The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-11-28
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Erick-
son Hear of Death of Cor
poral Arthur Erick-
son in France.
OTHER kENOsHANs FALL
Long Lists of Casualties Being Be-
leased by the War Department.
Containing Names of Brave
Soldiers From Kenosha.


the service flag of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Erickson, $50 Marion avenue,
as on Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Erickson received a telegram from the
War Department in Washington an
nouncing that their son, Corporal John
Erickson, had died from bronchial
pneumonia in France on October
9Th No details of his death are given
lin the message.
Corporal John Arthur Erickson was
1 a member of the 434th infantry, Com
lpany G Of the seth Division and he
had been on the firing line in France
for some time. Letters last received
from him did not indicate that he had
been i'll and the announcement of his
death just after the announcement that
the division Of which he was member
had been ordered home, brought pun
Igent grief to 1.-The home where al
! ready onea sson had been laid away,
wrapped in Old Glory.
Eric Clarence Erickson, another son
of Mr. and Mrs. Erickson, enlisted in
the United States navy and his name
Twas one Of the first to appear upon the
Honor Roll of Kenosha. He died at
Great Lakes Naval Station from pneu-
monia March 28th, 1918. His remains
were brought back to Chicago and
escorted by a company of the men
from Great Lakes, laid at rest in the
Green Ridge cemetery.
! It is expected that ultimately the
remains of Corporal John Arthur
Erickson will be brought back to Ke
lnosha and laid at rest by the side Of
his hero brother. Mr.. and Mrs. Erick
son are the first residents of Keno
sha to give two sons to the great
cause Of world freedom.
I While their home was surrounded by
deep gloom today they have patriot
cally accepted the inevitable and feel
the great honor that comes to them III
having given two sons for the great
lcause for which the nation fought.
/ The casualty list today contains the
name of one more Kenosha man. He
lis Maurice Meyer, son of Mrs. Anna
Meyer, 304 Bronson street and he is
reported to have been slightly wounded
III action. The nature of his wounds
are~not given, but it is not expected
that they will prove fatal and it is
mot improbable that by this time he is
on his way back to Kenosha. The gov
lernment has arranged ii to n have all
wounded men sent back to this country
lat once and it is probable that
Meyer will be back in Kenosha be-
fore Christmas time.
William Rieschl, former Kenosha
man, who was serving in Company G
of the Fifth Signal Field Battery, was
killed in action on October 10th, ae-
Icording to delayed message received
by his brother, William Riesehl, 4O4
Collins street, this morning. Rieschl
enlisted in the army in Chicago way
back in 1914 and the message telling
lof his death was sent to sister in
lChicago. She had removed from that
lefty and a published request for in
formation as to her address brought
the message to the brother in Keno
isha. Rieschl was seasoned soldier and
he had been in France for months.
| Many casualty messages were com
ling to Kenosha today but announce
Iment of only part of them was given
to the public and the announcement
of the other casualties will come as the
formal statements are given out by
the War Department.
| The parents of Private William
Mccarthy, residing on Drew street,
were notified on Monday evening that
Private William Mccarthy had been
officially reported as missing in action
land the messages received in the city
told that the same uncertain fate had
|befallen Private Covella, who was one
lof the men called from the. city.
The next few days are certain to
bring a long list of casualty reports
to Kenosha. General Pershing is now
using every available cable to send to
Washington the reports of casualties
ana THESE reports are being sent TO
relatives of the men as rapidly as
possible. It will probably take two
weeks more to clean up the lists and
the uncertainty of the safety of men
overseas must continue until the
last lists have been received from
General Pershing.
John Woiniez. los Milwaukee avpnne
has received formal message Of the
War Department, that his son Stanley
Woinicz, a private in the American
Expeditionary Forces, has been killed
in action. Woinicz was formerly a
Kenosha photographer and i'll charge
/ of a studio on Milwaukee avenue. He
WAS one of the members of the Ameri-
can forces sailing for France last
February and his brother, M. Woinicz.
was member of Company NJ of the