Ok all the Dougherty researchers out there, I am asking for some help on this one. I am going to post this entry from the Higbee News on this man, and ask any of you if you know how to place him in the Dougherty familes. The only Claude that I have in my database, is the son of Paris A. Dougherty. The on Arthur Dougherty that I have, wouldn't have been old enough to have had a son in the army. Did the editor just get his mother's name wrong? Help! >From "the Higbee News" Friday, 7 Jan 1916--FROM A SOLDIER BOY--Mrs. Arthur Dougherty recently received the following letter from her son, Claude, who, it is remembered, enlisted in the marine corps a year ago last April: "Cape Haiten, Nov. 28, 1915--Dear Mother: Received your letter and was certainly glad to hear from you once more. I am well at present, but have had a few attacks of malaria. I have been in the interior of Haiti for the past five weeks fighting rebels. We took all their forts and had but five men killed and twenty wounded. We killed about 500 rebels. they had two forts, Ft. Capan and Ft. Riviere. One was 3560 and the other 3500 feet above sea level. I don't guess you know about the battle, which was fought Sept 26. The Connecticut marines went out for a hike and we were attacked by about 500 rebels. We had three horses killed and four men wounded, two seriously. There were only 40 of us but we cleaned them out. This is the most mountaianous country I ever saw. We went places where white men never were before. I can't five you all the details of what has happened, just a meager description of things. We are going back to the States soon. Give all my friends my best regards. Will close by wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. As ever your son, Claude Lewis." Kathy