The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-08
FIGHT FASCINATING,
]. s. MARINE WROTE
Lieut.. T. II. Lee, Wounded in
Battle, Told Parents He
Forgot Danger.
PRAISES HIS COMRADES
Relatives and Friends Here
Learn Of Death and Injury
to Boys in France.
PRAISES HIS COMRADES

IN A fight you never think OF danger and
furthermore there Is something fasci-
mating about It all. And when IT'S over,
YOU wonder II it's not all a dream" In
another part OF the same letter he said,
we have fne body Of men and. be-
peve me, when we start we'll bring
home the bacon"
He told of the wonderful department
Of the American Marines and said the
German troops would surrender as soon
as they found that they were facing the
"teutel Hunden." as they have nick
named the men in olive green. He said
the Germans had a deadly fear Of the
Marine Corps.
Lieut.. Lee was wounded in the bat
lie in the Bots des Americans, which
was fought on June 6, 7 and s. His
wounds, however. were slight, and II is
believed that he has already been dis
charged from the hospital. where he
was being treated. According to a tele-
gram sent by a friend Of the Lieutenant.
he and other officers were in a dugout.
having been in the trenches ninety days.
A shrapnel shell burst near them and
ono Of the fragments hit Lee.
IL . New York Lawyer.
Lieut.. Lee is a member Of the Ninety
nth Company Of the Sixth Regiment Of
Marines. He went to Plattsburg in De-
cember. 1917. and on graduating was
made First Lieutenant. In January,
1918, he went to France and after raw
ing been in school there for five weeks
was sent to the front. Lee Is a graduate
Of New York Law School and gave up
his practice at As Broadway to enter the
service. His father, Thomas ]. Lee, who
lives at 2l6 West 121st street, has ad
a number OF interesting letters from his
son. particularly those written by the
young officer since he has seen action.
jeremiah Sheehan. who was among
the seriously wounded in yesterdays
casualties. lived with his father at 345
West Eighteenth street. The elder
sheehan, however. moved after his two
sons enlisted in the Fighting Sixty
imth.' and his present address Is not
known. No further information was OBJ
tairable.
The address Of Corporal Elwood L.
Colby. who was killed in action. waA
given as 100 West Fffty-seventh street.
The building at that number Is being
Tazed, and no one in the neighborhood
the family Barney Ginsberg. who died
OF wounds received in action on June
20. is not known at 6a5 Wales avenue.
The Bronx. His sister. Mrs. Henry
lubin, knew nothing Of his death until
Interviewed yesterday.
II was also impossible to locate the
home of Dennis Falvey. who formerly
lived at 2749 Eighth avenue. An effort
was made to locate his wife. in order to
notify her that her husband, who was a
private in the Engineer Corps. had died
" disease. 1t was learned. however
that she moved when Falvey was in
Quoted.
Wrote of His Premonition.
David Doctor Of 2T6 Vermont avenue
Brooklyn. was killed In France on the
night OF June 90. according to the
notfcation sent to his sister. Mrs. Lens
Brussel. Doctor was an orpnan and wa:
drafted about six months ago. In a re-
cent letter he wrote that he expected tc
he sent into action soon and that he fel,
he would never return.
John ]. Sheridan. mentioned amonl
those killed in action. lived with hi.
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sherida n
al 80 Walnut street, Newark. He wa.
Z years old and had worked, since boy
rood on a farm In Salem county. HI
vas taken in the first draft and sailet
for France on Easter Monday. The Wa
Department notification states that III
was killed on June 6.
That her three nephews had beer
S.lled in action was the word received
og Mrs. Anna Weaver of 2S Atlantic
street Newark. yesterday. The boy,
were Douglas J. O'Hanley, 81; Murra!
Lob -
Daniel OHanley of Cape Breton. Nov;
scotia. The three were serving in &
Canadian regiment.
The word originally came TO Mrs
Weaver through a friend. who tele
phoned that the three boys had beer
kllled. Mrs. Weaver without waiting
for further particulars wrote to he
brother, the father of the boys. AM
asked him II the report was true. Mrs
Weaver said that Douglas. che oldest
had been in the service three years ant
mad been wounded eleven times. Tn
other brotf ers had been in the service
about nina months. Prayers were SAT-
for the three boys at all the masses II
s. Patrlcks Cathedral in Newark yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Winters OF Ocean
side, l. l., were notified yesterday tina
NHelE son, LOUIS Hdu peel SEVERN.
wounded In France. The boy was 2
wears old and was drafted last March
lie went overseas after a period of train
Ing at Upton. The last letter from hin
was dated June 16. and in it he told hi
parents that he was feeling fine"
American Filler wounded.
Word has been received by DIR. c. A
lange of 67 Hanson place, Brooklyn
that his brother, Oscar. OF the loaf
Aero Squadron. has been wounded Il
France No details were given. Tn
asst letter DR.. Lange received from hi
brother was written In May. At tn
time OF his enlistment Aviator Lang
was In the insurance business In Chi
cago. He was a graduate OF Brookly
High School and Polytechnic Institute
He belonged to the Crescent Athleti
astc sportsman.
An announcement OF the death of Lieu
Joseph A. Synnott has been made !
Montclair, n. ]. The dead officer was
brother OF Molly Synnott and n cousi
ot Major Martin ]. Synnott OF Sout
Fullerton avenue. Lieut.. Synnott ma
been a member OF the Marine Corps 10
seventeen years and was awarded tn
CroIx de Guerre after his death.
Another Montclair boy who has re
Gently been killed In action Is James /
Booth OF A. North Willow street. II
volunteered early in the war. aad HI
mother was notified yesterday that h
had been killed while fighting.
Theodore ]. Waterman. whose nam
appeared in yesterdays casualties. live
with his parents at 1413 Prospect avenue
The Bronx. He has a brother. Leo. VIII
Is also in the service. He enlisted tw
years ago. being Is years old at tn
time
Joseph Ascent. Fl years old. formerl
lived with his father. James. at 70