Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-05
Back at Front
Before Parents
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Been Uourded Infantry; when TIC
~" National Guard units
were reorganiZed lie
was injured on September and had
completely recovered and rejoined his
regiment before the official notice from
the War Department reached his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Benedict, of
1880 South Franklin street. A brother,
Sergeant Hyman Benedict, of Company
II, 1O9th Infantry, died of wounds on
September 20.
Private Alfred De Tullio. wounded on
September 20, had been out OF the hos
had been received from him by his
parents telling OF his recovery before
the official notification came from the
War Department announcing that he
had been injured. He was only seven
teen years old when the Mex lean border
troubles began and enlisted IN tho old
Third Regiment, y. q. =. His real age
was discovered before the regiment left
charged from service. Soon after reach
inu the age OF eighteen, in March of
1917, he re-enlisted and has been with
the same unit ever since. When the
cock he was assigned TO the machine
gun battalion of the 10th Infantry
De Tullio made his home with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas De Tulllo,
at 1889 South Thirteenth street
Private Francis J. Bird. reported
wounded on July 16, has since returned
TO Ills unit, according TO information
received in a letter from him by his
old, lived at 2448 Dover street, enlisted
In 3 Company, 109th Infantry, in April,
1917. and received his preliminary
training at Camp Hancock.
Private Louis J. GrubeT. twenty-thrce
wounded in action shortly before the
armistice was signed. lie was drafted
in May and inducted into I. Company,
314th Infantry, Camp Meade. The day
the armisttce was signed he wrote to
his mother: 81 guess the fat-headed
Dutchmen will not say in the future
that President Wilson was afraid to
fight"
Sergeant james O'Connor, Jr.. twenty
two years old, 2123 Opal street was
wounded in both legs on September 90
He was drafted in September of last
year and made a member OF NJ Com.
pany, 314th Infantry Shortly before the
signing of the armistice he wrote TO his
relatives telling them that the fighting
could not possibly last much longer.
Private Frederick Albright, twenty
eight years old, 1893 North Fifteenth
street was gassed last summer He
spent several weeks in Base Hopital l16,
in France, and has been in a New York
base hospital for two weeks. He was a.
member OF the headquarters Company.
Fifteenth Engineers.
Sergeant Felix W. Jones, for more
than fourteen years patrolman at
| tached to the Third and De I4ancey
streets station, who was killed in actIon
on October 8, had long and honorable
career IN the army and marine CORPS
during the Spanlsh-American War and
the Philippine insurrection and the
Boxer uprising.
Sergeant Jones first enlisted in the
old Third Regiment, n. G.. p, on June
90, 1898, and served for the duration of
the war with Spain. On his discharge
| he was appointed to the police force and
remained a bluecoat until February OF
! 1899. when the Philippines reYolted, He
responded TO the call for volunteers by
enlisting in the marine corps and served
for five years. He was at sea three OF
those years and on land about two
| years He saw much active service both
| in the Philippines and in China. lie
was honorably discharged from the ma
rine corps in February OF 1904, returned
10 philadelphia ard went back on the
BY tho time this country got into the
| world war Jones was married and had
| a seyen-ye year-old son. So he hung back
at first, but in November of last wear
he could stand the strain no longer and
re-enlisted in tho marines as a private.
| He was made a corporal a week later
| and a sergeant in March OF this wear
His unit went overseas with Colonel
! Smedley d. Butler I'm command last
June. Sergeant Jones's widow. young
son and twenty-months-old daughter are
now living in Bordentown, N. j.. A
sister lives In this city
Sergeant Jones was very popular with
! his fellow policemen of the Third and
De I.ancey streets station, and the news
| OF his death caused great \ sorrow
among his former comrades
Private tincenzo DeSione, Wounded
formerly lived Ia Camden and worked
: for the Victor Talking Maqnine Com.
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