The New York herald., 1922-12-03

- AIilitaire has just been
posthumously awarded TO all the
heroic Americans who died in the
yet, have not been sent TO the families
in America because the correct ad-
dresses. are not known"
SO spoke Paul A. Rockwell of Ash
vile, y. c., and No. Rue Solferino.
Paris, historical of The American
Volunteers Of the French Foreign Le-
gion," and good man to apply to,
because, apart from his official po-
sition and great interest as a Legion
airy OF 1914. he is son-in-law of Sena-
tor Leygues. who has been Prime
Minister OF France.
France does not forget" says
Rockwell. -France will seek out each
family. These were the very first
Americans to fall in fighting for her
and naturally are honored first"
From him / have the list, but, as
you see, the families names and pres
ent addresses are not included in it.
1t Is hoped that all who have not
received the rarely bestowed decora-
Edward NJ. Stone CIarvard), New
Bedford, Mass. died OF wounds, Feb
ruary, 1915. Rene Phelizet, Chicago;
injured March, 1915. Kenneth Weeks
Mass. Tech.). Boston, Mass. Rus
sell Kelly Virginia Mil. Inst.). New
York; John Earl FIko, Wooster, Ohio,
and Earman Hall, Chicago, all four
killed June 16, 1915.
Henry w. Farnsworth (Harvard),
Boston; killed September IS. 1915.
Jack JAM. Philadelphia: killed Febru-
airy 2S. 1916. Charles Hoffeokcr, San
Francisco; killed May 80. 1916. Vic
tor L. Chapman (HarvardD New
York; transferred to aviation; killed
June %, 1916. Wiifred Michaud, De-
troit; Alan Seeger tHarvard, New
York, and Frank Clair. Columbus,
Ohio: all three killed on July 4, 1916.
Denis Dowd Georgetown and Co
lumbia). New York; killed training
for aviation August IL. 1916. kiffln
Yates Rockwell Washington and
Lee), Asheville, n. c.; killed as avia-
tor September 20, 1916. Edward
Genet. Ossining-on-H Hudson; killed as
aviator April 16, 1917. James Paul,
st, I.ouig: George Meyer, Brooklyn,
and Frank Whitmore, Richmond, Va,
all three killed April 10, 1917.
John Demang, San Francisco; killed
July 2s. 1917. Guy Agostini. San
Francisco; killed August 80, 1917.
William Paringfield, Butte, Mont;
killed November 10. 1917. Paul Pa
velisa, Madison, Conn; killed as avia-
tor at Salonica, November 10, 1917.
Charles Trinkard, NeY York: killed as
aviator November 20, 1917. Ivan Mock
university of Msryland) y last Ameri-
can citizen killed in the French For
eign Legion. January 8. 1918.
The last American volunteer killed
In French uniform was Second Lieu
tenant Ferdinand Capdoville. New
York: transferred TO 10th French line
regiment: killed October ., 1918. lead
ing his poilus TO assault of German
machine gun nests on tho edge of the
Argonne Forest IN Champagne, where
Capdeville's regiment was cooperating
with tho American army.
Dr. David Il. Wheeler civilians
SOleRebt butitiOs 49, - N'"~N "N'S
z. 1918. serving as surgeon with the
A. L. h. Billy THORN died October IL.
1918, IN an Arizona sanatorium from
tuberculosis contracted in the Foreign
Legion.
These are the men whom they honor
at tho present hour and whose fami-
lies are being sought.
For tho living the association OF
survivors already mentioned Is ar
ranging for a grand reunion in Paris
In August. 1924, on the tenth ami
versary OF the enlistment OF foreign
volunteers in the legion against the
German invasion.
The association has collected a mass
OF data, photographs, letters, citations,
books. memorials. &c. most OF which
are kept In the beautiful ground floor
suite OF tho mansion Of Senator Ley
gues in the Rue Solferine.
An examination shows that there
were more than 100 per cent. casual
ties among the Americans OF the For
eign Legion. Almost one-Slird were
killed in action, and virtually every
man was wounded from ore 20 -four