The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-05
Son of Col. Charles Sym
mOnds, Ranking Soldier
From Kenosha Died of
Wounds November 2.
WAS WEST POINT GRADUATE
Francesca Muto and Andrew Mastar-
redo, Both of Renosha, are Reported
Missing in Action in Casualty
List Issued Today.

Captain Robert Earl Symmonds, SON
of Colonel Charles j. Symmonds, Ke-
Inosha's ranking representative in the
United States army, has made the
supreme sacrifice for his country. a
telegram which reached Kenosha late
Sunday announced that Captain Sym
monds had died of wounds received in
battle. His death occurred at one of
the base hospitals on the Western
front in France on November 22nd.
Colonel Symmonds was at the bed
side when his hero son died.
The two fighters under the Stars and
Stripes had met in France for the first
time only little while before Cap
tain Symmonds died.
Captain Symmonds was grandson
of the late Captain Roberts Symmonds,
one of the best known of the pioneer
residents of Kenosha and a nephew of
Attorney Frank S. Symmonds. He
would have been twenty-five years old
this month. He was born down in
Texas while his father, then young
lieutenant, was serving in one of
the regular army posts. He spent
much of his boyhood in Kenosha as
the guest of his grandfather.
Captain Symmonds went to West
Point as cadet only little over four
years ago and he was graduated with
the rank of first lieutenant at the end
of his third year, in August of last
year. Almost Immediately after his
graduation he sailed for France and
he as hurried to the front line and had
a great part in some of the heaviest
fighting of the war. He got his first
baptism of blood at Chateau-Thierry
and shortly after that memorial en-
gagement in which the United States
soldiers and marines covered themT
selves with glory and turned the tide
of the war, he was promoted to the
rank of captain. He led his troops in
all of the battles about Chateau-
Thierry and Fismes and was later with
the troops on the Lorraine front. 1t is
believed that he was wounded in one
Of the last battles before the armistice
was signed. The message telling of his
death reached his mother in Washing
ton on Sunday afternoon and it was
sent on to the relatives in Kenosha.
Captain Symmonds went to France be-
fore his father Colonel Symmonds was
assigned to active service, with the
American Expeditionary Forces and the
father had hoped that fate might place
the son in his command but the two
never met in actual service at the front.
Surviving Captain Symmonds are his
father and mother, and two sisters,
Misses Catherine Symmonds and Phyllis
Symmonds. The mother and sisters
have made their home in Washington
since Col. Symmond Is went overseas.
Tt is announced that the remains of
Captain Symmonds will be brought
back to this country for burial and
they will be laid at rest in the Sym
monds family plot at Green Ridge.
The casualty lists given out by the
War Department on Sunday contain
the names Of two more Kenosha men
who are reported missing in action.
They are Frencesco Muto, whose home
address is given at III Highland
avenue, Kenosha, and whose next Of
kin is given as James Scolo, and
Andrew Mastarredo, whose home adj
dress is given as 881 Drew street, and
whose next to kin is given as William
Mccarthy. Messages announcing that
these men were missing in action were
reported to have been received in Ke-
nosha some time ago. Both men had
been members of quotas which were
sent to France since July of this year.
Relatives Of the men are still hope
full that the coming of peace viii
result in their beings returned to the
units in which they served.
Reports from Washington announce
that Hugh Reid, Jr., son of Hugh Reid,
formerly one of the best known mem
bers Of the printing craft, had been
twice wounded in action. Young Reid
is a private serving with one of the
former National Guard units from
the District of Columbia. Letters de-
clare that he is recovering.