The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-08
LIEUT.. BOAG DENIES
CASUALTY REPORT
Friend Of Late Ex-Mayor
Mitchell Says He Is
Well and Happy.
STOCK BROKER MISSING
Lieut.. Foster Was Commander
of the Ninety-first Aero
Squadron.
STOCK BROKER MISSING

once or the Corporation COUNSEL, re-
ported severely wounded in France. Ia
we'll His sisters, Misses Edith and
Anna Boag. received notification from
the War Department September IL that
hs had been severely wounded but five
days later there was a cablegram from
him saying he was well and happy.
Lieut. Boag made his home with his
sisters at SO MorninEside avenue. He is
q, graduate Of the Plattsburg Train
!ng Camp, and enlisted in Company G,
is5th Infantry. He has two brothers in
the service.
Lieut. Frederick Vernon Foster, known
throughout the Wall Street district, has
been missing In action since September
4. He commanded the Ninety-first Aero
squadron and has been flying on the
other side for year. He enlisted in
the Naval Reserve when the United
states entered the war and later OBJ
tanned a transfer to the air forces. He
has been in the zone Of the advance for
several months. He Is rs, graduate OF
Cornell, class of 1914, and was his
fathers partner in a stock brokerage
firm.
Wounded While Building Bridge.
Lieut. Francis ]. Sinnott, 26, lis Ar
lingtpn avenue. Brooklyn. was wounded
September 5. He has written home that
he was leading a patrol OF seventy-five
men which was throwing bridge across
q stream in advance OF the front line
when he was hit In the left leg below the
knee. The letter was written three days
later. He Is a member of the 5000
Engineers.
Private Cornelius B. Hesterberg. son
II the late Henry Hesterberg. former
Sheriff of Kings and at the time OF
his death Democratic leader In Brook
lyn, was killed September IL. His
mother lives at 779 Flatbush avenue.
Brooklyn. When Hesterberg was drafted
in March last he was manager Of the
Parkside Theatre in Brooklyn. In his
last letter, written on August 20 and re-
ceived September IL, he said he had two
or three weeks OF fierce fighting and the
Germans had plenty of guns and knew
how to use them. when We are not
busy plugging them,' he wrote. I'VE are
busy ducking the fast ones" Ray Her
nandez OF Beverly road. Brooklyn, who
was a member Of the same unit as Hes
terberg, wrote recently to his wife that
he had found "Neils" gas mask. the last
string a soldier lets go. mother and
three brothers survive. This is the third
successive September that there has been
a death in tho family.
Married while on Furl0ugh.
Sergeant Harvey o. Everett, 3o7th In
fantry, killed August 2. lived at 22
Strong place. Brooklyn. with his mother,
Mrs Frances s. Everett. He was an in
surance broker and u member of Orion
Lodge, +. G. A. NJ. Mrs. Harvey Ever
EFT. his wife, to whom he was married
while on furlough home last Christmas,
lives with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Obrock, 293 East Eighth street.
Brooklyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. William weiner. 72s
Church street, Richmond Hill, have re-
ceved a cablegram from their son,
Lieut.. Frank weiner Of Company ii,
1ssth Infantry, telling them that he is
in base hospital recovering from
wound in the leg. He Is % and had
ferved three years with the Twenty
third Regiment before he received his
commission at Plattsburg.
Private Rudolph d. Ankelman, 20, 416
Vanderbilt avenue. Brooklyn. was born
OF German parents but he had the great
est love for the United States and said
when he left for France in April with
Company II, 307th Infantry that he
would TO his share to wipe the Germans
OF the map. He was killed August 81
lie made his home with his sister. Mrs
August Grande.
Only six members of Company G,
1s5th Infantry. escaped severe wounds
in certain engagement where Private
Melvin ]. Spitz, so Broad street. New
ark, y. j., a member OF the company.
WAS killed. He enlisted in the Seventh
Regiment in the spring Of 1917.
Wounded Aiding Comrade.
Private John s. Linscott. 21. Company
n, l06th Infantry, received wounds
while attempting to save a comrade and
died September 8. His wife lives at 677
Classon avenue, Brooklyn. He had
served two years with the Twenty third
on the Mexican border and home duty.
lie has brother. aged 10, in the Ser
vice
Sergeant George Robert Dunno, %.
Company F. 3O7th Infantry. son OF Mrs.
Catherine Dunno, 134S College avenue.
The Bronx. was killed in the Alsace-
Lorraine sector on August 81. He held
responsible position with the Union
Carbide Company which would have ex-
'npted him. Sergeant Dunno was a
member of The Bronx Catholic Club and
several other organizations and mass
VIII he said for him at the Church OF
Our Lady Of Victory tomorrow.
Gets German Machine Gun.
gun In manner annoying to the Yam
KEGS and Sergeant Reuben Marion
Tower Peterson, 306th Infantry, son of
Mrs. James Drummond Peterson, 269
Madison avenue, Flushing, went out TO
get 1t. His exploit was successful hut
he was killed two days later in another
enterprise He was 2S and last January
married Miss Elsa kirpal, daughter of
"A musician, Mrs. F. ]. Kirpal, 40 Bar
tTna 10 1N,aNa L., ~
course Of civil engineering at Princeton.
shell fragment struck Private Jo-
S"ph II. Harrington. Company c, 106th
Infantry, of 101 Faxall street, Ridge
wood. L. J.. but its force was broken
ny crucifix. a medal Of the Sacred
Heart and a prayer book which he car
iltd. liis left arm was injured. and
While waiting for treatment another
shell fragment tore off the entire left
SIDE Of his uniform and shirt and the
.i'tle medal his mother gave him was
split in half. He was able. however. to
write home of his narrow escapes.
Corporal Louis J. Campbell. son of
Mrs George w. Campbell, 279 West
18th street, met death at the side of
N's bunkie mate, mike" OSullivan.
hey were members OF Company A.
-oOth Infantry. and we're killed while
.1arging with their company July 30
corporal Campbell had been a clerk for
Tiffany & Co.
Corporal Morris Link So, 153 Eighth
enue. Mount Vernon. member OF the