Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-19
Sketches OF the Heroes d.

wounded: Private Robert S. Horne,
Lansdale, Pa. severely wounded.
Sketches OF the Heroes
Lieutenant Norman ID. Hughes re-
ported in today's official casualty list as
having been killed in an airplane acci-
dent in France, was twenty-five years
old and the son of Mr.. and Mrs David
N. Hughes, 1925 North Twenty-ninth
street. He enlisted in the aviation sec
ton In April. 1917, a few days after
the United States declared war on Ger
many, and was given his commission in
May OF this year. He was n graduate
of the Central High School, and had
studied for n year at the Pennsylvania
State College. He was in the employ
of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany when he enlisted.
Corporal Frank W. Reinhart, killed
In action. had previously been reported
as missing. He was forty-five years
old and enlisted in the regular army
when he was only sixteen He served
through the Spanish War. the Philip
pine campaign and General Pershing 6
dash into Mexico.
He had been honorably discharged
from the army about five years ago
but when the Mexican border troubles
came in 1916 he enlisted again, this
time with the old Third Regiment, \.
G. +. Later when this unit was re-
organized as the l09th Infantry, he was
made n corporal.
He was unmarried and while in this
| city always made his home with Sis
ter, Mrs. Mary Price. at 1901 Poplar
| street. She had not received any word
| from the War Department as to his
I 4, a, l,ts n.
| days official casualty list.
Corporal Arthur W. Matthews. killed
in action, is not known at 14l9 West
moreland street, the address given in the
official casualty list.
Private Paul l.. Zakrosl<n, twenty
three years old, son of Mr.. and Mrs
p. Zakroska. 1914 Edgemont street
was among those killed in action. He
had been in the army sixteen months
| having enlisted in the First Regiment
| y. G.. p XakIoska was q boiler maker
by trade and was employed, before his
enlistment. in the Cramp shpyard.
Writes Day Before He Is Killed
Corporal Thomas T.. Grinnan, killed IL
| action on July 10, was twenty-siX years
| old and lived with his parents at 55l'
| Cedar avenue. He enlisted in June o
last year in the old Third Regiment.
/ q. T., and was sent to Camp Hancock
where he was later transferred to Com
pany f, of the 10th Infantry. His regi
ment went to France in May Of thi
year
His mother received letter from hin
on Saturday, dated July 1S, the day be
fore hs was killed. we have been hay
ing a hot time of it for the last wv
weeks" he wrote. Il guess you nav
read all about it in the papers. WouI
like to give you details, but am not al
lowed to do so. Many of our boys haV
been killed and wounded. / Will save a
my news until l see you. which 1 hop
will be soon. When you write tell IN
how the war is going. for you knoN
more about what is happening than
do here. ,r,.
this and things are warming up. l mop
to be safely through my first big hgf
by the time l write again" twenty
four hours later he was dead.
Grinnan was a metal worker ana wa
we'll known in the vicinity of F1ftY-nint
street and Haverford avenue. where II
had lived for some time Memorial serN
ices for the dead soldier were held at II
Church of the TRANSPORTATION, Flita
ffth street and Cedar avenue, yeSterda
The name Of Corporal Grinnan ha
not vet appeared in the Official casuai'
list given out by the War Department
but on Wednesday of last week n
mother received leies'a'h i''io' '''''
her of his death.
sergeant Charles ID. Keys, reported s.
vsra,v wounded, is the son of Mr.. ar
Mrs George Keys, 2s09 West Clearfie
,treat His mother received letter fro
hin, n few days ago, in which he sa
h. had been gassed three times. lie!
snoke lightly of the gas attacks, al
,aid the BOYS were getting used 10 thei
,t,h.r he wrote the letter he was in
...,,,tal near the front, and expressed
aos;re to return to the fighting lin
THAT his wish was granted was e'ioe,
fron1 the fact that he was listed amor
tbe wounded. Keys sailed to france
Inne. 1917, as a member OF the lio'
E regiment. He also served TOT sever
months on the Mexican porder'
4 ''I n.,r.t. Harry Wilson, reported mis-
ing, boarded at 32S North SeFehlh sur. :,
: s' re had no relatives in this city, AS II
n nc ~ ,andlady knew. He was draft'
e as sa,tember, 1917, trained at Can
Il noade and later at Camp Hancock, al
= r,snsd TO the 10th Infantry This re
.an, went to France last May.
Y pa,sts Theodore Katz, reported
= 80 haan severely wounded, is twent
mo- ysars old and lived with his fatht
a tailor. at 1889 South Seventh stree
9 ua was drafted last winter and tram
q at Camp Hancock. where ne was
d s,.red 70 the losth Infantry.
Cnrroral Jacob l.. Maybe. reported.
s ,,,,o naen severely wounded. lived WI
his narents at 422 North sixty-ni
street His family is at Atiantic u
i and neighbors did not know any deta
u % the corporals military career.
IS Caota,n Felix II. CampuEano. wound
In action. was commander of Compal
II I0eth infantry and lived with =
y n,otber Mrs. Emma Campuzano, OF 62
L Snr,,ce street. His name does not
y near as vet on the official casualty IL
u hut word of his injury came IN let'
10 his mother. His arm was padiy c
y hv rhrapnel, he said. but the surgeo
l. bhd told him he would recover It's y
q, mse in time. He paid high tribute to
'e men, saying they laughed and loked
through the fercest fighting, the ca
tain also had high praise Tor the
cross, saying that the soldiers would \
he able TO get along without the ass
IN tance Of that wonderful organ,zatie
n ..The Mother Of All the World" the bo
y call II, according to the captain. "Dol
b worry" he said In conclusion. I'VE
p winning, slowly perhaps, but surel
k' After each night the Boche goes bas
~ IA ..<i1i u,evar reKain that ground aga