Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-30
SKETCHES OF THE HEROES

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his widowed mother, Mrs. Kate shawn,
5242 SAMSON street. a few days before
he met his death. that he did not he
lieve the war would last much longer.
I'VE have the Germans goat" he added,
"and they don't seem able To pull them
selves together." Sergeant shawn was
member Of the Seveuty-SeVenth Field
I Artillery and was engaged to a young
woman living in Vermont, lie is
nephew Of George EdsaI, who is IN
charge of the news bureau Of a local
morning paper
Sergeant Shawn j. one of four broth
ers In the service. Raymond u shawn
is sergeant with the signal corps in
France; Major Franklin u. ShawHts n
the quartermaster' corps. Washington.
-,D. G.. and George W. Shawn is a radio
pperator at sea. ... ........
S"Of course. I feel the blow, but am
only too proud to have been able To give
my son to his country" said Mrs. shawn,
Not content with giving four sons to
their country. she has been working at
the Schuykill Arsenal making tents
Memorial services for Sergeant shawn
will be held tonight at o'clock at 81
Matthews Methodist Episcopal church,
Fifty-third and Chestnut streets
PRIVATE HOWARD r. WHEELER.
officially reported as severely wounded.
does not appear 10 regard his condition
as serious, if his letters, home are any
criterion. He told his family that lie
was In base hospital, hut said he Was
getting along nicely and there was no
cause for alarm. Incidentally, he gave
an amusing account of how the soldiers
in the hospital scrambled for candy
when that delicacy was brought in. by
the nurses. Together with his wound
, the young hero was also slightly sassed
Wheeler. who is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. william q, Wheeler il5 West
| Washington lane, Germantown enlisted
z N April. 1915. and did guard duty at
Darby then at Eddystone. and after
ward was stationed at the camp in
West Philadelphia. Later he was trained
AZ Camp Hancock and Camp Upton. ard
went to France with Company l.. l09th
infantry. in May The soldier boy was
born in Germantown twenty years ago
this month. and was attending the Ger
mantown High School at the time of his
enlistment He was wounded In the
battle OF the Marine on July 10.
PRIVATE 'ALBEh- X. BARNES also
appears in this mornings official cas-
ralty list as severery wounded The
emergency address given by the Gov
ernment is 2l15 Bolton street. hut he is
not known by the residents Of that
house, who stated that they had lived
there three years. BarnSs is a cook
with Company L.. Eleventh Infantry.
Private william Famille. officially re-
ported missing. is actually in a French
hospital recovering from a gas attack,
~ according TO his parents. who live at
<1334 Mole street. They had a letter
from him they said. dated after no
mn L,,.
which he explained that he had been
separated from his outfit. overcome by
gas and awoke tn find himself i'm a
hospital. Famille belongs to the l1lth
Infantry.
Private Frederick Familiare. officially
reported as wounded severely, is said by
the official list to live at 1928 Garrett
street with his mother, Mrs John Fa-
smiliare There Is no such address as
1923 Garrett street in Philadelphia.
Private George, &. Thomas wounded
by shell on August 20. is a member
of Company F, 10th Infantry, having
enlisted In the old Third Regiment
n. G. p, in the spring of 1917 His
mother lives at 34O4 Wallace street.
Private Thomas Joseph Fahey. lOls
North Beach street. officially reported
on Saturday as having been killed in
action, is really in a Paris Hospital re-
covering from shell shock. according tc
n letter received by his mother, Mrs
Marie Fahey.
Fahey was drafted into the Natlona
Army last April and sent to Camr
Meade for training. In May he SAILED
with Company T.. 1Osth Infantry. for
France. In August Mrs. Fahey receive,
telegram from the War Department
stating that her son was missing il
action between July Is and July 10.
Several days after the receipt of tn
message from Washington, Mrs Fahe,
received two letters in feminine hand
writing from France. stating that he
son was in Paris base hospital unde
mental observation as a result of shel
shock The letters stated that ne wa
doing well
Immediately after the receipt of tn
letters Mrs. Fahey wrote to the Wa
Department and asked for additions
9 Information. Last Thursday she re
ceived telegram from washingto
stating that her son had been killed |
action on July is. Yesterday she con
municated with Washington again. tol
Of the letters and asked the authoritie
20 secure definite information about IN
soldier.
Mrs. Fahey is widow and lives wit
her six childrensat the Beach street aC
dress. Two more of her sons are eS
pected 10 be called into service IN
abort time.
N The family OF Lieutenant Henry n
Houston Woodward, aviation corp,
credited in an Associated Press dis
patch on Saturday with having brough
down a boche plane during the fightin
Friday last, believes that the. CORE
spordent who sent the cablegram mad
mistake. Lieutenant Woodward. VIII
NJ "a the son of Dr. and Mrs. George n
W Woodward. OF Chestnut Hin. was OFF
4 Z cialiy reported missing last April Late
|word came through, the Internations
Red Gross. in Switzerland that he ha
Heen killed In an air battle back Of IN
n. enriny lines and given military III
Ir1ral by the Germans. Nothing has bee
&n&rd from him since. and his mothe
- thai there is mistake in the RI
~ hs bepg psek with hir un
- oessss n. I~hes. killed /