New-York tribune., 1918-06-13
Camp Upton Men
In Pershing's
Casualty List
Names of Several of Them
Killed or Wounded
Now Appear
otal Again Is Large
One Man Reported Injured
Has Four Brothers Fight
ing for. u. S.

Sergeant Edward Svatba, who was
named ins the casualty list yesterday
among those seriously wounded, is one
OF five brothers in the United States
military service. Their father, now
dead, was a native of Austria. "But
ne was true American in spirit" said
MRS. Antolnette Kubik, of 316 East Sew
entleth Street, his daughter, "and he
would be proud to-day to see his five
sons fighting for their country"
The brothers range in age from sew
enteen years to twenty six Three of
them are in the navy, one making his
eighth trip across the Atlantic in ig-
norance of Sergeant Svatba's injury.
Sergeant Svatba enlisted last June.
In Good Cause
Emil Tuckerman, listed as dead from
disease, lived with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Tuckerman, at 307 East
Eighty-third Street, and was clerk in
law office when called in the draft. A
brother is in a training camp in Texas.
lie sacrificed his life in good cause"
was Mrs. Tuckerman's comment on
learning of her sons DEATH
The accidental explosion of bomb
on June killed three Brooklyn men
whose names are on the casualty list
as dead from accident. They were
Benjamin Purifacto, of 500 Chauncey
Street; Frederick H. Schwab, of 289A
Cooper Street, and Dominica Caputo, of
o97 Park avenue. All were members of
the same company of a Camp Upton
infantry regiment. Schwab was in the
troop train that was wrecked at Central
lslip last April. A letter from him
which his mother received two days
ago said:
Don't worry; I will be home soon.
We will be happy then and live
quiet and enjoyable life. My sur
roundings here are fine"
Caputo's wife and child died shortly
was very happy to go into service"
said his father-in-law, Vincenzo Am
endola, "'and was proud, l know, to
give his life for his country"
In the 69th
George w. Scallan, whose death was
due to spinal meningitis, was twenty
Street, Brooklyn. He enlisted last
August and recently had been trans
ferred to the 165th Infantry, the old
Goth. In a letter to his mother de-
scribing a trench raid which won his
company commentator he said: Don't
worry about me. It's just as safe in the
trenches here as it is on Fourteenth
Street."
Lieutenant Albert E. Billing, who was
severely wounded, received his commits
sion at Pl&ttsburg, on August Is He
is twenty three years old and lives
at 680S Ridge Boulevard, Brooklyn. He
was married within week after leaY
ing Plattsburg. He is a graduate Of
Blair Academy and Columbia Univer-
sity.
Captain John Blanchfcld of the
Marine Corps, who was killed in ac-
ton, lived with his wife and young
daughter at 108 Ryerson Street, Brook
lyr. He had been in the Marine Corps
for sixteen years and went to France
a year ago. While in France he OBJ
tanned a furlough which he utilized to
visit his mother in Ireland, whom he
had not seen for seventeen years.
Widow and Mother
The widow of Oscar Anderson, of
II ST. Marks Place, Brooklyn, listed
as dead from accident or other cause,
is in a hospital and is the mother of
a daughter only few hours old.
Charles A. Engle, who died from
disease, lived with his mother, Mrs.
Barbara Engle, at 26 Clark Street,
Long Island City. He enlisted last
July in an infantry regiment of the
regular army.
Edward r. Buchlein, who died from
wounds, lived at 1868 Boulevard,
Union Hill, N. j., and enlisted in the
Marine Corps soon after war against
Germany was declared He was the
son of Conrad Buchlein.