The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-21
OFFICER TRAINED
AT UPTON is SLAIN
Lieut.. Albert slesenger Of
Manhattan Won Commits
sion After Being Drafted.
YOUNG SOLDIER KILLED
Private David A. Hanrahan
Enlisted at 16-0ther
Local Casualties.

lieut.. Albert eiesenger. $50 West
iIsth street, one OF the drafted men
Eradusted from the officers training
school at Camp Upton. was killed in ac-
ton IN France October 20. according to
war Department message received
Yesterday by his aunt. Mrs. Rose slesen-
ger, with whom he lived. He received
his commission last April. sailing over
seas with Company II. l2bth Infantry.
One Of the youngest American SOL
dIers killed overseas was Private
David A. Hanrahan. who was only 1e
when he enlisted in the old Seventy first
New York a few days after he was
graduated from St. GabrieTs ParochiaI
School He was well grown and the re-
cruiting officers did not question his
statement he was Is.
Brother Was KILLED I'm June.
Hsnrahan lived with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Hanrahan. in 2O2 East
ThIrty-sixth street. David's brother, John
J. Hanrahan. who was In the s0sth In
fantry. was killed June ~.
Philip Stroh. 50 Union Hall street,
Jamaica, L T., received yesterday q
telegram from Washington informins
him that his son. Corporal Henry stroh,
Of Company d, 106th Infantry, IL n
prisoner In n German hospital in Ber-
LIN. When Corporal Stroh enlisted in
the old Twenty-third Regiment in
Brooklyn in September. 1917. he was
studying chemistry at Columbia Uni
varsity.
The parents Of John Francis Hessian.
q, OF the 10Th Infantry believe the
War Department message received by
them In which IL 10 stated that their son
was killed September . II an error and
that the boy II still living. They base
their hope upon the receipt recently Of
letter dated September -. His father
10 organist Of 81 Michaers Church, Man.
haitian.
Mrs. Bridget Guiifoyie, ai52 Third
avenue, got telegram from Washington
yesterday announcing the death from
pneumonia In France October Is of her
son. Sergeant Joseph N. Guilfoyfe. He
saw service in the Philippines and in
Mexico with the Regulars. When his
time was up he enlisted in the navy. At
the start OF the war he was in civil life
He went to France as a member of the
5000 Wagon Company OF the Quarter
sail
Lieut.. scudder Was shet.
Confirmation OF the report of the
death of Lieut.. Philip ]. Soudder Of
Company z. So7th Infantry, was received
Yesterday In his home In HUNTINGTON,
Ia l.. by Marvin L. Scudder. his brother.
In the form of an official notification
nom the War Department Mr.. Scud-
DER also got a letter written by Capt.
Elliot +. Adams Of the s07th to his
wife. which she forwarded.
You will be glad to learn that am
alive after probably having read that
] was dead and missing in action on
August 2s." Capt. Adams wrote. ct led
ny company over the top and many of
my Officers and men were killed and
wounded. Lieut.. o'BPien was at my
side when he was killed. His dying
words TO me were, Give this ring 20
Nary have his gold ring.
Lieut. Scudder was shot through the
head and neck and was told by the
German surgeon in the hospital that he
died on the cot by my side. I was shot
through the neck. the bullet passing
through my body and coming out the
iniadie or my back. When came 10
fcsnd myself in a German hospital. a
prisoner of war"
The War Department yesterday noti-
ned the family OF Lieut.. Frank Raumert
OF College Point, L. l.. that early re-
ports or his death were Inaccurate and
nat he had been wounded In action and
vas progressing rapidly toward recov-
cry" Letters received from Lieut.. Baum
err since the date Of his reported death
mad already convinced his family that q
mistake had been made.
Brothers Wounded Same Day.
John ana Timothy Murphy. both man.
oars OF Company G, 10Th Infantry ava
tons OF Patrolman Peter Murphy Of the.
aaroor Squad. whose homo 10 in I2s
N l2sth street were wounded on the
sems day near 81 Quentin. Timothy
was shot over tho heart. His brother
crgged him into q shell hole, when he
vas hit In he head by q she'll fragment.
son son are In q hospital recovering. In a
letter John writes:
We jumped on in the morning Of Sep
.emoer ~ and were In battle until the
evening Of October /. After that en-
essement Of 200 men In ono company
Oaiy twenty-nine answered roll call. An
s%imate Of the total casualties includes
a.nost two-thirds OF the regiment. Only
M ., my squad were able to 80 far.
Inc rest were all killed or wounded"
Two serEeants Kilisa.
sergeant Harry star OF Company T.
o oyoh infantry. had been through three
Stner engagements and had been rassed
T aore being killed in action October 6,
as was a salesman for Lamont, Coriiss
Co., lol Hudson street, and lived with
as parents in 221 Sherman avenue,
MI and Mrs, NJ r. OConneIl. I52
"eT sixty-fourth street, received ofIiciaI
ouneation yesterday that their son, Ser
SsAnt George r. OConneli OF Company
lo7th Infantry. had been killed In
.S uon september 10. He enlisted at the