The sun., 1918-07-31
WOUNDED s TIMES,
He WRITES OF FIGHT
"Take OFF My Hat to the Ma
rine Doughboy," Says
Lieut.. CrOmclin.
PAUL DAILY HIT AGAIN
Empire Division Under Fire
Reports ShOw-FOrest Hills,
L. l., Boy u Victim.
PAUL DAILY HIT AGAIN

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Lieut.. John A. Cromelin of the
Twelfth Field Artillery has written
home to his mother. who lives at 400
River street, Hackensack. N. j.. an ac-
count OF the engagement OF June II, in
which he was FIVE times wounded by
German machine gun fire. The Lieuten-
ant says that he was not badly hurt. but
his name occurred yesterday In the
casualty list as severely wounded"
Lieut.. cromelin fought through the at
tack OF June 8 until he was wounded on
the night of the sixth day, and said the
work done by the marines was won
.derful." His letter home was dictated
from a hospital at Vichy, France. on
June Is. He is 90 years old.
II had been detailed as artillery liaison
officer to the Marines" he wrote. ION
the night of June II, while the attack
was in progress, was in company with
a corporal, when We stepped into Ger
man machine gun that had sneaked be-
hind our advancing line. They opened
fire at ten feet. The corporal was not
hit, but three bullets got me in one arm,
side by side. and two others went through
my right leg. The corporal helped me.
and we ran about a quarter OF mile.
dropping down about every Atty feet
when flare would go up. 1t was very
dark night, and that prevented the Ger
man gun crew from following our
course.
Arrives at Aid station.
THE corporal helped to dress my
wounds when we thought We had gotten
safely away from the machine gun. and
then We went on to a dressing station.
three days later l arrived at Vichy."
Enclosed with the letter were some
notes made hastily during the busy days
OF the attack. He told of meeting
French flying officer who had been shot
down three times in three days without
injury to himself and little damage to his
machine.
THE Americans showed the Boches
that they were a darned sight better
bunch OF fighting men," he said. II
take off my hat to the boughboy, espe-
cially to the marine doughboy."
Lieut.. Cromelin was a Junior at Prince
ton when he entered the first reserve Of
fcers training camp at Fort Meyer, Va.
in the spring OF 1911 He was assigned
to the Twelfth Artillery and went over
seas in January. He is engaged to
marry Miss Marie Bonner. daughter of
J. A. Bonner OF the American Iron and
Steel Institute in Washington. His
father Is PaRl H. Cromeln. president OF
the Interocean Film Corporation, Els
West Forty-second street.
At Princeton Lieut.. Cromelin won
mathematical prizes and was a member
Of Key and Seal.
Lieutenant Wounded Again.
Word that their son. Lieut.. Paul DAILY
of the Eighteenth Infantry, had been
wounded in France a second time was
received by the soldiers parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Daily OF 81 East Forty
ninth street. yesterday. Lieut.. DAILY was
wounded last May. but subsequently re-
turned to duty.
Yesterdays casualty lists included
the names OF several more New York
boys, and indicated that the Empire
Division, commanded by Major-Gen.
John F. Organ. has been under FIRE.
In the list OF severely wounded cabled
yesterday was Sergeant Harold Duryea
Springsteen OF Forest Hills, l.. l. He
was wounded on July IA. according to
cablegram received by his mother,
Sergt. Springsteen is IS years old.
He enlisted on June 5. 1917. as a
member OF Company +, 10th Infantry
was trained at Spartanburg. and landed
in France last Memorial Day.
Private Charles Guiterman, also listed
as severely wounded. went to Camp
Upton from Local Board 90, Brooklyn.
last September. He sailed for France
last March as a member OF Company B,
Al.t. IlaN al.
wounded in action on July IA. Gutter
man lived with his parents at $50 JEFF
ferson street. Brooklyn. and was a
printer. According TO letter received
by his mother about four weeks ago
Guiterman had not then been in action,
but declared he vas looking forward to
the day and that 'it couldn't come too
soon for him"
Private Marine Psnza, also mentioned
yesterday as severely wounded. formerly
lived with his sister, Mrs. Mary Sem
nonitti OF 32s East Thirty-ninth street.
He was also trained at Camp Upton. and
went abroad as a member OF the seth
Infantry.
Louis c. Gueriskie. whose name was
also among the list of severely wounded,
is 81 years old. and lived with his
mother, Mrs Margaret Gueriskie, at'229
East Forty-fifth street. Last September
he enlisted in the 1929 Engineers and
soon got to the front. Yesterday Mrs
Gueriskie said that she was glad her
boy had seen active service and that she
hoped he would recover quickly and get
back in the firing line.
Private j.. Fernandez, formerly OF 1873
Columbia street. Brooklyn, is another
among yesterdays list of severely
wounded. Since going abroad his family
has moved. according to neighbors, to a
Manhattan address.
Lieut.. Charles II. Walton, %, son OF
Edward Z. Walton. supervising princi-
pal OF the Springfield, n. j.. high schools.
is reported as in a hospital at Rouen
France suffering from wounds received
while on scout duty. His father re-
ceived a cablegram yesterday from the
British Air Ministry. as Lieut.. Walton
Is attached 10 the Twenty-third Squad
ron. Royal Flying Corps. He Joined the
Canadian forces in July, 1917. and has
been overseas since last January. Lieut.
Walton went to France in April. and two
weeks later was brought down by a Ger
man plane. but escaped capture. On
June II 1t was reported officially that
he had brought down two seated
Boche plane. He has a brother, Lieut.
Frank l.. Walton, serving with the
American Expeditionary Forces in