Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-01
SKETCHES MAINE
BOYS REPORTED
CASUALTY LISTS

SkOWhegan, he, Dec. oO-Lleut. bo'
ward Locke. reported killed in action
! was born in Detroit July II. 1890. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs Charles r. Locke. He
graduated from the University of Mich.
| igan in 1912. He was sales manager
for the National Radiator Co. and en-
tered military service at Fort Sheridan
| Mich. May Is, 1918 He is survived by
ais wife.
Corp. Henry Kelly. reported dead
, from wounds, was born at Maystield
and was q years of age. He was a
lumberman and entered military service
/ in May, 1917. He IS survived by his
| mother. Mrs. Hiram Kelly Of Brighton
Maine.
Lubec, Me-, Dec. 30.-Sergt. Ray L. In.
gals Battery T.. nth Field Artillery
, severely wounded. went overseas with
the first American troops. He is one OF
/ the nine Children OF Cap,. and Mrs. F.
II. ingalls,. and has written home from
| a base hospital that his wounds were
not serious.
Kingnan, Me-, May ON. Z. Ian.
| caster has received government Motif
cation OF the death in action Oct. "a 81
his son, Private Guy l.. Lancaster. aged
o. He enlisted in the 9:h Massachu-
sets before it was. the 10lst Infantry
and went overseas in September Of last
year. Besides his father, four brothers
survive.
Camden. Me, Dec 30-Elrs. Augusta
p. Dyer of Hope, residing here tempo
rarily. received news today that her
son. Private Everett c. Dyer. has been
and farmer. He went to France from
Camp Devens last May
Biddeford. Dec. 3i-reter !ozoro of
.1l Summer street. this city, who was
wounded in France. is at a United
I States hospital at Railway. n. ].
His sister has been unabla to learn
the extent Of his injuries. Lozoro
was a draftee from here last March
and went to France in June. He is
in Co. z, 2Sth Infantry. % years old,
and worked for the gas company.
Buxton Center, Dec. S1--Ir. and
Mrs. Fred Cressey have been notified
that their son, Fred a. Cressey. of Co.
; G. S9th Infantry. was injured Sept 10.
The parents have just received Il let
ter from him saying he had been in
the hospital for some time but was
now so much improved that he ex
pected to be ordered home en- a hos
pltal ship any day.
He was born here % years ago and
was cook in lumber camps for sew
cral years. He tried totcnlist three
times but was rejected TO: Being I'M
der weight. He finally went to New
York last February, wnero he passed.
Scarboro, Dec. Si--Word has been
received by Mr.. and Mrs. James
Cover of this place of the death
from pneumonia overseas of their
son. Willard w. Cover. He was born
in Calais. Jan. 16. 1900. According to
the word from Washington his death
occurred on Dec. Is. The deceased
| was a graduate Of Scarhoro High
! school, class of IT. He enlisted in
| March Of this year in the Third
| Maine regiment, was honorably dis
charged and enlisted in ore OF the
national guard units, going overseas
in July.
He has brother Percy. also over
| seas in Company +, 30lst Engineers,
and a brother Russell who was To-
Gated at Camp Devens and has just
| returned home after being discharged
from the service.
Norway. Dec. 31-Mr and Mrs.
Thomas Harvey have received let
ter from their son. Ralph w. Harvey
in France, saying that he mas been
| released from the German prison
| where he was confined since last
! April and is in Franco in good health
st. Agatha. Dec. 31-Pri:atc Leon
! ard Albert reported missing in ac-
ton, enlisted June 5. 1917. and went
overseas July 4. in Co. &. l27th In
| fantry. His sister. Mrs. Anartasia
Bouchard has received government
! notification that he had been missing
; since Oct. IA.
| His sister received a letter from
him written Nov. 3 in which he said
! that he had been under fire II days
and was in the front line trenches for
IL days. then was taken ill with
| pneumonia and had been very i'll but
| was some better.
| From this it is believed that he is
now in hospital and that the re-
port Of missing in action is not cor
rect.
Lubec. Dec. 31--Private Earl NJ.
Bagley was wounded in action Nov ?,
but wrote home Nov. is that he was
in Base Hospital No. 20 and getting
along finely.
He is % years old. the son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. A. Bagley. He went to
Camp Devens and overseas with the
10th Division last July. lie was in
the 302d Infantry. but was sent with
replacement men to Co. l.. 320th In
fantrS'.
Eastport, Dec. 31-Privata Arthur
Bradley Brown of Co. F. 57th U. S.
Artillery, c. \. c.. was recently Sc
verely wounded in action in France,
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alvirus F..
Brown Of Ayers, Washington county,
receiving notification jus: week ago,
but no particulars.
Born at Ayers % years ago, he was
drafted into the service in the fall OF
1917 and left home the following De-
celnber. reaching France early in the
year. He has one small sister and
three brothers, one Of the latter be-
ing Private Lester Brown. who ar
rived home a few DAYS ago from