Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-03
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Hero in France

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wounded. A field card dated June 20
and telling of his good health at that
time is the last word received here pre-
vious to the announcement of his death.
He died August 81.
Young Heals enlisted, the day war
was declared, in the old First Regiment.
from which he had been discharged when
his company went to the Mexican border
He failed at that time to pass the phys
ical examination. although he had been
"a member Of the First since 1916. When
he passed the physical examination after
a state of war was declared between
this nation and Germany, he was as
signed to Company c, of the 109th Regi-
ment. and detailed to guard duty in the
western part of the State Later he
went with his company to Camp Han
cock, and finally sailed for France in
May of last year. Healis, before his
enlistment, was employed as a clerk in a
coffee house in the center of the city.
Corporal Albert II. Gwinner, Jr., miss
ing, enlisted in the Third Regiment,
n. G. p, in 1915, when he was eighteen
years old. He served in the Mexican
border campaign and then helped to
guard bridges and factories at Lock-
port, Pa. until the Third was sent to
Camp Hancock and reorganized. He
was assigned to Company A of the II 9th
and promoted to corporal. The regi-
ment went to France in May last. In
a letter received by his parents, who
live at North Nineteenth street. on
August IA. and which was dated July
l3. he said that he had not been in
action yet, but expected to see some
real fighting soon. He is reported miss
ing following the attack of July 80.
formarlv or,nInua6
as a clerk in "a chain grocery store.
Corporal Benjamin J. Bittenbender.
twentv-seven years old, was severely
wounded in action on July 23, while
fighting with Company L. Seventh United
States Infantry, in which he enlisted in
July of last year. Before that time he
was employed at the Midvale Steel
works. His sister, Mrs. John Peters,
with whom he made his home in this
city at 2132 South Simpson street, re-
ceiyed notice from Washington a week
ago that her brother had been wounded.
but a week before that letter arrived
from him telling Of his Injuries. II
was in the big push" he wrote, "and
received shrapnel wounds in the back,
the shoulder and the right hand" He
is not married.
Private Sylvester f. Hamil, suffering
from shell shock, enlisted in the old
First Regiment, n. G. p, in June OF
1917 when he was only seventeen years
old. He was sent to Camp Hancock
for training and later transferred to
Company NJ, 1O9th Infantry, Though
officially reported missing. a letter, dated
four days after he was supposed to have
disappeared, states that he is in
French hospital recovering from shell
shock He was an electrician by trade
III o. "a al
Monmouth street. A brother. Arthur
V. F. Hamil, has just been commissioned
a lieutenant after completing the course
at the officers training camp at Fort
Gordon.
Private Samuel T. Blair. gassed, en-
listed in the Third Regiment, n. G. p.
in July of last year. and after being
sent to Camp Hancock was attached to
Company NJ, 109th Infantry. Though
officially reported missing, letter dated
a few days after he failed to report for
roll call informed his parents. who live
at 3O47 Coral street, that he was In a
French hospital. recovering from gas
poisoning He was blacksmith before
enl!sting.
Private Morris Greenberg. 233 North
Second street, enlisted in Company /
Twenty-third Infantry, in July, 1916.
He spent one year on the Mexican bor-
der and left for France in July, 1871
His parents received a telegram on
August 26, stating he had been wounded
in action on June 27. A letter from
him dated August 2 informed his par.
ents he had been wounded in the left
arm, but expected to be back in actor
soon. Greenberg was twenty-five years
old and was salesman before enlist
ing.
Private John NJ. O'Neiil, reported miss
ing in action since July 2S, Is the soI
of Mrs Mary ONeill, a widow, 322:
Lombard street. In a letter she re
ceived from her son that was dated Jul,
II he said they were getting some ex
element" The boy is twenty-one year!
old, and before he enlisted with CCm
pany L, 10th Infantry, in August o
last year, he was employed by thu
Hutchinson Pie Baking Company, a
Thirty-third and Walnut streets.
Corporal jackson Black. reported a
severely wounded formerly lived will
his wife and child at 337 East Lehigl
avenue In the official list his address
is given as 625 Lippincott street, bu
the family Is unknown In that neigh
borhood. His wife Is believed to b
working In mill in Kensington. ant
efforts are being made to locate her
Corporal Black, who was a textil
worker, Is about thirty years old Fl
enlisted the day war was declared, an
after he left for training his wife CAV
up her home at the Lehigh avenue ad
dress.
Corporal Francis J. Byrne. Compan,
NJ. 10sth Infantry, missing in actiol
| July a. has been In the service TO
seven years. is twenty-four years oil
and lived with his wife, Frieda, and
| three-year-old son, Francis Jr.. at 272
| West Somerset street. He was a mem
ber of the old National Guard.
Private John J. Riley. Company q
10th Infantry. reported missing IN &C
tion on July 80. He Is only nineteel
years old and enlisted in the Third Regi
ment. N. G. P., on July 25, 1917, will
ten friends. He received his preliminar.
training at caipp Hancock and salle'
for France In Hay. 1919. In the las