A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Contra Costa http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=561 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37857 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Contra Costa Gazette Article Date: November 2 1918 Article Description: Major R.H. Sherman, Dead In Paris, France Article Text: Wors has been received here of the death in Paris of Major Raymond Hough SHERMAN, formerly of this city, as the result of pneumonia. Major SHERMAN was raised in Martinez. He was a graduate of the University of California, Class of 1896 and was prominent in athletics during his college career. He enlisted with the British Red Cross at the beginning of the war. With the entry of the United States into the war, he secured his transfer into the service of the American Red Cross and was given the rank of Major. He was in charge of store houses and distributing all Red Cross supplies reaching Europe from America. For a time he was in Italy, being sent there to take charge of the Red Cross work during the recent victorious drive launched against the Austrians by the Italian Army. Returning to Paris he again took charge of the Red Cross work there. Major SHERMAN is survived by his mother, Mrs. Elnora SHERMAN of San Francisco, a wife, Mrs. Edith Moody SHERMAN of Paris, France, two children; Eda M. SHERMAN and Frederick Moody SHERMAN of Paris, France; a sister, Mrs. I.R. BAILEY of Brentwood, Contra Costa county, Miss Emily SHERMAN of San Francisco and a brother, Grove A. SHERMAN, who is also in the service of the Red Cross on the battle fields. Major SHERMAN, who was 45 years old had resided in Paris with his family for the past twelve years, being engaged in the automobile business previous to the war. He was an incessant worker from the beginning and at first drove an automobile up to the firing line never receiving the slightest wound. Latterly, his health gave way, but he kept at his work until his death. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com