Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-16
SKETCHES MAINE
BOYS REPORTED
CASUALTY LISTS

ed and wearing chevrons denoting a
years service abroad, Sergt Herbert L.
Butler of Co. H, 103d Infantry, arrived
in this city Saturday evening and will
pass 80 days furlough at his home. He
was wounded the last time on July IS in
the Chateau Thierry drive while charg-
ing machine gun nests receiving a bullet
in his left arm and another in his left
side. The arm has been operated on
four times and the wound is still n
healed. He enlisted when he was IS
years old and saw service on the border.
He was wounded the first time on Feb,
Is.
Lewiston, e, Oct. 14.-Corry Wiles,
wounded, is the s., of Mr.. and Mrs
Hiram Wiles of Norway He is 90 years
old and unma .ried.
Rumford, Me, Oct. 4-Official infor-
nation was received here today that
Dana c. Brooks. son of Aldana Brooks
of Upton, was wounded Sept s.
w. MERCER, killed in action. was the
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry MERCER He
was q years old and enlisted in June,
1917, being assigned to Co. I. 10Sd In
fantry Besides his parents he leaves
several brothers and sisters.
Brighton. Me, Oct. 12.-Private Ezra
T. Brown of Brighton, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George C.. Brown of that place.
mas oeen confined to a hospital overseas
where he was for over two months az
a victim of shell shock and at the Same
time the parents were notified OF tie
severe woundlng of their other son. Pri-
vate Timothy D. Brown, in action in
france. Both enlisted in COMPANY F
I'd Maine, now the 1o3d Regiment in 1917
Ezra is 10 years old and Timothy %
years old. There are also two sisters
IN the family, Mrs. Elsie Jewett 81
west Athens ard one in Boston.
Saco, oct. 12.-Roland Smith, %. was
killed IN action overreas on Sent. % az.
cording to telegram just received bv
MS wife, Mrs. Ruby II. Smith of Saco
ieiS' having been a member of the Bath
company of the Maine c. A. \. G.. and
went to France. it is understood with
the oath Regiment, which was formed T.
the coast defenses of Portland ue mo.
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman c,,i.,,
of Bath and leaves a brother who No..
resides in Portland.
Passport. Oct. 14-Private Clifton
l.. Reynolds OF Meddybemps. wash.
lngton county. % miles from Fast
port, is reported missing in action =,
France, according to official notice
sent to his parents. Mr.. and Mr.
Charles Reynolds. at Meddvbemns
born - years ago and educated in the
pubic schools Of his native town he
was a student at the Eastern Maine
institute at Springfield when be w.s
drafted. April % and sent to Camn
Devens. He went across with a. n
141th Machine Gun Battalion un
has brother in service in France
Wallace Reynolds, who is in the aood
Infantry.
Palmrya. Oct. 14-word is received
IN Palmyra. announcing the death OF
Private George r. Jones at Camn
Meade, Nd, after brief illness. The
deceased was the son of Irving "
and Mary Porter) Jones, residents Of
the Newport road He was born July
10, 1898. and was volunteer in the |
National army. having enlisted in |
Bangor and was a member OF Co. q
18th Q. $. Infantry. Besides his par,
ents, he is survived by three brothers
Erwin, member of Co. D. 34th In,
fantry. now in France: Clifton. who
is employed at a ship yard in Ports
mouth. y. r., and Melvin. who works |
in Newport. and FIVE sisters, Mrs.
Clapp of West Brooklyn.
Mrs. Joseph Wing of Thorncike and |
Mrs. Vara Lake, resident Of New J