New-York tribune., 1918-07-15

Exchanged Places
With Brother and
Is Killed il, Fray
Cohen Makes Second and
Supreme Sacrifice for
His Country

Louis Cohen, twenty-thrce years old,
up to last May was travelling sales
man, who devoted most of his earnings
ms aged parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
LOUIS Cohen, ST., who then lived at
l24 South Third Street, Brooklyn.
But the time came early in Nav
"hen Louis forsook the sample case
and donne.d the khaki for Uncle Sam.
nd IN doing SO, he made a sacrifice
nat makes his death in action in
france noteworthy.
For Cohen had an older hrotber
whose remuneration was much more
man his. This brother was called in
me draft. That left the support Of
ne parents on Louis. His salary did
not compare with his brothers. so he
went to the draft board and suggested
that he be allowed to exchange nlaces
with his brother.
Supreme Sacrifice
His request was granted and he
sailed with regiment Of engineers
tor France. Up toward the firing line
went his unit. The result became
known yesterday, when an official tele-
gram reached the Cohen home, now at
a32 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn. It
tersely told that Louis had made the
supreme sacrifice
Fortunately, the aged couple was not
at home when the sad news came.
other relatives received the telegram.
ana last night they were trying to
conceal the story from the father and
mother that the onetime salesman,
VINO had sacrificed everything for their
death. Ao
r. Private Samuel Packer. 354 Powell
street. Brooklyn, reported dead in
france from wounds, is alive. in the
D, 1ellef OF his parents. A dispatch from
Washington said that he succumbed to
wounds IN action on May 20.
But as his parents received let
Ter from him dated June 2, in which he
SAID ne had not yet been in action, they
are convinced it is a case of mistaken
identity. Packer was a tailor previous
to being. drafted. He went abroad with
the 9O7th Infantry. A native of Minsk
h;ussia, ne was graduate of the Brook
lyn public schools.
Son of Police Lieutenant
Among those reported seriously
wounded in yesterdays casualty report
is William G. Holahan, twentythree
years old. of 1880 Jessup Avenue, The
Bronx. he is corporal in the ma
rlnes. HOLMAN was the first youth
from the High Bridge section to enlist
when the United States entered the
war. He is the son of Lieutenant Hol-
ahan, of the High Bridge police sta
ton. In letter to his mother he men
toned that the marines are the first
to fight, and that he would be among
the first to go lover the top" His re-
ported injury bears him out.
Private Harry Dunn, of the 328th In
fantry, was accidentally killed by a
rifle shot in France, according to word
received yesterday by his aunt, Miss
Mamie Ross, of 246 Ninth Street
Brooklyn. Dunn, who was TWENTY
three years old, tried to enlist in the
18th Infantry, but was rejected. He
was later drafted and passed. He
sailed for France in May. His par
ents are dead.
Word was received yesterday at
Greenwich, Conn, of the death of Cor
poral John Henry Gibson, of the 4O2d
Motor Truck Company, at Ell Paso Tex.
Death followed an operation. Gibson
who was twenty three wears old. was q
native of Greenwich He is survived
by his mother, three sisters and four
brothers. one Of whom is with the avi-
alton squadron at Kelly Field, Texas.