Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-17

TIC orc II casualty list # Sept.
Is reports corporal Sturgls +. Dur
gin ~ Tho Forks n severely wound
a IN aston
corp Sturei- Fraa& pursin was
q wears old the 18th day ~ last June.
lie was born in the plantation OF
West Forks and his parents still
reside 'hcrc Ills father is Frank j..
pusir. deputy shorln and game
warden Crp Dursn received his
early education IN his home town,
attending no West Forks hiSh
,Chool and la'cr graduating from He
1ron acad, my. He enlisted in co. F.
en- NAV e. lql- Itc has twice been IN
80 hrspUnl. uEr" Ion shea wound. MI,
and Mrs IuIcln are the parents Of
one other SON, Alton Bray Durgin,
WHO ie now IN the aviation training
aepnrtmeut az - Paul
npnsor SIC. Sept, l6--Scrgeant
Howard q T,rlcN, attached 10 Co.
g. 1914 l. = lnfantrS formerly the
second Maine, has arrived At his
homo m Thus city from France. be-
iuE released from the regiment Tor
6uty IA an instructor at one of the
trn!ring comps IN Alabama. Win
ms regiment ScrCt. Finley went into
gctcr "a july Il and participated in
the first daN's eight at tho battle OF
the Name on the same day he was
relieved from the regiment ana or
cercd ~ thc limited states FOR duty
bore The second Maine went into
notion with other parts of the 2bth
DIVISION sat 70 "u the morning or
Julv Is and renamed engaged with
the German forces until III the eve
rne. at which tmc he received his
orders to embark for America.
Hanrar. Me. Sept i6.-Corporal
Guy II Merrill. 81, a brother nf Mrs
stewart Hutchins of this city. was
severely wounded in action over
seas on July %. according 10 tele-
gram received here Saturday from
Washington He was member Of
Co. 6. lu3d Infantry. and saw ser
vice with the old Second Maine al
the Mexican border in 1916. He hao
previously been e. sscd in action. Ht
az "A brother. Lieut., Parsley Mer-
rill. who is now in the army, having
been in the service for period oil
eight years. serving at one time IN
the Philippine Islands.
The family Of John +. Key, Cape
Elizabeth Shore, received n tele-
gram Sept 10 frUm Ottawa notifyna
Them that their son. William James
Key. was killed in action Aug. - or
The battlefclds of France. This
Young man enlisted in the 2S6th ca
madam REGIMENT in September. 1916
and went overseas October. lsl :
Was transferred TO the famous Black
Watch Regiment and had been con-
tinually in action for the last SIN
months. lie leaves father mother
and four brothers. Infamed by the
spirit that spread all over Canada
and sent the flower of Canadian
youth across the sea. he enliste'
when under the age limit.
Another of Bangor's patriotic boy
has given his life for his country. IL
r. samuel J. Turner. son OF Mrs. An
thony Cormier, 10 Patrick street. Mrs
Cormier received the telegram Thurs
day which stated that his death oc
CURED Aug 30. while on the battl,
feld Turner has been in the servic
OF Uncle Sam for five years. TIL,
time Of his enlistment is unknown
as he had been away from home 70
>ome time when his mother receive,
a letter from him which was writer
In France. Turner was IS years o
age. He formerly lived in Presqu
Isle where he was we'll known and hi
many friends will learn with deep re
greet Of his death. Mrs. Cormier ha.
three other sons in the service AM