New-York tribune., 1918-06-15

father wnen he enlisted last July. He
is seriously wounded He was one of
1875 young men of the Church of Our
Lady Of Victory who enlisted at about
the same time. He is member of an
infantry regiment of the regular army.
His father, William. is shipbuilder.
Frank Trinka, marine, who is Sc
riously wounded, is twenty years old
and was brought up in St. Joseph's
Catholic Home, Tarrytown, N. Y. His
sister, Anna Trinka, of 144 Hallctt
terday with the arrival Of the War De-
partment telegram why she never had
received a sequel to letter from her
brother in which he said that he had
just finished six-day tour in the front
line and would write soon of his ex-
periences.
Like Fourth of July
Corporal Wilbert F. Hanson, who was
severely wounded on Memorial Day,
wrote in a letter which his mother,
Mrs. Katherine Hanson, Of 1856 Prospect
Street, Brooklyn. received yesterday:
every day in the trenches is like the
Fourth of July" He is twenty-six years
old, member of an engineer regiment.
Before he enlisted, year ago, he was
employed as conductor by the B. R: T.
mont Avenue, Brooklyn, who has been
severely wounded, is member of Com
pany X, 28th Infantry, which is said to
have been the first company of Ameri-
cans to enter the trenches. In recent
letter to his parents, Mr.. and MIS-. Isaac
Kaufman, he wrote that his outfit was
being shifted frequently, and that their
next destination had the name of being
"pretty hot" He enlisted three years
ago. His father is a manufacturer of
uniforms.
Charles Hoffman, gunner sergeant
of marines, had been twenty years in
the military service of the United
States, serving in the army, navy and
Marine Corps, before receiving the
wound mentioned in yesterdays cas-
ualty list. His sister, Mrs. Louise
Becker, lives at 20 Dresden Street,
Brooklyn.
Upton Man Drowned
Corporal George w. Gehlea, of 1902
Bergen Street, Brooklyn, who was
drowned at sea, was member of a
Camp Upton infantry regiment. He was
on the Mexican border with the Esd
Regiment. His mother was informed
that his body had been recovered and
would be sent home.
Mrs. Rebecca Salner, of 1917 Summit
Avenue, Jersey SAty, Wuooc oOAy uOt :
ris, is reported as having been killed
on May 20, received letter from him
dated May 20. He wrote that he hoped
to obtain furlough within few
months and come home. He was twen-
ty-four years old and enlisted year
ago. An older brother, Frank, is in an
infantry regiment Of the regular
Private William R. Mccullough, of
1850 Myrtle Avenue, Glendale, severe
ly wounded in action on June s. is a
member of the Marine Corps. He en-
listed few days after the declaration
of war and arrived in France on June
/, 1917. In his latest letter he said he
had done two hours of duty in the
trenches without injury.
John Zuba, listed as seriously
wounded, is the brother of Mrs. Sophie
Brenezan, of 121 Kent Avenue, Brook
lyn. He came to the United States
tive years ago, going to Youngstown,
Ohio. Two years ago he enlisted in the
regular army. He has been in France
year and. wrote to his sister that ne
enjoyed fighting Germans.
YONKERD, June 14.-Sergeant Oliver
r. Davis, reported severely wounded in
France, was we'll known here as Il
baseball player and amateur athlete.
He was a member of Company D, 9th
Infantry. part Of the Syracuse Hri-