Son of Angelo Mario DeLuca and Rosanna Pinto
Private, U.S. Army
Unit 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division
Entered Service From Connecticut
Buried Plot A Row 3 Grave 40
P. M. June 21, 1918.
U. S. ARMY FIELD MESSAGE.
From: C.O. 1st Bn.
At : P.C.
Date: 21 June 18. Hour 11:45 P.M. How Sent: Runner.
To : H 13.
Co. B, C & D have been troubled with gas tonight. Lt. Banigan of Co. A who had a detail with Co. C, says the odor was that of bananas, then like stew in marmite can - sweetish taste at first. Could hear no report, or see no flash from where the shells came. One casualty reported thus far from this sector. A 13 is investigating. A 1 requests that you go over.
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No Time Indicated. June 21, 1918.
To : C.O. 9th Inf.
At 9 P.M. heavy shelling of our entire position began lasting forty minutes.
The platoons were under cover in the woods by their dugouts at the time the shelling began. They immediately took shelter in them.
The 1st platoon had one man wounded and as the four stretcher bearers were coming to carry him to dressing station all four were wounded.
The 2nd platoon had six men killed in two dugouts. "Direct hits" and light wounds.
The 3rd platoon had three men wounded.
The 4th platoon two men wounded, one of them was a gas sentinel on post.
The officers and men of the company displayed exceptional coolness under this heavy fire, recovering the dead from the dugouts and evacuating the wounded.
File U
KILLED
Sgt. William A. Hamilton 38274
Pvt.lcl. Albert Carron 38310
Pvt. Cecil W. Muller 38446
Pvt. William DeLuca 294282
Pvt.1cl. Joe V. Salac 38357
Pvt. George A. Brochu 38379
Additionally these men from Co. B died of their wounds over the next few days:
Cihocki, Tadency 6-23-18†
Frost, Frank H. 6-27-18†
McCleary, Charles E. 6-23-18†
Nemeth, Tony S. 6-23-18†
Ostrowski, Stanley C. 6-22-18†
Contributor: MGR (46905687).
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Private, U.S. Army
Unit 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division
Entered Service From Connecticut
Buried Plot A Row 3 Grave 40
P. M. June 21, 1918.
U. S. ARMY FIELD MESSAGE.
From: C.O. 1st Bn.
At : P.C.
Date: 21 June 18. Hour 11:45 P.M. How Sent: Runner.
To : H 13.
Co. B, C & D have been troubled with gas tonight. Lt. Banigan of Co. A who had a detail with Co. C, says the odor was that of bananas, then like stew in marmite can - sweetish taste at first. Could hear no report, or see no flash from where the shells came. One casualty reported thus far from this sector. A 13 is investigating. A 1 requests that you go over.
— — — — — — — — — —
No Time Indicated. June 21, 1918.
To : C.O. 9th Inf.
At 9 P.M. heavy shelling of our entire position began lasting forty minutes.
The platoons were under cover in the woods by their dugouts at the time the shelling began. They immediately took shelter in them.
The 1st platoon had one man wounded and as the four stretcher bearers were coming to carry him to dressing station all four were wounded.
The 2nd platoon had six men killed in two dugouts. "Direct hits" and light wounds.
The 3rd platoon had three men wounded.
The 4th platoon two men wounded, one of them was a gas sentinel on post.
The officers and men of the company displayed exceptional coolness under this heavy fire, recovering the dead from the dugouts and evacuating the wounded.
File U
KILLED
Sgt. William A. Hamilton 38274
Pvt.lcl. Albert Carron 38310
Pvt. Cecil W. Muller 38446
Pvt. William DeLuca 294282
Pvt.1cl. Joe V. Salac 38357
Pvt. George A. Brochu 38379
Additionally these men from Co. B died of their wounds over the next few days:
Cihocki, Tadency 6-23-18†
Frost, Frank H. 6-27-18†
McCleary, Charles E. 6-23-18†
Nemeth, Tony S. 6-23-18†
Ostrowski, Stanley C. 6-22-18†
Contributor: MGR (46905687).
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Son of Angelo Mario DeLuca and Rosanna Pinto
Private, U.S. Army
Unit 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division
Entered Service From Connecticut
Buried Plot A Row 3 Grave 40
P. M. June 21, 1918.
U. S. ARMY FIELD MESSAGE.
From: C.O. 1st Bn.
At : P.C.
Date: 21 June 18. Hour 11:45 P.M. How Sent: Runner.
To : H 13.
Co. B, C & D have been troubled with gas tonight. Lt. Banigan of Co. A who had a detail with Co. C, says the odor was that of bananas, then like stew in marmite can - sweetish taste at first. Could hear no report, or see no flash from where the shells came. One casualty reported thus far from this sector. A 13 is investigating. A 1 requests that you go over.
— — — — — — — — — —
No Time Indicated. June 21, 1918.
To : C.O. 9th Inf.
At 9 P.M. heavy shelling of our entire position began lasting forty minutes.
The platoons were under cover in the woods by their dugouts at the time the shelling began. They immediately took shelter in them.
The 1st platoon had one man wounded and as the four stretcher bearers were coming to carry him to dressing station all four were wounded.
The 2nd platoon had six men killed in two dugouts. "Direct hits" and light wounds.
The 3rd platoon had three men wounded.
The 4th platoon two men wounded, one of them was a gas sentinel on post.
The officers and men of the company displayed exceptional coolness under this heavy fire, recovering the dead from the dugouts and evacuating the wounded.
File U
KILLED
Sgt. William A. Hamilton 38274
Pvt.lcl. Albert Carron 38310
Pvt. Cecil W. Muller 38446
Pvt. William DeLuca 294282
Pvt.1cl. Joe V. Salac 38357
Pvt. George A. Brochu 38379
Additionally these men from Co. B died of their wounds over the next few days:
Cihocki, Tadency 6-23-18†
Frost, Frank H. 6-27-18†
McCleary, Charles E. 6-23-18†
Nemeth, Tony S. 6-23-18†
Ostrowski, Stanley C. 6-22-18†
Contributor: MGR (46905687).
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Private, U.S. Army
Unit 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division
Entered Service From Connecticut
Buried Plot A Row 3 Grave 40
P. M. June 21, 1918.
U. S. ARMY FIELD MESSAGE.
From: C.O. 1st Bn.
At : P.C.
Date: 21 June 18. Hour 11:45 P.M. How Sent: Runner.
To : H 13.
Co. B, C & D have been troubled with gas tonight. Lt. Banigan of Co. A who had a detail with Co. C, says the odor was that of bananas, then like stew in marmite can - sweetish taste at first. Could hear no report, or see no flash from where the shells came. One casualty reported thus far from this sector. A 13 is investigating. A 1 requests that you go over.
— — — — — — — — — —
No Time Indicated. June 21, 1918.
To : C.O. 9th Inf.
At 9 P.M. heavy shelling of our entire position began lasting forty minutes.
The platoons were under cover in the woods by their dugouts at the time the shelling began. They immediately took shelter in them.
The 1st platoon had one man wounded and as the four stretcher bearers were coming to carry him to dressing station all four were wounded.
The 2nd platoon had six men killed in two dugouts. "Direct hits" and light wounds.
The 3rd platoon had three men wounded.
The 4th platoon two men wounded, one of them was a gas sentinel on post.
The officers and men of the company displayed exceptional coolness under this heavy fire, recovering the dead from the dugouts and evacuating the wounded.
File U
KILLED
Sgt. William A. Hamilton 38274
Pvt.lcl. Albert Carron 38310
Pvt. Cecil W. Muller 38446
Pvt. William DeLuca 294282
Pvt.1cl. Joe V. Salac 38357
Pvt. George A. Brochu 38379
Additionally these men from Co. B died of their wounds over the next few days:
Cihocki, Tadency 6-23-18†
Frost, Frank H. 6-27-18†
McCleary, Charles E. 6-23-18†
Nemeth, Tony S. 6-23-18†
Ostrowski, Stanley C. 6-22-18†
Contributor: MGR (46905687).
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