New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-12
Ninth Infantry in Action for
Forty Days, Soldier
Wrote Relatives
Fought in 20 Battles
Boy in Rainbow Division Was
Only Is Years Old When
Troops Sailed Away

The former list Regiment of the
National Guard appeared in the casual
ty list yesterday. Also there were men
of the Marine Corps and the regular
army including some who had been
wounded or gassed previously and one
who had written that his regiment had
been in twenty engagements and had
been lighting continually for forty
days.
Corporal Frank NJ. Jacobs, of the
47th Company of marines, who was
wounded on July 10, wrote to his IA
Their, Joseph, of 2S6 Kcap Street,
Brooklyn, on July Is:
"The fighting is slowing down now
and we will get rest" Previously he
had written: June was a great month
for us. We had some awful scrapping
with the Boches. | am glad to be one
of the lucky ones to come through
without a scratch. Our regiment has
been cited five times for conspicuous
bravery" He is twenty one years old
and enlisted on April is, 1917.
Private Cornelius Grauer, of the
16oth Infantry, who was killed in
action, was only sixteen years old
when he sailed last year with the
Rainbow Division. The wound which
caused his death was the second he
had received, one which he received in
April having kept him in base hos
pital for two months. He was killed
July %. His mother, widow, lives at
Is Sylvan Terrace.
Corporal John T. O'Brien, of Com
pany |, 9th Infantry, who was killed in
action on July 1S, had written to his
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth O'Brien. of 1853
Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn, that his
regiment was now considered vet
eran body, having participated in
twenty distinct engagements and been
in severe action for forty days with
out being relieved. He had been a SOL
der for a year and day when he was
killed.
Private Patrick Cunningham. of Com {
pany X, 165th Infantry, who was killed
in action July 90, lived with sister
not heard from him since his division
sailed, almost year ago. He was
twenty four years old. A brother,
James, is in the expcditionary forces
Private Nicholas Pitt, of the 18th
Engineers. who was killed in action on
July Is, had not informed his mother
and five sisters, who are living in
arrangements with a friend here that
in case of his death they should con-
tinue to receive for several months the
allowance which he was accustomed to
send to them. He enlisted soon after.
the United States declared war. Before
that he was an oiler on a tanker.
Private Otto Koch, of the 1O5th In
fantry formerly list Regimentl, who
was killed in action on July 10, was
twenty-five years old and lived with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clemence
Koch. at 81 Ford Avenue. Glendale,
Queens. Writing to them of a German
air raid. he said:
at sounded like the Fourth of July,
but before we got through with the
Jerries-our name for the Huns-we
gave them all the Fourth of July they
wanted and then some"
Private Philip ]. Flood, of Company
f. 167th Infantry, who was severely
wounded. is the son of Mrs. Frank
Dunn, of 6 Forty-eighth Street, Cor
ona, Queens. His brother Charles, is
at a Georgia cantonment and Joseph,
another brother. is to report to-day to
his local exemption board prepared to
go to camp.
Private Patrick Mccarthy, jr., Of
Company |, 165th Infantry. who was
killed in action, was only eighteen
years old, though he had seen service
on the border more than two years ago
before going to France with the Rain
bow Division.
Private Hugh B. Kaiser, of Company
M. l65th infantry, who was killed in
action. wrote in letter which his
mother, Mrs. Mary Gastel, of 654 Sew
fenty-fcurth Street, Brooklyn, received
last week: Don't worry, mother, for
the Germans can't last much longer
and all of us fellows expect to be home
with our loved ones for Christmas
dinner with victory on our side. So,
with the help of God, | will be with