The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-26
27 5. CASUALTIES
in ]. s.. MARINES,
DURING BATTLE
Thirty-FOur Dead, 244 Wounded
In Action; No Officers
known Killed
MAJORITY IN ONE COMPANY
Twenty-One Killed in Action, lao
Wounded Out of 250 Per-
sonnet
MAJORITY IN ONE COMPANY

! washington, d. c., April 26.-The
total losses Of the brigade of marines
with the American eXpeditionary
announced today by Major Genera
Barnett. commandment OF the corps, as
27S, divided as follows:
Killed in action %: died from
wounds u: died from accidents .;
wounded in action 24i.
All the dead are enlisted men, but
eight officers, two captains and six
lieutenantS were among the wounded
Five of the enlisted men were slightly
wounded. but General ,Barnetts state
nent did not show whether the 0tIic-
ers and other men were severely or
slightly hurt. ...
Most Of the casualties were in one
company, which, General Barnett
said, lost a total of 81 men killed and
! 10 wounded out of personnel of
25o The dates on which the marines
were killed and wounded were not
made public, nor was it indicated
what part OF the line the SOLDIERS OF
the sea- are holding or in what ac-
tons they have participated. Such
information is withheld for military
reasons.
Marines Held Front Trench.
1t is known. however, that the mar
ines have been holding a front line
trench sector for several weeks, hay
ing been moved up to the battle line
after doing police duty along the Am
erican lines of communication since
they first went to France with the
vanguard OF General Pershing's forces
last summer.
,Today's list was the first marine
corps casualty, list made public, and
included all names reported up to APP
ril %. Since the marines are consid-
cred an integral part of the army in
France, officials of the corps had ex-
pected their casualties to be included
in those OF the army announced by the
war department. Inquiry, however,
developed such was not the case, and
the compiling OF a complete list was
ordered by General Barnett. 1t was
regarded as probable some of the
names announced today previously
had been issued by the war depart
ment in the regular army lists made
public daily.
List Is Reduced.
General Barnetts first announce
ment said the casualties totalled 274,
with "a enlisted men killed and four
officers and 236 enlisted men wounded.
Later he made public the names Of
four additional officers and five enlist:
ed men who had been wounded. When
the list Of names referred to in Gen
eral aBrinett's first announcement was
issued, however, it was found that it
contained only 271 names, with those
Of two men duplicated, leaving total
of 1853. TO this was added the nine
names of men wounded, which were
announced later, making the total cas-
ualties us.
Considering the length of time the
marines have been on the fighting
line, the casualties were regarded as
comparatively small.
Washington, D. c., April 25.-Tho
four officers named in the list OF mar
inc casualties are Captain F. W. kar-
staedt and First Lieutenant Louis r.
Jones, First Lieutenant G. B. May
nard, and First Lieutenant Fred w.
Clarke, .Ir, all wounded.
The following additional names Of
officers wounded in action were CIV
en- out by the navy department.:
Captain A. 3. Miller, First Lienten-
ante, VIM. H. Kirk, Harold d. Shan
non, Harry Fl. aBrber.
The list follows:
Killed in Action.
Sergeants Albert Rada, ,lr., Edward
G. Warren; Corporals Charles *.
10th, Henry j. Smart, John Fora)l,
John l.. Kuhn. Norman r. Jackson.
Priyates Emil II. Gehrke, John Stick
lcnhurg, Edward Drober, Leo Water
meier. Lester Fl. Arthur, Rene J. Titus,
Walter j. Ward, Edmund Bollack,
Hugh B. Rodenbo, Edward c. Gchlert,
Glenn Samples, Alfred +. Schcdcl, Al
len w. Iewett, VIM. e. Giles.
Died From Wounds. l.
Privates John White, Lawrence G.
Beabout, Ely Wittstein, Claude L.
Eugene c. Davis, Walter
Reynolds: Sergeants Rosco Bledsoc,
Cecil Grimes, Harry r. Williams, Les
lie II. Arthur .
Accidentally Killed.
Sergeant Bernard J. Rowan, Private !
Charles D. Graham. |
Wounded in Action.
Capt. f. w. Karsteadt; First Lieut.
enants C. 3. Maynard, Fred w. Clarke, |
Jr., Louis r. Jones; Sergeants Joseph |
Weitzell, Odil n. Kass, Leo H. Hennen |
Lloyd E. Battles, Wilburt Blackford,
Leroy Bailey, Dudley L. Brown, Chas.
S. Wehmer. Donald De Worries, Harry
W. $Puccetti, Martin II. Currie, Walter,
u. Kelley. Frank ]. Murray Clarence
f. Pumlee, Mike Luslais, Karl r, VI