Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-19
DEFENDED GRAVE OF
1t. QUENTIN ROOSEVELT
One of Many Wounded Men Who
Will Spend Christmas Holidays
in Meade Hospital.

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the Baltimore News, had the following
to say Monday of the wounded men who
have come from overseas to Meade In
the last few days a sort of forerunner
to the large detachment which Is exc
pected shortly:
The little colony of seven Baltimoro
wounded men from overseas is up In
the hills in what is known as the BIB.
block. This is a long ways from the
names of these seven heroes are printed s
here, so that friends may see them and =
pay a call up there. They are: Joseph
E. Cunningham, $40 West 34th street:
Elisha Davis, 416 North Wolfe street,
Paul Debrig, 4133 Park Heights avenueg
Frank L. Elphering, 1909 Lawlef street,
Richard B. Ormond. 1O11 Wilson streett
Charles Ulsch, 700 Bowdoin street, ana
Harry Urvitz, 1927 Brentwood street.
Capt. Leonard X. Kolmer, a Baltimore
and Frederick newspaper man. Is In
charge of the convalescent detachmentx
Writes With Left Hand.
Sergt. Charles Ulsch had his right
hand injured and already knows how u
write with his left. He surprised the
crowd by writing upside down with
speed that Is increasing every day.
Later on he hopes to write without gets
ting the letters upside down. For the
present 1t seems easier for him to do ie
that way.
Roland Alsbaugh of Oil City. who did
his fighting In France with Iowa men,
was pleased to learn that Oil City men
of Company d, 18th Infantry-the old
Sth and 18th Pennsylvania-are here al.
ready. In France he saw nothing Of his
neighbors, but he learned how bravely
the men from his home town and his
native state fought. One he met here
was Private Harry X. Freshman.
How stubborn fight was made To
capture and hold the grave of Quentin
Roosevelt was described by Private ROBE .
ert McMinn of Altoona, Pa, Of the 100th
Infantry's transportation company. Nc.
MINI saw the little grave, with the
pretty fence around it, just before
shell gave him nine wounds at one tim@
and resulted in his being sent back to @
hospital.
Fought With Redwood.
Private Herman Hahn of Saxon, Pa,
fought with Lieut. George b. Redwood
at Cantigny. He said that Redwood was
still suffering from two wounds and
keep out of the fight on the day when
he received his fatal wound in the head
Mann was glad indeed to learn that 4
street in Baltimore has been named for
the hero.
John Tuscano of Wilkes Barre, Pa.
one Of the men here who did not get q
chance to go to France, can well feel
proud of what his family did in the
fight for liberty. His three brothers, all
in the Italian army, were killed.
Michael Iavicolh 304 South Exeter
street. who was with group of twenty
four Baltimore men in the 311th Machine
Gun Battalion, was back in q hospital
in France when he got word that his
brother was killed while fighting with
Italians. Iavacoli was gassed while g0-
ing over the top as a Lewis gunner.
Contact with the wounded men has
made men here who are serving them
more anxious to stay in the Army. Pri-
Vate Thomas Tracey, who had grocery
store in Providence, X. l., missed his
chance to go 10 France because he had
to be operated on seven times here. In
the course of his extensive hospital life
he met GONE Of those who received their
injuries while fighting and he sought
transfer to the hospital detachment for
service. He says he has no desire to 20
back to the prosaic work of running, a
grocery store while he can help in the
comfort and treatment of the heroes
from France. The opportunities having
fallen to others, he is eager only to rem
der service for those who need attention
as result OF TIE great bodily sacrifices
they have made
Has One Lung, But Is Lively,N :,
One of the liveliest lads here. the
Youngest of the heroes, has only one
lung, but he is up on his feet, carries no s
crutch. and as result of the most re-
markable surgical work seems to be
likely to get away after short conva-
Iescence. He is Wallace H. Smith OF
Washington, who is only eighteen wears
old. Smith was with the District Of CO.
lumbia Guard on the border in 1915. but
in the Army reorganization he went into
the 9Th Infantry of the I'd Division.