Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-12
SKETCHES OF THE HEROES

CORPORAL HYMAN BENEDICT,
who died of wounds, received in action,
was twenty-four years old. an electrician
! by trade and lived at 1880 South Frank
| lin street. He enlisted in the old First
/ Regiment, y. G.. p, in 1916, was at the
| Mexican border and received his fnal
training at Camp Hancock, being even
tually assigned to Company II, 109th
Infantry. His mother died while he was
on the transport en- route to France. dur
ing the first week or last May.
In Il lear - h'S sister writer OILY
aTG dfSS Ge SAID f'0 Te ali T the parents a
Of the. First Reriment boys that the
gang is doing great work. All told
we Americans have captured up to date
august - more than 10000 Germans
4 younger brother David Benedict,
eighteen years old. Is a member Of
Company +. 10th Infantry.
PRIVATE ROBERT b. GILMORE,
wounded In action September 7, is the
son of Mrs Margaret Gilmore, e14e
North Second street.
1t is evident that he was sent back
to the front with shorter rest period
than is usually allowed soldiers after
term in the trenches. A letter re-
ceived by his parents from the young
soldier, dated September 3. reads; 81
have just reached a rest camp. after
: spending a whole month at the front
1t is the first time I've had bath
since leaving for the lines" The dis.
patch from the War Department names
September as the day he was wound
ed.
9 Since being confined 10 the hospita
] Gilmore had a friend write to his par
ents and explained he was wounded IL
the right arm and was unable to. L
. write. The letter also says he is recov
: ering rapidly and will soon be able 4
, return to his company. He was attache,
to Battery b. 1o9th Field Artillery.
1 Gilmore was member OF the 1911
Ia Il ItStx IzE
: the school In his second year He en-
n listed In the Second Pennsylvania Ar
a tillery on July l5, 1917.
. PRIVATE SAMUEL JOSEPH TAY
= LOR. who died Of pneumonia In ;
epidemic influenza, was twenty-nin
r years old and member OF Compan,
h @, li5th Infantry. He was drafted las
d went overseas in June OF this year
n Private Taylor was leather worker b!
= trade. unmarried and lived with hi
e mother at 5l9 Glenwood avenue.
u brother. John Taylor. IL a member o
o the 1881 Engineers and is now servlnl
: on the Cambria front.
e SERGEANT JOHN j. MCGEE, kille
in a motorcycle accident, was an exper
= chauffeur and had been specially traine
for motor supply and tank work, II
| was a member of the motor supply trai
OF the 3l2th Field Artillery and ha
| been IN France since early In June. II
was twenty-six years old and lived wit
an aunt. Mrs. Blache McGee, at lie
Il PRIVATE BERNARD G. HORAN
wounded in action. was only slXtee
| years old when he enlisted in April O
last year. He joined the old First Reg
ment, n, @. p, and after doing guar
duty In the central section OF the Stat
was sent to Camp Hancock for fns
TRAILING and assigned to Company {
109th Infantry. He is now in bas
Il
ing TO a letter received by his mothe
Mrs Mollie y. Horan, of dlOO Mark,
| street.
| PRIVATE WILLIAM CLINE, wount
ed. Is a member Of the l2sth AmbulanC
Section. He enlisted while on Wis
to New York, few days after Il
United States declared war on German
was trained at Waco. Tex, and h'
year. Private Cline's parents, Mr.. ar
Mrs. Nathan Cline, live at 7l2 Mort
Eighth street. A brother, Daniel Clin
is In the medical corps of the regull
army. while another brother, Harvey,
yeoman in the navy and is now at Sc
PRIVATE JOHN l.. CAPPER, woun
ed IN action. Is a son of Mrs Martl
Capper. 42i North Fifty ninth street al
a member OF Company l., lilth Infantr
PRIVATE EDGAR q. HOPKIN
wounded in action, is member Of Coz
pany A, lllth infantry lie wrote to
mother. Mrs. Laura Hopkins, $40 Nor
u;nion street. that he had received
fractured leg in battle. The letter. dat
september 10, said: Il am still alive
Red Cross hospital with a bumm
up' leg. but Il doesn't amount TO mua
we lust came out of battle. a snea
Fritz let me have II with a machlr
gun In the right leg Before they op'
ated the doctor took an X-ray and pr
nounced Il a compound fracture, but
| viii be well soon" Hopkins enlisted
, the old Sixth Regiment. r., n. o.,
July of hast year. when only elghte
wears old. He trained al Camp Ha
III soek. and sailed for France In May wi
III the ll1th Infantry. He attended I
~ Martha washington school,