Evening star., 1918-12-01
THREE D. c. men
AMONG VARS DEAD
Lieut.. Cullen, Sergt. Dieste
and Private Kennedy on
Casualty List.

Three Washington soldiers were
killed in action. according to taday's
casualty report released by the War
Department. The casualties were
identified with the fighting OF the last
| of October and the first of November.
Another died Of wounds one Of disease
| and one Is reported missing in action.
Lieut.. Joseph v. Cullen, thirty-fve
years old. whose family resides at
210 5th street northeast, fell in action
October %, according to telegram
general. Lieut.. Cullen had recently
been promoted to Heutenancy, hav-
ing served in the organization former
ly the District National Guard since
May. 1917.
He trained at Camp Greene, N. c.. and
at Camp Mills, Long Island, and while
awaiting embarkation orders was pro-
NOTED to corporal After attending
officers school In France, he was COM
missioned and attached to the 26th
| (New England) Division.
Machine Gun Sergeant Killed.
| The 312th Machine Gun Battalion,
composed of District men who trained
at Camp Meade, has lost another of its
members. One OF the sergeantS, Will
liam K. Dieste, is reported killed in
action. He died on October 30. He is
one OF several Washington men belong.
ing to that unit to lose their lives In
battle.
| Sergt. Dieste was twenty-five years
old and had always lived in Washing
ton. He attended the grade and BUSH
ness High schools. Leaving Washington
with the first quota Of drafted men he
trained only short period before sail
ing for France.
He wrote homo on October 20, stat
ing that he was in the Marine sector,
ton OF few bombs falling in our vicin-
ity." The Germans had just retreated
and he stated that they had left the
ground In good condition, contrary to
the common practice of Hun retreat
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
65l Morton street. His mother last
evening stated that she believed her son
had died in most glorious manner.
Private Goodman Missing.
Private Andrew H. Goodman, son Of
Mrs. Charlotte Cookman, 1925 w street
southeast, Is reported missing in action.
not return, and are hopeful He is
| twenty-five years old.
Private Frank S. Kennedy. twenty
nine years old, was killed In action.
He was a member Of the 316th Ma
| chine Gun Battalion and a draftee OF
April, 1918. One Of two brothers from
a family of theirteen to be in the
Army, he is native Of Oldham, Va
While In Washington he made his
home with his sister, Mrs. Maud
Brown, 1910 Massachusetts, avenue.
Before entering the Army he was
employed at Center market as q
butcher. Mrs. E. NJ. Delano, another
sister, lives at 1904 g street.
Relatives Of Lieut.. Harry J. Spald-
ing, an aviator. have been notified
that he was wounded in the hands
while carrying out an air raid during
the Chateau Thferry fight. He, how
ever, succeeded In downing one Hun,
| Inherited Fighting Spirit.
The fighting spirit inherited from a
line Of veterans Of the revolutionary
and civil wars manifested itself in
Spalding when the Mexican trouble
broke out. He went to the border with
Company Of the District of Colum-
bta National Guard.
Learning that the United States was
going to train great air fleet, Spald-
ing came to Washington and trained
at Fort Myer. before receiving a COM
mission.
Two sisters are in the city. They are
Mrs. II. r. Mann, wife Of Lieut. Com
mander Mann. and Miss Martha Spald-
Cross.
Sergt Claude W. Pogue Of 41s 6sth
street northeast, is listed with the
deaths from wounds received in ac-
ton. and Private Albert Goss Of 1920
street southeast died Of disease.