Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-09
VT. BOYS KILLED IN ACTION
Many Green Mountain Boys in
FOch's Great Drive Make the
Supreme Test.

Relatives have received from the
government notice OF these casualties,
Thery were not in the published list.
One man killed and four seriously
wounded are the known casualties Of
men from Burlington and Winooski
who took part in the battle which turned
the Germans back. In every case the
casualties were received on July 10, the
day after the Inauguration of Foch'
counter stroke. The soldier killed is
Frank Lefebvre of East Canal street,
Winooski. The wounded are George
Sheeban OF Bright street, Noel Bearor Of
of Clymer street, Frank Benoit Of Bissel
street and Godfrey J. Potvin of
Archibald street Most, if not all, belong
ed to the 55th infantry, made up Of
Vermonters. The names are not on the
published casualty list. but relatives
have received official word from
Washington notifying them of the fact
PRIVATE NOAH c. FRINK
Charlotte, Aug. 4.-Mr. and Mrs. Cor
nelius1 1Frink received word yesterday
that their son, Private Noah c. Frink,
was killed in action, July 10. He was in
the 5Sth Infantry. He was 80 years
old and besides his parents leaves four
brothers, three Of whom, Clarence,
George and Charles are in service. His
fourth brother, Elliott, lives here on the
farm that he and Noah took few
years ago.
Young Frink enlisted last February
and was sent to Camp Green. He was
a Mason, and was prominent member
Of the Congregational church here and
was very popular in church work A
memorial service is to be held at the
church for him next Sunday.
PRIVATE HENRY RIVERS
st. Johnsbury, Aug. 4.-Private Henry
Rivers, reported killed in action in
France, was a member of the 10lst
| Machine Gun Battalion. His parents
who live in Danville have received word
that he was killed July 10. He enlisted
! last year at Fort Ethan Allen and went
to Camp Devens He made the trip
overseas in May. He was % years old.
CORP. C. F. HASKINS.
Waterbury, Aug. 3,-An official state
ment that their son, Corp. Curtis F.
Haskins, has been wounded was received
by Mr. and Mrs ]. D. Haskins Friday
night. As he signed the card himself
it is hoped that injuries are slight, He
is member OF Company D, l06th NJ.
! G. B.
CORP, E. H. BRUCE
Rutland, Aug, 4.-Corp. Edwin H.
Bruce, mentioned in Saturdays cas-
ualty list as severely wounded, enlisted
for service from this city and he has a
sister, Mrs. Charles F. Bruce, living in
Rutland. He was with Campany A,
Vermont National Guard, on the Mex
ican border in 1916 and March 81, 1917,
left the employment of the F. R. Patch
Manufacturing company here, where he
worked as machinist, to go with the
company to Fort Ethan Allen. He is
about 20 years old and married. He
was of the 102nd Machine Gun Battalion.
PVT. ALBERT WEBSTER
Barre, Aug. 4.-James Webster to-
night received report that his son,
Albert Webster, was killed with the forces
in France He has brother in the
British army, also leaves his parents and
younger brothers.
PVT, CYRUS JOHNSON
East Montpelier, Aug, &c. H..
Ormsbee tonight received a report that
Cyrus Johnson who lived with them
for some years was killed in France July
20. Has a sister Marion, living in
Manchester, n. n.
PVT JAMES BROWN.
Berlin, Aug, Airs Frank Bean
has sreceived a report that James Brown,
her son, age 2l years has been killed in
France. He leaves a sister and half
brother and half sister besides his mother.
In Sundays casualty list Pvt. John
P. Kerrigan of West Rutland was re-
ported severely wounded.
Vermont boys killed in action reported