Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-21
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DR.. T. A. Foster Of Portland left on
Tuesday for the army camp at Green
! Vile, S. c., where he has been assigned
TO duty In the base hospital. DR.. Foster
has recently been commissioned a first
lieutenant in the medical reserve corps.
DR.. Foster has seen much service since
the outbreak Of the war. having served
for is months with the Red Cross in a
base hospital in France. After his return
from France he was commissioned first
lieutenant in the Maine militia and helped
to xamine the men for the Third regi-
ment which has been organized in this
State. At the time of the Halifax disas-
, ter DR.. Foster>was one of the first to vol
unteer his services, and under the auspices
Of the Red Cross of Maine he served 10
days at Halifax. representing the State
there.
Bath Times-Lieut. John II. Williams OF
IA Drummer St. this city. now stationed
at Fort Levett, attached to the head
quarters company of the 5ith regiment.
H. a., is the only Bath officer assigned
for oversee service. During his visit to
his home in this city over Sunday he re-
c6ved the congratulations from his num-
erous friends over his assignment. He Is
full of vim and anxious to go over the
top in the service of the L.. S. A. Lieut..
Williams was formerly a member of the
old 4th Co., M. C. A, Of this city which
was later the 2th Co, while stationed at
Fort Baldwin. Capt. Henry w. owen,
Jr., and Capt. Samuel B.. Wakefield have
both been detached from the 54th and will
probably be assigned to training of raw
troops as they arrive at the Portland
forts.
This community was again saddened
when the news came to w. H. Bunker
that his nephew, Sergt. Ralph E. Robert
son, mad died Somewhere in France
Feb. 3, Of Septicaemia. He enlisted last
summer as a motor truck driver. He was
called to Fort Strong, Mass, early in
September, belonging to the 303d motor
truck Co. In October he was at home for
a few days furlough, and he was anxious
Tor the time to come that he could 60
across to do his bit, giving his life will
ingly to help save his country. Sergt.
Robertson was a young man Of sterling
character. always pleasant and genial
and liked by all who knew him. His
- A7iAS iAiC pul Io DdQ spent
a great part of his time here. as at ono
time he and his brother, E. 8. Sperry.
were In business here and his MANY
friends here extend their deepest sympa-
thy to the bereaved relatives.-South
Gouldsboro letter Of Bangor News.
Lieut.. John +. Wilson, formerly of Nor
way, has been promoted to captain OF
Company D. He is under General Perish
ing, doing duty Somewhere in France
This is his second promotion since his
landing in France. He was second lieu
tenant when the company left Norway In
June.
Carroll NJ. Dewitt, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Ransford w. Dewitt Of Holyoke street.
BREWER mas been again honored by the
military authorities of the government In
being advanced to the grade Of a cap
tain, a recognition of his ability and at
tention to duty that will please all his
old friends. The order promoting him
from first lieutenant to captain. under
date Of Oct. 4, 1917, was announced in the
Army and Navy Journal of Feb. 9. Cant.
peWltt graduated from the University
OF Maine in the class of 1916, after having
devoted a large share of his attention to
military matters in the student regiment
and holding high office therein during his
flnal year at Orono. He applied early In
his graduation year for a commission in
the regular army and this was granted
later, SO that he was commissioned a Sec
ond lieutenant n sent to Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas, to take a course of train
ing IN the officers training classes there.
lie graduated from that class Feb. 10.
1917 and was sent to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
where he has been since and where he
took the examinations for a captains
commission in the fall, just after his re-
turn from a sick leave at his home in this
city. Thus he has been advanced twice
within a year from his graduation al
Leavenworth.
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