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Raymond Spencer MacKeil, Private: died Oct. 9, 1918, of pneumonia. Enl. June 30, 1918, R. A., assigned to Troop I, 314 Cavalry.
Raymond Spencer MacKeil was born March, 1900, at Lowell, son of Daniel and Jessie MacKeil; brother of Mabel MacKeil of Quincy, and of Mrs. Pearl H. Lowther of New Bedford. Shipyard worker, employed at Bath, Maine.
Joseph Michael Martin, Fireman, 1 Class, U. S. N .: died Jan. 20, 1918, of disease at Chelsea Naval Hospital. Enl. Jan. 12, 1909; dis. Jan. 11, 1913. Re-enl. Jan. 5, 1917, assigned to U. S. S. "Arizona;" trans. May 9, to U. S. S. "Missouri;" May 25, to U. S. S. "Arizona;" May 28, to Rec. Ship at New York City. June 15, to U. S. S. "Kanawha."
Joseph Michael Martin was born May 17, 1890, at Quincy, son of Edward J. (died 1914) and Catherine A. (Grogan) Martin (both born in Ireland) ; brother of Edward J., John C., George L., Lawrence, and Alfred Martin, all of Quincy. Laborer, employed in Braintree.
Neil Robert Mattson, Private: died Dec. 2, 1918, of disease. Ent. March 29, 1918, 151 D. B .; trans. to 35 Engrs. Overseas, April 30, 1918.
Neil Robert Mattson was born September 22, 1893, at Estuna, Swe- den, son of John and Carolina (Ericson) Mattson, of Stockholm, Swe- den ; brother of John Victor and Bernard Olaf Mattson, both of Quincy, and Bror Carl, Gustav Martin, Eric Wilhelm, Oskar Gunnar, Marta Maria, and Anna Margreta Mattson, and Mrs. Freda Molin, all of Stockholm, Sweden. Carpenter. Massachusetts. Resident about four years.
*Raybern Blood Melendy, 2 Lieut., Inf .: killed in action, Nov. 1, 1918 (near Champigneulle). Enl. June 30, 1916, M. G. Co., 6 Inf., Mass N. G .; trans. to Co. G, 104 Inf., 26 Div. Corporal, Jan. 3, 1917; Sergeant, June 1, 1917. Dis. Sept. 30, 1918, to accept commission. Appointed 2 Lieut., Inf., Oct. 1, 1918, as- signed to Co. M, 305 Inf., 77 Div. Overseas, Oct. 3, 1917. Croix de Guerre: "He displayed remarkable calmness and courage in going to aid a wounded com- rade exposed to the fire of enemy artillery during the combat of April 12, 1918. Under enemy fire he set up an automatic rifle on the parapet in order to place it in a better position during a counter attack."
Raybern Blood Melendy was born January 22, 1896, at Worcester, son of A. Edward and Alice E. (Blood) Melendy; brother of Ralph G. Melendy of Wollaston. Patternmaker. Attended Wentworth Insti- tute. Square in Wollaston named in his memory.
*Cyril Peter Morrissette, Private: died Feb. 24, 1918, of wounds received in action (near Tutai, on Feb. 22, in raid upon German lines which resulted in the capture of 2 officers and 29 soldiers). Enl. May 16, 1917, Co. F, 9 Inf., Mass. N. G. (Co. F, 101 Inf., 26 Div.). Overseas, Sept. 7, 1917.
Cyril Peter Morrissette was born July 15, 1885, at West. Quincy, son of Cyril (died 1921) and Victoria (LeFrancois) Morrissette (both born in Canada), of West Quincy; brother of Arthur J., Albert, Eva and Helen Morrissette, Lucy (wife of James) Raftus and Laura (wife of William) Belanger. Stonecutter. Square in Quincy named in his memory. "First Quincy soldier killed in war."
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*Chester Raymond Moyle, Corporal: killed in action, Oct. 11, 1918 (just east of St. Juvien). Ent. Oct. 4, 1917, 151 D. B .; trans. to Co. M, 325 Inf., 82 Div. Corporal, Dec. 11, 1917. Overseas, April 25, 1918.
Chester Raymond Moyle was born in Quincy, February 28, 1896, son of John Opie (born in England; died 1922) and Hannah (Mac- Laughlin) (born in Canada) Moyle; brother of Mildred May (wife of Walter Peterson) Smith of Quincy. Shipfitter. Square in Quincy named in his memory. (Cited for gallantry in action in which he was killed.)
Robert T. Murphy, Private; see Stapleton, Thomas J.
David J. Nagle, Private: died Sept. 28, 1918, of pneumonia. Ent. May 3, 1918, 2 Rct. Co., G. S. Inf .; trans. June 4 to S. & T. M. Co., 4 Bn., 2 Regt., Feb. Auto Repl. Draft, Camp Jackson; July 8 to Bty. B, 111 F. A., 29 Division. Overseas, July 22, 1918.
David J. Nagle was born June, 1889, in Dublin, Ireland, son of Mrs. Annie Nagle of Cloughran County, Ireland, 1918.
Victor E. Nelson, Private: died Oct. 24, 1918, at Base Hospital, Camp Devens. Ent. July 22, 1918, 151 D. B .; trans. Aug. 26, to Hdq. Co., 36 Inf., 12 Div.
Victor E. Nelson was born September 2, 1892, at Quincy, son of John Theodor (died 1924) and Mary (Johnson) Nelson both born in Sweden) ; brother of George Frank and Russell Carl Nelson, and Roy Franklin Nelson of Quincy (all of whom served in U. S. N.); Mrs. Alida M. Spencer of Belmont, Mrs. Olga Anderson, and Otto Theodor Nelson. Driver: Milk Route.
*George Tradenick Nesbitt, Private: died Oct. 25, 1918, at Evacuation Hos- pital, No. 7, of wounds received in action. Enl. July 20, 1917, 1st Sep. Sq. Cav., Tr. C, Mass. N. G .; reported for duty July 25, mustered Aug. 1, 1917, assigned to Co. C, 102 M. G. Bn., 26 Div. Overseas, Sept. 23, 1917.
George Tradenick Nesbitt was born May 27, 1890, at Quincy, son of James L. and Elizabeth Rose (McCormack) (deceased) Nesbitt; brother of Mrs. Edith I. (wife of Ralph A.) Dembroeder, Mrs. Alice (wife of Aldwin) Hatfield, and of Miss Ruth Nesbitt. Brakeman : N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R.
Square named in his memory.
*Roual W. Nordquist, 1st Sergeant: died July 19, 1918, of wounds received in action. Enl. May 4, 1915, Co. M, 6 Inf., Mass. Vol. Mil .; trans. July 1, 1916, to M. G. Co., 6 Inf. Reported for duty March 30, mustered April 11, 1917, as corporal; assigned to Co. G, 104 Inf., 26 Div. Corporal, Jan. 4, 1917; sergeant, June 1, 1917; 1st sergeant, April 7, 1918. Overseas, Oct. 3, 1917.
Roual W. Nordquist was born February, 1893, at Quincy, son of Nils and Hannah (Pearson) Nordquist; brother of Mrs. Ellen John- son, all of Quincy. Married Caroline Marie Aronsen. Clerk.
Bert J. Parnell, Private: died Dec. 10, 1917, of pneumonia. Enl. June 5, 1917, Co. A, 5 Inf., Mass. N. G .; trans. to Co. A, 101 Inf., 26 Div. Overseas, Sept. 7, 1917.
Bert J. Parnell was born December, 1891, at North Stratford, New Hampshire; brother of Mary E. Parnell of East Roxbury, New Hampshire. Laborer. Resident in Massachusetts, about twenty years.
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Eric C. Patch, Private: died April 4, 1918, of pneumonia, at Base Hosp. 17, A. E. F. Enl. June 1, 1917, Co. D, 1 Engrs., Mass. N. G. Reported for duty July 25, mustered Aug. 4, 1917, assigned to Co. D, 111 Engrs., 26 div. Overseas, Sept. 26, 1917.
Eric C. Patch was born November 18, 1892, at Quincy, son of Frank L. and Mercy (Phillips) Patch of Quincy. Married, 1917, Eleanor May Files of Quincy. Manager: Coal Business.
John Shaw Pfaffman, 2 Lieut., Aviation: died July 20, 1918, in airplane acci- dent at Voves, France. Enl. Oct. 22, 1917, E. R. C., Paris, France, Sig. Enl. Res. Corps; Hats. Det., Aviation Sec., Paris, France. Dis. May 19, 1918, to ac- cept commission. Commissioned 2nd Lieut., A. S., May 20, 1918, A. S., S. C. Overseas, April, 1917.
John Shaw Pfaffman was born October 27. 1894, at Quincy, son of George Eaton and Mabel Abigail (Shaw) Pfaffman; brother of Karl S. Pfaffman. Harvard, class of 1916; prepared at Phillips Andover Academy. Square in Quincy named in his memory. Served with the Norton-Harjes Ambulance Unit, May 9, to November 9, 1917.
*John W. Reveney, Private: killed in action, Oct. 25, 1918. Ent. Sept. 20, 1917, Co. M, 302 Inf., 76 Div .; trans. Feb. 5, 1918, to Co. F, 61 Inf., 5 Div. Overseas, April 16, 1918.
John W. Reveney was born, 1888, at Quincy, stepson of Mrs. Flora Reveney of Broad Cove Chapel, Nova Scotia, brother of Mrs. Margaret Frances Sullivan of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,. Member of Quincy Police Department. Square named in his memory.
John Santos, Seaman, U. S. N. R. F .: died Sept. 30, 1918, of influenza, at Chelsea Hospital. Enr. June 27, 1918, Tng. Camp, Hingham; Sept. 27 to Tng. Camp, Bumkin Island.
John Santos was born June 24, 1900, in Boston, son of Marion (died 1924) and Mary Rose (Silvia) Santos. Mrs. Anderson of Quincy, 1926). Brother of Mrs. Lillian Carle and Mrs. Mary Parker. Conductor, steet railway.
*Matthews Smith, Private: killed in action Oct. 14, 1918 (in attack on Cunel) and Bois des Rappes). Ent. Sept. 20, 1917, Co. M, 305 Inf., 77 Div .; trans. Feb. 5, 1918, to Co. C, 14 M. G. Bn., 5 Div. Overseas, April 12, 1918.
Matthews Smith was born July, 1889, at Portadown, Ireland, son of Mrs. Margaret Smith of Derry Keerin, Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland; brother of Patrick J. and Daniel Smith, and Mrs. Catherine Fairn, all living in Ireland, and of Edward and Thomas J. Smith, both of Quincy. Operator, Rivet Stud Company. Resident in Massa- chusetts 4 years.
Everett Cary Spencer: see Sutermeister, Everett Cary.
Anthony P. Spileno, Private: died May 7, 1917; airplane accident. Enl. Feb. 17, 1914, R. A., 43 Co., C. A. C., Fort Terry; trans. to Co. B, A. S. Sig. C, Mineola, L. I., N. Y.
Anthony P. Spileno was born July, 1895, at Minsk, Russia, son of Philip Spileno, of Roosevelt, New York, 1914.
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Thomas J. Stapleton, Private: died Oct. 13, 1919, of disease, at Camp Zachary Taylor. Enl. Nov. 30, 1916, Co. E, 8 Engrs .; trans. May 17, 1918, to Quarry Heights, Canal Zone; July 24, to Co. A, 5 Inf .; Aug. 21 to 17 M. P. Co .; Jan. 31, 1919, to Co. H, 5 Inf., 17 Div .; Sept. 6 to Provost Guard Co., Camp Zach- ary Taylor.
Thomas J. Stapleton was born January, 1890, at South Boston, son of Michael and Catherine Stapleton ; brother of Josephine and Martha Stapleton ; all of Roxbury, and of Mrs. Ellen Denning of Washing- ton, District of Columbia. Machinist.
*James Dawson Milne Stewart, Private: killed in action, July 18, 1918 (Belleau Wood). Ent. Sept. 8, 1917, Co. F, 104 Inf., 26 Div. Overseas, Sept. 26, 1917.
James Dawson Milne Stewart was born August 16, 1887, at Quincy, son of Charles J. (deceased) and Mary (Dawson) Stewart (both born in Scotland) ; brother of Charles J. and Robert W. Stewart, both of Bos- ton. Plumber.
*Everett Cary Sutermeister, Private: killed in action, Sept. 26, 1918 (during Marcheville raid). Enl. July 16, 1917, Tr. A, Sept. 1, 1 Sq., Cav., Mass. N. G .; trans. to Co. A, 102 M. G. Bn., 26 Div. Overseas, Sept. 23, 1917.
Everett Cary Sutermeister was born June 4, 1897, at Quincy, son of Frederick Arnold (died 1923) and Lydia (Earle) Sutermeister (Spen- cer) *; brother of Walter Arnold and Stanley E. Spencer, both of Wol- laston, Frederick Alden Spencer of Woodbridge, New Jersey, and Her- bert R. Spencer of Alwood, New Jersey. Square at Wollaston named in his memory.
*Family name legally changed to Spencer after declaration of war, but that of the soldier remained unchanged, as he was in France at that time.
*Malcolm Eugene Webster, Private, U. S. M. C .: killed in action July 19, 1918 (Soissons). Enl. March 21, 1917, Port Royal, S. C .; trans. 81 Co., 6th M. G. Bn., Quantico; July 1, 1918, to Co. D, 6th M. G. Bn., 2 Div. Overseas, Dec. 31, 1917.
Malcolm Eugene Webster was born February 3, 1898, at Brewer, Maine, son of Ralph Jewett and Annie Freeman (Gordon) Webster; brother of Richard Gordon Webster, all of Wollaston. Employee : Pneumatic Scales Company. Square at Wollaston named in his memory.
John Erick Erickson, Co. H, 109th Inf., A. E. F .: died of wounds received in action, Nov. 12, 1918.
Frank Suprum, Co. C, 8th M. G. Batt., A. E. F .: killed in action, Oct. 3, 1918. Sarge C. Pavluk, Co. E, 26th Inf., A. E. F .: killed in action, Oct. 4, 1918.
RANDOLPH
*John Douglas Crawford, 2d Lieut., Inf .: killed in action May 27, 1918, at Cantigny. Called into active service from O. R. C., as 2d Lieut., Inf., Nov. 27, 1917; assigned to Co. H, 28 Inf., 1 Div. Overseas, Jan. 8, 1918. Citation: "On the morning of May 27th, during intense shell fire which preceded an enemy raid, walked up and down his trench sector encouraging his men and by his fearless example kept them in high spirits; shortly after dawn he was killed by shell fire."
John Douglas Crawford was born February 25, 1888, at Randolph,
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son of John Jennings (died 1904) and Ellen Josephine (Turner) (died 1920) Crawford; brother of Seth Turner Crawford of Boston and of Judith MacMillan Crawford. Square at Randolph named in his memory. Yale College, 1911 ; prepared at Thayer Academy and Cheshire School.
*Thomas Whitty Desmond, 1st Lieut., Inf .: killed in action May 27, 1918 (near Cantigny). Commissioned 1st Lieut., Nov. 27, 1917, from O. R. C., assigned to Co. D, 18 Inf., 1st Div. Overseas, Jan. 12, 1918.
Thomas Whitty Desmond was born September 6, 1896, at Randolph, son of Jeremiah J. and Maria L. (Whitty) Desmond of Randolph; brother of Alice C. Desmond of Randolph. Massachusetts Agricul- tural College, 1919, prepared at Thayer Academy. Post 169, A. L., Randolph, named in his memory. Attended 2d Plattsburg Training Camp.
Charles Gabriel Devine, Machinist's Mate, Aviation: died Sept. 21, 1918, of in- fluenza, at Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill. Enr. May 11, 1917, U. 'S. N. R. F., reported for duty, Oct. 12, 1917, to Naval Tng. Det., Newport, R. I .; trans. Feb. 28, 1918, to Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Va .; June 20, 1918, to Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill.
Charles Gabriel Devine was born December 15, 1892, at Randolph, son of Edward Joseph (deceased) and Mary Elizabeth (Flaherty) De- vine; brother of Walter A. Devine, all of Randolph, and of Joseph W. Devine of Boston. Clerk. Tree plantd on High School Lawn, Ran- dolph, in his memory.
*Hugh Alexander MacDonald, Sergeant, U. S. M. C .: died July 19, 1918, of wounds received in action (near Vierzy). Enl. May 19, 1909, Co. A, 8 Inf., Mass. Vol. Mil. Dis. May 19, 1912. Re-enl. June 15, 1912, Co. A, 8 Inf., Mass. Vol. Mil. Dis. Dec. 14, 1914, to join U. S. Army. Enl. Dec. 22, 1914, U. S. M. C., assigned to U. S. S. "Nevada;" trans. Sept. 8, 1917, to 97 Co., 6 Regt., 2 Div. Corporal, Nov. 22, 1917; sergeant, Sept. 15, 1918. Overseas, Nov. 12, 1917.
Hugh Alexander MacDonald was born April 4, 1890, Brighton, son of John F. (born in Nova Scotia; died 1892) and Jeannette (McLeary) (born in Scotland) MacDonald of Randolph; brother of Mrs. Elizabeth Joyce and Mrs. Emma O'Dell, both of Randolph, Albert MacDonald of Webster, and Mrs. Mary Sprowl of Allston. Salesman. Served in U. S. M. C. at Vera Cruz.
Daniel Joseph McNeill, Private: died Nov. 17, 1918, of pneumonia, at Garden City, L. I. Ent. Oct. 30, 1918, Air Service, Garden City.
Daniel Joseph McNeill was born June 1, 1898, at Randolph, son of John B. (born in P. E. I.) and Mary E. (McGaughey) (died 1917) Mc- Neill; brother of John Malcolm, Francis Leo, and Wilfred McNeill, all of Randolph. Shoe cutter.
STOUGHTON
*William Joseph Buckley, Private: killed in action Oct. 3, 1918. Ent. Feb. 26, 1918, 151 D. B .; trans. to M. G. Co., 111 Inf., 28 Div. Overseas, May 5, 1918.
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William Joseph Buckley was born December 22, 1888, at West Stoughton, son of Timothy and Catherine Buckley (both deceased) ; brother of Timothy F. Buckley, and Nora (wife of William) Johnson of Roxbury, and of Joseph Buckley of Stoughton. Express Clerk.
*Herbert Lawrence Connell, Private: died Sept. 19, 1918; gassed; pneumonia. Ent. Feb. 26, 1918, 151 D. B .; trans. March 16, 1918, to Co. L, 305 Inf., 77 Div. Overseas, April 16, 1918.
Herbert Lawrence Connell was born March 30, 1891, at Stoughton, son of John F. (deceased) and Bridget E. (Clark) Connell, of Stough- ton; brother of Thomas H. and William H. Connell of Brockton, John J. Connell of Canton, Francis J. Connell of Dorchester; and E. Ed- ward, G. Austin, and Rose A. Connell, and Mrs. Jane L. Brady, all of Stoughton. Storekeeper.
Cornelius Edward Corbett, Private: died Sept. 15, 1918, of pneumonia (at Camp Devens). Ent. Sept. 3, 1918, 19 Co., 5 Tng. Bn., 151 D. B.
Cornelius Edward Corbett was born July 17, 1896, at Stoughton, son of John and Nellie (Sheehan) Corbett, (both born in Ireland) ; brother of Josephine, Helen, and John J. Corbett, all of Stoughton. Rubber worker.
George Francis Flynn, Private: died Dec. 6, 1918, of influenza and pneumonia. Ent. Sept. 6, 1918, assigned to 103 Co., 25 Bn., Syracuse Rct. Cp.
George Francis Flynn was born May 30, 1889, at Stoughton, son of John D. and Ellen (Fitzpatrick) Flynn of Stoughton (1919), brother of Mrs. Sarah Thomas, Mrs. Rose Frost, and Nellie Theresa and Law- rence Flynn, all of Stoughton, Mrs. Mary Whipple of Jacksonville, Flor- ida, Mrs. Kate MacAvoy of Cambridge, and of John Flynn and Mrs. Kate McAvoy of Cambridge. Rubber worker.
Joseph Revello Green, Private: died Sept. 25, 1918, of pneumonia (at St. Eliza- beth's Hospital). Ent. Aug. 15, 1918, U. S. Army Tng. Det.
Joseph Revello Green was born January 29, 1894, at Stoughton, son of Louis (deceased) and Catherine Capello Green; brother of Leo R., Louis, Sadie, and Albert Green, and Rose E., wife of Joseph Ceruti, all of Stoughton. Strapper in rubber company.
*Fred Larson, Private: killed in action, Oct. 15, 1918 (Cote de Chatallon, near Landres-St. Georges). Ent. April 26, 1918, 151 D. B .; trans. May 23 to Co. C, 302 M. G. Bn., 76 Div .; July 30 to Co. E, 163 Inf., 41 Div .; Aug. 7 to Co. L, 165 Inf., 42 Div. Overseas, July 8, 1918.
Fred Larson was born February 1, 1891, at Lunnar, Sweden, son of Lars (deceased) and Karna Mattiasson Larsnillsson, in Sweden; broth- er of Gustave Larson of Stoughton, and of Asel Larson in Sweden. La- borer: Street Department. Resident in Massachusetts four years.
John McGarvey, Private: died Dec. 30, 1918, of pneumonia (at Camp Hos- pital 41, Is-Sur-Tille; gassed during Meuse-Argonne offensive). Enl. April 10, 1917, Co. C, 1 Corps Cadets, Mass. N. G. (Co. C, 101 Engrs., 26 Div.); reported for duty, July 25, mustered Aug. 4, 1917. Wounded in action, July 14, 1918, (near Chateau Thierry). Overseas, Sept. 26, 1917.
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John McGarvey was born November 3, 1893, at Salem, New York, son of John and Elizabeth (Melvin) McGarvey; brother of Owen E., Peter, George A., Isabel, and Melvin McGarvey, all of Stoughton. Model Maker. Resident in Massachusetts twenty-one years.
Ralph Read Malcolm, Sergeant: died March 8, 1919, of pneumonia, at sea near Cape Race, on board U. S. S. "America." Enl. Nov. 24, 1915, Btry F, 2 F. A., N. Y. N. G. Served on Mexican border. Assigned to Btry. F, 105 F. A., 27 Div. Corporal, Jan. 22, 1917; sergeant, March 7, 1919. Overseas, June 30, 1918.
Ralph Read Malcolm was born July 14, 1892, at Stoughton, son of George E. (born in Nova Scotia) and Martha Sarah (Searle) Malcolm; brother of Mildred Caroline and Roy Wilfred Malcolm, all of Stough- ton, and of Edgar Searle Malcolm (who served as sergeant, M. C., Fort Strong and Fort Warren). M. I. T., class of 1915; prepared at Chaun- cey Hall. Civil Engineer. A flagpole erected in his memory at Ever- green Cemetery, Stoughton. Appointed second lieutenant, Coast Ar- tillery O. R. C., February 1, 1919. Never called to active duty as lan officer. "A cousin, Lieutenant George S. Shepard, died of wounds early in the war." Citation: "For conspicuous gallantry in action (with) the 105 Field Artillery in the vicinity of Cote de L'Oie, France, on October 2 and 3, 1918, in carrying ammunition by hand a distance of 1,200 metres from the ammunition dump to the battery position under heavy shell fire throughout the night and the following afternoon, in order to enable the battery to fire an offensive barrage in support of the in- fantry advance."
John Francis Mara, Jr., Private: died Feb. 6, 1919, of disease at Camp Dev- ens. Ent. Sept. 3, 1918, 19 Co., 5 Tng. Bn., 151 D. B.
John Francis Mara, Jr., was born March 31, 1897, at Elizabeth, New Jersey, son of John Francis and Julia Teresa (Campbell) Mara; broth- er of Charles W., Joseph, Eugene, Thomas, William, Ellen, Gertrude, Florence, and Margaret Mara, all of Stoughton. Rubber worker. Resi- dent in Massachusetts nineteen years.
*Ray Marden, Corporal: killed in action, Nov. 1, 1918 (near Champigneulle). Ent. Feb. 26, 1918, 151 D. B .; trans. March 16, 1918, to Co. L, 305 Inf., 77 Div. Corporal, Oct. 22, 1918. Overseas, April 16, 1918.
Ray Marden was born August 7, 1892, at Stoughton, son of Edward Lyman Marden of Stoughton and Etta Gertrude (Guild) (deceased) Marden; brother of John, Harold, Doris F., and George H. Marden (who served as sergeant, Prisoner of War Escort Co. 233, A. E. F.) and of Mrs. Rose Hinds, all of Stoughton, and of Mrs. Barbara E. Schmidt. Married Marion Holbrook (Mrs. Wm. Corbett, 1925) ; child, William Henry Marden. Mill hand.
James Francis Marron, Private: died Sept. 16, 1918, of pneumonia, at 101 Base Hospital, St. Nazaire, France. Ent. May 27, 1918, 152 D. B .; trans. June 20, to Medical Corps, Fort Jay, Del .; July 6 to 3 Co., Med. Repl. Dft., Camp Merritt; July 13, to Med. Det., 101 Base Hospital. Overseas, July 14, 1918.
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James Francis Marron was born June 30, 1889, at Stoughton, son of James J. (deceased) and Mary Ann Marron ; brother of Joseph P. and Leo Marron, all of Stoughton. Shoeworker.
*Michael Panayolis Nicon, (alias Nicholas Spallas), Corporal: died July 31, 1918, of wounds received in action (near Montreuil, July 14). Enl. April 9, 1917, Btry. C, 1 F. A., Mass. N. G. (Btry. C, 101 F. A., 26 Div.). Corporal, July 7, 1917. Overseas, Sept. 9, 1917.
Michael Panayolis Nicon was born in 1889, at Mytilene, Greece, son of Peter Michael and Polyxene Nicon; brother of Anastasia, Georges, John and Apostolos T. Nicon ; all of Mytilene, Greece. Rubber worker. Resident in Massachusetts two years. "Served three years in 156 Com- pany, C. A., at Fort Constitution, New Hampshire."
*Michael Romanuk, Private: killed in action, July 29, 1918 (on heights north and east of Sergy). Ent. Sept. 21, 1917, Co. K, 302 Inf., 76 Div .; trans. Feb. 13, 1918, to 3 Co., March Repl. Draft, Camp Devens; April 10 to Co. D, 165 Inf., 42 Div. Overseas, March 12, 1918.
Michael Romanuk was born July, 1891, at Zwynaku, Russia; nephew of John Kosokoosh of Stoughton.
Lester Albany Whitten, Private: died Sept. 20, 1918, of disease, at Camp Dev- ens. Ent. May 27, 1918, 152 D. B .; trans. June 25 to Co. M, 303 Inf., 76 Div .; to 151 D. B .; Aug. 3 to Co. D, 73 Inf., 12 Div .; Sept. 5 to 151 D. B.
Lester Albany Whitten was born September 29, 1886, at Stoughton, son of Daniel Albany (deceased) and Laura A. (Fogg) Whitten of Stoughton ; brother of Earl Everett and Leonard Augustus Whitten, both of Stoughton. Employee: Last Company. Enlisted April 30, 1917, 10 Company, C. A. C., M. N. G .; discharged August 7, S. C. D.
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*Charles Raymond Wilber, 2nd Lieut., Inf .: killed in action, Sept. 29, 1918 (just west of Juvigny). Ent. Jan. 5, 1918, Co. H, 306 Inf., 77 Div. Corporal, April 4, Sergeant 4, 1918. Dis. July 12, 1918, to accept commission. Appointed 2nd Lieut., Inf., July 13, 1918, assigned to Co. B, 126 Inf., 32 Div. Wounded slightly July 31, 1918. Overseas, April 16, 1918.
Charles Raymond Wilber was born September 17, 1895, at Wilming- ton, son of Charles Henry and Abbie Lovell (Baker) Wilber ; brother of Frank Everett, Herbert Howes, Raymond T., and Evelyn Lovell Wilber, and of Olive Lovell (wife of Harold A.) Page. Garden super- visor. Massachusetts Agricultural College, 1917. Post No. 106, A. L., Sharon, named in his honor, also grammar school at Sharon.
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Pietro P. De Santes, Private: died Oct. 3, 1918, of pneumonia (at Camp Dix). Ent. June 27, 1918, 153 D. B .; trans. Aug. to Co. G, 346 Inf., 87 Div .; Aug. 13 to 153 D. B .; Sept. 7 to Co. L, 134 Inf., 34 Div.
Pietro P. De Santes was born March 18, 1893, at St. Pietro Apostole, Italy.
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mouth. Shoe worker. Thomas F. Donovan Square, Braintree, named in his memory.
*Nicodemo Fudo, Private: killed in action, Aug. 27, 1918 (near Bazoches, Oise- Aisne offensive). Ent. Feb. 25, 1918, 151 D. B .; trans. March 16, 1918, to Co. G, 306 Inf, 77 Div. Overseas, April 16, 1918.
Nicodemo Fudo was born May, 1896, in Italy, son of Dominico Fudo, of Mamola, Province of Calabria, Italy.
Walter Joseph Healey, Private: died Oct. 15, 1918, of pneumonia. Ent. July 3, 1918, 5 Co., C. A. C., Southern New York; trans. Sept. 6 to Hdq. and Sup. Btry., 6 A. A. Btry. Overseas, Sept. 25, 1918.
Walter Joseph Healey was born December 15, 1892, at South Wey- mouth, son of Robert H. and Elizabeth G. (Madden) Healey; brother of Robert C., Albert, Agnes, and Mary S. Healey, all of South Wey- mouth. Shoe worker.
*Arthur B. Hurley, Private: died June 27, 1918, of wounds received in ac- tion. Ent. Oct. 4, 1917, 151 D. B .; trans. Feb. 13, 1918, to Co. M, 9 Inf., 2 Div. Overseas, Feb. 27, 1918.
Arthur B. Hurley was born October 11, 1899, at Weymouth Heights, son of Simon H. and Mary (Levangie) Hurley, (both born in Nova Scotia) ; brother of Alice E. Hurley, and Mrs. Annie J. O'Brien (wife of Henry M. O'Brien), all of North Weymouth. Shoe operative.
*Harold Wilson Hyland, 2 Lieut., Inf .: died Sept. 1, 1918, at Juvigny, France, of wounds received in action at Oise-Aisne. Ent. Jan. 5, 1918, at Riverside, Calif., assigned to Co. H, 307 Inf., 77 Div. Corporal, April 16; sergeant, June 3, 1918. Dis. July 12, 1918, to accept commission. Commissioned 2 Lieut., Inf., July 13, 1918, from N. A .; assigned to Co. F, 127 Inf., 32 Div. Overseas, April 7, 1918.
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