New Britain herald., 1918-11-14
60 LOCAL MEN DIE
 IN NATIONS SERVICE
Toll of War Has Been Great
 in This City

many hearts that were also overcome by 9 feeling of sadness. The people referred to are the fathers and mothers, wives, sisters and brothers of those greatest of all heroes, the dead heroes. War always exacts a toll Of lives, and this war in its great magnl- tude exacted a greater toll than 1t Is possible at first to realize. New Brit ain is among the cities who have hon. ored dead, and the number Of New Britain men who have died is large 68 being the total.
 While grief naturally overcomes those who have lost relatives in this struggle, there is a feeling which can never be lost, that great feeling of national honor. Certainly if honor and glory Is due anyone it is due the great heroes who, sacrificing every thing have gone out on the battle field and given up their lives. These men will not be forgotten now that war is over. Their very spirit will be with their relatives, their names will be written in the pages of history and will be handed down from generation to generation.
 The Roll of Honor.
 
 the New Britain men who have made the supreme sacrifice. Some of these are heroes of the batt1ef1elds who have been killed in action. Some are heroes of the sea who have died in the service of the U. $. navy, and still others are men who have died in this country while training for better service with the forces. All these men ! have given their lives for their coun- try. The following are the names of the New Britain men who have died while in the service, as enscribed on the War Bureau roll:
 Private Albert Adams was killed in action in France, April 20, 1918. He was a m emb Der of Company E, 102nd U. $. Infantry.
 Private Rakas Alekiewiczius, who was drafted May 1 and sent to Fort sIocum, died of accident in France. He was 24 years old and lived on Franklin street
 Private Elmer Q. Anderson of the 304th Regiment, A. E. F., was killed in action in France August 20, 1918.
 Private Eromiah Benjamin, former ly of Kelsey street but later with the photo division, 264th Aero Squadron, died October 31 in England while on his way to France.
 Private Nicholas Bernardino died of wounds received in action on April 2oth. He was with company H, 102 U. S. Infantry.
 Edward N. Brandow, third class fireman in the navy, died of pneumo- mia at the Navy Yard Hospital at Newport News, Va.
 Private Stanley Brogis formerly of 56 Smalley street was killed in action July 16, 1918. He was drafted and entered the Camp Devens cantonment October 5, 1917.
 Sergeant William H. Brown of company E, 102nd U. S. Infantry died of sickness April 24, 1917.
 Private William P Card who left with 8 draft quota August died of pneumonia at Camp Mcclellan, Ala bama. October IS. He leaves a wife who lives at 345 Arch street.
 Captain William Harmon Chapman of the U. $. Army Medical Corps died recently at the Roosevelt hospital in Brooklyn, N. Y. He formerly lived with his parents at 28 Winthrop street. He leaves a wife.
 Private Alexander Cierszko died from pneumonia at a cantonment in Louisiana, October 5. He was with the 5Sth U. $. Infantry and enlisted in 1913.
 Private Charles Cotter died in France. October 2, 1918 of pneumo- mia.
 Corporal Frederick Dalton died at CVo due to pneumonia. He was 30 years old.
 Private Irving K. Davis who was with Company D, 26th Engineers died of sickness April 18th. Private Alex Demerski with Com pany c, 301st Machine Gun Battalion died from results of an accident October 2, 1917. Private Joseph Demerski with Com pany E, 102nd Infantry was killed in action Aug. 5, 1918. Private Joseph Demerski was killed | in action July 20th. He was a mem i Der of Company I, 102 U. s. Infantry.
 Private William B. Denby who volunteered for services with the Canadian Expeditionary Forces was gassed in France. He died from the 1 effects November 25, 1917. Lieutenant Henry Leslie Eddy who was with the 9th Company of the fighting U. $. Marines was killed in action June 4, 1918 Seaman Carl G. Engstrom of the U. S. N. Reserves died October 9. 1918. He was thirty one years old and enlisted in July, 1918.
 Private Edolph Eskart died from | wounds rceived in action Sept 6, i 1918.
 1 Private Paul Fanion died from pneumonia at Camp Devens October | 2nd.