Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-17
SKETCHES OF THE HEROES

,a ssrEosnt EuEens M Buckley,
Of Company sissh oS Intan and
Struck Few With the @ first Draft draft
Sss' Minutes Before tember, 1si7, and and
End. but Helme. Msaas sFaiasd st Acoocsinpp csmp
AZ Soved His Lite to letter received
~ ~, !, -, from the young SOL
>-,ysr,,sr "a ;, die dier. under date Of
about an hour before hostillties ceased
THE shrapnel struck his helmet and the
stssl gap. Prior to this time the young ing
sergeant, sergeant had "a J.. been hit on the hand, but
ead s 0 fsw sss back ssky IN bssrs the fight
embarked for overseas duty Buckley was
married nna,Si and his hi wife now lives with his
simt arrived home before the oficial hs notifca,
,.sas ~ = eeiyed. He landed at Ellis Island on on
90 " Moysmber 20 and was transferred to the
G.. where they are rnanufacturioa ~ N
Art srsifisiaI bs arm arm to replace the one lost on
dressing station tts after hbiy1ng bsinyg Etc to field
=, he found another .doug6Soy. "aise also
two hours before Being % picked ked tweasy NV aSd
ss,ss when taken to an evacuation hospital an
SiooS poisonlng olRsr1on hsa sss was NECESSARY
s..S.S witS ss yesrs sa,ss old ana
~ ia member Of Company f, sIsfh Ifer Infanr
sry sn,drsS rri9 y e ,,s ,,oa1s shs Soors he was
nsrf tfivete ]. Frank Deere. woubdad piaat ,n
1,fs ,,a,, J%ly ~ when hen the losth Infantry, for
cas- the rsiisnt marinss stnnd N; e.; P, and
Al man advance at the Marine. is T still IeI In
w 3ufss Sss. .hS hSSsp,,al pit Hi. His leg badly in
5nputation would be necessarv trss TSa
src. 9cStoIs were able to save the Leg by bv
rsl' than the other AZ nresant ~ sn1rter
cs.A olans are trying. to stretch the leK bv
hvs sassi Sw process peSs inysnted by the army
e tfrss yeers old and lived with his mother
Sa ii pioyed at the Remington Arms ATT was worns ems
,,s 0eiore being called to the coIors. The
SHns SSii n,sHsr soc,er vas was noted amateur base
\, ~, ne team representing the west walnut
y Street Catholic Club. ""Hu'
ri shsr 10 len. than twenty four hours bn-
~ * Tore nosfilities ceased, is a brother Of
listed in the marines eeIs Private e. Paul en-
year and has been in. france rance for Sl fHis Avs
-. compsny y of Tsmssf tS. ssftS Of the Tortynnth
sst7 cofdns to letter % reesnti sssGiTsy hurt. ae-
cstharine street and expected e TO 81 rs;oIo soSe
~ ne Unit before she received his iettsr
s Sefopee sGees soio. f. have "
ADa man boundary where iss unit nj 'ns e Ger Ger;
- uoneo- The rest of France did not an
sSst Psris s Was aosits asiiss but sswn he admitted
---- Private Harry PIosky, Killed in act,on
ss.dspSis sSr sy stasa sOms sssra Sss had been
WAS drafted In the autumn OF iasy ,.a ae
mace no claim to exemption, was ira
sggsS,SC al camp s Meade sSs. and went e. France in
y. He had no relatives In this countrx b;x,;
ASa wSae yn. his home with friends al siS ss
I'd formerly lived at 1923 Amin strest 81.
"A 4, yas. drafted last winter. trsinssd re aee
~. Camp Meade and sent to France ,ast az
sanfny ssmfnsr q Hs !, member ,nS of the sIsth IN.
snS formerly. worked rr for Ike SSsars yIstSI cid
--- Tarlkins Machine S Company. 0
IN ,rsrSc,sns snd rrsnk Avaione. O. well-known
Aits,cariton orchestra. has been eassss sss
put ~ Iaplaiy recoyerfng according to a
}ssSah stssr 70 an rs uncle who lives at iSls South
"a. L, reeetying his dose" OF gas Privats Ave.
lone was blind and feared for a whiis
r That % ne. would never regain his sight
s y Srsns sGTs stssr re s,s ana
<1sa expected to be discharged from tba boaslve 1--we
pitai IN z few days. he had seen musb iD
oc over the TOP many times ti%ea ans ana had been
"A y that he was fortunate TO have rstea rnstea
on 60 lightly. Avalone formerly sItyea Iiyea
M Private James McDermott. ranort.a :.
~ wounded IN action on today's officIai
~ casualty list has written home that he
-,srt sE. was stricken with
Otsc.asty SOLDIER and dhS had to ttnnsensS SesSs
5&as Was Wounded, e month in sRsha pats
81 Actually He eTsd. 'sia he se ssSsS rsSoy-
~ He'd shs ~Flu" ldst bis y s.ti,1sn tine g jein
~. the ia "a w. 4 VI iy