Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-23
SKETCHES OF THE HEROES

Private Edward Dorsey, us the arm"
ebrps. was killed during the Septenb"r
drive While stopping 70 a,d his wounaed
brother. according
Marine Killed +" "a =, 'rt5'r t. rrl.!,,J r"i
While Aiding Of the Young sol
~ ounded Brother F'T' Prfvat. ! i.owafd 6I5 I'd
Dorsey, also Of
A tie marine CORPS. WHO was Se'ersly IN
ihred according 10 the same Ietter hat
teid of Edwards death, Is reported hS
fhissing by the War Denarin"nt Mrs
Emma Dorsey. of 4246 WYa'ueing ave
me, mother of the boys. Is distracted
yfndsdoes not know what to believe She
has not heard direct from her sons since
September 2, when lettev came telling
her that they had just come through a
: big push" without n scratch and hoped
their Tuck would hold"
SHoward Dorsey is twenty aud Edward
a Was twenty-fo They enlisted on the
same day in April Of 1917 and were
I,laced in the Fifty-frst Company Of the
Eifth Regiment Of Marines. during tue
hfst entry of the American forces into
tie front-ine trenches. back IN June,
both boys were wounded and spent
nearly three months on adjoining beds
ID the same base hospital. A third
Brother Is also in the marine corps but
III Sfationed at the Philadelphia Navy
q Edward was buried on the spot where
he fell. according to the letter from
QDmfa0e. i he elder brother Idu slOpDtu
vhile charging b German trench 10 see
Ia he could not help his younger brother.
Then the latter dropped with several
sfSachirre-gun wounds in the legs and
GPrivate Merritt q. Magee. reported
Missing in today's official casualty list.
Il really in a base hospital recovering
Gom badly wounded arm KS lis m9th,,er. pt ,,a.
4 street. West Philadelphia. has heard
from him several times since the day he
Is supposed to have disappeared He is
twenty-six years old and was employed
by the Union Petroleum Company he
Meade and sent to France az IA member
Of Company c, Sl6th Infantry
Private Charles +. Ziegier. wounded.
Is one of the American artists who
went to France to help make plans for
the Reconstruction work that Is already
upder. way. He was also commissioned
byt fhe French Government to. make
Several of his paintings are already on
display in the art galleries Of Paris.
4 When Ziegler reached the other side
he didn't seem TO get enough action and
dier. After much discussion he was as
signed to Company F.. Sixtieth En-
gincers. and was reported wounded Octo-
,ertral High School. According to his his
father, Mr.. William Hiegler. 154 Brown
street, he. is rapidly recovering at "a
base hospital.
wagoner James $. Magrahan. who
died of wounds was fatally injured
While carrying ammunition TO the front.
He had been working for five days and
FIVE nights. with scarcely any sleep when
a shell finally exploded close to his
motortruck. The young soldier had re-
ceiyed only two days before picture
Of the baby boy born to his wife since
he left for France and whom lie had
never seen.
Magrahan enlisted in June Of 1917
and was married in August. He was
trained at Camp Hancock and went
overseas as d member Of Company l..
1l1th Infantry. His wife was formerly
Miss Mary Sewers. of 66l North Thirty
fifth street.
Private Frank wIiIowitcir, Of the 3l6th
lnfaptry. Is reported as wounded in to-
days casualty list, although his sister,
Mrs Sophie Shnkus. has received a
telegram from the Government which
s states that her brother died from wounds
received in action. He was twenty-SiX
years OF age and formerly resided with
his sister at 757 South Clarion street
IS Wiilowitch trained al Camp Meade and
was formerly employed as waiter in
Private Frederick W. BucIiwald. Com
pany B, 315th Infantry, killed by an
y exploding shell while on his way TO the
front September
Killed While on 20. was the son
Eay to the Front BuchwaId Of @S27
North Park ave-
x nue.. A comrade. Private Byron Rath
wrote 10 a neighbor of Mrs. Buchwald
that he and Private BuChwald were
riding on commissary supply wagon
on their way to the front, when a sheu
exploded almost on top Of them, pieces
OF the flying missile striking BuChwald
He adds that Buchwald fell from the
wagon. and that they did not dare
stop. for shells were falling thick and
Mrs. Buchwald has also been notified
officially by the War Department Of
her sons death, but she clings to the
IL in a hospital somewhere in France
Private Buchwald went to Camp Mead,
n in November. 1917, with "a draft quots
from this city, and was in training there
until his regiment went over last July
He was twenty-three years old, unnar
red and made his home with his par
ents.
Private James J. McGonigIe, first re
ported wounded and now reported
gassed, belonged to Company NJ 110tl
fnfantry, and lived at 2ll7 East Dakota
street with his mother, Mrs. Ella Nc
sionigle; In telegram received Frida'
IA night she was Informed of her sons In
iliry. Mrs. McGonigle had letter som,
time ago from her son, saying that HI
was laid up in a hospital with "sligh
ailment,' and she supposes this notic
q from the War Department refers to th
same ailment, for she has had no fur
Z fher word from him.
"
ber 1917, and spent eight months a
t,afnp Hancock before sailing overseas
He was with the Iron Division" at In
battle of the Marne and has been in sew
6 eFal other engagements. 4 brother
Frank j. McGonigle, twenty-three year
old. Is with the medical corps IN France
Private Frank Marano. reported dea
from wounds In a telegram sent by tn
sH War Department 10 his parents, is o
ioday's casualty list as wounded In aC
ton. According to the telegram he die
8 IN October 2s. but friends received ma
y from him that was dated October 26,
Nhicll he said that he was getting alon
fell and hoped to return to the firin
IifN soon. He is twenty years of ag
Nud prior TO enlistment he resided wit
his parents a. 1873 PembertOn stree
'fhe young soldier was the only suppoi
~ the family. as his father Is blind an
there are many small brothers an
,8fnraflo served wlth Company D. {
tie Sixty-first Infantry. and was foi
mefiy employed by the Victor Talkin
4 1fachine Company, Camden.
N SarporaI James q. Grimm. reporte
Hounded In todays casualty list, hs
n Returned 70, tile firing line, according
q ,iiis mother who has received word fsol
her son TO that effect, He 10 twelty-thrt
MATS OF age and served With oompan
vi or the luDtt. Infantry. having enliste
r ~ Iutr Of 1914 The young soldier n