Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31
Sketches OF the Heroes

MS Idtner last nlgnt from the war
Department.
Sketches OF the Heroes
Sergeant II. F. Meara, gassed. lived at
Is South Robinson street. He enlisted
In the Third Regiment. N. G. p, and
was later transferred to Company X,
10th Infantry after preliminary train
Ing at Camp Hancock. Company K suf-
fered severely during the first days of
the Franco-American counter-attack.
Sergeant Meara wrote to his family. He
was out of danger, he added, and ex-
pected soon to be back with his COM
mand.
BuRIer william r. Trantschold,
severely wounded. enlisted in the Third
Regiment, n. G. p, in 1915 and served
through the Mexican border campaign.
When the regiment returned to Philadel-
phia he was picked for guard duty and
patrolled railway lines and bridges near
Harrisburg for the next five months.
When the regiment was ordered to
Camp Hancock for final training. he was
withdrawn from guard duty and sent to
camp also, being assigned to Company
], 109th Infantry. when the First, Third
and Sixth National Guard regiments
were reorganized. His command went
overseas in May of this yeaS. A postal
card received by his mother, Mrs. M.
Berger, 1909 North Bonsall street, stated
that he had been wounded July 2s, in
the left leg and had two bullets In his
right leg. but was getting along all
right" No word came from the War
Department, added Mrs. Berger, until
several days after this post card had
ben received.
Private Howard d. Dean. wounded and
gassed, is the son of Mrs. Mary Dean.
514 North Fifty.seventh street. His
name has not yet appeared on the Of
fetal casualty list but he has written to
his mother from a base hospital saying
that while In serious condition for
time he has passed the danger point now
and is recovering rapidly. Young Dean
enlisted in June of last year and was
attached to the machine gun company
of the 111th Infantry. He was a paper
hanger by trade.
Private James Petri. gassed. is the
eighteen-year-o brother of Sergeant
Anthony Petri, $3.50 Hurley street, who
was officially reported missing in action
a few days ago. The younger Petri Is
in a base hospital, and is well on the
road to recovery. Sergeant Petri has
written his family that he. too. is in
hospital suffering from several wounds.
but that his condition is not critical.
Sergeant Petri's case Is the twenty-sev-
cnth. by actual count. in which local
soldier, officially reported missing. has
been located in a base hospital. 1t is
more than probable that a number Of
other Philadelphans listed as missing by
the War Department will sooner or later
be found in hospitals.
Private Leslie II. Crabtree, reported
missing in the official lists about two
weeks ago. has been located at prison
camp In Iagensalza, Germany, accord
ing to a cablegram from the 1nterna-
tional Red Cross. received by his
mother. Mrs. James A. Crab.ree. 37O3
| Barring street.
II am mighty glad to know where
he Is and that he is alive" said Mrs
Crabtree today, but personally I never
! lost faith that he would turn up. Leslie
was always able to take care Of himself
even when he was a little boy. He
was only twenty-four years old when
he was drafted last April. but he was
successful business man with fine
future ahead of him, despite his youth
He will come through all right and I
would not be bit surprised to hear
that he had escaped from Germany"
Young Crabtree was member of
Company NJ, Tooth Infantry, having
been sent to France with only a few
weeks training. He put his mind on
learning to be a soldier just as he had
on making good in business, and was
80 successful that he was appointed to
the regimental signal corps within ten
! days after the command reached France
! His duty was to signal the range to the
! light artillery Just back of the firing
line, and 1t is believed that he stuck to
his post until the last minute during a
German attack and was captured only
because of his failure to get away while
he had the chance,
Private Robert Stokes Conner, official
ly reported as missing ten days or so
ago, has been located in a German
prison camp by the International Red
Cross. cablegram received by his
mother. Mrs. Joseph ]. Conner, 63l3
| Dicks avenue, STATED that the young
soldier was in good health but that he
needed clothing and food. Mrs Conner
sent him few necessities yesterday and
will ship larger package in few days
Young Conner was drafted last Sep
| tember and was sent to Camp Meade
After a few weeks there he was transfer
red to Camp Hancock and assigned to
| Company d. 10th Infantry. His regi-
ment went to France In May of this year
He is graduate of the Southern High
School and of the Banks Business Col.
|
his country he was paymaster at the
Eddystone munition plant.
Lieutenant Watson NIartindaIe, OF the
Medical Corps. wounded while working
at first-aid station during the Ameri.
can attack on Chateau -Thierry, is the
son of DR.. Watson NJ. Martindale, 25O1
Federal street. Camden, His helme,
DETECTED a piece of scrapnel, saving his
life, but his right arm was shattered and
The will not be able to continue In the
service, according to a letter ,o his
father
Lieutenant Martindale is a graduate
of Yale and of the medical school OF
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
He was formerly newspaper man in
this city and also worked on the Bali.
more Sun while at johns Hopkins. III
PLAYED baseball and basketball at YaIs
and won the annual prize for the best
all-rourd athlete at Peddie Institute,
where hr prepared for college.
Private william Bilberon, of Colwvn
was shot through the thigh during The
| American advance over the Marne and
is in a base hospital.
1--WE are fighting to win and we de
not mind our wounds" he wrote 10 hi,
mother, Mrs. Mary Bilberon. II am get.
ting we'll rapidly and hope soon To h,
back with the boys. Don't worry abou,
me-"
Bilberon enlisted in the old Sixtt
Regiment, N. G.. p. in April of 1917
and is now In the 111th Infantry. III,
was formerly employed at the Remine.
ton Arms Company's Eddystone plant.
Lieutenant Alexander Russell Boiling