The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
OFFICER WOUNDED;
SISTER IN RED CROSS
Lieut.. Ludlam Attended st.
Johns Military School and
Plattsburg Camp.
SERGEANT IS A VETERAN
Lester. Who Served in China,
Philippines and Mexico,
Seriously Injured.
SERGEANT Is A VETERAN


90. son of Charles A. Ludlam, vice.
presldent Of the Home Fire Insurance
Company, was wounded in action be-
tween August 1 and s. His parents
live at 81 Highland avenue, Jamaica.
HIS sister is serving with the Red Cross
behind the lines where he was wounded.
Lieut. Ludlam was born in Jamaica.
He attended st. Johns Military School
at Manlius, n. Y, and enlisted In the
Seventh Regiment in 1915. serving on
declared he entered the Plattsburg
camp received Second Lieutenant's
comm ssion. shortly after was pro-
noted TO First Lieutenancy and sailed
for France last May with the Thirty
ninth Infantry.
Lieut. William ]. Deevy, 81. Eigh-
tenth Infantry. was killed at Chateau
Thierry. His father is a retired police
captain, Jefferson Deevy, 100 West
l99th street. He attended the second
Plattsburg camp.
Sergeant Conrad Elworth Lester, Sc
verely wounded. has been in the United
States Army seventeen years. Shortly
before he sailed for France with the
Fifty-eighth Infantry he was offered a
First Leutenancy. but declined because
he feared he could not meet the Incl
dental expenses.
In Army Since He Was II.
Sergeant Lester was born in New
York and enlisted in the Regular Army
when he was IL years old. He has
seen service In China, the Philippines
and Mexico, where he participated in
the Villa hunt. He won his chevrons
as record for bravery in the Philip
pines. where he was the first enlisted
man to act as machine gun instructor.
Sergeant Henry Schwegler. 81, 1247
Greene avenue, Brooklyn, Company B,
Ninth Infantry. was wounded June 20.
ten months after he arrived in France.
Eight days later he wrote to his mother.
Mrs. Elizabeth Schwegler, that his
wound was slight and he would soon
be back in the fight. He saw service
on the Mexican border with the Twenty
third Regiment.
Private John T. Pryor, Harlem Med
, ical Unit died Of a disease contracted
while nursing soldiers in Base Hospital
No. s, in France. He was a medical
student in Western university, where
he enlisted. He lived with his aunt.
Mrs, Sadie Davis. 400 West Twenty
first street. when in this city.
Sergeant Louis Cohen. 81. wounded.
has been in the Regular Army for four
years. He served on the Mexican bor-
der, received his discharge. but was
called back into service. He is now a
member of the machine gun company
OF the Fifty-eighth Regiment. His
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Cohen,
725 East Ninth street.
Deafened by Shell shock.
Corporal Herman c. Morreale, 10, s02
Seventeenth street. Brooklyn, died Of
wounds August 10. He was a member
Of Company +, 1O6th Infantry. He was
graduate of the Holy Name Parochial
School and served on the Mexican
border
In letter to his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Tuohey. 531 Garden street,
Hoooken. Corporal James +. Tuohey.
l65th Infantry. says that for three
months he was in a base hospital from
shell shock and gas poisoning. He says
he is almost totally deaf and is attached
TO a bileting headquarters in a small
town behind the lines. Corporal Tuohey
Is one Of five brothers in the service.
Private John Delnero, 26, 275 River
street, Paterson, N. j.. wounded, has a
brother in the Italian army who Is also
in the hospital convalescing from wounds
received in the recent drive against the
Austrians
Corporal Edward Corbran, 20 Mill
road, Jersey City, missing in action July
10, was with the first draft contingent
TO leave Jersey City. He was In the
Thirty-eighth Infantry.
Private John Zuznowsky, %, 7os Third
avenue, Brooklyn. wounded July IS,
came % this country from Poland when
he was 16.
George C. Gunderman, Jr., 2246 Eighty
second street. Brooklyn. one OF the miss
ing members of the crew of submarine
patrol No 209. sunk off Long Island
tuesday from she'll from the steamship
Felix Taussig. enlisted a year ago. His
rather is linotype operator on the
brooklyn Times. His mother Is SO i'll
mat she has not been informed OF the
accident Gunderman was a graduate
OF Public School 12S, Brooklyn, and OF
Manual Training High School. He took
course in navigation at Columbia.
West Pointer severely Wounded
Capt Charles w. Ryder, Thirtieth In
iAnt!y severely wounded. lives at At
Ianuc city. He entered the United
states Military Academy at West Point
rom Kansas in 1911.
Although his name has not as vet
been mentioned in the casualty list,
Srcncer w. Ely. son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar T. Ely, 800 Broadway, Flushing,
was killed in action July rs. according
10 letter received by his parents from
Che of Ey's company mates. He was
~ BuenoS Ayres when war was de-
CARED, but took the first steamer home
ana enlisted in the Seventh Regiment.
Your son died nobiy, fghting for his
country" was the official message re-
celved yesterday from the War Depart
mcnt by Mr. and Mrs Harris Rusinow,
llh Hedden Terrace, Newark. parents
o. Herman Rusinow, killed June ~.
sergeant Patrick Sullivan, Sixth In
!driry, severely wounded. Is the son OF
Michael J. Sullivan OF Patchogue, l.. |.
y" mas a brother in France with the
I"enty-fourth Engineers
Sergeant William ]. Sergeant, 32l
Last l2Oth street, was killed In action
m August 10. His father Is william
Hargeant, Supervising Engineer in the
Department OF Public Charity. Before
ne was drafted In September. 1917 Ser
g'hnt Sergeant was a patrolman. He is
NE first killed OF the 324 members of the
New York Police Department VINO
Joined the colors, He was an officer of
me Holy Name and st. Vincent de Paul
societies and vice-president Of the Holy
ROSARY Lyceum. Services for him will
ne held in Holy Rosary Church, East
A4tth street, Monday morning at IN