South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-26
SOLDIERS Of THE
SEA- IN TRENCHES
First Casualty List Shows 276
of Brigade Paid Su-
preme Sacrifice.

WASHINGTON. April 2s.-The
total losses OF the brigade OF ma
rines with the American expedition
AIRY force in France so far reported
was announced today by Maj. Cen.
Barnett. cOmmandant Of the corps,
as 278. divided as follows:
Killed tn action %.
Died from wounds 10.
Died from accident 2.
Wounded in action pa.
All the lead are enlisted men.
but eiznt officers. two captains and
six lieutenants were among the
wounded. Five Of the enlisted men
we're slightly wounded. but Gen.
Barnett's statement did not show
whether the officers and other men
were severely or slightly hurt.
One Company suffers.
Most OF the casualties were In
n company. which. lost a total OF
Il men killed and 40 wounded.
were not made public nor was II
indicated what part OF the line the
soldiers OF the sea" are holding
or in what actions they have partlci-
pated. Such information is with
held for military reasons.
II is known. however, that the
marines rave been holding a front
line trench sector for several weeks.
having been moved up 10 the battle
line after doing police duty along
the American lines OF c~Ommunica-
ton since they first went TO France
with the vanguard OF Gen. Perish
ing's forces last summer.
Today's list was the first marine
corps casualty list made public. and
included all names reported up to
April %. Since the marines are
considered an integral part OF the
army in France. officials of the corps
had expected their casualties 10 be
included in those Of the army an
nounced by the war department.
Inquiry. however, developed that
such was not the case and the com
piling OF q complete list was order
ed by Gen. Barnett. IL vas regard
"a as probable that some of the
names announced today previously
had been issued by the war depart
ment in the regular army lists made
public daily.
Gen. Barnett's first announcement
said that casualties totalled PA.
with "a enlisted men killed and four
officers and 236 enlisted men
wounded Later ne made public
the names OF four additional officers
and i've enlisted men who had been
wounded. When the list Of names
referred TO in Gen. Barnett's first
announcement was issued. however.
Il was found that It contained only
III names. with those of two men
duplicated. leaving a total of 269.
To this was added the line names
OF men wounded. which were an
bounced later. making the total
casualties 27S.
Regard Casualties Small.
Considering the length Of time
he marines have been on the fight
ing line. the casualties were regard
ed as comparatively small.
The list follows:
Killed in action-Sergts. Albert
Eada. jr.. Edward G.. Warren;
Corpls. Charles *. 10th. Henry J..
smart. John Formal. John L. Kuhn.
Norman r.. Jackson: Privates Emil
3d.. Geihrke. John ~Steklenburg, Ed
ward 4. Drober. Leo Watermeir.
Rene J.. Titus. Walter j.. Ward. Ed
mund Boilack. Hugh 3. RodenbO.
Edward C.. Gehiert. Glenn Samples.
Alfred r. Schedel. Allen w. Jewett,
William +. Giles. HOhan -
Died from wounds-Priyates John
White. Lawrence G. Beabout. Ely
Wittskein. Claude L. wilkinson.
Eugene c.. Davis. Walter Reynolds
Se~gts. Roscoe Biedsoe. Cecil
Grimes.
Accidentally killcd-Sergt. Ber-
nard j.. Rokan: Private Charles d.
Graham.
Wounded I'm action-Capt. +. ".
Eorsteadt. First Lieuts G.. =. May
uarj. Fred ". Clarke. J.. Louis r.
Jones: Sergts. Joseph Weitzell. Odil