Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-20
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yerely wounded, Is twenty-seven years
old and lived with his parents at
345S f. street. He enlisted in May
of last year in the field artillery and
was assigned to the Seventh Regi-
ment. An older brother, Frank Nc
Laughlin, is in the same regiment.
The family has received no word from
the War Department as yet. though
the young soldiers name appears in
today's official casualty list.
Private Alfred Higgins, killed in ac-
ton, was only eighteen years old. He
was the son of Thomas II. Higgins, edi-
tor and publisher of the Delaware
County Democrat, published in Chester,
Pa. The family lives in Media. The
maternal grandfather of young Higgins,
Dr. d. w. Jeffries. was a former Mayor
of Chester. The youth enlisted a few
days after the United States went into
the world-war and was killed on July
20. last according to telegram from
the War Department. received by his
father.
Private william II. Deamer, severely
wounded, was nineteen years old when
he enlisted August 20, 1917, in the First
Regiment, y. G. p. He lived at 500 y.
Nodgcs street. and was graduate of
the West Philadelphia High School In
the last letter received from him he
| begged for candy, especially good old
! fashioned lolly-pops" and big box was
| promptly forwarded to him. A brother,
| Louis c. Deamer, is at Camp Meade now,
while step-brother, Farl Waldeman, is
in France with the 10Sth Field Artillery.
Corporal James O'Connor, killed in
| action. was the first soldier from West
Chester to meet death in France. Word
| Lin lAttA
to his mother, Mrs. Mary O'Connor
! from Corporal Charles ]. Mccormick
of Company | of the nth Infantry, to
which O'Connor was also attached.
Private Richard II. Trumpleller, re-
ported wounded in letter to his par
| ents. Mr.. and Mrs. William Trump
heller, lao Noble street. but whose nam,
| has not yet appeared on the officia
casualty list, was only eighteen wheI
| he enlisted in the marine corps tive
| years ago. He saw service in Cuba ant
Mexico before being sent TO France will
Hthe first contingent of the American ex
peditionary force. He is attached t
Company f of the Eighteenth Regiment
marines. A brother, William Trump
heller. Jr., Is a quartermaster in tn
United States navy.
Private James B. Clark, reported miss
ing in Il telegram to his parents, Mr.. an
Mrs. w. +. Clark, of 422s Aspen stree,
but whose name has not yet appeare
in the official casualty list, was twenty
three years old when he enlisted tw
years ago in the old Sixth Regimen
n. G. p. He saw active service alon
, the Mexican border, was later trans
! ferred to the 1llth Infantry and ser
abroad in May of this year A brothe
Harry Clark, is in the navy.
Private Thomas A. Coakley, 124
, South Hanson street. severely wounde
in the recent fighting along the Marn
is member of Company X, 10th IL
fantry, and only nineteen years old. H
, enlisted two years ago in the old Thir
Regiment y. q. p, and served on IL
Mexican border. At the outbreak of II
present war he was sent to Camp Hal
:. cock. He sailed for France In Ma
: In a recent letter to his parents Coakle
said he had been wounded and gasse
e but hoped to be soon back on the firir
:. line.
e Francis Coakley. his seventeen-yea
| old brother, will enlist next week. Bot
:, boys attended the St. Francis de Sal,
School, Forty-seventh street and Sprin
: field avenue.