Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-06-21
SKETCHES OF
.o'DONNELL, EATON
AND CAPT. KANE
Lewiston Journal. q.

Gordon : O.Donnell OF East Holden
Maine, reported killed III acton IN
Wednesdays Marine Corps casualty Ast
was one of the squad sent to the front
with the American flag last summer u
signalize the entrance of the IniteI
States into the war.
When the first American soldiers ar
rived in France it was decided TO send
4 squad TO the very front of the fight
! ing line for the moral effect it would
have on the allied armies and also to
show Germany that it had one more
enemy to contend with. The Unite
States Marine Corps, first in all Of
Americas battles, was selected for TINS
| honor and Young O'Donnell was one
OF those picked 10 carry the Stars anu
Stripes into the battle line. A Ban
gor boy was tlfe only other Maine boy
in the detachment.
Young o Donnell, who has now made
The supreme sacrifice for his country
was only boy, having been but -
years old when he enlisted. He went
from East Holden 10 Portland abou;
four years ago and before entering the
service was employed as a newsboy
on the Maine Central by Chisholm
Brothers.
H Wa Il r"cular attendant uDon
The Chestnut street Methodist church,
Portland. and was great favori.e
among the young people Of the
church Although no announcement
mad been made, il was understood
that he was engaged TO be married
TO one Of the Young ladies of the CON
grcgat.on.
Rev Dr. Mills. the pastor Of the
church. who corresponds regularly
with - or more boys from his congra-
CATION who are in the war. had a
letter from him about two weeks
ago. In this letter which was writ
tcn in the trenches, the young soldier
described his life there and told how
the shells were bursting about MN.
This letter Dr. Mills read at the social
service Of the church fortnight ago.
Gordon O'Donnell has a brother Ro-
land who is employed by the Eagle
Print on Middle street in Portland
and two sisters who have been en-
ploved as nurses at the Maine Eye
ana Ear Inhrmary. One Of these SIS
tcrs. Harriet. is a graduate nurse anu
is now employed on case at Brids-
ton. The Other. Gladys, has not yet
graduated and Of late has been with
her mother, who lives at East Hol-
den
Young ODonnell was a. fine type Of
young American, a good soldier ana
It good boy.
Private Frederick Eaton
Private Frederick Z. Eaton, who's :
name appeared on Wednesdays casual
ty list from overseas, and whose ad-
dress was given as Portland. was Tor
about d year an employe at the T.. l.
Burrowes Go. of Portland. He Is a
nephew OF Mrs. John Cotton Of Fort
road South Portland, and made his
home with her during his employment
at the Burrowes Co. He went from
Portland to Hayerhill and enlisted there
about q YEAR ago.
Mr.. Eaton was born in Buxton. but his
parents are both dead. and his only llv-
ing relatives are Mrs. Cotton and a
brother VINO is also IN the army he
was about 30 wears of age.
His aunt. Mrs, Cotton, Wednesday re-
ce.ved a dispatch from Washington
stating that he was killed in action.
Capt. Howard r. Kane
! Captain Howard +. Kane of Machias,
now a prisoner in Germany. is the frs
American officer from Maine to be cap
tured by the Huns. He was formerly n
physician a. Machias and enlisted In
The Medical Reserve Corps, going to
France last year. He is the son Of Mrs.
Cora and the late George Kane Of Ma
chlas He is a Bowdoin graduate, also
attending Maine Medical school, He
was at jefferson Medical school in 1902
I and 1910, and at George Washington
Medical school the year following,
! His father was for many Years en-
gagged in business in Machias.