Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-14
SKETCHES OF THE HEROES

cAPTAIN LOUIS u. FIELDING. re-
+ nort<d as severely wounded in today's
E olncial casualty list. has always wanted
~ he a soldier. From the time he first
donned short trousers he was keen about
4 kveryfhing Of a military nature.
81 A. soon as he reached the age ~
X k~enty-one he joined the old Sixth Reg
irncnt. and at the time war was declared
with Germany was first lieutenant of
Company r.
when the regiment was ordered into
the National Army. Lieutenant Fielding
was one of the first to ask for active
service In the field
He was at once placed In command
o. platoon of Company +. li1th In
fantry, and last May sailed for France.
Almost from the start his command
was sent to the front and as early as
July was right In the thick OF the battle,
Somewhere in France young Fielding
won his spurs and was promoted to
captain for bravery on the field of ac-
& tion.
He wrote 80 his wife whenever the
opportunity offered and his letters were
filed with praise for the boys under him
ana the gallant work they were doing
&kainst the enemy
1t was on October = that Mrs. Fielding
received telegram from the War De-
pAftment that her husband was severely
Z wounded on Sfptember and was in a
hospital somewhere in France
" Captain Fielding before he entered the
army was a craftsman. employed by
the american Engineering Company. and
BeAi0es his wife has "A six-year-od son,
John Wesley Fielding
Mrs. Fielding and her son are making
their home with her father. Christian
Krauss la30 South Fifty-fourth street.
CORPORAL HOWARD LENNARD
WARMER, officiay reported missing. Is
really in French hospital recovering
< from wounds in body and both legs. ac-
cotding to letters received by MS parents
+ Mr., and Mrs Lennard G. Warner. 53ea
f3reenway avenue. The war Department
feieeram stated that young Warner had
disappeared on September and could
not be located. Letters from him dated
& 9<ptember ~ and 10 have reached his
parents telling In detail OF his expert
ences In the hospital. In the last letter
ne said he expected to rejoln his regi
nfnt about October ].
PRIVATE CARL ~. CHAMBERLAIN
wounded in action. Is the son OF Mrs
William Chamberlain. OF sc Fast Sey
ynour street, Germantown lie enliste'
IN the Third Regiment. National Guar
of New Jersey. while on a visit to As
bury Park In September OF 1917 an
vas trained al Camp Mcclellan. Ala
hama His regiment was later reorgan
ixed into the l14th Infantry and h
i. WAS assigned TO Company II The uni
+ nailed for France from Newport New
{. Va. IN June of this year. Young Cham
&eriain was born in Trenton. n. !
<wenty-three years ago In letter I
+ +4ls mother he Says that he has been I
4 me front-line trenches twice and hope
y HoDn 70 be hack with his compan
. ngain. ready for another shot at tn
Doches
b LIEUTENANT ALEXANDER .
(. xArTA, reported AS killed in action
. to1ay's official casualty list, Is anoths
young soldier who insists on remainin
olive. despite the War Departments Al
4 n>rffon that he II dead. II was o
H<utember that the official telegral
naId he had met his death while leadln
Ma men, but his father Samuel I.atti
~ 41z6 Mstket street. has letter frol
f>latenant Latta dated September an
& arlns that he had been wounded
<&a hand and was unit for duty for
~ days SO had been given leave
1.1I< Paris. lie spoke In jocuar vel
No luck" IN getting to the big Jo
~rr for while and said his con
~ envied him greatly.
I'VE sure did hand II 10 the bunch
ms opposed TO us" he wrote. "ar
uos 4 hot scrap while Il lasted. OF
III men who stopp.d TO tie up N
uon hit IN the ankle by a mschin
1IItt. Don't get excited II you .
1ne IN the list OF wounded. fc
HERE Is nothing serious the ma
11nnnf Iatta enlisted IN The se
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