Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28
SKETCHES or THE HEROES

Private Quirto Pardiui of 511 South
Ninth street. who was drafted in March
Of this year was the victim of pecu-
liar accident He
Defective Grenade was just about to
uk.s,- ra.-.sJ,s toss hand gren-
Ntsfs DV0IIed wan ade over into the
enemy tre'n G II @ :
when 1t exploded prernat1irely. killing
him and wounding several or his conn., CON-
Rrenades are equipped with safety de-
vice that Is supposed 10 prevent them
from goi,g of ahead of time. and II Is
own. accord. Pardinl was twenty-eghtt
years old and was member of one or
the National Army field artillery units
trained at Camp Meade.
STepoxted, on the official casualty list to-
day as Severely wounded" has been
I hack with his regiment more than
1 Nlb4lta Iiev was hurt on July 81, during
tins Germans back from the Marine. and
g6ent two mouths in base hospital.
HIS mother. Mrs Harriet NJ. Ogden
Eevin. Of 2021 Locust street, has heard
from him several tipes and IN his last
letter. written over a month ago, lie
said he was about to rejoin his COM
flas war Department notice arrived last
Neek, but got in touch with friends in
washington and was assured that II
wAs merely case of her sons name
Htead Of cabled that caused the long
delay IN the arrival Of the official report
lieutenant Nevin is a graduate Of
Frinceton. Class Of 1917 He won his
commission at the first officers training
c3ufp at Fort Niagara in the summer Of
Inst year and made such a fine record
t1iat he was assigned to the regular
aFfny He was eventually attached to
france since April OF this year. The
Xoung officers sister. Miss Dorothy
Nevin. married Captain Theobald F.
on August 18 last.
Private Joseph a. Kesgan, of Com
pany G. l09th Infantry, reported wound
ed September 8, is now recuperatng in
q base hospital. he writes his mother,
Mrs Ellis A. Keegan, 1891 Poplar street
He Is twenty-one years old and en-
Iisted in April. 1917
Lieutenant Alfred L. Quintard, Com
pany A. 3l5th Artillery, was killed in
J received by his sister Mrs. Herman King,
40 West Hortter street. some time ago.
immediately after he was graduated at
Cornell University he entered the ON
GERS training school at Fort Niagara
HIS parents. who are dead lived in
Y sPoughkeepsie. brother is a lieutenant
attached to the S36th Field Artillery.
LieptensWt Alfred II. Loney. Company
Y C.. 169th Infantry. reported killed in
ection is really alive and convalescing
from wounds IN French hospital His
sister, MS Mrs Joseph W. Arthur, bsl7
Eved. was notified that he was killed
Gepte,nber g.. "A cablegram received
from MIN before the official message
scalp wound, and was recovering. He
10 twenty -four years old and won his
y commission at the officers training
schbol at Camp Hancock
Private Lsnfus johnson, of Company
4 H. Fifty-fourth Pioneers. died on a
Il Transport on his way to France lis
esnts. Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf johnson.
~ reoae scs az recsn9,y sIS Mehean 81 ea strsst r. re-
J, ~ borne in Karlsgrona, Sweden, and
jrne TO this country when child. He
ad the Sixth Cavalry a few years
aow snd IN the Philippines. After
aI = 3Ysrvived Ms discharge he was en-
[f[td y Eddystone until the outbreak
y W. present struggle.
u cSSs.s :; n,sS nnss,- T. Riley, cen,pany
- psrtnts. with whom he lived al Al
K 315e h91th 6ixteenth street. say that he
Il ~ recovering He 10 twenty.
D1;ses Phiip !. McDsvitt. officially
lo4 - wounded on todxys list Il
s htsr q Company Of the liOti
v ~. He V twenty-five years ol
11l eesvsq with the old Third on TIM
~ Border. Prior to his enlist
- was . barrelmaker and lived
ND ssssnts have receivsd Si' no s,tsss IN
- ss1RRsG e sRsir s~% scn's l.ss. iHs war Depart
irm EewavA y. MsIone, yr., on
5egertsd today ~ having died OF
- was victim OF epidemic IN
Dss Cisims to = telegram rs.
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