The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-21
ll.. MYSTERIES
Aftermath OF WAR
core of Cases Where
obi efs Were Seen At
r eported Dead

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of cases where American
sSldlefH are reported to have been
b al % friends after being official
pT6nuInce dead by the War de-
GFttnent have come to light in the
iier{cRn Iegton's campaign to
1&ay the uncertainty sur
ffouhd ding the fate Of missing sons
u srtbroke Gen parents in all parts
III fifB SUuiEed States. Such cases
eliminate among the more than
900 sSins6lYed mysteries Of the war
III efi the American Legion Week
Is appealing to its readers to
Fred q. ptppert sailed for France
Sept tdber 10, 1913, from Camp
8pfd6u. where he was member OF
It'll Replacement Reg. In Do
Il efnI1Gf. 1918, his parents received
Cfat notice OF his death on DC.
at Brest, France. One OF
ttis soldier's friends Is reported TO
nave seen him alive and well on
october II. Later, the War RISK
Fiis8ranee Bureau reported that ne
ed at Camp Gordon on September
which is known 10 be incorrect.
He'd Gross representatives made
E9EdsEGus vi dI4 44OSPhoAS IA StAC
Btsd States but found no trace OF
5lppert
anyone having any information
abotIt the case ts asked to forward
I'd Mr., and Mrs. Adam Ptppert,
,sL9yGaft, Iowa. Their anxiety, which
Is 4! 8 "a tho power OF some one.
somewhere. to relieve, can be best
appreciated by relatives OF the hun.
4 dtedB OF other missing men whose
TAI has never been definitely de-
atermiued. By arrangement win
he American Legion Weekly, The
West Virginia herewith presents
the flowing cases and will print
Others from time to time:
james. n. Miller, PVT, Co: G, 18th
~ tifl Z reported killed in action May
20 1875 Wrote two letters be-
tween. that date and May III. but
lAIYlfEss ". &. Landrum, 500 Harri'
i son ST tockton, Calf.
CHARLES j. Newcomf, Co. {. 1884
Int SeYarely wounded in jaw At
CJhsaLeau Thierry, July 90 1918,
and pRrents so notified. They re-
ceiVsd no further word for a year,
IN eh they were given the number
and location Of the sons grave.
4 VtffteF brother, Alfred J. NewComb,
ISL Beltidere St, Boston.
IS Maurice Katz, Pvt. HQ. Co.,
stu t3ngrs., reported sick in hos
1it6k AT Brest, August -, 1919, and
later repurted dead. Sister has
since received information that
sIeals her to believe he may still
Sbe alive. Write Miss Bessie katz,
I2s3 McAlIister ST., San Francisco,
m 'Ti36nias 70. Zehncr, Co. f, 10th
int. wounded July. 30. 1918. and
late epprted dead. Said TO have
been seen alive in July, 1913. Ad'
dreBB mother, Mrs. Charles Zehner.
1853 Philadelphia St., Indiana, Pa.
y Michael j. Mahoney, D6th Co, 9TH
Marines reported died October II,
1915 from wounds received october
4 3; later reported seen in hospital.
Address sister, Miss Mary A. Ma
honey IS Taft Ave-, New Brighton
George G. Cinkler, Pvt, Co. B,
9Th Inf Has been missing since
October Z, 1918. Anyone having IN.
formation should communicate %tEh
EtYg A. Lampe, Of Diesen-Wtnkler
post, American Legion, German
Daniel j. Smullen. Pvt, Co. &,
18th Inf. Was wounded between
July IS and "a, 1918. No further
information has been received.
communicate with F. A. McClosky,
1senape Post, No. I'll, SayreyiIle,
NJ.
4 Glen R.,-Wilson. Cpl, Co. E, 353d
Inf, was either wounded or killed
ID the Argonne, November l. 1918:
Information on how her son died
wanted by Mrs. May Z. Wilson, Box
1872, Qberlin, Kans.
Thomas ]. Cumming, last seen
when IN clerical force Of personnel
sadjutant Office at Base Section 2,
Bordeaux. Information wanted by
father, T.. ]. Cumming, c. H. and
n, RY. Co., De Soto Nat. Bank
tBldga Arcadia, Fla,
Joseph O. Alvord, Co. 1, 18th
INF. His family last heard from
him just before he went into the
.sOrgonne. Information wanted by
\ his brother, Roy NJ. Alvord, Jewell,
Kans., Box 45, r, 3.
Archie S. Lake, Pvt. 97th Co.,
9Th, Marines. Reported missing
Ehateau.Th ierry, July 10: later re-
ported dead. Write to r. 8. Cuet'
ter. 625 Nelson Ave, Willmar, MINI.
Powhatan. R. Dance, Seth Co., 9th
Marines, was reported killed In &C.
tfon, on Nov. /, 1918, In the Ar
gonne. Anyone having any infor'
nation as to his death. write to
Mrs. w, p. Dance, 1884 Park Ave,
Richmond. Va.