Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-03
LIEUT.. S. w. RAYMOND
KILLED IN ACTION
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completing this course, he was sent
back TO Camp Logan. and became an
instructor in that branch OF warfare.
lie was later made a member Of the
detail service of the 129th infantry,
and left with Company c in April for
he east, sailing from Camp Upton, N.
Y, May 10, 1918.
Among the First az Front.
Soon after his arrival in France he
saw active service, and has been thru
some Of the hardest fighting of the
summer His death occurred just
IN the eve of promotion to a cap
aincy. which he had we'll earned,
and for several weeks, since the 10th
had been in the trenches, he had been
acting captain OF Company f.
Lieut.. Raymond had been mem
Der Of the Ottawa First Methodist
church for a number Of years and
was a 32nd degree Mason, having been
given his degrees in the Galveston
Masonic lodge while stationed in
Texas He was a member of Y. r. X.
p. Maccabees and Odd Fellows.
Casts Pail Over City.
The news of his death travelled
quickly yesterday thru the entire
city, and a pail of gloom was cast
over his many friends when il was
learned that another Of its boys had
willingly given his life to the great
| cause Of civilization and democracy
Lieut Raymond was mbrried in
1912 to Miss Nettie f. Cooke, for
mer Morris girl. who had been re
| siding in Ottawa for several years
She, with two small children, a daugh
ter. Jeanne. aged 4 years, and a son
Samuel William Jr aged six months
and widowed mother Mrs. Carrie
Raymond, survive him.
o'OshS' F>'iiSu III WI dTCH'
The blow of Lieut. Raymond's death
is particularly hard to the other mem
bers of the family at this time as
Stanley Raymond, Lieut.. Reymond's
only brother. was killed in Geneset
in a railroad accident the last o,
March
Lieut.. Weeses Letter.
The letter from Lieut.. Weese an
nounclng the death of the brave OF
/ taWa man says:
/ France, Aug. >. 1918.
! Dear Mrs. Raymond
! Il feel it my sad duty write YOU
relative to the death of your hus,
! band, First Lieutenant 5. W Raw.
mond which occurred this morning.
Death was caused by a German high
explosive shell and was instantane-
Gus. He was buried shortly after
wards in a cemetery a short dis
lance behind the lines with relig.
ious service by an Australian chap.
lain.
VIII and ! had been to division
headquarters the day before rela.
tive to our promotions, for he was
to be made captain In fact he
was commanding Company T. at
the time Of his death, and had lit
tie thought when we parted il was
to be for the last time.
His company was amalgamatea
with an Australian unit and had
been holding a difficult portion of
our front The night before this
particular sector was the scene OF
a violent local attack by the Ger.
mans in which they were driven off
with severe losses to themselves
. IN Killed, wounded and captlred
. In this ARRAY your husband con.
dncted himself with gallantrv and
distinction.
Chaplain Church, our ghaplain
Will take care Of Wits personal Of
fects and will forward you the loca
ton OF his grave Personally. | will
: see that substantial marker is
erected at the place of nterment tc
the last period Of the war. as soon
as we move the enemy out of the ar
tillery range
realize how useless words n,
{ nine would be at time like this
' hut rest assured that VIII died
like brave soldier. loved and
, mourned by all who knew him and
, that his sacrifice will be an inspra
ton to those OF us who must nress
on until the work to which we arc
all dedicated has been brought r.
victorious conclusion.
r Sincerely yours,
GLENN W. WEEsE
! Killed at Breakfast
4 haitian VYna p,nnt,nl III