The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-19
DIES BEFORE HONORS
FOR BRAVERY COME
Lieut.. Mobiles Gallant Deeds
at Front Won Recogni-
ton Of Army.
SECOND BROTHER KILLED
Davidson Family Loses Two
by Air Accidents-Feigl
Praised by Pershing.
SECOND BROTHER KILLED

Lieut. Heath z. Noble, 1ssth Infantry.
wounded in action in July when he per-
formed tasks which won recognition for
bravery. He died July 90. two days be-
fore the recognition came. Advice Of his
death was received by his aunt, Mrs.
Sarah Clifford. from Lieut.. Haley, Com
pany I. 1ssth Infantry.
The father OF Lieut.. Noble, Sergt John
Noble. is now serving in France with the
dead officer, Sergt Harry Noble, is with
Company c. 1osth Infantry. in France.
while two cousins, Second Lieut.. John
clifford and Private william N. Noble.
are in the service in France.
Lieut.. Noble was a member of Com
pany c. Fourteenth Regiment. Brooklyn,
and Joined the old Fourteenth in 1918
and saw service at the Mexican border.
He was among thirty men selected from
the Fourteenth to be sent to Plattsburg
10 train for officers. He was % years Of
age
Death Visits Family Twice.
Lieut. Crawford Davidson of Eliza
beth. n. j., who was killed Tuesday at
Kngsville. Tex. while making trial
flight, is the second member of his fam
lily to meet death from an air accident.
His brother. Ensign De Lozier Davidson
OF the Navy Aviation Service was killed
August % in a fall in a seaplane ac-
sign Broadley Davidson. is a navy fiier.
while a fourth brother. Hartley, is a Lieu
tenant in the Field Artillery.
Lieut.. joseph A. Skaratt. 81. 306th
Machine Gun Battalion. reported killed
In action. had made his way upward and
got a commission by constant study and
application. He was the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Anthony Skaratt Of 429 East Nine.
tenth street He had tried to enlist but
was rejected and was finally drafted in
September. 1917. He started out at once
10 win a commission. He Joined the Of
hcers' training school at Camp Upton
and became a sergeant in the 305th In
fantry,
In a French training camp he was
commissioned a Second Lieutenant and
transferred to the 306th Machine Gun
Battalion. Later he was commissioned
Lieutenant. He had been an srchi-
teet in the employment Of Andrews q
Co.. New York. He was q member OF
at Staten Island.
Praises Feisl.
The circumstances OF the death of
Lieut.. Jefferson Feigl on March, 81 have
been ascertained under the direction of
Gen. Pershing and he makes a report in
q personal letter to Col. Fred Feigl. vice.
president of the Tdmmony Times, father
Of the Lieutenant. Tho letter of Gen.
Pershins bears the date Of August and
in II he says: II found that as he en-
tered his battery position near Beau
mont, France, on March 21,-191s, upon
returning from his tour of duty at the
observation post in his command, he was
struck by a fragment Of shell from a
hostile battery which had suddenly
opened fire.
Lieut.. Feigl was unquestionably the
type and exemplar of the best in Amer
lean spirit and action. for he risked and
gave to his country his most precious
possession. his life I am glad to send
to you, his father. this acknowledgment
of deep sympathy for you and my ap-
probation of his and your great sacr!-
nee"
Private George Sterner. "a. nephew OF
Mrs. Ida Helverson, 2012 Grant avenue
Atlantic City, with whom he lived. was
severely wounded in action on July 1s.
He was at the training camp Camp Dix
and went to France in January. Rep
resentatiye Bacharach Is trying to To-
cate Sterner in one of the hospitals in
France.
Private Richard ]. Johnston. 10. Com
pany X, 1929 Infantry. severely
wounded, had lived with his parents al
40 Tenth avenue. Long Island City. He
was we'll known as a boxer and had
fought under the name OF Casino Kid
He Joined the Regular Army three years
ago and had served on the Mexican
border.
KILLED in Action.
Sergeant Joseph II. Levoy. %, Bat
terry Z, 306th Field Artillery, of S6s4
Broadway, has been killed in action. A
letter received by his mother dated Au
sust "A stated that he was In goot
physical condition and expected soon Il
go over the top. He was formerly
salesman.
Corporal Edward Brent Coke, 81
lseth Rainbow Division" who died o.
wounds received in action. had livet
with his parents at 1856 West Eleventh
street He enlisted in 1915 in the ole
Seventh Regiment and served on thu
Mexican border. In February or THU
year he was cited by the French Govern
ment for the capture of four German
soldiers whilS on patrol duty He wa
also chosen TO take UP the competitive
examination for West Point He hai
two brothers in the service. His father
has been a member OF the New Yorl
no'ice forca for thirty 1--WE years,