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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1918
Page
5
The War Department list shows 49 names with 35 from New England. Most belong to the 102d Infantry of Connecticut and 102d Machine Gun Battalion linked to the Roxbury Horse Guards, many reported missing after the Leicheprey battle now believed in German prison camps.
The Marine Corps lists 102 names with only three New England men. Private Francis W. Brown of Boston reports killed in action. Major Edward B. Cole is wounded. Private Frank A. Beevera of Salisbury Beach is severely wounded. In the army list Private Michael Jay of New Haven is killed. Private Avila Rodrigues of Fall River is killed. Private Merton L. Allen of Malden dies of disease. Five New England men are reported dead overall. The 32d Division is in Alsace. 2%th Division remains active on sectors. Allen, 20, of I Company West Infantry, dies June 11 of bronchial pneumonia. born in Linden, Maine, lived in Malden. father is a seaman in Florida hospital.
Private Louis De Luca, 31, of Roxbury, wounded June 4 in the 23d Infantry. Sergeant Alfred M. James of Plymouth, severely wounded, served with the 7th Field Artillery. Private Fred Connor, 23, of L Company 101st Infantry, severely wounded May 31 after serving since 1915 with the Fifth Massachusetts. Private Norman F. McCann, 26, of A Battery 01st Field Artillery, slightly wounded May 27. Private Aliva Rodrigues, 18, killed in action June 7 with the 18th Infantry.
Washington June 18 The army casualty list reports 49 names with 10 killed in action 2 died of wounds 1 died in airplane accident 1 died of disease 1 died of accident and other causes 33 wounded severely 1 wounded slightly. Names include Lieutenants Leslie H Groser Brooklyn William G Herrington Nunez Ga William Campbell Johnson Eau Claire Wis John D Mathis Americus Ga Sergeants Edward T Maginsky Chicago James Marcum La Follette Tenn Privates Ray Brent Helena Mont Michael Jay 89 Webster Street New Haven Conn Thomas V Larson Berkeley Cal Michael Makaravesch Brooklyn Musician Julius S Johnson Luray Kansas Private Samuel Mize Elton Wis Died of Airplane Accident Lieutenant Harry Walter Prince West Philadelphia.
Private Hubert F. Ward of McKeesport Pennsylvania died of disease. Private Luther H. Chorn of Council Bluffs Iowa died in an accident and other causes.
A long list from Plymouth to New Haven identifies numerous severely wounded soldiers and sailors. Names span many states and include ranks from sergeant to private with residences in Massachusetts New Jersey Connecticut New York and beyond.
The notice lists multiple New England service members killed in action or wounded, including Pt. Michael Jay of New Haven and Sgt. Edward A. Tenbroeck of Springfield, with dozens of other officers and enlisted men from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire identified by rank, home address, and unit. Several names appear with 102d Infantry and 101st Infantry affiliations, detailing casualties and injuries amid ongoing conflict.
In the House of Commons Foreign Secretary Balfour said Britain was willing to cooperate with the United States in reorganizing the Russian railroads. He noted Britain had limited ability so far and that the matter should remain largely in American hands.
General Pershing reports a fight where 13 Americans faced a 40 man German ambush patrol and most returned to their lines. The despatch also describes the destruction of two enemy airplanes on June 13, details carried from June 14.
Maj Edward B Cole of 24 Strathmore Road Brookline and Frank A Beevera of Salisbury Beach identified in a local notice. The brief item records residence details for two individuals in a civic brief.
The Marine Corps releases 103 names in its casualty list including 45 killed in action and 12 died of wounds received in action. Major Edward B. Cole of Brookline Massachusetts is noted as severely wounded. The list names numerous privates corporals sergeants and staff noncoms from across the United States.
The notice lists soldiers and officers who died of wounds or were killed in action. Names include Private Alvin H. Harris from an unspecified address, Sergeant Earl Belfry of Chicago, Corporal John E. Morgan of Carthage Illinois, and many others with hometowns such as Chippewa Falls Wisconsin Atlanta Georgia Philadelphia Pennsylvania and Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin. Additional names include Lieutenant Charles B. Maynard Spokane Washington Major Edward B. Cole Brookline Massachusetts and Second Lieutenant Percival Wilson Leavenworth Kansas.
The First Naval District headquarters in Boston enforces an elevator-only rule after incidents of loitering on stairways. Management and naval authorities mandate riding the elevator to access upper floors, ending informal or lingering activities once common on the stairways.
Mr. Robert Perrigo of Everett credits Osmo-Chemic Physicians with stopping a yearlong ear discharge after other doctors failed. He cites their treatment as curing neuritis and helping a friend, Mrs. F A Coates of Boston, who has remained well for two years.
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