Cantigny Battle Claims Many New England Troops
The 101st Infantry suffered heavy losses on May 27 during the Cantigny offensive with numerous New England servicemen listed as killed or severely wounded. Private Ernest M. Clark and Private John A. Woods were among the dead, while several others including Private Vincent J. Cuttillo and Corporal Edward F. A. Golden were reported severely wounded or missing. Additional notices list Wounded, Killed, or Missing from companies of the 101st and related regiments, with hometown details and family notes for each affected serviceman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cantigny
Germany
New England
101St Infantry
Greater Boston
1011St Infantry
Old
Fifth Infantry
Charlestown
James J. Hickey
Bunker Hill
Ernest M. Clark
Perkins Street
101St
Benjamin F. Smith
France
D Company
M Company
Maine Regiment
Overseas” Service
Herbert L. Smith
John Caputo
Edward F. A. Golden
Dorchester
I Company
List of casualties and hometowns from wartime roster
Sergeant Eugene C. McKibbin of Madison South Dakota and Corporal Doss B. Haas of Nashville Tennessee lead a long roll call of soldiers. Names include Ole K. Arne son Brantford North Carolina Anthony C Caputo Creekside Pennsylvania Alexandre Cassaleno Boston Massachusetts Ernest M. Clark Charlestown Massachusetts Vincent J. Cutillo Boston Frank Faffl Lamont Iowa Mike Grba Anaconda Montana Theodore Hesse New Haven Connecticut Earl Hines Los Angeles John Augustus Kley Buffalo New York Charles H Lynch Winchester Massachusetts Charles W Rupp Woburn Massachusetts John Sweeney Lawrence Massachusetts John A Woods Medford Massachusetts Sergeant Elijah F Pettis Gordon Alabama Corporal Charles R Simmons Sherman Texas Privates James Axxon Macon Georgia James F Carson Dutton Alabama Jerome J Crowley Boston George Friedl Fulton Illinois Burton Potter Orient New York Charles Sacchetti Pittsfield Massachusetts Clarence Santy Green Bay Wisconsin Benjamin FE Smith Gardiner Maine James J Stanton Central Falls Rhode Island Corporal Robert I Morton Birmingham Alabama Privates William A Weinke Horicon Wisconsin William J White Cambridge Massachusetts Privates Barney Brymer St Louis Joe A Carbon Athens Georgia Carl F Greene Providence Ed Stegal Coweta Oklahoma
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene C. McKibbin
Madison
S. D
Doss B. Haas
Nashville
Elijah F. Pettis
Gordon
Ala
Charles R. Simmons
Sherman
Texas
James Axxon
Macon
James F. Carson
Dutton
Jerome J. Crowley
Asylum Street
Boston
George Friedl
Fulton, Ill
Burton Potter
Orient
N. Y
Charles Sacchetti
Circular Avenue
Pittsfield
Mass
Clarence Santy
Green Bay
Wis
Benjamin FE. Smith
Gardiner
James J. Stanton
Central Falls
Peds
Wounded Degree Undetermined Captain Charles J. Biddle
Privates listed include Carl G. Brown Indianapolis William Dowell Carbon Ind Charles Hawkins Marion Ind Mansfield G. Husbands Indianapolis Harold A. McCoy Indianapolis Winfield Orndorff Vincennes Ind George E Shank Jr Vincennes Ind Delbert R Stump Lake Miss Osborn Thompson Salem Ind Harold C Allery Indianapolis Clarence O Williams Oakland City Ind John Wilson Greenfield Ind with undetermined degree of wounded in action in a Philadelphia theater incident and a roster of accompanying soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Biddle
Philadelphia
Carl G. Brown
Indianapolis
William Dowell
Carbon
Ind
Charles Hawkins
Marion
Mansfield G. Husbands
Harold A. McCoy
Winfield
Orndorff
Vincennes
George E. Shank, Jr
Delbert R. Stump
Lake
Miss
Osborn Thompson
Salem
Harold C. Allery
Clarence O. Williams
Oakland City
John Wilson
Greenfield
List of service members by name and hometowns
A roster lists Sergeants Earl C Bates Columbus Ohio Axel N Howall South Duluth Corporals Edward F A Golden Dor chester Mass Amandus Hunt Chicago Paul M Jewell East Bismarck N D James O Shea Roslindale Mass Clarence T Tanner Lewiston Tl Cook Frank Elkman Jr Bjoineberg Vinland Privates Claude Allen Austell Cornwall England John Caputo 330 North street Boston Edward A Cox 82 Vroom street Jersey City Walter J Dinnen Revere Mass Erick H Ekblad Gowerie Iowa James F Ferris 89 Melrose street Boston Edward J Finlay Revere Mass James J Hickey Charlestown Mass Steve Haydie Detroit John Kane 3 Seneca street Boston Sam Mintz Lyndhurst N J Frederick J Mulhern Roxbury Mass Thomas O Dea 826 Albany street Boston Constantine Poniaros New York Peter Shultz 54 N Fourth street Ansonia Conn William Sting on Nashville Tenn Warren A Tansgen Taylors Falls Minn John T Todd 526 Summer street New Bedford Mass Thomas F Walsh Killstayne Ireland Dominick Zutski Erie Penn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl C. Bates
Columbus
Ohio
Axel N. Howall
South Duluth
Edward F. A. Golden
Dorchester
Mass
Amandus Hunt
Chicago
Paul M. Jewell
East Bismarck
N. D
James O. Shea
Roslindale
Clarence T. Tanner
Lewiston
Cook Frank Elkman, Jr
Bjoineberg
Vinland
Claude Allen
Austell
Cornwall
England
John Caputo
North Street
Boston
Edward A. Cox
Vroom Street
Jersey City
Walter J. Dinnen
Revere
Erick H. Ekblad
Gowerie
Iowa
James F. Ferris
Melrose Street
Edward J. Finlay
James J. Hickey
Charlestown
Steve Haydie
Detroit
John Kane
Seneca Street
Sam
War casualty and prisoner list from distant posts
The report lists prisoners of war and KIA statuses with names and hometowns. Among those captured or previously missing are Spaghaugen Wagoner A O Margie Minnesota and Privates Ferguson Stornoway Scotland Fleming Kansas City Mattern Mobridge 8 D Mori Fornavolesca Italy Stein Evanston Ind Mackay Elmer D Mc Keesport Pa Kirt Medford Mass Halas Detroit Hooke Brooklyn Roberts Iroquois S D Ferraro Middletown Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ferguson
Stornoway
Scotland
John Fleming
Kansas City
Frank Mattern
Mobridge
Emilio Mori
Fornavolesca
Italy
Edward J. Stein
Evanston
Ind
Elmer D. Mackay
McKeesport
Thomas J. Kirt
Medford
Mass
Henry Halas
Detroit
William Hooke
Brooklyn
Frisoner
Edward M. Roberts
Iroquois
S. D
Frank W. Ferraro
Farry Street
Middletown
Conn
Boy Struck by Auto in Dorchester Hospitalized
Mark S. Jackson aged 9 or 10 of 31 Jenkins street Dorchester lies in Carney Hospital with a fractured skull after being struck last night shortly after 6 by an auto driven by Frank Sorracco of 16 Wales street. He was playing in Old Colony avenue near Dorchester avenue. The boy's condition is listed as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark S. Jackson
Jenkins Street
Dorchester
Carney Hospital
Frank Sorracco
Wales Street
Old Colony Avenue
Dorchester Avenue
New England Soldiers Killed Wounded and Missing in Action
Casualties list from World War II era notes New England service members by name and hometown. It records killed in action died of wounds died of disease severely wounded and missing in action across units including the 101st and 102d Infantry and signal corps, naming streets and cities from Boston to Providence.
Germans Bomb Red Cross Hospitals in France In Raid
British Red Cross hospitals again hit as German airmen raid a group of facilities near the frontline. The two hour attack damaged wards and operating theatres, killed a sister, wounded several nurses and workers, while most hospitals were lightly crowded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Associated Press
Red Cross
Kaiser Visited Rheims Front Last Thursday
Paul Rosner in the Lokal Anzeiger reports that Emperor William visited the German army north of Rheims on Thursday. He remained until evening, worked with commanders, and received battlefield reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Rheims Front
Amsterdam
Paul Rosner
Lokal Anzeiger
William
Rheims
Also Mentioned on This Page
104Th
101St Regiment
102D
Charlestown Bay
Walnut Street
Vincent J. Cuttillo
Noyes Place
North End
Cuttillo
St. Mary’s School
Ellen Golden
Sudan Street
Old Ninth
William Golden
John Todd
Mary Ross
Summer Street
New Bedford
Prigate Jerome J. Crowley
South End
Thomas J. Kirk
Central Avenue
Mary Kirk
South Boston
Kirk
Thomas J. Lee
Julia Ferris
William J. White
Prospect Street
Cambridge
Old Massachusetts Signal
St. Mary’s
Western Union Telegraph Company
John A. Woods
George Street
William H. Woods
Fiverett
E Company
9Th Infantry
Allan I. Woods
Naval Reserve
Carl F. Greene
104Th Infantry
Susie Appeldi
Carl F. Grene
Rhode Island Field Artillery
William B. Greene
Potter Avenue
Providence
Technical High School
Standard Oil Company
New York
Standard Oilgomry
RH. White Co
R. H. White CO
Private Vincent J. Cuttillo
Old Fighting Ninth
101St Signal Corps
Old Massachusetts Signal Corps
Robert I. Morton
Birmingham
William A. Weinke
Horicon
Barney Brymer
St. Louis
Joe A. Carbon
Athens
Ed Stegal
Coweta
Okla
Worcester
Springfield
Fsoc Peat
Temple
Alexandre Cosscaleno
Salem St
A Co
Theodore Hesse
Poplar St
New Haven
D Co
John Sweeney
Oxford St
Lawrence
E Co
Asylum St
Circular Ave
F Co
Inf
Benjamin F.smith
Gardiner, Me
R. I
Old Mass
Signal Corps
Potter Ave
Sudan St
Dorchester, I Co
James 0. Shea
oRslindale
Melrose St
North St
Seneca St
Frederick J. Mulhern
Rox
Bury
Thomas O’dea
Albany St
101St Inf
Peter Schultz
N. 4Th St
Ansonia
John T. Todd
Summer St
Medford. Co
Austin St
Batiste
Billie Burke
Brodie
Mostodel
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Jersey
Nainsook
Avings
Wan
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