Overseas Casualties Pass the 6,000 Mark; Gen. Pershing Reports 45 on Day's List
Washington, May 20. - The War Department today gave out a list of
45 casualties in the American army abroad, bringing the grand total across
the 6,000 mark, to 6,022. The list included the names of 7 killed in action,
bringing the total in this classification over the 500 mark, to 506; 1 died of
wounds, 1 died of accident, 7 died of disease, 27 severely wounded, and 2
slightly wounded. Two commissioned officers are named. Captain Harris D.
Buckwalter was killed in action. Lieutenant Tom W. Brown was wounded
severely.
Summary of Army Casualties to Date
| Deaths | Previously
Reported | Reported
May 20 | Total |
| Killed in action .............................. | 499 | 7 | 506 |
| Killed by accident ............................ | 237 | 1 | 238 |
| Died of disease ............................... | 1,059 | 7 | 1,064 |
| Lost at sea ................................... | 238 | 0 | 238 |
| Died of wounds ................................ | 195 | 1 | 196 |
| Gas and other causes .......................... | 74 | 0 | 74 |
| Civilians ..................................... | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Killed or prisoner ............................ | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | _____ | _____ | _____ |
| Total Deaths ............................ | 2,310 | 16 | 2,326 |
| Wounded ....................................... | 3,378 | 29 | 3,407 |
| Captured ....................................... | 67 | 0 | 67 |
| Missing ....................................... | 222 | 0 | 222 |
| | _____ | _____ | _____ |
| Grand Total ............................ | 5,977 | 45 | 6,022 |
Army Casualties Reported May 20.
Army casualties made public today, including next of kin and emergency addresses, are:
Killed In Action - - 7
Captain
Buckwalter, Harris D.; W. H. Buckwalter, 453 Church St., Royersford, Penn.
Corporals
Burgess, George G.; Mrs. George G. Burgess, 639 East King St., York, Penn.
Melchi, Manford L.; Nathan Melchi, Leo, Ind.
Privates
Blake, James A.; Mrs. D. Browne, care Spool and Cotton Co., Fourth Avenue and Twenty-third Street, New York.
Kurske, Peter; Mrs. Celia Kurske, Dickinson, N.D.
Lampman, Frederick W.; Mrs. Lydia K. Lampman, 100 Oak Street, Red Oak, Iowa
Moore, A. R.; Mrs. John Corcoran, Fitzdale, Vt.
Died of Wounds - - 1
Sergeant
Patton, Gerald S.; G. E. Patton, 1,818 East Prospect Street, Seattle, Wash.
Died Accident - - 1
Private
Discarlo, Zobito; Filene Accravatti, 316 South Lemon Street, Mount Carmel, Penn.
Died of Disease - - 7
Privates
Eginton, Walter; Albert Eginton, 93 Main Street, Lockport, N.Y.
Franceschetti, Eugene; Agostino Franceschetti, Santa Flara, Dugalo Province, Italy
Glor, Lester L.; Henry G. Glor, R.F.D., Varysburg, N.Y.
Jackson, Robert; Mrs. Mariah Jackson, Rawlinson, Ark.
Maschio, Mario; Henry Maschio, 5,304 Lawton Avenue, Oakland, Cal.
Humphrey, John D.; Miss Alice Humphrey, Prattsville, Ark.
Sullivan, James P.; Mrs. Katherine Sullivan, Lone Rock, Wis.
Wounded Severely - - 27
Lieutenant
Brown, Tom W.; Mrs. G. K. Spring, P.O. Box 400, New Britain, Conn.
Sergeants
Hill, Ernest E.; Mrs. Anna Hill, General Delivery, Glenora, N.Y.
Williams, Clifford D.; Mrs. E. J. Williams, Portland, Conn.
Corporal
Carey, Norton G.; Mrs. Gertrude Carey, 2,205 Jackson Street, Joliet, Ill.
Privates
Anderson, William B.; Fred Anderson, St. James, Minn.
Bolden, Nicolas; Peter Morosky, 39 Van Woert St., Albany, N.Y.
Brown, Walter D.; Mrs. Carrie I. Brown, Glidden, Iowa.
Burns, George; Luke T. Burns, Cheshire, Conn.
Cabbage, Glen W.; George A. Cabbage, Hazelton, N.D.
Compton, Porter E.; C. E. Compton, R.F.D. 5, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Cox, David Z.; David L. Cox, Urania, La.
Crabtree, Clarence D.; Lowell Crabtree, Box 243, Marengo, Ind.
Davies, Tom J.; David B. Davies, 484 East Broad St., Tamaqua, Penn.
Erickson, Eric A.; Mrs. Anna Erickson, 33 Cleveland Av., Bridgeport, Conn.
Frederick, William; Otto Frederick, Fort Des Moines, Iowa.
Houmann, Stephen T.; Mrs. Hanna Houmann, 730 Ninth Street, Hudson, Wis.
Kelley, Montie; Mrs. Harvie Debill, 310 Second Avenue, St. Cloud, Minn.
Kirby, John S.; William S. Kirby, R.F.D. 6, Box 63, Texarkana, Texas.
Palermo, Nicholas; Nicholas Palermo, 129 Franklin St., New Haven, Conn.
Poorman, Frank; John Poorman, Bixby, Okla.
Provenzano, Michael J.; Michael Provenzano, 845 Knickerbocker Av., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Ray, Haydon O.; C. C. Ray, General Delivery, Moody, Mo.
Redpath, George A.; Mrs. Caroline Redpath, Wayzata, Minn.
Schwetz, Frank J.; Mrs. Mary Schwetz, 1,004 South Twelfth Street, St. Louis, Mo.
Swanson, Frederick R.; Mrs. Lillian Swanson, 77 Montauk Avenue, New London, Conn.
Timmons, Russell M.; Roy Timmons, R.F.D., Smithboro, Ill.
Wetherell, Clarence R.; Robert Wetherell, 123 Wells Street, South Manchester, Conn.
Wounded Slightly - - 2
Private
Slotman, Walter H.; Henry F. Slotman, 70 Sirret Street, Buffalo, N.Y.
Corporal
Megee, James L.; S. R. Megee, Bengal, Okla.
Source: NY Times, May 21, 1918
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