Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-18
SKETCHES OF THE HEROES

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Private John Roth. 925 Melon street;
sI1th Machine Gun COMPANY. ia wda
Wounded seriously in the left leg Wnlle lide
He Carried bearing fnoE, meSS"sGis Sis
His message captain and lieu lieu.
to Garcia" IS according to an
official notice and letters RECEIVED by ms ,s
afili h the hospital, writes that the ac-
lions of his company depended on ms :
getting the messages delivered. Anu,
hes hs says yst sarTisd He has 1ns BEEN Expecting
to sail for home for some time; a ana an +bat ms
gsarents won't be surprised to tind that
be Is on one. Of the % ships due 10 arrive
Private Jeremiah walls. seriously
Wounded October %. served -FOUR years
in the navy before joining the army; L "a
He was drafted october. 1917, trained
at Camp Meade and sailed for overseas
last April as member of supply COM
pany, .sixtieth,, Infantry Waiis's ais pa pa
with with a sister. Miss Matte johnson, at
1888 North Darien street. No letters
have been received from him in three
months ..s ....
sailor before he enlisted in the army
He was at Vera Cruz when the. JacRtes
landed at that Mexican port in 1915
He was only sixteen years old when
he first enlisted in the navy. On
April 26, last, he joined the army and
on May 26 he sailed for France. He
was a member of Company c, 3l5th IN
fantry, and was stationed at Camp Lee
before going to France, The Washin-
ton telegram, received on November &c
stated he had been wounded on October
Is. No word has been received from Ee tEe
& young man. and his parents. who live
at 6S5 North Twelfth street, are in deer
distress
Private Frank Walker. wounded was
inducted into the army May "A as a
member Of Company II, 315th Infantry
gTIe was sent TO Camp Meade for train
ing and sailed for FRANCE July :. He
.svas engaged in the St Mihiel drive and
l4n September Is received a nasty wound
IN the foot from a machinetgun bullet
The last letter received from him
written November "a, stated that he
Private walker, who is twenty mine
years old. is married. His wife and little
girl, six years old. live with his wffe's
mother. Mrs. Susana Clark. 1864 North
Henry Henry Walker, lives at 1856 HancocI
street Prior to his entry into the serv.
ice he was a meat cutter for the Ameri.
can Stores Company.
Private Hugo +. Bruder was wounded
on September SO. according to an oficia
Telegram to his mother, Mrs. Anna
Bruder. 705 West Tioga street The
last letter received from him was writ
ten on September %, from a rest camp
He said that he had been over the top
and was resting for the next fight No
other word has come from him, and his
family are deeply concerned. Private
Bruder was drafted last May, sent tC
Camp Meade. assigned to Company II
sf5th Infantry, and sailed for Franc,
on July G. He Is twenty-five years old
and was employed by the Electric Stor
age Battery Company prior to his entr!
into the service.
Private william Sonneborn. Compan!
b. 315th Infantry was wounded Sep
4ember 29 when a machine-gun bulle
tore through his left hand. He ha
fully recovered, .fon November II h
wrote his mother. Mrs. Augusta Some
born. 310 West York street, to put VI
the new lace curtains, and hang out thu
flag, for am coming home. And l an
hungry for the good eats like you Away