Brooklyn and Long Island in the war; . tten on October5. he urged the members of the fam-ily to enjoy themselves, as he wasdoing likewise and was receiving thebest of treatment. He expressed thebelief that he would soon be the telegram announcing hisdeath arrived, his oldest sister, Min-nie. 22 years old, became hystericaland was unconscious for nearly aweek. She is still unable to also leaves another sister. Dorothy. Mrs. Archer of 77 Wcirfleld st. re-ceived a letter from her son, Rus-sell C. Archer, who is also a memberof Batt. D. in which he said: I want you to go to 128
Brooklyn and Long Island in the war; . tten on October5. he urged the members of the fam-ily to enjoy themselves, as he wasdoing likewise and was receiving thebest of treatment. He expressed thebelief that he would soon be the telegram announcing hisdeath arrived, his oldest sister, Min-nie. 22 years old, became hystericaland was unconscious for nearly aweek. She is still unable to also leaves another sister. Dorothy. Mrs. Archer of 77 Wcirfleld st. re-ceived a letter from her son, Rus-sell C. Archer, who is also a memberof Batt. D. in which he said: I want you to go to 128 Uinden see Mrs. Pritchard, for her son Iwas killed right alongside of me. He \was a very good pal. Tell his dearmother I dug his grave and buriedhim myself, put a cross on his graveand got a chaplain, too, and had alovely service for him. The damn Huns got four in ourbattery, one killed and three wound-ed, and, thank God, they didnt getme. Corp. Martin Becker. Martin Becker of Huntington Sta-tion, L. I., was killed in action on. October 8. He was a corporal in , 306th Inf. Pvt. Tliomas J. SchmJtt. Pvt. Thomas .1. Schmitt, who diedof wounds on October 9. lived with hissister, Mrs. Joseph Finnigan, at 173Russell St. when he was inducted intoservice. He was born in Greenpoint24 years ago. He attended St. MarysParochial School in Long Island Cityand was a member of St. CeciliasChurch. When Pvt. Schmitt wasdrafted on April 27 last he was sentto Camp Upton and later to CampDcvcns, Ayer, Mass., where he wasassigned to Co. L, 303d Inf. He wasiiflerward transferred to ProvisionalCo., 162a Inf. H« went to France inJune. P\-t. Frank C. .Tahn. Pvt. Frank C. Jahn, son of Charlesand Barbara Jahn of 1230 Fulton St.,died on October 9, of wounds re-ceived in action. He was .a memberof the 327th Inf. Hdq. Co. In October,1917, he was sent to Camp Upton,from where ho was transferred toCamp Gordon. Ho left for Franco lastMay. In his last letter, which waswritten three days before his de
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