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

Private Clarence =. Ferguson. killed
in action ON September 81, gave his l!fc
TO save his captain, according 70 a let
ter received nom
Care His Life 10 ne Officer by the
dead hero's wife,
Ssye His Captain WHO lives at 14ls
North Tweuty-sey-
enth street. While the American troops
we're Sorming German machine-gun
neet, Private Ferguson ruShed ahead OF
his Commando and was instantly killed
hy a boche bullet. Il would surely have
been killed but for The gallant action OF
Private Ferguson said the officer
Private Ferguson Joined Tie coiOrs on
February - of tbis year ana astrainsd
at Camp Meade where he was attached
TO Company A. 3lith Infantry. His
unit went to France last July lie was
, TWENTY-FIVE years old.
Private Chsries J. Derlin. Company
u, Sixtieth InfantrN, died from disease.
He Is twentE-eight wears old ana lived
with his mother at lf2j Peel stree. :
ssrvise.
Private Gerald T.. Lyon-. COMPANY b..
1tsth Infantry. was kIlied ON SeptrWo"I
20. He was twenty-three Years old and
lived with his mother, at 24S6 East Iiaz-
zard street.
Corporal Joseph NJ. wilkinson. Com
pany f., 81 3th Infantry, was Killed on
September 20. He vas twenty-tour years
old and was drafted on February @S,
1918. Before being drafted he worked
AT John WansmaHers Tor eleven yearS
~
with his father Al 2llS West EeIks
street
Private Joseph Il. nolan. Compauy
II. ll1th Infantry. was WouHueG IA t"'
s-onVaiescent in Colonia, y. !. lie is TWEEN
~ years old and enlisted on July 6, 1915
lie served with the Sixth regiment dur
ing the Mexican troubles Before en-
hating, he worked at the Frankfuarj Ar
senaal and lived with his aunt. Mrs
Ssrsh Nolan, At 25lo jefferson street.
His older brother, Edward j., also is
In the service.
Private Louis Gold. Company t. S16th
Infantry, was killed IN action. September
-. He was twenty-four years old and
was drafted In September 1871. He
was engaged 20 be married ANA was
NOT citizen OF the United states. lie
lived with friends AT 19l: North Patton
street.
Corporal samuel Rossntail. tompau"
j, i46th Infantry. was severely wound
ed on September ! o. He is twenty five
years old. married and has one child. lie
was drafted on May &c. 1918. and sent
10 France in June. His three u.dcr
i,rsthers were serving IN the EussiF n
army. He lived With his wife, Mrs. Re-
becca Rosentall. at 2S1s Arizona street.
Sergeant Nelson NJ Heron, KILLED i1
action, according 10 the Official casually y
from serio u Z
F.,, IN T.U wounds or the head
and face, according
Iapahd Mother 10 letter received
g, from a member Oh
81 son s fde MS company. II
the meantime his
relatives have feared TO show the young
soldiers mother either the War Depart
nent telegram or the letter from her
physician declared that the shock might
prove fatal. Sergeant Heron is Q
drafted man, was trained az Camp
Meade and is q member or the 3l5tf
Infantry, Philadelphias own regiment
of selected service men.
Private Henry r. singer, tomptny T..
46th Infantry, was killed IN action
September 29. He was son Of Jac0t
Singer. prominent Philadelphia law,
Yer. and his home was a. $500 Locust
street. He was called 10 the colors in
Nay 1918. and sent across only -four
weeks later. After his graduation from
the Central High School and the Whar,
ton School OF the University OF Penn,
sylvania, he was engaged in Tnsnufactur,
ing. He was twsnty-eight years old.
Private Rosario Pstane, Company +
Sieth Infantry, died OF wounds received
in action. No word Of his death hai
he lived at sos Washington avenue
Born in Italy, he came TO this countr'
eight years ago and was employed b!
the Victor Talking Machine Company
He was twenty-four years old
Corpora! Albert y. Fleshman. Com
pxny c. 10sth Infantry. was killed II
action on October 20, according TO tn
cf3cisl dispatch received a week ago b.
biz wife, Mrs. Lillian Fleshman, OF i02
Locust street Corporal Fleshman en-
listed two months after the Unite
ufates entered the war He was traine
~ Camp Hancock.
oerEeant Raymond J. McCrsekeI
Company NJ 314th Infantry. died o
severe wounds on October / in Evaciia
fion Hospital No :. according 20 "A lette
received from a nurse in the hospital I
lhs boys parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Josep
Il = McCrachsn. OF 50S5 Ogden street III
letter stateE that Sergeap. McCracke
was wounded on September 2s. He wa
twcnty-thrse years old and was drafte
last November. one year from the da
he Jeff fer camp his family received th
t@iegram from the War Department az
Eouneing his death.
fri,ale Philip :. sharp. Company ,
an xt4th- Infantry was killed in sctio
H septsmber ~. lie was twenty y-seve
wears old, and lived with his wife, Mr.
B<asie Sharp, at III North Farso
n.reet. sharp had seen more than on
hattie and was wounded In August bs
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