"Conrad  was  killed  just  at  the  close 
of  an  advance  that  has  been  a  com- 
plete victory  for  our  units.  He  died 
for  a  very  great  and  splendid  cause, 
and  there  is  no  finer  way  to  die. 
I'ardon  me  if  I  have  difficulty  in  ex- 
pressing myself.  He  was  the  first 
of  my  own  men  to  be  killed  and 
though  "<•  have  had  a  number  wounded 
I  had  counted  myself  and  the  platoon 
so  fortunate  «"or  others  have  lost 
heavily.  But  it  was  appointed  that 
he  should  make  the  great  sacrifice 
and,  hard  as  it  seems,  we  must  accept 
it.  His  personal  effects  are  being  for- 
warded by  Chaplain  Browne  through 
the  usual  channels.  If  there  is  any- 
thing further  I  can  do  I  am  at  your 
service,  and  that  of  his  mother." 

Conrad  Schierhorst  was  well  known 
in  Sea  Cliff  and  Glen  Cove,  having 
always  lived  in  that  section.  He 
would  have  been  23  years  old  next 
January.  In  December,  1917,  he  went 
to  Camp  Upton  with  a  jontingent 
from  Glen  Cove  and  went  overseas 
in  April.  The  last  le'.ter  was  re- 
ceived from  him  by  'As  mother  on 
September  24.  Both  <^onrad  and  his 
fiancee,  who  has  E^ent  considerable 
time  in  Sea  Cliff  with  relatives  during 
the  summer,  looked  forward  to  the 
time  when  they  should  be  returned  to 
one  another,  and  their  marriage 
would  take  place. 

"It  was  God's  will,"  said  Mrs. 
Schierhorst,  "that  neither  should 
know  the  other  had  died.  Now  they 
are  united  in  death." 

Conrad's  father  was  Frederick 
Schierhorst,  who  was  one  of  Sea  Cliff's 
Civil  War  veterans.  He  fought  in  all 
of  the  biggest  battles  of  that  conflict 
as  a  member  of  Co.  A,  103d  Regt. 
of  New  York.  He  died  six  years  agp. 
Besides  his  mother,  Conrad  leaves  two 
brothers,  William  and  Henry. 

Sgt.  Adam  Bold. 
Sgt.  Adam  Bold  was  killed  in  action 
on  October  8.  His  sister,  Mrs.  Mar- 
garet Handler,  lives  at  48  5  Seneca  ave. 
Sgt.  Bold  had  been  in  the  Army  since 
1910,  when  he  enlisted  in  the  14th 
Regt.  in  Texas.  He  saw  service  on  the 
Mexican  border,  and  subsequently 
when  his  regiment  moved  to  New 
York  just  before  going  to  France  he 
received  two  days  leave  of  absence, 
during  which  he  visited  his  sister, 
whom  he  had  not  seen  for  six  years. 
Since  he  had  b<!«t  in  France  his  sis- 
ter received  only  two  letters  from  him, 
in  both  of  which  he  gave  her  to  under- 
stand that  he  was  not  in  active  service. 

Pvt.    Henry   Iiring   Miller. 

Pvt.  Henry  Irving  Miller,  who  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  8,  was  the 
son  of  Henry  Miller  of  16  Catherine 
St.,  where  he  lives  in  the  home  of 
Mrs.  Mary  Dietrich.  Pvt.  Miller  was 
born  in  the  Eastern  District  and  at- 
tended P.  S.  No.  23.  He  was  a  mu- 
sical instrument  maker  by  occupation. 
He  was  among  the  first  of  Brooklyn's 
young  men  to  be  drafted  in  Septem- 
ber, 1917.  He  was  sent  to  Camp  Upton 
and  went  to  France  last  April  with 
Co.  E,  308th  Inf.  Pvt.  Miller  was  one 
of  the  most  ponular  young  men  in  the 
district  where  Tie  lived  all  his  life.  He 
was  25  years  old. 

Pvt.  nilipo  nvento. 

Pvt.  Fillipo  Ilvento,  23  years  old,  of 
2317  Pacific  st.,  died  on  October  19  from 
the  effects  of  being  gassed.  He  wag 
drafted  last  April  and  from  Camp 
Upton  was  sent  to  France  in  July.  He 
was  born  in  Italy  and  came  to  this 
country  five  years  ago.     His  brother, 


Donato,    is    in    the    service,    stationed 
at  Camp  Mills. 

Pvt.  Frank  A.  JTeugebaner. 

Pvt.  Frank  A.  Neugebauer,  who  was 
killed  in  action  on  September  28,  was 
the  son  of  Mrs.  Mary  Neugebauer  of 
195  Freeman  st.  Pvt.  Neugebauer  was 
born  in  Greenpoint  19  years  ago.  When 
the  United  States  declared  war  against 
Germany,  young  Neugebauer  joined 
the  23d  Regt.  and  went  to  Camp 
Wadsworth,  Spartanburg,  S.  C.  There 
he  was  a.ssigned  to  Co.  B,  106th  Inf. 
He  was  graduated  from  the  Dupont 
St.  school  and  was  employed  in  a 
Manhattan  mercantile  house  when  he 
entered  the  service.  He  has  a  brother, 
Pvt.  John  Neugebauer. 

Pvt.  John  J.  Neville. 

Pvt.  John  J.  Neville  died  on  October 
16  of  wounds  received  in  action.  He 
was  one  of  the  honor  men  of  the  B. 
R.  T.,  and  received  favorable  mention 
many  times  as  the  neatest  conductor 
in  the  service.  He  was  also  well 
known  in  athletic  circles  of  the  rail- 
way company,  and  was  the  star  pitcher 
of  the  Southern  team  of  that  organi- 
zation. In  1915  he  won  the  gold 
stickpin  offered  by  the  company  for 
the  highest  batting  average. 

Neville  was  born  in  Brooklyn  29 
years  ago  and  was  a  graduate  of  St. 
Peter's  Parochial  School.  For  five 
years  he  was  in  the  employ  of  the 
B.  R.  T.  Last  December  he  was  called 
and  in  May  he  went  to  France  with 
the  106th.  Besides  his  widowed 
mother,  Delia,  he  leaves  two  sisters, 
Irene  and  Mary,  and  two  brothers, 
Frank  and  Thomas. 

Pvt.  Albert  Eichstad. 

Pvt.  Albert  Eichstad,  32  years  old, 
of  294  Woodbine  st.,  died  October  15 
of  wounds  received  in  action.  He  was 
born  in  Brooklyn,  joined  the  Army 
in  May  and  went  to  France  in  June 
as  a  member  of  Co.  H,  113th  Inf.  He 
had  been  employed  by  the  New  York 
and  Brooklyn  Casket  Company.  A 
brother,  Charles,  survives  him. 

Pv.t   Michael   Ijajnbo. 

Pvt.  Michael  Lambo,  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Philip  Lambo,  of  287  20th 
St.,  died  of  wounds  on  September  7. 
He  was  a  member  of  Co.  B,  305th 
Inf.  Pvt.  Lambo  was  drafted  in  Feb- 
ruary.  On  April  1  he  left  for  France. 
He  was  27  years  old. 

Pvt.  Edgar  B.  Lowerre. 

Pvt.  Edgar  Baldwin  Lowerre,  son 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  B.  Lowerre 
of  94  Prospect  St.,  Flushing,  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  29.  He 
was  a  member  of  Co.  H,  107th  Inf. 
Several  weeks  ago  the  Lowerre  fam- 
ily was  informed  by  Hoffman  Rob- 
erts of  Flushing,  a  member  of  the 
same  company,  that  he  was  missing 
after  a  big  drive  and  the  family  held 
out  hope  that  he  was  a  prisoner  of 
war. 

His  brother,  Walter  Mathison 
Lowerre,  is  a  quartermaster  on  a 
submarine  chaser.  His  sister,  Mrs. 
Albert  Humm  Jr.,  wife  of  Ensign 
Humm,  U.  S.  N.,  is  a  yeowoman  in 
the  Nav}'. 

Pvt.  Lowerre  was  a  descendant  of 
one  of  Flushing's  oldest  families.  One 
of  his  ancestors,  Robert  Field,  was 
an  incorporator  of  the  town,  and  an- 
other, Hanna  Field  Bowne,  wife  of 
John  Bowne,  lived  in  Flushing's  old- 
est Colonial  dwelling,  the  Bowne 
House,  on  Bowne  ave.  His  great 
uncle,  Maj.  William  See,  fought  in 
the  Civil  War,  and  one  of  his  grand- 
fathers. Col.  James  Hammond,  fought 
all  through  the  Revolutionary  War. 
His  father  is  superintendent  of  the 
Flushing  Hospital  and  was  at  one 
time  postmaster  of  Flushing. 

He  was  a  graduate  of  the  Flushing 


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DROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


H.  a.  and  for  u  tiino  was  cniployeil 
by  llie  GuaruiUtc  Trust  Company.  Hi- 
was  later  connected  with  tlie  Queen." 
County  Savings  Banic  and  left  that 
petition  to  enlist.  At  that  time  ho 
i'lainic<l  lliat  he  wa.s  a!^kcd  to  rtsgn 
li'-causc  lie  had  entered  the  serviee. 
Th'.s  i-aiitied  quite  a  stii-  in  Flushing. 
;Mid  District  Attorney  Ueni.s  O'Lcary 
made  an  inve.stiKallon,  but  exonerated 
Uie  bank   from  all   blame. 

Pvt.  Thomas  J.  Hitkcy  Jr. 

Pvt.  Thonia!>  J.  Hiukey  Jr..  who  wa.s 
killed  in  action  on  September  '21.  was 
not  iiuitc  L'O  years  old.  He  was  the  .son 
"f  Thomas  J.  and  Hannah  Hiekey  of 
129  I-ce  ave.  Ho  was  born  in  the 
Kastern  District,  and  graduated  from 
I'.  S.  No.  122.  He  was  a  driver  by 
oocupation.  When  the  United  States 
declared  war  on  Germany.  Hlckey  en- 
listed in  the  -1 7th  Kegt..  with  which  he 
went  to  Camp  Wadsworih.  Spartan- 
iHirg.  S.  C.  He  was  assigned  to  Co.  G. 
lOCth  Inf.,  and  went  overseas  in  Jlay/ 
The  last  lett<  r  his  mother  received 
from  him  wa.s  dated  September  IG.  ' 
In  it  )'vt.  Hiekey  said  that  he  had 
been  "over  the  top"  a  number  of 
times  and  alreadv  had  a  good  taste  of 
w.-.rfare.  He  added  that  he  expected 
'o  lake  part  in  another  l)ig  battle,  and 
l,,.^ge,l  ijIjj  mother  not  to  worry  about 
him. 

Mcciianif  Jons  .\.  Jensen. 

Mechanic  Jens  A.  Jensen.  26  years 
old.  a  nienil)er  of  Co.  B,  106th  Inf.. 
wa.s  killed  in  action  on  September  27. 
.Iensen"s  parents  are  in  Demnark, 
where  he  was  born  and  educated.  He 
lived  at  137  \"anderbilt  ave.  with 
frionds.  Jensen  enlisted  in  the  14th 
lUgt.  in  July.  1H17.  and  sailed  for 
France  in  Deeembcr.  He  was  a  car- 
penter. 

I'»t.   Daniel   IJ.   .Fiedler. 

Pvt.  Daniel  B.  Jledlcr.  28  years  old, 
of  1138  K.  Seventh  St.,  I'latbush.  was 
killed  in  action  October  la.  He  was 
the  son  of  Airs.  Anna  A.  Aledler  He 
enlisted  in  the  14th  Regt.  in  May, 
ini7.  and  was  transferred  to  the  165th 
Inf.  at  Camp  Mills,  with  which  he  left 
for  France  on  October  2i;  of  the  .same 
year.  Pvt.  Medler  was  born  in  Brook- 
lyn. He  was  a  member  of  the  Flatbush 
Democratic  Club  and  of  the  St.  Rose  of 
Lima  U.  C.  Chnrch.  He  leaves  hi.s 
mother,  a  brother.  Francis  J.,  and  a 
sister,   Mrs.  Josephine  Crowlej 

Pvt.  John  J.  Carey. 

Pvt.  John  J.  Carey,  who  was  killed 
In  action  on  September  27,  was  only 
20  years  old.  He  was  the  son  of  Mrs 
Catherine  Carey,  a  widow,  of  111 
.No.strand  ave.  The  only  other  mem- 
ber of  the  family  is  a  daughter.  ■ 
I.orctla.  I'vt.  Carey  was  born  In  the 
Kastern  District.  He  was  graduated 
from  TV  S.  .\o.  .'i,"),  and  a  printer  bv 
occupation.  When  the  United  States 
declared  war  against  Germany  he  en- 
listed in  the  23d  Regt.  He  'went  to 
"■amo  Wadsvorlh.  Spartanburg,  S.  C 
Wiiere  he  wa.s  afterward  transferred  to 
Co.  G,  10«lh  Inf.  His  mothrr  received 
frequent  letters  in  which  Pvt.  Carey 
lold  hiiw  he  had  been  in  the  fiercest 
of  tightlng  and  had  come  out  un- 
Kcralched. 

.SKt.    William    Friedman. 

agt.  William  Friedman.  23  veara 
old.  of  340  Powell  St.,  was  killed  in 
action  on  SepU-mber  27.  He  enlisted  In 
the  23d  Rcgi.  about  three  years  ago 
and  when  war  was  declared  he  went 
Into  training  at  Van  Cortlandt  Park. 
T"  Seotember.  1017.  Jic  was  trans- 
»rirei:  lo  Sp.Trtnnburg.  from  where 
lie  was  sent  o\orseii.s  with  I'o.  H,  lOGth 
Inf.  In  May.  He  wa.s  a  graduate  of  J'. 
S.  .No.  10»  and  was  employed  as  a 
hatter  before  enlisting.  Sgl.  I'"rledman 
WHS  norn  in  Russia  and  was  brought 
to  this  country  by  his  parents  when 
he  was  a  child.  | 


Pvt.   VInccnzo  MarOncsi. 

Pvt.  Vincenzo  Martinesi,  20  years  old, 
of  166  Cnlon  st..  was  killed  In  action 
on  September  29.  He  formerly  lived 
with  his  aunt,  Mrs.  A.  Mattiolo.  Private 
Maitinesi  was  with  Co.  A.  107th  Inf. 
He  went  to  camp  on  .\pril  5  and  no 
letter  was  eve.'  received  from  him.  He 
leaves  his  parents.  Mary  and  Hosario 
Marlinesi.  in  Italy.  He  was  bom  in 
Italy  and  was  employed  here  as  a 
barber. 

Corp.  l''rcdcrick  Gchrsitc. 

Corp.  Frederick  Gehrsitc  of  Co.  G, 
106th  Inf.,  who  was  killed  in  action  on 
September  27,  was  the  son  of  John  and 
Catherine  Gehrsitc  of  ].'>  Troutman  st. 
He  was  born  in  Brooklyn.  23  years  ago. 
After  graduating  f:om  P.  S.  No.  73  he 
attended  the  Commercial  High  School 
and  when  the  country  entered  the  war 
he  enlisted  with  the  23d  Regt.  He  was 
sent  to  Spartanburg  and  last  May 
sailed  for  France  aboard  ihe  President 
;  Lincoln.  In  letters  to  his  mother  and 
friends  he  wrote  that  he  had  several 
narrow  escapes  and  that  he  would  soon 
be  home.  His  last  letter  was  dated 
September  20.  Corp  Gehrsitc  was  en- 
gaged to  Miss  Senis  Homan  of  Putnam 
ave.  and  Fresh  Pond  rd.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Bushwick  South  Re- 
formed Church.  At  Ihe  time  of  his  en- 
listment he  was  employed  b.v  Wilcox  & 
Co.,  on  Ihe  Xew  York  Stock  Exchange. 

P^t.  John  Ward. 

Mrs.  There-sa  McCarthy,  of  105  Lu- 
quer  si.  has  been  notified  that  her 
brother,  Pvt.  John  W.  Ward  of  Co.  B, 
loetli  Inf..  was  killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember 27.  Pvt.  Ward  enlisted  with 
the  14th  Regt.  at  the  outbreak  of  the 
war  and  was  inimediatel.v  called  into 
service.  His  regiment  was  mobilized 
at  Sheepshead  Bay  and  shortly  after- 
ward sent  to  Spartanburg.  He  em- 
barked for  Fi-ance  in  May  on  hoard 
Ihe  President  Lincoln.  Pvt.  Ward 
was  born  in  Brooklyn,  attended  P.  S. 
No.  27  and  was  employed  on  the 
waterfront  prior  to  his  enlistment. 

Pvt.  Walter  Harrington. 

Pvt.  Walter  Harrington,  son  of 
Mrs.  George  Little  of  l'),5  Court  St., 
was  killed  in  action  on  September  2!i. 
He  was  a  member  of  Co.  G.  10  7th 
Inf.  Pvt.  Harrington,  who  enlisted 
with  Ihe  Fir.st  X.  Y.  Regt.,  was  later 
transferred  lo  the  107th,  at  Spartan- 
burg. He  was  a  graduate  of  St.  Peter's 
School  and  a  member  of  St.  Paul's 
R.  C.  Church.  At  the  lime  he  enlisted 
he  was  employed  as  a  foreman  in  a 
soap  factory.  He  was  27  years  old. 

Batt.  Sgt.  5Inj.  Augustus  Slinn-ctts. 

Bait.    Sgt.    Maj.    Augustus   Sharretts 
of  Co.  L.   106th   inf..  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  September  2  7.      Brief  word  to  . 
this    effect   has    been    received    by    his  ■ 
wife.     Mrs.    Margaret    Sharretts,    who  ' 
resides  at   323   Senator  st.      Sgt.   Shar- 
retts was  26  years  old.     He  enlisted  in 
the    23d    Regt.  at      the      first   signs   of 
America    becoming   involved      in      the 
war.     He  was  transferred  at  Spartan- 
burg and  promoted  to  the  rank  of  top  ' 
sergeant    there.      On    Alay    10    he    left 
for    overseas    aboard      the      Picsiilent 
Lincoln. 

PU.  .\loy.siiis  Weincr.  ' 

The   parents   of   pvt.   Aloysius  Wcl- 
ner.   Mr.   and   Mrs.   William  J.   Welner 
of  61   Bergen  St..  received  a  letter  from 
their  son.  Pvt.  George  Wclner.  who  is 
in    Fr.inco,   stating    that    another   son,  ' 
Pvt.   Alojslus  Weincr.  had   been  killed, 
in      action.         Pvt.      Aloysius      Welner 
was      born      in      Brooklyn      24      years  ' 
ago.        He     was     an     electrician      by  [ 
trade,      attended      the      St,      Boniface 
Parochial    School,    and    was    a    mem- 
ber   of    St.    Boniface's    R.  C.    Church, 
where     a      requiem     high     mass     was 
celebrated      for     the      repose     of     his 
soul      by      tho      Rev.     .Martin      Lang.  ' 


Both  Aloysius  and  his  brother  George 
were  drafted  last  May  and  left  to- 
gether for  France  in  July,  as  mem- 
bers of  Hdq.  Co.,  ISth  Inf.  According 
to  a  letter  sent  by  Pvt.  George  Wel- 
ner, dated  September  25,  the  49th 
Inf.  was  divided  and  both  brothers 
were  transferred  to  the  110th  Inf.. 
M.  G.  Co.  Pvt.  George  Welner  is 
a  plumber  by  trade. 

Pvt.  Michael  Croparotta. 

I*\t.  Michael  Croparotta,  22  years 
old,  died  at  a  hospital  in  France  of 
pneumonia  on  October  19.  He  former- 
ly lived  with  Air.  and  Airs.  John  Reisa, 
friends  at  23i>3  Pitkin  ave.  He  was 
drafted  last  June  and  sent  to  Camp 
Hancock,  from  where  he  was  sent 
to  France  two  weeks  later.  He  was 
born  in  Italy  and  had  been  in  this 
country  only  five  years  when  drafted. 
His  brother  John  is  also  in  the  serv- 
ice. 

Pvt.  Austin  lawless. 

Pvt.  Austin  Lawless,  aged  29,  a 
member  of  Co.  B,  116th  Inf..  died  in 
a  base  hospital  in  France  from  lobar 
pneumonia  on  (Jdober  19.  He  wa.«! 
drafted  last  Alay  and  was  in  train- 
ing at  Fort  Slocum  and  at  Anniston, 
Ala.,  before  he  was  sent  to  France. 
He  was  a  graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  109 
and  was  employed  by  the  Parker  & 
Sterns  Co.,  manufacturers  of  rubber 
goods. 

I/t.  Rcnbcn  Ijindhobn. 

Lt.  Reuben  Lindholm  of  Co.  L. 
307th  Inf.,  a  former  top  sergeant  of 
Co,  I.  10th  Regt.,  of  Flushing,  has 
been  killed  in  action.  Lt.  Lindholm 
was  drafted  and  went  to  the  Officers 
Training  Camp  at  Camp  Upton,  where 
he  received  his  commission.  He  w'as 
a  former  resident  of  Flushing,  but  at 
the  time  of  his  enlistment  he  resided 
at  Bay  Shore.  L.  1,  Lt.  Lindholm  had 
been  in  France  since  last  spring. 

Pvt.  KajTuond  O.  Blauvclt. 

Pvt.  Raymond  Blauvelt  is  the  sec- 
ond son  of  Mrs.  Fenwick  Blauvelt  to 
give  his  life  for  his  country.  He  was 
killed  in  action  on  .September  29.  His 
brother,  Charles  li.  Blauvelt,  was 
killed  on  August  30.  while  servin;; 
with  the  307th  Inf.  Hdq.  Co.  Pvt 
Raymond  Blauvelt  enli.sted  in  the  old 
Seventh  Regt.,  which  became  the 
107th.  at  Camp  Wadsworth.  and  he 
was  assigned  to  Co.  H.  Before  coming 
to  Brooklyn  he  lived  with  his  parents 
at  48  White  ave..  South  Nyack.  He 
was  graduated  from  the  Nyack  H.  .«  , 
and  was  a  member  of  Grace  P.  K. 
Church  and   tho  Nyack  Country   Club. 

Word  of  young  Blauvelfs  death  was 
received  by  circles  of  friends  in  .N'yack 
and  Brooklyn,  lo  whom  he  was  affec- 
tionately known  as  "Alickey.  '  He  was 
23  years  old.  and  before  going  across 
with  the  107th  he  was  employed  1. 
the  AVilliam  Whitman  woolen  house  in 
Manhattan.  On  September  22  he  wrote 
his  last  letter  lo  his  mother,  in  which 
ho  bid  her  goodby.  saying  he  was  just 
about  to  go  into  -actiou  aco'rst  thw 
Prussian  Guards  on  tne  tar^-us  Hiii- 
donburg  Line.  It  was  in  that  galla:' 
attack  his  mother  thinks  that  he  ga\ 
his  life.  His  sister.  'iZ.s.  "V;;;i_ni  :-, 
Bethman,  lives  at  484  Clinton  ave. 

Corp.  lOdwai'd  James  Mclntyrc. 

Corp.  ]:dward  .lames  Alclntyre,  2.") 
years  old,  nephew  of  Jaiiie.i  Drura- 
mond  of  465  Lafayette  ave.,  lias  been 
killed  in  action.  The  young  man  was 
born  in  County  Donegal,  Ireland,  n 
the  village  of  Hallyshannon.  Ho  r* 
ceived  his  schooling  there.  Four  years 
ago  he  left  his  widowed  mother  and 
followed  his  brothers  and  sisters  to 
America.  Last  December  he  was 
called  lo  tho  colors  acJ  in  April  be 
went  overseas  with  flic  306lh  Inf.  Me 
leaves  a  sister,  Alargaret,  who  makes 
her  home  with  her  uncle  at  4G5  La- 
fayette ave. 


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Tvt.  Ike  Uiiscli. 

Tvl.  Iko  Hirsch  of  Co.  F.  S2uth  Inf., 
flicd  of  (lisea.so  on  October  0  in  a  base 
IiospUul  in  France,  llo  was  the  son 
of  JMrs.  Annie  Hir.scli  of  Bayview  ave.. 
I^awivnce.  L.  I.  Pvt.  Hirsch  wa.s 
born  in  New  York  City  2  3  years  ago. 
and  for  nine  years  had  lived  in  Law- 
rence. He  was  a  special  policeman 
at  Jamaica  before  being  drafted  in 
September.  1917,  and  sailed  for 
France  last  .\pril.  The  last  letter  re- 
ceived from  him  by  his  mother  stated 
that  he  was  feeling  fine. 

Sst.   .\dain  Hallstcin. 

Syl.  Adam  Hallstein.  i!,")  years  old, 
son  of  Mrs.  Catherine  Hallstein,  of  361 
Dean  St.,  was  killed  in  action  on  Octo- 
ber 14.  Sgt.  Hallstein  was  drafted  in 
October.  ISIT.  .sent  to  Cam])  Upton 
and  then  to  Camp  Gordon,  where  he 
was  assigned  to  Co.  F,  328th  Tnf.  He 
siiiled  for  Fr.ancc  last  April.  He  was 
a  graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  15  and  a  clerk. 
.\  brother,  Henry  VV.  Hallstein,  Is  a 
member  of  the  49th  inf. 

Sgt.  H«war(l   A.   \'oii  Dolilcn. 

Sgt.  Howard  A.  Von  Dohlen.  23 
years  old,  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mar- 
tin J.  Von  Dohlen  of  1540  Clinton 
ave..  Ozone  Park,  a  member  of  the 
lOoth  M.  O.  B..  was  killed  in  action 
on  October  17.  ffe  gave  up  a  respon- 
sible jioFitioti  with  V.  C.  Brown  &  Co.. 
SO  Broadway,  Manhattan,  to  enlist  in 
."^yudaron  A  of  the  First  Cavalry  in 
October,  1917.  He  sailed  for  France 
<iu  May  17  last.  His  last  letter  was 
written  in  a  dugout  in  the  first  line 
two   days  before   he  was  killed. 

Sgt.  Von  Dohlen  was  a  former  su- 
perintendent of  the  Sunday  School  of 
the  Episcopal  Church  of  the 
Epiphany,  Ozone  Park,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  Men's  Club.  He  was 
born  in  New  York  City  and  had  lived 
it?  Ozone  Park  for  *even  years.  He 
leaves  a  sister,  Isabel. 

Pvt.  Guslave  A.  Becker. 

Pvt.  Gustave  A.  Becker,  30  years 
old,  a  member  of  306th  M.  G.  B.,  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  12.  His 
mother,  Mrs.  Kate  Becker,  lives  at 
4411  Kimball  ave..  Morris  Park.  The 
young  soldier  resided  most  of  his  life 
in  Brooklyn,  where  he  was  born.  He 
was  graduated  from  P.  S.  No  74.  and 
lived  about  a  year  in  Morris  Park.  He 
■was  formerly  employed  as  a  cornice 
maker  by  J.  Sutphin  of  Brooklyn.  Pvt. 
Becker  was  drafted  on  Deceinber  fl 
last,  and  sailed  for  France  on  April 
1 5.  His  only  brother,  Charles  .1. 
Becker,  is  a  captain  in  the  Army- 
Transport  Service.  He  also  leaves  a 
sister,     Mrs.    Anna    Gentzlinger. 

Pvt.  William  A.  Bcgley. 

Pvt.  William  A.  Begley,  2  3  years 
pld,  of  155  Huntington  st.,  was  killed 
in  action  on  October  8.  Plis  mother, 
Mrs.  Jlargaret  Wilson  Begley.  has 
lieen  ill  ever  since  the  news  arrived. 
Pvt.  Begley  was  with  Co.  G,  308th  Inf. 
He  was  drafted  in  September,  1917, 
sent  to  Camp  Upton  ajid  embarked 
for  France  in  April.  He  was  gassed, 
according  to  a  letter  dated  September 
22,  but  had  recovered  and  was  then 
in  a  rest  camp  preparing  to  go  to  the 
front.  Pvt.  Begley  was  born  in 
Brooklyn,  attended  the  St.  Mary  Star 
of  the  Sea  School  and  lived  in  the  St. 
Maiiy's  parish.  He  joined  the  messen- 
ger force  of  the  Western  Union  when 
he  was  14  years  old  and  worked  his 
way  up  to  a  clerical  position.  He 
is  survived  by  his  mother,  three 
lirothers,  .Tolm,  24;  Lawrence,  18.  and 
Vincent,  13.  and  two  sisters,  Mary,  16, 
and  Elizabeth,  10. 

Corp.    John   F.    Dowil. 

Corp.  John  F.  Dowd,  son  of  Mrs. 
Mary  Dowd,  a  widow,  of  40 7 A  Mc- 
Donough  St.,  was  killed  ii\  action  on 


September   7   while   making  a   gallant 
charge     on     a     maehino-gun      dugout. 
•  He   was      graduated      from    St.    Ann's 
Academy.   Manhattan,  and   later   from 
;  a  college  in  Quebec,  where  practically 
:  the   entire  scicntilic   course   was   given 
;  in   French.      When    war   was   declared 
'  he  offered   his  services  to  the  Govern- 
ment as  an  interpreter,  but  later  when 
I  inforrnea   that  his  commission   in  this 
capacity  would  mean  a  delay  in  serv- 
j  ice  at  the  front,  he  declined  the  honor. 
I  preferring  active  service.    After  spend- 
ing a  month  at  Camp  Upton  he  went 
to  France  with  Co.  A,   305th  Inf.,  last 
,  April.      He   was   the   crack   marksman 
of   his  company       and   since   being    in 
!  France    had    gU.ried    in    the    achieve- 
I  ments  of  his  division  and  been  ijroud 
'  of    its    many    opportunities    to    hasten 
j  the    Allied    victory.      He   was   born    in 
j  Boston,      Mass..    2  4    years      ago.      One 
I  brother.   Joseph  H.   Dowd,   a  graduate 
'  of    St.    Ann's    Academy    and    Manhat- 
tan College,   is  in   the  Navy.     Another 
brother.   Capt.   Benjamin   S.   Dowd,   U. 
S.    A.,    !•".    A.,    a    Y'ale    graduate,    is    in 
France. 

Pvt.  A'incont  Dillon.  . 
Pvt.    Vincent    Dillon,    21    years    old, 
son    of    Mrs.    Harriett    Snyder,     of     4 
Linnaeus   pi..    Flushing,    has   been    of- 
ficially reported  killed  in  action.  Dillon 
i  was  a" member  of  Co.  I,  107th  Inf.  Sev- 
I  eral  weeks  ago  Corp.  William  Cleator, 
'  a  member  of  the  .same  company,  in  a 
!  letter    to    his    mother,    Mrs.    William 
Cleator,  of  407  Bowne  ave..  Flushing, 
;  told   of  the  death   of  several  Flushing 
'  1>oys,  including  Dillon.     Before  he  en- 
tered the  service.  Dillon  was  employed 
by  D.   H.   Van   de   Water,   a  grocer   of 
Flushing.     He  enlisted  in  Co.  I.  Tenth 
Regt.  of  Flushing  and  was  transferred 
to  the  107tli  at  Spartanburg,  S.  C. 

I'vt.  Henry  W.  Elswoi-thy. 

Through     the     efforts    of    the    Red 

i  Cross  the  death  of  Pvt.  Henry  Welby 
Elsworthy  of  164  Cypress  ave.,  Flush- 
ing, which  was  reported  unofficially 
several  weeks  ago,  has  been  confirmed. 
He  was  a  member  of  Co.  I,  107th  Inf. 
Before  he  entered  the  service  he  was 
employed  by  the  William  R.  Grace  Co., 
bankers,  of  Manhattan.  When  the 
United  Sitates  entered  the  war  he  and 
his  twin  brother.  Reginald,  enlisted  in 

j  Co.  I,  Tenth  Regt.  of  P'lushing.  Regi- 
nald subsequently  was  given  an  honor- 
able discharge.  Later  he  was  taken 
in  the  draft  and  is  now  a  memlier  of 
the  Signal  Corps  at  Camp  Merritt,  N. 
J.    AVhile   the   Flushing   outfit   was   at 

I  Spartanburg.  Henrv  was  transferred  to 

i  the  107th  Inf. 

.  Pvt.  Fieileriek  J.   Ni.v. 

I       Mrs.  Dennis  Mx  of  130  Washington 
St.,  Flushing,  received  a  letter  yester- 
I  day  from  S.   Newton,   commandant  of 
the    Hartley   College   Auxiliary    Home 
Hospital,    Manchester,    England,    stat- 
ing  that    her    son,    Frederick    J.    Nix, 
died    there    on    October    21    of    pneu- 
monia. Nix  was  transferred  to  the  hos- 
I  pital    from    a    troop    ship.    Nix    is    23 
years  old  and  Avas  drafted  on  October 
ti,  last.  '  He  WfiS  employed   by  B.  Alt- 
man   and    Co.    before    ho    entered    the 
service.      He   was   sent   first   to   Upton 
and  later  to  Camp  Hancock.  Ga.,  from 
I  where  he  sailed  for  France.  The  night 
before   he   left  Upton   he   paid   a   visit 
to    his    cousin,    Frederick    A.    Nix.    a 
I  former   letter  carrier   attached   to   the 
\  Flushing  Post  OflRce.  who  was  stricken 
j  with  influenza,  ou  that  day.  Frederick 
I  A.  Nix  died  ni  ^damp  Upton  on   Octo- 
ber 12. 

I  Sgt.  Wilbur  E.  Colyer. 

I      Sgt.    Wilbur    E.    Colyer,    aged    20,    a 
member  of  Co.  A,  First  Eng.,  who  was 
j  killed  in  action  October  24,  was  a  son 
I  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  H.  Colyer  of 
;  202    Helen    avo..     South     Ozone    Park. 
;  Colyer   enlisted   in    the   Regular   Army 
on  May  9.  1917.     After  training  at  Fort 
Slocum  and  later  in  barracks  at  Wash- 
ington, E.  C,  he  sailed  across  on  Au- 


gust 5,  1917.  with  almost  the  first 
American  boys  to  .go  to  France  after 
this  country  entered  the  great  con- 
flict. Colyer  had  been  constantly  in 
action  and  never  suffered  a  scratch 
until   a   Hun   shell   killed   him. 

Sgt.  Colyer  was  born  in  Brooklyn. 
The  family  has  resided  in  South  Ozone 
Park  for  ten  >ears.  He  attended  P.  S. 
No.  96  in  South  Ozone.  He  was  a  car- 
penter and  builder  at  the  time  he  en- 
listed. He  was  promoted  to  a  ser- 
geantcy  for  Sgt.  Colyer  captured  an 
enemy  machine  gun.  His  captain  called 
him  out  of  the  ranks  before  roll  call 
one  morning  and  the  Colonel,  in  the 
presence  of  the  entire  regiment,  told 
how  proud  he  was  to  announce  Colyer's 
distinguished  service  and  promotion. 
Colyer  wrote  home  on  September  23 
that  he  was  in  rest  quarters. 

Sgt.  Colyer  leaves,  besides  his  par- 
ent, one  sister.  Miss  Mabel  Colyer,  a 
professional  high  diver. 

Sgt.  Harry  Ij.  I^cvy. 

Sgt.  Harry  L.  Levy,  21  years  old, 
who  was  killed  in  action  on  September 
27,  was  thp  v,-,ungt.st  gon  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Josep.V  Vi.  J-.evy,  5ft-  76th  st.  He 
joined  Co.  II.  I4th  Rest.,  in  Decem- 
ber. 1914,  and  saw  service  on  the 
Mexican  border.  At  Camp  Wadswortli 
he  was  transferred  to  Co.  D,  106th  Inf. 
Just  before  his  regiment  loft  for 
Spartanburg  Sgt.  Levy  married  Mis.s 
Rose  Levin  of  Bay  Ridge.  He  sailed 
aboard  the  President  Lincoln  on  the 
10th  of  Mav. 

Sgt.  Brown  of  Sgt.  Levy's  company, 
in  a  letter  written  on  October  15  to 
Sgt.  Levy's  wife,  said  that  on  Septem- 
ber 2  6,  when  he  was  about  to  go  over 
the  top  her  husband  was  anxiously 
waiting  for  another  opportunity  to  get 
some  more  Huns.  He  also  stated  that 
that  was  the  last  time  he  saw  Sgt. 
Levy,  as  he  had  been  wounded  and 
taken  to  a  base  hospital.  Sgt.  Levy 
was  a  graduate  of  Public  School  118, 
had  attended  both  Manual  Training 
and  Commercial  High  .schools.  He 
was  well  known  in  Bay  Ridge,  having 
been  particularly  active  in  the  affairs 
of  the  Young  People's  Society  of  Tem- 
ple Emanuel. 

Pvt.  Gustav  Cosgrove. 

Pvt.  Gustav  Cosgrove,  who  w'as 
killed  in  action  on  October  1.".  lived 
with  his  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas 
P.  Cosgrove,  at  836  72d  st.  He  would 
have  been  19  years  old  on  November  4. 
In  March,  1917,  together  with  his 
brother  Harrv,  22  years  old,  he  en- 
listed in  Co.  B,  14th  Inf.  He  was 
transferred  to  the  165th  Inf.  Head- 
quarters Co.  at  Camp  Mills  and 
reached  France  last  November.  His 
brother,  Harry,  'was  sent  to  Spartan- 
burg and  detailed  to  the  22d  Eng.,  and 
while  there  received  injuries  which 
caused  his  discharge  from  active  serv- 
ice. 

The  last  letter  received  from  Pvt. 
Co.sgrove  was  dated  August  24,  and  in 
it  he  said:  "I  .am  expecting  to  get  a 
furlough  and  you  can  expect  me  back 
home.  I  am  so  anxious  to  get  back  1 
would  attempt  to  swim  across,  f  would 
ratlier  be  near  the  old  Gowanus  than 
stay  in  France;  America  for  mine;  it 
beats  them  all."  He  was  a  graduate 
of  the  parochial  sciiool  of  St.  John  the 
Evangelist;  a  member  of  the  Church 
of  Our  Lady  of  Angels,  and  prior  to 
his  entry  into  service  was  employed  by 
j  the  E.  W.  Bliss  Company. 

Pvt.  Bartholomew  F.  Butlci'. 

The  old  Hill  House  Club  of  I6.i 
Coffey  St.,  at  its  last  meeting  adopted 
'  resolutions  of  regret  over  the  death 
from  wounds  of  Pvt.  Bartholomew  F. 
Butler,  son  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth 
Butler  of  127  Dikeman  st.  When  the 
club  adjourned  it  did  so  out  of  re- 
spect to  the  memory  of  their  la(e 
member.  Pvt.  Butler  was  severely 
wounded     on     August     15,     and    sue- 


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cumbed  the  next  day.  He  was  drafted 
on  September  17.  1917.  sent  to  Camp 
Upon  and  there  assigned  tu  Co.  I', 
Sipglh  Inf.  He  was  a  uradualc  of  the 
Vlslt;illon  Parochial  School  and  a 
member  of  the  church  of  that  name. 

Pvt.  Vernon  H.  Davis. 
IVt.  Vernon  H.  Davis,  -son  of  Kdwin 
.1.  and  Mary  K.  Davis  of  350  92d  St.. 
v.-as  killed  in  action  on  September  27. 
He  Joined  the  llth  Kept,  on  April  23. 
1917.  ami  the  followini;  fall  went  to 
Camp  Wadsworth.  Spartanburg,  S.  C. 
where  he  was  transferred  to  Co.  F. 
KiUth  Inf.,  with  which  he  sailed  for 
Krancp  on  May  10,  aboai-d  the  Presi- 
dent Lincoln.  He  saw  much  action 
after  his  arrival  "over  there."  Pvt. 
Davis  was  born  in  Brooklyn  on  Octo- 
ber 13.  1897.  He  was  graduated  from 
P.  S.  No.  94.  and  attended  the  Com- 
mercial H.  S.  for  two  years.  At  the 
time  he  entered  the  service  he  was 
shipping  clerk  for  the  United  Cigar 
Stores.  He  was  a  member  of  Grace 
Baptist  Church.  The  last  letter  re- 
ceived from  him  was  dated  Septem 
ber  6.  In  addition  to  his  parents,  Pvt 
Davis  leaves  a  brother.   Ernest. 

Sst.  Charles  D.  Finuignn. 

Sgt.  Charles  D.  Finnigan.  son  of  I  he 
late  Alderman  Jarnes  H.  Finnigan,  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  .'>.  durine 
the  drive  in  the  Argonnc  Forest.  Ht 
•was  a  member  of  Co.  A.  30Sth  Inf., 
and  his  home  was  at  183  .Skillman  ave. 
Born  in  the  l.'jth  Ward.  Sgt.  Finnigan 
was  graduated  from  P.  S.  No.  23,  and 
St.  Leonard's  Academy.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  13th  A.  D.  Democratic 
Club  and  captain  of  his  election  dis- 
trict. Before  he  was  drafted  he  was 
employed  by  a  chemical  concern  in 
Laurel  Hill.  Surviving  are  his  mother. 
three  sisters.  Rllen,  Margaret  and  Mrs. 
and  James  Wallace,  and  two  brothers 
James  and   Thomas. 

P\-t.  James  J.  MacPartland. 

Mrs.  Catherine  MacPartland  of  9 
Bergen  st.  has  received  a  War  Depart- 
ment telegram  informing  her  that  her 
son.  Pvt.  James  F.  MacPartland,  27 
years  old.  was  killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember 29.  He  was  a,  graduate  of  St. 
Peter's  Parochial  School,  and  for  12 
years  had  been  an  employee  of  the 
Title  Guarantee   and    Trust   Company. 

Corp.  Henry  T.  Barnaby. 

Corp.  Henry  T.  Barnaby,  21  years 
old,  of  12  Waldorf  ct..  Flatbush,  was 
killed  in  action  on  September  27.  His 
parents  are  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W'alter  M. 
Barnaby.  Corp.  Barnaby  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Co.  G.  106th  Inf.  He  enlisted 
In  the  14th  Regt.  a  week  after  war 
was  declared.  He  was  employed  in 
the  .ship  brokerage  firm  of  Liinham  & 
Moore,  in  Manhattan.  He  was  born 
In  Brooklyn,  graduated  from  Public 
School  No.  152,  and  attended  Com- 
mercial High  School,  where  he  played 
left  end  on  the  football  team  for  two 
seasons.  Corp.  Barnaby  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Flatbush  Congregational 
Church. 

Corp.   Cliarles   H.   Vi-onian. 

Corp.  Charles  II.  Vroman,  21  years 
old.  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clark  Vro- 
man of  2023  Caton  ave..  was  killed  in 
action  on  September  23.  He  was  a 
member  of  Co.  C,  lOfith  Inf.,  to  which 
he  was  transf.M-red  from  the  23d  Uegt., 
of  which  he  had  been  a  member  for 
four  years.  He  sailed  for  France  on 
May  10.  He  was  born  In  Hodman. 
^.  Y.,  and  giadnated  from  Adelphi 
/e<ttinmv,  where  he  starred  as  a  mem- 
ber or  tbe  football  team  captained  by 
Kddle    Driggs. 

Coil),    •lohn    .\.    MrliOushllii. 
Corp.    John    A.    McLoughlin    Is    re- 
ported   lo    have    died    of    wounds    re- 
ceived    In    action     on     .Seidember    29. 
Uis   father,    John    U.    McLuughlin,    of 


588  Sterling  pi.,  said  it  was  possible 
there  had  been  a  mistake  made,  for 
the  identification  tag  number  for- 
warded to  him  was  not  that  which  had 
been  given  his  son.  Corp.  McLough- 
lin  was  27  years  old  and  a  member  of 
Co  L.  106th  Inf.  He  enlisted  in  the 
old  14th  Kegt.  and  was  made  a  cor- 
poral while  serving  on  the  Mexican 
border.  His  brother,  Richard,  is  in  a 
training  camp  in  Virginia  and  another 
brother,   Edward,  is  in  the  Navy. 

Pvt.  1/eroy  S.  Ferris. 

Pvt.  Lerov  S.  Ferris.  30  years  of  age, 
died  on  October  15  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action.  Mrs.  S.  W.  Leavy, 
with  whom  he  made  his  home 
It  454  Quincy  St.,  said  Pri,- 
.ate  Ferris  had  no  rela- 
/.ves  so  far  as  she  knew.  He  was  a 
nachinist  and  was  among  the  first  in- 
lucted  into,  the  .\rmy.  She  could  not 
Jive  the  name  of  the  regiment  or  com- 
pany he  was  in. 

P\t.  Jam<-s  >Ic»ohaii. 

Pvt.  James  Moehan,  27  years  old, 
1  member  of  the  166th  Inf.,  was  killed 
11  action  October  15.  He  lived  with 
his  sister,  Mrs.  Frank  Boyce,  and 
■lad  been  employed  for  six  years  in  the 
■,tore  of  Abraham  &  Straus.  He  wenc 
o  Camp  I'pton.  May  29,  and  sailed 
"or  France  July  30.  In  a  recent  letter, 
i^vt.  Meehan  said  he  had  never  felt 
n  better  health  and  spirits  in  his  life. 

Sgt.   William   G.   Hogarth. 

Sgt.  William  George  Hogarth.  22 
years  old,  of  8015  Fort  Hamilton 
Parkway,  was  killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
lember  25.  He  belonged  to  Co.  F, 
106th  Inf.  Hogarth  enlisted  in  the 
23d  Regt.  in  April,  1917,  and  was 
transferred  to  the  106th  at  Spartan- 
burg. Born  in  Brooklyn,  he  attended 
Public  School  No.  127,  and  was  em- 
ployed in  a  wholesale  house  in  Man- 
hat'tan  prior  to  his  enlistment.  His 
Parents.  Thomas  and  Katherine  Ho- 
garth, received  word  just  previous  to 
the  telegram,  in  a  letter  from  a  com- 
rade. Arthur  Campbell,  also  of  Bay 
Kidge,  which  was  dated  October  9. 
that  Sgt.  Hogarth  had  been  shot  in 
the  stomach  and  died  soon  after.  He 
leaves,  besides  his  parents,  three  sis- 
ters, Katherine,  Virginia  and  Beatrice, 
and  a  brother,  Eugene. 

.Silt,  Frank  V.  McGrath. 

Sgt.  Frank  V.  McGrath,  son  of  Den- 
nis J.  McGrath.  of  175  Lefferts  ave.. 
was  killed  in  action  on  September  27. 
He  enlisted  in  the  14th  Regt.  in  May, 
1917,  and  was  subsequently  trans- 
ferred to  Co.  G,  106th  Inf.,  while 
training  at  Spartanburg.  On  May  10 
he  sailed  for  France  aboard  the  Presi- 
dent Lincoln.  Sgt.  McGrath  was  23 
years  old.  He  was  born  in  Jersey  City 
and  spent  his  boyhood  and  youth  in 
Greenpoint.  He  was  graduated  from 
Public  School  No.  110  and  attended 
Commercial   High   School. 

P\-t.  Thomas  N.  Sweeney. 

Pvt.  Thomas  N.  Sweeney,  19  years 
old.  of  1331  70th  St.,  was  killed  in 
action  on  September  27.  He  lived  with 
an  uncle,  Albert  Payne.  He  was  a 
member  of  Co.  E,  lOGth  Inf.  Pvt. 
Sweeney  enlisted  in  tl;.:;  23d  Regt.  in 
September,  1917,  and  went  to  Camp 
Wadsworth,  Spartanburg,  S.  C.  He 
sailed  for  France  in  May.  He  was  killed 
ill  the  fighting  in  the  vicinity  of  Cam- 
bra  1. 

Pvt.   Vernon  Quick. 

Pvt.  Vernon  Quick,  20  years  old,  of 
the  102d  Kng.,  was  killed  in  action 
on  .September  27.  His  parents,  Jlr. 
and  Mrs.  Roy  Quick,  live  at  19 
Schenck  ave.  Pvt.  Quick  enlisted  in 
the  14th  Regt.  in  August,  1917,  and 
after  training  at  Spartanburg  was 
sent  overseas  last   May.        He   was  a 


graduate  of  Public  School  No.  108. 
His  twin  brother,  Leo,  is  a  stenog- 
raphe>r  in  the  Government  service  at 
Hoboken. 

Pvt.  Morris  Zimmerman. 
Pvt.  Morris  Zimmerman,  aged  20. 
of  382  Watkins  St.,  was  killed  in 
action  on  September  27.  He  enlisted 
in  the  23d  Regt.  a  year  ago  and  it 
was  while  at  Spartanburg  that  he  was 
transferred  to  Co.  F,  106th  Inf.,  with 
which,  he  went  to  France  last  May. 
He  was  born  in  Russia  and  came  to 
this  country  thirteen  years  ago.  Prior 
to  enlisting  he  was  a  conductor  for 
tho  B.   R.   T. 

Corp.  Nicholas  SchuUes. 
Corp.  Nicholas  Schultes,  who  was 
killed  in  action  on  September  29.  lived 
with  relatives  at  1986  E.  Eighth  st. 
and  was  23  years  old.  He  enlisted  in 
Co.  I,  Seventh  Regt.  in  May,  1917,  and 
went  to  Spartanburg,  where  he  was 
mustered  into  the  10  6th  Inf.  of  the 
famous  2  7th  Div.,  and  reached  France 
last  May.  His  paternal  grandfather 
was  Sgt.  John  J.  Schultes  of  the  old 
15th  Regt.,  and  his  maternal  grand- 
father was  Maj.  A.  Kline  of  the  Con- 
federate Army.  They  both  fought 
against  each  other  in  the  Civil  War. 
Corp.  Schultes  is  survived  by  his 
father,  John  J.  Schultes;  four  broth- 
ers. Clarence,  Edward,  Martin  and 
Chester,  and  a  sister,  Viola.  Corp. 
Schultes  was  a  graduate  of  P.  S.  No. 
108.  attended  the  Brooklyn  Evening 
High  School  for  Men  for  five  years 
and  before  his  entry  into  the  service 
was  employed  as  an  adjuster  in  the 
shoe  department  of  the  Charles  Wil- 
liams Stores. 

Mechanic  Edwaitl  J.  Dumey. 

Mechanic  Edward  J.  Durney,  son 
of  Mrs.  Ellen  Durney,  of  369  16th  St., 
was  killed  in  action  on  October  16. 
He  was  25  yea|.s  old  and  enlisted 
three  years  ago  in  Troop  C,  First  Cav. 
He  served  with  that  organization  on 
the  Mexican  border.  A  year  ago  he 
was  sent  to  Camp  Wadsworth.  where 
he  was  assigned  to  Co.  K,  105th  M. 
C.  B.  He  was  a  graduate  of  the  Holy 
Xanie  School.  Two  brothers,  Capt. 
John  Durney  and  Corp.  James  Dur- 
ney of  the  Engineer  Corps,  are  now  in 
France. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Quadfi. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Quadri,  22  years  old. 
son  of  Mrs.  Antoinette  Quadri.  of  716 
4 2d  St.,  died  on  October  9  of  wounds 
received  in  action  after  being  exactly 
one  year  and  seven  days  from  his 
home.  He  enlisted  at  the  outbreak 
of  the  war  with  the  14th  Regt..  was 
called  to  Spartanburg,  transferred  to 
the  106th,  and  left  there  for  France 
in  May. 

Born  in  Brooklyn,  Pvt.  Quadri  at- 
tended P.  S.  No.  136  .and  wr,rked  at 
a  machinist  prior  lo  liis  e.— islnicnii 
He  was  the  son  of  Victor  and  An- 
toinette Quadri.  and  also  leaves  two 
brothers.  Andrew  and  Vicir.-;-,  an>i  n. 
sister.  Elizabeth.  In  a  lett.ir  date! 
September  9  he  stated  that  he  was 
in  a  rest  camp  after  forty-three  days 
of  action,  during  which  time  he  wit- 
nessed the  capture  of  Mount  Kemnel. 

Pvt.   .John   .Smith. 

Pvt.  John  Smith,  son  of  Mrs.  Jo- 
sephine Smitri.  a  winov/.  ot  ;s  ntocU- 
ton  St.,  was  killed  in  action  m  Sep- 
tember 27.  He  was  24  years  old.  He 
was  born  in  Greenpoint  and  gradu- 
ated from  St.  Antony's  Parochial 
School.  When  he  left  school  he  ap- 
prenticed himself  to  the  blacksmith's 
trade.  He  enlisted  in  the  23d  Regt. 
on  September  26,  1917,  and  went  to 
Camp  Wadsworth,  Spartanburg,  S.  C, 
where  he  was  assigned  to  Co.  G,  106th 
Inf.  He  saw  much  service  before  he 
was  killed.  In  a  letter  dated  Sep- 
tember 16  Pvt.  Smith  stated  that  he 
^subscribed  and  paid  for  a  Fourth  Lib- 


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erty  Loan  Bond  and  had  directed  the 
War  Department  to  deliver  it  to  his 
mother.  Pvt.  Smith  said  in  conclusion 
that  his  mother  and  sister  should  not 
worry  about  him.  that  he  was  feeling 
in  fine  health  and  expected  to  again 
be  in  action. 

Pvt.  Kdward  Messer. 
Pvt.  Edward  Messer,  son  of  Mrs. 
Jennie  Finn,  of  4  43  Gold  St.,  has  been 
killed  in  action.  Eddie,  as  he  was 
familiarly  known,  was  drafted  on  De- 
cember 1  last  and  sent  to  Camp  Up- 
ton where  he  was  assigned  to  Co.  I, 
SO.'Jth  Inf.  He  was  on  the  train  which 
was  wrecked  while  carrying  the  305th 
from  Camp  Upton  to  tlie  point  of  em- 
barkation, but  escaped  injury.  Once 
he  was  on  patrol  with  twe  comrades, 
both  of  whom  were  killed,  but  again 
he  escaped.  Messer  w'as  a  cracl< 
basketball  player.  He  had  been  a 
member  of  St.  James  team,  the  Trinity 
Big  Five  and  in  1917-18  played  with 
the  Assumption  Crowns.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Assumption  Dramatic 
Club  and  took  part  in  a  patriotic 
minstrel  that  was  held  a  week  before 
he  was  drafted. 

Corp.   Frank   W.    (Baiia.szak)    Bonner. 

Corp.  Frank  W.  Bonner,  who  wa.s 
killed  in  action  on  September  27,  was 
the  son  of  Stanislaus  and  Stella  Ba- 
naszak,  of  1!)9  Freeman  st.  Although 
his  name  was  Banaszak  his  friends 
all  called  him  Bonner  and  he  entered 
military  service  under  that  name. 
Corp.  Bonner  v.'as  born  in  East  New 
York  and  when  he  was  still  a  child  his 
parents  moved  to  Greenpoint.  He  at- 
tended St.  Antony's  Parochial  School. 
He  was  a  driver.  At  the  age  of  18 
years  he  enlisted  in  the  4Tth  Regt. 
When  this  country  entered  the  war 
and  the  47th  went  to  Camp  Wads- 
worth,  Spartanburg,  S.  C  Corp. 
Bon.ier  was  assigned  to  Co.  B,  10  6th 
Inf.  In  his  letters  to  his  mother  he 
told  her  he  had  been  many  times 
"over  the  top."  He  expected  to  return 
to  the  battle  soon  after  mailing  his 
last  letter. 

.J*vt.  Wilford  T.  Nickerson. 

Pvt.  Wilfred  T.  Nickerson,  son  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  R.  Nickerson  of 
203  Seventh  ave..  died  of  pneumonia 
in  a  hospital  in  P'rance  on  October  2  3. 
His  brother,  John,  succumbed  to  influ- 
enza at  his  home  here  on  October  8. 
Pvt.  Nickerson  was  born  in  Brooklyn, 
20  years  ago.  He  was  graduated  from 
P.  S.  77  and  the  Manual  Training  H.  S. 
At  the  time 'he  enlisted  in  Co.  C.  102d 
F.  S.  B..  at  Fort  Slocum.  on  November 
18,  1917,  he  held  a  responsible  posi- 
tion with  William  H.  McGee  &  Co.,  in 
the  marine  insurance  business,  in 
Manhattan.  From  Fort  Slocum  young 
Nickerson  was  transferred  to  Spartan- 
burg, and  started  for  France  in  June. 
He  entered  the  hospital  on  October  15. 
He  leaves  his  parents,  two  brothers, 
.Sidney  T.,  who  is  in  the  Medical  Sup- 
ply Dept.  at  the  base  hospital  in  Au- 
gusta, Ga.,  and  Charles  H.  Jr.,  and 
two  sisters,  Lillie  R.  and  Gladys  A. 

Pvt.  John  J.  McKay. 

Pvt.  John  .1.  McKay,  23  years  old. 
who  was  killed  in  action  on  October 
\5.  was  the  son  of  Mrs.  Mary  McKay 
it  418  Meeker  ave. 

Pvt.  McKay  was  born  in  the  Eastern 
District.  He  was  graduated  from  St. 
Cecilia's  Parochial  School.  After  leav- 
ing school  he  was  apprenticed  to  the 
steamfttter's  trade.  When  the  United 
States  declared  war  against  Germany 
Pvt.  McKay  was  in  the  employ  of  the 
Standard  Oil  Company.  He  enlisted  in 
the  old  69th  Regt.,  and  went  to  Camp 
Mills.  There  he  was  assigned  to  Co. 
K,  165th  Inf.  Pvt.  McKay  had  seen 
much  service,,  according  to  his  letters 
District,  graduated  from  P.  S.  No.  123, 
and  lived  with  his  sister.  Miss  Mary 
Dovle,  until  he  was  drafted  in  Sep- 
ternber,   1917.     He  was  sent  to  Camp 


Upton  where  he  was  assigned  to  Co. 
D,  305th  M.  G.  B..  Pvt.  Doyle  wrote 
to  his  sister  on  October  14  that  he  had 
seen  some  of  the  hardest  fighting; 
that  his  company  had  been  given  a 
chance  to  rest  up,  and  that  he  ex- 
pected to  return  to  the  front  in  a  day 
or  two.  He  begged  his  sister  not  to 
worry  about  him,  that  he  like  all  the 
other  American  troops,  were  able  to 
take  care  of  themselves  and  that  all 
would  .give  creditable  accounts  of 
themselves.  He  was  formerly  a  B.  R. 
T.  conductor. 

Pvt.  Paul  A.  Ma?cm. 

Pvt.  Paul  A  Masem  of  the  106th 
Inf.,  and  son  of  Nicholas  and  Marie 
Masem  of  369  Troutman  St.,  was  killed 
in  action  on  September  27.  He  was 
'lorn  in  Brooklyn  twenty-one  years 
»go.  In  February,  1917.  he  joined  the 
2  3d  Regt,  and  after  training  at  Camp 
Vv'adsworth,  Spartanburg,  S.  C,  left 
'or  France  on  May  10.  last. 

Sgt.  Charles  William  Matt.son. 

Sgt.  Charles  William  Mattson.  20 
•  cars  old,  of  441  42d  st.,  was  killed  in 
action  on  September  27.  Sgt.  Mattson 
was  with  Co.  F.  10  6th  Inf.  His  mother, 
Mrs.  August  Matson,  has  received  a 
letter  from  Sgt.  Cook  of  the  same 
company  telling  of  his  death.  Sgt. 
Mattson  joined  the  14th  Regt.  in  1915, 
and  saw  service  on  the  Mexican  bor- 
der the  next  year.  A  year  ago  he  was 
sent  to  Spartanburg  and  after  being 
(rained  there  he  sailed  for  France  on 
May  10,  last.  Born  in  the  Bronx,  he 
carne  to  Brooklyn  when  8  years  old 
and  lived  here  ever  since.  He  was 
graduated  from  P.  S.  No.  3  6.  He  spent 
three  years  in  Commercial  High 
School  and  then  went  to  Browne's 
Business  College  after  which  he  was 
employed  by  the  Greenwich  Bank  in 
Manhattan.  He  leaves  his  parents, 
Charles  and  Augusta,  and  a  brother. 
Frank,  who  is  working  in  a  Bridge- 
port, Conn.,  shipyard. 

Sgt.    Frederick    A.    Stenson. 

Sgt.  Frederick  A.  Stenson,  son  of 
William  and  the  late  Sarah  Elizabeth 
Stenson,  of  1383  St.  John's  pi.,  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  16.  Sgt. 
Stenson  had  been  in  France  for  about 
one  year,  having  gone  over  with  the 
famous  Rainbow  Division  as  a  mem- 
ber of  Co.  A,  16oth  Inf.  Before  that 
he  had  served  on  the  Mexican  border 
'with  the  old  1 4th  Regt.  In  March  he 
was  in  Base  Hospital  No.  32  under 
treatment  for  gassing.  The  last  letter 
received  from  him  was  dated  October 
6.  Sgt.  Stenson  was  24  years  old.  He 
was  born  in  liiverdale.  At  the  time  of 
his  entrance  into  the  service  he  was  a 
military  instructor  in  St.  Josephus' 
School  in  Yonkers.  Besides  his  father, 
Sart.  Stenson  is  survived  by  one  sister, 
Loretta,  and  two  brothers.  One  brother 
is  at  Camp  Gre'enleaf  in  training  now 

Pvt.  Frank  Klcmni. 

Pvt.  Frank  Klemm.  son  of  Mrs. 
Caroline  Klemm,  of  Quince  st..  Flush- 
ing, died  of  pneumonia  at  a  base  hos- 
pital in  Franco,  according  to  a  letter 
received  from  the  superintendent  of 
the  institution  yesterday.  Klemm  was 
born  in  Flushing  33  years  ago  and 
left  on  May  29  last  for  Camp  Upion. 
One  month  later  he  sailed  for  Franco. 
Over  there  ho  was  assigned  to  clerical 
work  in  the  labor  bureau  of  the 
Army  and  remained  at  that  work  un- 
til he  was  taken  ill.  He  leaves  two 
brothers  and  five  sisters  besides  his 
mother.  They  are  Fred  and  Eugene 
Klemm.  Mrs.  John  McGowan.  Mrs. 
John  Keenan  and  Miss  l>'lorencc 
Klemm  of  Flushing,  and  Mrs.  James 
Nelson  and  Mrs.  Benjamin  Bennett 
of   Brooklyn. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Dunleavy. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Dunleavy  of  61  Carlton 
ave..  who  went  to  France  after  train- 
ing at  Camp  Upton,  has  died  of 
wound.s.  Pvt.  Dunleavy,  who  was  born 


and  educated  in  Ireland,  lived  with  his 
mother,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Dunleavy,  be- 
fore he  v/as  drafted.  Since  he  sailed 
for  France  his  mother  has  moved 
away.  He  was  a  meiuhcir  of  the  Sa- 
cred Heart  R.  C.  Church,  and  was 
employed  at  the  sulphur  works  on 
Flushin.g   ave. 

Pvt.  Janic;  Mc<Ii:-.:i. 
Pvt.  James  Meehan.  27  years  ol.:t, 
who  lived  with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Mary 
Boycc  at  549  St.  John's  place,  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  5,  v.-hile 
serving  with  Co.  A,  166th  Inf.  He 
was  drafted  in  April  and  sailed  for 
France  in  May. 

Pvt.   CIcmcnti  VifaH. 

Pvt.  Cleraenti  Vitali.  27  years  old.  oi 
1012  Uawn  ave..  Ozone  Park,  was  killed 
in  action  on  Octo'oer  15.  His  sister-in- 
law,  with  whom  he  resided,  could  not 
give  the  number  of  his  regiment.  "Vi- 
tali was  employed  as  a  baker  when  he 
was  drafted  about  a  year  ago.  He 
lived  at  Ozone  Park  for  11  years.  His 
brother,  Ralph,  also  survives  him. 

Pvt.  Gccrgc  G.  Nii.ssborgcr. 

Pvt.  George  G.  Nussbcrgcr.  30 
years  old,  a  member  of  Co.  B.  306th 
Inf.,  was  killed  in  action  on  Septem- 
ber 27.  He  lived  with  his  aunt,  Mrs. 
Lottie  Schneider,  of  654A  Halsey  st. 
Pvt.  Nussberger  was  born  and  edu- 
cated in  Ohio.  He  came  to  Brooklyn 
about  eight  years  ago.  He  went  to 
Camp  Upton  September  19.  last  year, 
and  sailed  for  France  on  April  1  last. 
In  a  letter  written  to  his  aunt  on 
September  21,  Pvt.  Nussberger  said 
he  had  been  through  two  big  drives 
but  came  out  O.  K. 

Pvt.    John    Vasciniini. 

Pvt.  John  Vascimini,  of  385  At- 
lantic ave.,  died  of  wounds  received  in 
action  on  October  15,  according  to  a 
telegram  received  recently  b.v  his 
parents,  Margaret  and  Joseph  Vas- 
cimini. They  are  sure  an  error  has 
been  made,  as  Pvt.  V'ascimini,  who  is 
with  Co.  E.,  347th  Inf.,  had  been  in 
France  only  eighteen  days  previous  to 
October  15.  He  was  drafted  in  June, 
and  after  two  months  training  at 
Camp  Upton  and  Camp  Dix,  sailed  for 
"over  there,"  and  landed  in  England 
on  September  17.  He  reached  France 
on  September  2  6.  He  was  born  in 
Italy,  attended  P.  S.  75,  and  worked 
as  an  electrician  prior  to  entering  tl;2 
service. 

Pvt.  Charles  Bonlton. 

Pvt.  Cnarles  Boulton,  v/ho  formerlv 
lived  with  his  sister,  Rhoda,  at  th<» 
home  of  the  Schumacher  family,  at 
2320  Bleecker  st.,  was  killed  in  action 
on 'September  16.  He  was  a  number 
of  Co.  D,  106th  Inf  He  enlisted  in 
the  23d  Regt.,  in  September,  1918.  and 
received  his  training  at  Spartanburg. 
He  left  for  France  aboard  the  Presi- 
dent Lincoln  on  May  10.  his  birthday. 
Pvt.  Boulton  was  born  in  England.  24 
years  ago  Before  the  official  dispatch 
announcing  his  death  arrived,  his  peo- 
ple had  learned  of  it  through  a  com- 
rade in  France.  Pvt.  Boulton  was  a 
member  of  the  Decatur  .Athletic  Club. 

Pvt.    CT'.fisfophcr    Qiii::n. 

Pvt.  Christopher  Quinn,  who  was 
killed  in  action  im  September  29,  was 
only  19  years  old.  He  was  the  son  of 
Mrs.  Mai-y  Quinn  of  455  Kushwick  ave. 
He  was  iiorn  in  the  Eastern  District 
and  graduaied  from  1'.  .S.  No.  145.  He 
had  attended  the  irSoys  H.  S.  only  a  few 
months  when  he  was  ;.;pprentic,ed  to 
the  si.gn  ijainter's  li'ade.  He  enlisted 
in  the  47th  Regt..  on  June  3.  19!  7.  and 
went,  in  the  fall,  to  Camp  W:ulswortl», 
Spartanburg,  .S.  C.  where  he  was  as- 
signed to  Co.  A.  107th  En,g.  The  last 
letter  Pvt.  Quinn  sent  to  his  mother 
was  dated  Sept.  26.  three  days  before 
he  fell.  In  it  he  stated  that  he  had 
seen  six  weeks  of  active  fighting-  and 


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was  rtsting  uji  jirfp;u:ilory  to  going: 
again  inlo  battlp.  Ho  told  his  mollier 
not  to  wonv  al)Out  him:  that  the 
American  troops  were  fiBhtint'  like 
veteran  soldiers,  and  that  they  would 
come  nut  ot  the  battle  with  honors. 

V\t.  Richard  Martinez. 

rvt.  liiehard  .Martinez  of  143  Fifth 
St..  Long  Island  City,  tlied  of  wounds 
on  October  4.  according  to  a  letter  just 
received  by  his  mother.  Mr.s.  Frede- 
rick Martinez,  from  Miss  Elizabeth 
n  McCloskev.  a  nurse  in  the  Filth 
flenerai  Iluspilal.  in  France.  Martinez 
was  born  in  Long  Island  City  L'4  years 
ago.  Jle  enlisted  in  the  4Tth  Regt. 
.soon  after  war  was  declared  and  was 
later  transferred  to  Co.  I,  lOtith  Inf. 
at  Spartanburg.  He  had  been  ■'over 
the  top"  four  times. 

I'vt.  Cliarlcs  E.  John.son. 

rvt  Charles  Edwin  Johnson,  young- 
est son  oi  Henrv  Johnson  of  Broadway 
avc.  Sayville.  f,.  I.,  and  one  of  his 
four  boys  in  the  service,  died  on  Oc- 
tober 2.">  of  wounds  received  in  action. 
He  was  drafted  at  Naples,  X.  Y.. 
whore  he  was  employed  on  a  I'arin  on 
.\pril  29,  and  was  sent  to  Camp  Dix. 
where  he  was  placed  in  Katt.  D.  308th 
F  A.  .\fter  si.x  -weeks  of  training  he 
went  to  Franco.  In  his  last  letter, 
■written  on  September  4,  ho  said  he 
was  in  an  active  section.  Ho  was  a 
mcinber  of  the  Sayville  Congregational 
Church.  Three  brothers  are  in  the 
service.  Lt.  Frank  Johnson  of  the  302d 
Engineers.  George  Johnson,  in  the 
navv.  on  the  F.  S.  S.  Foam,  and  -Al- 
bert M.  Johnson  of  Batt.  B.  36th  F.  A., 
at  Camp  McClellan,  Anniston,  Ala., 
and  one  sister  and  one  brother  at 
home. 

Pvt.  William  S.  Gllmoro. 

Pvt.  AN'illiam  S.  Gilmore,  24  years 
old,  who  lived  with  his  sister,  Mrs. 
Henry  McElvery.  at  260  Greene  ave.. 
was  killed  in  action  on  September  2  7 
while  a  member  of  Co.  C,  106th  Inf. 
He  was  employed  as  a  chauffeur 
when  he  enlisted  two  years  ago  last 
April.  Ho  was  graduated  from  P.  S. 
Xo.  42.  There  is  a  star  for  him  in 
the  service  flag  of  St.  Joseph's  U.  C. 
Church. 

Cori>,  William  Raids. 

Mrs.  Bahis  of  37  1  Kleventh  st  has 
received  from  General  Hospital  27, 
France,  word  that  her  son,  Corp.  Wil- 
liam Bahis  of  Co.  A,  lllGth  Inf..  died 
of  pneumonia  on  October  27.  In  addi- 
tion to  hi.s  parents  he  is  survived  by 
one  brother.  I'raiik,  and  throe  sisters, 
...■reua,  Catherine  antl  May.  He  was 
21  years  old.  Corp.  Bahis  joined  the 
Mth  Regt.  and  was  transferred  to  the 
lOGth  at  Spartanburg. 

Pvt.  Peter  Seheibol. 

Pvt.  Peter  Seheibol,  27  years  old,  a 
member  of  Co.  F,  lOCth  Inf.,  was 
killed  in  action  on  September  27.  His 
mother,  Mrs.  Barbara  Scheibel,  lives 
on  Central  and  Uichards  aves..  Glen- 
dale.  Pvt.  Scheibel  was  born  in  Brook- 
Ivn,  and  graduated  from  St.  Barbara's 
parochial  school.  He  entered  the 
Army  last  April,  and  sailed  for  France 
in  May.  In  his  last  letter,  written  on 
September  I.t,  he  stated  that  he  was 
well  and  happy  and  having  a  good 
time.  He  Is  survived,  besides  his 
mother,  by  three  brothers,  Philip, 
George  and  Henry.  In  Franco,  and  two 
sisters,  Sister  Cnrola,  oi'  the  Dominican 
Order  and  Barbara. 

Pvt.  .lames  C,  Oaffney, 

Pvt.  James  C.  Ciaffnoy,  aged  ]!>,  of 
S38  Kosciusko  St..  was  killed  on  Sep- 
tember 27.  His  brother.  Gerard,  who 
belonged  to  the  ."anie  unit.  Co.  ]■;, 
106th  Inf.,  was  wounded  on  iho  same 
day.  His  mother,  .Mrs.  .lolin  C.  Gaff- 
ney,  received  a  letter  from  Gerard 
saying  that  James  had  been  hit  on  the 
date  named  and  was  in  hospital,  which 


leads  her  to  believe  thai  the  latter  soii 
is  still  alive.  Both  boys  attended  the 
preparatory  school  of  St.  John's  Col- 
lege and  both  were  members  ol  .-it. 
John's  Church. 

l.t.  Frodorick  W.  Ho/cck. 

Lt.  Frederick  W.  Uozeck,  28  years 
old,  son  of  Frederick  Paul  and  Marie 
Rozeck  of  S26  56th  St.,  was  killed  in 
action  on  September  27.  He  Joined 
the  23d  Regt.  in  1910.  In  1916  he 
served  on  the  Me.vican  border  for  nine 
months.  After  his  return  the  Fnitcd 
S.tates  entered  Iho  war.  the  23d  was 
again  called  out  and  in  the  fall  of 
1917    was   sent   to    Camp    Wadsworlh. 


-  -   ^ 


Spartanliiirg.  .■<.  <  .  liiere  it  was  made 
the  nucleus  of  the  106th  Inf.,  and  he 
was  plactd  in  Co.  Ij. 

Later  ho  attended  a  training  camjf 
n  Oklahoma,  whore  ho  studied  the 
ISO  of  lirearms  and  the  bayonet.  Re- 
urning  to  Spartanburg,  he  sailed  for 
France  on  -May  10,  arriving  "over 
here  "  on  Decoration  Day.  The  llou- 
:enant  was  born  in  Brooklyn,  and 
rraduated  from  P.  S.  No.  77  and  Com- 
mercial H.  S.  He  was  well  known  in 
he  Park  Slope  section.  His  brother, 
""harles,  is  in  the  aviation  corps. 

Pvt.  Cliarles  W.  Boiilton. 

Pvt.  Charles  W.  Boulton,  -who  for- 
merly lived  in  St.  Patrick's  parish  and 
later  resided  in  Ridgewood.  has  been 
killed  in  action.  Tlic  fact  was  re- 
vealed in  a  letter  from  his  chum,  Pvt. 
John  F.  Barrett  of  the  106th  Inf.,  M. 
G.  Co.,  to  his  sister.  Miss  Rhoda 
Boulton,  written  on  October  1  4.  Pvt. 
Biuilton  came  from  Kngland  about 
ten  years  ago.  When  America  en- 
tered the  war  he  made  four  .attempts 
to  enlist,  but  was  rejected  by  the 
American.  British  .and  Canadian 
forces.  Finally  while  the  23d  was 
encamped  at  \an  Cortlandt  I'ark  he 
succeeded  in  getting  into  the  service. 
He  was  next  at  Snartanburg,  whi>ri> 
the  2;id  was  niado  "lo  nucleus  of  r.'-.! 
lOBth.  with  whicli  r.o  went  to  France" 
last  May.  I'vt.  Boulton  fell  in  the 
Cambrai-St.  Qucntin  drive  on  Sep- 
tember 27.  The  War  Department  has 
ollicially  notified  his  sister  of  his 
death.  Pvt.  Barrett's  letter,  in  part, 
follows: 

"I  know  you  have  received  the  sad 
news  about  your  brother,  Chajlie, 
who  was  killed  doing  his  duty  with 
the  company  under  fire.  He  did  his 
part    wonderfully    and    his    good    ex- 


.tmple  helped  ■  our  duty  :i     it 

diould  be  done. 

••I  was  with  him  until  a  short  time 
before  ho  met  his  death.  1  had  been 
jeparaled  from  him  and  the  next  time 
1  saw  liim  ho  was  dying  with  a  bullet 
wound    which      he      received    throi;gh 

;  the  heart.  We  did  all  we  could  lor 
him.  but  he  could  not  be  saved.  Ho 
was  buried  WMth  military  honors  that 
all   heroes   receive. 

■I  personally  mi.'-s  h;m  very  muclt. 
Wo  were  the  clostst  pals  and  broth- 
ers in  cvcrv  sen.so  of  the  W(U-d.      I   am 

.  writing  this  at  Charlie's  roiiuest.  We 
made  it  up  before  we  went  into  ac- 
tion   that   the   one   who  had    the   good 

i  luck    to    return    should    write    to    the 

I  other's  relatives,  so  that  is  why  1  per- 

i  form   his   last  wish. 

The     whole     company,     platoon,   and 

i  especially    his   .squad,    mourn    his   loss. 

I  He  was  a  great  favorite." 

Pvt.  -Artlnir  .Silver. 

Pvt.  Abraham  Silver.  2S  years  old.  of 
239  S.  Second  .St..  was  killed  on  October 

'  29.  The  news  of  his  death  was  a  great 
shock   to  his  parents,   P.arnet  and  Re- 

I  iieec-a  Silver,  for  when  hostilities  ceased 
his  father  wired  to  Washiii.gton  to  in- 
tiuiie  about. him  and  received  a  tele- 
gram dated  Novemlier  IS,  stating  thai 
he   wa.s  all   right.     The   next   d.ay   the 

j  news  of  his  death  arrived.  Pvt.  Silver 
was  bo:-n  in  Russia  and  came  to  the 
Cnitod  Stales  11  years  ago.  Cut  11  he 
was  drafted  last  May  and  sent  to  Camp 
I'pton  he  conducted  a  dry  goods  trtore 
at  147  Havemeyer  st.    .\fter  a  week  at 

•  Fptou  he  was  transferred  to  Camp 
iVleade  and  assigned  to  Co.  F,  316lh  Inf., 
with  -which  he  .sailed  for  Fiance  early 
last  summer.     He  was  an  only  child. 

Pvt,  Fiancis  McCahe. 

i      Pvt.  Francis  McCabe  of  1244^  Ileiki- 
I  mer  st..  a  niemher  of  Co.  B.  lOfith  Inf., 
i  was  killed  in  action  on   Septc'inber  27. 
He   joined   the  14th   Regt.    in   1917   and 
was  transfe:red  to  the  lOCth  at   Spar- 
tanburg,  where  he   received   his  train- 
ing.    He  sailed  for  France  on  Ma>    10. 
I'vt.  McCabe  was  born  in  County  ilon- 
aghan.  Ireland,  22  years  ago,  and  came 
to    this    country,    leaving    his    parortts, 
Thomas   and    Mary,    and    two    brother. 
John  and  James,  over  there.     Another 
luother.  Peter,   is  a  member  of  Co.   H, 
306lh   Inf..   in    France,   while   a   fourth, 
I  I'atrick,    resi<.-.es    at    the    Herkimer    st. 
address.     A  sister,  Mrs.   Kennedy   lives 
I  in  Bayonne. 

Pvt.  Harry  E.'scnberg, 
j  Pvt.  Harry  Fiscnberg,  son  of  Sam- 
uel Eisenbeig  of  1274  44th  st,,  dieil 
'of  disease  recently  in  l''rance.  I'vt. 
I  Eisenbcrg  -was  an  enlisted  man  and 
I  had  been  in  France  since  last  July. 
I  Prior  to  his  entrance  into  militar\- 
'service  he  was  employed  as  a  <loak 
I. salesman.  Pvt.  Ensenberg  was  born  in 
I  Brooklyn  23  years  ago.  He  attended 
;  P.  S.  131. 

Pvt.  Elmer  MfGov.aii. 

I       Pvt.      Elmer      McGowan,      of      1209 

Eighth   ave.,   was   killed   in   action   on 

•  SciJtember  27.  Pvl.  McGowan  was  -it 
1  member  of  Co.  L.  lOGth  Inf.,  and  had 
I  been  in  France  since  last  May,  having 
'  sailed    aboard    the    President    Ijincoln. 

At  the  outbreak  ofthc  war  ho  en- 
j  listed  with  the  old  14th  Regt.,  but  was 
,  transferred  ai  Spartanburg  to  the 
lOGth.  Pvt.  McGowan  was  born  in 
Brooklyn,  22  years  ago.  Ho  is  sur- 
vived by  his  niothei-,  Mrs.  Marion 
Kasold,  a  sister,  and  another  brother, 
who  is  also  in  the  .service  in  France. 


Pvt.  .TiTPinlali  rJonnett  .Aitken. 

Mrs.    May    Cornell    Stoibcr,    of    277 

Quincy  St.,  has  been  notitied  that  her 

son,    Pvt.    Jeremiah    Bennett    Aitken. 

has  been  killed  in  action.    Pvt.  .\itkeri 

I -was   a   member   of   Co.    H,    106th    Inf., 

■  and  had  been  in  France  since  last  .Alay. 

,  His  mother  heaid  from  him  regularly 


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u|)  to  September,  when  a  report  came 
that  be  hail  been  mis.sing-  in  .tction 
since  Septemher  17.  .Sinee  tlien 
nothing:  was  l;novvn  conccrninfj  him, 
until  the  news  came  of  h!.s  death. 
Fvt.  Aitkcn  was  19  years  old.  lie 
was  foimerly  employed  with  the  {'.  S. 
Steel  Co.,  in  Manhattan. 

Pvt.  Frank  T.  Nelson. 

Pvt.  Prank  L.  Nelson,  whose  family 
lives  at  18  Menahan  st..  was  killed  in 
action  on  October  17.  Ho  was  boin 
in  Brooklyn  '21  yeais  ago.  When  he 
entered  the  Army  he  was  employed 
as  a  salesman  for  H.  B.  Hewitt  &  Co., 
but  three  days  after  war  was  declared 
he  enlisted  with  the  ]4th  llegt.  At 
Spartanbiiri;  he  was  transferred  to  the 
106th  Inf..  M.  G.  Co.  He  sailed  foi- 
France  aboard  the  President  Lincoln 
on  May  10.  On  October  4  he  re.gistercd 
at  the  Paris  Bureau  of  The  Kagle  and 
said  he  was  enJoyiuR  splendid  health. 
Two  weeks  after  he  was  killed.  Pvt 
-N'elson  was  popular  in  the  Hill  sec- 
tion. 

Pvt.  Cliailcs  B.  Stiuther.s  Jr. 

Pvt.  Charles  B.  Struthers  Jr..  1  !i 
years  old,  son  of  Charles  B.  Struthers. 
of  17-  Franklin  pi..  Flushing,  died  in 
a  base  hospital  in  France  on  Noveni 
ber  4  of  wounds  received  in  action. 
Pvt.  Struthers  enlLsted  in  the  Fifth  Cu 
of  Marines.  He  was  graduated  fiom 
the  Flushing  11.  S.  and  before  enler- 
ing  the  service  was  employed  in  the 
office  of  Fasterlirook  &  Co.,  banlieis 
of  Wall  St.,  Manhattan,  lie.  was  ,i 
member  of  the  Bayside  Yacht  Club 
His  father  is  a  coffee  broker.  Besidi 
his  parents  the  young  soldier  le.i\ 
one  sister. 

Pvt.    Mopri.'i    M.    Schwartz. 

Pvt.  Morris  M.  Schwartz,  reporled 
killed  in  action  on  September  27.  was 
the  son  of  Nathan  and  Rose  Schwartz 
of  65  Meeker  ave.  He  was  born  in 
Russia  and  came  to  this  country  with 
his  parents  when  he  was  only  6  months 
old.  He  was  23  years  old  'when  be 
sacrificed  bis  life  on  the  battlefield.  He 
attended  and  sraduaied  from  P.  S.  No. 
23.  He  was  employed  as  a  motorman 
by  the  New  York  Railways  Co..  when 
he  enlisted  in  the  47th  Regt..  and  went 
with  that  body  to  Camp  Wa'.sworUi. 
There  he  was  assigned  to  Co.  K.  106lh 
]nf.  In  letters  to  his  relatives  Pvt. 
Schwartz  stated  that  he  had  been 
"over  the  top"  a  number  of  times  and 
added  that  waifare  was  apparently 
agreeing  with  him.  He  has  a  brother, 
Sgt  ,lohn  Schwartz,  in  the  53d  Pioneers. 

Pvt.  Kdwln  F.  O'Connor. 

Mrs.  A.  .7.  McGai'vey.  ll.\  Lefferts 
place,  received  a  telegram  yesterday 
irom  the  AVar  Department  informing 
her  of  the  death  of  her  brother,  Edwin 
I'.  O't'onnor,  who  was  killed  in  action. 
November  .'..  O'Connor  was  a  member 
^  of  Co.  C,  6th  M.  G.  Co..  Marine  Corps. 
He  was  formerly  employed  at  the 
Robins  Dry  Dock  and  Repair  Com- 
pany as  a  ship  builder,  at  which  plant 
Anthony  .1.  McGarvey,  brother-in-law 
of  O'Connor  is  general  superintendent. 

Pvt.  Jo.=epli  .\.  W.vrn. 

Pvt.  Josepli  A.  VVynn,  )-eiiorted 
killed  in  action  on  Octob.r  1  /.  v.as 
well  known  in  the  Eastern  District. 
where  he  was  born.  He  was  the  son 
of  Mrs.  Mary  Wynn  of  95  South  Ninth 
St.  He  was  2r,  years  old  and  grad- 
tiateU  from  the  public  schools.  He 
was  employed  as  an  outside  salesman 
in  a  big  Manhattan  lace  concern.  He 
was  an  active  member  of  the  R.  C. 
Church  of  Epiphany  and  was  a  mem- 
ber of  all  the  men's  associations  at- 
tached to  it.  He  was  also  one  of  the 
Tctii'e  members  in  the  Entre  Nous 
Club.  l^vt.  Wynn  enlisted  in  April 
and  was  sent  to  Fort  Slocum.  He 
was  afterward  transferred  to  a  South- 
ern   camp.    whcTe   he   was  as.signed   to 


Battery  C,  10.-)th  M.  G.  C.  He  wrote 
frecpiently  to  his  associates  in  the 
Enlrc  Nous  Club  and  in  one  k  Iter, 
dated  two  days  before  ho  was  kilUd, 
he  wrot(>  to   I'nsident  Cravvfoi'd: 

"It  is  hell,  Heaven  or  llobolcen  by 
Christmas  for  tin:  l,)o,\-s  from  our  be- 
loved United  States.  All  the  boys  art 
feeling  in  .great  shape  and  they  arc 
making  thf  Geinians  run  as  thev 
never  ran  befcu-e.  I  hope  to  Ite  home 
by  the  holidays  and  en.ioy  .some  of 
(be  fine  feeds  of  Ihe  lOntre  Nous  Club." 

(orii.  Wiliiitm  Zapko. 

Corp.  William  Zapi<e,  son  of  M!.^. 
Kafhcriue  Zapke  of  657  Onderdonl. 
ave.;  Rid.gcwood,  was  killed  in  actio!-, 
on  September  S,  according,  to  a  AVai 
Department  dispatch. 

C;orp.   Zapke  w.as  born   in   Brooklyn 


':J 


WILLIAM   ZAPKE 


25  years  ago  and  was  graduated  from 
P.  S.  43.  He  was  inducted  into  the 
service  September  SO,  1!)17,  and  em- 
barked for  France  last  May.  Another 
brother.  I'vt.  Emile  Zapke,  is  recov- 
ei'ing  from  wounds  received  in  action 
with  Co.  G,  313th  Inf. 

Pvt.  Hairy  .J.  l.oaSs. 

Pvt.  Harry  .1.  Rouis  of  S42  Flatbush 
ave.  was  killed  in  action  on  Septem- 
ber 24,  in  his  18th  year.  He  was  a 
member  of  Co.  L.  106th  Inf..  and  had 
enlisted  in  the  23d  Regt.  in  April,  ]!l]7. 
Before  receiving  his  trainin.g  ai  .Spar- 
tanburg he  did  .guard  ilnty  ::t  p--  !>f-"c- 
(Itict  up  New  York  State.  Pvt.  Louis 
was  boi-n  in  Brooklyn  and  attended 
P.  S.  No.  112.  and  Commercial  Hi.gh 
School.  Prior  to  his  entrance  into 
service,  he  way  employed  by  the  Arndt 
Manufacturing  Company. 

P>1.    Harold    P.   Rconey. 

Pvt.  Harold  P.  Rooney,  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  P.  II.  Rooney  of  IllSl  uitiuas 
ave.,  died  of  influenza  at  Camp  Han- 
cock on  Friday,  October  LS.  He  wao 
drafted  into  the  service  altliou.s'h  h<s 
had  made  effort  to  enlist  and  had  been 
rejected  owing  to  physical  disability. 
Had  he  lived  but  tw'o  days  longer  ne 
might  have  gone  to  France  v/ith  his 
company,  which  was  making  jdans  to 
embark  on  October  20.  Pvt.  Rooney 
had  lived  in  Brooklyn  for  the  jiast  11 
years  although  he  was  born  in  Orange 
County.  He  attended  P.  S.  No.  139  in 
his  boyhood  and  prior  to  his  induction 
into  the  service  was  employed  by  the 
Buick  (.ar  Company.  He  wai;  22  years 
old.    His    luollKT,      Corp.   Jame.j   Roo- 


ney.    was  also  at  Camp  Hancock  and 
was    an  instructor  ^n  ga?  dcf.  use. 

Corp.   .Iiuiiniiy  IS:i»n!:n:>. 

Corp,  Aulhrny  Ban.anno  died  in 
l''rance  on  October  20  from  wounds  re- 
.■eived  in  action.  He  is  survived  by  h  < 
father  and  mother,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  M.  .1 
.Ouranno,  of  061  4Cth  St.,  and  t.vi 
brothers,  Jo.-eph  and  I''eli.^.  Josep',  i^; 
n  the  I'nitcd  States  Tran-port  .'crvici. 

Corp.  Brn.anno  was  24  years  old  and 
.\as  born  in  Brookbii.  ll-^  graduated 
.'rom  I'ublc  School  .\o.  04  and  l-lras- 
mus  Hall  High  School.  He  latv-'r  at- 
endcd  City  College,  and  at  the  time 
he  enlisted  was  a  senior  at  Brooklyn 
Law  School.  Coi-p.  F'ananno  enlisted 
n  Co.  E.  Seventh  R^^.gt  .  and  was 
liansferred  to  the  lOTlh  Inf.  On  S;>p- 
lemlier  II.  I:il7.  he  went  to  Camp 
WadsworTh  ;;nd  on  Mav  9  sailed  for 
I'rMnce  w'th  the  27th  DIv..  where  he 
uas   made   Machire   fiunncr. 

In  the  battle  of  Kenimel  Hill,  in 
luly,  Ban;inno  was  made  corporal,  for 
Dravery.  Then  followed  the  bnltle  of 
SI.  Quentin  on  September  21.  He  wa  ; 
in  the  attack  onlv  half  an  hour  when 
he  was  struck  bv  a  pi.^ce  of  .shranu'  1 
n  the  right  •hru'der.  H  ■•  inaranel  to 
loll  into  a  .-hell  h-'l,"  which  he  held 
•igainst  the  Hun  for  2S  hours.  .',  ficr 
Ibis  he  wn.s  j-iekerl  up.  taken  (o  a 
rlresslng  .station  and  finally  to  a  ho.s- 
pital.  where  he  wa.s  operated  upon. 
Being-  unable  to  ii -e  his  right  .irni  hi?; 
nurse  w!"ite  letters  for  him  oit  Oelo- 
l)er  4.  IJ->  .'-ad  h-^  wr-^  geiing  along 
nicely.  .■\"n'n  on  Octc'-er  !."■.  bi.s 
nurse  wrote  that  he  was  doing  well. 
It  was  thrrefore  n  great  shock  to  his 
family  to  le;-.rn  of  his  death  on  0.!i..- 
I  tier  20. 

(;orp.  Banannn  was  a  niciber  of 
Loggia  Milav.zo.  No.  310.  O.  V.  O  ;  a 
member  of  th'^  Phi  Sigma  K"ppn  fra- 
fejnity  of  City  College  and  of  Phi 
Delta  Phi  of  Brooklyn  Law  School. 

.A  high  I'couiem  mass  will  b*^  eele. 
brated  a1  SI.  Agatha's  Church  on 
Tuesday,  Novembe''  26,  nt  10  a.m. 

In  the  letter  written  for  him  by  his 
•iu'-se,  October  15.  Corp.  Rananno 
.said: 

"How  do  you  '!^e  the  war  new; 
now?  Pretty  good,  wa.sn't  it?  The  e.nd 
seems  near  and  we  c'^n  a'l  br^  hom^? 
again.  I  am  getting  a  1  on 'f  splendid  I. v 
and  receiving  the  best  of  care.  JIv 
wound  in  my  riiih'  sli^u'.der  cripidf^ 
my  right  aim  tcmpo-arilv.  but  is  com- 
ing around  ivcely.  You  neetl  not  wpr- 
rv  fci-  T  shell  r.oo'i  b-^  aP,  r'ght.  1  a-.-. 
:  af'nsr  great,  even  get  fh'cki.'n.  ste.a";, 
'  and    had    .some    i-e-cream.    .'i^melhing 

•  very    .^car'-'e    in    France.      I    have    seeii 
lOme  prrtly  cruel  wound';  of  arms  and 

I  legs,  but  the'-  generallv  heal  up  nicely. 
I,    wonder   where    .Toe    is.      T    have    not 
',  heard    from    him       in    a       c<.u'd«      ot 
;  r.-.o.t'hs." 

Pvt.    John    .Mluian. 

Pvt  John  AUnian,  2"  years  old,  of 
I  295  Troniman  lL,  was  killed  in  ac- 
:  ion  on  S<»oteml;er  27.  while  fighting 
vith  Co.  D.  Kir.th  Inf.  He  enlisted  in 
.  be  47th  Regt.  in  .luly.  ini7,  and  was 
'   !fnt    to    Spnrtanbur.g.    where    he    was 

•  ransfcrred  to  the  lOGth.  He  was  born 
'  n  Brooklyn,  attended  P.  S.  No.  no. 
i    nd    w-as     formerly     emnlovcd      by     a 

vhole^ale  drug  hous<;  in  .Manhntlan. 
Be  leaves  his  parents.  Michael  and 
L'zzle  AUr^an.  and  two  s'slors,  Hliza- 
'leth  and  Mrs.     Anna  Mun::. 


Pvl.   llric   S.   Bona. 

j  Pvt.  T;ir'c  S  Bond,  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.    Will  am    L     Bond    of   51    .A.shla;  •: 

'   )!..  died  In  I"r:'rce  as  the  result  of  nn 

i  iccident.  .Since  last  Mciv  h?  had  bee"^ 
r.  France  witli  Co.  A.  302d  Int.  Prior 
to  that  time  he  Avas  erg.-'ged  tn  the 
lifiuor  husnrs.s  wl'-h  bis  father.  Pvt. 
Bond  was  bO"n  In  BrookUii  thirty-twu 
''e.irs  a.co.      lie  w.7s  a   gradral*^   of   P. 

I  .S.    No.    K).    Some    time   ago    while    in 


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France  Pvt.  Bond  was  poisoned  by 
drinking-  well  water  which  is  said  to 
have  been  poisoned  by  the  enemy.  He 
was  in  a  hospital  for  a  time  and  it  was 
while  he  was  convalescing  that  he  met 
with  the  fatal  accident.  Beside  his 
parents,  Pvt.  Bond  is  survived  by  a 
bister  and  two  brothers. 

P^-t.  Frank  Bevors. 

Pvt.  Frank  Bevors  who  lived  with 
his  brother,  Theodore,  at  333  Crescent 
St.,  died  on  October  23  of  wounds 
and  pneumonia.  He  was  a  member 
of  Co.  L,  308th  Inf.,  and  had  been 
dratted  into  the  service  in  Septem- 
ber, 1917.  In  April  he  left  for  France 
after  undergoing  necessary  training  at 
Camp  Upton.  Pvt.  Bevors  was  a  grad- 
uate of  Public  School  No.  63,  and  was 
formerly  employed  as  a  B.  K.  T. 
motorman  on  a  Reid  ave.  car.  Three 
of  bis  brothers  are  also  in  the  service. 

Corp.  James  B.  Jabbour. 

Corp.  James  B.  Jabbour  of  132 
Amity  St.,  died  of  bronchial  pneu- 
monia in  France,  on  October  10.  He 
was  born  in  Syria,  twenty-seven  years 
ago  and  had  been  in  this  country  for 
fifteen  years  when  the  United  States 
entered  the  war.  He  joined  the  13th 
C.  A.  C,  a  year  ago  and  served  at  Fort 
Hamilton,  going  to  France  with  the 
70th  F.  A.  Headquarters  Co.  Corp. 
Jabbour's  brother.  Salim,  who  is  also 
In  France  with  the  infantry,  enlisted 
while  in  Florida,  and  when  the  news 
of  the  corporal's  death  came  to  this 
country  it  was  sent  to  Florida  by  mis- 
take. Two  of  his  cousins  are  also  in 
the  service,  Harry  Jabbour  in  the  tank 
corps,  and  Dr.  Kalil  Jabbour  with  the 
Rngli.sh  Army.  Corp.  Jabbour  made 
his  home  here  with  his  cousin,  A.  C. 
Jabbour,  but  before  the  war  started 
he  was  a  constable  in  Utica,  where  he 
was  studying  law  and  acting  as  court 
Interpreter.  He  was  in  the  fighting  at 
St.  Mihiel.  His  parents  are  still  liv- 
ing in  Syria. 

Pvt.  Prank   Gryna.sin.skl. 

Pvt.  Frank  Grynasinski,  who  was 
Killed  in  action  on  September  27 
boarded  with  Mrs.  Anna  Berowski  of 
228  Norman  ave.,  when  he  was  in- 
ducted into  military  service.  He  was 
25  years  old  and  came  to  this  country 
from  Russia  seven  years  ago.  When 
he  was  drafted  he  was  sent  to  Camp 
t  pton  and  afterward  to  Camp  Meade 
where  he  was  assigned  to  Co.  F,  3l5th 
Inf.    He  was  a  cooper  by  occupation. 

Pvt.  Prank  Cicurello. 

,..?\.*-.  ^'■^"•^  Cicurello.  who  was 
Killed  m  action  on  September  29  was 
23  years  old.  He  was  born  in  'italy 
and  came  to  this  country  ten  years 
5f.°A  w"  enlisted  a  year  ago  in  the 
47th  Regt.  and  was  sent  to  Camp 
wadsworth,  Spartanburg,  S.  C  where 
he  was  assigned  to  Co.  B,  10  6th  Inf. 

Pvt.  James  Lynch. 

Pvt.  James  Lynch,  brother  of  Wil- 
liam Lynch  of  403  Van  Brunt  st  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  S.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  308th  Inf.,  M  G  Co 
and  is  supposed  to  have  fallen  while 
fighting  in  the  Argonne  Forest.  Pvt 
Lynrh's  father  served  for  more  than 
twenty  years  in  the  King's  Own  Scot- 
tish Borderers.  The  young  soldier  was 
born  in  the  town  of  Youghal,  County 
Cork,  Ireland,  and  came  to  this  coun- 
tr>'  at  the  ago  of  19,  two  vears  after 
his  brother  William.  He  was  a  rigger 
at  the  Robins  Dry  Dock  and  Repair 
Co.  until  he  was  drafted,  in  Septem- 
ber, ini7. 

One  of  h\n  brothers,  Edward,  is  a 
regimental  sergeant  major  with  the 
British  Army;  another,  Patrick  is  a 
seonnd-rlas.H  petty  olHcer  in  the  British 
-Navy,  while  a  third  is  with  his  mother. 
In  Ireland,  minus  his  left  arm,  which 
he  left  on  a  battlelleld  in  I'^ranee.  Be- 
sides those  named,  he  leaves  a  sister,  I 


Minnie,   in   Ireland.      His  father   died 
several  years  ago. 

Pvt.  Simon  Cohen. 

Pvt.  Simon  Cohen,  21  years  old, 
died  of  wounds  on  October  22.  He 
was  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Meyer 
Cohen  of  94  Herzi  st.  He  was  drafted 
in  September,  1917,  trained  at  Camps 
Upton  and  Gordon  and  went  to  France 
with  Co.  D.  325th  Inf.,  in  April.  He 
was  a  graduate  of  Public  Scliool  No. 
156.  Pvt.  Cohen  was  born  in  Rus- 
sia and  came  to  this  country  with  his 
parents  nine  years  ago. 

Sgrt.  Arthur  Waters. 

Sgt.  Arthur  Waters  of  1115  Nos- 
trand  ave.,  son  of  Inspector  August 
Waters  of  the  Ninth  ave.  and  20th 
St.  depot  of  the  B.  R.  T.,  died  of  pneu- 
monia in  France  on  October  26.  He 
was  a  member  of  Co.  I.  106th  Inf. 
Sgt.  Waters  was  22  years  old  and  a 
graduate  of  Public  School  No.  91.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Cadet  Corps  of 
the  Lenox  Road  Baptist  Church  and 
for  three  years  belonged  to  Co.  A. 
14th  Regt.,  in  which  he  attained  the 
rank  of  sorirfnnt.     Before  he  left  for 


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Spartanburg  he  was  connected  with 
the  Peerless  Towel  Supply  Co.,  of 
which  Lt.  John  E.  Ernst  Jr.,  also  a 
resident  of  Brooklyn,  is  one  of  the 
head.s.  Through  Lt.  Ernst,  Sgt.  Wal- 
ters' family  and  friends  recently 
learned  of  the  young  soldier's  gallant 
record.  He  went  "over  the  top"  lead- 
ing his  men  in  an  engagement  which 
cost  the  lives  of  many  of  his  com- 
rades, and  his  death  from  pneumo- 
nia, after  surviving  this  action,  has 
come  as  a  severe  blow.  In  addition 
to  his  parents  he  leaves  a  younger 
brother,  a  si.ster  and  his  fiancee.  Miss 
Florence  Gardner  of  this  borough. 
His  father  has  been  connected  with 
the  B.   R.   T.   for  twenty-three   years. 

Pvt.  Georgo  C.  Simpson. 

Pvt.  George  C.  Simpson  of  96  Clas- 
.son  ave.  has  died  of  wounds  received 
in  action.  He  went  to  France  with 
the  319th  F.  A.,  Hdqs.  Co.,  but  accord- 
ing to  the  otlicial  notice  of  his  death 
he  was  a  member  of  a  machine  gun 
battalion.  In  his  last  letter,  dated 
October  3,  he  said  he  would  be  home 
by  Christmas.  Pvt.  Simpson  was  25 
years  old  ana  a  member  of  St.  Pat- 
rick's R.  C.  Church.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  St.  Patrick's  School.  Before 
colntr  to  France  ho  was  in  the  con- 
tracting business.  i 


Corp.  Francis  P.  Putz. 

Corp.  Francis  P.  Putz,  son  of  Po- 
lice Sgt.  Frank  Putz,  of  the  111th  Pre- 
cinct, at  Flushing,  and  a  resident  of 
44  Spruce  St.,  Corona,  was  killed  in 
action  on  the  morning  of  September 
2  7.  Corporal  Putz  and  liis  squad  of 
Co.  K,  105th  Inf.,  had  just  gone  over 
the  top  in  a  charge  when  lie  was 
struck  with  a  bullet  in  the  heart  and 
killed  instantly,  his  father  has  been 
advised  by  his  comrades.  Corp.  Putz 
was  22  years  old  and  a  draughtsman. 
He  was  originallv  a-  member  of  the 
71st  Kegt..  in  Manhattan.  Sgt.  and 
Mrs.  Putz  learned  of  the  death  of  their 
son  from  two  letters  received  by  com- 
rades long  before  they  received  the 
official  notification.  Corp.  Putz  had 
been  over  the  top  six  times.  His  regi- 
ment advanced  1.000  yards  and  routed 
the  Huns  the  day  he  gave  up  his  life. 
.A.  brother,  who  was  also  a  member 
of  the  71st  Regt..  and  who  went  over- 
seas with  Corp.  Putz.  is  Bugler  Arthur 
Putz.  103d  Eng.  The  brothers  did 
not  see  each  other  after  their  arrival 
in  France.  Corp.  Putz  was  graduated 
from  Public  School  No.  16  at  Corona. 
He  was  also  a  student  at  the  New- 
town High  School  at  Elmhurst  for  a 
time. 

Pvt.  Lambert  J.  Hunt. 

Pvt.  Lambert  Josepli  Hunt  who 
made  his  home  with  his  aunt,  Mrs. 
Scott,  of  78  Elliott  ave.,  Maspeth.  was 
killed  in  action  on  September  27.  He 
joined  the  23d  Regt.  in  September, 
1917,  and  was  sent  to  Spartanburg 
where  lie  was  assigned  to  Co.  F,  106th 
Inf.  He  sailed  for  France  last  May. 
The  last  letter  received  from  him  was 
written  from  a  hospital  w-here  he  was 
undergoing  treatment  for  trench  fever. 
He  was  educated  at  a  Brooklyn  paro- 
chial school  and  after  the  death  of  his 
parents  made  his  home  with  his  god- 
mother, who  is  also  his  aunt,  in  Mas- 
petii.  He  was  working  with  a  plumber 
when  he  enlisted.  Lambert  Hunt, 
grandfather  of  the  boy,  fought  in  the 
Civil  War. 

Pvt.  Thomas  GaiTy. 

Pvt.  Thomas  Garry,  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  John  Garry  of  30  Attorney  st. 
Hempstead.  L.  I.,  was  killed  in  action 
on  September  29.  He  was  the  first 
resident  of  Hempstead  to  make  the 
supreme  sacrifice. 

Mrs.  Garr.v  had  heard  of  the  sad 
news  of  her  son's  death  from  Harvey 
Dur.ve,  a  comrade,  .several  days  before 
she  received  word  from  the  War  De- 
partment. The  young  hero  was  a 
member  of  the  107th  Inf.  He  was 
born  in  Ireland.  19  years  ago.  but  had 
been  a  resident  of  Hemp.stead  since 
he  was  a  chilu.  He  attended  the  local 
school  and  was  an  attendant  of  the 
Church  of  Our  Lady  of  Loretto.  Pvt. 
Garry  enlisted  a  year  ago,  joining  the 
10th  M.  li.  Co..  which  niet  at  the  arm- 
ory. Hempstead. 

After  that  company  was  sent  to 
Camp  Wadsworth,  Garry  and  .seven 
other  Hempstead  bovs  were  trans- 
ferred to  Co.  A,  107th  Inf.  Young 
Garry  is  survived  by  his  parents  and 
four  sisters. 

Just  prior  to  receiving  the  report 
of  her  son's  death  in  France,  Mrs. 
Garry  was  notified  that  her  mother, 
Mrs.  Mary  Dunns,  had  died  in  Dublin, 
on  October  20.  Capt.  William  Ritchie, 
her  brother,  is  an  ofTicer  in  the  Brit- 
ish army. 

Pvt.  Harold  J.  J.  Tjxcll. 

Pvt.  Harold  J.  J.  Tyrcll.  who  lived 
with  his  aunt,  Nora  Van  Vott,  of  570 
Court  St.,  was  killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember 27.  He  volunteered  in  April, 
1917,  in  his  19th  year.  He  was  a 
member  of  Co.  I,  106lh  Inf.,  and  had 
been  in  France  since  last  May,  having 
gone  to  Ji'rance  aboard  the  i'resident 
Ijincoln,  after  several  montlis  training 
at  Camp  Upton.  Pvt.  Tyrell  wa#  born 
in  Brooklyn  and  attended  St  Charles 


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School.    His  father,  Alfred  Tyrell,  lives 
in  Hoboken. 

P\-t.  Frcdci-ick  J.  Conway. 

Pvt.  Frederick  J.  Conway  of  724  St. 
John's  place  was  killed  in  action  on 
September  25.  He  was  a  niember  of 
the  105th  M.  G.  B.  He  enlisted  orig- 
inally in  the  old  14th  Regt.,  with 
which  he  served  on  the  Mexican  bor- 
der in  191G.  Pvt.  Conway  was  born 
in  Brooklyn  2  4  years  ago.  He  attend- 
ed Public  School  3  and  was  a  member 
of  St.  Gregory's  R.  C.  Church. 

P^i,.  Andrew  McCouji. 

Pvt.  Andrew  McCoun,  31  years  old, 
the  son  of  Mrs.  Deborah  McCoun  of 
Franklin  Square,  Hempstead,  L.  1., 
died  in  France  of  pneumonia  on  Octo- 
ber 10.  He  was  drafted  and  trained 
at  Camp  Upton.  Pvt.  McCoun  was 
formerly  a  policeman  in  Garden  City. 
He  is  survived  by  three  brothers,  one 
of  whom,  George  McCoun,  is  in 
France,  and  four  sisters.  He  was  a 
member  of  Hempstead  Council  158, 
Jr.  O.  U.  A.  M.    . 

Wagoner  John  W.  Shannon. 

Mrs.  May  Shannon,  a  widow,  of  260 
Rogers  ave.,  has  been  notified  that 
her  son,  Wagoner  John  W.  Shannon, 
was  killed  in  action  on  September  27. 
Wagoner  Shannon  enlisted  in  the  23d 
Regt.  in  May,  1917.  A  year  later  he 
sailed  for  France  on  the  President 
Lincoln,  having  been  transferred  to 
the  Supply  Co.,  106th  Inf.,  while  at 
Spartanburg.  In  France  he  was  al- 
most continually  under  fire,  and  al- 
though no  mention  was  made  of  it  in 
his  own  letters,  through  indirect  word 
his  mother  learned  that  on  one  occa- 
sion he  had  been  wounded  and  obliged 
to  retire  to  a  base  hospital.  Wagoner 
Shannon  was  25  years  old.  He  at- 
tended Public  School  No.  92  and  was 
a  member  of  St.  Ignatius'  R.  C. 
Church.  At  the  time  of  his  entrance 
into  service  he  was  employed  by  the 
.A.rmstrong  Contracting  Company.  A 
brother,  Pvt.  William  DeVine  Shan- 
non, is  a  member  of  the  Sixth  Devel- 
opment Batt.  at  Camp  Meade. 

Pvt.  Jolin  J.  Moran. 

Pvt.  John  J.  Moran,  23  year.s  old.  of 
,S90  Myrtle  ave.,  was  killed  ,in  action 
on  September  27  while  fighting  with 
Co.  G,  106th  Inf.  He  enlisted  in  July, 
1917,  in  the  old  14th  Regt.  and  was  sent 
to  Spartanburg.  He  sailed  for  France 
last  May.  Born  in  Brooklyn,  he  .at- 
tended Public  School  I\o.  76.  His 
lirother,  Frank  J.  Moran,  is  also  in 
France.  He  is  the  son  of  Bessie  and 
Michael  Moran,  and  leaves,  beside  his 
parent.s,  five  sisters  and  two  brothers. 

Bugler  Hei-nuin  Waacks,  Jr. 

Bugler  Herman  Waacks  Jr.  of  163 
E.  Kighth  st.  was  killed  in  action  on 
.September  27.  The  tedegram  an- 
nouncing his  death  arrived  at  the 
home  of  his  parents  on  the  day  of  his 
]  8th  birthday,  which  was  last  Sun- 
day. Bugler  Waacks  was  a  member 
of  the  10  6th  Inf.  When  only  16  years 
old  he  enlisted  in  the  47th  Regt.  and 
was  sulisequently  transferred.  He 
was  born  in  Brooklyn,  attended  Pub- 
lic School  No.  130  and  later  Commer- 
cial  High   School. 

Coi'p.  Rol>crt  F.  GarrLson. 

Corp.  Robert  F.  Garrison  of  Co.  B. 
107th  Inf.,  only  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
H.  H.  Garrison,  of  Ocean  ave..  East 
Rockaway,  L.  1..  v.'?"  killed  in  action 
on  September  27.  He  -ivAo  the  great 
grandson  of  John  Alwaise,  a  French 
Huguenot,  who  came  to  this  country 
in  17  40,  and  also  .a  descendant  of  Com- 
modore Perry.  When  Corp.  Garrison 
was  only  18  he  enlisted  in  the  23d 
Regt.,  but  when  a  disability  developed 
he   received   an   honorable   discharge. 


When  war  was  declared  he  underwent 
a  surgical  operation  and  re-enlisted  in 
his  old  command.  The  23d  became 
the  106th  Inf.  at  Spartanburg  and 
after  eight  months  training  he  sailed 
for  France  on  May   15. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  Field  and 
Sea  Lodge,  F.  &  A.  M.,  the  Bethany 
Congregational  Church  and  the  Rock- 
lin  Club. 

P\-t.  Harold  Lathrop. 

Pvt.  Harold  Lathrop  has  been 
named  on  the  casualty  list  as  killed  in 
action,  but  no  official  report  has  been 
received  by  his  aunt,  Mrs.  F.  C.  Hitch- 
cock, of  Lynbrook,  with  whom  he 
made  his  home.  No  word  has  been 
received  from  him  since  September 
22.  Pvt.  Lathrop  was  a  member  of 
the  107th  Inf. 

Pvt.  John  T.  Byrnes. 

Private  John  T.  Byrnes  of  116  Hull 
st,    was    killed    while    going   over   the 


^I^JOHNXdYRHES 


top,    his    parents    have    been    notified. 
He  was  a  member  of  Co.  M,  165th  Inf. 

Pvt.  James  J.  Atlcy. 

Pvt.  James  .1.  Atley.  whose  home 
was  with  his  aunt,  Mrs.  Alice  Berry, 
1468  Flatbush  ave.,  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  September  27.  in  his  20th  year. 
He  was  a  member  of  Co.  H.  106th  Inf., 
and  had  enlisted  in  the  14th  Regt.  in 
July,  1917.  Both  of  Pvt.  Atley's  par- 
ents are  dead.  He  was  born  in  Man- 
hattan and  was  graduated  from  St. 
Joseph's  School.  At  the  time  of  his 
entrance  into  service  he  was  employed 
in  a  wholesale  drug  store.  He  was 
popularly  known  as  "Jockey  Notter" 
in  his  company.  This  name  he  earned 
for  himself  by  winning  a  race  on  an 
old  plug  horse,  after  having  chal- 
lenged his  comrades  to  race. 

Pvt.  Peter  J.  Schelbcl. 

Pvt.  Peter  J.  Scheibel,  aged  28,  son 
of  Mrs.  Barbara  Scheibel,  a  widow, 
of  2768  Central  ave.,  Glendale,  was 
killed  in  action  in  France  on  Septem- 
ber 27,  according  to  official  notifica- 
tion from  Washington.  Pvt.  Scheibel 
was  a  member  of  Co.  F.  106th  Inf. 
His  chum,  Pvt.  Henry  W.  Laier,  of  34 
Hooker  St.,  Glendale,  who  was  in  the 
same  squad  with  Pvt.  Scheibel,  is  be- 
lieved to  be  a  prisoner.  Pvt.  Scheibel 
went  across  on  the  steamship  Presi- 
dent Lincoln,  which  was  torpedoed  on 
its  return  trip.  The  regiment  of  which 
he  was  a  member  was  on  the  Cambrai 
front. 

Pvt.  Scheibel  was  born  in  Brooklyn 
and  had  lived  three  years  in  Glendale. 
He  graduated  from  St.  Barbara's 
Parochial  School,  in  Ridgewood,  and 
at  the  time  he  was  drafted  was  em- 
ployed in  a  basket  factory.  One  of 
his  brothers,  Henry,  of  whom  the 
mother  has  had  no  tidings  for  some 
time,  is  in  France.  There  are  two 
1  ether  brothers,  Philip  and  CJeorge,  the 


latter  being  a  teacher  at  Dayton,  Ohio. 
Pvt.  Scheibel  also  leaves  two  sisters, 
Barbara  and  Margaret.  Another  sis- 
ter, Mary,  died  a  month  ago. 

Pvt.  Frank  Iv.  Schweithcim. 

Pvt.  Frank  L.  Schweithem  of  20 
Vine  St.,  Richmond  Hill,  was  killed  in 
action  on  September  27.  On  Septem- 
ber 22  last  he  was  18  years  old.  He 
wrote  his  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Con- 
rad Schweithelm,  an  affectionate  let- 
ter in  which  he  told  how  well  he  waa 
.and  how  he  hoped  to  be  home  soon. 
Five  days  later  he  met  his  death.  Pvt. 
Schweithelm  was  a  member  of  Co.  G, 
105th  Inf.  He  enlisted  in  the  old  14th 
P^egt.  and  saw  service  at  the  Mexican 
border.  He  sailed  for  France  on  the 
last  trip  made  by  the  President  Lin- 
coln, before  she  was  torpedoed.  Pvt. 
Schweithelm  was  born  in  Brooklyn 
and  h.ad  resided  ten  years  at  Rich- 
mond Hill.  He  attended  P.  S.  90, 
Richmond  Hill.  At  the  time  of  his 
enlistment  he  was  employed  in  the 
Long  Island  Railroad  shops  at  Mor- 
ris Park.  He  left,  beside  his  parents, 
five  brothers  and  two  sisters.  Pvt. 
Schweithelm  was  a  member  of  the 
Richmond  Hill  Baptist  Church. 

Coi-p.  John  C.  McCabe. 

Corp.  John  Callender  McCabe,  who 
was  killed  in  action  near  Le  Catelet, 
France,  on  September  29,  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Co.  H,  107th  Inf.  His  home 
was  at  178  Prospect  Park  West, 
where  he  lived  with  his  mother,  Mrs. 
Helen  M.  McCabe,  and  sister.  Mrs. 
Joseph  Smithers.  On  August  22, 
1917,  he  Joined  the  Seventh  Regt.  of 
Manhattan,  and  in  September  went  to 
Spartanburg,  where  the  regiment  be- 
came the  107th  Inf.  He  sailed  for 
France  on  May  9  last.  Corp.  McCabe 
was  born  in  Greene  County,  thirty- 
six  years  ago,  and  had  lived  in  Brook- 
lyn t;r  twenty-one  years.  He  was  a 
gradu.ite  of  Boys  High  and  formerly 
emploved  in  the  actuary  department 
of  the  New  York  Life. 

Sg-t.  Wahon  O.  Titus. 

Sgt.  Walton  O.  Titus,  son  of  Mrs. 
Rose  W.  Titus  of  90  Greene  ave.,  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  26.  He 
was  in  active  service  before  he  fell. 
Before  the  war  he  v^as  employed  by 
Oppenheim  Collins  &  Co.  He  leaves 
his  mother  and  two  brothers,  Charles 
Titu.s,  a  graduate  of  Erasmus  Hall 
High  School,  now  a  member  of  the 
Royal  Flying  Corps  at  Canada,  and 
Howard,  a  lieutenant  in  the  Signal 
Corps. 

Pvt.  Nathan  Yellman. 

Pvt.  Nathan  Yellman,  who  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  15,  lived 
with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Lena  Niditch,  and 
her  family  at  2313  Surf  ave.,  Coney 
Island.  He  was  only  22  years  old 
when  he  was  chosen  in  the  first  con- 
tingent to  go  to  Camp  Upton.  He 
was  transferred  to  Camp  Gordon  and 
assigned  to  Co.  M,  325th  Inf.,  with 
which  he  went  to  France  last  April. 
His  brother  Michael,  24  years  old,  is 
in  an  officers  training  school,  after 
having  been  on  the  firing  line.  Pvt. 
YelliTian  was  a  graduate  of  Public 
School  No.  84. 

Pvt.   Charles   A.   Geniaud. 

Pvt.  Charles  A.  Gernaud,  who  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  17,  was  a 
member  of  Co.  H,  Sllth  Inf.,  and 
had  been  in  Fr.ance  for  six  months. 
He  was  in  the  first  contingent  to  Camp 
Upton,  from  where  he  was  sent  to 
Camp  Dix.  His  mother  lives  at  503 
DeKalb  ave.  On  Columbus  Day  Pvt. 
Gernaud  wrote  that  he  expected  to  be 
home  by  Christmas.  He  was  born  in 
Nyack,  N.  Y.,  thirty-two  years  ava  aod 
educated  there.  Before  going  into  t^ie 
service  he  was  employed  as  an  ;'i- 
spector  by  the  Mergenthaler  I.inotypo 
Company. 


IOC 


BROOKLYN  AND   LONG  ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


P\t.  Joseph  P.  Clark. 
Pvt.    Joseph    P.    Clark,     who    was 
killed    In     action    on     September     L'9. 
lived   with  his  sister.   Mrs.    Catherine 
Leight,   at  9    9Bedford   ave.,   until   he 
entered  the  service.     He  was  34  years 
old  and  was  a  driver  by  occupation. 
He   was   born   in   the   old    14th   Ward,, 
and  graduated  from  Tublic  .School  No. 
17.      When  the  United  States  declared 
■war  against  Germany,  Pvt.  Clark  en- 
listed in  the  47th  Regt.  and  went  to  j 
Camp   Wadsworth,   Spartanburg,   S.  C. 
There  he  was  assig^ned  to  Co.  I,  108th  I 
Inf..  with  which  he  went  overseas.     In  I 
a.    letter    dated    September    26,    three  , 
days  before  he  was  killed,  Pvt.  Clark  I 
wrote  to   his  sister  that   he   had  been  ! 
In   action   and    had    had   the    time   of 
his  life.     He  expected  to  return  to  the 
battle  in  a  few  days,   he  added,   and 
told    her    not    to    worry    because    the 
.American    troops    were    sliowing    the 
best    of    the    German    military    force 
that  they  know  something  about  war- 
fare  even   if   they   had   only   been    in 
training  a  few  months. 

Pvt.   Charles  15.   Struther.s. 

Pvt.  Charlej  B.  Struthers.   19  years 
old.   son   of   Mr.   and   Airs.   Charles   B. 
Struthers  of  172     l-'ranklin  pi..  Flush- 
ing,  a   member  in   the   Fifth   Regt.   of  ; 
Marines,    died    in    a    base    hospital    in  ; 
France  on  November  4,  of  wounds  re-  ' 
coived   in  action.     Pvt.     Struthers  en-  I 
listed    on  May  6  last    and  has  been  in  I 
France   since   Ausrust.    Before    he   en- 
tered the  service  he  was  employed  by  ; 
Kasterbrook   &   Co..   banker.^,   of  Wall 
St.,      Manhattan.    He   was   a   graduate 
of  the  Flushing  11.   S.  and  a  member 
of  the   Bayside      Yacht   Club.    His   fa- 
ther is  a  coffee  broker  with  offices  in 
Manhattan.     Besides    his    parents    he 
leaves    one  brother  and  one  sister. 

Corp.    James    D.    Han.scn. 

Corp.  James  D.  Hansen,  35  years 
old,  who  died  on  October  21,  of 
wounds  received  in  action,  was  a 
brother  of  Mrs.  Han.sine  Schippers  of 
453  Greene  ave.  He  enlisted  in  the 
Army  when  17  years  of  age.  He  went 
to  France  last  Ausust.  He  also  served 
on  the  Mexican  Border.  Be.sides  hi.s 
sister  he  is  survived  by  his  mother, 
.\nna  M.  Hansnn,  who  lives  on  Long 
Island,  and  a  brother.  Joseph,  whose 
home  is  in   South   Brooklyn. 

Pvt.  Ricliard  D.  Weber. 

Pvt.  Richard  D.  Weber.  24  years  I 
cild,  of  131  AVyckoff  ave.,  died  on  Oc- 
tober 26  of  pneumonia.  He  was  with 
I 'o.  B.  501st  Eng.,  in  France.  Pvt. 
Weber  was  dratted  in  September, 
19J7,  and  after  .a  stay  of  but  two 
weeks  at  Camp  Upton  he  was  sent  to 
Camp  Mills,  and  left  on  Thanksgiving 
Day  with  hi.t  regiment.  A  brother, 
Charles  J.  Wober.  of  261  .Stockholm 
St.,  died  October  30,  four  days  later, 
also  of  pneumonia.  They  were  the 
sons  of  Lena  and  Richard  Weber. 

Corp.  Mitfhel  F.  Tierney. 

A  striking  example  of  the  Govern-  i 
ment  delay   in  notifying   parents  was 
the  case  of  Corp.  Mitehel  F.  Tierney 
of    42    Strong   pi.    of   the    165th   Regt., 
who  was  killed  in  ]'"rance  July  28.  | 

The  first  notification  received  by  rel-  : 
atlves  of  Corp.  Tierney  came  through 
a  friend  in  an  Knglish  regiment,  who  I 
had  .seen  him  wounded,  and  who  came  i 
to    this   country   a    month    later   on    ai 
furlough.     I'pon    hearing    of    this    his 
slaters    and    grandparents    made    im- 
mediate   efforts   to    verify   this   report 
through  othrlul  channels  by  telegraph- 
ing   to    Washington    August    1.      One 
month    anrl    a    half    later    a    telegram 
was    received    from    Iho    War    Depart- 
ment, d.itcd  NovcmluM'  15,  cnnfirniing 
the  report  of  Corp.  Ticrncy's  death. 

Corp.  Tierney  enlisted  in  the  23d 
Rejrt.  at  the  time  of  the  Mexican  cam- 


paign, and  when  the  war  with  Ger- 
tnany  broke  out  went  to  France  after 
being  transferred  to  the  165th  Regt. 
Another  member  of  the  family  was 
also  killed  in  the  .service.  When  war 
was  declared  upon  Germany  by  Kng- 
land,  Joseph  Tierney,  then  residing  in 
Ireland,  enli.sted  with  the  Royal  Mun- 
ster  Fusiliers,  and  went  to  France  in 
1914.  He  was  wounded  November  2. 
1917.  and  upon  being  brought  to  an 
English  hospital,  succumbed  to  his 
wounds  a  few  days  later. 

His  parents  in  Ireland  were  notified 
by  the  British  Government  of  the  fact 
that  he  had  been  wounded,  two  days 
after  the  battle.  Another  British  War 
Department  cable  was  received  by  his 
parents  when  his  conditit  n  became 
serious;  and  his  parents  were  notified 
again  two  days  after  he  died  in  an 
English  hospital. 

Coi-p.  Thomas  J.  Crann. 

Corp.  Thomas  J.  Crann,  29  years  old, 
whose  widowed  mother,  Mrs.  Bridget 
Crann,  lives  at  118  Court  st..  was  killed 
in  action  on  September  27.  He  enlisted 
in  July,  1917,  in  the  14th  Regt.,  and 
went  to  Sheepshead  Bay.  In  the  fall 
the  regiment  was  transferred  to  Spar- 


tanburg, where  he  was  shifted  to  Co. 
H.  106th  Inf.,  with  whom  he  started 
for  France  on  May  10.  He  was  born 
in  England,  a  son  of  the  late  Thomas 
Crann,  and  came  to  America  14  years 
ago.  Corp.  Crann  wa*!  a  mechanic  em- 
ployed by  Ronalds  «  Johnson  when 
he  entered  the  service.  His  engage- 
ment to  Miss  Josephine  McHugh  was 
announced  .shortly  before  his  departure 
for  "over  tl-.ere."  Surviving  are  his 
mother,  four  sisters.  Bertha.  Mary, 
Anna  and  Rose,  and  two  brothers, 
Timothy  and  Albert. 

Corp.  George  X.  Olilliaiiseii. 

Joseph  Ohihauscn,  of  45ft  Marman 
St.,  believes  that  the  Corp.  George  N. 
Ohlhausen,  who.  according  to  today's 
casualty  list  had  been  killed  in  action. 
but  whose  address  is  given  at  450 
Harrinian  st,.  .N.  Y..  is  his  sou.  lie 
was  a  member  of  Co.  A,  105th  Inf. 
Corp.  Ohlhausen  enlisted  on  March  26. 
1917.  in  the  71st  Regt..  of  ManhaKm. 
He  was  transferred  to  the  105th  at 
Camp  Wadsworth  and  went  to  Franco 
ui  -May.  He  was  born  in  Brooklyn, 
on  -November  20.  189S,  and  Kraduato<l 
from  St.  Aloyslus'  and  Newtown  High 
Schools.  At  the  time  he  entered  the 
service   he   was   assistant    manager   of 


'  Building  4,  Charles  William  Stores. 
He  was  a  crack  baseball  player  and 
pitched  on  the  old  Covert  Club  nine. 
He  also  played  with  the  regiinental 
teams  after  going  to  camp.  He  leaves 
his  parents.  Joseph  and  Barbara;  three 
sisters.  Anna,  Henrietta  and  Mary,  ami 
a  brother,  Henry. 

Prt.  HeiuT  .\ui'am.son. 

Pvt.  Henry  Abramson.  24  years  old. 
of  1311  East  New  York  ave.  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  4.  He  was 
the  son  of  Louis  and  Minnie  Abram- 
son, and  was  born  in  Russia.  He  had 
lived  in  America  for  22  years.  He  was 
drafted  in  April,  and  went  to  Camp 
Upton.  Pvt.  Abramson  went  to  I'^ranco 
as  a  member  of  Co.  E.  115th  Inf.  He 
was  a  graduate  of  1'.  S.  125,  and  was 
in  the  contracting  business  with  his 
father. 

Pvt.  Ramon  .(.  Kelly. 

Pvt.  Ramon  J.  Kelly.  21  years  old. 
son  of  John  J.  and  Emily  Kelly  of  ■i?.' 
Eighth  St.,  died  on  November  5  of 
influenza  and  pneumonia  in  l^rance. 
Pvt.  Kelly  had  been  in  the  service 
since  .July.  KU7,  having  enlisted  in 
Troop  F,  First  N.  V.  Cavalry.  Prior 
to  that  he  attended  the  Piatlsburg  Ci- 
vilian Training  Canir>  in  the  summer 
of  1910.  On  Octouer  9.  1917.  Pvt. 
Kelly  went  to  Spartanburg.  There  he 
became  a  member  of  Co.  A.  lOSth  M. 
G.  B.  Last  -May  ho  sailed  from  .New- 
port News  for  overseas  service.  In 
France  he  was  transferred  to  Co.  I' 
of  the  same  battalion.  With  tliis  com- 
pany, which  brigaded  with  the  Brit- 
ish in  Flanders,  he  took  part  inlhe 
Cambrai-St.  Quentin  drive.  Pvt.  Kelly 
was  well  known  in  amateur  athletic 
circles  here. 

Cop.Josrph  H.  Robinson. 

Corp.  Joseph  H.  Robinson,  26  years 
old,  of  97  Belmont  ave.,  was  drowned 
.\ugust  23.  He  was  assigned  to  Gen- 
eral Headquarters.  Quarlerma*ters 
Dept..  in  France.  He  \vas  trained  at 
Camp  T'pton.  and  went  to  France  in 
January.  Corp.  Robinson  was  a 
graduate  of  P.  S.  84.  and  was  em- 
ployed as  a  dry  goods  clerk.  He  was 
the  son  of  Jacob  Robinson. 

.Sat.   Sidney   H.   Gardner. 

S;;l  Sidney  H.  Gardner.  24  years 
old.son  of  Gu.ssie  Gardner  of  538  New 
Jersey  ave.,  died  of  pneumonia  on 
October  21.  He  was  attached  to  the 
:U1  Anti-Aircratt  M.  G.  R.  He  en- 
listed six  vears  ago  with  the  141  li 
Hegl.  and  'was  transferred  at  Spar- 
tanburg. He  received  his  training 
there  and  sailed  for  France  in  May. 
He  was  born  in  New  York  City  but 
was  graduated  from  P.  S.  39.  this 
borough,  and  was  formerly  employed 
as  a  suit  salesman.  Rudolph  Brown. 
■'6  >ears  old,  a  cousin,  is  in  France 
with  the  307th  Inf..  and  Leo  Brown, 
mother  cous:n.  is  there  with  the 
Quartermaster  Corps.  A  sister.  Miss 
Edith  Gardner,  is  employed  in  the 
mailing  dej>artment  of  the  Red  Cross 
in    Jlanhattan. 

Pvt.  ^Vlphoiise  Tlioma,«. 

Pvt.  Alphnnsc  Tliomas,  aged  20. 
who  was  killed  in  action  on  October 
5,  was  a  member  of  Co.  L,  49lh  Inf. 
He  lived  at  the  homo  of  Mrs.  Mary 
Jensen.  2  7  Ditmars  st.  Five  years  be- 
fore the  war  Pvt.  Thomas  came  to 
this  country  and  came  from  Luxem- 
burg where  his  parents  and  other- 
relatives  lived.  He  vent  to  Cami> 
Upton  on  March  5  and  sailed  for 
France   in   July. 

Pvt.  Patrick  X>onlaii. 

Pvt.  Patrick  Donl.-in,  27  years  old. 
who  was  killed  in  action  on  October 
12.  was  born  in  Ireland.  He  came  to 
the  United  States  four  years  ago  anil 
took  up  his  home  with  his  sister,  Mrs. 
.lessie  Doian.   31    Driggs  ave.     He  was 


BROOKLYN    AND    LONG    ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


107 


Sp(ir'.anl;ur?-  was  iranffeiTPd  to  Iho 
lOGlh  lnf.."Hdfi.  Co.  Ho  liatl  wi-itUi: 
home  thai  he  hail  been  "over  ihe  lop" 
eight  times.  In  his  last  leltei-  he  said 
he  had  Ijecinio  a  Muent  Fi-oiieh  spe»k- 
rr.  I'vt.  Kane  \va.s  well-Uiunvn  in  tlte 
Red  Hook  .seetion,  where  he  wa.s  born 
find  lii-ons:hl  up.  He  wa.s  a  niembei-  of 
Ihe  Visitation  K.  <'.  Church.  Surviv- 
ing are  hit;  parents,  three  brother-s. 
Georse,  who  is  in  llie  .\'avy;  .lolm  :inil 


an  irini  workei-.  J'vt.  D,onlan  wa.s 
drafted  on  Miy  3  and  was  sent  to 
I'ort  Slocum.  He  wa:;  later  tran.s- 
ferrcd  to  a  camp  in  Alaijama.  where 
hcvvas  ar.signed  to  Co,  CI.  114th  Inf. 
llis  si.'<tor  reeeivrd  ;i  letter  dated  Oc- 
icilier  6,  ■  in  which  I'vt.  Ponlan  wrote 
that  he  waii  in  the  be.'jt  of  health  and 
expected  to  be  In  action  in  a  few  days. 
He  had  alread.v  been  over  the  top  and 
n.ioyed    warfare.      He   told    his   sister 

t   to   worry:    that  he  would  soon  he.  '  .lames,    and    n    Ki.ster 
i'lne   and    take   part    in    a    faniilv    re- 
union. 

I'vt-  (^Iiai-Io;  i:.  C.islan. 
Pvl.    Charles    II.    CuRlian.    23    year.'! 
III.   who  was  killed   in  action   on   Sep- 
rnhrr    27.    lived    at    7    Nostrand    aye. 
vlicn  he  enlisted  in  the  47th  llcgt.,  in 
liine.    If)]".      In    the    fall    he    went    to 
■  ■    mp  Wadsworth.  Spartanburg.  S 
lierc    he   was   transferred    to    Co. 
'ith   Inf.      He  was  a   .salesman. 


was  .ilvl.im  the  wounded  in  the  Ar- 
Konne  Forest.  Pvt.  Ilosenblum  was 
•2ri  years  old.  Me  caino  here  from 
lUis'sia  after  .sraduating  from  a  col- 
lege of  phai-macy  about  si.';  years  ago. 
Ho  studied  at  Cooper  I'nion  for  a. 
time  and  wa.s  a  student  in  the  liiook- 
lyn  College  of  I'harmacy  when  called 
to  Ca.np'  fpton  in  September.  1917. 
lie  wont  to   L'rance  in   April 

Antliojiy  Sicari. 


C, 

M. 


■Pvt.  Joseph  C.  Se:(/. 

Though  the  family  of  Pvt.  .Icseph 
C.  Seitz  of  J.j3  Hopkhis  St.,  lias  beer 
notilied  that  he  was  killed  in  act  on 
on  October  16.  they  doubt  it  very 
much,  for  on  Xoveniber  4  I'vl.  .Mbert 
Uu:tioe,  his  pal,  wrote  to  a  friend 
■s  getting  along  tine."  They  believe 
that  he  wa.s  wound-.'d  and  is  in  a  bti.se 
•lospital,      Pvt.    Seitz    is    a    member   of 


~.i,i. 


La  \v  II 


1.1.    Ahfcd    K.    Xoo:i.  I 

l.t.  Alfi'eil  K.  Noon  of  Terrace  ave..  i 
■  iL-mpstead,  was  killed  in  action  on 
<  .'(tober  S.  I.t.  Noon  was  a  member  i 
of  the  south  M.  (i.  Ei.  P'rom  the: 
inea.ger  reports  received  lie  is  be-  ' 
lir-vctl  to  have  been  killed  while  lead-  : 
g    his   men    into    battle.      He    was    26 

•  a  IS  old.  and  w'as  married  only  a  I 
■•licirl  while  I'CiOi'o  he  was  drafted. 
14c  was  among  tlu  lirst  of  the  young 
men  called  into  service  from  his  dis- 
'licl.  and  while  at  Upton  was  admitted 
into  the  Officers  Training  School. 

.\fter   he   arrived    in    l^'rance    he    re- 
ived    his    commission.       He    was    in 

I'veral  larg.^  engascments  and  in  a  ' 
litter  sometime  ago  he  expre.s.?ed  his  j 
1  hankfulness  at  having  been  spared  so  ' 
■ling.      Befoi-e  the  draft  he  was  a  sue-  i 

os.sful  architect  with   ottices  in  West- I 

iiry,  L.  I.     He  was  a  graduate  of  the  j 
I  [empstead    High    Scliool    and    had    a 
I'lcal    reputation    as    an    athlete.       he 

iter     was     graduated     from     the     en- 
gineering class  at  Px-att  Institute. 

Corp.  Uaymond  W.  5laycr. 

Corp.  rtaymnnd  \V.  .Mayer,  who  was 
hilled  on  October  i:i,  was  the  son  of 
.\lr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  H.  .Mayer  of  125 
I  hauncey  si.  He  was  1!)  years  old. 
Aith  his  brother  I'^rank,  who  is  also 
I  ii'rance.  he  enlisted  in  the  10th 
.\  V.  Inf.  at  the  outbreak  of  the  war. 
After  the  10th  was  converted  into  the 
in.-)(h  Inf.  at  Spartanburg  the  boys 
were  ordered  to  France  for  active 
.-orvicc.  He  was  e:i.gaged  in  the  bai- 
lies around  Vpres.  Kemmel  Hill, 
I'ambrai  and  Bellecourt.  He  was 
decorated  with  the  Belgian  colors  for 
iieing  one  of  the  company  of  Ameri- 
i  ans  to  first  cross  the  Belgian  front. 
Corp.  iSlaycr  was  a  parishioner  of 
Ihe  Church  of  the  Holy  Uosary  and 
before  he  enlisted  was  employed  by 
Lihaire  &  Cook,  brokers,  on  Wall  St., 
^Manhattan.  Besides  his  parents  and 
his  brother  Frank,  he  leaves  a  sister, 
ilarie  C  and  a   brother.    Frederick  .1. 

Pvt.  Gaetano  Umiiia- 

Pvt.  Gaetano  Cmlna.  27  years  old, 
fit  4  50S  Broadway,  who  was  killed  in 
;iction  on  October  8.  was  a  member  of 
I'o.  B.  305th  Inf.  He  was  associated 
with  his  brother,  Bartolo  I'mina,  ui  a 
fruit  and  vcgetaiile  store  at  the  above 
address,  when  called  to  Camp  Upton 
last  Fehruary.  His  last  letter  was 
dated  September  27.     Pvt.  Umlna  -was 


Sgt. 
.\nthony    Sicari    of     152 
ave..  Corona.  h:i..s  been  killed  in  action. 
He  was  drafted   in  Octolicr.   11)17,  and 
■ent    to    t^amp    Upton.      Later   he    was 
ransferred   to  Camp  Cordon.  Atlanta. 
■  hi.,    and    last    March    he    was   sent    to 
t;,,;t7  I  [''raitce.     The  last  letter  received  from 
him  was  dated  October  6.     He  was  25. 
was  born  in  Palermo,  Sicily,  where  he 
received    bis    education.      He   followed 
the   profession   of  an  artist  in  oils  be- 
fore being  called  to  the  service. 

Pvl.    Samuel    fi.    HofTinaii. 

Pvt.  .Samuel  I!.  Hoffman,  who  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  16,  was 
born  in  liussla  2fl  years  ago.  He  had 
been  a  resident  of  the  United  States 
for  lifteon  years.  Pvt.  Hoffman  was 
the  son  of  Louis  and  Yetta  llol'fman 
of  166  Roerum  st.  When  lie  was 
di-afted  he  was  living  in  .N'ew  Bruns- 
wick. X.  .1..  where  he  wa.-.  employed 
in  a  wholesale  grocery  house.  He  was 
assigned  to  the  61.SI  Inf..  -M.  G.  B.  He 
was  among  the  men  called  in  the  first 
draft  contingent  in  Seiitember.  I<n7, 
and  went  overseas  in  April.  On  the 
same  day  that  Pvt.  Hoffman  was 
drafted  his  brother,  who  is  now  Corp. 
Max  Hoffman,  was  also  summoned 
into  military  service  by  his  local  board. 
He  was  sent  to  Camp  Upton  and  then 
to  Camp  flordon.  where  he  was  as- 
signed to  Co.  M.  326th  Inf.  He  is  23 
years  old. 

Cori>  Ray  MaoConnacli. 
The  Corp.  Ray  .MacConnah  of  72d 
St.  and  5th  av.,  reported  killed  in  ac- 
tion, was  undoubtedly  Corp.  P.ay  Alac- 
Coniiach,  whose  brother,  John  Mac- 
Connach,  now  resides  at  164S  83d  st. 
His  brother.  Alexander  MacConnaeh. 
died  on  September  IS.  of  influenz.a. 
Corp.  MacConnaeh  joined  the  14th 
rtegt.  two  days  after  war  was  declared, 
and  was  eventually  sent  to  ("amp 
Wadsworth.  Spartanburg-,  R.  C,  where 
he  was  transferred  to  Co.  M.  106lh 
Inf.,  with  which  he  started  for  Prance 
in  jMay.  Corp.  MacConnaeh  was  horn 
in  Brooklyn  26  years  ago,  in  August. 
He  was  graduated  from  Public  School 
4  0.  and  was  employed  by  the  .\nierie.an 
Lithograph  Company  when  he  entered 
the  service.  He  was  the  son  of  the 
ratUiated  from   .\U     Saints   Paro-  i  late  Alexander  and  KUa  MacConnaeh. 


^JOSEPH  C.t>FirZ. 
Is. 


the  105th  Inf.,  M.  G.  Co.  Justice  is  a 
member  of  Co.  K.  of  the  same  regi- 
ment. The  former  enlisted  in  the  71st 
Kept,  three  months  after  war  was  de- 
clared and  was  sent  to  Camp  Wads- 
worth, Spartanburg,  S.  C..  where  he 
was  transferred  to  the  105th.  with 
which  he  started  for  i'^rance  on  May 
17.  He  wrote  a  triend  on  Octolier  4 
and  his  brother.  Ivter.  on  October  15. 
Pvt.   Seitz   was   born   in    Brooklyn    und 

was   „ 

chial  School  and  Manual  Trainin 
High.  He  was  employed  as  a  chauf- 
feur when  he  entered  the  service.  His 
father  is  .loseph  .Seitz  and,  besides  his 
brother,  he  has  two  sisters,  .\gnes  and 
Elizabeth. 

To  his  friend  .Miss  h'^lorence  R. 
Barnes  he  wrote  on  Octob-ir  4  describ- 
ing the  hghting  about  mid-.^ugust.  He 
told  of  dragging  mules  "over  the  top." 
"1  bad  ciuite  .a  lot  of  fun  going  over, 
too,"  he  continued.  "It  seems  strange 
to  sav  that  I  had  fun  w^ith  shells  burst- 
mg  all  around,  men  getting  killed  right 

bullets 


.Surviving'  him  ace  three  brothers, 
.lohn,  Harry  and  Charles,  and  a  sister, 
KUa.  He  wa-,  a  member  of  the 
Eighteenth  Street  M.  E.  Church.  In 
a  letter,  started  on  July  17,  and  fin-- 
ished  on  August  5.  he  told  of  having- 
had   .a  close  shave. 

Coi"p.   SaiuHlei's. 

"^Corp.  John  Saunders,  w-ho  wa.s 
killed  in  action  on  October  20,  was  A 
cousin  of  Miss  Elizabeth  McQueen  (ft 
4S2  Willoughby  ave.  He  was  24  years 
old  and  was  in  business  for  hi!r.se;; 
in    Arlnigton,    N.    J.,    where    he    lixed 


and   left,    with   machine     gun 

whizzing    everywhere,    but    somethin.ii' ;  when  about  a  year  ago  he  wrote  to  his 
born    in   Italv   and    came   to    P.rooklvn  '  happened   that    made   all    laugh.      We  ,  cousin  that  he  was  about  lo  enlist  and 

■  'have  a  few  men  in  the  company  who  :  go  to  France.  The  next  news  that 
are  naturally  funny,  and  to  watch  I  came  to  Miss  McQueen  was  in  live 
Ihem  under  lire  was  enough  to  make  form  o  fa  telegram  from  the  War  De- 
anyone  laugh."  He  predicted  that  he  partment  stating  that_  Corp.^Saunuers 
would  be  home  for  Christmas 


twelve  years  ago. 


Pvt.  Frank  B.  Kane.  ^ 

Pvt.  Frank  B.  Kane  of  418  Court 
St..  died  in  France  of  bronchial  pneu- 
monia and  influenza.  He  was  22 
years  old.  Pvt.  Kane  joined  the  14th 
Regt.  four  years  ago.  and  after  three 
years  received  his  honorable  dis- 
charge. In  1016  he  served  on  the  Mex- 
ican border.  When  the  United  States 
entered  the  war,  he  re-enlisted  and  at 


Pvt.    Inin?   Rosonblum. 

Pvt.  Irving  Rosenblum.  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Max  Rosenblum  of  637 
Marcy  ave.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
October  8.  He  wa.s  a  member  of  the 
3n7th  Inf..  S.  D.     He  was  killed  as  he 


had  made  the  supreme  sacrifice.  .Sanu- 
ders  was  born  in  Scotland  and  came 
to  the  United  States  about  eight  years 
ago.  Beside  his  cousin  he  is  survived 
by  his  mother  and  three  sisters  in 
Scotland.  A  brother,  fighting  with  th<? 
British  forces,  fell  in  battle  more  than 
a  year  ago. 


108 


BROOKLYN  AND   LONG  ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


Corp.  Jaok  Slegel. 

Corp.  Jack  Siegel  of  577  Snediker 
ave.  an  da  member  of  Co.  B.  328th 
Inf  was  killed  in  action  between  Oc- 
tober 8  and  15,  according  to  an  official 
telegram  received  by  his  sister.  Mrs. 
JloUle  Kalker,  with  whom  he  formerly 
re.«ided.  Corp.  Siegel  had  been  m  the 
ser\-ice  since  September  of  last  year, 
when  he  was  drafted  and  .sent  to 
Camp  Upton.  In  April  he  sailed  for 
oversea.s.  Corp.  Siegel  was  born  m 
Rumania  26  years  ago.  For  nineteen 
years  he  had  resided  In  America.  He 
was  a  parquet  floor  layer.  In  a  re- 
cent letter  he  said  he  was  feeling  in 
excellent  health  and  said  he  would 
be  home  for  Christmas. 

Corp.   Matlilas  Mandak. 

Corp  Mathias  Mandak,  30  years  old, 
of  East  Islip,  L.  I.,  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  September  2  in  Belgium,  ile 
was  born  in  Bohemia  30  years  ago  and 
had  been  in  the  United  States_  ten 
years.  eH  enlisted  in  June.  191 1.  at 
the  recruiting  station  at  Bay  Shore, 
L  I  He  went  to  Camp  Wadsworth, 
Spartanburg,  S.  C,  where  he  was  as- 
signed to  Co.  K,  106th  Inf.,  and  sailed 
for  France  on  May  10.  Before  he  en- 
listed he  was  a  machinist  at  eMtcail  s 
Garage  Bay  Shore.  His  mother  lives 
in  Bohemia  and  his  greatest  desire 
was  to  get  into  eBrlin  with  his  com- 
rades and  then  visit  his  mother. 

Sgt.  Jack  Schreck. 

Sgt  Jack  Schreck.  son  of  Harry  and 
Bessie  Schreck  of  2174  Dean  St.,  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  3  3.  At 
Camp  Upton  he  was  assigned  to  Co. 
V  3U7(h  Inf.,  and  went  overseas  in 
April  Sgt.  Schreck  was  formerly  a 
salesman  in  a  cloak  and  suit  house. 
He  attended  P.  S.  155  and  was  23  years 
old. 

Pvt.  Frank  J.  Iiagattuta. 

Pvt.  Frank  J.  Lagattuta,  25  years 
old,  whi  died  of  wounds  on  October 
•>1  '  lived  with  his  parents,  Mr.  and 
Mrs  John  Lagattuta,  at  347  Cornelia 
St  He  went  to  Camp  Upton  in  Octo- 
ber, 1917,  and  later  to  Camp  Gordon, 
where  he  was  detailed  to  the  325th 
]nf  Hdq.  Co.  He  sailed  for  France 
early  in  April.  Pvt.  Lagattuta  was  a 
graduate  of  the  Cathedral  School  of 
Manhattan,  a  member  of  St.  Martin 
of  Tours  H.  C.  Church  and  before  he 
was  drafted  was  employed  .as  a  clerk 
in  the  General  Postofllee,   Manhattan. 

Vvt.  Frc«lerick  Rosonblath. 

Pvt.  Frederick  Rosenblath,  who 
died  of  pneumonia  on  October  29, 
lived  with  his  married  sister.  Mrs. 
Caroline  Ciaccio,  at  622  Hamburg  av, 
until  he  was  drafted  last  May.  He  was 
sent  to  f;amp  Upton  and  after  being 
there  a  month  was  sent  to  Camp 
Meade.  Maryland,  from  where  he 
started  for  France  in  July.  He  was 
:!6  years  of  age,  a  graduate  of  P.  S. 
No  36  and  was  employed  as  an  iron 
moulder  when  he  entered  the  service. 

Pvt.  Max  Oohlor. 

Pvt.  Max  Steve  Oehler,  who  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  14  was 
hie  only  son  of  Mrs.  Lena  Oehler  of 
1829  MvTtle  ave..  Queens.  He  went 
to  Camp  Upton  on  September  23,  1917. 
when  he  was  23  years  old.  There  he 
was  detailed  to  Co.  K.  306th  Inf.,  and 
then  to  the  Headquarters  Company. 
He  went  overseas  early  last  April.  He 
was  a  steam  fitter. 

Pvt.  WUIInm  .7.  Cook. 

Pvt.  William  .1.  Cook,  21  years  old. 
dhu  died  on  October  25  of  wounds  re- 
ceived ill  action,  was  a  resident  of 
Manh.iltan  when  he  entered  the  serv- 
ice. His  father,  William  Cook,  now 
lives  at  2090  Gates  ave.,  Ridgewood. 
Pvt.  Conk  Joined  the  Oflth  Itegt.  about 
three  year.s  ago  and  saw  service  on 
the  Mexican  border.      At  Camp  Mills 


he  was  transferred  to  Co.  A,  16oth 
Inf  with  which  he  went  to  France 
In  October,  1917,  He  was  the  eldest 
of  three  sons. 

P%-t,  Jeifmiali  Hickey. 

Pvt.  Jeremiah  Hickey.  17  years  old. 
who  died  of  wounds  and  of  gas  on 
October  26,  lived  with  his  mother, 
Mrs.  Marv  Hickey,  at  237  Stanhope 
St.  He  was  the  eldest  of  two  sons.  He 
enlisted  before  he  was  16  years  old  in 
Co.  K.  47th  Regt..  and  while  stationed 
at  Spartanburg  was  mustered  into  Co. 
D.  102d  Eng.  He  sailed  for  France 
last  May.  He  was  graduated  in  1915 
from  P.  S.  123.  and  was  a  member  of 
St.  Bridgid's  R.  C.  Church.  His  uncle. 
Thomas  Driscoll,  who  also  lives  with 
Mrs.  Hickey.  is  a  chief  petty  oftlcer  on 
the  IJ.  S.  Battleship  Wyoming  and 
has  been  in  foreign  waters  since  Sep- 
tember. 1917. 

Pvt.  Edward  J.  JIoiTisscy. 

Another  instance  of  delayed  notifica- 
tion on  the  part  of  the  Government  was 
that   of  Pvt.  Edward  J.   Morrissey   of 


395  Seventh  st.,  ■who  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion according  to  governmental  report, 
as  far  back  as  July  22.  His  family 
only  received  word  of  this  on  Thurs- 
day. Pvt.  Morrissey  enlisted  originally 
in  the  Sixtv-ninth  Regt.,  but  was 
transferred  to  Co.  L  of  the  165lh.  The 
last  letter  his  family  received  from 
him  was  dated  July  20,  two  days  be- 
fore his  death.  Pvt.  Morrissey  was 
23  years  old.  He  attended  St.  James 
Academy  in  this  borough  as  a  boy. 
Surviving  are  his  parents,  two  sisters, 
Mrs.  W.  Walsh  and  Miss  A.  Morrissey. 
and  three  brothers,  William,  Lt.  JoiJeph 
of  the  Quartermaster's  Corps,  now  In 
France,  and  John,  his  twin  brother,  a 
Marine  stationed  at  Newport,  R.  I. 

Sst.  Jainos  J.  rowers. 

Sgt.  James  J.  I'owers  of  18th  st 
and  Ave.  C,  CoIIoko  I'oint,  was  killed 
in  action  on  September  25.  This  in- 
formation was  contained  in  a  letter 
from  his  comrade,  I'vt.  Edgar  K.  Har- 
dy, dated  Seiitember  29.  Pvt.  Har- 
dy's letter  gave  no  particulars  as  lo 
Sgt.  Powers'  death,  sx)  his  wife  tele- 
graphed to  Washington  and  received 
olllcial  confirmation  of  the  report. 
Sgt.  I'owers  was  46  years  old.  He 
enlisted  at  Fort  Totten  on  May  26, 
1917,  and  arrived  in  Vrance  last  July 
with  the  First  Reserves.  Besides  his 
widow,  who  resides  at  97  Jackson  ave., 
LnuK  Island  Cit.v,  he  leaves  one  son 
and  two  daughters. 


Sgt.    George    JLacker. 

Sgt.  George  Lacker  of  Co.  E.  6th 
Eng.,  unotncially  reported  to  have 
been  killed  in  action  on  October  20, 
was  a  son  of  the  late  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Frederick  Lacker  of  Huntington.  L.  I. 
He  was  born  in  Brooklyn  on  July  24. 
1S93,  and  was  employed  in  electrical 
work  prior  to  his  enlistment  in  the 
Uocrular  .\rmy,  when  he  was  about  21 
vears  old.  On  the  expiration  of  his 
term  he  re-enlisted  and  was  serving 
his  fifth  year  in  the  ranks.  He  went 
to  France  about  a  year  ago.  He  leaves 
a  brother,  Frederick  Lacker  of  Bay 
Shore,  L.  I.,  and  a  sister,  Florence, 
wife  of  Charles  E.  Gates  of  Green- 
lawn,  L.  I. 

Pvt.   James  Falcatta. 

Pvt.  James  Falcatta,  who  was  killed 
in  action  on  October  10  was  the  only 
son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Caspar  Falcat- 
ta of  111  Hamburg  ave.  He  was  2  5 
years  old  and  was  called  in  the  draft 
du;-ing  September,  1917.  From  Camp 
Upton  ho  was  transferred  to  Carnp 
Gordon,  where  he  was  assigned  to  Co. 
K,  327th  Inf.  His  regiment  reached 
France  last  April.  In  his  late  letter, 
dated  October  8,  he  made  no  mention 
or  going  into  action.  He  attended  St. 
Mary's  R.  C.     Church. 

Sgt.  Miehael  KcUeher. 

Sgt.  Michael  Kellcher,  who  was 
killed  in  actiOii  on  October  5,  formerly 
lived  with  his  cousin,  Mrs.  Annie 
McDonnell  at  178  Devoe  st.  Sgt. 
Kelleher  was  born  in  County  Cork, 
Ireland,  and  had  been  ten  years  in 
the  United  States  when  he  was  drafted 
on  September  10,  1917.  He  was  sent 
to  Camp  Upton  where  he  was  assigned 
to  Co.  K,  305th  Inf..  and  went  over- 
seas in  April.  At  the  time  he  was 
drafted  he  was  manager  in  a  whole- 
sale restaurant  supply  house  in  Man- 
hattan. Sgt.  Kelleher  had  taken  a 
Civil  Service  examination  for  gremen 
in  the  New  York  Department  and  his 
name  was  1 G  on  the  eligible  list.  In 
his  last  letter  to  his  cousin,  Sgt.  Kelle- 
her wrote  that  he  was  in  the  best  of 
health;  that  he  had  been  in  action 
on  several  occasions  and  that  he 
would  send  Mrs.  McDonnell's  boy  a 
German  soldier's  belt  at  the  first  op- 
portunity. 

Pvt.  Peter  A.  Vei.s. 

Pvt.  Peter  A.  Veis,  26  years  old.  a 
member  of  Co.  H,  305th  Inf.,  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  5.  His 
parents.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Andrew  \\. 
Veis.  reside  at  207  Oxford  ave..  Rich- 
mond Hill.  Pvt.  Veis  was  drafted 
October  12,  1917,  and  sent  to  Camp 
Upton,  from  where  he  went  overseas. 
He  was  born  in  Brooklyn  and  grad- 
uated from  P.  S.  90,  Richmond  Hill. 
He  was  a  member  ot  the  Richnionci 
Hill  Crescent  Club  and  of  the  Holy 
Child  Jesus  Church.  When  drafted 
he  was  employed  as  a  clerk  at  tho 
Busli  Terminal  Railroad,  South  Brook- 
lyn. A  brother,  I'vt.  Matthew  G. 
Veis,  is  in  the  Quartermaster  De- 
partment in  Washington. 

Pvt.  Jacol)  AU.sIuiIer. 

Pvt.  Jacob  -Mtshuler,  son  of  Morris 
and  Esther  .Vit.shiiler  of  396  Walla- 
bout  St.,  was  killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember 27.  For  si.x  years  prior  to 
the  declaration  of  war  against  Ger- 
many by  the  United  States,  Pvt.  .Mt- 
shuler  was  in  the  regular  army.  He 
■  saw  duty  in  Washington,  D.  C,  Vir- 
ginia and  in  the  I'hilippines.  He  was 
emplo.ved  as  motorman  by  the  New 
York  Railways  Company,  when,  as  a 
member  of  the  United  .States  reserves 
he  was  called  to  the  colors.  Pvt. 
Altshuler  was  27  years  old  and  was 
born  in  Russia.  He  came  to  this 
country  24  years  ago.  His  mother 
could  not  tell  to  what  unit  her  son 
belonged. 


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109 


Cook  PranJc  B.  Howard. 

While  on  a  dangerous  mission  for 
which  he  had  been  the  first  to  volun- 
teer, Frank  B.  Howard,  cook  of  Co. 
M,  106th  Inf.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
September  29.  He  was  the  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  George  L.  Howard  of  151 
Union  ave..  Lynlarook,  L.  I.  Howard 
and  a  number  of  comrades  from  Lyn- 
brook  enlisted  in  the  23d  Regt.  in 
1916  and  went  to  the  Mexican  border. 
He  remained  with  the  regiment  after 
its  return  and  when  the  command 
was  sent  to  Camp  Wadsworth,  Spar- 
tanburg," S.  C,  it  became  the  106th. 
He  sailed  for  France  on  May  10, 
aboard  the  President  Lincoln,  which 
was  torpedoed  on  the  return  trip. 
Cook  Howard  was  born  on  November 
1,  1894.  He  was  married  to  a  young 
woman  in  Yonkers  just  before  he 
entered  the  service,  who  survives  him 
with  his  parents,  two  sisters  and  a 
brother.  He  was  a  grandson  of  Gar- 
re(t  W.  Howard  of  Greenport,  L.  I., 
whose  ancestors  fought  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary War. 

Coi-p.    Arthur   Potter. 

Corp.  Arthur  Potter,  23  years  old, 
son  of  Watson  Potter  of  GS  Fourth 
ave.,  was  killed  in  action  on  October 
15.  Corp.  Potter  was  a  member  of 
Co.  C,  165th  Inf.  He  enlisted  origin- 
ally in  the  14th  Reg.,  at  the  outbrea'v 
of  the  w^ar,  and  was  transferred  to 
the  165th  at  Camp  Mills.  Corp.  Pot- 
ter attended  St.  Augusta's  Parochial 
School  and  at  the  time  of  his  entrance 
into  service  was  stock  clerk  for  Abra- 
ham &  Straus.  His  brother,  JoTin  Pot- 
ter, 26  years  old,  is  a  member  of  the 
Ambulance  Corps  in  France. 

Pvt.  Seymour  A.  Thanhau.ser.  1 

PN^t.    Seymour    A.    Thanhauser,     23  i 
years  old,  of  1504  Ave.   H,  was  killed  I 
in  action   on   October   15.   His  parents 
are  Mr.   and  Mrs.  Albert  Thanhauser. 
Thanhauser  was  a  member  of  Co.   M,  | 
306th  Inf.  He  was  drafted  in  Septem-  I 
ber,  1917.  In  his  last  letter,  dated  Sep-  ' 
tember   17,   he  said  he  had  been   in  a 
rest    billet   and    expected   to    get    back 
into    action    again.      He    was    born    in 
Beaver  Falls,  Pa.,  and  attended  school 
at       Clearfield,    Pa.      He    also    studied 
for  a  short  time  at  Erasmus  Hall  H.  S. 

Pvt.   Willlani   J.    Sweeney. 

Pvt.  William  J.  Sweeney  was  killed 
in  action  on  October  16.  His  parents, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Sweeney,  live  at 
1535  East  Tenth  st.  Pvt.  Sweeney  was 
23  years  old  and  a  member  of  the 
307th  Inf..  Sanitary  Det.  He  was  draft- 
ed in  September,  1917.  In  his  last  let- 
ter, written  October  13,  Sweeney  said 
he  expected  to  be  home  for  Christmas. 
He  was  employed  by  the  Southern  Pa- 
cific Raih'oad  and  was  a  graduate  of 
St.  Joseph's  Parochial  School.  Ke  was 
.i  noted  !>a.''ketball  player  on  the  St. 
Brendan's  R.  C.  Church  team  and 
was  also  considered  a  clever  boxer. 
His  brother.  Patrick,  20  years  old.  is 
a  member  of  the  Stevedore  Regt.  now 
in   France. 

Pvt.  Benjamin  Katz. 

Pvt.  Benjamin  Katz.  22  years  old, 
who  was  killed  in  action  on  October 
3.  lived  with  his  uncle,  Aron  Fredson, 
at  32  Sigel  st.  He  was  born  In  Rus- 
sia and  came  to  the  United  States  five 
yeasr  ago.  He  v,'as  a  Tailor  by  occu- 
oation.  Pvt.  Katz  was  drafted  in  May 
last  and  sent  to  Camp  Upton.  After- 
wards he  was  transferred  to  a  camp 
in  Georgia,  where  he  was  assigned  to 
Co.  M.  115th  Inf.,  and  v.-as  sent  over- 
seas in  July. 

Pvt.  Arthui"  Paiiner. 

Pvt.  Arthur  Farmer,  who  was  killed 
in  action  on  October  12,  lived  at  71 
Division  ave.,  with  his  wife,  Eliza- 
beth, to  whom  he  was  married  tliree 
years.  He  was  drafted  last  March  and 
sent  to  Fort  Slocum,  where  he  was 
assigned  to  Co.  L,  114th  Inf.    He  went 


to  France  in  July.  Pvt.  Farmer  was 
born  in  the  Eastern  District,  where  he 
was  graduated  from  P.  S.  16.  Pie  was 
employed  as  a  clerk  in  a  Manhattan 
cotton  goods  house.  The  news  of 
Pvt.  Farmer's  death  has  been  kept 
from  his  wife.    He  was  25  years  old. 

Sst,  Adam  A.  Hallstein. 

Sgt.  Adam  A.  Hallstein  of  361  Dean 
St.  was  killed  in  action  on  October  14. 
He  was  a  member  of  Co.  F,  328th  Inf. 
Sgt.  Hallstein  was  born  in  Brooklyn 
on  June  12,  1S93,  and  graduated  from 
Public  School  No.  15.  Before  he  en- 
tered the  service  he  was  Republican 
captain  of  his  election  district.  He 
was  drafted  on  October  8,  1917,  and 
sent  to  Camp  Upton,  where  he  re- 
mained for  three  weeks,  when  he  was 
transferred  to  Camp  Gordon.  Atlanta, 
Ga.     Sgt.  Hallstein  left  for  France  late 


s 


'AtloTEiN;., 


in  April.  Before  he  left  his  engage- 
ment to  Miss  Genevieve  Garvey  wa.n 
announced.  His  brother  Henry  is  in 
Prance,  v.'hile  he  had  a  cousin  in  the 
service  and  a  brother-in-law,  who  is 
a  captain  in  the  Regular  Army.  His 
mother,  brothers  and  sisters  survive 
him. 

Lt.  A.  LiCary. 

Lt.  Arthur  I.  Cary  of  16  South  Elliot 
pi.,  succumbed  to  pneumonia  in 
France,  while  Lt.  Irving  E.  Smith  of 
Sayville,  L.  I.,  was  a  victim  of  men- 
ingitis, following  influenza.  Lt.  Ed- 
ward J.  Neary  of  East  Elmhurst  has 
been  wounded. 

•  Lt.  James  F.  Curtis. 

Lt.  James  F.  Curtis  Jr.,  who  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  20,  was 
born  in  Brooklyn  on  June  13,  1889, 
son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  F.  Curtis 
of  1173  Fulton  st.  He  was  graduated 
from  St.  Joseph's  Parochial  School 
and  was  connected  with  the  firm  of 
Warner  &  Co.,  panhers  and  brokers 
of  15  Wall  Street,  for  ten  years,  and 
for  the  last  two  years  with  Tool, 
Henry   &   Co.    of  120    Broadway. 

Lt.  Curtis'  military  career  started 
when  he  enlisted  in  the  Cadet  Corp 
of  the  14th  Regt.,  and  later  was  trans- 
ferred to  Co.  D  of  the  same  outfit.  He 
was  commissioned  second  lieutenant 
in  February,  1912,  went  to  the  Mexi- 
can border  with  Co.  K.  after  which 
he  resigned  on  account  of  business 
reasons.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  war 
he  a.gain  enlisted  and  was  transferred 
to  the  Machine  Gun  Co.     At  Spartan- 


burg he  was  transferred  to  the  106th 
Inf.,  M.  G.  Co.,  and  left  for  France 
on  May  10  with  that  outfit. 

He  was  married  on  June  29,  1910, 
to  Miss  Gertrude  Kearney,  who  sur- 
vives him  with  her  son  James 
Francis  3d,  5  years  old;  his  parents, 
two  sisters,  Ella  and  May,  and  two 
brothers,  Joseph  P.,  who  is  in  P^rance 
wiith  the  10  5th,  and  William  with  the 
64th  Inf.,  Camp  Meade.  He  resided  at 
177   West  St.,   Kensington   Station. 

lit.  Irving  E.  Smith. 

Mrs.  R.  G.  Smith,  wi«e  of  Gen.  R.  G. 
Smith,  of  Sayville,  has  been  advised 
that  her  son,  Lt.  Irving  E.  Smith,  of 
the  U.  S.  Army  Air  Service,  died  of 
meningitis,  following  influenza,  in  a 
hospital  at  Toms,  France.  Mrs.  Smith 
had  not  heard  from  her  son  since 
October  16  until  Monday,  when  she 
received  a  letter  written  on  October 
30,  in  which  he  said  he  had  been  sick 
for  several  weeks  with  influenza,  but 
was  considered  out  of  danger.  He 
hoped  the  following  day  to  be  dis- 
charged from  the  hospital.  On  No- 
vember   2    his    death    occurred. 

Lt.  Smith  had  been  in  France  since 
last  spring  as  a  fighting  observer  in 
the  Air  Service.  He  had  done  much 
hazardous  work  on  the  western  front. 
Late  in  the  summer  his  plane  fell  and 
he  was  badly  injured.  His  family 
never  knew  the  extent  of  his  hurts 
but  he  was  in  a  French  hospital  for 
an  instructor.  After  a  course  in  Eng- 
land to  perfect  himself  in  aero  gun- 
nery so  that  he  might  be  detailed  as 
an  instructor.  After  a  couree  in  Eng- 
land and  then  in  Scotland  he  was 
graduated  and  started  for  the  head- 
quarters in  Tours  to  receive  his  orders. 

He  wrote  to  his  mother  that  he  in- 
tended to  ask  for  a  billet  in  the  United 
States.  For  this  reason  Mrs.  Smith, 
when  she  did  not  hear  from  her  son 
tor  a  long  time,  felt  that  he  was  prob- 
ably on  his  way  to  America  and  was 
going  to  surprise  her. 

Lt.  Smith  during  the  winter  of  1916 
and  1917  served  as  senior  first  lieuten- 
ant with  the  Fourth  New  Jersey  Inf., 
during  the  troubles  on  the  Mexican 
border.  The  Fourth  New  Jersey  later 
became  the  113th  at  Anniston,  Ala. 
Early  last  spring  he  was  transferred 
to  the  Air  Service,  came  to  Mineola 
for  ten  days  and  then  went  to  France. 

He  was  born  in  New  York  on  No- 
vember 7,  1881.  Besides  his  mother 
he  is  survived  by  two  sisters,  Mrs. 
Frances  Baldridge.  wife  of  Com- 
mander H.  A.  Baldridge,  U.  S.  N.,  and 
Miss  Laurie  Smith,  and  two  brothers, 
Elward  and  Jewett  Smith. 

Sgt.  James  A.  Smith. 

Sgt.  James  A.  Smith,  24  years  old, 
of  479  Irving  ave.,  died  on  October  26 
of  wounds  received  in  action.  He  was 
a  member  of  Co.  C,  325th  Inf.  He 
was  drafted  in  October,  1917,  and 
after  a  short  stay  at  Camp  Upton  was 
transferred  to  Camp  Gordon.  He 
sailed  for  France  in  April.  Sgt. 
Smith  was  the  son  of  Joseph  A.  Smith. 
He  leaves  his  father  and  a  sister, 
Gertrude  E.  He  was  born  in  Man- 
hattan but  lived  nearly  all  his  life  in 
Brooklyn.  He  was  a  membei-  of  St 
Martin  of  Tours  R.  C.  Church.  He 
was  formerly  employed  in  the  New 
York  Stock  Exchange.  He  received 
his  seargeancy  for  a  conspicuous  act 
of  bravery  on  the  battlefield  in 
France. 

Pvt.  Gnstave  Rastenberger. 

Pvt.  Gustave  Rastenberger,  23 
years  old,  of  300  Wierfleld  st.,  was 
killed  In  action  on  September  29 
while  serving  with  Co.  L,  108th  Inf. 
He  was  drafted  last  April,  received 
his  training  at  Spartanburg  and  sailed 
for  France  in  May.  He  lived  for  five 
years  in  Ridgewood  with  b's  aunt. 
His  parents  are  both  on  the  other 
side. 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN    THE    WAR. 


lA.   Arlliiir   l>.   Cui>. 

Ll.  Arlliui  D.  Cary,  son  of  Mr.  ami 
Mrs.  Daniel  Cary  of  IG  Suuth  lilliol 
pi.,  (lioil  of  pneumonia,  following;  an 
;iltacU  of  .Spanish  influenza,  two  weeks 
after  he  had  .irrived  in  Krance.  In 
April.  1917.  Lt.  Cary  enlisted  in  the 
Quartermaster's  Department  .-iiid  w'S 
sent  to  Camp  \'ail.  where  he  wa.s  im- 
niediatelv  cromoted  to  tin-  r.ink  "( 
scrgreant.  There,  too,  he  received  liis 
commi-ssion  as  seeond  lieutenant.  On 
September  29  he  sailed  for  France. 
Ll.  Cary  was  born  in  New  York,  bul 
had  lived  with  his  family  in  Brooklyn 
for  six  ycar.x.  Ho  eompletcd  his  ed- 
ucation in  the  Ir.i  Salle  Academy  in 
Jlanhattan,  and  at  the  time  he  colun- 
teered  was  employed  by  the  Metro- 
politnca  Opera  and  Ileal  Kstate  Com- 
pany. J^e  was  30  years  old.  Ll.  Cary 
is  .surviverl  hy  his  motlKM-  and  two 
sister.s,  Mrs.  Frank  M.  Dodd  and  Jliss 
Louise  Cary. 

I'vt.  John  .1.  Cai-ey. 
rvt.  .John  .1.  Carey.  23  years  old, 
son  of  -Mrs.  Catherine  Cany  of  111 
Nostrand  avo..  was  killed  in  action  on 
.September  -7.  I'vt.  Carey  joined  the 
14th  HCKt.  in  1911.  Just  before  the 
border  trouble  wHh  .Mexico  his  term 
of  service  expired  and  he  received  an 
honorable  discharse.  However,  with 
signs  of  impending:  trouble,  he  re- 
enlisted  and  saw  service  on  the  Jfex- 
iean  border.  In  Suartanburs  J'vt. 
Carey  wa.s  transfeired  to  Hdii.  Co.. 
106th  Int.,  and  sailed  for  France 
aboard  the  President  Lincoln  on  Ma.v 
10.  Pvt.  Carej-  w.is  born  in  Brooklyn 
and  attended  Public  Schools  7ii  and 
4i.  He  was  a  rnotorman.  He  be- 
longed to  St.  Louis'  11.  C.  Church.  In 
his  last  letter,  written  on  September 
14.  he  said  he  had  been  in  the  fiercest 
battles,  but  had  not  been  hurt.  Be- 
side his  niother  he  is  sur\"ived  by  one 
sister,   Loretta. 

Pvt.  AVilliuni  L.  Lcaliy. 
Pvt.  William  H.  l^eahy,  son  ol  ilrs. 
Kora  Leahy  of  283  Seventh  are.,  was 
killed  In  action  on  October  24.  He 
was  31  years  old.  Pvt.  Leahv  was  a 
mcn:ber  of  Co.  D,  312lh  Inf.  He  re- 
ceived his  training  at  Canip.s  Upton 
find  Uix  and  departed  for  Krance  last 
spring.  He  was  boin  in  ISrooklyn 
and  graduated  from  P.  S.  Xo.  39.  He 
was  a   salesman. 

PAt.   FreOcrick   \V.   Comic  Ji'. 

Pvt.  Frederick  \V.  Conde  Jr.,  2'^ 
years  old,  of  331  Kuclid  ave,,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  IGth  Inf.,  JL  G,  Co.,  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  9.  His 
iiareius  ave  Frederick  AV.  and  Ilosii 
Conuc.  Pvt.  Conde  was  drafted  ii; 
April  and  .«ent  to  France  from  Camp 
Upton  in  June.  He  was  a  graduate 
of  Public  School  .\o.  108.  Before  he 
entered  the  Army  he  was  a  driver 
for  tlic  Horden  Condensed  Milk  Com- 
pany. A  brother,  .Arthur,  21  years! 
old,  is  an  enlisted  man  in  the  Navy. 

•.;orp.  .lohn  T.   Hyaii. 

Corp.  John  T.  Pyan.  2.5  years  old. 
of  60  Woleott  SI.,  was  killed  In  action 
on  October  8  or  9.  He  was  with  Co.  ' 
I),  306th  M.  C.  B.  Drafted  last  De- 
cember, he  went  to  Camp  Upton  and 
sailed  for  I'rance  in  April.  He  was 
horn  In  New  York  City  and  lived  for 
20  years  in  Brooklyn  in  the  Parish  of 
the  A  Isltallon.  He  was  graduated 
from  P.  S,  No.  78  and  was  formerly 
employed  as  a  clerk  in  the  railway 
naall  service.  He  was  a  member  of 
tlie  Clover  Cluli  and  is  survived  by  his 
,...f-.,,9.  .Tohn  l",  and  Mary  Kvan;  a 
brother,  Joseph,  and  a  sister,  Alice, 

V\l.   Hush  McHiisli. 

Pvt.    Hugh    McHugb.    24    veara   old.  i 
of  8."i   Woodhull   St.,   was  killed   in   ac- 
tion on  October  16.     He  leaves  a  twin 
brother,  Tcrrcnce,  who  is  in  the  Pel-, 


ham  Bav  Naval  Station.  Pvt.  Mc- 
llnsh  was  drafted  in  September,  1917. 
rind  sent  to  Camp  Upton.  He  was 
btirn  in  Ireland  and  lived  for  seven 
vcar.-^  in  Brooklvn.  He  was  employed 
on  the  waterfront.  Pvt.  Mcllughs 
brother.  I'atrick.  Is  also  wilh  ihe 
Nmcrlcan  Bxpf  ditionary  Forces  m 
F.-incc.  H.s  parents  arc  still  in  Ire- 
land. 

P\  t.  William  C.  Mwlian. 
Pvt.  Willium  C.  Meehan.  20  years 
old,  of  138  Bay  Seventh  st.,  was  killed 
in  action  on  October  15,  while  fighting 
with  Co.  A,  25 7th  Inf.  He  was  draftee 
in  .\i)ril.  sent  to  Camp  Devens  and 
railed  shortly  afterward  for  France 
Pvt.  Meehan  was  born  in  Brooklyn 
and  worked  for  three  yeais  with  the 
Department  of  Charities.  He  leaves 
his  parents,  William  F..  and  Julie  Mee- 
han. and  four  .sisters,  Zoe.  Veronica. 
I  Mary  and  Martha. 

I  Sgt.   .\iitoni'.ini    Sicari. 

Ss'-  .\ntonioni  Sieari,  a  member  of 
Co.  B.  32Sth  Inf.,  who  was  killed  in 
action  during  the  week  of  October  S, 
was  a  son  of  Jlr.  and  Mrs.  Charles 
SIcari   of    iri2   Lawn  ave..   Corona.     He 


V  ANTONIO 

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wa.s  25  years  old  and  was  an  aitist 
and  designer,  employed  by  a  lirni  in 
Maiiht.'lau.  jirevious  to  being  called 
in  tlie  draft  on  October  11.  1917.  He 
went  to  Camp  Upton  and  then  to 
Georgia.  In  his  last  letter  home  Sgt. 
Sieari  told  of  participating  in  many 
battles.  I'"oiir  brothcis  and  three  sis- 
ters of  Sgt.   Sieari  live   in  Corona. 

I'vt.  .lolin  U.  Larscn. 

I'vl.  John  li.  Larsen.  21  .vears  old,  vf 
609  Hicks  st,,  was  killed  in  action  on 
September  2,  while  lighting  with  Co. 
K,  JOtith  Inf.  He  enlisted  in  May, 
1917.  Pvt.  Larsen  was  born  in  Brook- 
lyn. His  mother,  Mrs.  A.  Larsen,  and 
his  sister,  Florence,  recently  received 
a  letter  of  condolence  from  his  com- 
manding officer,  Ll.  W,  Webster. 

Pvt.  AVilliaiii  K.  Koclicrshci'ger. 
Pvt.  William  K.  Kochersberger.  19 
years  old.  smi  of  Mr.  and  Mr.s.  William 
J.  Kochcisbcrger  of  Creedmoor  and 
nephew  of  fleorge  F.  Kochersberger, 
superintendent  of  the  Flu.shing  Ceme- 
tery, died  of  pneumonia  at  a  base  hos- 
pital in  France  on  .\ovember  4.  lie 
v.as  a  member  of  the  105th  Inf., 
Headquarters  Co.  Pvt.  Kochersber- 
ger  was    born    in    Newtown,    but    had 


lived  in  Flushing  with  his  uncle  for  a 
number  of  vears.  He  enlisted  in  the 
71st  Uegt.  "two  years  ago  and  paw 
service  on  the  Mexican  border.  Be- 
sides his  parents  he  leaves  two  broth- 
ers and  three  sisters. 

Corp.  ICdwaril  Stack. 

1      Corp.  Edward  Ktack,  son  of  Mr.  and 

'Mrs.  James  Stack  of  210  11th  St.. 
College  Point,  was  killed  in  action  on 
September      26.        He     was      reported 

(  missing  some  time  ago.  At  the  out- 
break of  the  war  (^orp.  Stack  enlisted 
in    Co.    T    of    Flushing   and    was    later 

'  transferred  to  the  107th  Inf.  at 
Spartanburg.  .S.  C.  From  there  he 
went  overseas.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Young  Men's  Catholic  Lyceum  of 
'College  Point. 

Pvt.  AVilliuni  F.  Koinicay. 

Pvl.  William  F.  Keimcfly,  son  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dennis  Kennedy  of 
Gardner  St.,  Baysidc,  was  killed  in 
iclion  on  September  3.  His  father  is 
x  policeiTuin,  iissigned  to  the  Wil- 
liamsburg Bridge  Precinct.  Kennedy- 
was  20  years  old.  He  was  sent  to 
Camp  Upton  and  then  to  France.  Be- 
sides his  parents  he  leaves  one  sister 
and  one  brother. 

Pvt.    Xorljcrt   Filaii. 

I'vt.  .N'orbert  Filan.  22  ye.trs  old, 
son  of  .Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  W.  Filan  of 
326  Amity  St..  Flushing,  died  in  the 
Southwaric  Military  Hospital  at  Dul- 
wich.  Eng-.,  fiom  wounds  received  in 
action.  He  was  a  member  of  Co.  1. 
107th  Inf.,  was  wounded  on  Septem- 
ber 29,  in  the  fighting  near  St.  Quen- 
tin.  In  a  letter  to  his  parents  he 
told  of  having  been  shot  in  his  right 
side.  The  bullet  passed  through  his 
body,  coming  out  the  back.  Pvt.  Filan 
was  removed  to  a  base  hospital  w  here 
it  was  first  believed  that  his  body 
would  be  paralyzed.  An  operation 
was  performed  on  the  >  oung  man  and 
last  week  his  parents  received  a  letter 
from  C.  H.  Burton  of  the  American 
Red  Cross  in  London,  slating  that 
their  boy  was  on  the  road  to  recov- 
ery. An  X-ray  examin.ation  showed 
that  the  bullet  had  not  struck  his 
spinal  column  as  was  at  first  believed. 

Filan's  father  is  fuel  inspector  for 
the  Bo.ard  of  ICducation.  'The  youth 
was  a  graduate  of  the  Flushing  High 
Scliool.  He  enlisted  in  Co.  I.  10th 
Regt..  of  Flushing,  when  Presidenl. 
Wilson  called  for  volunlocrs  to  go  to 
Mexico.  -After  his  return  he  left. 
Flushing  on  his  21st  birthday  to  do 
guard  duty  on  the  Long  Island  pipe- 
line. From  there  ho  was  sent  to  .Spar- 
tanburg, S.  C,  where  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  107th,  Before  he  en- 
tered the  service  he  was  emplo.ved  b.v 
a  tire  company.  He  baves  his  par- 
ents, one  brother  and  six  sisters. 

Pvt.  >Iattlicw   .\inuto. 

Pvt.  Matthew  Amato  of  8649  Bay 
I3th  St.,  a  member  of  Co.  A.  106th 
Inf.,  was  killeil  in  action  on  September 
27.  He  joined  the  23d  Uegt.  in  April, 
1917,  and  after  being  at  Van  Cortlandt 
Park  tor  some  time  was  sent  to  Spar- 
tanburg and  transferred  to  thelOBIh. 
He  sailed  for  France  on  May  10,  ar- 
riving on  Decoration  Da.v.  I'vt.  .Ama- 
to was  born  in  Italy  21  years  ago,  but 
was  brought  to  this  country  by  his 
parents  early  in  lite.  He  was  grad- 
uated from  St.  Augustine's  Academy 
and  attended  (he  Manual  Training 
High  School.  He  was  c.  bookkeeper, 
i'vt.  .\mato  is  survived  by  his  parents. 
Joseph  and  Rose  Amato;  throe  broth- 
ers. Henr.v,  ICdward  and  Je.Tn,  and 
two  sisters,  Antoinette  and   Marie. 

Corp.  i;<l\vard  T.  Mcsscr. 

Corp.    F-dward    T.    Jlcsser,    23   years 

old,    of   443    Cold     St.,    was     killed     in 

action    on    October    13,    while    figh'in:; 

with  Co.  L,  305lh  Inf.      He  was  draft- 


BROOKLYN  AND   LONG  ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


Ill 


ed  in  November,  1917.  sent  to  Camp 
Upton,  and  sailed  for  France  with  the 
77tli  Division  in  April.  He  was  born 
in  Brooklyn,  educated  in  Public  School 
A'o.  5  and  was  formerly  employed  as 
a  compositor.  He  leaves  his  mother, 
Mrs.  Jennie  Finn,  three  brothers.  Dan- 
iel, Richard  and  William,  and  a  sister, 
Dorothy.  Corp.  Messer  was  a  well 
known  basketball  player. 

Pvt.  rrcd  A.  Glark. 

Pvt.  Fred  A.  Clark,  aged  31,  a  mem- 
ber of  Co.  I,  lOGth  Inf..  died  of  wounds 
at  an  Army  hospital  in  France.  His 
.sisters,  Mrs.  May  Liesegang  and  Miss 
Helen  Clark,  live  at  1032  Chestnut  st., 
Richmond  Hill.  Clark  lived  in  Brook- 
lyn, but  was  well  known  at  Richmond 
Hill,  and  frequently  visited  his  sisters 
there.  He  had  been  twice  wounded. 
On  August  31  he  was  struck  under 
one  eye  by  a  piece  of  shrapnel,  but 
recovered  within  a  week  and  returned 
to  his  regiment.  On  September  29  he 
was  severely  wounded  in  the  right 
arm  and  was  taken  to  General  Hos- 
pital 12.  where  he  died.  Clark  enlist- 
ed in  September,  1917.  in  the  old  14th 
Regt.  He  started  across  on  May  10 
last.  He  was  formerl.v  a  steamship 
clerk  and  was  born  at  Irvington,  N.  .T. 
Beside  his  two  sisters  he  leaves  four 
brothers,  one  of  whom.  William,  is  in 
France  in  the  Army  Signal  Corps. 

Coip.  William  S.  Kimball. 

Corp.  William  S.  Kimball  of  Hemp- 
stead, L.  I.,  a  member  of  the  54th  Inf.. 
died  of  influenza  in  France  on  October 
27.  His  widowed  mother  is  Mrs. 
I'harles  D.  Kimball.  Corp  Kimball  en- 
listed in  the  Telephone  Signal  Corps 
and  was  sent  to  France  several  months 
ago.  He  is  also  survived  b.v  a  brother, 
who  is  in  the  service  but  located  at  a 
camp  in  this  country. 

Pvt.  Evaii^los  C.  Atliana.sako. 

Pvt.  Evanglos  C  Athanasako.  31 
years  old.  of  1610  Sheepshead  Bay  rd., 
was  killed  in  action  on  September  29. 
He  was  a  member  of  Co.  B,  305th  Inf. 
He  was  born  and  brought  up  in 
Oreece.  In  1908  he  enlisted  in  the 
'Ireek  army  for  two  years.  In  1910 
he  came  to  this  coimtry,  but  in  1912 
returned  to  Greece  to  fight  in  his 
country's  ranks  in  the  Balkan  war. 
He  came  back  to  America  in  1914  and 
worked  in  the  fruit  business  with  his 
brothers.  Clement  and  James.  Ho  was 
drafted  in  September.  1917.  sent  to 
Camp  Upton  and  in  April  sailed  for 
France.  He  leaves  his  parents.  Peter 
and   Antoinette,    on    the    other   side. 

Sgt.    Goorge  W.    L/ackcr. 

Sgt.  George  W.  Lacker  was  killed 
In  action  in  France  on  October  20. 
IMr.s.  .1.  C.  Knipting.  his  sister,  lives  at 
SIS  Birch  St..  Richmond  Hill.  He  wa.s 
n  member  of  Co.  E.  Sixth  Eng.,  and 
had  been  a  member  of  the  Regular 
Army  four  years.  He  .sailed  for  France 
about  a  year  ago.  Sgt.  Lacker  was  the 
son  of  the  late  Christian  and  Kate 
Lacker,  well-known  residents  of  East 
New  York.  He  was  the  youngest  of 
nine  children.  He  was  born  in  Brook- 
lyn and  spent  the  greater  part  of  his 
life  there,  although  he  had  also  re- 
dded at  Huntington  and  at  Green- 
iawn,  L.  I.  Since  enlisting  he  had  been 
stationed  for  the  most  part  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. 

P\t.  R.  C.  Walters. 

T'\-t.  Robert  C.  Walters,  21  years 
old,  of  1005  East  Fifth  St..  who  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  31.  was  a 
brother  of  Sgt.  A'alcntine  Waters,  who 
made  the  supreme  sacrifice  on  Angus? 
23.  They  were  the  sons  of  Mr.  ano 
Mrs.  John  W.  Walters,  who  h.ave  an- 
other son.  Sgt.  Frank  Walters,  ir. 
France  with  the  321st  F.  S.  C.  Pvt. 
Waters  was  a  member  of  Batt.  A, 
105th  F.  A.     Four  days  before  he  was 


killed  he  wrote  to  his  parents  that  he 
was  resting  back  of  the  lines. 

Walters  was  born  in  Manliattan,  but 
was  brought  to  Brooklyn  early  in  lite. 
He  was  graduated  from  Public  School 
No.  134  and  attended  the  Commercial 
High  School.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Parkville  Club  and  the  St.  Rose  of 
Lima  R.  C.  Church.  Sgt.  W^alters.  who 
was  killed  in  August,  was  22  years  old 
and  a  member  of  the  304th  F.  A. 

Pvt.  Edivard  G.  Carlson. 

Pvt.  Edward  G.  Carlson,  a  nephew 
of  Mrs.  Muhs  of  15  Glenada  pi.,  was 
killed  in  action  on  September  27.  He 
was  a  member  of  Co.  L,  106th  Inf. 
Pvt.     Carlson,  who  formerly  lived  in 


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Rutland.  A"l..  enli.sled  in  the  23d 
Regt..,  in  September,  1917,  and  soon 
afterward  left  for  Camp  Wadsworth, 
Spartanburg,  S.  C,  from  where  he 
started  for  France  on  May  10. 

Lt.  Richard  M.  Raven. 

Lt.  Richard  Montgomery  Raven  of 
Bay  Shore,  L.  I.,  is  the  second  son  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  F.  Raven  to  give 
up  his  life  for  Iris  country.  His  par- 
ents have  been  notified  that  he  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  IS.  His 
brother.  Corp.  Robert  S.  Raven,  fell 
on  September  29.  Lt.  Raven  was  born 
in  Brooklyn  30  years  ago  and  had 
been  a  resident  of  Bay  Shore  since 
he  was  3  years  old.  He  was  employed 
b.v  the  Long  Island  Railroad  Company 
tor  several  years  as  a  civil  engineer. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Seventh  Regt. 
of  Manhattan  for  seven  years  and 
when  that  regiment  was  jnustered 
into  the  Federal  service  he  was  a  top 
.sergeant.  In  1916  he  served  on  the 
Mexican  border.  At  Spartanburg  he 
was  transferred  to  Co.  K,  107th  Regt., 
with  which  he  went  to  France  last 
May.  In  August  he  received  his  com- 
mission as  a  lieutenant,  in  France,  and 
a  month  later  was  made  an  adjutant 
of  the  First  Battalion.  His  brother, 
Corp.  Raven,  was  in  the  same  com- 
pany. 

Corp.    Charles    Smith. 

Corp.  Charles  Smith,  a  member  o£ 
Co.  L,  106th  I".f..  v,a.s  killed  in  action 
on  October  18.  His  parents.  Mr.  and 
Mr.s.  Abraham  J.  Smith,  live  at  9  6 
Buffalo  ave.  While  he  has  the  rank 
of  corporal  in  the  official  list,  his 
mother  says  he  informed  her  in  a 
letter  written  on  October  14  that  he 
had  just  completed  a  course  in  school 
in  Paris  and  been  promoted  to  ser- 
geant. He  enlisted  in  the  14th  Regt. 
about  four  years  ago  and  served  on 
the  Mexican  border.  He  was  em- 
ployed for  a  time  in  an  insurance 
ottlcp,  but  when  he  left  for  Franco 
ho  was  a  B.  R.  V.  motorman  on  the 
Bergen  st.  trolley  line.  He  was  en- 
gaged to  be  married  on  his  return 
from  Europe  to  Miss  Lena  Straubern, 
20S     Stockton     St.,     according    to     his 


mother.  Smith  was  23  years  old  and 
was  a  member  of  the  Young  Men'» 
Hebrew  Association. 

Pvt.  Samuel  Grossman. 

While  on  a  dangerous  mission  for 
which  he  had  been  the  first  to  volun- 
teer, Pvt.  Samuel  Grossman  of  Co.  A. 
11th  Inf..  was  killed  on  October  14. 
He  was  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Israel 
L.  Grossman  of  791  New  Jersey  ave. 
Pvt.  Grossman  was  born  on  October  2, 
1901.  in  Manhattan,  and  came  to 
Brooklyn  in  his  early  childhood.  He 
was  graduated  from  P.  S.  No.  149.  He 
was  only  15  years  old  when  he  joined 
the  Army  and  was  sent  to  Camp  For- 
rest, Ga.,  from  where  he  left  on  July 
2  8  fOT  overseas.  Samuel  insisted  upon 
his  mother  letting  him  join  the  Army. 
He  told  his  parents  if  he  should  die 
while  serving  his  country  they  should 
consider  it  an  honor.  In  all  Tils  letters 
he  spoke  of  the  good  life  in  the  Army. 

Pvt.  John  J.  Gcrrity. 

Pvt.  John  J.  Gerrity,  24  years  old, 
who  died  of  disease  on  October  28,  was 
the  son  of  Patrick  and  Nellie  Gerrity 
of  274  Nassau  ave.  He  was  born  in 
Greenpoiut  and  graduated  from  P.  S. 
Xo.  110.  When  he  was  drafted  in 
May  Pvt.  Gerrity  was  in  the  employ 
of  the  L.  r.  R.  R.  He  was  sent  to  Camp 
Upton  and  was  assigned  to  Batt.  H. 
308th  F.  A.  According  to  his  mother 
Pvt.  Gerrity  died  of  pneumonia. 

Pvt.  Nathan  Solomon. 

Pvt.  Nathan  Solomon,  of  the  77th 
Co.,  Sixth  M.  G.  B.  of  Marines,  whose 
home  was  at  1S75  Dean  St.,  died  on 
October  11  of  wounds  received  in 
action.  Pvt.  Solomon  joined  the  Ma- 
rine Corps  on  June  5,  1917,  and  left 
for  Fra.nce  last  Christmas.  He  was 
born  in  New  York  City  on  June  3. 
1895,  and  his  folks  came  to  Brooklyn 
when  he  was  9  years  old.  Pvt.  Solomon 
was  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Abraham 
Solomon,  who  survive  him  with  tliree 
brothers.  Before  he  enlisted  he  was 
employed  as  a  salesman  in  a  cloth- 
ing house  in  Manhattan. 

Pvt,  Harold  Twaits. 

Pvt.  Harold  Twaits.  son  of  Mrs.  J.  B. 
Twaits  of  629  Myrtle  ave.  died  in 
France  of  influenza  on  October  29.  He 
enlisted  in  the  old  23d  Regt.  and  was 
transferred  to  the  10  6th  Inf..  M.  G.  Co. 
at  Spartanburg.  He  left  for  Fi-ance 
on  May  10.  Pvt.  Twaits  was  a  member 
of  the  Emmanuel  Baptist  Church  and 
before  enlisting  was  employed  in  a 
stock  broker's  office  in  Manhattan.  His 
grandfather,  James  B.  Twaits,  lost  a 
leg  in  the  Civil  War.  His  brother, 
Frank  Twaints,  is  also  in  the  service, 
serving  at  Pelliam  Bay. 

Pvt  Rufus  A.  Williams. 

Pvt.  Rufus  A.  W'illiams,  24  years 
old.  of  645  Macon  St.,  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion. He  was  a  member  of  Co.  H, 
107th  Inf.,  and  the  son  of  Roger  M. 
and  Elizabeth  Williams.  Pvt.  Williams 
was  originally  a  member  of  the  old 
Seventh  Regt.  After  being  trained  at 
Spartanburg,  sailed  for  France  in  Mav. 
He  was  born  in  Brooklyn,  graduated 
from  Boys  High  and  was  employed  in 
a  banking  concern  previous  to  liis  en- 
listment. 

Pvt.  Thomas  F.  Carney. 

-Pvt.  Thomas  F.  Carney  of  Co.  B, 
312lh  Inf.,  was  killed  in  action  on  Oc- 
tober 23.  He  lived  with  his  sister,  Mrs. 
Walter  Liebling,  at  545  Carlton  ave. 
Pvt.  Carney  had  been  in  France  since 
last  May.  He  was  horn  in  Amsterdam, 
N.  Y.,  and  received  his  schooling  there. 
Before  entering  the  service  he  was  em- 
ployed by  the  Utica  Gas  Company  in 
.Amsterdam,  and  had  lived  in  Brook- 
lyn onl,y  a  short  time  liefore  he  was 
called  to  camp.  Pvt.  Carney  was  a 
member  of  St.  Joseph's  Church.  He 
was  26  years  old.  His  brother  William 
Carney  is  a  member  of  the  303d  Field 
Remount  Squadron. 


112 


BROOKLYN  AND   LONG  ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


"^  t.  Patrick  FjirrcU. 
The  parents  of  I'vt.  I'alrick  Farrell 
of  158  14tli  St.,  reported  killed  in  action 
on  October  15.  are  of  the  opinion  that 
the  War  Department  is  in  error.  They 
have  received  a  letter  dated  October 
22  from  a  man  in  the  same  company 
as  their  son  in  which  he  says  that  Pvt. 
Karrell  wa.f  in  the  best  of  health,  and 
sends  his  regards  to  his  parents  and 
the  neiBhbors.  Therefore.  Pvt.  Far- 
rell's  parents  are  keeping  up  their  cour- 
age, and  are  almost  convinced  that  he 
has  not  made  the  supreme  .facrlflce. 
Pvt.  Farrel  was  a  member  of  Co.  A, 
^OSth  Inf.  He  was  drafted  on  Decem- 
ber 6,  1917.  He  was  born  in  Brook- 
lyn, 30   years  ago. 

P\t.  Frederick   W.   Sclunitt. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fred  Schmitt  of 
Rockaway  ave..  Valley  Stream,  I.,.  I., 
have  been  officially  notified  that  their 
:;4-year-old  son,  Pvt.  F'rederick  W. 
Schmitt  of  Co.  C,  306th  Inf.,  was 
killed  on  October  8.  He  went  to  Camp 
I'plon  in  September,  l'.)17,  and  sailed 
overseas  last  spring. 

Corp.  Anthony  Biinaniiu. 

A  requiem  mass  was  celebrated  in 
St.  Agatha's  R.  C.  Church,  for  the 
repose  of  the  soul  of  Corp.  Anthony 
Bananno.  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  M.  J. 
Bananno  of  661  4  6tli  St.,  who  suc- 
cumbed to  wounds  ill  France.  Corp. 
Bananno  was  born  in  Brooklyn  24 
years  ago  and  8ra<iuated  from  P.  S. 
04  an<l  Erasmus  Hall  H.  S.  He  was 
a  senior  at  the  Brooklyn  Law  School 
when  he  enlisted  in  the  Seventh  Int., 
now  the  107th,  and  sailed  for  France, 
May  9,  as  machine  gunner.  .\t  Kem-mel 
Hill,  he  was  made  corporal  for  brav- 
ery in  the  face  of  heavy  fire.  At  St. 
Quentin.  he  was  wounded  in  the 
shoulder  with  shrapnel,  one  half  hour 
after  entering  the  engagement.  In 
letters  written  for  him  by  his  nurse 
on  October  4,  and  15.  he  seemed  in 
good  spirits  and  said  that  he  was 
gaining  daily.  Five  days  later,  he  was 
reported  as  having  died. 

Corp.  William   Better. 

Corp.  William  Better,  29  years  old, 
son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Philip  Better,  of 
455  58th  St.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
October  14.  He  was  born  and  educat- 
ed in  Jersey  City  and  formerly  em- 
ployed in  the  real  estate  business. 
In  his  last  letter,  dated  September 
29,  he  stated  that  he  was  in  good 
health  and  had  been  over  the  top 
several  times.  He  had  been  pre- 
viously wounded  in  July.  A  brother, 
Samuel,  23  years  old,  is  in  a  Cooks 
•nd  Bakers'  School  in  France. 

P^t  Gcorjfc  Gallagher. 

Pvt.  George  Gallagher,  20  years  old, 
Bon  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hugh  Gallagher, 
of  7311  Tiiird  ave.,  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion between  October  13  and  23.  He 
was  in  Co.  B,  30th  Inf.  Pvt.  Gallagher 
enlisted  in  the  Regular  Army  nine 
months  before  war  was  declared  and 
served  on  the  Mexican  border.  He 
was  a  graduate  of  P.  S.  102  and  was 
employed  as  printer.  He  had  been 
over  the  top  twice,  the  first  time  he 
was  severely  gassed  and  the  second 
killed.  A  brother,  Walter.  23  yars 
old,  is  In  Co.  D.   104th  F.  A. 

I'vt,    Jtimcs    I'roko. 

T'vt.  James  Proko,  who  died  of 
V.ounds  on  October  19,  was  born  and 
educated  In  Greece.  He  enlisted  in 
tixo  old  23d  Regt,  and  went  to  Spar- 
tn.iiburg,  where  he  was  transferred  to 
•we  itrntYi,  with  which  he  sailed  for 
France  on  May  10.  A  letter  from  a 
Red  Cross  matron  In  the  hospital  in 
which  he  died  announced  that  he  suc- 
cumbed the  day  he  was  wounded.  He 
was  22  years  old  and  before  enlisting 
waa  employed  by  the  Ward  Bread 
Co. 


Pvt.    John    F,    Rcardoii. 

Pvt.  John  Francis  Reardon,  a  mem- 
ber of  Co.  D.  306th  Inf.,  was  killed  in 
action  on  October  14.  He  was  in  the 
first  contingent  sent  to  Camp  Upton, 
in  September,  1917.  He  formerly  lived 
'  with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Catherine  Dunn. 
at  688  Franklin  ave.  A  letter  from 
a  pal  in  France,  to  Pvt.  Reardon's  sis- 
ter, told  how  ho  was  buried  by  his 
cornrades.  He  was  graduated  from 
.St.  Patrick's  School  and  w;is  a  mem- 
ber of  that  church.  Before  the  war 
he  was  employed  in  a  local  depart- 
ment  store. 

Corp.   Kdward  K.  Markstahler. 

Corp.  James  H.  Buyne.  "buiikie"  of 
Corp.  Edward  H.  Markstahler  of  Co. 
a,  106th  Inf.,  has  written  the  latter's 
'ather,  E.  R.  Markstahler  of  683  East 
2i»th    St.,    that    he    was    killed    in    the 


{     EDJV.  R-MAKKbrrlALJr.K.   :.,;./ 

drive  on  September  27  which  broke 
the  Hindenburg  line  and  for  which 
the  re.triment  was  commended  by  Gen. 
O'Ryan.      Corp.    Baync   wrote; 

"It  is  with  great  sorrow  I  write  to 
let  you  know  that  Eddie  has  made 
the  supreme  sacrifice  in  this  great  war. 
It  was  on  the  morning  of  September 
-'7  while  attacking  the  Germans  that 
he  was  killed  by  a  sniper.  Eddie  was 
a  good  soldier  and  a  brave  man.  He 
kept  no  a  wonderful  fight  to  get  where 
he  was  sent.  1  was  in  this  attack,  but 
came  out  'O.  K.'  Eddie  and  I  were 
good  pals  and  I  miss  him  very  much. 
When  we  were  not  in  the  lines  we 
slept  together,  ate  together  and  went 
out  together,  so  you  can  imagine  how 
much  I  miss  him. 

"But  it  is  all  in  Ihe  game,  so  we 
have  to  make  the  best  of  it.  I  don't 
know  whether  you  have  been  notified 
or  not,  but  this  is  the  first  chance  I 
have  had  to  write.  As  soon  as  we 
came  back  after  making  that  attack 
I  was  sent  to  school,  and  just  rejoined 
the  company."  The  letter  was  written 
on  November   1. 

Corp.  .Markstahler  joined  the  23d 
Regt.  on  June  2  6,  1!)17,  and  trained  at 
Spartanburg,  where  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  100th.  He  sailed  for 
France  on  May  1 0  aboard  the  Presi- 
dent Lincoln,  which  was  torpedoed  on 
the  return  trip.  He  was  active  in  ath- 
letics and  a  member  of  the  Flatbush 
baseball  team.  Corp.  Markstahler  was  > 
a  member  of  the  Boys  Brigade  of  the 
Vanderveer  Park  M.  E.  Church.  In 
his  lasl  letter  to  his  parents,  dated 
September  21,  he  said  he  was  well  and 
had  seen  some  terrific  fighting.  He  i 
stated  that  he  was  one  of  the  100  sur- 


vivors of  his  company  of  250  men  and 
expected  to  go  back  to  the  lines  where 
he  fell.  He  was  last  employed  by  the 
Metropolitan  Life  Insurance  Company, 
under  S.  S.  Voshell,  Brooklyn  superin- 
tendent. The  corporal  was  a  member 
of  The  Eagle's  election  night  staff. 

Mechanic  .'Vdolph  Miller. 

Mechanic  Adolph  Miller  was  killed 
in  action  on  October  25.  He  was  31 
years  old  and  lived  with  his  brother, 
.lohn  Miller.  He  was  a  carpenter  by 
trade.  Pvt.  Miller  was  born  in  West 
Poland  and  came  to  this  country  ten 
years  ago.  He  was  drafted  in  Sep- 
tember, 1917,  and  sent  to  Camp  Upton, 
where  he  was  assigned  to  Co.  H,  308tli 
Inf.  He  went  overseas  in  April.  His 
brother,  Pvt.  Arthur  Miller,  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  same  company. 

Pvt.  David  H.  Millard. 

Pvt.  David  H.  Millard,  18  years  old, 
of  the  106th  Inf..  M.  G.  Co.,  was 
wounded  on  October  8,  and  sent  to  an 
American  Hospital  in  England.  This 
information  was  received  in  a  letter 
dated  October  22.  Before  he  enlisted 
Pvt.  Millard  was  employed  by  the 
Bankers  Trust  Company  of  Manhat- 
tan. He  resided  with  his  parents,  Mr. 
ind  Mrs.  Charles  B.  Millard  on  Shore 
road.  Fort  Hamilton.  One  of  his  proud 
boasts  before  sailing  overseas  was. 
"My  captain  is  Capt.  Bryant,  the 
champion  rifle  shot  of  the  world,  and 
I  am  going  to  keep  close  beside  him 
when  I  get  'over  there.'  "  Capt.  Bry- 
ant was  killed  on  September  29.  An 
older  brother,  Charles  B.  Millard  Jr., 
is  a  Naval  aviator  in  the  Aero  Squad- 
ron. 

Pvt.  Charles  Saroona. 
Pvt.  Charles  Sarcona,  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  October  23,  was  24  years  old. 
He  was  the  son  of  Mrs.  Catherine  Sar- 
cona of  75  Marcy  ave.  He  was  born 
in  Italy  and  came  to  this  country 
eight  years  ago.  He  was  engaged  in 
the  leather  dressing  business  with  an- 
other man,  w'ho  was  doing  work  for 
the  Government.  Pvt.  Sarcona  was 
drafted  on  May  29  last  and  sent  to 
France  two  months  later  with  Co.  G, 
310th  Inf.,  from  Camp  Meade.  In  a 
letter  to  his  mother  dated  October  15 
Pvt.  Sarcona  stated  that  he  was  feel- 
ing in  the  best  of  health  and  that  he 
expected  to  be  in  action  before  the 
letter  reached  the  United  States. 

Sgt.  .\dthur  O.  Walters. 

Sgt.  Arthur  G.  Walter.s,  22  years 
old,  of  1115  Noslrand  ave.,  died  of 
pneumonia  on  October  26.  He  was 
the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  August  Wal- 
ters and  a  member  of  Co.  I,  106th  Inf. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  14th  Regt. 
for  three  years  and  s.aw  service  on  the 
border.  In  his  last  letter,  dated  Oc- 
tober 19,  Walters  said  ho  was  about 
to  enter  the  Officers  Training  Camp, 
He  added  that  he  was  one  of  only  six- 
teen of  his  company  who  returned 
after  the  fighting  at  St.  Quentin.  He 
was  in  command  of  the  remains  of  the 
company.  Sgt.  W'alters  was  born  in 
Brooklyn  and  was  graduated  from 
Public  School  92.  He  was  employed 
by  the  I'eerless  Towel  Supply  Com- 
pany and  was  a  member  of  the  Lenox 
Road  Baptist  Church  Cadets. 

Pvt.  Gt'orge  P.  Laucr. 

Pvt.  George  P.  Lauer,  29  years  old, 
of  1053  Seneca  ave.,  died  of  influenza 
on  October  30.  He  was  a  member  of 
Co.  B,  106th  Inf.  I'vt.  Lauer  enlisted 
in  the  4  7th  Regt.  and  was  transferred 
to  the  106th  at  .Spartanburg.  Ho 
sailed  overseas  in  May.  Born  in  Brook- 
lyn, Pvt.  Lauer  attended  Holy  Trinity 
School  and  was  employed  as  an  em- 
bosser. He  is  survived  by  his  father, 
Martin  Lauer;  two  brothers,  Martin, 
25  years  old,  who  is  with  the  S08th 
Inf.  Rati  Headtiuarters,  and  Fred,  27, 
who  is  with  Co.  G.  32Sth  Inf.,  and  two 
sisters,  Rose  and  Mrs.  Maurice  Mchl. 


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Pvt.   David   Bachrach. 

Pvt.  David  Bachrach,  who  died  of 
disease  on  September  15,  was  a  vic- 
tim of  Spanish  influenza,  according  to 
letters  received  by  his  relatives  from 
the  dead  soldier's  comrades.  Pvt. 
Bachrach  was  the  son  of  Mrs.  Sarah 
Bachrach  of  393  South  Second  st.  He 
was  23  years  old.  He  was  born  in  the 
Eastern  District  and  graduated  from 
P.  S.  19.  He  was  a  printer.  Pvt. 
Bachrach  was  drafted  in  May  last  and 
went  .overseas  in  July  with  Co.  M, 
o06th    Inf. 

Pvt.     Abraham     Roliiick. 

Pvt.  Abraham  Rolnick,  24  years  old, 
was  killed  in  action  on  September  22. 
He  was  the  son  of  Morris  and  Sarah 
Rolnick  of  384  Marcy  ave.,  and  was 
born  in  Russia.  He  was  brought  to 
this  country  when  an  infant.  He  was 
a  house  painter  by  occupation.  Pvt. 
Rolnick  was  drafted  in  May  last  and 
was  sent  to  Camp  Upton.  There  he 
was  assigned  to  Co.  L,  305th  Inf.,  and 
went  to  France  soon  afterward.  His 
parents  received  a  letter  dated  Sep- 
tember 15,  in  which  Pvt.  Rolnick  told 
them  that  'he  expected  to  be  in  actloo 
in  a  few  days  and  beggert  them  not 
to   worry. 

Pvt.  Roland  E.  PhUlips  Jr. 

The  War  Department  in  August 
notiiied  Mrs.  Roland  Phillips  of  210 
South  Parsons  ave..  Flushing,  that  her 
son,  Pvt.  Roland  K.  Phillips  Jr.,  of 
th©  165th  Inf.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
July  28.  Roland's  death  was  reported 
in  The  Eagle  some  weeks  later,  the 
news  having  been  conveyed  to  his  fam- 
i.Iy  by  Sgt.  Wplliam  Gannon  of  White- 
stone,  who  returned  to  America. 

Corp.   Stephen  J.   Ija   Tour. 

Corp.  Stephen  J.  La  Tour  of  313A 
12th  St.,  was  killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember 27.  He  enlisted  in  Co.  K,  23d 
Regt.  on  January  23,  1916,  and  was 
sent  to  Pharr.  Texas.  He  was  made  I 
corporal  while  at  the  Mexican  bor- 
der. Corp.  La  Tour  returned  hoine 
on  January  11,  1917,  and  in  March 
was  sent  to  Valhalla,  N.  Y.,  to  do 
guard  duty  around  the  aqueduct.  In 
September  he  was  sent  to  Spartan- 
burg, w^here  he  was  transferred  to  the 
106th  Inf.,  from  where  he  sailed  for 
France  in  May,  1918,  on  the  President 
Lincoln.  He  was  a  graduate  of  St. 
John's  Parochial  School  and  was  at- 
tending St.  Leonard's  Business  Col- 
lege when  he  enlisted.  Prior  to  his  en- 
listment he  worked  for  the  New  York 
Telephone  Company.  He  is  survived 
by  his  parents  and  two  brothers,  Wil- 
liam and  Pvt.  George,  now  stationed 
at  Camp  Devens,  and  one  sister,  Eli- 
zabeth   La  Tour. 

Tvt.  I'Yank  I;.  Nelson. 

Pvt.  Frank  L.  Nelson,  21  years  old 
of  1084  Biishwick  ave.,  was  killed  in 
action,  on  October  17,  while  fighting  as 
a  member  of  the  106th  Inf..  M.  G.  Co. 
He  enlisted  in  the  14th  Regt:  three 
days  after  this  country  entered  the  war 
and  was  later  transferred  to  the  106th. 
He  was  graduated  from  P.  S.  No.  73 
and  was  formerly  employed  as  a  sales- 
man by  a  wholesale  paper  house  in 
Manhattan.  Besides  his  parents,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  A.  D.  Nelson,  Pvt.  Nelson  is 
survived  by  a  brother,  Abbie,  and  three 
Bisters,  Lucille,  Helen  and  Emma. 

Pvt.  Patrick  J.  McNally. 

Pvt.  Patrick  Joseph  McXally  of  919 
Dean  st.  died  in  France  of  pneumonia 
on  October  2  4.  He  was  drafted  last 
^•»y  and  irxiled  for  France  in  July, 
i  vt.  McNaTty  was  born  in  County 
Meath,  Ireland,  24  years  ago.  He  is 
survived  by  his  parents,  Thomas  and 
Annie  Ward  McNally;  lour  brothers. 
Benjamin,  James,  John  and  Thomas, 
and  three  sisters,  Mary  Anna,  Sara 
and  Catherine.  He  was  a  member 
of   St.   Joseph's    R.    C.    Church.      Pyt. 


McNally  was  employed  at  the  Bergen 
St.  depot  of  the  B.  R.  T.  until  he  waf 
drafted,  and  according  to  his  letters 
has  been  in  some  severe  fighting.  He 
was  a  member  of  Co.  D,   313th  Inf. 

Corp.  James  G.  McArdle. 

Corp.  James  G.  McArdle,  aged  36, 
of  702  Boyd  ave.,  Woodhaven,  died  of 
pneumonia  in  a  base  hospital  in  Lon 
don  on  November  2.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  165th  Regt,  formerly  the  69th, 
in  which  he  enlisted  originally.  Mc- 
.A.rdle  saw  service  on  the  Mexican  bor- 
der and  was  an  expert  marksman.  His 
relatives  have  learned  that  he  was 
wounded  three  times  in  action.  He  had 
resided  at  Woodhaven  for  three  years 
with  his  brother,  John.  He  also  leaves 
three  sisters. 

Pvt.  Conrad  Schierhorst. 

Private  Conrad     Schierhorst,  son  of 
Mrs.  Lizette  H.  Schierhorst  of  Sea  Cliff, 


L.  I.,  was  killed  in  action  on  October 
14.  He  was  a  member  of  Co.  A,  305th 
Inf. 

Pvt.  Martin  James  Hallinan. 

Pvt.  Martin  James  Hallinan  of  250 
Schenectady  ave.,  a  member  of  Co.  H, 
Ninth  Inf.,  died  of  wounds  according 
to  a  letter  recently  received  by  his 
father  from  a  pal.  He  had  previously 
been  reported  missing  by  both  the 
War  Department  and  the  Red  Cross. 
The  letter  reads  as  follows:  "The  re- 
port that  he  waa  rr.lssing  was  an  eri'or. 
He  took  part  in  battles  on  Jul.v  1  and 
July  IS  in  a  manner  that  should  make 
you  proud  of  him.  He  i-eceived  a  pass 
early  in  August  and  visited  the  city  of 
Nancy.  While  there  boche  airmen 
bombed  the  city  and  he  was  wounded. 
We  have  heard  officially  that  lie  died 
from  his  wounds.  This  is  all  I  can  tell  | 
you."  Pvt.  Hallinan  enlisted  in  July, 
1917.  He  received  his  military  training 
at  Utica  and  in  September,  1917,  left 
for  France.  Two  of  his  brothers  are 
in  the  service.  Walter  Hallinan  is  a 
inember  of  633d  -Airplane  Squadron 
and  Eugene  Hallinan  is  a  sergeant  at 
Camp  Upton. 

Pvt.  A.sgar  Zielian. 

Pvt.  Asgar  Zielian,  22  years  old,  of 
727  East  4th  St.,  was  killed  in  action 
on  October  17.  He  was  a  son  of  Mrs. 
Frieda  Zielian.  Zielian  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Co.  B,  116th  Inf.  He  was  draft- 
ed last  M;iy  and  in  his  last  letter  home, 
dated  October  6,  he  said  the  only  Ger- 
mans he  had  seen   had  been  snipers. 


He  was  born  in  the  Danish  West  In- 
dies, but  was  graduated  from  Public 
School  134  in  Brooklyn.  He  was  em- 
ployed by  a  Manhattan  silk  manufac- 
turing concern.  His  brothers,  Harold, 
24  years  old,  and  Jens,  25  years  old, 
are  both  in  the  service,  Harold  as  a 
member  of  the  305th  Inf.,  and  Jens  in 
the  346th  Inf. 

Pvt.    Thomas    P.    McCormick. 

Pvt.  Thomas  P.  McCormick  of 
Batt.  C,  303d  F.  A.,  who  resided  at 
300  Second  ave..  College  Point,  died 
on  October  2  3  of  pneumonia,  in  a  base 
hospital  in  France.  He  has  a  brother, 
John  M.,  who  is  also  in  the  service. 
The  McCormick  family  is  now  resid- 
ing in  the  Bronx,  having  left  College 
Point  sTiortly  after  the  boys  entered 
the   service. 

P^t.  Alfredo  Anziano. 

Pvt.  Alfredo  Anziano.  who  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  6,  lived  at 
1365  63d  St.  with  his  married  sister, 
Mrs.  Pasquale  Tarantino.  He  was 
drafted  on  February  28  last  and  sent 
to  Camp  Upton,  where  he  was  as- 
signed to  Co.  F,  305th  Inf.,  and 
reached  France  last  May.  He  was  2  4 
years  old,  a  tailor  by  occupation  and 
a  member  of  St.  Rosalie's  R.  C. 
Church. 

Pvt.  August  C  Wolf. 

Pvt.  August  C.  Wolf,  22  years  old, 
who  died  of  wounds  received  on  Oc- 
tober 25,  was  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Christian  A.  Wolf,  of  5705  New  Utrecht 
ave.  He  was  drafted  in  October,  1917, 
and  sent  to  Camp  Upton,  where  he  was 
detailed  to  Batt.  A,  Second  Veterinary 
Hospital.  His  outfit  reached  France 
early  in  April.  While  on  a  furlough 
in  February  he  married  Miss  Cathar- 
ine Calden,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Charles  Calden,  well-known  residents 
of  Bay  Ridge. 

His  wife  and  family,  however,  doubt 
the  authenticity  of  the  report  concern- 
ing Pvt.  Wolf,  for  his  last  letter  was 
dated  October  21  and  postmarked  the 
25th.  In  it  he  made  no  mention  of 
having  been  in  action  or  his  expecting 
to    go   into  action. 

Pvt.  Harry  Dissick. 

Pvt.  Harry  Dissick,  who  was  killed 
in  action  on  October  6,  was  the  son 
of  Nathan  Dissick  of  278  South  Sec- 
ond St.  He  was  born  in  Brooklyn  24 
years  ago.  He  was  a  salesman. 
He  was  drafted  in  September,  1917, 
and  was  among  the  first  men  sent 
to  Camp  Upton,  where  he  was  as- 
signed to  Co.  L,  308th  Inf.,  and  after 
seven  months  started  overseas.  The 
Long  Island  train  on  which  his  unit 
was  being  conveyed  to  the  Pennsyl- 
vania depot  was  wrecked  and  Pvt.  Dis- 
sick was  among  the  men  who  were 
severely  injured.  He  was  returned  to 
Camp  Upton  and  placed  in  a  hospital, 
where  he  remained  until  he  recovered 
and  then  went  to  France  to  join  hia 
company. 

Pvt.  WiUiam  C.  Meehan. 

Pvt.  William  C.  Meehan  of  136  Bay 
Seventh  St.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
October  23  while  fighting  with  Co.  A, 
3  57th  Inf.  He  was  the  only  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  William  F.  Meehan.  Pvt. 
Meehan  was  born  in  Brooklyn  27 
years  ago.  When  he  was  about  eight 
months  old  his  parents  moved  to 
Manhattan  and  for  many  years  lived 
in  the  old  Greenwich  Village.  William 
was  graduated  from  P.  S.  No.  3,  in 
1904,  and  entered  the  College  of  the 
City  of  New  York  that  same  year.  Af- 
ter leaving  college  h©  obtained  a  city 
position  and  later  was  employed  in 
the  Department  of  Charities.  Event- 
ually he  obtained  a  position  with  tho 
Cunard  Steamship  Company.  He  en- 
tered the  service  on  April  27,  and 
sailed  for  France  in  August.  His  moth- 
er received  a  letter  from  him  dated 
October  15,  in  which  he  stated  that 
he  was  in  the  best  of  healtHw 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND    IN   THE   WAR. 


Pvt.  Kdward  Monsocs. 

Pvt  Edward  Monsees.  23  years  old, 
of  15  Goodwin  pi.,  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  October  28.  He  was  with  the 
311th  Inf.  Drafted  early  last  spring, 
ho  was  sent  to  Camp  Dix  and  .sailed 
for  Franco  in  May.  Ho  was  born  in 
Brooklvn  and  lived  with  his  brothers 
mother-in-law.  He  was  employed  in 
a  munition  factory. 

Pvt.  James  C.   Invin. 

Pvt.  James  C.  Irwin,  a  member  of 
the  Signal  Corps  and  a  resident  of  oi 
North   Junction   ave..   Corona,   d'c'    "f 
pneumonia  at  a  British  ba.sc  hospital 
in    France    on    October    28.      Ne«s    ot^ 
the   voung    mans   death    came    to    the  i 
parents,    Mr.    and    Mrs.    James    Ii  win  j 
^<^     in    a    Utter  from  J o.><eph    Burns,  a. . 
comrade,    whose    home    Ls    on    Sackett 
8t ,  Corona,  and  who  was  confidential 
Inspector      in      the   office   of   Borough 
President    Connolly    at    the     Uoroueh 
Hall.  Lonsr  Island  City,  before  he  en- 
tered   the  service.      Pvt.   Irwin   wa.s   28 
years   old.      He   leaves  his   wife,   Mrs. 
McNicolls  Irwin,  and  a  baby  son  born 
the   day   before   he   left    Spartanburg, 
S.    C,    for    Trance,    on    May    14.      Pvt. 
Irwin    saw    service    at    the    Mexican 
border. 

P\-t.  Gregory  Slannarino, 

Pvt.  Cireeory  S.  Mannarino,  2(!  years 
old,  who  was  killed  in  action  on 
October  4,  lived  with  his  cousins,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Vincent  Orleno.  ul  o309  13lh 
ave.  He  came  to  this  country  seven 
years  ago  from  Italy,  and  when  he 
was  drafted  on  October  10,  1917,  he 
was  not  a  citizen.  At  Camp  Upton  he 
was  assigned  to  Co.  V.  3fl5th  Inf.  He 
went  to  France  in  April.  George  J. 
Eulo  of  his  company  wrote  on  October 
H  that  Pvt.  Mann.irino  lost  his  life 
bv  machine  Kun  rui>  before  Verdun. 
He  said:  "We  always  try  to  keep  up 
our  courage,  althoiffh  we  have  sc  n 
our  best  friends  pass  away.  Our  com- 
pany has  been  over  the  top  three 
times  and  has  done  \^ry  good  work, 
but  we  had  to  put  up  a  good  fight,  for 
the  Germans  had  lots  of  machine  gunK 
In  front  of  us.  Georsi.^  and  myself 
'finished*  eight  Germar,.  between  us." 
When  Pvt.  Mannarino  entered  the 
gervlco  he  was  a^  general  mechanic 
employo<!  by  his  'im".  Lawrence 
Lippln,  a  manufacturer  of  Manhattan. 

l*\-t,     ZcMs    Brofjks. 

^•t.  Zcllg  Brooks  of  26  Chester  St. 
TVi«  killed  In  action  In  August.  He 
WIS  born  In  Russia  in  October,  ISSn. 
and  c.nme  to  the  I'nited  States  eight 
years  ago.  He  was  drafted  last  .May 
and  pent  to  Camp  Mills,  where  he  was 
assigiiPd  to  Ciy  1'  llfith  inf.  He  Icfl 
for  France  In  June.  Pvt.  Brooks  lived 
Tvlth  a  brother,  Ksau.  who  survives 
him.  In  his  last  letter  written  before 
Tie  was  killed  the  soldier  said.  "We 
are  nghting  very  hard  now,  but  I  do 
not  think  it  will  last  long,  as  the  Huns 
are  almost  licked." 

Mr<'lianlc    niarlrs    1"„    Chltuk, 

'•'.rzl:z:vc  Char'.eE  Vl.  C'lituk  of 
r,ty,.-lh  Jamcsport  died  of  disease  in 
Vrnnce.  He  enlisted  in  the  2.1d  Uogt. 
when  (here  wa.s  a  call  for  vulnnteers 
to  go  lo  the  Mexican  border  and  had 
been  in  the  service  ever  since.  H" 
was  tr.inBferred  to  the  IfCth  Inf,  at 
Spartanburg  and  sailed  for  France  on 
May  10.     He      as  about  21  years  old. 

I'vt.  Charles  I!.  Johnsoti. 

I'vf.  Charles  Fdwin  Johnsmi.  son  of 
TTarry  Johnson  of  Broailway  ave..  Say- 
•1:"\  Li-  I.,  filed  on  October  26  of 
woundn  received  In  aclion.  He  was 
born  In  ,«a\-\illR  22  years  ago.  but  was 
drnfled  from  Naples,  .\'.  Y..  where  he 
was  employed  on  a  f.nrm.  on  April  29 
last.  Ho  was  sent  to  Camp  Dix,  where 
ho  was  mustered  Into  Pnit.  D.  SOSth 
I"    A.,  and  after  lIx  weeks  of  training 


started  for  France.  In  his  last  letter, 
written  on  Septerhber  4,  he  said  he 
wa.s  in  an  active  sector.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Sayville  Congregational 
Church.  Three  of  his  brothers  are 
in  the  service.  Lt.  Frank  Johnson  of 
the  302d  Kng.,  in  France;  Albert 
Johnson,  in  Batt.  B.  26th  F.  A.,  Camp 
McClellan,  Ala.,  and  George  Johnson, 
in  the  .Vavv,  aboard  the  V.  S.  S.  Foam, 
in  the  Mine  .Sweeping  Division.  A 
sister,  Miss  p;ilen.  and  a  brother. 
Harry,  live  at  home  with  their  father. 

Corp.   F.   C.   Gchrsitc. 

Frederick  C.  t;ehrsitc  of  15  Troutman 
St.,  was  killed  in  action  on  September 
29.    He   enlisted   in   the   old    23d    Regt. 


"^^    FRED  C  G£H{?S1TC      '' 

OH, ^..„ ^■..;i;iAia>-~>ii:^ 

.and  was  transferred  to  Co.  G,  106th 
Inf..  in  which  organization  he  became 
a  corporal. 

Sgt.  Robert  R.  Watson. 
>Sgt.  Robert  E.  Watson,  29  years  old, 
of  Ainityville.  L.  I.,  was  the  first  boy 
from  that  village  to  l|e  killed  in  action. 
He  fell  on  October  12.  .Sat.  Watson 
was  a  member  of  Co.  M.  307th  Inf  . 
and  a  son  of  Mrs.  Annie  Watson,  who 
resides  on  .Nortli  Broadway,  Amity- 
villf.  He  was  born  in  the  liavenswood 
section  of  Long  Island  City,  and  was 
a  steam  titter  by  trade.  He  went  over- 
seas with  his  reginieni  from  Camp 
I'pton  lust  April.  A  brother,  Klliotc 
Watson,  is  in  the  Mili1;iry  I'ollce  at 
Camp  rpton.  and  another  brother. 
William,  lives  at  home  with  his 
mother.  Jlrs.  Watson  received  a  let- 
ter from  her  son  about  four  week,*; 
Tgo.  in  which  he  .said  he  had  been  in 
the  thick  of  the  fighting,  and  had  seen 
many  of  his  comrades  and  friends 
give  up  llicir  lives  bravely,  and  will- 
ingly for  llieir  country.  He  had  sev- 
eral clo.se  calls  before  the  final  blow 
came.  At  one  time  he  had  'n'ls  pack 
"blow'n  to  smithereens"  by  a  shell  but 
escaped  unhurt. 

CoiT>.   .lames   I.   Donohue. 

Chief  of  Police  John  Donohue  of 
Glen  Cove,  I,.  I.,  has  received  official 
notlHcatlon  from  the  War  Department 
that  his  brother.  Corp.  .(aires  Irviim 
Donohue,  wlio  was  well  known  in 
Glen  Cove,  was  killed  in  action  Sep- 
tember 26.  Corp.  Donohue  was  26 
years  old.  He  enlisted  in  the  old  23d 
Regt.  shortly  after  war  was  declaied. 
lie  wa.s  transferred  to  Co.  .M.  106lh 
Inf.,  at  Sp.-irtanbuig,  and  sailed  for 
France  on  May  10,  last.  In  October  his 
brother  received  a  War  Depart ment 
telegram  telling  him  that  Corp,  Dono- 


hue had  been  wounded  on  September 
1.  He  was  a  son  of  the  late  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Thomas  Donohue.  He  leaves  two 
irothers,  John  and  Thomas,  and  six 
=;isters,  Mary.  Margaret.  Katherine, 
Genevieve,  Irene  and  Mrs.  J.  Murphy. 
He  was  a  member  of  St.  Patrick's 
H.  C.  Church  and  before  enlisting  was 
r-ngaged  in  the  plumbing  business  In 
Glen  Cove. 

Corp.  Michael  J.  Mcchan, 
Corp.  Michael  J.  Meehan,  22  years 
old,  of  108  Baltic  St.,  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  September  27.  He  belonged  to 
Co.  C.  106th  Inf.  He  enlisted  in  the  old 
14th  Regt.  and  was  transferred  to  the 
106th  at  Spartanburg  from  where  he 
started  for  France  on  May  10.  Corp. 
.Meehan  Avas  a  graduate  of  St.  Peter's 
Parochial  School  and  is  survived  by 
his  parents,  four  sisters  and  four 
brothers,  one  of  whom,  William  F..  is 
on  duty  at  the  Mexican  border  in  the 
Cavalry. 

lit.  Karl  H.  WTicclcr, 
Lt.  Karl  H.  Wheeler,  son  of  Albert 
C.  and  M.  Louise  Wheeler  of  672  Tenth 
St.,  was  killed  in  action  on  Septem- 
ber 12.  He  enlisted  in  the  23d  Kegt., 
in  1914,  and  went  to  the  Mexican  bor- 
der in  the  summer  of  1916.  When 
the  23d  was  sent  to  Camp  W'adsworth 
he  was  transferred  to  Co.  A.  106th 
Inf..  and  assigned  to  the  ofiicers'  train- 
ing camp.  He  was  commissioned  a 
second  lieutenant.  lA.  Wheeler  was 
then  transf<'rr,ed  to  Co.  L.  168th  Inf., 
with  which  he  wont  to  France.  He  was 
l>oru  in  Brooklyn  24  years  ago  and 
was  a  graduate  of  Manual  Training 
H  S  Lt.  Wheeleh's  name  is  on  the 
honor  roll  of  All  Saints'  Episcopal 
Church. 

lyt.  Alfr«?cl  X.  Joerg. 
Lt.  Alfred  N.  Joerg,  an  aviator,  of 
376  Lewis  ave.,  who  was  reported 
missing  in  action  on  July  25,  is  now 
definitely  known  to  have  been  killed 
on  that  date.  He  was  the  son  of  Mrs. 
Theodora  N.  Joerg. 

Lt.  Joerg  was  piloting  an  obseira,- 
lion  plane  over  the  enemy's  lines  in 
the  thick  of  the  fighting  at  Chateau- 
Thierry  when  both  he  and  his  ob- 
server were  killed.  Lt.  Joerg  volun- 
teered on  the  day  war  was  declared. 
He  was  trained  first  at  the  Cornell 
Ground  School,  at  Ithaca,  and  then 
at  St.  Clemens.  Mich.  At  Mineola, 
L  I.,  he  received  his  commission  and 
la.st' February  he  left  for  France, 
where  he  received  further  instruction 
before  going  into  active  .service. 

The    last   letter    received    from    him 
was    dated    July    19.     In    October    the 
War     Department     reported     him     as 
missing   in   action.      Lt.    Joerg   was    29 
vears   old.     He   was   born    in    Elmira, 
Sr    T.,   but  had   lived    in   Brooklyn   for 
twenty  years.    Here  ho  attended  Boys 
H    S.    He  received  his  B..\.,  at  Colum- 
bia  and    then    went   to    the    Fordham 
Law  School.    He  was  admitted  to  the 
;  Bar  in   1913.  and  opened  an   office  at 
'  41  Wall  St..  l^lanhattan.    Lt.  Joerg  was 
a  member  of  the  Tower  Club  at  Rich- 
mond   Hill.     He   w'as  attached   to   the 
I  12th  Aero  Squadron. 

Pvt.   'Williani   .1.    Mrycr. 

Pvt.    William    J.     Meyer,    wno    was 

killed  in  action  on  October  20,  was 
'  28  vears  old  and  the  son  of  Mr.  and 
■  Mr.s.  William  Meyer  of  1725  G3d  st. 
'  His  brother,  Pvt.  John  P.  Meyer.  24 
I  vears  old.  a  member  of  Batt,  A,  306th 
'  F.     A.,     was     reported     as     .severely 

wounded  in  August.  He  ha.s,  how- 
i  ever,  recovered  from  an  attack  of  gas 

poisoning  and  has  seen  further  active 
',  first-line     service,     according     to     his 

letters. 

Pvt.  W.  J.  Meyer  was  a  member  of 

Co.  L,  SOSth  Inf.  He  was  drafted  on 
;  f)ctober  6,  1917.  and  sent  to  Camp 
I  I'pton.  Ho  reached  France  earl.x  in 
.  M"v.  His  brother  .lohii,  unmindful  of 
i  his    death,    wrote    to    his    mother    on 


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115 


October  23;     "We  are  now  behind  the 
lines   expecting  a  needed   rest,   and   I 
expect  to  get  a  seven-day  leave.     If  I 
do   I  am   going-  to   try  and   see  Willie. 
J.      This    is    the    first    rest    we    have    had 
i-       after  being  at  the  front  for   150   days, 
L       and    we   have    certainly   gone   through 
'       a   lot.      I   hope   that   this   trouble   will 
isoon    coine    to   an    end."      Pvt.    Meyer 
was  formerly  employed  by  the   Inter- 
borough    Rapid    Transit    Company    as 
a  special  officer. 

Pvt.   Rocco  Ali. 

^  Pvt.    Rocco   Ali,   who   was   killed   in 

(,  action  on  October  6,  lived  with  his 
aunt,  Mrs.  Fortunato  Dimasi  at  6322 
X4th  ave.  He- was  dratted  last  Feb- 
ruary and  sent  to  amp  Upton,  where 
he  was  attached  to  Co.  F,  305th  Inf. 
He  reached  France  in  May.  His 
cousin,  Vencente  Dimasi,  is  at  Camp 
(Jordon,  Atlanta,   Ga. 

P\t.  Edwin  C.  Halsey. 

f  Mr.   and   Mrs.  Frank  Halsey  of  East- 

hampton,  L.  I.,  have  received  a  let- 
ipr  announcing  the  death  of  their  son, 
Pvt.  Edwin  C.  Halsey,  in  France. 
Only  a  few  hours  before  the  sad  news 
came  they  had  a  letter  from  their 
son  himself,  in  which  he  stated  that 
he  was  ill  in  a  hospital,  but  did  not 
give  any  particulars.  The  letter,  which 
came    from   the    captain    of   the    com- 

'  pany,  said  that  Halsey  bore  up  well 
to  the  last  and  departed  from  this 
world  and  its  hardships  and  sorrow  in 
good  faith. 

Pvt.  Halsey  enlLsted  in  the  National 
Guard  when  this  country  declared  war 
and  was  sent  to  Spartanburg.  He 
wa.-s  recently  attached  to  an  aviation 
company  as  a  machinist.  He  was  25 
years  old.  He  was  the  first  man  from 
Easlhampton  to  die  in  the  service. 
Halsey  is  survived  by  his  parents  and 

.  four  brothers,  Lt.  Lsaac  T.  Halsey  of 
Co.  1.  Motor  Truck  Corps,  stationed  at 
Camp  Joseph  E.  Johnston,  .Tackson- 
ville.  Fla.;  Lt.  Wilbur  Halsey,  who  is 
in  Texas,  and  F'erris  Halsev  and 
Thomas  Halsey,  both  of  Easthamp- 
ton. 

Wagoner  Jolm  F.  Walsh. 
Wagoner  John  F.  Walsh,  of  5G4 
Lexington  ave.,  died  of  Spanish  influ- 
enza on  October  2  5.  He  was  the  son 
of  Patrick  J.  Walsh  and  was  a  drivei 
before  he  entered  the  service.  In  Sep- 
tember, 1917,  Wagoner  Walsh  enlisted 
and  went  to  Spartanburg,  wheio  he 
■was  assigned  to  Co.  C,  106th  Inf.  He 
was  subsequently  transferred  to  the 
Supply  Co.,  and  started  for  France  on 
May  10.  In  his  last  letter,  which  was 
written  on  October  5,  he  wrote  that 
he  was  celebrating  his  birthday  and 
that  he  wished  his  father  to  celebrate 
also.  His  brother,  James  J.  Walsh,  is 
in  the  Navy. 

P\t.  Frank  J.  Kowx>lin.skl. 

Pvt.  Frank  J.  Kowalinski  of  117 
Clinton  ave.,  Maspeth.  died  on  Novem- 
ber 20  of  wounds  received  in  action. 
On  October  18  he  wrote:  "I  was  slight- 
ly wounded  in  the  recent  American  ad- 
vance on  the  west  of  Verdun,  but  am 
in  hospital  and  doing  well.  Have  good 
liUrses  and  doctors,  so  do  not  worry. 
Am  not  able  to  sit  up,  so  the  chaplain 
is  writing  this  for  me.  We  have  lot3 
of  good  news  and  expect  the  war  will 
,  soon  be  over.  I  don't  expect  niy 
wound  will  lay  me  up  long.  It  is  m 
the  back,  but  not  serious." 

Pvt.  Kowalinski  was  drafted  in  Oc- 
tober, 1917.  He  was  three  weeks  at 
Camp  Upton,  after  which  he  was  sent 
to  Camp  Gordon.  Ga.  He  was  sent 
overseas  last  May  and  had  written 
home  regularly  in  a  cheerful  vein.  lis 
was  graduated  from  St.  Albert's  Pa- 
rochial School,  Elmhurst.  and  was 
working  as  a  pipefitter  when  called 
in  the  draft.  He  is  a  nephew  of  Alexis 
Zasadzinski,  janitor  or  trie  Elmhurst 
Public  Library.  Mr.  Kowalinski  has 
two  more  sons  in  the  service,  John, 


who  is  attached  to  Battery  D,  77th  P. 
A.,  and  Martin,  Battery  B,  26th  F.  A., 
Camp  McClelland,  Ala. 

Pvt.  Fi-ank  J.  J.  MoU. 

Capt.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Moll  of  992 
Madison  St.,  recently  received  a, 
photograph  and  a  slip  of  paper  from 
a  soldier  which  belonged  to  their  son, 
Pvt.  Frank  J.  J.  MoU,  who  was  in 
France.  They  do  not  know,  however, 
whetlier  he  is  dead  or  whether  he  lost 
them  in  the  heat  of  battle.  They  were 
sent  to  them  by  a  fellow  soldier  ac- 
companied  by   the   following   letter. 

"On  the  evening  of  October  1,  I 
found  the  enclosed  photo  and  slip  of 
paper  on  the  battlefield  near  the  body 
of  an  American  soldier,  to  whom  they 


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must  have  belonged.  Most  likely  he 
was  .a  near  relative  of  yours.  If  so,  I 
offer  you  my  deepest  sympathy  in  your 
bereavement.  The  place  was  near  a 
trench  one  kilometer  east  of  Konssoy. 
Probably  he  was  buried  near  the  spot 
where   he   fell." 

The  parents  have  not  given  up  hope, 
however,  as  they  claim  tliere  is  rea- 
son to  doubt  whether  the  picture  and 
slip  of  paper  positively  belonged  to 
the  man  near  whom  they  were  lying 
or  anotlier,  who  may  have  lost  them. 
Pvt.  Moll's  fatlisr  is  captain  of  Hook 
and  Ladder  Co.,  No.  124,  who  has  sent 
an  inquiry  to  Washington  concerning 
his  son.  The  young  soldier  was  Vtorn 
in  Brooklyn  and  graduated  from 
Bushwick  H.  .S.  He  was  a  macliinist's 
helper  in  the  employ  of  the  E.  W. 
Bliss  Co.,  when  he  enlisted  in  the  23d 
Regt.,  in  September,  1917.  At  Spar- 
tanburg, he  was  transferred  to  the 
106th  Inf,  M.  G.  Co.  He  left  for 
France  aboard  the  President  Lincoln 
on  iSIay  10.  His  last  letter  was  dated 
September  15. 

Prt.  Peter  A.  Zeis. 

Pvt.  Peter  A.  Zeis,  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Andrew  W,  Zeis,  of  207  Oxford 
ave..  Richmond  Hill,  was  killed  in 
action  on  October  5.  He  was  26  years 
old  and  a  member  of  Co.  H,  305th 
Inf.  Young  Zeis  made  several  at- 
tempts to  enlist,  but  was  rejected  each 
time  because  of  defective  eyesight.  He 
was  finally  drafted,  on  October  12, 
1917.  He  went  across  last  April.  Zeis 
was  born  in  Brooklyn,  and  had  lived 
at  Richmond  Hill  for  nine  years.  He 
was  graduated  from  the  Richmond 
Hill  H.  S.,  and  when  he  was  drafted  { 
was  employed  as  a  clerk  at  the  Bush] 


Terminal  Company.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Crescent  Club  of  Richmond 
Hill,  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Child 
Jesus  and  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  He  leaves 
his  parents  and  two  brothers,  Matthew 
G.,  who  is  in  the  Quartermaster  Corps 
of  the  Army,  now  at  Washington,  D. 
C,  and  Andrew  P.,  a  fireman  attached 
to  Engine  Co,  294,  of  Richmond  Hill. 

Pvt.  Aloysius  J.  Rudolph. 

Fvt.  Aloysius  J.  Rudolph,  who  was 
killed  in  action  on  September  29,  lived 
at  204  Starr  st.  when  he  was  inducted 
into  military  service.  His  relatives 
have  since  moved  to  310  Stagg  st.  He 
was  born  in  Brooklyn  24  years  ago. 
He  was  a  clerk  by  occupation.  Pvt. 
Rudolph  was  drafted  in  September, 
1917,  and  was  sent  to  Camp  Upton, 
where  he  was  assigned  to  Co.  M,  305th 
Inf.      He  went  overseas  in  April. 

Pvt.  Melvin  T.  SmiUi. 

Pvt.  Melvin  T.  Smith  of  421  15th 
ave..  Long  Island  City,  was  killed  in 
action  on  September  29.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  107th  Inf.  M.  G.  Co. 
Before  the  arrival  of  the  War  Depart- 
ment telegram  the  family  received  a 
letter  from  a  sergeant  stating  that 
Smith  was  killed  while  his  company 
was  fighting  at  Cambrai.  He  was  born 
in  Manhattan  19  yeai's  ago.  He  made 
liis  home  in  Long  Island  City  for  a 
number  of  years  and  was  well  known. 

Corp.  Lewis  Rifflard. 

According  to  reliable  information 
received  from  friends  in  the  Army 
Corp.  Lewis  Rifflard  of  Co.  M.  307th 
Inf.,  a  former  resident  of  Sayville  and 
Patchogue,  L.  I.,  has  died  of  wounds 
received  in  action.  Corp.  Leonard 
Sharp  of  West  Say-v-ille,  who  is  in  the 
same  company,  wrote  that  he  saw 
Rifflard  wounded  and  heard  later  that 
he  died  in  hospital,  and  Pvt-  Rohm  of 
Sayville  wrote  that  he  saw  Rifflard'3 
grave.  Miss  Adelle  Bamberger  of 
Patchogue,  to  whom  he  was  engaged 
to  be  married,  wrote  him  a  letter  oa 
August  29,  which  came  back  yesterflay 
unopened.  She  is  convinced  now  that 
he  is  dead.  Corp.  Rifflard's  last  lettef 
to  her  was  dated  September  24.  In  it 
he  said  he  was  returning  to  the 
Frenches  after  a  rest  period.  Corp. 
Rifflard  was  24  years  old,  an  orphan 
and  formerly  lived  with  a  sister,  Mrs. 
Henry  Hartmuller  Jr.  of  Sayville.  He 
was  drafted  in  September,  1917,  and 
went  to  France  in  April. 

Fvt.  Lewis  Diesel. 

Pvt.  Lewis  Diesel,  27  years  old,  of 
the  306th  Inf.  M.  G.  Co.,  was  killed  in 
action  on  October  8.  His  parents, 
Jacob  and  Rose  Diesel,  live  at  123 
Grove  st.  Pvt.  Diesel  was  sent  to 
Camp  Upton  in  October,  1917,  and 
went  overseas  in  April.  At  the  time, 
he  was  employed  as  head  bookkeeper 
by  the  Franklin  Trust  Co.  of  Manhat- 
tan, with  which  he  had  been  associat- 
ed for  11  veaTS.  He  was  a  graduate 
of  Public  School  75  and  attended  Cal- 
vary Episcopal  Church.  Besides  his 
parents,  two  brothers,  Sgt.  Arthur 
Diesel  of  Co.  D,  307th  Inf.,  and  George 
Diesel,  and  three  sisters,  Mrs.  James 
Rule,  Mrs.  Frank  Brady  and  Mrs. 
Theodore  Loeffler,  survive  him. 

Pvt.  Richard  J.  Bcary. 

Pvt.  Richard  J.  Beary,  30  years  old, 
383  an  Brunt  st.,  died  October  22  of 
pneumonia.  He  was  attached  to  Co. 
A,  147th  M.  G.  B.  Drafted  in  May, 
he  was  sent  to  Camp  Hancock,  and 
to  France  in  July.  Bora  in  Brook- 
lyn, he  was  graduated  from  St.  Mary's 
Parochial  School  and  was  employed 
by  the  Robins  Dry  Dock  Company. 
He  leaves  his  parents,  and  two  broth- 
ers in  the  service.  Alexander.  2  2 
years  old,  in  the  United  States  Navy, 
and  William,  21,  in  the  Ordnance 
Department  in  Maryland.  There  are 
four  sisters  and  another  brother. 


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BROOKLYN   AND    LONG   ISLAND    IN    THE   WAR. 


lA.  GUbort  P.  Rudkin. 

First  Lt.  Gilbert  P.  Rudkin,  who 
■n-as  killed  in  action  on  September  26, 
was  a  member  of  Co.  A,  106th  I.>f.. 
and  lived  at  1018  Park  pi-  He  was 
married  to  Miss  Uelia  M.  Smith  at 
Spartanburg,  ten  days  before  he  sailed 
for  France.  She  said  last  night  that 
the  first  news  of  her  husband's  death 
came  to  her  in  a  special  cable  from 
Guy  Hickok,  The  lOagle  Paris  repre- 
sentative, printed  in  The  Kagle  on  No- 
vember 14.  This  article  stated  that 
I  he  first  American  unit  to  attack  the 
Hindenburg  line  was  the  -Vth  Divi- 
sion, and  that  among  those  who  fell  in 
battle  was  Lt.  Iludkin. 

The  lieutenant  enlisted  in  the  old 
12th  Regt.  about  the  time  war  was 
declared,  went  to  Spartanburg  in  the 
fall  of  1917  and  was  there  transferred 
to  the  106th.  with  which  he  sailed  for 
France  on  Ma\  1 ".  Before  going  into 
service  he  was  a  salesman  for  the 
<.'hevroIet  Motor  Company  in  Brook- 
lyn. 1A.  Rudkin  was  born  in  Brook- 
l.vn,  29  years  ago  and  was  educated 
;it  a  military  academy  up  the  Hudson. 
He  is  survived  by  his  widow,  his  fa- 
ther. ,1.  Albert  Rudkin  of  144  Kast 
."iSth  St..  Manhattan;  a  brother.  Henry 
A.  Rudkin.  and  two  sisters.  Miss 
Adrcne  and   Miss  Katharine   Rudkin. 

P^-t.  .\rniiir  K.  Frank. 

Pvt.  Arthur  1-;.  Frank,  .son  of  Mr. 
mid  Mrs.  .lohn  X.  Frank  of  24  Den- 
irngton  ave..  Woodhaven,  was  killed 
in  action  on  October  14.  He  was  a 
member  of  Co.  H,  ]  65th  Inf.  He  en- 
listed ni  (he  14th  Regt..  was  trans- 
ferred In  the  Rainbow  Division  at 
Camp  Mills  and  .sailed  for  France  in 
October,  1917.  A  brother,  John,  is 
now  at  Camp  Upton. 

Pit.   VcrtiiKlo   Jtag.aslia. 

Pvt.  \'erando  Ragaglia,  24  years  old, 
of  217  Hoyt  ave..  Long  l.sland  City, 
was  killed  in  action  on  November  1. 
Ho  was  a  member  of  Co.  K.  306th  Inf. 
Drafted  on  May  2  8  last,  he  was  sent 
to  Camp  Vpton  and  sailed  for  France 
on  July  5.  He  lived  with  a  brother 
Peter.  He  wr.s  born  in  Pressa,  Italy, 
and  lived  in  Long  Island  City  for 
eight  years.  He  worked  in  .Jersey 
City. 

Sgt.    Louis  T.   ScIioII   Jr. 

Sgt.  Louis  Tobias  Scholl  Jr.  of  132 
■Weldon  .st.  was  killed  'n  action  on  Oc- 
tober 17.  He  WH.^  for  seven  years  a 
member  of  the  2Srt  Regt.  Sgt.  Scholl 
saw  service  on  me  Ivie.xican  border  in 
1916.  He  was  in  camp  at  Van  Cort- 
landt  Park  after  war  was  declared, 
nd  in  the  fall  of  1917  went  to  Spar- 
tanburg, where  he  was  transferred  to 
Co.  H.  106111  Inf.  Sgt.  Scholl  was  23 
years  old.  horn  in  Brooklyn  and  grad-1 
iiated  from  P.  S.  16.  He  was  em- I 
ployed  by  the  I-iverpooI.  London  and 
Globe  Insurance  Company.  His  | 
mother  died  of  pneumonia  on  October  ' 
19.  He  leaves  his  father,  with  three 
brothers  and  a  foster  brother.  They 
are  Corp.  Clarence  H.  of  Co.  A.  306th 
M.  G.  B.:  William  C.  H.,  First  Batt.. 
Co.  D,  Edgewood  Arsenal;  Harold  W.. 
34th  Service  Co.,  S.  C,  and  Edward 
BIcsscr. 

IS^,  WlUiajn  ,\.  Richl. 

Pvt  William  Andrew  Riehl.  aged 
J4.  of  Briggs  ave.,  between  Kimball 
and  .Icrome  aves.,  Morris  Park,  was 
listed  as  killed  in  action.  Pvt.  Riehl 
was  born  in  Brooklyn,  where  he  lived 
all  his  life.  Rlchl  was  a  member  of 
Co.  !•'.  lU6th  Inf.  He  enlisted  In  the 
•Id  23d  Regt.  four  years  ago.  saw 
fity  m  the  Mexican  border  and  went 
«o  y»anco  last  May.  He  was  formerly 
la  U  e  merchant  tailoring  business. 

Sfit.  Vincent  Aitkcn. 

BeV-    Vincent    litken,    19    years    old. 

of    '/60    Hudson    ave.,    was    killed    in 

ftct'on    on    November    3.      He    enlisted 

sn  Co.  A,  B6th  Inf.,  in  June,  1917,  was 


sent  to  Chattanooga,  Tenn..  then  to 
Texas  and  to  France  in  August.  He 
was  born  in  Brooklyn,  graduated  from 
P.  S.  No.  1 5.  and  when  he  entered 
the  service  was  assistant  treasurer  of 
the    Majestic    Theater.       His    brother, 

'  George,  is  at  Camp  Hancock.  His 
parents.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  W.  Ait- 
ken,  and  a  sister,  Edith,  also  survive 

j  him. 

!  Pvt.    HaiT.v    J.    Assip. 

I  Pvt.  Harry  J.  Assip,  17  years  old, 
of  ISl  12th  St.,  a  member  of  Co.  C, 
102d    Eng.,    was    killed    in    action    on 

I  September  13.  He  enlisted  in  the  14th 
Regt.  in  June.  1917.  and  while  at 
Spartanburg    was    transferred    to    the 


HARRYJ.A5i>lh-' 


10  2d  Eng.  Pvt.  Assip  was  born  in 
Brooklyn  and  graduated  from  P.  S. 
No.  40.  His  brother,  William,  is  a 
member  of  Co.  B,  106th  Inf.,  and  ac- 
cording to  latest  advices  is  at  present 
In  a  base   hospital  in  England. 

Pvt.   Frank    Kutllcr. 

Pvt.  Frank  Ruttler.  who  was  killed 
in  action  on  September  27,  was  a 
member  of  Co.  I,  106th  Inf.  He  was 
26  years  old  and  the  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  James  Ruttler  of  1063  St.  Mark's 
ave.  He  was  born  in  Italy  but  had 
been  in  this  country  for  16  years. 
He  enlisted  in  the  14th  Regt.  about 
two  years  ago. 

Pvt.   William   A.   ISurbcrry. 

Pvt.  William  Amos  Burberry,  son 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Burberry  of 
1026  Hollywood  uve..  Far  Roikaway, 
was  killed  in  action  on  November  6. 
I'vt.  Burberry  was  born  in  England 
36  years  ago.  He  was  brought  to  this 
countr.v  when  he  was  15  months  old. 
For  twelve  years  the  family  has  lived 
at  l''ar  Rockaway.  Burberry  tried  to 
enlist  in  the  United  States  Army  on 
three  different  occasions,  but  wa.^  re- 
jected, lie  then  enlisted  with  the 
Third  Canadian  Reserve  Battalion. 
Mounted  Rifle.s.  last  May,  and  sailed 
for  overseas  in  .iune. 

Pvt.  Ni'.-liola-s  AVi-cdo. 
Pvt.  Niciiolas  Wrede,  a  member  of 
the  SO.'Jth  Supply  Co.,  Q.  M.  C,  died 
of  pneumonia,  in  l'"rancc,  on  Octoiier 
14.  I'vl.  W'rcdo  was  in  the  first  call 
for  men  summoned  to  Camp  Merritt 
and  thence  sent  to  the  Quartermaster 
School  at  Jacksonville,  Fla.  Ho  was 
22  years  old,  a  graduate  of  Pulilic 
School  .No.  fl,  and  before  he  entered 
the  service  was  employed  at  tne  ship- 


yards.    His  mother  is  Mrs.   Margaret 
Wrede  of  583  St.  John's  pi. 

■Wagoner  C.  Z.  Whidden. 

Wagoner  C.  Z.  Whidden  of  64  18th 
ave.  Long  Island  City,  died  of  wounds 
on  October  28.  Whidden  enlisted  in 
Idaho  on  March  17.  1917.  and  sailed 
for  France  on  November  24  the  sanne 
year.  He  was  a  member  of  Co.  C, 
146th  Inf. 

Pvt.  Clyde  Blungie. 

Pvt  Clyde  Blungie,  aged  32,  son  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Blungie,  of  105 
New  York  ave..  Jamaica,  was  killed  in 
action  on  October  22.  Pvt.  Blungie 
was  drafted  on  December  9.  1917,  and 
went  to  Camp  Upton,  but  received 
most  of  his  training  at  Camp  Greene, 
N.  C.  He  went  across  last  March  with 
Co.  B.  38th  Inf.  Blungie  was  wounded 
at  the  Marne  on  July  20.  He  was  hit 
in  the  neck  by  a  piece  of  shrapnel.  In 
his  last  letter  hohie.  dated  September 
22.  he  wrote  that  he  had  completely 
recovered.  He  had  been  a  gunner  in  a 
platoon  of  automatic  rifles,  the  Brown- 
ing gun  being  used.  Pvt.  Blungie  was 
born  in  Essex  County,  New  York.  The 
family  lived  for  a  time  in  Vermont, 
and  nine  years  ago  moved  to  Jamaica, 
where  Clyde  was  employed  in  the  lum- 
ber concern  of  John  R.  Carpenter.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  First  M.  E. 
Church  of  Jamaica.  He  leaves  his  par- 
ents and  a  brother,  Carl. 

Corp.  Walter  B.  IJord. 

Corp.  Walter  Baker  Lord,  23  years 
old.  whose  mother.  Mrs.  Anna  M. 
Lord,  lives  at  457  Chestnut  st,  was 
killed  in  action  on  September  15.  He 
was  drafted  in  September.  1917.  sent 
to  Camp  Upton  and  assigned  to  Co.  G, 
307th  Inf.  He  went  to  France  hist 
April.  Born  in  New  York  City,  he 
was  graduated  from  P.  S.  No.  64.  His 
three  brothers  arc  all  in  the  service. 
They  are  Ralph  E..  306th  Inf..  Supply 
Co.;  Frank  H.,  315th  F.  S.  B..  who 
was  wounded  several  months  ago.  and 
Harold  H.,  Batt.  C,  30th  C.  A.  C.  at 
Camp   Eustis,  Va. 

Pvt.  LioiUs  Witover. 

Pvt.  Louis  Witover,  aged  21,  son  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Witover,  of  1827 
Pitkin  ave.,  died  on  October  31.  of 
wounds  received  in  action.  He  was 
drafted  last  May,  sent  to  Camp  Up- 
ton and  arrived  in  Fmrrco  in  Jun», 
when  he  was  assigned  to  Co.  F,  ISth 
Inf.  Born  in  Russia.  Pvt.  Witover  came 
to  America  fourteen  years  ago  with 
his  parents.  He  was  graduated  from 
P.  S.  No.  109,  and  was  a  conductor  on 
the  Franklin  ave.  trolley  line. 

Corp.  Jo.scph  Yantonio. 

Corp.  Joseph  Yantorno,  23  years 
old,  226  High  st.,  was  killed  in  action 
on  October  12.  He  belonged  to  the 
38th  Inf.  Corp.  Yantorno  enlisted  in 
September,  1917,  was  sent  Ui  Syracuse 
and  sailed  for  France  last  March.  He 
was  born  in  Italy  and  came  to  this 
country  live  years  ago.  He  was  em- 
ployed as  a  tailor.  lie  leaves  hta 
parents  in  Italy  and  a  brother,  Peter, 
in  this  countrj'.  In  his  last  letter, 
which  was  written  on  October  4.  he 
said  that  ho  had  been  wounded  in 
the  head,  but  was  back  in  ti»«  line 
again. 

Pvt.  All>oitniioiiips<in. 

Pvt.  Albert  Thompson  of  Hartford, 
Conn.,  who  was  engaged  to  Miss  Freda 
Hendelsman  of  970  Glenmore  ave., 
died  of  disease  in  France.  They  had 
planned  to  be  n-.arricd  before  he  left 
for  France,  but  Pvt.  Thtunpson  was 
unable  to  obtain  a  furlough.  Miss 
Handelsman  is  now  in  Hartford. 

'Pvt.  James  A.  Brad.v. 

I'vt.  James  A.  Brady  of  517  St. 
Mark's  ave.,  reported  by  Washington 
as  killed  in  action  on  October  28, 
wrote  a  letter  to  his  mother  on  that 


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date,  telling  hei-  many  amusing  inci- 
dents of  his  sojourn  in  France.  He  was 
a  member  of  Co.  B.  304th  Inf.,  with 
which  he  left  Camp  Devens  for  France 
in  May.  He  was  educated  at  St. 
Teresa's  Parochial  School  and  was  a 
choir  boy  in  -tliat  churcli.  He  was  in 
his  25tli  year.  Before  going  into  the 
•ervice  he  and  his  brother,  Sgt.  John 
J.  P.  Brady,  now  at  Camp  Sheridan, 
ivere  newsdealers. 

Corp.  Till'orrt  Li.  T/ar.sen. 
Corp.  Tilford  L.  Larsen  was  killed 
fn  action,  on  September  27.  He  had 
lived  with  his  aunt,  Mis.  T.  Dahl.  at 
4117  Fort  Hamilton  ave.  Corp.  Lar- 
sen enlisted  in  Co.  A,  23d  Regt..  when 
.■Vmerica  declared  war  on  Oermany.  He 
was  sent  to  Spartanburg,  whei-e  he  was 
transferred  to  the  106th  Inf..  He 
sailed  for  France  on  May  10.  In  a  let- 
ter dated  .September  22,  he  wrote:  "I 
am  enjoying-  good  liealth  and  do  not 
.allow  an.v  little  troubles  to  worry  me." 
He  was  born  in  Brooklyn  22  years  ago. 
He  attended  the  Westminster  Presta.v- 
tei'ian  Church.  Before  entering  the 
service  he  was  employed  by  the  Amer- 
ican Wire  and  Steel  Co.  of  Manhattan. 

Pvt.  Frederick  J.  Ijindeinaiin. 

Pvt.  Frederick  J.  Lindemann,  30 
years  old,  of  80a  Vanderveer  pi., 
Brooklyn,  died  of  wounls  on  Novem- 
ber 6.  He  was  a  member  of  Co.  B, 
108th  Inf.  Pvt.  Lindemann  was  born 
at  Woodhaven,  and  lived  there  all  his 
life.  He  was  employed  in  a  grocery 
store  in  Manhattan  before  he  was 
drafted,  on  April  27  last,  and  went 
across  in  .luly.  He  was  a  member  of 
Christ  Lutheran  Church,  Woodhaven. 
Two  brothers,  Charles  and  Joseph  W., 
of  Woodhaven,  and  two  sisters,  Mrs. 
Benjamin  Burvenick  of  Woodhaven 
and  Mrs.  E.  Francisco  of  Brooklyn, 
survive  him. 

Corp-  John  J.  McGuiro. 

Corp.  John  J.  McGuire,  20  years 
old,  of  57  Luquer  St.,  was  killed  in 
action  on  .September  27.  He  was  a 
member  of  Co.  D,  106th  Inf.  He 
joined  the  14th  Regt.,  in  May,  1916, 
and  served  seven  months  on  the  Mex- 
ican border.  When  the  U.  S.  entered 
the  war,  he  was  at  Sheepshead  Bay 
for  a  time,  after  wliich  he  was  sent 
to  Spartanburg,  where  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  106th.  Corp.  McGuire 
was  a  native  of  Brooklyn.  He  worked 
as  a  conductor  for  the  J'  R.  T.  In 
his  la.st  letter,  which  wus  dated  Sep- 
tember 8,  he  staled  that  he  was  in  a 
rest  camp.  He  leaves  his  parents. 
Mary  and  William  Mcduire;  two 
brothers,  Patrick,  who  is  with  the 
3U2d  .s.  T.,  and  William,  and  a  sister, 
Mary. 

Coin.   W«Uor   K.   PoifTcr. 

Corp.  Walter  F.  Peiffer,  a  member 
of  Co.  K.  307th  Inf..  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  October  13.  Ho  was  31  years 
old  and  was  called  in  the  first  draft 
contingent  senl  to  Camp  liptr.n  in 
.September,  1917.  Born  and  educated 
at  Chambersburg,  Pa.,  he  came  to 
Brooklyn  a  short  time  before  he  was 
called  and  took  up  his  residence  at 
2'58  Lafayette  ave.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  German  Reformed  Church 
and  before  going  to  cairip  was  en- 
gaged in  the  shoe  business.  He  leaves 
his  wife,   Mrs.   Edith   A.      Peiffei-. 

Sgt.  George  W.  Hall  Jr. 

Sgt.  George  W.  Hall  .Ir.,  husband 
of  Mrs.  Dorotliy  Galloupo  Hall  of 
lalchogue,  L.  I.,  was  killed  in  action 
on  September  8.  Before  the  war  he 
was  in  the  Army  for  five  years,  and 
was  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George 
W.  Hall  of  Chicago.  Sgt.  Hall  was 
among  the  first  of  the  old  Regular 
Army  men  to  he  sent  to  Camp  Upton. 
He  was  married  to  Miss  Galloupe  at 
Patchogue  last  February,  and  left  for 
France  in  April.  A  daughter  was 
born  to  the  couple  on   October  26.    In 


his  last  letter,  written  on  September 
1,  Sgt.  Hall  informed  his  wife  that  he 
was  returning  to  the  trenches  after  a 
short  rest. 

Corp.  Daniel  J.  Graliani. 

Corp,  Daniel  .1.  Graham,  only  son 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Graham  of  372 
.Sixth  St.,  was  killed  by  a  bomb  dropped 
behind  the  lines  from  an  enemy  air- 
plane. His  death  was  announced  in 
a  letter  to  his  family  from  a  lieu- 
tenant of  his  company,  Arthur  A.  Far- 
rell.  With  this  letter  was  inclosed 
another,  which  had  been  written  by 
Corp.  Graltam  to  his  mother,  but  never 
mailed.     The  spirit  of  the  letter  was 


AN)£LJ-GRAHArv' 


light  and  happy — his  closing  remark 
having-  been  that  he  was  going  to 
take  a  shave.  Lt.  Farrell's  letter  read 
in  part:  "It  is  with  great  pride  that 
I  tell  you  he  died  at  the  guns  like  a 
true  soldier.  This  moi-ning  we  dug 
a  grave  in  the  sunny  fields  of  France 
and  this  afternoon  he  will  be  laid  to 
rest  beside  those  who  served  with  him 
and  loved  him.  Corp.  Graham,  or 
rather  Dan,  as  we  Icnew  iiim.  was  an 
excellent  soldier — a  gentleman,  and 
abc^'e  all,  a  true  American.  He  gave 
his  all  for  those  left  behind,  and  let 
me  asstire  .vou  we,  his  comrades,  cher- 
ish  his  memor.v." 

Corp.  Graham  enlisted  with  the  102d 
F.  A.  at  the  outbreak  of  the  war.  He 
was  soon  transferred  to  Batt.  B.  lO.'ith 
F.  A.,  and  left  for  I'rance  from  New- 
r)ort  News  last  summer,  after  a  course 
of  training  at  Spartanburg.  Corp. 
Graham  was  born  in  Brookl.vn  2  6  years 
ago.  He  attended  P.  ■■^.  7  7  and  Man- 
ual Training  H.  S.,  and  from  the  time 
of  his  graduation  up  to  his  enlistment 
he  was  employed  as  a  sample  hand 
by  the  .Saxonia  Wholesale  Dress  Goods 
Compan.v  in  Manhattan.  For  many 
years  Corp.  Graham  belonged  to  the 
Y.  M.  C  A.  and  played  on  the  basket- 
ball team.  He  was  altar  and  choir 
boy  at  the  R.  C.  Church  of  .St.  Thomas 
Aquinas. 

Pvt.  John  .1.  O'Rrien. 

Word  of  the  death  of  Pvt.  John  J. 
O'Brien,  on  November  3,  has  been  re- 
ceived by  his  father,  P.  J.  O'Brien, 
advertising  manager  for  the  Thomas 
Roulston  Co.,  who  resides  at  257  12th 
St.  Pvt.  O'Brien  was  20  years  old  and 
had  been  in  France  since  October, 
1917,  with  the  famous  Rainbow  Divis- 
ioii.  Prior  to  hi.s  enlistment  in  the 
14th  Regt.  he  worked  with  his  father. 
He  served   oi-i   the  Mexican   border  in 


1916.  Some'time  after  he  came  North 
he  was  sent  to  Camp  Mills  and  trans- 
ferred to  the  16uth  Inf.  The  last  let- 
ter from  Pvt.  O'Brien  was  dated  Oc- 
tober 3.  A  brother  in  the  service 
wrote  that  he  saw  Pvt.  John  as  he 
went  into  action  on  October  7. 

Pvt.  O'Brien  was  born  on  .Staten  Is- 
land. For  twelve  years  he  had  lived  in 
Brooklyn  with  his  family.  He  at- 
tended St.  John's  Parochial  School. 
Two  other  brothers  are  in  the  service, 
Sgt.  .lames  J.  O'Brien  is  a  member  of 
the  Second  Pioneers  and  Pvt.  Hugh  J. 
O'Brien  is  with  the  telephone  battalion 
of  the  11th  Engineers. 

Pvt.  lOdward  licoiai  np. 

Pvt.  Edward  Komaine,  22  years  old, 
of  H6  1  E.  I.'.th  St.,  was  killed  in  action 
on  SL'ptember  28  while  participating  in 
a  daylight  raid,  for  which  he  had  vol- 
unteired.  He  belonged  to  Co.  K, 
107th  Inf..  which  helped  to  break  the 
llindenburg-  line,  and  was  the  son  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Romaine.  He  en- 
listed in  May,  1916,  with  Batt.  B,  .Second 
F.  A.,  and  after  serving  seven  months 
on  the  Mexican  border  was  trans- 
ferred to  Co.  K,  Seventh  Regt.,  which 
was  later  merged  with  the  107th  Inf. 
Mrs.  Romaine  received  the  particulars 
of  her  s<in's  death  through  a  letter 
from  his  pal.  Bugler  Van  Rensselaer 
Schuyler.  Mai.  Barnard,  formerly  his 
captain,  who  is  now  at  Camp  Meade, 
told  his  family  that  Pvt.  Romaine  Was 
mild  mannered  but  the  first  to  take  his 
coat  off  when  he  got  into  action.  The 
official  telegram  stated  that  he  had 
been  killed  on  Septemljer  29,  but  later 
the  adjutant  general  confirmed  the  date 
of  .September  28.  Pvt.  Romaine  was  em- 
ployed by  the  Seth  Thomas  Clock 
Company.  Born  and  educated  in  Yon- 
kers,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Re- 
formed Church  Of  that  city.  While  in 
training  he  was  offered  a  promotion 
with  a  transfer  into  the  cavalry,  which 
he  refused  because  he  feared  that  he 
would  m'KS  the  chance  to  go  across. 
His  brother  Charles,  21  years  old. 
attended  the  Officers  Training  Camp 
at  Camp  Gordon.  Another  brother. 
William,  24  years  old,  perfected 
the  Zig-Zag  clock,  which  is  used 
on  the  ships  of  the  United  States  Navy. 
Because  of  this  and  other  inventions 
the  Government  exempted  him  from 
military  service  so  that  he  might  con- 
tinue this  work. 

Pvt.  VVilliaiii  Brown. 

I'vt.  William  A.  Brown  of  547  Ber- 
gen St.,  died  on  October  9  of  wounds. 
Both  his  legs  were  blown  off  on  Oc- 
tober 6.  On  October  10  a  baby  was 
born  to  his  wife.  Mrs.  Agncr;  F.  Rice 
Brown.  Pvt.  Brown  was  ci  member 
of  the  102d  A.  T.  He  enlisted  in  the 
old  Fir.st  Cavalry.  Pvt.  Brown  was 
well  known  in  Sheepshead  Bay,  as  his 
father  was  a  prominent  race  track 
man.  He  was  a  member  of  .St.  Mark's 
R.  C.  Churt-h  and  was  29  years  old. 

Pvt.  Albeit  S.  Alvelcr. 

pvt.  Albert  B.  Abeler,  son  of  Mrs. 
George  I'owell  and  the  late  Benjamin 
E.  Abeler,  was  killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember 27.  His  folks  received  the  in- 
formation yesterday,  liut  they  refused 
to  give  up  Jiope  as  he  had  wrfcten 
them  that  there  were  three  men  of  tiie 
same  name  in  Co.  C,  106th  Inf.,  to 
which  he  belonged.  He  enlisted  in  the 
14th  Regt.  in  the  spring  of  1917,  and 
after  .spending  some  time  at  Sheeps- 
head Bay,  was  sent  to  Camp  Wads- 
worth,  Spartanburg,  S.  C,  where  he 
was  transferred  to  the  106th.  He 
sailed  for  France  on  May  10.  Pvt. 
Abeler  was  born  in  Brooklyn,  25  years 
ago.  He  was  graduated  from  P."  S. 
114,  and  when  he  entered  the  service 
was  a  pipefitter  for  the  National 
Chemical  Co.  He  leaves  his  motlier, 
stepfather,  two  sisters,  Mrs.  Edna  Le- 
Clair  and  Mrs.  Florence  Gunyon,  and 
two  half-brothers,  George  and  Arthur 
Powell. 


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I'M.  Morris  Bass.  | 

rvt    Morris  F.ass.   24  years  old.  son  ! 
of  Israel  and  Sarah  Ba.ss  of  351  Hins- 
dale St.,  was  killed  in  action  on  Octo- 
ber 8.     He  was  a  member  of  Co.  K. 
Seventh    Inf.      Pvt.    Bass   was   drafted  ] 
in  September.  :917,  sent  to  Camp  Up-  , 
ton  and  sailed  for  France  last  April.  ' 
He  was  born  in  Russia  and  came  to  i 
America  fourteen  years  ago.     He  was  ; 
a  painter.  I 

I'vt.  Paul  Hlckcy.  I 

Pvt.      Paul    Hiclcey    of    157    Engert 
ave.,  who  died  of  wounds  on  Scpteni-  \ 
ber  2S,  was  the  son  of  John  and  Paul-, 
ine  Hickcy.    He  was  23  years  old.     He' 
was    born    in    Greenpoint   and    was   a , 
Kradu-tte     of     St.     Cecilia's     Parochial 
School.    He  was  a  chauffeur  by  occu- 
pation.    Pvt.    Hickey    was    drafted    in 
April    and    was   sent   to    Camp    Upton, 
where  he  was  assigned  to  Co.  D,  328th 
Ini.    Twice  before  ho  had  been  wound- 
ed in  the  arms  and  legs  and  recovered 
in  base  hospitals,  returning  each  time 
to   his  company   and   again  going  into 
battle. 

Pvt.  Donato  Ditaranto. 

Pvt.  Donato  Ditaranto,  a  member  of 
the  31. St  Inf.,  was  killed  in  action 
on  October  ll'.  He  lived  at  1062 
67th  St.  with  his  brother.  He  was 
born  in  Naples,  Italy,  25  years  ago 
and  was  educated  in  Italy.  Another 
brother  is  in  the  Italian  Army.  Be- 
fore being  drafted  last  May  he  con- 
ducted a  barber  shop  on  99th  St.,  Fort 
Hamilton. 

Corp.  Harry  C.  Douty. 

Mrs.  Mary  Douty  of  2519  Madison 
Bt.  is  hoping  that  a  mistake  has  been 
made  in  the  War  Department  an- 
nouncement that  her  son.  Corp.  Harry 
C.  Douty,  was  killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember 27.  The  hope  is  based  on  the 
fact  that  he  was  promoted  on  June  2 
last  to  a  sergeautcy,  while  in  the  ele- 
gram  he  was  ranked  as  a  corporal. 
Sgt.  Douty  was  born  in  Manhattan, 
22  years  ago  and  had  been  a  resident 
of  Hidgewood  for  13  years.  He  was 
graduated  from  P.  S.  88,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  Holy  Cross  Episcopal 
Church.  About  three  years  ago  he  en- 
listed in  Co.  B,  23d  Regt.,  with  which 
he  went  to  the  Mexican  border.  Sev- 
eral months  after  war  was  declared 
he  went  to  Spartanburg,  whore  he  was 
transferred  to  the  106th  Inf.,  with 
which  he  sailed  for  France  on  M.ay 
10.  Ho  played  third  base  for  the 
Dodger  baseball  team  and  was  also 
a  member  of  the  Ridgewood  Basket- 
ball Club.  Sgt.  Douty  was  engaged 
in  the  importi<;g  dry  goods  business 
in  Manhattan  when  he  entered  the 
service.  In  his  last  letter,  written  on 
September  21,  Sgt.  Douty  said  his 
regiment  was  to  move  up  the  line  the 
next  day  and  that  he  would  keep  his 
mother  posted.  He  had  been  "over  the 
top"  eight  times  and  considered  himself 
as  being  very  luclvy,  having  returned 
without  a  scratcli  while  many  of  his 
comrades  were  injured  or  killed.  At 
the  same  time,  however,  he  also 
wrote  to  his  grandmother  stating 
that  he  had  received  a  slight  scratch 
upon  the  face,  which  had  healed,  but 
for  her  not  to  mention  a  word  to  his 
mother  about  the  matter.  He  is  also 
survived  by  .a  younger  brother,  Rob- 
fTt,  15  years  old. 

Pit.  Willlain  J.  Pritohard. 

Pvt.  William  .J.  Pritchard,  25  years 
old.  died  of  wounds  on  October  28. 
He  was  the  only  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
William  S.  I'ritchard  of  128  Linden 
St.  He  was  born  in  Brooklyn  and  was 
graduated  from  P.  S.  75  and  the  Bush- 
wlck  H.  S.  In  June,  1!»0S.  He  was  a 
bookkeeper  for  Cnnron  Brothers  of 
Manhattan.  I'ive  years  ago  j-vl. 
Pritchard  Joined  the  .Ninth  Co.  of  the 
"Id  13th  C.  A.  C.  When  war  was  de- 
clared he  was  .sent  to  Fort  Hamilton, 
from  where  he  sailed  with  Batt.  D, 
iyth  F.  A.,  for    Franco    on  March  27. 


In  his  last  letter,  written  on  October 
5.  he  urged  the  members  of  the  fam- 
ily to  enjoy  themselves,  as  he  was 
doing  likewise  and  was  receiving  the 
best  of  treatment.  He  expressed  the 
belief  that  he  would  soon  be  home. 
When  the  telegram  announcing  his 
death  arrived,  his  oldest  sister,  Min- 
nie. 22  years  old,  became  hysterical 
and  was  unconscious  for  nearly  a 
week.  She  is  still  unable  to  speak. 
He  also  leaves  another  sister.  Dorothy. 

Mrs.  Archer  of  77  W'cirfleld  st.  re- 
ceived a  letter  from  her  son,  Rus- 
sell C.  Archer,  who  is  also  a  member 
of  Batt.  D.  in  which  he  said: 

"I  want  you  to  go  to  128  Uinden  St. 
and  see  Mrs.  Pritchard,  for  her  son  I 
was  killed  right  alongside  of  me.  He  \ 
was  a  very  good  pal.  Tell  his  dear 
mother  I  dug  his  grave  and  buried 
him  myself,  put  a  cross  on  his  grave 
and  got  a  chaplain,  too,  and  had  a 
lovely   service   for   him. 

"The  damn  Huns  got  four  in  our 
battery,  one  killed  and  three  wound- 
ed, and,  thank  God,  they  didn't  get 
me." 

Corp.  Martin  Becker. 

Martin  Becker  of  Huntington  Sta- 
tion,   L.    I.,    was   killed    in   action    on 


October  8.     He  was  a  corporal  in  Co. 
D,    306th   Inf. 

Pvt.  Tliomas  J.  SchmJtt. 

Pvt.  Thomas  .1.  Schmitt,  who  died 
of  wounds  on  October  9.  lived  with  his 
sister,  Mrs.  Joseph  Finnigan,  at  173 
Russell  St.  when  he  was  inducted  into 
service.  He  was  born  in  Greenpoint 
24  years  ago.  He  attended  St.  Mary's 
Parochial  School  in  Long  Island  City 
and  was  a  member  of  St.  Cecilia's 
Church.  When  Pvt.  Schmitt  was 
drafted  on  April  27  last  he  was  sent 
to  Camp  Upton  and  later  to  Camp 
Dcvcns,  Ayer,  Mass.,  where  he  was 
assigned  to  Co.  L,  303d  Inf.  He  was 
iiflerward  transferred  to  Provisional 
Co.,  162a  Inf.  H«  went  to  France  in 
June. 

P\-t.  Frank  C.  .Tahn. 

Pvt.  Frank  C.  Jahn,  son  of  Charles 
and  Barbara  Jahn  of  1230  Fulton  St., 
died  on  October  9,  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action.  He  was  .a  member 
of  the  327th  Inf.  Hdq.  Co.  In  October, 
1917,  he  was  sent  to  Camp  Upton, 
from  where  ho  was  transferred  to 
Camp  Gordon.  Ho  left  for  Franco  last 
May.  In  his  last  letter,  which  was 
written  three  days  before  his  death, 
he    spoke    of    himself    as    being    per- 


fectly well.  Pvt.  Jahn  was  born  in 
Brooklyn  and  was  a  graduate  of  P.  S. 
76.  He  was  22  years  old,  and  prior 
to  his  entrance  into  the  Army  was 
employed  as  a  salesman  for  a  Man- 
hattan rubber  concern.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Wyona  Street  Re- 
formed Church. 

Sgt,  Walter  O.  Titus  Jr. 

Sgt  Walter  Ogilvie  Titus  Jr.,  of  00 
Greene  ave.,  has  been  killed  in  action. 
He  went  to  France  last  June  with 
Co.  A,  104th  F.  S.  B.,  with  which  he' 
had  seen  service  on  the  Mexican  bor- 
der in  1916.  For  tlic  past  few  months 
he  had  been  acting  second  lieutenant 
of  his  company.  Sgt.  Titus  w'as  edu- 
cated first  in  Mexico  City  and  later 
at  Eastman  College.  After  coming  to 
Brooklyn  he  attended  the  Clinton 
Avenue  Congregational  Church.  He 
had  a  responsible  position  with  Op- 
penheim  &  Collins  when  he  went  Into 
the  service.  Two  brothers  are  in  tlie 
service,  I>t.  Charles  R.  Titus  is  in  the 
Royal  Air  Force  and  Lt.  Howard  W. 
Titus  with  the  Signal  Corps. 

Pvt.  Kdward  J.  Briindago. 

Pvt,  Edward  J.  Erundage  died  of 
pneumonia  on  November  3,  accord- 
ing to  a  letter  received  by  his  brother. 
Frank  Brundage,  from  a  comrade  of 
the  young  soldier.  Pvt.  Brundage  was 
29  years  old.  He  was  born  in  the 
Eastern  District  and  was  a  graduate 
of  St.  John's  College.  He  held  a  re- 
sponsible position  with  a  wholesale 
fish  house  in  Fulton  Market  when  he 
entered  the  service.  At  the  outbreak 
of  the  Mexican  trouble  he  joined  the 
47th  Regt.,  but  that  command  was 
never  sent  to  the  border.  When  the 
United  States  declared  war  against 
Germany  and  the  47th  Regt.  was  sent 
to  Spartanburg,  S.  C,  Pvt.  Brundage 
wont  with  his  unit  to  Camp  Wads- 
wurth.  There  he  was  transferred  to 
Co.  K,  106th  Inf.  His  brother,  Pvt 
William  Brundage,  is  with  Batt  A 
309th  F.  A. 

Sgt.  John  K.  Hart. 

Official  word  has  been  received  of 
the  death  of  Sgt.  John  R.  Hart  in  ac- 
tion. Sgt.  Han  was  20  years  old  and 
the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hagar  K 
Hart  of  312  Elmwood  ave..  He  was 
married  to  Miss  Amelia  Llcari  of 
Brooklyn,  and  h.ad  been  in  France 
since  May.  .Sgt.  Hart  was  nriginallv 
a  member  of  the  23d  Regt.,  with  which 
he  went  to  the  Mexican  border  in  1916 
and  had  guarded  the  aqueduct  at 
Peekskill.  At  Spartanburg  he  was 
transferred  to  Co.  C.  106th  Inf..  His 
sergeant's  chevrons  ho  won  in  France 
.nfter  conspicuous  work  in  a  battle 
in  -August.  Sgt.  Hart  was  a  gradualo 
of  P.  S.  164  and  was  an  electrici.TH 
by  trade.  Four  letters  were  received 
from  comrades  in  France  notifying  his 
family  of  his  death. 

Pvt.   Earl   Cliaduack. 

Word  has  been  received  by  Karl 
E.  Greene  of  Glen  Cove.  L.  I.,  that  his 
cousin.  Pvt.  Earl  Chadwick,  formerly 
of  Randolph.  Vt..  who  resided  in  Glen 
Cove,  died  on  November  1  of  wounds 
received  in  action.  Pvt.  Chadwick  on- 
listed  on  April  26,  1917,  at  Fort  Slo- 
cum.  On  May  2  ho  was  a.ssigned  to  the 
341  h  Inf.,  in  Texas,  where  he  re- 
mained until  September  10,  when  ho 
was  tiansforred  to  (;amp  Custer,  Bat- 
tle Creek,  Mich.,  and  was  assigned 
to  headriuarters  where  he  remained 
until  March  4  last.  During  his  service 
at  Camp  Custer  he  rose  rapidly  and 
had  reached  the  rank  of  battalion 
sergeant-major,  when,  anxious  to  see 
some  action,  he  applied  for  a  transfer 
and  went  to  Camp  Greene.  S.  C.  as  .a 
private  in  the  Signal  Corps,  on  March 
14.  He  sailed  for  France  on  May  23 
with  the  Sth  F.  S.  C.  4th  Bat.  He  was 
24  years  old  and  during  his  residence 
in  Glen  Cove  was  employed  by  the 
Mutual   Insurance    Company. 


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l»vt.  Josopli  Stapleton. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Stapleton,  32  years  old. 
of  Co,  C.  3:;2d  Batt.,  Tank  Corps,  died 
of  pneumonia  in  France  on  October 
S.  His  liome  was  In  Flushiing:.  Stapic- 
lon  had  four  brothers  In  the  service. 
The)-  are  Lts.  Ricliard  and  Kdward 
Stapleton.  Emanuel  and  Albert.  Jo- 
seph Stapleton  was  well  known  as  an 
amateur  oarsman,  he  having  helped 
the  Wahnetah  Boat  fnub  to  win  The 
Eagle  Cup  in  the  Long  Island  Row- 
ing Association  regattas.  Besides  his 
parents  and  brothers  he  leaves  two 
sisters. 

Pvt.  GooPKC  Sclioeck. 

Pvt  ficorge  SclKieck  of  471  Ham- 
burg ave..  was  killed  in  action  on 
September  27.  Pvt.  Schoeck  enlisted 
in  the  23d  Kegt.,  and  was  trained  at 
Spartanburg  where  he  was  transferred 
to  Co.  G,  lOStli  Inf.  He  sailed  foi- 
France  aboard  the  President  Lincoln 
on  May  10.  Pvl.  Schoeck  was  born  in 
Brooklyn  23  years  ago.  He  was  grad- 
uated from  P.  S.  7  5,  and  lived  with  his 
mother,  and  sister,  Mrs.  Allen  Ward. 

Vvt.  .Tainos  A.  Ivers. 

Pvt.  James  .'^l.  Ivers,  29  years  old, 
of  62(3  Sterling  pi.,  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  October  9.  He  was  the  son 
of  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Ivers.  I'vt.  Ivers 
trained  at  Camp  Upton  and  went  to 
France  last  April  with  Co.  E.  328th 
Inf.  He  wrote  his  last  letter  on  Octo- 
ber 5  when  he  was  in  a  forest  ready 
for  action.  Pvt.  Ivers  was  born  at  the 
Sterling  pi.  address  and  lived  there  all 
his  life.  He  was  graduated  from  St. 
Teresa's  School  and  was  a  member  of 
St.  Teresa's  Holy  Name  Society,  His 
brother,  Corp.  Christopher  Ivers,  a 
member  of  Co.  G,  106th  Inf..  has  not 
been  heard  from  since  September  22. 
a  few  days  before  the  fighting  at 
Camhrai  in  which  his  regiment  suf- 
fered such  heavy  casualties.  Another 
brother  is  a  veteran  of  the  Spanish- 
American  War,  His  sister,  Mary  R. 
Ivers  i.s  a  registered  nurse. 

Wagoner  Joseph  H.  Pixrccll. 

Wagoner  Joseph  H.  Purcell,  27 
vears  old,  of  421  12th  St.,  died  of 
Spanish  influenza  in  France  on  No- 
vember 1.  He  joined  the  14th  Regt. 
in  July,  1917,  and  was  transferred  to 
Co  G,  106th  Inf.,  at  Spartanburg.  Last 
May  he  left  for  France.  Wagoner 
Purcell  was  a  graduate  of  P.  S.  10  ami 
w.'is  a  chauffeur.  He  lived  with  his 
sister.  A  brother,  James  Purcell,  who 
is  in  France  with  Hdq,  Co.,  KJSTh  inf,, 
has  been  wounded, 

Pvt.   Frank    Otto. 

Pvt  Frank  Otto  of  Co,  E.  305th  Inf., 
was  killed  three  days  after  he  wrote 
■,  letter  to  his  family  tellins'  them  he 
'was  in  the  best  of  health  and  enioy- 
ing  life.  His  mother.  Mrs.  Louise 
Otto  of  1169  Fulton  si.,  is  hoping  the 
official  telegram  from  Washington 
which  announced  that  he  was  killed 
on  September  28  may  not  be  true.  He 
v^as  22  years  old.  He  was  graduated 
from  P.  S.  S3  and  a  member  of  the 
Church  of  the  Redeemer. 


then  to  sergeant,  before  hi.s  command 
sailed  for  France  last  .\pril.  Besides 
his  parents,  who  came  to  Brooklyn 
from  up-State  32  years  ago,  Sgt.  Wei- 
nand  leaves  two  sisters,  Bessie  and 
Elsie   Weinand. 

Pvt.    Harry   Yaokcr. 

A  complication  of  wounds,  gassing 
and  pleural  pneumonia  caused  the 
death  on  November  2  of  I'vt.  Harry 
Yacker,  son  of  Max  and  Fannie  Yack- 
er  of  560  Grand  st.  In  a  letter  an- 
nouncing his  death,  Kabbi  Harris  L, 
Price,  chaplain  of  his  regiment,  told 
of  the  heroic  qualities  of  Pvt.  Y'acker. 
He  was  only  IS  years  old.  He  was 
born  ih  Russia  but  was  brought  to 
America  when  an  infant.  His  folks 
located  lirst  on  the  Ea.^t  Side  in  Man- 
hattan. In  July,  1917,  he  enlisted  in 
the  47th  liegt.  and  at  Camp  Wads- 
worth  he  was  tranfserred  to  Co.  G, 
108th  Inf.  His  brother  Nathan  is  now 
in  France  with  Batt.  B,  120th  F.  A. 

Corp.  William  V.  Corlno. 

Corp.  William  V.  Cerlno,  whose 
name  was  spelled  "Carine"  in  the  offl- 
ical  telegram,  has  been  killed  in  ac- 
tion. He  was  the  son  of  Mrs.  Marie 
Cerino,  a  widow,  living  at  2  66  Atlan- 
tic ave.  (^orp.  Cerino  was  a  member 
of  Co.  H,  309th  Inf.  His  mother  came 
to  Brooklyn  from  Manhattan  about 
eight  months  ago,  soon  after  her  son 
was  drafted.  Corp.  Cerino  was  2!i 
years  old  and  was  graduated  from  a 
New  Y'ork  public  school.  He  was  em- 
ploved  in  a  paper  box  factory  before 
he  left  His  parents  came  here  from 
Italy  thirty  years  ago.  In  his  last  let- 
ter, dated  October  23,  and  addressed 
to  his  brother,  Sebastiano,  who  is  do- 
ing government  work  in  a  typewriter 
factory  in  Manhattan,  Corp,  Cerino 
said  he  had  come  through  some  severe 
fighting  and  tliat  all  that  worried 
him  was  that  he  had  not  heard  regu- 
larly trom  home.  Beside  his  mother 
and"  brother,  he  leaves  his  wife,  who 
i.s  living  in  Manhattan. 


S£(.  J(i.l-r>n  I;.  Weiiiaml. 

Sgt.  Judson  Lewis  Weinand.  who 
was^Kilied  in  action  on  October  6.  was 
a  member  of  Co.  B,  305th  M.  G.  B. 
His  last  letter  was  written  on  Septem- 
ber 16,  fi-om  a  rest  camp.  He  had 
been  detached  from  his  company  and 
sent  to-  a  training  school  in  I'rance, 
hot  was  about  to  rejoin  his  regiment. 
S"t  Weinand  was  born  m  Brooklyn, 
the'  son  of  George  H.  and  Sarah  J. 
Weinand  of  94  Pineapple  st.  He 
would  have  l)een  30  years  old  had  he 
lived  until  December  14.  He  was 
graduated  from  P.  S.  1  and  attended 
Commercial  H.  S.  He  was  employed 
bv  an  insurance  company  when  he 
■Ke.fi  sent  to  Camp  I'litun  in  September. 
19  17,       He  was  promoted  to  corporal,  1 


Sgt.   James   W.  Mason. 

Sgt  James  W.  Mason  of  Co.  K, 
First  Pioneer  Inf..  died  on  October 
12  of  wounds  received  in  action.  He 
way  a  particular  friend  of  John  Alli- 
son of  42  3  Sixt'h  ave.  Born  in  Lon- 
don, England,  2L  years  ago.  while  his 
father  w.ts  serving  in  the  British 
army,  Sgt.  Mason  came  to  this  coun- 
trv  earlv  in  life.  When  he  ^as  19 
years  old  he  jollied  the  Fourth  Regt. 
of  N.  J.,  with  which  he  served  on  thi 
Mexican  border.  When  the  F.  S.  en- 
tered the  war  he  v.'as  agair.  called  to 
(he  colors  and  did  duty  on  Blacl< 
Toni  Island.  From  there  he  went 
to  Anniston,  Ala.,  where  he  was 
transferred  to  the  113th  Inf.,  and  last 
April  he  was  again  shifted  to  the 
command  he  was  with  when  he  fell. 
He  started  for  France  on  July  S.  His 
p.5rents  and  two  brotliers  survive  him 
Sgt.  Maton's  home  was  at  264  Third 
•1..  Jersey  City. 

Corp.   John   Spncjcr. 

Corp.  John  Spacjer,  who  was  killed 
in  action  on  October  4,  was  the  son 
of  \'alentine  fepdcjer  of  371  Oakland 
st.  He  was  born  in  Russia  and  was 
25  years  old.  He  was  brought  to  the 
United  States  when  he  was  an  infant, 
and  attended  the  public  .schools  in 
Greenpoint  and  was  a  teamster  by  oc- 
I  cupation.  He  was  drafted  last  April 
and  sent  to  Camp  Upton,  where  he 
1  was  assigned  to  Co.  L,  308th  Inf. 


been  in  the  thick  oi  battle  ior  some 
lime.  Corp.  Prentice  was  30  years 
old.  He  was  the  In-other  of  Wester- 
velt  Prentice,  secretary  to  former 
I'ark  Commissioner  Robert  V.  Inger- 
soU.  Prior  to  his  induction  into  the 
service  he  was  in  the  real  estate 
business  at  268  Graham  ave.  with  his 
brother.  He  was  brought  up  in 
Brooklyn  and  graduated  from  P.  S.  23 
and  Eastern  District  H.  S. 

Sst.  Ix>uis  Milgrani. 

Sgt.  Louis  Milgram.  23  years  old. 
who  was  killed  in  action  on  October  3. 
lived  with  his  parents  at  212  Sutter 
ave.  He  was  Iwrn  in  London  on  Juno 
2S,  1895,  and  came  to  the  United 
Stales  20  vears  ago.  He  was  a  tailor 
by  occupation.  Sgt.  MUgram  enli.sted 
on  December  8.  1913,  in  Ball.  B.  161h 
F.  A.,  U.  S.  A.  He  left  for  France 
early  in  June.  He  is  survived  by  his 
pare'nts,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Israel  Milgrani 
and  (wo  brothers.  Barney  and  Daniel. 
Sgt.  Milgram  said  very  little  about  the 
war  in  his  letters  home,  but  more  than 
once  he  expressed  the  hope  that  hos- 
tilities would  soon  be  over.  He  was 
made  a  sergeant  while  at  camp 
shortly  before  he  sailed  for  over  seas. 

Corp.  Eiimiind  B.  Cordon. 

Corp.  Edmund  B.  Gordon,  2  2  years 
I  old,  son  of  Mrs.  Ingeborg  M.  Gordon, 
a  widow,  formerly  of  250  New  York 
!  ave.,  and  now  of  954  Park  place,  was 
'  killed  in  action  on  September  27.  He 
was  born  in  the  British  West  Indies 
and  nine  years  ago  came  to  Brooklyn 
with  his  folks.  He  attended  Manual 
Training  High  School.  He  was  later 
employed  in  the  New  York  office  of 
the  Susquehanna  Silk  Mills  and  was 
a  member  of  the  Church  of  the  Incar- 
nation. Prior  to  the  Mexican  dis- 
turbance Corp.  Gordon  enpstod  in  the 
23d  Regt.  and  with  that  command  saw 
service  on  the  boi'der.  On  liis  ittorii 
he  did  guard  duty  at  the  A.iue.hict.- 
He  was  assigned  to  Spartanburg, 
where  he  was  transferred  to  Co.  A, 
106th  Inf.  In  May  Corp.  Gordon  left 
for  France. 

His  brother.  Archibald  Gordon,  who 
volunteered  in  the  Canadian  army,  was 
wounded  at  Y'pres  in  Octoliei-.  1917. 
He  is  still  in  a  hospital  in  England. 
A  sister,  Violet,  is  in  France,  doing 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  work.  Spencer  Gordon,  a 
second  brother,  is  an  assistant  enpin- 
eer  aboard  the  U.  S.  S.  Su.sanna,  now 
in    Mediterranean    waters. 


«'«n>.  Rup.iicll  Prcndco. 

Corp.  Russell  Prentice,  son  of  Mrs. 
Emma  Prentice  of  13-  Cornelia  st., 
has  b>?en  killed  in  actioii.  Corp.  Pren- 
tice had  been  in  the  service  since  Sep- 
leinber,  1917.  when  h".  was  drafted 
and  assigned  to  Camp  Upton  to  tra'n 
Last  March  he  left  lor  Fi'ance  and  ac- 
cording     to    his    own   testimony    had 


Pvt.  John  Ro/nni. 

Pvt.  .lohii  Roxoni,  30  years  old.  of 
."0  Woodhull  St..  died  on  October  3 
of  pneumonia.  He  was  with  me  inoai. 
handling  section.  Refrigerating  Pla.it 
Compp.ny  301.  Drafted  in  September. 
1917.  lie  was  at  first  assi.gned  to 
("amp  Taylor.  From  there  he  was 
•ransf'erre'd  to  Camp  Meigs,  D.  C, 
vnd  then  to  France.  Pvt,  Rozoni  was 
born  in  Italy.  He  came  to  this  country 
13  vears  ago  and  was  formerly  em- 
ployed in  a  golf  club  at  East  ^VilIll^- 
'on,  L.  I.  He  lived  with  his  cou.s!n, 
("es'r'a  ilaggiolo,  and  he  leaves  two 
■>rother£  and   one  sister  In    \ti\rj. 

Petty  Ofliqor  Sannicl  Prneer. 

714  E.  Sedond  ft.  ADonra  tiif 
British  Blagden;  lost  his  life  wV.cn 
hat  vessel  was  torpedoed  by  a  subma- 
•ine  on  Augu.st  9,  1917.  Was  a  gradu- 
ite   of  P    S.  No.   12. 

Pvt.   lOrnil   r>.   Price. 

2543  Church  av?.  21  ye.-ir'  'il'l. 
'o.  G.  lOevh  Inf.  Formerly  connected 
vith  the  Vitagraph  Company.  Died 
■f  wounds  September  4.  1918.  received 
n  action. 

P\-t.  Anthony  PrCho. 

397  Crescent  st.  27  years  old.  Mem- 
ler  of  the  Engineer  Corps.  Died  in 
in  accident  somewhere  in  France. 


120 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND    IN   THE    WAR. 


I'vt.  Jesse  Wooton. 


Pvt.  Jesse  Wooton  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  October  30.  His  address  was 
given  as  1550  Kast  18th  st.,  but  his 
sister,  Mrs.  Oliver  S.  Grover,  with 
whom  he  lived,  has  moved  to  19  Pa- 
rade pi.  Wooton's  parents  are  both 
dead.  He  was  a  resident  of  Hartford, 
where  he  was  employed  by  the  Trav- 
elers Initirance  Company.  Pvt.  Wootop. 
was  26  years  old.  He  was  drafted  last 
June  of  this  year,  sent  to  Camp  I'pton 
and  then  to  Camp  Meade,  where  he 
was  assigned  to  Co.  L,  315th  Inf.  He 
made  .several  attempts  to  enlist  and 
was  finally  accepted  by  the  Marines 
two  weeks  before  he  was  called  by  his 
draft  board.  The  board  refused  to  per- 
mit him  to  serve  in  the  Marines. 

Corp.  Ricbard  J.  Tinto. 

Corp.  Richard  J.  Tinto,  24  years 
old,  of  127  King  St.,  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  November  1.  He  belonged  to 
Co.  D,  64th  Inf.  He  enlisted  on  Jlay 
7,  1917,  in  the  Regular  Army,  and  at 
first  was  on  patrol  duty  for  17  months 
on  the  Texan  border.  He  was  born 
in  Spring  Valley,  N.  T.,  and  lived  ap- 
proximately ten  years  in  Brooklyn, 
during  which  time  he  was  employed 
by  the  National  District  Telegraph 
Company  on  installation  work.  He 
lived  with  his  guardian,  Mrs.  Emma 
Smith,  and  was  a  member  of  Christ 
Chapel. 

Pvt.   Ricliard   .1.   Dalton. 

Pvt.  Richard  J.  Dalton,  30  years 
old,  of  378  Degraw  -St.,  a  member  of 
Company  L,  116th  Inf.,  was  killed 
In  action  on  October  14.  He  was  draft- 
ed on  May  4  last,  sent  to  Camp  Al- 
liston,  Ala.,  and  from  there  to 
France.  Pvt.  Dalton  was  born  in  Ire- 
land and  came  to  this  country  seven 
years  ago.  He  lived  with  his  brother 
John. 

Pvt.  Benjamin  PnrlflcaM'. 

GOO  Chauncey  st.  Co.  B,  305th^Inf. 
Died  In  France  from  the  accidenval 
discharge  of  come. 

Pvt.  Arthur  Pumhagen. 

52  Chicago  St.,  Elmhurst,  L.  I.  22 
j'ears  old.  Co.  A,  M.  G.  B.  Former 
student  of  Newtown  High  School. 
Died  at  base  hospital  on  February  11, 
1918,  from  pneumonia. 

Corp.  Francis  P.  Putz. 
"^  Spruce  St.,  Corona,  Ij.  I.  Co.  K. 
lonth  Jnf.  Served  on  the  Mexican 
border  with  the  71st  Regt.  in  191C. 
Reported  killed  in  action  on  Septem- 
ber 29,    1918. 

Pvt,  .\rthiir  Quiglc.y. 

78  Halsey  st.  18  years  old.  Co.  M, 
106th  Inf.  Was  killed  in  action  on 
September  1,   1918. 

Pvt.  Tlioma.s  C.  Quiffloy, 

2704  W.  Third  st.  ^6  years  old. 
Member  of  the  :i25th  Butchery  Co.  of 
the  Quartermaster  Corps.  Was  a 
graduate  of  I'.  S.  No.  lOu  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Church  of  the  Guardian 
Angel.  Prior  to  his  entry  into  the 
Army  he  was  engaged  in  the  Arm*' 
Transport  Service  and  made  eigli't 
trips  across  the  Atlantic.  Died  of 
pneumonia  in  France  on  October  11 
1918. 

I'vt.  Roland  K.  I>hillips. 

Baysido,  L,.  1.  Member  of  the  lC5lh 
Inf.  Member  of  the  Bayside  Yacht 
Club  and  otttndcd  the  Flushing  High 
School.  IS  y.-ars  old.  Was  a  victim 
of  mustard  gas  attack  by  the  Ger- 
mans and  was  sent  to  a  base  hospital 
for  recovery.  Ho  rejoined  his  regi- 
ment and  was  killed  in  action  in  Julv 
1918.  ^' 

.SjjU  Clinrlos  P.  Prince. 

34  Ferry  st.,  Woodhaven,  LI  "8 
years  old.  Co.  D,  304th  Inf.  Gradu- 
ate of  P.  S.  No.  1Q8.  Was  killed  in 
action. 


Pvt.  Elmer  E.  E*lwards. 

Pvt.  Elmer  K.  Edwards  who  was 
killed  in  action  on  September  27,  was 
a  Boy  Sooiit  in  Janes  M.  E.  Church 
when  he  enlisted  in  the  14th  Regt.  on 
April  11  last,  just  one  month  before 
his  eighteenth  birthday.  His  mother, 
Mrs.  Emma  Edwards,  a  widow,  of  77 
Reid  ave.,  never  saw  her  son  at'er  his 
enlistment,  for  he  sailed  three  weeks 
later.  Pvt.  Edwards  was  employed  in 
the  office  of  a  Manhattan  law  firm 
and  had  just  begun  to  study  law.  He 
was  born  in  Brooklyn  and  graduated 
from  P.  S.  No.  26,  where  there  is  a  star 
in  the  service  flag  in  his  honor.  I'vt. 
Edwards  was  a  member  of  Janes  .M.  E. 
Church  and  active  in  the  Boy  Scouts 
and  other  young  people's  organiza- 
tions of  the  church.  His  father.  Wil- 
liam S.  P.  Edwards,  who  served 
througliout  the  Spanish-American 
War,  died  about  two  years  ago.  Be- 
sides his  mother,  the  young  man  is 
survived  by  two  brothers.  Burton  W. 
and  William  R.,  the  latter  enlisted  in 
the  Navy  soon  after  the  war  started. 

Corp.  Uoniinick  H.  Hen-mami. 

Corp.  Dominick  Henry  Herrmann, 
son  of  Mrs.  Monica  Herrmann  of  249 
Forest  ave.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
October  14.  He  was  drafted  on  Sep- 
tember 10,  1917,  when  the  first  con- 
tingent was  sent  to  Camp  Upton  and 
.sailed  for  France  last  April.  Corp. 
Herrmann  was  born  in  Brooklyn  24 
years  ago.  He  was  graduated  from 
All  Saints  School,  and  when  he  en- 
tered the  service  was  the  youngest 
manager  of  any  of  the  H.  C.  Bohack 
stores  in  Brooklyn.  His  brother  is 
now  at  Camp  Meade.  A  requiem  mass 
for  the  repose  of  his  soul  will  be 
celebrated  in  St.  Matthias'  R.  C. 
Church  Monday,  at  10  o'clock. 

Corp.  George  Weber. 

Corp.  George  Weber,  aged  25,  of 
4311  Brandon  ave.,  Richmond  Hill, 
a  member  of  Co.  G,  106th  Inf.,  was 
killed  in  action  on  September  27.  His 
parents  are  Air.  and  Mrs.  Henry 
Weber.  Weber  was  one  of  seven  chil- 
dren and  on  New  Year's  eve  last  he 
and  Miss  Gertrude  Gilligan,  who  now 
resides  at  437  Monroe  st.,  were  mar- 
ried. One  of  his  brothers  is  Pvt.  Jack 
Herbert  Weber,  who  is  in  the  Medical 
Corps  of  the  Army  and  is  stationed 
at  Hoboken.  A  brother-in-law.  Chief 
Petty  Officer  John  Essix,  is  connected 
with  the  cable  censor's  office  in  Man- 
hattan. Webor  was  born  in  Brooklyn 
and  had  lived  at  Richmond  Hill 
about  18  months.  He  was  formerly 
a  clerk.  He  enlisted  in  the  23d  Regt 
in  June,  1917.  and  sailed  tor  France 
last  April,  Weber  was  a  member  of 
Pilgrim  Council  J.   O.   U.   A.   M. 

Prt.  Tx>uis  I'ino. 

17  Fulton  St.,  Richmond  Hill,  L.  T. 
Co.  C,  108th  Inf.  19  vears  old.  At- 
tended P.  S.  No.  90  and  was  formerly 
in  chandelier  business.  Was  killed  in 
action  on  September  29,   1918. 

Pvt.   Frc<lerl<-k   \V,   Pincman. 

75  Stewart  st.  29  years  old.  Co.  C, 
SlGth  Inf.  Died  on  October  16.  lOlS. 
from  infection  of  wounds  following 
the  amputation  of  an  arm. 

Corp.  HcrlHTt  Otto  Pi.stor. 

119  Euclid  ave.  Battery  B.  320th 
Field  Art.  23  years  old.  Graduate  of 
P.  S.  No.  105.  Died  of  wounds  on  Oc- 
tober 19,  1918,  received  in  action. 

lit.  J:.  Ciitlibort  Piatt  Jr. 

127  St.  Mark's  ave.  Attached  to 
the  24th  Canadian  Batt.  Killed  in  ac- 
tion on  November  7,   1917. 

Pvt,  Edward  V.  Powers. 

1123  3Gth  SI.  L'l  years  old.  Mem- 
ber of  the  lG5ili  Inf.  Graduate  of  St 
Teresa's  School.  Was  killed  In  action 
on  July  28,  1918. 


Pvt.  Peter  T.  Leonard. 

Pvt.  Peter  Thomas  Leonard  of  128 
Bay  34th  st.  was  killed  in  action  on 
September  27.  He  enlisted  in  Co.  G, 
14th  Regt.,  soon  after  war  was  de- 
clared and  after  being  stationed  at 
Sheepshead  Bay  was  sent  to  Camp 
Wadsworth.  Spartanburg,  S.  C  where 
he  was  transferred  to  Co.  D,  106th 
Inf.  He  .sailed  for  France  on  May  10 
last.  Pvt.  Leonard  was  born  in  Ire- 
land 23  years  ago.  His  father  died 
when  he  was  less  than  3  years  old. 
.Six  years  ago  he  came  to  America 
with  his  mother,  brothers  and  sisters. 
When  he  entered  the  service  he  was 
a  machinist  for  the  E.  W.  Bliss  Com- 
pany. Surviving  are  his  mother,  Mrs. 
-\gnes  Simmons:  his  stepfather.  John 
William  Simmons;  two  brothers. 
James  Joseph  and  John  Patrick,  and 
three  sisters,  Mrs.  Francis  H.  Leggctt, 
Mrs.  Kenneth  Van  Blarkin,  Minnie, 
Agnes  Gertrude  and  Eileen.  He  was 
a  member  of  St.  Mary's  R.  C.  Church. 

Coi-p.   Edn-ard  A.   Ciimniings. 

Corp.  Edward  A.  Cunimings,  of  2 
Strong  pi.,  a  member  of  ,Co.  E,  106th 
Inf.,  has  been  killed  in  action.  He  was 
with  the  14th  Regt.  for  nearly  three 
years  and  served  on  the  Mexican 
border  with  that  command.  After 
going  into  Federal  service  he  was  at 
sheepshead  Bay  and  Camp  Wads- 
worth,  where  he  was  transferred  to 
the  10  6th.  He  left  for  France  on  Mav 
10.  The  last  letter  which  he  sent  t(> 
his  mother  was  received  in  September. 
Corp.  Cunimings  was  21  years  old  last 
July.  He  was  born  in  Brooklyn,  and 
educated  at  the  St.  Peter's  Parochial 
School.  He  is  survived  by  his  wife, 
Irene,  a  daughter,  Madeline,  six 
months  old;  his  sisters.  Lillian  \'. 
Cummings  and  Mrs.  Stanton,  his 
brothers.  Paul,  John  and  James,  who 
is  with  the  307th  Inf. 

He  was  a  son  of  the  late  Col. 
Michael  J.  Cummings  of  the  48th 
Regt.,   N.   G.,   N.   V. 

Pvt.  Peter  .\.  Mooncy. 

Pvt.  Peter  A.  Mooney,  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  John  J.  Mooney  of  40  North 
Jamaica  ave.,  Rockaway  Park,  died  of 
wounds  on  September  30.  His  familv 
received  first  news  of  this  from  a  hos- 
pital nurse  on  October  15.  In  a  letter 
of  condolence  from  the  Rev.  Father 
O'Connor,  his  chaplain,  it  was  stated 
that  he  had  been  at  the  bedside  of  the 
soldier  at  the  time  of  his  death.  How- 
ever, he  spoke  of  Pvt.  Mooney  as  hav- 
ing died  on  October  30,  which  is  just 
one  month  later  than  the  date  given 
bj'  the  n\irse.  Pvt.  Mooney  was  40 
years  old.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
108th  Inf.,  and  an  automoDile  ma- 
chinist. 

lA.  Charles  W.  Turner. 

Lt.  Charles  W.  Turner  of  2827  West 
Sixth  St.  was  killed  in  action  on  Octo- 
ber 3.  Ho  was  31  years  old  and  had 
been  a  member  of  the  14th  Regt.  for 
ten  years.  He  served  on  the  Mexican 
border.  He  went  to  the  First  Officers 
Training  Camp  at  I'lattsburg  in  1917 
and  won  a  cotnmission  as  second  lieu- 
tenant. At  Camp  Upton,  to  which 
|)luce  he  was  assigned,  he  was  pro- 
moted to  a  first  lieutenancy.  I.ast 
April  he  went  to  France.  He  was  last 
beard  from  about  a  week  before  his 
death.  Lt.  Turner  was  born  in  Brook- 
lyn. He  was  graduated  from  a.  Ben- 
sonlmrst  public  school  and  Erasmus 
Hall  High  School.  He  leaves  his  wife, 
Josephine,  and  hi.s  mother,  Lucille. 

Pvt.  William  I).  O'Connell. 

Pvt.  William  D.  O'Connell,  son  of 
William  C  O'Connell,  of  Garden  City, 
L.  I.,  was  killed  in  action  on  October 
26.  Hfl  was  a  member  of  Co.  C,  114th 
Inf.  Before  entering  the  Army  he  was 
connected  with  the  Curtiss  Airplana 
Company  at  Garden  City.  His  brother, 
John,  is  with  the  6th  Regt.  of  Alarines, 
now  in  France. 


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I'vt.    Micliacl    Piiodel. 

Pvt.  Michael  Friedel,  29  years  old. 
of  54  Morgan  ave.,  son  of  Margaret 
Friedel.  was  killed  in  action  on  Octo- 
ber 26.  He  was  a  rnember  of  Co.  M. 
311th  Inf.,  to  wTiich  he  was  assigned 
.soon  after  he  was  drafted,  on  April  2. 
He  sailed  for  France  in  .July,  from 
Camp  Dix,  having  been  transferred 
there  from  Camp  Upton.  Born  in  the 
J^astern  District,  he  attended  Holy 
Trinity  Parochial  School  and  was  em- 
ployed as  a  carpenter  prior  to  his  in- 
duction into  the  service.  A  brother, 
ilenr.v,  2  7  years  old.  is  also  in  the 
service. 

Pvt,  Aiitliouy  Uoss. 

Pvt.  Anthony  Ross.  2  5  years  old,  of 
131  Vermont  st.,  was  killed  in  action 
on  October  3.  Ho  leaves  a  widow.  Lil- 
lian, and  a  three-months-old  child.  He 
l>elonged  to  Co.  A.  305th  Inf.,  to  which 
lie  was  a.ssi.gned  at  Camp  Upton,  where 
he  was  sent  in  September,  1917.  He 
sailed  for  overseas  in  April.  His  pa- 
lents  live  at  85  Walworth  st. 

Pvt.   Paul  Ostioy. 

Pvt.  Paul  Ostroy,  2  7  years  old,  ol 
143  India  St.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
.N'ovcmber  3,  while  fighting  with  Co. 
1^,  313th  Inf.  He  was  a  native  Rus- 
sian and  was  in  Brooklyn  for  tive 
years  when  he  w-as  in  the  clothing 
iiusiness  at  1096  Manhattan  ave.  He 
was  drafted  on  May  29  last  and  sent 
to  Camp  Upton.  He  lived  with  his 
brother,    Benjamin    Ostroy. 

Corp.  Waltoi"  F.  Duffy. 

Corp.  Walter  F.  Duffy  of  Co.  A, 
106th  Inf.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
.September  27.  His  parents,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  E.  F.  Duffy,  live  at  625  Morgan 
ave.  Corp.  Duffy  was  one  of  the 
American  soldiers  decorated  by  KinK 
Albert  of  Belgium  as  one  of  the  first 
Americans  to  stejj  upon  Belgian  soil, 
retaken  from  the  Germans.  Corp. 
Duffy  enlisted  in  the  23d  Regt.  in 
June,  1917,  and  w'ent  overseas  aboard 
Ihe  President  Jjincoln.  He  was  grad- 
uated from  P.  S.  110  and  attended 
Commercial  H.  S.  for  several  terms. 
He  was  a  member  of  .St.  Cecilia's 
Church  and  the  Holy  Name  Society. 
Before  entering  the  army  he  was  cm- 
ployed  by  Tobey  &  Kirk  of  25  Broad 
St.,  Manhattan.  His  father,  K.  F. 
Duff.v  is  the  engineer  of  Kngine  Co. 
238.  His  mother  is  the  surgical 
dressings  instructor  of  the  Greenpoint 
Red    Cross   .A.uxiliary. 

Pvt.  Danfortli  B.  Pcrsufou. 

Pvt.  Danforth  Brooks  Ferguson,  2  3 
years  old.  of  Huntington,  a,  member  of 
Bat.  A,  42d  F.  A.,  died  of  pneumoria, 
in  France,  on  October  20.  He  was  a 
son  of  Dr.  Farquahar  and  .lullana 
.\rmour  Ferguson.  Of  three  brothers 
who  survive  him,  Farquahar  1?,  in  the 
aviation  service  in  France.  and 
Craigie  is  with  the  fliers  in  Canada. 
Armour  Ferguson,  the  other  brother, 
is  at  Camp  Greene,  S.  C.  He  leaves 
also  two  sisters.  Miss  Juliana  Fergu- 
son and  -May,  the  wfe  of  Alfred 
.Marshall. 

Pvt.  William  Balok  .Tr. 

William  Balek  I'eceived  a  telegram 
from  Washington  infoiining  hitu 
that  his  son,  Pvt.  William  Balek  Jr., 
was  killed  in  action.  Pvt.  Balek  was 
born  at  Fast  Islip,  I.,.  I.,  23  years  ago. 
When  drafted  he  was  a  ch.auffcur  for 
the  estate  of  Oerald  Hollhif;  of  IL'a^^ 
Islip.  He  went  to  Camp  :-plr.n  :n 
.\pril,  1917,  and  from  there  to  Camp 
Dix  N.  J.  One  month  later  he  went 
overseas  with  Co.  E,   310th  Inf. 

Pvt.  Walter  Niccolls. 

Pvt.  Walter  Niccolls.  19  years  old. 
of  4036  Hubbard  pi.,  and  a  member 
of  the  10  6th  Inf.,  Hdqs.  Co.,  was  killed 
in  action  on  September  26.  "When  17 
he  enlisted  in  the  23d  Regt.  at  the 
first  sign  of  war.      His  military  train- 


ing he  received  at  Spartanburg  and  he 
left  for  France  on  May  10,  aboard  the 
president  Uincoln.  Pvt.  Niccolls  at- 
cended  Public  School  No.  119.  and  at 
he  time  of  his  entrance  into  the  serv- 
es was  employed  by  the  L.  E.  Water- 
nan  Company  in  Manhattan.  He  was 
[he  son  of  Joseph  E.  Niccolls  and  a 
nember  of  the  Flatlands  Reformed 
I'hurch. 

Pvt.  Hojibcrt  C.  Boers. 
Pvt.  Herbert'  C.  Boers,  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  William  J.  Boers  of  239  Al- 
.'jany  ave.,  died  on  September  2  9  of 
wounds  re'ceived  in  action.  When  thr 
United  States  entered  the  war,  Pvt 
Boers,  who  was  19  years  old.  enlisted 
in  the  71.st  Regt.,  of  Manhattan,  hop- 
ing that  it  would  be  the  first  to  get 
into  action.  He  was  sent  to  Spartan 
burg  where  he  was  transferred  to  Co. 
M.  105th  Inf.,  wliich  aT-nve.i  in   Fianc^ 


Herbert  C.  Boers. 

last  Decoration  Day.  This  regiment 
participated  in  the  fighting  which 
broke  the  Hindenburg  line.  Pvt.  Boers 
was  graduated  from  P.  S.  167,  and 
was,  a  student  at  the  Printers  Ap- 
prentice School  and  employed  by  the 
Millers  Press  of  RIanhattan.  He  at- 
tended the  New  York  Avenue  M.  E. 
Sunday  School  and  before  leaving  for 
Ihe  other  side  joined  the  Epworth 
M.  E.  Church  of  Elizabeth,  N.  J.  His- 
brother,  George  L.,  is  in  the  navy. 

Pvt.    Samuel   Klein. 

Pvt.  i^amucl  Klein,  28  years  old. 
who  was  killed  in  action  on  Novem- 
ber 1,  was  a  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sam- 
uel Klein  of  615  Marcy  ave.  Pvt.  Klein 
was  drafted  on  May  24  last  and  sent  to 
Camp  Hancock.  Ga.  He  reached 
France  the  latter  part  of  September. 
He  was  a  cook  for  the  345th  M.  (.1.  B. 
His  last  letter  was  written  to  his  rela- 
tives on  October  20.  His  brother,  Isidor. 
is  now  at  Camp  t;ordon,  (la.,  where 
he  is  an  army  postoflice  clerk.  Pvt. 
Klein,  before  he  entered  the  service, 
was  employed  in  the  jewelry  business. 

Corp  Henry   V.  Keisi-lunaiin. 

Corporal  Henry  V.  Reischmann  died 
of  pneumoni.a  in  France  on  November 
2.  He  was  the  husband  of  Augusta 
D.  Reischmann.  who  resides  at  1840 
Deratur  st.  He  was  born  in  Brooklyn 
29  years  ago  and  liveu  most  of  his  life 
in  the  Bushwick-Ridgewood  section. 
He  was  a  graduate  of  Holy  Trinity 
.School.  Corp.  Reischmann  w-as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Reischmann  and 
Peppel.  automobile  express  service. 
Last  May  he  married  Miss  Augusta 
McDowell  and  after  a  brief  honey- 
moor*  went  to  Camp  Upton  in  June 
and  laiei  to  Camp  Dix.  He  left  for 
France  in  August.  He  was  a  member 
of   Co.    K,    348th    Inf.    William    Seelig, 


a  comrade  wrote  to  Mrs.  Reischmann 
that  her  husband  seemed  on  the  road 
to  recovery  but  lost  hope  when  he 
eaw  two  of  his  comrades,  Sgt.  Selwln 
knd  Pvt.  Lacher,  pass  away. 

He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  his 
mother,  Ottilia  Reischmann;  a 
brother.  John,  who  is  a  member  of 
che  Medical  Corps  at  Newport  Naval 
Training  Station,  and  three  sisters, 
Katlierine,  Tinnie  and  Matilda. 

Pvt.  Daniel  W.  MoUoy. 

Pvt.  Daniel  W.  Molloy,  who  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  23,  lived 
at  253  Lexington  ave.  with  his  wid- 
owed mother.  Mrs.  Margaret  Holloy, 
when  he  was  drafted  last  May.  He 
reached  France  earlv  in  August  with 
the  115th  Inf.,  M.  G.  Co.  Capt.  C. 
Carey  Jarm.an,  who  was  in  charge  of 
Pvt.  Molloy's  compan.v.  has  written 
Mrs.  MoUo.v  concerning  her  son's 
death.  Pvt.  Molloy  was  32  years  old. 
and  at  the  time  he  was  drafted  was 
employed  as  a  mechanic  by  the  Gutta 
Percha  Rubber  Company  of  Brooklyn. 
He  is  survived  .also  by  three  lirothers, 
Charles,  Joseph  and  Francis,  and  a 
sister,  Mrs.  Margaret  Dougherty.  He 
attended  St.  Patrick's  R.  C.  Church. 

Pvt.  James  Fit/.patriek. 

Pvt.  .lames  Fitzpatrick.  who  was 
killed  in  action  on  .September  27.  was 
a  member  of  Co.  D,  106th  Inf.  He  en- 
listed in  the  old  23d  Regt.  in  Septem- 
ber, 1917,  when  only  17  ycarri  of  an<^, 
was  sent  to  Camp  Wadsworth,  and 
started  for  France  on  May  1 0  last. 
He  was  the  son  of  Mrs.  Delia h  F'ny.- 
patrick  of  1058  Herkimer  st.  Pvt. 
Fitzpatrick's  older  brother.  24  years 
old'  who  served  for  seven  years  in 
the  Army,  died  of  pneumonia  at  Fort 
Sill,  Okla.  His  brother-in-law,  James 
Lacey,  is  a  member  of  ('o.  D,  309th 
Inf.,  having  been  drafted  on  April  1 
last.  Pvt.  Fitzpatrick  was  a  graduate 
of  P.  S.  No.  8:1,  and  a  member  of  St. 
Benedict's  R.  C.  Church. 

Pvt.  -Xrthur  S.  Goss. 

Pvt.  Arthur  S.  Goss,  2  2  years  old, 
of  81  Lott  St.,  died  on  October  13  of 
wounds  received  in  action  on  August 
27.  Pvt.  Goss  was  the  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  John  P.  Goss.  and  was  a  member 
of  Co.  L,  106th  Inf.  He  enlisted  in  tha 
23d  Regt.  in  .Septemlier,  1917,  and  was 
sent  to  Spartanburg,  where  he  was 
transferred  to  the  ]06tli.  He  started 
for  France  on  May  10.  His  parents 
received  a.letter  from  the  Rev.  Father 
M.anton  telling  them  of  the  death  of 
their  son.  Pvt.  Goss  was  ga.ssed  and 
wounded  on  -August  27  and  never  re- 
co\'ered.  He  formerly  was  employed 
b.v  a  chemical  manufacturing  firm  in 
Manhattan.  He  was  born  in  Manhat- 
tan and  graduated  from  Holy  Cross 
■Academy.  He  was  also  a  member  of 
Holy  Cross  Church  and  the  Holy  Cro.=:s 
Lyceum.  His  brother,  John,  24  years 
old,  is  a  member  of  Co.  K,  306th 
M.   G.   B- 

C<)iT>.  Tlioma.s  F.  Herroii. 

Corp.  Thomas  F.  Herron,  who  was 
killed  in  action  on  September  27,  was 
'he  son  of  John  P.  Herron  of  60  9 
Park  ave.  He  was  38  years  old  and 
was  for  many  years  a  member  of  the 
13tli  Inf.,  U.  S.  A.,  stationed  it  th-^ 
Philippines.  When  he'^was  honorably 
discharged  several  years  ago  he  bt- 
"ame  a  teamster.  Corp.  Herron  was 
born  in  Brooklyn  and  graduated  from 
.St.  John's  Parochial  School.  When  the 
United  States  declared  war  against 
Germany  in  April.  1917,  Corp.  Herron 
joined  the  47th  Regt.  and  with  that 
unit  went  to  Camp  Wadsworth,  .Spar- 
*aiiburg,  S.  C..  where  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  Co.  B,  106th  Inf.  In  his  let- 
ters to  his  relatives  Corp.  Herron 
wrote  that  he  had  been  in  battle  many 
times.  His  two  brothers  are  in  the 
service.  They  are  Pvt.  James  Herron, 
with  Co.  F,  114th  Inf..  and  Pvt.  John 
Herron,   with   Co.   H,   SCGth  Ir.f. 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG    ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


Corp.  I'lank  R.  Smitli. 
Corp.  Frank  K.  Smith  was  killed  in 
action  on  September  27.  Wiaen  he 
enlistid  in  the  14th  Regt.  ho  lived  at 
39G  Pro.spect  ave.  but  since  he  went 
to  France  his  sistera  and  brothers 
have  moved  to  6S7  Ea.st  Fourlli  st. 
Hi>J  aunt  now  lives  at  the  Trospect 
avc  address  and  was  tlie  nrst  to  learn 
of  i-.is  death.  Corp  Smith  was  sent  to 
Camp  Wadsworth  with  the  14th  Uegt 
and  was  transferred  to  Co.  C.  lOOth 
Inf  lie  was  2i  years  old  and  a  gradu- 
ate' of  P.  S.  No.  10.  A  brother,  How- 
ard, is  in  the  service  in  Texas. 


Pvt.  Rnftis  ATi.stin  Williams. 

rvt    Kufus    A.    Williams,    at:ed 


23, 


was  liilled  in  action  on  September  Z9. 
In  the  great  .St.  Quentin  drive.  Brook- 
lyn College  was  his  alma  mater,  he 
having  graduated  from  there  in  1916, 
after  completing  his  preparatory 
studies  ill  Our  I.ady  of  Good  Counsel 
School  Pvt.  Williams  was  a  member 
of  Isabella  Council,  K.  of  C.  Shortly 
after  this  country  entered  the  war  he 
left  his  duties  with  the  Aetna  Uto  In- 
surance Company  to  enlist  in  Com- 
pany H.  Seventh  Regt.  At  bparmn- 
burg  the  Seventh  became  the  lOith 
Inf  On  May  ft  he  sailed  for  !•  ranee, 
where  his  regiment  was  brigaded  with 
the  British  in  the  drive  that  smashed 
the  Hindenburg  line.  Pvt.  ^yllllams 
'was  the  only  son  of  P.oger  and  I'.hza- 
beth  Williams  of  G4o  Macon  st.  Besides 
his  parents,  he  is  survived  by  his  sis- 
ter Ethel.  His  father  has  been  for 
many  years  connected  with  the  New 
York   Life   Insurance   Company. 

Pvt.  Frederick  M.  Mcury. 

Pvt.  Frederick  M.  Meury  died  on 
September  28  of  wounds  received  in 
action  He  was  the  son  of  Mrs. 
Caroline  Meury  of  533  Kosciusko  st. 
Pvt.  Meury  was  drafted  last  February 
and  went  to  Camp  Upton,  where  he 
was  detailed  to  Co.  C,  305th  Inf.  He 
sailed  for  overseas  early  in  April.  In 
his  last  letter,  dated  September  23, 
he  wrote  that  he  had  been  cited  for 
bravery  under  tire.  At  the  time  he 
•was  drafted  Pvt.  Meury  -was  a  sales- 
man for  W.  n.  A.  .Turgens,  the  whole- 
sale grocer,  at  Wallabout  Market.  He 
Is  survived  by  his  mother,  two  sisters, 
the  Misses  Ottilia  and  Mary,  and  a 
brother,  John  -M.,  who  is  a  member 
of  the  New  York  Fire  Department. 
Pvt.  Meury  was  a  member  of  St.  John 
the  Baptist  R.  C.  Church. 

Pvt,  Walter  A.  KcUy. 

Pvt.  AValter  -•V.  Kell.v,  21  years  old, 
son  of  Air.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Kelly  of 
31)3  Fourlh  St.,  was  killed  In  action 
on  September  27.  He  enlisted  in  the 
i'3d  llegt.  at  the  outbreak  of  the  war 
and  was  pent  to  Camp  Wadsworth, 
»-^cre  he  was  transferred  to  Co.  C. 
l.jfith  Inf.  Ho  sailed  for  France  on 
.M'iV  10.  Pvt.  Kelly  was  a  graduate 
o!  i\  S.  No.  10  and  was  a  bookkeeper. 

Jrvt.  Ixjuis  Manciiso. 

txi.  Louis  Mancuso,  who  was  killed 
In  ii'lion  on  September  27,  was  only 
20  years  old.  He  was  the  son  of  Mrs. 
Portia  Mancuso  of  555  Marcy  ave. 
J'vt.  Mancuso  was  born  In  Brooklyn. 
He  was  employed  in  the  Nostrand  ave. 
Iilant  of  the  American  Tobacco  Com- 
[lany  whm  ho  enlisted  in  the  23d 
P-egt.  In  July.  rJ17.  He  went  to  Camp 
Wadsworlli,  Spartanburg,  S.  C,  where 
he  was  afterward  assigned  to  Co. 
B,  lOGlh  Inf.  He  started  for  France 
on  May  10    last. 


PvL  Henry  E.  .^nilcrson. 

Pvt.  Ilinry  K.  Anderson,  21  years 
old,  a  cook  for  )he  Motor  Transport 
I'orps.  lUcd  of  pneumonia  on  October 
2«.  He  lived  with  his  mother,  Mrs. 
.M.  .\ndrrson.  at  332  40lh  St.  He  was 
lira  fled  In  September.  1917,  and  sent 
1.1  (.'amp  t'pton.     From  there  he  went 


to  Texas,  where  he  iiemained  for  one 
year.  He  was  formerly  employed  at 
the  Bush  Terminal. 

Coi-p.     Arlliur    Ij.     Fnuvlcy. 

Corp.  Arthur  Lee  Frawley,  21  years  1 
old,  of  2315  Bedford  ave.,  was  killed 
in  action  on  .September  27.  Corp. 
Frawley  was  a  member  of  Co.  I, 
10  6th  Inf.  He  enlisted  in  the  23d 
Regt.  in  June,  1917,  was  sent  to  Camp 
Wadsworth.  there  assigned  to  the 
lOiJlh.  and  went  to  France  last  May. 
He  was  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter 
Frawley  and  was  born  In  Brooklyn. 
Corp.  Frawley  was  employed  In  a 
Manhattan  jewelry  firm  and  was  a 
graduate  of  Holy  Cross  Lyceum. 

Pv-t.  Frank  nianco. 

Pvt.  Frank  Bianco,  2.3  years  old,  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  IG.  Mr.  and 
Mis.  Anglo  Bianco,  his  parents,  live  at 
2BS  Mefrose  st.  Pvt.  Bianco  was  a 
member  of  Co.  C,  327  Inf.  He  was 
born  on  December  6,  1895,  in  Sanla- 
.Vinfa,  Italv,  and  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1907.  Pvt.  Blanco  was 
drafted  on  September  30,  1917.  He  was 
sent  to  Camp  Upton  and  two  weeks 
later  was  transferred  to  Camp  Gordon, 
Atlanta,  Ga.  He  left  for  France  on 
April  24.  He  was  graduated  from  P. 
S.  No.  145  and  was  employel  as  tailor. 
Pvt.  Bianco  was  a  member  of  Our 
Ladv  of  Pompeii  R.  C.  Church  and  Holy 
Natne  Society.  He  is  survived  by  his 
parents,  two  sisters  and  one  brother. 
In  a  letter  written  on  October  7  he 
said  he  was  in  good  health  and  ex- 
pected to  be  home  by  Christmas. 

I»Tt.  AugTiiit  Bruiulagc. 
Pvt.  August  Brundage,  24  years  old, 
of  1218  Myrtle  ave.,  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  October  14.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Co.  M,  306th  Inf.  Pvt.  Brun- 
dage was  drafted  in  October,  1917,  and 
trained  at  Camp  Upton,  from  where 
he  went  to  France  early  in  April.  He 
was  born  in  Brooklyn  and  graduated 
from  Public  School  No.  33.  He  was 
a  member  of  St.  John  the  Baptist  R 
C.  Church,  where  he  was  married 
seventeen  months  ago.  Pvt.  Brun- 
dage leaves  his  wife  and  a  six-months' 
old  child,  which  he  never  saw.  He  is 
also  survived  by  a  sister  and  two 
brothers. 

P\t.  George  Sclioeck. 
Pvt.  George  Bchoeok,  a  member  of 
Co.  G.  106th  Inf.,  was  killed  in  action 
on  September  27.  His  mother,  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Schoeck,  lives  at  471  Ham- 
burg ave.  Pvt.  Schoeck  enlisted  in  the 
old  23d  Regt.  on  Augu.st  17,  1917.  At 
Spartanburg  he  was  transferred  to 
the  106th,  with  whl'^li  he  sailed  for 
France  on  Mav  10,  aboard  the  Presi- 
dent Lincoln.  "lie  was  graduated  from 
Public  School  No.  75  and  at  the  time 
of  his  enlistment  lived  with  his 
mother,  and  sister,  Mrs.  .^Ilcn  Ward. 
He  was  born  in  Brooklyn  twenty-three 
years  ago  and  was  eroployed  as  a  dec- 
orator. 

P\-t.  liulgi  Montasnn. 
Pvt.  Luigi  Montagna  of  ISl  Pros- 
pect St.  died  of  wounds.  He  made  his 
homo  with  his  cousin,  Ernest  Per- 
neice.  Montagna  had  been  in  this 
country  only  live  years  and  was  em- 
ployed as  a  farm  hand.  His  parents 
both  live  m  Italy.  Montagna  was  27 
years  old  and  was  a  member  of  Co. 
K,  301st  Inf.  He  was  drafted  last 
May.  sent  to  Camp  Upton  and  then  to 
Camp  Devens,  from  where  he  went  to 
France. 

Pvt,  Willard  ShRridan. 
Pvt.  Willard  Sheridan,  25  year."!  old, 
who  died  on  October  14  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  battle,  was  the  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  John  J.  Sheridan  of  465  East- 
ern Parkway.  He  was  drafted  last 
February  and  sent  to  Camp  I'pton, 
where  he  was  detailed  to  go  to  Co.  G, 
305th  Inf.     He  reached  France  the  lat- 


ter part  of  April.  At  the  lime  he  en- 
tered the  service  Pvt.  Sheridan  was  an 
accountant  for  the  Lidgerwood  Man- 
ufacturing Company  of  Manhattan  and 
had  onlv  two  m^inths  more  of  study  to 
qualify  as  a  certified  public  accountant. 
His  brother  W.  Naughton  Sheridan, 
who  formerly  belonged  to  Squadron  C, 
First  Cav.,  served  in  the  army  for 
about  three  weeks  just  after  the  out- 
break of  the  war.  but  was  discharged  ' 
because  of  physical  disability. 

Pvt.  Hctirj-  B.  Colian. 

Pvt.  Henry  Bertram  Cohan,  who 
was  killed  in  action  on  September 
27,  was  the  youngest  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs  Leon  Cohan  of  553  Herkimer  st. 
He  "enlisted  in  Co.  A.  23th  Kegt..  in 
June,  1916.  and  .saw  service  on  the 
Mexican  border.  When  the  regiment 
was  at  Spartanburg  he  was  mustered 
into  the  106th  Inf.  Had  he  lived  until 
November  12  he  would  have  been  20 
years  old.  His  brother,  Lewis  Thomas 
Cohan,  is  a  first  class  steward  in  the 
United  States  Merchant  Marine.  Pvt. 
Cohan  was  formerly  engaged  in  the 
insurance  business.  He  was  a  grad- 
uate of  Public  School  .No.  35,  attended 
Commercial  High  School  for  two  years 
and  belonged  to  the  Young  Men's 
League  of  the  Embury  Memorial  M. 
E.  Church.  He  was  also  a  member  of 
Bedford    Branch,    Y.    M.    C.    A. 

IX.  Clarence  CoUard. 

The  Misses  Collard  of  Sea  Cliff.  L. 
I.,  were  notified  that  their  nephew. 
Lt  Clarence  Collard,  who  was  well 
known  there,  was  killed  in  action 
on  October  11.  Lt.  Collard,  who  spent 
several  summers  at  the  Collard  home, 
was  a  grandson  of  the  late  George 
Collard,  professor  of  Greek  and  Latin 
in  Polytechnic  Institute  for  many 
years.  He  was  25  years  old,  and  was 
a  son  of  Maj.  James  CoUard.  U.  S.  A., 
and  Mrs.  Collard  of  Washington,  for- 
merly of  Buffalo,  X.  Y.  Lt.  Collard 
was  graduated  from  the  University  of 
Vermont,  and  attended  the  Plattsburg 
Training  Camp.  He  was  commissioned 
and  assignfed  to  Svracuse,  an<t  later  to 
Camp  Greene.  S.  C.  He  went  overseas 
in  March,  with  Co.  I,  38th  Inf.  His 
entire  regiment  was  cited  for  gal- 
lantry in  action  and  the  War  Cross 
pinned   to   the   regimental   colors. 

Sgt.  Harold  H.   .\ns:ii^. 

Sgt.  Haiold  H.  .'Xiigus,  son  of  Thomas 
W.  and  Kate  Angus  of  63  Richmond 
St..  was  killed  in  action  on  September 
27'  while  serving  with  Co.  H,  106tli 
Inf.  He  enlisted  in  the  23d  Kegt.  on 
the  day  war  started  and  from  Van 
Courtland  Park,  where  ho  trained  tem  • 
porarilv,  he  was  sent  to  Camp  Wad- 
worth. "  whore  he  was  transferred  1 
the  106th  Inf.  In  May  he  left  for 
France.  Sgt.  .-Vngus  was  formerly  em- 
ployed by  the  Norton  Company  of 
Wooster.  Mass.,  in  its  Manhattan 
office.  He  w-as  a  graduated  from  P.  S. 
17  and  Boys  H.  S.  He  was  20  yeai.s 
old. 

P\-t.  John  E.  Conway. 
Pvt.  John  E.  Conway  of  the  lOCth 
Inf.,  who  h.ts  been  killed  in  action.  wa.< 
the  son  of  Mrs.  Augustus  Streetbergei' 
of  .Northport.  He  was  in  the  employ 
of  the  Long  Island  Lighting  Co.  of 
Northport  before  joining  the  regiment 
He  was  trained  at  Camp  Wadsworth 
and  started  for  France  on  -May  10  last. 

P\-t.  li:ar\cy  H.  Tlioni. 

PvL  Harvey  T.  Thorn  of  Co.  T,. 
326th  Inf.,  dh'd  of  wounds  on  Octobfi- 
21,  according  to  a  War  Department 
telrgram  received  by  his  mother,  who 
lives  in  Lincoln  pi.,  Maspelh.  Pvt. 
Thorn  was  drafted  in  .April,  1917,  an  I 
was  sent  to  France  the  same  montli. 
He  was  graduated  from  P.  S.  7  2, 
Queens,  and  was  chauffeur  for  Mr. 
McKeuna  of  Laurel  Hill.  He  was  2  7 
years  old. 


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123 


Corp.  Thomas  Lang. 

Corp.  Thomas  Lang,  aged  19,  who 
was  killed  in  action,  was  tho  second 
of  the  42  boys  from  St.  Vincent's 
Home,  66  Boerum  place,  to  make  the 
supreme  sacrifice.  Young  Lang-  en- 
listed in  the  Hth  Regt.,  but  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  10  6th  at  Spartanburg, 
and  sailed  for  France  on  .May  10.  He 
is  survived  by  an  older  brother.  For 
.several  years  ho  was  employed  in  a 
Brooklyn  department  store,  but  at  tlio 
time  of  his  enlistment  was  connected 
with  a  bonding  house  in  Manhattan. 
A  requiem  mass  will  be  celebrated  at 
St.  Vincent's.  Joseph  P^ogers  was  tha 
first  of  St.  Vincent's  boys  to  die  on  tha 
field  of  battle.  Others  have  been 
wounded. 

Pvt.   John   Holme.s. 

Pvt.  John  Holmes  of  104  Washing- 
ton St.,  Flushing,  a  member  of  Co. 
I,  107th  Inf..  was  iiilled  in  action  on 
October  22.  Pvt.  Holmes  joined  Co.  I. 
Tenth  Regt..  of  Flushing,  and  while 
at  camp  was  transferred  to  the  107th. 
He  is  survived  by  his  mother,  one 
brother  and  one  sister. 

CoiTE>.  William  J.  Porter. 

Corp.  William  J.  Porter,  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Artliur  W.  Porter  of  8U3 
IJrooklyn  ave.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
tieptember  27.  He  was  a  nieinber  of 
the  106th  Inf.,  Hdqs.  Co.  He  origi- 
nally enlisted  in  the  14th  Regt.  in 
April,  1917,  and  ^-as  transferred  to 
the      106th      at      Spartanburg.  His 

brother,  Albert  E.  Porter,  who  was 
a  member  of  the  same  company  and 
who  fought  in  the  same  battle,  had 
the  pain  of  seeing  him  (all.  He  wrote: 
■■1  saw  red  when  I  .saw  my  brother 
killed.  God  help  the  Germans  when 
we  catch  up  with  them  tomorrow. 
Bill  died  as  a  Porter  should  have  died 
— he  was  game  to  the  core." 

Of  the  fierceness  of  the  battle  he 
said:  "The  concussion  caused  by  the 
OeriTian  flro  was  so  severe  that  it 
shook  the  rifle  out  of  my  hand."  Corp. 
William  Porter  was  24  years  old.  He 
was  born  in  Portsmouth,  England,  and 
'■ame  to  America  as  a  boy.  He  was 
formerly  paymaster  for  the  Degnon 
Contracting  Company.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Lenox  Road  Baptist 
Church  and  of  the  T.  M.  C.  A.  A 
third  brother  is  a  chief  yeoman  in  the 
-N'avy.  Plis  father  is  representative 
in  'Tuekahoe  (or  a  British  storage 
plant. 

Coi'i).  Josppli  Krithevsky. 

Corp.  Jo.seph  Krichevsky.  22  years 
old,  a  member  of  Co.  F,  305th  Inf..  and 
son  of  IjOUis  and  Bessie  Krichevsky  of 
1850  Prospect  pi.,  was  killed  on  Octo- 
ber 4.  Corp,  Krichevsky,  although  he 
came  from  Russia  only  eight  years 
ago.  had  previously  been  in  this  coun- 
try's  service. 

Pvt.  Herman  Cohen. 

Pvt.  Herman  Cohen,  24  years  old,  son  | 
of  Jacob  Cohen,  of  530  Saratoga  ave.,  | 
was  kdled  while  fighting  with  Co.  A,  i 
Fourth  Int..  on  October  21.  Pvt.  Cohen  I 
was  drafted  in  September  of  last  year,  j 
He  trained  at  Camp  Upton  and  left  I 
for  France  in  April.  He  was  born  in 
New  York  City  and  was  a  truckman. 

Corp.  Clxarles  B.  Stone. 

Corp.  Charles  B.  Stone  of  Co.  I, 
165th  Inf.,  died  in  France  on  October 
2  0  of  wounds  received  in  action.  His 
mother,  Mrs.  A.  W.  Stone,  lives  in 
Bayside,  L.  I.  The  first  news  that 
Mrs.  Stone  had  that  her  son  had  been 
wounded  came  in  a  letter  received 
last  Monday  from  one  of  his  chums. 
Corporal  Stone  was  21  years  old.  He 
w.as  the  first  member  of  all  Saints 
Kpiscopal  Church.  Bayside,  to  die  in 
France.  He  was  a  junior  incmber  of 
the  Bayside  Yacht  Club.  As  a  raem- 
Ijer  of  Co.  G,  Seventh  Inf.,  he  served 
on  the  Mexican  border.  He  was 
lransfei-red  to  the  165th  Inf.  at  Camp 
Mills. 


Corp.  Henry  Horn. 

Corp.  Henry  Horn  of  the  106th  Inf., 
who  was  killed  in  action  in  France  on 
September  25,  was  the  oldest  of  four 
soldier  sons  of  Mrs.  Annie  Horn  of 
Northport,  L.  I.  He  enlisted  in  the  23d 
Kegt.,  in  which  lie  served  on  the  Mex- 
ican border  during  the  troubles  with 
that  country.  He  was  with  the  same  ' 
regiment  when  it  was  changed  to  the  j 
I06th  at  Spartanburg  and  went  to 
France  last  May.  Before  enlisting  the 
second  time  he  was  in  the  employ  of 
the  Long  Island  Lighting  Co. 

Pvt.  Anthony  LnliiifTa. 

Pvt.  Anthony  LaRuffa.  son  of  Dom- 
inick  and  Carmelia  LaRuffa  of  339  Mc- 
Dougal  St.,  died  on  Octoljer  24,  of 
wounds  j-eceived  in  action.  He  joined 
the  71st  I-tegt.,  in  1915,  and  served  on 
the    Mexican    border    with    that    com- 


lANTHONY  L^ 
8UPFA 


mand  the  following  year.  On  his  re- 
turn the  United  States  became  in- 
volved in  the  world  war  and  he  was 
transferred  to  the  165th  Inf.,  at  Camp 
Mills,  with  which  he  went  to  France  a 
year  ago  Last  October.  He  was  born 
in  Italy  21  years  ago,  and  came  to  this 
country  with  his  parents  when  he  was 
7  years  old.  He  was  .graduated  from 
P.  S.  No.  T3  and  when  he  went  to  the 
front  had  a  responsible  position  with 
the  Adams  Express  Co.  On  September 
23  LaRuffa  wrote  his  folks  an  interest- 
ing letter  about  the  fighting  he  had 
been  through.    He  said: 

"We  captured  a  town  which  the  Ger- 
mans had  held  since  1914.  During  their 
st.ay  there,  they  constructed  regular 
beer  gardens,  howling  alleys,  bath 
houses,  etc.  The  town  was  surrounded 
by  gardens  and  villas  for  the  officers. 
They  certainly  had  prepared  for  a  per- 
manent stay.  Very  little  thought  had 
they  that  they  would  lose  the  town  to 
the  Americans.  They  generally  burn  a 
place  before  they  evacuate  it,  but  we 
were  too  fast  for  them.  After  we  had 
assured  ourselves  that  there  weren't 
any  more  Germans  left  behind,  we 
started  searching  for  eats.  Tho.se  who 
entered  the  kitchens  first  were  ver.v 
fortunate,  for  they  got  beer,  jam.  bread 
and  sauerkraut,  but  when  1  got  there 
everything  was  gone.  All  I  got  was 
two  heads  of  cabbage  and  a  few 
onions."  He  leaves  his  parents,  three 
brothers,  August,  Vincent  and  I3usqu- 
lale,  and  three  sisters,  Grace,  Mrs.  Lena 
Russo  and  Mrs.  Catherine  Raschele. 

Pvt.  James  P.  TwisR. 

Pvt.  James  P.  Twigg,  aged  25,  son  of 
Anna  and  the  late  Patrick  Twigg.  died 
of  pneumonia  on  November  5.     He  en- 
listed   in    Co.    C,    23d    Regt.,    on    July  I 
27,    1917,    and    went    to    Spartanburg,  I 
where  he  w.is  made  a  member  of  the  [ 
Suppl.v  Co.,   106th  Inf.,  and   sailed   for 
France   on   the   President  Lincoln  last 
May.     He  wrote  to  his  mother  on  No- 
vember 25  that  his  division  was  doing 
fine  work  and  he  hoped  to  he  home  by 
Cliristma.s.     Pvl.  Twigg  is  survived  l)y  : 


his  mother,  three  brothers,  George,  a. 
member  of  tho  315th  Inf.;  Joseph  and 
Robert,  and  four  sisters,  the- Misses 
Frances,  Anna,  Rita  and  Lillian  Twigg. 

Pvt.  Pretl  .Suiulermler. 

Pvt.  Fred  Sundermier  of  Lenox  ave., 
Maspeth,  died  of  influenza  In  a  British 
hospital  on  November  4.  He  enlisted 
and  trained  at  Spartanburg,  S.  C,  and 
was  sent  to  France  last  May.  Tho 
matron  of  the  hospital  wrote  to  his 
young  wife: 

"Sorry  to  tell  you  that  your  husband 
died  this  morning  of  influenza.  Every 
care  was  taken  and  everything  was 
done  that  could  be  done.  He  will  be 
buried  tomorrow  in  a  little  cemetery 
close  to  the  hospital.  Please  accept 
the  assurance   of  our  sympathy." 

Pvt.  Sundermier  was  2  2  years  old 
and  he  had  been  married  for  a  year 
and  he  had  been  married  for  a 
.\ear  and  seven  months.  Sundermier 
worked  for  Collier's  Weekly.  He  be- 
belonged  to   Co.  D,   102d  Eng-. 

lit.  James  IJ.  Moloy. 

Lt.  James  L.  Moloy  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  September  27  while  leading 
Co.  C.  106th  Inf.,  in  a  charge  on  tho 
Hindenburg  line.  Since  Decoration 
Day  he  had  been  in  France.  He  left 
Spartanburg,  where  he  received  hi3 
commission,  on  May  10,  and  sailed 
aboard  the  President  Lincoln.  Lt. 
Moloy  enlisted  originally  in  the  23d 
Regt.,  and  with  that  command  saw 
service  on  the  Mexican  border.  Ha 
was  born  in  Gouverneur,  N.  T.,  80 
years  ago,  and  was  graduated  from 
Pratt  Institute.  Word  of  his  deatlx 
was  received  by  Mrs.  Ida  B.  Tew, 
president  of  the  Women's  Auxiliary  o* 
Co.  C,  106th  Inf.,  whose  home  is  at 
2312  Beverly  road.  Her  son,  Jeroma 
L.  Tew,  is  a  sergeant  in  Lt.  Moloy'a 
company  and    wrote   of   him: 

"Mother,  his  folks  should  be  proud 
of  him,  for  he  was  a  wonderful  sol- 
dier and  paid  his  last  full  meaaura 
of  devotion  out  in  front  of  the  men  in 
one  of  the  most  brilliant  attacks  ever 
launched  against  the  Hun.  You  and 
his  friends  will  be  shocked  to  hear  of 
it,  but  try  and  comfort  them,  for  a 
greater  hero  never  fell  on  any  field 
than    James." 

Lt.  Moloy  was  engaged  to  be  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Gretta  Slater  of  Toronto 
and  Brooklyn.  He  was  in  civil  life 
connected  with  Baker,  Carrothers  & 
Pell. 

Corp.  J.  T.  Ijuigstaff. 

Corp.  J.  T.  Langstaff,  24  years  old, 
of  475  72d  St.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
October  22.  He  was  drafted  last 
April  and  sent  to  Camp  Upton,  from 
where  he  was  transferred  to  Camp 
Dix.  On  Decoration  Day  he  landed  in 
England.  He  attended  St.  Augustines 
Academy  and  Our  Lady  of  Angels 
Church.  Corp  Langstaff  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Co.  K,  311th  Inf.,  and  before 
being  drafted  was  a  chauffeur.  In  & 
recent  letter  he  wrote,  "I  was  In  a 
shell  hole  with  two  others  and  a 
whiz-bang  came  over;  we  thought  it 
was  going  to  hit  about  a  mile  awav, 
but  it  struck  about  50  feet  from  us 
and  the  concussion  knocked  us  on  our 
backs.  We  were  covered  with  dirt 
but  unharmed.  I  will  have  plenty  oC 
other  experiences  to  tell  you  of  w"he« 
I  come  back." 

Pvt.  Thoma.«  Sehmift'. 

Pvt.  Thomas  Schmitt  of  the  First 
Provisional  Co.,  lG2d  Inf.,  died  of 
wounds  received  in  action.  His  .sister 
Mrs.  Joseph  Finnegan,  of  173  Russeli 
St.  has  learned  that  her  brother  re- 
ceived hi.?;  wounds  on  October  9.  Pvt. 
Schmitt  w-as  a  graduate  of  St.  Cecilia's 
Parochial  .School.  He  was  drafted  last 
April.  He  sailed  for  France  with  Co 
L,  303d  Inf.,  in  July.  He  was  later 
transferred  to  the  162d  Regt.  Pvt. 
Schmitt  was  formerly  employed  hy  tha 
Continental   Iron   Works. 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN   THE_WAR. 


/       Sgt.  Lotkorn  Hupnian. 

Set  Lockern  Hupman.  29  years  old 
of  4'i  Steinwav  ave..  Long  Island 
City  "where  he -lived  with  his  brother 
Nathaniel,  died  on  O^t^'^'^r,  j '■^°* 
,.-,■,. Mri>i  received  last  July.  He  was 
repor  ed  on  the  casualty  list  when  he 
^4^^°  wounded  and  was  later  c.ted  for 

bravery  in  connection  '"'"'.  t'^«"f,^r 
in  which  he  was  hurt.  His  protner 
h"is  heard  nothing  from  him  since  he 
was  wounded,  Sgt.  Hupman  was 
born  in  Canada  and  came  to  th's 
country  two  years  ^^S"-  „«%i'"''f,7 
in  Co.  L.  6th  Inf.,  on  July  27,  IHlf. 
and  sailed  for  France  last  April. 

P\-t.  Eugene  R.  Courtney. 

Pvt  Kugene  H.  Courtney,  according 
to  word  received  by  his  family  at 
Garden  City,  L.  1.,  was  gassed  on  Sep- 
tember 12  ind  is  at  a  base  hospital 
„  France.  He  has  a  l^rother  Thomas 
J  Courtney,  in  the  Garden  City  Post- 
offlce  V\t.  Courtney  is  a  member  of 
Co    S.     321st  inf.  Before  entenngMhe 

sei-vico  he  was  ^"^P'oi'^.^.i^i'/,'?,';^^-''^- 
den  City  Company.  His  fathei  is 
James  Courtney. 

Pvt.  Max  Cohen. 
r-vt.  Max  Cohen,  23  years  old.  a 
member  of  the  Administrative  ^^o  of 
the  Quartermaster  Corps  died  aLK,ai>i 
ship  on  October  14.  He  lived  with  his 
sister  Mrs  Anna  Klkin.  at  758  RocK- 
awav'ave.  He  was  drafted  in  April 
and^served  at  Camps  Upton  and  Ja..k- 
son  Pvt.  Cohen  left  for  France  on 
October  6.  He  was  taken  with  pneu- 
monia and  died  before  the  ship 
reached  France.  He  was  born  in  Rus- 
sia and  had  been  here  for  ten  years. 
He  was  employed  In  a  knitting  mill. 

Vvt.  Edwin  Francis  O'Connor. 

Pvt  Edwin  Francis  O'Connor,  who 
enlisted  in  the  U.  S.  Marines  the  day 
following  the  declaration  of  war,  died 
on  November  5  of  wounds  received  in 
action.  Word  of  his  death  reached 
his  sister.  Mrs.  A.  J.  McGarvey  of  11 A 
I  pfferls  pl..  a  short  time  after  the  re- 
ceipt of  a  request  for  a  Christmas 
present.  Accompanying  the  request 
was  a  letter  dated  October  15  in 
which  he  spoke  of  what  a  comfort 
The  Brooklyn  Eagle  was  to  him  in 
the  trenches.  He  was  a  metriber  of 
Co  C.  Sixth  M.  G.  B.  Pvt.  O'Connor 
was  28  years  old,  and  prior  to  enlist- 
^,g  was  employed  at  the  Robins  Dry 
Dock  He  was  graduated  from  the 
Visitation  Parochial  School,  and  was 
a  member  of  St.  Joseph's  R.  C.  (  huich. 
1  brother,  Stepher  O'Connor,  is  a 
member  of  the  15th  Kng.,  Hdq.  Co. 

Pvt.  William  MoConnell. 

Pvt  William  McConnell  of  Asch 
St..  Hempstead.  U  I.,  was  I'i'le^  in 
acUon  on  October  29.  News  of  his 
death  came  to  his  mother  while  tlie 
family  was  at  dinner  on  Thanksgiving 
Dav  He  was  a  member  of  ^  "•  i>' 
114th  Regt..  He  was  engaged  in  the 
fighting  north  of  Verdun  and  was  with 
the  forces  that  made  their  way  Into 
Sedan  Before  entering  the  service 
he  was  employed  by  the  Curti.ss  En- 
gineering Corporation. 

Pvt.  Warren  C.  Condit. 

Pvt.  Warren  C.  Condit.  31  years 
old  a  member  of  Co.  C.  16tli  Inf., 
residing  at  1538  Greenoak  pi..  Ozone 
Park  died  in  France  on  October  18 
from  wounds  received  in  action.  He 
leaves  his  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Archibald  P.  Condit.  He  Is  also  sur- 
vived by  three  brothers  and  four  sis- 
ters. Ho  was  born  in  Brooklyn  and 
the  family  has  resided  for  two  years 
at  Ozone  I'ark.  At  the  time  he  was 
drafted,  on  April  30  last,  young  Con- 
dit was  employed  as  a  cutlery  sales- 
man. He  .s;iiled  for  Franco  in  July. 
Condit  was  a  member  of  the  Alturlan 
Club  of  East  New  York. 


Busier  Charles  S.  KritUer. 

Bugler  Charles  G.  Kridler,  IJ /^^j;! 
old  who  was  killed  in  action,  on  Sep- 
temb^t  26,  lived  with  his  parents  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Samuel  C.  Kridler,  at  909 
r\tes  ave.     He  was  a  member  of  Co 

Prt.  Frank  A.  Meyer. 

Pvt  Frank  A.  Meyer,  1041  123d  st 
Morris  Park,  was  killed  in  action  on 
October  12.  He  was  a  member  of  Co. 
8  32l[h  Inf.  Pvt.  Meyer  was  born 
Tn  lamaica  25  vears  ago,  and  gradu- 
L"edf^o^'^Str  Marys  Parochial  School 

there.  He  was  a  ">e">'^e':  °f,.  "'^,.f 
\V  Woolworth  store  on  V.M\s  a^e, 
the   Bronx.     Drafted    on    October    12, 


1917,  just  a  year  to  the  day  before 
he  was  killed,  he  was  sent  to  Camp 
Upton  and  then  to  Camp  Gordon, 
from  where  he  started  for  France 
on  April  2  3.  Surviving  are  his  wife, 
Irene  A.  Mavan,  to  whom  he  was  mar- 
ried on  April  17;  his  mother.  Mrs. 
Catherine  Meyer,  of  52  Union  ave.; 
five  brothers,  Joseph,  who  is  with 
the  Medical  Corps  of  the  56th  Inf.; 
John,  who  is  in  the  Navy  aboard  the 
U  S  S  Trometheus;  George,  Mathias 
aiid  Frederick,  and  a  sister,  Elizabeth. 
Another  brother,  Martin,  died  on 
August  6  last  as  a  result  of  being  hit 
over  the  heart  w'ith  a  pitched  ball  in 
a  ba.seball  game. 

Pvt.   Frederick  II.   Hress. 

Pvl.  Frederirk  H.  Bress,  2791  On- 
derdonk  ave.,  who  died  of  disease  on 
November  5,  was  drafted  la.st  April, 
sent  to  Camp  Upton,  and  two  weeks 
later  transferred  to  Camp  Di,\;.  He 
sailcii  shortly  utter  for  France.  Pvt. 
Bres.^s  in  September,  1917,  married 
Miss  Madeline  Doll,  who  survives  him. 
lie  was  27  vears  old  and  had  been 
employed  by  the  Persons  Trading 
Company    of    Manhattan. 


T.t.  Rudolph  v..  IVterson. 

I.t.  Rudolph  10.  Peterson,  who  was 
assistant  physical  director  of  the  Easl- 
ern  Di.strict  Branch  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  for 
four  years  from  1908  to  1912,  was 
killed' in  action  on  November  4.  His 
home  was  in  Jamestown.  N.  Y.  When 
the  United  Stales  entered  the  war 
Pete,  as  he  was  familiarly  known 
among  his  friends,  was  physical  di- 
rector of  the  Association  at  Coalville, 
Pa.  He  was  admitted  to  the  first  Fort 
Niagara  Officers  Training  l^amp  where 
he  was  commissioned  second  lieuten- 
ant. He  was  assigned  to  Camp  Meade 
and  placed  in  the  316th  Inf.,  Head- 
quarters Co.  Before  sailing  for  France 
early  last  summer.  Peterson  was  made 
first' lieutenant,  and  at  one  time  during 
the  tlghting  "over  there"  was  acting 
captain  of  his  company.    After  leaving 


Brooklyn,  Lt.  Peterson  attended  the 
Y  M  C  A  Institute  at  Springfield. 
Mass.;  and  after  his  graduation  went  to 
Coatsville.  News  of  his  death  was  le- 
cewed  with  regret  by  his  many  Brook- 
lyn  friends. 

Lit   Carl  H.  Wlieelcr. 

Lt.  Carl  H.  Wheeler,  son  of  Mr.  and 

Mrs.  Albert  C.   Wheeler,   ot   6  i  2  Tenin 

St.,  was  killed  in  action  on  September 

15.    while    leading   his    platoon    in    the 

St.  Mihiel  drive.  Lt. Wheeler  had  been 

in    the    service    since    tjie    year    191^. 

He    enlisted    in    the    14th    Kest;         f;l 

the   time   of  the   Mexican   'l>fti';"'*>^'f 

was  sent  to  the  border  with   his  ie„i- 

ment  and  on  his  return  he  received  his 

sergeant's  chevron.      On   the   outbreak 

of    war    he    was    sent    to    Spartanbuii, 

and  was  made  second  lieutenant  of  Co 

A.     165th    Inf.      He    was    subsequen  Iv 

transferred    to   Co.   L,    ]6Sth    Inf.      Lt 

Wheeler   was   a   graduate   of   P.    S.&j> 

and  ot  Manual  Training  High  bcnoo.. 

He  was  prominent  in  athletics. 

Sgt.   Cliarles  HcL'ier. 

Sgt  Charles  Heiser.  2:!  years  old, 
who  was  killed  in  action  on  Septem- 
ber 27  enlisted  in  June,  191 1,  m  Co. 
11  14th  Regt,  and  at  Spartanburg  w^s 
m'ustered  into  Co.  H.  3  06th  Int.  On 
September  30,  1917,  while  at  t.partan- 
burg  he  was  promoted  to  corporal.  He 
lived  with  his  mother.  Mrs.  Kate 
Holzwarth,  at  297  Grove  st.,  when  he 
entered  the  service.  In  a  letter  dated 
September  10  he  informed  his  mother 
that  he  had  gone  over  the  top  on 
Labor  Dav  three  times,  and  for  his 
bravery  under  fire  was  made  a  ser- 
^eant;'that  as  a  result  ot  the  days 
work  verv  few  men  of  his  company 
escaped  being  hit  by  enemy  fire;  but 
that  more  were  wounded  than  killed. 
He  also  informed  her  that  his  regi- 
ment was  being  spilt  up  into  small  de- 
tachments for  instruction  in  tank  war- 
fare preparatory  to  the  smashing  oi 
the  Hindenburg  line. 

Before  he  entered  the  service  Sgt. 
Heiser  was  employed  as  a  salesman 
by  the  Photo  and  Engraving  Company 
of  Manhattan.  He  was  born  in  I-arm- 
ingdale,  L.  I.,  received  his  early  edu- 
cation there,  and  came  to  live  m 
Brooklyn  with  his  mother  eight  years 
a"0  He  was  a  member  of  St.  Brigid  s 
R  C  Church.  Sgt.  Heiser  is  also  sur- 
vived by  his  sister,  Mrs.  Harry  Wana- 
maker.  .,  „ 

Pvt.  James  MeGratli. 
Pvt  James  McC.ralh,  only  child  ot 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  McOrath  of  97  Sunip- 
ter  st  died  of  pneumonia  late  m  Oc- 
tober, at  sea.  en  route  to  France,  as  a 
m-mber  of  Co.  K,  122d  Int  Pvt.  Mo- 
C,i-ath  was  28  years  old  and  a  roofeK 
He  went  to  Camp  Upton  on  -'"l.^'  -- 
last  and  left  for  France  on  October 
I'.  Less  than  a  week  betore  he  sailed 
McGrath  was  home  and  said  to  his 
mother.  "Gee,  but  I'm  glad  I  escaped 
an  attack  of  the  flu."  His  body  was 
returned  to  his  mother  three  weeks 
af  er  he  had  sailed  and  it  was  buried 
i,  .St  John's  Cemetery  after  a  requiem 
mass  was  celebrated  in  St.  Benedict  ^, 
Church. 

Pvt.  NielioliLs  l\  Hall. 
Pvl  Nicholas  F.  Hall,  24  year.''  old 
son  of  Nicholas  and  Mary  Hull  or 
1133  St.  Mark's  ave.,  died  of  pneu- 
onia  in  Base  Hospital  152  on  Octo- 
ber 29  while  undergoing  treatment 
tor  gunshot  wounds  received  in  ac- 
ti„n  on  October  13.  He  wa.s  bur.ed 
with  military  honors  in  the  Military 
Cemetery  at  Himaucourl.  llaiite- 
Marne  according  to  a  conimunication 
received  by  the  private's  parents  from 
t^ol  David  Baker.  Pvt.  Hall  was  a 
member  of  Co.  G.  114th  Int.  He  was 
called  into  service  on  May  3,  sent 
South  to  train,  and  sailed  for  I' ranee 
carlv  in  Julv.  He  was  graduated  from 
P  S  No.  S3  and  was  employed  as  a 
driver  by  Abraham  &  Straus.  He 
was  an  only  child. 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND    IN   THE    WAR. 


125; 


Sgt.  Charles  Hujck 

Sgt  Charles  Huyck  of  693  Franklin 
ave.  was  reported  by  cable  to  have 
been  killed  in  action  on  August  29, 
but  three  relatives  have  received  let- 
ters from  him  which  had  been  writ- 
ten on  November  7,  while  sixteen  that 
were  written  in  October  and  three  in 
August  have  also  been  received.  In 
a  letter  to  his  sister,  Loretta,  he  said 
that  he  had  been  ill  in  a  hospital  for 
two  weeks.  Sgt.  Huyck  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  106th  Inf.  Supply  Co., 
which  has  been  brigaded  with  the 
British  forces.  He  joined  the  23d 
Regt.  three  years  ago  and  was  pro- 
moted to  mess  sergeant.  He  mar- 
ried Miss  Irene  McAleer  on  January 
23  last. 

I>t.  Frank  X.  Wohlcb. 

Lt.  Frank  X.  Wohleb  of  140  Elm  st.. 
Long  Island  City,  died  of  wounds  on 
October  20,  according  to  the  War  De- 
partment telegram  receiv^ed  by  his 
mother.  Mrs.  Ottillie  Wohleb.  He  waa 
a  member  of  Co.  K,  10  4th  Inf.  Lt. 
Wohleb  was  born  in  Long  Island  City 
2  7  years  ago,  and  was  a  graduate  of 
the  Commercial  High  School.  Before 
the  war  he  was  employed  by  the  Trav- 
elers Insurance  Company.  He  served 
with  Co.  L,  Seventh  Inf..  N.  Y.  N.  G. 
during  the  Mexican  trouble  in  1916. 
He  re-enlisted  soon  after  the  outbreak 
of  war.  He  received  his  commission 
at  Paris  on  July  4,  when  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  104th  Inf.  He  was  a 
thirty-second  degree  Mason  and  a 
member  of  Advance  Lodge,  F.  and 
A.  M. 

Pv-t.  Anthony  Rotallo. 

Pvt.  Anthony  Rotallo,  who  was 
killed  in  action  on  September  2.  was 
a  member  of  Co.  I.  106th  Inf.  He  en- 
listed in  the  14tft  Regt.  about  a  year 
ago,  was  transferred  to  the  106th 
at  Spartanburg.  He  sailed  for  France 
on  May  10.  Pvt.  Rotallo  was  born  in 
this  country  2  2  years  ago  and  lived 
with  his  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James 
Rotallo,  at  1075  St.  Mark's  ave.  He 
was  formerly  employed  in  a  shoe  fac- 
tory as  an  expert  on  wooden  heels. 

Pvt.  Zelig  Brooks. 

Pvt.  Zelig  Brooks,  24  years  old,  of 
26  Chester  st.,  a  member  of  Co.  V>,  116th 
Inf..  was  killed  in  action  on,  October 
8.  He  was  dratted  and  went  to  camp 
in  May,  1918.  He  arrived  in  France 
in  June.  Bom  In  Russia,  he  ca«ie  to 
this  country  in  1910  and  was  educated 
at  the  night  school  of  the  Hebrew  Edu- 
cational Alliance.  He  is  survived  by 
his  parents,  three  brothers,  Isaac,  Mor- 
ris and  Esau,  and  a  sister.  Rebecca. 

Lit.  James  J.  Porter. 

Glen  Cove,  L.  I.  Attached  to  the 
Tenth  Machine  Gun  Batt.  Graduate 
of  Princeton,  1911.  and  Harvard  Law 
School,  1914.  Served  on  the  Mexican 
border  with  the  First  Cavalry.  Grad- 
uated from  Offlcers  Training  Camp  at 
Plattsburg  and  was  commissioned  a 
lieutenant.     Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  Kiigene  l/Honuiictlicu. 

Pvt.  Eugene  L'Hommedieu,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  American  Tank  Corps,  died 
in  a  base  hospital  in  France,  accord- 
ing to  word  received  by  his  sister.  Mrs. 
Stella  Gesaman  of  Hicks  Lane,  Great 
Keck.  SVellington  L'Hommedieu,  a 
brother,  is  with  an  artillery  regiment 

P^-t.  Salvator  Diniioeli. 

Before  the  war  Pvt.  Salvator  Diml- 
celi,  wno  died  of  wounds  on  Septem- 
ber 9,  was  a  barber,  in  business  on 
Flushing  ave.,  and  lived  at  799  Flush- 
ing ave.  with  his  wife  P^ose,  to  whom 
he  was  married  less  than  three  years 
ago.  Dimiceli  was  born  twenty-seven 
years  ago  in  Palermo,  Italy,  where 
"his  parents  still  live.  When  he  was 
13  years  old  he  came  to  America  and 
was  apprenticed  to  the  barber's  pro- 
fession and  finally  opened  a  shop  for 


himself.  Though  married,  he  thought 
it  his  duty  to  refrain  from  claiming 
c-xemption,  so  he  went  willingly  to 
Camp  Upton  in  September,  1917, 
where  he  w^as  assigned  to  Co.  D,  307th 
Inf.     He  went  to  France  last  April. 

In  his  last  letter  to  his  wife,  writ- 
ten on  August  20,  Demiceli  said.  "I 
have  been  over  the  top  three  times 
and  am  going  again.  You  cannot  iin- 
agine  the  feeling  when  you  are  going 
toward  the  top  for  the  first  time  be- 
cause you  feel  that  it  may  mean  the 
end  of  you.  Believe  me,  though,  when 
you  once  get  over  the  top  all  right 
you  lose  all  the  fright  and  you  keep 
going  after  the  enemy.  I  certainly 
went  after  them  and  helped  to  finish 
a.  great  many  of  them.  We  all  ex- 
pect an  early  victory  and  I'll  soon  be 
home  again.      Until   then,   au   revoir." 

Fxt.  William  E.  Baxter. 

Pvt.  William  E.  Baxter,  24  years 
old.  who  died  of  disease,  was  the  son 
of  Mrs.  Margaret  Baxter  of  24  Hey- 
vvard  st.  He  was  born  in  the  Eastern 
District  and  was  an  expert  mechanic. 
He  was  drafted  last  spring,  and  was 
sent  first  to  Camp  Upton,  and  then 
to  Spartanburg,  and  went  overseaa 
with  Co.  D,  105th  Inf..  last  April.  In 
a  letter  received  by  hia  mother  six 
weeks  ago  he  wrote  that  he  had 
been  over  the  top  eight  times  and  that 
most  of  his  military  duties  had  been 
near  the  famous  Hindenburg  line.  He 
said  that  although  he  had  received  sev- 
eral slight  wounds  he  was  always 
ready  to  go  over  the  top  -with  his  reg- 
iment again. 

Pvt.   Eugene  F.  Ford. 

Pvt.  Eugene  F.  Ford  of  West  Islip, 
L.  I.,  died  of  disease  on  November  13, 
according  to  aa  official  telegram  re- 
ceived last  night  by  his  father,  Oliver 
Ford.  Pvt.  Ford  was  attached  to  the 
Engineers  Transportation  Service  and 
was  a  member  of  the  4  52d  M.  T.  Co. 
Pvt  Ford  was  drafted  last  December 
and  with  one  month's  preparation  at 
Camp  Upton  and  two  months  at  Fort 
Myers  took  leave  for  France,  arriv- 
ing there  on  April  7.  He  was  a  chauf- 
feur at  Haab's  Garage  in  Babylon, 
L.   L 

Pvt.  Piisquale  L/ucca. 

Pvt.  Pasquale  Luca  died  of  pneu- 
monia on  October  13.  He  lived  with 
his  brother,  Thomas  Lucca,  at  1233 
Broadway,  cr-d  ^rr.s  G-.r.ployed  as  a 
bootblack  at  12  52  Broadway.  He  was 
born  in  Italy. 

Pvt.  Thomas  P.  McOole. 

Pvt.  Thomas  P.  McCole,  son  of  Pat- 
rick and  Frances  McCole  of  307  Win- 
throp  St..  a  member  of  the  Regular 
Army,  was  killed  in  action  on  Novem- 
ber 10  while  fighting  with  Co.  A  of 
the  13th  M.  G.  Co.  In  May,  1917,  Pvt 
McCole  enlisted  and  after  five  days 
stay  at  Fort  Slocum  was  sent  to  Camp 
Sam  Houston,  Tex.,  where  he  re- 
mained for  eleven  months;.  Eight 
months  ago  he  left  for  France.  He 
was  20  years  old.  j 

Pvt.  'Walter  J.  SleCormick. 

Pvt  Walter  J.  McCormick  of  478 
V.ainbridge  st.  was  killed  in  action  on 
lugust  28,  according  to  a  telegram 
just  received  by  his  widowed  moth/jr, 
who  had  not  "neura  from  him  for 
three  months,  y.-z.  McCormick  <!m- 
listed  in  June,  1917,  in  the  23d  Rjofe't., 
and  sailed  for  France  last  May,  hav- 
ing been  transferred  while  at  Spaitan- 
burg  to  the  106th  Inf.  He  was  oot  18 
when  he  enlisted.  He  is  survived  by 
his  mottier,  sisters  aird  brotViers. 

Corp.  Rcnard  F.  'Wotgdt^. 

Corp.  Renard  F.  Woods,  who  died 
on  November  11  of  wounds  received 
in  action,  enlisted  on  June  .'19,  1916,  in 
the  69th  Regt.  He  was  29  years  old 
on  November  6  and  has  been  in  France 
since  November,  1917.  I^ast  July  he 
was  also  wounded  tnree  times  in.  the 


right  knee  and  twice  in  the  right  fore- 
arm. Corp.  Woods  is  survived  by  his 
father,  William  Woods,  and  an  aiirrt, 
Mrs.  William  Kehoe,  who  live  at  516 
Van  Buren  st.  At  the  time  he.  en- 
tered the  service  he  resided  at  81J  El- 
dert  st 

lit.  William  J.  Mecheskl» 

Lt.  William  J.  Macheski,  of  177 
Woodruff  ave.,  was  killed  in  g,cftion  on 
October  15.  Lt.  Macheski  lived  in 
Flatbush  with  his  wife,  Evelyn  Mc- 
Elroy;  his  daughter,  Evelyn,,  and  hia 
wife's  mother,  Mrs.  Samuel  McElroy. 
He  was  30  years  old  and  a  niember  of 
the  128th  Inf.  He  attendedl  'the  first 
and  second  Plattsburg  trainilng  camps, 
where  he  received  his  comu.iission.  Lt. 
Macheski  was  in  Europe  on  business 
for  the  American  Can  Co/mpany  when 
the  war  started,  and  upqin  his  arrival 
here  heexpressed  the  desl.!re  to  get  into 
the  fight.  He  told  his  wife  that  he 
considered  it  a  great  gloty  to  give  his 
life  for  his  country,  anti  he  also  said 
that  if  he  should  be  kVlJed  he  wanted 
to  be  buried  where  he  fell  and  under 
the  flag  of  the  canntry  he  was 
serving. 

He  was  gassed  oa  August  11,  but 
quickly  recovered.  At  that  time  he 
wrote  to  his  little  daughter  and  sent 
a  small  flower  he  ha^i  found  growing 
on  the  battlefields  ijv  Belgium.  It  was 
said  at  his  home  today  that  had  he 
lived  he  would  hai-e  received  the  title 
of  Count  in  Polajid,  where  he  owned 
property.  Lt.  Macheski  was  born 
in  Virginia,  of  Polish  parents.  He  was 
a  prominent  meitiber  of  the  Lambs 
and  Plaza  Clubs, 

Pvt.  X^iU  Baxtell  Jr. 

Pvt  Emil  Ba.rtell  Jr.,  aged  23,  of 
251  Windsor  pi.,  a  member  of  Batt.  P, 
59th  F.  A.,  died  of  wounds  on  No- 
vember 23.  fie  enlisted  originally  in 
the  13th  C.  A.  and  trained  at  Fort 
Hamilton.  He  was  a  graduate  of 
P.  S.  85  and  Bushwick  H.  S.  Pror  to 
his  entrance  into  the  service  he  was 
employed  -as  a  mechanic  for  the 
Brooklyn  Union  Gas  Company.  In 
high  school  he  took  a  prominent  part 
in  athletics. 

Prts.  WiJIliam  and  George  Mclianghlin 

News  at  the  death  of  one  son  and 
the  serVo/us  wounding  of  another 
has  been  received  by  Mrs.  Eliza, 
heth  Ml  Laughlin  of  641  Grand  ave. 
In  Oetflfber  a  telegram  from  the  War 
uepartuient  announced  the  serious 
wounding  of  William,  19  years 
old,  a  member  of  Co.  E,  106th  Inf.,  at 
the  St.  Quentin  Canal,  on  September 
25.  The  second  message,  arriving 
towajrd  evening,  announced  thai 
George,  21  years  old,  a  member  of 
the  same  company,  had  died  in  a  Brit- 
ish base  hospital  in  England. 

Both  boys  enlisted  shortly  after  the 
outbreak  of  war  with  the  old  23d 
r^egt.  They  were  trained  with  tho 
i.06th  at  .Spartanburg  and  sailed  to 
France  with  that  command.  They 
went  through  the  stiff  fighting  the 
106th  participated  in  without  injury 
until  St.  Quentin  Canal.  Then  Wil- 
liam was  shot  through  both  shoulders 
by  one  of  his  own  tanks  when  the 
tank  foundered  in  a  shell  hole.  His 
brother  George  found  him  woundea, 
gave  him  first  aid  and  pressed  on  to 
the  attack. 

In  the  subsequent  fighting  George 
contracted  a  heavy  cold  which  devel- 
oped into  pneumotcla.  On  I\o\'riKf.ipr 
27  Mrs.  McLaughlin  received  a  letter 
from  an  English  nurse  informing  her 
that  George  was  very  ill.  Mrs.  Mc- 
Laughlin feared  that  the  message  was 
preparing  her  for  the  news  that  cama 
yesterday.  George  died  on  Novem- 
ber 12  and  the  letter  was  written  No- 
vember 7. 

Mrs.   McLaughlin   has   another   son 


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BROOKLYN   AND  L©NG   ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


and'    a    married    daughter.    She    is    a 
wide*/. 

Prt.  Harry  W.  Wll.'ioii. 
P',*.  Harry  \V.  Wilson  of  327  Pros- 
pect eive.  died  of  pneumonia  on  No- 
vemler  26.  accordins  to  a  tcleprram 
rocei'WKl  the  next  diiy  Viy  Mrs.  Hav- 
Tvood.  Tlie  apparent  swift  transmis- 
sion nf  the  notice  is  impo.ssihle.  ac- 
cordijur  to  the  telegraph  authorities, 
so  Mrs,  Haywood  wrole  to  the  War 
Depart! lAnt.  She  received  an  answer 
.shortly  ^afterward  eonfirniins  I'vt. 
Wil.son's '  death,  mentionins  no  date 
but  Rivliig  a  serial  number.  2,792.994. 
This  wa.saiit  correct,  as  Wilson's  num- 
ber is  2.792,794.  The  last  word  re- 
ceived frcen  him  was  a  postal  dated 
November  •!.  Pvt.  Wilson  was  26 
years  old.  .He  was  dratted  last  April 
and  was  a  jn ember  of  the  303d  F.   .V. 

PvU  ilioina.s  I",.  Bates. 
Pvt.  Thom:fcs  E.  Bates,  who  died  on 
October  20,  of  wounds  received  in 
action,  was  a  jneniber  of  Co.  K.  23(1 
Tnf.  He  had  bt»»n  in  the  thick  of  tho 
combat  at  Chra  eau-Thierry  and  was 
■wounded,  three  Jimes  previously.  He 
came  from  Iji\«spool.  England,  and 
enlisted  at  Syracuse  at  the  beginning 
of  the  war.  rritjr  to  enlisting  he  was 
engaged  in  the  tifansportation  of  am- 
munition and  ha4  cros.sed  the  ocean 
•  seven  times  in  tho  course  of  his  serv- 
ices. Born  in  rSgcago,  Pvt.  Bates 
fame  to  Brooklyn  when  very  young 
«nd  attended  I'.  S.  .Xo.  11.  Later  he 
went  to  Polytechnic  Institute  and  af- 
ter graduating  was  connected  with 
the  Prudential  Life  insurance  Com- 
pany for  a  time.  His-  last  letter  to  his 
parents,  Mr.  and  Mri.  Benjamin  F. 
Bates  of  175  Washingtcn  Park,  was 
dated  October  IS.  two  drc'S  before  his 
aeath.  His  brother.  JRiV-hard  A.,  is 
fclso  abroad,  a  chief  engir*eer  with  the 
American  air  forces.  Hirs  brother-in- 
law,  Robert  A.  SimpstBi.  is  a  lieu- 
tenant of  the  Seventh  Army  Corps. 
i?dq.  Co.  Pvt.  Bates  was  .12  years  old 
mnd  a  member  of  Hansont.iPlace  M.  E. 
Church. 

Sst.  nciTiard   1\  Wtx«ls. 

Sgt.  Bernard  F.  Woods.  36  years 
old.  of  Co.  L,  165lh  Inf.  totmterly  the 
89th  Regt),  died  of  wounr^  on  No- 
jmber  11.  lie  received,  .several 
<-ounds  in  the  battle  of  the  Ourcq  in 
.luly  and  after  being  in  a  ho^iilal  for 
nine  weeks  returned  tf)  battli>  in  Octo- 
ber, where  ho  received  the  wounds 
which  ended  in  his  death.  In  ohe  of 
his  letters  Sgt.  W'oods  said:  "If  the 
folks  back  home  could  only  pcalize 
•.-w  ha-'"d  we  have  to  work  to  make 
itilB  thing  a  success  Ihey  wouW  be 
<-tPrnaMy  grateful  and  the  UPth  /las 
been  doing  its  share  and  more.'*  In 
speaking  of  the  battle  of  the  Ourcqj  he 
remarked  that  the  Germans  certaii»ly 
played  their  machine  guns  on  us.  Wul 
when  wc  got  over,  we  never  thougtst 
of  such  a  thing  as  taking  prisoners — 
they    just   "passed    .-iway." 

Sgt.  Woods  enlisted  with  the  69th 
«t  the  time  of  the  Me.\ican  trouble  and 
saw  service  on  the  border.  He  was 
a  member  of  Our  Lady  of  Lourdes  i 
Church  and  the  Rival  Athletic  Club. 
He  is  survived  by  his  father.  William  I 
Woods,  and  his  aunt.  iMrs.  Ellen  Ko- 
hoo  of  516  Van  Burcn  St..  formerly  of 
88  Eldert  St.,  with  whom  he  lived. 

Prt.  llarokl  DaTlcs. 

Pvt.  Harold  Davlos.  (he  first  monji 
her  of  the  326th  Inf.  to  be  cited  for 
bravery,  was  killed  in  action  on  Oc- 
tober II.  His  brother.  Norman  Davles 
;iyss  04.  27  6  Franklin  st.  I'vt.  Davits 
vas  called  before  the  members  of  his  , 
<-ompany  In  .luly  and  a  letter  signed 
by  the  Colonel  citing  him  for  bravery 
was  read.  Davles  delivered  a  message 
to  a  lieutenant  who  was  cutting  barbed 
v.lro  In  No  Man's  Land  under  fire  of 
Ucrman  soldiers.     Pvt.  Davies  was  28 


■•ears  old.  His  parents  live  in  Toronto. 
When  he  was  sent  to  camp  a  year  ago 
he  lived  at  1109  Manhattan  ave.  He 
ivas  employed  as  an  embosser  by  a 
-Manhattan  firm. 

Pvt.  ."Vi-thur  Kuhcrg. 
Pvt.  Arthur  Rubers  of  300  60th  St., 
a  member  of  Co.  F,  106th.  was  killed 
in  action  on  September  27.  He  en- 
listed in  the  14th  Hegt.  and  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  106th  at  Spartanburg. 
Pvt.  Huberg  was  the  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Elias  Ruberg.  He  Was  a  grad- 
uate of  I'.  S.  40  and  a  machinist  by 
trade.  His  brother.  Harold,  21  years 
old.  is  in  the  Xavy. 

Capt.   Harry  C.  Stairctt. 

Capt.  Harry  C.  Starrett,  3S  years 
old,  of  Co,  B,  106th  Inf.,  died  on  No- 
vember 11  in  liase  Hospital  8,  in 
France,  of  influenza.  Capt.  Starrett 
was  born  in  Liverpool,  England.  When 
a  boy  of  16  he  came  to  America  and 
within  three  years  joined  the  14th 
RpL'i      TI.     served    in    the    Philippines 


during  the  Spanish-American  War. 
Subsequently  he  served  under  Gen. 
Pershing  in  later  campaigns  with  the 
Moros  on  the  Island  of  Mindanao,  hav- 
ing enlisted  in  19U3  in  the  regular 
Army. 

After  his  term  of  enlistment  expired 
he  once  more  connected  himself  with 
the  14th  Regt.  He  went  to  the  Mexi- 
can border  with  ihat  command.  Capt. 
Starrett  was  graduated  from  the 
First  School  of  tho  Line  in  1915.  On 
the  amalgamatiou  of  the  14tn  Regt. 
at  .Spartanburg  into  the  10«th  Inf.. 
Capt.  .Slarrett  was  given  the  command 
nver  Co.  i;.  On  Jlay  in  he  left  for 
France  aboard   the   President  Lincoln. 

t^apt.    Slarrett   was   a   draughtsman 
far  the  Railway  Steel  Spring  Company 
in    Manhattan.     Last   February,    while  I 
on   a    furlough,   ho   married    Miss   May : 
H.     Asisiin     of    Brooklyn.      He    was    a; 
pie»Tlber  of  the  lioonio  Lodge,  F.  and 
A.  ttl.     He  leaves  besides  his  wife,  his  i 
mot'iier.  Mrs.  Annie  Starrett;  a  brother! 
and    four    sisters,    living   at    398    East  | 
Fourtli  St.  I 

I/t.  Henry  J.  DiifT. 

Second   Lt.   Henry  .1.   Duff,    22   years 
old.  wh(>  was  w-cll  known  in  Brooklyn  | 
.school  ciVdcs.  was  killed   in  action   on  1 
SeptCMibct  27  while  leading  an  Ameri- j 
can     dctaclinnent    against    an       enemy! 
machine  gan   nest.    Attending  the  first! 
Plattslnirg  Training  Camp  he  received 
his  commission    in   August.    1917.      He 
was    assigned    to     Camp    Upton     and  I 


there  joined  the  306th  M.  G.  B.  He 
was  the  son  of  Mrs.  Agnes  Ditter,  for- 
merly of  180  Adelphi  St..  and  attended 
Sacred  Heart  Academy  and  Com- 
mercial High,  in  both  of  which  he  was 
very  active  in  social  and  athletic  af- 
fairs. His  mother  now  lives  in  the 
I  Bronx. 

Pvt,  Joseph  Spellnian. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Spellman,   23  years  old, 

I  of  243  New  Jersey  avc.,  was  killed  in 

action   on  November   9.      He  was  the 

son    of   Laurie    Spellman.    Drafted    in 

May.   lie   was   sent    to   Camp    Hancock 

!  and  .sailed   for  France  in  July  with  a 

'  machine    gun    battalion.        He    was    a 

I  graduate   of     Cathedral    Parish,    Man- 

1  Rattan,  and  was  employed  by  the  Crys- 

I  tal     Motion     Picture     Company.     Pvt, 

Spellman's      brother,      Lav.rencc,      25 

years  old.  was  drafted  that  same  week 

as   he  and   is  now   in   Camp   Hancock. 

He  was  one  of  eleven  children,  nine  of 

whom  have  died  and  the  death  of  Pvt. 

Spellman.  leaves  but  one  son  left. 

Corp.  John  M.  Cronin. 

Corp.  John  M.  Cronin,  30  years  old, 
who  died  of  disease  on  October  16, 
lived  with  his  sister,  Mrs.  O'Brien,  at 
78  Newtown  ave..  Long  Island  City. 
He  was  born  at  Haverhill,  Mass. 
Corp.  Cronin  enlisted  in  June,  1917, 
and  was  assigned  to  Supply  Co.  331, 
Quartermasters  Corps,  with  which 
unit  he  sailed  for  Francse  in  October. 
1917. 

Prt.  Ignatz  Gcroci. 

Pvt.  Ignatz  Geroci,  23  years  old.  of 
3716  15th  ave.,  was  killed  in  action 
on  November  3.  He  was  a  member  of 
Co.  F,  115th  Inf.  Pvt.  Geroci  was 
born  in  Bolermo,  Italy,  on  May  7, 
1895,  and  was  brought  to  Brooklyn 
when  he  was  2  years  old.  P\t.  Geroci 
was  drafted  on  May  4  last  and  sent  to 
Camp  McClellan.  Al.Tbama,  from 
where  he  left  for  France  on  June  13. 
He  was  a  salesman  for  a  waist  con- 
cern in  Manhattan  before  he  was 
drafted.  Surviving  are  his  parents, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Vincenza  Geroci;  three 
brothers  and  two  sisters.  His  mother 
received  a  letter  from  him  dated  Oc- 
tober 6.  in  which  he  said:  "We  are 
going  through  some  battle,  but  I  feel 
fine,  so  do  not  worry,  as  our  boys 
will  come  out  on  top,"  The  Sammies 
have  Fritz  on  the  go,  and  I  do  not 
think  he  will  last  much  longer." 

P^•t.   Patrtck  J.   O'Connor. 

Pvt.  Patrick  J.  O'Connor,  who.se 
family  lives  at  55  Downing  st.,  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  10  whilo 
fighting  with  Co.  G,  308th  Inf  Pvt 
O'Connor  was  23  years  old.  He  always 
lived  in  Worcester,  Mass..  where  he 
was  employed  in  an  ammunition  plant 
prior  to  his  entrance  into  the  service. 
In  March,  1917,  he  was  drafted  and 
sent  to  Camp  Devins.  and  then  to 
Camp  Upton  before  his  departure  for 
France  last  April.  He  is  survived  by 
his  wife.  Mrs.  Mollie  O'Connoi^, 
whose  home  is  in  Massachusetts;  his 
mother,  Mrs.  Margaret  J.  O'Connor; 
six  sisters  and  two  brothers. 

Cori>.  Willia.in  .\.  Rielil. 

Corp.  William  .\.  Rielu  of  10144 
117th  St.,  Richmond  Hill,  was  killed 
in  action  on  September  27.  He  be- 
longed to  Co.  F.  106th  Inf.  He  en- 
listed with  the  23d  Regt.  in  1914, 
served  eleven  months  on  the  border  in 
1916  and  was  then  sent  to  Cold 
Springs  to  do  guard  duty  on  the  Aque- 
duct. He  was  there  promoted  to  mes.s 
sergeant.  When  his  regiment  was 
called  to  Spartanburg  he  resigned  his 
rank  to  become  instructor  of  the  au- 
tomatic rifle  while  in  Spartanburg. 
Corp.  Rinhl  was  born  in  Brooklyn  and 
is  a  graduate  of  P.  S.  124.  He  leaves 
his  parents,  William  G.  and  Elizabeth 
Riehl;  two  sisters.  Elizabeth  and  Cath- 
erine, and  two  brothers,  Theodore  and 
Paul. 


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Pvt.  Frederick  M.  Quiue. 

Pvt.  Frederick  Moore  Quine,  25  years 
old,  formerly  of  2823  Caton  ave.,  was 
killed  in  action  on  November  1.  He 
was  a  member  of  Co.  A.  311th  Inf..  Pvt. 
Quine  was  drafted  last  may,  sent  to 
Camp  Di.v  and  sailed  for  France  in 
May  with  the  New  Jersey  division.  He 
attended  Brooklyn  public  schools, 
graduated  from  high  school  and  was 
pmployed  with  the  .John  Bliss  Co.  in 
Manhattan.  The  family  has  lived  in 
Cranford.  N.  J.,  for  a  year.  Pvt.  Quine 
was  a  member  of  the  Central  Branch 
Y.  M.  C.  A. 

Corp.  Michael  La  Porte. 

Though  Corp.  Michael  La  Porte,  28 
years  old,  of  1446  71st  St.,  was  report- 
ed to  have  died  of  wounds  on  Novem- 
ber 3.  his  parents  have  received  a  let- 
ter dated  November  7  from  him. 
Corp.  La  Porte  said  he  had  been 
wounded  and  was  recovering  in  a 
French  hospital.  He  did  not  state 
when  he  was  wounded.  Corp.  La 
Porte  enlisted  in  the  Eighth  C.  A.  C. 
on  August  15,  1916,  and  in  the  fall 
of  1917  was  sent  to  Spartanburg,  S. 
C,  where  he  was  transferred  to  the 
106th  F.  A.,  Ordnance  Corps.  He 
left  for  France  early  in  June,  1917. 
He  was  born  in  New  York  City  on 
August  15,  1890,  and  came  to  Brook- 
lyn at  the  age  of  12  years.  He  at- 
tended DeWitt  Clinton  High  School. 
Manhattan,  and  was  manager  of  the 
Tuxedo  Tire  Exchange  before  he  en- 
listed. 

Pvt.  James  G.  McArdle. 

Pvt.  James  G.  McArdle,  24  years 
old,  of  702  Boyd  ave.,  Woodhaven, 
died  on  November  1  of  wounds  and 
pneumonia.  He  enlisted  in  the  23d 
Regt.,  on  September  24,  1917,  and 
trained  at  Spartanburg.  S.  C,  where 
he  was  transferred  to  the  106th,  and 
qualified  as  an  expert  rifleman,  auto- 
matic rifleman  and  both  hand  and  rifle 
grenadier  (bombar).  He  started  over- 
seas with  his  regiment  on  May  10  and 
saw  much  active  service  on  several 
fronts.  Pvt.  McArdle  was  seriously 
wounded  in  the  Battle  of  Cambrai,  on 
September  27,  and  removed  to  U.  S. 
Base  Hospital  33,  in  Portsmouth,  Eng- 
land, where,  while  convalescent,  he 
developed  pneumonia,  and  this  com- 
plication resulted  fatally.  He  is  sur- 
vived by  two  sisters  and  a  brother. 

I.t,   Samuel   Solovci. 

Lt.  Samuel  Solovei,  23  years  old,  of 
S9  Thatford  ave.,  died  of  pneumonia 
on  October  15,  just  as  the  boat  on 
which  he  sailed  for  France  reached 
her  dock.  He  had  enlisted  as  a  sur- 
geon and  was  commissioned  a  first 
lieutenant  in  November,  1917.  First 
stationed  at  Camp  Stewart  and  Camp 
Alexander,  Newport  News,  Va.,  he 
was  later  promoted  to  the  post  of 
cliief  surgeon  and  assigned  to  work 
on  the  transatlantic  transports.  He 
left  for  France  on  October  1  in  charge 
of  the  342d  Labor  Batt. 

Born  in  Brooklyn,  he  was  graduated 
from  Public  School  No.  84,  Boys  High 
and  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Sur- 
geons of  Columbia  University.  News 
of  his  death  was  sent  from  Gen. 
Pershing  through  United  States  Sen- 
ator Calder  to  the  lieutenanfs  brother, 
Assistant  Corporation  Counsel  Joseph 
A.  Solovei  of  the  Bureau  of  Street 
Openings.  Mr.  Solovei  was  up  until  a 
short  time  ago  a  chief  petty  ofRcer  in 
the  Navy.  Lt.  Solovei  is  also  sur- 
vived by  his  parents  and  two  sisters, 
Sarah  and  Mrs.  Anna  B.  Hemley  of 
185  Hewes  st. 

Corp.  Ja-mcs  A.  Swan. 

Corporal  James  A.  Swan  of  215 
Hale  ave.,  has  been  officially  reported 
killed  in  action  on  November  5, 
Corp.  Swan  was  a  patrolman  in  the 
147th  Precinct  when  he  was  drafted 
last  May,  and  sent  to  Camp  Upton 
From   there    he    was    transferred    to 


Camp  Meade  where  he  was  assigned  to  for  Spartanburg,  S.  C.  Before  leaving 
CO.  D,  3:6th  Inf.  He  started  for  for  the  South  he  married  Miss  UZahn. 
1' ranee  m  July.     Corp.  Swan  was  born  I  He  -sailed   for  France  May   10   aboard 


in    Brooklyn    26    years   ago   and   grad 
uated  from  P.  S.  IDS. 

Pvt.  Stephen  O.  Morgan. 

Pvt.  Stephen  O.  Morgan,  who  died 
on  October  24  of  wounds  received 
in  action  on  September  26,  was  a 
member  of  the  106th  Inf..  M.  G.  Co., 
and  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Michael 
Morgan  of  294  Pulaski  st.  He  was 
born  in  Brooklyn  23  years  ago,  gradu- 
ated from  St.  Patrick's  School  and 
was  a  .student  in  .St.  Francis  College 
for  a  time.  He  was  called  to  Camp 
Upton  last  April  and  transferred  to 
Spartanburg,  where  he  was  assigned 
to  the  106th.  Before  going  into  serv- 
ice lie  was  a  special  ofRcer  stationed 
on  the  Brooklyn  Bridge.  Pvt.  Mor- 
gan was  on  the  patrohnan's  eligible 
list.  Before  becoming  a  special  officer, 
Pvt.  Morgan  was  employed  in  the  bus- 
iness office  of  The  Eagle.  In  a  letter 
written  on  October  22,  Pvt.  Morgan 
said  he  was  receiving  every  care  but 
was  suffering  some  pain.  He  is  sur- 
vived by  his  parents,  a  brotlier, 
Tliomas.  who  is  in  the  Navy,  and 
three  sisters,  Mrs.  Thomas  McCor- 
mick,    Elizabeth    and    Sadie    Morgan. 

P^-t.  Fred  J.  l/indemann, 

Pvt.  Fred  J.  Lindemann,  aged  30,  of 
809  Vanderveer  place,  Woodhaven, 
died  on  November  6  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action.  At  the  time  he  was 
drafted,  on  April  27,  he  was  in  the 
grocery  business  and  was  living  with 
his  sister,  Mrs.  Charles  Francisco,  of 
502  Marion  st.  The  Woodhaven  ad- 
dress is  the  home  of  another  sister, 
Mrs.  Benjamin  Burvenick. 

Pvt.  Lindemann  was  born  in  Wood- 
haven and  attended  P.  S.  59  there. 
Both  his  parents  are  dead.  He  left  for 
Franco  early  last  July,  after  having 
been  at  Camps  Upton  and  Devens.  Pie 
was  a  member  of  Christ  Lutheran 
Church,  Woodhaven,  and  had  been 
employed  by  the  Great  Atlantic  and 
Pacific  Tea  Comnany.  Besides  his  two 
sisters,  Lindemanji  leaves  two  brothers, 
Charles  H.  and  Joseph  W.  Lindemann, 
both  of  Woodhaven.  Pvt.  Lindemann 
was  a  member  of  Co.  B,  ISth  Inf.  The 
last  letter  received  from  him  was  dated 
September  15.  In  It  he  told  of  being 
on  the  way  to  tlie  fighting  line. 

Pvt.  Frank  AntonioUo. 

Pvt.  Frank  Antoniello,  24  years  old, 
who  lived  with  his  aunt,  Mrs.  Margaret 
Delpriore,  at  333  Second  St.,  died  of 
disease  on  October  21.  He  enlisted  at 
the  outbreak  of  the  w^-  and  was  sent 
to  Fort  Slocum  where  he  was  assigned 
to  Co.  H,  4th  Inf.  Pvt.  Antoniello  was 
born  and  educated  in  Italy,  where  iiis 
parents  are  now  livinp:- 


Pvt.   Robert  J.   McBiimic. 

Pvt.  Robert  James  McBurnie,  who 
died  of  penumonia  in  France  on  No- 
vember 2,  was  born  November  1.3;, 
1893.  in  Brookiyrs.  the  youngest  son 
of  William  and  Margaret  J.  McBurnie 
and  next  to  the  youngest  of  a.  family 
of  nine.  At  the  age  of  15  he  left 
school  and  secured  a  position  with  the 
Jilutual  Life  insurance  Company. 
From  early  youth  ho  was  a  member 
of  the  Bushwick  Avenue  M.  E.  Sunday 
School,  and  at  the  time  he  left  home 
was  assistant  ffwa-etary  of  the  Inter- 
mediate Department.  Pvt.  McBurnie 
joined  Co.  A,  rid  Regt  on  June  15, 
1916.  On  July  4  he  marched  from 
Brooklyn  with  his  regiment  to  entrain 
for  the  Mexican  border,  where  he  re- 
mained until  January,  1917.  During 
his  service  in  Texas  he  was  made  com- 
pany cook.  Prior  to  the  declaration 
of  war  he  did  duty  at  Ploasantville, 
N.  Y'.,  guarding  the  Acqueduct.  Upon 
its  return  to  Va.n  Cortlandt  Park  the 
regiment  was  mustered  into  the  Fed- 
eral service,  and  in  September  he  left 


the  President  Lincoln.  The  last  letter 
received  from  him  was  dated  Septem- 
ber 16.  At  that  time  he  was  well  and 
was  back  in  the  rest  camp  after  aom« 
strenuous  fighting  in  the  front  lino* 

Pvt.  Joseph  Broziitsky. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Brozinsky,  2  5  years  old, 
who  lived  with  his  sister,  Mrs.  A. 
Friedman,  at  181  Powell  St.,  was  killed 
in  action  on  October  5.  He  enlisted 
in  a  field  artillery  regiment  before  war 
started  and  trained  at  a  Western  camp. 
He  was  in  France  for  ten  months. 
Born  in  Prussia,  he  had  been  in  tlie 
United  States  for  nine  years.  Before 
entering  the  army  he  was  employed  as 
a  motorman  by  the  Metropolitan 
Street  Railway  Company,  Manhattan. 

Pvt.  Harry  J.  Benson. 

Pvt.  Harry  J.  Benson,  22  years  old, 
of  949  52d  St..  was  killed  in  action  on 
September  25.  He  was  a  member  ot 
Co.  A,  106th  Inf.  Pvt.  Benson  enlisted 
iA  June,  1917,  with  the  old  14th  Regt. 
He  was  sent  to  Spartanburg,  where 
he  qualified  as  sharpshooter  and  was 
transferred  to  the  106th.  He  sailed 
for  France  in  May  and  was  assigned 
for  duty  as  sniper.  Bom  in  Norway, 
he  was  brought  to  this'  country  when 
an  infant  and  had  lived  in  Brooklyn 
nearly  all  his  life.  He  was  employed 
as  assistant  engineer  in  a  loft  build- 
ing in  Manhattan.  Pvt.  Benson  was 
a  member  of  the  Alpine  Athletic  As- 
sociation and  of  Trinity  Lutheran 
Church.  He  leaves  his  parents,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Bernard  Benson,  a  sister, 
Beatrice,  and  a  brother,  Edwin. 

Pvt    Walter   J.    Davis. 

Pvt.  Walter  J.  Davis,  28  years  old. 
of  727  Ave.  L,  died  of  pneumonia  ori 
October  14,  while  on  board  the  U.  S. 
S.  Siboney,  bound  for  France.  Davis 
was  a  son  of  Mr.  and  Mr.<J.  John 
Davis.  He  was  a  member  of  the  11th 
Casual  Regt.  and  was  drafted  lajst 
June.  His  parents  received  a  note 
dated  three  days  before  his  death.  In 
which  young  Davis  said  he  had  ar- 
rived safely  in  France.  However,  it 
was  the  usual  card  sent  out  from 
ships  when  the  ships  landed  on  the 
other  side.  Davis  was  a  ship-builder 
employed  at  the  Shewan  Dry  Dock 
before  being  drafted.  He  was  born  in 
New  York  City,  graduated  from  P.  B. 
No.  130,  and  was  a  member  of  tlie 
Immaculate  Heart  of  Mary  Church. 
He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Van- 
derbilt  Club.  His  brother  Arthur,  21 
years  old,  arrived  home  yesterday, 
from  Camp  Eustis,  on  a  short  fur- 
lough. 

Corp.  Charles  K.  Kiesler. 

Corp.  Charles  K.  Kiesler  of  276 
Front  St.,  Hempstead,  L.  I.,  has  been 
killed,  according  to  a  letter  from  John 
S.  Reimer  Jr.  to  Kiesler's  parents. 
Reimer  said  that  he  saw  Kiesler's 
name  on  a  casualty  list  in  France  and 
he  was  listed  as  "killed  in  action." 
Joseph  Kiesler.  the  soldier's  father, 
had  received  a  notice  from  the  War 
Department  that  his  son  had  been 
missing  in   action  since  August   26. 

Corp.  Thomas  Xtang. 

Corp.  Thomas  Lang,  who  formerly 
lived  with  his  aunt.  Mr.s.  Levs,  at  Lyn- 
brook.  L.  I.,  was  reported  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  September  2  7.  This  report  has 
not  been  entirely  accepted  by  his  fam- 
ily, as  a  brother  in  France,  Corp. 
James  Lan,g,  has  written  that  he  heard 
from  boys  who  came  to  the  hospital 
in  England,  where  he  is  under  treat- 
ment for  wounds,  that  Corp.  Thomas 
Lang  was  in  another  hospital  suffer- 
ing from  shrapnel  wounds  in  the 
legs.  Corp.  Thomas  Lang  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Co.  F.  106tb  Inf..  and  is  ZZ 
years  old. 


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Pvt.  Ma,\  Halpcrn. 

Pvt.  Max  Halpern  of  89  Harrison 
ave..  a  member  of  Co.  F,  106th  Inf., 
was  killed  in  action  on  September  27. 
He  was  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Re- 
becca Halpern  and  was  born  in  Brook- 
lyn 20  years  ago.  He  was  graduated 
from  P.  S.  No.  122  and  was  employed 
as  a  shipping  clerk.  In  1016  he  en- 
listed In  the  47th  Regt.  He  trained  at 
Spartanburg,  where  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  106th,  with  which,  on 
Hay  10,  he  left  for  France  aboard 
the  President  Lincoln.  A  friend  of 
Pvt.  Halpern  received  a  letter  from 
him  dated  on  the  day  he  was  killed. 
A  brother,  Joseph  Halpern,  is  also  in 
the  service. 

Pvt.  .Tallies  .\.   Brady. 

Pvt.  James  A.  Brady  of  517  St. 
Mark's  ave.  was  killed  in  action  on 
October  28.  Drafted  on  October  10, 
1917,  he  was  assigned  to  Batt.  B,  304th 
F.  A.,  at  Camp  Upton,  and  sailed  for 
France  in  April.  Pvt.  Brady  was  edu- 
cated at  St.  Teresa's  School,  and  be- 
fore his  induction  into  service  was  an 
agent  for  the  Kvening  Sun  and  Tele- 
gram. Pvt.  Brady  formerly  lived  at 
l:;37  Fulton  St.'  with  his  mother, 
Catherine  A.;  two  sisters.  Rose  and 
Marv,  and  two  brothers,  Hugh  and 
Sgt.  'John  J.  P.  Brady  of  Co.  E,  6Sth 
Inf.,  now  at  Camp  Sheridan.  Ala. 
Since  the  report  came  his  mother  and 
several  friends  have  received  letters 
dated  October  28.  all  written  in  a 
cheerful  vein.  Some  contain  tunny  in- 
cidents of  his  life  in  France.  He  was 
born  in  Brooklyn  on  December  2. 
1893. 

I*vt.  Victor  A.  Swciison. 

Pvt.  Victor  A.  Swenson,  38  years 
old,  a  member  of  Co.  C,  I02d  F.  S.  B., 
died  on  October  26  of  wounds  received 
in  action.  He  lived  with  his  mother, 
Mrs.  K.  P.  Swenson,  at  84ti  L'nion  st. 
Pvt.  SweWson  enlisted  on  April  16  last 
and  went  to  Fort  Skicum,  from  where 
he  was  sent  to  Spartanburg,  and 
sailed  lo  France  on  -May  16,  a  month 
from  the  day  of  his  enlistment.  He 
had  been  at  the  front  since  August. 
Pvt.  Swenson's  platoon  was  attached 
to  the  107th  Inf.,  which  .saw  heavy 
fighting  and  helped  to  break  the  Hin- 
denbnrg  line.  In  his  last  letter,  dated 
October   6,   he  wrote: 

"I  have  .iust  returned  from  the 
front.  Wc  have  been  in  a  five-day 
drive  with  very  satisfactor.v  results, 
for  there  w.is  a  gain  of  some  miles. 
Wp  are  now  back  for  a  rest.'a  very 
necessary  thing,  for  it  is  almost  im- 
possible to  get  any  sleep.  I  do  not 
think  1  slept  eight  hours  the  ttre  days 
and  nights  I  was  there.  Although  I 
hail  snnie  narrow  escapes  I  came  out 
without  a  .--cratch,  for  which  I  am  of 
course  thankful." 

Pvt.  Swenson's  regiment  went  In 
again  on  October  8  in  a  major  attack 
on  trie  ^,a,^ic  sector,  and  on  the  io:h 
the  rcidment  went  in  for  two  or  three 
days  of  Iremenflously  heavy  fighting. 
It  was  in  one  of  these  last  two  at- 
tacks in  which  he  received  the  wound.? 
which  proved  fatal. 

Corp.   Licstcr  Harris. 

Corp.  I^estcr  Harris,  who  was  kille;! 
In  action,  lived  with  his  parents  at  283 
J-'ixth  ave.  up  to  a  few  months  ago, 
when  the-  moved  to  722  Trinity  ave., 
The  Bronx.  Pvt.  Harris  was  19  years 
old  and  at  the  outbreak  of  the  war 
rnlisted  in  the  14th  Regt.  He  was  sent 
lo  Camp  Wadsworlh  where  he  was 
transferred  to  Co.  C.  106th  Inf.  His 
torother  James  is  attending  the  Officers 
Tr».lniDg  Camp  at  Camp  Lee,  Va. 

Pvt.  .lolin  T.  Kitzcr. 

I'vt.  John  T.  Rltzer,  24  years  old, 
of  Clen  Cove,  L.  I,,  died  in  France  of 
imeumonla  on  November  8.  He  was 
the  son  of  the  late  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Charles  Uitzer  of  Brooklyn.  He  went 
overseas  in  May,  following  his  enlist- 


ment in  the  old  Seventh  Regt.  Dur- 
ing his  residence  in  Glen  Cove  he  was 
connected  with  the  Pratt  estate. 
He  leaves  a  brother,  Frederick,  of 
Brooklvn.  and  two  sisters,  Mrs.  Kliza- 
beth  l»;tman  of  Glen  Cove  and  Mrs.  I. 
Kannard  of  Brooklyn. 

James  M.  O'Kourkc. 

One  of  the  men  on  the  honor  roll  of 
The  Kagle  has  made  the  supreme 
sacrifice.  He  was  Pvt.  James  M. 
O'Rourkc.  20  vears  old,  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Philip  O'Rourke,  of  203  Garfield  pi. 
Pvt.  O'Rourke  was  employed  in  the 
mailing  dep.-^-tment  of  The  Kagle  vi'hen 
he  was  draf,  d  in  September,  1917,  and 
sent  to  Camp  I'pton.  Later  he  v.as 
transferred  to  Camp  Gordon,  Augusta, 
Ga.,  and  assigned  to  Co.  L,  325th  Inf., 
with   which  he  sailed  for    France    on 


%::.^^^Q^^^^ 


April  26.  He  was  killed  on  October  12 
as  his  battalion  was  leading  an  attack 
in  the  Argonnc  Forest.  These  facts 
were  learned  from  his  brother,  Thomas 
Philip  O'Rourke.  wlio  is  a  member  ot 
Co.  1),  321st  Inf. 

Pvt.  O'Rourkc  was  connected  with 
The  Kagle  for  six  years.  Starting  as 
a  route  boy  after  school  he  eventually 
secured  employment  in  the  circulation 
department,  and  later  w-ith  the  mail- 
ing department.  He  was  a  willing 
worker  and  popular  with  his  associates. 
Pvt.  O'Rourkc  was  a  graduate  of  St. 
Augustine's  .School  and  prominent  as  a 
semi-professional  baseball  player.  He 
had  played  with  several  teams. 

Pvt.  .Aiidrcw  W.  RolfP. 

Pvt.  Andrew  W.  Rolff,  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Charles  J.  Rolff  of  3  70 
Chaunccy  St.,  died  of  pneumonia  at  a 
Scottish  Red  Cross  Hospital  in 
l-'rance  on  October  27.  While  on  the 
tiring  line  he  contracted  influenza 
which  later  developed  into  pneu- 
monia. His  mother  received  a  letter 
from  the  matron  of  the  hospital,  Mar- 
garet .S.  Riddell,  in  which  she  stated 
that  Pvt.  Rolff  was  in  a  critical  con- 
dition when  he  was  admitted  to  the 
hospital,  but  that  everything  possible 
was  being  done  for  him.  The  fol- 
lowing day  she  received  another  !et 
ter  in  which  the  matron  stated  that 
he  had  passed  away  and  had  been 
buried  with  full  military  honors.  She 
also  sent  the  numlxM-  and  location  of 
his  grave  and  assured  his  mother  that 
it  would  be  possible  to  locate  it  at 
any  time.  On  September  3  I'rivate 
Rolff  was  gassed,  and  after  spending 


about  six  weeks  in  a  hospital  with  one 
of  his  sergeants,  who  was  also  wound- 
ed, they  returned  to  their  command. 
The  last  letter  received  from  Pvt. 
Rolff  was  written  on  October  19.  In 
it  he  told  his  mother  that  he  was 
feeling  fine  and  dandy  and  that  if  they 
kept  on  getting  the  Huns  as  they  were 
doing,  why  we'd  soon  have  the  whole 
German  Army.  He  enlisted  in  Troop 
A  1st  Cavalrv,  and  was  transferred 
to  Co.  D  of  the  105th  M.  G.  B.,  at 
Spartanburg.  S.  C.  He  sailed  for 
France  in  May.  Pvt.  Rolff  was  a 
graduate  of  P.  S.  73  and  Brooklyn 
Kvening  High  School,  and  a  member 
of  the  Knglish  Lutheran  Church  of 
Our   Saviour. 

Pxt.  Bernard  J.  Harris. 

Pvt.  Bernard  J.  Harris  was  killed  in 
France  during  the  drive  on  the  Hinden- 
burg  line  in  Septeinber.  He  lived  at  161 
Taaffe  pi.  He  was  a  member  of  tlie  106th 
Inf.  In  a  letter  dated  October  10,  nn 
English  soldier  told  of  finding  Pvt. 
Harris'  body  on  the  battlefield  and 
burying  it.  Pvt.  Harris  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  old  23d  Regt.  and  trained 
at  Spartanburg  prior  to  going  to 
France.  He  was  employed  as  a  long- 
slioreman.  Word  of  his  deatli  came 
as  a  shock  to  his  mother,  for  she  had 
just  lost  two  daugliters. 

Pvt.  .\Ibert  A.  Klalber. 

Pvt.  Albert  A.  Klaiber  of  Co.  C, 
106th  Inf.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
July  31.  His  parents,  Robert  and 
Caroline  Klaiber  of  31  Frankfort  st.. 
received  a  letter  of  condolence  from 
the  first  lieutenant  of  Pvt.  Klaiber's 
company,  which  read  in  part:  "The 
facts  concerning  Albert  can  be  ex- 
plained as  follows:  I  was  in  command 
of  two  platoons  of  Co.  C  when  we 
went  up  to  the  line  to  take  over  some 
Britisli  machine-gun  positions.  Dur- 
ing the  time  we  were  there  a  couple 
of  raids  took  place  and  Mount  Kem- 
mel  was  taken  by  our  division.  On 
the  night  of  July  31.  about  9:30  p.m., 
we  w'erc  liit  quite  i^adly  and  your  son 
was  one  of  tlie  imfortunates.  I  was 
right  near  him  on  the  road  w-hen  our 
men  were  hit,  and  ].  assure  you  he 
was  given  the  best  possible  care  un- 
der the  conditions.  I  had  his  body 
removed  to  the  rear  and  lie  was  buried 
at  Remy  Siding,  near  Abelle,  which 
was  just  across  the  line  from  Bel- 
gium." 

Pvt.  Klaiber  enlisted  soon  after  war 
was  declared,  and  was  tra.ii,sJ[eTed 
from  the  First  Cavalry  to  ttle  l66th 
M.  G.  B.  He  was  a  graduate  or  P.  S. 
No.  10  and  IVIanual  Training  H.  S., 
where  he  distinguished  himself  as  an 
athlete,  having  been  caplaip  of  the 
I^acrosse  and  hockey  teams  and  a  foot- 
hall  player.  He  also  belonged  to  the 
Omega  Gamma  Delta  fraternity.  Pvt. 
Klaiber  was  born  on  April  17,  1898. 

Pvt.    Harry   C   .Tolin.-ion. 

Pvt.  Harry  C.  .Tohnson,  26  years  old, 
of  the  106tli  Inf.  died  ot  pneumonia 
on  November  11  in  tlie  l'"irst  American 
General  Hospital.  Rouen,  France. 
He  was  ,a  son  of  Mrs.  Amelia 'Tohnson 
of  .=!outh  fllen  Cove,  L.  I.  P— .  .foiin- 
son  enlisted  in  .'\pril  and  had  been  in 
France  several  months.  He  had 
been  over  the  top  four  times  un- 
scathed, hut  contracted  influenza 
which  developed  into  pneumonia.  He 
was  formerly  employed  at  the  K.  R. 
Ladew,  Inc.,  plant.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
Johnson  leaves  his  mother  and  five 
brothers,  Albert,  Robei:^t,  Kdward, 
James  and  Louis,  of  Glen  Cove. 

I'vt.    Tlionia.s    Digorto. 

Pvt.  Thomas  Digorto  of  124  Ridge 
St.,  Astoria,  died  of  disease  In  France. 
He  was  drafted  last  April  27.  •  Fivo 
weeks  Later  he  was  in  France.  Prior 
to  his  illness  he  had  been  in  the  hos- 
pital for  treatment  for  slight  wounds. 
He  was  a  chaufteur 


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Pvt.  Joseph  A.  Riordan. 

Pvt.  Joseph  A.  Riordan,  19  years 
old,  ?on  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thaddeus  J. 
Riordan,  formerly  of  910  Ave  K, 
now  of  135  Prospect  Park  Soufh,  was 
killed  in  action  on  September  27. 
He  was  a  member  of  Co.  M,  10  6th 
Inf.,  and  had  been  in  France  since 
May.  Pvt.  Riordan  joined  the  23d 
Regt.  in  1917  and  he  was  sent  up- 
State  to  guard  the  aqueduct  prior  to 
going  to  Spartanburg,  where  he  was 
transferred  to  the  106th.  He  sailed 
on  May  10.  Pvt.  Riordan  was  born  in 
Brooklyn  and  graduated  from  P.  S. 
No.  10.  "While  at  Brooklyn  Prepara- 
tory School  he  felt  called  upon  to 
serve  the  country,  and  enlisted  before 
completing  his  course.  His  fAmily  re- 
ceived their  last  letter  frO^ii  him  on 
September  24. 

Pi-t.  Kdward  A.  Harley. 

Pvt.  Kdward  A.  Harley,  reported  a-i 
missing  in  action  on  September  16.  is 
recovering  from  wounds  in  a  hospital 
in  France.  He  is  a  member  of  Co. 
H  31,Tth  Inf.  In  a  recent  letter  to 
his  sister,  Mrs.  Winifred  McMahon,  of 
724  Classon  ave.,  he  told  how  he  was 
wounded.  Pvt.  Harley  was  employed 
as  a  'longshoreman  when  he  was  in- 
ducted into  the  army.  He  is  25  years 
old  received  part  of  his  education  at 
Cathedral  School  in  Philadelphia,  rm- 
ishing  it  in  this  city  at  St.  Joseph's 
parochial  school.  He  is  a  member 
of  St.  Teresa's  R.   C.  Church. 

Sgt.  Arthur  Wolfe. 

Sgt.  Arthur  Wolfe,  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Frederick  Wolfe  of  Glen  Cove, 
died  of  pneumonia  on  November  8. 
He  was  born  in  Lee,  Mass.,  twenty- 
eight  years  ago.  He  was  a  member 
of  Co.  D,  407th  Telephone  Batt.  of 
the  Signal  Corps.  Sgt.  Wolfe  enlisted 
soon  after  war  was  declared  and 
trained  at  Camp  Vail,  Little  Silver, 
N.  J.  He  went  overseas  in  August, 
1917.  The  battalion  figured  in  some 
very  vital  work  and  was  commended 
for  its  important  and  gallant  work 
by  Gen.  Russell.  Sgt.  Wolfe  was  in 
the  employ  of  the  New  York  Tele- 
phone Company  in  Glen  Cove.  He 
was  a  charter  member  of  James  Nor- 
ton Council,  K.  of  C,  and  a  member 
of  St.  Patrick's  R.  C.  Church.  He 
leaves  his  parents,  three  sisters,  Mar- 
garet, Elsie  and  Louise,  and  five 
brothers,  Paul.  Lawrence,  ndw'ard, 
Joseph  and  Pvt.  William  Wolfe. 

Pvt.  Arthur   A.   Sclinorr. 

Pvt.  Arthur  A.  Schnorr,  22  years  old. 
Bon  of  Mrs.  Sophie  Bangert,  of  1034 
Walnut  St.,  Richmond  Hill,  died  of 
pneumonia  on  November  7.  He  tried 
to  enlist  in  the  Marine  Corps  and 
passed  his  examinations  with  a  per- 
centage of  100,  but  his  mother  says 
the  Richmond  Hill  draft  board  re- 
fused to  release  him.  She  does  not 
know  to  what  regiment  he  was 
assigned.  Young  Schnorr  was  drafted 
on  September  9  last,  and  started  over- 
seas on  October  29.  He  must  have 
died  en  route  to  France,  according  to 
his  mother.  He  was  formerly  an  elec- 
trician, and  was  born  in  Brooklyn,  but 
lived  for  nine  years  at  Richmond 
Hill,  where  he  attended  P.  S.  54. 
Schnorr  leaves  two  sisters. 

Mechanic  Albert  R.   Johnston. 

Mechanic  Albert  Royal  Johnston, 
21  years  old,  son  of  Herbert  C.  Johns- 
ton of  1266  Fulton  St..  a  member  of 
Co.  H,  106th  Inf.,  was  killed  in  action 
on  September  2  7.  He  was  at  one  time 
employed  by  the  E.  W.  Bliss  Com- 
pany and  later  w?.-  a  lathe  man  in 
the  Sperry  Gyroscope  plant.  He  re- 
signed the  latter  position  to  enlist  in 
the  23d  Regt.  more  than  a  year  ago. 
At  Spartanburg  he  was  transferred  to 
the  106th.  He  sailed  for  France  on 
May  10.  Pvt.  Johnston  was  a  gradu- 
ate of  P.  S.  No.   3. 


Pvt.  Daniel  McCauley. 

Pvt.  Daniel  McCauley,  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Michael  McCauley  of  Glen 
Head,  L.  I.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
October  26.  Pvt.  McCauley  was  2  6 
years  old  and  went  to  Camp  Upton 
in  September,  1917,  with  the  first  con- 
tingent to  leave  Glen  Cove.  He  went 
overseas  with  the  306th  Inf.  Head- 
quarters Co.  On  October  2]  he  wrote 
about  coming  out  of  the  trenches  after 
seven  days  frightful  fighting.  He 
leaves  his  parents,  three  sisters  and 
three  brothers. 

Pvt.  Build  Russell  Somers. 

Pvt.  Budd  Russell  Somers  of  677 
Decatur  st.  was  killed  in  action  on 
October  12.  He  was  one  of  the  first 
contingent  to  be  called  to  Camp  Up- 
ton. He  was  transferred  later  to  Camp 


Jordon   and   sailed    for   France    early 

his   year.      Pvt.   Somers  was   married 

o   Miss  Daisy  E.   Saxby   of  Brooklyn. 

le  was  the  eldest  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 

-Oli    Somers    of    Warren,    Pa.,    and    his 

..irother.    Holmes    Somers,    is    also    In 

service    in   France.      He   was   28   years 

old. 

Pvt.  Joseph  W.  Stevenson. 
Pvt.  Joseph  W.  Stevenson  of  Co.  G, 
106th  Inf.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
September  27.  He  lived  with  his 
parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Steven- 
son, at  224  Lefferts  ave.,  and  joined  the 
23d  Regt.  in  July,  1917.  He  was  sent 
to  Spartanburg  that  fall,  transferred 
to  the  106th  and  started  for  France  on 
May  10  last.  Pvt.  Stevenson  was  born 
in  England  twenty-four  years  ago  and 
came  to  this  country  with  his  parents 
in  1901.  He  was  a  graduate  of  St. 
Malaehy's  School  and  a  member  of  the 
R.  C.  Church  of  St.  Francis  of  Assist. 
He  was  formerly  a  stenographer  in  the 
building  department  of  the  B.  R.  T. 

S^.  Michael  Herschman. 

Sgt.  Michael  Herschman,  22  years 
old,  who  formerly  lived  in  FI?»tbush, 
was  killed  in  action  on  September  28, 
Sgt.  Herschman's  parents,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Morris  Herschman,  have  moved 
to  801  168th  St.,  The  Bronx.  He  was 
drafted  in  September,  1917,  and  as- 
signed to  the  307th  M.  G.  B.  While  a 
student  at  Erasmus  Hall  H.  S.  Hersch- 
man was  one  of  the  greatest  all  around 
athletes  who  ever  attended  the  school. 
He  was  attending  Rutgers  when  ha 
was  called  into  the  service.  On  June 
24  Sgt.  Herschman  was  severely  gassed 
and  for  seven  days  was  deaf,  dumb 
and  blind.     He  recovered  quickly  ana 


rejoined  his  regiment.  He  was  born 
in  Manhattan  but  lived  most  of  hia 
life  in  Flatbush. 

Pvt.   Benjamin   Rosen. 

Pvt.  Benjamin  Rosen,  22  years  old, 
was  killed  in  action  on  October  12. 
He  was  the  son  of  Mrs.  Sadie  Rosen 
of  387  South  Fourth  st.  He  was  grad- 
uated from  the  Eastern  District  H.  S. 
He  was  quite  an  athlete  and  basket- 
ball player.  Pvt.  Rosen  was  drafted 
last  February,  sent  to  Camp  Upton 
and  went  overseas  with  Co.  I,  307th 
Inf.  in  April.  He  was  a  painter  by 
occupation.  In  September  he  wrote 
of  having  been  in  a  number  of  en- 
gagements, but  was  fortunate  enough 
to  escape  injury. 

Pvt.  Warren  J.  CarpoU. 

Pvt.  Warren  J.  Carroll,  aged  21,  of 
841  Ferry  St.,  Woodhaven,  died  of 
pneumonia  on  November  10.  Drafted 
on  September  9  last,  Carroll  sailed  on 
the  transport  Leviathan  about  six 
weeks  ago  as  a  member  of  Co.  B,  5th 
Replacement  Regt.  He  was  well  when 
the  tiansport  reached  Liverpool,  ac- 
cording to  his  brother,  Howard  M. 
Carroll,  a  member  of  the  Naval  Re- 
serves, who  was  a  .sailor  on  the  sams 
ship,  and  must  have  died  soon  after 
reaching  England. 

Pvt.  Carroll  was  born  in  Manhattan, 
and  spent  the  greater  part  of  his  life 
in  Brooklyn.  He  had  lived  for  three 
years  at  Woodhaven.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  St.  Thomas'  R.  C.  Church,  in 
Benedict  ave.,  Woodhaven.  He  was 
formerly  an  electrician.  Warren's 
death  is  the  fourth  in  the  family 
within  eighteen  months,  his  mother 
having  been  the  first  to  die.  He  leaves, 
besides  the  brother.  Howard,  a 
younger  brother,  Martin,  and  three 
sisters,  Mrs.  Frank  Lane  and  the 
Misses  Madeline  and  Agnes  Carroll. 

lit.  I.  E.  Smith. 

Lt  Irving  B.  Smith,  who  since  last 
spring  had  been  a  fighting  observer 
in  the  United  States  Air  Service,  died 
in  the  military  hospital  at  Tours, 
France,  on  November  2  of  meningitis, 
following  an  attack  of  influenza,  ac- 
cording to  a  telegram  received  by  his 
mother,  Mrs.  R.  G.  Smith,  wife  of 
Gen.  R.  G.  Smith  of  Sayville,  L.  I.  Lt. 
Smith  did  much  hazardous  work  on 
the  western  front,  and  during  the  sum- 
mer hart  a  bad  fall  in  his  machine 
after  which  he  was  in  a  hospital  for 
six  weeks.  Later  he  attended  schools 
for  aero  gunners — first  in  England  and 
then  in  Scotland.  He  wrote  his  moth- 
er telling  her  that  he  had  passed  his 
e.\aminations,  was  on  the  way  to  Tours 
to  receive  his  orders  and  that  he  would 
ask  for  a  billet  in  the  United  States. 
On  October  30  he  wrote  that  he  had 
been  in  the  hospital  for  several  weeks 
with  influenza,  but  was  about  to  be 
discharged.      Two  days  later  he  died. 

Last  winter  Lt.  Smith  served  as 
senior  first  lieutenant  on  the  border 
with  the  4th  N,  J.  Inf.,  which  later,  at 
Anniston,  became  the  113th.  Eariy 
last  spring  he  was  transferred  to  avia- 
tion and  sent  to  Mineola  before  goinif 
overseas.  He  was  born  in  New  York. 
37  years  ago,  and  had  lived  much  In 
Washington.  Manhattan  and  Sayvilla. 
He  leaves  his  mother,  two  sisters,  Mrs. 
H.  A.  Baldridge,  wife  of  Commander 
Baldridge,  U.  S.  N.,  and  Miss  Laurie 
.Smith,  and  two  brothers,  Edward  and 
Jewett  H.  Smith. 

Pvt.  Otto  Dietler. 

Pvt.  Otto  Dietler,  24,  of  63 'Shaw 
ave..  Union  Course,  a  member  of  Co. 
M,  106th  Inf.,  has  geen  reported  killed 
in  action  on  September  21.  He  was 
born  in  Brooklyn  and  attended  P.  S. 
No.  75.  When  this  country  entered 
the  conflict  he  enlisted  in  the  23d 
Regt.  He  left  Camp  Wadsworth  for 
France  on  May  10  last.  Besides  his 
parents,  a  brother  and  two  sisters  sur- 
vive. 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


Pvt.  Stephen  Jones. 

Pvi.  Stephen  .Tones  of  Yaphank,  L. 
I.,  was  killed  on  November  5.  He  was 
a  member  of  Co.  B.  105th  Ensr.  Pvt. 
Jones  i.s  the  son  of  Mrs.  .lohn  Jones, 
and  was  drafted  from  E.asthampton. 
L.  I.,  where  he  had  been  employed  for 
«  long  time  as  chauffeur  by  Strong 
Brothers. 

Pvt.   Curroll    Coll. 

Pvt.  Carroll  Coll  of  Co.  I,  107th 
Inf..  was  killed  in  action.  He  enlisted 
In  the  old  Seventh  Regt  at  the  be- 
einning  of  the  war.  when  he  w-as  only 
17,  and  was  sent  to  SpartanburR,  S. 
C.  He  went  to  France  last  May.  In 
his  last  letter,  written  on  October  4, 
he  said-  "My  comrades  are  falling:  all 
about  n:c,  but  each  shot  bring.";  us 
nearer  peace.  I  hope,  please  God, 
■we'll  soon  be  .ill  together."  The  War 
Department  telegrram  received  by  his 
sister,  Mrs.  .^gin.  of  8  Acorn  St.,  Elm- 
horat,  said  that  he  had  fallen  on  Sep- 
tember 29,  so  a  mistake  has  been 
made  somewhere.  }'vt.  Coll  was  a 
graduate  of  St.  Stephen's  Parochial 
School.  Manhattan,  where  he  won  a 
scholarship  for  Fordhnni  University, 
After  two  years  in  coIIpro  he  obtained 
a  position  in  the  New  York  Stock  E.x- 
changc.  One  of  his  grandfathers  died 
in  SaliMbury  Prison  durin?  the  Civil 
War.  His  other  grandfather  and  ten 
grand-uncles  also  took  part  in  the 
war  of  the  Rebellion.  His  brother  is 
Pvt,  Joseph  Coll  of  HJn.  Co..  60th  Inf. 

I,t.  CHiitoii   i..  Whiting. 

LI.  Clinton  L.  Whiting.  24  years  old, 
ot  373  Parkside  ave..  died  of  wounds 
on  October  2  3,  He  was  a  member  of 
Co,  A.  308th  Inf.,  and  in  his  last  let- 
ter, dated  October  IS,  he  .'=aid  he  had 
been  vhot  through  the  lung  in  the  bat- 
tle '.n  the  Argonne  Forest,  but  that 
lie  was  doing  nicely.  Lt.  Whiting  was 
the  son  of  Mr,  and  Mrs.  Uo  Witt  Clin- 
ton Whiling.  He  graduated  from  the 
second  Plaltsburg  camp  with  a  com- 
nitssion  as  second  lieutenant  and  upon 
reaching  France  was  promoted  a  first 
lieutenant.  I>t.  Whiting  was  employed 
with  his  father  in  a  large  wholesale 
coffee  concern  in  Manhattan.  He  was 
born  in  Elizabeth,  X.  J.,  graduated 
from  the  Nazareth  Hall  Military  Acad- 
emy in  Pennsylvania,  and  then  at- 
tended Poly  Prep.  He  wa.s  a  member 
of  the  Crescent  A.  C.  The  Eagle  first 
announced  Lt.  Whiting's  death  on  No- 
vember 22. 

Pvt.    William    J.    0|)i>el. 

Pvt.  William  J.  Oppcl,  a  member 
of  Co.  F,  305th  Inf.,  died  on  October 
31,  of  wounds  received,  it  is  believed, 
late  in  September.  In  his  last  letter 
to  his  mother,  Mrs.  Kate  Oppel  of 
980  DeKalb  ave.,  Pvt.  Oppel  stated 
that  he  had  been  "over  the  top  five 
times."  and  had  come  out  O.  K,  In 
the  next  battle  he  lost  his  left  arm 
B.nd  left  Icfj  and  was  laken  to  a  'Hospi- 
tal. He  was  23  years  old  and  a  steam- 
fltter's  helper.  He  went  to  Camp  Tip- 
ton Uist  March  and  a  little  more  than 
a  month  later  sailed  for  France.  He 
was  graduated  from  P.  S.  No.  44,  In 
June,  1911.  and  then  attended  V.jys 
High  School  for  two  and  a  hilf  years. 
He  was  born  in  Brooklyn  and  was  a 
communicant  In  tlie  Church  of  St. 
.'.Tnhrosc.  Pvt.  Oppel  is  survived  by 
his  mother;  two  brothers.  John  and 
Alfred,  the  latter  a  member  of  the 
47»th  Cii^ual  Co..  A.  E.  F..  and  four 
sisters.  Mrs.  Nils  Nllsen,  Mrs.  William 
H.  Nplll,  Mrs.  J.  S,  Crosby  and  Mis.s 
Helen  Oppcl. 

^vt,    Cicorgp    .^IfonM)    Black. 

V-c.  "-teorge  Alfonso  Black,  27  years 
Old,  died  of  wounds  on  October  5,  He 
was  the  son  of  John  J.  and  Catherine 
Blaiik  of  87  India  st.  He  wa.s  born 
In  New  York  r'lty  but  when  he  was 
very  young  the  family  settled  In 
Greenpoint  wliere  he  attended  P.  ,S. 
No.    126.      For    a    long   time    he    was 


associated  in  the  roofing  business  with 
I  his  father  but  some  years  ago  he  ob- 
tained a  responsible  position  with  the 
Barrett   Manufacturing  Company.   His 
■  emplovment   freiiuently   took   him   out 
!  of  thecity  and  when  the  United  States 
ent.-red  the  war  Black  was  in  Buffalo 
where  he  tried  to  enlist  but  failed  be- 
cause of  a   physical  defect.     He  macp 
two    other    unsuccessful    attempts    to 
enter  the  service  before  he  was  called 
''  in    the    draft    last   February   and    sent 
I  to  Camp  Upton  fiom  where  he  started 
in    April    overseas   with    Co.    D,    306th 
M.  v..  B.    A  lirother.  Dr.  John  J.  Black, 
is  attached  to  the  Medical  Reserve. 

"In   the    midst    of   my   terrible    sor- 
row." said  the  heai-tbroken  mother,  "I 
rejoice   that  he  died   for  the  cause   of 
j  his    country.    It   is   hard    to    lose    the 
dearest  boy  that  ever  lived,  but  it  was 
I  God's  will  and  as  I  say.  I  am  happy  in 
;  my  sorrow   that  he   died   for  a  good 
cause," 

Prt.  Walter  J.  Xoonan. 
Pvt.  Walter  J.  Noonan,  21  years  old, 
of  1G57   60th  St.,   was  killed  in  action 
on    September   27.    He  joined   Co.   E, 


iWALTec  J.  HOOKAN  -r: 

— ..._ „„ki 


23d  Regt.,  in  1916,  and  wont  to  the 
Mexican  border.  Shortly  after  his  re- 
turn war  was  declared  and  he  was 
again  called  to  the  colors.  In  the  fall 
of  1917  the  2.'id  was  sent  to  Camp 
W;idsworth,  Spartanburg,  S.  C,  and 
then  made  the  nucleus  of  the  106th 
Inf.  Pvt.  Noonan  continued  in  Co.  E. 
He  sailed  for  France  from  Newport 
News,  Va,,  on  May  10.  Pvt.  Noonan 
was  born  in  Brooklyn  on  J^epteinber  1, 
1897,  a  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  J. 
Noonan,  W'ho  survive  him,  with  two 
brothers,  Charles  and  Edwai-d,  and 
two  sistei-.s,  Florence  and  Edna.  He 
was  graduated  from  P.  S.  No.  144,  and 
was  in  a  clerical  position  when  he 
entered  the  service.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  R.  C.  Church  of  St.  Francis  d° 
Chantel. 

Corp.  Thomas  M.  Hunipliiey. 

Corp.  Thomas  M.  Humphrev,  22 
years  old.  of  1832  S5th  st.,  died  of 
disease  at  the  Fifth  General  Hospital 
on  November  13.  Corp.  Humphrey 
was  born  on  October  7,  1896,  in  Man- 
hattan and  came  to  Brooklyn  when  he 
was  12  years  old.  He  was  graduated 
from  P.  S.  No.  128  and  attended  New 
Utrecht  11.  S.  for  two  years.  He  enlist- 
ed In  the  23d  Regt.  in  1914  and 
served  on  the  Mexican  border.  After 
he  returned  from  the  border  he  was 
home  for  a  short  lime    and  then  went 


to  Van  Cortlandt  Park,  and  later  left 
for  Spartanburg,  S.  C,  where  he  was 
transferred  to  Co.  C,  106th  Inf.  He 
left  for  France  aboard  the  President 
Lincoln  on  May  10,  1917.  He  was  a 
member  of  St.  John's  Lutheran 
Church  and  was  employed  by  the  Es- 
terbrook  Company  of  Manhattan,  btk 
fore  he  enlisted.  He  is  survived  by  his 
mother,  Mrs,  M,  L.  Humphrey,  and 
three  brothers,  one  oi  whom  has 
been  on  a  submarine  chaser  since  last 
April. 

Corp.  Maurice  Krantz. 

Corp.  Maurice  Krantz,  of  42  18th 
ave..  Long  Island  City,  was  killed  in 
action  on  September  19.  He  was  ;i 
member  of  Co.  E,  107th  Inf.  Corp. 
Krantz  was  born  in  Long  Island  City 
twenty-five  years  ago  and  enlisted  in 
April  of  last  year.  He  sailed  for 
France  last  April. 

Pvt.   William   J.   Ward. 

Pvt.  William  J.  Ward,  21  years  old, 
of  485  Hudson  ave.,  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  September  27.  However,  his 
parents,  William  and  Mary  Ward,  are 
hopeful  that  a  mistake  has  been 
made.  Their  suspicions  are  based  on  a 
letter  from  the  commanding  officer  of 
Ward's  unit,  Co.  H,  106th  Inf.,  dated 
October  10,  written  to  a  friend,  in 
which  he  said:  "Wardy's  condition  is 
pretty  had  and  I  guess  his  hash  is 
cooked," 

The  captain,  a  friend,  spoke  of 
sending  him  to  a  hospital  in  Eng- 
land. 

Pvt.  Ward  enlisted  in  September, 
1917,  and  was  sent  to  Spartanburg  for 
training.  He  sailed  for  overseas  last 
May.  Born  and  educated  in  Brooklyn, 
he  was  employed  with  a  furniture 
house  on  Fulton  st. 

P\-t.  Alarick  Wolff. 

Pvt.  Alarick  Wolff,  who  for  four 
years  lived  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  A. 
beOraff  at  280  Henry  st,  died  of 
wounds  on  October  16.  In  September, 
1917,  he  was  drafted  and  at  Camp  Up- 
ton assigned  to  the  305th  Inf.  He 
went  to  France  last  April.  Although 
Pvt.  Wolff  was  born  in  Brooklyn,  when 
he  was  5  years  old  he  was  taken  to 
Copenhagen,  where  his  father  is  a. 
Standard  Oil  director.  Four  years 
ago  he  returned  to  Brooklyn.  His 
brother.  Paul  Jones  Wolff,  is  in  the 
service  at  Newport  News,  Va.  A  sis- 
ter. Miss  Ina  Wolff,  is  also  in  Brook- 
lyn.    Pvt.  Wolff  was  23  years  old, 

Coi-p.  John  K.  A\liite. 

Corp,  John  E.  White  was  killed  in 
action  on  September  27  while  serving 
with  Co.  K.  106th  Inf.  His  widowed 
mother,  Mrs.  Josephine  C.  White, 
lives  at  192  Pearl  st.  Corp.  White  en- 
listed in  the  14th  Regt.  the  day  after 
war  was  declared.  While  at  Spar- 
tanburg he  was  transferred  to  the 
106th.  He  sailed  for  France  on  May 
10.  He  was  promoted  to  corporal 
after  his  arrival  "over  there."  He  was 
20  years  old  and  was  formerly  em- 
ployed by  the  Yarn  Agency  at  260 
W.  Broadway,  Manhattan.  He  is  sur- 
vived by  his  mother  and  three  sisters. 

Corp.  Raffi'ar  Rocberg. 

Corp.  Ragnar  Roeberg  was  killed  in 
action  on  September  2  7.  Ke  Jwas  a 
nephew  of  Miss  C.  F.  Koeherg  of  184 
Amit.v  St.  Corp.  Roeberg  was  born  in 
Cliristiania,  Norway,  25  years  ago, 
i  and  had  been  in  this  country  for  five 
years  when  the  I'nited  .States  entered 
the  war.  He  joined  the  23d  Regt. 
three  years  ago  and  served  on  the 
Mexican  border  in  1916.  When  war 
was  declared  he  was  at  \'an  Cort- 
landt J'ark  for  a  time  and  then  sent 
to  Camp  Wadswortli.  .Spartanburg,  .'^. 
C,  where  he  was  transferred  to  Co. 
A.,  106th  Inf.  He  started  for  France 
on  May  10  last.  Until  he  went  away 
he  lived  with  his  aunt  at  46  Liiuleii 
ave.    He  leaves  a  brother  in  Norway. 


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Pvt.  John  Clamser. 

Fvt.  John  Clamser,  o£  the  34th  Inf., 
M.  G.  Co.,  died  of  disease  in  France. 
His  mother  who  lives  at  60  Queens 
Boulevard.  Elmhurst,  has  had  no  no- 
tification of  her  son's  death  except 
the  newspaper  report.  He  enlisted  and 
trained  at  Fort  Bliss,  Texas,  and  went 
to  France  last  May.  Since  then  ho 
has  been  in  action  many  times.  He 
received  his  education  at  the  public 
School  on  Fourth  St.,  Manhattan.  He 
was  a  cabinet  maker  but  was  working 
In  an  ammunition  plant  when  he  en- 
tered the  service.  His  brother,  Pvt. 
Samuel  Clamser,  is  a  member  of  Co. 
217,  Pioneers,  A.  E.  F.  He  is  22  and 
enliated  in  July,  1917. 

P^-t.  John  Elliott  Nietcr. 

Pvt.  John  Elliott  Nieter,  a  member 
of  Co.  K,  313th  Inf.,  died  on  Septem- 
ber 29  of  wounds  received  in  action 
two  weeks  after  he  was  26  years  old. 
Pvt.  Nieter  was  born  in  Brooklyn  and 
graduated  from  P.  S.  15  and  Boys  H. 
S.  Last  May  he  was  drafted  and  sent 
to  Camp  Upton,  then  to  Camp  Meade 
and  after  less  than  five  weeks  training 
left  for  overseas.  In  his  last  letter  he 
wrote  that  he  would  in  all  probability 
be  in  the  front  line  trenches  the  next 
week,  and  said:  "We  have  all  got  to 
die  at  some  time,  and  1  hope  when  my 
time  comes  I  am  able  to  stand  up  and 
take  my  medicine  like  a  man  as  I 
sure  would  hate  to  turn  yellow."  Be- 
fore groins  to  Camp  Upton  he  was 
married  to  Miss  Madeline  Snitger  of 
Beaver,  Pa. 

Corp.  Stephen  S.  Habel. 
Corp.  Stephen  S.  Habel.  23  years 
old,  was  killed  in  action  on  Septem- 
ber 27,  eleven  days  after  his  return 
to  the  front  from  the  hospital,  where 
he  had  been  under  treatment  for 
wounds.  He  lived  with  his  father, 
Augrust  Habel.  at  322  75th  St.,  and 
was  a  chauffeur.  Four  years  ago  he 
joined  the  14th  Regt.,  and  with  that 
command  saw  service  on  the  Mexican 
border.  On  his  return  he  was  trained 
at  Sparatanburg.  transferred  to  Co. 
K.  106th  Inf.,  and  sent  to  France  in 
May  aboard  the  President  Lincoln. 
He  was  a  graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  118. 

P\t.  Henry  J.  Jones. 

P\-t.  Henry  J.  Jones,  killed  in  action 
In  France  while  serving  his  machine 
gun,  was  inducted  at  Camp  Upton  in 
1517.  For  three  years  he  had  been 
employed  by  the  firm  of  Strong  Bros., 
of  East  Hampton,  L.  I.,  who  have  re- 
ceived official  notification  of  his  death. 
Jones  was  a  member  of  Co.  B,  305th 
M.   G.   Batt. 

Corp.   Giist.av  Tliomsen. 

Corp.  Gustav  Thomsen,  '24,  Co.  D, 
816th  Inf.,  son  of  Marquette  and  Eli- 
nore  Thomsen  of  313  Glenmore  ave., 
was  killed  in  action  on  November  5. 
He  was  inducted  in  the  service  on 
May  1,  of  this  year  and  after  being 
transferred  to  Camp  Meade,  and  then 
Merrltt,  he  left  for  France  on  July  5. 
He  was  a  graduate  of  Public  School 
149  and  Commercial  High  School  and 
before  entering  the  service  held  a 
position  with  the  War  Supply  De- 
partment  In   Washington. 

Pvt.  Alphonso  V.  Benoit. 

Pvt.  Alphonse  V.  Benoit,  only  child 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Maurice  V.  Benoit 
of  2815  Emmons  ave.,  was  killed  in 
action  on  September  27.  Ho  was  a 
member  of  Co.  A,  106th  Inf.  In  May, 
1917,  he  enlisted  in  the  23d  Regt.  He 
trained  at  Spartanburg  and  sailed  on 
the  President  Lincoln  from  Newport 
News  on  May  10.  Pvt.  Benoit  was 
born  in  Brooklyn,  21  years  ago.  He 
was  employed  in  the  office  of  Julius 
Dippel,  a  silk  merchant  of  Manhattan. 
In  his  last  letter  to  his  parents,  writ- 
ten on  September  IS.  he  said  ho  was 
expecting  to  leave  for  the  front. 


Pvt.  Fred  A.  Tieman. 

Pvt.  Fred  A.  Tieman,  a  member  of 
the  old  7th  Rest.,  has  been  killed  in 
France  and  buried  there  by  his  com- 
rades, according  to  a  letter  from  a 
chaplain  at  the  front.  Official  notice 
of  hi.s  death,  which  ireached  his  aunt, 
Mrs.  H.  C.  Clark  of  365  Eastern  Park- 
way, reported  him  killed  on  October 
18.  Pvt.  Tieman,  who  was  engaged 
in  the  electrical  business  before  the 
war.  was  29  years  old.  His  mother, 
Mrs.  Esther  C.  Tieman  lives  at  Bloom- 
field.   N.  J. 

Wagoner   George  K.  Argue. 
Wagoner   George    Robert   Argue   of 
157  Eckford  st.,  died  of  pneumonia  on 
November  S.     He  was  born  in  County 


nv  U 


Cavan.  Ireland,  October  9,  1S96.  He 
came  to  this  country  In  1913.  When 
the  war  broke  out  Wagoner  Argue 
enlisted  in  the  12th  Regt.  of  Manhat- 
tan and  was  sent  to  Camp  Wads- 
worth,  Spartanburg,  S.  C.  He  started 
for   France   on   May   8. 

Lt.  Hanry  A.  Stevens. 

Lt.  Harry  A.  Stevens,  31  years  old, 
of  884  Argyle  rd.,  died  of  wounds  on 
October  13.  He  received  his  wounds 
that  day  and  died  before  he  could  be 
taken  to  a  hospital.  Lt.  Stevens  was 
a  member  of  Co.  B,  Fifth  M.  G.  B. 
He  was  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tom 
H.  Stevens  and  attended  tlie  first 
Plattsburg  training  camp  and  received 
his  commission  as  second  lieutenant 
before  sailing  for  France  on  Septem- 
ber S,  l&l?.  Lt.  Stevens  was  em- 
ployed as  Western  representative  of 
the  Trenton  Potteries,  was  born  in 
Rutherford,  N.  J.,  and  attended  Eras- 
mus Hall.  Lt.  Stevens  was  a  32d  de- 
gree Mason  anil  a  member  of  Green- 
point  Lodge.  His  brother,  2d  Lt. 
Edgar  H.  Stevens,  is  in  the  aviation 
service  stationed  at  Kelly  Field,  Tex. 
Announcement  of  Lt.  Stevens'  death 
was  first  made  in  The  Eagle,  on  Octo- 
ber 30. 

Pvt.  Stephen  Epp. 

Pvt.  Stephen  Epp,  who  was  killed 
in  action  on  October  18,  enlisted  in 
June,  1917.  and  was  sent  to  Fort 
Slocum  where  he  was  assigned  to  Co. 
F.  11th  Inf.  When  he  entered  the 
service  he  lived  at  101  Schermerhorn 
St.  He  is  survived  by  his  father, 
Charles  Epp.  and  two  sisters.  Minnie 
and  P.ose.  who  live  at  274, Irving  ave. 
He  was  2  4  years  old  and  was  formerly 
employed  by  George  Taylor  &  Co.  as 


a    printer.     Pie    was    a    graduate    of 
P.   S.    145. 

Pvt.   Stacy  Brooks. 

Pvt.  Stacy  Brooks,  23  years  old,  son 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walton  Brooks  of 
East  Marion,  L.  I.,  died  of  wounds  on 
October  15.  He  was  wounded  on  Oc- 
October  15.  He  was  wounded  on  Octo- 
ber 3,  in  the  legs.  He  was  connected 
with  the  326th  Inf.,  a  graduate  of 
Greenport  High  School  with  honor, 
and  a  member  of  the  East  Marion 
Baptist  Church. 

Pvt.  Charles  F.  Flourc. 

Pvt.  Charles  F.  Floure,  25  years  old. 
of  179  Seventh  St.,  Long  Island  City, 
died  of  disease  on  October  19.  He 
was  the  son  of  Michael  Floure.  Pvt. 
Floure  was  drafted  on  July  25  and 
assigned  to  the  Ordnance  Depart- 
ment. He  sailed  for  France  on  Octo- 
ber 6. 

Pvt.  Theordorc  P.  Jensen. 

Pvt.  Theodore  P.  Jenson  of  703  Pres- 
ident St..  died  on  September  2  of 
wounds  received  in  action.  HTe  en- 
tered the  service  on  May  28  last  and 
went  oversees  in  July,  with  Co.  E,  39th 
Inf.  Before  entering  the  service  he 
was  employed  by  the  B.  R.  T.  He  lived 
at  the  President  st.  address  with  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  M.  J.  Surgue.  His  parents 
live  in  Denmark,  where  he  was  born 
and  educated. 

Corp.  Joseph  E.  Henry. 

Mrs.  Thomas  W.  Heather  of  11 
Union  st..  Flushing,  has  received  offi- 
cial word  that  her  only  brother,  Corp. 
Joseph  E.  Henry  of  Batt.  C,  6th  F.  A., 
was  killed  in  action  on  November  2. 
He  was  22  years  old,  and  enlisted  in 
the  Regular  Army  when  but  18.  He 
served  on  the  Mexican  border,  and 
sailed  for  France  on  July  11.  His  home 
formerly  was  in  Corona. 

Pvt.  .Tolui  Ackcrman. 

Pvt.  John  Ackerman,  26  years  old, 
of  1136  Flushing  ave.,  was  killed  by 
an  explosive  shell  on  November  16. 
He  was  a  member  of  Co.  B,  304th 
Inf.  Pvt.  Ackerman  was  drafted  in 
July,  1917,  sent  to  Camp  Upton  and 
later  transferred  to  Camp  Dix,  from 
where  he  left  late  in  August  for  over- 
seas. He  was  born  in  Brooklyn  and 
was  graduated  from  P.  S.  145  and  the 
Bushwick  H.  S.  Before  he  was  draft- 
ed he  was  employed  as  a  longshore- 
man. He  was  a  member  of  St.  Bar- 
bara's R.  C.  Church.  Surviving  him 
are  four  brothers,  one  of  whom  is 
at  Camp  Sheridan,  Ga.,  and  a  sister. 
In  a  letter  to  one  of  his  brothers,  re- 
ceived in  October,  he  said:  "I  have 
been  in  the  trenches  for  two  weeks, 
but  I  am  feeling  fine.  This  is  a  good 
life  for  a  young  fellow,  as  it  give* 
him  a  chance  to  see  the  world.  After 
hostilities  ceased,  Pvt.  Ackerman  was 
assigned  to  an  ammunition  station, 
where  he  handled  many  explosives, 
and  was  killed  in  an  accident. 

Pvt.  John  S.  Krause. 

Pvt.  John  S.  Krause,  29  years  old, 
was  killed  in  action  on  October  12.  He 
was  the  son  of  Edward  and  Vic- 
toria Krause  of  148  Driggs  ave.  Pvt. 
Krause  was  born  in  Brooklyn  and  at- 
tended St.  Antony's  and  St.  Stanis- 
laus' Parochial  Schools.  He  was  em- 
ployed in  the  American  Manufactur- 
ing Company's  plant  on  Noble  St.. 
when  he  was  drafted  last  December, 
went  to  Camp  Upton  and  to  France  in 
April  with  Co.  M,  308th  Inf.  In  a  let- 
ter written  the  latter  part  of  Augu.st, 
Krause  wrote  to  his  parents  that  he 
was  close  to  the  firing  line  and  expected 
to  go  into  action  at  any  time.  He 
asked  his  parents  not  to  worry,  tell- 
ing them  that  he  trusted  in  the  Al- 
mighty and  that  everything  would 
come  out  well  for  him.  A  brother, 
Joseph,  25  years  old,  is  ia  the  25th 
Division. 


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Pvt.  Lester  Hess. 
Pvt.  Lester  Hess  of  137  Bay  35th 
St.,  died  on  October  14  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action.  I'vl.  Hess  was  24 
years  old  and  a  member  of  Co.  A, 
16Sth  Inf..  where  he  was  a  messenger. 
He  was  wounded  at  Chateau-Thierry 
on  Jul.v  16  and  was  in  a  hospital  for 
five  weeks  before  he  returned  to  his 
compan.v  in  August.  lie  assisted  ii 
the  capture  of  manv  prisoners.  Ho 
wore  the  shoes  of  one  of  his  pri.-i- 
oners.  when  his  own  were  worn  out. 
Pvt.  Hess  was  a  graduate  of  I'.  S.  No. 
6.  Manhattan.  He  enlisted  in  Julv. 
1317,  with  the  71st  Hegt.  in  Manhat- 
tan, was  transferred  to  the  le.^th  at 
Camp  Mills.  He  stalled  last  October. 
Pvt.  Hess  is  survived  by  a  brother. 
Kdgar,  22  years  old,  who  is  in  tlie 
Camp  Johnston  Training  Camp;  a 
sister,  Kvelyn,  and  his  parents,  Mr. 
and  Mr.s.  Moe  Hess. 

Cape.    Ir\in    ().    Montgomery. 

Capt.  Irvin  o.  Montgomery,  whose 
home  was  at  1,^62  4Dth  st.,  was  killed 
by  a  piece  of  flying  shrapnel  a  few 
hours  before  fighting  ceased,  on  No- 
vember 11,  when  the  armistice  was 
signed. 

Capt.  Montgomery  enlisted  as  a 
private  in  the  Regular  .\rmv  in  1903 
and  won  promotion  through  his 
ability.  He  was  in  the  35;)th  Inf  at 
the  time  of  his  death.  His  father, 
Andrew  .1.  .Montgomery,  resides  at  the 
49th  St.  address. 

Pvt.   Frank  Sonsirc. 

Pvt,  I'rank  Sonsire,  son  of  Mrs. 
Sadie  Sonsire,  of  233  North  Fifth  St., 
jvas  killed  in  action,  between  Novem- 
ber 5  and  11.  He  was  a  member 
of  Co.  1),  316th  Inf.  Pvt.  Sonsire 
was  29  years  old.  He  was  born  in 
Italy,  and  his  parents  came  to  America 
•when  he  was  2  years  old.  Before  ho 
■was  drafted  on  May  28  last  he  was 
a  policeman  attached  to  the  Bridge 
Squad.  He  had  previously  been  at- 
tached to  the  Bedford  Avenue  Precinct 
and  was  popular  in  the  Williams- 
burg section.  His  brother,  Peter  Son- 
sire. is  in  the  Navy.  In  a  letter,  writ- 
ten to  his  sister,  Miss  Nancy  Sonsire, 
the  soldier,  after  referi-ing  to  family 
matters,  said: 

"VVe  have  been  over  the  top  in  No 
Man's  Land  for  two  weeks,   hut  don't 
tell  .Mamma,  as  it  will  make  her  worry 
yon  lJllder!^t5.nu.      We  *re  lust  back  for  i 
a    bf».    of    a    rest.      \\'c    certainlv 


latter  part  of  July.  Before  he  entered 
the  service  he  was  employed  as  a 
presser  in  a  brass  factory. 

Pvt.  .Alfred  J.  Douglas. 

I'vt.  -Alfred  J.  Douglas,  20  years  old, 
of  63S  Warren  St.,  was  killed  in  action 
on  September  27  while  carrying  a 
wounded  officer  oft  the  field.  He  was 
a  member  of  Co.  B,  106th  Inf.  His 
pal.  Austin  Madden,  of  86  Wyckoft  St., 
whose  brother  was  killed  50  feet  away 
from  him  when  Douglas  fell,  wrote 
his  f.Tniily  and  told  of  his  death.  Pvt. 
Dotislas  enlisted  in  the  old  14th  Regt. 
in  May.  1!117.  was  sent  to  Spartanburg, 
and  sailed  for  P^'rance  in  May.  Born 
in  Brooklyn,  attended  P.  S.  15  and  was 
formerly  connected  with  the  Hill  Pub- 
lishing Company.  He  leaves  his  moth- 
er  and    a   sister,    Mabel. 

V\t.   Robert   A.   Higgs. 

Pvt.  Robert  A.  Higgs,  24  years  old, 
son  of  Mrs.  L.  V.  R.  Higgs  of  50 
Delaware  St..  Flushing,  was  killed  in 
action  on  October  17,  according  to 
official  notice  received  by  his  mother. 
He  was -a  member  of  Co.  C,  lOSth  Inf., 
and  v.-as  drafted  on  April  5.  He 
was  born  in  Long  Island  City  and 
lived  most  of  his  life  in  Flushing.  He 
attended  the  Flushing  public  and  high 
schools.  Besides  his  mother  ho  is  sur- 
vived by  two  brothers,  Duncan  C, 
Edmund  W.,  and  three  sisters,  Alice 
I.,   Ruth   E.  and  Alberta   M.  Higgs. 

Pvt.  John  J.  Dwyer. 

Pvt.  John  Joseph  Dwyer  of  146 
Sixth  St.,  Long  Island  City,  was  killed 
in  action  on  September  27.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  old  71st.  now  the 
lOolh  Inf.  He  went  to  France  in 
April.  1917.  He  fxa^  born  in  Long 
Island  City  thirty-three  years  a.go.  He 
was  acti\e  in  politics  and  was  Ihe 
leader  of  the  Mahoney-Dwyer  Asso- 
ciation, which  has  influence  in  the 
Hunters  Point  section.  He  was  the 
Democratic  captain  of  the  Third  Elec- 
tion District  of  the  First  Assembly 
District.       He    was    a    deputy    sheriff 


Corp.  Paul  C.  Fohiinan. 

Corp.  Paul  C.  Puhrman,  who  was 
killed  by  the  accidental  explosion  of 
his  revolver  on  November  8  in 
France,  had  been  commended  for 
bravery  at  the  Battle  of  the  Marne, 
according  to  his  wMdow,  Mrs.  Kittie 
Fuhrman,  who  lives  at  140  Guern- 
sey St.  Fuhrman  did  not  claim  ex- 
emption, and  when  he  was  drafted  he 
was  a  motorman  for  the  B.  R.  T.  His 
wife  applied  for  a  position  as  an  "t, " 
guard  in  place  of  her  husband  and 
obtained  it.  Fuhrman  was  25  years 
old.  He  was  born  in  Harrisburg,  Pa., 
where  his  mother,  Emma,  still  lives. 
In  September,  Ifll",  he  was  called, 
went  to  Camp  Upton,  from  where  he 
was  transferred  to  Camp  Oreene,  S. 
C  On  Easter  Sunday  he  started  over- 
seas. Fuhrman,  besides  receiving  the 
medal  of  honor,  was  made  a  corporal. 

Ssrt,   Harr.y  J.   Keller. 

Sgt.  Harry  J.  Keller,  25  years  old,  of 
1369  DeKalb  ave.,  died  of  pneumonia 
on  .September  22,  while  aboard  the 
transport  Louisville.  He  enlisted  in 
Co.  K.  47th  Regt.,  two  years  ago,  but 
when  war  was  declared  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  381st  Casual  Company. 
Sgt.  Keller  trained  at  .Spartanburg  and 
left  for  France  on  September  11.  He 
was  born  in  Brooklyn  on  August  23, 
1893,  and  graduated  from  P.  S.  33. 
Before  his  enlistment  he  was  a  clerk 
for  a  Manhattan  concern  and  well 
known   in   the   Ridgewood  section. 

Pvt.    Walter    Kloppenburg. 

Pvt,  Walter  Kloppenburg,  the  first 
man  from  Westhampton  Beach,  L.  I„ 
to  lose  his  life  in  the  service,  was 
killed  in  action  on  November  4.  His 
sister,  Miss  Edna  Kloppenburg,  re- 
sides at  355  Euclid  ave.,  this  borough. 
Pvt.  Kloppenburg  was  called  to  Camp 
Upton  on  May  29  last  and  later  was 
transferred  to  Camp  Dix.  In  three 
months  he  was  in  the  front  line 
trenc'hes  and  had  been  "over  the  top" 
several  times.  He  went  overseas  with 
the    301st    Inf.,    where   he   was   trans- 


He  is  survived  by  a  brother,  Michael,  I  ferred  to  Co.   L,   9th   Inf.,  and  it  was 


drive  the  Cermans  back  and  I  think 
they  are  still  running  into  Germany. 
And  we  didn't  lose  a  man.  Thanks 
be  to  the  good  God  above  us  for  help- 
ing us  to  come  back  without  any  of 
our  boys  being  wounded.  Keep  on 
praying,  dear  sister. 

"These  are  not  tears,  the  paper  is  all 
blurred  with  rain.  We  get  plenty  of 
rain  in  France  and  this  letter  got  wet 
rrom  the  drops.  So  don't  think  I  am 
c.v.iusr.     Sjldiers  must  not  cry." 

Corp.  Fi-ederiek  if.  Ziegler. 

CorD.  Frederick  Joseph  Ziegler,  24 
years  old,  who  was  killed  in  action  on 
Octooer  12,  was  the  son  of  William 
and  'Jaroline  Ziegler  of  526  Grant  ave. 
He  was  a  graduate  of  P.  S.  72,  and 
was  iaier  employed  by  Libby,  McNeill 
&.  Libby  as  a  receiving  clerk!  His  two 
brothers.  Otto,  24,  and  Herbert,  18, 
are  in  the  service.  'J'he  former  is  in 
the  Navy,  while  the  latter  is  stationed 
at  Fort  Bliss,  Te.x. 

Pvt.  Charles  Kunzert. 

Pvt.  Charles  Kunzert,  who  died  of 
TC'jr.ic  received  in  action  on  Novem- 
ber 5.  was  27  years  old  and  the  only 
son  of  Mr.  and  Mr.s.  Adolph  Kunzert, 
of  279  Onderdonk  ave.  Pvt  Kunzert 
was  drafted  on  .May  26,  last,' was  sent 
to  Camp  Upton  and  then  to  Camp 
Meade,  where  he  was  detailed  to  Co. 
M.  313th  Inf.     He  reached  France  the 


and  two  sisters  who  live  in  Long  Isl 
and  City. 

Pvt.  Christian  Bonnevic. 

Pvt.  Christian  Bonnevie,  24  years 
old,  of  193  Menehan  St.,  was  killed  in 
action  on  October  10.  He  was  born 
in  Brooklyn  on  August  25,  1894,  and 
graduated  from  P.  S.  No.  145  un6  the 
did  '  ^^""K'    r«'a.nd    Business    College.      Pvt. 


Bonnevic  was  drafted  on  December  S, 
1917,  and  sent  to  Camp  Upton,  from 
where  he  left  for  France  in  .M.irch. 
A  requiem  ma.ss  will  be  said  fo^-  him 
'omorrow  at  9  o'clock  at  St  Bar- 
lara's  R.  C.  Church.  He  was  for.iriU.' 
I  shipping  clerk  in  Manhattan.  He  is 
•urvived  by  his  parents.  Mr.  and  Mrs 
John  Bonnevie:  a  brother,  John,  and 
■X  sister,  Gertrude. 

Pvt.  Christie  Rosenian. 

Pvt.  Christie  Roscman.  28  vears  old 
of  253  4Cth  St..  was  killed  "in  action 
on  October  7.  He  was  drafted  in  Oc- 
tober. 1917,  and  sent  to  Camp  Upton 
assigned  to  the  302d  Engineers,  and 
sailed  for  France  in  April  with  the 
77th  Division.  When  he  reached  over- 
seas he  was  transferred  to  a  machine- 
gun  battalion.  He  was  born  in  Brook- 
lyn, and  attended  p.  S.  No.  136. 

Pvt.    HaroUl    R.    Du.senbiiry. 

I'vt.  Harold  R.  Dusenburv,  19  years 
old,  only  son  of  William  H.  Dusen- 
bury  of  (lien  Head,  L.  I.,  was  killed  in 
action  on  September  27.  He  enlisted  in 
'he  old  23d  Regt.  soon  after  war  wa-j 
declared  and  trained  at  Spartanburg, 
S.  C.  where  he  was  transferred  to 
Co.  D,  lOGth  Inf.,  and  went  overseas  in 
May.  He  was  the  first  Glen  Head  boy 
to  make  the  supreme  sacrifice.  Pvt 
Duscnbury  attended  the  public  school 
at  Sea  Cliff.  His  mother  is  dead  He 
leaves  two  sisters  and  his  father. 


while  fighting  with  that  regiment  that 
he  lost  his  life.  He  was  a  former 
resident  of  Brooklyn  and  conducted  a 
small  farm  at  Westhampton  Beach. 

P\-t.  Albert  .\rthnr  Just  is. 

Pvt.  Albert  Arthur  Justis,  25  years 
old,  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Justis 
of  Lulu  ave.,  Richmond  Hill  Circle 
who  died  of  wounds  received  in  action 
a  few  days  before  the  armistice  was 
signed,  was  a  member  of  the  109th  Inf. 
He  was  born  in  Brooklyn,  and  lived  at 
Richmond  Hill  Circle  for  four  years. 
He  was  appointed  a  member  o"f  the 
New  York  Police  Department  on  De- 
cember 26,  1917,  and  had  served  only 
five  months  when  he  was  drafted  oil 
May  20,  1918.  He  was  attached 
at  that  time  to  the  23d  Precinct,  in 
Manhattan.  He  leaves,  besides  his 
parents,  three  sisters,  Mrs.  Adelaide 
Cooke  and  Mrs.  Edna  Gorman,  both  ot 
Brooklyn,  and  Miss  Anna  Justis  oi 
Dunton. 

.Sfrt.   Frank  P.   Sheridan. 

Sgt.  Frank  P.  Sheridan,  who  lived 
with  his  aunt,  Mrs.  Nellie  Pavton,  at 
3(0  Seventh  St..  before  he  entered 
he  .service,  died  of  influenza  in  a 
base  hospital  in  France  on  October  31. 
Two  months  ago  his  aunt  received  a 
letter  in  which  he  .said  he  had  been 
wounded  and  was  in  a  hospital.  Sgt, 
Sheridan  was  born  in  Brooklyn  22 
years  ago.  He  was  graduated  from  St. 
Agnes'  Parochial  School.  He  was  em- 
ployed by  the  Morse  Drydook  and  Re- 
pairing Company  at  the  time  he  en- 
listed in  the  23d  Regt.  After  training 
at  Spartanburg.  he  departed  for 
France,  a  member  of  Hdq.  Co.,  106th 
Inf.,  on  May  10.  aboard  the  President 
Lincoln.  He  is  survived  bv  his  aunt, 
an  uncle.  .lohn  Clifford,  and  a  sister, 
Mrs.  Rose  Dorman. 


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S„i.  i.:ri. a^ikk  J.  Conway. 

Sgt.  Frederick  J.  Conway,  a  member 
of  the  Supply  Co.,  165th  Int.,  was  killed 
in  action  on  October  15.  Born  in  iVIan- 
hattan,  he  was  the  son  of  the  late  John 
and  Elizabeth  Conway  and  brother  of 
Mary  K.  and  Patrick  F.  Conway,  who 
have  lived  at  784  St.  John's  pi.,  for  11 
years.  ■  Sgt.  Conway  was  a  Spanish- 
American  war  veteran.  He  enlisted  in 
the  old  23d  Regt.  in  July,  1916,  and 
went  to  the  Mexican  border  with  that 
command.  He  was  transferred  to  the 
165lh  in  August.  1917,  and  left  Camp 
.Mills  for  France  in  October,  1917.  In 
a  letter  to  his  sister,  dated  September 
5  he  .said  he  was  all  right,  after  some 
terrible  experience  at  the  Lorraine 
front.  He  also  participated  in  the 
battles  of  Champagne,  Cantigney  and 
Chateau-Thieri-y.  Sgt.  Conway,  said 
as  far  as  he  could  judge,  he  thought 
the  worst  was  over  and  he  hoped  so, 
A  memorial  mass  was  celebrated  for 
him  today  in  St.  Teresa's  R.  C.  Church. 

Corp.   William  J.   Andrr. 

Corp.  William  J.  Andre,  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Peter  Andre,  of  521  88th  St.. 
died  of  pneumonia  on  October  IT.  In 
a  letter  dated  October  10,  he  said  he 
had  a  severe  cold  V>ut  expected  to  be 
out  of  the  hospital  in  a  few  days.  He 
was  with  the  Third  Batt.,  55th  F. A. .with 
which  he  enlisted  immediately  after 
the  outbreak  of  the  war.  He  was  22 
years  old,  and  attended  St.  Patrick's 
Parochial  School. 

Meeh.  Ferdinand  \ViUiam.«. 

Mech.  Ferdinand  Williams,  31  years 
old,  of  the  106th  Inf.,  who  was  killed 
in  action  on  September  2,  was  a  son 
of  Mrs.  Lizzie  Williams  of  Northport. 
L.  I.  Before  entering  the  Army  he 
engaged  in  mechanical  work  in  North- 
port.  At  the  time  of  the  Mexican 
trouble  he  enlisted  in  the  23d  Regt. 
and  saw  service  on  the  boarder.  He 
enlisted  again  at  the  outbreak  of  the 
war.  As  a  resident  of  Northport  he 
was  socially  active  and  a  member  of 
the  local  fire  department.  His  broth- 
er, Augustus  Williams,  is  with  the 
colors. 

Sgt.    William    Mclvcnna. 

Sgt.  William  McKenna.  who  lived 
with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Thomas  Barnett. 
at  189  Ninth  St.,  and  who  fought  in 
France  with  Co.  B.  10  6th  Inf.,  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  IT.  The 
chaplain  of  his  company,  in  a  lettei 
of  condolence,  wrote  in  part:  "He 
died  a  real  soldier  and  a  good  prac- 
tical Catholic.  His  faith  meant  much 
to  him  and  proved  a  great  aid  anc' 
consolation  in  the  times  of  real  trial 
I  can  further  assure  you  he  has  been 
remembered  in  my  masses  and  in 
the  public  prayers  of  his  comrades. 
And  we  shall  continua  to  sj  remem- 
ber him.  He  died  that  a  great  cause 
might    live    and    prosper." 

Sgt.  McKenna  had  been  in  Franco 
since  May,  having  sailed  aboard  the 
President  Lincoln.  He  enlisted  in  the 
14th  Regt.  when  war  was  declared 
and  received  his  training  at  Spartan- 
burg. In  the  last  letter  received  from 
•Jim,  dated  October  5,  he  wrote  that 
lia  was  resting  after  a  big  battle. 

Pvt.   Michael  F.   Gordon. 

Pet.  Michael  F.  Gordon,  2  6  years 
old,  who  died  of  disease  on  November 
7,  was  the  son  of  Thomas  and  Jennie 
Gorman  of  49  Russell  st.  He  was  born 
in  Laurel  Hill.  Queens,  attended  P.  S. 
23,  and  became  later  an  expert  ma 
chinist.  Pvt.  Gorman  enlisted  with  a 
nuinber  of  his  friends  on  June  5.  1917. 
in  the  4Tth  Kegt.  They  were  first  sent 
to  Philadelphia,  and  thence  to  Spar- 
tanburg. They  sailed  overseas  last 
May  with  Co.  E,   102d  Engineers. 

Pvt.  Gorman  wrote  to  his  mother 
on  October  29  that  lie  had  been  "over 
the  top  twice"  and  was  going  again. 
He  referred  to  a  gas  attack  and  said 


that  it  had  laid  him  low.  He  told,  too, 
how  the  2  7th  Division  had  done  great 
service  in  the  drive  of  September  2  9 
and  how  it  had  earnde  commendation 
from  its  superiors.  A  brother.  Joseph 
James  Gorman,  is  also  in  France  with 
Co.  D,  168th  Inf.  He  has  also  been 
wounded  as  well  as  gassed. 

Sgt.   Victor   Staiidcrman.  j 

Sgt.  Victor  Stauderman,  30  years  ] 
old,  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frederick  J. 
Stauderman  of  1132  Halsey  .st  .  and  a 
member  of  Co.  G,  106th  Int.,  was 
killed  in  action  on  September  2.  Me- 
merial  .services  for  the  sergeant  were 
held  Sunday  in  St.  John's  Lutheran 
Church,  Richmond  Hill,  of  which  he 
was  a  member.  Sgt.  Stauderman  en- 
listed in  the  23d  Regt.  in  the  spring 
of  191T,  and  was  transferred  to  the 
106th  Inf.  at  Spartanburg.  He  was 
b"rn   in   the   Ea!=tern   District,   gradu- 


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%:-:'V!CT0(3  STAUDERMAN    vF 


ate.l  from  P.  S.  32  and  had  been  in 
the  employ  of  the  Iron  S*.eamboat  Com- 
pany tor  ten  years.  X.:'^  's  survived 
by  his  parents,  two  brother.:  Ihe  Rev. 
Edward  Stauderman  of  Mount  Ver- 
non. N.  Y..  and  Phillip  Stauderman 
o#  Lyiibrook,  L.  I.,  and  three  sisters. 
Mrs.  "Conrad  Schaeffer.  Mi.ss  Elizabeth 
Stauderman.  principal  of  P.  S.  No. 
95,  Queens,  and  Mrs.  E.  G.  Peacks. 

Pvt.  Herbert  F.  Brooks. 

Pvt.  Herl/crt  F.  Brooks  .  a  membei 
of  Co.  D.  106th  Inf..  died  cf  wounds 
on  September  30.  He  was  24  years 
old.  His  father,  Frank  Brooks,  of 
113  West  128th  St.,  Manhattan,  is  a 
veteran  of  the  famous  British  Scots 
Greys,  and  liis  uncle,  the  late  .Tames 
J.  Jelly,  a  life-long  Brooklynite, 
fou.ght  at  the  first  battle  of  Bull  Run 
and  also  at  Fort  Fislier  in  the  Civil 
War.  Pvt.  Brooks  has  many  rela- 
tives living  in  Brooklyn. 

Pvt.   George  F.    Spiegel. 

Pvt.  George  F.  Spiegel,  21  years  old, 
died  of  wounds,  on  November  8.  three 
days  before  the  armistice  was  signed. 
He  was  wounded,  according  to  infor- 
mation which  has  coine  to  the  family 
through  a  friend,  on  October  16.  Pvt. 
Spiegel  was  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Albert  E.  Spiegel  of  1126  Bushwick 
ave.  He  enlisted  more  than  a  year 
ago  and  was  a  member  of  Co.  G,  165th 
Inf.  He  was  at  that  time  employed 
by  the  Edison  Company.  Pvt.  Spiegel 
trained  at  Camp  Mills  and  crossed  the 
Atlantic  with  the  Rainbow  Division. 
He  w;'S  gradiint'^d  from  Our  I.ndy  of 
Good    Council    Parochial    School    and 


there  is  a  star  in  his  honor  in  tho 
flag  which  hangs  in  the  church.  Be- 
sides his  parents,  Pvt.  Spiegel  is  SUT- 
vived  by  two  brothers  and  a  sister. 
One  brother.  Alfred  E.  Spiegel  Jr.,  ia 
in  the  Marine  Corps  in  France. 

Pvt.  Lewis  H.   Swezey. 

Pvt.  Lewis  H.  Swezey  of  Patchogue, 
L.  I.,  a  member  of  Co.  G,  305th  Inf., 
was  killed  in  battle  on  October  5,  Pvt. 
Swezey,  who  was  23  years  old,  made 
se\eral  attempts  to  enlist,  but  was  re- 
jected for  slight  physical  defects.  How- 
ever, he  was  drafted  on  December  5, 
1917.  After  training  at  Camp  Upton 
he  went  to  France  in  April.  He  was 
aboard  the  train  wrecked  at  Central 
Islip  when  llie  305th  was  going  to 
transport,  but  escaped  injury. 

In  his  last  letters,  dated  September 
24.  he  said  he  had  expcTienced  hard 
service,  but  was  glad  to  endure  it  to 
whip  the  Hun.  Pvt.  Swezey  was  a. 
native  and  practically  a  lifelong  resi- 
dent of  Patchogue.  and  a  bayman  by 
occupation.  He  married  Miss  Alice 
Newins  of  Sayvillc,  L.  1.,  last  winter 
while  in  training  at  Upton.  He  leaves 
besides  his  wife  his  parents;  a  brother, 
Chester  Swezey.  and  two  sisters.  Miss 
Edna  Swezey  and  Mrs.  Edward  Bris- 
tow  of  Patchogue. 

Prt.    Franli    Bokinz. 

Pvt.  Frank  Bokinz,  who  died  of 
wounds,  was  employed  on  a  schooner 
prior  to  his  enlistment.  He  claimed 
Greenport,  L.  I.,  as  his  'home.  His 
family  resides  near  Sages  Brook 
yards,  on  the  outskirts  of  that  village. 

Pvt.   Dennis   Sullivan  Jr. 

Pvt.  Dennis  Sullivan  Jr.,  25  years 
old,  of  325  Furman  st.,  was  killed 
in  action  on  October  4.  Drafted  last 
May,  he  trained  at  Camp  Upton  and 
sailed  for  overseas  in  July,  with  the 
109th  M.  G.  B.  Pvt.  Sullivan  was  a. 
member  of  St.  Charles  R.  C.  Church 
and  attended  St.  Charles  Parochial 
School.  He  was  a  cooper  by  trade.  He 
is  survived  by  his  parents,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.   Dennis   Sullivan. 

Pvt.   George  B.   McClcUan. 

Pvt.  George  B.  McClellan  of  450 
50th  St.  was  killed  in  action  on  No- 
vember 3.  He  was  2  3  years  old,  and 
was  a  member  of  Co.  F,  311th  Inf. 
He  was  drafted,  sent  to  Camp  Dix,  and 
started  for  France  last  May,  Pvt.  Mc- 
Clellan is  survived  by  h:s  motlier  and 
two  sisters.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Holy  Name  Society  f'nd  of  St. 
Michc.°i  -'  "'..  C.  Church.  He  was  born 
in  Brooklyn. 

Pvt.     Clarcnec    E.    Smith. 

Through  a  letter  written  by  a  Red 
Cross  worker  in  France  and  forward- 
ed from  Washington.  Mrs.  Emily 
Smith  of  Glen  Cove,  L.  I.,  on  Monday 
afternoon  learned  of  the  death  of  her 
husband,  Pvt.  Claience  E.  Smith  of 
Glen  Cove.  Pvt.  Smith  succumbed 
to  influenza  on  October  25,  soon  after 
the  vessel  on  which  he  tailed  arrived. 
He  was  25  years  old,  was  drafted  on 
May  29  last  and  font  to  Camp  Upton. 
Two  weeks  later  he  was  sent  to  ii'lorl- 
da.  then  to  Camp  Dix,  before  going 
overseas  two  months  ago.  Besides  his 
wife  he  leaves  an  infant  daughter, 
born  in  July,   whom  he  never  saw. 

Pvt.  Edwxird  J.  Caliril. 

Pvt.  Edward  J.  Cahril.  of  Co.  E. 
105th  Inf.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
October  29,  his  twenty-third  birthday. 
Cahril.  who  formerly  resided  Great 
Neck,  L.  I.,  saw  duty  on  the  Mexican 
border  with  the  old  71st  Regt.  He 
sailed  for  France  last  May.  For  sev- 
eral months  he  .'served  with  the  Brit- 
ish forces  in  Belgium.  Before  he  en 
tered  tho  service  he  was  a  clerk  for 
the  American  Express  Co.  A  lirother, 
James  Cahril,  resides  in  Great  Neck, 
where  he  is  a  mail  carriex-. 


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BROOKLYN  AND   LONG    ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


Corp.   Sylvester  I*.   Ixiiislilln. 

Corp.  Sylvester  P.  Loughlln,  21 
feara  olJ.  son  of  William  B.  Lough- 
lln of  065  Fifth  ave..  was  killed  In 
action  on  September  27.  Ho  enlisted 
In  the  14th  Kegt.  three  years  ago  and 
served  on  the  Mexican  border.  In 
the  fall  of  1917  ho  was  sent  to  Camp 
Wadsworth  and  transferred  to  Co. 
O  106th  Inf.  He  attended  St  John's 
Parochial  School.  A  friend  In  the 
same  company  wrote  Corp.  Lough- 
lin's  father  regarding  his  death. 

Pvt,  Aaron  Klein. 
Pvt.  Aaron  Klein,  who  was  killed 
In  action,  on  October  2,  was  22  years 
old  and  the  son  of  Daniel  Klein  of 
187  Hopkins  Bt.  Ho  was  born  In 
Brooklyn  and  graduated  from  the 
Kastern  District  H,  S.  Later  ho  be- 
came a  stock  clerk  in  a  Manhattan 
mercantile  house.  He  was  drafted  last 
spring,  went  to  Camp  Upton  from 
where  he  was  transferred  to  Camp 
Gordon  and  overseas  In  April  with 
Co.  G.  S26th  Inf.  In  lottera  to  his 
folks  before  he  engaged  in  battle  he 
wrote  that  ho  was  happy,  that  frou. 
what  ho  heard  about  the  Americau 
boys,  their  valor  was  shortening  the 
war.  Ho  felt  that  when  the  time 
came  he  was  going  to  give  a  good  ac- 
count of  himself.  In  the  concluding 
part  of  the  last  letter  from  hlni  writ- 
ten a  day  or  two  before  ho  went  into 
action  he  told  his  people  that  he  was 
with  them  in  spirit  and  waa  always 
thinking  of   them, 

rvt.  George  Klumpf. 

Pvt  George  Klnmpf  of  132  Strong 
et.  Corona,  is  dead  oi  pneumonia,  in 
France.  He  waa  drafted  In  Septem- 
ber when  he  attained  his  majority 
and  waa  sent  overseas  In  October. 
However,  he  only  reached  England, 
where  ho  became  ill  and  waa  sent  to 
an  American  hospital,  Ho  was  a 
graduate  of  PubUo  School  No.  17, 
Queens,  and  previous  to  being  draft- 
ed had  worked  as  a  teamster  for  J. 
Martineau,  a  contractor  for  the  High- 
ways Department  of  Queens, 

Pvt.  Pronk  Bombrowski, 

Pvt.  Frank  Dombrowakl  was  killed 
in  action  on  September  29,  He  was 
born  In  the  14th  Ward  on  June  17, 
1902,  and  was  graduated  from  P.  S.  17 
on  January  SI,  1916,  Shortly  after 
graduating  he  secured  a  position  with 
Bamberger  Bros,  of  66  Broad  st,  Man- 
hattan, He  enlisted  in  the  47th  Regt. 
in  May.  1  u  1 7.  He  was  sent  to  Vail's 
Gate,  N.  Y.,  and  from  there  to  Peters- 
burg. Va.  Later  ho  was  transferred 
to  Camp  Wadsworth,  B.  O.,  where  he 
waa  assigned  to  the  108th  Inf,  Shortly 
after  he  came  home  on  a  furlough  to 
see  his  parents  and  said  that  he  liked 
the  Army  life,  and  that  his  one  am- 
Mtlon  waa  to  get  a  shot  at  Fritz.  After 
he  went  overseas  his  parents  moved 
from  187  North  Seventh  st  to  841 
Knickerbocker  ave, 

Pvt.  J'nank  Van  Ahrens. 

yvt.  FrjiTiU  Van  Ahrena  of  469 
Fourth  BV(V  Kjong  Island  City,  was 
killed  in  action  on  September  29.  He 
was  24  years  old  and  waa  born  in 
Long  Island  City,  wliere  he  lived  un- 
til ne  was  drafted.  Ho  Bailed  for 
France  last  July.  Ahrena  was  employed 
as  a  painter  before  he  was  drafted. 

Corp.  WiUiani  Scdlncli, 
Corp.  William  Bodlach  of  17  North 
"(Vashlnglon  place,  Long  laland  City, 
was  killed  In  action  on  November  7. 
He  waa  born  in  Winfleid.  After  the 
death  of  his  parents  ho  made  hia 
homo  with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Bertha 
Butler.  He  was  a  graduate  of  P.  S. 
5,  Long  Island  City.  Hudlack  waa  23 
years  old.  Ilo  enlisted  on  July  15, 
1917.  and  was  asHiKned  to  the  57th 
Coast  Artillery,  with  which  unit  he 
sailed  to  France  on  May  10. 


Pvt,     .lohn     Dyball. 

P\-t.  John  Dyball  of  Co.  M,  327th 
Inf.,  has  been  killed  in  action.  He 
was  born  in  England  about  25  years 
ago,  a  son  of  Mr.  and  Mr.s.  John 
Dyball,  who  still  live  in  England.  He 
leave.s  one  brother  and  six  sisters,  one 
of  whom,  Mrs.  William  Stubbins.  lives 
at  Cold  Spring  Harbor.  L.  1.  Young 
Dvball  was  engaged  in  farming  at 
Albion,  N.  Y.,  when  he  was  drafted. 
He  underwent  training  at  Camp  Han- 
cock, Ga.,  and  sailed  for  France  on 
April    28. 

Pvt.  Bernard  Strauss. 
Pvt.  Bernard  Straus.s,  23  years  old, 
of  236  Sumpter  St.,  wlio  was  killed  in 
action  on  November  10,  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Co.  B,  817th  M.  O.  B.  At  the 
outbreak  of  the  war  he  enlisted  in  the 
47th  Regt.  and  was  on  guard  duty  up- 
state for  several  month.s.  I'vt.  Strauss 
was  drafted  on  May  26  and  sent  to 
Camp  Hancock,  Ga.  On  July  30  he 
sailed  for  France.  He  was  born  In 
Detroit,  Mich.,  and  graduates  from 
P.  S.  No.  19.  Before  entering  the 
service  he  was  in  the  employ  of  Evans 
&  Wright  Besides  his  father,  Will- 
lam  Strauss,  a  brother,  Lester,  and 
three  sisters,  Jennie,  Anna  and  Etta, 
survive  him. 

Sgt.    Harold    E.    Bockclman. 

Sgt.  Harold  E.  Bockelman,  31  years 
old,  son  of  George  Bockelman  of  336 
14th  .St.,  was  killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember 27.  Ho  waa  a  member  of  Co. 
E  106th  Int.  and  e.  graduate  of  P.  S. 
No.  10, 

Cori>.  John  T.  l<angstair. 
Corp,  John  T.  Langstaff.  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mra.  James  J,  Langstaff  of  475  72d 
St.,  was  killed  in  action  on  October  22. 
He  was  a  member  of  Co.  K,  311th  Inf., 
and  had  been  in  France  since  last  May. 
Corp.  Langstaff  was  born  in  Brooklyn, 
24  years  ago.  Prior  to  his  induction 
Into  the  scrvtco  he  was  employed  in 
Brandt's  fish  store,  at  Bay  Ridge.  He 
had  tried  to  enlist  in  tho  Army,  but 
was  rejected,  Besides  hla  parents,  he 
la  survived  by  two  brotheirs  and  five 
sisters.  He  waa  a  member  of  Our 
Lady  of  Angela  Church. 

Corp.  Oeorge  Rudolph. 

Corp.  George  Rudolph,  a  member 
of  Co.  C,  826lh  Inf.,  who  was  killed 
in  action  on  October  25,  was  the  son 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Adam  Rudolph  of  297 
Grove  st.  Ho  was  80  years  old  an^ 
served  in  the  Navy  for  four  years, 
previous  to  1910,  Ho  was  inducted 
into  service  on  April  4,  and  left  Camp 
Upton  for  France  on  April  10. 
His  brother,  Frederick  G.  Rudolph, 
has  just  returned  from  Camp  Zachary 
Taylor,  where  he  was  in  the  Field  Ar- 
tillery Central  Ofllcers"  Training 
School, 

Pvt.  WHliam  J.  Kail. 

Pvt  William  J.  Kail,  who  wis 
killed  in  action  some  time  between 
October  6  and  12,  was  22  years  old 
and  the  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  Kail 
of  512  Grand  st.  Pvt.  Kali  was  born 
in  New  York  City.  He  was  employed 
as  a  machinist  with  the  R.  Hoe  Com- 
pany when  he  was  drafted  on  Sep- 
tember 29,  1917,  sent  first  to  Camp 
Upton,  then  to  Camp  Gordon  and  to 
France  with  Co.  D,  327th  Inf.  last 
May.  The  only  letter  ever  received 
from  Kail  was  written  in  July.  In  it 
he  told  his  people  not  to  worry. 

Vvt,   'Walter   Mun-ay. 

Pvt.  Walter  Murray,  25  year.s  old, 
died  of  disease  in  France.  He  enlisted 
on  December  2  3  last  and  sailed  for 
France  last  May.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Crescent  Athletic  Club,  born 
.ind  educated  in  Brooklj-n,  and  for 
throe  years  prior  to  enlisting  was  em- 
ployed as  a  bellboy  at  the  Hotel  Bos- 
sert. 


Pvt.  Everett  V.  Hoffman. 

A  telegram  on  December  4  from 
Washington,  stating  that  Pvt.  Everett 
V.  Hoffman  had  been  ofUcially  re- 
ported as  killed  in  action  on  Novem- 
ber 28,  was  received  by  his  mother, 
Mrs.  Bertha  Hofliman,  a  widow,  living 
at   838    Monroe   st. 

Pvt.  Hoffman  was  a  member  of  Co.  I, 
106th  Inf.  He  was  wounded  in  the 
big  drive  of  September  28.  Pvt.  Hoff- 
man was  19  years  old.  He  joined 
the  14th  when  he  was  only  17.  He 
trained  at  Sheepshead  Bay  and  at 
Spartanburg,  and  on  May  10  left  for 
France  aboard  the  President  Lincoln. 
His  brother,  William  Hoffman,  is  also 
in  the  overseas  service. 

Pvt    WUliam    J.    Sherwood. 

Pvt.  William  J.  Sherwood,  21  years 
old,  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Sher- 
wood of  St.  James,  L.  I.,  died  of  pneu- 
monia at  a  base  hospital  in  France, 
on  October  16.  Pvt.  Sherwood  en- 
tered the  service  last  May.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  S06th  Inf.  He  received 
his  military  training  at  Camp  Upton 
and  at  a  Southern  cantonment,  and 
went  overseas  in  July.  Two  other 
brothers  are  in  the  .service.  A  brother- 
in-law,  Lt.  George  Jenklnson,  is  at 
Camp  Dix.  Pvt.  Edward  Sherwood  is 
at  Camp  Eustlce,Va.,convalesing  from 
pneumonia.  The  other  brother.George, 
was  also  severely  wounded.  After  be- 
ing inducted  into  service,  William  and 
George  did  not  see  each  other  until 
they  met  on  the  battlefield  in  France. 
Neither  knew  that  the  other  waa  in 
France,  and  one  day  as  William  waa 
coming  out  of  the  trenches  he  met 
his  brother,  who  belonged  to  the  regi- 
ment that  was  relieving  hia  command. 
The  brothers  never  met  again.  The 
Sherwoods  are  English  people  and 
their  three  sons  were  born  in  Eng- 
land. They  have  lived  in  St  James 
for  eight  years.  Just  before  entering 
the  service,  William  waa  employed  on 
the  country  place  of  former  Congress- 
man  Lathrop   Brown. 

Pvt  Max  A.  Tniinpa. 

Pvt  Max  A.  Trumpa,  22  years  old, 
who  died  on  November  9  of  wounds 
received  in  action,  was  the  only  child 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Trumpa  of 
165  Stanhope  st.  Pvt.  Trumpa  was 
drafted  on  May  26,  and  sent  to  Camp 
Upton,  where  he  was  but  two  weeks 
before  he  was  sent  to  Camp  Meade, 
where  he  was  detailed  to  Co.  G,  315tii 
Inf.  Within  five  weeks  after  being 
drafted  he  was  on  his  way  across. 
Pvt.  Trumpa  was  a  machinist  by  trade 
and  as  a  side  lino  gave  musical 
lessons,  for  which  he  was  well  known 
in  the  Bushwick  section.  Pvt.  Trumpa 
was  a  graduate  of  P.  S.  12  3,  and  at- 
tended St.  Paul's  Lutheran  Church. 

Coi-p.   Cllfiroi'd  WUtslilre. 

Corp.  Clifford  Wiltshire,  22  years 
old,  of  1022  Avenue  P,  was  killed  in 
action  on  October  15.  Corp.  Wilt- 
shire was  tho  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Harry  Wiltshire  and  shortly  after  his 
enlistment  in  the  Seventh  Regt.  in 
April,  1917,  he  was  married  to  Jane 
Winthrop,  formerly  of  1433  Boscobel 
ave.,  the  Bronx.  He  leaves  a  seven- 
months-old  son,  Corp.  Wiltshire  was 
a  member  of  Co.  H,  166th  Inf.  His 
last  letter,  dated  September  28, 
brought  he  news  taht  he  was  well, 
had  been  in  all  the  big  battles  of  the 
past  year  and  had  come  out  without 
a  scratch,  l^'rom  one  of  his  pals  it  was 
learned  that  Corp.  Wiltshire  person- 
ally led  his  company  up  Dead  Man's 
Hill  after  all  the  other  office.^  had 
been  killed.  He  met  his  death  on 
this  charge.  Ho  was  born  in  Brook- 
lyn, gradu.-'ted  from  P.  S.  No.  1S9  and 
attended  Manual  Training  H.  S.  He 
was  employed  as  a  private  secretary 
by  Wiaii;m  Thaw.  Corp.  Wiltshire 
was  a  .member  of  St.  Brendan's  P..  C, 
Church.  _^^ 


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lit.  Benjajiilii  Schneider. 

T-t.  Benjamin  Schneitler.  24  years 
old,  who  was  killed  in  action  on  No- 
vember 10,  was  the  son  of  Jacob  and 
Fannie  Schneider  of  200  New  Jersey 
ave.  I_it.  Schneider  enlisted  in  the 
14th  Regt.  six  years  ago  and  rose  to 
the  rank  of  seregant.  When  war  was 
declared  he  sained  admission  to  the 
Officers'  Training  Camp  at  Plattsburg. 
When  he  graduated  last  spring  he  was 
assigned  to  Co.  M,  305th  Inf.,  then 
.stationed  at  Camp  Upton.  H  sailed 
for  France  in  .\pril.  Lt.  Schneider  was 
a  graduate  of  P.  S.  143,  and  was  later 
employed  as  a  shoe  salesman  by 
Abraham  &  Straus. 

Corp.    Prank   A.    Klli.s. 

Corp.  P'rank  A.  Ellis,  28  years  old, 
son  of  Mrs.  Be.ssie  Lee  Ellis,  who  for- 
merly lived  at  382  Greene  av,  died  of 
pneumonia  on  November  9.  His 
mother  has  since  moved  and  her  pres- 
ent address  is  not  known.  He  origi- 
nally enlisted  in  Squadron  A,  was  sub- 
sequently transferred  to  the  105th  M 
O.  B.  He  was  28  years  old  and  a  stock 
broker  before  enternig  the  Army. 

P\'t.  George  H.  Ritzheiiner. 

Pvt.  George  H.  Ritzheimer,  22  years 
old,  who  died  of  pneumonia  on  No- 
vember 4,  was  the  son  of  Chauncey  J. 
Ritzheimer  of  25  Palmetto  st.  Pvt. 
Ritzheimer  was  drafted  on  September 
last,  went  to  Camp  Upton  and  sailed 
shortly  after  to  England.  He  had  lieon 
in  England  only  four  days  when  he 
died.  He  was  attached  to  the  5th  Inf.. 
as  a  replacement  man.  Pvt.  Ritz- 
heimer was  a  graduate  of  1".  S.  71, 
attended  the  St.  Francis  of  Assisi  it. 
C.  Church,  and  was  in  the  insurance 
business  in  Manhattan  when  drafted. 
He  is  survived  by  his  pareJits  and  two 
sisters,  Mrs.  Madeline  .Moller  and  Miss 
Eileen. 

Prt.  Ililding  G.  Jnlin.son. 
Pvt.  Hilding  O.  Johnson,  3  0  years 
old,  who  was  killed  in  action  on  No- 
vember 4,  formerly  lived  with  bis 
l)rother,  Ivar  Johnson,  at  873  Fresh 
Pond  road.  Queens.  He  was  drafted 
last  February,  and  sent  to  Camp  Dix, 
where  he  was  attached  to  Co.  I,  310th 
Inf.,  and  sailed  for  France  in  May. 
Pvt.  Johnson  was  a  belt  maker  and 
attended  the  Swedish  Lutheran 
Church,  on  Pacific  st.,  near  l''ourth 
ave.  He    came    to    this    country    in 

1906.  Besides  his  brother,  Pvt.  Johnson 
is  survived  by  his  mother,  who  lives  in 
Hoganas,    Sweden. 

Pvt.  Arthur  R.  lilndcborfr. 

Pvt.  Arthur  R.  Lindeborg,  23  years 
old,  who  was  killed  in  action  on 
October  15,  was  the  son  of  Nils 
Lindeborg  of  900  Hart  .St.  He  was 
drafted  during  September,  1917,  and 
went  to  Camp  Upton,  where  he  wa." 
detailed  to  Co.  L,  307th  Inf.,  and 
reached  France  last  May.  In  his  last 
letter  he  stated  that  he  had  been  in 
the  Argonne  sector  for  some  time.  He 
is  survived  in  addition  to  his  father. 
Uy  three  brothers,  Fred,  Earl  and 
Victor,  and  two  sisters,  Hilda  and 
Ester.  Before  he  entered  the  service 
Pvt.  Ijindeborg  was  a  shipping  cleiU 
for  the  Castle  Braid  Company.  He 
was  graduated  from  P.  S.  123  and  at- 
tended St.  Andrew's  I^iUheran  Church. 

Vvt.  John  J.   Kclcher, 

Pvt.  John  J  K.eleher,  a  member  of 
Co.  F.  SlCth  Inf.,  died  on  November 
5  of  wounds  received  in  action  the 
day  previous.  He  was  struck  by  shrap- 
nel in  the  stomach  and  died  while  un- 
dergoing an  operation.  Pvt.  Kelcher's 
hc"n«  address  in  the  offlcii'l  cp.'?v\dlty 
list,  11  De  Sales  place,  is  the  rectory 
of  the  Church  of  Our  Lady  of 
Lourdes,  where  hi.«;  brother,  the  late 
Rev.  Patrick  Keleher,  rector  of  the 
church,  died  on  October  17.  Pvt. 
Keleher's    sister,    Mrs.    Mary    Harlin, 


with  whom  he  made  his  home,  on 
Schaeffer  -St.,  near  Central  ave.,  died 
within  a  half  hour  of  her  brother, 
father  Keleher,  and  a  double  funeral 
was  held  in  the  Church  of  Our  Lady 
of  Lourdes.  Father  Keleher  and  Mrs. 
Harlin  were  victims  of  influenza. 
Three  days  after  Pvt.  Keleher's 
brother  and  sister  passed  away  his 
uncle,  John  Costello,  succumbed  to 
the  same  malady.  Pvt.  Keleher's  par- 
ents died  about  five  years  ago.  He  is 
survived  by  a  brother.  Robert  Kele- 
her, and  a  sister.  Sister  Mary  Dolores, 
a  teacher  in  St.  Josepli's  School.  Pvt. 
Keleher  was  drafted  last  May  and 
sent  to  Camp  Upton.  Later  he  was 
transferred  to  Camp  Meade  and  in 
July  sailed  for  France.  He  was  buried 
in  a  permanent  cemetery  in  France. 

Pvt.  Ivoni.s  J.  De  Marco. 

Pvt.  Louis  J.  De  Marco,  2  7  years 
old,  of  291  14th  St.,  died  of  pneumo- 
nia in  France  on  October  20.  He  was 
in  the  Ordnance  Department.  Drafted 
lust  Julj-,  he  was  sent  to  Camp  Uplon, 
transferred  to  Camp  Hancock  and 
from  there  was  sent  overseas.  He 
was  graduated  from  St.  Mary's  I'ar- 
ochi.-il  School  of  Manhattan,  was  for- 
merly employed  as  a  clerk  and  wa;; 
the  son  of.  Mr.s.  Angelo  Cesareo. 

Pvt.  Jacob  Denowitz. 

Pvt.  Jacob  Denowitz,  who  was 
killed  in  action  on  August  25,  was  24 
years  old  and  lived  at  25  Lewis  ave. 
He  was  a  graduate  of  the  Eastern 
District  High  School.  Pvt.  Denowitz 
was  drafted  in  September,  1917,  and 
sent  to  Camp  Upton  from  where  he 
went  over-seas  with  Co,  K,  305th  Inf. 
A  brother,  Irving,  is  in  the  Navy. 
When  he  entered  the  service  he  was 
working  at  his  trade  of  carpenter. 

Pvt.  John  Edward  Wliite. 

Pvt.  John  Edward  White,  who  wa.^' 
killed  in  action  on  September  27.  was 
20  years  old  and  lived  with  his  pa- 
rents at  192  Pearl  st.  He  was  18 
when  he  enlisted  in  Co.  K,  14th 
Regt.,  the  day  after  America  entered 
the  war.  He  went  to  Camp  Wads- 
worth,  where  he  was  transferred  to 
the  106th  Inf.  and  started  for  France 
on  May  10.  In  a  letter  to  his  parents 
in  August  he  .said  he  had  been  made 
a  corporal.  His  last  letter  to  his  pa- 
rents was  dated  September  15,  Pvt. 
White  was  quito  prominent  in  base- 
l);]ll  circles,  li,^  pitched  for  the  St. 
.\nn's  team,  and  also  played  with  the 
St.  James  Academy  nine.  Previous 
to  his  enlistment  he  was  employed 
at  the  Yarn  Agency,  260  Broadway, 
Manhattan. 

Ss't.  Douglass  X.  Campbell. 

Sgt.  Douglas  Norman  Campbell, 
who  died  of  pneumonia  on  November 
IS,  was  a  choir  singer  and  a  member 
of  the  Apollo  Club.  He  sang  as  a 
choir  boy  in  St.  Ann's  Eniscopal 
Church,  then  as  a  baritone  sole  ist,  and 
later  in  several  Manhattan  cl.nrches. 
He  was  2  3  years  old  and  the  son  of 
Mr.  .-md  Mrs.  John  Campbell,  1230 
Carroll  st.  He  enlisted  in  Troop  C. 
First  Cavaleiy,  soon  after  war  was 
declared  and  later  becauic  a  member 
of  the  Medical  Corps,  104th  M.  U.  B. 
Sgt.  Campbell  was  graduated  from 
Public  School  No.  9,  and  attended 
both  Boys  High  and  Commercial 
High  Schools.  He  was  employed  as  a 
salesman  by  a  well  known  wholesale 
shoe  company  in  Manhattan  when  he 
enlisted. 

In  a  letter  sent  to  his  parents  dated 
November  4,  Sgt.  Campbell  stated  that 
he  had  Just  been  granted  a  twelve 
days  leave,  which  he  was  to  spend 
at  St.  Elmo.  He  was  then  in  the  best 
of  health  and  spirits.  He  is  survived 
by  his  parents  and  a  sister,  Mrs.  L. 
H.  Orr  of  Jamaica.  His  brother,  John 
Cooper  Campbell,  died  of  pneumonia 
less  than  two  months  ago. 


Pvt.  Frank  Clark. 

Pvt.  Frank  Clark,  who  was  killed  Itt 
action  on  November  9,  lived  with  his 
wife  at  507  Central  av. 

Sgt.  licster  K.  McDonald. 

Sgt.  Lester  Kiefer  McDonald,  aged 
23,  a  member  of  Co.  A,  F.  S.  B.,  died 
on  November  9,  of  wounds  received 
in  action  on  October  23.  His  parents. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Abraham  L.  McDonald, 
live  ,at  252  Vermont  st.  Sgt.  McDonald 
enlisted  in  the  71st  Regt.,  in  Manhat- 
tan, shortly  after  war  was  declared, 
and  went  into  training  at  Spartanburg: 
in  the  fall  of  1917.  He  went  to  France 
last  June.  He  was  a  graduate  of  P.  S. 
108  and  also  attended  Richmond  Hill 
H.  S,  He  was  employed  by  the  United 
Electric   Company   as  an   Instructor. 

Sgt.  Arthur  A.  Victor. 

Sgt.  Arthur  A.  Victor,  23  years  old, 
son  of  Benjamin  and  Annie  Victor  of 
622  Schenck  ave.,  was  killed  on  No- 
vember 4.  He  was  drafted  last  June 
and  after  training  at  Camp  Upton  and 
Camp  Meade  was  sent  to  France  with 
the  316th  Inf.  He  had  previousdy 
served  a  term  in  the  Regular  Army, 
having  been  stationed  at  the  Panama 
Canal.  In  recognition  of  his  ability  as 
a  mark.sman  he  received  a  medal 
while  there.  Sgt.  Victor  was  a  gradu- 
ate of  P.  S.  72  and  was  a  prison  keep- 
er on  Hart's  Island.  His  brother  Ir- 
ving, IS,  is  with  Co.  C.  C.  M.  C,  a,t 
Baltimore. 

Pvt.  Boleslaw  WIcnIewskl. 

Pvt.  Boleslaw  Wicniewski,  24  years 
old,  of  Co.  B,  328th  Inf.,  died,  on  Oc- 
tober 16,  of  wounds  received  in  ac- 
tion. His  brother  lives  at  88  Broad 
St.,  Maspeth.  He  had  been  nine  years 
in  the  United  States  when  he  was 
draftQd  in  November,  1917,  and  sent 
to  Camp  Upton.  Last  April,  1918,  he 
was  sent  overseas.  He  was  wounded 
severely  in  the  arm  and  log,  according 
to  a  Red  Cro.ss  letter.  A  later  lelter 
froiTi  his  commanding  officer  told  how 
he  had  died  in  spite  of  the  best  ef- 
forts of  doctors  and  nurses  to  save 
him.  He  also  paid  a  glowing  tribute 
to  the  dead  boy'.s  bravery,  .saying  that 
he  was  buried  with  the  rites  ot  iiis 
own  religion  and  full  military  hor!*>.is. 
He  was  born  in  Poland  and  workeii  U 
the  Nickel  Copper  Company,  -Mas- 
peth. 

Pvt.    Rosarlo   Morablto. 

Pvt.  llotario  Morablto.  29  years  old, 
of  141  Broadway,  Long  Island  City, 
died  of  wounds  on  October  29.  He 
was  a  member  of  Co.  E.  306th  Inf. 
Morablto  was  drafted  last  February 
and  left  Camp  ITpton  for  France  last 
spring.  Prior  to  being  drafted  he  wa.» 
a  deckhand  on  a  tug  opei-ating  in  the 
harbor. 

Pvt.    Joseph    Buffe. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Buffe,  who  died  of 
wounds  on  October  25,  was  a  flojplst, 
24  years  old,  and  the  son  of  Thomas 
and  Josephine  Buffe,  formerly  of  241 
Bushwick  ave.,  but  now  living  on  Mel- 
rose St.  Buffe  was  born  in  Italy  and 
came  to  America  six  years  ago.  For 
awhile  he  attended  night  school.  He 
was  drafted  last  March,  sent  to  Canij,]* 
Upton  and  went  overseas  in  April  with 
Co.  G,  305th  Inf.  His  departure  so 
worked  on  his  mother  that  she  waa 
taken  ill  and  died. 

Sgt.  Harold  E.  Bockelman. 

Sgt.  Harold  E.  Bockelman,  21  year* 
old,  was  killed  in  action  on  Septem- 
ber 27.  He  enlisted  four  years  ago 
in  the  14th  Regt.,  and  served  on  th« 
Mexican  border  with  that  commano. 
He  was  transferred  to  Co.  O.  lOsm  inH, 
at  Spartanburg.  He  leaves  his  par- 
ents, George  A.  and  Lottie  Bookel- 
man;  a  sister,  Mrs.  Lottie  Shand,  and 
a  brother,  Donald.  He  was  a  grad- 
uate of  Public  School  No.  10,  and 
lived  at   336   14th  st. 


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BROOKLYN   AND    LONG   ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


Mccli.  Thomas  T.  Ivcrson. 

Mech.  Thomas  T.  Iverson,  son  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Iverson  of  123  57th 
St.,  died  of  pneumonia  in  France  on 
October  23.  Mech.  Iverson  enlisted  five 
years  ago  In  the  15th  Cav.  U.  S.  A.  lie 
was  stationed  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  until 
last  spring,  when  he  was  transferred 
to  a  machine  gun  battalion,  leaving 
for  France.     He  was  23  years  old. 

Pvt.  Giovanni  Nooe. 

Though  Pvt.  Giovanni  Noce,  25 
years  old,  is  reported  to  have  died  of 
pneumonia  on  October  30,  his  folks 
have  received  a  letter  from  him  dated 
October  31.  He  was  the  son  of  Jo- 
sephine and  Angelina  Noce  of  181 
Frost  St.  He  was  born  in  Italy  and 
came  to  America  six  years  ago.  He 
was  a  machinist's  helper.  Pvt.  Noce 
was  drafted  last  June,  sent  to  Camp 
Dix  and  went  overseas  with  Co.  E, 
302d  Engs.  In  his  last  letter  he 
wrote  that  he  was  in  good  health  and 
spoke  of  the  progress  of  the  war.  The 
family  has  communicated  with  the 
War  Department. 

Corp.  Joseph  Marphy. 

Corp.  Joseph  Murphy,  son  of  former 
Village  President  and  Mrs.  Thomas 
Murphy  of  Richmond  ave.,  Rockville 
Centre,  died  on  November  6  of 
wounds  received  during  the  Argonne 
Forest  drive.  He  was  a  scout  In  the 
353d  Inf.  There  are  two  other  broth- 
ers in  the  service,  Sgt.  Raymond 
Murphy  and  Corp.  Bertrand  Murphy, 
both  of  whom  are  in  France. 

IVt.  Frank  C.  CarguUo. 

Pvt.  Caxgruilo,  21  years  old,  of  87 
Woodhull  St.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
September  27.  He  lived  with  his 
mother.  Mrs.  Concetta  Carguilo.  A 
letter  from  Al.  Pico,  a  comrade  to  a 
friend  in  Co.  D,  106th  Inf..  telling  of 
Pvt.  Carguilo's  death,  reached  his 
mother  and  confirmed  the  report  of 
her  son's  death.  In  his  last  letter 
received  on  October  5,  he  said,  "I  am 
not  coming  home  until  I  have  been 
decorated  with  the  war  medal."  Pvt. 
Pica  in  his  letter  said,  "Frank  went 
over  the  top  four  times.  It  was  on  the 
last  time  over,  September  27,  that  he 
met  death,  and  bravely,  too.  He  was 
smashed  by  shrapnel,  but  fought  hard 
for  life.  He  died  gamely  at  a  first 
aid  post."  Mrs.  Carguilo  has  another 
son.  Thomas,  a  private  in  Co.  K,  109th 
Inf. 

Sjjt,  Charles  S.  Holton. 

ftrs.  Josephine  Holton  of  864 
Macon  St.  has  received  a  letter  from 
Capt.  O'Shea  of  Co.  C,  305th  Inf.,  stat- 
ing that  her  son,  Sgt.  Charles  S.  Hol- 
ton, a  member  of  that  unit,  died  in 
action.  Mrs.  Holton  has  not  received 
official  notification  from  the  War  De- 
partment of  her  son's  death.  The 
letter  from  Capt  O'Shea  also  com- 
mended the  bravery  of  the  young  man. 
He  was  drafted  and  sent  to  Camp 
Upton  tn  September,  1917.  Sgt.  Hol- 
ton Is  sun'ived  by  his  mother,  a 
brother  George  and  four  sisters,  Irene 
Holton,  Mrs.  John  Bowman,  Mrs.  R. 
T.  Hudson  and  Mrs.  N.  T.  Lucas. 

Pvt.  Frank  Hocgr. 

Pvt.  Frank  Heee  of  the  60th  Pio- 
neer Inf.,  Medical  Detachment  Corps, 
tJamp  Wadsworth,  Spartanburg.  S.  C, 
under  Capt  Henry  A.  Naylor,  died  of 
pneumonia  on  Thursday,  December  5, 
at  the  camp.  He  was  the  son  of 
Thomtia  Heeg  of  2314  Bleecker  st 
Drafted  last  June,  he  was  sent  to 
.  Camp  Upton,  and  from  there  to  Camp 
Wadsworth,  where  ho  became  a  flr.st- 
class  private.  Later  he  was  made  an 
acting  sergeant,  In  charge  of  Regi- 
mental Sanitation  at  the  camp,  and 
was  about  to  bo  made  sergeant.  A 
requiem  mss  was  celebrated  on  Tues- 
day and  a  detachment  of  sixteen  men 
from  the  23d  Regt.  accompanied  tho 


remains  to  the  cemetery  and  sounded 
taps  and  fired  a  volley  as  the  body 
was  lowered  to  its  last  resting  place. 
The  services  at  the  grave  were  con- 
ducted bv  the  Rev.  F.ather  Oppel,  as- 
sisted by  the  military  authorities.  Pvt. 
Heeg  was  25  years  old. 

Cadet  >Iorgaii  Portor, 

Patchoguc,  L.  I.  21  years  old. 
Cadet  flying  in  the  Canadian  Flying 
Corps  in  iraining  at  Hicks  Field  and 
was  instantly  killed  when  his  machine 
plunged  to  the  ground.  Was  a  gradu- 
ate  of  Patchogue   High   School. 

Pvt.  Burton  Potter. 

Orient,  L.  I.  23  years  old.  Died  of 
wounds  received  in  action  somewhere 
in  France. 

Pvt.  W.  E.  NiccoUs. 

Pvt.  Walter  E.  NiccoUs,  19  years 
old,  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  B. 
Niccolls,  who  was  killed  in  action  Sept. 


27,  had  been  "over  the  top"  six  times, 
the  first  time  on  his  19th  birthday, as  a 
member  of  the  lOGth  Inf.,  Hdq.  Co. 
He  enlisted  in  the  old  23d  Regt.  about 
two  years  ago  and  trained  at  Spar- 
tanburg. PvL  Niccolls  was  a  grad- 
uate of  P.  S.  119  and  a  member  of 
the  FlatKinds  Preformed  Church.  He 
is  survived  by  his  parents,  three 
brothers  and  three  sisters. 

Pvt.  James  F.  Sullivan. 

Pvt.  James  F.  Sullivan,  2  4  years 
old,  a  member  of  the  Sixth  Inf.,  M.  G. 
Co.,  was  killed  In  action  on  October 
14.  His  friend.  Miss  Margaret  Mc- 
Aneny,  Is  a  maid  employed  by  Frank 
B.  Lang  of  119  Arlington  ave.,  Pvt. 
Sullivan  enlisted  in  July,  1917,  and 
was  sent  to  Fort  Slocum  and  to  Chat- 
tanooga, Tenn.,  for  training.  He  went 
overseas  In  April.  His  parents,  Pat- 
rick and  Mary  Sullivan,  are  still  In 
Ireland,  tho  country  of  his  birth.  Be- 
fore enlisting,  Pvt.  Sullivan  was  cm- 
ployed  by  a  British  transatlantic 
steamship  company. 

lit   T.   V.   Braay. 

Lt.  Thomas  Vincent  Brady,  25  years 
old,  who  was  killed  In  action  on  Oc- 
tober 8,  was  the  son  of  John  Brady 
of  375  Pine  Bt  Mr.  Brady  received 
a  letter  from  MaJ.  Gen.  LeJeune. 
commanding  the  Second  Division, 
in  which  the  general  offered  con- 
solation to  the  dead  hero's  rela- 
tives. He  also  commended  Lt.  Brady 
for  bravery.  On  October  8,  the  letter 
read,  Lt.  Brady  was  leading  a  platoon 
of  men  In  the  Champagne  region  when 
he  was  struck  by  a  machine  gun  bullet 
and  fell.  One  of  the  men  in  his  com- 
mand, a  Pvt.  Odell,  dragged  him  Into 
a  shell  hole  to  safety.  Later  the  same 
private  attempted  to  get  him  to  a 
dressing  station  and  when  they  had  just 
left  tho  shell  crater,  the  lieutenant  was 


struck  by  two  other  bullets  and  was 
killed. 

Lt.  Brady  was  drafted  in  September, 
1917  and  appointed  to  the  Officers 
Training  Camp  at  Camp  Upton.  After 
receiving  his  commission  he  was  as- 
signed to  Co.  G,  Ninth  Inf.,  with  which 
he  sailed  for  France  in  April.  He  was 
a  graduate  of  P.  S.  108  and  also  it- 
tended  Commercial  H.  S.  He  was  em- 
ployed by  the  National  Cloak  and  Suic 
Company  of  Alanhattan.  His  brother, 
John  J.,  23,  is  with  an  American  Am- 
bulance Unit  serving  with  the  French 
Army. 

Lt.  William  A.  Chandler. 
Lt  William  A.  Chandler,  Tale,  1915, 
and  a  Phi  Beta  Kappa  fraternity 
rnan,  was  killed  in  action  on  October 
6.  He  was  a  member  of  the  7th  F.  A. 
Having  enlisted  at  the  very  outset  of 
the  war,  he  was  sent  abroad  in  Sep- 
tember, 1917.  Last  August  he  was 
wounded  and  invalided  to  England  but 
returned  to  the  front  on  October  1. 
His  wife  was  in  constant  communica- 
tion with  him  up  until  the  middle  of 
October,  when  his  letters  ceased. 
Anxiety  caused  by  his  silence  prompt- 
ed his  father-in-law.  W.  B.  Scale  of 
573  East  Eighth  st.  to  appeal  to  Con- 
gressman Rowe  for  aid,  and  his  in- 
quiries at  the  War  Department  re- 
vealed the  information  that  Lt. 
Chandler  had  been  killed.  The  fam- 
ily has  received  no  ofiicial  advice  up 
to  the  present  date. 

Sgt.  William  Bcokmann. 

Sgt.  W'illiara  Beckmann,  25  years 
old,  of  1401  Jefferson  ave.,  was  killed 
in  action  on  November  5.  Sgt  Beck- 
mann was  drafted  on  September  30, 
1917,  sent  to  Camp  Upton  and  left 
with  Co.  L,  307th  Inf..  on  April  30 
for  France.  He  was  born  In  Brook- 
lyn on  August  30,  1893  and  graduated 
from  P.  S.  123.  He  was  formerly 
employed  as  a  clerk  in  the  Lincoln 
Savings  Bank,  and  attended  the  Salem 
Evangelical  Church. 

Pvt.  Frank  Reuss. 

Pvt.  Frank  Reuss,  22  years  old,  who 
died  on  October  22  of  wounds  received 
in  action,  was  the  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Charles  Reuss  of  1821  Palmetto 
St.  Pvt.  Reuss  was  drafted  early  in 
Api-il,  sent  to  Camp  Upton  and  trans- 
ferred to  Camp  Devens,  where  he  was 
assigned  to  Co.  B,  303d  Inf.  He  left 
on  July  2  for  France.  Pvt.  Reuss  was 
born  in  Brooklyn  on  April  16,  1896, 
attended  P.  S.  77.  He  was  a  member 
of  St.  Leonard's  R.  C.  Church.  Ha 
was  a  machinist  for  a  Manhattan  con- 
cern. He  is  also  survived  by  four 
brothers,  two  of  whom  are  in  the  serv- 
ice and  two  sisters.  In  a  letter  to  his 
mother,  dated  October  3,  he  said  he 
was  going  through  hard  fighting,  but 
hoped  the  battle  would  be  over  soon 
so  he  could  spend  Christmas  home. 

Pv-t  Thomas  A.  Savage. 

Pvt.  Thomas  A.  Savage,  who  died  of 
pneumonia  on  September  25,  was  one 
of  three  brothers  In  the  service.  His 
widowed  mother,  Mrs.  Johanna  Sav- 
age, lives  at  243  Greenpolnt  ave. 
Thomas  was  born  In  Greenpolnt,  23 
years  ago.  He  was  graduated  from 
St.  Anthhony's  School,  and  when  he 
was  drafted.  In  September,  1917,  he 
was  assistant  foreman  In  the  Eber- 
hard  Faber  Pencil  Works.  He  was  at 
Camp  Upton  for  several  months,  when 
he  was  transferred  to  Spartanburg, 
and  went  overseas  with  the  105th 
M.  G.  B.  About  the  same  time  his  two 
brothers,  Patrick,  26  years  old,  and 
Alexander,  29,  were  called,  Patrick 
going  to  Camp  Meade,  where  he  was 
assigned  to  the  Medical  Corps,  and 
the  other  brother  to  the  Infantry.  Tho 
father  worried  over  the  probable  fata 
of  his  boys,  and  died  soon  after.  Only 
a  few  days  before  Thomas  died,  after 
,  beiue  111  for  two  weeks,  he  wrote  hia 


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137 


mother  that  he  was  feeling  all  right 
and  that  he  was  sure  he  was  going  to 
get  home  all  right.  The  next  intelli- 
gence Mrs.  Savage  received  about 
Thomas  was  a  brief  letter  from  the 
Red  Cross,  stating  that  the  young  man 
had  succumbed  to  influenza,  which 
had  developed  into  pneumonia. 

Pvt.  Alexander  Simoiiovit2. 

Pvt.  Alexander  Simonovitz,  26  years 
old,  who  was  killed  in  action  on  Oc- 
tober 16,  lived  with  his  parents,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Alexander  Simonovitz,  at 
461.';  15th  ave..  Borough  Park.  Pvt. 
Simonovitz '  was  drafted  in  May  last 
and  went  to  Camp  Upton,  from  where 
he  was  transferred  to  Camp  Dix  and 
assigned  to  Co.  K,  310th  Inf.  He 
sailed  for  overseas  in  June.  Before 
he  entered  the  service  he  was  a  musi- 
cian. 

Corp.   Joseph  E.  Henry. 

Corp.  Joseph  E.  Henry,  Co.  C, 
Sixth  F.  A.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
November  2.  He  enlisted  before  the 
war  and  was  sent  to  Arizona  for  ser- 
vice during  the  Mexican  border 
trouble.  When  the  war  broke  out  he 
was  sent  overseas  with  the  first 
American  unit  in  June,  1917.  Corp. 
Henry  was  graduated  from  P.  S.  14, 
Corona,  and  worked  in  the  .-jlass  works 
of  Tiffany  &  Sons  on  Kingsland  avt. 
until  he  enlisted.  He  made  his  home 
with  Mrs.  Miller,  his  aunt,  at  53  Als- 
tyne  ave..  Corona.  There  is  a  star  for 
Corp.  Henry  in  the  service  flag  of  St. 
Leo's  Church. 

Pvt.  Thoma-s  Kelly. 

Pvt.  Thomas  Kelly,  26  years  old,  of 
190  Spencer  st.,  died  on  October  14  of 
wounds  received  in  action.  He  was 
with  the  82d  M.  G.  B.  Taken  in  the 
first  draft  contingent  that  left  Brook- 
lyn in  September,  1917,  he  was  sent 
to  Camp  Lipton.  Later  he  was  trans- 
ferred 10  Camp  Gordon  and  asiled  for 
over.'seas  in  April.  He  was  born  in 
Brooklyn,  attended  .St.  Ann's  Paroach- 
ial  School  and  was  formerly  employed 
as  a  driver.  He  lived  with  his  sister, 
Mrs.  Katherine  Scott. 

Pvt.  Alfred  J.  Clifford. 

Pvt.  Alfred  J.  Clifford,  28  years  old. 
of  206  Park  pi.,  died  on  October  13 
of  bronchial  pneumonia  at  Liverpool, 
Eng.  He  was  with  the  First  Replace- 
ment Unit,  Medical  Corps.  Diafted 
last  June,  he  was  sent  to  the  medical 
training  camp  at  Alantown,  Pa.,  and 
sailed  for  overseas  in  August.  He  lived 
all  h:a  life  in  Brooklyn.  He  was  in 
Englan  dat  the  time  war  was  declared. 

P\t.   John   D'Avella. 

Pvt.  John  D'Avella,  2  4  years  old,  of 
210  Covert  St.,  was  killed  in  action  or 
November  5.  He  was  drafted  in  No- 
vember, 1917,  sent  to  Camp  Upton, 
and  left  for  France  early  last  April. 
Pvt.  D'Avella  was  born  in  Napali, 
Italy,  and  came  to  the  United  State.<- 
when  he  was  12  years  old.  He  lived 
withh  is  Gad-parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Alexander  MarascuiUo.  He  is  sur- 
vived by  his  parents,  two  brothers  and 
one  sister,  who  are  in  Italy.  He  was  a 
member  of  Co.  D,  306th  Inf.,  and 
graduated  from  P.  S.  20.  Before  he 
was  drafted  he  was  employed  as  a 
clerk  in  a  Manhattan  concern.  In  a 
letter  dated  October  3  he  said  he  had 
been  in  the  trenches  for  some  time, 
but  was  then  at  a  rest  camp. 

Pvt.  oseph  Keiuia. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Michael  Kenna,  son  of 
John  Kenna  of  992  Bergen  st,  died 
of  wounds  on  October  25.  In  his  let- 
ter to  his  father  he  wrote  that  he  had 
been  "living  in  hell  for  the  past  six 
months."  Pvt.  Kenna  was  a  member 
of  Co.  I,  311th  Inf.  He  was  formerly 
a  miner  in  Pennsylvania.  He  was 
graduatt  d  from  Public  School  No.  15. 
and  at  one  time  attended  St.  Teresa's 


Church.  He  was  23  years  old.  Plis 
brother  James  is  a  member  of  the 
marines  and  is  stationed  in  China. 

Pvt,   Emcse  putt. 

Elbertson  si'.,  Elnihurst.  L.  I.  29 
years  old.  Co.  H.  306th  Inf.  Member 
Of  the  Elnihurst  Tennis  Club.  Stu- 
dent at  the  Newtown  High  School  and 
was  formerly  employed  by  the  Penn- 
sylvania Railroad.  Died  of  pneu- 
monia in  France. 

.Sgt.  Edwaftl  P.  Hj-ncs. 

Sgt.  Edward  P.  Hynes,  27  years 
old,  of  18  Polhemus  place,  was  killed 
in     action     on     September     27.  He 

was  a  member  of  Co.  B,  10  6th  Inf. 
In  June,  1917,  he  enlisted  in  the 
23d  Regt.,  and  when  his  regiment  ar- 


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leOWARD  R  HYNES  i 


rived  at  Spartanburg  was  transferred 
to  the  106th  Inf.  He  sailed  for 
France  on  May  10  on  the  President 
Lincoln.  .Sgt.  Hynes  was  born  in 
Brooklyn  and  graduated  from  P.  S. 
No.  128  and  Poly  Prep.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Brooklyn  Celtics  F.  C. 
and  while  at  Poly  Prep  took  a  promi- 
nent part  in  athletics,  winning  many 
medals.  In  his  last  letter  written  on 
September  17  he  said  his  company 
had  done  wonderful  work.  He  had 
been  "over  the  top"  five  times,  he 
said,  and  had  not  received  a  scratch. 
On  November  12  his  family  received 
a  letter,  post  marked  October  24,  from 
an  Australian  soldier,  saying  r^s>  had 
found  on  the  field  pictures  and  a  reg- 
istration card  bearing  P.jt.  Hyiies' 
^  name.  Sgt.  Hynes  was  the  son  oif  tiw 
late  John  Hynes,  a  well-known  granites 
contractor.  He  is  survived  by  his 
mother,  Sarah  Hynes;  three  sisters, 
Mary,  Sadie  and  Gertrude,  and  two 
brothers,  William  and  Thomas. 

Pvt.  Jeremiah  O'Brien. 

Pvt.  Jeremiah  O'Brien.  22  years  old, 
who  was  killed  in  action  October  17, 
was  th.e  son  of  Mary  and  Jeremiah 
O'Brien  of  853  Manhattan  ave.  He  en- 
listed in  the  47th  Regt.  on  July  23, 
1917.  Pvt.  0"Brien  was  born  in  Green- 
point,  where  he  first  attended  P.  S. 
No.  31  and  then  St.  Anthony's  Paro- 
chial School.  He  was  a  boilermaker's 
helper.  After  training  at  Spartan- 
burg he  went  overseas  with  the  102d 
Eng.  On  October  5  he  wrote  some  of 
the  thrilling  exploits  he  had  figured 
in.    Among  other  things  he  said: 

"We  are  giving  the  Germans  a  good 
licking  all  right  and  they  know  that 
they  are  beaten.  They  don't  like  to 
see  Americans  in  front  of  them.  Last 
week  I  was  in  a  German  dugout  about 
50  feet  under  ground  and  it  had  a  fine 
bed  in  it.  I  should  like  to  be  home 
by  New  Year's  and  think  it  will  be 
possible  from  the  way  things  are  go- 
ing." Another  brother  of  O'Brien, 
John,  24  years  old,,  served  with  Co.  D, 
313th  Inf.,  while  still  another,  Robert, 
20  years  old,  with  Co.  D,  33d  Inf. 


Pvt.   Alfred  J.  Suiuvan. 

Pvt.  Alfred  J.  Sullivan  of  218  Hud- 
son ave.  was  killed  in  action  on  No- 
vember 11,  the  day  horitilities  ended. 
He  was  a  member  of  Co.  L,  306th  Inf. 
He  was  drafted  in  July  and  sent  to 
Camp  Upton.  In  Auguiit  he  went  to 
France.  A  postal,  written  a  few  days 
before  his  death  to  his  cousin,  Mrs. 
Joseph  McGee,  with  whom  he  lived, 
read.  "The  war  will  soon  be  over 
and  I  will  be  home  to  enjoy  Christ- 
mas with  you."  In  another  letter, 
written  in  October,  he  said:  "I  am 
writing  this  note  in  a  .stable,  but  it  is 
nothing  compared  to  the  trenches," 
Pvt.  Sullivan  was  a  special  patrol- 
man at  the  Bush  Docks.  He  was  born 
in  Canada  and  came  to  New  York 
about  four  years  ago. 

P\t.  Valentine  A.  Schuster. 

Through  unofficial  sources  the  par- 
ents of  Valentine  A.  Schuster  hava 
been  told  he  met  with  an  accident  in 
France  and  died  in  a  Paris  hospital. 
Pvt.  Schuster  joined  the  naval  re- 
serve at  Pelham  last  August  and  on 
October  30  went  overseas  aboard  the 
U.  S.  S.  George  Washington,  to  Brest. 
He  is  22  years  old  and  the  son  of 
Henry  and  Bertha  Schuster.  For  the 
past  five  years  he  has  lived  with  his 
aunt,  Mns.  Anna  Wassmouth  at  86S 
St.  Johns  pi.  He  was  formerly  em- 
ploj'ed  by  Wanamaker. 

Pvt.  Frank  G.  Higgins. 

Pvt.  Frank  G.  Higgins,  eldest  son 
of  Frank  and  Minnie  Higgins  of  1507 
East  28th  St.,  died  on  November  16 
of  wounds  sustained  at  Cambrai  on 
September  29.  Pvt.  Higgins  was  2u 
years  old  and  a  member  of  Co.  B, 
107th  Inf.  It  is  known  that  after  he 
was  wounded  he  lay  in  No  Man's 
Land  in  a  shell  hole  for  56  hours  be- 
fore he  was  taken  to  Base  Hospital  Y3. 
in  whic  he  died.  A  requiem  mass  was 
said  for  Pvt.  Higgins  In  St.  Thomaa 
Aquinas  Church  on  Thursday  mor- 
ing. 

Corp.  Herbert  C.  Huessner. 

Corp.  Herbert  C.  Huessner,  member 
of  Co.  D,  106th  Inf..  was  killed  In 
action  ok  September  2  7,  according  to 
a  telcgrani  from  the  War  Department 
to  the  parei"»*-s  at  122  New  York  ave., 
Jamaica.  Corji.  P^'r.essner  had  been 
previously  reported  as  wounded  and 
gassed.  In  his  last  letter  to  his  mother, 
dated  September  22,   he  said: 

"We  are  happy  over  the  victories 
we  nave  won.  We  will  never  give  the 
Hun  a  nicmejit's  rest." 

Huessner's  ice^Ttienl  «-i»  t^.e  nrX 
to  pierce  the  Hindenburg  line  at  St. 
Quentin. 

Corp.  Huessner  enlisted  in  July, 
1917,  trained  at  Spartanburg,  and 
sailed  for  France  in  May. 

Pvt.  Franlc  Siokenberger. 

.  Pvt.  Frank  Sickenberger,  son  r>t 
Mrs.  Louisa  Sickenberger,  of  Melville. 
L.  I.,,  was  killed  in  action  on  Novein- 
ber  4.  He  was  a  member  of  Co.  L, 
310th  Inf.  He  sailed  on  May  10,  after 
his  training  period  at  Camp  Upton  anu 
then  at  Camp  Dix.  Ho  was  24  years 
old  and  was  for  five  years  associated 
with  Contractor  Floyd  E,  Baylis.  His 
mother,  four  brothers  and  three  sis- 
ters survive   him. 

Sgt.   Harold   Lathrop. 

Sgt.  Harold  Lathrop  of  t'he  107th 
Inf.,  has  been  killed  in  action.  He 
formerly  lived  with  his  aunt,  Mrs.  F. 
C.  Hitchcock,  at  Lynbrook,  L.  I.  Sgt. 
Lathrop  was  a  Brooklyn  boy,  but  his 
family  moved  to  Lynbrook  several 
years  ago.  As  soon  as  his  age  would 
permit  he  enlisted  in  the  23rd  Regt. 
and  served  on  the  Mexican  border  in 
1916.  At  Spartanburg  he  was  pro- 
moted to  corporal  and  he  was  made 
a  sergeant  after  he  arrived  in  France. 


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■3r 


Corp.  Frederick  E.  ScUwcncke. 
Corn  Frederick  Emil  Schwcncko, 
aged  30.  son  of  the  late  Charles 
Schwencke.  was  killed  in  action  on 
November  7.  His  mother  Josephine 
Schwencke,  lives  at  liSG  Montauk  st. 
He  was  drafted  in  September,  1917, 
and  after  training  at  Camp  l^Pjon^J^ 
sent  overseas  with  Co.  D.  307th  Inf., 
in  April.  Corp.  Schwencke  was  a 
graduate  of  P.  S.  72  and  was  a  waiter 
in  Exchange  Cafe,  Manhattan.  In  a 
letter  dated  October  25  Corp. 
Schwencke  said  that  he  had  been  made 
a  corporal  because  of  bravery  in  help- 
ing locate  the  "lost  battalion"  in  the 
Argonne  Forest.  He  wrote  that  he 
had  killed  many  Germans  and  that 
he  had  also  taken  four  prisoners. 


Pvt.    IMward   F.   Mc.Mcer. 

Pvt.  Edward  F.  McAleer,  who  was 
killed  in  action  early  in  November, 
was  a  member  of  Co.  K,  315th  Inf. 
He  lived  with  his  sister,  Miss  Edna 
McAleer,  at  290  Albany  ave.  He  was 
studying  engineering  at  Polytechnic  | 
Institute  when  called  to  Camp  Lpton 
on  May  26  last.  He  left  for  France  on 
July  9.  Pvt.  McAleer  was  graduated 
from  P.  S.  No.  93.  There  is  a  star  in 
Ills  honor  in  the  service  flag  which 
flies  from  St.  Gregory's  K.  C.  Church. 
He  is  survived  by  a  brother,  Raymond 
V  McA-leer,  and  two  sisters,  Mrs. 
George  Krauss  and  Miss  Edna  Mc- 
Aleer. 

Pvt.  FredPiick  W.  lioelincr. 
Pvt  Frederick  William  Loehner,  22 
years  old,  died  of  wounds  on  October 
18  His  mother,  Mrs.  Anna  Dlblin,  a 
widow,  lives  at  401  Barbey  st.  Pvt. 
Loehner  was  drafted  last  April  and 
was  sent  to  Camp  Upton,  where  he 
remained  two  days,  and  was  trans- 
ferred to  Spartanburg,  where  he  w;as 
assigned  to  Co.  B,  108th  Inf.,  with 
which  he  sailed  for  France  in  May. 
He  was  a  graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  62,  and 
was  employed  as  a  salesman  in  a  dry 
goods  store. 

Pvt.  Norbcrt  Filan. 
Pvt  Noibert  Filan,  son  of  J.  II.  A. 
Fllan  of  326  Amily  St.,  Flushing,  a 
fuel  inspector  for  the  Board  of  Edu- 
cation, died  on  November  20,  of 
wounds  received  in  action.  In  his  last 
letter  written  on  September  11,  he 
said  he  was  in  good  health,  but  that 
his  funds  were  low  as  he  had  spent 
Ills  money  to  buy  "eats"  and  he  would 
appreciate  a  little  remittance  Irom 
home.  He  was  wounded  nine  days 
later. 

Sgt.  Francis  Vasscur. 
Though  Sgt.  Francis  Vasseur,  son  of 
Mrs.  Leonia  Vasseur  of  370  Front  St., 
ncmpsteart,  I...  1.,  is  reported  to  have 
died  of  iineumonia  on  October  31,  his 
motlier  h.is  a  letter  from  him  written 
on  that  date  in  which  he  stated  that 
he  was  well  and  happy.  He  wa.s 
wounded  on  October  3,  but  had  com- 
pletely recovered.  She  has  taken  up 
the  matter  with  the  War  Department. 
Sgt.  Vasseur  is  a  graduate  of  the 
Hempstead  School  and  was  a  regular 
attendant  of  the  Hempstead  Presbyte- 
rian Church.  He  was  originally  a 
member  of  the  10th  Inf.,  M.  G.  Co., 
and  at  the  outset  of  the  war  helpeiS 
to  guard  the  pipe  line.  Later  he  was 
sent  to  Camp  Meade  and  then  to 
Camp  Wadsworlh  where  he  was  as- 
signed to  Co.  D,  Second  A.  A.  C.  Batt., 
with  which  he  went  to  France.  He 
was  born  in  Hempstead  of  French 
parents. 

P\-t.  GiLstav  A.  Olscn. 
Pvt.  Gustavo  A.  Olsen,  who  was 
killed  In  uction  on  November  7,  was 
nriineri  In  May  and  went  to  France  in 
July.  His  mother.  Mrs.  Hulda  Olsen, 
of  isll  Dean  St.,  has  received  no  mail 
from  him  since  his  arrival  In  France. 
Me  was  26  yqears  old.  a  member  of  the 
y.  M.  C.  A.  and  before  he  was  in- 
ducted into  the  service  was  employed 


by  the  New  York  Telephone  Com- 
pany. He  was  a  member  of  Vo.  u, 
313th  Inf.  His  brother,  Charles  Olsen, 
is  also  in  the  service  at  Camp  Devens, 
Mass.  „    ,..,, 

Corp.  Joseph  A.  E.  Vill. 
The  parents  of  Corp.  Joseph  A.  E. 
Vill  Co  D,  302d  Eng.,  received  from 
the 'war  Department  yesterday  con- 
firmation of  the  information  they  had 
received  fromot  her  sources,  that  their 
son  had  been  killed  in  action  in  the 
attack  on  Sedan,  France,  on  Novem- 
ber 5.  The  voung  man  had  been 
gassed  on  September  12,  but  had  re- 
covered and  returned  to  his  company. 
Five  days  before  the  fatality  he  had 
written  home  in  a  cheerful  spirit 
Corp.  Vill's  parents,  Augustin  and 
Mary  F.,  lived  at  786  President  St. 
Their  son  attended  P.  S.  15  and  was 
■'7  years  old.  He  is  usrvived  also  by 
his  sister,  Mrs.  Arthur  Ramsay.  He 
was  drafted  September,  1917.  A  sol- 
emn requiem  mass  will  be  celebrated 
on  Tuesday  morning  at  10  o'clock,  at 
the  Church  of  St.  Francis  Xavier. 


Pvt.  Walter  C.  Haenscr.  j 

Pvt.  Walter  Carl  Haeuser,  aged  30,  ■ 
a  member  of  Co.  B,  305th  Inf.,  w-as 
killed  in  action  on  November  6.  He 
went  to  Camp  Upton  on  February  2 1 
and  left  for  overseas  on  April  15.  He  | 
was  a  clerk  employed  by  A.  J.  Tower 
&  Co.  519  Broadway,  Manhattan,  and 
lived  at  846  Madison  st.  He  was  born 
in  Manhattan,  but  had  lived  in  Brook- 
lyn for  twenty-five  years.  He  is  sur- 
vived by  two  brothers  and  four  sis- 
ters. 

Sgt.  John  S.  Syversen. 
Sgt.  John  S.  Syversen,  28  years  old, 
of  333  Furman  st,  died  in  France  of 
pneumonia  on  October  28  and  was 
-juried  at  the  Military  Cemetery  at 
Vew  Chateau  Vosge.  He  enlisted 
shortly  after  the  declaration  of  war. 
mailing  for  France  in  August.  1917, 
vvith  Co.  D.  407th  Telephone  Battalion. 
Signal  Corps.  Sgt,  Syversen  was  born 
in  Norwav,  but  lived  in  Brooklyn  since 
his  seventh  year.  He  attended 
Brooklyn  schools  in  his  boyhood  and 
TS  a  voung  man  was  employed  by  the 
Vf^w  "York  Telephone  Company  as  a 
lineman.  Sgt.  Sj-versen  is  survived 
by  his  parents,  Alexander  and  Helga 
Syversen,  two  sisters  and  a  brother. 

Pvt.  George  R.  Pfahl. 

674  Evergreen  ave.  Co.  D,  307th 
Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  123  and 
Boys  High  School.     Killed  in  action. 

Pvt,  Thaddens  W.  Phcloii. 

347  Gates  ave.  Member  of  the 
645th  Unit  of  the  U.  S.  Ambulance 
Corps.  Member  of  St.  Mary's  Episco- 
pal Church.  Educated  af  Cornell 
University.  Went  to  France  in  De- 
cember, 1917.  Died  at  embarkation 
hospital  on  Ellis  Island  of  injuries  re- 
ceived in  France  at  Verdun  in  April, 
191S. 

P^-t.  Joseph  A.  Phillips. 
S.ajTille,  L.  I.  Co.  E,  316th  Inf. 
Formerly  employed  in  the  ofTice  of  the 
Suffolk  County  News  at  Sayville. 
Killed  in  action  on  September  29, 
1918. 

Sgt.  WUbcrt  Edwin  Ijyon.s. 
;  Sgt.  Wilbert  Edwin  Lyons,  killed  on 
September  'i1,  was  in  France  with  Co. 
I,  1061h  Int.  He  served  on  the  Mex- 
ican border  with  the  old  23d  Regt. 
and  subsequently  guarded  the  aque- 
duct up-State  before  his  preparation 
at  Spartanburg  for  overseas  service. 
He  was  21  years  of  age  and  the  son  of 
Harry  and  Alberta  Lyons  of  688  East 
Third  st.  Although  born  in  Massa- 
chusetts, he  attended  Public  School  . 
No.  134,  of  Brooklyn,  and  Krasmus 
Hall  High  School,  and  worke<l  with 
his  father,  a  shoe  dealer,  before  he  j 
entered  the  service.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Parkville  Congregational 
Church.     His  brother,  Corp.  Clarence 


Lyons,  was  a  machine  gun  Snsructor 
at  Camp  Hancock. 

Coi-p.    William    Hanrahan. 

Corp.  William  Hanrahan  of  Batt. 
E  21st  F.  A.,  a  brother  of  Thomas 
Hanrahan  of  1729  44th  St.,  was  killed 
by  an  exploding  shell  on  November 
21  Before  enlisting  he  lived  with 
his  Sister  at  3207  Hull  ave.,  Manhat- 
tan but  prior  to  that  he  had  made 
his'  home  %vith  his  brother..  Corp. 
Hanrahan  was  17  when  he  enlisted  on 
the   day  that  war  was   declared. 

lit.  A.  S.  Taylor. 

Lt.  Abernathy  S.  Taylor,  of  1511 
East  Ninth  St.,  who  was  killed  in 
action,  died  a  hero  endeavoring  to 
save  his  company.  He  passed  away 
twenty  minutes  after  he  was  wounded 
and  the  doctor  who  treated  him  and 
subsequently  broke  the  news  to  his 
family  said  that  Lt.  Taylor  had  been 
in  battle  for  four  days  at  a  stretch.  Lt. 
Taylor  who  was  the  son  of  Mrs.  Mary 
Taylor,  was  a  member  of  Co.  M, 
t  Fourth  Inf.  At  Camp  Upton  he  was 
i  made  a  sergeant  of  the  306th  Inf.  In 
France  he  attended  the  Officers'  Train- 
ing School  and  received  his  commis- 
sion as  a  second  lieutenant.  Lt.  Tay- 
lor was  born  in  New  York  City  twenty- 
five  years  ago..  He  attended  Public 
School  No.  67  and  the  High  School  of 
Commerce,  and  when  he  entered  the 
service  was  employed  by  the  Metro- 
politan Trust  Company  in  Manhattan. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Church  of  St. 
Mary  the  Virgin.  His  brother.  Bugler 
Harold  E.  Taylor,  was  with  the  106th 
M.  G.  B. 

Lt  Stephen  V.  Hopkins. 
Lt.  Stephen  V.  Hopkins,  whose 
name  was  on  official  casualty  li.st 
among  those  killed  in  action,  and 
whose  family  received  offlcial  notice 
to  that  effect  on  November  2,  was 
alive  on  December  1,  when  he  cabled 
to  his  folks  that  he  had  been  made  a 
fir.st  lieutenant.  Lt.  Hopkins  is  a 
member  of  Co.  L,  319th  Inf.  He  was 
wounded  on  .Septemljer  25,  but  sub- 
sequently wrote  that  he  had  recovered 
and  returned  to  his  company.  Form- 
erly of  Brooklyn,  his  parents,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Franklin  W.  Hopkins,  now  re- 
side at  Alpine.  N.  J.  Lt.  Hopkins  at- 
tended Polytechnic  Institute.  wa.s 
graduated  from  Yale  in  1910.  He  was 
later  a  member  of  the  New  York  Cof- 
fee and  Sugar  Exchange  and  of  Hop- 
kins Brothers  of  82  Beaver  St.,  Man- 
hattan. In  August.  1917,  he  won  his 
commission  as  second  lieutenant  at 
Fort  Meyer,  Va.,  and  was  assigned  to 
Camp  Lee.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Mayflower  Society  and  the  Hamilton 
Club. 

Sgt.  James  Bi'engel. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Brengel  of  Sea  Cliff. 
L.  I.,  wife  of  Sgt.  James  Brengel  of 
Co.  D.  407th  Telephone  Batt.,  Signal 
Corps,  received  a  telegram  informing 
her  that  her  husband  had  died  of 
pneumonia  on  November  7.  in  France. 
He  enlisted  shortly  after  the  war  was 
declared  and  went  overseas  in  Au- 
gust, 1917.  Last  March  a  son 
was  born  to  Mrs.  Brengel.  In  his 
letters  he  often  expressed  the  hope 
of  evenl.ially  seeing  his  young  son.  In 
ono  cf  the  last  letters  received  by  Mrs. 
Brengel  Sgt.  Brengel  told  of  having 
been  made  master  electrician  on  the 
strength  of  vitally  important  work 
the  liattalion  had  done,  stringing  and 
establishing  wires  on  a  twenty-four 
hour  stretch,  winning  the  commenda- 
tion of  the  general  of  the  American 
forces.  He  was  36  years  old  and 
on©  of  Se.i  Cliff's  most  popular  resi- 
^<*rit«i,  His  wife  was  f ortnei  ly  Mi.".^ 
EiizaDcin  Harrison  of  alanhattan. 
Sergeant  Brengel's  fath<-r,  George 
Brengel,  served  in  the  Civil  War  for 
four  years.  Mr.  Brengel's  grandson, 
George  Jordan,  was  a  member  of  Bat- 
tery G,  yl.st  C.  A.  C.  in  France. 


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Pvl.   Ralph   Coiien. 

Pvt.  Ralph  Cohen  is  dead  in  France, 
rtpforc  liiM  entrance  into  the  .service 
lie  worked  in  the  Broolclyn  Navy 
Yard.  Pvt.  Cohen,  the  son  of 
.•Vnnie  Cohen  of  2B8  .Sackman  st.,  was 
-7  years  old.  He  belonged  to  the 
220th  F.  A..  Batt.  B. 

Corp.  Jo-oph  E.  Henry. 

Corp.  Joseph  E.  Henry,  21  years  old,  j 
a  member  of  the  Sixth  F.  A.,  who  had  i 
been    in    France    with    the    Regular  : 
Army      for  seventeen      months,      was  ' 
killed  in  action.  His  aunt,  Mrs.  Stephen 
Miller,  lives  at  3  3  Alstyne  ave..  Corona. 
He    enlisted    when    he    was    18    years 
old.      Corp.  Henry  had  been  in  several 
1  .ird    drives   by   tlie   Americans   whicli 
he   told   about    in    letters   to    his   aunt.  ! 
He  was  graduated  from  P.  S.  89,  Elm-  ; 
I  '  rst.     Mrs.    May    Heather,    wife    of  ! 
T     omas     Heather     of     Flushing     was 
<      'p.     Henry's     sister.       Corp.     Henry 
\     s  a  giant  In  size,  being  over  six  feet 
(     I.      He      saw      service      during      the  ' 
?     .'klean  disturbance,   following   which  ; 
1  V  remained  in  New  Mexico   until   his  | 
1  .giment  left  for  France  in  July,  1917.  , 

Cori).  James  Orolio. 

Corp.    James   Oroho   reported   killed  ; 
ill  action   on  October  11.   was  a  inem-  j 
her    of    Company    M,    325tli    Inf.,    and  '■ 
before    going    into    the    service    lived 
with    his   mother,    Mrs.    Frank    Oroho, 
at  9oS   Pacific  st.   His  last  letter  dated  \ 
September   28,    told   of   being     In      the  j 
first   line   trenches   for     twenty     days, 
lie   was   28   years   old.      Ho   graduated 
from    the    Nativity   school    and    was   a 
member  of  St.  Joseph's  K.  C.  Church,  j 
His  brother  Pvt.  Peter     Oroho     is     in  . 
France.  j 

Sgt.  Russell  B.  Dills.  . 

Sgt.  Russell  B.  Dilts  of  1611  Fos- 
ter ave.  died  of  pneumonia  at  sea. 
Drafted  on  October  9,  1917,  he  was 
sent  to  Camp  Upton,  and  later  to 
Camp  Johnston,  Jacksonville,  Fla. 
There  he  was  made  a  sergeant  of 
Motor  Truck  Co.  537.  He  started  over- 
seas on  September  29,  but  siicoumbed 
before  he  reached  Europe.  His  young 
wU'e  survives  him. 

Pvt,  Harold  R.  Dusenbiiry. 

Pvt.  Harold  Rudyard  Dusenbury,  of 
Glen  Head,  L.  I.,  was  killed  in  action 
on  September  27.  He  was  born  on 
August  23,  1898,  at  the  Rudyard 
homestead,  Jericho,  L.  I.,  the  only  son 
oi  VV'illiam  H.  and  Mary  R.  Dusen- 
bury, of  Glen  Head.  He  attended  Glen 
Cove  H.  S.,  but  left  a  month  before 
his  graduation  to  accept  a  position  in 
the  Aetna  Insurance  Company.  He 
had  held  that  position  a  year  and  a 
half  when  in  October,  1917,  he  en- 
listed, and  at  Camp  Wadsworth  he  was 
assigned  to  Co.  D,  lOBth  Inf.,  and  in 
May  left  with  his  company  for  over- 
seas. He  leaves  his  father  and  two 
bisters. 

Pvt.  John  J.  Regan. 

Pvt.  John  J.  Regan,  27  years  old,  a 
member  of  Co.  I,  10  7th  Inf.,  was  killed 
in  action  on  September  29.  Drafted 
on  April  1,  he  spent  a  few  weeks  at 
Camp  Upton  before  sailing  for  France 
in  May.  Pvt.  Regan  was  born  in  Ire- 
land and  came  to  America  five  years 
ago.  His  father  still  lives  in  Ireland. 
A  brother.  Patrick  Regan,  resides  at 
384  Butler  st.  Pvt.  Regan  was  a 
member  of  the  Holy  Name  Society  of 
St.  Augustines  Church. 

P\-t.  diaries  M.  Smith. 

Pvt.  Charles  M.  Smith,  30  years  old, 
of  141  Ainslie  St.,  died  on  October  4 
of  lobar  pneumonia.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Co.  M,  313th  Inf.  Pvt.  Smith 
was  drafted  in  May,  sent  to  Camp 
Upton  and  sailed  for  France  in  June. 
On  November  15  the  chaplain  of 
Evacuation  Hospital  9  wrote  that  Pvt. 
Smith  was  there  suffering  from  bullet 


wounds.  About  two  weeks  later  the 
family  was  notified  of  his  death.  He 
was  born  and  educated  in  Brooklyn 
and  was  the  son  of  George  F.  and 
Florence  K.  Smith. 

Pvt.  John  Burger. 

Pvt.  John  Burger  of  14  Proctor  St., 
who  died  of  lineumonia  on  November 
5,  leaves  his  wife  and  two  children, 
l^vt.  Burger  was  one  of  the  last  con- 
tingent to  be  drafted  to  Camp  Gor- 
don in  September.  He  came  North 
and  left  for  France  on  October  2C. 
One  card  announcing  his  safe  arrival, 
was  the  last  and  only  word  received 
from  him.  P\  t.  Burger  was  born  in 
Brooklyn  and  wa.s  21  years  of  age.  He 
attended  P.  S.  No.  8  7.  and  was  in  the 
florist  business  for  himself  prior  to 
his  induction  into  the  service. 

Pvt.  James  E.  Smith. 

Pvt.  James  E.  Smith,  23  years  old, 
of  Co.  M.  326th  Inf.,  was  killed  in 
action  on  October  14.  He  was  a  son 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Smith  of  10 
'12d  St.,  Corona.  Pvt.  Smith  had  been 
In  the  trenches  since  .luly  3  and  es- 
caped being  wounded  up  to  the  time 
of  his  death.  He  left  Elmhurst  with 
one  of  the  first  draft  conlingents  for 
Camp  Upton,  where  he  remained  two 
months,  when  he  was  transferred  to 
Camp  Gordon,  Ga.,  where  he  re- 
mained six  mimths  l.^efore  going  over- 
seas in  April.  His  father  is  Janitor  of 
P.  S.  No.   12.  Winfleld. 

5lcch.   Cljarlcs  Jacobl. 

Mech.  Charles  Jacobl,  a  former 
resident  of  Rockaway  Beach,  was 
killed  on  September  29.  He  enlisted 
in  the  old  Seventh  Regt.  In  July,  1917, 
and  went  to  Camp  Wadsworth,  Spar- 
tanburg, S.  C,  where  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  107th  Inf.,  with  which 
he  sailed  tor  France  in  May.  His  pa- 
rents, Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Jacobl, 
moved  from  Rockaway  Beach  to  Sid- 
ney, X.  Y.,  four  years  ago. 

Pvt.  Eilwln  Welch. 

Pvt..  Edwin  Welch,  24  years  old.  of 
G3S  Leonard  st.,  a  despatcli  carrier 
with  the  302d  Engs..  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  November  11,  the  day  the  ar- 
mistice was  signed,  according  to  a 
telegram  received  by  his  wife.  Mrs.  ; 
Emily  Welch,  from  the  War  Depart- 
ment. Pvt.  Welch  went  to  Camp  Up-  j 
ton  on  September  21,  1917,  where  he  , 
was  assigned  to  the  30 2d  Engs..  and 
left  on  Good  Friday,  The  sliip  on 
which  he  sailed  was  chased  by  a  l,"- 
boat  for  7  2  hours  and  arrived  at  an 
English  port  with  a  big  hole  torn  in 
her  side  by  a  torpedo.  Pvt.  Welch  ! 
wrote  of  the  great  work  done  by  his 
command.  He  said  they  had  fought 
on  three  fronts,  the  Vesle,  at  Chateau- 
Thierry  and  in  the  Argonne  l''orest. 
Before  entering  the  service  Pvt.  Welch 
was  in  the  employ  of  J.  R.  Wood,  a 
jeweler,  at  1325  Atlantic  ave.  He  was 
a  member  of  Kent  Street  Reformed 
Church  and  of  Norman  A.  Manning 
Lodge  I.  O.  O.  F.  Besides  his  widow 
and  child,  Edwin  Welch  3d,  Pvt. 
Welch  is  survived  by  his  parents.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Edwin  Welch,  and  five  sis- 
ters, Mrs.  Fred  Raddatz.  who  is  suf- 
frage leader  of  the  15th  Assembly  Dis- 
trict- Mrs.  Violetta  Hall,  Mrs.  C.  E. 
Herr'old,  Mrs.  Leona  Becker  and  Mrs. 
Clara   De   Forrest. 

Pvt.    Walter   F.    Riker. 

Pvt    Walter   F.    Riker   of    112    Rose 

ave.     bunton.   was  killed   in   action   on 

October   5.      His   parents  are   Mr.    and 

I  Mrs.  Thomas  Riker.     He  was  born  at 

'  Ozone   Park   and   lived   all    his   life    in 

'  Queens     County.       He     was     formerly 

employed     in    the    L.   I.   R.   R.     repair 

.shops  at   Morris  Park.     His  last  letter 

home  was  dated  September  23.      In  it 

he    told    of    having    been    engiged    in 

some     terrific     fighting     and     declared 

that  the  boys  were  battling  in   "good 


old  American  style."  Pvt.  Riker  waa 
drafted  in  September.  1917,  and  was 
a  member  of  the  307th  Inf.  He  sailed 
for  France  last  April.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Van  Wyck  Avenuo 
Congregational  Church  of  Dunton. 
Besides  his  parents  he  leaves  five  sis- 
ters. Amy,  Florence,  Esther,  May  and,' 
Elizabeth,  and  two  brothers,  Arthur 
and  Harry. 

Prt.  Xelson  Hewlett. 

Pvt.  Nelson  Hewlett  of  Co.  K,  lOCth 
Inf..  was  killed  in  action  during  the 
Cambral  drive,  according  to  word  re- 
ceived by  his  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
William  J.  Hewlett  of  Washington 
ave.,  Rockaway  Beach.  Pvt.  Hewlett 
was  born  in  Inwood,  L.  I.,  23  years  ago. 
but  had  resided  at  Rockaway  Beach  for 
many  years.  He  enlisted  In  the  old 
23d  Regt.  on  September  22,  1917,  and 
went  to  Spartanburg,  S.  C. 

1*\  t.  Pot<'r  Harm;i7a. 

Pvt.  Peter  Harmaza,  2  4  years  old, 
of  532  Chester  St.,  was  killed  In  action 
on  September  27.  He  was  a  member 
of  t'o.  D.  lOGth  Inf.  Pvt.  Harmaza 
enlisted  early  in  July,  1917,  and  left 
for  overs' us  last  May.  He  was  born 
In  Brooklyn  2  4  years  ago,  attended 
Publio  .School  165,  and  was  a  clerk  in 
a  Manhattan  concern  before  he  was 
drafted.  He  is  survived  by  his  parents, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  P.  Harmaza;  a  sister 
and  a  brother,  who  is  In  the  service. 

Corp.  John  Fay. 

Corp.  John  Fay  of  23  .Vorth  Prlnca 
St.,  Flushing,  was  killed  in  action  on 
October  21.  He  sailed  for  France  last 
May.  Before  entering  the  service  ha 
was  a  conductor  on  the  New  York  and 
Queens  County  Railway. 

Lt.   Daniol  M.   Connolly. 

Lt.  Daniel  M.  Connolly,  of  Co.  A., 
312th  Inf..  who  was  killed  in  action 
in  October  IX,  lived  with  hi.^  aunt, 
Mrs.  M.  Bolger,  at  319  78th  St.  Hia 
colonel,  A.  V.  Anderson,  wrote  a  letter 
describing  the  circumstances  of  his 
death  to  the  mother,  whom  he  thought 
to   be  alive.      The   letter  read   In   part; 

"On  the  date  in  question  we  woro 
ordered  to  attack  a  bit  of  woods  in 
which  were  concealed  a  number  of 
enemy  machine  guns.  The  way  was 
flanked  by  other  machine  guns  under 
fire.  Y'^our  son  led  the  advance  of  the 
center  of  our  line  and  due  to  a  densa 
fog  we  were  making  excellent  progress 
with  hut  few  casualties,  when  like  .<. 
flash  the  fog  lifted  and  our  positions 
were  exposed  and  a  severe  fire  fell. 
Your  son  was  v.'ounded,  but  he  roso 
and  urged  his  men  on.  He  was  strucii 
again,  but  .still  he  fought  his  wa.v 
ahead.  A  third  burst  of  machine  gun 
fire  proved  fatal  to  him." 

Lt.  Connolly  was  24  years  old.  Ite 
was  drafted  in  September.  1917.  and 
was  made  a  sergeant  of  Co.  A,  306th 
Inf,  at  Camp  tipton.  He  was  later  se- 
lected to  attend  the  Office's  Training 
School,  and  received  his  commission 
after  he  arrived  in  Fr.ance.  He  v«as  a 
graduate  of  Manual  Training  H.  S., 
and  took  a  night  course  in  engineering. 
He  was  connected  with  the  U.  S.  Steel 
Corporation  prior  to  his  entrance  intJ 
the  service. 

Sgt.  Milton  Griesbaoh. 

Mrs.  Mary  Gries-'ach  has  been 
offlciaily  notified  by  (he  War  Depart- 
ment that  her  son,  Sgt.  Milton  Gries- 
bach,  was  killed  on  September  26. 
Sgt.  Griesbach  was  born  in  Borough 
Park  and  graduated  from  P.  S.  -N'o- 
103.  He  attended  Manual  Training 
H.  S.  for  a  time,  but  left  to  accept  a 
responsible  position  with  the  Ameri- 
can Sugar  Refining  Co.  He  was 
prominent  as  an  athlete  and  a  cracl^ 
baseball  player.  Sgt.  Griesbach 
plaved  on  the  champion  23d  Regt. 
nine  which  won  all  its  games  white 
at  the  Mexican  border.     He  enlisted  in 


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the  23d  just  before  the  Mexican 
trouble.  At  Spartanburg  he  was 
transferred  to  Co.  M.  106th  Inf.,  which 
was  composed  largely  of  Borough 
Park  boys,  and  which  suffered  very 
heavily  during  the  St.  Quentin  drive. 
He  sailed  for  France  aboard  the 
President  Lincoln  on  May  10.  He  at- 
tended St.  Jude's  Kpiscopal  Church 
and  sang  in  the  choir.  Besides  his 
mother,  he  is  survived  by  his  sister, 
Mrs.  E.  Smith,  and  two  brothers, 
Philip  and  Chester. 

P\-t.  Willinm  Frank. 
Pvt.  William  Frank  of  Co.  C,  29th 
Eng.,  died  of  bronchial  pneumonia  in 
Franco  on  October  13.  His  parents, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  S.  Frank,  live 
at  laS  11th  ave..  Astoria.  His  last 
letter  to  his  parents  was  dated  Oc- 
tober 4.  Pvt.  Frank  was  23  years 
old  and  had  lived  in  Astoria  all  his 
life.  He  attended  the  public  schools 
there  and  took  a  course  in  mechanical 
drawing  at  Cooper  Union  in  Manhat- 
tan. He  enlisted  last  April  and 
sailed  for  France  in  July. 

Pvt.  liiilsri  Capobianc«. 

Philip  Capobianco  of  Glen  Cove,  L. 
I.,  has  been  ofHcially  notitied  by  the 
War  Department  that  his  son,  Pvt. 
Luigi  Capobianco  died  on  September 
30,  of  wounds  received  in  action.  Capo- 
bianco was  30  years  old.  He  went  to 
Camp  Upton  on  April  2,  last.  He  had 
been  overseas  several  months  and  was 
in  the  infantry.  The  last  letter  re- 
ceived from  him  was  dated  September 
21.  A  brother,  Philip,  and  his  parents, 
survive  him.  Capobianco  is  the  nine- 
teenth Glen  Cove  boy  to  lose  his  life 
In  the  war  up  to  this  date. 

P^-t.  Pasqnalc  Mu.'cillo. 
Pvt.  Pasquale  Muscillo,  25  years  old, 
a  son  of  Rafael  Muscillo  of  D72  Union 
St.,  officially  reported  missing  since 
October  14.  died  on  October  25,  ac- 
cording to  a  letter  received  by  his 
folks  from  a  friend.  Pvt  Muscillo 
wrote  to  his  family  on  October  19  that 
he  was  enjoying  perfect  health.  This 
was  five  days  after  he  was  reported 
missing.  Pvt.  Muscillo  is  a  member 
of  Co.  I,  311th  Inf.  He  tried  to  enlist, 
but  was  rejected  because  of  physical 
reasons.  He  was  accepted  by  his  draft 


P\t.  Jolm  J.  Haspel. 

Pvt.  John  J.  Haspel  of  Co.  E,  165th 
Inf..  who  enlisted  in  1916  and  served 
through  the  Mexican  border  cam- 
paign has  been  killed  in  action.  He 
left  Camp  Mills  for  France  in  Octo- 
ber, 1917.  Chaplain  Duffy  wrote  to 
Pvt.  Haspel's  mother  telling  her  how 
bravely  her  son  had  died  at  the  post 
of  duty.  He  said  that  he  was  killed 
when  a  dugout  <;aved  in  burying  him 
and  about  thirty  comrades.  Two  suc- 
ceeded in  digging  themselves  out  with 
their  steel  helmets.  Pvt.  John  Haspel 
was  an  onlv  child.  He  was  educated 
at  Public  School  No.  123,  in  Brook- 
lyn, and  atended  St.  Brigid's  Church, 
on  whose  service  flag  there  is  a  star 
for  him.  After  graduating  from 
school  he  went  to  work  for  the  E.  W. 
Bliss  Company.  His  home  was  at  .174 
Wool  St.,  Elmhurst. 

Vvt.  John  Burger. 

Pvt.  John  Burger  of  Co.  12,  O.  C. 
T.  A.  K.  D.,  who  died  of  pneumonia 
on  November  5,  was  drafted  on  Sep- 
tember 9.  Late  in  October  he.  was 
sent  to  France.  He  recently  wrote  to 
his  mother  that  he  had  been  pro- 
moted to  corporal.  The  Burger  home 
is  at  14  Proctor  st..  Middle  Village. 

Pvt.  Harry  li.   Shtlllngton. 

Pvt.  Harry  Leo  Shillington,  28  years 
old,  married  and  a  member  of  Co.  E, 
SOeth  Inf.,  w-as  killed  in  action  on 
September  8.  In  his  last  letter,  dated 
September  1,  he  said  he  was  in  good 
health  and  spirits.  Pvt.  Shillington 
trained  at  Camp  Upton.  He  went  to 
camp  on  September  10,  1917,  and 
sailed  for  France  on  April  12.  He  was 
employed  in  Manhattan  as  a  cloth  ex- 
aminer. Pvt.  Shillington  was  gradu- 
ated from  Public  School  37.  There  is 
a  star  in  his  honor  on  the  service  flag 
of  the  Church  of  Our  Lady  of  Lourdes. 
He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Margaret 
v.;  his  parent.s,  a  brother,  Joseph,  and 
five  sisters,  Mrs.  Williani  Kuehner, 
Margaret,  Mae,  Sadie  and  Gertrude 
Shillington.  His  home  was  at  753  Mc- 
Donough  St. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Willi. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Wjilli,  21  years  old,  Batt. 
C,  77th  F.  A.,  died  in  France  on  No- 
vember  20   of  spinal   meningitis.      His 


board,  however,  and  trained  at  Camps  |  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  M.  J.  Willi,  live 

Upton   and   Dix,   before   his   departure 

for    P'rance    last   June.      Pvt.    Muscillo 

was  born   in   Italy.      Twelve  years  ago 

he  came  with  his  family  to  Brooklyn. 

Here    he    attended    night    school    and 

subsequently    became    foreman     in     a 

clothing  concern  in  Manhattan.     Prior 

to  his  leavetaking  he  was  secretary  for 

two  years  for  the  Italian  Club,  Rocca 

St.  Felice. 

Pvt.    William   V.   Kloth. 

Pvt.  William  F.  Kloth  of  1581  East 
14th  St.  was  among  the  Brooklyn 
boys  killed  in  France.  His  parents, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  H.  Kloth,  re- 
ceived a  wire  from  the  War  Depart- 
ment saying  that  their  son  had  been 
"killed  in  action  in  France,  November 
17."  As  all  hostilities  had  ceased  on 
the  11th,  it  was  at  once  evident  that 
something  was  wrong  with  this  no- 
tification. They  took  the  matter  up 
with  another  son.  Lt.  Harold  W. 
Kloth,  attached  to  the  War  Depart- 
ment In  Washington  which  receives 
the  cables  from  Gen.  Pershing,  and 
through  his  efforts  learned  that  Pvt. 
Kloth  had  been  accidently  shot  on 
that  date. 

Young  Kloth  was  28  years  old  and 
was  born  in  Manhatt.'in.  He  graduated 
from  Public  School  No.  92  and  later 
from  the  Boys  High  School.  At  the 
time  he  enlisted  In  the  Army  he  was 
in  the  real  estate  business  In  Flat- 
bush.  He  was  exceptionally  popular 
In  that  section  and  very  well  known. 
He  enlisted  in  Company  F  of  the  Q. 
M.  Corps  of  the  5th  Divisioa. 


at  68  Willow  St.,  Jamaica.  Pvt.  Willi 
enlisted  on  October  11,  1917,  in  the 
Regular  Army  and  sailed  for  France 
on  May  24  last.  He  had  been  over  the 
top  three  times  and  had  been  on  the 
firing  line  for  a  month  without  being 
wounded.  He  was  born  at  .lamaica, 
was  graduated  from  St.  Mary's  paro- 
chial School  and  attended  the  Brook- 
lyn College.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Unity  Baseball  Club  and  the  Holy 
Name  Society  of  St.  Mary's  Church. 
In  a  letter  yvritten  after  the  armistice 
was  signed  he  told  of  his  joy  at  the 
news  and  said  he  hoped  soon  to  be 
home.  He  leaves  five  sisters  and  a 
brother. 

Pvt.  Andrew  J.  Davis. 
Pvt.  Andrew  J.  Davis  Jr.,  20  years 
old.  who  died  on  November  3,  of 
wounds  received  in  action,  was  a  son 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Andrew  J.  Davis,  who 
now  live  at  S49  Van  Brunt  st.  Pvt. 
Davis  enlisted  five  days  after  this 
country  declared  war  on  Germany 
and  wa»  sent  to  Fort  Slocum,  where 
he  remained  but  four  days,  after 
which  he  was  sent  to  Waco,  'Tex.,  and 
assigned  to  Co.  G.  34th  Inf.  He  went 
to  France  In  August  with  the  Seventh 
Division.  During  the  fifteen  months 
before  he  went  overseas  Pvt.  Davis 
was  on  duty  along  the  Mexican  bor- 
der. Before  he  entered  the  service 
Pvt.  Davis  was  employed  as  a  clerk 
by  Montgomery.  Ward  &  Co.  He  was 
a  graduate  of  P.  S.  30  and  was  a 
member  of  the  Church  of  the  Visita- 
tion and  of  the  Visitation  Club.    Pvt. 


Davis  is  survived  beside  h.s  parents 
by  two  brothers,  James  and  Joseph, 
and  one  sister,  Annie. 

Corp.  Antlrc  Roscnwald. 

Corp.  --^ndre  Rosenwald,  whose 
wife,  Mrs.  Esther  Rosenwald,  lives  at 
829  42d  St..  was  killed  in  action  on 
November  6,  while  in  battle  with  Co. 
B,  307th  Inf.  He  had  been  in  the 
service  since  September,  1917.  and 
after  training  at  Camp  Upton  left  for 
Fiance  in  April.  He  was  gassed  tw'O 
months  previously,  but  recovered  and 
returned  to  his  company.  Corp. 
Rosenwald  was  an  electrician.  He 
v/as  32  years  old. 

Pvt.  William  H.  B.\xnc.'i. 
Pvt.  William  H.  Byrnes,  30  years 
old,  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  N. 
Byrnes,  989  Hancock  .st.,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  Co.  K,  116th  Inf.,  died  of  pneu- 
monia on  November  7.  He  was  em- 
ployed in  a  printing  office  in  Manhat- 
tan" when  called  to  Camp  McClellan 
on  May  3  last.  He  left  for  France  on 
June  1  without  having  seen  his  par- 
ents after  going  to  camp.  Pvt.  Byrnes 
was  born  in  Brooklyn,  attended  the 
Simpson  M.  E.  Sunday  School  and 
graduated  from  P.  S.  45.  He  was  re- 
turning to  the  trenches  for  the  third 
time  when  last  heard  from.  Pvt. 
Byrnes  is  survived  bv  his  parents  and 
two  sisters,  Mrs,  Walter  Eggcrs  and 
Mrs.  John  Watt. 

Wagoner  C<:cyl  Eaddy. 
Wagoner  Cecyl  Eaddy,  27  years  old, 
of  71  Linden  ave.,  died  of  influenza 
on  October  6.  His  wife,  Catherine 
Vanik  Eaddy,  to  whom  he  was  mar- 
ried in  December,  1917.  survives  him. 
Eaddy  was  dratted  and  was  a  member 
of  the  306th  Inf.  Supply  Co.  On  August 
18  Eaddy  was  wounded  and  gassed;  he 
was  later  temporarily  assigned  to  the 
Casual  Co.,  American  Post  Office.  In  a 
letter  dated  Oceobor  5  he  said  he  was 
in  excellent  health  and  had  fully  re- 
covered from  his  wounds.  He  was 
born  in  Hemingway,  S.  C,  and  his  wife 
was  a  resident  of  East  Islip.  L.  I., 
Eaddy  was  a  mechanic  by  trade. 

Ivt.  Keimcr  Shearmnn. 

Lt.  Relmer  Shearman,  22  years  old, 
better  known  as  Bob  Shearman  by 
those  who  knew  him  well,  the  son 
of  John  H.  Shearman,  president  of 
the  Veterans  Association  of  the  23d 
Rgt.,  and  well  known  Brooklynite. 
was  killed  in  action  on  October  3, 
while  leading  his  men  through  a 
honeycomb  barrage  near  Grand  Pre. 
He  was  struck  by  a  shell  from  a  Ger- 
man filed  piece  and  his  fellow  officer, 
Lt.  Montgomery,  of  the  same  com- 
pany, also  met  his  death  from  the 
same   shell. 

At  an  early  age  Lt.  Shearman  ei'- 
tcred  the  New  Jersey  Military  Acad- 
emy at  Freehold.  N.  J.,  whore  he  had 
seven  years  of  military  training  at  the 
time  he  graduated.  Pursuing  his  edu- 
cation further  he  entered  Rutgers  Col- 
lege, where  he  was  a  favor  te  with  hi.=; 
classmates.  He  remained  there  until 
the  U.  S.  entered  the  war,  when  he 
immediately  qualified  for  the  first 
plattsburg  Camp  and  obtained  a  com- 
mission as  second  lieutenant.  He  was 
then  assigned  to  the  305th  Inf.,  M.  G. 
Co.  at  Camp  Upton,  and  went  to 
France  in  April.  While  engaged  with 
the  enemy  on  the  battlefield  on  Sep- 
tember 15,  he  received  official  word 
of  his  elevation  to  a  first  lieutenancy. 

In  a  letter  received  by  his  father 
from  a  fellow  officer,  Lt.  Shearman 
was  described  as  "perfectly  fearless 
and  always  ready  for  anything,  no 
matter  how  dangerous  or  hazardous, 
and  he  was  idolized  by  all  of  his  men." 
Lt,  Shearman's  name  is  on  the  Honor 
Roll  of  .St,  Bartholomew's  Episcopal 
Church,  the  rector  of  which,  the  Rev 
Dr.  Frank  M,  Townley,  is  chaplain  of 
the  23d  Regt.,  and  of  the  Veterans  Ai- 
sociation.  . 


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Pvt.  Arthur  J.  Clash. 

Pvt.  Arthur  J.  Clash  of  167  Chest- 
nut St.,  formerly  of  229  Railroad  ave., 
died  of  lobar  pneumonia  in  France  on 
November  26.  He  was  sent  to  Camp 
Upton  on  May  29.  Three  weeks  later 
he  wa.s  transferred  to  Camp  Johnson, 
Fla.,  where  he  was  assigned  to  the 
330th  Supply  Co.,  Q.  M.  Corps.  On 
September  7  last  he  sailed  for  over- 
seas. In  his  last  letter,  written  on 
Fathers  Day.  November  24.  he  stated 
he  was  happy  .iind  well  and  glad  to 
think  he  was  coming  home  soon.  Be- 
fore he  was  drafted  he  worked  for 
Baker  &  Smith  as  a  steamfitter.  He 
is  survived  by  his  parents,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  A.  E.  Clash:  four  sisters,  Mrs. 
William  Boyce,  Mrs.  Walter  Bowra, 
Mrs.  E.  Britt  and  Lillian  R.  Clash, 
and  a  brother,  Edwin  T.  He  was  a 
member  of  Henry  Clay  Lodge  No.  277, 
F.   and  A.   M.,   of  Manhattan. 

Pvt.  William  Kuttlcr. 

Pvt.  William  Kuttler,  2  3  years  old, 
of  149.5  Myrtle  ave.,  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  November  4.  Pvt.  Kuttler  was 
drafted  early  in  February,  1917,  sent 
1o  Camp  Upton,  where  he  was  as- 
signed to  Co.  I,  305th  Inf.,  and  left 
for  France  in  May,  1917.  He  was 
born  in  Brooklyn  on  December  6, 
1895,  and  graduated  from  P.  S.  No. 
106.  Before  he  was  dratted  he  was 
employed  as  a  drug  clerk.  Besides  his 
mother.  Mrs.  Minnie  Kuttler,  he 
leaves  two  brothers,  who  are  in  the 
Navy,  and  one  sister. 

P^•t.  Francis  J.  Pricstcr. 

Mrs.  Mary  Sims  of  1758  Pacific  st. 
has  been  notified  by  the  War  Depart- 
ment that  her  brother,  Pvt.  Francis 
,1.  Priester,  Co.  D,  26th  Inf.,  who  was 
previously  reported  missing  in  action 
on  October  7,  has  been  killed.  Pvt. 
Priester,  who  was  24  years  old,  en- 
listed in  the  Army  five  years  ago,  saw 
service  in  Mexico  in  1916.  Edward 
Priester,  a  brother,  declared  that  sad 
as  the  news  was  it  gave  him  satisfac- 
tion to  think  that  his  brother  had  not 
surrendered. 

"I  knew  he  was  the  kind  that  would 
die  before  raising  his  hands,"  said  the 
brother. 

Pvt.  J.  Shand. 

Pvt.  J.  Shand  of  7933  Avenue  I 
was  killed  in  action  on  November  4. 
He  belonged  to  the  9th  Inf.  and  had 
been  in  France  since  March,  having 
previously  trained  at  Camp  Upton 
with  the  305th  Inf.  In  his  last  letter 
he  said  he  had  been  "over  the  top" 
iTiany  times  and  that  he  had  come  out 
without  a  mark  of  any  kind  and  that 
if  lie  was  lucky  enough  to  g^et  back 
he  would  never  leave  Brooklyn  again. 
Pvt.  Shand  was  23  years  old.  He  was 
formerly  employed  by  the  Knicker- 
bocker Ice  Company. 

Ijt.  Harold  DcSalle  Fiskc. 

Word  that  Lt.  Harold  DeSalle  Fiske 
of  Forest  ave.,  Rockville  Centre,  L.  I-, 
had  been  killed  in  action  on  October  9 
in  the  Argonne  Forest,  was  received 
by  his  wife  at  her  home  yesterday.  Lt. 
Fiske,  a  civil  engineer,  and  graduate 
of  the  University  of  Nebraska,  went  to 
Camp  Upton  in  September,  1917.  He 
was  selected  for  the  Officers  T)aining 
Camp  and  received  his  commission  last 
December.  He  sailed  for  France  last 
spring  with  the  306th.  G.  Co.  His  wife, 
formerly  Miss  Linda  Pilkington,  a 
daughter  of  the  late  Rev.  John  Pilking- 
ton, and  a  son,  3  months  old,  survive 
him.    Lt.  Fiske  was  born  in  Nebraska. 

Pvt.  -Arthur  J.  Murphy. 

Pvt.  Arthur  J.  Murphy,  of  Co.  C, 
108th  Inf.,  was  wounded  on  September 
9  and  died  five  days  later,  according  to 
a  telegram  received  by  his  father,  Ar- 
thur Murphy  Sr.,  of  452  First  ave.. 
Astoria.  He  was  drafted  in  April  and 
sailed  for  France  last  May.     He  was 


employed  in  a  linen  house  in  Manhat- 
tan. 

Pvt.  AnOiony  J.  Collins  Jr. 

Pvt.  Anthony  J.  Collins  Jr.  of  726 
Franklin  ave.,  who  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion, was  a  inember  of  Co.  D,  ]06th 
Inf.  He  enlisted  in  September,  1917, 
at  the  age  of  19,  and  received  liis 
training  at  Spartanburg  before  leav- 
ing for  France  with  his  company,  on 
May  10.  aboard  the  President  Lincoln, 

Pvt.    Henry    Stifkcl. 

Pvt.  Henry  Stickel  of  Ridgewod,  a 
Marine,  has  been  killed  in  action,  ac- 
cording to  a  letter  written  by  Richard 
Baker  of  2  Candace  ave.  Jamaica, 
Baker  said  that  Stickel  died  in  his 
arms  and  left  a  message  for  his  fam- 
ily. 

Sgt.  John  Butler. 

Mrs.  Kate  T.  Butler  of  Uosoris  lane. 
Glen  Cove,  L.  I.,  received  a  telegram 
yesterday  informing  her  that  her 
nephew,  Sgt.  John  Butler,  had  died 
on  November  4,  in  France,  of  "frac- 
ture and  shock."  No  details  concern- 
ing how  he  sustained  his  injuries  were 
given.  Johnny  Butler,  as  he  was  pop- 
ularly known,  made  his  home  with  his 
aunt.  He  was  the  first  volunteer  from 
Glen  Cove  to  join  the  colors,  enlisting 
a  few  davs  after  war  was  declared,  in 
the  old  69th  Regt.  He  trained  at 
Camp  Mills  and  before  going  overseas 
with  the  Rainbow  Division,  in  October, 
1917,  was  transferred  to  Co.  K,  165th 
Inf.  Sgt.  Butler  had  been  in  action 
with  his  company  and  "over  the  top" 
several  times.  The  last  letter  received 
from  him  by  liis  aunt  was  dated  Octo- 
ber 24,  and  was  written  from  the  field 
on  a  piece  of  paper  borrowed  from 
a  comrade.  Sgt.  Butler  was  23  years 
old  last  April.  He  .was  a  cousin  of 
James  Butler,  the  merchant.  Sgt. 
Butler's  mother,  Mrs.  Walter  Moul- 
throp,  resides  in  West  Haven,  Conn. 
He  leaves  a  brother.  James,  who  was 
stationed  at  Camp  Gordon,  Ga.  Sgt. 
Butler  was  a  member  of  St.  Patrick's 
R.  C.  Church,  in  Glen  Cove;  the  Holy 
Name  Society,  and  James  Norton 
Council   No.  1828,  K.  of  C. 

P^^.  Albert  W.  Frey. 

Pvt.  Albert  W.  Frev,  29  years  old, 
a  member  of  Co.  A,  327th  Inf.,  and 
son  of  Mrs.  Anna  Frey  of  309  13th  St.. 
College  Point,  died  in  a  base  hospital 
in  France  on  November  4  of  wounds 
received  in  action,  on  October  11.  He 
received  six  machine  gun  bullet 
wounds,  one  in  the  arm,  one  in  the 
hip  and  four  in  the  spine.  Before  en- 
tering the  service  he  was  engaged  with 
his  father,  the  late  Edward  Frey  of 
the  Frey  Press  and  Printing  Plant  in 
College  Point.  He  is  survived  by  his 
mother,  a  brother,  Edward  .T.,  and 
three  sisters,  Mrs.  Wilmer  Stanley  of 
Philadelphia.  Miss  Frieda  Frey  and 
Miss  Elsie  Frey.  Shortly  before  he 
sailed  his  engagement  to  Miss  Freda 
Schneemann  oi'  College  Point  wtvs  an- 
nounced. 

Pit.  Kichard  Ij.  Hogan. 

Pvt.  Richard  L.  Hogan,  28  years 
old,  and  son  of  Mrs.  Maria  Hogan 
of  238  New  York  ave..  died  of  pneu- 
monia on  November  2  5.  Only  a  few 
days  before  he  died  he  wrote  to  his 
mother  that  he  "had  taken  part  in 
three  big  battles,  that  the  war  would 
soon  be  over  and  he  would  be  home." 
It  arrived  the  same  day  as  the  tele- 
gram announcing  his  death.  Pvt. 
Hogan  was  born  and  received  his 
schooling  near  Boston.  He  had  been 
a  resident  of  Brooklyn  but  a  short 
time  when  called  to  Camp  Upton  on 
April  29.  He  was  sent  to  Camp 
Deven  a  few  days  later,  and  sailed 
for  England  July  5.  After  a  short 
stay  in  England  he  crossed  the  Chan- 
nel to  France.  Pvt.  Hogan  was  em- 
ployed by  a  horticultural  company 
and  was  known  as  a  "bug  man"  be- 


cause of  his  knowledge  of  insects 
which  prey  on  trees.  He  is  survived 
by  his  mother,  a  brother,  Pvt.  Leo 
liogan,  a  teached  in  P.  S.  No.  14,  who 
has  just  been  mustered  out  of  service, 
and  a  sister.  Miss  Jennie  Hogan.  Pvt. 
Hogan  was  a  member  of  Co.  H,  58th 
Inf. 

P\-t.  Tliomas  SI.  Wheeler. 
Pvt.  Thomas  M.  Wheeler  of  Co.  A, 
12  7th  Inf.,  whose  home  was  in  Hollis, 
was  killed  in  action  on  October  23. 
The  news  came  just  two  weeks  after 
his  sister.  Miss  Dora  June  Wheeler, 
was  buried.  The  mother,  Mrs.  Xoc 
Wheeler,  widow  of  James  Cooper 
Wheeler,  the  author,  is  almost  pros- 
trated with  grief.  He  leaves  his 
mother  and  a  brother,  .lames  Wheeler. 
The  dead  soldier's  grandmother  is  Mrs. 
Candace  Wheeler,  the  author.  Pvt. 
Wiheeler,  who  was  2  3  years  old,  was 
popular  at  Hollis,  wliere  he  attended 
Public  School  35.  He  also  studied  at 
the  Jamaica  High  School.  He  had 
been  overseas  since  last  summer  and 
his  regiment  and  division  had  been  in 
some  of  the  hardest  fighting  of  the 
war.  Wheeler  himself  had  been  over 
the  top  nine  times  and  had  shown 
great  bravery. 

Sgt.   George  A.  Burkitt. 

Sgt.  George  A.  Burkitt,  24  years 
old,  of  104  Moffatt  st.,  died  on  Sep- 
tember 26  of  wounds  received  in  ac- 
tion. Sgt.  Burkitt  was  drafted  last 
spring,  sent  to  Camp  Upton,  and 
transferred  to  Camp  Gordon,  where 
he  was  assigned  to  Co.  C,  325th  Inf. 
He  was  born  in  Brooklyn  on  June  7, 
1894;  graduated  from  P.  S.  No,  85, 
and  was  a  member  of  the  Holy  Name 
Society  at  Our  Lady  of  Lourdes  R.  C. 
Church.  Prior  to  his  induction  into 
the  service  he  was  a  clerk  for  the 
Brooklyn  Union  Gas  Company.  Sgt. 
Burkitt  is  survived  by  his  parents, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Burkitt;  two 
sisters  and  a  brother. 

Corp.    John    McDonald. 

Corp.  John  McDonald,  24  years  old, 
son  of  Mrs.  Annie  McDonald  of  46 9A 
ISth  St.,  died  of  wounds  on  September 
12.  He  enlisted  in  the  14th  Regt. 
about  three  years  ago,  and  served  with 
that  organization  on  the  Mexican  bor- 
der. At  the  outbreak  of  the  war  he 
was  sent  to  Camp  Mills,  where  he  was 
transferred  to  Co.  H,  165th  Inf.  Corp. 
McDonald  was  graduated  from  Public 
School  10  and  spent  several  terms  In 
Manual  Training  High  School.  He  was 
employed  by  the  B.  R.  T.  when  he  was 
called  to  the  cc'.ors. 

Pvt.  James  Rcfrana. 

Pvt.  James  Refrana,  20  years  old, 
who  was  killed  in  action  on  Septem- 
ber 2  7,  was  the  son  of  Slamuel  and 
Mary  Rofrana  of  9  8  Sackman  st.  He 
enlisted  in  the  47th  Regt.  in  July, 
1917,  and  was  sent  to  Soarlanburs. 
He  sailed  for  France  with  Co.  O. 
106th  Inf.,  ou  Ma.v  10.  Pvt.  Rofrarr^ 
attended  P.  (S.  No.  Ii5  and  was  eni- 
ployed  as  a  driver. 

Pvt.  Joseph  DunkeL 

Pvt.  Joseph  Dunkel,  22  years  old, 
a  resident  of  200  Junction  ave..  Co- 
rona, was  killed  in  action  on  Septem- 
ber 28.  The  day  before  his  death  the 
soldier  captured  a  Hun  and  brought 
him  into  camp.  Pvt.  Dunkel  was  a 
member  of  Co.  F,  106th  Inf.  He  was 
born  in  the  Eastern  District,  where 
he  lived  most  of  his  life.  He  leaves 
his  wife.  Mrs.  Madeline  Pruning 
Dunkel,  formerly  of  Brooklyn.  She 
is  now  living  at  the  home  of  her 
grandmother,  Mrs.  Meisten.  The  sol- 
dier was  married  on  February  12, 
1917,  shortly  after  he  enlisted.  He 
was  riationed  at  Cold  Spring,  N.  Y.. 
for  a  t'me,  and  later  at  Spartanburg. 
He  started  overseas  on  May  10.  Since 
Pvt.  Dunkel's  death,  a  chum  of  the 
soldier   wrote   the    widow,    explaining 


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BROOKLYN   AND    LONG    ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


that  he  had  been  killed  in  action  ami 
described  his  brave  deed  of  Roing 
out  into  the  darkness  and  capturing  a 
•■Jerman.  Before  entering  the  Army 
I'vt.  Duiikel  was  a  clerk  employed  by 
a  firm  in  the  New  York  Produce  Ex- 
change.    His  parents  arc  dead. 

Corp.   Henry   J.   Sticb. 

Corp.  Henry  .1.  Stich  of  223  Chaun- 
rcy  St.  was  wounded  in  the  Argonne 
Korest  engagement  £nd  died  from 
wounds  on  November  4.  He  entered 
the  service  on  September  19.  1917. 
and  was  a  member  of  Co.  M.  306th 
Inf.  He  reached  France  on  April  24 
last.  Corp.  Stich  liad  been  a  member 
of  Boys  Welcome  Hall  since  1904.  For 
several  years  he  was  an  active  mem- 
ber of  the  "i'oung  Mens  Club  of  the 
hall.  He  was  deeply  interested  in  ath- 
letics and  excelled  as  a  basketball 
player.  He  was  a  graduate  of  P.  S. 
35  and  an  attendant  at  the  Holy  Ko- 
.sary  R.  C.  Church  on  Chauncey  st. 
He'was  in  his  24th  year.  His  parents,  a 
sirter  and  a  brother.  Francis  Stich, 
who  also  is  a  member  of  Welcome 
Hall,    survive    him. 

Pvt.  .\nton  Rilsky. 

Pvt.  Anton  Kilsky  of  27  Remsen  st., 
Maspeth,  is  reported  to  have  died 
from  bronchial  pneumonia  on  Decem- 
ber 1.  Pvt.  Kilsky  was  drafted  last 
August  and  sent  to  Camp  Upton.  He 
was  a  Russi.an  by  birth,  but  came 
to  this  country  U  years  ago.  He 
worked  as  a  farm  hand  before  he  was 
drafted. 

Pvt.  Walter  W.  French. 

Pvt.  Walter  W.  French  succumbed 
to  wounds  on  November  30.  He 
was  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  B. 
French  of  707  Fast  19th  st.  Pvt. 
French  had  been  reported  missing 
since  September  27  from  his  com- 
mand, Co.  B,  lOfith  Inf.  He  was 
missing  because  he  had  Tieen  wound- 
ed and  taken  prisoner  by  the  Ger- 
mans. A  postal  written  by  a  French 
nun.  informing  his  family  of  the 
seriousness  of  the  wounded  soldier's 
condition  was  dated  November  21 
and  came  from  the  Civilians  Hospital. 
:'?omur.  Belgium.  Pvt.  French  was 
doubtle.ss  taken  there  on  his  release, 
following  the  ending  of  hostilities. 
Another  letter,  dated  November  27, 
written  bv  a  Red  Cross  nurse  from 
British  clearing  Station  44  also  de- 
scribed the  soldier's  condition,  and 
three  days  after  the  writing  of  this 
letter  Pvt.  French  passed  away. 
Pvt.  French  enlisted  last  April  and 
left  for  France  on  the  President  Lin- 
coln. He  had  lived  with  his  family 
in  Brooklyn  for  18  years.  He  is  .-t 
craduatc  of  P.  S.  153  and  of  Erasmus 
nail  H.  S.,  fnci  was  employed  by  the 
Thompson  Starritt  Company  at  the 
time  of  his  cnlistDient.  He  was  23 
years  old. 

Sgt.  Charles  C.  Duffy. 

Sgt.  Charles  C.  Duffy  of  135  14th 
St..  who  was  reported  by  a  nurse  to 
have  been  wounded  in  September,  is 
dead.  This  inform.ation  was  brought 
to  his  aunt  and  uncle,  with  whom 
he  lived,  by  a  sailor.  The  sailor  .said 
that  as  he  was  passing  through  the 
hospital  he  saw  Sgt.  Duff;'  lying  in  the 
•Icath  room.  Two  days  later,  he  .said 
/»e  returned  to  the  hospital  to  learn 
•hut  Duffy  .>iad  expired.  Sgt.  Duffy 
T.-as  born  in  Brooklyn,  and  attended 
I'.  S.  No.  40.  When  he  entered  the 
service  he  was  a  salesman  for  a  drug 
concern,  and  w.is  studying  at  night  to 
Dccomc  a  chemist.  He  was  engaged 
;  ;  l.i  r.-.srrled.  He  was  a  inember  of 
the  105th  M.  G.  Co..  and  was  25  years 
old. 

Sat.   Stanley   V.   Johnston. 

Bgt.  Stanley  V.  JohnsloTi.  20  years 
old,  son  of  Mrs.  f..  B.  John.ston.  of  47 
Liriggs  avc.,  Richmond  Hill,  was 
Cas.-:ed   in   action   on   Uclubcr   20,   and 


later  became  an  influenza  victim.     He 
is  a  member  of  Co.  K,   I<i6th  Inf..  27th  . 
Div.     Sgt.  Johnston  enlisted  in  the  old 
23d   Regt.   in   .luly,  1917,  and   sailed   for  ■ 
France    on    -May    8    last.      He    lived   at  ] 
Richmond    Hill    for    1 2    years   and   at-  : 
tended  the  high  School  there.     He  was 
a      member      of   All   Saints    Episcopal 
Church   of  Morris   Park.      The  young  J 
soldier    has    three    brothers    and    two 
sisters.      One    of   his    brothers    is    Pvt. 
Joseph  A.  Johnston,  of  the  same  com- 
panv  and   regiment.      Joseph   has  also 
been  a  casualty,  although  his  wounds 
were  not  serious. 

Lt.  James  li.  Moloy. 
Lt.   James  L.   Moloy  was   killed   in 


WclAMES  L.  MOLOy 


action     on     September     27.     He     was 
attached  to  Co.  C,  of  the  106th  Inf. 

Pvt.  George  Cleburne  Anderson- 

Pvt.    George   Cleburne   Anderson    of 
365A   14th  St.   was  killed   in  action   on 
September  2  7,   in  the   21st  vear  of  his 
life.     Before  he  had  attained  16  years, 
he   enlisted    with    the    14th    Uegt.   and 
received   a    medal    fur    faithful    service 
with  that  regiment  when  his  term  ex- 
pired at  the  end  of  three  years.     With 
the    Mexican    trouble.    I'vt.    Anderson 
enlisted  in  the  14lh  again  and  served 
on    the    Border.       Again    he    received 
two  medals  for  proficiency.     At  Spar- 
tanburg he  was  transferred  to  Co.   D, 
106th   Inf..   and   in    May   he     left      for 
,  France.      Pvt.   Anderson,    like   Nathan 
'  Hale,    said    in    a    letter   to    his   mother 
'  that  he  was  sorry  he  had  but  one  life 
'  to  give  for  his  country,  and  again   he 
I  wrote:     "Please,  Mother,  do  not  worry 
if   I   should   die,   for   I   die   for  a  good 
cause."     Pvt.  Anderson  is  survived  by 
his  mother  and  two  brothers.     He  was 
a  plumber  by  trade  and  attended  P.  S. 
No.   10  in  his  boyhood. 

Corp.  Charles  C.  Uymc. 

After  having   h,ad   false  hopes  raised 

I  by      the      announcement      that      Corp. 

[Charles  C.   Byrne   of   730   lOast     Ninth 

St.    had    been    wounded    and    wa.«    in    a 

hospital    at    Exeter.    England,    though 

he   had   been   officially  reported   killed. 

his   folks   have   received   a  letter   from 

I  the    Rev.    George    C.    Gilers,    Catholic 

j  chaplain   of  the    in6th    Inf..    informing 

them  that  the  corporal  was  killed.    He 

was    the    son    of    Fdward    Byrne.      He 

I  enlisted    in   the    23d    Ilegt.    and    served 

I  on  the  Mexican  border  in  Co.  G.  When 

I  the      regiment      was     sent      to     Camp 

i  Wadsworth  In   the  tall  of   1917   Corp. 


Bvrnc  was  transferred  to  Co.  G,  106th 
Iiif.  He  was  employed  by  the  Cadillac 
Motor  Company.  Father  Gilers'  letter 
follows: 

"I  find  that  Charles  Byrne  of  Co. 
G.  106th  Inf.,  was  killed  in  action. 
when  we  broke  through  the  Hinden- 
burg  line.  His  number  was  1,207,800. 
The  young  man  died  a  true  man.  a 
real  soldier  and  a  stanch  Catholic. 
He  gave  his  full  measure  of  devotion 
that  a  great  cause  might  live  and 
prosper.  Needless  to  say  I  have  re- 
membered him  in  my  masses  and  his 
comrades  have  remembered  him  in 
their  prayers  and  shall  continue  to 
do  so.  „     -„„.. 

"Joseph  Murray  of  Co.  E,  106th 
Inf.,  was  slightly  gassed,  but  we  ex- 
pect he  will  be  returned  to  us  very 
soon.  There  is  no  cause  for  worry  on 
his  part." 

Pvt.  Prank  Ttinka. 

Pvt.  Frank  Trinka,  20  years  old,  nf 
144  Hallett  st..  Astoria,  died  in  France 
on  November  2n.  He  formerly  lived 
with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Sell. 
He  w-as  a  member  of  the  Fifth  Regt. 
of  Marines.  Pvt.  Trinka  enlisted  in 
May.  1917,  and  sailed  for  France  last 
June.  He  waLs  born  in  Manhattan, 
md  had  lived  in  Long  Island  City  for 
about  a  year.  Prior  to  enlisting,  he 
was  a  cattle  dealer  and  traveled  a 
great  deal. 

Pvt.  Tlieodore  P.  Jensen. 

Pvt.  Theodore  P.  Jensen,  25  years 
old,  who  died  of  wounds  on  Septem- 
lier  2ti,  lived  at  703  President  st.  He 
was  inducted  into  service  on  May  28. 
and  was  a  member  of  Co.  E,  39th  Inf. 
H  was  formerly  employed  by  the  B.  R. 
T.  Pvt.  Jensen  came  from  Denmark, 
where  his  parents  still  live.  He  made 
his  home  wtih  Mr.  and  Mrs.  M.  J. 
Sugruc. 

Sgt.   William  F.   Downs. 

Sgt.  William  F.  Downs  of  South 
Side  ave.,  Freeport,  died  in  France 
on  November  27,  of  Spanish  influenza. 
During  his  18  months  of  service  in  the 
Army  he  was  in  the  cavalry,  aviation 
and  tank  branches.  He  enlisted  In  the 
First  Cavalry  in  April,  1917,  trans- 
ferred to  the  aviation  section  and  he- 
came  an  observer.  He  finally  landed 
into  Tank  Corps  and,  after  training  at 
Gettysburg,  was  made  an  instructor  of 
gunnery.  He  sailed  for  France  last 
September.  He  attended  the  Freeport 
public  schools  and  played  on  the  high 
school  football  eleven  for  several  sea- 
I  sons.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Free- 
port  Presbyterian  ChurcU. 

Pvt.   HaiTy  Lauc, 

Although  the  name  of  Pvt.  Harry 
Laue  appears  on  official  list  among 
those  wounded,  degree  undetermined, 
his  mother,  Mrs.  Ida  Laue,  lias  been 
notified  that  he  died  of  pneumonia  on 
November  2   in  a  base  hospital.   This 

'  information  was  conveyed  to  her  in  a 
letter  from  Chaplain  Clement  F. 
Stearn.    written       on    November    5.    It 

•  stated  that  Harry  had  contracted  in- 
fluenza    on   October   28,    which     devel- 

1  oped    into  pneumonia.     This  letter  was 

I  received  on  November  29  and  was  ac- 
companied with  one  written  on  No- 
vember 10  by  a  nurse  in  the  hospital 
containing  the  same  news.  Last  Novem- 
ber a  telegram  was  received  from  the 
War  Department  stating  that  Pvt. 
Harry  Laue  was  wounded  on  Octo- 
ber 17.  On  October  20  Pvt.  Laue 
wrote  that  he  had  received  a  slight 
scratch  upon  the  ankle  and  as  it  had 
become  swollen  he  had  been  sent  to 
the  hospital.  His  wotind  was  received 
encountering  some  barbed  wire  and 
he  treated  it  lightly.  He  .also  stated 
(hat  he  was  through  writing  for 
awhile  as  his  command  was  about  to 
go  up  into  the  front  line.  Pvt  Laue 
was  22  years  of  age  and  the  only  son 
of  Mrs.  Laue.  At  the  outbreak  of  thJ 


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war  he  enlisted  In  Co.  G,  23d  Regt., 
which  later  became  the  106th  Inf.  at 
Camp    Wadsworth. 

P^'t.  Walter  A.  GUIinan. 

Pvt.  Walter  A.  Gillman,  27  years  old, 
■who  was  killed  in  action  on  November 
S,  formerly  lived  with  his  sister.  Mrs. 
Edmund  Hlntze,  of  5108  Seventh  are. 
He  enlisted  in  the  Army  when  only  16, 
.nnd  had  about  completed  his  third  en- 
listment when  he  was  slain.  He  was 
a  member  of  Co.  C,  18th  Inf.  Pvt.  Gill- 
man  came  from  an  old  fighting  Brook- 
lyn fami)'*  for  his  paternal  grand- 
father fought  in  the  Mexican  War. 
His  father  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil 
War  and  a  member  of  the  old  14th 
Ra,  :t..  having  been  presented  with  a 
sword  by  his  comrades  in  that  com- 
mand. Before  his  regiment  sailed  for 
France,  in  December,  1917,  Pvt.  Gillman 
was  stationed  in  Douglas,  Ariz.  He 
was  in  Mexico  in  1916.  Upon  his  ar- 
rival in  France  he  wrote  his  sister  that 
bis  "one  wish  had  been  granted,  a  real 
opportunity  to  see  some  real  fighting, 
and  I  would  gladly  give  up  my  life  for 
my  country  to  know  that  I  would  be 
buried  within  the  folds  of  the  Stars 
and  Stripes." 

Pvt.  John  J.  Ijawlor  Jr. 

Pvt.  John  J.  Lawlor  Jr.,  who  died 
of  disease  on  October  2  6,  was  born  in 
the  Eastern  District,  the  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  John  J.  Lawlor  of  596  Grand 
St.  He  was  graduated  from  P.  S.  No. 
2  3  and  was  for  two  years  a  student 
in  Commercial  H.  S.,  after  which  he 
entered  the  employ  of  a  Manhattan 
drug  house.  He  was  a  chemist.  Pvt. 
Lawlor  was  drafted  on  May  2  6  last 
and  sent  to  Camp  Upton.  He  was 
transferred  to  Camp  Meade  and  in 
July  went  overseas  with  Co.  B,  315th 
Inft.  In  a  letter  dated  October  17, 
Pvt.  Lawlor  told  his  parents  that  he 
had  been  "over  the  top"  three  times, 
that  everything  was  O.  K.  and  that 
he  was  feeling  fine.  Nine  days  later 
he  died  of  disease,  probably  pneumo- 
nia. 

Corp.  Joseph   Briskin. 

Corp.  Joseph  Briskin  of  the  2d  Bat- 
talion Headquarters.  306th  Inf.,  died 
of  wounds  on  October  18  in  Mobile 
Hospital  2  in  France.  Two  days  be- 
fore he  died  he  wrote  the  following 
details  concerning  himself:  "I  am  in 
a  hospital  with  three  machine-gun 
bullets  in  my  side.  I  was  going  after 
a  wounded  German  captain,  when  a 
Boche  machine  gun  opened  up  on  me. 
Being  wounded.  I  made  sure  of  the 
end  of  the  captain  with  my  .45.  also 
cleaning  out  the  gun  crew.  Early 
yesterday  morning  when  we  were  told 
to  advance  under  a  heavy  barrage, 
half  of  the  battalion  headquarters 
got  lost.  I  volunteered  to  pick  them 
up.  which  I  did  without  a  scratch. 
This  v/as  the  day  before  I  was 
wounded."  Corp.  Briskin  was  em- 
ployed by  the  Western  Union  Tele- 
graph Company  before  being  drafted 
in  September,  1917.  He  went  over 
with  Co.  F,  306th,  but  was  .subse- 
cuently  put  in  charge  of  runners  at 
2d   Battalion   Headquarters. 

Pit.  wniloni  C.  Median 

Of  136  Bay  Seventh  St.,  was  killed 
In  action  while  fighting  with  Co.  A,  of 
the  357th  Inf. 

P»-t.  William  Fcnstol. 

Pvt.  William  Fuestel,  25  years  old, 
of  Lindenhurst,  L.  I.,  who  was  killed 
in  action  on  October  12,  was  the  son 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Louis  Feustel,  of  that 
place.  He  was  a  teamster  when  he  was 
drafted  and  went  to  Fort  Slocum, 
where  he  remained  but  a  few  days 
when  he  was  transferred  to  Camp  Mc- 
Clellan,  Anniston.  Ala.  He  started  tor 
France  on  June  2,  just  a  month  after 
entering  the  service,  on  October  7. 
lie  wrote  to  his  mother  that  he  was 
well,  and  for  the  folks  not  to  worry 
about  him.     He  was  a  member  of  Co. 


F,  114th  Inf.  His  brother,  Sgt.  Irving 
Feustel.  23  years  old,  is  in  France  with 
Co.  M,  307th  Inf.  He  entered  the  serv- 
ice in  September,  1917,  and  was  a  fire- 
man for  the  L.  I.  R.  R. 

Lt.  Burton  P.  Thomas. 

Lt.  Burton  P.  Thomas,  who  died  of 
wounds  on  November  30,  was  the  son 
of  the  Rev.  E.  M.  Thomas  of  Bar- 
bados, British  West  Indies,  and  the 
brother  of  Dr.  Stanley  B.  Thomas  of 
251  Lincoln  road,  now  a  captain  in 
the  Medical  Corps  at  Camp  Hancock. 
Lt.  Thomas  enlisted  three  years  ago 
with  the  British  Royal  Artillery 
forces  from  Barbados,  where  he  owned 
a  sugar  estate.  He  was  graduated 
from  Harrison  College,  in  Barbados. 
He  had  written  that  he  had  partici- 
pated in  all  the  big  drives.  He  was  25 
years  old.  Another  brother  is  in 
France  with  the  Royal  Flying  Corps. 
Lt.  Thomas  had  many  friends  in 
Brooklyn.  His  father  is  also  well 
known  here. 

lit.  WilUam  H.  Chandler. 

Lt.  William  Hopkins  Chandler,  24 
vears  old,  son  of  the  Rev.  John  S. 
Chandler,  a  Congregational  mission- 
ary in  India,  and  a  student  in  his 
senior  year  at  Union  Theological 
Seminary  when  this  country  entered 
the  war,  was  killed  in  action  on  Oc- 
tober 6.  His  wife  lives  with  her  pa- 
rents, Mr.  and  Mrs.  'W.  Berrisford 
Scale,  at  573  E.  Eighth  St. 

News  of  his  death  was  first  re- 
ceived In  a  letter  from  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Hart,  an  Army  chaplain,  who  offi- 
ciated at  the  burial  of  Lt.  Chandler  at 
Cheppy-on-the-Meuse.  The  lieuten- 
ant was  first  wounded  in  July,  when 
he  was  struck  by  a  piece  of  shrapnel. 
He  rejoined  his  company  a  few  days 
before  he  met  his  death. 

lit.  Alfred  H.  Fawkner. 

Lt.  Alfred  H.  Fawkner,  34  years  old, 
of  1365  Nostrand  ave.,  h.  member  of 
Co  I,  321st  Inf.,  was  killed  in  action 
on"  November  11,  the  aay  hostilities 
ceased.  He  had  come  unharmed 
through  the  fierce  fighting  of  the  days 
before  the  armistice  was  signed. 

Lt.  Fawkner  had  been  transferred 
to  the  321st  in  September.  He  then 
met  his  brother,  Corp.  Charles  W. 
Fawkner  a  member  of  Co.  I,  who  had 
enlisted  in  Chicago.  The  latter  wrote 
his  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alfred 
Fawkner,  telling  them  of  Lt.  Fawk- 
ner's'  death  and  the  heroism  he  then 
displayed. 

Lt.  Fawkner  was  leading  his  men 
in  cleaning  out  machine  gun  nests 
when  he  fell,  pierced  by  a  half  dozen 
bullets.  He  enlisted  in  the  23d  Regt. 
in  June,  1917,  was  transferred  to  the 
165th  Infantry  and  promoted  in 
France  from  private  to  regimental  ser- 
geant major.  Following  a  course  in 
training  school  he  was  commissioned 
second  li».utenant. 

Lt.  Far^<ner  was  born  in  Paterson, 
N.  J.,  and  was  educated  in  Omalia, 
Neb.  Prior  to  enlistment  he  was  in 
charge  of  the  credit  department  of  the 
Guarantee  Trust  Company.  He  was 
senior  warden  of  Kings  County  Lodge, 
[F.  and  A.  M. 

Pvt.  Hugh  William  Ijynn. 

Pvt.  Hugh  William  Lynn,  who  had 
already  been  discharged  from  the  2d 
Co.,  152  Depot  Brigade,  and  was  mak- 
ing preparations  to  come  home  to  his 
wife  and  3  months  old  baby,  con- 
tracted pneumonia  and  died  on  De- 
cember 20  at  Camp  Upton,  where  he 
had  been  stationed  for  six  months. 
Pvt.  Lynn  married  Miss  Alice  Hughes 
of  Brooklyn  a  year  ago.  He  was  at 
that  time  employed  in  the  delivery 
department  of  Frederick  Loeser  & 
Co.  Six  months  ago  he  was  drafted, 
but  his  company  remained  at  Camp 
Upton.  Pvt.  Lynn  was  30  years  old. 
He  is  survived,  in  addition  to  his 
wife    and    daughter,    by    his    mother, 


Mrs.   Annie  Lynn,      and      sister.    Miss 
Lilly  Lynn.     They  live  at  164  Douglass 

St. 

Sgt.  Harold  Biut  Bosnian. 

Sgt.  Harold  Burt  Bosman,  son  of 
George  and  Ada  Bosman,  who  served 
in  France  with  the  306th  Ambulance 
Co.,  Sanitary  Train  302.  was  killed  be- 
tween November  1  and  11,  according 
to  a  letter  written  to  the  parent  of  a 
boy  who  knew  Sgt.  Bosman,  in  France. 
Sgt.  Bosman  was  born  in  Brooklyn  24 
years  ago.  He  was  a  graduate  of 
Commercial  High  School  and  was  sub- 
sequently employed  as  receiving  teller 
at  one  of  the  branches  of  the  New 
York  Edison  Company.  He  was  in- 
ducted into  the  service  in  October, 
1917. 

Pvt.   Louis  T.  Peterson. 

541  41st  St.  23  years  old.  Mem- 
ber of  the  165th  Inf.  Killed  in  action 
on  June  28,  1918. 

Sgt.  Reuben  M.  T.  Peterson. 

269  Madison  ave..  Flushing,  L.  I. 
28  years  old.  Machine  Gun  Co.,  306th 
Inf.  Attended  Princeton  University. 
Formerly  a  civil  engineer.  Was  killed 
in  action  on  August  27,  1918. 

Pvt.  George  C.  Powell. 

Glendale,  L.  I.  Reported  killed  in 
action. 

Pvt.  Harold  Angus  Horn. 

Pvt-  Harold  Angus  Horn  of  1074  Lin- 
coln pi.,  was  killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember 27.  Pvt.  Horn  joined  the  old 
23d  Regt.  in  191S  and  saw  service  on 
the  Mexican  border.  At  Spartanburg 
he  was  transferred  to  Co.  M,  106th  Inf. 
Pvt.  Horn  attended  Erasmus  Hall  H.  S. 
He  was  20  years  old  and  is  survived 
by  his  mother,  Mrs.  Annie  Horn,  and 
one  sister,  Gladys  Horn- 

Corp.  Joseph  H.  Farlcigli. 

Corp.  Joseph  Herbert  Farleigh.  son 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Farleigh,  of 
35  Irving  pi.,  died  in  October  of  a  frac- 
tured skull,  i-eceived  when  he  wa.s 
struck  by  an  automobile.  Corp.  Far- 
leigh was  clerk  for  Batt.  B,  19th  F.  A., 
and  was  on  special  detail.  He  was  on 
his  way  to  rejoin  his  command  late  at 
night  accompanied  by  two  comrades 
when  he  met  with  the  accident.  One  of 
his  companions  was  also  killed.  Corp. 
Farleigh  was  bom  in  Brooklyn  23 
years  ago-  He  attended  P.  S.  No.  11 
and  Euclid  Business  School  and  was 
formerly  employed  by  the  Edison 
Company.  He  served  on  the  Texas 
border  for  eleven  months  and  was  only 
for  one  week  at  Camp  Upton  before  he 
set  sail  for  France.  Pvt.  Farleigh  was 
a  member  of  the  Classon  Avenue  Pres- 
byterian Church  and  belonged  to  its 
basketball  team.  His  brother,  Sgt. 
William  Cadman  Farleign,  is  in  France 
with  the  26th  Aero  Squadron. 

Bugler  Frank  E.  Cortes. 

Bugler  B'rank  E.  Cortes  of  Co.  G, 
106th  Inf.,  died  while  a  prisoner  in 
Germany.  His  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
John  T.  Atwood,  live  at  200  Patchen 
ave.  Bugler  Cortes  served  on  the 
border  with  the  23d  Regt.,  and  was 
up  State  guarding  the  aqeduct  before 
lie  was  sent  to  Spartanburg  and  left 
for  France  on  May  10.  He  was  for- 
merly a  clerk  for  the  Manhattan  Elec- 
tric Supply  Company.  Pie  was  born  in 
Brooklyn  21  years  ago  and  attended 
P.  S.  85. 

Pit.  .\rtliur  J.  Clash. 

Pvt.  Arthur  James  Cla.sh,  30  years 
old,  of  167  Chestnut  St.,  died  of  pneu- 
monia on  November  2  6.  He  was 
drafted  in  May,  and  after  training  at 
Camp  Upton  and  Johnston  was  sent 
to  France  in  July  with  the  330th  Su,. 
ply  Co.,  Q.  M.  C.  After  graduating 
from  public  school  he  became  a  steam- 
litter.  Pvt.  Clash  was  a  member  of 
Henry  Clay  Lodge,   F.  and  A.   M. 


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BROOKLYN  AND   LONG  ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


P^'t.  Harry  Keller. 

Pvt.  Harry  Keller,  18  years  old.  of 
487  Snediker  ave.,  who  lived  with  his 
aunt,  Mrs.  Rosie  Steinbeck,  at  48V 
Bnedikcr  ave.,  died  of  lobar  pneu- 
monia on  October  24.  He  joined  a 
Katlonal  Guard  regiment  three  year.s 
ago  and  when  war  was  declared  he 
wa.s  sent  to  Fort  Hancock  for  train- 
ing.  He  sailed  for  France  in  Mav  wltn 
Katt.  P,  52d  F.  A.  Pvt.  Keller  was 
horn  in  Rumania  and  came  to  this 
country  five  years  ago.  Prior  to  going 
to  France  he  was  employed  at  making 
soldiers'  chevrons. 

I.t.  Fabian   W.   Dos<-Iicr. 

Second  I>t.  Fabian  W.  iJo.scher,  26 
jrears  old,  son  of  Ahrend  anil  Anna  M. 
Doscher  of  296  Pulaski  .st.,  was  killed 
m  action  on  October  II,  ten  days 
after  he  had  completed  the  course  at 
the  Training  School  for  fjfhoers  in 
France  and  received  his  commis.sion. 
He  entered  the  school  as  a  corporal, 
having  been  one  of  two  men  selected 
from  his  company  by  his  captain  for 
this  honor  while  in  the  trenches.  Lt. 
Doscher  had  received  no  military 
training  until  he  went  to  Camn  Up- 
ton, on  October  8.  1917.  He  became  a 
corporal  before  sailing  for  France  on 
April  17,  with  Co.  L,  306th  Inf.  He 
■was  employed  as  a  salesman  for  a 
Manhattan  bookbinding  concern  be- 
fore  he   was  called   into  service. 

Lieutenant  Doscher  was  born  in 
Brooklyn.  He  was  graduated  from 
P.  S.  7  4  and  from  Commercial  H.  S. 
In  June,  190S.  He  had  alwavs  been 
active  !n  St.  Peter's  Lutheran  Church, 
on  Bedford  ave.,  and  it  was  in  this 
church  that  the  pastor,  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Heischmann,  referring  with  feeling  to 
TA.  Do.scher's  death,  said:  'This 
Church  feels  his  loss  in  every  fiber  of 
its  being.  Lt.  Doscher  became  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Sunday  School  when  a  very 
young  child,  later  a  choir  bov,  and 
was  leader  of  the  Luther  Bible  Class 
and  at  the  time  he  went  into  service 
was  president  of  the  Young  Men's 
Bociety." 

Lt.    Doscher's   parents   have   not   yet 
heard    the   details    of    his    death,    and 
they  do  not  know  with  what  organiza- 
tion he  was  connected  at  the  time.     In 
a   letter   written    the   day    he    received 
his  commission  he  said  he  was  about 
to    leave    for   the     front,    that   all    was 
"O.  K."  and  he  was  happy  to  he  with  ' 
such  brave  chaps.     "The  men  from  mv 
platoon."   he   wrote,    "go    to    the    Third  ' 
Div.     This  is  a  real  organization.     It  is  I 
the  real  part  of  this  army-    They  have.  ' 
1  believe,  already  been  cited  for  brav- 
ery.    It  is  great  to  belong  to  this  real 
part    of    this    game    and    keep    up    the 
wonderful  record  Ibis  division  has  been 
establishing  since  the  fir.st  entrance  of 
American   troojis   in   the   war." 

Speaking  of  his  school  work  Lt. 
Doscher  .said:  "The  National  Army 
men  had  quite  a  time  getting  through 
In  view  of  the  fact  that  service  and 
rank  counted  considerably.  My  work 
here  was  as  good  as  most  of  the  men 
but  when  service  and  rank  are  taken 
Into  consideration  my  year  doesn't 
seem  to  count  much  with  men  of  six,  I 
seven  and  even  eight  years  experience 
and  mostly  all  of  them  sergeants  or 
higher,  and  yours  truly  only  a  cor- 
poral." 

Lt,  Doscher  l.s  survived  by  his  par- 
ents, a  brother,  Hnrold  A.,  and  two 
sisters.  Mrs.  Charles  Brunjes  and  Miss 
Edith  A.  Doscher. 

lit.  James  F.  Browii, 

Lt  James  F.  Brown  of  27  Lincoln 
pi.,  who  was  killed  in  action  on  No- 
vember 7,  served  with  Co.  B,  302d 
»-nr:ncer3.  Lt.  Brown  entered  the 
ccrvice  in  September,  1017.  and  at- 
tended the  f)mcers  Training  Camp  at 
Upton.  While  there  he  was  promoted 
to  the  rank  of  srrgoant,  and  in  France 
received  his  commission  as  second 
lieutenant.  In  July  ho  was  com- 
missioned first   lieutenant,  and  at    the 


time  he  met  his  death  he  was  acting 
captain  of  his  company.  I^tt  Brown 
was  killed  by  a  bursting  shell  while 
helping  to  build  a  bridge.  He  attended 
Manual  Training  H.  S.  and  Cooper 
Union.  His  wife  is  Mrs.  Olivine  Brown. 
Lt.  Brown  was  27  years  old. 

Pvt.  Bernard  Joseph  Harris. 

Pvt.  Bernard  Joseph  Harris,  son  of 
Margaret  and  the  late  Alexander 
Harris,  of  161  Taaffe  pi.,  was  killed 
in  action  on  September  2.  He  was  a 
member   of    Co.    G.,    106th    Inf.     Pvt. 


Harris  was  18  years  old  when  he  vol- 
unterred  in  April  1917,  in  the  old  14th 
Rest.  The  first  intimation  of  his 
death  was  received  in  a  letter,  part  of 
which  follows: 

"I  found  his  body  with  many  other 
brave  American  soldiers,  lying  on  the 
battlefield,  and  have  laid  it  to  rest. 
Full  particulars  have  been  sent  to  the 
base  and  the  grave  will  be  registered 
and  marked  with  a  cro.ss.  The  en- 
closed letters  and  medallion  wc.re  all 
that  1  could  find  to  send  you  of  his 
effects.  I  pra.v  that  in  your  great 
sacrifice  and  sorrow,  our  Heavenly 
Father  will  sustain  and  comfort  you." 

Pvt,    Claroncc    O.    Collins. 

Pvt.  Clare ..vc  O.  Collins  of  10  Ro- 
man ave..  Forest  Hills,  has  succumbed 
to  wounds  received  in  action.  His 
mother  has  received  a  letter  from  the 
chaplain  of  liis  regiment,  giving  the 
details  of  his  death.  Pvt.  Collins  was 
wounded  on  August  12  and  died  a 
few  days  later  in  a  field  hospital.  In 
a  letter  to  his  mother,  dated  .Tune 
20,  he  said:  "Everything  is  strange 
over  here,  but  wo  haven't  had  much 
time  to  see  the  country.  We  are  kept 
busy  training  on  the  big  French  guns. 
You  need  not  worry  about  me. 
mother.  I'm  as  .strong  as  an  ox  and 
this   thing  will   soon  be  over." 

Pvt.  Collins  enlisted  at  the  begin- 
ning of  the  war  and  went  to  Fort 
Slocum.  He  was  there  assigned  to 
the  14th  Cavalry  until  his  unit  was 
reorganized  as  Batt.  D,  77th  F.  A.  He 
was  sent  overseas  last  May.  Pvt.  Col- 
lins was  a  graduate  of  the  Newtown 
H.  S..  and  w.rkod  for  a  time  at  the 
Boy  Scouts  H>adf|uartors,  Fifth  ave., 
Manhattan.  Subsequently,  he  became 
a  salesman.  Mrs.  Collins  has  another 
son,  Sgt.  James  D.  Collins,  in  the 
service.  The  fam'ly  belongs  to  the 
Church  of  Our  Lady  Queen  of 
Martyrs,  Forest  Hills. 


Corp.  Louis  E.  Ammarell. 

Corp.  Louis  E.  Ammarell.  who  died  in 
France  on  October  3.  formerly  lived 
at  2028  Pitkin  ave.  Corp.  Ammarell, 
who  was  employed  by  the  Packard 
Compan.v  in  Detroit  in  1916.  enlisted 
in  the  iNational  Guard  and  saw  serv- 
ice on  the  Mexican  border.  Soon  after 
his  return  war  was  declared  and  he 
w.as  sent  to  Camp  Grayling,  Mich., 
where  he  was  assigned  to  Co.  A.  125th 
Inf.  At  Camp  McArthur,  where  he 
was  later  sent,  he  earned  distinction 
as  a  crack  rifleman.  Corp.  Ammarell 
was  for  many  years  a  member  of 
Aunt  Je.an's  .fun'or  Eagle  clubs,  and 
his  name  recently  appeared  in  the 
.Junior  Eagle  section  as  being  one  of 
the  heroes  in  its  Hall  of  Fame. 

Sgt.  Geoi^c  A.  Burkltt. 

Sgt.  George  A.  Burkitt,  2  4  years  old, 
of  104  Moffatt  St.,  died  on  October  15 
of  wounds  received  In  action.  Sgt. 
Burkitt  entered  the  service  on  October 
I:'.  1917,  when  he  was  sent  to  Camp 
Upton.  He  was  later  transferred  to 
Camp  Gordon,  where  he  was  pro- 
moled,  first  to  corporal  and  then  to 
sergeant.  He  was  a  member  of  Co. 
C.  325th  Inf.  Sgt.  Burkitt  was  born 
in  Brooklyn  on  March  29.  1894.  H^ 
was  a  graduate  of  the  Commercial  H. 
I  S.,  and  prior  to  his  entrance  into  the 
service  was  employed  by  the  Newtown 
Gas  Co.  Sgt.  Burkitt  is  survived  by 
his  mother,  three  brothers  and  two 
sisters.  He  was  very  well  known,  and 
was  quite  prominent  in  baseball  cir- 
cles, having  plaved  with  the  Elmhurst 
Grays  and  the  Empire  City  nine. 

Pvt.  Samuel  Horowitz. 

Pvt.  Samuel  Horowitz.  27  years  old, 
of  215  Columbia  St.,  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  October  10,  according  to  the 
official  tele.gTam. 

Pvt.  Horowitz  was  a  member  of  Co. 
C.  Fourth  Inf.  He  was  drafted  in 
September,  1917.  and  sent  to  Camp 
Upton.  He  attended  P.  S.  No.  13  and 
was  associated  with  his  father.  Harry 
Horowitz,  in  a  clothing  establishment. 

Pvt.  W.  T.  Purdue 

Pvt.  William  T.  Purdue.  28  years 
old,  of  439  Hicks  St.,  who  was  killed 
in  action  on  November  10,  was  previ- 
ously reported  severely  wounded,  Pvt. 
Purdue  was  drafted  last  April,  sent  to 
Camp  Upton,  later  transferred  to 
Camp  Merritt  and  left  for  Franca 
early  in  July,  with  Co.  E,  128th  Inf. 
He  was  born  in  Brooklyn  July  6.  1890, 
and  attended  St.  Peter's  Church  and 
school.  Prior  to  his  induction  into  the 
service  he  was  employed  by  the  New^ 
York  Dock  Company. 

In  a  letter  to  his  sister,  Mrs.  Charles 
Riley,  who  survives  him,  he  said:  "I 
have  been  at  the  front  for  some  time, 
but  I  am  now  at  a  rest  camp,  and  ex- 
pect to  return  to  my  regiment  in  a 
few  weeks.  We  have  been  through 
some  battle,  but  I  feel  fine,  and  hope 
to  be  home  by  Christmas." 

Pit.    Cliarlcs   P.    Relclicrt. 

Pvt.   Charles   P.    Reichert.    22    years 
old.   who  died  of  disease  early   in   De- 
j  cember    in    France,    was    drafted    last 
j  August  and   sent  to  Camp   L'pton.     He 
I  reached  France  in  September  and  con- 
tracted   pneumonia,    to   which   he   suc- 
cumbed.   His   father.   Charles  Sr..   for- 
merly    operated     a     bakery     at     1022 
Wyckoff  ave.,    but  since   his   son's  en- 
try into  the  service  he   has  moved   to 
Rosedale. 

Pvt.   Michael   F.   Niffero. 

Pvt.  Michael  F.  Nigero.  20  years 
old.  who  was  killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember 27.  enlisted  in  Co.  I.  14th 
Regt..  and  was  sent  to  Spartanburg, 
where  he  was  mustered  into  Co.  I, 
:06th  Inf  He  lived  with  his  parents, 
!r.  and  Mrs  Louis  Nig<ro.  at  1522 
list  St.,  Borough  Pnrk.  Hi.=i  parents 
last  heard  from  him  on  September  19. 


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Lt.  Harold  Ij.  Fiske. 

Lt.  Harold  L.  Fiske  of  2  2  Forest 
ave.,  Rockville  Centre,  L.  I.,  who  was 
killed  in  action,  served  in  France  with 
the  305th  M.  G.  Batt.  While  at  Camp 
Upton  he  was  selected  to  attend  the 
Officers'  Training  Camp  and  on  grad- 
uating was  recommended  for  a  com- 
mission. 

Lt,  William  B.  Turner. 

Lt.  William  B.  Turner,  25  years  old. 
of  92  Fourth  st.,  Garden  City.  L,  I.,  a 
member  of  the  103d  Inf.,  was  killed  in 
action  on  September  27  last.  His  pa- 
rents are  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  P.  Turner. 
He  was  a  graduate  of  Williams  Col- 
lege. Before  joining  the  12th  Regt., 
of  Manhattan,  Lt.  Turner  was  asso- 
ciated with  his  father  in  the  firm  of 
Thomas  &  Co.,  shoe  manufacturers,  of 
410  Willoughby  ave.  He  saw  service 
on  the  border. 

Pvt.   John   E.   Hcaiicy. 

Pvt.  John  E.  Heaney,  27  years  old, 
who  lived  with  his  sister,  Mrs.  O.  B. 
Arnold,  at  177  Sheffield  ave.,  was 
killed  in  action  November  2.  He  was 
a  member  of  Co.  E,  116th  Inf.  He 
was  drafted  in  May,  and  after  training 
at  Fort  Slocum  and  Camp  McClellan 
was  sent  overseas  in  June.  He  at- 
tended school  at  Hicksville,  L.  I.,  and 
was  a  marble  polisher  by  trade.  His 
brother,  George  Heaney,  is  also  in  the 
service. 

lit.    Robert   M.    Carboy. 

Lt.  Robert  M.  Carboy  of  202  Ross 
St.  died  on  October  3  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action.  His  parents  are  loth 
to  believe  this  report,  however,  as 
fhey  have  received  a  letter  from  his 
brother  James,  who  is  also  in  the 
service,  stating  that  he  has  been  in 
communication  with  Robert.  Lt.  Car- 
boy was  one  of  five  brothers  in  the 
service  in  France.  Joseph  and  James 
are  also  lieutenants.  John  is  a  ser- 
geant and  George  a  private.  All  were 
originally  members  of  the  47th  Regt. 
When  war  was  declared  against  Ger- 
many Lt.  Carboy  was  tran.sferred  to 
Co.    H,    lOGth    Inf. 

Sgt.   Osoar  A.  Jones. 

Sgt.  Oscar  A.  Jones,  only  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Walter  Jones,  of  17S1  Bergen 
St.,  was  killed  in  action  late  in  Sep- 
tember. Six  weeks  ago  his  family  was 
appraised  of  his  death,  but  only  yes- 
terday was  the  official  telegram  re- 
ceived. Sgt.  Jones  enlisted  in  May, 
1917,  in  Co.  H,  15th  Inf.,  and  sailed 
for  France  the  following  December. 
He  was  a  graduate  of  P.  S.  167,  and 
attended  Boys  H.  S.  for  about  two 
years,  where  he  distinguished  himself 
in  athletics.  He  soon  rose  to  the  rank 
of  sergeant  and  was  expecting  a 
further  promotion  when  he  was  killed. 
Letters  received  from  his  comrades 
tell  of  his  having  met  death  bravely 
while  leading  his  platoon. 

Pvt.  Howard  C.  Church. 

Pvt.  Howard  C.  Church,  19  years 
old,  of  328  40th  St.,  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  James  Church,  was  killed  in 
action  on  September  27.  He  was  a 
member  of  Co.  D,  lOGth  Inf.  Pvt. 
Church  enlisted  in  1914,  and  at  the 
outbreak  of  the  war  was  sent  to 
Spartanburg.  He  left  for  France  in 
May.    He  is  a  graduate  of  P.  S.  136. 

Pvt.  Roland  R.  Murray. 

Pvt.  Roland  R.  Murray  was  killed 
in  action  some  time  between  Septem- 
ber 26  and  October  2.  He  w^is  born 
in  Ts:ip,  L.  I.,  twenty-three  vcars  ago. 
the  S-on  of  Mr.  anu  Mrs.  Lenniel  Jlnr- 
ray,  and  for  fifteen  years  claimed 
Babylon  as  his  residence.  His  family 
moved  to  Bay  Shore,  L.  I.,  just  a 
week  ago.  Tn  July.  1917,  ho  enlisted 
in  the  15th  Inf.  (colored),  and  shortly 
afterward  was  mustered  into  the 
United  States  service  as  the  3C9th 
Inf.,    and   he   was   assigned    to   Co     H. 


He  went  to  Camp  Upton,  ten  weeks 
later  was  transferred  to  Camp  Wads- 
worth,  and  early  in  October.  1917,  he 
sailed  for  France.  At  the  time  of  his 
enlistment  he  was  a  chauffeur  for 
James  W.  Eaton  of  Babylon.  The 
last  letter  received  froin  him  by  his 
parents  was  dated  July  2  9. 

Pvt.  Fred  F.  liippert. 

Pvt.  Fred  F.  Lippert,  3]  jea'-.s  old, 
cf  237  Grove  St.,  was  killed  .n  action 
on  October  12.  Pvt.  Lippert  was 
drafted  October  11,  1917.  sent  to  Camp 
Upton,  and  left  for  France  on  April 
6  with  Co.  C,  308th  Inf.  He  was  born 
in  Brooklyn  on  July  28,  1886,  and 
graduated  from  P.  S.  75.  Before  he 
was  drafted  he  was  employed  as  a  cut- 
ter for  a  clothing  house.  He  is  sur- 
vived by  his  mother,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Lippert,  and  two  sisters.  Pvt.  Lip- 
pert broke  his  arm  in  battle  in  July 
and  was  gassed  once. 

Pvt.  Harold  A.  Roth. 

Pvt.  Harold  A.  Roth,  17  years  old 
of  71  N.  Portland  ave..  was  killed  in 
action  on  September  27.  He  was  a 
member  of  Co.  K.  106th  Inf.  Pvt. 
Roth  enlisted  in  July,  1917;  was  sent 
to  Spartanburg,  and  sailed  for  France 
last  May.  He  was  born  in  Brooklyn, 
and  had  graduated  from  P.  S.  12  but 
a  short  time  before  he  enlisted.  He 
was  an  active  member  of  Troop  81, 
Boy  Scouts  of  America,  and  was  em- 
ployed by  Eppinger,  Russell  &  Co.,  a 
lumber  concern,  at  165  Broadway, 
Manhattan.  A  memorial  service  was 
held  on  Sunday,  at  St".  Luke's  Lutheran 
Church,  of  which  he  was  a  member. 
In  a  letter  to  his  mother,  written  three 
days  before  his  death,  he  said: 

"Have  just  come  out  of  a  terrible 
engagement.  An  hour  before  we  went 
over  the  top  I  received  about  twenty 
letters.  We  advanced  four  iniles  in 
three  days,  and  went  over  the  top  six 
tiines.  During  this  time  my  pal  was 
killed  alongside  of  me,  and  I  was  com- 
pelled to  spend  two  days  and  nights 
in  a  shell  hole  without  food  or  drink. 
But  don't  worry,  mother.  I  will  let 
you  know  if  anything  happens." 

Pvt.  Roth  is  survived  by  his  mother, 
Mrs.  Emma  Roth. 

Pvt.  Leo  Smith. 

Pvt.  Leo  Smith  has  been  reported 
by  the  War  Department  to  have  been 
killed  by  a  hand  grenade,  in  an  ac- 
cident, on  November  24.  His  father, 
Matthew  Smith,  of  511  Lorimer  St., 
formerly  a  builder  in  the  Eastern  Dis- 
trict, doubts  the  truth  of  the  report, 
as  he  thinks  November  2  4  was  so  far 
removed  from  the  signing  of  the  ar- 
mistice that  the  boy  could  not  have 
had  contact  with  war  implements  of 
any  kind.  Pvt.  Smith  was  inducted 
into  the  service  last  May.  He  served 
in  France  with  the  307th  Inf.  Hdqt. 
Co.  He  was  at  one  time  a  student  in 
St.  Mary's  Parochial  School  and  a 
member  of  St.  Mary's  R.  C.  Church. 

Sgt.  Maurice  J.  Lj-nch. 

Sgt.  Maurice  J.  Lynch,  who  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  4,  was  the 
son  of  Thomas  Lynch  of  152  Norman 
ave.  Sgt.  Lynch  was  born  in  Green- 
point,  twenty-three  years  ago.  He  at- 
tended St.  Antony's  Parochial  School, 
and  at  the  outbreak  of  the  war  en- 
listed in  Co.  H,  47th  Regt.  He  was 
transferred  to  Co.  C,  106th  Inf.  at 
Spartanburg.  He  left  for  France  on 
May  10  aboard  the  President  Lincoln. 

Pvt.  Fortima  Vitello. 

Pvt.  Fortuna  Vitello  of  Co.  A,  26th 
Inf.,  died  of  wounds  in  a  mobile  hos- 
pital in  France.  He  was  a  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Peter  Vitello  of  Smithtown 
Branch.  L.  I.  He  was  born  in  Italy 
22  years  ago  and  brought  to  this  coun- 
try with  his  parents  when  he  was  7 
years  old.  He  was  drafted  early  this 
year,   going  first  to   Camp   Upton    and 


then  to  Camp  Devens.  He  started  for 
France  on  July  7  with  Co.  K,  303d 
Inf.,  from  which  he  was  transferred 
to  the  26th  Inf.  His  parents,  one 
brother  and  a  sister  survive  him. 

Pvt.  Adolph  Schaftner. 

Pvt.  Adolph  Schaffner,  2  8  years  old, 
only  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Schaff- 
ner of  1327  Bushwick  ave.,  died  of 
heart  failure  and  bronchia  1  pneu- 
monia on  October  14  at  Cherbourg, 
France.  He  was  drafted  on  July  2  4 
and  sent  to  Camp  Upton,  where  he 
was  detailed  to  the  Supply  Co.,  305th 
Inf.  Three  weeks  later  he  was  sent 
to  Camp  Johnston,  Jacksonville,  Fla. 
When  Pvt.  Schaffner  was  drafted  he 
was  attached  to  the  new  13th  C.  A. 
C,  N.  T.  S.  G.  He  had  been  a  mem- 
ber of  Bedford  Branch,  Y.  M.  C.  A., 
for  fovirteen  years  and  was  graduated 
from  Wright's  Business  Collesre. 

Cook  Albert  C.  Wittmami. 

Cook  Albert  C.  Wittmann,  31  years 
old,  of  371  Bleecker  St..  died  on  Octo- 
ber 30,  of  wounds  received  in  action. 
He  was  the  son  of  Mrs.  Augusta  Witt- 
mann and  was  drafted  last  April.  After 
training  at  Camps  Upton  and  Gordon 
he  left  for  France  on  April  11  with  Co. 
C,  325th  Inf.  Corp,  Wittmann  was 
born  in  Brooklyn  "n  April  6.  1887,  at- 
tended P.  S.  18,  and  was  a  member  of 
Immanuel  Lutheran  Church.  Prior  to 
his  induction  into  the  service  he  was 
a  driver  for  a  brick  concern.  He  is 
survived  by  his  mother,  four  sister's 
and  one  brother.  In  a  letter  to  his 
mother  dated  October  3,  he  said:  "Our 
company  is  doing  real  hard  fighting 
'jut  we  will  come  out  O.  K." 

Sgt.    Lester    Hanley. 

Mrs.  Ada  Hanley  of  236  Jamaica 
ave.,  Flushing,  has  been  notified  by 
the  War  Department  that  her  son, 
.Sgt.  Lester  Hanley,  died  on  October 
16,  of  wounds  received  in  battle.  He 
was  born  in  Brooklyn  2  0  years  ago 
and  for  twelve  years  made  his  home 
I  In  Flushing.  He  was  graduated  from 
the  Murray  Hill  School,  Flushing. 
Sgt.  Hanley  joined  the  Seventh  Regt. 
and  served  on  the  border  in  1916.  He 
was  transferred  from  tlie  Seventh  to 
tlie  165th  and  sailed  for  France  a 
year  ago  last  October.  His  brother, 
Lt.  Walter  Hanley.  of  the  107th  Inf., 
is  in  France.  He  also  leaves  another 
brother,  George,  and  five  sisters,  Mrs. 
Edward  Shearon,  Mrs.  Estelle  Reilly 
and  the  Misses  Sadie.  Evelyn  and 
Viola  Hanley,  all  of  Flushing. 

Pvt.  EUsha  B.  Keith. 

Mrs.  Candace  Wheeler  of  "Nestle- 
down,"  Hollis,  who  at  ninety  recently 
published  the  volume.  "Yesterday's  in 
a  Busy  Life."  has  lost  two  grandsons 
in  the  war.  Her  grandson,  Pvt.  Thomas 
M.  Wheeler,  the  author  of  sea  tales, 
was  killed  in  action.  At  Tours.  France, 
after  a  brief  illness,  Elisha  Boudinet 
Keith,  son  of  Maj.  Boudinot  Keith, 
now  in  France,  and  his  wife,  Mrs. 
Dora  Wheeler  Keith,  who  is  known 
as  an  artist,  died.  The  city  home 
of  the  family  is  at  33  West  67th 
street,  Manhattan,  but  the  Keiths 
spend  much  time  at  Hollis  at  Mrs. 
Candace  Wheeler's  estate.  Another 
death  in  the  family  within  the  past 
month  was  that  of  Mrs.  Candace 
Wheeler's  granddaughter.  Miss  Dora 
June  Wheeler,  Pvt.  Thomas  Wheeler's 
sister.  The  young  woman  died  of 
pneumonia  while  at  college  at  Balti- 
more. Elisha  Boudinet  Keith  was  in 
his  26th  year  and  was  educated  at 
the  Choate  School  at  Wallingford, 
Conn.,  and  at  Lehigh  LTniversity.  He 
enlisted  a  year  ago,  in  May,  and  served 
through  the  war  in  Co.  B,  10 2d  Mili- 
tary Police.  He  had  been  sent  to  the 
Officers'  Training  School  at  Anton,  in 
France,  and  completed  his  course  and 
was  expecting  a  commission  when 
taken  with  his  fatal  illness. 


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BROOKLYN   AND    LONG   ISLAND    IN   THE    WAR. 


Pvt.  Edwin  W.  SUUcr. 

P%'t.  Kdwin  ■^^  Miller.  19  years  old,  ' 
son  of  William  F.  Miller  of  42  Brower 
ave.,  Roclcville  Centre,  L.  I.,  died  of 
pneumonia  in  France.  Pvt.  Miller 
■was  an  ambulance  driver.  He  enlist- 
ed in  .Tune.  1917.  He  wrote  his  father 
on  November  26  that  he  was  well.  A 
Christmas  card  was  received  from  him 
a  few  days  ago. 

Coi-p.    Jack    Obcrst. 

Corp.  Jack  Oberst,  23  years  old.  of 
22  Newtown  ave.,  Astoria,  was  killed 
in  action  some  time  in  September.  He 
was  a  member  of  Co.  M,  308th  Inf.  He 
was  drafted  in  September.  1917,  and 
.sailed  for  France  in  April.  He  was 
formerly  a  chauffeur  in  Manhattan. 

Pvt.  Thoina.s  O.  Hokenson, 

Pvt.  Thomas  O.  Hokenson.  20  years  I 
old,  of  315  Fenimore  si.,  died  of  pneu- 
monia while  serving  in  France  with 
the  Allentown,  Pa.,  unit  of  the  Am- 
bulance Corps.  He  was  the  son  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albert  O.  HoKensoJi,  and 
enlisted  in  November,  1917.  In  his 
last  lettei',  dated  October  3,  he  said 
he  was  in  the  best  of  health.  Pvt. 
Hokenson  enlisted  from  the  I^ehi.arli 
University,  where  he  had  been  for 
■  ree  years  studying  for  the  ministry. 
He  was  born  in  Brooklyn,  and  was 
graduated  from  Boys  H.  53.  He  was 
a  member  of  St  Gabriel's  Episcopal 
Church  and  the  Sigma  Nu  fraternity. 

Corp.  William  L.  Douglas  Jr. 

Corp.  William  L.  Douglas  Jr.,  22 
years  old  of  10  Seeley  St.,  died  of  in- 
fluenza and  pneumonia  in  France  on 
December  7.  Corp.  Douglas  served 
in  France  with  the  Second  Engr.s.  He 
originally  enlisted  in  the  14th  Regt.. 
and  with  that  command  saw  service 
on  the  Mexican  border.  His  last  letter 
was  mailed  on  November  27  from 
Metz.  He  seemed  then  to  be  enjoying 
perfect  health.  A  brother,  Jesse  M. 
Douglas,  is  in  the  Navy  on  the  trans- 
port Rappahannock. 

P^t.   A.   I;.   B.   Lesider. 

Pvt.  A.  L.  B.  Leader,  a  former  resi- 
dent of  Brooklyn  and  a  member  of 
Co.  B.  107th  Inf.,  was  killed  in  action 
in  France  some  time  in  October.  The 
information  was  conveyed  to  the  fam- 
ily in  the  following  letter  received  on 
December  23: 

"I  will  write  just  a  few  lines  to  let 
you  know  that  he  is  peacefully  at  rest 
and  has  been  carefully  put  away.  No 
doubt  he  has  been  reported  as  miss- 
ing.    We  accidentallv  located  him 

••PVT.  JOHNSON. 

•'British  Expeditionary  Forces." 

Arthur  Lyons,  a  fellow  memljer  of 
his  regiment  and  also  a  Rutherford 
bo.v,  who  was  wounded  about  that 
time,  reported  seeing  him  alive  on 
October  Ifi  or  17.  Pvt.  Leader  en- 
listed in  the  old  Seventh  Regt.  at  the 
outbreak  of  the  war  and  has  been 
cited  for  bravery  while  in  Flanders. 
He  was  24  years  old  and  resided  with 
his  parents.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  N. 
Leader  of  Rutherford.  N.  J.,  who  were 
former  residents  of  the  Bedford  sec- 
tion. 

Pvt,   Rohpit  Porter. 

Pvt.  Robert  Porter,  24  years  old, 
son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Isaiah  Porter  of 
235  53d  St.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
October  3  in  the  Argonne  Forest.  He 
was  born  in  Manhattan  but  lived  in 
Bay  Ridge  for  the  greater  part  of 
his  life.  He  attended  P.  S.  No.  136. 
Pvt.  Porter  was  drafted  earlv  in  Oc- 
tober, 1917,  and  assisgncd  to  Co.  E, 
3n5th  Inr.  at  Camp  Upton.  He  left  In 
April  for  France.  He  was  in  the  train 
wrecked  on  the  way  to  the  route  of 
embarkation  but  escaped  injuries. 
Before  entering  the  Army  he  was  em- 
ployed by  Atlantic  Importing  Com- 
pany of  619  nth  ave.,  Manhattan.  He 
Tra«!  a  member  of  St.  Michael's  R.  C. 
Church  on  Fourth  ave.  The  first  inti- 


mation his  family  had  of  his  death 
was  obtained  from  the  casualty  list 
in  the  papers  of  December  1,  in  which 
his  name  appeared  under  the  New 
York  City  heading.  On  investigation  it 
was  learned  a  telegram  had  been  sent 
by  Washington  to  Manhattan  instead 
of  Brooklyn.  On  December  17  a  cor- 
rected   telegram   was   received. 

In  his  late  letter,  dated  September 
24,  Pvt.  Porter  wrote  that  he  had 
been  ever  the  top  five  times  without 
recei-ing  a  scratch  and  hoped  to  pull 
through  all  right.  Besides  his  parents 
he  is  survived  by  four  younger  broth- 
ers, James.  David.  Harold  and  George 
and  one  sister.  Jennie.  Another  sister, 
Mrs.  Loretta  Gregorisch,  died  sud- 
denly on  June  20  last,  but  of  her  death 
Pvt.  Porter  had  nveer  been  aware. 
His  death  is  also  keenly  felt  by  his 
fiancee.  Miss  Elizabeth  Gardner  of 
240     53d  St. 

Pvt.   Henry   Loclimann. 

Pvt.  Henry  Lochmann  of  Co.  C, 
314th  A.  T..  whose  home  was  at  31 
Grove  st.,  Winfield,  died  on  October 
30  of  wounds  received  in  action.  His 
address  appeared  on  the  casualty  list 
as  Windfalls,  N.  Y.  There  is  no  such 
city  or  village  in  this  State.  An  in- 
vestigation was  started  and  finally  the 
officials  at  Washington  announced 
that  the  dead  soldier  had  been  a  resi- 
dent  of  Winfield. 

Pvt.    Nathan   Steinroodt. 

Pvt.  Nathan  Steinroodt,  who  was 
killed  in  action  on  October  29,  lived 
with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Jennie  Seltzer,  at 
46  Bartlett  St.,  when  he  entered  the 
military  service.  He  was  born  in  Rus- 
sia, was  26  years  old,  and  came  to  the 
United  States  seven  years  ago.  Ho 
was  in  the  laundry  business  when  he 
was  drafted  in  March  Isst.  Pvt. 
Steinroodt  was  sent  to  Camp  Upton 
where  he  was  assigned  to  Co.  H,  305th 
Inf. 

Pvt.  Herbert  S.  Patten  Jr. 

Pvt.  Herbert  Sayer  Patten  Jr.,  22 
years  old.  who  died  on  November  2  6 
of  wounds  received  in  action  on  Octo- 
))er  17,  lived  with  his  parents  at  Sands 
Bav,  Canarsie.  He  was  a  member  of 
Co."  D.  105th  Inf.,  and  was  employed 
by  his  command  as  a  battalion  run- 
ner. He  was  drafted  in  April  and 
after  spending  two  weeks  at  Camp 
Upton  was  transferred  to  Spartan- 
burer.  from  where  he  left  for  France 
in  May.  Pvt.  Patten  was  a  graduate 
of  Public  School  No.  114  and  Boys 
High.  Prior  to  being  drafted  he  was 
employed  by  the  Fidelity  Fire  InsuT- 
ance  Corap.iny.  Pvt.  Patten  was  well 
known  on  the  waterfront  at  Canarsie 
and  was  a  memlier  of  the  Canarsie 
Yacht  Club.  With  his  open  catboat 
he  won  many  prizes  offered  by  that 
organization. 

Pvt.  Eugene  Schick,  who  was 
gassed  on  the  same  day  that  Patten 
received  his  fatal  wounds,  wrote  to 
Mrs.  Annette  Patten  that  her  boy  was 
a  good  soldier.  "He  never  grumbled 
or  complained,"  wrote  Schick, 
"through  the  most  gruelling  fighting." 

Pvt.  Leonard  Ja<-kson. 

Pvt.  Leonard  .lackson  of  Glen  Cove, 
L.  I.,  son  of  Lemuel  Jackson,  was 
killed  in  action  about  September  2  6. 
Pvt.  Jackson  was  25  years  old,  and 
was  originally  a  member  of  Co.  K, 
15th  Inf.,  colored.  Scores  of  mem- 
bers of  the  Nassau  Country  Club  knew 
Jackson,  who  caddied  there  and 
worked  on  "the  golf  course.  He  was 
known  as  "Jay  Bee"  Jackson,  a  nick- 
name which  afterward  went  to  a 
younger  brother,  also  a  caddie.  Both 
the  Jackson  boys  were  expert  golfers. 
Pvt.  Jackson  enlisted  soon  after  war 
was  declared,  and  went  over  in  De- 
cember, 1917.  He  leaves  his  father, 
three  sisters  and  a  brother.  He  is  the 
second  of  Glen  Cove's  57  colored  boys 
in  France,  to  give  their  lives. 


Pvt.  Daniel  F.  Riordan. 

Pvt.  Daniel  F.  Riordan,  28  years 
old.  was  killed  in  action  on  July  28. 
Pvt.  P>.iordan  enlisted  in  Oe'tober,1917, 
in  Co.  L,  69th  Regt.,  and  was  immedi- 
ately mustered  into  the  165th  Inf. 
One  week  later  he  was  on  his  way 
across  without  even  his  full  equip- 
ment. At  the  time  he  enlisted  he 
lived  with  his  widowed  mother,  Mrs. 
Margaret  Riordan;  two  brothers  and 
four  sisters,  at  273  Carroll  st.  He 
was  born  and  lived  in  Brooklyn  all 
his  life.  His  brother,  Dennis  A.,  19 
years  old,  is  a  sergeant  attached  to 
Hqds.  Co.,  Second  Pioneer  Division, 
in  France;  George  J.,  25  years  old, 
another  brother,  was  drafted  in  Sep- 
tember and  sent  to  Camp  Hancock, 
Ga.,  where  he  was  detailed  to  the 
Second  Provisional  Co.,  and  sailed 
for  France  two  days  prior  to  the  sign- 
for  France  two  days  prior  to  the 
signing  of  the  armistice.  Besides  his 
brotliers  in  the  service,  and  mother, 
be  leaves  another  lirother  James  and 
four  sisters,  Margaret,  Stella,  Ger- 
trude  and   Mary. 

Ck>rp.  Harvey  Brewster. 

Corp.  Harvey  Brewster,  son  of  Mrs. 
Hamilton  Brewster  of  Glen  Cove.  L. 
I.,  was  killed  in  action  on  September 
26.  A  letter  has  also  been  received 
with  the  message  of  death  that  an- 
other son,  Pvt.  Townsend  Brewster, 
had  been  seriously  wounded,  but  was 
doing  well.  Both  were  members  of 
the  old  15th  (colored)  Inf.,  now  the 
369th,  of  which  Lt.  Richardson  Pratt, 
son  of  Charles  M.  Pratt,  is  an  oflicer. 
The  Brewsters  have  four  sons  in  this 
regiment,  Harvey,  Townsend.  Hamil- 
ton and  Arnold.  The  four  boys  en- 
listed early  in  the  war,  about  the 
same  time  as  the  seven  Fowler  broth- 
ers of  Glen  Cove  Landing.  Howard, 
Barto  .  Richard.  George.  Benjamin, 
Royal  and  John  Fowler.  Sgt.  Richard 
Fowler  wrote  home  that  "a  couple  of 
Glen  Cove'  boys  were  killed,"  and  it  is 
believed  that  Harvey  Brewster  was 
one  of  those  he  referred  to, 

Coj-p.  Andrew  J.  Provost,  3d. 

Corp.  Andrew  J.  Provost  3d  of  St. 
Ann's  ave.,  Richmond  Hill,  of  Co.  G, 
309th  Inf..  who  was  in  action  on  the 
St.  Mihiel  front  from  September  12 
to  October  4,  and  thereafter  on  the 
Argonne  front,  near  Grand  Pre.  died 
on  November  7  of  wounds  received  in 
action  on  November  1.  He  was  24 
years  old  and  a  prominent  member 
of  the  younger  set  of  the  Point 
o'Woods  colony,  where  his  skill  in 
handling  small  boats  in  yacht  races 
Vvfas  in  evidence  for  many  summers 
before  the   outbreak  of  the  war. 

Corp.  Provost  was  born  in  Brook- 
lyn and  lived  in  the  Hill  section  until 
10  years  of  age,  when  he  removed  to 
Richmond  Hill.  He  attended  Manual 
Training  H.  S.  and  finished  his  edu- 
cation at  AVorcester  Academy.  Worces- 
ter. Mass.  In  athletics  he  excelled  in 
swimming,  hockey  and  football.  Be- 
fore ^-ntcring  the  Army  he  had  com- 
pleted the  full  apprenticeship  course 
at  the  Amoskeag  Mills.  Manchester. 
N.  H..  and  had  risen  to  positions  of 
responsibility.  specializing  in  mill 
machinery    and     its     operation. 

His  ancestors  have  lived  in  New 
York  and  Brooklyn  since  1624.  His 
father,  mother,  brother  and  two  sis- 
ters survive  him.  His  grandfather, 
Andrew  J.  Provost,  lives  at  403  Wash- 
ington ave.  and  is  in  his  85th  year. 

Corp.   Andrew  J.   Pi-ovost. 

Corp.  Andrew  J.  Provost  Sd,  of  Co. 
G.  309th  Inf.,  succumbed  to  wounds 
received  on  November  1  while  fight- 
ing on  the  Argonne  front.  Corp.  Pro- 
vost was  25  years  old.  He  was  a 
graduate  of  Manual  Training  H.  S. 
and  studied  later  at  Worcester,  Mass. 
He  was  subsequently  employed  at 
Manchester,    Mass.,    and    entered    the 


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Army  from  that  city.  At  Camp  Dix 
he  was  attached  to  the  309th  Inf.,  and 
with  that  command  left  for  France  in 
May.  In  France  he  participated  in 
many  battles,  and  in  his  last  letter, 
written  two  days  before  he  received 
his  mortal  wounds,  he  spoke  of  the 
severe  fighting  he  had  been  through. 

Pvt.  Henry  J.  Gollliardt. 

Pvt.  Henry  John  Gollhardt,  25  years 
old,  of  489  Wyckoff  ave.,  who  was 
severely  wounded  on  November  9,  has 
succumbed  to  his  wounds.  He  was 
drafted  on  May  2  6  last,  sent  to  Camp 
Upton  and  later  transferred  to  Camp 
Gordon,  from  where  he  left  for 
France  on  July  3  with  Co.  C,  325th 
Inf.  Pvt.  Gollhardt  was  born  in 
Brooklyn  on  October  30,  1893,  and 
prior  to  his  induction  into  the  service 
was  employed  by  William  C.  Jones 
Printing  Company  as  a  printer.  In 
his  last  letter  to  his  wife  he  said:  "I 
have  seen  hard  fighting  over  here  and 
have  been  in  the  trenches  for  some 
time.  I  do  not  think  the  war  will 
continue  much  longer  as  the  Germans 
are  almost  licked.  I  expect  to  be 
home  for  the  holidays,  so  do  not 
worry." 

Pvt.  John  J.  Sullivan. 
Pvt.  John  J.  Sullivan  of  Co.  C,  106th 
Inf.,  who  was  reported  as  missing  on 
September  22,  is  now  reported  to 
have  died  on  November  11,  the 
day  the  armistice  was  signed,  of 
wounds  received  in  action.-  Pvt.  Sulli- 
van was  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. Tim- 
othy Sullivan  of  West  Broadway,  Ce- 
darhurst.  and  was  20  years  old  He 
enlisted  in  the  old  23d  Regt.  in  May, 
1917,  and  was  transferred  to  the  106th 
at  Spartanburg.  He  was  wounded  on 
September  22  and  taken  prisoner  by 
the  Germans. 

Sgt.    Joseph    Rinck. 

Sgt.  Joseph  Rinck  of  Co.  H,  9th  Inf., 
a  former  resident  of  Patchogue,  L.  I., 
died  of  wounds  on  September  16.  In 
the  casualty  list  he  is  referred  to  as 
private,  but  he  ranked  as  corporal 
when  he  left  for  France  last  v.'inter. 
and  was  promoted  after  being 
wounded,  early  in  the  summer.  He 
recovered  from  that  wound  and  re- 
turned to  duty  and  was  wounded 
again.  He  wrote  his  people  that  hi-s 
condition  was  not  serious.  Sgt.  Rincl-c 
was  formerly  employed  in  Rowland's 
Cement  Works,  Patchogue.  He  en- 
listed with  the  Regulars  in  the  sum- 
mer of  1917.  His  mother,  Mrs.  Char- 
lotte Rinck,  with  whom  he  lived  then, 
has  since  moved  to  Jacksonville,   Fla. 

Pvt.  Nicholas  Praffes. 

Pvt.  Nicholas  Praffes,  31  years  old, 
who  was  killed  in  action  on  Octo- 
ber 4,  was  the  son  of  Mrs.  Frances 
Praffes  of  114  Devoe  st.  He  was  born 
in  Italy  and  came  to  the  United  States 
with  his  parents  19  years  ago.  Pvt. 
Praffes  was  employed  in  an  ammuni- 
tion plant  when  he  was  drafted  on 
September  25,  1917.  He  was  sent  to 
Camp  Devens,  Ayer,  Mass.,  and  after- 
ward transferred  to  Camp  Upton, 
where  he  was  assigned  to  Co.  M, 
307th  Inf.  In  his  last  letter  to  his 
mother,  dated  September  2  6,  Pvt. 
Praffes  stated  that  he  had  been  in 
many  battles  but  had  fortunately 
escaped  being  wounded. 

Sgt.  Charles  J.  Muscante. 

Sgt.  Charles  J.  Muscante,  33  years 
old,  who  died  of  disease  on  December 
4,  was  the  only  brother  of  Mrs. 
Theresa  Mossi  of  7807  19th  ave.  Sgt. 
Muscante  enlisted  in  the  army  six 
years  ago  and  saw  service  in  Mexico 
in  1916.  He  was  last  attached  to  Batt. 
A,  73d  F.  A.  In  his  last  letter,  dated 
November  4,  to  his  sister,  he  stated 
that  the  had  contracted  the  Spanish 
influenza  upon  the  arrival  of  his  regi- 
ment in  England  in  the  latter  part  of 


the  summer,  but  that  he  has  entirely 
recovered  and  was  about  to  start  for 
France.  Chaplain  E.  D.  Barnes,  writ- 
ing from  Brest,  advised  Mrs.  Mossi 
that  "Sgt.  Muscante  died  quite  sudden- 
ly having  just  rejoined  his  regiment  at 
Brest,  where  we  were  expecting  to 
leave  for  America."  Sgt.  Muscante  was 
born  in  New  York  City  and  when 
quite  young  his  parents  removed  to  Al- 
toona.  Pa.,  where  he  lived  until  they 
died,  three  years  ago,  when  he  came 
to  Brooklyn  to  live  with  his  sister 
when  on  furlough.  For  a  time  he  was 
stationed  at  Fort  Jay. 

Pvt.   Simon   M.   Miller. 

Pvt.  Simon  M.  Miller,  21  years  old, 
of  327  Sterling  St.,  was  killed  in  action 
on  September  2  7.  He  enlisted  in  the 
23d  Regt.,  after  serving  nine  months 
on  the  Mexican  Border,  with  Troop  C, 
1st  Cavalry.      He  was   the   son   of  Mr. 


^'jSlMONM.  MILLER 

and  Mrs.  Charles  Miller.  6  Old  Clove 
rd.,  was  born  in  Brooklyn  and  attend- 
ed the  St.  Francis  parish  school.  Pvt. 
Miller  was  married  shortly  before 
leaving  for  France,  and  leaves  his 
wife  and  six  months  old  baby,  three 
brothers  and  three  sisters  in  addi- 
tion to  his  parents.  He  was  formerly 
a  B.   R.  T.   motorman. 

Pvt.  T.  A.  McNichol. 

Pvt.  Thomas  A.  McNichol  died  in 
France  on  December  16  from  an  ac- 
cident in  which  his  skull  was  frac- 
tured. On  Monday  all  letters  which 
had  been  sent  to  the  soldi'-"  since 
September  came  back  to  the  family. 
Pvt.  McNichol  was  2  4  years  old  and 
the  son  of  Mrs.  Theresa  A.  McNichol, 
a  widow,  living  at  289  Baltic  st.  He 
was  born  in  Manhattan  and  there 
received  his  early  education.  Before 
his  entrance  into  the  service,  he  was  a 
marine  engineer  aboard  a  merchant 
ship.  He  served  on  the  border  in 
1916  with  the  Second  P.  A.,  and  on 
his  return  was  sent  to  Ft.  Niagara 
and  later  to  Spartanburg,  before  em- 
barking for  France  at  Newport  News 
last  June.  He  had  then  been  trans- 
ferred to  the  105th  F.  A.  Pvt. 
McNichol  was  one  of  seven  sons. 

William    P.    and    Joseph   W.    Friedel. 

Pvt.  William  P.  Friedel,  2  8years 
old,  of  891  Glenmore  ave.,  died  of 
meningitis  on  December  11.  having 
served  in  France  with  Co.  I  of  the 
Camp  Hancock  Ordnance  Corps. 
Drafted  in  June,  Pvt.  Friedel  was  on 
his  way  to  France  in  July.  His 
brother,   Joseph   W.    Friedel,   who   has 


been  in  foreign  service  for  sixteen 
months,  has  been  severely  wounded. 
He  enlisted  two  years  ago,  and  is  a 
member  of  Batt.  G,  42d  F.  A.  A  third 
brother,  Frederick  E.  Friedel,  is  in 
the  Navj-. 

Corp.  Anthony  Santi. 
Corp.  Anthony  Santi,  28  years  old, 
who  died  of  wounds  on  October  22,  re- 
ceived in  action  on  October  15,  was 
the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nicholas  San- 
ti of  1367  61st  St.  Corp.  Santi  was 
drafted  in  September,  1917,  and  sent 
to  Camp  Upton,  where  he  was  de- 
tailed to  the  Supply  Co.,  305th  Inf. 
His  brother,  James.  31  years  old,  a 
corporal  of  Co.  H,  307th  Inf.,  has  also 
been  wounded.  He  wrote  home  on 
November  24  that  he  had  been  slight- 
ly gassed.  No  official  word  has  been 
received  from  Washington  to  this  ef- 
fect. Corp.  Santi  was  born  in  Brook- 
lyn and  was  engaged  ^n  business  ror 
himself  as  a  roofer,  at  the  61st  st.  ad- 
dress. He  is  well  known  in  Borough 
Park.  He  is  a  member  of  several 
Italian-American  societies  and  of  St 
Rosalie's   R.    C.    Church. 

Sgt.    Thomas   K.    Monahan. 

Sgt.  Thomas  Eugene  Monahan,  25 
years  old,  of  Co.  L,  308th  Inf.,  died  on 
November  20,  of  wounds  received  dur- 
ing October.  His  wife  boarded  with 
a  family  at  12  'West  Roosevelt  ave.. 
Corona,  but  has  returned  to  Manhat- 
tan to  live  with  relatives.  Sgt.  Mona- 
han was  married  shortly  before  he 
was  drafted,  in  the  fall  of  1917.  In 
several  letters  received  by  his  wife 
since  he  was  wounded,  he  assured  lier 
that  he  was  doing  nicely. 

CoiTJ.  Louis  Rifflard. 

Corp.  Louis  Rifflard,  24  years  old, 
who  died  of  wounds  in  September, 
went  to  Sayville  from  his  home  in 
Jersey  City  several  years  ago  to  live 
here  with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Henry  Hart- 
muller  Jr.  He  was  employed  as  a 
meter  reader  by  the  Long  Island 
Lighting  Company,  in  Sayville,  until 
he  was  drafted,  in  September,  1917. 
He  trained  at  Camp  Upton  and  early 
last  spring  he  went  to  France  with 
Co.  M,  307th  Inf.  The  last  letter  re- 
ceived from  him  was  written  on  Sep- 
tember 2  2,  to  his  fiancee,  Miss  Adele 
Bainberger  of  Patchogue,  L.  I.  The 
first  news  of  Corp.  Rifflard's  death 
came  through  Corp  Leonard  Sharp,  of 
West  Sayville,  who  was  in  the  com- 
pany. 

Pvt.   Ehner  Bennett  Jr. 

Pvt.  Elmer  Bennett  Jr.,  2  5  years 
old,  of  41  Esse.x  St.,  in  France  with 
Co.  E,  306th  Inf.,  was  reported  by  the 
War  Department  to  have  died  in 
August  of  wounds.  Subsequently  an- 
other official  report  showed  that  he 
had  been  wounded  on  October  6.  On 
September  3  0  he  wrote  that  he  was 
enjoying  splendid  health.  Inquiry  at 
Washington  brought  back  the  reply 
that  he  had  been  wounded  on  Octo- 
ber 6  and  that  he  was  convalescing 
in  Mobile  Hospital  114.  Pvt.  Bennett 
is  a  graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  108  and  of 
Commercial  H.  S. 

Sgt.    William    McGHincIiey. 

Sgt.  William  McGlinchey  was  killed 
on  September  28,  exactly  one  year 
from  the  day  he  entered  the  service. 
He  was  25  years  old  and  is  svirvived 
by  his  wife,  formerly  Miss  Frances 
Marie  Timmerman,  daughter  of  Mrs. 
Kathryn  Timmerman  of  690  President 
St.;  by  his  father,  James  McGlinchey; 
a  brother,  who  is  in  France  with  the 
106th  Inf.,  and  two  sisters.  Sgt.  Mc- 
Glinchey was  born  in  Brooklyn  and 
attended  St.  James  School.  Later  he 
was  employed  as  a  clerk  for  the  city, 
and  at  the  time  he  was  inducted  into 
service,  was  studying  at  New  York 
University.  Sgt.  McGlinchey  trained 
at  Camp  Upton  and  served  overseas 
with   Co.    A.    305th    Inf.      A   lieutenant 


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who  •R-rote  a  letter  of  condolence  to 
his  wife  .spoke  of  Sgt.  McGlinchey  as 
having  died  the  death  of  a  hero  try- 
ing to  save  the  life  of  a  comrade  A 
member  of  his  company  wrote  that 
all  who  knew  the  Sergeant  loved  him 
and  that  the  entire  regiment  mourned 
his  loss.  Sgt.  McGlinchey  was  buried 
with  military  honors.  A  requiem  mass 
will  be  said  for  him  on  Saturday,  in 
the  Church  of  St.  Francis  Xavier. 

Pvt.  Joseph  D.  King. 

Pvt  Joseph  D.  King,  colored,  who 
was  killed  in  action  sometime  between 
September  26  and  October  2,  was  orig- 
inallv  a  member  of  Co.  H,  15th  Inf. 
His  mother,  Mrs.  Margaret  King,  lives 
at  107  St.  Mark's  ave.  Pvt.  King  ar- 
rived in  France  three  days  before 
rhristmas.  in  1917.  He  was  22  years 
old.  and  attended  P.  S.  11  and  the 
Bethany  Baptist  Church.  He  was  em- 
ployed as  a  porter  before  he  went  into 
the  service. 

Pvt.  Curtis  Hubert. 
Pvt  Curtis  Hubert,  colored,  who  en- 
listed In  the  15th  Inf.  when  he  was 
15  vears  old,  has  been  killed  in  action, 
sometime  in  September  H^  father, 
Henrv  Hubert,  lives  at  676  Washing- 
ton aVe.  He  attended  the  Throop  ave. 
school,  and  before  he  enlisted  was  em- 
ployed at  dock  work. 

lit.  Arthur  Kdward  Granherg. 
Lt  Arthur  Edward  Gianberg  of  349 
Lenox  road,  who  served  in  France 
with  Batt.  C  of  the  47th  C.  A.,  died 
of  pneumonia  in  France  on  Novem- 
ber 1  His  military  career  began  witn 
the  13th  Coast  Defense  Command  in 
Brooklvn.  where  he  rose  to  the  non- 
commissioned rank  of  electrical  ser- 
geant He  was  mustered  into  Federal 
service  with  his  regiment,  which  was 
stationed  at  Fort  Hamilton.  In  Janu- 
ary 1918,  he  secured  an  appointment 
at  the  Officers  Training  School  at  For- 
tress Monroe  and  got  his  commission 
as  second  lieutenant.  In  September  he 
was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  first  lieu- 
tenant and  on  October  13  sailed  for 
France    from    Newport   News. 

Lt.  Granberg  was  born  in  Brooklyn 
31  years  ago.  In  this  city  he  received 
his  education  and  prepared  for  col- 
lege at  the  .\delphi  Academy.  In  his 
sophomore  year  at  Syracuse  Univer- 
sitj'  he  was  made  a  Phi  Beta  Kappa 
man  and  was  graduated  as  an  engi- 
neer. Lt.  Granberg  married  Miss  Cora 
Webster  of  Illinois  on  April  4,  1918. 
His  father,  mother  and  sister  reside 
in  Brooklyn. 

Corp.  F.  Douglas. 
A  telegram  received  from  the  War 
Department  on  Friday  by  James  Doug- 
las of  39  Ormond  pi.,  announced  the 
death  of  his  brother,  Corp  F.  Douglas, 
Co.  H,  15lh  Colored  Inf.,  who  was 
killed  in  action  between  September  20 
and  26.  In  a  letter  mailed  to  his 
brother  on  September  16  he  said  he 
was  going  into  a  very  serious  battle. 
Corp.  Douglas  sailed  for  France  in 
December,  1917,  and  liked  his  work 
according  to  his  letters.  He  enlisted  at 
the  age  of  17.  Surviving  him  are  two 
brothers,  James  and  William,  and  four 
sisters,  Minnie.  Isabelle.  Mrs.  Henry 
Bonds  and  Jft-.s.  Mary  Tolliver. 

P\-t.  George  Tyson. 

Pvt.  George  Tyson,  22  years  old, 
who  died  of  wounds,  in  France,  was 
one  of  the  five  children  of  Joseph  and 
Catherine  Tyson  of  551  51st  St.,  who 
answered  their  country's  call.  Pvt. 
Tyson  served  with  Co.  K,  311th  Inf. 
a"  brother.  Harry  F.  Tyson,  whose 
military  career  has  been  identical 
with  tiiat  of  George,  also  sustained 
wounds.  Both  brothers  were  inducted 
into  the  service  simultaneou.sly,  and 
both  trained  at  Camp  Dix  in  the  same 
regiment  and  company  before  em- 
barking for  overseas  service.  Later, 
too,  they  shared  the  same  battles. 
Prior  to   their   entrance   into   military 


life  thev  had  been  stopping  in  Parish.  | 
N  Y.,  working  on  their  sister's  farm, 
and  from  Parish  they  were  inducted 
into  service.  The  parents  of  the  two 
boys  were  first  informed  by  the  War 
Department  that  both  boys  had  sus- 
tained wounds.  Later  came  another 
dispatch  with  the  report  that  George 
was  dead.  A  letter  a  week  after,  from 
Harry  however,  made  no  mention  ot 
this  "fact,  merely  stating  that  both 
bovs  were  injured,  but  that  George 
wa"s  still  in  the  hospital.  Harry  spoke 
of  himself  as  "feeling  O.  K."  George 
is  survived  bv  a  wife,  having  married 
just  before  he  entered  the  service.  A 
third  brother.  Eugene,  is  with  the 
Marine  Corps,  a  fourth  is  in  the 
Boston  Hospital  Corps,  and  a  sister, 
Mrs.  Florence  Bissel,  is  with  the 
Motor  Corps  in  Syracuse. 

Sgt,  Arthur  W.  Olson 

Sgt     Arthur    W.    Olson,    a    member 
of    Co.    G,    328th    Inf.,    was    killed    In 


action  on  October  14.  He  was  born  m 
.Sweden  29  vears  ago,  and  lived  with 
his  brother,"Hilding  T.  Olsen,  at  7  St. 
Mark's  ave..  during  the  five  years  he 
resided  in  Brooklyn. 

Corp.  Anthony  Lyons. 

Corp.  Anthony  Lyons,  25  years  old, 
who  was  killed  in  action  on  Scptem- 
hci  2  7,  was  a  nephew  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Jeremiah  P.  Francj.  with  whom  ho 
formerly  lived  at  2136  Atlantic  ave. 
Corp.  Lvons  enlisted  in  Co.  I.  47tb 
Kegt.,  on  June  26,  1917,  and  was 
sent  to  Spartanburg,  where  he  was 
mustered  into  Co.  I,  106th  Irf  He  was 
previously  reported  as  haviai?  been 
severely  woundei.  in  his  last  letter 
written  in  August  he  stated,  "Our  regi- 
ment has  gone  over  the  top  three  times 
and  sure  did  give  the  Bodies  a  lacing 
each    time,    although    it    cost    dearly." 


Pvt.  Jerome  V.  'Walsh. 

Prt.  Jerome  F.  Walsh,  25  years  old, 
^\ho  was  killed  in  action  on  September 
27,  lived  with  his  brother-in-law  and 
sister,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Francis  J.  Kee- 
dan.  at  643  Franklin  ave.  Pvt.  Walsn 
enlisted  in  May,  1917,  in  Co.  I,  14th 
R'^-'t.,  and  in  September  was  mustered 
into  Co.  I.  106th  Inf..  and  sent  to  Spar- 
tanburg for  training.  His  relatives 
were  previously  officially  notified  that 
Pvt.  Walsh  had  been  severely  wounded 
on  the  above  date  and  they  are  hope- 
ful that  a  mistake  has  been  made, 
t'pon  receipt  of  the  news  that  her 
brother    had    been    killed,    Mrs.    Kee- 


dan  lost  the  power  of  speech  for  more 
than  twelve  hours.  No  word  has  been 
received  from  him  since  he  sailed  for 
France  aboard  the  President  Lmcoln 
on  May  10.  When  he  entered  the  serv- 
ice Pvt.  Walsh  was  employed  by 
Becker's  Aniline  and  Chemical  Com- 
panv.  He  was  graduated  from  St. 
John  the  Evangelist  Parochial  School 
and  attended  .St.  Teresa's  R.  C.  Church. 

Philip    Heni->     Blake. 

Philip  Heniv  Blake,  a  seaman 
aboard  the  United  States  destroyer 
Winslow,  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  P.  H. 
Blake  of  346  Liberty  ave..  died  of  in- 
fluenza at  Base  Hospital  No.  5  in 
France.  Blake's  death  put  the  first 
gold  star  in  the  service  flag  of  the 
Williams  Avenue  Church,  where  he 
was  a  prominent  member,  connected 
with  many  of  its  societies. 

Lt.  Duncan  CajnpbeU. 
Lt.  Duncan  Campbell  of  319  Sth  st. 
has  succumbed  to  wounds  received  in 
action  on  November  1.  As  a  member 
of  the  309th  Inf.  he  participated  in 
the  Argonne  Forest  drive,  where  he 
fell  Lt.  Campbell  was  born  at  the 
Sth  St.  address  in  1893.  He  was  grad- 
uated from  Manual  Training  H.  S.  in 
1911  where  he  had  distinguished  him- 
self bv  his  ability  as  a  public  speaker 
and  debater.  He  subsequently  attend- 
ed Columbia  University,  where  he  was 
on  the  university  debating  team  m  his 
freshman  year.  He  later  attended  the 
New  York  Law  School  and  passed  his 
examination  for  the  bar  in  1917.  He 
was  associated  with  William  H.  Orr 
at  350  Fulton  st.  Lt.  Campbell  attend- 
ed the  Plattsburg  Training  Camp  in 
1916  and  again  in  the  spring  of  191i7. 
first  lieutenant  he  was  assigned  to  Co. 
M  of  the  309th  Inf..  with  which  he 
went  abroad  last  May. 

He  was  in  command  of  his  company 
when  he  received  the  wound  which  re- 
sulted in  his  death.  He  had  been 
recommended  for  his  commission  as 
captain.  Lt.  Campbell's  brother,  Sgt. 
Harold  Campbell,  is  attached  to  the 
old  7th  Regt.  and  is  still  in  France. 
The  lieutenant  is  survived  by  his  wife, 
Florence Ballou  Campbell;  his  parents, 
Mr  and  Mrs.  T.  W.  Campbell:  his  sis- 
ters. Dorothy  and  Marjorie,  and  his 
brother,  Harold. 

He  w'as  prominent  among  the 
younger  members  of  the  Republican 
Club  of  the  12th  Assembly  District  and 
had  been  a  successful  and  effective 
campaign  speaker.  He  was  a  member 
of  Sigma  Lambda  Nu  fraternity  at 
high  school  and  of  Theta  Delta  Clu  at 
Columbia. 

Pvt.  Henry  J.  GoUhardt. 
Pvt.  Henrv  John  GoUhardt,  25  years 
old,  who  died  of  wounds  on  November 
11  leaves  his  wife.  Mr.".  Pauline  GoU- 
hardt, -n-ho  lives  at  489  Wyckoff  ave. 
Pvt  GoUhardt  was  drafted  on  May 
26  last  and  sent  to  Camp  Upton,  where 
he  stayed  for  three  weeks.  He  then 
went  to  Camp  Devens  and  assigned  to 
Co.  H.  3n2d  Inf.  He  is  known  to  have 
been  severely  wounded  on  November 
9  and  succumbed  two  days  later.  At 
the  time  he  entered  the  service  he  was 
employed  bv  William  C.  Jones  of 
Manhattan  as  a  printer.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  First  German  Presby- 
terian Church.  He  is  survived  also  by 
his  mother,  Mrs.  Eva  GoUhardt,  and 
a  sister,  Mrs.  Helen  Sears. 

Pvt.  Samuel  Jfovick. 

Pvt.  Samuel  Novick,  22  years  old, 
was  was  killed  in  action  on  October  15, 
was  the  son  of  Mrs.  Rebecca  Novick 
of  648  Grand  St.  Pvt.  Novick  was 
born  in  Russia  and  came  to  the  United 
States  eight  years  ago.  He  was  a  fur 
dresser  bv  occupation.  Pvt.  Novick  was 
drafted  on  May  24  last.  He  was  sent 
to  Camp  Upton  and  later  transferred 
to  Camp  Meade,  where  he  was  as- 
signed to  Co.  D,  315th  Inf.     He  wrote 


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his  mother  a  week  before  he  was 
killed  that  he  was  in  fine  health  and 
expecting  to  be  sent  to  the  front  line 
trenches  at  any  hour.  He  told  her 
and  other  relatives  not  to  worry;  that 
he  was  only  too  glad  to  serve  Uncle 
Sam  and  hoped  to  bring  home  a  num- 
ber of  war  trophies. 

Pvt.  James  S.  Coleman. 

Pvt.  James  S.  Coleman,  2  5  years  old, 
of  45  Ross  St.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
October  2.  He  was  the  son  of  Patrick 
Coleman,  an  old  time  resident  of  the 
19th  Ward.  He  was  born  in  the  East- 
ern District,  and  graduated  from  P.  S. 
No.  16.  He  was  employed  by  the  Na- 
tional Aniline  &  Chemical  Company, 
opposite  his  home,  when  he  was 
drafted,  on  June  18  last.  Pvt.  Cole- 
man was  sent  to  Camp  Upton,  where 
he  was  assigned  to  Co.  E,  49th  Inf.  He 
went  overseas  five  weeks  after  he  en- 
tered the  service.  In  a  letter  dated 
September  27,  he  told  his  father  not 
to  worry  about  him,  that  he  was  about 
to  get  his  first  taste  of  real  warfare 
and  hoped  to  get  through  all  right. 
Pvt.  Bernard  Coleman,  a  brother,  was 
attached  to  the  Quartermaster's  Dept., 
at   Camp   Hancock,    Ga. 

Pvt.   Edward   Wllkoniiig. 

Pvt.  Edward  Wilkening,  26  years 
old,  of  6902  Third  ave.,  was  killed  in 
action  on  November  7.  He  was  a 
member  of  Co.  M.  302d  Inf.  He  was 
reported  first  as  missing  in  action, 
but  later  word  that  he  had  been  killed 
was  received.  He  was  the  son  of  Mrs. 
James  Wilkening,  and  was  a  machin- 
ist by  trade. 

Pvt.  Fi-ank  Reuss. 

Pvt.  Frank  Reuss,  23  years  old,  of 
1821  Palmetto  St.,  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  October  19.  Pvt.  Reuss  was 
dratted  in  September.  1917,  sent  to 
Camp  Upton  and  left  for  overseas  last 
spring  with  Co.  C,  305th  Inf.  He  was 
born  in  Italy  23  years  ago  and  was 
brought  to  the  United  States  when  he 
was  12  years  old.  He  attended  P.  S. 
141.  Prior  to  his  induction  into  the 
service,  Pvt.  Reuss  was  a  salesman 
for  a  dry  goods  house  in  Manhattan. 
He  is  survived  by  his  parents,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Anglo  Reuss,  three  sisters  and 
two   brothers. 

Pvt.  Joseph  S.  Joyce. 

Pvt.  Joseph  S.  Joyce,  20  years  old, 
of  2  2  Douglas  St..  was  killed  in  action 
on  September  27.  Pvt.  Joyce  enlist- 
ed in  the  old  23d  Regt.  on  September 
27,  1917.  went  to  Camp  Wadsworth, 
Spartanburg,  and  sailed  for  France 
aboard  the  President  Lincoln  on  May 
10,  with  Co.  L,  106th  Inf.  He  was 
born  in  Brooklyn  on  August  29,  1898, 
attended  St.  Vincent  de  Paul's  R.  C. 
Church  and  school.  Prior  to  his  en- 
listment he  was  employed  as  printer. 
Pvt.  Joyce  was  the  only  son  of  the 
late  Peter  and  Catherine  Joyce  and 
is  also  survived  by  two  sisters.  Mrs. 
Catherine  Killeen  and  Mrs.  Anna  Pil- 
kington. 

Pvt.    Herbert   W.   Merschoff. 

Pvt.  Herbert  W.  Merschoff,  24  years 
old,  son  of  Frederick  A.  and  Catherine 
Merschoff,  127  Reid  ave..  and  a  mem- 
ber of  Co.  L,  326th  Inf..  on  October 
25.  died  of  wounds  received  the  day 
previous  in  the  Argonne  drive.  Pvt. 
Merschoff  was  cashier  in  the  office  of 
a  chemical  company  in  Flatbush 
when  called  to  Camp  Upton  on  Octo- 
ber 18,  1917.  He  trained  at  Camp 
Gordon  and  arrived  in  France  on  May 
8  last.  In  his  last  letter  to  his  par- 
ents, dated  October  6,  he  said  ne  was 
well,  in  good  spirits  and  expected  to 
return  home  soon.  Pvt.  Merschoff  was 
graduated  from  P.  S.  35.  His  name 
appears  on  the  honor  roll  of  the 
Church  of  Our  Lady  of  Good  Counsel. 
Pvt.  Merschoff  is  survived  by  his  par- 
ents, three  brothers.  Pvt.  Charles  J.,  a 


member  of  the  sanie  company  he  was; 
Frederick  A.  J.  and  Raymond,  and 
two  sisters,  Florence  and  Charlotte. 

Pvt.  Han-y  W.  Wilson. 

Pvt.  Harry  Wilden  Wilson  of  Batt. 
B,  303d  F.  A.,  son  of  Wellington  and 
Louisiana  Wilson,  of  353  12th  St.,  died 
of  pneumonia  at  Clermont,  France, 
on  November  15.  Pvt.  Wilson  was 
born  at  Woodside,  Del.,  on  July  11. 
1892,  and  his  toiks  moved  to  Brookl.vn 
when  he  was  5  years  old.  He  attended 
P.  S.  10  and  was  a  member  of  the 
Eighteenth  Street  Methodist  Episcopal 
Sunday  School.  He  was  inducted  into 
the  army  on  April  29  last  and  from 
Camp  Upton  was  trasferred  to  Camp 
Devens  in  May.  During  the  middle  of 
July  he  sailed  for  France.  Pvt.  Wil- 
son's grandfather  was  a  member  of 
the  72d  Regt.  of  Pennsylvania  dur- 
ing the  Civil  War  and  was  wounded  at 
the    battle    of    Antietam.      His    great- 


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grandfather's  on  both  his  mother's 
and  father's  side  fought  with  Gen. 
Washington  during  the  Revolution. 
The  following  letter  was  sent  to  his 
mother  by  the  Red  Cross  Society  from 
Base   Hospital    30: 

"By  this  time  you  have  been  notified 
by  the  Government  of  the  sad  news 
of  the  death  of  your  son,  Pvt.  Harry 
W.  Wilson.  Batt.  B,  303d  F.  A.,  m 
this  hospital,  on  November  15,  of 
pneumonia.  As  I  am  the  Red  Cross 
visitor  for  the  hospital,  however.  I 
want  to  tell  you  as  much  as  possible 
about  him  myself.  I  saw  him  fre- 
quently when  he  was  here  and  he  was 
always  bright  and  cheerful.  This  is  a 
vei-y  beautiful  and  peaceful  part  of 
France  and  an  ideal  place  for  the  sick 
people   to   be   cared   for. 

"The  military  funeral  on  the  six- 
teenth of  November  was  very  im- 
pressive. The  services  were  held  by 
Chaplain  Collier  of  Boston,  the  Amer- 
ican Red  Cross  chaplain  here.  The 
interment  was  in  the  American  ceme- 
tery at  Clermont-Ferrand,  a  most 
lovely  spot.  The  coffin  was  draped 
with  the  flag  and  there  was  a  large 
bouquet  of  beautiful  flowers  sent  by 
the  Red  Cross  and  tied  with  American 
ribbon,  from  which  I  afterward  got  the 
piece  which  I  am  inclosing  for  you. 

"With  the  deepest  sympathy  for 
you  in  your  great  loss, 

"Vei-y  sincerely  yours. 
"ELIZABETH  S.  ELLIOTT. 

"Hospital  and  Home  Communication 
Service.   American   Red   Cross." 

Pvt.   Artliur  P.   Billings. 

Pvt.  Arthur  P.  Billings,  of  838  Boyd 
ave.,  Woodhaven,  died  on  November 
1  of  shrapnel  wounds  received  in  ac- 
tion on  October  13.  Pvt.  Billings  en- 
listed in  the  old  23d  Regt.  at  the  age 
of  19.  In  Spartanburg  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  106th  Inf.  ana  with  that 
command  left  for  France  In  May.  He 
lived   in   Woodhaven   for  twelve   years 


and  was  a  graduate  of  P.  S.  59.  The 
chaplain  of  his  coinpany  wrote  to  his 
parents  that  he  was  buried  in  a  ceme- 
tery  in   Rouen,   France. 

Corp.  Charles  Hari'ls. 

Corp.  Charles  Harris,  only  son  or 
James  and  Adelia  Harris  of  1322  Ster- 
ling pi.,  was  killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember 27.  Corp.  Harris  was  originally 
reported  by  the  War  Department  as 
missing  since  September  27.  Corp. 
Harris  was  a  member  of  the  106th  Inf. 

Pvt.  Gcoi:ge  P.  Sliei-wood. 

Pvt.  George  F.  Sherwood  of  Hunt- 
ington, L.  I.,  who  died  of  wounds,  was 
one  of  four  sons  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
George  Sherwood,  all  of  whom  entered 
the  service.  William,  another  of  the 
four,  died  of  pneumonia  in  France. 

Sgt,  Robert  Hutton. 

Sgt.  Robert  Hutton,  a  member  of  Co. 
D,  306th  Inf..  died  in  a  base  hospital  in 
France  on  October  3  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action.  Sgt.  Hutton  made 
his  home  with  William  Liddle  on  Hicks 
lano,  Great  Neck.  He  was  30  years  old 
and  a  carpenter.  He  was  drafted  and 
sent  to  Camp  Upton  a  year  ago  last 
November.  He  was  in  France  for  nine 
months  before  he  was  wounded.  Sgt. 
Hutton  was  a  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hugh  Hutton  of  Scotland.  He  came  to 
America  12  years  ago.  and  for  six 
years  made  his  home  with  Mr.  Liddle. 

Pvt.  WiUiam  A.  Ricgel. 

Pvt.  William  A.  Riegel.  son  of  Mrs. 
Margaret  Riegel  of  42  Aberdeen  St., 
was  killed  in  action  on  November  7, 
four  days  before  hostilities  ceased.  His 
mother  was  first  notified  that  he  was 
missing  in  action  on  November  1, 
and  then  that  he  had  made  the  su- 
preme sacrifice.  Pvt.  Riegel  was  born 
in  Brooklyn  and  graduated  from  St. 
Vincent  de  Paul's  Academy.  He  pre- 
pared for  a  commercial  career  at 
Wright's  Business  College  and  at  the 
time  he  was  drafted,  on  May  29  last, 
was  employed  by  the  Metropolitan 
Life  Insurance  Company.  He  was  sent 
to  Camp  LTpton  and  later  to  Camp 
Meade,  where  he  was  assigned  to  Co. 
D.  316th  Inf..  with  which  he  went  to 
France  in  July.  Pvt.  Riegel  was  a 
member  of  the  R-  C.  Church  of  Our 
Lady  of  Lourdes  and  Washington 
Council.  K.  of  C.  In  addition  to  his 
mother,  he  leaves  three  brothers,  Ed- 
ward, who  is  in  France  with  the 
Quartermaster's  Department.  Joseph 
and  Fred. 

Corp.  Frank  X.  Sullivan. 

Corp.  Frank  X.  Sullivan  of  17  Kane 
pi.  was  killed  in  action  on  October 
6.  He  belonged  to  the  77th  Co.,  Sixth 
M.  G.  B..  of  Marines.  Corp.  Sullivan 
enlisted  at  the  outbreak  of  the  war 
and  was  sent  to  Paris  Island,  S.  C. 
Shortly  afterward  he  was  sent  to  Syr- 
acuse for  instruction  in  the  manufac- 
ture and  assembling  of  machine  guns. 
The  name  of  Corp.  Sullivan  is  on  the 
Honor  Roll  of  the  Holy  Rosary 
Church.  He  is  s"rvived  by  his  father, 
James  Sullivan,  and  two  sisters,  Mary 
and   Agnes   Sullivan. 

Corp.  Liouis  Rifflai'd. 

Miss  Adele  Bamberger  of  Patch- 
ogue.  L.  I.,  has  received  a  letter  from 
Pvt.  Hugh  E.  Skinner  of  Co.  M,  307th 
Inf..  telling  of  the  manner  in  which 
her  fiance,  Corp.  Louis  Rifflard,  of 
Sayville,  a  member  of  the  company, 
received  the  wounds  from  which  he 
died  on  October  23.  In  part  the  letter 
said: 

"He  surely  was  game,  and  led  his 
squad  over  the  top  at  all  times.  He 
was  wounded  in  the  Argonne  Forest, 
just  before  we  captured  the  Town  of 
Grand  Pre.  We  were  given  orders  to 
go  over  the  top  at  a  minute's  notice. 
Louis  was  arranging  his  squad  so  as 
to  eb  ready  at  the  appointed  time, 
when  some  of  his  men.  by  maneuver- 


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Ing  around  too  much,  gave  their  posi- 
tions away.  The  Germans,  of  course, 
got  wise  and  started  to  send  a  very 
heavy  barrage  of  shrapnel  shells  over. 
One  of  the  shells  made  a  direct  hit  on 
our  trench  and  killed  three  of  the 
men  in  Louis'  squad.  Several  pieces 
of  the  same  shell  struck  him,  one 
piece  lodging  in  his  back,  just  below 
the  shoulder  blade,  puncturing  his 
lung;  another  in  the  head,  inflicting 
a  slight  scalp  wound,  and  another 
small  piece  in  the  right  foot.  The 
punctured  lung  caused  his  death. 
They  carried  him  on  a  stretcher  to 
a  first  aid  station  and  from  there  they 
rushed  him  to  a  hospital  in  Paris, 
where  he  died  a  few  days  later.  They 
buried  him  in  Paris." 

Pvt.   William  F.   Thompson. 

Pvt.  William  F.  Thompson  (col- 
ored) who  was  killed  in  action  while 
serving  with  Co.  F,  369th  Inf.,  en- 
listed in  the  old  15th  Inf.  at  the  out- 
break of  the  war.  His  mother.  Mrs. 
Margaret  Thompson  of  671  Atlantic 
ave..  heard  of  his  death  through  a 
friend  who  was  with  him  on  the  battle 
field  when  he  fell.  The  official  an- 
nouncement from  Washington  re- 
ported him  killed  sometime  between 
September  24  and  October  3.  Pvt. 
Thompson  who  was  born  and  edu- 
cated in  Virginia  was  22  years  old. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Bethany 
Baptist  Church.  Before  going  into 
the  service  he  was  employed  as  a 
waiter. 

Corp.  Stanley  R.  Palmer. 

Corp.  Stanley  R.  Palmer,  21  years 
old,  son  of  Mrs.  Birdie  Feingold,  of 
497  Van  Sicklen  St.,  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  September  2  6.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Co.  M.  106th  Inf.  Prioir  to  his 
transfer  to  this  command,  he  had 
served  on  the  Mexican  Border  with 
the  old  23d  Regt.,  to  which  he  be- 
longed three  years.  While  in  training 
at  Van  Courtlandt  Park,  Corp.  Pal- 
mer was  bugler  of  his  company.  Later 
at  Spartanburg  he  received  his  corpo- 
ral's chevron.  On  May  10  he  sailed 
for  France  aboard  the  President  Lin- 
coln. Later  he  was  promoted  to  the 
rank  of  sergeant.  Corp.  Palmer  was 
born  in  Pennsylvania,  21  years  ago. 
He  came  to  Brooklyn  12  years  ago. 
Corp.  Palmer  was  an  electrician. 

Pvts.     William     Smith     and     Wilfi'ed 
Jackson. 

I'vts.  William  Smith  and  Wilfred 
Jackson,  both  of  Lynbrook,  L.  I.,  have 
made  the  supreme  sacrifice  and  died 
in  the  service  of  tlieir  country.  Pvt. 
Smith,  who  was  the  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  James  Smith,  Waverly  ave.,  that 
village,  was  a  member  of  the  165th 
Inf.  He  died  on  October  2,  of  wounds 
received  in  action. 

The  following  letter  was  received 
by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Jackson, 
telling  them  of  the  death  of  their  son 
Wilfred  Jackson,  who  was  in  the 
327th   Inf.: 

"You  have  already  learned,  through 
the  War  Department,  that  your  son. 
Pvt.  Wilfred  Jackson,  a  member  of 
the  82d  Division,  was  killed  in  action 
against  the  enemy.  He  was  a  good 
soldier,  met  his  end  bravely  and  died 
with  his  face  to  the  foe.  whom  he 
helped  to  overcome.  Your  sorrow  will 
be  liglitened  by  the  knowledge  that 
his  comrades  laid  him  away  in  the 
sacred  soil  he  died  to  free:  that  the 
chaplain  gave  him  proper  burial  and 
carefully  marked  his  grave.  We  share 
with  you  in  the  sorrow  of  his  loss,  yet 
rejoice  in  hope  of  the  world  freedom 
broug'ht   nearer  by  his   sacrifice. 

"We  shall  always  cherish  his  mem- 
ory and  be  glad  our  division  was  hon- 
ored by  his  heroism.  We  trust  that 
the  Heavenly  Father-  may  comfort  you 
in  your  sorrow.  anC.  his  heritage  and 
bravery  may  be  an  inspiration  to  his 
family  and  friends." 


Pvt.  Charles  Gautt. 

Pvt.  Charles  Gautt,  45  years  old,  of 
1772  Atlantic  ave.,  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion some  time  between  September  26 
and  October  3.  He  enlisted  in  the 
15th  Inf.  in  August,  1917.  and  when 
that  regiment  went  to  Camp  Whit- 
man for  training  was  transferred  to 
the  369th  Inf.  He  sailed  for  France 
in  November  of  the  same  year.  He 
was  born  in  Charleston,  S.  C.  and  had 
been  living  in  Brooklyn  for  fourteen 
years.    His  wife,  Julia,  survives  him. 

Pvt.  WillUim  Kuttlcr. 

Pvt.  W^illiam  Kuttler  of  1522  Myrtle 
ave.  was  killed  in  the  Argonne  Forest 
on  November  4  while  serving  as  a 
dispatch  carrier  in  the  305th  F.  A. 
Pvt.  Kuttler  prior  to  his  entrance  into 
the  service  had  been  employed  by  M. 


WILLIAM  ^,UTTie-R 


and  S.  Arensberg,  druggists,  of  Fulton 
St.  and  Tompkins  ave.,  as  a  clerk  for 
more  than  seven  years.  In  a  recent 
letter  received  by  his  employers  he 
wrote:  "I  will  be  home  in  time  to 
decorate  the  windows  for  the  hol- 
idays." Soon  after  the  news  came  of 
his  death.  Pvt.  Kuttler  is  survived 
by  his  mother,  a  sister  and  two 
brothers  who  are  in  the  navy. 

Pvt.  Bernard  M.  Weber. 

Pvt.  Bernard  M.  Weber,  29  years  old, 
who  died  of  wounds  on  October  22. 
was  the  main  support  of  his  widowed 
mother,  Mrs.  Maiy  Weber,  of  290 
Union  ave.,  when  he  was  called  into 
military  service.  He  was  born  in  tlie 
Easvern  District,  and  when  he  was 
drafted  on  April  2,  last,  was  employed 
by  Murcott  &  Campbell,  file  manufac- 
turers, whose  factory  is  opposite  his 
home.  He  was  sent  to  Camp  Upton'and 
afterward  to  Camp  Dix  where  he  was 
assigned  to  Co.  M,  312th  Inf.  Pvt. 
Weber  went  overseas  in  June  and  in 
letters  written  early  in  October  he 
said  he  was  in  good  health  and  ei- 
pected  soon  to  be  in  action. 

Corp.  Harry  Brcitman. 

Corp.  Harry  Breitman,  aged  22,  son 
of  Isaac  and  Mary  Breitman  of  487 
Cleveland  St.,  died  on  November  22  of 
wounds  received  in  action  between 
November  9  and  11.  He  was  drafted 
in  September.  1917,  and  after  training 
at  Camp  Upton  was  sent  to  France 
last  April  with  the  304th  Inf.,  M.  G. 
Co.  Corp.  Breitman  was  a  gradiuate 
of  P.  S.  No.  158  and  was  employed 
by  the  Evening  Mail. 

Pvt.    George    H.  Frazicr. 

Pvt.  George  H.  Frazier  of  the  367th 
Inf.,  w'ho  was  killed  in  action,  was  the 
son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  Frazier  of 
Huntington.  L.  I.  He  was  drafted  and 
went  to  Camp  Upton  about  a  year 
ago.  The  regiment  to  which  he  was 
assigned  was  known  as  "the  Buffa- 
loes." Before  going  into  the  service 
B^razier  was  a  teamster. 


Pvt.  Leon  Carrello. 

Pvt.  Leon  Carrello,  who  was  killed 
in  action  on  October  27,  was  23  years 
old  and  lived  at  35  Havemeyer  st.  He 
was  at  one  time  reported  missing  in 
action,  but  was  subsequently  found  to 
have  been  gassed.  He  was  drafted  in 
September,  1917  and  sent  to  Camp 
Upton,  where  he  was  assigned  to  Co. 
M.  305th  Inf.,  and  went  overseas  last 
April.     He  was  a  printer. 

Sgt.  Clement  M.  Boland. 

Sgt.  Clement  M.  Liolaiul,  26  years 
old.  of  214  Prospect  place,  is  report- 
ed to  have  died  of  wounds  on  Sep- 
tember 26.  However,  his  brother,  Jo- 
seph P.  Boland,  with  whom  he  lived, 
lias  received  a  letter  from  him  which 
was  dated  October  5.  Sgt.  Boland 
tried  to  enlist  at  the  outbreak  of  the 
war,  but  was  rejected  on  account  of 
his  poor  eyesight.  He  was  drafted 
last  April,  sent  to  Camp  Upton  and 
left  for  France  last  spring  with  Co. 
H.  306th  Inf.  He  was  born  in  Mid- 
dletown.  Pa.,  and  came  to  Brooklyn 
six  years  ago.  Prior  to  his  induction 
into  the  service  he  was  employed  by 
Marshall  Field  &  Co.  as  a  salesman. 

Sgt.  Benjamin  Green. 

Sgt.  Benjamin  Green,  whose  name 
recently  appeared  among  the  killed 
in  action  on  the  casualty  list,  lived  at 
1532  Dean  st.,  although  on  the  list 
his  address  was  given  as  1188  Dean 
St.  No  family  of  that  name  lives  at 
this  address,  however,  and  Sgt. 
Green's  family  believes  that  he  is  the 
man  referred  to.  Sgt.  Green  enlisted 
with  the  old  15th  Regt.  He  trained 
at  Poughkeepsie  and  at  Spartanburg, 
during  which  time  he  was  transferred 
to  Co.  L.  359th  Inf.  before  his  depart- 
ure for  France.  He  was  born  in  South 
Carolina  and  was  a  stevedore.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Knights  of 
Pythias,  and  is  survived  by  his  mother 
and  sister. 

Pvt.  John  Arnone. 

Pvt.  John  Arnone,  who  was  killed 
in  action  on  October  21,  lived  with 
relatives  at  224  Withers  st.  He  was 
born  in  Italy  24  years  ago.  He  was 
among  the  first  men  to  he  drafted  in 
September.  1917,  and  was  sent  to 
Camp  Upton  and  then  to  Camp  Meade, 
where  he  was  assigned  to  Co.  F.  315th 
Inf. 

Pvt.  Carmine  Provisicro. 

Pvt.  Carmine  Provisiero,  son  of 
John  Provisiero  of  57  Waldron  St., 
Corona,  died  of  wounds  at  a  base 
hospital  in  France.  He  was  drafted 
a  year  ago,  going  to  Camp  Upton, 
then  South  and  overseas  last  May.  He 
was  severely  wounded  in  September. 

Pvt.    George    J.    Gebliardt. 

Pvt.  George  John  Gebhardt,  26 
years  old,  of  416  East  Seventh  St., 
Flatbush,  died  of  pneumonia  in 
Rouen,  France,  on  November  8.  He 
enlisted  originally  in  Headquarters 
Co.,  14th  Regt.,  and  when  he  reached 
Spartanburg,  S.  C.  was  transferred  to 
Headquarters  Co.,  106th  Inf.  He  went 
overseas  with  the  27th  Division,  sail- 
ing aboard  the  President  Lincoln,  on 
May  10.  He  was  born  in  New  Y'^ork 
City,  October  17.  1892,  and  came  to 
Brooklyn  when  he  was  10  years  old. 
He  was  a  member  of  St.  Paul's 
Chapel,  Manhattan.  During  Septem- 
ber Pvt.  Gebhardt  volunteered  as  a 
sniper  and  with  his  captain  secured 
nine  Germans,  four  of  wliom  fell  as  a 
result  of  his  marksmanship.  In  Oc- 
tober he  wrote  home  that  he  had  just 
come  out  of  the  trenches  without  a 
scratch,  and  had  participated  in  all 
the  other  engagements  of  his  regiment 
up  until  October  IS.  when  it  was  with- 
drawn from  the  front  line  for  a  rest. 
On  November  2  he  w.as  removed  to 
the  Scottish  Red  Cross  Hospital  11,  at 
Rouen,  suffering  from  influenza-pneu- 
monia, where  he  died.   He  was  buried 


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in  the  St.  Sevre  Cemetery.  Roueni 
with  full  military  honors.  Before  en- 
tering the  service  Pvt.  Gebhardt  lived 
with  his  mother  and  sister. 

Corp.    James    HarkiiLS. 

Corp.  James  Harkins,  formerly  of 
Brooklyn,  who  entered  the  service 
from  Butte,  Mont.,  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion while  serving  with  Co.  H,  126th 
Inf.  Corp.  Harkms  trained  at  Camp 
J.Iills  and  left  for  France  with  fhe 
Sunfet  Division.  He  was  born  in  Ire- 
land and  on  coming  to  America  lived 
with  his  brother,  Patrick  Harkins,  at 
G09  Sterling  pi.  He  was  a  member 
of  St.  Teresa's  R.  C.  Church,  and  was 
subsequently  employed  on  a  railroad 
in  the  West.  His  brother  .John  Har- 
kins, who  was  wounded,  has  since  re- 
covered. He  is  a  member  of  Co.  D, 
16.5th  Inf.  A  third  brother,  Charles, 
is   in   tTie   air   service. 

Sst.  Joseph  G.  B<ibcr. 

Sgt.  JoseiJh  G.  Beiber,  who  is  re- 
ported to  have  died  of  wounds  on  No- 
vember 7,  is  believed  to  be  alive  by 
his  wife.  Sarah,  who  lives  at  Sli  Xor- 
man  ave.  She  received  a  lette:'  froin 
him  on  Friday,  in  which  Beiber  said 
he  was  alive  and  well,  had  figured  in 
many  thrilling  engagements,  !iut  ex- 
pected to  soon  be  at  the  home  fireside 
again.  Beiber  was  born  in  Brooklyn 
twenty-five  years  ago.  Seven  years 
ago  he  joined  the  Regular  Army  and 
served  one  term  of  enlistment.  He 
re-enuisted  Ti'hen  the  United  States 
entered  the  war,  and  was  sent  to  (he 
Mexican  border.  He  went  overseas 
with  the  74th  F.  A. 

Pvt.   Raymond  Wisliart. 

Pvt.  flaymond  Wishart,  a  son  of 
Postmaster  and  Mrs.  Andrew  Wisharl 
of  Setauket,  L.  I.,  was  wounded  in 
action  on  August  23,  and  later  died 
in  a  base  hospital.  Raymond  entered 
the  service  in  December,  1917,  and  left 
Camp  Upton  for  overseas  in  February. 
In  a  letter  to  his  parents  in  August  20 
he  said  he  had  been  in  active  service 
on  August  16,  and  was  engaged  in 
carrying  gassed  soldiers  from  the 
trenches  to  the  ambulances.  In  the 
action  in  which  he  was  wounded  his 
chum,  William  Mott,  of  Eastport.  L.  I., 
was  also  wounded  by  shrapnel,  but 
later  i-ecovered  and  returned  to  his 
company  at  the  front.  Raymond  was 
a  member  of  the  305th  Inf.  Hdq.  Co. 
Another  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wishart, 

Before  going  into  the  service  Ray- 
mond was  employed  at  Bridgeport, 
Conn.,  by  the  Winchester  Arms  Com- 
pany.    He  was  2  6  years  old. 

Pvt.  John  J.  Garrity. 

Pvt.  John  Joseph  Garrity,  aged  23, 
of  21  Bergen  pi.,  Jamaica,  died  of  dis- 
ease on  October  28.  He  was  sent  to 
Camp  Upton  on  May  2  9  last  from 
Local  Board  184,  Jamaica,  and  later 
to  Camp  Devens,  Mass.,  where  he  was 
made  a  member  of  the  303d  F.  A., 
with  which  he  started  overseas  on 
July  14.  He  was  also  a  member  of 
St.  Monica's  R.  C.  Church  of  Jamaica. 

Pvt.  Frank  Rono. 

Pvt.  Frank  Reno,  who  was  killed  in 
action  on  September  22,  served  in 
France  with  Co.  F,  69th  Regt.  He 
formerly  lived  with  his  wife,  Grace,  at 
East  95th  st.  and  Holmes  la..  Canarsie, 
and  was  known  among  his  friends  as 
a  linguist,  as  he  spoke  French.  Italian 
and  Spanish  as  well  as  English.  At 
the  outbreak  of  war  he  enlisted  in  the 
old  15th  Regt,  and  after  training  at 
Camps  Whitman  and  Spartanburg  left 
for  France  in  November,  1917.  Pvt. 
Reno  was  born  in  Cuba  35  years  ago. 

Pvt.  Artliur  P.  Billinss. 

Pvt.  Arthur  P.  Billings  died  on  No- 
vember 1  of  wounds  in  France,  ac- 
cording to  news  just  received  bv  his 
mother,    Mrs.    P.    A.     Billings      of    838 


Boyd  ave.,  Woodhaven.  Billings,  a 
member  of  the  106th  Inf.,  enlisted  on 
September  20,  1917,  at  the  age  of  19, 
in  the  old  23d  Regt.  A  few  days  later 
he  was  sent  to  Spartanburg,  S.  C.  On 
May  10  he  sailed  for  France.  On  Oc- 
tober 11  he  was  wounded  with  shrap- 
nel in  the  back  and  chest.  The  Rev. 
A.  B.  Rudd,  chaplain  for  the  Red 
Cro.ss,  wrote  to  Mrs.  Billings  that  he 
conducted  the  services  for  her  son 
and  that  he  was  buried  in  a  beautiful 
cemetery  at  Rotien.  France,  called  St. 
Sever's  Arthur  was  a  graduate  of 
P.   S.   95,  Woodhaven. 

Cook  James  Williams. 

Cook  James  Williams  of  92  Wash- 
ington St.  is  reported  to  have  been 
killed  in  action.     He  was  attached  to 


Co.  B,  106th  Inf..  to  which  he  was 
transferred  from  the  1 4th  Regt.  His 
wife,  Mrs.  Kafhryn  Williams,  has  not 
received  word  from  him  since  August 
26. 

Corp.  .Abraham  Douglas. 
Corp.  Abraham  Douglas,  19  years 
old,  was  killed  in  action  some  time  be- 
tween September  15  and  October  2. 
He  enlisted  in  the  early  days  of  the 
war  in  the  15th  Regt.  Corp.  Douglas 
lived  with  his  brother  James  at  39 
Ormond  place.  He  was  educated  in 
Brooklyn  and  graduated  from  P.  S.  3. 
He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Holy 
Trinity  Church.  Prior  to  his  entrance 
into  Army  life  at  Camp  Upton,  Corp. 
Douglas   was   in    the   express   business. 

Pvt.  Sam  Rosenberg. 

Pvt.  Sam  Rosenberg,  who  formerly 
lived  with  his  sister,  Ida  Rosenberg, 
at  255  Thatford  ave.,  died  of  wounds 
on  July  31,  according  to  the  War  De- 
partment, on  July  31,  but  in  a  letter 
dated  November  12,  Pvt.  Rosenberg 
informed  his  sister  that  he  was  in  ex- 
cellent health,  and  expected  to  return 
home  shortly.  Pvt.  Rosenberg  be- 
longs to  Co.  C,  107th  F.  S.  B.  He  was 
inducted  into  the  service  in  December, 
1917.  Prior  to  his  departure  for 
France  he  trained  at  Camp  Upton. 
Pvt.  Rosenberg  was  born  in  Russia. 
He  came  to  America  in  his   15th  year. 

Pvt.    Abram    Shore. 

Pvt.  Abram  Shore,  23  years  old,  of 
407  Seventh  ave..  died  of  influenza  at 
a  hospital  in  France  on  November  4. 
Pvt.  Shore  was  drafted  on  April  3, 
last,  and  sent  to  Camp  Wadsworth. 
where  he  was  assigned  to  Co.  C.  106th 
Inf.  He  went  to  France  last  May.  He 
was  born  in  Russia,  on  June  5,  1896, 
and  came  to  the  United  States  five 
years  ago.  Pvt.  Shore  was  in  business 
with  his  uncle,  a  tailor,  before  he 
entered  the  service. 

Pvt.  Patrick  J.  Bynics. 

Pvt.  Patrick  J.  Byrnes,  35  years  old, 
died  of  woimds  on  August  4.  Pvt. 
Byrnes  lived  at  the  home  of  his 
cousin,    Mrs.    Mary    Looney,    64    Free- 


man St.  He  was  born  in  Ireland  and 
came  to  the  United  States  twenty 
years  ago,  when  he  was  apprenticed 
to  the  florist's  trade.  His  mother  is 
still  living  in  Ireland.  Pvt.  Byrnes 
was  long  a  memlaer  of  the  old  69th 
Regt.,  which  became  the  165th  Inf., 
and  sailed  for  France  in  October,  1917. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Ijacamera. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Lacamera,  22  years  old, 
who  died  of  wounds  received  in  ac- 
tion on  September  27,  enlisted  nearly 
two  vears  ago,  and  was  a  member 
uf  the  nth  M.  G.  Batt.  The  last  let- 
ter received  from  him  was  dated  »n 
August.  His  sister,  Mrs.  Carmella  All, 
lives  at  138  Sackett  st.  Her  other 
brother,  Pvt.  Charles,  28  years  old, 
was  drafted  last  February  and  is  with 
the  Military  Police  of  the  302d  Inf. 

Corp.  Louis  W.  Nigro. 

Corp.  Louis  W.  Nigro,  26  years  old, 
died  of  disease  on  December  24,  the 
day  following  his  birthday  an- 
niversary. He  was  a  member  of  the 
52d  Telegraph  Batt.  He  enlisted  in 
the  army  six  years  ago.  His  sister  and 
an  aunt.  Mrs.  Anthony  Tavano,  live 
at  120  Ralph  ave. 

Pvt.  William  H.  Bccbe  Jr. 

Pvt.  William  H.  Beebe  Jr..  7  Orient 
St.,  died  of  wounds  on  December  14. 
In  the  great  drive  of  September  27 
he  received  a  slight  wound  in  the  leg. 
After  being  placed  in  the  ambulance 
a  German  shell  exploded  near  it,  and 
he  suffered  a  broken  leg  and  fractured 
hip.  At  first  it  was  thought  that  he 
would  recover,  but  later  the  leg  had 
to  be  amputated  and  blood  poisoning 
developed.  Pvt.  Beebe  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Co.  H.  305th  Inf.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Jr.  O.  U.  A.  M.,  also 
of  Orient.  He  was  the  only  son  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  H.  Beebe  of 
that  village.  In  November,  1917,  he 
married  Miss  Irene  Case  of  Shelter 
Island,  who  is  teaching  school  in  Good 
Ground.  He  was  a  carpenter.  Mr. 
Beebe  left  Camp  Upton  last  April  for 
overseas. 

Sgt.  Edward  Kcarin. 

Sgt.  Edward  Kearin,  who  won  a 
citation  in  France  for  bravery  in 
rescuing  the  wounded  under  shell  fire, 
was  killed  in  action  on  November  3. 
His  mother,  Mrs.  Margaret  Kearin, 
lives  at  637  Park  pi.  The  last  letter 
received  from  him  was  dated  October 
19.  He  wrote  that  he  was  vcr.v  busy 
in  the  front  lines,  having  been  ap- 
pointed a  chief  sniper  with  26  men 
under  him.  He  was  ofl!iciallv  a  mem- 
ber of  Co.  C,  165th  Inf..  but  usually 
set  out  from  the  headquarters  com- 
pany on  his  sniping  expeditions.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  old  Seventh 
Regt.,  and  before  going  to  France, 
where  he  won  his  promotion,  he 
trained  at  Camp  Mills.  Receiving  his 
education  at  St.  Francis  Xavier 
School,  he  went  into  business  and  was 
a  code  expert  with  the  Standard  Oil 
Company  prior  to  enlisting.  He  was 
26  years  old  find  a  member  of  St. 
Teresa's  R.   C.  Church. 

Pvt.  William  F.  Quinn. 

Pvt.  William  F.  Quinn  who  died  of 
pneumon'a  on  December  14,  was  the 
son  of  Mrs.  Annie  Quinn  of  129  Tomp- 
kins ave.  He  was  born  in  Brooklyn  29 
years  ago.  He  attended  P.  S.  25  and 
St.Ambrose's  Parochial  School.  Pvt. 
Quinn  was  e  mployed  by  a  weekly 
society  jotirnal  when  he  was  drafted 
into  military  in  September  1917.  He 
was  sent  to  Camp  Upton  where  he 
was  assigned  to  the  305th  Inf.  He 
went  overseas  last  April.  He  had 
two  brothers  in  service,  James  J. 
Quinn  who  is  attached  to  Hdq.  Co., 
307th  Inf..  and  Robert  E.  Quinn  who 
is  a  member  of  Co.  C,  106th  Inf. 


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BROOKLYN   AND    LONG    ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


Corp.    Micliacl    O'Rourkc. 

Corp.  MicTiael  O'Rourke  of  Amity- 
ville  I-  I.,  was  killed  in  action  on 
September  16.  He  is  the  second 
Amitvville  man  to  make  the  great  sac- 
rifice Corp.  O'Rourke  was  a  native 
of  New  York  City,  but  for  some  time 
was  a  resident  of  Aniityville.  and  was 
employed  at  the  Brunswick  Home  as 
an  attendant  when  he  was  drafted.  He 
was  30  vears  old  and  left  Camp  Upton 
last  April,  with  Co.  M,  307th  Inf. 

Pvt.   Robert  Carrie. 

Pvt.  Robert  Carrie.  2S  years  old, 
son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Carrie,  of 
558  Monroe  St.,  who  served  with  Co. 
A.  106th  M.  G.  B.,  died  of  pneumonia 
on  October  13,  in  Base  Hospital  6,  in 
France.  A  letter  from  a  nurse  ad- 
dressed to  558  Bedford  ave..  corrobo- 
rates the  statement  of  the  War  De- 
partment and  offers  sympathy  to  the 
bereaved  parents.  Pvt.  Carrie  enlisted 
in  Troop  K,  First  Cavalry,  in  1917  and 
was  sub.sequently  transferred  to  the 
106th.  while  at  Spartanburg.  He  was 
23  years  old,  and  had  attended  P.  S. 
No."  2>.  Boys  High  and  for  a  short 
time  Commercial  H.  S.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Lewis  Avenue  Con- 
gregational Church.  Beside  his  piir- 
ents  he  is  survived  by  four  sisters.  He 
was  born  in  Greenpoint. 

Pi-t.   Cliarles  Thompson. 

Charles  Colbv  of  Rosedale  has  writ- 
ten his  mother,  Mrs.  G.  Colby,  of  the 
heroic  death  of  his  chum,  I'vt.  Charles 
Thompson  of  Cherry  ave.,  Rosedale, 
a  member  of  the  106th  Inf.  Pvt. 
Thompson  had  previou.sly  been  re- 
ported as  mi.ssing  in  action.  He  was 
killed  by  a  machine-gun  bullet  which 
went  through  his  head.  The  first  gold 
star  will  be  aflixcd  to  the  Rosedale 
service  flag  in  his  honor.  Young 
Thompson  was  a  member  of  the  Rose- 
dale  Chemical   Engine   Company. 

Pvt.  Tliomas  P.  H:ii1<'. 

Pvt.  Thomas  P.  Haiti-,  who  serveil 
in  France  with  the  ]06th  Inf.  Supply 
Co..  has  been  killed  in  action,  accord- 
ing to  a  returned  soldier,  who  said 
that  while  in  the  hospital  he  had  re- 
ceived   wonl    of    Pvt.     Ilartc's    death. 

rvt.  Harte  was  born  in  Ireland  ^2 
vears  ago.  As  a  boy  he  came  to  Amer- 
ica. He  enlisted  in  the  old  14th  Regt. 
At  SDaitanburg  he  was  transferred  m 
the  lOBth  Inf..  and  on  May  10  sail°d 
for  France  aboard  the  I'resident  Lin- 
coln. Pvt.  Harte  was  formerly  a  con- 
nuctor  for  the  B.  R.  T. 

Coi-p.    Joseph    Ku.sy. 

Corp.  Joseph  Rusy  fif  Islip,  L.  I., 
who  was  reported  some  time  ago  as 
missing  in  action,  on  September  22, 
■was  later  found  to  have  boon  killed. 
He  was  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  An- 
drew Rusy  of  Islip,  where  he  was 
born  25  years  ago.  When  he  was 
drafted  he  was  a  dairyman  on  the 
estate  of  Ralph  Peters.  Last  April  he 
went  to  Camp  Upton,  where  he  re- 
mained two  weeks,  and  was  then 
tr.insferred  to  Camp  Dix.  N.  J.  After 
a  month's  training,  he  sailed  for 
France,  with  Co.  K.  310th  Inf.  He 
was  a  member  of  Camp  11620,  M.  W. 
A.,  of  Bay  Shore,   L,   I. 

lit.  H.  S.  Martin. 

Word  was  received  by  Mrs.  Helen 
Bun-  Martin  of  231  Newkirk  avenue, 
that  her  husband.  Lt.  H.  Sher- 
man Martin,  was  killed  on  November 
23  in  an  alrplaine  accident.  Lt.  Martin 
Was  28  years  old  and  a  member  of  the 
Ninth  Photographic  Unit.  He  re- 
ceived his  comniLssion  at  the  Officers 
Training  Camp  at  Little  Silver,  N.  J. 
Ill-  was  then  sent  to  Langley  Field, 
Va.,  and  later  to  Cornell  ('iillege,  where 
he  wa.s  instructor  in  photnraphy. 

Hf  was  then  ordered  to  Fort  Sill, 
Okla.,  and  finally  to  Garden  City,  L.  I. 


He  sailed  for  France  last  August.  Lt. 
Martin  was  employed  as  a  photogra- 
pher before  his  enlistment.  He  was 
married  on  April  25,  1917,  to  Miss 
Helen  Burr,  a  graduate  nurse  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Hospital,  A  baby 
was  born  to  the  Martins  one  month 
ago.  Lt.  Martin  was  graduated  from 
Erasmus  High  School  and  was  a  mem- 
ber of  St.  Mark's  M.  E.  Church.  He 
has  a  brother.  Robert,  24  years  old.  In 
the  106th  Inf. 

Pvt.  WaUlonian  Jolmson. 

Pvt.  Waldeman  Johnson,  23  years 
old  of  162  Hovt  St.,  was  killed  in 
action  on  Augu.st  27.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Co.  H.  306th  Inf.  Pvt.  Johnson 
was  inducted  into  the  service  on  De- 
cember 7,  1917,  and  left  Camp  Upton 
for  France  last  spring.  Born  in  Brook- 
lyn,  he  attended   Public   School  No.    6 


y~  A-'  A  L  CTe  MAM'  .,-^ 


and  was  a  member  of  the  Norwegian 
Lutheran  Church  of  Our  Saviour.  He 
was  a  conductor  on  the  B.  R.  T.  prior 
to  his  induction  into  the  service.  He 
loaves  his  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Aksel 
Johnson;  a  sister,  Edna,  and  a 
brother,  Arthur,  who  is  in  France  with 
tile  United  States  Marines. 

Pvt.  William  J.  Keilly. 

Pvt.  William  J.  Reilly,  21  years  old, 
died  of  disease  in  Fiance  on  Novem- 
ber 21,  only  nine  days  after  his  ar- 
rival. He  was  the  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Patrick  Ueilly  of  451  l>rospect 
pi.  I'vt.  Reilly  reached  his  majority 
last  May.  just  in  time  for  the  last 
r(>g;sttation  under  the  draft  law.  He 
was  drafted  during  September,  sent 
to  Camp  Gordon  and  then  to  Camp 
Hancock  before  leaving  for  France. 
Up  was  a  graduate  of  St.  Teresa's 
Parochial  School,  a  member  of  the 
rlnirch  and  active  in  the  various  young 
people's  societies.  Pvt.  Reilly  was  for- 
merly employed  by  the  B.  R.  T.  Be- 
sides his  parents,  he  is  survived  by 
bis  brothers,  John  and  Edward,  and 
three  sisters,  Claire,  Marie  and 
Frances, 

Sst.  William  Fay. 

Sgt,  William  Fay,  2  5  years  old,  son 
of  Mr,  and  Mrs.  John  Fay,  former  resi- 
dents of  Corona,  was  killed  in  action 
in  France,  according  to  information 
received  in  Corona  from  his  father. 
The  family  resided  for  many  years  on 
Kingsland  ave..  near  51st  St..  and  Sgt. 
Fay  attended  P.  S.  16,  in  Corona.  The 
parents  are  now  residents  of  New 
Jersey. 


Corp.  George  F.  Short. 

Corp.  George  F.  Short,  29  years  old, 
of  Co.  I,  107th  Inf.,  was  killed  in 
action  on  September  29,  near  Roisell, 
France,  during  the  terrific  fighting 
when  the  27th  Division  smashed  the 
Hindenburg  line.  Corp.  Short  enlisted 
with  the  old  Co.  I,  National  Guard, 
Middletown,N.  Y.,  trained  at  Van  Cort- 
landt  Park  and  Spartanburg,  S.  C.  He 
went  overseas  with  the  27th  Division. 
He  is  survived  by  his  wife  of  Middle- 
town,  and  by  his  mother  of  Blooming- 
burg,  N.  Y. 

Capt.  F.  C.  Smith. 
Capt.  Frederick  C.  Smith  of  the 
371st  Inf.,  attached  to  Regimental 
Hdqs.,  was  accidentally  killed  on  Jan- 
uary 1,  the  day  he  expected  to  sail 
for  home,  according  to  a  letter  re- 
ceived by  his  wife.  Mrs.  Smith  said 
today.  "When  I  received  the  tele- 
gram I  thought  it  was  a  cable  from 
him  telling  me  he  had  started  for 
home.  When  I  knew  he  was  safe  at 
the  time  of  the  armistice  I  thought 
there  was  nothing  more  to  worry 
about." 

Capt.  Smith  was  born  in  Thorn- 
burv,  Eng.  He  enlisted  shortly  after 
his  arrival  in  this  country.  He  served 
in  the  Philippines  and  then  at  Gov^ 
ernor's  Island.  After  that  he  was  re- 
cruiting officer  for  Brooklyn  for  three 
years.  Later  he  was  sent  to  Camp 
Jackson  and  then  to  France  on  April 
4  last.  In  September  he  suffered 
from  a  gas  attack  and  was  in  a  hos- 
pital for  two  weeks.  He  was  38  years 
old  and  leaves  his  wife,  who  lives  at 
57  Wyckoff  St.  and  one  daughter,  who 
is  on  the  stage  and  is  now  in 
Nebraska. 

Pvt.  John  M.  Robertson. 
Pvt.  John  M.  Robertson,  son  of  John 
and  Lena  Robertson,  of  27  Oakland 
St.,  died  of  pneumonia,  on  January  4. 
According  to  a  letter  sent  by  one  of  his 
comrades  to  his  mother,  Pvt.  Robert- 
con  contracted  cold,  which  developed 
into  pneumonia  and  within  a  few  days 
he  succumbed.  He  would  have  been 
24  years  old  on  May  24.  Pvt.  Roben- 
s;on  was  born  in  the  old  Fourteenth 
Ward  and  attended  Public  Schools  Nos. 
li  and  34.  He  was  a  butcher.  He 
enlisted  in  the  old  69th  Regt.,  In  June, 
1917  and  after  he  reached  France  was 
assigned  to  Co.  B,  102d  Supply  Train. 
A  few  hours  before  the  War  Depart- 
ment's telegram  announcing  her  son's 
death  came.  Mrs.  Robertson  received 
a  letter  from  her  son  in  which  he  said 
he  was  counting  the  hours  when  the 
27th  Div..  to  which  he  was  attached, 
would  sail  for  New  York.  Pvt.  Rob- 
ertson's half  brother,  Pvt.  Herman  P. 
Spinck.  who  is  a  member  of  Co.  A, 
113th  Inf..  has  been  severely  wounded. 

R»^t.  Frederick  W.  Sassen. 

Pvt  Frederick  W.  Sassen,  22  years 
old,  son  of  Mrs.  H.  Sassen  of  288  Ros- 
wel'l  pi.,  Woodhaven,  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  or  about  October  21.  Sassen 
was  a  member  of  Co.  L,  325th  Inf.  He 
was  sent  to  Camp  Upton,  then  to 
Camp  Gordon  and  went  overseas  last 
April.  The  young  man  had  lived  for 
five  years  in  Woodhaven.  and  was  for- 
merely  a  sergeant  in  the  47th  Regt. 

Pvt,  Edgar  Carey. 

Pvt.  Edgar  Carey,  25  years  old,  of 
260  16th  St..  a  member  of  Co.  E.  305th 
Inf.,  was  killed  in  action  while  in 
company  with  his  captain  on  liaison 
duty  Pvt.  Carev  was  drafted  on 
February  27.  1918,  and  left  Camp 
Uiiton  for  over-seas  on  April  16.  Born 
in  Brooklvn.  he  was  graduated  from 
P.  S.  No.  40,  and  attended  Commer- 
cial H.  S..  from  where  he  went  to  the 
Central  Branch  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  where 
he  completed  the  course.  He  was  a 
member  of  St.  Stanislaus  R.C.  Church 
and  the  executive  delegate  to  the 
Diocesan  Union  Holy  Name  Society. 
He  was  the  first  member  of  St.   Stan- 


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islaus  R.  C.  Church  to  make  the 
supreme  sacrifice.  Pvt.  Carey  also  be- 
longed to  the  Prospect  Park  Branch 
Y.M.C.A.,  and  the  12th  A.D.  Demo- 
cratic Club.  Surviving  are  his  father, 
Kdward;  two  brothers.  Corp.  Edwin  J. 
Carey  of  the  307th  Inf.,  Supply  Co., 
also  in  France,  and  Thomas  J.,  and 
two  sisters,  Hattie  and  Ethel. 

Corp.  John  T.  McQuillen. 

Corp  John  T.  McQuillen,  19  years  old, 
of  79  Underhill  ave.,  died  on  October 
17.  of  wounds  received  in  action.  He 
enlisted  when  he  was  18  years  old,  in 
the  old  23d  Regt.  He  was  transferred 
at  Spartanburg  to  Co.  K,  106th  Inf., 
and  sailed  for  overseas  last  May.  Pvt. 
McQuillen  was  bom  in  Brooklyn,  was 
a  member  of  St.  Joseph's  Church,  and 
leaves   his   mother   and    two   sisters. 

Pvt.  Alfred  Coquelet. 

Pvt.  Alfred  Coquelet,  a  member  of 
an  ambulance  corps,  and  an  only  son 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alfed  Coquelet  of 
Vanderveer  pi.,  Woodhaven,  died  from 
wounds  received  in  action  some  time 
last  September.  Coquelet  received 
his  fatal  wounds  while  assisting  others 
wounded  in  battle. 

Corp  Christopher  S.  Ford. 

Corp.  Christopher  S.  Ford  of  2074 
Eastern  Parkway  died  on  October  26 
of  wounds  received  in  action.  Corp. 
Ford  was  born  on  February  22,  1896. 
He  attended  the  Church  of  Our  Lady 
of  Lourdes  and  was  a  member  of  the 
Ushers  and  the  Holy  Name  societies. 
He  received  his  grammar  school  edu- 
cation at  Lourdes  school  and  later  was 
graduated  from  Commercial  High 
School.  Before  entering  the  army  he 
held  a  responsible  position  with  the 
American  Sugar  Refining  Company. 
Corp.  Ford  is  survived  by  his  parents, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  S.  Ford;  his  sister, 
Lucille  C..  and  younger  brother,  Ed- 
ward Francis. 

Corp.  Ford  enlisted  on  June  9,  1917, 
and  was  sent  to  Fort  Slocum  a  few  days 
later.  After  being  assigned  to  the  En- 
gineers Corps  he  left  for  Fort  Leaven- 
worth, Kan.,  where  he  was  stationed 
from  June  15.  1917,  to  February  20, 
191S.  He  left  for  France  on  March 
15.  While  in  France  he  brought  down 
a  German  observation  balloon.  In  his 
last  letter  to  his  mother,  written  on 
October  9  he  said:  "I  don't  know 
whether  I  told  you  that  we  are  shock 
troops  or  not,  but  we  are,  and  we 
travel  on  every  front.  The  division 
stands  the  shock  of  the  battle  and  then 
withdraws.  So  you  see.  mother  dear, 
we  are  honored.  We  are  distinguished 
by  a  red  diamond  on  our  left  sleeve, 
near  the  shoulder,  and  are  known 
wherever  we  go." 

Christian  A.  Flaig,  writing  in  regard 
to  the  death  of  Corp.  Ford,  said: 

"I  was  near  hinr  at  the  tiine  he  re- 
ceived his  wounds  and  will  give  you 
all  the  particulars  as  far  as  I  know 
them.  Our  company  was  advancing 
toward  the  lines  beyond  the  town  of 
Montfaucon,  on  the  Argonne  sector. 
We  were  almost  to  our  destination 
when  we  came  under  the  observation 
of  the  German  artillery  and  they  be- 
gan to  bombard  us.  Among  the  first 
to  fall  was  your  brother.  He  was 
among  thirty  casualties  from  one 
shell.  Six  were  killed  outright  and  five, 
including  your  brother,  died  in  the 
hospital.  All  the  others  were  very 
severely  wounded.  This  happened  on 
October  13.  I  saw  him  placed  in  an 
ambulance,  but  he  was  unconscious  at 
that  time.  I  doubt  if  he  ever  regained 
consciousness,  as  he  was  very  badly 
wounded.  Our  company  lost  over  a 
hundred  in  that  locality,  including  all 
casualities.  We  all  felt  sad  after  that 
and  especially  for  the  loss  of  your 
brother,  as  he  was  one  of  the  most 
popular  men  in  the  company.  His  fun 
loving  nature  more  than  once  made  us 
forget  our  troubles.     Doubtless  he  told 


you  that  his  partner,  who  worked  in 
the  office  with  him,  Corp.  Stelle,  was 
killed  during  the  drive  near  St.  Mihiel. 
Am  sorry  to  say  that  I  am  unable  to 
give  you  any  information  in  regard  to 
the  hospital  where  he  was  taken  or  the 
place"where  he  was  buried.  However, 
I  think  the  War  Department  will  give 
you  the  location  of  both.  The  Knights 
of  Columbus  council  which  he  joined 
was  Council  No.  900.  Our  regiment 
has  a  chaplain  but  not  the  same  one 
as  we  had  at  that  time.  Our  present 
chaplain's  name  is  Chaplain  Smith." 

Sst.  Ingvor  Petersen. 

Sgt.  Ingvor  Petersen.  Co.  F.  311th 
Inf.,  of  23S  75th  St.,  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  November  3.  Sgt.  Petersen, 
at  the  outbreak  of  the  war  twice  tried 
to  enlist,  but  was  rejected  on  both 
occasions.  But  when  the  first  draft 
came  on  he  was  immediately  taken 
and   sent    to   Camp      Dix,      where      he 


trained  for  some  time  and  became  a 
corporal.  On  May  IS  he  sailed  for 
overseas,  where  he  was  made  a  ser- 
geant. The  last  letter  received  from 
him  was  written  to  his  brother  on  Oc- 
tober 12.  When  the  armistice  was 
signed  and  a  few  weeks  followed  with 
no  news  his  relatives  and  friends  be- 
came very  inuch  alarmed.  Sending 
cables  to  France  and  telegrams  to 
Washington,  without  any  definite  an- 
swer, until  on  January  16  the  follow- 
ing letter  was  received  froin  one  of  his 
lieutenants  and  shortly  after  official 
reports  were  received  from  Washing- 
ton: 

"Having  been  closely  associated 
with  your  brother,  Sgt.  Ingvor  Peter- 
sen, I  deem  it  my  duty  to  write  you 
regarding  the  supreme  sacrifice  he 
made  on  the  field  of  battle. 

"It  was  in  an  orchard,  about  200 
yards  west  of  Fame  de  Loges.  north 
of  Grandpre,  that  he  gave  his  life  for 
his  country.  At  the  time  of  his  death 
he  was  in  command  of  the  company, 
all  the  officers  being  out  of  action.  He 
was  a  brave  soldier,  in  every  sense  of 
the  word,  always  willing  to  perform 
his  task  no  matter  of  what  nature.  I 
say  this,  having  been  with  him  on  sev- 
eral patrols,  in  the  face  of  the  enemy 
on  which  his  only  thought  was  not  of 
himself  but  the  performance  of  his 
duty. 

"You  may  be  proud  of  him  who  so 
gloriously  made  the  supreme  sacrifice 
on  the  field  of  battle.  I  and  the  mem- 
bers  of   this   organization   wish   to   ex- 


tend to  you  and  your  family  our  deep- 
est sympathy. 

"Yours  very  sincerely, 

"RUDOLPH  W.  SANDBURG. 
"First     Lieutenant     311th     Inf.,     com- 
manding Co.  F." 

Sgt.  Petersen  would  have  been  24 
years  old  on  December  19.  His  par- 
ents live  in  Denmark. 

Pvt.  Thomas  E.  Dngau. 

Pvt.  Thomas  E.  Dugan,  18  years  old, 
died  of  wounds  on  December  24.  He 
was  the  son  of  Mrs.  Emma  Dugan  of 
279  Rutledge  st.  Pvt.  Dugan  was  born 
in  the  19th  Ward  and  was  graduated 
from  the  Transfiguration  parochial 
school.  He  was  employed  as  a  ship- 
ping clerk  by  a  mercantile  house  in 
Manhattan  when  the  United  States  de- 
clared war  against  Germany.  On  June 
26,  1917,  Pvt.  Dugan  joined  Co.  I,  71st 
Regt..  and  at  Spartanburg  was  trans- 
ferred to  Co.  I,  105th  Inf.  On  Sep- 
tember 1  a  piece  of  shrapnel  laid  him 
low.  He  recovered  quickly  in  a  base 
hospital  and  in  another  letter  to  his 
mother  he  said  that  he  would  get  even 
with  the  Huns.  He  was  in  the  big 
drive  against  the  Hindenburg  line  on 
.September  29  and  was  severely  wound- 
ed. According  to  letters  received  by 
Pvt.  Dugan's  mother  and  other  rela- 
tives from  comrades  of  the  young  sol- 
dier it  was  thought  that  he  would  sur- 
vive the  wounds.  He  rallied  at  times, 
but  finally  his  vitality  gave  way  and 
he  expired  on   Christmas  Eve. 

P\t.  Artliiir  J.  Rooney. 

Though  Pvt.  Arthur  James  Rooney 
of  2711  Tilden  ave..  a  member  of 
Co.F,106th  Inf. .was  killed  in  action  on 
September  27.  Pvt.  Rooney  was  25 
years  old.  He  was  born  in  Brooklyn, 
and  attended  the  Holy  Cross  School. 
He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Holy 
Cross  Church,  where  he  sang  in  the 
choir  and  took  an  active  part  in  its 
social  activities.  At  the  outbreak  of 
war  he  joined  the  old  23d  Regt.,  and 
trained  at  Spartanburg  before  his  de- 
parture for  France.  Both  his  parents 
are  dead. 

Pvt.   Burton   D.   Brown. 

Pvt.  Burton  D.  Brown,  who  died  in 
a  German  prison  camp  from  wounds 
received"  in  action  at  St.  Quentin  on 
September  2  7,  was  the  son  of  Mrs. 
B.  Brown  of  54  Irving  pi.  Before  of- 
ficial notice  from  Washington  reached 
his  mother  of  his  death  she  had  re- 
ceived a  letter  of  sympathy  from  the 
British  Help  Committee  stationed  at 
the  German  prison  which  told  that, 
despite  the  excellent  treatment  her  son 
had  received  at  the  hands  of  the  Ger- 
mans after  his  capture,  he  had  suc- 
cumbed to  his  wounds.  The  letter  de- 
scribed also  how  his  comrades  buried 
him,  placing  wreaths  upon  his  grave. 
Pvt.  Brown  served  at  the  Mexican  bor- 
der with  the  14th  Regt.  in  1916.  He 
was  24  years  old,  a  graduate  of  P.  S.  3, 
and  a  member  of  the  Congregational 
Church.  Before  going  into  the  serv- 
ice he  was  employed  by  the  Union 
News  Company. 

Vvt.  Morris  Mezrets. 

Pvt.  Morris  Mezrets  of  1023  Lafay- 
ette ave.,  was  killed  in  action  while 
serving  with  Co.  B.  305th  M.  G.  Batt 
Pvt.  Mezrets  left  for  France  last  May, 
having  first  trained  at  Camp  Upton. 
He  was  28  years  old,  and  came  to 
this  country  from  Russia  15  years  ago. 
Here  he  became  a  cloak  cutter.  He 
is  survived  by  his  mother.  Mrs.  Paul- 
ine Mezrets,  and  a  brother,  Meyer, 
who  is  at  present  at  Camp  Upton, 
having  never  gone  to  France.  News 
of  the  death  of  Pvt.  Morris  Mezrets 
was  received  through  a  War  Depart- 
ment dispatch.  It  contained  no  de- 
tails but  the  fact  that  he  had  met 
death  on  September  27.  A  letter  was 
also  received  from  the  chaplain  of  his 
regiment. 


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Pvt.  Alplionsus  Astarita. 

Details  of  the  death  in  action  of 
Pvt.  Alphousus  Astarita  of  95  7  Fourth 
ave.,  on  October  5,  were  received 
by  his  brother,  James  J.  Astarita, 
from  Capt.  A.  M.  Hill  of  Co.  C,  121st 
M.  G.  B.,  of  which  the  soldier  was  a 
member.  The  letter  giving  the  infor- 
mation follows: 

"Your  brother  was  killed  in  action 
and  buried  about  500  meters  south- 
east of  Gesnes  on  October  5,  1918. 
Gesnes  is  a  small  town  near  the  Meuse 
River,  southwest  of  Dun-sur-Meuse, 
and  about  30  kilometers  southwest  of 
Metz. 

"On  the  mornins  of  October  5  the 
platoon  to  which  your  brother  be- 
longed was  advancing  close  behind 
the  infantry  to  endeavor  to  avoid  the 
counter-barrage.  They  had  just 
reached  the  crest  of  a  hill  when  a 
shell  killed  the  lieutenant  in  com- 
mand of  the  platoon  and  two  of  the 
men  and  wounded  your  brother 
slightly  in  the  back.  He  jumped  from 
the  shell  hole  into  which  he  had 
crawled  and  endeavored  to  got  behind 
a  bank  a  short  distance  lower  down 
the  hill.  He  was  hardly  started  on  his 
way,  however.,  when  he  was  struck 
by  another  shell,  which  was  the  fatal 
one.  He  was  not  mangled,  a  large  cut 
on  the  hip  was  the  only  apparent  in- 
jury, but  he  probably  was  hit  by- 
smaller  pieces  in  more  fat.al  parts,  for 
his  death  was  instantaneous.  He  was 
buried  the  next  day. 

"Pvt.  Astarita  had  been  with  his 
company  since  April  22,  1918,  and  li  il 
always  performed  his  duty  willini^^l' 
and  well.  He  was  one  of  many  uf 
America's  good  sodiers  who  proved 
their  sincerity  that  day  by  their 
death.'" 

Herbert    H.    Stowbridse. 

The  death  in  action  of  Herbert  H. 
Stowbridge,  who  was  killed  in  France 
on  July  28  while  serving  witii  Co.  L, 
IGoth  Inf..  has  never  been  reported 
to  his  family  by  the  War  Department. 
Neither  has  his  name  appeared  on  the 
official  casualty  list.  It  was  only 
through  reports  brought  to  his  sister, 
Mrs.  Louise  Forster  of  649  55th  St..  by 
other  soldiers  that  knowledge  of  his 
death  was  obtained.  In  answer  to 
inquiries  as  to  the  authenticity  of  the 
unofficial  reports,  Mrs.  Fofster  re- 
reived  a  letter  from  the  lieutenant  of 
his  company  confirming  their  truth. 
Stowhridge  was  2  2  years  old  and  the 
son  of  Jlr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Stow- 
hridge of  702  49th  St.  He  was  a  grad- 
uate of  P.  S.  No.  36  and  enlisted  four 
years  ago  in  the  14th  Regt.  With 
♦  hat  comm.''nd  he  saw  service  on  the 
Mexican  border,  and  in  October.  1917, 
he  left  for  France.  His  brother,  Rob- 
ert, is  also  in  the  service. 

Pvt.  Arthur  Sloman. 

Pvt.  Arthur  Sloman  of  Co.  K.  106th 
Inf..  died  of  wounds  received  in  action 
on  September,  according  to  a  report 
received  by  his  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Frank  Sloman  of  616  Greene  ave.  Pvt. 
Sloman,  who  was  well  known  as  a 
roller  skater,  enlisted  in  the  old  23d 
Regt.  in  June,  1917.  He  was  27  years 
old.  a  graduate  of  Public  School  No. 
45,  and  a  member  of  Temple  Beth 
Israel. 

Vvt.  Walter  Reisclclter. 

Pvt.  Walter  Reiseleiter,  29  years 
old,  son  of  John  Reiseleiter,  460  Lex- 
ington ave.,  and  a  member  of  Co.  F, 
114th  Inf..  died  of  heart  trouble  on 
December  26.  He  was  born  in  Brook- 
lyn and  attended  P.  S.  26.  He  was 
employed  as  a  driver  for  an  express 
company  when  called  into  service  on 
May  2  last.  Pvt.  Reiseleiter  went  to 
Fort  Slocimi  and  was  later  transferred 
to  a  Southern  camp  to  train.  He  is 
survived  by  his  father,  a  brother, 
William,  and  two  sisters,  Mrs.  Peter 
McDonough  and  Miss  Emma  Reiselei- 
ter. In  his  last  letter,  dated  Decem- 
ber  10,    Pvt.    Reiseleiter   .said:    "I   Just 


I  came    out    of    the    hospital,    where    I 

I  was  laid  up  for  about  six  weeks.     We 

have  it  easy  now  that  the  war  is  over. 

I  guess  it  will  not  be  very  long  now 

before  I  will  be  home  again." 

Pvt.   Frank   Ij.   Duffy. 

Pvt.  Frank  L.  Duffy,  son  of  Mary 
and  the  late  James  A.  Duffy  of  586 
11th  St.  died  in  France  on  December 
21,  of  infectious  grippe.  He  became 
a  member  of  Batt.  B,  105th  F.  A.,  for- 
merly the  Second  F.  A.,  in  April,  1916, 
and  served  with  it  for  seven  months 
on  the  Texas  border.  He  was  called 
into  service  again  with  his  regiment 
shortly  after  war  was  declared  in 
April.  1917,  and  after  spending  some 
months  at  Fort  Niagara,  N.  Y.,  and 
Spartanburg,  S.  C,  sailed  for  France 
last  June.  Pvt.  Duffy  was  employed 
in  the   Brooklyn   office   of  the   Depart- 


ment of  Health  for  eight  years.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Homecrest  Ath- 
letic Club  and  the  Van  Sicklen  Ath- 
letic Club,  and  for  three  years  was 
secretary  and  manager  of  the  football 
team  ot  the  latter  organization.  He 
was  born  in  Brooklyn  on  August  4. 
1889,  and  attended  Public  Schools  8 
and  100.  He  was  a  grandson  of  the 
late  James  A.  Duffy,  who  for  thirty- 
three  years  was  a  captain  in  the  Court 
of  Sessions,  Kings  County,  and  who 
served  as  captain  under  Maj.  Gen. 
Frank  Spinoela  in  the  Civil  War.  He 
is  survived  by  his  mother,  Marv;  a 
brother,  Clarence  A.  Duffy,  V.  S.  N., 
and  a  si.ster,  Mrs.  Grace  D.  Kearney. 

lit.    Artliur   Edward   Graiibcrg. 

Lt.  Arthur  Edward  Granberg  of  349 
Lenox  road,  who  served  in  France 
witli  Batt.  C  of  the  47th  C.  A.  died 
of  i.neumonia  in  France  on  Novem- 
ber 1.  His  military  career  began  with 
the  13th  Coast  Defense  Command  in 
Brooklyn,  where  he  rose  to  the  non- 
commissioned rank  of  electrical  ser- 
geant. He  was  mustered  into  Federal 
service  with  his  regiment,  which  was 
stationed  at  Fort  Ham.ilton.  In  Janu- 
ary. 1918,  he  secured  an  .appointment 
at  the  Officers  Training  School  at  For- 
tress Monroe  and  got  his  commission 
as  second  lieutenant.  In  September  he 
was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  first  lieu- 
tenant and  on  October  13  sailed  for 
France  from  Newport  News. 

Lf.  Granberg  was  born  in  Brooklyn 
31  years  ago.  In  this  city  he  received 
his 'education  and  prepared  for  col- 
lege at  the  Adelphi  Academy.  In  his 
sophomore  year  at  Syracuse  LTniver- 
slty  he  was  marde  a  Phi   Beta  Kappa 


man  and  was  graduated  as  an  engi- 
neer. Lt.  ranberg  married  Miss  Cora 
Webster  of  Illinois  on  April  4,  1918, 
His  father,  mother  and  sister  reside 
in   Brooklyn. 

Coip.  F.  Douglas. 

A  telegram  received  from  the  War 
Department  in  January  by  James 
Douglas  of  39  Ormond  pi,  announced 
the  death  of  his  brother,  Corp.  F. 
Dougla.s,  Co.  H,  15th  Colored  Inf.,  who 
was  killed  in  action  between  Sept.  20 
and  26.  In  a  letter  mailed  to  his 
brother  on  September  16  he  said  he 
was  going  into  a  very  serious  battle. 
Corp.  Douglas  sailed  for  France  in 
December,  1917,  and  liked  his  work 
according  to  his  letters.  He  enlisted  at 
the  age  of  17.  Surviving  him  are  two 
brothers.  James  and  William,  and  four 
sisters,  Minnie,  Isabelle,  Mrs.  Henry 
B.onds  and  Mrs.  Mary  Tolliver. 
Pvt.  George  T^son. 

I'vt.  George  Tyson,  22  years  old, 
who  died  of  wounds  in  France,  was 
one  of  the  five  children  of  Joseph  and 
Catherine  Tyson  of  551  51st  St.,  who 
answered  their  country's  call.  Pvt. 
Tyson  served  with  Co.  K,  311th  Inf. 
A  brother,  Harry  F.  Tyson,  whose 
military  career  has  been  identical 
with  that  of  George,  also  sustained 
wounds.  Both  brothers  were  inducted 
into  the  service  simultaneously,  and 
both  trained  at  Camp  Dix  in  the  same 
regiment  and  company  before  em- 
barking for  overseas  service.  Later, 
too,  they  shared  the  same  battles. 
Prior  to  their  entrance  into  military 
life,  they  had  been  stopping  in  Parish, 
N.  Y.,  working  on  their  sister's  farm, 
and  from  Parish  they  were  inducted 
into  service.  The  parents  of  the  two 
liiivs  were  first  informed  by  the  War 
liipartment  that  both  boys  had  sus- 
tained wounds.  Later  came  another 
dispatch  with  the  report  that  George 
was  dead.  A  letter  a  week  after,  from 
Harry,  however,  made  no  mention  of 
this  fact,  merely  stating  that  both 
boys  were  injured,  but  that  George 
was  still  in  the  hospital.  Harry  spoke 
nf  himself  as  "feeling  O.  K."  George 
is  survived  Ijy  a  wife,  having  married 
just  before  he  entered  the  service.  A 
third  brother,  Eugene,  is  with  the 
Marine  Corps,  a  fourth  is  in  the 
Boston  Hospital  Corps,  and  a  sister, 
Mrs.  Florence  Bissel,  is  with  the 
Motor  Corps  in  S.vracuse. 

Pvt.  Jerome  F.  WaLsh. 

Pvt.  Jerome  F.  Walsh,  25  years  old, 
who  was  killed  in  action  on  September 
27,  lived  with  his  brother-in-law  and 
sister.  Mr,  and  Mrs.  Francis  J.  Kee- 
dan.  at  643  Franklin  ave.  Pvt.  Walsh 
enlisted  in  May,  1917.  in  Co.  I,  14th 
Regt,,  and  in  September  was  mustered 
into  Co.  I.  I06th  Inf..  and  sent  to  Spar- 
tanbur.g  for  training.  When  he  en- 
tered the  service.  Pvt,  Walsh  was  em- 
ployed by  Becker's  Aniline  and  Chem- 
ical Company.  He  was  graduated 
from  St,  John  the  Evangelist  Paro- 
chial School  and  attended  St.  Teresa's 
R.  C.  Church. 

Coi-p.   Anthony   liyoiis. 

Corp.  Anthony  Lyons.  25  years  old, 
who  was  killed  in  action  on  Septem- 
ber 27.  was  a  nephew  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Jeremiah  P.  Francis,  with  whom  he 
formerly  lived  at  2136  Atlantic  ave. 
Corp.  Lyons  enlisted  in  Co.  I,  47th 
Regt.  on  June  26.  1917,  and  was 
sent  to  Sp.artanburg,  where  he  was 
mustered  into  Co.  I.  106th  Inf.  He  was 
previously  reported  as  having  been 
severely  wounded.  In  his  last  letter 
written  in  August  he  stated.  "Our  regi- 
ment has  gone  over  the  top  tliree  times 
and  sure  did  give  the  Boches  a  lacing 
each  time,  although  it  cost  dearly." 
His  brother.  Patrick,  aged  27,  is  a 
member  of  Co.  A,  34  8th  Inf.  He  was 
drafted  and  sent  to  Camp  Upton  where 
he  was  attached  to  the  306th  Inf.,  but 
upon  reaching  France  was  transferred 
to   the  former   regiment,    rte   wrote   to 


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his  aunt  on  November  24,  "I  have  a 
bunch  of  German  prisoners  here  and 
all  I  have  to  do  is  to  watch  them. 
However,  they  don't  need  very  much 
watching:  as  they  are  not  a  olt  anxious 
to  leave  hero,  so  of  course,  I  do  not 
have  to  work  very  hard." 

Both  boys  were  born  in  Ireland. 
Patrick  came  to  America  ten  years 
ago.  His  brother  Anthony  arrived  here 
about  three  years  ago  and  when  he 
entered  the  service  had  not  taken  out 
his  first  papers.  They  were  members 
of  the  R.  C.  Church  of  the  Presen- 
tation and  of  tis  Holy  Name  Society. 

Philip  Henry  Blake. 

Philip  Henry  Blake,  a  seaman 
aboard  the  United  states  destroyer 
Winslow,  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  P.  H. 
Blake  of  346  Liberty  ave..  died  of  In- 
fluenza at  Base  Hospital  No.  5  in 
France.  Blake's  death  put  the  first 
gold  star  in  the  service  flag  of  the 
Williams  Avenue  Church,  where  he 
was  a  prominent  member,  connected 
with  many  of  its  societies. 

Pvt.  Jolm  O'Bilen. 

The  parents  of  Pvt.  John  O'Brien 
of  257  12th  St..  a  member  of  Co.  A, 
165th  Inf.,  who  died  of  wounds  on 
November  3,  have  received  a  letter 
from  Mary  K.  Taylor  of  the  Home 
Communication  Service  of  the  Ameri- 
can Red  Cross,  giving  the  details  of 
his  death.     The  letter  follows,  in  part: 

"The  day  before  his  death  I  asked 
him  if  he  wanted  me  to  write  home, 
and  he  asked  me  to  write  this  letter: 

"  'Dear  Mother:  I  am  getting  along 
fine  and  improving  every  day.  So 
don't  worry  about  me.  I  have  written 
to  the  company  cuerk  for  my  mail  and 
I  hope  that  it  will  come,  as  I  want  to 
hear  from  you.  The  weather  is  fine, 
and  I  will  be  some  soon.'  I  asked 
him  whether  I  should  give  you  his 
best  love,  and  he  said:  All  of  that.' 

"The  funeral  service  was  held  this 
afternoon  just  at  sunset.  He  was 
buried  with  full  military  honors  and 
it  was  a  very  impressive  ceremony. 
The  coffin  was  draped  with  the  Ameri- 
can flag,  and  I  placed  on  it  flowers 
given  by  the  American  Red  Cross.  Lit- 
tle French  children  from  the  village 
had  brought  bunches  of  asters  tied  up 
with  the  French  colors.  After  Father 
Bouter  had  read  prayers  at  the  grave, 
the  firing  squad  fired  three  volleys  and 
the  bugler  sounded  the  last  Taps 
while  all  the  soldiers  present  stood  at 
salute." 

Sgt.  Paul  J.  Henrj-. 

Sgt.  Paul  J.  Henry  of  the  642d 
Aefo  Squadron  died  in  France  of 
pneumonia  on  January  27.  His  aunt. 
Miss  J.  Henry,  lives  at  137  Java  st. 
Sgt.  Henry  was  25  years  old.  He  was 
graduated  from  St.  Tntony's  Parochial 
School  and  St.  John's  College.  He 
had  been  in  France  for  twenty  months. 
Prior  to  his  enlistment  he  was  em- 
ployed in  the  law  department  of  the 
Metropolitan  Life  Insurance  Co. 

Coi-p.  Bernard  Abt. 

448  99th  St.,  19  years  old,  106th 
Inf.  Graduate  P.  S.  No.  104.  For- 
merly employed  in  a  brokerage  of- 
fice. Died  of  wounds  received  in  ac- 
tion   September    20,    1918. 

Capt.  John   C.   Adams. 

Brooklyn  Navy  Yard,  killed  in 
action. 

Pvt.  Cliarles  Afrcmoff. 

1779  Park  pi.     Killed  in  action. 

Sgt.  Frank  Aimer. 

175  Jefferson  st.  Knlisted  in  Reg- 
ular Army  in  1912  and  1915.  Killed 
in  action. 

Pvt.   Albert  A.   Ahnemann. 

Elmhurst,  L.  I.,  22  years  of  age. 
Drafted  May,  191S.  Sent  to  Camp 
Upton.  Assigned  to  37th  Depot,  Ord- 
nance   Dept.      Transferred    to    Camp 


Hancock.  Graduate  P.  S.  No.  28  and 
Boys  High  School.  Died  of  pneu- 
monia in  a  hospital  near  Paris  Sep- 
tember  6.   1918. 

Pvt.   Bud  H.    Alben. 
1348  41st  St.     Died  of  disease. 

Pvt.  William  L.  Albert. 

887  Fifth  ave.  18th  Co.,  Fifth  Reg. 
Marines.  2  7  years  of  age.  Educated 
in  Drexel  In.stitute,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Killed  in  action. 

Coil).  Robert  Brown. 

Corp.  Robert  Brown,  who  was  killed 
in  action  on  September  27.  served  in 
France  with  Co.  D,  106th  Inf.  He 
originally  enlisted  in  1909  with  the 
30th   United    States   Inf.   and   served   a 


three-year  term,  after  which  he  re- 
ceived his  honorable  discharge.  In 
1917  he  enlisted  again.  This  time  in 
the  old  23d  Regt.  Corp.  Brown  was 
born  in  Brookl.vn  thirty  years  ago. 
He  attended  Brooklyn  schools  in  his 
boyhood  and  for  ten  years  was  in  the 
employ  of  the  C.  I.  H.  B.  R.  R.,  in  the 
Franklin  avenue  depot.  He  lived  for- 
merly with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Amelia 
Burkhardt.  at  929  Franklin  ave. 

Pvt.  Greorg©  S.  Alberts. 

418  Ridgewood  ave.  23  years  old. 
Cook  with  Co.  B,  307th  Inf.  Formerly 
with  Hamilton  Institute.  Member  of 
St.  Michael's  R.  C.  Church.  Died 
from  wounds  June  30,   1918. 

Pvt.  Anthony  Albino. 

208  Ellerv  st.  29  years  of  age. 
Sixth  U.  S.  Artillery  Regt.  Killed  in 
action  July  15,   1918. 

Pvt.  diaries  F.  W.  Albrecht. 

947  Church  st.,  Morris  Park.  21 
years  old.  13th  Co.,  First  Medical 
Div.  Served  on  Mexican  border. 
Graduate  P.  S.  No.  56.  Member  of 
St.  Benedict  Joseph  R.  C.  Church. 
Killed  in  action. 

Ensign  Spcnoer  T.  Aldcn. 

Edgemere,  L.  I.  Attached  to  Na- 
val Aviation  at  Bayside,  L.  I.  Killed 
in  airplane  accident  off  Babylon,  L.  I. 

Oai-p.  Henry  C.  Alfleri. 

105%  Conselyea  st.  Co.  B,  327th 
Inf.  22  years  old.  Died  of  wounds 
October  9,   1918. 

Prt.  Robert  S.  Allen  Jr. 

649  Rogers  ave.  2  3  years  old.  Co. 
L,    23d    Regt.      Transferred    to    165th 


Regt.  Member  of  St.  Francis  Assisi 
Church.  Died  of  gas  poisoning  in 
France. 

Sgt.  Frank  Xi.  Alexander, 

1112  Dean  st.  Attached  to  Avia- 
tion Corps  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Killed 
by  propeller  of  descending  airplane 
at   Bellville,    111. 

Pvt.  William  J.  AUen. 

201%  34th  St.  22  years  old.  Co. 
D.  106th  Inf.  Graduate  P.  S.  No. 
182.     Died  in  France  from  anthrax. 

Prt.  Fi-ancis  Allyn. 

1825  Woodhaven  ave.  2  4  years  old. 
Co.  F,  106th  Inf.  Graduate  Rich- 
mond Hill  High  School.  Killed  in 
action  August  10,  1918. 

Sg't.  James  H.  Aiixes. 

607  Eastern  Parkway.  23  years 
old.  Co.  D,  307th  Inf.  Graduate 
Commercial  High  School  and  for- 
merly employed  by  the  Tobacco  Prod- 
ucts Corporation  in  Manhattan.  Cited 
for  bravery.  Killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember 9,  1918. 

P%-t.   Oscar  Anunon. 
1010   Fif^i   ave.,   College   Point.      18 
years     old.       165th     Inf.       Killed     in 
action. 

P\-t.  Alfred  Andersen. 
225    54th  St.      23   years  old.      Co.   D, 
306th    Inf.  -.  Graduate    P.    S.    No.    140. 
Killed   in  aistion   September   17,   1918. 
■ir 
Pvt.   Andi'ew  A.   Anderson. 
243    52d  %t.      23   years   old.      Co.    B, 
106th  Inf.     Killed  in  action  September 
27,   1918. 

Pvt.  Charles  J.  Anderson. 
362  Caton  ave.     26  years  old.     Mem- 
ber   Eighth    Royal    Fusiliers,    British 
Army.       Killed    in    action    August    5, 
1916. 

Pvt.  Fnederick  J.  Anderson  Jr. 
4907   11th  ave.     22   years  old.    106th 
Inf.      Graduate    P.    S.    No.    160.      Died 
of  wounds  received  in  action  July  26, 
1918. 

Pvt.  Nils  O.  Anderson. 
11    St.    Mark's   pi.      Killed    in   acci- 
dent somewhere  in  France. 

Pvt.  Moe  Andrews. 

132  Maujer  st.  27  years  old.  Co. 
F,  305th  Inf.  Formerly  employed  by 
the  American  Express  Company. 
Died  of  wounds  received  in  action  on 
September  26,   1918. 

Pvt.    Rudoph   R.    Ankelman. 

1708  Tenth  ave.  22  years  old.  Co. 
H.  307th  Inf.  Killed  in  action  Au- 
gust 17,  1918. 

Pvt.   Alfred   Annunziata. 

854  Rogers  ave.  Died  of  wounds 
received  in  action  March  1,   1918. 

Lt.  Clarence  W.  Appley. 

2719  Fort  Hamilton  Parkway.  En- 
tered the  Royal  Flying  Corps,  British 
Army.  Formerly  employed  by  the 
.Vew  York  Edison  Company,  killed 
in   action   September   2,    1918. 

Pvt.  John  Arconuuio. 

215  Pearl  st.  27  years  old.  Co.  A, 
Fourth  Inf.  Killed  in  action  July  15, 
1918. 

Pvt.  Frank  S.  Armstrong. 

665  Bergen  St.  16  years  old.  En- 
listed in  British  Army.  Attended  P. 
S.  No.  25.  Member  of  Church  of 
Good  .Shepherd.  Killed  in  action  at 
St.  Quentin. 

Pvt.  Edward  F.  Aronson. 

301  St.  Mark's  ave.  104th  M.  G.  B. 
Died  at  base  hospital  from  pneu- 
monia. 

Prt.  George  A.  Asch. 

677  Sterling  pi.  22  years  old.  Med- 
ical Corps.  Formerly  employed  by 
the  National  Licorice  Company, 
Brooklyn.  Died  of  pneumonia  in  hos- 
pital  at  Fort   Ogelthorpe,   Ga. 


156 


BROOKLYN   AND    LONG    ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


Sgt.  Charles  Ash. 

534  57th  St.  26  years  old.  Co.  F, 
106th  Inf.  Employed  by  Department 
of  Highways.  Attended  St.  James 
School.  Well-known  athlete.  Died 
at  Bordeaux,  France,  from  wounds  re- 
ceived  in  action. 

Pvt.  Everett  K.  Aycrs. 

1107    Putnam    ave.      29    years    old. 
106th    Inf..    M.    G.    B.      Formerly    em- 
ployed  by   Edison   Company.      Died   of 
pneumonia   October  3,   1918. 
Pvt.  John  .v.  Baccus. 

3814  University  pi..  Woodhaven.  26 
years  old.  Headquarters  Co..  38th 
inf.  Graduate  P.  S.  Xo.  59.  Attend- 
ed Richmond  Hill  High  School.  Mem- 
ber of  Woodhaven  Athletic  Club. 
Killed  in  action  July  22,   1918. 

Pvt.  Ai-tliur  J.  Baia. 

161  President  st.  20  years  old.  Co. 
C,  165th  Inf.  Graduate  P.  S.  No.  27. 
Killed  in  action  July  31,   1918. 

Maj.  Charles  G.  Baird. 

Richmond  Hill.  Commanding  of- 
ficer of  the  413th  Telegraph  Batt., 
Signal  Corps.  National  .\rmy.  Died 
of  disease  in  France. 

Pvt.  Freileriok  J.  Bilker  Jr. 

824  Washington  ave.  Enlisted  in 
Aviation  section  of  Signal  Corps,  sta- 
tioned at  Fort  Sam  Houston,  Texas. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  9.  Student  at 
Manual  Training  High  School.  For- 
merly employed  by  General  Electric 
Company.     Died  of  pneumonia. 

Seanian  Harold  V.  Baker. 

1237  83d  St.  18  years  old.  U.  S. 
Naval  Reserve,  Pelham  Bay,  N.  Y. 
Third  class  gunner's  mate.  Died  of 
pneumonia    at    Pelham    Bay    Hospital. 

Cori>.  Tliomius  F.  Baker. 

52   Butler  st.      Killed  in  action. 
Pvt,  Charles  W.  Baldwin, 

371  Jamaica  ave.,  Astoria.  28  years 
old.  Co.  G,  307th  Inf.  Killed  in  ac- 
tion September   18,   1918. 

First  J  A.  Harry  B.  Baldwin  Jr. 

92  Decatur  st.  Formerly  lieutenant 
Co.  G,  47th  Regt.  Transferred  to 
105th  Inf.  and  later  transferred  to 
Casual  Detachment.  Member  of  Bed- 
ford Council  No.  655,  Royal  Arcanum 
Died  of  pneumonia. 

Corp.  All>i>rt  E.  Ball. 

1031  Bedford  ave,  Co.  C.  23d  Regt. 
Died  in  swimming  pool  of  Y.  M,  C.  A. 
at  Yonkers.  N.  Y. 

Aviator  Ijief  Barclay. 

Bay  Shore  Terrace,  Elmhurst,  L.  I 
Attended  Flushing  High  School,  Died 
while  serving  as  aviator  in  the  La- 
fayette  Escadrille   in   France. 

Pvt.  Hugh  Barr. 

445  Bedford  ave.  22  years  old.  Co. 
G,  26th  U,  S.  Inf.  Died  of  wounds 
received  in  action. 

Paul  Barrett. 

French  Army  Flying  Corps.  Mem- 
ber of  Crescent  Athletic  Club.  Was 
assigned  as  interpreter  for  the  15th 
Div.,  British  Expeditionary  Forces. 
Killed  in  action. 

Pieri-e  BaiTctt, 

French  Army.  Member  of  Crescent 
Athletic  Club.  Member  of  LJ.  S.- 
French Aviation.  Was  an  aviator  and 
flying  instructor  in  an  American  avi- 
ation camp.  Killed  early  in  May, 
1918.  in  France.  Brother  Paul  also 
killed. 

lit.  Rice  Ba-ssett. 

Imgram  st..  Forest  Hills,  L.  I.  19 
years  old.  Enlisted  in  the  Navy  May 
1918,  Student  at  Princeton.  Was 
killed  in  an  explosion  upon  the  sub- 
ni.irine  cha.sw  219  in  foreign  waters. 
Held  the  rank  of  lieutenant. 


Corp.  Adolph  Bartelomeo. 

572  Steinway  ave.,  Astoria,  L.  I.  32 
years  old.  Member  of  the  213th  Aero 
Squadron.  Lost  his  life  on  the  Tus- 
cani,   torpedoed   February   5,    1918, 

P\'t,  Antonio  Barthell, 

Great  Neck,  L.  I.  22  years  old.  At- 
tached to  Medical  Corps  at  Camp  Up- 
ton. Died  of  pneumonia  on  October 
4  after  an  attack  of  influenza, 

Pvt.  Frank  Bates. 

723  42d  St.  29  years  old.  Co.  L, 
306th  Inf.  Reported  killed  Septem- 
ber 12,  1918. 

Pvt.  Alfred  Batta, 

Henry  St.,  Lawrence,  L.  I.  Co.  I, 
30Sth  Inf.     Killed  in  action. 

Sgt.  John   Batten. 

2212  Cortelyou  rd,  Co.  B,  106th 
Inf.  Served  on  Mexican  border  with 
23d  Regt.  in  1916.  Killed  in  action 
August  24,   1918. 

Pvt.  Jo.seph  S.  Beattie. 

257  Schenectady  ave.  Reported  as 
having  died  of  wounds. 

Sgt.  Joseph  W.  Beattie. 

363  Henry  st.  21  years  old.  Co. 
K,  106th  Inf.  Member  of  St.  Peter's 
R.  C.  Church.  Served  on  Mexican 
border  with  23d  Regt.  Killed  in  ac- 
tion September  1,   1918. 

Pvt.  Robert  Thomas  Beaver. 

136  Wnison  ave..  Flushing,  L.  I.  23 
years  old.  Headquarters  Co.,  107th 
inf.  Attended  Flushing  High  School. 
Formerly  employed  by  the  National 
City  Bank.  Killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber  27,    1918. 

iSgt.  William  Bechtold. 

69  43d  St.,  Corona,  L.  I.,  24  years 
old.  Enlisted  in  71st  Regt.,  trans- 
ferred to  the  165th  Inf.  Was  cited 
for  bravery  at  battle  of  Chateau- 
Thierry  for  assisting  the  capture  of 
a  German  gun.  Was  wounded  in  ac- 
tion September  13,  1918,  at  St.  Mihiel. 
Served  on  Mexican  border  with  71st 
Regt.  in  1916.  Died  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action. 

Pvt,  Jolm  C.  Bodell. 

185  Seventh  ave.  Graduate  P.  S. 
Xo.  123.  Co.  H.  106th  Inf.  Killed  by 
an  exploding  bomb  August  21,   1918. 

Aviator  WiUiam  J.  Beluan. 

489  Tenth  st.  2  3  years  old.  Avia- 
tion Corps.  Educated  at  P.  S.  No.  77, 
St.  John's  Prep,  and  St.  Francis'  Col- 
lege. Attended  aviation  course  at 
Massachusetts  Institute  of  Tech- 
nology. Member  of  St.  Thomas 
Aquinas  Church.  Killed  when  naval 
airplane  in  which  he  was  flying  over 
Great  South  Bay  took  a  nose  dive  into 
the  water. 

Sfft.  Martin  Beifus. 

5102  Fifth  ave.  Died  of  wounds 
received  in  action. 

Pvt.  Edward  J.  Bell. 

v35  Macon  st.  25  years  old.  Co.  A, 
805th  Inf.,  M.  G.  B.  Graduate  P.  S. 
No.  18.  Attended  Commercial  High 
School.  Formerly  employed  by  Corn 
Exchange.  Member  of  Church  of 
Good  Counsel.  Member  of  Knights  of 
Columbus.  Killed  in  action  August 
16,   1918. 

Sg-t.  James  E.  Belt. 

314  E.  14th  St.  18  vears  old.  Bat- 
tery C,  18th  F.  A.  ivilled  in  action 
July  18,  1918. 

Pvt.  Edward  E.  Bondell. 

671  Bushwick  ave.  Member  of  the 
3 2d  Balloon  Co.  Died  at  base  hos- 
pital at  Camp  McCellan.  Ala.,  of  in- 
fluenza-pneumonia. 

Thomas  W.  Benliam. 

Freeport,  L.  I.  33  years  old.  For- 
merly served  eight  years  in  the  Army. 
Reported  killed  in  boiler  explosion  on 
U.   S.  S.  Nopatin  in  foreign  waters. 


Second  lit.  Everett  F.  Benjamin. 

Riverhead,  L.  I.  Aviation  section. 
Signal  Corps.  Graduate  Cornell  Uni- 
versity. Died  from  influenza  at  El- 
lington Field,  Texas. 

P\-t.  Mortimer  Benjamin. 

668  Hamilton  ave.,  Richmond  Hill. 
22  years  old.  109th  Machine  Gun 
Batt.  Killed  in  action  October  1, 
1918. 

Pvt.  3Iaurioe  H.  Benoit. 

1004  Bergen  st.  Member  Co.  K, 
106th  Inf.  Graduate  P.  S.  No.  3.  At- 
tended Boys  High  School.  Killed  in 
action  August  30,   1918. 

Prt.  Samuel  Benson. 

190  Steinway  ave.,  L.  I.  City.  Died 
of  wounds  received  in  action. 

P\-t.  Joseph  Berg. 

171  Albany  ave.  31  years  old. 
Member  of  36th  Engineers.  Formerly 
employed  by  the  American  Express 
Company.  Died  in  France  of  pneu- 
monia October  9,  1918. 

Ensign  Louis  J.  Bergen. 

20  Austin  St.,  New  Gardens,  L.  I. 
Naval  Reserves.  26  years  of  age.  As- 
signed to  coast  patrol  along  the  Adri- 
atic Sea.  Was  injured  in  seaplane  ac- 
cident; died  on  September  15,  1918, 
in  a  hospital  at  Como,  Italy. 
Joseph  S.  Bergman. 

Avenue  J  and  E.  14th  st.  Yeoman 
on  the  Granite  State  and  was  stationed 
at  Pelham  Bay.  Drowned  trying  to 
save  three  others  at  East  Rockaway. 

Pvt.  Jacob  Bergrin. 

749  Georgia  ave.  24  years  old. 
Co.  B,  13th  M.  G.  B.  Served  six  years 
with  the  Regular  Army.  Died  of 
disease. 

Pvt.  Raj-mond  A.  Berkemeyer. 

1237   Madison   st.      Killed   in   action. 
Pvt.  Joseph  H.  Bemat. 

98  N.  Ninth  st.  24  years  old.  Co. 
I,  106th  Inf.  Wounded  in  action  July 
17,  1918.  and  died  from  wounds  Au- 
gust  1,    1918. 

Pvt.   Solomon  Bernstein. 

31  Scholes  St.  19  years  old.  Co. 
D,  23d  Inf.  Died  of  wounds  received 
in  action  July  21,  1918. 

P^-t,   Clifford   LeRoy  Bess. 

Riverhead,  L.  I.  21  years  old.  Died 
of  pneumonia  W'hile  stationed  at  Camp 
Upton. 

P^-t.   August  Bigler. 

56  Second  ave..  College  Point  At- 
tached to  ammunition  train  in  France. 
Killed  in  action   August   18,    1918. 

Pvt.  Joseph  A.  Bigley  Jr. 

1409  Avenue  C.  20  years  old.  Reg- 
ular Army.  Attended  Clason  Point 
Academy  and  Brooklyn  College.  Mem- 
ber of  St.  Bronson's  R.  C.  Church. 
Died  of  wounds  September  16,  1918, 
received  in  action. 

Sgt.  Samuel  Bimey. 

Glendale,  L.  I.  152d  Brig.,  Reg. 
Formerly  mounted  patrolman  at- 
tached to  283d  Precinct.  Killed  in 
an    automobile   accident. 

Pvt.   George  Bischoff. 

668  WMlloughby  ave.  26  years  old. 
Died  of  pneumonia  at  Camp  Merrltt, 
N.  J, 

Capt,  Jolui  Blancliard. 

108  Ryerson  st.  Went  to  Navy 
Yard  as  sergeant  major  in  September, 
1912.  Was  transferred  to  Philadel- 
phia and  later  assigned  to  tropical 
foreign  service.  Soon  won  promo- 
tion to  second  lieutenant.  In  1917 
was  elevated  to  captain.  Left  for 
France  in  February,  1918.  During  the 
battle  of  the  Marne  a  shell  burst  near 
where  he  was  standing  and  several 
pieces  of  sharpnel  entered  his  body, 
causing  his  death. 


BROOKLYN   AND    LONG    ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


157 


Pvt.  Cliarlcs  R.  Blauvelt. 

484  Clinton  ave.  24  years  old. 
Drafted  February,  1918.  Killed  in 
action   August   30.   1918. 

Sgt.  Adolph  Block. 

Mineola,    L.    I.      22    years   old.      Co. 

C,  2Sth  Inf.  Served  on  Mexican  bor- 
der in  1916.  Wounded  four  times  in 
action.      Later   killed   in   action. 

Pvt.   Ijouis  Blotxlgood. 

99  S.  Tenth  st.  22  years  old.  En- 
listed in  the  69th  Regt.  Transferred 
to  165th  Inf.  Killed  in  action  Sep- 
tember 23.   1918. 

Pvt.  Cliarlcs  V.  Bloomquist, 

1228  St.  Mark's  ave.  31  years  old. 
30 2d  Eng.     Died  of  disease  in  France. 

Prt.   William  Blucfstein. 

1050  Manhattan  ave.  27  years  old. 
Co.   B,    307th  Inf.      Died   of  wounds. 

Pvt.  Hciir.v  Boehn. 

13    Scholes    St.      32    years    old.      Co. 

D,  306th  M.  G.  B.  Died  of  wounds 
received  in  action  on  October  9,  1918. 

Pvt.  Boneke  Boisa. 

Barren   Island.      Killed    in   action. 
Pvt.    Alfred  F.   Bolllioefer. 

5  Campion  st..  Jamaica.  2  6  years 
old.  Co.  G,  Seventh  U.  S.  Inf.  Killed 
in  action  July  15,   1918. 

Pvt.  Walter  J.  Bonk. 

Glen  Cove,  L.  I.  Member  of 
American  Canoeist  Association.  Son 
of  Capt.  J.  A.  Bonk,  Engine  Co.  40, 
New  York.  Killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber 27,  1918. 

Coip.  John  J.  Booth. 

11  Wyckoff  St.  28  years  old.  165th 
Inf.  Served  on  Mexican  border  with 
23d  Regt.  Killed  in  action  July  28, 
1918. 

.Second    Lt.    Harold    E.    Bothwell. 

167  Wyckoff  St.  32  years  old.  Co. 
K.  306th  Inf.  Member  Baptist 
Temple.  Selected,  while  corporal,  to 
attend  Officers  Training  Camp  at 
Camp  Upton.  Graduated  from  school 
and  was  commissioned  second  lieu- 
tenant. Attended  P.  S.  No.  78  and 
Manual  Training  High  School.  Killed 
in  action  August  14,  1918. 

Senior  Lit.  Roy  Aekcrman  Botliwell. 

167  Wyckoff  st.  2  8  years  old.  Sta- 
tioned on  U.  S.  S.  Tampa.  Graduate 
Manual  Tr.aining  High  School.  Won 
an  appointment  to  the  training  school 
of  the  revenue  cutter  service  at  Fort 
Trumbull.  New  London,  Conn.  Grad- 
uate from  New  London,  1911;  as- 
signed to  the  Rush.  Later  transferred 
to  the  Theiis.  Later  assigned  to  the 
U.  S.  S.  Tampa,  which  was  torpedoed 
in  the  British  Channel  on  September 
26,   causing  him  to  lose   his   life. 

Pvt.   Charles  W.  Bowen. 

2107  Avenue  M.  19  years  old. 
Graduate  Erasmus  Hall  High  School. 
Member  of  the  107th  Inf.  Was 
drowned  June  1,  1918,  in  France, 
three  days  after  his  arrival  there. 

Pvt.  Harry  S.  Bowyer. 

108  Marion  st.  25  years  old.  Co. 
M.  SOSth  Inf.  Graduate  P.  S.  No. 
137.  Killed  in  action  September  5, 
1918. 

Pvt,  John  F.  Boyle. 

2207  Bedford  ave.  Quartermaster 
Corps,  U.  S.  A.  Died  of  pneumonia 
at   Camp   Johnson.    Jacksonville,    Fla. 

Corp.  Jcsepli  A.  Boyle. 

685  E.  Second  st.  Co.  E,  106th 
Inf.  Graduate  P.  S.  No.  134.  Attend- 
ed Commercial  High  School.  Member 
of  St.  Rose  of  Lima  Church.  Killed  in 
action  August  28,  1918. 

Pvt.  John  F.  Bradley. 

Co.  I,  165th  Inf.  20  years  old. 
Killed  in  action. 


Pvt.  Peter  A.  Bramer. 

Woodhaven.  L.  I.  Headquarters  i 
Co.,  Seventh  Field  Art.,  stationed  at  j 
Camp  McClellan,  Ala.  Died  of  influ-  | 
enza-pneumonia    at    tjase    hospital.  j 

Pvt.   Algot   F.    Ander.son.  I 

Pvt.  Algot  F.  Anderson,  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  John  P.  Anderson  of  13 
Reeve  pi.,  was  wounded  on  Septem- 
ber 27  and  was  convalescing  in  an 
English  hospital  when  he  was  stricken 
witli  pneumonia,  which  caused  his 
death.  He  was  a  member  of  Co.  E, 
106th  Inf.  He  was  drafted  on  April  4 
last,  and  sent  to  Camp  LTpton.  and 
two  weeks  later  triir-'iferred  to  Spar- 
tanburg   and    assigned    to    (he    106th. 


ALGOT 
ANDERSON 


He  sailed  for  France  aboard  the  Presi- 
dent Lincoln  on  May  10.  Pvt.  Ander- 
son was  born  in  Brooklyn  2  7  years 
ago.  He  was  graduated  from  P.  S.  15, 
.and  was  formerly  in  the  employ  of 
the  Union  Drawn  Steel  Company  of 
Manhattan.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Swedish  Lutheran  Church.  Besides  his 
parents.  Pvt.  Anderson  leaves  a  sister 
and  two  brothers,  one  of  whom  is  a 
member  of  Co.  A,  307th  Inf.,  also  in 
France. 

Pvt.  John  H.  Broese. 
324  E.  25th  st.  23  years  of  age. 
Enlisted  in  the  Ambulance  service 
July.  1917.  Trained  at  Allentown, 
Pa.  Graduate  Commercial  High 
School,  student  of  Polytechnic  Insti- 
tute.    Died  of  wounds. 

Coi-p.    Edward   Breniian. 

166  Xott  ave.,  L.  I.  City.  165th  Inf. 
Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  Hoakin  Breunaris. 

201  President  st.  Died  of  pneu- 
monia at  Camp  Upton. 

Pvt.  Robert.  Bridger. 

2948  Fulton  st.  Attached  to  Quar- 
termaster Corps,  A.  E.  F.  in  France. 
Died   of  tuberculosis  June   30,    1918. 

Coi"p.  Frank  J.  Briggennan. 

1931  Palmetto  st.  Killed  in  action 
September  14,   1918. 

Pvt.  Louis  G.  Brin. 

195  Varet  st.  2  3  years  old.  Mem- 
ber of  Hamilton  Literary  Club.  Died 
at  Camp  Vail,  Little  Silver,  N.  J., 
from   influenza. 

Scanian    Arthur    E.    Bristow. 

2105  Beverly  rd.  Enlisted  in  Naval 
Reserve  and  was  stationed  at  Pelham 
Bay  Park.  Member  of  Knickerbocker 
F.  C.  Formerly  employed  in  the 
Brooklyn  Trust  Company  and  pre- 
viously with  Guaranty  Trust  Com- 
pany. Died  at  Pelham  Bay  from  a 
complication  of  ailments  which  began 
after  an  attack  of  pneumonia. 

Sgt.  Philip  W.  Bi-ooks. 

520  Jefferson  ave.  Died  of  wounds 
received  in  action. 


Pvt.  Philip  Bi-onsky. 

156  Junius  st.     Killed  in  action. 
Pvt.  William  H.   Brophy. 

325  Putnam  ave.  28  years  old 
Member  of  831st  Air  Squadron.  En- 
listed December,  1917.  Trained  n! 
Kelly  Field,  Texas.  Arrived  in  Eng- 
land in  May,  1918,  and  was  acci- 
dentally killed  in  action  there  on  Au- 
gust 2  6,   1918. 

Pvt.   Edniond   F.    Brown. 

15  Lake  st.  31  years  of  age.  Heail- 
quarters  Co.,  30th  Inf.  Attended 
Commercial  High  School.  Killed  in 
action   August   19,    1918. 

Pvt.  Frank  Brown. 

Little  Neck.  L.  I.  Enlisted  in  the 
Tenth  Inf.  of  Flushing.  Killed  in  ac- 
tion. 

Pvt.  Henry  S.  Brown. 

East  Moriches,  L.  I.  23  years  old. 
Enlisted  in  191.7  as  a  wireless  ope- 
lator  and  was  stationed  in  a  trainir'.T 
camp  near  Cliicago.  Died  on  October 
Z.  1918,  at  Chicago. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Bi-own. 

376  Throop  ave.  Co.  B,  301st  Eng 
23  years  old.  Attended  public  schools 
here  and  was  student  for  two  years  a* 
Boys  High  School.  Severely  wounded 
on  September  15,  1918.  and  died  from 
same  on   September  25,   1918, 

Pvt.   George  J.   Browne. 

6  42  0  18th  ave.  Attached  to  Signal 
Co.,  Headquarters  Co.,  18th  Inf.  For- 
merly telegrapher  before  lieing  di'aft- 
ed.  Served  in  the  Navy  while  in  the 
employ  of  the  Commercial  Calile  Com- 
pany. Graduate  St.  Peter's  School. 
Killed  in  action  May  1,   1918. 

Capt.   George  E.  Brjiant. 

1322  Bedford  ave.  106th  M.  G.  C 
Armorer  of  23d  Regt.  Armory.  Crack 
rifleman,  captured  world's  champion- 
ship in  rifle  contests.  45  years  old. 
Killed  by  a  German  shell  just  outside 
of  regiment  headquarters  in  France 
on  September  30,  1918.  according  t-i 
word  received  by  his  wife  from  Chap- 
lain F.  I.   Hanscom. 

Sgt.  Harry  Brnhn. 

Cedarhurst.  L.  I.  22  years  old.  En- 
listed in  Machine  Gun  Co.,  107th  Inf. 
Made  sergeant  in  lG5th  Inf.  while  in 
France.  Member  Lawrence  M.  E. 
Church.  Lawrence.  L.  I.  Graduate 
Lawrence  High  School.  Died  of 
wounds   received   in   action. 

Seaman  John  W.  Brunkardf. 

314  Weirfield  st.  Second  class  sea- 
man U.  S.  Navy.  American  patrol 
boat  Alcedo.  torpedoed  and  sunk  by 
a  German  submarine  in  the  war  zone 
November  5,  1917,  and  Seaman 
Brunkardt    was    reported    as    missing. 

Pvt.  Andrew  A.  Bruton  Jr. 

501  Park  pi.  Co.  C,  106th  Inf.  24 
years  of  age.  Member  of  St.  Teresa's 
Church  and  attended  parochial 
schoo.I  Also  attended  St.  John's 
College.  Formerly  employed  by  War- 
ner Brothers.  Killed  in  action  Sep- 
tember 1.   1918. 

Capt.  Jolm  F.  Buck. 

974  DeKalb  ave.  27  years  old. 
Headquarters  Co.,  152d  Depot  Bri- 
gade. Died  of  influenza  at  Camp 
Upton. 

Pvt.  Francis  J.  Buckley. 

207  Ralph  ave.  Co.  B,  69th  Inf., 
Depot  unit.  Was  accidently  drowned 
in  France  June  29.   1918. 

Sgt.  Adolph  Buehl. 

19  Chestnut  st.  Battery  F.  204th 
Field  Art.  Graduate  P.  S.  No.  108. 
Killed  in  action. 

Sgt.   Arthur  BueU. 

230  Ainslee  st.  25  years  old.  Mem- 
ber 304th  Field  Art.  Killed  in  action 
August  28.   1918. 


158 


BROOKLYN   AND    LONG   ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


Coxswain  William  E.  Burgcs. 

Avenue  D,  College  Point,  L.  I.  U- 
S  Xavy.  Fell  from  a  smoKcstack  on 
the  U."  S.  S.  Burroughs  and  was  re- 
moved to  hospital,  where  he  died 
from  a  fractured  skull.  He  died  m  a 
base  hospital  on  the  Irish  Coast. 

First  Lt.  Herbert  A.  Bupcmicyer. 

193  St.  John's  pi.  22.  years  old. 
Second  lieutenant  of  infantry,  Reserve 
Corps.  Assigned  to  Regular  Army, 
Plattsburg  Camp.  August  14,  1917. 
Graduate  Manual  Training  High 
School  and  Columbia  University. 
Member  of  the  New  York  Athletic 
Club  and  well  known  as  all-around 
athlete.  Upon  receiving  his  commis- 
sion as  second  lieutenant  he  was  as- 
signed to  Co.  E.  Ninth  Inf.,  and  three 
months  later  was  made  first  lieu- 
tenant. He  was  killed  in  action  on 
July  2,  1918. 

Capt.  Harry  Bullock. 

U.  S.  R.  Assigned  to  the  Harvard 
Medical  Unit  as  quartermaster.  For- 
merly secretary  of  the  X.  Y.  Munici- 
pal Railway  Corporation.  Received 
commission  at  the  '  first  Plattsburg 
Camp.  Member  of  the  Brooklyn  Civic 
Club.  Graduate  Amherst  College. 
Killed  by  air  bomb  in  France. 

Pvt.  James  B.  Bunce. 

145  Herkimer  st.  Died  of  wounds 
received  in  action. 

Coi-p.  liukc  B.  Burke. 

180  Clinton  ave.  23  years  of  age. 
Co.  B,  106th  Inf.  Died  while  at 
Camp  Wadsworth. 

Pvt.  Geoi'ge  G.  Burling  Jr. 

1123  Stoothoff  ave.,  Richmond  Hill. 
18  years  old.  Enlisted  September, 
1916,  in  47tli  Regt.  Secured  transfer 
to  the  Third  Heavy  Field  Art.  Served 
on  Mexican  border.  In  1917  enlisted 
at  Fort  Slocum.  Transferred  to  15 2d 
Coast  Art.  of  Massachusetts.  Sailed 
for  France  in  July,  1917.  Died  of  ex- 
ophthalmic  goitre. 

P^-t.  Joseph  Buriicll. 

1109  Manhattan  ave.  27  years  old. 
Member  305th  Inf.  Killed  in  action 
July  18,  1918. 

Gunner  Jolin  Ti.  Bums. 

Sag  Harbor,  L.  X.  30  years  old.  U. 
S.  Navj-.  Formerly  connected  with 
Phoenix  H.  &  L.  Co.  Killed  by  an 
explosion  while  on  board  a  battle- 
ship in  August,  1918. 

Pvt.  William  F.  Bums. 

277  17th  St.  32  years  old.  Co.  H, 
106th  Inf.  Member  of  St.  John's  the 
Evangelist  Church.  Was  severely 
wounded  in  action  September  25, 
1918,  which  later  cost  his  life  in  a 
base  hospital. 

Corp.   Robert  J.  Buitis. 

64  Wellington  St..  Woodhaven.  En- 
listed in  the  Regular  Army  and  saw 
service  on  tlic  Mexican  border.  Died 
in  France  from  pneumonia. 

Pvt.  B.  P.  Butler. 

136  Dikeman  st.  Co.  F.  30Gth,Inf. 
Died  of  wounds  received  in  action'Au- 
gust  16,   1918. 

Pvt.   Harold  L.   Byniiigton. 

255  Rcid  ave.  23  years  old.  Co. 
A,  23d  Rcgt.  Died  May  5.  1917,  from 
tuberculosis  contracted  while  on  bor- 
der duty  in  Texas. 

Sfft.  Tliomas  E.  Campbell. 

67  Adelphi  st.  26  years  old.  Co. 
A.  307th  Inf.  Attended  Sacred  Heart 
Parochial  School  and  Commercial 
High  School.  Formerly  employed  by 
Wostern  Union  Telegraph  Company. 
Killed  in  action  on  October  4,   1918. 

Scjunan  Artliur  R.  Campbell. 

101  Clinton  ave.  First  class  sea- 
man U.  S.  Navy.  22  years  old.  Grad- 
uate   Manual    Training    High    Scliool. 


Teacher  in  P.  S.  No.  6  when  he  enlist- 
ed in  Coast  Guard.  Later  assigned  to 
U  S  S.  Tampa.  Member  Sacred 
Heart  R.  C.  Church.  Lost  his  life 
when  the  U.  S.  S.  Tampa  was  tor- 
pedoed September  26,  1918. 

lit.  Austin  P.  Camiing. 
34   Fourth   pi.      37  years  old.     U.   S. 
Navy.      Lieutenant   on   U.    S.   S.   trans- 
port  Louisville.      Died    of   pneumonia 
September  27,   1918,  in  Brest,  France. 

P\t.  Doniiniok  Caputo. 

597  Park  ave.  29  years  old.  Co. 
D.  305th  Inf.  Killed  by  bomb  in 
France  Juno  3,  1918. 

Sgt.  Hai-o'd  Camian. 

62  N.  First  St..  Jamaica.  L.  I.  Sixth 
Regt..  U.  S.  Marines.  Formerly  mem- 
ber of  C.  D.  C.  Attended  Jamaica 
High  School.  Died  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action. 

Lt.  Fi-etlerick  G.  Caiew,  M.D. 

353  Jamaica  ave.  30  years  old. 
First  lieutenant  of  152d  Depot  Brigade 
at  Camp  Upton.  Graduate  of  Boys 
High  School  and  Jefferson  Medical 
College  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Member 
of  Phi  Delta  Fraternity  of  Brooklyn. 
Died  at  camp  hospital  of  pneumonia. 

Seaman  William  J.  Carroll. 

235  Albany  ave.  31  years  old.  En- 
listed in  Merchant  Marine  Service. 
Member  of  St.  Mathew  R.  C.  Church. 
Died  of  pneumonia. 

Pvt.  lje.slie  B.  Case. 

Peconic,  L.  1.  27  years  old.  152d 
Depot  Brigade,  Camp  Upton.  Died 
on  October  19  at  the  camp  of  influ- 
enza. 

Fvt.  William  J.  Cassidy. 

724  Vernon  ave..  L.  I.  City.  21  years 
old.      165th   Inf.      Killed   in   action. 

Prt.  Edward  Cater. 

Freedom  ave..  Richmond  Hill.  23 
years  old.  Co.  B.  108th  Inf.  Attend- 
ed P.  S.  No.  58.  Killed  in  action  Sep- 
tember 27,   1918. 

Pvt.   James  F.  Caverly. 

64  Herkimer  st.  Camp  Upton. 
Educated  at  Boys  High  School  and 
Pratt  Institute.  Formerly  employed 
by  Pulverized  Fuel  Company,  Man- 
hattan. Died  at  Camp  Upton  from 
autointoxication. 

Pvt.  Vincent  Celenza. 

1772    61st    st.       29    years    old.       4th 
Inf.     Killed  in  action  July  23,   1918. 
Pvt.  Ralph  Oeniera. 

187  Skillman  st.  Died  of  wounds 
received  in  action. 

Capt.  Henry  H.  Cliapman. 

Patchogue,  L.  I.  Graduate  of  West 
Point  1917.  Was  with  the  Wild  Cat 
Div.,  brigaded  with  the  British  Fourth 
Army,  and  was  killed  by  rifle  ball 
wound  in  his  chest  while  fighting  be- 
fore Cambrai  September  28,  1918. 
Capt.  Wlllialn  Hiuinon  Chapman,  M.D. 

376  Clinton  st.  Promoted  to  a  cap- 
taincy in  Medical  Reserve  Corps  and 
assigned  to  the  13th  Cavalry,  Texas. 
Died  September  26,  1918.  MethodLst 
Episcopal  Hospital,  Brooklyn,  In 
which  institution  he  was  a  staff  phy- 
sician. 

Pvt.  James  F.  Chelberg. 

Sag  Harbor,  L.  I.  23  years  old. 
Killed  in  action. 


Sgrt.  Benjamin  Chester. 

129  Alabama  ave.  22  years  old. 
106th  Inf.  Enlisted  in  Regular  Army 
in  1914  and  saw  service  on  Mexican 
border.  Killed  in  action  in  Septem- 
ber,  1918. 

lit.   Earle  W.   F.   Cliilds. 

1144  S4th  St.  Commissioned  lieu- 
tenant after  completing  a  course  in 
submarine  training  at  New  London. 
24   years  old.      Graduated   from   Naval 


Academy  at  Annapolis.  Placed  in 
command  of  a  submarine  and  ordered 
to   British  waters.      Died   in  war  zone. 

Sgt.  liCland  Clancy. 

Southampton.  L.  I.  23  years  old. 
U.  S.  Army.  Was  one  of  five  who 
volunteered  to  carry  message  through 
tlie  firing  line.  Was  riding  a  motor- 
cycle and  ran  into  a  river  and  was 
drowned  on  August  14,  1918. 

Pvt.  Alfred  H.  Clark. 

92  Canal  st.,  Jamaica.  Member  of 
130th  Aero  Squadron.  After  a  short 
illness  of  penumonia  he  died  at  avia- 
tion school  in  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Corp.  Arthur  Clark. 

336  Second  st.  24  years  old.  Co. 
K,  106th  Inf.  Died  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action. 

Pvt.  BiTant  Clark. 

East  Marion.  L.  I.  25  years  old. 
Member  of  Engineer  Corps.  Died  in 
a  hospital  at  Dover,  England,  of  pneu- 
monia. 

Pvt.  James  J.  Clarkin. 

Member  of  165th  Inf.  Killed  in 
action. 

Pvt.    Joseph   Sparaco. 

213  Sackett  st.  Co.  F.  102d  Eng. 
26  years  old.  Died  on  July  20,  1918, 
from  pneumonia  at  a  base  hospital  in 
France. 

Sgt.  Bernard  Spaulding. 

1361  Park  pi.  Co.  C,  23d  Inf.  20 
years  old.  Graduate  of  Public  School 
No.  42.  Formerly  employed  by  the 
B.  R.  T.  Company.  Member  of  St. 
Matthews  R.  C.  Church.  Killed  in 
action  on  October  3,   1918. 

Pvt.   Nicholas  Spinazzola. 

384  Rockaway  ave.  2  0  years  old. 
Battery  F.  76th  Field  Artillery.  Grad- 
uate of  Public  School  No.  84.  Re- 
ported killed  in  action  on  October 
19,    1918. 

Pvt.  licroy  H.  Squires. 

Good  Ground,  L.  I.,  Co.  C,  Develop- 
ment Bat.  Died  at  Camp  McClellan, 
Ala. 

Pvt.   Philip   Sron. 

100  Wa'.com  st.  21  years  old.  Co. 
B.  165th  Inf.  Served  on  the  Mexican 
border  in  1916.  Reported  killed  in 
action   on   July   25.    1918. 

Pvt.   Angelo   Srozatta. 

1313  Gates  ave.  Died  of  wounds  in 
France,  received  in  action. 

Sgt.  William  A.  Cleaver. 

1730  45th  St.  Co.  A.  106th  Inf. 
Died  of  wounds  received  in  action  Oc- 
tober 6.   1918. 

Fvt.  Jesus  Clements. 

256  Reid  ave.  Co,  I,  306th  Inf. 
Formerly  employed  in  an  ammunition 
plant  in  Bridgeport,  Conn.  Died  of 
wounds.  Death  was  due  to  the  loss 
of  both  legs  in  a  battle. 

lit.  Paul  Ii.  Clifford. 

73  Grand  ave.,  Jamaica.  First  lieu- 
tenant in  the  Aviation  Section  of  the 
Signal  Ofiicers  Reserve  Corps.  Mem- 
ber of  Brooklyn  Law  School.  Gradu- 
ate Jamaica  Model  School  and  High 
School,  a  junior  at  the  Brooklyn  Law 
School  of  St.  Lawrence  University. 
Went  across  as  a  member  of  the  182d 
.\cro  Squadron.  Killed  in  an  airplane 
accident  in  England. 

Pvt.  Patrick  J.  Coffey. 

94  Sumpter  st.  27  years  old.  Co. 
H.  308th  Inf.  Formerly  an  electrician 
for  Edison  Company.  Killed  in  action 
September  5,   1918. 

Hsu-ry  G.  Coghlan. 

279  Quincy  st.  Machinist's  mate, 
U.  S.  Navy.  Died  at  his  home  from 
pneumonia. 


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159 


Pvt.  Charles  Colicn. 

193  Osborne  st.  Co.  H,  47th  Regt. 
Shot  and  killed  up-State  while  on 
duty  guarding  bridges. 

Capt.  Eniil  J.  Cohen. 

168  Rutland  rd.  Stationed  with 
45th  Inf.  at  Camp  Sheridan,  Ala.  31 
years  old.  Graduate  of  Boys  High 
School.  Brooklyn  Law  School  and  S":. 
Lawrence  University.  Died  of  influ- 
enza at  Camp   Sheridan. 

Pi-t.  Joseph  Cohen. 

228  S.  First  st.  17  years  old.  Grad- 
uate P.  S.  No.  16.  Enlisted  in  Bat- 
tery D,  Third  Field  Art.  Died  of  dis- 
ease. 

Pvt.   Louis  Cohen. 

124  S.  Third  st.  23  years  old.  Killed 
in  action. 

Pvt.  Louis  L.  Colien. 

360  Eighth  St.  20  years  old.  Co. 
E,  165th  Inf.  Graduate  P.  S.  No.  10. 
Attended  Commercial  High  School. 
Killed  in  action  July  31,   1918. 

Pvt.  Raphael  Cohen. 

1025  Lafayette  ave.  24  years  old. 
Co.    C,   305th  Inf.      Killed   in  action. 

Pvt.  Ruben  Cohen. 

119  Christopher  st.  Co.  B.  20th 
Engineers.  He  was  going  abroad  on 
the  Tuscania,  when  she  was  torpedoed 
and  he  wa.s  reported  as  missing. 

Pvt.  Harold  J.  Cokely. 

18  Lester  ave.,  Jamaica.  20  years 
old.  165th  Inf.  Served  on  Mexican 
border.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  82. 
Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  John  Coleman. 

SO  Eighth  St.,  Long  Island  City. 
Enlisted  in  the  U.  S.  Ariny  on  July  31, 
1917,  and  was  assigned  to  Co.  A.  23d 
Inf.      Died   over  there  from   meingitis. 

Pvt.    Clarence    O.    Collins. 

10  Roman  ave.,  Forest  Hills,  L.  I. 
21  years  old.  Battery  D,  7  7th  Field 
Art."  Educated  at  P.  S.  No.  89  and 
Newtown  High  School.  Was  wound- 
ed in  action  in  France,  of  which  he 
died  on  August  13,  1918,  according  to 
a  letter  received  from  the  chaplain 
of  his  regiment. 

Ensign  Slicliael  A.  Colliton. 

VIUS  KUlge  blvd.  28  years  old.  En- 
listed in  the  Navy  in  December.  1917. 
Attended  Officers  Training  School  at 
Pelham  Bay  and  was  commissioned 
an  ensign.  ,  Died  of  pneumonia  at 
Pelham  Bay  October  27.  1918. 

Pvt.  WiUlani  J.  Colton. 

3  Ridgewood  pi.,  Glendale,  L.  I.  22 

years    old.       Co.    D,    59th    Inf.,    U.  S. 

Army.       Enlisted    at    Fort    Slocum  in 
March,    1917;    saw    service    in    Texas. 

Later  stationed   at   Camp   Mills.   L.  I., 
where   he   died  from   appendicitis, 

Pvt.   EtUvard  Conforti. 

277  Van  Brunt  st.  Attached  to 
First  Inf.  Killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber  17,   1918. 

Ensign  Jolin  P.  Conraili. 

3960  Listen  ave.  U.  S.  Navy.  For- 
merly attached  to  U.  S.  S.  Pennsyl- 
vania as  chief  mechanic.  Died  from 
pneumonia. 

Sgt.  Horace  E.  Conway. 

500  Greene  ave.  23  years  old. 
Headquarters  Co.,  M.  G.  Batt.  Active 
in  Boys  Brigade  of  America  and  was 
captain  when  war  started.  Died  of 
pneumonia  at  base  hospital   in   camp. 

Pvt.   Rowland   H.    Cook. 

Greenport,  L.  I.  27  years  old.  Se- 
lected for  limited  service  and  was  sent 
to  Syracuse;  later  transferred  to  Camp 
Holabird,  Maryland.  Died  from  pneu- 
monia. 

John  Joseph  Coonoy. 

357  Second  st.  Chief  water  tender 
Reported     missing     when     the    Jacob 


Jones  was  sunk  by  a  U-boat.  Served 
on  the  battleships  Tennessee,  New 
Orleans  and  the  cruiser  Brooklyn. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  32. 

Pvt.  Gerard  Coowell. 

Hempstead,  L.  I.  Died  at  Syracuse 
Army  Camp   of  scarlet  fever. 

Coip.  Frank  J.  Coi-coran. 

539  62d  St.  29  years  old.  152d 
Depot  Brigade,  Camp  Upton.  Died 
from  bronchial  pneumonia,  contract- 
ed from  influenza. 

Coi-p.    Gcor^   S.  Corcoran. 

1255  Sterling  pi.  28  years  old.  Cc 
F.    308th   Inf.      Reported  dead. 

Pvt.  Patrick  Coi-coran. 

332  Pearl  st.  Co.  D,  305th  Inf. 
Was  wounded  in  action  in  September, 
1918.  Member  of  St.  James'  R.  C. 
Church.  Reported  to  have  died  from 
wounds. 

lit.  Paul  H.   Cordcs. 

212  Cornelia  St.  30th  Regt.  of  Eng. 
Formerly  a  salesman.  Killed  in  ac- 
tion September   12,   1918. 

I*vt.  Chaiies  Corseiitino. 

666  Liberty  ave.  26  years  old. 
Parents  received  word  that  he  died  in 
an  American  Red  Cross  camp  hos- 
pital in  France,  caused  by  an  accident. 

Pvt.  Charles  B.  Cottone. 

2534  Pitkin  ave.  Co.  D,  23d  Inf. 
Killed  in  action  June   3,   1918. 

Pvt.  Jo.'?eph  Cowcn. 

466  New  Jersey  ave.  Co.  G,  Ninth 
Inf.  Served  on  Mexican  border  with 
55th  Regt.;  later  sent  to  Fort  Slocum 
and  Syracuse.  Died  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action  July  20,  1918. 

JLt.  Conrad  Crawford. 

272  Hicks  st.  24  years  old.  Second 
lieutenant  of  Infantry  Reserve  Corps. 
.Assigned  to  the  Regular  Ai-mv.  First 
Plattsburg  Camp,  1917.  Third  Bat- 
tery. Graduate  Commercial  High 
School.  Was  grain  specialist  for  New 
York  Evening  Sun.  Killed  in  action 
on  August  21,   1918. 

Seaman  Paul  Crawford. 

426  Second  st.  U.  S.  Navy.  Mem- 
ber of  crew  of  U.  S.  transport  Poca- 
hontas. 19  years  old.  Educated  at 
St.  James'  Academy.  Four  years  ago 
enlisted  in  the  Navy.  Died  of  influ- 
enza October   13,   1918. 

Seaman  F.  W.  Crearoei-. 

U.  S.  Navy.  Had  been  in  the  Navy 
for  four  years  on  supply  ship  Celtic; 
later  entered  the  Coast  Guard,  sta- 
tioned on  the  cutter  Bear  on  the  Pa- 
cific station.  Later  came  East  and 
was  assigned  to  LT.  S.  S.  Tampa.  Was 
aboard  the  Tampa  when  she  was  tor- 
pedoed and  he  was  reported  among 
the  missing. 

Pvt.  Thomas  Cross. 

848  Gates  ave.  21  years  old.  Co. 
C.  106th  Inf.  Member  of  Our  Lady 
of  Good  Counsel  Church.  Was 
wounded  in  action  September  2  7, 
1918;  died  of  wounds  in  two  days 
later. 

Sgt.  Timothy  Crowlev. 

Long  Beach,  L.  I.  306th  Inf. 
Killed   in  action  August   28,   1918. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Cudmore. 

44S  Berry  st.  22  years  old.  Born 
in  Ireland;  came  to  this  country  four 
years  ago;  enlisted  September,  1917; 
a.ssigned  to  Co.  M,  106th  Inf.,  at  Camp 
Wadsworth,  and  sailed  for  France  in 
May,  1918.  Killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber 27.   1918. 

Pvt.  Austin  Cullen. 

42  5  Seventh  ave.  26  years  old. 
Machine  Gun  Co.,  Fourth  U.  S.  Inf. 
Graduate  P.  S.  No.  92.  Formerly  con- 
nected with  the  Flatbush  Gas  Com- 
pany.    Killed  in  action  July  23,   1918. 


Pvt.  Joseph  A.  Cummings. 

257  Prospect  pi.  Member  of  Kings 
County  Base  Hospital  Medical  Unit. 
Went  to  Spartanburg  as  field  secre- 
tary for  Knights  of  Columbus.  Later 
sent  to  Officers  Training  School  at 
Camp  LTpton.  Graduate  of  Brooklyn 
College  and  managing  editor  of  The 
Tablet.  Died  at  base  hospital  from 
empyema. 

Corp.   Harry   M.    Cundy. 

578  Lexington  ave.  Co,  K.  106th 
Inf.  19  years  old.  Graduate  of  P.  S. 
No.  44.  Enlisted  in  the  23d  Regt.  and 
.served  on  the  Mexican  border.  Killed 
in  action  September  1,   1918. 

Coi-j).  Cliarles  J.  Cuniskey. 

Bensonhurst.  2  7  years  old.  Co.  E, 
20th  Eng.  Graduate  P.  S.  No.  128 
and  Boys  High  School.  Formerly  in 
business  for  himself  as  surveyor  and 
engineer.  Died  of  wounds  received 
in  action. 

Pvt.  Thomas  Curran. 

102  6  Pacific  st.  22  years  old.  Co. 
G.  310th  Inf.  Killed  in  action  Sep- 
tember 20,   1918. 

Pvt.  Thomas  R.  Cun-y. 

226  N.  Henry  st.  22  years  old.  Co. 
I,  165th  Inf.  Formerly  employed  by 
the  Standard  Oil  Company.  Killed  in 
action  on  July  28,  1918. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Curti. 

21  Spencer  st.  Co.  A,  47th  Regt. 
Killed  while  on  duty  at  WoodrufC  by 
railroad. 

Pvt.  Stephen  Cuitin. 

83  William  st..  L.  I.  City.  24  years 
old.  Co.  A,  165th  Inf.  Attended  St. 
Patrick's  R.  C.  Church.  Killed  in  ac- 
tion July  29,   1918. 

Stuart  Cutler. 

1048  57th  St.  U.  S.  Navy.  Gradu- 
ate of  Boys  High  School.  Graduated 
from  Officers  School  at  Annapolis. 
Commissioned  ensign  in  Regular 
Navy.  Member  of  Sigma  Lambia  Nu 
and  New  York  Commerce  Club.  Died 
October  10,  1918,  of  pneumonia  while 
home  on  furlough  before  reporting 
for  foreign  service. 

Pvt,  George  Dalilbender. 

Lynbrook,  L.  I.  Enlisted  in  Regu- 
lar Army  at  Fort  Slocum  in  August, 
1917.  Shortly  afterward  sent  to 
France,   where  he  died  of  pneumonia. 

Pvt.  Christian  J.  Daley. 

Far  Rockaway,  L.  I.  2  7  years  old. 
Headquarters  Co.,  327th  Inf.  Died 
of  pneumonia  in  France  on  October  4, 
1918. 

Pvt.  Peter  Daskewick. 

Main  st..  Bay  Shore.  L.  I.  2  8  years 
old.  Co.  I,  108th  Inf.  Died  at  base 
hospital  at  Fort  Slocum  after  an  ill- 
ness of  several  months  from  heart 
trouble. 

Pvt.  Charles  J.  Dawson. 

588  Grant  ave.  21  years  old.  Co. 
E.  306th  Inf.  Served  four  years  in 
Navy.     Killed  in  action  July  21,   1918. 

Ensign  Robert  E.  Deskin. 

244  President  st.  Reported  missing 
of  the  crew  of  the  cargo  steamer  Her- 
man Frasch,  sunk  in  collision  with 
the  steamer  George  C.  Henry  October 
4.   1918. 

Pvt.  David  N.  Dean. 

89  Bergen  st.  25  years  old. 
Mechanic,  Co.  B,  llth  Inf.  Killed  in 
action  September  17,  1918. 

Quartermaster   Arthur   J.    Deasy. 

478  Seventh  st.  21  years  old. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  77  and  Manual 
Training  High  School.  Quartermaster 
on  board  the  U.  S.  S.  Tampa  when  it 
was  torpedoed  September  26,  1918,  in 
English  Channel  and  was  reported  as 
missing. 

Pvt.  Frank  DeBoe. 

91  40th  St.,  Corona,  L.  L  23  years 
old.      Enlisted   in   June,    1917,    in    12th 


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Regt.     Killed  in  action  September  30, 
1918. 

Linillcy  H.  Dc  Garnio. 

131  Joralemon  st.  Cadet.  Gradu- 
ated from  Cornell  University,  1912. 
Attended  Columbia  to  study  archi- 
tecture. After  finishing  school  be- 
came an  architect  at  Miami.  Fla.  En- 
listed in  the  Aviation  Section.  Signal 
Corps.  Was  sent  abroad  and  had 
been  training  with  the  Royal  Flying 
Corps.  Oxford.  England.  Was  killed 
in  accident  by  airplane  at  Stamford, 
England. 

Lt.  Theodore  De  Kruliff. 

97  Lexington  avc,  Freeport,  L.  I. 
Graduated  from  Curtis  School  of  Avi- 
ation. Went  to  France  in  January, 
1917.  and  passed  the  government 
schools  at  Avord  and  Tau.  Later  be- 
came a  member  of  the  Escadrille  La- 
fayette. In  JIay.  lOlS.  lie  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  U.  S.  Army,  with  rank  of 
lieutenant  in  tlic  Aviation  Section. 
While  training  at  Buffalo  he  fell  500 
feet.  Died  of  pneumonia  in  Southern 
France. 

Pvt.  Herbert  W.  Dc  Ixiiig. 

Belmont.  L.  I.     Killed  in  action. 
Pvt.  Frank  Dclnce. 

Brooklyn.  Coast  private,  Develop- 
ment Bait..  79th  Field  Art.,  stationed 
at  Camp  McClellan.  Ala.  Served,  on 
Mexican    border.      Killed    in    accident. 

Pvt.  John  Dclvechliio. 

1130  Lawn  avc..  Ozone  Park,  L.  I. 
22  years  old.  Killed  in  action  Sep- 
tember 12.   191S. 

Pvt.   Louis  C.   Dcmpsey. 

195  Hoyt  St.  Co.  C,  14th  Regt. 
Lost  his  life  when  the  transport 
Otranto  sank  after  a  collision  oft  the 
Scottish  coast  on   October   6,   1918. 

Pvt.  Cliarlcs  E.  Dcnnon. 

Union  Course,  L.  I.  28  years  old. 
Graduate  of  Our  Lady  of  Good  Coun- 
sel School.  Served  on  Mexican  bor- 
der. Co.  F,  Second  Batt.  Killed  in 
action  July  31,   1918. 

Sgt.    Prank   D'Espo.sito. 

29  Second  pi.  Co.  B.  305th  Inf. 
Graduate  P.  S.  No.  13.  Killed  in  ac- 
tion on  September  29,  1918. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Dias. 

Brooklyn.  Died  of  pneumonia  at 
Camp  Merritt,  X.  J.,  where  he  was  at- 
tached to  the  Medical  Corps. 

Corp.  Walter  J.  Dickson. 

1874  65th  St.  Served  on  Mexican 
border.     Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  Clement  Dicfenthal. 

408  77th  St.  27  years  old.  25th 
Ambulance  Co.  Was  educated  in 
Canada.  Killed  in  action  August  17, 
1918. 

Corp.  George  Dillman. 

168  Linwood  st.,  26  years  old.  Died 
of  influenza  at  Camp  Dix. 

Pvt.  Vincent  Dillon. 

4  Linneaus  pi..  Flushing,  L.  I.  19 
years  old.  Member  of  the  107th  Inf. 
Reported  by  friend  in  same  regiment 
as  having  been  killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  NiehoUi.s  Dirago. 

6822  16th  ave.  Co.  F,  328th  Inf. 
Member  of  St.  Rosalie's  R.  C.  Church. 
Was  drowned  while  swimming  in  the 
Moselle   River,   France. 

V\t.  Frank  E.  Disclicr. 

94  Madison  St.  30  years  old.  Mem- 
ber of  309th  Supply  Train.  Died  In  a 
French   hospital  August   17,   1918. 

Sgt.  Ix>ui.s  Doerr. 

College  Point,  L.  I.  Co.  F,  302d 
Eng.  Killed  in  action  according  to 
word  received  from  a  friend  in  the 
Iloadfiuartera  Co.  of  the  same  com- 
mand. 


Pvt.  Davi«l  Doctor. 

276  Vermont  St.,  30  years  old. 
Killed  with  the  A.  E.  F.  in  France 
while  in  action  on  June  29,  1918. 

Sgt.  William  Dohcily. 

2521  Albemarle  rd.  23  years  old. 
Co.  K.  106th  Inf.  Graduate  of  Holy 
Cross  Parochial  School.  Killed  in  ac- 
tion on  September  2,   1918. 

Pvt.  James  Doan. 

64  Grove  st.  32  years  old.  Served 
on  Mexican  border.  Had  been  on 
duty  for  about  a  year  in  the  South 
with  the  U.  S.  Eng.  Died  of  pneu- 
monia at   Columbia.   S.   C. 

Pvt.  Josepli  Domkns. 

75  S.  Tliird  st.     Killed  in  action. 

Seanian  Fi'ancis  A.  Donaghy. 

319  55th  St.  Attached  to  U.  S.  S. 
Amphitrite.  Graduate  of  St.  Alphon- 
sus'  School  and  Commercial  High 
School.  Member  of  the  Holy  Name 
Society.  Died  in  the  naval  hospital 
at  Brooklyn  Navy  Yard  after  a  week's 
illness  of  pneumonia. 

Corp.   Fi-ederick  J.  Dondcro. 

Flusliing.  L.  I.  Died  in  France  of 
spinal  meningitis. 

James  R.  Doolittle. 

70S  Ocean  ave.  24  years  old. 
American  ambulance  driver,  member 
of  the  Foreign  Legion  of  France,  ser- 
geant pilot  aviator.  Lafayette  Esca- 
drille N-124;  four  times  decorated  for 
gallantry  in  action,  tlirice  cited  in  or- 
ders, wounded  repeatedly,  invalided 
home  as  incapacitated  for  further 
duty  over  the  lines;  volunteered  for 
nstruction  duty  to  teach  the  young 
American  officers  the  art  of  battle 
flying,  acrotiatics  and  the  mastery  of 
iiifchanicnl  principles:  transferred  to 
the  test  department  of  the  Aircraft 
Production  Bureau  and  killed  bv  a 
fall  at  Buffalo  Julv  26.  1918,  while 
giving  new  machine  radiation   test. 

Seaman  Edgar  F.  Dorgan. 

855  Benedict  ave.  21  years  old. 
First  class  seaman  on  U.  S.  S.  Tampa. 
Was  on  the  Tampa  when  it  was  tor- 
pedoed in  the  English  Channel  and 
was   reported   as   missing. 

Pvt.  Samuel  Doris. 

1671  84th  St.  Co.  B,  315th  Inf. 
Formerly  in  auto  supply  business. 
Killed   in   action   on   28th   tiirthday. 

Pvt.  Frank  DougJmey. 

431  45th  St.  Graduate  St.  Augus- 
tus' School.  Member  of  the  165th  Inf. 
Killed    in    action    at    Chateau-Thierry. 

Denis  Dowd. 

256  Lafayette  ave.  American  Fly- 
ing Squadron  of  the  French  Army, 
Lafayette         Escadrille.  Formerl\ 

Brooklyn  lawyer.  Was  killed  when 
the  plane  he  was  flying  over  the  avi- 
ation field  at  Buc.  France,  dropped  80 
meters  and  crashed  to  earth. 

Soainan  Gilbert  J.  Doyle. 

7220  Fort  Hamilton  ave.  24  years 
old.  Assigned  to  the  U.  S.  S.  Tampa. 
Graduate  P.  S.  No.  127  and  Erasmus 
Hall  High  School.  Formerly  con- 
nected with  the  National  Bank  of 
Commerce.  Was  student  at  the  New 
York  Law  School.  Was  on  the  Tam- 
pa when  it  was  torpedoed  in  the  Eng- 
lish Channel  on  September  26.  1918. 
and  he  was  reported  among  the 
missing. 

P^•t.  William  S.  Drake. 

430  Quincy  st.  Co.  C.  Sixth  Eng. 
Killed  in  action  July  16,   1918. 

Capt.  Fritz  Dressier. 

Ocean  ave.,  Islip,  L.  I.  Captain  at- 
tached to  the  Second  Div.  Headquar- 
ters of  Quartermaster  Dept.,  A.  E.  F. 
Was  a  member  of  Squadron  A.  First 
Cavalry,  and  saw  service  on  the  bor- 
der.      Connected    with     tobacco    busi- 


ness. Passed  examination  for  cap- 
taincy shortly  before  he  sailed  in  Oc- 
tober, 1917,  and  was  stationed  at 
Tours,  France,  where  he  died;  cause 
•>nknown. 

.4\iator  R.  Sidney  Drew. 

Sea  Gate,  L.  I.  25  years  old.  Went 
to  France  in  1917  as  an  ambulance 
driver.  Later  entered  the  French 
Aviation  Service,  in  June.  1917.  Was 
educated  at  Cutler  Military  Academy 
and  Harvard  Preparatory  School.  Re- 
ported as  having  been  killed. 

Pvt.  Richard  F.  Dreycr. 

Sea  Cliff,  L.  I.  28  years  old.  Mem- 
ber of  the  100th  Aero  Squadron.  For- 
merly connected  with  the  Standard 
Oil  Company.  Aboard  the  Tuscania 
when  it  was  torpedoed  February  5, 
1918,  and  listed  among  the  missing. 

Pvt.  Isidore  Dropkin. 

98  Amboy  st.  Killed  September  7. 
1918. 

Pvt.    Pliilip   Dryoff. 

Woodside.  L.  I.  23  years  old.  Co. 
I,  308th  Inf.  Educated  at  P.  S.  No. 
84.  Died  of  wounds  received  in  action 
on  September  3,   1918. 

Pvt.  Patrick  Dugan. 

585  Jackson  ave.,  L.  I.  City.  18 
years  old.  Enlisted  in  the  artillery, 
July.  1918.  Was  on  his  way  to  France 
on  the  Ticonderoga,  wlien  it  was  tor- 
pedoed, and  he  was  reported  as  miss- 
ing. 

Pvt.  Harry  Dunn. 

246  Ninth  st.  Co.  H,  328th  Inf. 
Attended  P.  S.  124.  Was  accidently 
killed  in  France  by  a  stray  rifle  shot. 

Pvt.  J.  Dunn. 

1154  Atlantic  ave.  Member  of  the 
105th  M.  G.   Batt.     Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  W'alter  Durieu. 

1730  46th  St.  IS  years  old.  Co.  B, 
315th  Inf.  Attended  school  in  Man- 
hattan and  was  collector  for  Wood- 
Harmon  Co.  Entered  the  service  in 
May,  1918.  Killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber  28,    1918. 

Pvt.  WilUam  J.  Duvall. 

113  Gates  ave.  24  vears  old.  Co. 
C,  15th  M.  G.  Batt.  Killed  in  action 
on  September  29,  1918.  at  Chateau- 
Thierry. 

Pvt.  Alexander  Dyer. 

436  60th  St.  23  years  old.  Co.  D. 
305th  Inf.  Attended  P.  S.  118  and 
Manual  Training  High  School.  Well 
known  in  Bay  Ridge,  and  for  seven 
years  employed  by  the  Safety  Cable 
Company  in  Manhattan  member  of 
the  South  Reformed  Church.  Killed 
in  action   October  4,   1918. 

Pvt.  John  Djnian. 

116  Austin  St.  29  years  old.  Draft- 
ed December,  1917.     Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  Raymond  Easop. 

66  Kermit  pi.  25  years  old.  Bat- 
tery D.  30  5th  F.  A.  Transferred  to 
302d  A.  T.  Formerly  employed  by 
A.  G.  Spaulding  &  Bros.  Graduate 
P.  S.  42  member  of  St.  Joseph's  R.  C. 
Church.  Killed  in  action  August  18, 
1918 

Lit.  DaA-id  R.  Eocles. 

916  52d  St.  18  years  old.  62d 
Squadron,  Royal  Flying  Corps,  of  the 
Canadian  Expeditionary  Forces.  At- 
tended P.  S.  160  and  Heffley  Business 
School.  Died  at  Cirencester,  England, 
on  December  6,  1917,  as  the  result  of 
an  airplane  accident. 

Pvt.  Carl  E.  Ekstrand. 

429  Sixth  St.  23  years  old.  Grad- 
uate of  Lehigh  University.  Studied  at 
Ground  School  at  Cornell,  and  was 
sent  South.  Stationed  at  Ellington 
Field,  Houstin,  Texas.  Killed  in  acci- 
dent, when  machine  fell  at  Ellington 
Field. 


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Prt.  Fred  Ederle. 

236  East  15th  st.  24  years  old.  Co. 
B,  305th  Inf.  Member  of  the  German 
Kvang-elical  Lutheran  Church.  Grad- 
uate P.  S.  77.  Bied  of  wounds  re- 
ceived   in    action,    September    S,    1918. 

Pvt.  George  H.  Edward,';. 

60S  Bainbrdige  st.  Battery  C.  105th 
F.  A.  31  years  old.  Member  of 
Our  Lady  of  Lourdes  Church.  Killed 
in  action   September  26,    1918. 

Sgt..  iG<X)rge  S.  Edwards. 

401  Fifth  ave..  Astoria.  Co.  B,  52d 
Eng.  Formerly  an  engineer  on  the 
Long  Island  Railroad.  Died  of 
wounds    received    in   action. 

Pvt.  Henry  G.  Edwards. 

29  Maple  ave.,  Rockaway  Beach. 
1  9  years  old.  Enlisted  in  the  Marine 
Corps.  Was  wounded  in  action  in  the 
fighting  on  the  Marne  in  Juno.  Later 
returned  to  his  regiment,  and  was 
killed  in  action   July   23,    1918. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Edwards. 

Long  Beach,  L.  I.  Member  of  the 
306th  Inf.  Killed  in  action  on  Au- 
gust 23.   1918. 

Pvt  Edward  Edzard. 

2083  Fulton  st.  22  years  old.  Co. 
C,  307th  Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  108. 
Attended  the  .Jamaica  High  School. 
Was  employed  by  the  Bi-ooklyn  Union 
Gas  Company.  Died  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action,  August  20,   1918. 

Pvt.  Jacob  EUrlic-li. 

601  Metropolitan  ave.  27  years  old. 
Co.  B,  315th  Inf.  Killed  in  action 
on   September   2S,    1918. 

Qiiartcnnastcr     Rudoph     F.     Elbers. 

505  Fourth  st.  23  years  old.  U. 
S.  Navy.  First  Quartermaster  on  the 
Cherokee.  Graduate  of  Polytechnic 
Institute.  On  board  the  Cherokee 
when  it  sank  in  a  gale  on  February 
26,  1918,  and  was  among  the  miss- 
ing. 

Pvt.  William  Elgiesheiser. 

320  Hamburg  ave.  19  years  old. 
Member  of  97th  Co.  Sixth  Marine 
Corps.     Killed  in  action  July  19,  1918. 

Pvt.  Carlton  EUis. 

1178  Second  st.  21  years  old. 
Member  of  the  165th  Inf.  Graduate 
of  P.  S.  164  and  New  Utrecht  High 
School.  Was  killed  in  action  July 
31,    1918. 

Corp.  William  F.  Elwood. 

35  Georgia  ave.  26  years  old.  For- 
merly employed  by  the  B.  R.  T. 
Member  of  St.  Malachy  R.  C.  Church. 
Won  a  French  War  Cross.  Killed  in 
action. 

Pvt.  Spencer  Ely. 

390  Broadway,  Flushing,  L.  I.  25 
years  old.  Member  of  the  165th  Inf. 
Attended  Flushing  High  School. 
Killed  in   action  July  28,   1918. 

Pvt,  WilUam  S.  Ely. 

Flushing,  L.  I.  Killed  while  in  a 
Red  Cross  Hospital,  which  was 
bombed  by  the  Germans. 

Sgt.  Jolui  Harold  Embrcc. 

College  Point,  L.  I.  Co.  K,  165th 
Inf.  20  years  old.  Graduate  of  P. 
S.  27,  and  Flushing  High  School. 
Was  attending  Cornell  Institute  when 
he  enlisted.  Killed  in  action  July  29, 
1918. 

George  W.  Enberg. 

9  Hamilton  ave.  Mate  In  V.  S. 
Navy.  Stationed  on  the  American 
barkentine  John  C.  Meyer,  and  died 
•from  scurvy;  buried  at  sea. 

Pvt.  Charles  A.  Engle. 

26  Clark  at..  L.  I.  City.  Co.  M, 
38th  Inf.  Graduate  of  public  school 
and  a  member  of  B.  C.  Church  of  Our 
Lady  of  Mount  Carmel.  Died  of  dis- 
ease, somewhere  in  France. 


Pvt.  Louis  Charles  Engcllcc. 

20  Dean  St.,  Jamaica.  18  years  old. 
Co.  C,  Ninth  Inf.  Killed  in  action 
July  1,    1918. 

Pvt,  John  W.  Ennis. 

123  Autumn  ave.  24  years  old  Co. 
C,  49th  Inf  .  Graduate  P.  S.  64.  Died 
of  wounds  received  in  action  on  Octo- 
ber 11,   1918. 

Pvt,  Ijco  S.  Smith. 

Pvt.  Leo  S.  Smith  of  511  Lorimer 
St.,  who  went  to  France  last  February 
as  a  member  of  the  Trench  Mortar 
Batt.  of  the  307th  Inf.,  while  m  a 
rest  camp  preparing  to  return  to  th* 
United  States  was  on  November  21 
severely  wounded  by  the  accidental 
explosion  of  a  hand  grenade.  He 
later  succumbed  to  his  injuries.  Pvt. 
Smith  after  a  short  training  behind 
the  lines  in  I'rance  was  sent  with  his 
battalion     to     Italy,   where   It   did    its 


share  in  routing  the  Austrians  on  the 
Piave  and  then  returned  to  France, 
where  it  saw  heavy  action  on  the 
Flanders  front  and  also  in  the  big 
push  in  the  Argonne  Forest.  Smith 
was  on  the  firing  lines  until  the  day 
the  armistice  was  signed.  He  was  a 
graduate  of  Commercial  High  School, 
where  he  played  first  violin  in  the 
orchestra.  When  he  entered  the  serv- 
ice he  was  employed  by  the  R.  J. 
Reynolds  Tobacco  Company  and  was 
one  of  the  most  popular  members  of 
the  younger  set  in  the  Eastern  Dis- 
trict He  is  survived  by  Matthew 
Smith  Sr.,  his  father,  the  builder;  by 
Mary  J.  Smith,  his  mother;  two  sis- 
ters, Mary  and  Catherine,  and  six 
brothers,  Matthew  Jr.  and  James  A., 
Sylvester  A.,  William  F..  John  and 
Edward.  The  last  is  in  the  Medical 
Corps,  U.  S.  A.  Pvt.  Smith  was  born 
on  November  30,  1889,  at  511  Lori- 
mer St. 

Sgt.  William  E.  Enske. 
30  years  old.     Co.  A,  318  th  Pioneer 
Inf.     Was  killed  in  an  automobile  ac- 
cident at  the   front,   July   28,   1918. 

Pvt.  Robert  S.  Emery. 

1536  Van  Wyck  ave.,  Jamaica,  L. 
I.  22  years  old.  M.  G.  Co.,  306th 
Inf.  Killed  in  action  September  4, 
1918. 

.   Sgt.  Thomas  J.  Erb. 

Maspeth,     Queens.       23    years    old. 


Educated  at  Newtown  High  School, 
served  on  Mexican  border  with  the 
71st  Regt.  in  1916.  Reported  that 
he  refused  to  leave  his  lookout  post 
during  a  bombardment  lasting  four 
hours.  Later,  died  of  wounds  received 
in  action. 

Pvt.  William  P.  Espenscheid. 

94  Queens  ave..  Flushing.  Died  of 
disease  in  France. 

Sgt.  Harry  O.  Everett. 

135  Luquer  st.  Formerly  an  insur- 
ance broker.  Student  at  Erasmus 
Hall  High  School.  Co.  H,  307th  Inf. 
Killed  in  action  August  27,  1918, 


Corp.  Otto  E.  J.  Ernst. 

1736  Stephens  st..  Queens.,  L.  I. 
Co.  I.  165t.h  Inf.  Formerly  member 
of  23d  Regt;  served  on  Me-Kican  bor- 
der. Attended  P.  S.  85.  Formerly 
employed  as  machinist  by  Nemo  Cor- 
set Company.  Wounded  in  action  In 
March.  1918.  Killed  in  action  July 
20,    1918.  -J 

W'agoncr  Charles  E.   Fagan. 

102  Steuben  st.  26  years  old.  Wag- 
oner with  the  Supply  Co.,  306th  Inf. 
Educated  at  St.  Patrick's  Academy; 
member  of  that  church.  Killed  Sep- 
tember   5,    1918. 

Pvt.  Thomas  H.  Fagen 

Ave    D,  College  Point,  L.  I.    Enlist- 
ed in  the  48th  Canadian  Highlanders. 
Member  of  St.  Fidelis  R.  C.   Church. 
Killed  in  action  June  7,  1918. 
Corp.  WiUlam  Faller. 

17  Louis  pi..  Middle  Village,  L.  I. 
2  8  years  old.  Co.  M,  Seventh  Inf. 
Graduate  St.  Marguerite's  Parichial 
School.  Died  of  wounds  received  in 
action  June  22.  1918. 

Corp.  William  Fallon. 

1307  Sterling  pi.  30  years  old. 
Member  of.  St  Matthew's  R.  C. 
Church.  Member  Co.  I,  307th  Inf. 
Killed  in  action  on  August  19,   1918. 

Pvt  John  J.  FarrelL 

42   Adelphi  st      25   years  old.      Co. 
H    165th  Inf.     Formerly  employed  by 
the    B     B.    T.       Member    of    Sacred 
Heart  R.  C.  Church.     Served  on  Mex- 
ican    border     with     the     14th     Regt. 
Killed  in  action  on  July  15,  1918. 
Pvt.  Richard  J.  Farrell. 
279    Kingston    ave.      22    years    old. 
Formerly  connected  with  the   Brook- 
lyn   Union    Gas    Company.      Member 
of  St  Matthew's  R.  C.  Church.    Mem- 
ber Co.  H,  307th  Inf.   Killed  in  action. 
Pvt.  Andrew  Fatscher. 
Lynbrook.    L.    I.       Member    of    St. 
Mary's    R.    C.    Church.      Member    of 
Motor  Truck  Co.   361.     Killed  in  ac- 
tion. ^    , 

Pvt.  William  A.  Feeley. 
137  St  James  pi.  M.  G.  Co.,  106th 
Inf  Served  on  the  Mexican  border 
in  'l916  with  the  14th  Regt  Was 
taken  ill  In  February,  1918.  and  died 
July  7,  1918;  buried  with  military 
honors. 

lit.  Earle  B.  Felter. 
522  Putnam  ave.  Was  commis- 
sioned second  lieutenant  of  infantry, 
Plattsburg  Training  Camp,  1916-1917 
camps.  Two  brothers  also  in  the 
service.  Graduate  Erasmus  Hall  High 
School.  Formerly  associated  with 
Kountze  Bros.  Later  promoted  to 
first  lieutenant.  Was  attached  to  Co. 
L,  3C7th  Inf.  Killed  in  action  Sep- 
tember 15,  1918. 

Corp.  Benjamin  Fei-kins. 
577     New    Lots     Road.       29     years 
old.      Formerly   an    actor.      Killed    in 
action  August  9,   1918. 

Pvt.  Andrew  Feser. 
153  Meserole  st.     Died  from  Span- 
ish influenza  while  stationed  at  Camp 
Dix,  N.  J. 

Edgar  H.  Fessenden. 
820  Putnam  ave.  23  years  old. 
Wireless  operator.  Was  an  instructor 
for  U.  S.  Naval  Forces  at  nearby  sta- 
tion. Graduated  from  P.  S.  108,  and 
Commercial  High  School.  Formerly 
in  the  employ  of  the  New  York  and 
Cuba  Mail  Steamship  Company.  Died 
from   pneumonia. 

Pvt.  Frank  Fey. 
22  Ten  Eyck  st  21  years  old.  En- 
listed in  the  14th  Regt;  transferred 
to  Co.  E,  106th  Inf.,  at  Camp  Wadu- 
worth.  Died  of  wounds  received  in 
action  on  Oeiober  2,  1918. 


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Lt.  John  D.  Flllcy  Jr. 

Xoblr  and  West  sts.  :;4  years  old. 
Stcoud  lleulcnant  of  Infantry  Reserve 
Corps.  Assii,'ned  to  the  Regular 
Army.  First  Plattsburg  Camp.  lai". 
Third  Batlerv.  Promoted  to  first  lieu- 
tenant. 23d  Inf..  In  France.  C'.raduate 
of  Harvard  Universlt.v,  lfll6.  Died 
of  wounds  received  in  action. 
Pvt.  Fred  Finger. 

49  Fifth  ave..  Rosedale.  L.  1.  Co. 
T>,  165th  Inf.  25  ycar.^  old.  Served 
on  Mexican  border  with  the  14th 
Regt.  AVa.s  killed  in  action  on  July 
28.  1918.  by  a  bomb  during  an  air 
mid.  while  "he  was  in  the  front  line 
trenches. 

P\t  Joseph  C.  rinlcy. 
5418  Third  ave.  23  years  old. 
Member  of  the  16.")th  Inf.  Formerly 
employed  by  the  Morse  Dry  Dock 
and  Repair  Company.  Died  on  the 
fourth    trip   over   the    top. 

R«t   PlllUp  S.   Miui. 

.->S1  Park  pi.  Co.  K.  165th  Inf. 
Member  of  St.  Tqresa's  Church. 
Killed   in  action. 

Pvt.  Joliii  H.   I'iiincgan. 

227  Clarkson  si.  18  years  old. 
Member  of  23d  Inf.  Died  of  wounds 
received  in  action. 

Prt.  John  I'i.schrr. 

215  Franklin  st.  IH  years  old. 
Member  of  the  16r>tli  Inf.  Wus  sliirly- 
inp  for  the  priesthood  in  the  Cathe- 
dral College,  when  he  enlisted  in  the 
old  cnth  Rcct.  Was  killed  in  action 
on   July   29.    191 S. 

Knsigrn  Kdward  M.  FMzgtJi-altl. 

5!  Johnson  st.  25  years  old.  \'. 
S.  Navy.  Graduate  of  Erainus  Hall 
High  School.  Formerly  a  reporter. 
.Member  of  the  Crescent  Athletic  Club, 
and  Shccpshead  Bay  Rowing  Club. 
Drowned  at  Rockaway,  August  21. 
1918. 

Sfjf.  Cornelius  P.  Fltzpatiiok. 

50  visitation  pi.  23  years  old.  Co. 
Ij.  165th  Inf.  Served  on  Me.xican  bor- 
der. Formcrl.v  private  secretary  in 
ofBce  of  W.  R.  Grace  &  Co.  Was 
promoted  to  sergeant  the  day  before 
he  was  killed  in  action  on  Septem- 
ber  27.    1918. 

lit.  Walter  C.  Flato. 
74  Lafayette  av.  24  years  old. 
Graduate  of  Plattsburg  Training 
Camp,  and  was  commiiJsioned  a  lieu- 
tenant. Went  to  France  with  Gen. 
Pershing.     Killed   in  action. 

Sgt.  Tlionias  F.  Flattco'. 

115  Crystal  st,  30  years  old.  En- 
listed in  the  Medical  Corps  and  was 
Stationed  at  Base  Hospital  No.  1,  in 
the  Bronx.  Member  of  the  Blessed 
Sacrament  Ch,urch.  Was  killed  in 
an  Army  mot(|r  truck  accident  on  City 
Island.  N.  Y. 

Pvt.  Charles  W.  Fkik. 

J9T  WyckolT  ave.  Formerly  em- 
ployed by  the  B.  R.  T.  Killed  in  ac- 
tion  September    9.    1918. 

Pvt.  Fred   Flciin-. 

Qrafton  ave.,  Woodhaven.  L.  I.  24 
Feafs  old.  Co.  C.  108th  Inf.  Killed 
hi   action    September    29.    1918. 

Seaman  Junios   >f.   I'"lcury. 

Alsop  St.,  Jamaica.  L.  I.  31  years 
old.  V.  S.  Navy.  Assigned  to  the 
Mohawk;  later  transferred  to  tlie  I'. 
S.  Tampa.  Attended  Jamaica  High 
School.  Was  on  the  Tampa  when  it 
■was  torpedoed  in  the  Knglish  Chan- 
nel. September  26.  1918.  and  was  re- 
ported among  the  missmg. 

Corp.  Jolui  Flood. 
J57  Greene  ave.      19  years  old.    Co. 
C,    102d    F.    8.    Batt.      flraduate    P.    ,«. 
0.      Killed    in    action    September    29, 
191«. 


Pvt,    Oscar  Flenry. 

61  Willoughby  st.  21  years  old. 
Died  in  France  from  pleuro-pneu- 
monia. 

PAt,  Frederick  K,  Fluffge  Jr. 

995  Hancock  st.  Batt.  F.  306th  F. 
A.  24  years  old.  Died  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action  August  21.   1918. 

P\-t.  Thoma-s  D.  Fljim. 

361  Vnion  st.  28  years  old.  Mem- 
ber of  airplane  guard  in  France.  For- 
merly employed  by  the  New  York 
Telephone  Company.  Member  of  St. 
Agnes  R.  C.  Church,  and  P.  S.  32. 
Killed  in  action  on  October  1.  1918. 

Pvt.  Jamos  FoIIiart. 

34  Weirfield  st.  27  years  old.  Head- 
quarters Detachment.  154th  Brigade. 
Member  of  Bushwlck  Avenue  M.  E. 
Church.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  37.  and 
Boys  High  School.  Formerly  con- 
nected with  the  New  York  Rubber 
Company.  Killed  in  action  on  August 
IS.   1918. 

Pvt.  I'rank  K.  Fonfara. 

218  Bleecker  St.  23  years  old. 
Member  of  the  n«th  A.  T.  Graduate 
of  P.  S.  68.  Died  in  France  of  pneu- 
monia. 

V\t.  George  Ford. 

Glen  Cove,  L.  I.  30  years  old.  En- 
li.xted  in  the  Canadian  Army  in  De- 
fomlier.  1917.  and  was  a  member  of 
Co.  B.  19th  Canadian  Inf.  Formerly 
connected  with  the  Pratt  Estates. 
Killed   in  action   August   8,   1918. 

Pvt,  OoorK'O  I.  Forman. 

ICast  28th  St..  near  Ditmas  ave.  31 
years  old.  Batt.  A.  305th  F.  A.  Killed 
in    action   August   22.    1918. 

Sfft.  Samuel  Forman. 

438  37th  St.  28  years  old.  M.  G. 
Co.  IGSth  Inf.  Killed  in  action  July 
15.    1918. 

Pvt.  Tlieodoit  Forrest. 
19  V.'yckoff  St.  Joined  the  Cana- 
dian Ai-mv  in  1915.  and  was  assigned 
to  the  llClh  Batt.,  Co.  B.  Was  a 
member  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  John  F.  Car- 
.son's  Church.  Killed  in  action  on 
April  3,   1918. 

Pvt,  John  .\.  Foss. 
195  Center  st.     28  years  old.     M.  G. 
Co.,    30oth   Inf.     Died   of  wounds   re 
ceived    in    action    on 
1918. 

Pvt.  n<>I>ort  A. 
700  Nostrand  ave. 
Co.  B,  165th  Inf. 
French  War  Cross  for  his  bravery  un 
dcr  tire.  Later  awarded  a  star  to 
be  attached  to  the  cross.  Graduate  of 
the  De  La  Salle  Institute  in  Manhat- 
tan. Served  on  Me.xican  border  with 
the  69th  Regt.  At  one  time  a  moving 
picture  actor.  Killed  in  action  June 
28,    1918. 

Capt,  Charles  A,  Fowler, 
Great    Neck,    L.    1.       Co.    M,    325th 
Inf.     One  of  the  first  to  train  at  Gov- 
ernor's Island   for  the  Officers  Reserve 
Corps,  and  was  appointed  a  first  lieu- 
tenant,    before     the    war    broke     out. 
I  Completed  his  military  studies  at  Fort 
I  Mcl'herson,    Ga.,    and    was    apjpointed 
I  cat)tain    temporarily   and   assigned   to 
I  officers  school  at  Fort  Sill,  Okla.  Later 
I  attained     permanent     appointment    of 
j  captain.       Was     killed     in     action     in 
I  Prance  on  October  11.   1918. 

.Sgl.  William  J.  Francis. 

393   Baltic   st.      Killed   in   action. 
Corp.  Joseph  Frank. 

290  AA'illoughby  ave.  23  years  old. 
V.  .S.  Dental  Corps;  stationed  at  Ncw- 
porl  News.  Va.  Kducated  in  St.  Pat- 
rick's R.  C.  Church.  Died  .September 
27.    1918.   at   Newport   News. 

Pvt.  Conicliiis  C.  I-'i-edoricks. 

566  Pine  St.     Enlisted  in  July.  1917.' 


September    28, 


Foster. 
31    years 
Received 


old. 
the 


at  the  age  of  15,  and  went  to  France 
as  a  member  of  Co,  M.  Sixth  Inf. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  159.  Was  cited  for 
destroying  enemy  wire  entanglements 
under"  heavy  fire.  Killed  in  action 
August  13.   1918. 

Pvt.   .\rc-hibald  H.  Freeman. 

273  Madison  ave.,  P'lushing,  L.  I.  30 
vears  old.  Attended  Trinity  School, 
killed  in  an  airplane  accident  at  Day- 
ton   Ohio. 

Pvt.  Jolin  P.  Freeman. 

236  Kingsland  ave.  26  years  old.. 
Co.  C,  102d  U.  S.  Eng.  Graduate  St. 
Cecilia's  Parochial  School.  Killed  in 
action  on  September  30,   1918. 

Prt.  Frederick  Fricse. 

83  Junction  ave..  Corona,  L.  I.  23 
years  old.  Received  his  diploma  from 
the  School  of  Aeronautics  in  Decem- 
ber. 1917.  Graduate  of  Bryant  High 
School,  and  studied  civil  engineering 
in  Cooper  In.stitutc.  Killed  in  an  ac- 
cident at  Lake  Charles,  La. 

Prt,  Ferdinand  Freiichs. 

130  Underbill  ave.  24  years  old. 
Attended  Poly  Prep.  Member  of  the 
M.  G.  Batt..  2  7th  Div.  Killed  in  ac- 
tion,   September    30,    1918. 

Sgt,  Abraham  Friedman. 

Borough  Park,  Brooklyn.  21  years 
old.     Killed  in  action  July  20,  1918. 

Pvt.  Ining  H.  Friedniann. 

1)01  Fox  st.  24  years  old.  Member 
of  tlic  308th  Inf.  Died  of  wounds, 
received  in  action,  on  October  10. 
1918. 

PM.   Robert   P.  Friedman. 

366  Riverdale  ave.  22  years  old. 
Enlisted  in  22d  Eng.,  now  102d  Kng. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  109,  Boys  High 
School  and  College  of  the  City  of  New 
York.  Died  of  wounds,  received  in 
action,    on   July   13,    1918. 

I>t,  James  A.  Frost  Jr. 

726  East  Third  st.  31  years  old. 
Graduate  Commercial  High  School. 
Won  a  cadctship  at  the  Coast  Guard 
Academy,  Fort  Trumball,  Conn. 
Graduated  in  1912.  Was  three  years 
on  the  IT.  S.  S.  AVindon.  Later  com- 
missioned lieutenant,  senior  grudf. 
and  assigned  to  the  I^.  S.  S.  Tanipn. 
Was  on  the  Tampa  when  it  was  tor- 
pedoed, on  September  2G,  1918,  in  the 
English  Channel,  and  he  was  report- 
ed among  the  missing.  Ho  was  for- 
mcrl.v a  sergeant  in  the  13th  i;oi;i.. 
and  a  member  of  the  Borough  Park 
M.  E.  Church. 

Chief  Haiold  C.  Fulton, 

174  Vanderveer  pi.,  Woodhaven. 
Member  of  Naval  Reserve  Force. 
When  war  w.as  declared,  he  enlisted 
in  the  Navy,  and  was  assigned  to  the 
Brooklyn  Navy  Yard,  and  transferred 
to  the  Bensonhurst  Training  Station. 
Later  assigned  to  the  chemical  branch 
of  the  Navy,  and  ijromoted  to  Chief 
r-'etty  Othcer.  and  then  transferred  to 
Indian  Head.  Md.  Attended  Pach- 
mond  Hill  High  School,  and  was  a 
graduate  of  Poly  Institute.  Died  at 
Naval  Proving  Grounds  at  Indian 
Head,  Md.,  on  October  14,  191S,  after 
a  short  illness. 

Pvt.  Thomas  Gaffncy. 

475  Hudson  ave.  Wagoner,  Supply 
Co..  53d  Pioneer  Inf.  Stationed  at 
Camp  Wadsworth,  S.  C„  where  he 
died   of   pneumonia. 

Chief    Yeoman    Janie.s    A,    Gallagher. 

380  Sackett  St.  Chief  Y'eoman  in 
the  V.  S.  Navy.  Stationed  at  the 
Brooklyn  Navy  Yard.  Graduate  of 
St.  Agnes  Parochial  School;  took 
course  in  St.  John's  College,  going 
from  there  to  Lehigh  Valley  Railroad 
Company,  where  he  was  cinplo>cd  in 
the  legal  department.  Enlisted  in  the 
Navy  in  May,  1917,  and  was  sent  to 
the  Bush  Stores  to  organize  a  supply 


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department  for  tho  Government 
tiiinsports,  and  later  assigned  to  the 
Navy  Yard  for  service.  He  was  a 
nieml:)er  of  the  Sheepshead  Bay  Boat 
Club,  St.  Agnes  Athletic  riub.  and 
of  St.  Agnes  Church.  He  played  an 
important  part  in  Vhe  rescuing  of  22 
people  in  a  canoe  accident  off  Rocka- 
way  in  the  summer  of  1918,  when  a 
number  of  canoes  in  a  party  of  which 
lie  was  a  member,  upset,  and  through 
which  many  persons  were  drowned. 

lA.  Col.  AVaJtor  V.  Gallagher. 

Brooklyn.  Was  Assistant  Chief  of 
Staff  of  35th  Div.,  A.  E.  F.  Born  in 
Brooklyn,  February  13,  18S0;  ap- 
pointed to  West  Point  in  1899;  com- 
missioned second  lieutenant  and  a.s- 
signed  to  Ninth  Inf.;  raised  to  first 
lieutenant  in  1909;  served  in  the  Phil- 
ippines and  at  the  Mexican  border; 
promoted  to  captain,  then  to  major 
and  finally  to  lieutenant  colonel.  Died 
of  pneumonia  in  France,  October  21, 
1918. 

Pvt.   Alexander  31.   Gardner. 

2S7  E.  Seventh  st.  19  years  old. 
Stretcher  bearer  in  the  Medical 
Corps,  107th  Inf.  Attended  Erasmus 
Hall  High  School;  member  of  the 
Church  of  the  Apostle.  Killed  in  ac- 
tion   on    September    29,    1918. 

Pvt.   Josepli   B.   Garity   ,Tr. 

Mount  Olivet  ave.,  Maspeth,  L.  I. 
Co.  78,  Sixth  Rest.,  Marines.  Edu- 
cated at  P.  S.  §G,  at  JMaspeth.  and 
was  assistant  ca.shier  for  Greer, 
Crance  &  Webb,  in  Manhattan.  Died 
September  Ifi,  1918,  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action. 

Pvt.  Walter  A,  Garlinge. 

2  Church  st,  Maspeth,  L.  I.,  Co. 
A.  105th  Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  72, 
Maspeth.  Killed  in  action  September 
i,   1918,  while  fighting  in  Flanders. 

Pvt.  Robert  F.   GaiTi.spn. 

321  Ocean  ave.,  East  Rockaway,  L.. 
T.  21  years  old.  Co.  B,  106th  Inf. 
Served  on  Border  with  the  23d  Regi- 
ment and  re-enlisted  when  war  was 
declared.  Killed  in  action  on  October 
14,   1918. 

Sgt.  Daniel  S.  iGarvey. 

3C5  Second  st.  Member  Co.  C, 
165th  Inf.  23  years  old.  Formerly 
employed  in  City's  Finance  Depart- 
ment. Graduate  of  P.  S.  10.  Died  of 
viunds  received  in  action,  July  31, 
1918. 

Lt.  Howai-d  A.  Gassert. 

Port  Jefferson,  L.  I.  22  years  old. 
Was  student  at  J\'ew  Yorlc  University. 
Went  with  the  first  contingent  for 
over  there,  as  Second  Lieutenant  of 
the  Marine  Corps  Reserves.  Killed 
en  May  IC,  1918. 

Seajnan  Charles  F.  Gaus. 

65  Longfellow  ave.,  Jamaica,  L.  I. 
Second-class  seaman  U.  S.  Navy  on 
the  American  patrol  boat  torpedoed 
and  sunk  by  a  submarine  in  the  war 
zone  November  5,  1917,  and  reported 
missing  in  action. 

Corp.  Oeorge  W.  Gohles. 

1602  Bergen  St.  Co.  E,  307th  Mil- 
itary Police.  Served  on  Mexican 
Border  with  23d  Regiment.  Drowned 
somewhere  in  France.  No  details 
T.'ere  gi'.'en  of  the  acicdent. 

Pvt.  AugTistino  F.  Hehrsitz. 

2044  Pacific  st.  30  years  old. 
Graduate  P.  S.  73  and  Commercial 
High  School.  Formerly  salesman  for 
Schultz  Novelty  Co.  Attached  to  Co. 
A,  306th  Inf.  Was  killed  in  action 
according  to  casualty  list.  Mother 
'  received  telegram  from  Washington 
stating  that  he  had  been  wounded  in 
action  September  8,  1918. 

P\t.  Cliristian  F.  Geidcll. 

27  17th  St.  28  years  old.  Co.  D, 
305th  Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  27. 
Killed  in  action   September  27,   1918. 


Pvt.  Cliarles  P.  Geissdng. 

425  GrovS'  st.  Stationed  at  Camp 
Dix,  where  he  died  of  Spanish  influ- 
enza. 

Coi-p.  Franlc  Cenna, 

lOSO  Flushing  ave.  Co.  C,  23d  Inf., 
Regular  Army.  Enlisted  soon  after 
he  was  17,  when  war  was  declared. 
Killed  in  action   on   October   3,    1918. 

Clarence  J.  Gerken. 

900  Kings  Highway.  Enlisted  in 
the  Naval  Reserve  in  1917.  Sta- 
tioned at  New  London;  chief  machin- 
ist on  a  submarine  chaser.  Died  at 
Memorial  Hospital  from  acute  pneu- 
monia at  New  London,  Conn. 

Pi-t.    Cliarles    Germain. 

Glen  Cove,  L.  I.  24  years  old. 
Member  of  the  Seventh  Regiment,  U. 
S.  Army.  Killed  in  action  August  17, 
1918. 

Prt.  Sam  Gei-man. 

Stationed  somewhere  in  France; 
died  of  disease. 

Pvt.  William  R.  Gcrrestead. 

574  Pacific  st.  20  years  old.  At- 
tached to  the  lOGth  Inf.  Served  on 
Mexican  Border  with  tho  23d  Regi- 
ment in  1916.  Killed  in  action  on 
September  26,  1918. 

Pvt.  Harry  Gibson. 

559  49th  St.  With  the  American 
Reserve  Engineer  Regiment  in 
France.  Co.  C.  Died  from  pneu- 
monia November  5,  1917. 

Corp.  Ijouis  M.  Gilbert. 

749  New  Jersey  ave.  Member  of 
the  165th  Inf.  Served  on  Mexican 
border  with  the  14th  Regt.  in  1916. 
Killed  in  action  July  29,   1918. 

Seaman  George  D.  Gibson. 

523  59th  St.  20  years  old.  Second- 
class  seaman  stationed  at  Pelham 
Bay.  Member  of  R.  C.  Church  of 
Our  Lady  of  Perpetual  Help.  Grad- 
uate of  "  St.  Alphonsus  School  and 
Brown's  Business  College.  Died  of 
bronchial  pneumonia  at  Pelham  Bay, 
October  25,  1918. 

Sgt.  Pfcajinond  E.  Gill. 

327  Eighth  ave.,  Long  Island  City. 
Killed  in  action. 

Capt.  Walter  E.  Gillan 

372  Broadway,  Flushing,  L.  I.  Cap- 
tain of  Co.  D,  306th  Inf.  Formerly 
Captain  of  Cavalry,  Reserve  Corps, 
First  Plattsburg  Camp,  1917,  First 
Troop.  Tlien  stationed  at  Camp  Up- 
ton. Attended  Flushing  High  School. 
Had  been  complimented  by  Gen.  Sir 
Douglas  Haig,  commander  of  the 
British  Army.  Killed  in  action  on 
September  4.   1918.  I 

Pvt-  Georg«  Gilligan. 

49  South  10th  St.  22  years  old.  Co, 
A.  lOStli  Inf.  Graduate  SS.  Peter  and 
Pauls  Parochial  School.  Killed  in 
action   September   29,   1918. 

Pvt.  Joseph  A.  Gilmore. 

871    Patter  ave..   Long   Island   City. 
Enlisted  in  St.  Louis  in  'Troop  I,  Third  | 
U.  S.  Cavalry.     Was  sent  to  Fort  Sam  i 
Houston,   rexas.  and  sailed  for  France  I 
in  August,   1917.     Reported  as  having 
died  from  natural  causes. 

Pvt.  David  L.  Gladd. 

4336  Atlantic  ave.,  Richmond  Hill, 
L.  I.  23  years  old.  Co.  C,  308th  Inf. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  90.  Member  of 
Jamaica  Lodge,  F.  of  A.  Killed  in 
action. 

John  J.  Glennon. 

120  Second  st.  Chief  boatswain's 
mate,  U.  S.  Navy.  Enlisted  in  the 
Navy  in  1896,  assigned  to  different 
battle.ships,  and  at  the  outbreak  of 
the  war  to  scout  duty  along  the  At- 
lantic Coast.  Later  attached  to  the 
Cherokee  on  which  he  lost  his  life, 
February  26,  1918,  when  it  sank  in  a 
gale. 


Pvt.  Edviard  G.  Gladding. 

141  East  35th  st.  30  years  old.  Sta- 
tioned  at  Camp  Mills.  Died  suddenly 
on  October  14,  1918. 

Pvt.  Fred  Glasscr. 

16  Rose  ave.,  Jamaica,  L.  I.  24 
years  old.  Co.  C,  105th  Machine  Gun 
Battalion.  Formerly  employed  by 
William  Adikea  &  Co.  Killed  in  action 
on  October  17,  1918. 

Pvt.  WUliam  Glynn. 

Great  Neck,  L.  I.  23  years  old.  Co. 
B,  30oth  Inf.  Died  from  the  effects 
of  injuries  received  in  a  bomb  ex- 
plosion, June  3,  1918. 

^_  Pvt.  William  Goljcl. 

Spencer  pi.,  Lynbrook,  L.  I.  Co.  K, 
365th  Inf.     Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  Da-lid  Goldberg. 

506  Mansfield  pi.  Marine  Corps. 
Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  Louis  Goldberg. 

274  Floyd  st.  21  years  old.  Grad- 
uate P.  S.  147.  Wounded  in  action  in 
June;  recovered  and  returned  to  duty. 
Killed  in  action  on  September  29, 
1918. 

Pvt.  Max  Goldklang. 

264  Vernon  ave.  Co.  C,  305th  Inf. 
Killed  in  action  August  25,  1918. 

Pvt.  Plilllip  Goldstein. 

331  Wvona  st.  25  years  old.  Co. 
A,  301st  Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  149. 
Killed  in  action. 

Pvt,  Henry  D.  Goodman, 

525  Greene  ave.  Headquarters  Co., 
308th  Inf.  Student  of  the  College  of 
the  City  of  New  York.  Killed  in 
action  on  August  21,  1918. 

Pvt.  Jacob  Goodman. 

437  Dumont  st.  Member  of  tho 
307th  Inf.  24  years  old.  Killed  in 
action  on  September  27,   1918. 

Corp.  Edward  J.  Goonan. 

1333  Park  pi.  Co.  D,  307th  Tnf. 
Cited  for  bravery.  Killed  in  action  on 
September  14,   1918. 

Lt.  Donald  S.  Gordon. 

78  Prospect  Park,  West.  Lieuten- 
ant, member  of  the  9  6th  Co.,  Sixth 
Regt-  of  Marines.  Attended  Erasmus 
Hall  High  School.  Formerly  a  mem- 
ber of  the  23d  Regt.  Served  on 
Mexican  Border,  with  an  Ohio  Regt, 
Died  of  wounds  received  in  action, 
July  24,   1918. 

Pvt.  Edward  F.  Gordon. 

52  Sherman  pi..  Long  Island  City. 
Member  of  the  16oth  Inf.  Killed  in 
action. 

Pvt.  ArUiur  F.  Go.ss. 

81  Lott  St.  21  years  old.  Co.  L, 
10  6th  Inf.  Member  of  the  Holy  Cross 
Church.  Died  in  base  hospital  at 
Kent,  England,  from  gas  and  wounds, 
received  in  action,  on  August  27,  1918. 

Pvt.  Stanford  M.   Grant. 

580  Warren  st.  Co.  G,  15th  Inf. 
Died  of  disease  somewhere  in  France. 

Vvt.  James  Gray. 

Long  Island.  Died  at  Syracuse 
Army  Camp  from  infiuenza. 

Aviator  Roljcrt  Gray  Jr. 

165  Cedar  St.,  Richmond  Hill,  L.  I. 
Training  as  an  aviator  for  six  months. 
Received  his  appointment  as  a  cadet 
aviator  and  was  ordered  to  Princeton 
to  study  a  course  of  military  aero- 
nautics. Formerly  employed  by  the 
Guaranty  Trust  Co.  Was  killed  at 
Memphis,  Tenn.,  in  an  airplane  acci- 
dent. 

Cook  Benjamin  Green. 

219  Sands  st.  Second-class  ship's 
coolv,  U.  S.  Navy.  On  board  the 
Cherokee  when  it  sank  in  a  gale  and 
ho  was  reported  as  among  the  miss- 
ing. 


164 


BROOKLYN   AND   LONG    ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


Pvt.  Artliur  GranaUio. 

706  i;nion  st.  29  years  old.  Co.  D, 
JSotli  Inf.  Formerly  connected  with 
the  Standard  Union  newspaper.  Killed 
In  action  on  July  31.   1018. 

Soaman  Kdward  It.  (Jo/./.cit. 

1  00  Vandervcnter  ave..  A.storia.  Ij.  I. 
Second  class  soatnan  \'.  S.  Navy. 
Assigned  to  the  American  patrol  boat 
Alcedo.  torpedoed  and  sunk  in  the 
■war  zone.  Seaman  Gozzett  was  re- 
ported as  among  the  missing. 

Corp.  Cliarlos  P.  GouUI. 

66  Church  St.,  Kreeport.  Co.  I. 
107th  Inf.  20  years  old.  Killed  in 
action  on  September  29.   1918. 

Pvt,  James  J.  (irccii. 

25  Myrtle  ave.     Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  WilHara  T.  Grcon. 

44  Fourth  st.  23  years  of  age.  Co. 
C.  Si.Nth  Kng.  C.raduale  of  P.  S.  29. 
Was  wounded  in  action  and  died  of 
■wounds  on   July   17,   1918. 

Corp.  Ir\iiig  Grccno. 

24  Liberty  ave.     Killed  in  action. 
Pvt.  K.   D.  Grcig. 

Kew  Gardens.  I-.  T.  Battery  L, 
Canadian  Machine  fJun  Battalion. 
Died  of  wounds  received  in  action  on 
September  29,  1918. 

Corp.  Phillip  Grey. 

453  49th  .<;t.  Co.  D,  102d  Inf.  At- 
tended St.  Michael's  Parochial  School. 
24  years  old.  Died  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action. 

Sgt.  i;dward  F.  Gries. 
Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  Joscpli  Griflfing. 

Easthampton,  !>.  I.  25  years  old 
Regular  Army.     Killed  in  action. 

George  H.  GrilTitli. 

Wireless  operator.  U.  S.  Navy. 
Trained  at  New  London  Academy; 
later  assigned  to  the  L'.  S.  S.  Tampa. 
Was  on  the  Tampa  when  it  was  tor- 
pedoed on  September  26.  1918,  and 
he  was  reported   among  the   missing. 

lit.  Leslie  H.  Groser. 

763  Eastern  Paricway.  Was  com- 
mander of  the  First  Platoon  of  Co.  M. 
23d  U.  S.  Inf..  in  France.  Commis- 
sioned first  lieutenant  of  infantry. 
Second  Plattsburg  Camp.  1917.  Grad- 
uate of  Boys  High  School.  1908.  En- 
tered Cornell  University  Law  School, 
1908.  Employed  with  De  Forest  Bros. 
Killed   in  action. 

Pvt,  Carmcio  GnittilLt. 

186  Golden  ave..  Flushing.  L.  I.    Co. 

C,  308th  Inf.     Killed  in  action. 

G<>orKc  C.  Gundci'man  Jr. 

2246  82nd  St.  Hospital  apprentice 
on  submarine  chaser  .No.  209.  21 
years  old.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  138  and 
Manual  Training  High  School.  Mem- 
ber of  Central  Branch,  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
Formerly  a  compositor  for  J'hillips  «& 
Co.  Lost  his  life  on  the  submarine 
which  was  taken  for  a  U-b-mt.  and 
torpedoed  off  Fire  I^'^f^i,  "■*.  T. 

H.  C.  Gunn. 

171  E.  31st  St.  Chief  boatswain, 
XT.  S.  Navy.  Assaulted  by  two  sol- 
diers at  a  recruiting  station  and  died 
from  the  blow. 

Pvt.  Mcsos  Gustamolsky. 

1S86  Douglass  st.     24  years  old.    Co. 

D,  First  Batt.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  156. 
Formerly  employed  by  .  The  Eagle. 
Died  of  Spanish  Influenza  at  Edge- 
wood  Arsenal,  Md. 

Pvt.  Charles  Gnttcnljorg. 

283  South  First  st.  22  vears  old. 
Wont  to  France  with  ^e  3'07th  Sup- 
ply Train,  where  he  dlj4  of  disease. 


Pvt.  Jafob  Hafijcr. 

438  Chestnut  st.  30  years  old.  Co. 
A.  ]62d  Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  76. 
Died  October  :>,  1918,  of  wound.s  re- 
•ccived  in  action. 

.Sgt.  John  HagsP'"- 

.^)44  Warien  st.  Co.  M,  305th  Ma- 
chine Gun  Battalion.  Graduate  of  St. 
Agne.s'  School.  Died  of  wound.s  on 
August    l.'i.   1918.   received  in  action. 

Pvt.  Fred  B.  Hag-gcrl.>-. 

46  Putnam  ave.  Quartermaster 
Corps  at  Fort  Sheridan  III.  Served 
10  years  in  the  army.     Died  suddenly. 

Pvt.  .'Xitliur  \'.  Haiahncy. 

17th  St.  Kornicrh-  employed  by  the 
Brooklyn  Union  Gas  Co.  Killed  in 
action. 

fjt.  I'^dward  J.  Haine,«. 

878  St.  John's  pi.  First  lieutenant 
stationed  at  I'amp  Devens,  Ma.ss. 
Formerly  a  member  of  Second  Signal 
Corps  of  Brooklyn.  Graduate  of  Boys 
High  School  and  Columbia  University. 
Formerly  manager  of  Bay  State  Rail- 
road.    Died  from  pleurisy. 

Pvt.  Miehael  Hairy. 

341   Prospect  ave.     Killed  ir.  action. 

Sgt.  George  B.  Hail. 

824  Spruce  St.,  P..ichniond  Hill.  24 
years  old.  Co.  B,  302d  F.  S.  B.  Mem- 
ber of  Temple  Forum  at  Kichmond 
Hill.  Killed,  September  11,  I'.U.S. 
while  in  action. 

Sgt.  Milton  J.  Hall. 

4008  Ferris  St.,  Woodhaven.  L.  I. 
Sergeant  in  Tank  Corps.  Died  in 
Scranton.  Pa.,  State  Hospital  from 
pneumonia. 

vScanian  Elbert  Hallctt. 

161  Amity  .'it..  Flushing.  L.  I.  IS 
years  old.  jinlisted  in  tiie  Navj',  April 
1918.  Died  October  2,  1918,  from 
nneumonia  at  Great  Lakes  Naval 
Training  Station. 

I»vt.   Stanley  S.   Hallett. 

4  27  Jamaica  ave.  Co.  B,  316th  Inf. 
Succumbed  to  Spanish  influenza  on 
October  9.   1918. 

Pvt.  Thomas  C.  Halloran. 

2204  Clarendon  rd.  Medical  De- 
tachment, 152d  Depot  Brigade.  Died 
from   pneumonia  on   October  23,   1918. 

Pvt.  Jacob  K'ilpern. 

467  Ashford  .st.  27  years  old.  San- 
itary Department,  310th  F.  A.  Died 
of  influenza  at  base  hospital  in  France 
on  October  16,  191S. 

Coi-p.  John  Hanun. 

469  Essex  st.  With  Co.  476,  Supply 
Train  19.  25  years  old.  Died  in 
France  on  September  17,  1918,  of 
bronchial  pneumonia. 

Ben  Clis>rlc-s  HaJift. 

ISS  Clymer  st.  Machinists  Mate,  U. 
S.  Navy.  25  years  old.  Attached  to 
Pelham  Bay  Station.  Formerly  press- 
man tor  Bartlett-Orr  Press  in  Man- 
hattan. Member  of  W^orcester  Club 
and  Junior  Order  of  U.  Amer.  Mech. 
Died  from  pneumonia  at  base  hos- 
pital. 

Corp.  Charles  K.  Hanlcy. 

145  Lincoln  pi.  Co.  H.  165th  Inf. 
Graduate  of  Fordham  Law  School. 
Formerly  employed  by  the  law  firm 
of  Bauvier.  tJeer  &  Lindsev.  Killed  in 
action  on  July  16.  191  S. 

Pvt.  Lawi-cnce  Hanneford. 

105  Third  pi.  28  years  old.  Mem- 
ber of  St.  Mary's  R.  C.  Church.  At- 
tached to  Co.  D,  106th  Inf.  Reported 
wounded  in  action  on  Augusv  10.  1918, 
and   later   reported   as   having  died. 

Vvt.  E<lward  Han.scn. 

228  53d  St.     Killed  in  action. 
Pvt.  F<lwafd  A.  Hanl.>-ehke. 

119  Weirfield  st.  ICnlistcd  in  the 
14th    Regt.    in    1916,    and   was   trans- 


ferred to  the  165th  Inf.  Was  a  clerk 
in  the  metal  trade  house.  Killed  in 
action  on   September   12,    1918. 

Thomas  T.  Haran. 

2709  Tilden  ave.  Enlisted  in  the 
.Vavy  as  a  boilermaker.  Graduate  of 
Holy  Cross  School.  Member  of  the 
Knights  of  Columbus,  and  a  number 
of  other  lodges.  Was  a  member  of 
the  47th  Regt.  for  five  years.  On 
board  the  battleship  South  Carolina, 
^nd  was  drowned  while  swimming;  in 
the  Chesapeake  Bay. 

Pvt.   Goldsmith   H.   HardgroTC. 

I  uougan  St.,  Elmhurst.  L.  I.  24 
years  old.  Co.  B.  106th  Machine  Gun 
Co.  Member  of  EIrrihurst  Picsby- 
terian  Churcl;.  Killed  in  action  on 
September  2  7,   1918. 

Uraj.  J.  C.  Hard;.. 

:M.".'-i     BeUi.Td    ave.       Co.     C.     106th 

Inf.      Saw  service  on   Mexic.Tii    Border. 

and   was  a  inember  of  the    14th.lJfgL 

for   1  ■■•.   years;   was  formerly  a   b.Tnkrr, 

and  came  from  a  fighting  family.     Kc 

had    been    but    recently    proimtod    to 

a  iuajor,  and  died  like  a  hero,  aceord- 

j  in;;   to   a   letter   received    by   his   wife 

I  from    tl-.e    Captain    of    Co.     I    of    tho 

i  sanie  regiment. 

I  Sgt.  Paul  S.  Harpcavcs. 

\  Warwick  Boulevard,  Jamaica,  L.  I. 
'  2"  \^:'.rs  old.  Served  .as  an  .A.i.ierican 
;  Ambulance  Driver  with  the  I'rinoc- 
I  ton  I'niversity  UnU.  Was  given  a 
'French  War  Cross  l^r  bravery.  Stnd- 
'  ciil  at  Princeton  University  whsr.  ho 
enlisted  in  September  I'JIT.  Was 
I  kill'ed  in  battle  of  Chatep.u-Thierry. 

I  Pvt.  David  Ilarg'.'ovc. 

I      114  Stockton  St.     25  years  old.     Co. 
I  G,  306th  Inf.     Klll.-'d  in  action. 

I  P\-t.  5Iilf<irrt  IJ.  Harper. 

i       461    Van    Burcn    st.       26    years    old. 

i  Stationed  a*  C.irrjp  Hancock,  Oa.     Was 

'  recordii'.g  sccret.ary  of  Union  Council 
No.   25.  Jr.  O.  V.  A.  M..   for  five  years 

i  and    was    also    \,iXL-t    counc'lor    of    the 

council.      Moi"'""-    o'    ''"^    i-.i.  , >■ 

E.  Church.  Died  of  pne-jmonia  at 
Camp  H;.nci;cK   i.n   t/ci  •:■..■  oU,    1.1,0. 

Corp.  Janjes  A.  Harrington. 

!       1648     83d    St..     Bath     Beach.       Wa.s 
I  corporal  of  Co.  IC,  14th  Regt.,  and  was 
transferred  to  the   lOCth   Inf.  and  was 
killed   in   action    in   August.    191S.   En- 
listed in  July.   1917,  at  the  age  of  17. 


.\rthnr  T.  Harris. 

2042  Bedford  ave.  Coxsv>-ain  on 
the  U.  S.  S.  Tampa.  22  years  old.  En- 
listed in  the  Navy  in  April,  1917, 
trained  at  Newport.  R.  I.,  and  was 
later  assigned  to  the  U.  S.  S.  Tampa. 
He  had  been  in  foreign  service  for  IC 
months.  Graduate  of  C.  C.  N.  Y.  and 
attended  George  Washington  Uni- 
versity. Was  on  the  Tampa  when  it 
was  torpedoed  in  the  English  Chan- 
nel. September  26,  1918,  and  he  was 
reported  among  the  missing. 

Lt.  Herbert  W.  Harrison. 

Great  Neck.  L.  I.  Lieutenant  In 
First  Lincolnshire  Regiment  of  the 
British  Army.  Wounded  in  acti"" 
June  3,   1917,  and  died  June  9,   1917. 

Fireman  O.  G.  Hanison. 

Lincoln  ave..  Jamaica.  Fireman  on 
the  U.  S.  S.  Tampa,  and  was  on  board 
when  it  was  torpedoed  in  the  English 
Channel;  reported  as  being  among  the 
missing. 

I,t.  Stanley  Hart. 

Bay  Shore,  L.  I.  Enlisted  in  1917  in 
the  Royal  Flying  Corps  of  the  British 
.Army.  Was  sent  to  the  University  of 
Toronto  for  ground  training;  stayed 
there  until  December  1917,  when  ho 
went  to  Texas.  Commissioned  a 
lieutenant  in  March  1,918.  Sailed  for 
Kngland  at  the  age  of  19.  Killed  in 
airplane  accident  somewhere  over 
there. 


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165 


Pvt.  Bcrnanl  Harris. 

ICl    Taaffe    pi.      21    years   old.      Co.  I 

r,,    106th   Inf.      Graduate  of  P.   .S.   157.  | 

Killed   in  action.  I 

Pvt.  Daniel  A.  Hart.  i 

922  ."ISt'h  St.  Co.  D,  lOBth  Inf. 
Served  on  the  Mexican  Border  with 
the  14th  ftegt.  in  1916.  firaduate  of 
St.  Peter's  Parochial  School  in  Man- 
hattan, anil  a  member  of  the  Holy 
Name  Society  of  St.  Krancis'  R.  C. 
Church.  Killed  in  action  on  Septem- 
ber 1,  1918. 

Pvt.  Josepli  Hand  Jr. 

262- Hamilton  ave..  Richmond  Hill. 
L.  I.  Member  of  the  308tn  Inf.  At- 
tended Richmond  Hill  High  School. 
Was  killed  in  action  on  August  22, 
1918. 

Pvt.  Rioliai-d  J.  Hartlgan. 

81  Congress  st.  2.'!  years  old. 
Graduate  of  St.  Peter'.s  Parochial 
School.  Knlisted  in  the  14th  Regt. 
and  was  transferred  to  the  165th  Inf. 
Died  of  wounds  received-  in  action, 
June  10,   1918. 

CMC!  John  Hartiiett. 

.310  Adelphi  .St.  29  years  old.  Chief 
petty  officer  stationed  in  foreign 
waters.  Previously  Civil  Service  em- 
ployee at  the  Customs  House.  At  one 
time  employed  on  The  Eagle.  Grad- 
uate of  P.  S.  11,  and  attended  the 
Boys  High  School.  Served  a  term  in 
the  Navy  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged. Died  in  Brest,  France, 
September  17,  1918,  a  victim  of  pneu- 
monia. 

Pvt.  Harold  Harvey. 

1719  East  13th  st.  Enlisted  at  the 
age  of  1  7  with  the  Canadian  forces  in 
September,  1914.  Was  killed  in 
action  in  the  Battle  of  Ypres  in  May, 
1915.  First  Brooklyn  boy  to  be  killed 
in  this  war. 

Maj.   Harry   A.   Harvey. 

277  Macon  st.  28  years  old.  103d 
Field  Artillery.  Graduate  of  West 
Point  Academy,  1915.  Served  with 
the  First  and  2  4th  Cavalry,  went  to 
France  as  captain  of  the  18th  Artil- 
lery, and  was  promoted  to  captain  in 
July,  1918,  and  assigned  to  the  103d 
F.  A.  Killed  in  action  on  September 
12,  1918. 

Corp.  Fred  Haupt. 

742  McDonough  st.  27  years  old. 
Gradugite  of  P.  S.  70.  Killed  in  action 
on  September  4,  1918. 

Pvt.  J.   C.   Haupt. 

Long  Island.  Battery  D,  26th  Field 
Artillery.  .Stationed  at  Camp  Mc- 
Clellan,  Ala.  Died  of  pneumonia  at 
camp. 

Pvt.  William  F.  Hausmann. 

3310  Ridgewood  ave.  Died  of  dis- 
ease. 

Pvt.   diaries   A.   Hayes. 

54  Rogers  ave.  Served  with  the 
Canadian  Forces.  Attended  Marcy 
Avenue  Baptist  Church.  Killed  in 
action   on   September   27,   1918. 

PvJ.  Efiward  T.  Hay.s. 

474  State  si.  Co.  L,  306th  Inf.  Wa.s 
killed  in  rietion  on  .\ugust  20,  1918,  at 
Chateau-Thierry. 

ijt.  Jeff<-r.st>n  .4.  Hcaly. 

23  vcars  old.  Co.  I,  38th  Inf. 
Graduate  of  Boys  High  School  and 
Coluinbia  University,  IfllG.  Attended 
First  Plattsburg  Camp,  and  was  com- 
missioned second  lieutenant.  Vv'aE 
wounded  in  action.  Died  of  wounds 
received  in  action. 

John  Franciji  Hoaly. 

482  Lenox  rd.  23  years  old.  Signal 
Quartermaster  on  U.  S.  S.  Tampa. 
Enlisted  April,  1917;  trained  at  Fort 
Truinball,  Conn.,  and  in  August,  1918, 
was  assigned  to  the  U.  S.  S.  Tampa. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  92.  Attended  Eras- 
mus  Mali    High   School.      Member   of 


Church  of  St.  Catherine  of  Genoa. 
Was  on  the  Tampa  when  it  was  tor- 
pedoed in  the  Knglish  Channt^l  on 
September  26,  191S,  and  was  r-eported 
as  missing. 

Pvt.  (ioorge  Heinibaeh. 

29  Joy  ave..  Laurel  Hill.  165th  Inf. 
29  years  old.  Was  educated  at  P.  S. 
76.  Queens.  Joined  the  old  71st  Regt. 
after  the  C  S.  entered  the  war.  and 
later  was  transferred  to  the  165th 
Inf.  Sister  received  a  letter  from  the 
chaplain,  telling  of  her  brother's  gal- 
lant death  in  drive  during  ,Iuly,   1918. 

Pvt.   Frank   F.   De  ftliitli. 

Pvt.  Frank  F.  De  Muth  of  1713  78th 
St.,  a  member  of  Co.  D,  165lh  Inf., 
was  killed  in  action  some  time  in 
September.  A  letter  of  sympathy  and 
condolence  was  received  by  the  fam- 
ily from  Father  Duffy,  chaplain  of  the 


165th.  It  was  dated  November  16  and 
stated  that  Pvt.  De  Muth  was  prop- 
erly buried  and  described  his  courage 
and  fidelity  to  liis  company.  On  De- 
cember 1  his  mother  received  a  tele- 
gram from  the  War  Departinent  stat- 
ing that  Pvt.  De  Muth  was  m.issing  in 
action.  A  later  telegram  stated  that 
he  was  killed  at  the  time  he  was  re- 
ported missing.  Pvt.  De  Muth  en- 
listed when  he  was  15  years  old  in 
the  old  23d  and  was  then  transferred 
to  the  165th  and  sailed  for  France 
with  that  regiment.  He  is  survived 
by  his  parents,  one  sister,  Jennie,  and 
three  brothers.  John,  Fred  and  Wil- 
liam. 

Pvt.    Patrkk    .'\.    Hcarn. 
35    Sterling    pi.  Memlier    of    the 

165th  Inf.  Member  of  St.  .Francis 
Xavier  Church.  Died  of  diseas-j  some- 
where in  France. 

Pvt.  Cliai'Ios  A.  Hcndiickson. 

23  39th  St.,  Corona,  L.  I.  23  years 
old.  Machine  Gun  Co.  105th  Inf. 
Was  a  member  of  Men's  Church  Club 
of  the  Crrp,ce  Episcopal  Church  of 
Corona,  and  was  employed  by  Core  & 
Herbert,  Engineers  and  Weighers,  of 
Alanhatlan.  Killed  ir.  action  on 
September  29,  1!)1S. 

Lt.  William  E.  Heiinel. 

1114  Putnam  ave.  Second  Lieuten- 
ant of  Infantry.  Plattsburg  Camp, 
November.  1917.  Lieutenant  of  the 
Aviation  Section  of  the  Signal  Corps 
and  was  stationed  at  -Ricli  Field, 
Texas.  Later  an  instructor  of  avia- 
tion at  Garden  City,  L.  I.  Died  on 
October  9,  of  pneumonia  at  his  home. 


Pvt.   Henry   F.    Hei-man. 

516  DeKalb  ave.  2  3  years  old. 
165th  Regiment.  Killed  in  action  on 
July   15,    1918. 

Pvt.  O.scar  Herman. 

360  South  First  st.  17  years  old. 
Battery  A,  17th  Field  Artillery.  Was 
killed  in  an  accident  on  September 
19,   1918. 

Pvt.  Edward  H.  Hemon. 

355  Pearl  st.  Reported  as  having 
been  gassed  and   died   of  wounds. 

Sgt.  Evei-ett  Herter.    • 

Easthamton.  L.  I.  Camouflage 
Division.  Died  of  wounds  received  in 
action. 

Pvt.  Cornelius  Hcsterberg. 

779  Flatbush  ave.  2  4  years  old. 
Co.  C,  305th  Inf.  Formerly  manager 
of  the  Parkside  Theater.  Graduate 
of  P.  S.  92  and  Browne's  Business 
College.  Member  of  Holy  Cro.ss  R.  O. 
Church  and  Flatbush  Democratic 
Club.  Killed  in  action  September  12, 
1918. 

Seaman  Charles  F.  D.  Heu.selikel, 

195  Calyer  st.  .Second-cla.ss  sea- 
man, U.  S.  Navy.  Stationed  at  An- 
napolis, Md.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  126 
and  Commercial  Higli  .School.  Was 
killed  while  on  sentry  duty. 

Pvt.  William  T.  Hiokton. 

55  Stanhope  st.  Co.  K.  106th  Inf. 
Public  school  graduate;  enlisted  in  the 
23d  Regt.  in  September,  1917,  and 
was  formerly  employed  as  letter  car- 
rier in  New  York  post  office.  Member 
of  the  Bedford  Branch,  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
Killed   in  action  September  1,   1918. 

Pvt.  Ijew  Vincent  Hig^is. 

East  Rockaway,  L.  I.  Co.  M,  308th 
Inf.     Killed  in  action  August  22,  1918. 

Pvt.  Thomas  Hlggins. 

Trimble  ave..  Winfield,  L.  I.  Was  in 
France  with  the  E.  E.  F.  Member  of 
St,    Mary's   Church.      Killed   in   action. 

Pvt.  William  A.  Higgins  Jr. 

1181  Dean  st.  104th  Machine  Gun 
Battalion.  20  years  old.  Killed  in 
action  on  August'14,   1918. 

Pvt.  Herbert  J.  Hill. 

Glen  Cove,  L.  I,  18  years  old. 
Member  of  the  165th  Regt.  Father 
had  received  a  letter  early  in  1918, 
saying  that  he  had  been  twice  gassed. 
Again  wounded  in  action,  from  which 
he  died  on  August  IS,   1918. 

Private  Raymond  D.  Hill. 

206  McDonough  st.  22  years  old. 
Co.  M,  106th  Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S. 
35.  Attended  Boys  High  School.  Was 
killed  in  action. 

.Sgt.  Charles  M.  Hocrning. 

Guion  and  Brandon  aves.,  Rich- 
mond Hill.  L.  I.  Member  of  Holy 
Child  Jesus  Church.  Formerl.v  a 
teller  in  the  Richmond  Hill  Branch  of 
the  Bank  of  Long  Island.  Reported 
as  having  ^died  from  intestinal  ob- 
.struction. 

Pvi.  James   Kogan. 

177a  Hull  St.  35  years  old.  Me- 
chanic of  Co.  A,  165th  Inf.  Killed  tu 
action  on  July  15,   1918. 

Charles  A.  Holden. 

216S  67th  St.  21  years  old.  Am- 
bulance driver  in  Italy.  Died  in  Italy 
of  pneumonia. 

Pvt.   Arthur  HoUlsvvorth. 

Brother  of  Mrs.  Fred  Woodward  of 
SS4  Gates  ave.  Co.  B.  305th  Inf.  Was 
einployed  as  the  head  of  the  Spanish 
department  in  wholesale  drug  house 
in  Manhattan.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  74. 
Died  of  wounds  received  in  action. 

Pvt.  Clai'enac  Holmqnest. 

1148  Hancock  st.  Member  of  Janes 
M.  E.  Church.  Died  front  appendi- 
citis. 


166 


BROOKLYN   AND    LONG    ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


Seanuiii  \V.  K.  Holler. 

740  Bedford  ave.,  Richmond  Hill, 
L.  I  Second-class  seaman  on  the 
American  patrol  boat  Alcedo,  which 
was  torpedoed  and  sunk  by  a  German 
submarine  in  the  war  zone  on  Novem- 
ber 5,  1917.  He  was  reported  as  be- 
ing among  the  missing. 

Tvt.  G.  HoUoran. 
Astoria.  L.   I.     Name  had  appeared 
on  the  Canadian   casualty  list  as  be- 
ing killed  in  action. 

P»t,  John  Holmes. 
Flushing.   L.    I.        Member      of     the 
107th  Int.     Member  of  the  same  regi- 
ment wrote  and  said  that  Pvt.  Holmes 
had  been  killed  in  action. 

Prt.  Joliii  E.  Holmes. 
73   Steuben  st.     Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  Harry  Homeyer. 
Peconic,  L.  I.     -i  years  old.     First 
Co.,   152d  Depot  Brigade.     Died  Octo- 
ber 19,   1918,   of  Spanish  influenza  at 
Camp  Upton. 

I.t.  Alfred  J.  Hook. 
1001  Ocean  ave.  Co.  F,  106th  Inf. 
Formerly  First  Lieutenant  of  Co.  G, 
14th  Kegt.  Served  on  Mexican 
Border.  Went  to  Camp  Wadsworth, 
where  he  was  transferred  to  the  106th 
Inf.  Menilier  of  Holy  Innocents  R.  C. 
Church.  While  at  Camp  Wadsworth 
was  ordered  to  attend  the  Infantry 
School  at  Fort  Sill.  Okla.  Was  act- 
ing captain  of  his  regiment  in  France, 
and  was  killed  in  action  on  September 
29,  1918. 

Pvt.  Walter  M.  Hooper. 
Port  Washington,   L.   I.        26   years 
old.      First   Co.,    152d   Depot   brigade. 
Died  of  influenza  at  Camp  Upton. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Hoosack. 

109  North  Kighth  st.  24  years  old. 
Co.  I.  308th  Inf.  Killed  in  action  on 
August   22,    1918. 

Coi-p.  Jolui   H.   Ho.spel. 

174  Wool  St.,  Elmhurst,  L.  X.  Mem- 
ber of  the  l«.'',lh  Inf.  At  the  time  of 
his  enlistment  was  employed  at  the 
works  of  Bliss  &  Co.     Killed  in  action. 

Pvt,  Ra>'niond  W.  Hotteni-oth. 

6  P.aleigh  pi.  Co.  C.  106th  Inf. 
When  a  youth  he  sang  in  the  choir  of 
the  Grace  Episcopal  Church.  Trained 
at  .Sheepshead  Kay,  then  at  Camp 
Wadsworth.  Graduate  of  l^  S.  15. 
Formerly  orrtployod  by  the  Becker 
Chemical  Co.  of  Flalbush.  Before  en- 
listment he  was  an  active  mcmbt-r  of 
St.  Gabriel's  Kpiscopal  Church.  Killed 
in  action  on  September  27,  1918. 

Sgt.  John  C.  Hottle.  -, 

East  Neck  id,  Babylon,  L.  I.  3i 
yeais  old.  Co.  D.  3u6th  Inf.  Wa; 
formerly  employed  by  Gerstendori 
Bros.  Killed  in  action  on  Septembei 
7,  1918. 

Pvt.  W.  P.  O'Connor. 

Pvt.  William  F.  Connors,  23,  of  1.59 
^rdforri  ave.,  a  member  of  Co.  K 
SiUh  Inf.,  died  on  board  the  trans- 
port Canada  on  January  13  of  pneu- 
monia while  en  route  from  France  li 
Boston.  lie  entered  the  service  in 
.■\pril,  1918,  and  was  sent  to  Camp 
''ptim.  Ho  was  then  transferred  to 
Camp  Dlx,  and  in  May  sailed  foi 
overseas.  He  fought  at  the  Meuso 
and  was  gassed  at  the  Argonne.  After 
fix  weeks  in  the  hospital  he  was  sent 
home  on  the  Canada. 

Pvt.  Connors  was  born  in  the  East- 
ern Distrift  and  was  graduated  from 
St.  Vincent  de  Paul's  Academy  and 
Commercial  High  School.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  St.  Vincent  dc  Paul's 
l.vceum,  the  Holy  Name  Society,  of 
Antielns  Council  Xo.  .140,  K.  of  C. 
nna  of  the  Phillip  -N.  Cassidy  Asso- 
ciation. 

He  is  survived  bv  his  parents,  Mary 
Cakes   Connors   and    Henry    Connors. 


The  body  was  brought  home  to  the 
family  today,  and  following  a  requiem 
mass  at  9:30  a.m.  on  Friday  at  the 
Church  of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  will 
be  buried  with  full  military  honors 
in  Calvary  Cemetery. 

Zklachlnist  Mate  H.  F.  Haber. 
Mrs  F.  C.  Haber  of  453  48th  st. 
has  received  a  letter  from  Chaplain 
W  B  Ayers  of  the  U.  S.  Naval  Head- 
quarters in  France  relating  to  the 
death  of  her  .son.  Second  Class  Ma- 
chinist Mate  Henry  F.  Haber,  who 
died  of  pneumonia  in  Base  Hospital  5. 
France,  on  October  5.  He  was  sta- 
tioned on  the  Agamemnon.  Haber  was 
a  graduate  of  St.  Michael's  Parochial 
School;  a  member  of  the  Holy  Name 
Society  of  the  church  of  that  name 
and  of  the  Marine  Engineers,  as  he 
was  formerly  employed  as  a  marine 
engineer  by  the  Gowanus  Towing  Co. 
His  brother,  Pvt.  Joseph  V.  Haber,  20 
vears  old.    Is   a   member  of  the   50tll 


%^ ~ ^ ff 


C.  A.  C,  Hdq.  Co.  He  leaves  his  par- 
ents. Prank  C.  and  Jennie  Haber;  his 
brothers,  Joseph  V.  and  Aloysius,  and 
a  sister,  Margaret. 

In  his  letter  Cliaplain  Ayers  said: 
"I  want  to  tell  you  how  deeply  I 
5ympathize  with  you  In  your  loss.  1 
Imow  that  the  burden  of  war  lies  far 
nore  heavily  upon  those  of  you  who 
remain  at  home,  and  who  have 
-.rought  to  you  the  burden  of  sorrow, 
han  it  does  upon  those  of  us  who 
)ear  the  task  of  the  actual  conflict. 
If  there  is  anything  that  makes  us 
want  to  live,  it  is  the  thought  of  the 
?rief  and  loneliness  of  those  who  wait 
'it  home  for  us,  and  who  will  never 
see  us  again.  Vet  there  must  be  a 
certain  pride  in  the  fact  that  you 
have  had  .someone  to  give  to  a  cause 
that  is  the  mightiest  in  righteousness 
that  any  of  ns  could  conceive. 

"I  was  with  your  son  in  his  last 
'llness.  He  died  nnhly  and  unafraid 
He  had  the  solace  and  comfort  of  re- 
ligious ministrations  according  to  hip 
faith,  and  lie  was  buried  with  mili- 
tary honors,  and  the  religious  services 
of  his  faith." 

Vvt.  Joshia  J.  Huff. 

93    Rochester    ave.      22    years    old. 
Member    of    Co.    G,     15th    Regt.    Inf. 
Died  of  wounds  received  in  action. 
Corp.   Frank   .S.   Hughes. 

66  Ten  Eyck  st.  26  years  old.  Was 
a  member  of  the  305th  Inf.  and 
volunteered  to  fill  a  vacancy  in  the 
30th  Inf.  Was  killed  in  action  on 
July  15,  1918. 


I.t.  I.uthor  H.  Holton. 

407  Argyle  rd.  Lieutenant  aboard 
the  U.  S.  "S.  Illinois.  Formerly  em- 
ployed as  manager  of  the  New  York 
Printers  and  Bookbinders  Association. 
Member  of  the  Knickerbocker  Clui^'. 
Died  of  heart  disease. 

Pvt.  Frank  B.   Howard. 
151  Union  ave.,  Lynbrook.  L.   I.     24 
years  old.      Member  of  the  106th   Inf. 
Served    on    Mexican    Border    with    the 
23d    Regt.     in     1916.       Was    killed     m 
action  on  September  29,  1918. 
Pvt.  Oswald  Hudson. 
Attached  to  the  305th  Inf.  and  sta- 
tioned at  Camp  Upton.     Killed  in  Long 
Island  train  accident. 

Pvt.  Onney  M.  Hudspcath. 
Corona,    L.    I.      Reported    killed    in 
action. 

Pvt.  John  Hurd. 
Huntington.    L.    I.      Member    of   the 
Sixth  U.  S.   Cavalry,   and  stationed  at 
Fort  Sam  Houston,  Texas.     Died  from 
pneumonia. 

Pvt.  Tliomas  Hurley. 
319    Chauncey    st.       21    years    old. 
106th  Machine  Gun  Battalion.     Grad- 
uate of  P.  S.  117.     Formerly  connected 
with   the    Bank    of    Commerce.      Was 
killed  in  action  on  July  31,   1918. 
P\-t.  Thomas  Hiissey. 
121   Menehan  st.     27  years  old.     Co. 
D.    305th   Inf.      Graduate  of  P.   S.   106. 
Was    killed    in    action    September    29, 
1918. 

Corp.  Henry  I.  IiigcrsoU. 
876  Park  pi.  Co.  K.  107th  Inf. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  3,  Erasmus  Hall 
High  School  and  attended  Cornell 
University.  Died  on  September  15, 
1918  of  spinal  meningitis,  after  par- 
ticipating in  drive  between  Cambrai 
and  St.  Quentin.  France. 

Pvt.  Eli.v  Inkoles. 
641   Myrtle  ave.      23   years  old.      Co. 
M,    Ninth   U.    S.    Inf.      Was   killed    in 
action  on  July  19,  1918. 

Lt.  David  Jackson. 

Corona,  L.  I.     Lieutenant  in  the  U. 

S     Aerial    Service;    stationed   at   Lake 

Charles,    La.      Formerly    employed    by 

the   Mutual   Life   Insurance   Co.      Was 

I   ailed  in  a  fall  from  an  airplane. 

lit.  l^anklin  J.  Jackson. 

505  Clinton  ave.      Headquarters  Co.. 

106th  Inf.     23  years  old.     Educated  at 

P.    S.    11,    Erasmus   Hall    High    School 

iiid    New   York   University.      Was   all- 

-.cholastic    man    at    Erasmus    in    1913. 

foined    Troop    0.       First    Cavalry,      in 

1916;    spent    nine   months   at   Mexican 

lorder    with    this    command    and    re- 

urned  a  sergeant  in  Co.  A.     Enlisted 

IS    a    private    in    the    14th    Regt.    and 

lecaine    an    instructor   in    hand    gren- 

ides  at   Camp   Wa.Uworth.      P.pported 

IS  being  killed  in  action,  according  to 

\,  letter  received  from  a  friend. 


.\rthur  Jacob.s. 

1'09  East  Fifth  St.  26  years  old. 
U.  S.  Navy,  and  stationed  at  Pelham 
.iay,  N.  y.  Formerly  served  in  the 
\rnerican  Ambulance  Corps,  serving 
•>n  the  front  in  Fiance  as  well  as  in 
Italy.  Brother.  Ralph,  was  a  member 
^f  the  .-^ame  corps.  He  was  a  member 
if  the  Parkvillf  Cong.  Church.  Died 
-){  pneumonia  at  Pelham  Bay,  N,  Y'. 

Pvt.  Samuel  Jacobs. 

7  Brewster  ave..  Flushing,  L.  I.  20 
vears  old.  Co.  G.  106th  Inf.  En- 
listed in  the  71st  Regt.  in  July.  1917, 
and  served  on  the  Mexican  border. 
Was  killed  in  action  on  September 
2,  1918. 

Pvt.  Aaron  Ja.son. 
'    71    Penn   st.      21    years  old.      Co.    M, 
SOSth    Inf.      Was    killed    in   action    on 
July  27,   1918. 


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Corp.  Edwin  H.  JcUcy. 

S30  Ferry  st.,  Woodhaven,  L.  I.  Co. 
IT,  l6oth  Inf.  Reported  killed  in 
■  u'tion. 

Lit.  Bean  N.  Jcnks. 

430  Eastern  Parkway.  32  years  old. 
Co.  F,  Seventh  Inf.  Graduate  of 
Wright's  Business  College.  Served 
three  years  in  the  Regular  .\rmy.  At- 
tended OfBcers  Training  Camp  at 
Fort  Sheridan,  and  was  commissioned 
first  lieutenant.     Killed  in  action. 

Seanian  Irving  E.  Jennings. 

Sea  Cliff,  L.  I.  V.  S.  Xavy.  Pelham 
Bay,  N.  Y.  28  years  old.  Died, 
Februarj-  12,  1918.  of  ptomaine  poi- 
soning. 

Pvt.  Edgarton  R.  Jcnnsion. 

597  Prospect  pi.  Enlisted  with  the 
Canadian  forces  in  February,  1918. 
Well-known  sportsman;  was  salesman 
for  the  Underwood  Typewriter  Co 
Killed  in  action  on  October  2,   1918. 

Pvt.  Thomas  Jensen. 

240  13th  St.  Reported  as  having 
died  of  wounds. 

Pvt.  Robert  Jobson. 

67  Pilling  st.  Killed  in  action  with 
British  forces  in  France  on  October 
12.   1917. 

Soanian  Frederick  Jolinsen. 

62  First  pi.  Sailor  on  the  U.  S.  S. 
Carolina.  Lost  his  life  when  it  was 
torpedoed    by    a    German    submarine. 

Pvt.  Daniel  Joluison. 

RockviUe  Centre,  L.  I.  Hospital 
rorp.s.  367th  Inf.  Stationed  at  Camp 
Upton.  Died  in  Nassau  Hospital, 
Mineola,  from  pneumonia. 

Lt.  Everett  P.  Jolinson. 

362  15th  St.  Chief  engineer  aboard 
the  U.  S.  S.  Astoria,  with  grade  of 
senior  lieutenant.  Was  in  war  zone 
with  his  ship,  a  merchant  vessel,  since 
.lanuary.  1918;  in  service  10  years. 
Died  of  pneuinonia,  October  10,  1918, 
aboard  the  .\storia,  while  in  French 
waters. 

I.t.  George  E.  John.?on. 

2992  Brandon  ave.,  Richmond  Hill. 
L.  I.  Commissioned  second  lieuten- 
ant in  the  Aviation  Section,  Reserve 
.Sisiial  CoVps.  24  years  old.  Enlisted 
in  the  Aviation  Corps  in  August,  1TI17; 
sent  to  Princeton  University;  later 
sent  to  Dallas.  Texas.  Went  home  to 
I)ark  up  his  belongings  before  sailing 
lor  overseas  duly,  when  he  was 
stricken  with  influenza,  and  died  on 
September   29,    191S. 

Pvt.  George  H.  Johnson. 

486  17th  St.  Co.  D,  U.^th  Inf. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  10.  Enlisted  in  the 
14th  Regt.  in  April.  1917,  and  was 
transferred  to  the  lor.th  Inf.  Killed 
in   action  on   .Tuly   29.    1918. 

1*\  t.  Gordon  W.  Johnson. 

730  Halsey  st.  23  years  old.  Quar- 
lerma-'ter  Coi-ps.  Surn'ly  C'o..  314th 
Inf.  .'Ytl  ended       Commercial       High 

School  ami  was  a  graduat6  of  P.  S. 
70.  Member  of  Christ  Eng.  Luth. 
Church.  Died  of  pneumonia  on  Octo- 
ber 9.  litis. 

P\-t.  Ivar  John.sen. 

74.")  50th  St.     Killed  in  action. 
Ccn).  Theodore  L.  Jolm.'son. 

177  Sterling  st.  Co.  D.  105th  Ma- 
chine Gun  Battalion.  24  years  old. 
ilraduato  of  P.  S.  12  and  Commercial 
High  School.  Was  employed  by  the 
Chase  National  Bank  in  Manhattan. 
Killed  in  action  on  September  27, 
IfllS. 

Pvt.  Edward  T.  Joyce. 

29  Third  st.  Co.  1.  165th  Inf.  28 
years  old.  Attended  St.  Mary  Star  of 
the  Sea  School.  Killed  in  action  on 
julv  27,   191S. 


Leroy  H.  JoUey. 

Water  Mill,  L.  I.  24  years  old.  Was 
accidentallv  killed  while  laying  mine.s. 
Was   aboard   the  U.    S.    S.   Houstonic. 

Seaman  Josei)li  A.  Jiuiz. 

72  Roosevelt  ave..  Corona,  L.  I.  25 
years  old.  U.  S.  Navy.  Died  at  base 
hospital  at  St.  Nazaire  in  France, 
from  intestinal  trouble. 

Pvt.  Harry  Kaiser. 

203  Stockton  st.  Died  of  Spanish 
influenza  at  Syracuse.  Army  Camp,  on 
October  10,  1918. 

P^t.  Hugh  B.  Kaiser.  ^ 

654  74th  St.  23  years  old.  Co.  M, 
165th  Inf.  Graduate  of  St.  James 
Parochial  School.  Formerly  em- 
ployed by  Great  Atlantic  &  Pacilic  Tea 
Co."    Killed  in  action  on  July  29,  1918. 

Pvt.  Harry  W.  Kane. 

5  Spencer  st.  18  years  old.  106tn 
Inf.  Enlisted  in  June,  1916,  witli  the 
47th  Regt.  and  was  transferred  to  the 
lU6th  Inf.  Killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber 1,  1918. 

P*t.  Herman  A.  Karl. 

363   Livonia  ave.      Killed   in   action. 

Fireman  Tins  Karlowitz. 

343  South  Fourth  st.  Fierman  on 
the  U.  S.  S.  Ticonderoga.  20  years 
old.  Enlisted  in  the  Navy  in  1917. 
Was  on  the  Ticonderoga  when  it  was 
torpedoed,  and  he  was  reported  as 
being  among  the  missing. 

Prt.  Cluirlcs  H.  Kayser. 

12  Hanson  pi.,  Glendale,  L.  I.  Was 
in  Medical  Corps  of  the  106th  Inf. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  123.  Formerly  em- 
ployed by  the  Mergenthaler  Linotype 
Co.  22  years  old.  Sailed  for  France 
aboard  the  President  Lincoln  on  May 
10,  1918.  Killed  in  action  September 
29,  1918. 

Pvt.  Albert  J.  Kern. 

9  Willow  St.  Co.  D,  Sixth  U.  S.  En- 
gineers. Formerly  employed  by  the 
Queens  Insurance  Co.  Killed  in 
action  on  Good  Friday,  1918. 

Pvt.  Edward  J.  Kearney. 

158  Seventh  ave.  Member  of  the 
I65tli  Regt.  Reported  to  have  been 
killed  in  action. 

Pvt.   Martin   F.  Koams. 

2613  East  28th  st.  24  years  old. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  OS.  Formerly  fore- 
man of  Mrs.  I'ayne  Whitney's  racing 
stable  in  New  Jersey.  Member  of  St. 
Mark's  R.  C,  Church,  Sheepshead  Bay. 
Killed  in  action  on  September  18. 
1918. 

Pvt.  Robert  E.   ICearns. 

243  13th  St.  Co.  G,  106th  Inf.  22 
years  old.  Gradu.ate  of  P.  S.  10. 
killed  in  action  on  October  1,  191-8. 

PAt.  Frank  Keating. 

101  Bedford  ave.  2  3  years  old. 
Co.  I,  30  7ih  Inf.  .\ttended  P.  S.  No. 
17.  Was  killed  in  action  September 
9,   1918. 

Pvt.   Michael   Keating. 

Fifth  st  and  Fifth  ave.  Died  of 
accident  somewhere  in  France. 

Prt.  Cornelius  J.  Kecnan. 

Riverhead,  L.  I.  Member  of  tho 
Hospital  Corps  in  France.  Died  at 
Base  Hospital  No.  61  in  France,  of 
disease. 

Frederick  W.  Keilini. 

2a  Foxhall  st.  2  4  years  old.  Ma- 
chinist's mate  on  submarine  chaser 
No.  209.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  10.  Grad- 
uate of  Columbia  University  as  an 
electrical  engineer,  and  enlisted  in  the 
Navy  in  1917.  Lost  his  life  on  the 
submarine  chaser  which  was  mistaken 
for  a  U-boat  off  Fire  l.sland  and  tor- 
pedoed. ,   _         . . 


Pvt.  Hai-old  Noi-wood  Kelly  Jr. 

2022  Beverly  rd.  23  years  old.  Co. 
I  23d  Regt.  Died  on  May  5,  1917, 
from  tuberculosis  contracted  while  on 
border  duty  in  Texas. 

Prt.    Edward   E.   Kelly. 

1330  Herkimer  st.  21  years  qld. 
Co  G.  106th  Inf.  Killed  in  action, 
according  to  a  report  from  the  chap- 
lain of  the  regiment. 

Corp.  Eugene  F.  Kelly. 

89  Irving  pi.  Co.  G,  305th  Inf. 
Died  of  wounds,  received  in  action,  on 
August   14.   1918. 

PAt.  Hugh  B.  Kelly  Jr. 

1853   60th  St.      21   years  old.     Co.  V,. 
107th   Inf.      Died   of  wounds,   receivsd 
in   action,    on    September   28,    1918. 
Sgt.  James  B.  Kelly. 

422  Prospect  ave.     Co.  A,  3071h  Inf. 
Killed  in  action  August    29,    19  18. 
Pvt.  Martin  M.  Kelly. 

419  Hicks  St.  23  years  old.  Co.  A, 
Ninth  Inf.  Attended  St.  Peter's  Paro- 
chial School.  Was  seriously  wnundtd 
in  action,  of  which  he  died  on  .liily 
11,   1918. 

Pvt.   William  V.   Kelly. 

216  Beverlv  rd.  f23  years  old.  Co. 
A  165th  Inf.  Member  of  the  Holy 
Innocent  R.  C.  Church.  Formerly 
connected  with  the  Bankers  Trust  Co. 
Graduate  of  Rutherford.  -N".  .1..  High 
School.  Killed    in    action    July    29. 

1918. 

Pvt.  Glen  Kelso. 

Southampton.  L.  I.  24  years  old. 
Headciuarters  Co.,  107th  Inf.  For- 
merly employed  by  the  E.  L.  Phillips 
Co.    'Killed  in  action. 

Lt.  Jerome  E.  Kemmcrcr. 

1313  Bedford  ave.  First  lieutenant 
of  infantry.  Attended  the  Plattsburg 
Camp  in  1916.  and  received  commis- 
sion. Trained  at  Fort  McPh.-i'.son, 
Ga  ,  and  was  assigned  to  Co.  D,  327th 
Inf  Member  of  the  New  York  Ave- 
nue M.  E.  Church,  and  also  attended 
New  York  University.  Reported 
killed  in  action  on  October  16,  1918. 
P\t.  James  B.  Kenneay. 

434    61st  St.      Parents   were   notified 
that  he  had   been  killed   in   action. 
Pvt.  Joseph  P.  Kennedy. 

609  Seneca  avo.  Reported  killed  in 
action. 

Pvt.  William  J.  Kenny. 

1153  Halsey  st.  Enlisted  in  the 
Second  U.  S.  Cavalry  and  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  76th  Field  Artillerv. 
Member  of  St.  Bridid's  R.  C.  Church. 
Killed  in  action. 

Electrician  Mortimer  Kerr. 
27  Furman  ave.  21  years  old.  B»- 
listed  in  the  Navy,  trained  in  the  elec- 
trical school  at  the  Yard,  then  as- 
signed to  the  U.  S.  S.  AgamemnoiL 
Later  transferred  to  the  U.  S.  S. 
Celebes.  Died  of  burns  and  suffoca- 
tion received  on  the  Celebes.  Was  a 
second-class  machinist. 

Pvt.  Conrad  F.  Kiefhaber. 

228  May  st.  Died  of  wounds,  re- 
ceived in  action. 

Pvt.  Otto  Kieninger. 

240  4  Madison  st.  3  2  years  Oi(3. 
Graduate  of  St.  Aloysius  Parochial 
School.  Member  of  the  Foresters  of 
America.  Died  of  acute  rheumatism 
on  October  11,  1918.  in  a  base  hos- 
pital in  France. 

Sgt.   Henry  J.   Kici-naji. 

1C15  .\yenue  T.  2  9  years  old.  O*. 
B,  16  5th  Inf.  Member  of  the  Bronx 
Council  of  Elks.  Killed  in  actioa 
July  15,  1918.  Reported  as  being  tb* 
first  to  make  supreme  sacrifice  in  the 
second  batUe  of  the  Marne  of  th« 
Old  6  9th  Boys. 


168 


BROOKLYN  AND   LONG  ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


Corp.  John  A.  Kiernan. 

197  Tillary  st.  Co.  G.  lOCth  Inf. 
Sfirved  on  the  Mexican  border  with 
the  23d  Kegt.  in  1916.  Was  a  mem- 
ber of  St.  James  Pro-Cathedral 
niuirch.  Killed  in  action  on  August 
91.  1918. 

Vxt.  John  KilffU's. 

337  Webster  ave.,  Long-  Island  City. 
">.%  years  old.  Co.  A,  308th  Inf.  Killed 
ill  action  on  September  23.  1918. 

TiUkc  A.  Killnran. 

Oy.oter  Bay.  L.  I.  Machinist's  mate 
nt  the  Bensonhurst  Naval  Station. 
Fell  over  the  balustrade  at  the  ISth 
.Avenue  Ij  Station  and  died  soon  after. 

Pvt.  CUITord  B.  King'. 

326  20th  .St.  Enlisted  in  the 
Ordnance  Dept.  of  the  Army.  Grad- 
uate of  P.  S.  10.  Was  drowned  on 
-August  8.  1918,  while  en  route  to 
France. 

Pvt.  Thomas  F.  King. 

1230  Park  pi.  Co.  K.  Sixth  En- 
sineers.  Killed  in  action  July  15, 
1918. 

Pvt.  Alfred  R.  Kipling. 

15  Glenada  pi.  24  years  old.  Co. 
I,  51. St  Pioneer  Regt.  Died  of  pneu- 
monia, in  France,  on  October  3,  1918. 

P\-t,  Charles  H.  Kirohner. 

703  Lafayette  ave.  Member  of  the 
lS2d  Aero  Squadron.  Stationed  at 
Forth  Worth,  Texas.  Formerly  em- 
ployed by  the  Perfection  Supply  Co. 
Member  of  St.  Peter's  German  Luth- 
frn  Church.  Died  after  a  short  illness 
of  pneumonia. 

Pvt.  Antoni  Kjsilow.ski. 

141  Perry  st.  24  years  old.  Co.  H, 
1 6th  IT.  S.  Inf.     Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  Albert  Klaiber. 

451  15th  St.  20  years  old.  Mem- 
ber of  the  106th  Machine  Gun  Bat- 
talion. Graduate  of  P.  S.  10.  and  at- 
tended Manual  Training  High  School. 
Killed  In  action  on  July  31,  1918. 

Sst.  George  W.  Klein. 

4929  Third  ave.  Co.  D.  326th  Inf. 
27  years  old.  Educated  at  St. 
Michael's  Academy.  Died  of  wounds 
received  in  action  September  7,  1918. 

Pvt.  Henry  Klenek. 

480  Gates  ave.  31  vears  old.  Co. 
H.  315th  Inf.  Later  attached  to  Per- 
sonnel Office,  doing  intelligence  work. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  44  and  Commercial 
High  School.  Member  of  the  Marcy 
Avenue  Baptist  Church.  Killed  iia 
action  September  27,  1918. 

Maloabn  Kline. 

Corona.  L.  I.  Chief  gunner  on  the 
U.  S.  S.  Oklahoma.  Died  from  spinal 
meningitis  December  25,  1917,  at 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Pvt-  Peter  T.  Knab. 

180  Richardson  frt.  25  years  old 
Co.  B.  307th  Inf.  Attended  the  paro- 
chial school  attached  to  the  Church 
of  the  Annunciation.  Employed  as 
salesman  by  Steele-Drake  Cake  Bak- 
ing Co.  Died  of  wounds,  received  in 
action,  on  September  11.  1918. 

Corp.  Andrew  KnipiH>r. 
33   Dry   Harbor   rd..   Glendale,   L    I 
22  years  old.     Co.  H.   305th  Inf.     Died 
f>t  wounds  received   in   action  August 

aOt     1918. 

Corp.  Jacob  Knud.son. 

lC2  97thst.  Co.  M.  306th  Inf.  Died 
of  pneumonia  in  France. 

P^t.  Otto  M.  Koch. 

91  Ford  ave..  Glendale.  L  I.  Mem- 
ber of  the  105th  Inf.  Graduate  of  P 
S.  67.  Was  a  member  of  the  71st 
Kegt  for  four  years,  and  .served  on 
the  Mexican  Border.  Died  of  wounds 
received  in  action  on  July  18    1918 


P\t.  Clarence  H.  Koehler. 

220  ISth  St.  24  years  old.  Co.  C, 
305th  Inf.  Attended  P.  S.  40  and  was 
formerly  employed  in  an  insurance 
office  in  Manhattan.  Killed  in  action 
September  2.  1918. 

Corp.  Solomon  Kopf. 

Rockaway  Beach,  Ij.  I.  Served  on 
Mexican  Border  with  the  71st  Regt. 
and  was  later  transferred  to  the  165th 
Inf.  27  vears  old.  Was  wounded  at 
Cambrai  "on  September  3,  1918,  and 
died   two  days  later. 

Pvt.  Gustave  Ij.  Koster. 

242  51st  St.  22  years  old.  Ma- 
chine Gun  Company,  105th  Inf.  En- 
listed in  the  14th  Regt.  Served  on 
the  Mexican  border,  and  was  later 
transferred  to  the  lG5th  Inf.  Grad- 
uate of  P.  S.  30.  Died  of  wounds, 
rt-ceived  in  action,  on  July  28,  1918. 

Pvt.  John  Kowalski. 

2160  Tilden  ave.  104th  Machine 
Gun  Battalion.  Member  of  the  Holy 
Cross  Church.  Killed  at  the  rifle 
range. 

Corp.   Felix  Kraiew.ski. 

164  Dupont  ave.  Enlisted  in  1916. 
and  served  on  the  Mexican  Border 
with  Co.  D,  23d  Regt.  Killed  in 
action. 

Pvt.  Ernest  Kratski. 

1362  DeKalb  ave.  25  years  old. 
Assigned  to  the  306th  Field  Artillery, 
and  on  arriving  "over  there"  was 
transferred  to  the  102d  Machine  Gun 
Battalion.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  53. 
Killed  in  action  on  June  2,  1918. 

Sgt.  Howard  F.  Krcller. 

144  Decatur  St.  Sanitary  Detach- 
ment, 106th  Inf.  Died  of  appendicitis 
at  base  hospital  at  Camp  Wadsworth, 
S.  C. 

Pvt.  John  Krepi>er. 

147  Linden  ave.,  Flushing,  L.  I.  2  5 
years  old.  Co.  D,  26th  Inf.  Died  of 
wounds.  received  in  action,  on 
October  6,  1918. 

Pvt.  MorrL'?  Krupot. 

620  Stone  ave.  22  years  old.  Killed 
in  action. 

Corp.  John  I.  Knise. 

Brooklyn.  24  years  old.  Died  at 
Fort  Leavenworth,  Kan.,  from  pneu- 
monia. Resident  of  Brooklyn  for  the 
most  of  his  life,  but  for  the  last  yeai 
had  been  living  in   Denver.   Colo. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Kuchn  Jr. 

349  Grove  st.  Co.  A,  304th  Military 
Police.  30  years  old.  Was  employed 
by  the  Sperry  Gyroscope  Co.  Killed 
in  action  on  September  29,  1918. 

Corp.  Harold  W.  Kiinkle. 

1422  55th  St.  Member  of  the  107th 
Inf.  25  years  old.  Graduate  of  Pratt 
Institute.  Member  of  the  Students- 
Art  League.     Killed   in  action. 

I*vt.  Tony  Ijacces.sa. 

1046  Atlantic  ave.  Attached  to  the 
Artillery  Corps  in  France.  Reported 
killed  in  action  on   October  11.   1918. 

PvL  John   W.   IvalTerty. 

443  P.leecker  st.  Enlisted  in  the 
16th  Detroit  Kn.gineer.s.  Graduate  of 
St.  Patrick's  I'arochial  School.  Was 
wounded  in  action,  April  29,  1918,  and 
later  died  from  wounds. 

Pvt.  Mi<  Iiat'l  liambo. 

287  20th  St.  27  years  old.  Co.  B. 
305th  Inf.  Died  of  wounds,  received 
in  action,  September  7,  1918. 

Pvt.  Louis  lianf^on. 

Rockville  Center.  L.  I.  20  years 
old.  Member  of  the  165th  Inf.  Served 
on  the  Mexican  Border  with  the  14th 
Regt.  Was  wounded  in  action  on 
July  18.  1918.  Died  of  wounds  on 
July   20.   1918. 


Pvt.  Jo.'flcph   H.   I.aJidon. 

306  7Sth  St.  28  years  old.  Co.  G. 
30Sth  Inf.  Killed  in  action  August 
13,  1918. 

Pvt.  Percy  Landwehr. 

Babylon.   L.   I.      27   years   old.      Bat. 

D.  35th  Field  Artillery.  Member  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church.  Died  at 
Camp  McClellan.  Ala. 

Pvt.  Stephen  Ijang. 

62a  Cedar  st.  31  years  old.  Co.  H. 
3n5tb  Inf.  Attended  St.  Mary's  Paro- 
chial School  and  P.  S.  80.  Was  killed 
in  action  on  September  15.   1918. 

Coi-p.   .Artlinr  I.>ang. 

21  Weirfield  St.  21  years  old.  Bat. 
C.  Third  Field  Artillery.  Died  of  dis- 
ease September  27.  1918. 

Pvt.  Edwai-d  J.  Ijange. 

11  Woodside  ave.,  Winfield,  L.  I.  23 
years  old.  Machine  gunner  of  the 
105th  Inf.  Died  of  wounds  received 
in  action.  August  15,  1918. 

Seaman  Jolui  Liangley. 

196  Van  Alst  ave..  Long  Island  City. 
Enlisted  in  the  Navy  in  1917.  Sailor 
on  the  V.  B.  submarine  chaser  Sturdy. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  I  and  Packard  In- 
stitute. Member  of  Colon  Council, 
K.  of  C  Formerly  employe3  by  the 
Standard  Oil  Co.  Died  at  the  base 
hospital   at   Bensonhurst. 

Prt.  John  J.  Larkin. 

33  .Toralemon  st.     20  vears  old.     Co. 

E.  Ninth  V.  S.  Inf.  Attended  St. 
Charles  R.  C.  Church.  Killed  in 
action  April  15,  1918. 

Pvt.  Austin  Ijawle.ss. 

96  Junius  st.  29  vears  old.  Co.  B, 
116th  Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  109. 
Was  employed  by  Parker  &  Sterns  Co. 
Died  in  a  base  hospital  in  France 
from  pneumonia  on  October  19,  1918. 

Sgt.   Arthur  E.  Ijawson. 

Glen  Cove,  L.  I.  25  years  old.  Co. 
C.  107th  Inf.  Member  of  the  Glen 
Cove  Lodge  No.  580.  F.  and  A.  M. 
Formerly  employed  as  secretary  to 
Board  of  Supervisors  at  Oyster  Bay. 
L.  I.  Killed  in  action  September  28, 
1918. 

Pvt.  George  H.  ticary 

79  Enfield  St..  Corona.  L.  I.  28  years 
old.     Killed  in  action  August  20,   1918. 

Pvt.  WillUun  Leddin. 

78  Berry  st.  24  years  old.  Co.  A. 
313th  Inf.  Attended  the  parochial 
school  of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul's 
Church.  Died  of  wounds  received  in 
action   September   28,    1918. 

Pvt.  Jack  I.cder. 

232  Throop  ave.  20  years  old.  Co. 
L.  106th  Inf.  Killed  in  action  Septem- 
ber 2,   1918. 

P\t.  liCo  liCe. 

130  Wyckoff  St.  25  years  old.  Co. 
K.  37th  Inf.  Formerly  employed  by 
Montgomery  Ward  &  Co.  Stationed 
It  Larco,  Texas:  drowned  in  the  Rio 
Grande  on  June   30,   1918. 

Pvt.  Peter  Ijcffey. 

2S2  McDougal  st.  Member  of  the 
16 nth  Inf.  Formerly  employed  by  the 
Brooklyn  Rapid  Transit  Co.  Killed 
in   action. 

Pvt.  Jolm  LcGall. 

337  First  st.  Member  of  the  IGSth 
Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  77.  Killed  in 
action. 

Pvt.  John  J.  Leliinan. 

710  Central  ave.,  Far  Rockaway,  L. 
I.  26  years  old.  Co.  L,  305th  Inf. 
Attended  Far  Rockaway  High  School. 
Died  of  wounds  received  in  action 
August  26.    1918. 

Sgt.  Matthew  A.  Leonard. 

150  Elm  St.,  Astoria.  \..  I.  23  years 
old.  Member  of  the  23d  Inf.  Killed 
in  action  August  21,  1918. 


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Pvt.  Peter  Ix-linian. 

STfi  J'^latbush  ave.  23  years  old. 
Co.  K,  lOtith  Inf.  (^,1-aaiuite  of  P.  S. 
3  92.  Memlier  of  tlie  I'eiUra'i  Branch 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  Killeti  in  action  Septem- 
lier  2,  19 IS. 

Cox.swaiii  Chester  S.  Ijennox. 

628  Sterling  pi.  22  years  old.  Cox- 
wain,  U.  S.  Navy,  stationed  at  Pel- 
ham  Bay.  Formerly  connected  with 
the  flrin  of  Hobeit  IjCnnox,  Inc.  Died 
at  Pelham  Bay  Hospital  from  penu- 
monia. 

Pvt.  Clarence  T.  Leonard. 

12  Hanson  pi.,  Cllendale.  Co.  M, 
208th  Inf.  31  years  old.  Kducate'd  at 
Yonkers  '  High  School.  Died  of 
wound.s,  received  in  action,  September 
1.'),  1918. 

Corp.  William  .\.  I/e<>naril. 

3G  Boernni  avc  Flushing.  L.  I.  Co. 
I,  107th  Inf.  I'^ornierly  a  member  of 
the  Seventh  Regt.,  and  was  selected 
to  attend  the  Ofticers  Training  Camp 
at  Spartanburg.  Formerly  editor  of 
the  Flushms  uaily  Times  and  a  mem- 
lier of  the  Bay.side  Yacht  Club.  Killed 
in  action. 

Pvt.  Cliarle.*  C.  f.emor. 

3905  Beaufort  ave,,  VVoodhaven.  2.'; 
years  old.  Co.  C,,  31  3th- Inf.  Killed 
in  action  .September  29,  1918. 

Pvt.  Charles  .T.  Ije,^ch. 

174  Freeman  st.  22  years  old.  Co 
D,  12Gth  Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  31. 
Killed  in  action. 

I'W.   Frank    I/evine. 

128  Ambov  St.  23  yeai-s  old.  Co 
M,  325th  Inf.  Killed  June  21,  1918, 
by    accidental    drowning   in    France. 

Pvt.  Tlicodorc  L.c^^ne. 

143  Scholes  st.  22  years  old.  Co. 
D,  30Sth  Inf.  Killed  in  action  jVugust 
23,    1918. 

Pvt.  AlwjTi  Ij<?vy. 

1104  East  21st  st.  19  years  old. 
Was  lieutenant  in  the  Royal  Flying 
Squadron  of  Great  Britain.  Graduate 
of  Union  College  at  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 
Was  in  his  second  year  at  Columbia 
University  taking  an  engineerin.y 
course  when  he  enlisted  in  Canada. 
He  was  laughv  flying  at  Toronto  and 
Fort  Worth,  Texas.  rliUed  in  an  air- 
plane accident. 

Sjrt.  Han-y  Ij.  Ijevy. 

.j.tS  7Gth  .St.  Co.  D,  lOeth  Inf.  2! 
years  old.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  118,  at- 
tended Manual  Training  High  School. 
Was  killed  in  action  on  Septembei 
27,    1918; 

Pvt.  John  Levy. 

1841  Park  pi.  22  years  old.  Co. 
M,  327th  Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  144. 
I^ormerly  connected  with  a  brokerage 
firm  in  New  York.  Died  of  wounds 
received  in  action  August   2B.    1918. 

Corp.  Thomas   C.   Liano. 

47  Myrtle  ave.  Corona.  L.  I.  Edu- 
cated at  P.  S.  17.  Was  reported  as 
severely  wounded;  later  reported  that 
he   died    of   wounds. 

Pvt.  Alfred  Lib.stcin. 

4806  Third  ave.      Killed  in  action. 

Sca-mian  .lo.'^epli  Lieb. 

59  Varet  st.  Enlisted  in  the  Navy, 
and  trained  at  New  London,  Conn. 
Later  assigned  to  the  U.  S.  S.  Tampa 
18  years  old.  Was  studying  law  at 
the  time  of  his  enlistment.  Was  on 
the  Tampa  when  it  was  torpedoe-,-  on 
September  26,  1918,  and  he  was  re- 
ported among  the  missing. 

Lt.  Col.  Moriis  N.  Liebmann. 

Brooklyn.  Lt.  Col.  of  the  105th  Inf.. 
stationed  at  Camp  Wadsworth.  For- 
merly member  of  the  23d  Regt.  Was 
.Tcting  commander  of_  the  105th  in 
li'rance.  Enlisted  as  a'  private  in  the 
23d  Regt.,  17  years  ago.  Served  on 
the  Mexican  border  with  the   23d,   in 


1916.  Graduate  of  the  University  of 
Nebraska.  Served  with  a  Western 
resiment  in  the  Spanish-American 
War.  Was  killed  in  action  on  August 
8,   1918. 

Pvt.  Charles  O.  Lind. 
340  61st  St.  Co.  I.  106th  Inf.  For- 
merly obituary  editor  for  the  Stand- 
ard Union.  Was  wounded  in  acUon 
and  returned  to  the  front;  killed  in 
action   on  August   31,    191S. 

lA.  Keuhcn  P.  Lindliolm. 

Bay  Shore.  L.  I.  Co.  L,  307th  Inf. 
Was  a  member  of  Co.  I,  Tenth  Inf.  for 
eight  years.  Was  drafted  and  sent 
to  Camp  Upton  in  1917;  attended  Of- 
ficers Training  School,  and  later  com- 
missioned lieutenant.  Killed  in  ac- 
tion. 

Yeoman  Frank  S.  liiiul.'^ity. 

135  Essex  st.  Stationed  in  Man- 
hattan. 23  years  old.  Member  of 
Baptist  Temple.  Died  after  a  week's 
illness  of  pneumonia, 

Pvt.  Stephen  .T.  Iihi.seott. 

3249  Fulton  st.  Member  of  the 
106th  Inf.  Reported  killed  in  action, 
according  to  a  member  of  the  same 
regiment, 

Pvt.  rr<;d  Lipp?rt. 

Franklin  and  Putnam  uves.  23 
years  old.  Co.  B,  106th  Inf.  Report- 
ed killed  in  action  September  29,  191S. 

Pvt.  William  W.  Little. 

7612  Colonial  road.  Enlisted  in  the 
Marine  Corp.s.  Was  on  liis  way  to 
the  Marine  Training  .Station  at  Paris 
Island,  on  board  the  American  steam- 
er City  of  Athens  when  it  collided 
with  a  French  cruiser.  He  died  from 
exposure. 

Pvt.   Jo.'cph   J.   Ijocfller. 

Brentwood.  L.  I.  22  years  old.  Co. 
K,    305th    Inf.      Killed    in    action. 

Corp.  Peter  Lonergan. 

87  Hancock  St.,  L.  I,  City.  Bat.  D, 
105th  F.  A.  Served  on  the  Mexican 
border  in  1916.  Killed  in  an  automo- 
'lile  accident  at  Camp  Wadsworth 
S.  C. 

Pvt.   James   Lons. 
39     Sullivan     st.       Member     of     the 
104th      Ordnance      Detachment.         24 
years  old.     Died  at  Camp  Upton,  L.  I  , 
if  bronchial  pneumonia. 

Pvt.   Percy  H.  Long. 

290  Hancock  st.  Had  been  in  the 
;ervice  five  years.  27  years  old 
jt-aduate  of  P.  S.  2.  Enli.sted  in  the 
23d  Regt.  Later  transferred  to  th( 
First  Cavalry;  served  on  the  Mexica- 
'lorder  in  1916.  In  December,  1917, 
'le  finished  his  ground  school  work  ir 
'he  aviation  branch  at  the  Princeton 
University,  and  was  stationed  as  cade 
\t  Kelly  Field,  Texas.  He  was  ; 
member  of  the  Crescent  Athleti- 
Club.  Was  accidentally  killed  at 
Kelly  Field,  Texas,  in  an  airplane  ac- 
cident. 

Pvt.   Arthur  Loi'ciiz. 

96  Wvckoff  St.  24  years  old.  Co 
H,   113th  Regt.     Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.    Andrew   Loiia. 

88  Knickerbocker  ave.  Co.  I,  305th 
Inf.  22  years  old.  Killed  in  action 
August   27,    1918. 

Pvt.  Fi-ancis  M.  Louhgran. 
46  Foxall  St.  21  years  old.  Was 
assigned  to  a  machine  gun  company, 
but  was  transferred  to  Co.  G.  Fourth 
Inf.  Was  sent  to  France  for  intelli- 
gence work.  Was  formerly  a  teacher 
in  P,  S,  93.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  123 
and  Newtown  High  School.  Member 
of  St.  Brigid's  Church.  Died  of 
wounds  on   July  30,   1918. 

Lt.  Lawi-ence  Lovcll. 

195  Midwood  st.  Commissioned  sec- 
ond lieutenant  in  the  avaition  section 
while  in  France.  Died  in  airplane  ac- 
cident June   27,    191S. 


Pvt.   Huriy  I,,ovejoy. 

169  North  Eighth  st.  Co.  K,  53d 
Pioneer  Regt.     Died  from  pneumonia. 

En.sig,ii  W.  W.  Ijovell. 

749  Union  st.  JOnlisted  in  1917,  in 
the  provisional  rank  of  machinist  in 
the  Naval  Reserves.  When  promoted 
to  ensign,  he  was  assigned  to  the  U. 
S.  S.  Powhalan.  Later  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  William  Rockefeller. 
Uost'his  life  on  the  Rockefeller  when 
it   sunk. 

Pvt.  F.ilgar  B.  Lovverre. 

94  Prospect  ave..  Flushing.  L.  L 
Co.  A,  107th  Inf.  Attended  Flushing 
High  School.  Formerly  employed  by 
the  Guarantee  Trust  Company.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Rev- 
olution of  the  Empire  State.  Was 
wounded  in  action  September  17, 
'"•°.  Killed  in  action  October  29, 
191 S. 

Pvt.  F.niilio  C.  Ijozano. 

1727  West  Tenth  st.  Co.  K,  316th 
Inf.  Was  acting  corporal  of  his 
company,  and  was  rated  as  a  sharp- 
shooter. Died  of  pneumonia  on  Oc- 
tober  2,    1918. 

lit.   liloyd  liUdwig. 

4810  14th  ave.  Aviation  Corps.  At- 
tended Manual  Training  High  School, 
Was  commissioned  first  lieutenant. 
F'.equested  a  transfer  to  the  aviation 
section.  Studied  at  Cornell  Uni- 
versity Ground  School.  Was  ordered 
to  Mineola,  in  September!  1917.  Sent 
to  Italy;  trar.sferred  to  training  camp 
It  Oxford.  Fnfiand.  Was  about  to 
be  promoted  when  he  was  killed  in 
1,1   ...ijiian"   a^cif'ent. 

Pvt.  Robert  Luff. 

"M  Pt-^'-e  .f  i3  years  old.  Co.  D, 
lG5th  Inf.  Educated  at  St.  Charles 
i-aroch  al  School,  Formerly  em- 
ployed by  the  American  Express  Com- 
panv.  Was  wounded  in  action  from 
which   he   died   July    29,    1918, 

Pvt.  Peter  Lukusky. 

210  Dupont  .St.      Killed    in  action. 
Pvt.    William   Luneberg.^ 

478  Broadway,  L.  I.  City.  Co.  B, 
313th  Inf.     Died  of  disease  in  Prance. 

Pvt.  JeiTmiah  S.  Lynch. 

1663  Tenth  ave.    24  years  old.    Batt. 

B,  305th  F.  A.     Died  of  heart  failure, 
somewhere  in  France. 

Pvt.  Thomas  P.  Lynch. 

203  Gr>lston  st.  Reported  to  have 
died   of   disease. 

Pvt.  Thomas  J.  Lynch. 
149   Meserole  st.      Third   F.   A.,   for- 
nerly  employed  by  the  American  Ex- 
iress     Coinpany.       Died     from     pneu- 
monia in   France  September   2  4,    1918, 

Coip.  Moi'ri.s  Lynchick. 

333  Glenmore  ave.  20  yeaj-s  old. 
served  on  Mexican  border  with  the 
!2th  Rest,  in  1916.  Was  killed  in  ac- 
tion in  France  August  20,   1918. 

Pvt.   Hany  McAllister. 

rn  Coles  St.  21  years  old.  Co.  C. 
165th  Inf.  Educated  in  St.  Stephen'" 
Parochial  School.  Was  killed  in  ac- 
tion  at  the  battle  of  the  Marne. 

Pvt.  Terence  Mc.Arce. 

211  Kent  st.  Co.  D,  165th  Inf.  28 
vears  old.  Killed  in  action  July  IS, 
1918. 

Corp.  Lester  T.  McCall. 

17  50    East    13th   st.      Co.    B,    Fourth 
Balloon    Service,   stationed   at   Morris- 
on Field,  Cal.     Giaduaie  of  P.  S.  .\"o. 
153.       -Attended     Erasmus    Hall    High 
School.     Died  after  a  few  days  illness. 

Pvt,  Han-y  McCann. 

60  Schermerhorn  st.  30  years  oia. 
Co.  C,  307th  Inf.  Attended  St.  James 
Pro-School.      Member  of  St.  Agnes  R. 

C.  Church.     Killed  in  action  Septem- 
,  ber  14,  1918. 


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BROOKLYN   AND    LONG    ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


Corp.  William  E.  McCarroU. 

1735  T7th  St.  Co.  E,  306th  Inf. 
Was  a  member  of  the  Fawcett  Club 
and  the  Church  of  Our  Lady  of 
Guadaloupe.  Was  in  charge  of  a 
machine  gun  crew  in  Co.  B.  Killed 
in  action  October  3.  1918.  in  the  Ar- 
gonne. 

Pvt.  Frank  McCarthy. 

665  54th  St.  Died  at  Fort  Bliss. 
Member  of  the  Regular  Army,  2 2d 
Inf. 

C.  H.  McCartney. 

1108  Hancock  st.  Second-class  ma- 
chinist's mate,  U.  S.  Xavy.  On  board 
the  Cherokee  when  it  sank  in  a  gale 
February  26,  1918,  and  he  was  re- 
ported as  among  the  missing. 

Pvt.  James  A.  >IeCauley. 

322  Seventh  ave.  Co.  B,  102d  Eng. 
22  years  old.  Attended  St.  Stephen's 
Parochial  School;  prominent  athlete; 
member  of  the  Hilton  Athletic  Club. 
Formerly  employed  by  the  C.  I.  Hud- 
son Co.,  of  Manhattan.  Died  from  in- 
fluenza and  pneumonia  after  active 
service. 

Sgt.  William  J.  McClinchey. 

696  President  st.  Co.  A,  305th  Inf. 
'5  years  old.  Graduate  of  St.  James 
School,  and  while  employed  by  city 
as  clerk,  was  taking  up  special  course 
at  N.  Y.  University.  Killed  in  action 
September  28,   1918. 

Ivt.  r^ank  J.  JlcConncU. 

509  Chestnut  St.,  Richmond  Hill,  L. 
I.  Attended  second  Plattsburg  Train- 
ing Camp,  and  was  commi*ioned  a 
second  lieutenant  of  field  artillery.  21 
year.s  old.  Second  lieutenant,  Batt 
E,  Seventh  F.  A.  Was  in  his  sopho- 
more year  at  Princeton  when  he  en- 
tered Plattsburg  Camp.  Graduate  of 
p  S.  90,  and  attended  .Tamaica  High 
School:  later  went  to  Brooklyn  Poly- 
technic. Was  killed  in  action  in 
Prance. 

Pvt.  James  3IoConnell. 

4C1  Dean  st.  Co.  D.  Fourth  Eng. 
Formerly  connected  with  the  Consol- 
idated Gas  Company,  was  25  years 
old.  Educated  in  St.  Michael's  School. 
Died  of  wounds,  received  in  action, 
August  7,   1918. 

lit.  John  W.  McConnell. 

Brooklyn.  28  years  old.  307th  Inf. 
Graduate  of  Middleburv  College; 
.\lbany  Law  School.  Formerly  em- 
ployed by  the  Times-Union  of  Albany. 
N.  Y.  Later  member  of  the  legal 
staff  of  Title  Guarantee  and  Turst 
('ompany.  Was  commissioned  second 
lieutenant  whilo  in  France.  ICiUed  in 
action    Aus^>st    ?C,    l.aiS. 

Pvt.  Martin  J.  Cook. 

282  Nassau  avo.  30  years  old. 
Member  of  the  55th  Co.  Marines. 
Took  part  in  the  first  American  drive 
against  the  Gerroans.  Killed  in  ac- 
tion on  June  12,   1918. 

Pvt.  .loliii  MoConnick. 

46  Urooklyn  ave.  30  years  old. 
Was  wounded  in  action;  later  re- 
joined regiment  and  was  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  .Inly  28,  1918. 

Pvt.  .'Vnilrew  MoCouii. 

Hempstead,  L.  1.  Died  of  disease 
in  France. 

Pvt.  Harry  Mt'Crcdio. 

East  Xew  York.  Enlisted  in  the 
Regular  Army  at  the  age  of  17. 
Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  Fniiik  McCroerj'. 

Port  Washington,  L.  I.  Attended 
Dartmouth        College.  Accidentally 

killed  somewhere   in   France. 

Corp.  John  P.  M<<:nlloiieh. 

1188  Sterling  pi.  Co.  106th  Inf. 
Was  wounded  in  action  in  August. 
1IM8.  Died  of  wound.s  September  12, 
191S. 


Corp.  Edward  MoCutchcn. 

81   Congress  st.      21   years   old.      Co. 
A.    23d    Inf.      Graduate   of   St.    Peter's 
Parochial  School.     Killed  in  action. 
Pvt.  Frank  H.  McDemiott. 

2029  E.  14th  St.  24  years  old.  Edu- 
cated at  P.  S.  No.  153;  formerly  em- 
ployed at  Edison's  Coney  Island 
branch  office.  Died  at  Aberdeen 
Provi'*:?  Grounds  of  pneumonia. 
Pvt.  James  McDcmiott. 

196  Java  st.  Co.  M.  307th  Inf.  Was 
formerly  employed  by  the  B.  R.  T. 
Was  killed  in  action  on  September  9. 
1918. 

Pvt.  Thoma.s  F.  McDcrmott. 

87  Summit  st.  Died  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action  in  France. 

George  McDonough. 

Brooklyn.  25  years  old.  Assistant 
chief  boatswain  in  the  Army  trans- 
port service.  Died  in  the  Cumber- 
land Street  Hospital  from  Spanish  in- 
fluenza. 

Pvt,  Howard  McDougall. 

447  16th  St.  Co.  C,  Fourth  Inf.  21 
years  old.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  160. 
Died  of  wounds  received  in  action. 

Sgt,   Howard  H.  McDotigall. 

Remsen  st.,  Jamaica.  L.  I.  Co.  I, 
106th  Inf.  23  years  old.  Member  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church  of  America. 
Graduate  of  P.  S-  No.  81  and  attend- 
ed Newtown  High  School.  Formerly 
a  member  of  the  23d  Regt.  and  served 
on  the  Mexican  border  in  1916.  Re- 
ported to  have  died  in  France  of 
wounds  and  burns  received  in  action. 

Pvt.  Ricliard  SIoElratli. 

208  Walworth  st.  2  6  years  old.  Co. 
E.  106th  Inf.  Attended  St.  Louis 
Parochial  School.  Died  of  wounds  re- 
ceived  in   action   September    26,    1918. 

Sgt.  Charles  MeFadden. 

Sherwood  ave.,  Queens  Village,  L.  I. 
23  years  old.  306th  M.  G.  B.  Killed  in 
action  September  11,   1918. 

Pvt.  Frank  J.  McFarland. 

198  Sixth  ave.  305th  Field  Art. 
Injured  in  a  railroad  accident,  from 
which  he  died  at  the  base  hospital  at 
Camp  Upton,  L.  I. 

CoiT>.  Richard  3IoGcehin, 

29  Raymond  st.  32  years  old.  Co. 
I,  106th  Inf.  Won  corporal  chevrons 
on  the  firing'  line.  Formerly  em- 
ployed in  tlie  -N'avy  Yard  as  a  plumber. 
Killed  in  action  on  September  20, 
1918. 

Pvt.  Frederick  IVrcGill  Jr. 

Member  of  the  165th  Inf.  Reported 
to  have  l>een  killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  John  R.  McGlue. 

2619  Bedford  avo.  Co.  B.  107th  Inf. 
19  years  old.  Attended  P.  S.  No.  152 
and  graduate  of  Erasmus  Ilall  High 
School  in  June.  1917.  Reported  killed 
in  action  on   September   29,    1918. 

Pvt.    Bciniai'd    MoGonlgle. 

43  Diillield  st.  20  years  old.  Co. 
E.  lOBtli  Inf.  Graduate  of  St.  James 
Academy.  Killed  in  action  August 
28,   1918. 

Pvt.  John  >IcGoveni. 

408  St.  Mark's  ave.  23  vears  old. 
Co.  K.  306th  Inf.  Graduate  of  St. 
Mal.achy's  Parochial  School.  Member 
of  the  R.  C.  Church  of  St.  Joseph. 
Killed  in  action  on  September  27, 
1918. 

Sgt,  Frank  D.  McGrath. 

175  Lefferts  ave.  23  years  old.  Co. 
G.  106th  Inf.  Attended  P.  S.  No.  110. 
Killed  in  action  on  September  27, 
1918. 

Pvt.   Michael  McCulre. 

309  Warren  st.  Co.  A,  1 25th  Inf. 
Member  of  St.  l^aul's  R.  C.  Church. 
Killed  in  action  July  31,  1918. 


Pvt.  Patrick   McHugh. 

306  Fifth  St.  28  years  old.  Co.  I, 
18th  Inf.  Formerly  employed  by  the 
Morse  Dry  Dock  Company.  Was 
wounded  in  action  and  killed  in  action 
on  July  IS,  1918. 

Corp.  Edward  J.  Mclntyre. 

465  Lafavette  ave.  25  years  old 
Member  of  the  306th  Inf.  Born  and 
educated  in  Ireland,     Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  Raymond  A.  Mclver. 

1334  Lincoln  pi.  Co.  D,  Fourth  Inf. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  167.  Attended 
St.  Joseph's  Academy,  N.  J.  ^'^ 
wounded  in  action  on  July  15,  1918. 
Killed  in  action  on  October  8.  1918. 

Pvt.  Edward  M.   McKec. 

Whitestone,  L.  I.  23  years  old.  Co. 
I.  326th  Inf.  Graduate  of  Whitestone 
School  and  member  of  the  Warlow 
Athletic  Club.  Member  of  St.  Luke's 
R.  C.  Church.  Killed  in  action  on 
September  11.   1918. 

Corp.  George  A.  McKee. 

71  Weldon  st.  22  years  old.  Co. 
C,  308th  Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No. 
108  and  Commercial  High  School. 
Formerly  connected  with  Cadwalader. 
Wickersiiam  &  Taft,  Lawyers,  in  Man- 
hattan. Died  of  wounds  received  in 
action  on  July  24,   1918. 

Pvt.  James  McLiCcver. 

45  Hicks  St.  2  3  years  old.  Third 
Machine  Gun  Co.  Formerly  connect- 
ed with  the  B.  R.  T.  Member  of  the 
Church  of  the  Assumption.  Killed  in 
action  on  June  8.  1918. 

Maj.  James  A.  McKenna. 

Edgemere,  L.  I,  165th  Inf.  Mem- 
ber of  the  St.  Mary  Star  of  the  Sea 
Church.  Graduate  of  Manual  Train- 
ing High  School  and  Cornell  Uni- 
versity. Attended  Fordham  Law 
School.  Formerly  a  practicing  lawyer 
with  offices  in  Manhattan.  Served  on 
the  Mexican  border.  Member  of  the 
New  York  Athletic  Club.  Was  killed 
by  shell  shock  in   France. 

Pvt.  Jiimos  J.  McKenna. 

965  Carroll  st.  19  years  old.  En- 
listed in  the  Marino  Corps.  Formerly 
employed  by  the  B.  R.  T.  Killed  in 
action  on  June  6,   1918. 

Pvt.  James  SfcKenzie. 

6920  Fifth  ave.  20th  Co..  Fifth 
Regulars.     Killed  in  aclioii. 

Pvt.  George  P.  McKeon. 

536  Wythe  ave.     Killed  in  action. 
Pvt.  J.  C.  Mclx)ushhn. 

Astoria,  L.  I.     Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  Thomas  J.   McLaughlin. 

9  3  Concord  st.  Member  of  the 
314th  Military  I'oliee.  Graduate  of 
St.  Teresa's  School.  23  years  old. 
Died  of  ijneumonia  in  France  on  Oc- 
tober 11.   1918. 

Pvt.  Francis  Mcl.onghlin. 

481  17lh  Jit.  Died  of  disease  in 
France. 

Corp.  John  A.  McLougldin. 

5S8  Sterling  pi.  27  years  old.  Co. 
L,  lOllth  Inf.  F.iilistcd  in  the  14tli 
Regt.  and  was  proinoled  to  a  corporal 
whi'e  on  duty  at  the  Mexican  border 
in  1916.  Reported  as  having  died  of 
wounds  received  in  action  Septembc. 
29,  1918. 

P\t.  .Tohn  T.  Mc^fahon. 

1050  E.  Third  .st.  Headquarters 
Co.,  123d  Inf.  Attended  New  York 
University.  W.as  assistant  treasurer 
of  Frederick  Looser  &  Co.  Died  in 
France  and  body  was  shipped  liomc. 
Was  32  years  old. 

Pvt.   Harry   McX<il. 

79  55th  st.  Enlisted  in  September, 
1917;  was  taken  sick  on  .N'ovomber  1 
and  died  on  November  23.  r.ilS.  from 
pnevimonia  in  a  Froncn  li.irbor.  Body 
was  broiight  home  for  burial. 


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I'M.  Harold  .1.   McNcary. 

470  Warren  st.  Enlisted  in  1916  in 
\he  nth  Inf.  Later  was  transferred 
lo  the  26th  Int.  and  was  sent  to 
I'rance.  Died  of  wounds  received  in 
:ution.  Attended  St.  Peter's  Parochial 
.'School. 

Pvt.  Ijcroy  V.  McNoil. 

SI  Clinton  ave..  Maspeth,  L.  I.  Co. 
\j.  IGTith  Inf.  21  years  old.  Attended 
."^t.  Jerome's  PnrochitU  School.  For- 
merly connected  with  Iho  Standard 
Oil  Company.  Died  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action. 

Pvt.   Patrick   M^Paddcn. 

4.-)2  41st  St.  Co.  A,  312th  Inf.  Died 
of  wounds  received  in  action  on  .Sep- 
tember 30,   1918. 

Coip.  .Tames  McTlffiio. 

174,'?  Broadway.  25  years  old.  At- 
tended Central  Officers  Training- 
Camp  at  Camp  Lee,  Va.  Member  of 
Our  I^ady  of  Lourdes  Church.  Had 
^■erverl  three  yeais  in  the  Navy.  I">ied 
i-n  t_)ctober  7  of  pneumonia. 

Pvt.  Alexaiiilicr  JleBiitlo. 

1102  President  .st.  21  years  old. 
:MembGr  of  the  104th  M.  G.  B.  Grad- 
nate  of  P.  S.  No.  .S2.  Member  of  St. 
Paul's  M.  E.  Church.  Killed  in 
action. 

Pvt.   Jolin  Mafir.jk<)wk"/.. 

300  Metropolitan  avo.  23  year.=i  old. 
-Member  of  the  105th  Inf.  Killed  in 
action. 

P\t.  William  -T.  Mnck. 

200  Fifth  avc.  Long  Island  City. 
Enlisted  in  the  Marine  Corps.  Was 
on  liis  way  to  tlie  trainin.?  headqunr- 
tcrs  when  he  lost  his  life  in  a  collision 
between  the  American  steamer  City 
of  Athens  and  a  French  cruiser. 

•  Pvt.  Isartorc  Mackler. 

1755  St.  John's  pi  Member  of  the 
Fifth  Regt..  3d  Batt  ,  20th  Co.,  U.  S. 
Marines.  24  years  old.  Was  killed 
m  action  on   .September   15,    191 S. 

Pvt.  .Tames  J.  McPartlniK'. 

9  Bergen  st.  27  years  old.  For- 
merly employed  by  the  Title  Guaran- 
tee nnd  Trust  ("onipa.iiy.  Gr.'idu.ate  of 
St.  Pder's  Parochial  School.  Killed 
in  action  on  September  29,   191S. 

Pvt.   Arthur   B.   JLiddcn. 

1822  Woodbine  st.  22  years  old. 
I 'o.  F,  313th  Inf.  Died  of  w^ounds  re- 
ceived in  action. 

Pvt.  Joliii  \V    Madden. 

R9  WyekofC  st.  Co.  G.  lOiith  Inf. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  6.  Has  four 
brothers  in  service.  Killed  in  action 
vr.  September  30,   19 lo. 

Pvt.  Francis  B.  Magnirc. 

4606  17th  ave.  Enlisted  in  the 
.^rmy  and  was  stationed  al  Fort  Mc- 
pherson. Ga.,  where  he  died.  Before 
enlisting  in  the  Arm^  he  had  .served 
a  '«riii  in  the  Navy.  Was  2  9  years 
old. 

Pvt.  Prank  B.  Masujre. 

Brooklyn.  Co.  A.  .<07th  Hendnunr- 
ters  Train  and  aiilitary  .Police,  st.a- 
tioned  at  Camp  Gordon,  G.a.  29  years 
old.  Was  honorably  discharged  from 
the  TT.  s.  Marines;  served  with  them 
from  1910  to  1914.  Ddied  suddenly 
at  Fort  Mcpherson,  Ga. 

Coi'p.  William  U.  Malier. 

125  E.  Fifth  St.  Co.  L,  10 6th  Inf. 
Graduate  of  P.  .S.  No.  154.  Member 
■  if  the  Immaculate  Heart  of  Mary 
Church.  Died  of  wounds  received  in 
action  on  September  9,  191S. 

Pvt.  Ijoui.s  Malett. 

209  Prospect  .st.,  Flatbu.sh.  Co.  H 
.116111  Inf.  Killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember 27,  191  S. 

P\'t.  Wallace  Madden. 

1515  Dean  st.  2  5  vears  old.  Bal- 
lery  B,  306th  Field  Art.  Formerly 
letter  carrier  att;iched  to  .'station  B. 
Graduate       St.       Teiosa's       Parochial 


School;  attended  St.  John's  Prep. 
School  for  two  years.  Was  killed  in 
France  by  an  exploomg  shell  on  -Vu- 
gust  31,   1918. 

Pvt.  Miiliael  F.  Malonoy. 

46  Fourth  St.  Was  shot  and  killed 
at  Camp   I'liton. 

P\t.    .\ttillo   Manfrcdi. 

211  York  St.  19  >ears  old.  Mem- 
ber of  the  IfiSth  Inf.  Died  of  wounds 
received  in  action  Juiy  30,   1918. 

Pvt.  Giovanl  Mansivani. 

54  Montrose  ave.  22  years  old.  Co. 
I,  14.Sth  Jnf.  Died  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action. 

Cai>t.   .Tolin   Steele   Manning. 

23  DeKoven  ct.  16th  V.  S.  Inf. 
.Served  under  Gen.  j^'ershing  in  the 
Philippines;  enlistea  in  a  Canadian 
.■cgiment;  was  wounded,  gassed  and 
disabled  by  shell  shock  and  honorably 
discharged.  When  the  United  Stales 
entered  the  war  he  re-entered  the 
service  with  the  American  Expedi- 
tionary Forces.  Died  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action  in  Fiance. 

Sgt.  Jolin  G.   Manson. 

1076  Bergen  st.  Co.  M.  106th  Inf. 
Member  of  the  Marcy  Avenue  Baptist 
(^h\irch.  I'nderwent  a  course  in  field 
fortifications  and  later  assumed  the 
role  of  instructor  himself.  Served  on 
the  Mexican  border  in  1916  with  the 
23d  Ilcgt.  Was  wounded  in  action  in 
France  and  takfn  to  a  base  hospital, 
in   which   he  died   on   .><tober   2,    1918. 

Pvt.  Salvatort   Marof^jco. 

185  20th  St.  Member  of  the  IGth 
Inf.  20  years  old.  Ileported  killed 
in  action. 

Pvt.  .Andrew  .Uarga-suto. 

131  Central  ave.  29  years  old.  Co. 
K.  306th  Inf.  Killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember 30,    1918. 

Pvt.    M:cliael   Markarave.sch. 

74  Mecca  st.  Memuer  of  the  Marine 
Corps.     Killed  In  action. 

Pvt.  .Tohn  Marrone. 

noslyn.  L.  I.  Co.  B,  305th  Inf. 
Killed  in  a  bomb  explosion  some- 
where in  France  on  June  7,  1918. 

Sgrf.   Alfi-ed  J.   Mai-tin. 

10  S.  Junction  ave,  Elmhurst.  L.  I. 
23  years  old.  Supply  Co.,  Field  Art, 
stationed  at  Camp  AlcClellan,  -\la  . 
where  lie  died  from  pneumonia  oi 
October   13,   1918. 

Pvt,  Charles  jlartin. 

131  Noll  St.  Co,  A,  47th  Regt. 
Killed  while  on  duty  at  Woourult. 

Pvt.  Uai-f)kl  J.  Martin. 

431  Bainbridge  St.  19  years  old 
Attached  to  the  Meuical  Corps,  lltl 
M.  G.  B.  Member  oi  the  (Church  o 
Our  Lady  of  Good  L  oun.sel.  Died  t 
heroic  death  in  attempting  to  .save  r 
wounded  sergeant  under  (ire  on  .Vu- 
gu.st  111.    1  ;ilS. 

Pvt.  Jack  B.  Marfn. 

115  Lawrence  st.  Member  of  the 
106th  Inf.  Graduaie  of  the  Holy 
Name  Academy.  Meniner  of  St.  Jame.^ 
R.  C.  Church.  Formerly  employed  Iv 
Stein  Brothers.  Died  of  pneumonia 
after  one  day's  illueo^i. 

Pvt.  KolxTt  G.  Mai-tJn. 

750  Ocean  ave.  i.  years  old.  Co 
M.  106th  Inf.  Attenaed  P.  S.  No,  99 
Died  of  pneumoniu  somewhere  in 
France. 

Wcnona  I.Iartin. 

SO  Lenox  rd..  Rockville  Centre,  L.  I 
Canteen  worker  with  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
in  France.  Was  in  the  Claud  Bernard 
Hospital  in  Paris  when  it  was  shelled 
by  the  Germans  and  she  was  killed. 
Formerly  the  lilirarian  in  the  liock- 
ville  Centre  Carnegie  Library.  Buried 
with  military  honors  in   Paris. 


Pvt.  Vincen/.o  Martinesi. 

166  Union  st.  26  years  old.  Co.  A, 
107th  Inf.  Killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember  29,   1918. 

Sfrt.  Peter  O.  Martin.'ien. 

370  47th  St.  24  years  old.  Killed 
in  action. 

Coip.  Albert  G.  Ma.son. 

117  Patchen  ave.     25  years  old. 
Coip.  Albeit  G.  Mason. 

117  Patchen  ave.  25  years  old.  Co. 
F,  43d  Inf.  Had  served  in  the  Army 
seven  years.  Served  in  the  Philip- 
pines, "Texas  and  Mexico.  Was  killed 
in  action  on  August  10,   1918.     , 

Pvt.  John  Masterson. 

123  Pierrepont  st.  Co.  P.  106111 
Inf.  25  years  old.  Killed  in  action 
on   August  9,   1918. 

Pvt.   .\nthony  MaUirazzo. 

1466  73d  St.  19  years  old.  Mem- 
ber of  the  106th  Inf.  Killed  in  France 
in  accident  on  .September  17,   151S. 

Corp.  Joseph  Maus. 

231  Jeffrey  ave.,  Jamaica,  L.  I.  20 
years  old.  Enlisted  in  the  71st  Regt. 
in  1916  and  served  on  the  Mexican 
border.  Later  transferred  to  Co.  A, 
105th  Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  -No.  6, 
Astoria.  Member  of  St.  Mary  R.  C. 
Church.  Killed  in  action  on  Septem- 
ber  29,   1918. 

Corp.  Hirold  E.  Maxon. 

Freeport,  L.  I.  19  years  old.  Co. 
I,  107th  Inf  Killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember 29,   1918. 

Pvt.  Albert  Mau.-iiier. 

568  Central  ave.  23  years  old. 
Member  of  the  308th  Inf.  Gradnala 
of  P.  S.  No.  85.  Transferred  to  13th 
Engineers.  Killed  in  action  on  .Sep- 
tember 16,   191  8. 

Pvt.  Worthlnfrton  H.  ]Mfly. 

Brooklyn.  Member  of  the  271.'<t 
Aero  Squadron  at  Ellington  Field. 
Houston,  Texas.  Died  from  natural 
'  auses  at  post  hospital. 

P^-t.  Arthur  C.  Mayer. 

502  Glenmore  ave.  26  years  old. 
V.'atoon  sniper  and  scout  of  the  306th 
liv',  M.  O.  B.  Member  of  the  Green- 
w-ocd  Lodge,  F.  and  A.  M.  Was  killed 
in  action  on  August  18,    1918. 

Pvt.  Joseph   G.   Jlaystrifk. 

Astoria,  L.  I.  35  years  old.  Mem- 
ber of  the  213th  Aero  Squadron.  Was 
aboard  the  Tuscania  when  it  was  tor- 
pedoed on  February  5,  1918.  and  he 
Vas  reported  among  the  dead. 

Pvt.  Cono  .\.  Mea. 

20  Jackson  st.  Co.  E,  307th  Inf. 
Died  of  wounds  received  in  actloM 
August   29,    1918. 

Pvl.  William  F.   Meade. 
658  Broadway.     Died  in  an  accident 
n  France. 

Pvt.    ,M:<-haeI    Meccui-llo. 

1456  36th  St.  Co.  ( ',  I04th  n-~!-1 
Art.  22  vears  old.  Killed  in  action 
in  OctobeV  2,   1918. 

Pvt.  Daniel  B.  Mod>r. 

1138  E.  Seventh  st.  Co.  C,  IfiSth 
Inf.  Killed  in  action  on  October  l.j. 
1918. 

Pvt.  .\mhcrst  W.  Mocker. 

1365  Dean  st.  22  years  old.  Co.  H. 
107th  Inf.  Was  junior  at  Williams 
College  when,  in  June,  he  enlisted 
with  the  Williams  College  Unit  of  the 
U.  S.  -Ambulance  Service.  Went  to 
Allentown,  Pa.,  and  later  secured  a 
transfer.  Was  acting-sergeant  under 
Lt.  Col.  Hallett.  Was  selected  to  an 
officers  training  school,  but  he  had  lert 
Camp  Wadsworth  with  h  s  regiment 
for  over  there.  He  attended  Froebel 
Academy  and  Poly  Institute  and  from 
there  went  to  the  .Stont  .School  on  tl"^ 
Hudson,   where   he  graduated   in    1914. 


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BROOKLYN  AND   LONG    ISLAND    IN   THE    WAR. 


and  then  attended  Williams  College. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Episcopal 
chinch  of  the  Messiah.  He  was 
wounded  in  action  on  September  29 
and  died  the  following  day. 

l*vt.  Joseph  A.  MiTiiali. 

85  Cold  St.  21  years  old.  Was  on 
his  way  lo  (Jamp  Gordon  when  he  met 
with  an  accident,  from  which  he  died 
at  ihe  base  hospital  at  Camp  Wads- 
worth. 

Pvt.  T..uig'i  Merola. 

45G  Hicks  St.  23  years  old.  Co. 
K,  305th  Inf.  Died  of  wounds  re- 
ceived  in   action    September    14,    1918. 

Pvf.  Francis  J.   Mcrritt. 

1432  Atlantic  ave.  Mechanic  Bat- 
tery C,  105th  Field  Art.  Killed  in  an 
u-.itomobile  accident  at  Camp  Wads- 
worth. 

Sgt.  John  J.  Mertz. 

4484  Chichester  ave.  Co.  S,  308th 
Inf.  24  years  old.  Was  killed  in  ac- 
tion   on   August   23,    1918. 

Pvt.  Morri.s  Mescliner. 

54  McKibbin  st.  28  years  old.  Co. 
L.  Fourth  Inf.  Was  killed  in  action 
July   24,   1918. 

Pvt.  Hcnrj-  R.  Meyer. 

Railroad  and  Cedar  aves.,  Rich- 
mond Hill.  Was  wounded  in  action 
in  .\usust,  1918;  later  killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  John  E.  Meyer. 

Melrose  st.  Co.  I,  30th  Inf.  24  years 
old.  Reported  killed  in  action  on 
August   19,   1918. 

Pvt.  WilUam  H.  3Ieyer. 

300  Steinway  ave.,  L.  I.  City.  30 
years  old.  Member  of  the  320th  Field 
Art.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  84  and 
attended  Bryant  High  School.  Died 
of  disease  on  August  13,  1918. 

Pvt  Henry  E.  Michaelis. 

295  Lincoln  ave.,  23  years  old. 
Member  of  Co.  A,  312th  M.  G.  B.  For- 
merly employed  at  the  Brooklyn  Navy 
Yard.  Killed  In  action  on  September 
27,   1918. 

Pvt.  Arthur  SUcbaels. 

528  Graham  ave.  22  years  old. 
Co.  A,  165th  Inf.  Died  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action  August  10,  1918. 

Pvt.  Charles  Miellentz. 

4717  Fourth,  ave.  22  years  old. 
Co.  L,  38th  U.  S.  Inf.  Graduate  of  P. 
S.  No.  136.  Killed  in  action  on  Au- 
gust 6,   1918. 

Pvt.  Harry  Mihirad. 

217   Tompkins   ave.      23    years   old. 
Co.  K,  Sixth  Inf.     Reported  killed  in' 
action. 

Pvt.  Finlcy  W.  Millar. 

18  Lester  ave.,  Richmond  Hill. 
Member  of  the  ]02d  Field  Signal  Batt. 
.Student  of  the  Jamrgica  High  School. 
Died  from  tuberculosis  at  Lake  Pla- 
cid, N.  Y. 

Pvt.  Henry  I.  Sliller. 

IC  Catherine  st.  Co.  E,  308th  Inf. 
25  ye.irs  old.  Attentlcd  P.  S.  No.  23. 
Killed  in  action  on  October  8,  1918. 

John  F.  Miller. 

1635  Atfield  ave.,  Jamaica,  L.  1, 
Boatswain's  mate  on  the  U.  S.  ii. 
Tampa.  Was  on  board  the  Tanipa 
when  it  was  torpedoed  September  20 
1918,  in  the  English  Chtinnel.  He  was 
reported  as  among  the  missing. 

Pvt.  William  Miller. 

Glen  Cove.  L.  I.     Headquarters  Co., 
152d    Depot    Brigade.       Died    at    base 
hospital  of  bronchial  pneumonia,  con-  ' 
tracted  from  influenza. 

Pv!.  Philip  K.  Mindil. 

34  Monroe  pi.  19  years  old.  Co.  ■, 
B,  107th  Inf.  Graduate  of  DeWitt 
Clinton  High  School.  Member  of  the 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  Roa  ;ind  Field  Lodge 
F.  and  A.  M.  Killed  in  action  on  .Sep- 
tember 29.  ISIS. 


IjU  Edward  B.  Mitchell. 

Flushing,  L.  I.  First  lieutenant  Na- 
tional Army.  Received  commission 
at  Fort  Meyer,  Va.  Assigned  to  307th 
Inf.  Graduate  of  Columbia  Uni- 
versity. 38  years  old.  \'eteran  of  the 
Me.\ican  border  campaign.  Died  after 
a  brief  illness  with  pneumonia. 

I,t.  Jolin  E.  SUtchell  Jr. 

Cedarhurst,  L.  I.  23  years  old. 
Lieutenant  of  the  23d  Inf.  in  France. 
Was  a  member  of  Co.  B,  308th  Inf.  in 
France.  While  stationed  at  Camp 
Upton  he  attended  the  Officers  Train- 
ing School  and  was  later  commis- 
sioned. Graduate  of  Lawrence  High 
.School.  Formerly  connected  with 
the  Rockaway  .Journal.  Killed  at  the 
battle  of  Blanc  Mont  on  October  6. 
1918. 

Pvt.  Rus)5ell  W.  Mitchell. 

239  Howard  ave.  Member  of  the 
165th  Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  99. 
Attended  New  Utrecht  High  School. 
Formerly  bookkeeper  for  Borden's 
Milk  Company.  Was  killed  in  action 
on  July  15,   191S. 

P\-t.  Edward  Molian. 

40  Wilson  St.  Co.  F,  305th  Inf. 
Stationed  at  Camp  Upton.  Killed  in 
railroad  accident  on  Long  Island  Rail- 
road. 

Priv.  Henry  T.  Mohr. 

96  Newtown  blvd.,  Freeport,  L.  I. 
Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  John  .'V.  Mohr. 

225  Nichols  ave.  Co.  I,  305th  Inf. 
Attended  Ridgewood  Bay  Parochial 
.School.  Died  of  wounds  received  in 
action  on  October  7,   1918. 

Pvt.  Franoe.s<>o  Moli&sc. 

145  Merrick  rd.,  Rockville  Centre, 
L.  I.  Died  of  wounds  received  in 
action. 

Pvt,  Eugene  Monson  Jr. 

1533  Nostrand  ave.  22  vears  old. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  92.  Was 
gassed  on  June  23.  1918  and  recov- 
ered. Later  died  of  wounds  received 
in  action  August  29,  1918. 

Pvt.  John  Montagnon. 

323  Graham  ave.  25  years  old. 
Served  on  the  Mexican  border.  Re- 
ported killed  in  action. 

Seaman  Gonnley  J.  Montgomery. 

Amityville,  L.  I.  23  years  old.  IT. 
S.  .\avy.  Graduate  of  Richmond  Hill 
High  School.  Was  stationed  on  the 
IT.  S.  S.  Silvna  Arrow.  Died  on  Sep- 
tember 20,   1918,  of  pneumonia. 

Pvt.  William  P.  >Iooney. 

1401  77th  St.  18  years  old.  Co.  D, 
106th  Inf.  Educated  at  P.  S.  No  32. 
Member  of  St.  Agnes  Church.  Killed 
in  action  on  August  27,   1918. 

Pvt.  Arthur  R.  Moore. 

405  Menehan  st.  30  years  old.  Co. 
II,  30th  Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No. 
45.     Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  Howard  K.  Moore. 

I'atchogue,  L.  I.  2  7  year.s  old.  V/as 
a  candidate  in  the  OiTicers  Training 
School  at  Camp  Humphrey,  Va. 
Studied  civil  engineering  at  Cornell. 
Entered  the  service  as  construction 
eiicineer  in  the  aviation  division  at 
Fort  Worth,  Texas,  in  1J17.  Died  iit 
the  camp  hospital  on  October  6,  1918, 
from  puQumonia. 

Seaman  William  C.  Moore. 

804  Cl.-^sson  ave.  25  years  old.  U. 
S.  Navy.  Died  at  Miami,  Fia.;  was 
.scheduled  to  receive  a  chief  pettv  of- 
ficer's rating  at  the  time  of  his  death. 

Pvt.  SUiphen  O.  Morgan. 

294  Pulaski  St.  22  years  old.  Mem- 
ber of  the  106th  M.  G.  B.  Graduate 
Of  St.  Patrick's  School  and  a  member 
of  St.  John's  R.  C.  Church.  For- 
merly cifcployed  by  tiie  Bvocklvn 
Eagle.     Was  a  student  at  St.  Francis 


College.  Was  wounded  in  action  on 
September  26,  1918.  Died  of  pneu- 
monia in  General  Hospital  No.  2  at 
Le  Havre,  France,  after  having  suf- 
fered the  loss  of  a  leg,  which  became 
infected   after   he   was  wounded. 

Pvt.  Charles  Morgcuthaler. 

2024  Pitkin  ave.  24  years  old.  Co. 
L,  316th  Inf.  Graduate  of  St.  Mi- 
chael's Parochial  School.  Died  of 
pneumonia  at  an  American  base  hos- 
pital in  France  on  .September  25,  1918. 

Pvt.  Herman  C.   Mon-eale. 

602  17th  St.  19  years  old.  Co.  F, 
106th  Inf.  Served  on  the  Mexican 
border  with  the  14th  Regt.  Graduate 
of  the  Holy  Name  School.  Died  of 
wounds  received  in  action  August  10, 
1918. 

Pvt.  diaries  F.  Moslier. 

408  Beverly  rd.  22  years  old. 
Member  of  the  Marine  Corps.  Died 
of  %vounds  received   in  action. 

Pvt.  David  Moskowitz. 

1521  Eastern  Parkway.  Co.  M, 
306th  Inf.  24  years  old.  Killed  in 
action   on   .September   24,   1918. 

Pvt,  Archibald  Li.  Motz. 

4  Fourth  St.,  Union  Course,  L.  I. 
27  years  old.  Co.  I,  107th  Int.  Grad- 
uate of  P.  S.  No.  59.  Attended  Boys 
High  School  and  Commercial  High 
School.  •  Formerly  employed  as  a 
clerk  in  a  Manhattan  bank.  Member 
of  the  St.  Thon.as  R.  C.  Church  of 
Woodhaven.  Killed  in  action  on 
September   29,    1918. 

Thoma,s  A.  Mulliii. 

Brooklyn.  28  years  old.  Chief 
storekeeper.  U.  S.  Navy.  Graduate  of 
I^.  S.  No.  15  and  Commercial  High 
School.  Enlisted  as  chief  yeoman  and 
was  transferred  to  position  as  chief 
storekeeper  and  was  sent  overseas  for 
nine  months  at  U.  ,S.  Base  Hospital 
No.  6.  Later  assigned  to  duty  on  the 
receiving  ship  C.  W.  Morse  at  the 
Brooklyn  Navy  Yard.  Member  of  Our 
Lady  of  Mercy  Church.  Died  of  heart 
disease  October  2,  1918. 

Pvt.  Jolin  J.  Mulncnan. 

1571  E.  Ninth  st.  Attached  to  the 
113th  Inf.  Formerly  a  jockey  at  the 
Kilkare  racetrack.  Reported  to  have 
been  killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  Donald  C.  Munro. 

Kings  Park.  L.  I.  26  years  old.  Co. 
F,  165th  Inf.  Was  cited  twice  for 
bravery  in  action.  Served  on  the  Mex- 
ican border  with  the  23d  Rest,  in 
1916.  Was  killed  in  action  in  France 
on  June   16,   1918. 

Fdmuud  C.  Muri>hy. 

84  Taylor  st.  U.  S.  Naval  Reserves. 
Formerly  employed  by  the  Brooklyn 
Cooperage  Company.  Died  in  the 
Marine  Hospit.al  at  TompkinsviUe. 
S.  I. 

Pvt.  George.  Slurphy. 

73  Marcy  ave.  22  years  old.  Co. 
F.  305th  Inf.  Formerly  employed  by 
Wells  Fargo  Express  Company. 
Killed  in  Long  Island  Railroad  wreck. 

Pvt.  Jo.scph  F.  Mui'pli.v. 

.  Babylon,  L.  I.  22  years  old.  S05th 
Inf.  Killed  in  .action  on  August  13. 
1918. 

l*vt.  Stephen  J.  Mumliy. 
Brooklyn.  Enlisted  in  the  British 
Royal  Eng.  Corps  and  was  wounded 
while  in  service  in  Belgium.  Was 
employed  for  many  yeais  with  tlie 
Curtis  Elevator  Company.  Died  on 
January  25,  1918,  at  the  Davidson 
War  Hospital  at  Croydon.  England, 
from  wounds. 

Pvt.  Jajnos  E.  Murray. 

398  Franklin  ave.  20  years  old. 
Wagoner,  Supply  Co.,  106th  Inf.,  sta- 
tioned at  Camp  Wadsworth.  Waa 
killed  in  a  runaway  accident. 


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173 


Pvt.  Edward  T.  More. 

1934  Woodbine  st.  Stationed  at 
Washington,  D.  C.     Died  in  Brooklyn. 

Pvt.  Charles  Muskc. 

1  3S  Nostrand  ave.  Co.  B  (separate 
battalion),  Marine  Corps.  Attended 
P.  S.  No.  ^^':  and  Commercial  High 
School.  Formerly  assistant  foreman 
in  Kenyon  Company's  plant  in  Brook- 
lyn. Killed  15  days  after  his  arrival 
over  there. 

Corp.   Lnikc  Napodano. 

203  First  st.  Co.  H,  Ninth  U.  S.  Inf. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  4.  Was  killed 
in  action. 

Ho\vard  B.  IVoal. 

446  Macon  st.  23  years  old.  Was 
an  electrici-an  in  the  Navy.  Stationed 
on  the  U.  S.  S.  Bushnell  and  later 
transferred  to  the  U.  S.  S.  Bridge  in 
foreign  waters.  Was  cominjr  home 
for  modicnl  treatment  v.'hon  he  died 
Ot  SOP.  on  April   5.   1918. 

Charles  K.  Xo!.-«m. 

4Cu  Prospect  pi.  Chief  petty  of- 
ficer aboard  the  submarine  cho.ser 
153.  Enlisted  in  the  Navy  in  1917  and 
was  ratoil  as  a  machini.sl's  male.  Was 
s-olentcd  by  the  Government  to  attend 
t^olumbia  University,  from  which  he 
received  his  diploma.  Was  2.5  years 
old  and  .a  graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  0.  At- 
tended Hefflcy  Institute.  Member  of 
St.  Paul's  Church.  Was  probably 
drowned  in  an  endeavor  to  rescue  the 
occupant  of  ,an  airplane. 

Pvt  William  H.  NeLson. 

73  N.  Slst  St..  Corona,  L,.  I.  Co.  B. 
50.=vth  Inf.  Reported  by  the  War  Ee- 
partment  as  having:  been  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  September  29.  191S. 

Pvt.  Tony  S.   NcmcUi. 

1197  Van  Alst  ave..  I.,ong  Island 
City.  Member  of  the  Ninth  Inf.  Died 
of  wounds  received  in  action. 

Pvt.  Frank  A.  Ncugcbaiicr. 

195  Freeman  st.     19  years  old.     En 


Flanders  and  was  transferred  to  an 
Australian  base  hospital.  Later  word 
was  received  fronr  the  chaplain  of  the 
hospital  that  he  had  died  of  the 
wounds.  He  enlisted  in  the  23d  Regt. 
early  in  the  war  and  was  trained  at 
Spartanburg.  S.  C.  Had  won  the  chev- 
rons in  action.  Fought  at  Chateau- 
Thierry. 

Pvt.  Allan  T.  Nivcn.        * 

261  83d  St.  Attached  to  \he  Prin- 
cess Fat.  Regt.,  Canadians,  University 
Batt.  Attended  Poly  Prep  and  Ste- 
ven's Technical  Institute.  19  years 
old.  Member  of  Bay  Ridge  Presby- 
terian Church.  Killed  in  fight  at 
Passchendaele  on  October  30,   1917. 

Sgt.  Bertram  S.  Noble. 

64  Napier  ave..  Richmond  Hill.  Co. 
F,  106th  Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No. 
90.  Attended  Richmond  Hill  High 
School.  Was  employed  by  the  Ameri- 
can Express  Company.  Died  at  a 
British  hospital  as  the  result  of  shock 
following  the  amputation  of  his  right 
leg,  which  had  been,  shattered  by 
shrapnel. 

l;t.  Heath  E.  Noble. 
.'>52  17th  St.  Second  lieutenant  of 
infantrv.  Reserve  Corp.s.  First  Platts- 
burg  Camp,  1917,  Fourth  Co.  At- 
t.-i.ched  to  Co.  I<,  168(h  Inf.,  in  France. 
Served  on  the  Maxican  border  with 
the  14th  Regt.  Died  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action  on  .Tuly  29,  191  S.  Was 
cited  for  bravery  two  days  .ifter  his 
i  death. 

Capt.  Kaynioiul  IT.  NoMc 

262  Putnam  ave.  Chief  of  Ics,".'.  sec- 
tion of  Nitrate  Division.  Ordnance 
Dent..  U.  S.  A.  Died  in  Wa.^hington, 
D.  C. 

Pi^.  Michael  NorelU. 
3S    Bandman    ave.,    Jamaica,    L.    1. 
Co.  I,  Seventh  Tnf.     Graduate  of  P.  S. 
No.  BO.     Was  killed  in  action  on  .Tune 
i  1?.  191S. 

Corp.  Thomas  R.  Nulty. 
C.42A     Leonard     st.       Machine     Gur. 


listed  in  the  23d  Regt.  when  war  was  I  Co.   IGSth    Inf.      Graduate   St.    Antony 


declared  and  was  later  transferred  to 
Co.  B,  106th  Inf.  Killed  in  action  on 
September  28,  191S. 

Corp.  Fred  Neumcyer. 

39  N.  Wickes  st,  Richmond  Hill. 
23  years  old.  Co.  C,  306th  Inf.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Richmond  Hill  Anglers 
Club.     Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  John  Ncvill. 

255  Kingsland  ave.  Died  of  pneu- 
monia at  Camp  Wadsworth,  S.  C. 

Pvt.  John  J.  NcA-ille. 

'15  First  st.  29  years  old.  Member 
of  the  106th  Inf.  Formerly  employed 
by  the  B.  R  .T.  Graduate  of  St.  Pe- 
ter's Parochial  School.  Died  of 
wounds  received  in  action  on  October 
16,  1918. 

Corp.  Joseph  N.  Neville. 
73   Hooper  st.      Enlisted  in   tlie  Ma- 
rine   Corps    in    1917.      Attended    P.    S. 
Nos.    19   and   16.      Died    at   radio   sta- 
tion at  Tuckerton,  N.  J.,  of  pneumonia. 

Pvt.  Ernest  Nevitt. 

150  Eldert  st.  23  years  old.  Co.  D, 
105th  Inf.  Attended  St.  John's  Prep. 
School  and  St.  John's  College.  For- 
merly employed  by  the  American 
Sugar  Refining  Company.  Killed  in 
action  on  August  24,   1918. 

Capt.  William  W.  Newcomb. 

Dean  Court  Apartments,  Brooklyn. 
Formerly  New  York  manager  for  the 
brokerage  firm  of  Jackson  &  Curtis. 
32  years  old.  Graduate  of  Yale  Col- 
lege. 1908.  Died  of  Spanish  influenza 
three  days  after  his  arrival  in  France. 

Corp.  Edward  A.  Newton. 

Medford,  L.  I.  Machine  Gun  Co., 
106th  Inf.  Member  of  the  Medford 
Grange.  Was  wounded  in  action  on 
September   30,   1918,   in  the  battle  of 


.School  and  St.  Fr?.neis  College.  For- 
merly connected  wilh  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Railroad.  Killed  in  action  on 
JVugust  1,  1918. 

Pvt.  Nathait  Nus.sbauin. 

?57  E.  Fourth  r>t.     Killed  in  action. 

Pvt»  Georgo  C.  Nnssbergcr. 

65  4A  Halsey  st.  30  years  old.  Co. 
B,  306th  Inf.  Killed  in  action  on 
September  27,  1918. 

Corp.  John  F.  O'Brien. 

358  Prospect  ave.  Co.  I,  Ninth  U. 
S.  Inf.     Killed  in  action  July  18,  1918. 

Pvt.  Joseph  E.  O'Brien. 

4  30  Seventh  ave.  Reported  to  have 
died  of  disease  in  France. 

IJt.  James  !>.  O'Brlne. 

398  DeKalb  ave.  Second  lieutenant'. 
Red  Cross  worker.  V/as  attached  to 
Ambulance  Corps  and  suffered  in- 
juries when  his  ambulance  was  rained 
with  bullets.  Was  31  years  old  and 
a  graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  70.  Was 
barred  from  active  service  ov/ing  to 
a  physical  disability,  \i^  determined 
to  do  his  bit  by  joining  tne  Red  Cross; 
cited  for  excellency  in  the  service 
three  times.  Died  of  pneumonia  in 
France  on  October  24,  1918. 

Pvt.  John  P.  O'Connor. 

452  E.  41si'  st  20  years  old.  U.  S. 
Army,  stationed  at  the  Proving 
Grounds  at  Fort  Hancock,  Sandy 
Hook,  N.  J.  Was  a  member  of  St. 
Michael's  R.  C.  Church.  Died  on  Sep- 
tember 22  from  poisoning  from  wood 
alcohol. 

Sgt.   Daniel  M.   O'Connell. 

17  Beach  88th  St.,  Rockaway  Beach, 
L.  I.  18  years  old.  Member  of  the 
165th  Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  44. 
At  one  time  altar  boy  of  the  Church 


of  St  Rosa  de  Lima.  Formerly  a 
member  of  the  23d  Regt,  with  which 
he  served  on  the  Mexican  border  in 
1916.  He  was  decorated  with  the 
French  War  Cross  "over  there." 
Killed  in  action  on  July  29,   1918. 

F\t.  John  J.  O'Connor. 

404  Fourth  ave.  Formerly  private 
of  the  14th  Regt.,  but  was  transferred 
to  the  165th  Inf.,  Co.  C.  Attended  P. 
S.  No.  124  and  was  a  member  of  St. 
Aquinas  Church.  In  the  early  part 
of  1918  he  underwent  experimental 
innoculation  for  trench  fever  some- 
where in  France.  Died  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action  August  16,   1918. 

Pvt.  Thomas  J.  O'Connor. 

197  29th  st  Co.  L,  106th  Inf.  23 
years  old.  Was  stationed  at  Camp 
Wadsworth,  where  ho  died  after  a 
brief  illness  of  pneumonia.  Formerly 
employed  by  the  U.  S.  and  Brazilian 
Slea.mship  Company.  Graduate  of  SV. 
John's  Parochial   School. 

Pvt.  I;c«ter  O'Day. 

2G1  12th  st  17  years  old.  Gradu- 
ate P.  S.  No.  44.  Enlisted  in  the  .i4ih 
■Regt,  transferred  to  the  165th  Inf. 
Was  killed  in  action  on  July  15.  ISIS. 

Sst.  John  F.  O'Dea. 

1C31  Brooklyn  ave.  Co.  B,  SOBth 
Inf.  Formerly  a  patrolman  of  the 
14  7vh  Precinct.  Graduate  of  St.  Te- 
resa's School  In  Manhattan  and  a 
member  of  St.  James  R.  C.  Church. 
Was  killed  in  action  on  September  29, 
1918,  leading  a  company  whose  com- 
mandingr  officer  had  been  killed.  He 
was  one  of  the  first  New  York  police- 
men to  die  in  action  and  'was  killed 
by  a  sniper's  bullet  In  the  Argonne 
Woods. 

Pvt.  James  C.  O'Donr.ell. 
6210   Fifth    ave.      Co.    C,    106th   Inf. 
Attended  St  Joi-.n's  Parochial  School. 
Killed  in   action. 

Pvt.  Arend  G.  Oclkers. 
S40  Quincy  st.  Co.  D,  307fh  Inf.  29 
years  old.  Was  associated  with 
brother  in  fiToccry  business.  Died 
September  IJ,  1918,  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action  after  series  of  narrow 
escapes. 

Sgt.  tiTstcr  W.  Ofnl'vie. 
Amityville.  L.  L  24  years  old. 
Graduate,  of  Richmond  Hill  High 
School  and  Manlius  Military  Academy. 
Co.  L.  112th  (Pennsylvania)  Inf. 
Killed  in  action. 

Corp.  James  A.  O'Hare. 
1456    Bedford    ave.       23    years    old. 
Co.  D.  106th  Inf.     Was  killed  in  action 
on  July   27.   I'.HS. 

Pvt.  Alfred  H.  OlUson. 
680  Bergen  st.     22  years  old.  Sani- 
tary Detachment',   307th   Inf.     Attend- 
ed P.  S.  No.   9.     Was  killed  in  action 
on  September  4,  1918, 

Pvt.  Jolm  J.  O'ljcary. 
54  Third  st.  Long  Island  City. 
Member  of  the  Machine  Gun  Co.. 
165th  Inf.  Graduate  of  Bryant  HIgn 
School.  Was  killed  in  action  on  Au- 
gu.st  12,  1918. 

Ensisii  Andrew  Olsson. 
25    S.    Oxford    st      Promoted    from 
chief  gunner  to   ensign   in   the   Navy. 
Died     from    natural    causes    at    New 
London,  Conn. 

Pvt.  Abi-aham  Ij.  Ommirndsen. 
324  Sackett  st.  Attached  to  the 
55th  Co.,  Fifth  Regt,  U.S.  Marines. 
Attended  P.  S.  No.  27.  Seriouslj- 
wounded  in  action,  from  which  ha 
died.     Was  19  jears  old. 

George  W.  O'Reilly. 
249  Monroe  st  Second  machinist's 
mate  on  the  Cherokee.  Graduate  of 
Manual  Training  High  School.  Wa« 
on  board  the  Cherokee  when  she  sunk 
In  a  gale  on  February  26,  1918,  and  ho 
was  reported  as  among  tie  missing. 


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BROOKLYN   AND    LONG    ISLAND    IN   THE    WAR. 


Pvt.  ValciiOiic  O'Slica. 

D70  Lafayette  ave.  26  years  old. 
Attached  lo  the  I".  S.  Signal  Corps  at 
Talieferro  Field.  Texa.s.  Later  trans- 
ferred to  Mineola.  L.  I.  Formerly  em- 
ployed in  I-"anania.  where  he  spent 
Jive  years.  Contracted  pneumonia 
while  at  Mineola  and  died  at  St.  I'e- 
ter's  Hospital,  Brooklyn,  on  October 
27,  1918. 

lit.  Charles  G,  Ostborp. 

540  46th  St.  Co.  B.  106th  Inf.  Be- 
gan his  military  career  1-  years  ago. 
when  he  joined  Co.  D,  14ih  Regrt.  In 
1912  he  was  promoted  to  a  second 
lieutenant,  and  while  serving  on  the 
-Mexican  border  in  1916  he  was  pro- 
moted to  first  lieutenant.  Later  was 
transferred  to  Camp  Wadsworth, 
wher(?  ho  joined  the  106th  Inf.  At- 
tended P.  S.  No.  6;  was  master  ma- 
chinist in  the  Xavy  Yard,  where  he 
was  employed  for  12  years.  He 
mounted  the  first  gun  on  a  merchant 
vessel  as  the  IT.  S.  entered  the  ■war. 
Killed  in  action. 

RussoU  Overinsrton. 

174  Sixth  ave.  Was  second  ofTicer 
aboard  the  American  .steamer  Flor- 
ence H.,  which  was  destroyed  off  the 
French  Coast,  and  he  was  officially  re- 
ported as  having  been  killed.  He  was 
27  years  old  and  a  graduate  of  the 
Sayville  School. 

PM.  WilMani  C.  Overton. 

Bellport.  L.  T.  Member  of  the  485th 
Motor  Transportation  Co.  24  years 
old.  Died  of  pneumonia  on  October 
S.  1918. 

V\t.  Samuel  Paokcr. 

254  Powell  St.  24  vears  old.  Co. 
T>.  .^07th  Inf.  Attended  P.  S.  No.  84. 
Died  of  wounds  received  in  action. 

Corp.  Joseph  Palmop. 

138  New  Locust  St..  Flushing,  L.  I. 
21  years  old.  Co.  I.  Tenth  Inf.  Later 
transferred  to  the  107th  Inf.  For- 
merly employed  by  B.  Altman  &  Co. 
In  his  last  letter  he  stated  that  he 
had  gone  over  the  top  three  times 
without  an  injury.  Reported  killed 
In  action  on  September  29.  1918. 

P»i.  Pa.squale  Papa. 

Millbrook.  L.  I.  Was  killed  in  a 
bomb  explosion  somewhere  in  France. 

Pi-t,  Thomas  A.  Pai^on. 

281  Bergen  st.  28  years  old.  Mem- 
ber of  f;o.  L.  Third  Development  Batt. 
Died  of  influenza   nt  Camp  Upton. 

Frank   M.   Patterson  Jr.  ' 

257  75th  St.  Machinist's  mate  on 
the  submarine  chaser  209.  23  years 
old.  Knlisted  at  Pelham  Bay.  Took 
a  post-graduate  course  at  Columbia 
University  in  engineering.  Was  on 
board  the  chaser  when  it  was  mis- 
taken for  a  U-boat  and  torpedoed  oif 
Fire  Island.  He  was  reported  as 
tmong  the  missing. 

Ailator  Roger  Pattor.son. 

Mineola.  L.  I.  Enlisted  from 
Princeton  and  was  assigned  to  Mem- 
»Qis  Field,  where  he  was  completing 
his  course  in  military  aeronautics. 
Graduate  of  Mineola  High  School.  2.'5 
years  old.  Killed  in  an  airplane  acci- 
dent at  Memphis  Field. 

Seaman  John  P.  Peacock. 

327  Quincy  st.  Enlisted  in  the 
Naval  Reserve  and  was  stationed  at 
Pelham  Bay,  N.  Y.  Graduate  of  Boys 
High  School.  Formerly  connected  in 
I  he  code  department  of  the  American 
Trading  •''ompany.  Member  of  St. 
nfeorge's  P.  K.  Church.  Died  on  Oc- 
.».;.er  ■;  from  pneumonia  at  Pelham 
Bay. 

P\t.  Morrl.s  Polti. 

420  Jerome  st.  22  years  old.  Served 
on  the  Mexican  border  for  two  years 
with  Co.  C,  16th  U.  S.  Inf.  Attended 
r.  S.  No.  147.  Died  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action  in  France. 


A.  Penna. 

I       S63    B.   33d   .St.      Third   assistant  en- 

j  gineer.     Lost  his  life  when  the  D.   N 

Luckcnbach   was   torpedoed   and   sunk 

by  a  submarine  off  the  French  Coast. 

Pvt.  A'cmon  K.  Penny. 

1280    Ocean    ave.      Member    of    the 

1  Quarters  Troops  in  France.  Graduate 
of  East  Rochester  High  School.  At- 
tended Dartmouth  College.  Was 
killed  on  July  24,  1918.  by  a  German 

I  airplane  bomb. 

I  Pvt.  James  M.  Percival. 

'       200   Cleveland   st.      Co.  I,   106th  Inf. 

>  Served    on    the    Mexican    border    with 

I  the  23d  Regt.  Was  killed  in  action 
on  August  24,   1918. 

I  Vvt.  Juliu.s  Poreira. 

I  341  Pearl  st.  Member  of  the 
Fourth  Development  Batl..  Camp  Up- 

1  ton.  Died  of  Spanish  influenza  at  the 
camp. 

Pvt.  IJoyd  B.  Person. 
203  Eldert  st.  Co.  C,   305th   Inf.      22 
years   old.      Atiended    P.    S.    No.    113. 
killed  somewhere  in  France. 

Capt.  Edward  M.  Peters  Jr. 

.■i20  E.  2Sth  St.  Was  first  lieutenant 
of  the  16th  U.  S.  Inf.,  Co.  B,  M.  G. 
.S.,  in  France.  Made  captain  in  De- 
cember, 1917,  in  Bharge  of  a  machine 
gun  company.  Educated  at  BerkHhire 
School.  Sheffield.  Mass.  Graduated 
from  Harvard  L^niversity.  Killed  in 
action  in  France. 

Pvt.  Alfred  Peterson. 

Brookb  n.  Died  from  Spanish  in- 
fluenza at  Syracuse  .\rmy  Camp. 

Corp.  Howard  Peter.son. 

599  lUh  St.  Co.  A.  ineth  M.  G.  B. 
23  years  old.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  40. 
Was  killed  in  action  on  October  10, 
1918. 

Ijt.  Ijewis  Peterson. 

1117  Avenue  Q.  Was  second  lieu- 
tenant in  the  14th  Regt.  Was  selected 
to  attend  the  school  for  training  to 
act  as  instructor  upon  the  completion 
of  a  course  in  bayonet.  Promoted  to 
first  lieutenant  with  the  106th  Inf. 
and  stationed  at  Camp  Wadsworth. 
Was  acting  commander  of  Co.  L, 
106th  Inf.  when  he  was  killed.  Ac- 
cording to  a  letter  his  parents  re- 
ceived he  had  just  turned  the  corner 
of  a  building  when  he  came  face  to 
face  with  a  German  officer.  Both 
fired  and  both  were  killed,  on  Sep- 
tember 29.  1918.  He  had  also  served 
on  the  Mexican  border  in  1916. 

Seaman  James  B.  Pulis. 

138  Eldert  st.  U.  S.  Navy.  Was 
accidentally  asphyxiated. 

Pvt.  Jo.seph  Quaori. 

716  42d  St.  22  years  old.  Died  on 
October  5,  1918,  of  wounds  received  in 
action. 

Pit.  Christopher  Quinn. 

435  Bushwick  ave.  19  years  old. 
Co.  A.  107th  Engineers.  Graduate  of 
P.  S.  No.  145  and  attended  Boys  High 
School.  Was  killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember 29,  1918. 

Prt.  Joseph  A.  Qainn. 

Great  Neck,  L.  I.  Formerly  clerk 
to  the  Board  of  Assessors  of  North 
Hempstead,  L.  I.  Member  of  St. 
Aloysius  R.  C.  Church.  Died  in  a 
French  hospital  In  Manhattan  after 
an  operation.  Had  just  been  dis- 
charged from  service  on  account  of  a 
physical  disability. 

Pvt,  Christopher  Qninto. 

106  Greenpoint  ave.  Co,  A,  306th 
Inf.,  M.  G.  B.  25  years  old.  Was 
killed  in  action  on  September  26, 
1918. 

Corp.  'William  'Raher. 

272  Wallabout  st.  2.".  vears  old. 
Co.  H.  307th  Inf.  Died  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action. 


Pvt.  Rudolph  Rabinowitz. 

2819  Mermaid  ave.     Member  of  the 
Machine     Gun     Co.,     30th     U.     S.     Inf. 
Killed  ill  action  on  July  15,   1918. 
Pvt.  Jo.sei>h  Rachwal. 

120  White  ave.     Killed  in  action. 
lit.  Gordon  li.  Rand. 

Lawrence,  L.  I.  27  years  old.  Was 
a  lieutenant  in  the  American  Aviation 
Corps.  Graduate  of  Yale  University. 
Had  served  on  the  Mexican  border  in 
1916  with  Troop  C.  Died  in  France 
on  February  G,  1918,  from  wounds  re- 
ceived in  battle. 

Sfft.  Philip  Rapoport. 

631  Saratoga  ave.  Co.  M.  308th  Inf. 
Formerly  teacher  of  Boys  High 
School.  Was  killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember 7.   1918. 

Pvt.  Michael  Ra.*pa. 

S38  St.  Mark's  ave.  Died  in  acci- 
dent in  France. 

Pit.  John  E.  Ranfli. 

106  Lafayette,  Glendale,  L.  I.  Killed 
in  action. 

Corp.  Robert  S.  Raven. 

Bay  Shore,  L.  L  Co.  K.  107th  Inf. 
22  vears  old.  Was  killed  in  action 
September  29,  1918. 

Hngli   S.   Rawlins. 

46  Irving  pi.  25  years  old.  In- 
structor in  aviation  for  U.  S.  Govern- 
ment at  Park  Field,  Tenn.  Graduate 
of  Commercial  High  School  and  also 
a  high  school  at  Lynn,  Mass.  Gradu- 
ate in  aviation  in  1914  at  the  Glenn 
Curtis  School  of  Aviation.  Died  at 
Memphis.  Tcnn..  of  pneumonia. 

Pvt,  Anthony  Ray. 

Hempstead,  L.  I.  Private  of  the 
74th  Inf.,  stationed  at  Camp  Devens, 
Mass.  Was  a  member  of  the  Lyn- 
brook  Home  Defense  Co.  'Died  of 
pneumonia  on  September  22,  1918. 

lit.  Harvey  J.  ■Ra>-mond. 

373  Clinton  st.  Was  commi.s.sioned 
second  lieutenant.  Coast  Artillerj' 
Corps.     Died  of  disease  in  France. 

Pvt.  Charles  E.  Reardon. 

70  Tillary  st.  24  years  old.  Edu- 
cated at  St.  .lames  Pro-Cathedral 
School.  Died  on  October  17,  1918,  in 
the  general  hospital  at  Camp  Green- 
leaf,   Ga.,   of  pneumonia. 

Prt.  Stephen  Reardon. 

233  Concord  st.  20  years  old.  Co. 
C.  1st  Engineers.  Member  of  St 
James  R.  C  Church.  Killed  in  ac- 
tion on  October  9,   1918. 

Vvt.  C.  B.  Reeves. 

1316  73d  St.  W^as  wounded  in  the 
Canadian  Forces.  Attached  to  the 
18th  Construction  Canadian  Batt. 
Later  killed  in  action. 

Lt.  Samuel  J.  Reid  Jr. 

757  Hancock  st.  First  lieutenant 
Field  Artillery,  Reserve  Corps.  First 
Plattsburg  Camp,  1917,  Third  Battery. 
Assigned  to  Battery  A,  306th  Inf. 
Graduate  of  Boys  High  .School  and 
was  a  member  of  Grace  Presbyterian 
Church.  Was  killed  on  August  22, 
1918,  by  a  German  gas  shell.  Was 
formerly  Assistant  United  States  Dis- 
trict Attorney  in  Brooklyn. 

Fre<lerick  Rcif. 

Richmond  Hill.  L.  I.  Regular  sea- 
man gunner's  class  of  U.  S.  Navy.  21 
years  old.  Was  stationed  at  New- 
port, R.  I.  Was  practicir.;:  diving 
under  w,ater  pressure  in  a  tank  when 
the  face  plate  of  his  helmet  became 
loosened  and  fell  off,  whereby  he  lost 
his  life, 

Pvt,  John  S.  Riley. 

1021  Woodhaven  ave.,  Woodhaven, 
L.  I.  23  years  old.  Membo-  ii{  the. 
Gate  of  Heaven  U.  C.  Churcn.  Died 
on  October  5,  1918,  Camp  Vail,  N.  J., 
from  pneumonia. 


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Pvt.  R.  S.  Rcif. 

TVoodhaven.  L..  I.  Canadian  Over- 
seas Army.      Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  William  Reynolds. 

305  Berrv  st.  24  years  old.  Co.  M, 
316th  Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  37. 
Was  killed  in  action  on  September  29, 
1918. 

Pvt.  Ixjuis  E.  Rliocl. 

526  Graham  ave.  Co.  D.  106th  Inf. 
Stationed  at  Camp  Wadsworth.  Died 
after  a  week's  illness  from  pneu- 
monia. 

Pvt.  Philo  H.  Ricliard.s. 

S91  Sterling  pi.  Co.  F,  114th  Inf.  31 
years  old.  Formerly  employed  by  Ar- 
mour &  Co.  Served  from  1909  to 
1914  with  the  23d  Regt.  and  received 
an  honorable  discharge.  Died  of 
pneumonia  on  October  7,  1918,  in 
France. 

Pvt.  Charles  R.  Ricliard.«on. 

190  St.  Mark's  ave.  26  years  old. 
Co.  H,  313th  Inf.  Formerly  letter 
carrier.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  Xo.  9  and 
a  member  of  St.  Luke's  Church.  Died 
of  pneumonia  in  France  on  October 
14.   1918. 

Seaman  Richard  AV.  Rikcr. 

.^.78  Franklin  ave.  Second  class 
seaman  U.  S.  N.  Was  aboard  the 
American  patrol  boat  Alcedo,  which 
was  torpedoed  and  sunk  by  a  German 
.submarine  in  the  war  zone  on  Novem- 
ber 7.  1917.  and  he  was  reported  as 
among  the  missing. 

Pvt.  Joseph  A.  Riley. 

Lynn  ave.  and  Fulton  st.,  Queens. 
Died  of  accident  in  France. 

Pvt.  Rafael  A.  Rincones. 

.437  Fourth  st.  Was  attached  to 
the  Ammunition  Corps.  Was  educated 
at  St.  Francis  Xavier  School.  Died 
from  pneumonia  at  Camp  Upton. 

Pvt.  Micliacl  J.  Riordan. 

1351  E.  14th  St.  23  years  old.  Mem- 
ber of  the  313th  Inf.  Died  of  disease 
In   France   on   September   24,    1918. 

Coi-p.  Wil.son  Ritf  h. 

Port  Jefferson,  L.  I.  Graduate  of 
Port  Jefferson  High  School.  Was  for- 
merly assistant  cashier  of  the  Bank 
of  Smithtown  and  later  connected 
with  the  National  City  Bank.  Was 
killed  in  action  on  September  6,  1918. 

Vvt.  Prank  Rivenbnrg. 

Greenpoint.  24  years  old.  Co.  B, 
313th  Inf.  Killed  in  action  in  the  Ar- 
g'onne  Woods  on   September  27,   1918. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Rtzro. 

1236  60th  St.  19  years  old.  Co.  F, 
109th  Inf.  "Was  killed  in  action  on 
August  18,  1918. 

Pvt.  Carlton  D.  W.  Roberts. 

2654  Bedford  ave.  Died  of  wounds 
May  24,  1918,  in  France,  received 
while  in  action. 

P\-t.  Malcolm  Robeit.son. 

51  Righth  ave.  Member  of  Prince- 
ton Hospital  Unit  Xo.  1.  Left  in 
Aoril,  1917,  for  the  war  zone.  After 
serving  live  months  with  the  Ameri- 
can Ambulance  Corps  he  returned 
home  and  resumed  his  studies  at 
Princeton.  He  had  served  as  an  am- 
bulance driver  in  Belgium  in  1915.  In 
July.  1917.  he  enlisted  in  the  Seventh 
Regt.  and  was  transferred  to  the 
165th  Inf.  Was  a  graduate  of  Poly- 
technic and  attended  the  Prospect 
Heights  School.  Was  killed  in  action 
on  July  13.   1918. 

Corp.  James  E.  Robin.son. 

654  Bergen  st.  31  years  old.  Co. 
A,  165th  Inf.  Killed  in  action  on  July 
29,  1918. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Roche. 

43  India  st.  Co.  B,  313th  Inf.  28 
rears  old.  W^as  killed  in  action  on 
September  27,  1918;  died  in  a  battle 
in  the  Argonne  Woods. 


lit.  Richard  B.  Rockwood. 

15  Clark  st.  Second  lieutenant  of 
Inf.  Reserve  Corps.  First  1917  Camp. 
M-'di:  n  BarracKs.  N.  Y.  24  years 
old.  Was  attached  to  the  Headquar- 
ters Co.,  310th  Inf.  Was  a  member 
of  class  of  1916  at  Williams  College; 
employed  by  Bankers  Trust  Com- 
pany. Died  on  September  28,  1918, 
of  wounds  received  in  action. 

Col.    Bertram   T.    Clayton. 

Formerly  of  Flatbush.  55  years 
old.  Former  captain  of  Troop  C, 
Brooklyn,  and  colonel  of  14th  Regt. 
Member  of  Crescent  Athletic  Club  and 
Brooklyn  Engineers  Club.  For  two 
years  went  to  University  of  Alabama 
at    Tuscaloosa,     then    entered    U.     S. 


Colonel  lictram  T.  Clayton, 

Military  Academy  at  West  Point, 
where  he  graduated  in  1886.  Was  ap- 
pointed lieutenant  11th  U.  S.  Inf. 
Spent  a  year  at  Fort  Bennett,  Dakota 
Territory-.  Resigned  service  in  1892 
and  went  into  oilcloth  business  with 
his  father-in-law,  W.  M.  Babour.  In 
1892  he  entered  the  Department  of 
City  works  as  civil  engineer,  was 
elected  member  of  the  56th  Congress 
from  Brooklyn  for  one  term,  was  re- 
nominated in  1900  but  was  defeated. 
President  McKinley  gave  him  a  com- 
mission in  Regular  Army  as  captain 
and  quartermaster  in  1901.  He  was 
sent  to  Philippine  Islands  in  1904  and 
was  transferred  to  service  at  San 
B^rancisco  in  1?11,  and  later  promoted 
to  rank  of  major  and  quartermaster. 
He  was  transferred  to  Panama  Canal 
Zone  as  quartermaster  of  the  troops 
there.  When  war  broke  out  with 
Germany  he  was  transferred,  serving 
as  quartermaster,  first  for  the  trans- 
port service  for  the  port  of  N'ew  York 
and  later  somewhere  in  France,  until 
his  death  from  an  aerial  enemy  bomb. 

Pvt.  Harold  P.   Rooncy. 

919  Ditmas  ave.  Died  at  Camp 
Hancock  of  influenza. 

Pvt.  Kdward  11.  M.  Rchr. 

Brooklyn.  19  years  old.  Was  em- 
ployed by  A.  B.  Leach  &-  Co.  Enlisted 
in  the  Essex  Troop  of  Xew  Jersey  and 
went  to  France  In  June.  1918.  Died 
of  pneumonia  in  France  on  October 
9,   1918. 


Lit.  Ricliard  D.  Robinson. 

142  Hicks  St.  27  years  old.  47th 
U.  S.  Inf.  Graduate  of  Brown  Col- 
lege. Formerly  employed  by  Harris 
Forbes  &  Co.  in  JIanhattan.  Was 
commissioned  at  Plattsburg  Camp. 
Died  of  wounds  received  in  action. 

Sgt,  James  T.  Roden, 

619  Greenwood  ave.  24  years  old. 
Was  a  member  of  the  Ordnance  De- 
tachment and  for  a  time  was  stationed 
at  Fort  Slocum.  Was  a  member  of 
the  Church  of  the  Immaculate  Heart 
of  Marv.  Was  killed  in  an  accident 
at  the  Aberdeen  Proving  Grounds  in 
Maryland. 

P\t.  Robert  Rogers. 

194  Skillman  st.  22  years  old.  Co. 
A,  305th  Inf.  W^as  killed  in  action  on 
September  5,  1918. 

Pvt.  Irving  S.  Roffus. 

582  E.  28th  st.  Co.  F,  315th  Int. 
25  years  old.  Attended  P.  S.  No.  64 
and  Boys  High  School.  Killed  in  ac- 
tion on  September  29,  1918. 

Sgrt.  Jolin  J.  Roggeman. 

20  Dodworth  St.     Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  Michael  Roma. 

1024  Manhattan  ave.  Co.  C.  105th 
Inf.  Stationed  at  Camp  Wadsworth; 
later  transferred  to  the  Quartermaster 
Corps,  National  Guard,  and  was  as- 
signed to  duty  with  the  Field  Bakery 
No.  101.  and  again  transferred  to  Co. 
E,  106th  Inf.  28  years  old.  Attend- 
ed P.  S.  No.  31.  Died  of  wounds  on 
September  6,  1918,  received  in  action. 

Corp.  Ijawrence  F.  Romano. 

Huntington,  D.  L  Co.  M.  305th  Inf. 
32  years  old.  Member  of  St.  Patrick's 
R.  C.  Church.  Killed  in  action  on  Oc- 
tober 5,  1918. 

Pvt.  Calogero  Rosallo. 

216  Johnson  ave.  27  years  old.  Co. 
E,  305th  Inf.  Was  killed  in  action  on 
August  28th,  1918. 

Pvt.  Ijouis  Rosooc. 

152  Fiske  ave.,  Maspeth,  L.  I.  Co. 
L,  105th  Inf.  Educated  at  P.  S.  No. 
78.  Died  of  wounds  receivel  in  ac- 
tion on  August  21,  1918. 

Sgt.  Frank  Rose. 
Bay\'iew  ave.,  Inwood,  L.  I.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Motorcycle  Machine  Gun 
Squad  of  the  Seventh  Division  and 
was  stationed  at  Camp  McArthur, 
Texas.     Was  accidentally  killed. 

Pvt.  Heni-y  Rosenfeld. 

1125  Nostrand  ave.  24  year.s  old. 
Enlisted  in  the  Marine  Corps  and  waa 
on  his  way  to  the  training  camp  at 
Paris  Island,  on  board  the  American 
steamer  City  of  Athens,  when  it  co!- 
lided  with  a  French  ^cruiser  and  he 
was  killed.  He  was  a  graduate  of 
Eastern  District  High  School  and  had 
studied  two  years  at  Brooklyn  Col- 
lege. 

Pvt.  Walter  Rosenspire. 

863  Hancock  st.  20  years  old.  En- 
listed in  Julj-,  1917,  in  tiie  Marina 
Corps  and  was  with  the  23d  Co.  in 
France.  Had  a  previous  enlistment 
of  nearly  four  years  with  the  Marines. 
Was  killed  in  action. 

lit.  Jo.soph  B.  Rosenthal,  M.I>. 

Attached  to  the  Medical  Corps.  27 
years  old.  Graduate  of  Homeopathic 
Medical  College;  intern  at  St.  John's 
Hospital;  one  of  the  medical  staff  of 
Hebrew  Sanitarium  for  Children  at 
Far  Rockaway.  Was  stationed  at 
base  hospital  Marleton,  Pa.,  where  he 
died  of  pneumonia. 

I^-t.  George  Ross, 

341  Winthrop  st.  20  years  old. 
Regular  Army.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No. 
89.  Was  a  member  of  the  Flatbush 
Bovs  Club.  Killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember  28,   1918. 


176 


BROOKLYN   AND    LONG    ISLAND    IN   THE    WAR. 


Pvti  George  C.  Itose. 

TS-  Kofrers  ave.     Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  Maurice  .\.  Ro5«. 

904  President  st.  Co.  I.  Batt.  1. 
Stationed  at  Syracuse  Army  Camp, 
■nhcre  he  died  of  Spanish   influenza. 

Pvt.  Herman  Rc>s.sinan. 

318  Floyd  st.  Co.  E,  308th  Inf.  :i3 
ve:'rs  old.  Died  of  wounds  received  in 
action   August   16.   1918. 

Pvt.  Monroe  M.  Rotli. 

352  Hamburg  ave.  Z7  years  old. 
Co.  H.  30,Tth  Inf.  Cradiiate  of  P.  S. 
Xo.  3B  and  Kastern  Di.strict  High 
School.  Was  a  city  employee  for  1 1 
years  and  a  member  of  the  Jacob  S. 
Strahl  Benevolent  Society.  Was 
killed  in  action  on  September  7.   1918. 

Dr.  David  M.   ItothenbrrK. 

109,1  Lincoln  pi.  lOnlisled  physician 
In  the  V.  S.  Navy.  Formerly  an  in- 
tern of  the  Greenpoint  and  Bellevue 
Hospitals.  Graduate  of  Columbia 
Univors'tv  M'^dical  School.  Member 
of  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  l'"raternity. 
Died  at  the  Jewish  Hospital  on  Oc- 
tober 6,  1918,  from  pneumonia. 

Pvt.   Morri.s  Roth.-^tein. 

Queensborough.  T2  years  old.  13th 
Co.,  152d  Depot  Brigade.  Sta- 
tioned at  Camp  Upton.  Was  killed 
while  trying  to  board  a  moving  sight- 
seeing automobile. 

Corp.  Waller  Rubiiio. 
1046   K.    18th   St.      Battery   D,    30r,th 
Field    Artillery.      31    years    old.      Was 
killed  in  action  on  August  21,  1918. 

Pvt.   Kicliel  Ruchman. 

136  Utica  ave.  26  years  old.  Co. 
G,  Ninth  Inf.  Was  killed  in  action  on 
July  13,  1918. 

Pvt.  Edwin  V.  Rueff. 

193   Ralph  ave.      24   years  old.      Co. 

B.  30Sth  Inf.  Formerly  manager  of 
one  of  the  stores  of  the  Great  A.  and 
1'.  Tea  Company.  Was  killed  in  a 
bomb   explosion   in   France. 

Con).  Jolin  RoulT. 

2212  Clinton  pi.  23  years  old. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  58.  Formerly 
an  employee  of  the  Long  Island  Rail- 
road Was  killed  in  action  on  August 
14,   1918. 

Pvt.  George  F.  Ru.«.«.cll. 

217  Seventh  ave.  Reported  killed 
in  action  in  France. 

Corp.  Jolui  RU.SSO. 

1670  Ralph  ave.  19  years  old.  Co. 
J.  Fourth  V.  S  Inf.  Was  killed  in  ac. 
tion  on  July  16,  1918. 

Pvt.  Edward  .1.  Ryan. 

182  30th  St.  Member  of  the  322d 
Remount  Squadron.  Was  a  member 
of  St.  Michael's  K.  C.  Church.  Died 
of  pneumonia  in  France. 

Scrt.  Jolin  J.  Ryan. 

596  Prospect  pi.  Co.  H.  106th  Inf. 
Killed  by  an  exploding  shell  on  Au- 
gust 2  2.  19  18. 

Corp.  Jolin  J.  Ryder. 

4.'>4  74th  St.  Co.  A.  12th  Field  Ar- 
tillery. Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  102  and 
formerly  employed  by  K.  W.  Bli-ss  & 
Co.  Was  a  member  of  the  Church  of 
Our  Lady  of  Angels.  Was  killed  in 
action  on  June  18,  1918.  Served  on 
the  Mexican  border  in   1916. 

Pvt.  William  Rykii.s. 

20  62  Bergen  st.  22  years  old.  Ma- 
chine Gun  Co..  38th  Inf.  Graduate 
or  P.  S.  No.  155.  Formerly  employed 
vy  t^jpcnor  Can  Company.  Was 
killed  in  action  on  July  23,  1918. 

I'vt  Benjamin  Saltzman. 

645  Sackman  st.     20  years  old.     Co. 

C,  Fifth  Machine  Gun  Batt.  Attend- 
ed P.  S.  No.  109.  Died  of  wounds  re- 
ceived while  trying  to  escape  from 
tho  Germans. 


Pvt.  Joseph  Salitsky. 

153  Siegel  st.  24  years  old.  Killed 
in  action  July  15,  1918. 

Pvt.   Feixlinand   Sanfan'U'. 

34  Bolivar  st.  19  yciirs  old.  Co.  F. 
Ninth  v.  S.  Inf.  Ciraduale  of  P.  S 
.\'o.  5  and  was  a  member  of  St.  Mi- 
clu'el's  R.  C.  Church.  Was  killed  in 
action. 

Pvt.  James  Santore. 

946  41st  St.  25  year.s  old.  Mem- 
ber of  the  165th  Inf.  Graduate  of 
P.  S.  No.  17.  Was  killed  in  action  on 
July   29,    1918. 

Pvt.   I>aw^cn<^e  J.    Sardi. 

313  Van  Brunt  st.  Died  of  wounds 
received  in  action. 

Pvt.   William   .Sarlo. 

1  1  Navy  St.  23  years  old.  Co.  C 
310th  Inf.  Died  of  wounds  on  Sep- 
tember 1  received  in  action. 

Pvt.  John  J.  .Sartory. 

145  Thames  st.  24  years  old.  Co. 
K,  315th  Inf.  Was  killed  in  action 
on  September   29,   1918. 

Scanvan  Edward  J.  SaundcT.«. 

252  Patchen  ave.  Stationed  on 
board  the  V.  S.  S.  Minnesota.     Died. 

Pvt.  Egorton  A.  Sayer.s. 

Bayside.  L.  I.  24  years  old.  Mem- 
ber of  All  Saints  Episcopal  Church. 
Was  killed  in  action  on  June  21,  1918. 

Pvt.  George  W.  Scallon. 

649  19th  st.  22  years  old.  Mem- 
ber of  the  165th  Inf.  Formerly  em- 
ployed by  the  Brooklyn  Union  Gas 
Company.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  5. 
Member  of  the  Immaculate  Heart  of 
Mary  Church.  Ddied  from  spinal 
meningitis  in   France. 

Pvt.  .\ntliony  Soclzo. 

835  Kent  ave.  20  years  old.  Co. 
I,  106th  Inf.  Attended  P.  S.  No.  32 
and  Our  Lady  of  Peace  Church.  Pre- 
viously employed  by  Kohler  &  Camp- 
bell, piano  manufacturers.  Was 
killed  in  action  on  September  2,   1918. 

Pvt.  Antliony  Scliatfer. 

324  Stagg  St.  25  years  old.  Co.  H, 
311th  Inf.  Attended  P.  S.  No.  IS. 
Killed  in  action  on  October  3,   1918. 

Pvt,  Samuel  Sehaiimbauni. 

56  Graham  ave.     Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.   Samuel   .Sfhaniiinger. 

472  Bainbridge  st.  26  years  old. 
Was  attached  to  the  Veterinary  Train- 
ing School,  U.  S.  Army.  Died  at 
Camp  Lee  of  pneumonia. 

Pvt.  Peter  Schcibcl. 
Central  and  Richards  ave..  Glen- 
dale,  L.  L  27  years  old.  Co.  F,  106th 
Inf.  Graduate  of  St.  Barbara's  Paro- 
chial School.  Killed  in  action  on 
September  27,   1918. 

lit.  Gordon  Ij.  Schenck. 

i  113  Cambridge  st.  Second  lieuten- 
'>nt  of  Inf.  Reserve  Corps.  First 
I'lattsburg  Camp,  1917.  Was  assigned 
to  Cambridge  for  a  course  in  trench 
warfare.  Was  in  command  of  Co.  C. 
308th  Inf.,  in  France,  which  was  part 
of  the  "Lost  B.attalion."  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Clinton  Avenue  Con- 
gregational Church  and  a  graduate  of 
Adelphi  and  Yale  Universities.  For- 
merly in  the  banking  business  in  Man- 
hattan. Lt.  Schenck  was  killed  in  the 
Argonne  Woods  on  October  7,  1918. 
when  the  "Lost  Battalion"  had  been 
cut  off  and  surrounded  by  the  Ger- 
mans for  si.x  days. 

Pvt.   Nioholas  Schettino. 

Belle  Harbor,  L.  I.  23  years  old. 
Co.  I,  Ninth  Inf.  Killed  i'n  action  on 
June  22,  1918. 

Sgt.  Otto  Si-hlndlcr. 

88  Nassau  st.  Co.  F,  305th  Inf.  24 
years  old.  Died  of  wounds  on  Sep- 
tember 28.  1918,  received  in  action. 


Cori).  Harry  C.  Seliepcr. 

480  Decatur  st.  Co.  K,  106th  Int. 
Served  on  the  Mexican  border  in  1916 
and  was  formerly  employed  by  the 
Willys-Overland  Company.  Was  a 
gi-aduate  of  P.  S.  No.  70  and  Manual 
"Training  High  School.  Member  of  St, 
Peter's  .^nglican  Lutheran  Churc'n. 
Died  of  pneumonia  at  Camp  Wads- 
worth. 

Coix>.  (icorgc  Schloen. 

1547  57th  St.  31  years  old.  Co.  F. 
3n5th  Int.  Formerly  connected  with 
the  Hamilton  Bank  Note  Company. 
Was  killed  in  action  on  August  31, 
1918. 

Pvt.  Otto  Selmielter. 

1707  Slst  St.  Machine  Gun  Co., 
305th  Inf.  27  years  old.  Previous  to 
being  drafted  had  served  four  years 
'n  the  Navy.  Was  killed  in  action  on 
September  S,   191S. 

Pvt.  William  Sclunidt. 

84  40th  St.,  Corona,  L.  I.  Co.  K. 
71st  Rest.  Died  on  Juno  26,  1917. 
from  typhoid  pneumonia  in  a  hospital 
at  Middletown.   N.  Y. 

Sgt.  Carl  R.  Seluiecke. 

19  Greenpoint  ave.,  Woodside,  L.  I. 
Co.  M,  28th  U.  S.  Inf.  24  year.«  old. 
Educated  at  P  S.  No.  11  and  Stuy- 
vesant  High  School.  Member  of  the 
Woodside  Lutheran  Church.  Was 
killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  .\Ifrcd  C  Schneider. 

2816  Fort  Hamilton  Parkway.  Co. 
M,  14th  Regt.  Served  on  Mexican 
border  in  1916  and  was  later  trans- 
ferred to  the  lG5th  Regt.  Was  20 
years  old  and  a  graduate  of  P.  S.  No. 
130.  Was  wounded  in  action  in 
March,  1918,  and  later  killed  in 
action. 

Pvt.  Charles  C.  Schneider. 

592  Sterling  pi.  Co.  C,  106th  Inf. 
26  years  old.  Member  oX  St.  Teresa's 
Church.  Educated  at  St.  Vincent  de 
Paul's  School  here.  Was  killed  in 
action,  according  to  word  from 
friends  over  there. 

Pvt.  George  E.   Schneider. 

3842  Rockaway  rd.,  Woodhaven, 
L.  I.  23  years  old.  Co.  C.  108th  Inf. 
Was  photo-engraving  expert.  Was 
a  graduate  of  P.  B.  No.  59.  Was 
wounded  on  October  5,  1918,  of  which 
he   succumbed   two   days   later. 

Pvt.   Harry  Schneider. 

660  Gates  ave.  19  years  old.  En- 
listed two  years  ago  in  Co.  M,  13th 
U.  S.  Inf.  Was  wounded  in  action, 
from  which  he  died  on  August  10, 
1918. 

Corp.  Anthony  Schradcr. 

175  Norman  ave.  23  years  old.  En- 
listed four  years  ago  in  the  Regular 
Army.  Was  reported  to  have  been 
killed  from  injuries  he  received  while 
operating  a  gun  in  France. 

Pvt.  Jolui  C.  Schranun. 

221  Rr^kaway  rd.,  Woodhaven, 
L.  I.  Co.  C,  lOSth  Inf.  24  years  old. 
Educated  in  .St.  Elizabeth's  Parochial 
School.  Was  employed  by  the  Charles 
William  Stores  in  BrooWyn.  Killed 
in  acliivi  on  .September  L?.  1?1S. 

Pvt.  George  A.  Sclmm. 

125  Washington  ave..  L.  I.  City. 
Died  in  an  accident  somewhere  in 
France. 

Pvt.  Philip  .Schron. 

106  Walton  St.  23  years  old.  Co. 
D.  165th  Inf.  Was  killed  in  action  on 
July   29,    1918. 

Corp.  William  Schultz. 

885  Fresh  Pond  rd.  Co.  C.  307th 
Inf.  29  years  old.  Formerly  em- 
ployed by  the  B.  R.  T.  Was  shell 
shocked  in  May  and  gassed  in  June 
of  1918  and  brought  back  to  a  base 
hospital  in  the  States  and  died  at 
Newport  News,  Va.,  on  October  13, 
1918,  from  wounds  received  in  action. 


BROOKLYN   AND    LONG    ISLAND    IN   THE    WAR. 


177 


Sgt.  Jack  Schreck. 

2174  Dean  st.  Co.  P,  307th  Inf.  At- 
tended P.  S.  No.  155  and  was  23 
years  old.  Killed  in  action  on  Oc- 
tober  13,   1918. 

Pvt.  Emll  J.  Schwab. 

228    13th    St.,    College    Point,    L     I 

klll/rtTn^  °/*^-  ^°-  K,  316th  Inf. 
Jviiied  in  action. 

,o„  f  ^'*-  ^'^IPrtck  G.  Scl.wab. 

-SJA  Cooper  st.  24  years  nM 
Member  of  the  305th  Inf  Fonnerfv 
Pen^inT''  T'^  paymaster  fo;"''th-^ 
Rem.ng-ton  Arms  Company  Was  I 
Rracluate  of  P  s  No  tR  .>r,U  i^  . 
District  High  School  •  Later  t^ok'fn" 
Memb'^oflri",    "'■    P'--"     I-° 't" t": 

•somewhil-rin  ■^ran^e'^Tj^nnl-lTs'lT 
irro   /''•  ^'-^Pht-n  A.  Schwab. 

Co  E  lo'Th^.ff-  ??"^^^  P°'"t'  L.  I. 
French  W«  J  <i  Decorated  with  the 

September   29     1918      "^    '"    ^'="°"    "^ 

Rn    ^^\  Monis  M.  .Schwaitz. 

65    Meeker  aye.,    Co.    E,    106th    Inf 

23   years   old.     Graduate   of   P     g     No' 

Vork^raiJroi^^  employed    by   the^'N^^w 

in  actil^"oTlep?eXr"-^27,  79?8.'"'^'' 

Pvt.  Frank  L.   Schweithelm. 

105th  In"/  ^.J-  ^^  y'^a'-^  Qld-  Co  G 
i-^'er^rnSftrw^H,-,,^'^!     Me.icSi 

?o?-^'ie.rrpa--.^,«rTVr 
Kst^^Crch  °y  ^L  f -•^-o^nd^S'ili 
September  27    1918  '    '"   '*'=''°"    °" 

!•>,    n^'-,   ^'*'^'*    H.    Scott. 

^-on'in'^rh'i  V%    NayT'Sr^'d"-     '""- 

&R?d°.e"^ifl^e  r^' ^^^  '^'-  - 
from  illness.  ^''"^*^  '"  PeekskiU, 

Lt.   Pluhp  J.   .Scudder. 

Huntington,  L.  I.  23  years  old  Tri-o* 
Lt.  307th  Inf  A  V  /  t?^  ,  .  "^^' 
Yale  Uniye"sity  ■  Gra^uafe  of  ?"  ""' 
renceyille  School.  Member  of  Y^,l 
and  St.  Nicholas  Clubs.  wL  reported 
as  missing  in  action.  Later?  accoidin^ 
to  word  received  from  a  captain  Lt° 
f/^"<'^er  was  reported  shot  throug  ! 
died.  ''"''    '''"''■    ''°"'    which    he 

Pvt.   Peter  Scutari. 

1637  Bath  ave.    Co.  P.  305th  Inf    25 
years   old.      Died   on    October   5,    1918 
of  wounds  received  in  action. 
Pvt.  James  H.  Seagriff. 

524  Court  St.  Co.  A,  307th  Inf.  28 
.\ears  old.  Graduate  of  St.  Mary's 
Parochial  School.  Was  killed  in  ac- 
tion   on   September  2,    1918. 

Corp.  Thomas  Scale. 

133  Steinway  ave,,  L.  I  Citv  Cn 
F,  4th  Inf.  30  years  old.  Was  kilfed 
in  action  on  June  29,  1918. 

Pvt.  Bergen  R.  Seaman. 

Wantagh,  L.  I.  24  years  old  Co  F 
302d  Eng.  Was  killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember 26.  1918.  Killed  while  out  as  a 
member  of  volunteer  reconnaissance 
party,  by  machine  gun  fire. 

Coi-p.  Edward  M.  Sccor. 

258  Monroe  st.  29  years  old.  Co 
A.  7th  Inf.  Attended  P.  S.  No.  25  and 
Boys  High  School.  Was  wounded  in 
action  on  July  28,  1918,  and  died  of 
wounds  on  September  28,   1918. 

Seaman  Bernard  B.  Sedcrquist. 

982  Pacific  st.  19  years  old.  At- 
tended P.  S.  No.  92.  Was  seaman  on 
U.  S.  S.  Westgate.  which  was  sunk  in 
a  collision  on  September  7.  1918,  and 
he  was  reported  as  among  the  missing. 


Pvt.   Louis   F.   Seeli. 

834  Lexington  ave.  Attached  to 
Motor  Truck  No.  11.  Died  at  Fort  On- 
tario,  Oswego,  N.  Y.,  from  illness. 

Pvt.  John  J.  Seeman. 

370  Elton  St.  Member  of  the 
Canadian  Mounted  Kiflemen.  Died  at 
a  receiving  station  in  France  from 
wounds  received  in  action. 

Pvt.  Albert  SegerdeU. 

1271  79th  St.  Co.  C,  501st  Eng.  27 
years  old.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  9. 
Died  from  pneumonia  in  France. 

Pvt.  Herman  Sclmer. 

1025  Putnam  ave.  Attached  to  the 
llfh  Eng.  Ry.  20  years  old.  Killed 
in  action. 

Corp.  Peter  Serra. 

563  DeKalb  ave.  23  years  old. 
Formerly  connected  with  the  National 
Aniline  and  Chemical  Company.  Mem- 
ber of  the  R.  C.  Church  of  Onr  Lady  of 
Pompeii.  Died  of  wounds  August  19, 
1918,  received  in  action. 

Pvt.  Frank  A.  Scydel. 

1370  Broadway.  Member  of  the 
30th  Co.,  Machine  Gun  Training  Co., 
stationed  at  Augusta,  Ga.  Died  of 
pneumonia  at  camp. 

Pvt.  John  W.  Shannon. 

260  Rogers  ave.  25  years  old.  Slap- 
ply  Co..  106th  Inf.,  wagoner.  At- 
tended P.  S.  No.  9  2.  Member  of  St. 
Ignatius'  Church.  Formerly  employed 
by  Armstrong  Construction  Company. 
Killed  in  action  on  September  27,  1918. 

Pvt.  David  Shapiro. 

1958  Bergen  st.  Was  stationed  at 
Camp  Greenleaf,  Georgia.  Lost  his 
life  when  the  transport  Otranto  sank 
after  a  collision  with  the  steamer 
Kashmir. 

Pvt.  Frank  J.  Sliarp. 

176  Huron  st.  23  years  old.  Co.  E, 
106lh  Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  31. 
Received  gunshot  wound  in  the  ab- 
domen and  died  on  October  17,  1918, 
at  Base  Hospital  No.  12. 

lit.  Richard  B.  Sheridan. 

1875  Cropsey  ave.  Second  lieuten- 
ant of  Infantry,  Reserve  Corps.  Platts- 
burg  Camp.  1917,  7th  Co.  Later  at- 
tached to  the  2d  Signal  Corps  of  the 
308th  Inf.  23  yeais  old  Graduate  of 
P.  S.  No.  128,  Boys  High  School  and 
Hetfley  Institute.  Attended  Columbia 
University.  Later  promoted  to  first 
lieutenant.  Formerly  connected  with 
the  Provident  Life  Insurance  Com- 
pany. Died  of  wounds  on  .\ugust  19, 
1918,  received  in  action. 

Pvt.  Jolin  Slicehan. 

212  Java  st.  Co.  B,  307th  Inf.  26 
years  old.  Killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember 11,   1918. 

Coi-p.  John  Sheehan. 

212  Java  st.  Co.  E,  302d  Engineers. 
Member  of  Lexington  Counci  No.  293. 
Knights  of  Columbus.  Died  of  wounds 
received  in  action. 

Sgt.  WilUam  Shefrin. 

270  17th  St.  20  years  old.  Mess 
Sergeant,  Kitchen  Detachment,  Co.  C, 
306th  Inf.  On  September  5,  1918,  he 
coolly  directed  his  work  of  rescuing 
and  caring  for  wounded  men  of  his 
detachment,  although  both  his  feet 
were  blown  off,  and  he  had  been  mor- 
tally wounded  by  a  bursting  shell. 
He  died  September  9,  1918.  He  had 
been  awarded  the  Distinguished  War 
Cross. 

Lt.  Romaine  Shcpjvrd. 

213  Jefferson  ave.  Second  lieuten- 
ant of  infantry.  Second  Plattsburg 
Camp.  Attached  to  Headquartars  Co., 
316th  Inf.  Member  of  Rev.  John  F.  Car- 
son's church.  Formerly  a  well-known 
lawyer  in  Brooklyn.  Died  of  wounds 
on  September  30,  1918,  received  in 
action 


Sgt.  Augustus  R.  Sharrette. 

323  Senator  st.  Battalion  Sergeant 
Major  of  Co.  L,  106th  Inf.  26  years 
old.  Was  killed  in  action  on  Septem- 
ber 27,  1918. 

Lt.  Reimer  SheaiTuann. 

89  Clark  st.  22  years  old.  Machine 
Gun  Co.,  305th  Inf.  Attended  New 
Jersey  Military  Academy.  Graduate 
of  Rutgers  College.  Selected  to  attend 
Officers  Training  Camp  at  Plattsburg, 
and  was  commissioned  second  lieuten- 
ant. In  France,  promoted  to  first  lieu- 
tenant for  meritorious  conduct.  Was 
killed  in  action  on  October  5,   1918. 

Pvt.  Francis  P.  Sheridan. 

532  Warren  st.    Died   of  disease.. 
Pvt.  William  E.  Sheridan. 

1481  Dean  st.  Co.  B,  313th  Int. 
Formerly  a  member  of  the  New  York 
Police  Department.  Shortly  before  be- 
ing drafted  he  stopped  a  runaway 
horse  and  saved  the  lives  of  several 
children,  and  he  was  recommended  by 
Capt.  Butler  for  honorable  mention,  a 
copy  of  which  was  sent  him  in  France 
by  Police  Commissioner  Enright. 
Killed  in  action  on  October  1,  1918. 

Lt.  Oliver  O.  Sherwood. 

345  Carlton  ave.  Member  of  the 
American  Flying  Corps.  Graduate  of 
P.  S.  3.  Attended  Boys  High  School 
and  Stevens  Institute  of  Technology, 
later  taking  a  course  at  Cornell 
Ground  School  for  Aviators.  Was 
killed  in  a  collision  of  airplanes  in 
Italy. 

Sgt.  Louis  Shillito. 

497  Gates  ave.  Co.  K,  148th  Inf. 
Killed  in  action  on  September  28,  1918. 

Sgt.   Carl   G.   Sluew. 

9222  Fifth  ave.  Attached  to  the  ar- 
tillery.     Killed    by   train   in   France. 

Pvt.  George  Sieber. 

128  Norman  aye.  27  years  old. 
Batt.  E,  3p4th  F.  A.  Attended  P.  S. 
126,  and  New  York  College  of  Music. 
Was  a  professor  of  piano  teaching. 
Died  of  wounds,  received  in  action,  on 
September  9,   1918. 

Corp.  Jack  Siegel. 

577  Snediker  ave.  Co.  B,  328th  Inf. 
2  6  years  old.     Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  Samuel  Siegel. 

227  Floyd  st.  26  years  old.  Co.  I, 
304th  Inf.  Formerly  employed  by  the 
Brooklyn  Rapid  Transit  Company. 
Died  of  wounds  on  September  28,  1918, 
received   in  action. 

Pvt.  VViUiani  Sievers  Jr. 

833  Rogers  ave.  27  years  old.  M. 
G.  Co.,  305th  Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S. 
90,  and  attended  Commercial  High 
School.  Killed  in  action  on  September 
8.   1918. 

Pvt.  Abi'aham  Silver. 

239  South  Second  st.  28  years  old. 
Co.  F,  316th  Inf.  Killed  in  action  on 
October  29,  1918. 

Sgt.  Benjamin  Silverman. 

205  Middleton  st.  24  years  old.  Co. 
B,  307th  Inf.  Was  wounded  in  action, 
from  which  he  later  died. 

Pvt.   Abraham  Siminowitz. 

2  4  Cook  St.  2  2  years  old.  Co.  F, 
308th  Inf.  Attended  P.  S.  43.  Killed 
in  action. 

Pvt.  George  C.  Simpson. 

96  Classon  ave.  25  years  old.  Head- 
quarters Co.,  319th  F.  A.  Member  of 
St.  Patrick's  R.  C.  Church.  Educated 
at  St.  Patrick's  School.  Died  of  wounds 
received  in   action. 

Pa t.  Arthur  L.  Simiell. 

Babylon,  L.  I.  22  years  old.  Died 
of  wounds,  received  in  action,  on  June 
7,    1918. 

Pvt.  Robert  Sims. 

445  Bushwick  ave.  21  years  old. 
Killed  in  action  on  September  2,  1918. 


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BROOKLYN   AND    LONG   ISLAND    IN   THE    WAR. 


Lt.  Lloyd  Skedden. 

Flatlands.     Lieutenant,   attached  to 
the  Roval  Firing  Corps.     Killed  in  ac- 
tion on  Mav  11.  1918.     Was  a  member 
of  the  Flatlands  Reformed  Church. 
Pvt.  Van  Rennsclaer  Skldmore. 

1055  Lincoln  pi.  Enlisted  in  the 
Marines  and  was  assigned  to  the  137th 
Inf.,  Second  Batt.  Formerly  employed 
by  the  Buick  Co.  Graduate  of  the 
Uiverhead  Higrh  School.  "Was  killed 
in  action  on  June  24,   1918. 

Pvt.  Jack  Slotopolsky. 

110  Kcap  St.  30  years  old.  Co.  E, 
.SOTth  Inf.  Attended  P.  S.  No.  42. 
Died  on  September  4.  1918,  of  wounds 
recfeived  in  action. 

Pvt.  Allen  O.  Smith. 

Brooklyn.  Killed  while  training  at 
Claremont,  Del.,  on  July  17,  1917. 
Attached  to  the  Aviation  Corps.  At- 
tended Manual  Training  High  School. 

Pvt.  Artliur  J.  Smith. 

Freeport.  L.  I.  Died  at  Syracuse 
army  camp  from   Spanish   influenza. 

lA.  Bert  K.  Smith. 

1053  East  13th  st.  Died  on  June 
18.  1917.  of  appendicitis  at  Madison 
Barracks,  X.  Y. 

Pvt.  Georse  Smith. 

Oyster  Bay,  L.  I.  Attached  to  a 
Canadian  Machine  Gun  Batt.  Killed 
in  action  in  France. 

lA.  Herman  H.  Smith, 

7  Shipley  St.,  Woodhaven,  L.  I.  30 
years  old.  Co.  I.  165th  Inf.  Graduate 
of  Commercial  High  School.  Was  an 
e.\pert  accountant  in  the  New  York 
University.  Served  on  the  Mexican 
border  with  the  23d  Regt.  in  1915. 
Killed  in  action  in  France. 

Lt.  Irving  E.  Smith 

Sayville,  L.  I.  Lieutenant  U.  S. 
Army  Air  Service.  Late  in  the  sum- 
mer his  'plane  fell  and  he  was  badly 
injured.  He  was  later  sent  to  Eng- 
land to  perfect  himself  in  aero  gun- 
nery, from  which  he  graduated  in 
1916.  He  formerly  served  as  a  Senior 
Lieutenant  with  the  Fourth  New 
Jersey  Inf.  on  the  Mexican  border. 
Was  37  years  old.  Died  of  meningitis, 
following  influenza,  in  a  hospital  at 
Toms,   France,    on   November.  2,    191S. 

Sgt.  James  A.  Smith. 

479  Irving  ave.  24  years  old.  Co.  C, 
325th  Inf.  Member  of  St.  Martin  of 
Tours  B.  C.  Church.  Formerly  em- 
ployed by  the  New  York  Stock  Ex- 
change. Promoted  to  sergeant  for 
bravery  at  the  front.  Died  on  October 
20.  1918.  of  wounds  received  in 
action. 

Pvt.  John  Smith. 

13  .Stockton  St.  24  years  old.  Was 
killed  in  action  on  September  27,  1918. 

Pvt.  John  E.  Smith. 

2117  Foster  ave.  Aviation  Corps, 
Fourth  Prov.  Rec.  Regt.,  Kelly  Field, 
Texas.  Died  at  Fort  Sam  Houston 
from  pneumonia. 

Pvt.  Lester  W.  Smith. 

50  Divisior.  ave.  24  years  old.  Co. 
C,  105th  Machine  Gun  Batt.  Graduate 
of  P.  S.  No.  37  and  Eastern  District 
High  School.  Member  of  the  Eastern 
District  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Was  killed  In 
action  on  September  27,  1918. 

Pvt.  Mcirltt  H.  Smith  Jr. 

Brooklyn.  Member  of  the  Officers 
Training  Camp  at  Plattsburg.  25 
year.'?  old.  Died  after  an  operation  in 
Cham.plain  Valley  Hospital  after  re- 
ceiving a  bayonet  wound. 

Omlet  William  C.  Story. 

Freeport,  L.  I.;  25  years  old.  At- 
tached to  the  Aviation  Section.  Killed 
on  February  26,  1918,  over  Park  Field, 
Memphis,  Tenn. 


Pvt.    rredeiick    R.    Stenson. 

1383  St.  John's  pi.  Member  of  the 
165th  Inf.  Killed  in  action  on  October 
16,   1918. 

Sgt.  Richard  H.  Stewart. 

603  Fifth  St.  Member  of  the  Third 
Bat.,  SOSth  Inf.  Formerly  employed 
by  the  New  York  Electric  Installation 
Co.  Kiled  in  action. 

Lt.  Quentin  Roosevelt. 

Oyster  Bay,  L.  I.  22  years  old.  In 
April,  1917,  he  joined  the  Canadian 
Flying  Corps  to  train  for  service  with 
the  American  Army.  He  was  com- 
missioned in  the  fall  of  1917,  and  on 
July  3,  1918,  he  took  part  in  an  aerial 
battle  between  American  and  German 


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Lt.  Quentin  Roosevelt. 

machines  in  the  Marne  region,  and  ." 
few  days  later  it  was  announced  that 
he  had  brought  down  his  first  ma- 
chine. He  had  been  a  student  at  Har- 
vard when  war  broke  out  and  he.  en- 
listed. He  was  killed  on  the  Chateau- 
Thierry  front  on  July  14,  1918.  when 
two  German  macliines  attacked  him, 
and  he  was  seen  to  fall  within  the 
enemy  lines.  German  aviators  later 
dropped  a  note  into  the  American 
lines  confirming  Lt.  Roosevelt's  death. 

Corp.   Wairon  Stoiii. 

64  Brower  ave.,  Rockville  Centre, 
L.  I.:  21  years  old.  Was  a  non-com. 
officer  stationed  with  the  artillery  at 
Camp  Upton,  L.  I.  Died  of  Spanish  in- 
fluenza on   October   3,    1918. 

I'vt.   Alfred   Stengel. 

223  Tenth  St.,  College  Point,  L.  I. 
Co.  B,  307th  Inf.  Killed  in  action  on 
June   24,    1918. 

Corp.  Charles  B.  Stone. 

Bayside,  L.  I.;  21  years  old.  Co.  I, 
165th  .Inf.  Member  of  All  Saints 
Episcopal  school.  Member  of  the  Bay- 
side  Yacht  Club.  Served  on  the  Mex- 
ican border  with  the  7th  Regt.  in 
1916.  Died  in  France  on  October  30, 
191S,  of  wounds  received  in  action. 


Seaman  WiUiam  J.  Smith. 

61  Hallett  St.,  Astoria,  L.  I.  18 
years  old.  U.  S.  Navy.  Formerly  em- 
ployed by  the  Interborough  Rapid 
Transit  Company.  Was  on  board  the 
Cherokee  when  it  sank  in  a  gale  on 
February  26,  1918. 

Pvt.  La^v^ence  J.  Stadelman. 

52  Lincoln  pi.  Co.  C,  49th  Eng.  28 
years  old.  Attended  Church  of  the 
Holy  Family.  Died  of  pneumonia  at 
Nevers,  France,  on  October  11,  1918. 

George    Stanley. 

1121  Eighth  ave.  Chief  butcher  on 
the  transport  Antilles.  Lost  his  life  on 
the  torpedoed  Government  transport 
Antilles. 

Pvt.  Anello  Stanco. 

Glen  Cove,  L.  I.  Killed  in  action  on 
July  15,  1918. 

Corp.   Fred.    Spahn. 

141  Syosset  st.  29  years  old.  Co. 
C,  306th  Inf.  Was  a  member  of  the 
German  Evangelical  Church.  Killed 
in  action  on  September  7,   1918. 

Corp.  Walter  Soder. 

Sea  Cliff.  L.  I.  24  years  old.  At- 
tached to  the  15th  Aero  Squadron  and 
was  stationed  at  Camp  Mills,  L.  I. 
Was  killed  while  riding  a  motorcycle, 
when  it  collided  with  an  army  truck 
in   Garden   City,   L.   I. 

Coi-p.  Eliphalet  Snedecor  Jr. 

703  Elmore  pi.  24  years  old.  Co.  C, 
106th  Machine  Gun  Bat.  Attended 
Erasmus  Hall  High  School.  Member 
of  All  Soul's  Universalist  Church. 
Killed  in  action  on  July  21,  1918. 

Pvt.  Charles  Spaeth  Jr. 

12  6  Smart  ave.,  Fiusnmg,  L.  I.  20 
years  old.  Co.  B,  105th  Inf.  Graduate 
of  Public  School  No.  20.  Was  wounded 
in  action  in  France  on  September  1, 
1918,  from  which  he  succumbed  the 
following   day. 

Pvt.  Joseph   Stanislaw.ski. 

23  Diamond  St.;  22  years  old.  Co. 
H,  9th  U.  S.  Inf.  Formerly  employed 
by  the  American  Sugar  Refining  Co. 
Killed  in  action  on  July  IS,   1918. 

V\X.  William  Soden. 

302  Lewis  ave.  Educated  at  Public 
School  No.  25,  and  St.  John's  College. 
Died  from  pneumonia. 

Pvt.  Patrick  J.   Stanley. 

Floral  Park,  L.  I.  Killed  in  action. 

Gunner  Bert  E.  Staples. 

462  73d  st.  46  years  old.  Chief  elec- 
trical gunner  U.  S.  Navy.  Died  on  May 
16,  1917.  in  the  U.  S.  Naval  Hospital 
in  Brooklyn. 

Harold  L.  Starrett. 

417  Stuyvesant  ave.,  first  class  phar- 
macist's mate,  LT.  S.  Na\'>-,  and  was 
stationed  in  Washington.  Died  after 
an  operation  in  the  Navy  Hospital  at 
Washington. 

Pvt.  Henry  E.  Steckcl. 

1722  Decatur  st.  Member  of  the 
Hdqrs.  Co.,  Fifth  Regt.,  U.  S.  Marines. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  23.  Formerly 
employed  by  Weidner  Printing  and 
Pub.  Co.  Kiled  in  action  in  France. 

Pvt.   William   S.   Steel. 

Brooklyn.  Graduate  of  Princeton 
University.  Member  of  the  Lafayette 
Avenue  Presbyterian  Church.  Was  at- 
tached to  the  Aviation  Section  and 
died  from  pneumonia. 

Pvt.    Herman    C.    Stein. 

229  Starr  st. ;  30  years  old.  Bat.  D. 
30  8th  F.  A.  Formerly  employed  by 
the  Mar.shall  Field  Co.,  in  Manhattan. 
Died  on  September  25,  1918,  of 
wounds  received  in  action. 

Pvt.    WlUiam    Steiichcver. 

1  Hill  St.,  Maspeth,  L.  I.  Co.  A, 
305th   Inf.   Killed   in   action. 


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Pvt.  Michael  Stiefleln. 

1811  Catalpla  ave.;  25  years  old. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  162.  Waa 
wounded  in  action  in  the  latter  part 
of  September,  1918.  Later  contracted 
pneumonia  in  France,  from  which  he 
died. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Stilhnan. 
870  Stone  ave.       Died  at  Camp  DLx, 
N.  J.,   of  pneumonia,   following  influ- 
enza. 

Pvt.  Harold  Stockfish. 
Brooklyn.     Died    at    Syracuse    Army 
Camp  from  pneumonia. 

Lt.  Commander  C.  B.  Stoddard. 

624  Carlton  ave.  Lieutenant  com- 
mander of  the  cargo  steamer  Herman 
Frasch,  reported  missingr  when  his 
ship  was  sunk  in  a  collision  on  Octo- 
ber 4,  1918. 

Sgt.  WUliam  V.  Storch. 

50  DufHeld  St.;  21  years  old.  Head- 
quarters Co.,  106th  Inf.  Served  on  the 
Mexican  border  with  the  14th  Regt. 
in  1916.  Attended  P.  S.  No.  5.  Died 
of  wounds  in  an  English  hospital  on 
September  27,  1918,  which  he  had  re- 
ceived in  action. 

Capt.  Edward  Strauss. 

Sheepshead  Bay.  Co.  C,  12th  Inf. 
Enlisted  in  the  12th  N.  G.  N.  Y.  when 
16  years  old  and  had  been  in  the  serv- 
ice twenty  years.  Died  of  bronchial 
pneumonia  at  his  home. 

P\'t.  Julius  Strauss. 

Fifth  ave.,  Rockaway  Park,  L.  I.: 
31  years  old.  Co.  M,  308th  Inf.  Killed 
in  action  on  August  17,  1918. 

Maj.  John  A.  Street. 

658  Macon  St.;  27  years  old.  Grad- 
uate of  West  Point,  1916.  Killed  in  ac- 
tion on  October  4,  1918. 

Pvt.  Arthur  J.  Struck. 

823  Church  St.;  23  years  old.  106th 
Machine  Gun  Battalion.  Graduate  of 
P.  S.  No.  99.  Attended  Richmond  Hill 
High  School  and  Heffley  Institute. 
Formerly  connected  with  the  Corn  Ex- 
change Bank.  Member  of  St.  Bene- 
dict's R.  C.  Church.  Killed  in  action 
on  August  21,  1918. 

Lt.  Jolm  \V.  Stnihs. 

78  Woodbine  St.;  23  years  old. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  26,  and  Bush- 
wick  High  School.  Studied  machine 
construction  at  Pratt  Institute.  Was 
a  second  lieutenant,  instructor  in 
Aviation  Corps  at  Carruthers  Field, 
Texas,  and  was  injured  in  a  nose  dive 
while  instructing  a  cadet  on  November 
IS,  1918.  Died  on  November  23,  at 
Camp  Bowie. 

Pvt.  Charles  B.  Struthers. 
172  Franklin  pi.,  Flushing.  L.  I..  19 
years  old.  Graduate  of  Flushing  High 
School  and  was  formerly  employed  by 
Esterbrook  &  Co..  bankers,  in  Man- 
hattan, Was  a  member  of  the  Bay- 
side  Yacht  Club.  Died  of  wounds  on 
November  4,   1918,  received  in  action. 

Pvt.  Charles  J.  Sullivan. 

187  6  Atlantic  av.,  23  years  old. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  28.  Attached  to 
the  113th  Inf.,  Co.  H.  Died  of 
wounds  on  September  30,  1918,  re- 
ceived in  action. 

Edward  V.  Sullivan. 
102  Truxton  St.,  U.  S.  Navy,  1st 
class  coppersmith.  Enlisted  in  the 
•Navy  in  1913.  and  served  on  the  bat- 
tleship Vermont,  destroyer  Patterson, 
battleship  Minnesota,  and  lastly  on  the 
Manley.  Attended  P.  S.  No.  73,  and 
was  a  student  at  Boys  High  School. 
Lost  his  life  in  a  collision  between  the 
destroyer  Manley  and  a  British  war- 
ship. 

Pvt.  Jeremiah  Sullivan. 
2371  East  15th  st.,  28  years  old,  Co. 
B.    347th   Inf.      Died   of   pneumonia   in 
France. 


Mathew  D.  SulUvan. 

1.32  Benson  ave.,  Bath  Beach,  24 
years  old,  machinist's  mate,  2d  class, 
U.  S.  Navy.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No. 
101.  Attended  Manual  Training  High 
School.  Was  washed  overboard  from 
the  U.  S.  S.  C.  No.  351  during  a  ter- 
rific storm. 

Pvt.  Harry  D.   Sutherland. 

477  Park  pi.,  Co.  F,  105th  Inf.  En- 
listed in  the  71st  Regt.  when  15  years 
old.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  15  and  a 
member  of  St.  Teresa's  Church.  Was 
killed  in  action  on  S^;ptember  29, 
1918. 

Corp.  Adam  H.  Suttmeier. 

4458  Jerome  ave.,  Morris  Park.  24 
years  old,  Co.  I,  313th  Inf.  Graduate 
of  P.  S.  No.  90.  Member  of  St.  Paul's 
Lutheran  Church.  Died  of  pneu- 
monia in  France  on  October  17,   1918. 

Pvt.  Russell  D.  Swain. 

761  East  31st  st.  Member  of  the 
Hospital  Corps,  108th  Inf.  Killed  in 
action  on  August  10,  1918. 

Pvt.  Waldislow  Szumaiiski, 

Sixth  and  Montauk  sts.,  Bayside, 
L.  I.     Killed  in  action. 

Lt.  William  H.  Tailer. 

Roslyn,  L.  I..  23  years  old.  Former- 
ly lieutenant  in  the  7th  Rgt.  and 
served  on  the  Mexican  border  in  1916. 
Later  attached  to  the  Aviation  Section, 
U.  S.  Army.  Was  killed  in  an  en- 
counter over  the  German  lines. 

Pvt.  James  J.  Tansey. 

80  Undersill  ave.,  24  years  old.  At- 
tached to  Battery  F.  Field  Artillery. 
Formerly  employde  by  the  Park  De- 
partment. Killed  in  action  on  Septem- 
ber 18.  1918. 

Seaman  Jolui  A.  Tandy. 
390A  Ninth  st.  Enlisted  in  the  Na- 
val Reserve,  and  was  stationed  at  Pel- 
ham  Bay.  N.  Y.  Student  at  Polytech- 
nic Instutute,  and  a  graduate  of  Man- 
ual Training  High  School.  Member  of 
the  Park  Congregational  Church,  Died 
October  17th,   1918,  at  Pelham  Bay. 

Pvt,  Harold  C.  Taw. 

161  Court  St.  Co.  F,  108th  Inf.  22 
years  old.  Graduate  of  the  Visitation 
Parochial  School.  Was  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  September  29,  1918. 

Lt.  Ralph  L.  Taylor, 

Hempstead,  L.  I.  Instructor  of 
aviation  at  Mineola  Field.  Killed  when 
his  machine  fell. 

Pvt.  Charles  E.  Tayntor. 

62  Montague  st.  Member  of  the 
Medical  Corps.  Base  Hospital  Unit 
No.  83.  Graduate  of  Polytechnic 
Prep.  School,  and  was  a  student  'it 
Dartmouth.  Died  in  France  of  double 
pneumonia. 

Pvt.  Seymour  A.  Thanhau.ser. 

1504  Ave.  H.  23  years  old.  Co.  ]\i, 
306th  Inf.  Student  at  Erasmus  Hall 
High  School.  Was  killed  in  action  'jn 
October  15,  1918. 

Lt.   Gerald  Thomas. 

259  Broadway,  Flushing,  L.  I.  21 
.vears  old.  Was  a  lieutenant  in  the 
17th  Aero  Squadron  in  France.  Grad- 
uate of  Flushing  High  School.  Took 
an  examination  and  was  made  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Royal  Aviation  Corps,  sta- 
tioned at  Fort  Worth,  Texas.  Later 
commissioned  2d  lieutenant  in  the  U. 
S.  Army,  Aviation  section.  Signal 
Corps.  Later  transferred  to  the  17th 
Aero  Squadron.  Was  killed  on  Sep- 
tember 22,  1918.  when  he  met  in  an 
unequal  combat  with  five  German 
planes,  which  he  fought  until  his  ma- 
chine was  dashed  to   earth. 

Lt.   Otis  B.  Tliomas. 

131  Pacific  St.  Attached  to  the  125th 
Inf.  Attended  P.  S.  77,  and  also  Eras- 
mus Hall  High  School.  Died  of 
wounds   received    in    action. 


Pvt.  Douglas  S.  Thompson, 

821  Putnam  ave.  Co.  H,  305th  Inf., 
26  years  old.  Formerly  employed  b.v 
the  National  City  Bank.  Graduate  of 
P.  S.  26.  and  Commercial  High  School. 
Died  somewhere  in  France  of  Spinal 
meningitis. 

Pvt.  Ralph  S.  Thompson. 

195  Garfield  place.  2d  Co..  2d  Pro- 
visional Recruit  Battalion.  23  years 
old.  Later  assigned  to  the  307th  Inf. 
Graduate' of  P.  S.  9,  Died  in  France  of 
spinal  meningitis. 

Pvt.  Harvey  H.  Thorn. 

Lincoln  place,  Maspeth,  27  years 
old.  Co.  L,  326th  Inf.  Graduate  of 
P.  S.  72.  Reported  to  have  died  of 
wounds  on  October  21,  1918. 

Sgt.  Byron  M.  Thurston. 

Floral  Park,  L.  I.  Headquarters  Co., 
307th  Inf.  Graduate  of  Floral  Park 
Union  Free  School  and  Mineola  High 
School.  'Member  of  the  St.  Elizabeth 
P.  E.  Church.  Died  at  his  home  from 
acute  peritonitis. 

Corp.  RajTMond  S.  Tice. 

720  Ave.  J.  Co.  H.  113th  Inf.  Was 
wounded  in  action  on  August  31,  1918, 
in  the  second  battle  of  the  Somme, 
and  was  sent  to  Base  Hospital  No. 
117.  Succumbed  to  his  wounds  on 
October     31.     1918. 

Corp.   Michael  F.   Tiemey. 

42  Strong  pi.  Member  of  the  165th 
Inf,  Served  on  the  Mexican  border 
in  1916  with  the  14th  Regiment.  Was 
24  years  old.  Wounded  in  action  on 
July  26,  1918.  Killed  in  action  on 
July  28.   1918. 

Pvt.   WiUiam   E.  Tilly. 

Roslyn,  L.  I,  23  years  old.  Mem- 
ber of  the  10  6th  Machine  Gun  Co. 
Graduate  of  the  Roslyn  High  School. 
Killed   in  action   on   July   31,    1918. 

Corp.   Richard  J.  Tinto. 

127  King  St.  24  years  old.  Co.  D, 
64th  Inf.  Was  on  patrol  duty  for  17 
months  on  the  Texas  border.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Christ  Chapel.  Formerly 
employed  by  the  National  District 
Telegraph  Co.  Killed  in  action  on 
November  1,   1918. 

Sgt.    Isaac    Tisnower. 

Southampton,  L,  I.  25  years  old. 
Co.  K.  307th  Inf.  Reported  as  having 
'oeen    killed    in   action. 

Harold  Tonnesen. 

117  Irving  ave.  41  years  old.  U.  S. 
Navy.  Had  been  in  the  Navy  and 
Coast  Guard  service  for  ten  years.  A 
portion  of  his  coast  guard  service 
was  spent  in  Alaska.  He  was  on 
board  the  cutter  Bear  when  she  was 
sent  to  find  the  explorer  Stefansson 
in  1915.  Later  assigned  to  the  U.  S. 
S,  Tampa,  Was  aboard  the  Tampa 
when  she  was  torpedoed  on  Septem- 
ber 26,  1918.  in  the  English  Channel, 
and  he  was  reported  as  among  the 
missing. 

Pvt.   Alfonso. 

156  Stone  ave.  2  3  years  old.  Co. 
G.  306th  Inf.  Formerly  employed  by 
the  B.  P..  T.  Co.  Was  killed  in  action 
on  September  13,   1918. 

Sgt.   Louis   J.   Torrey. 

319  Reid  ave.  Co.  C.  165th  Inf. 
Served  on  the  Mexican  border  with 
the  old  69th  Regiment  in  1916.  Made 
a  corporal  and  later  promoted  to  a 
sergeant.  Was  a  member  of  the 
Church  of  the  Holy  Rosary.  Killed  in 
action    on    July    31,    1918. 

P^^.  John  A.  Trieber. 

365  Sixth  ave.,  Astoria,  L,  I.  Co. 
D,  76th  Field  Artillery.  Killed  in 
action  on  June   28,   1918. 

Albert   E.   Tiodd. 

Greenpoint.  Chief  Machinist,  U.  S. 
Navy.  Stationed  at  New  London, 
Conn.      Died   on   March    12.    1918 


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Pvt.  Giuseppi  Tritto. 

405  Seventh  ave.  Died  from 
pneumonia  at  Camp   Dix,   N.   J. 

Sciunan  S.  Towlo. 

168  Union  Hall  St.,  Jamaica,  L.  I. 
Was  on  board  the  American  patrol 
boat  which  was  torpedoed  and  sunk 
by  a  German  submarine  in  the  war 
zone  on  November  5.  1917,  and  he 
was  reported  as  missing. 

P\t.  Joseph  Troina. 

215  Hopkins  st.  28  years  old.  Co. 
C,  306th  Inf.  Killed  in  action  on 
September  17,  1918. 

Capt.   John  J.   Tnohy. 

80  Joralemon  st.  Captain  in  the 
Ordnance  Reserve  Corps,  Second 
Plattsburg;  Camp.  35  years  old.  Died 
from  ip,neunionia.  following  influenza, 
in  Germantown  Hospital  at  Philadel- 
phia,  Pa. 

Lt.  John  C.  Tyler. 

80  Pierrepont  st.  Attached  to  the 
Aviation  Corps,  V.  S.  Army.  25  years 
old.  Cited  for  bravery  in  downing 
some  enemy  plane.*.  Was  educated  at 
Polytechnic  Institute  and  was  a  stu- 
dent at  the  Boston  School  of  Tech- 
nology when  war  was  declared.  Re- 
ported to  have  been  killed  in  action 
on  French  fields. 

Pvt.  .'\iigolo  Tiirohiano. 

428  Prospect  ave.  Died  of  wounds 
received  in  action. 

Pvt.  James  Tjmon. 

Patchogue.  L.  I.  Co.  M,  307th  Inf. 
Died  of  wounds  received  in  action  on 
August  30,   1918. 

Pvt.  Steplien  H.  Tying. 

110  Ninth  St.,  Garden  City.  L.  I.  24 
years  old.  Graduate  of  Yale  Univer- 
sity. Received  his  military  training 
at  Officers  Training  Camp.  Enlisted 
in  the  Marine  Corps  as  a  private  and 
was  on  his  way  to  the  Marine  Training 
Camp  when  he  lost  his  life,  when  the 
American  steamer  City  of  Athens  and 
a  French  cruiser  collided. 

Pvt.  .\U)ert  J.  Umlanil. 

240  Tenth  st.  Co.  G,  106th  Inf. 
Member  of  the  South  Congregational 
Church.  Died  of  wounds  received  in 
action. 

Pvt.  Sannu'l  Urciuoli. 

1634  71st  St.  Co.  I,  316th  Inf.  Killed 
in  action   on   September   29,    1918. 

Pit.   Harold   Van   Bu.-ikirk. 

577  Franklin  ave.  Co.  I,  105th  Inf. 
Killed  in  action. 

Lt.  F^dwin  T.  Van  Duscn. 

423  Clinton  ave.  Attached  to  Ma- 
chine Gun  Co.,  314th  Inf.  Graduate 
of  Princeton  University.  Was  com- 
missioned second  lieutenant  at  the 
First  Officers  Training  Camp  at  Fort 
Niagara.  24  years  old.  Killed  in  action 
on  September  30,  1918. 

Pvt.  Clarence  K.  Van  Ktten. 

70  New  York  ave.,  Jamaica.  L.  I.  Co. 
t.  10th  N.  Y.  Inf.  Died  at  Walter  Reed 
Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C.  after  an 
opei'ution. 

Pvt.   .\ntonio   Vunnini. 

Jamaica,  L.  I.     Killed  in  action. 
Pvt.  Alfred  A'annuta. 

1154  59th  St.  23  years  old.  Co.  L, 
313th  Inf.  Formerly  employed  by  the 
Butterick  Pattern  Co.  Died  on  October 
2,  1918,  of  wounds  received  in  action. 

Capt.  Wtllluni  Van  Thum. 

603  Lincoln  pi.,  2d  Lt,  of  Inf.,  Nation- 
al Army,  First  Plattsburg  Camp,  1917, 
Ninth  Co..  Later  promoted  to  first  lieu- 
tenant, then  to  captain  and  was  sta- 
tioned at  Camp  Upton,  L.  I.  Sailed  for 
France  on  September  20,  1918,  with  a 
colored  regiment.  Graduate  of  1:  S 
No.  3,  and  a  member  of  the  New  York 
Athletic  Club,  the  Xavler  A,  C.  Cen- 


tral Branch,  Y".  M.  C.  A.  Formerly 
employed  by  the  U.  S.  Mortgage  a.-.d 
Trust  Company.  Died  in  France  on 
October  3,   1918. 

Pvt.  Howard  Van  Wagner. 

Locust  Valltv.  L.  I.;  22  years  old. 
Co.,  E.  Sixth  Regt.  of  Eng.  Died  oa 
July  28  of  wounds  received  in  action. 

Pvt.  Leonard  Voochione. 

1736  70th  St.:  22  years  old.  Died  of 
wounds   received   in  action. 

Sgl.  John  F.  Vermaclen. 

4434  Jerome  ave..  Richmond  Hill, 
L.  L;  Co.  C,  165th  Inf.  Served  on  the 
Mexican  Border  with  the  23d  Regt.,  in 
1916.  Graduate  of  the  Gate  of  Heaven 
R.  C.  Parochial  School,  at  Ozone  Park. 
Died  on  July  30.  1918.  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action. 

Corp.   Richard  H.   Vcttc. 

403  Schenck  ave.;  Co.  F,  Ninth  U.  S. 
Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  64.  For- 
merly employed  by  the  National  Bis- 
cuit Company.  Died  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action. 

Corp.  Jcseph  A.  E.   Hill. 

786  President  St.;  27  years  old.;  Co. 
D.  302d  Eng.  Member  of  Church  of 
St.  Francis  Xavier.  Was  gassed  on 
September  12,  1918;  recovered  and 
rejoined  his  regiment.  Was  reported 
killed  in  action  on  November  15,  1918. 

Pvt.  Joseph   Vitale. 

105  SkiUman  ave.  Reported  killed 
in  action. 

Pvt.   Cleniontl  Vital!. 

1012  Lawn  ave.'.  Ozone  Park,  L.  I.; 
27  years  old.  Killed  in  action  on  Oc- 
tober  15.   1918. 

Pvt.  Charles  A.  Vogel. 

890  Park  ave.;  2  6  years  old;  Co.  B, 
306th  Inf.  Killed  in  action  on  Sep- 
tember 7,  1918. 

Pvt.  Albert  Vogt. 

171  41st  St.,  Corona,  L.  I.;  Co.  A, 
316th  Inf.  Died  of  pneumonia  in  Oc- 
tober, 1918,  in  France,  at  a  Base  Hos- 
pital. 

Pvt.    Hei-man    H.    Von    Glahn. 

231  Washington  ave.;  24  years  old; 
member  of  the  137th  Co.  of  Marine 
Corps.  Graduate  of  Adelphi  Academy; 
also  attended  Princeton  University. 
Died  on  June  17,  1918  of  wounds  re- 
ceived while  in  action. 

Pvt.  Charles  P.  Wabbeison. 

Huntington,  L.  I.;  member  of  Co. 
23,  Si.>ith  Machine  Gun  Batt.,  U.  S. 
Marines.  Killed  in  action  on  July  6, 
1918. 

Corp.   Gustavc  C.  Wagner. 

231  Senator  st.,  Co.  K.  307th  Inf. 
Reported  as  having  been  killed  in  ac- 
tion. 

Sgt.  Jacob' C.  Wagner. 

Bay  Shore.  L.  I..  23  years  old. 
Member  of  the  headquarters  troop, 
27th  Division.  Formerly  employed  by 
the  Guarantee  Trust  Company  of 
Manhattan.  Died  in  Base  Hospital  41, 
in   France,   of   influenza. 

Pvt.   .'\ntanus    Waici'rkau.sky. 

98  North  Eighth  st.  Died  of  wounds 
received   in   action   in   France. 

Pvt.    Jac-ob   Walser. 

29  Manhattan  ave.,  Co.  D,  306th 
Field  Artillery.  Wounded  in  action 
on  September  3,  1918,  and  succumbed 
the  following  day. 

Con>.    <i<()rge    M.    Waldliaucr. 

25  Pellington  place.  Reported 
killed   in   action. 

Pvt.  Tvouis  Waldiiuin. 

1262  ,")4th  St.  Died  of  woutids  received 
in   action. 

Pvt.  John  F.  Walsh. 

564  Lexington  ave.,  wagoner,  Co,  C, 
106th  Inf.,  and  later  transferred  to 
Sup.  Co.  Died  of  Spanish  influenza 
on  October  25,  1918,  in  France. 


Pi't,  Calvin  Walenta. 

396  Graham  ave.,  29  years  old, 
graduate  of  Brooklyn  Law  School. 
Enlisted  in  the  Medical  Corps,  and 
was  assigned  to  the  114th  Base  Hos- 
pital. Died  of  disease  in  France  on 
August    24,    1918. 

Guy    A.    W'alker. 

Bay  Shore,  L.  I.  Enlisted  in  the  U. 
S.  Navy  when  15  years  old.  Member 
of  the  Delta  Lodge  of  Brooklyn.  Was 
taken  ill  with  pneumonia  and  died  on 
October     19,     1918. 

Robert  Walker. 

1236  46th  St.  23  years  old.  chief 
petty  officer  on  board  the  U.  S.  ship 
President  Lincoln.  Lost  his  life  on  the 
Lincoln  when  it  was  torpedoed  by  a 
German    submarine,    May    31,    1918. 

Lt.  Russell  T.  Walker. 

210  Berkeley  place,  27  years  old, 
first  lieutenant,  7  7th  Aero  Squadron, 
Graduate  of  Friends  Academy  and 
Columbia  University,  1912.  Later  con- 
nected with  the  firm  of  Russell 
Walker  Tracy  and  Leroy  V.  Ward, 
architects,  with  offices  in  Manhattan. 
Served  with  Squadron  A.  N.  Y.  N.  G., 
on  Mexican  border,  in  1916.  When 
war  was  declared  he  enlisted  in  the 
77th  Aero  Squadron  and  was  killed 
in   action. 

Pvt   John  J.  Wallace. 

46  Wvckoff  ave.  Battery  C.  306th 
Field'  Artillery,  31  years  old.  Died  of 
disease    somewhere    in    France. 

Pvt.   Cliristopher  T.  Walsh. 

734  Leonard  st  .  27  years  old.  Grad- 
uate of  Bryant  High  School,  Member 
of  the  Sanitary  Detachment  of  the 
307th  Inf.  Was  killed  in  action  on 
September    9,    1918. 

Pvt.  Harry  C.  Walslt. 

282  Sterling  pi.  Co.  A.  106th  M.  G. 
Bat.,  19  years  old.  Educated  at  St. 
Augustine's  .\cademy  and  Brooklyn 
Prep.  Member  of  the  R.  C.  Church  of 
St.  Augustine.  Reported  as  having 
been  killed  in  action. 

Sg:t.  John  N.  Walsh. 

174  Woodruff  ave..  Co.  B,  306th 
Inf.;  22  years  old.  Educated  at  Eras- 
mus Hall  H.  S.  and  St.  John's  College. 
Killed  in  action  on  September  6,  1918. 

Lt.  Arthur  Walter. 

819  Sutter  ave.;  23  years  old.  Grad- 
uate of  P.  S.  No.  16.  Attended  Offi- 
cers Training  School  at  Camp  Up- 
ton and  received  commission  while 
overseas.  Attached  to  M.  G.  B.,  305th 
Inf.  Formerly  employed  by  Lehman 
&  Kemp,  druggists,  in  Manhattan. 
Killed  in  action   on   July   30,    1918. 

Pvt.  Joseph   Walsh. 

1877  Putnam  ave.;  35  years  old. 
Saw  service  on  the  Mexican  border 
with  the  11th  Engineers.  Was  killed 
in  an  accident  in  France  while  driving 
a  truck  behind  the  firing  lines. 

Prt.  William  Walter. 

23  Floyd  St.,  Co.  D,  42d  Inf.  Died 
of  pneumonia  at  Camp  Devens,  Mass., 
on  October  3.   1918. 

Sgt.  .'Vrthur  Walters. 

1115  Nostrand  ave.;  22  years  old; 
Co.  I.  106th  Inf.  Served  on  the  Mexi- 
can border  in  1916  with  the  14th 
Regt.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  92. 
Member  of  Lenox  Road  Baptist 
Church  cadets.  Died  of  pneumonia 
in   France   on    October    26.    1918. 

Pvt.  John  J.   Ward. 

485  Hudson  ave.;  21  years  old.  Co. 
H,  106th  Inf.  Reported  killed  in  ac- 
tion on  September  2  7.  1918. 

l»vt.  William  W.  Warner. 

30  Third  ave.;  22d  Inf.;  29  years 
old.  Served  on  Mexican  border  in 
1916.  Killed  in  an  accident  while 
stationed   at   Syracuse   Army   Camp. 


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Pvt.  Robert  C.  Walters. 

1005  E.  Fifth  St.;  21  years  old-. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  134.  Attended 
V  immercial  High  School.  Member  of 
the  Parkville  Club  and  St.  Rose  of 
Lima  R.  C.  Church.  Attached  to 
Battery  A.  105th  F.  A.  Reported 
killed   in   action  on   October   31,    1918. 

Sgt.   Valentine  Walters. 

1005  E.  Fifth  St.;  22  years  old.  Batt. 
F.  304th  F.  A.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No. 
13  4.  Member  of  St.  Rose  of  Lima 
Church.  Killed  in  action  on  August 
23.   1918. 

Pvt.  Fi-aiik  E.  Ward. 

537  Eighth  St.;  22  years  old.  Was 
attending  Officers  Training  School  at 
Camp  Lee.  Va.  Member  of  St.  Sa- 
viour's Church.  Died  of  Spanish  in- 
fluenza at  Camp  Lee,  Va.,  September 
20.    1918. 

Pvt.  William  A.  Warner. 

136  Wyckoff  St.;  32  years  old.  At- 
tended P.  S.  No.  6.  Died  in  France 
of   pneumonia   on   October   7,    1918. 

Pvt.  John  W.  Ward. 

105  Luquer  st.  Co.  B,  106th  Inf. 
Attended  P.  S.  No.  27.  Killed  in  ac- 
tion  on   September   27,    1918. 

Pvt.  Francis  Watson. 

171  Richardson  st.  Co.  E,  106th  Int., 
Killed   in   action. 

Sgt.  Robert  S.  Watson. 
Amityville,    L.   I.,    29   years   old.   Co. 
M,      307th    Inf.      Killed    in    action    on 
October   12,    1918. 

Pvt.  William  C.  Watson. 

168  Russell  st,  member  of  the  Sup- 
ply Co.,  307th  F.  A.,  24  years  old, 
formerly  employed  by  Barnum  and 
Bailey  Circus.  Died  of  wounds  on 
September  25.  1918,  received  in  action. 

Pvt.   John   Watton. 

982  Manhattan  av.,  26  years  old,  at- 
tended P.  S.  No.  81;  formerly  con- 
nected with  the  Police  Department: 
member  of  Co.  G,  347th  Inf.  Died  of 
pneumonia  in  France  on  October  15, 
1918. 

Pvt.  Ralph  B.  Watts. 

Willow  ave.,  Cedarhurst,  L.  I.,  21 
years  old;  nember  of  Co.  B,  102d  Inf.; 
served  on  the  Mexican  border  in  1916. 
Killed   in  action   on  April    1,    1918. 

Corp.  George  A.  Weber. 

4311    Brandon   ave.,    Richmond  Hill, 
-L.   I.,    24  years   old;   Co.   G,    106th   Inf. 
Killed     in    action     on     September     27, 
1918. 

Sgt.  Harry  R.  Weber. 
1546   East  Eighth  St.,   27   years  old; 
Co.    F,    302d    Eng.       Died    of   wounds 
on    August    20.    1918,    in    France,    re- 
ceived   in   action. 

Pvt.    Joseph    WeDcr. 

535  Fifth  ave.;  Co.  F,  315th  Inf.; 
attended  P.  S.  No.  40;  23  years  old. 
Died  of  wounds  received  in  action. 

Herbert   E.    Webster. 

1651  Broadway;  mess  attendant,  U. 
S.  Navy;  on  board  the  Cherokee  when 
it  sank  in  a  gale  on  February  26,  1918. 
Reported    as   missing. 

Pvt.   Samuel   Weinberg. 

66  McKibbin  st.  Reported  as  having 
been   killed  in  action. 

Sgt.  Judson  Ij.  Weinand. 

94  Pineapple  St.,  30  years  old; 
graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  1  and  attended 
Commercial  High  School.  Killed  in 
action  on  October  6,  1918. 

Seaman  Ijuther  O.  weaver. 

25  Jefferson  ave.,  U.  S.  Navy,  on 
board  an  American  patrol  boat,  tor- 
pedoed and  sunk  by  a  German  sub- 
marine in  the  war  zone  on  November 
5,  1917,  and  was  reported  among  the 
missing. 


Pvt.   Douis  Weinberg. 

1223  St.  John's  place;  31  years  old. 
Inspector  of  clothing  for  the  War  De- 
partment. Died  on  October  22,  1918,  of 
pneumonia. 

Pvt.  William  F.  Weeks. 

661  McDonough  St.;  memoer  of  the 
9th  U.  S.  Inf.;  28  years  old.  Killed 
in   action   on   June   17,    1918. 

Pvt.   Harry   Weiner. 

814  Myrtle  ave.  Member  of  Co.  B, 
33d  Inf.  Killed  in  action  on  July  26, 
1918. 

Prt.  Cecil  Frederick. 

Pvt.  Cecil  Frederick  of  542  Ninth  St. 
a  member  of  the  326th  Areo  Squadron, 
died   on   December   22   in   an    embark- 


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ation  hospital  in  Manrattan  of  dip- 
theri.a.  He  was  IS  years  old  when 
he  enlisted  at  the  outbreak  of  the  war. 
He  was  graduated  from  P.  S.  77. 

Sgt.  George  H.  Weinhauer. 

553  Hamburg  ave.  304th  Field  Ar- 
tillery. 2  2  years  old.  Was  wounded 
in  action  on  September  3.  Died  three 
days  later.  Letter  from  his  lieutenant 
said  Capt.  Mohan  had  recommended 
citation  for  him  for  bravery:  bore  fine 
record  and  stood  near  top  of  list  to  be 
recommended    for  officer's   commission. 

Pvt.  Albert  Weinrich. 

556  Woodward  ave.  22  years  old. 
Co.  G.  30th  U.  S.  Inf.  Attended  P.  S. 
No.  SS.  Was  severely  wounded  in  ac- 
tion, which  later  caused  liis  death. 

Pvt.  Henry  Weisler. 

381  Hooper  st.  20  years  old.  En- 
listed in  the  Field  Artillery.  At- 
tended P.  S.  No.  19.  Died  of  pneu- 
inonia  in  France. 

Pvt.  Harrj-  Wells. 

Huntington,  L.  I.  Stationed  at  a 
hydro-airplane  base  on  L.  I.  Killed 
by  being  hit  on  the  head  with  the  pro- 
peller of  the  plane. 

Prt.   Aloysius  Weiner. 

61  Bergen  st.  24  years  old.  Ma- 
chine Gun  Co.,  110th  Inf.  Attended 
St.  Boniface's  Parochial  School  and 
was  also  a  member  of  that  church. 
Reported  killed  in  action,  by  brother, 
in  same  company. 

Pvt.  John  Welsh. 

343  Hamilton  ave.  18  years  old. 
Co.  1,  106th  Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S. 
No.  27  and  St.  Bernard's  Parochial 
School.  Member  of  the  R.  C.  Church 
of  St.  Mary.  Was  killed  in  action  on 
July   30,   1918. 


Pvt.   George  H.  Wendel. 

977  Decatur  St.  2  3  years  old.  Co. 
E,  108th  Inf.  Formerly  a  letter  car- 
rier attached  to  Station  S.  Was  killed 
in  action  on  August  4,  1918. 

Pvt.  William  Wendt. 

1460  East  12th  st.  Reported  killed 
in  action.  Not  known  at  the  said  ad- 
dress. 

Sgt.  Samuel  Wennik. 

HoUis,  L.  I.  Co.  B,  305th  Inf.  Mem- 
ber of  Jamaica  Lodge.  Kniglits  of 
Pythias.  31  years  old.  Formerly 
X-ray  expert  in  Metropolitan  Hospital. 
Died  at  Camp  Upton  from  complica- 
tion of  diseases. 

Pvt.  James  Wernald. 

16  Kosciusko  St.  Killed  in  action 
in  France 

Pvt.  Albert  A.   Wcrthen. 

344  Hopkinson  ave.  Member  of 
Printers  Co.,  No.  1,  stationed  at  Camp 
Johnston,  Jacksonville,  Fla.  Was  ac- 
cidentally electrocuted  during  an  elec- 
trical storm  while  putting  on  a  switch 
to  start  printing  press. 

Pvt.  William  P.  J.  Wcsch. 

Babylon.  L.  I.  2  3  years  old.  Sta- 
tioned at  Camp  Upton.  While  on  a 
furlough,  died  of  Spanish  influenza  at 
his  home. 

Seaman  Richard  Wcsche. 

1212  Jefferson  ave.  Second  class 
seaman  U.  S.  Navy.  On  board  the 
American  patrol  boat  Alcedo.  which 
was  torpedoed  and  sunk  by  a  Ger- 
man submarine  in  the  war  zone.  He 
was  reported  as  among  the  missing. 

Pvt.  Andrew  J.  Wesncr. 

13  Ainslie  st.  2  3  years  old.  Co.  I, 
308th  Inf.  Attended  P.  S.  No.  37. 
Member  of  the  R.  C.  Church  of  SS. 
Peter  and  Paul.  Was  wounded  in  ac- 
tion on  August  24,  1918.  Died  of 
wounds  on   October   28,   1918. 

Sgt.  Joseph  F.  Wever. 

Sayville,  L.  I.  Co.  D,  302d  Eng.  In 
charge  of  Sayville  golf  course  prior  to 
induction.  Was  killed  in  action  on 
August  22.   1918. 

Pvt.  George  Wej-nker. 

190  New  Jersey  ave.  Co.  C.  313th 
Inf.  2  3  years  old.  Graduate  of  P.  S. 
No.  149  and  Boys  High  School.  For- 
merly employed  by  A  erbium  Export 
Company  in  Manhattan.  Killed  in 
action   on  September   30,    1918. 

lit.  Karl  H.  Wheeler. 

672  Tenth  st.  168th  Inf.  24  years 
old.  Member  of  All  Saints  P.  E. 
Church.  Graduate  of  Manual  Train- 
ing High  School.  Served  on  the  Mex- 
ican border  in  1916  with  the  23d  Regt. 
Was  formerly  a  member  of  the  106th 
Inf.  and  attended  Officers  Training 
School  and  was  recommended  for  a 
commission,  which  he  later  received. 
Was  killed  in  action  on  September  15, 
1918. 

Lit.  Tolnian  D.   Wlieelcr. 

Hotel  Bossert,  Brooklyn.  Attended 
First  Plattsburg  Camp  in  May,  1917, 
and  was  commissioned  second  lieu- 
tenant. Reserve  Engineers.  Later 
promoted  to  first  lieutenant  and  as- 
signed to  Second  U.  S.  Cavalry  at  Fort 
Ethen  Allen.  Sailed  for  France  in 
March.  1918,  and  was  again  trans- 
ferred to  Co.  H,  127th  Inf.  Was  a 
member  of  the  Grace  M.  E.  Church. 
After  lying  unconscious  for  three  days 
in  a  base  hospital  in  Paris  from 
wounds  he  received  in  action,  he  died 
on  September  5,  1918. 

Pvt.  James  W.  White. 

Former  resident  of  Brooklyn. 
Member  of  the  Plymouth  Church. 
Enlisted  in  the  Third  Canadian  Over- 
seas Battalion,  as  sapper  in  the  Engi- 
neer Corps.  Lived  in  Flatbush  for  five 
years  before  leaving  to  work  for  the 
buPont  Powder  Works.  Died  at  a 
War  Hospital  in  Exeter,  England. 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND   IN   THE   WAR. 


Capt.  Ray  E.  Whidden. 

Flushing,  L.  I.  Formerly  a  prom- 
inent Manhattan  physician.  Went  to 
France  in  June.  1917.  f"\.  ^^,« 
assicned  to  Base  Hospital  No.  5. 
Building  was  bombed  on  September  5, 
1917.  and  Capt.  Whidden  received 
chest  wounds.  Was  invalided  horne 
Christmas.  1917.  and  went  to  Cali- 
fornia to  recuperate.  Upon  recovery 
was  assigned  as  a  specialist  heart  con- 
sultant at  Camp  Dix  X.  J.  Received 
a  ten-dav  furlough  and  left  lor 
Boston,  where  he  was  taken  down 
with  influenza.  Died  of  pneumonia  in 
the  Mas-sachusctts  General  Hospital  in 

Boston.  

Coi-p.  Walter  Wlieclcr. 

Hicksville.  L.  I.  Trained  at  Camp 
Upton  and  was  att.iched  to  the  en- 
gineering branch  of  the  Army.  -i* 
vears  old.  Was  a  volunteer  fireman 
in  Hose  Company  4  of  Hicksville. 
Died  of  pneumonia  in  France  on  Au- 
gust 24.   1918. 

P^t.  Charles  S.  White. 
751    Sterling  pi.      22   years  old.      Co. 
G    lOGth   Inf.      Graduate   of  P.   S.   No. 
93  and  Commercial  High  School.    Was 
killed  in  action  on  September  4.  1918. 
Corp.  John  E.  White. 
192  Pearl  .st.     Co.  K.  106th  Inf.      20 
years    old.      Was    killed    in    action    on 
September  27.  1918. 

Sgt.  Malcolm  R.  White. 
Southampton.  L.  I.     Bat.  A.  Seventh 
F.  A.      28  years  old.     Killed   in  action 
in  France  on  May  18.    1918. 

Lt.  Edgar  M.  Whitlock. 
1208  Pacific  st.  Enlisted  with  a 
regiment  composed  largely  of  Cali- 
fornia men.  Was  a  private,  but 
worked  himself  to  a  lieutenant.  He 
was  later  reported  with  the  102d  Eng. 
in  Flanders  under  Gen.  O'Ryan  of  the 
27th  Div..  which  included  the  106th 
inf..  made  up  of  Brooklyn  men.  29 
years  old.  Graduate  of  Boys  High 
School  and  received  degree  in  engi- 
neering at  Cornell  University.  Was 
killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  William  O.  Wilson. 
140  Weirfield  st.     Co.  C,  49th,  U.  S. 
Inf.,  and  was  stationed  at  Camp  Mer- 
ritt,  N.  J.     Died  in  Bushwick  Hospital 
following  an  operation. 

Seaman  Theodore  S.  Wlckes. 
3308  Glcnwood  rd.  Enlisted  in  the 
U.  S.  Navy  and  was  attached  to  the 
Coast  Guard.  Member  of  the  Cen- 
tral Presbvterian  Church  and  a  grad- 
uate of  Erasmus  Hall  High  School. 
Died  on  September  28.  1918.  of  influ- 
enza at  the  Marine  Hospital.  Staten 
Island. 

Charles  B.  Willard. 
210  Maple  st.  U.  S.  Army.  Mem- 
ber of  the  Central  Congregational 
Church.  Was  attached  to  the  Second 
Prov.  Regt.  at  Plattsburg  Training 
Camp  in  June,  1917,  where  he  died 
of  pneumonia. 

Lt.  Earl  T.  Williams. 
Brooklyn.  Stationed  at  Camp  Dev- 
ens.  Mass.  Graduate  of  Yale,  1910.  29 
years  old.  Died  in  Dickinson  Hospital. 
"Northampton.  Mass..  as  a  result  of  be- 
ing struck  by  a  falling  limb  from  a 
tree. 

liCon  B.  Williams. 
Smithtown.  D.  I.  Machinist  mate  on 
the  U.  S.  S.  Emerald.  24  years  old. 
Died  on  June  11.  1918.  in  Base  Hos- 
pital at  Cape  May,  N.  J.,  after  an  at- 
tack of  diphtheria. 

Pvt.  RingTiis  Williams. 
69  Irving  pi.     Member  of  the  106th 
Inf.    26  years  old.    Formerly  employed 
by    the    Stannard    Marble    Company. 
Killed  in  action  on  September  2,  1918. 
Pvt.  Arnold  H.  Windhorst. 
Jay  ave.,  Maspeth,  Ij.  I.     Co.  A.  53d 
Pioneer  Inf.   Died  at  the  base  hospital, 
Camp  Wadsworth,  from  heart  dlseaso 
on   February   26.   1918. 


Ensign  William  A.  Williams. 

1026  Portland  ave.,  Chester  Park, 
L  I  21  years  old.  Had  followed  the 
sea  since  his  IGth  year,  and  w^as  for- 
merlv  employed  by  the  Panama  Line 
and  the  White  Star  Line.  He  enlisted 
in  the  Naval  Reserve,  and  was  com- 
missioned an  ensign.  Died  of  pneu- 
monia  at   Cleveland.    Ohio. 

Pvt.  Harry  Williams. 
Brooklyn.   Died  of  influenza  at  Camp 
Gordon,  Ga. 

P\t.  John  F.  White. 
East    Norwich.    L.    I.      Stationed    at 
Fort  Slocum.     Died  of  pneumonia. 
Pvt.  Walter  WTiittaker. 
Freeport,  L.  I.     26  years  old.     Co.  F. 
369th    Inf.      Died    of   wounds   received 
in  action. 

Pvt.  Fi-ederick  Wmter. 
109    Schlev    St.,    Glendale,    L.    I.     20 
years    old.      Attended    P.    S.    44.     Was 
killed  in  action  on  August  9,  1918. 
Pvt.  Carl  S.  Winkler. 
161  Lefferts  pi.     22  years  old.    Co.  I. 
165th    Inf.       Served    on    the    Mexican 
border   with   the    14th   Regt.    in    1916. 
Member  of  the  Church  of  the  Nativity. 
Was  killed  bv  the  dropping  of  a  bomb 
from  an  enemv  airplane,  while  he  was 
standing  outside  of  the  base  hospital 
at  Bordeaux. 

Pvt.  Frank  Wiseski. 
Rockawav  Point.  L.   X.     Member  of 
the    106th    Inf.      Killed    In    action    on 
July  31,  1918. 

Corp.  Frank  J.  Wiss. 
102   Bay   32d  st.      Graduate  of   P.   S. 
118.      Member    of    Co.    K.    106th    Inf. 
Killed  in  action  on  September  2.  1918. 
P\-t.   ArOmr   C.   Withers. 
258    Wyckoff    St.    Co.    C.    10  7th    Inf. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  No    36.  Killed  in  ac- 
tion  on   August  17,   1918. 

Pvt.  Harry  J.  Witman. 
6  Oxford  ave..  Richmond  Hill,  L.  I. 
25  years  old.  Member  of  the  61st 
Engrs.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  59  Died 
from  pneumonia  in  France,  August 
24,   1918. 

Pvt.   IJouis  WItover. 
1827   Pitkin   ave.;    21   years   old.   Co. 
F.  18th  Inf.  Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  109. 
Died   on   October   31.   1918.    of  wounds 
received  in  action. 

Prt.    W.    Woflinden. 
Brooklyn,  N.  T.     Reported  killed  in 
action  in  the  Canadian  Overseas  List. 
Corp.  Alfred  T.  Wolf. 
139   Coffev  St.;    21   years  old.  Co.   H. 
310th  Inf.  Attended  P.  S.  No.   30.  Died 
on   October   19   of   wounds   received   m 
action. 

Pvt.  Joseph  Wolf  Jr. 
1924  Greene  ave.  Attached  to  the 
307th  Med.  Corps.  Was  a  graduate  of 
St.  Leonard's  Parochial  School.  Died 
on  September  5,  1918,  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action. 

Pvt.   Ijawrcnce   Wolff. 
1409  Myrtle  ave.;   27  years  old.  Am- 
bulance  driver  attached   to   the    306th 
Amb.     Co.     Reported     to     have     been 
drowned  in  France. 

Pvt.  Edward  J.  Well. 
342  Rutland  rd.;  22  years  old. 
Graduate  of  P.  S.  No.  91.  When  war 
broke  out  ho  enlisted  in  the  Fir.st  Cav. 
and  was  later  transferred  to  the  104th 
M.  G.  B.  Was  killed  in  action  in  Flan- 
ders on  August  14,   1918. 

Sst.  A'ictor  O.  Wol.sen. 
196  E.  34th  St.  Member  of  the  302d 
V.  S.  Engrs.  Died  on  February  25, 
1918,  at  the  base  hospital,  Camp  Up- 
ton. L.  I.,  following  an  operation. 
Formerly  employed  by  the  Morse  Dry- 
dock  Co. 

Pvt.    Herman    W^ollman. 
44   Henry   St.;    20   years    old.     Co.    B, 
306th  Inf.     Graduate  of  P.   S.  No.   43. 
Died  on  October  10,  1918,  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  action. 


Pvt.  Francis  E.   Wood. 

191  Baltic  St.  Killed  in  action. 
Capt.  Richard  F.  Woodward. 

357  Fifth  St.  Captain  of  the  311th 
Inf.  France.  As  a  petty  officer  on 
the  U.  S.  S.  Florida  participated  in 
the  landing  at  Vera  Cruz  in  1914. 
When  war  broke  out  he  applied  tor 
transfer  to  the  Army  and  was  com- 
missioned at  Fort  Myer,  Va.  Reported 
killed    in    action. 

Capt.  Harold  Townisend  WooUcy. 
Great  Neck  Station.  L.  I.  Commis- 
sioned captain  in  the  Officers  Train- 
ing Corps  at  Wesleyan  University.  — 
vears  old.  Enlisted  in  the  Naval  Re- 
serve in  June.  1918.  after  completing 
his  studies  at  Wesleyan  University. 
Died  at  Naval  Base  Hospital  at  Pel- 
ham  Bay  on  October  7.  1918.  of  pleuri.sy. 
Pvt.  Arthur  W.  Woi-me. 
390  Second  st.  Member  of  the  lOGth 
Inf  Served  on  the  Mexican  border  in 
1916  with  the  23d  Regt.  24  years  old. 
Formerly  employed  by  Hutch  &  Glaus, 
Manhattan  brokers.  Died  of  wounds 
in  France. 

Ensiffn  William  L,.  Worsham. 
2245   Church  ave.     Was  attached  to 
the"  battleship    Vermont.      Died    at    a 
base   hospital   in   Philadelphia,   Pa. 
Pvt.  Nicholas  Wrcde. 
583  St.  John's  pi.    22  years  old.    At- 
tached to  the  305th  Supply  Co..  Quar- 
termaster   Corps.     Graduate    of    P.    S. 
No.    9.    Died   of  pneumonia  in  France 
on  October  14.   1918. 

Pvt.  John  Wright. 
Manhasset.     L.     I.       20     years     old. 
Member  of  the  165th  Inf.    Was  killed 
in  action. 

Pvt.  George  C.  Wulff. 
139  Franklin  ave.  25  years  old. 
Graduate  of  Maujer  street  school. 
Trained  at  Camp  Dix.  Died  on  Sep- 
tember 21,  1918,  of  wounds  received 
in   action. 

SKt.  Ernest  Young. 
SI  St.  James  pi.      27  years  old.     At- 
tached  to   Base   Hospital.      Died   from 
penumonia  at  Camp  Upton,  L.  I. 
Capt.  James  Ii.  Young. 
455  Irving  pi.    33  years  old.    Formerly 
manager     of     the     downtown     oranch 
of    the    Western    Union    Telegraph    Co. 
Captain  of  Co.   E.   54th  Pioneer  Regi- 
ment, France.     Joined  the  47th  Regi- 
ment in  1904.     Mad6  second  lieutenant 
in    1908,     and     in     1912    was     promoted 
to    captain.      Graduate    o^    Boys    High 
School.     Died  of  pneumonia  in  France. 
Corp.  John  H.  Young. 
19  Sullivan  st.     23  years  old.     Co.  I, 
306th    Inf.      Died    of   wounds    received 
in  action. 

I.t.  Thomas  H.  Yoiuig. 

Brooklyn.      Co.   F,   165th  Inf.      Paid 

tribute  in   letters  from   officers  telling 

of  good   work  of  Crescent  A.   C.   boys. 

Killed  in  action  on  July  15,   1918. 

Pvt.  Kostontis  Zames. 

44  South  Second  st.  23  years  old. 
Co.  E,  302d  Engineers.  Formerly  em- 
ployed bv  the  American  Suagr  Refin- 
ing'Co.  killed  in  action  on  September 
2,   1918.  ■ 

Sst.  Charles   B.   Zeehevoiria. 

45  80th  St.  Co.  H,  165th  Inf.  Served 
on  Mexican  border  with  the  71st 
Regt.  in  1916.  Died  of  wounds,  re- 
ceived  in   action,   on   August   31.    1918. 

Pvt.  Victor  Zuber. 
156  Devoe  s't.      25  years  old.     Co.  D. 
3Sth  Inf,     Killed  in  action  in  France 
on   July    15,   1918. 

Pvt.  Harry  Zucker. 
400    South    Third    st.      Co.    I,    315th 
Inf.     Killed  in  action. 

Pvt.  Samuel  Zuckcrman. 
1511  Sterling  pi.     26  years  old.     Co. 
M,    328th    Inf.       Killed    in    action    on 
September   17,    1918. 


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183 


ONE  OF  THE  DESIGNS  SUBMITTED  FOR  MONUMENT 

IN  PROSPECT  PARK  FOR  BROOKLYN'S  DEAD  IN  WAR 


Here  is  one  of  the  designs  for  the 
permanent  Honor  Roll  which  is  to  re- 
place the  one  erected  in  Prospect  Park 
during  the  war  by  Park  Commission- 
er John  N.  Harman.  It  was  prepared 
by  the  Liberty  Bronze  Works  of 
New  York  and  Boston  whose  sculp- 
tor     came      from      Boston      to   make 


a  special  study  of  the  proposed  site 
for  the  monument  beside  the  big  lake. 
Designs  are  being  prepared  by  others, 
and  when  they  have  been  submitted 
they  will  be  put  in  the  hands  of  an 
art  committee  of  prominent  Brooklyn 
citizens  to  be  named  by  Commissioner 
Harman,  for  the  purpose  of  selecting 
the   most  appropriate  commemorative 


structure.  The  present  Honor  Roll 
has  proved  to  be  a  tremendous  suc- 
cess and  is  a  never-falling  source  of 
interest  to  all  who  visit  Prospect  Park. 
It  contains  more  than  2,000  names  of 
Brooklyn  boys  who  died  in  service 
during  the  war.  In  the  permanent 
memorial  the  names  will  be  in  bronze 
upon  a  granite  background. 


Losses  of  Divisions  in  Which  Boys  From  Brooklyn  Fought  in  France 


Official  tables  of  the  major  battle  casualties 
of  the  American  forces  in  France,  made  public 
February  1,  1919,  by  Gen.  March,  Chief  of  Staff, 
show  that  approximately  10,000  men  remain 
wholly  unaccounted  for  nearly  three  months 
after  the  ending  of  hostilities.  The  deaths, 
missing  and  known  prisoners  are  tabulated  up 
to  January  10  for  each  of  the  thirty  combat- 
ant divisions  of  Gen.  Pershing's  Army,  The 
total  Is  66,592,  of  whom  17,434  are  classifled  as 
missing  or  captured.  An  appended  statement 
shows  that  only  29  American  military  prison- 
ers were  believed  to  be  still  in  Germany  on 
January  S  and  that  4,800  prisoners  had  been 
checlted  up  as  returned  and  118  died  in  cap- 
tivity. Some  portion  of  the  great  body  of 
missing  men  may  be  located  as  the  return  of 
the  Army  thins  out  the  American  force.  In 
France.  Indications  are,  however,  that  the 
majority  of  the  10,000  Anally  will  be  added  to 
the  roll  of  honor  shown  in  the  tables  of  those 
killed  or  died  of  wounds,  now  recorded  a^ 
39,158  men.  To  that  figure,  also,  must  be  added 
1,551  men  of  the  Marine  Brigade,  figures  for 
which,  not  carried  in  the  tables,  were  obtained 
from  official  sources.  This  brings  the  grand 
aggregate  of  deaths  from  battle  up  to  40,709 
on  returns  estimated  officially  to  be  95  per 
cent,    complete. 


27th  DIVISION    CASUALTIES. 

105th  Regiment 

106th  Regiment 

107th  Regiment 

108th  Regiment 

104th  Machine  Gun    

105th  Machine  Gun   

106th  Machine  Gun    


425 

66.3 

558 

392 

12 

30 

13 

Total   (excluding  prisoners)    2,036 

42d     (RAINBOW)     DIVISION. 

165th  Regiment   879 

Total  casualties  (excluding  prisoners) 2,865 

77th    (METROPOLIT.4N)    DIVISION. 

305th  Regiment    

306th  Regiment    

307th  Regiment    

308th  Regiment    

304th  Machine  Gun   

305th  Machine  Gun 

306th  Machine  Gun   

304th  Artillery    

305th  Artillery    

306th  Artillery    

302d  Trench  Mortar 

302d  Engineers 


531 
622 
608 
682 
5 
36 
53 
37 
30 
28 
5 
60 
Total   (excluding  prisoners)    2,356 


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FLOORS   OF   QUALITY 

In   Parquetry   and   Plain   Designs 


Appearance  is  a  big  thing,  and  there  is  no  doubt  that  parquet 
floors  add  to  the  appearance  of  the  interior  of  any  home.  But  the 
big  thing  about  hardwood  floorsis  their  SANITARY  quahties. 

They  do  not  make  dust,  do  not  gather  dust,  and  they  do  away 
with  large  cumbersome  carpets  and  rugs.  Gradually  carpeted 
floors  are  being  eliminated,  for  there  is  no  sweeping  or  cleaning- 
device  that  will  prevent  them  from  gathering  dust.  A  Parquet 
Floor  is  clean,  better  looking  and  easier  to  take  care  of. 

Why  not  get  our  estimate  for  that  new  floor  now  and  plan  to 
do  away  with  your  germ-gathering  carpet. 

We  specalize  in  renovating  and  employ  men  who  work  exclu- 
sively in  refmishing  old  Parquet  Floors.  They  are  not  ordinary 
workmen,  but  specialists  who  have  been  trained  in  this  work,  who 
have  made  it  their  special  study  and  science.  They  have  a  thorough 
knowledge  of  the  proper  chemicals,  bleaches  and  finishes.  It  is  not 
always  necessary  to  have  your  floors  scraped.  Often  we  can  fix 
them  up  good  as  new  with  a  a  special  process  of  our  own.  It  has 
been  used  with  absolute  satisfaction  on  hundreds  of  Parquet 
Floors.  It  costs  less  than  the  old  method  of  scraping,  yet  it  is  just 
as  efficient.    Call  us  when  you  want  your  Parquet  Floors  renewed. 

Hail  Parquet  Floor  Company 

1082    Fulton   Street,    Brooklyn,   N.  Y. 

Phone  Prospect  3376 


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The  Eagle  Information  Bureaus 


Eagle  Building,  Brooklyn  53  Rue  Cambon,  Paris 

3   Regent  Street,   London 

Colorado  Building,  Washington,  D.  C. 


The    Eagle,    with    its    several    Bureaus,    has 


KJ\^\^ll        V^l          t'lV^Cll-          1^1  CIV_  LlV^CLl        O^/l     TIV^V^        LV^       UV^i*.«i>^J.U, 

their    relatives  and    friends 

7/  you  have  a  Position  or  Job  to  offer 

a    Soldier    or    Sailor    make    your 

announcement  In  the  Help  Wanted 

columns  of 

THE      EAGLE 

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The 

MOTION   PICTURE  CAMERA 

Is    the   Greatest  Money -Getting  Adjunct  Ever 
Placed  in  the  Hands  of  the  Public 


The    K-.B    Motion    Picture 
Camera 


It  opens  the  way  to  obtaining  motion  pictures  of  excit- 
ing local  happenings,  interesting  society  events,  motion  pic- 
tures of  local  celebrities  who  have  suddenly  sprung  into 
local  or  perhaps  national  prominence,  disastrous  fires  or 
accidents,  thrilling  incidents  in  war  preparations,  funerals, 
or  distinguished  personages,  court  trials  engrossing  local  or 
national  attention,  important  conventions  and  the  thousand 
and  one  events  that  make  up  the  sum  of  life  in  your  own 
home  town  and  which  never  yet  reached  the  motion  picture 
screen  because  the  facilities  were  absent. 

Many  of  these  scenes  may  be  so  interesting  that  other 
towns  in  your  vicinity  will  buy  them  from  you;  many  more 
may  be  of  a  national  character  and  salable  to  press  associa- 
tions or  to  powerful  film  distributors,  or  the  big  exchanges 
may  use  them  and  pay  liberally  for  them. 

There  are  many  new  models  of  cameras  (made  in  America)  that  are  excellent 
and  sold  at  very  reasonable  prices.  Our  De  Luxe  line  of  View  Cameras  are  perfec- 
tion; in  fact,  the  last  word  of  Camera-craft  skill.  We  do  not  claim  our  De  Luxe 
Camera  to  be  as  good  as  any  on  the  market — it  is  the  Best  and  has  no  equal. 

We  are  the  originators  of  the  CAMERA  EXCHANGE,  started  twenty  -  six 
years  ago,  and  our  motto,  "A  square  deal  to  all."  No  matter  what  distance  you 
are  from  New  York,  your  orders  will  receive  the  same  care  as  though  you  were 
here  in  person  to  make  your  purchases.  If  you  have  any  goods  you  wish  to  sell,  we 
will  cheerfully  purchase  them  for  CASH,  BUT  NO  JUNK.  We  have  always  five 
thousand  dollars  ready  cash  to  invest  in  stock  of  salable  cameras  and  lenses.  We 
oft'er  you  through  our  Bargain  List  a  line  of  CAMERAS  and  LENSES  at  prices  al- 
ways below  the  regular,  AT  A  SAVING  OF  DOLLARS  TO  YOU. 

We  also  carry  a  full  line  of  all  developing  and  self-toning  papers  that  we  will 
sell  you  at  the  lowest  prices,  together  with  everything  manufactured  in  the  photo- 
graphic line. 

NEW   YORK   CAMERA   EXCHANGE 

109  FULTON  STREET 

NEW  YORK  CITY,  N.  Y. 

Telephone  2387  Beekman 


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BROOKLYN   AND    LONG    ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


Chartered  April   14,   1866 


BROOKLYN  TRUST  COMPANY 


Capital  Stock,  $1,500,000 


Surplus,  $2,227,577 


Member  of  the  Federal  Reserve  System 
Member  of  the  New  York  Clearing  House  Association 

177  MONTAGUE  STREET,  BROOKLYN 


Bedford  Branch 

Fulton  Street  and  Bedford  Avenue 


Manhattan  Office 

Wall  Street  and  Broadway 


Frank  L.  Babbott 
Walter  St.  J.  Benedict 
George  M.  Boardman 
Samuel  \V.  Boocock 
Edgar  M.  Cullen 
William  N.  Dykman 
John  H.  Emanuel  Jr. 


Trustees 

Francis  L.  Hine 
David  H.  Lanman 
David  G.  Legget 
Frank  Lyman 
Howard  W.  Maxwell 
Edwin  P.  Maynard 
Frank  C.  Munson 
Henry  F.  Noyes 


Robert  L.  Pierrepont 
Harold  L  Pratt 
Clinton  L.  Rossiter 
Frank   D.  Tattle 
J.  H.  Walbridge 
Alexander  M.  White 
Willis  D.  Wood 


Advisory  Committee — Bedford  Branch 

Eugene  F.  Barnes  Edward  Lyons  Edward  Thompson  William  McCarroll 

H.  A.  Moody,  Edmund  N.  Schmidt,  Assistant  Secretary 


Edwin  P.  Maynard 

President 
David  H.  Lanman 

Vice-President 
Frank  J.  W.  Diller 

Vice-President 
Willis  McDonald  Jr. 

Vice-President 


Officers 

Frederick  T.  Aldridge 

Vice-President 
Willard  P.  Schenck 

Secretary 
Horace  W.  Farrell 

Assistant  Secretary 
Herbert  U.  Silleck    • 

Assistant  Secretary 


Austin    W.    Penchoen 

Assistant   Secretary 
Gilbert  H.  Thirkield 

Assistant  Secretary 
Frederick  B.  Lindsay 

Assistant  Secretary 
Frederick  R.  Cortis 
Auditor 


Chartered  1872 

BROOKLYN  CITY  SAFE  DEPOSIT  CO. 

177  Montague   Street,   Brooklyn 

Safes,  $5.00  to  $100.00  per  year.   Valuables  stored  at  moderate  rates. 

Trunks  and  Packages  called  for  in  any  part  of  the  city  free  of  charge. 

DAVID  H.  LANMAN,  President 

GEORGE  W.  CHAUNCEY,  Vice  President  FRANK  O.  EDGERTON,  Secretary 


SILVER  AND  STORAGE  VAULTS 


BROOKLYN   AND    LONG   ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


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OF  BROOKLYN 


Bank 


DeKALB   AVENUE   AND   FULTON  STREET 


INCORPORATED    1859 


OPEN  DAILY 


From  9  A.  M.  to  3  P.  M.,  except  Saturdays,  wlien  the  Bank  closes  12  M. 

Open  Mondays  Irom  5  to  7  P.  M. 


OFFICERS 

RUSSELL  S.  WALKER,  President 

GEORGE  W.  CHAUNCEY  |  y.      presidents 
GEORGE  T.  MOON  |  ^'"^  ^resiaents 

FREDERICK  W.  JACKSON,  Treasurer 

PHILIP  A.  BENSON  Secretary 

C.  FRANK  STREIGHTOFF,  Assistant  Secretary 


TRUSTEES 


Geo.  W.  Chauncey 
Samuel  Rowland 
Horace  C.  Du  Val 
Frederick  W.  Rowe 
Ludwig  Nissen 
William  McCarroll 
N.  Townsend  Thayer 
Russell  S.  Walker 
Frederick  W.  Jackson 
W.  J.  Wason  Jr. 


Walter  Hammitt 
Charles  E.  Teale 
George  T  Moon 
Frank  H.  Parsons 
James  L.  Brumley 
George  Cox 
Stanley  P.  Jadwin 
Frederick  L.  Cranford 
Eugene  W.  Sutton 
Edwin  A.  Ames 


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MECHANICS 
BANK 

Court   and   Montague    Streets 
BROOKLYN 


Capital  and  Surplus    -     $  2,500,000.00 
Total  Resources     -     -     $30,000,000  00 


Established  1852 


Associate  Member  of 
New  York  Clearing  House 


BRANCH     BANKS 


Bay  Ridge  Branch — Third  Ave.  and  Fifty-first  St. 

Broadway  Branch — Broadway,  near  Gates  Ave. 

Fifth  Avenue  Branch — Fifth  Ave.  and  Ninth  St. 
Fulton  Branch— 356-358  Fulton  St. 
Nassau  Branch — Bedford  Ave.  and  Broadway. 

Schermerhorn  Branch — Third  Ave.  and  Schermerhorn  St. 
Twenty-sixth  Ward  Branch — Atlantic  and  Georgia  Aves. 


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ESTABLISHED  50  YEARS 


STEVENSON  &  MARSTERS.'nc 

Stationers  and  Office  Outfitters 


ART  METAL 

AND 

GLOBE-WERNICKE 
OFFICE    FURNITURE 


Filing  Cabinets      Bookcases 
Desks  Safes  Cnairs 


TYPEWRITER  AND  ADDING  MACHINES 


373  FULTON  STREET 

Opposite  Borough  Hall  Telephone  Main  257-258-259 


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CO]VlF»LEXE    LIIME    OF    OFFICE    EURFNIXLJME 


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BROOKLYN   AND   LONG   ISLAND    IN   THE   WAR. 


160  Atlantic  Avenue,  Corner  of  Clinton  Street 

INCORPORATED   APRIL    11,    1850 


Due  Depositors  (Jan.  !, 
Surplus,  Market  Value 


$26,717,920.59 
3,189,941.64 


OFFICERS 

WILLIAM  J.  COOMBS President 

WALTER  M.  AIKMAN First  Vice  President 

ALBRO  J.  NEWTON Second  Vice  President 

JOHN  J.  PIERREPONT Third  Vice  President 

CLARENCE  S.  DUNNING Treasurer 

JACOB  STEINER   . . , Comptroller 

BERNARD  A.  BURGER Secretary 

HIRAM  R.  STEELE Counsel 


TRUSTEES 


Walter  M.  Aikman 
Charles  A.  Boody 
Bernard  A.  Burger 
Isaac  H.  Gary 
William  H.  Gary 
William  J.  Goombs 
Charles  B.  Denny 
Clarence  S.  Dunning 
Joseph   W.  Greene  Jr. 
J.  Morton  Halstead 
David  H.  Lanman 
Josiah  O.  Low 
Percy  S.  Mallett 


D.   Irving  Mead 
Edrar  McDonald 
Albro  J.  Newton 
William  L.  Newton 
John  J.  Pierrepont 
Robert  L.  Pierrepont 
Arnold  W.  Sherman 
G.  Foster  Smith 
Hiram  R.  Steele 
Jacob  Steiner 

Joseph  H.  Sutphin 
John  T.  Underwood 
Henry  N.  Whitney 


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R.  A.  BACHIA  &  CO. 


MANUFACTURERS  OF 


HAVANA  QGARS 

43-47  WEST  16™  ST.,  K  Y. 


OUR  BRAND,  RENOWNED  FOR  QUALITY 

AND  UNIFORMITY,  IS  STOCKED  BY 

THE  BEST  CLUBS  AND  HOTELS. 


A  DELICIOUS  BLEND  OF  CUBA'S  CHOICEST  TOBACCOS 

Our  Trade-Mark  Band  on  AH  Our  Cigars, 


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'♦fi-HE  WAR  islffitffil^ 
OVER- WE'RE  ;^f^V 


BACK  TO  THE, 
LAUNDRY. 


Our  Government  contracts  have  been  completed.  We  are  now  able 
to  devote  our  entire  time  and  attention  to  our  regular  customers,  and 
we  believe,  with  the  experience  of  the  past  two  years,  we  are  able  to 
give  you  better  service  and  quality  than  ever  before. 

YOUR  ENTIRE  FAMILY  WASHING 
BY  THE  POUND 

All  Bed  and  Table  Linens  are  washed  and  ironed,  all  wearing 
apparel  washed  and  dried  ready  to  dampen  and  iron.  If  you  wish 
wearing  apparel  ii-oned  this  can  be  arranged  at  a  price  that  will  satisfy. 

SEND  FOR  OUR  ENTIRE  PRICE  LIST 
WHEN  DISSATISFIED  TRY 

HOLLAND  LAUNDRY 

367-369-371-373-375  President  Street 


Phones,   Hamilton   1325,   1326.   1327 


BROOKLYN.  N.  Y. 


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The' Big  Thing 

The  Biggest  Thing  about  Hetfley  histitute  is 
not  its  spacious  buildings.  It  is  not  its  unexcelled 
location.  It  is  not  its  attractive  class  rooms,  nor  its 
ample  school  equipment.  It  is  not  the  enviable 
reputation  among  the  business  and  professional 
public  it  enjoys.  It  is  not  its  unparalleled  growth 
or  wide  scope  of  work. 

The  Biggest  Thing  About  Heffley  Insti= 
tute  Is  Its  Purpose — 

The  Education  of  Its  Students  and 

the  Molding  of  Their  Characters. 

THESE  MAKE  FOR  SUCCESS 


FOUR  GREAT  SCHOOLS 


School  of  Commerce 

Regents  Preparatory  School 

College  Preparatory  School 

School  of  Engineering 


BEGIN  ANY  DAY  OR   EVENING 


FOR  PARTICULARS  CALL  OR  ADDRESS 

HEFFLEY  INSTITUTE 

243  Ryerson  Street,   Brooklyn 


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BROOKLYN   AND    LONG    ISLAND    IN    THE    WAR. 


Telephone  2637  Main 


Established  1870 


WILLIAM    ARTUS 


The  Old  Reliable 


CUTLERY    AND    GRINDING 
ESTABLISHMENT 

187    FULTON   STREET 


Corner  Naissau  Street 


Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


The  largest  and  most  complete  assortment  of  Table  Knives,  Carvers,  Scissors,  Pen 
and  Pocket  Knives,  of  American  and  Sheffield  manufacture,  constantly  on  hand. 


Concave  and  Barbers'  Raizors  a  Specialty 
Repairing  and  Grinding  of  Every  Description 


Workmanship  Guaranteed 


Telephone  Prospect   1206 

R.  HOEDT 

MANUFACTURER     OF 

Baby  Carriages  »"'i  Go-Carts 

848  FULTON  STREET 

BROOKLYN 


Dealer  in  all  the  leading 
makes  of  Folding  Go-Carts 
and  Carriages,  Hoods, 
Parasols,  Rubber  Tires, 
Wheels,  Springs,  etc. 

Special  attention  to  mak- 
ing of  Twin  Carriages  and 
Go-Carts,  Chairs  for  In- 
valids, Reed  and  Rattan 
Furniture.  Repairing  in  all 
its  branches. 


Where  Everybody  Looks! 


Watch  them!  On  the  street — in  the 
street  car^-in  the  home — hotel — shop  and 
factory — there's  one  department  of  the 
newspaper  where  everybody  looks — The 
Eagle  Want  Ads — not  only  because  of  their 
human  interest  value,  but  because  they  af- 


ford practical  benefits  to  all — this  is  the 
big  reason  why  Eagle  Want  Ad  opportuni- 
ties are  consistently  studied  and  acted 
upon. 

Whether  you're  an  employee  or  employer 
— a  seller  or  a  buyer — get  next  to  this 
great  "go-between" — read  and  use 


THE  EAGLE  WANT  ADS 


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Dear  Mother: 

I  can  imagine  tiow  surprised  you 
will  be  to  receive  ttiese  flowers. 
Dec.  25,  1918  Rictiard  Osgood  Kalin 

Though  they  are  deliverea  from  Brooklyn 
they  are  sent  from  France.  May  they  make  you 
realise  how  much  I  love  you.  DICK. 


The   Lovhig    Thought    of   a    Soldier  in 
France  to  His  Mother  in  Brooklyn 

It  is  a  privilege  which  the  Phillips  service  enjoys 
to  be  the  medium  of  delivery  for  this  charming  senti- 
ment expressed  by  the  above  message. 

This  card  accompanied  a  floral  offering  ordered 
in  France  and  delivered  as  directed  to  a  surprised 
and  justly  proud  mother. 

At  such  times  Phillips  offers  perfect  service — 
the  choicest  of  blooms,  with  every  detail  correct. 

We  reprint  the  card  with  the  permission  of  the 
recipient,  not  as  an  advertisement,  but  as  a  tribute 
to  the  thoughtful  soldier  boy  and  an  illustration  of 
how,  when  words  seem  inadequate,  flowers  speak 
in  their  own  beautiful  language. 


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TELEPHONh,    PROSPECT    590 
ESTABLISHED  1907 


FINE 


Parquet  Floors 

Refinishing  and  Scraping 
of  Old  Floors 

WORKMANSHIP  AND  MATERIAL 
GUARANTEED 


A.  TAFT  &  CO.,  Inc. 

377   FLATBUSH  AVENUE 


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THE   EAGLE   WAREHOUSE 
®  STORAGE  CO. 

28  to  44  FULTON  ST.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Telephone    S560     IViAIIM 

A  Modern  Fireproof  Structure  Where  Thieves  Cannot  Plunder  or  Fire  Burn 


We  are  specialists  in  packing  and  moving  household  goods;  stor- 
ing valuables,  silver  and  furniture,  and  make  long  and  short  distance 
removals  by  either  motor  or  electric  vans.  Carpets  lifted,  cleaned  by 
best  known  method  and  relaid. 

OFFICERS 
JOHN  n.  HALLOCK,  President  DANIEL  J.  CREEM,  Vice=President. 

HERBERT  F.  GINNISON,  Secretary  &  Treasurer.     WILLIAM  A.  SCHIFFMAN,  Manager 

DIRECTORS. 
ANDREW  D.  BAIRD  RAYMOND  M.  GUNNISON 

E.  LeGRAND  BEERS  JOHN  H.  HALLOCK 

PATRICK  J.  CARLIN  WILLIAM  HESTER 

DANIEL  J.  CREEM  WILLIAM  V.  HESTER 

JULIAN  D.  FAIRCHILD  THOMAS  M.  LLOYD,  M.D. 

HERBERT  F.  GUNNISON  WILLIAM  A.  SCHIFFMAN 


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KINGS  COUNTY 
TRUST  COMPANY 

342  to  346  FULTON  STREET 

Borough  of  Brooklyn 

CITY   OF   NEW   YORK 


CAPITAL 
SURPLUS      - 
UNDIVIDED  PROFITS 


$     500,000.00 

-    $2,000,000.00 

$     770,893.54 


The  Kings  County  Trust  Company  offers  to  its  depositors  every 
facility  and  accommodation  known  to  modern  Banking.  If  you  are 
not  already  availing  yourself  of  the  advantages  offered  by  this  In- 
stitution, the  Kings  County  Trust  Company  will  be  glad  to  have 
you  open  an  account. 


Vice  President 


OFFICERS 

JULIAN  D.  FAIRCHILD,  President 
JULIAN  P.  FAIRCHILD, 
WILLIAM  J.  WASON  JR., 

THOMAS  BLAKE,  Secretary 

HOWARD  D.  JOOST,  Assistant  Secretary 

J.  NORMAN  CARPENTER,  Trust  Officer 

GEORGE  V.  BROWER,  Counsel 


TRUSTEES 


WALTER  E.  BEDELL 
EDWARD  C.  BLUM 
GEO.  v.  BROWER 

ROBERT  A.  DRYSDALE 
JULIAN  D.  FAIRCHILD 
JULIAN  P.  FAIRCHILD 
FREDERICK  G.  FISCHER 
JOSEPH  HUBER 

WHITMAN  W.  KENYON 
HENRY  A.  MEYER 


CHARLES  A.  O'DONOHUE 
CHARLES  E.  PERKINS 
DICK  S.  RAMSAY 
H.  B.  SCHARMANN 
JOHN  F.  SCHMADEKE 
OSWALD  W.  UHL 
JOHN  T.  UNDERWOOD 
WILLIAM  J.  WASON  JR. 
JOHN  J.  WILLIAMS 

LLEWELLYN   A.   WRAY 


INTEREST     ALLOWED     ONI     DEF»OSITS 


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Graduate  Guilmant  Organ  School 

Chairman  Department  of  Music,  Bay  Ridge  High  School 

Choir  Director  Bushwick  Avenue  M.  E.  Church 


Eugene  C.  Morris 


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Organist      Basso      Conductor 


VOCAL  STUDIO 


813  PUTNAM  AVENUE, 


BROOKLYN,  N.  Y. 


Tel.  Bushwick  6447 


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TEN    YEARS    GROWTH 

The  Peoples  National  Bank  of  Brooklyn 


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New  Home,  Ralph  Avenue,  Corner  Quincy  Street,  Brooklyn. 

Occupied    February   3,    1919 

Deposits  Jan.  2,    1919,  §3,640,000.00 


Present  Home, 
Broadway, 

Cor.    Quincy    St., 

Since  1908 


Deposits 

Dec.  31,  1908 

$672,080 


CONDENSED  STATEMENT  OF  CONDITION 

At  the  Close  of  Busin2ss,  November  1.  1918 


RESOURCES 


LIABILITIES 


Loans   and    Discounts    ^^'^^^'isgjo      Capital    $200,000.00 

Surplus    and    Profits    196,041.75 

Circulation    49,500.00 

Deposits    3,383,270.94 


United  States  Bonds S^m 

State,  City  and  other  Bonds '^q'mo  00 

Federal    Reserve    Bank    Stock..........  ,9-000.00 

Banking  House  and  Safe  Deposit  Vault.  140.824.27 

Other  Real   Estate  Owned ^^offfT^n 

Cash  and  due  from  Banks 622.478.90 

jota, $3,828,812.69  Total $3,828,812.69 

GEORGE  W    SPENCE,  President  CHAS.  WISSMAN.  Vice  President 

WALTER  F.  CAWTHORNE,  Cashier  ARTHUR   W.   SPOLANDER.  Assistant  Cashier. 

SAFE  DEPOSIT  VAULTS 


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GARA  GES— FACTORIES— SHOPS 


FIRE-PROOF 

Send  for  Circular. 
Manufactured  in 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

PORTABLE 

Call  and  See  Full  Size 
Building 
at  Office. 


COAL 
Savina   Device 

How  much  coal  did 
you  burn  Ijist  winter? 
Why  not  save  33  1-3 
per  cent,  by  applying 
an  Aeolipyle  on  your 
heating  apparatus? 

Send     for     descriptive 
circular. 


IMMEDIATE  DELIVERY 


Buildings  of  Every  Description 
Roofing,  Furnaces,  Ranges 

WM.  BUCHANAN 

MANUFACTURER 

488  Sumner  Avenue,  at  Fulton  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Phones:     Bedford  29,  Bedford  30 


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Boody,  McLellan  &  Co. 

Ill  BROADWAY 
NEW  YORK  CITY 


Members  New  York  Stock 
Exchamge 


Orders  Executed  for  Cash  or 
On  Margin 


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IF  YOU 

have  a  home  or  want  one^ 
ask    us    to    send    you    the 
booklet   about  The  Thrift 

THE  THRIF'l' 

(Founded   1889  by  Chas.  Pratt) 

Cor.  Ryerson  Street  &  DeKalb  Avenue 
BROOKLYN,  N.  Y. 

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ADELPHI 


ACADEMY 

Lafayette  Avenue,  St.  James  Place  and  Clifton  Place 


A   Thorougn 

Preparatory   School 

For   Boys   ana   Oirls 


Kindergarten,  Primary,  Grammar  and  High  School 
Departments. 

College    Preparatory,    Commercial    and    Household 
Science  Courses. 

Library,  Laboratories,  Gymnasium  and  Athletic  Field 
for  the  use  of  all  students. 

Coach  Service  for  Kindergarten  and  Primary  School 
Pupils. 


CATALOG    SENT    ON    REQUEST 


tees. 


JAMES     H.     POST,    President  of  Board  of  Truste 

EUGENE  C.   ALDER,    A.   M.,    Principal. 


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122  Lawrence  St. 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
Telephone,  1606  Main 


Flags 

Draperies 

Scenery 

Calcium 

Lights 

Camp  Chairs 

Tents 


Willis   E.  Sxakkord   &  Soiv 

Successors  to  J.  M.  Hopper 

Fonepol  Dip^ctops 

Established  1856  at  45  Court  Street,  Corner  Joralemon  Street,  Now  at 

120    and    122    Livinosfon    Street 

Borough  of    BFOokIvn«   New  Vopk 

Residence,  Kenmore  258  Personal  Attention— Oty  or  Country 

Coaches  and  Camp  Chairs  to  Hire.  Automobile  Service. 


Telephones:  |  ^^i"   ^^^'"^^^^ 


SUMMERS   PIANOS 

IVfLTSIC     IINJ     THE     HOIVIE 

will  give  greater  happiness  to  your  family.  Why  not  encourage  your  children's  love  for  music' 
Select  a  piano  that  you  will  always  be  proud  of.     The  new 

SUIVIIVIERS     F»IA.INJOS     and     F»LAYER     F»IAIMOS 

are  unusually  beautiful  in  design  and  finish  and  are  distinguished  by  their  superior  tone.  They  ap- 
peal to  discriminating  music  lovers.  Let  us  tell  you  more  about  our  instruments  and  our  low  prices 
and  easy  terms.      Call  at  our  store  today. 

HIGH    GRADE    PIANOS    AND    PLAYER    PIANOS 

1192    FULTON    ST.,    BROOKLYN,    N.  Y. 

NEAR  BEDFORD   AVENUE  ESTABLISHED   1872  TELEPHONE  404  BEDFORD 


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MANUFACTURERS  TRUST 

COMPANY 


Member  Federal  Resen'e  System 


BROOKLYN  OFFICES  " 
774  BROADWAY,  corner  SUMNER  AVENUE 
84  BROADWAY,    corner    BERRY    STREET 


MANHATTAN   OFFICE 
481   EIGHTH  AVENUE,   corner  34th   STREET 


OFFICERS 

NATHAN  S.  JONAS President 

S.  B.  KRAUS Vice  President 

CHARLES  FROEB  Vice  President 

JULIUS  LIEBMANN Vice  President 

W.  I.  LINCOLN  ADAMS Vice  President 

JAMES  H.  CONROY Secretary 

WILLIAM  L.  SCHNEIDER Assistant  Secretary 

NORMAN  B.  TYLER Assistant  Secretai-y 

REUBEN  W.  SHELTER Assistant  Secretary 

HENRY  C.  VON  ELM Assistant  Secretary 

F.  W.  BRUCHHAUSER Assistant  Secretary 

THEODORE  M.  BERTINE Assistant  Secretary 

NATHANIEL  MILLS  Jr Assistant  Secretary 

JOHN  H.  MEYERHOLZ.  Jr.' Assistant  Secretary 


DIRECTORS 


Alexander  D.  Seymour 
W.  I.  Lincoln  Adams 
A.  N.  Bernstein 
James  H.  Conroy 
Martin  Derx 
J.  Henry  Dick 
William  K.  Dick 
Charles  Froeb 
Nathan  S.  Jonas 
Ralph  Jonas 
S.  B.  Kraus 
Victor  A.  Lersner 
Max  Levy 
Julius  Liebmann 


Chairman  of  the  Board 

Leon  Louria 
Charles  Lyon 
J.  Adolph  Mollenhauer 
Louis  Newman 
Elias  Reiss 
H.  B.  Scharmann 
John  H.  Schumann 
Arthur  S.  Somers 
M.  B.  Streeter 
William  P.  Sturgis 
Roswell  C.  Tripp 
William  H.  Vogel 
Aaion  Westheim 


Reduce  Your  Gas  Consumption 
by  Using  Mantle  Lights 


The  "C.  E-Z."  Light 

— gives  more   than   twice  the   ilUimination   of   open   flame 
burners  at  half  the  cost, 

—fits  any  existing  upright  gas  chandelier  or  wall  bracket  with- 
out destroying  the  symmetry  of  the  tixture. 

— is  easily  attached. 

— lights  or  extinguishes  by  chain-pull. 

— costs  little  to  buy  and  little  for  lighting  bills, 

— has  three  small,  rugged  mantles  which  may  be  replaced  at 
modfirate  cost. 

— gives  a  beautiful  eye-comforting  quality  of  semi-indirect 
light,  unrivalled  by  anything  but  daylight. 

Let  Us  Show  You  This  Wonderful  New  Light 
On  Exhibition  at  Any  of  the  Offices  of 

The  Brooklyn  Union  Gas  Co. 


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INCORPORATED 

1827 


IBROOKLYN  SAVINGS  BANK 

CORNER   PIERREPONT   AND   CLINTON    STREETS 

and  300  Fulton  street     BROOKLYN,     IM.     Y. 


Due  Depositors 
Surplus  (ParValue) 


$57,800,000 
$7,393,000 


OFFICERS: 


CROWELL  HADDEN  - 
DANIEL  J.  CREEM  -  - 
RICHARD  L.  EDWARDS 


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RICHARD    I,.    KDWARDS 
ET)W.    II.   LITCHFIELD 
FRANK    I.VM\N 
DAVID   G.    I.FGGET 
JOHN    F.    HAI.STED 
FRANK   I..    IIAIIIIOTT 
HENRY    F.   NOYES 


President  LAURUS  E.  SUTTON      -     -     Comptroller 

Vice-Pres.  ARTHUR  C.  HARE     -  -     -  Cashier 

Vice-Pres.  CHARLES  C.  PUTNAM      -      Ass't  Comp'r 


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TRUSTEES: 

SANFOHD  H.  STEELE 
DANIEL  J.   CREEM 
CLINTON  n.  JAMES 
B.   HF.HIIKRT   SMITH 
FRWCIS    I..   NOBLE 
FREDERICK  A.  M.  BURREI.L 
WILLIAM    L.   MOFFAT 
HAROLD  I.   PRATT 
ED\VIN    P.   MAYNARD 


CHARLES  J.   PEABODY 
MARTIN   JOOST 
ALBERT    L.    MASON 
FRANK  D.  TVTTliE 
WILLIAM    MASON 
CHARLES   L.   MORSE 
S.  EDWIN  BUCHANAN 
JAMES   H.   JOURDAN 
SC()TT  MfLANAHAN 


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