New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
West Point Graduate Came
Of Family of Fighters
Dating Back to '76
Seven Others Killed
Can of Beans Saves Life of
Machine Gunner in "No
Mans Land"

A descendant Of soldiers who fought
in four American wars, Captain Henry
II. Chapman, of Pachogue, L. l., was
heifirst member of his family to give
', his life for his country. His death at
Cambrai was reported yesterday in a
letter received by his bother from
! Major General Lewis, commander Of
the wildcat" Division.
Captain Chapman was graduated
from West Point in 1917 and was pro-
noted to a captaincy the same year.
His father was the late Captain Will
lam II. Chapman, U. S. A., and his
grandfather the late Major General
William II. McCaskey. His ancestors
served in the Revolutionary and Mex
lean wars. He was married to Miss
'Uriania Edwards, of Pachogue, in 1917
and was the father of daughter, Mar
garet, born several weeks ago.
Lieutenant Francis Appleton Wood,
United States Aviation Corps, was
killed while flying over the San Mihiel
sector on September ii, it was learned
yesterday. He served on the Mexican
border with the 7th Regiment, re-
ceived a commission in the old "69th"
at the outbreak of the war and later
vas transferred to the air service. He
was graduate of Columbia University.
Sergeant Edward Lloyd Sell, son Of
DR.. p. Fl. N. Sell, 1877 West Forty
fourth Street, was killed in action on
October 29, his father learned yester-
day. Lloyd Sell, brother, was wound
ed IN the same engagement. Both were
members of the 10th Infantry, which
is attached to the British army. Cor
poral Sci. recently was cited for BRAY
cry and had been recommended for a
Br!tlsh decoration. He was graduate
Of Syracuse University.
Sergeant William McTaggert, of As
bury Park, gassed in action, told of
lighting German women machine gun
ners in recent letter home. at
sure is hell to have to fight women,
but it is in the game, and believe me,
they are worse than the men," he
wrote. "They won't give up until they
have to-"
Private Myron T. Brooks, of East
Marion, Long Island, wounded in bat
tie, owes his life to can of beans, he
said in a letter to his mother He told
or being shot through both legs by a
German machine gunner and lying in
q shell hole for day and a half.
"Whei I finally started to crawl back
TO our lines," he wrote, 81 heard
sharp click, and on investigating I
found bullet had lodged in can of
beans was carrying. If it hadn't
been Tor the beans you know what the
rest would have been"
! Private Raymond A. Murphy, 413
I Willis Avenue, 165th Infantry, was
! killed by bursting shell while being
carried to dressing station for
treatment Of woundsr eceived in the
to Murphy's mother, Father Duffy,
chaplain Of the old "69" said: "What
better and more glorious exit from life
could man make than to die in the
giorous manner in which your boy
died at the turning point of the great
est war in history"
Private Murphy had an uncle and
two brothers fighting in France.
Private Thomas ]. Callahan, a men,
Der Of the American Engineering
! Corps, who was killed in recent
: action, enlisted at the age of seventeen
years. Hang out Old Glory, mather,
we have the Germans on the rum" he
wrote to his mother Mrs. Rachael Cal
lahan, 1873 Third Avenue. God bless
my boy" said Mrs. Callahan yesterday
when the news OF his death was re-
ceived. "He has done his bit.'
Private James J. Gribbng, 3O4 East
Seventy-tifth Street, enlisted in the
1o8th Infantry when he was sixteen
years old. Il have four older broth
ers, but they all have dependent fam
lies to support, so I must fight for
the Gribbings," he told the recruiting
officer. He died from wounds, accord
ing to yesterdays casualty report.
Private Max Rubin, lot East 115th