WORLD WAR I
CASUALTIES OF AMERICAN ARMY OVERSEAS
REPORTED ON AUGUST 20, 1918
KILLED IN ACTION LIEUTENANT COLONEL Wallace Wilmer Fetzer, Milltown, Pa. LIEUTENANTS Earl R. Churchill, Buffalo, N.Y. Henry Q. Griffin, Winthrop, Mass. Thomas Massey, Philadelphia, Pa. James R. Stow, Eatonton, Ga. SERGEANT MAJOR Abram H. Corman, Greensburg, Pa. SERGEANTS Milton L. Bishop, Connelsville, Pa. John E. Cummings, Blairsville, Pa. Joseph W. Kiesel, Scranton, Pa. Edmund H. Knight, Philadelphia, Pa. Frederick H. Knight, Philadelphia, Pa. Private John J. Clowry, missing in action, is the son of Mrs. Anne Clowry of 311 East Sixtieth street. She believes there has been a mistake and that he is safe. The war department telegram of notification stated he was missing after an action of July 18. But Mrs. Clowry received a letter from him last Saturday in which he stated he was recovering from gas. It was dated July 24. He was in a base hospital. CHICAGO CASUALTIES AND MISSING IN ACTION: Private John Kantorski, missing in action, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kantorski, 3224 Lime street. He became a member of the national army in May and left soon thereafter for France. Private Pasquale Salerno, missing in action, enlisted a year ago. He formerly lived at the home of his sister, Mrs. Joseph Dottavia, 948 Willow street, Winnetka. Private Richard J. Lube, missing in action, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lube, 3040 Greenview avenue, who left Schleswig, Germany, thirty-five years ago to live in America. They have three other sons fighting for the United States. Five cousins of Private Lube are fighting in the Kaiser's army. Corporal John J. Mikos, wounded degree undetermined, is 23 years old and has been in the regular army six years. His former home was at 947 West Chicago avenue, but his father, Roman Mikos, is now living at 673 Fay street. Private Samuel Bernstein, wounded degree undetermined, is a member of the headquarters company of the Sixteenth infantry. His father, Harris Bernstein, lives at 1910 Washburne avenue. Private Florent Verhulst, missing in action, became a member of the national army a year ago. He has a wife and baby living at 1358 Thorndale avenue. Private Arthur L. Lehman, missing in action, became a member of the national army in July, 1917. His parents live at 1045 Grace street. Private Samuel A. Singer, Ninetyseventh company, Sixth U. S. marines, was slightly wounded in a recent charge over the top, according to a letter just received from him by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Singer, 3356 Flournoy street. He writes that "The Germans like to be taken prisoner by us. Their morale is poor and if it were not for the superior officers they would all quit." Mrs. Margaret Hayes of 6506 Maryland avenue has just received telegraphic notification that her son, Private James P. Hayes, of the Thirtieth infantry, has been severely wounded in action. She has three other sons in the service -- John P., William E., and Edward A. Hayes. |
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