General Pershing Reports 28 Casualties; 5 Commissioned Officers on Day's List
Washington, May 26. - The War Department today gave out a list of
28 casualties in the American army abroad, bringing the total to 6,342. The
list included 5 killed in action, 2 died of wounds, 5 died of disease, 2 died of
accident, 7 severely wounded, 5 slightly wounded, and 2 missing in action.
Five commissioned officers are included. Major Samuel M. Wilson, Captain
William J. Burdell, and Lieutenant Frederick H. Cone were wounded
severely. Lieutenants Walter Victor Barneby and Paul B. Kurtz, both aviators,
were killed by accident.
Summary of Army Casualties to Date
| Deaths | Previously
Reported | Reported
May 26 | Total |
| Killed in action .............................. | 534 | 5 | 539 |
| Died of wounds ................................ | 224 | 2 | 226 |
| Lost at sea ................................... | 291 | 0 | 291 |
| Killed by accident ............................ | 249 | 2 | 251 |
| Gas and other causes .......................... | 74 | 0 | 74 |
| Killed or prisoner ............................ | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Died of disease ............................... | 1,092 | 5 | 1,097 |
| Civilians ..................................... | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| | _____ | _____ | _____ |
| Total Deaths ............................ | 2,472 | 14 | 2,486 |
| Wounded ....................................... | 3,551 | 12 | 3,563 |
| Captured ....................................... | 68 | 0 | 68 |
| Missing ....................................... | 223 | 2 | 225 |
| | _____ | _____ | _____ |
| Grand Total ............................ | 6,314 | 28 | 6,342 |
Army Casualties Reported May 26.
Army casualties reported today, including name of next of kin and emergency address, are:
Killed In Action - - 5
Corporals
Freeborn, Alex; William Freeborn, Collins, Mon.
Mullins, Troy; Silas Mullins, Haldeman, Ky.
Privates
Bishop, Ray M.; L. E. Bishop, Lewistown, Ill.
Major, James H.; E. L. Major, Osceola, Texas
Woods, Robert A.; Mrs. Stella Sutton, Delhi, La.
Died of Wounds - - 2
Privates
Blair, Herbert E.; Mrs. Agnes Haywood, 115 Le Roy St., Dayton, Ohio.
Jablonowski, Wladyslaw; Sador Jablonowski, 8,020 Lowinsky St., Cleveland, Ohio.
Died of Disease - - 5
Corporal
Boggs, Edwin W.; Mrs. Lillian Haywood, 243 S. )Olive St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Master Signal Electrician
Wilkens, Frank W.; Mrs. Elvira Wilkens, R.F.D. 1, Laconia, N.H.
Privates
Byrne, Charles R.; Mrs. Sarah Byrne, 99 N. Ogden St., Buffalo, NY.
McFarland, Charles E.; John E. McFarland, Gen. Del. La Junta, Col.
Williams, Jerry M.; Hattie Wright, 455 Eslava St., Mobile, Ala.
Died of Accident - - 2
Lieutenants
Barneby, Walter Victor; Mrs. W. V. Barneby, 222 30th St., Newport News, Va.
Kurtz, Paul B.; William B. Kurtz, Manheim St., Germantown, Pa.
Wounded Severely - - 7
Major
Wilson, Samuel M.; Mrs. Samuel M. Wilson, 224 Walnut St., Lexington, Ky.
Captain
Burdell, William J.; Mrs. William J. Burdell, care John P. Hickey, Hotel Milwaukee, Hot Springs, Ark.
Lieutenant
Cone, Frederick H.; Mrs. Frederick H. Cone, 180 West Fifty-ninth St., New York.
Privates
Hampton, Earle; Mrs. A. E. Larkin, 947 Martin St., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Lindstrom, Edward; John Lindstrom, Windber, Penn.
Miller, John; Joseph Miller, 237 Broadway, Dickinson, N.D.
Tokai, Felix; Tony Zedani, 1,805 North 12th St., St. Louis, Mo.
Wounded Slightly - - 5
Privates
Davis, George W.; Mrs. Gertrude Davis, Box 120, Laramie, Wyo.
Dunning, Charles J.; Mrs. Mary Dunning, 161 10th St., Buffalo, NY.
Fritsch, William F.; Miss Margaret Fritsch, 2,867 Kelley Av., Chicago
Polejewski, Alexander; John Polejewski, Orleans, Minn.
Short, Lafe G.; Dr. W. G. Short, 314 North 4th Av., Durant, Okla.
Missing in Action - - 2
Privates
Reichman, Herman; William Reichman, 4847 North 5th St., Philadelphia
Svitak, Henry; Mrs. Carrie Svitak, 3434 Tilton St., Philadelphia
Source: NY Times, May 27, 1918
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