Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-30
SKETCHES OF THE HEROES

Private Zebley 7. Swsnk, reported in
today's official casualty list as acci-
dentally killed, was previously reported
4. killed in action on
Soldier Is Listed November "a, thr-
teen days after the
KILLED in Acfion armistice was
NLo., signed. His mother
Vh Nope"oe' Sf had a letter from
sfa h m dated after
hostilities had ceased. in which he said
he was on his way to Germany with the
army Of occupation. She cannot under
stand how he could have been killed in
action with the war over and hopes
that the later report of his accidental
death is an error.
Swank was inducted into the service
in July of this year and went TO France
rs a member of Company G, Fifty
second Infantry, after only three weeks
training at Camp Wadsworth. He is
twenty-four years old and lived with his
mother. Mrs. Anna NJ. Swank. at S647
North Ninth street.
Private John II. Patterson, officially
reported severely wounded for the first
time today, is back in this country and
is now visiting his family at 1926 Par
rish street. He landed in the United
States on Thanksgiving Day and was
sent to the Lakewood, y. j.. Base Hos
pital to receive treatment for his arm,
! which was badly torn by piece of
shrapnel.
Private Patterson enlisted two years
ago as a member of Company l, Fiji
teenth Infantry. After arriving over
seas his company was made into Com
pany G. Third Machine-Gun Battalion,
with which the wounded soldier was
serving when he was struck by shrapnel
His wound was bad one, necessitatlng
an operation, but Is now healing.
Sergeant Harry Holladay. Heavy
Tank Corps, 327tE Battalion, died Of
bronchial pneumonia in base hospital
telegram from the War Department re-
ceived by George B. Holiday, a brother,
living at 76l South Fiftyfrst street.
Sergeant Holiday, who had been in
France since last January, had not been
heard from since September and was
not known to have been Ill.
His parents are dead, and previous to
being drafted in March last he was en-
pany, Chester, and made his home with
his brother at the Fifty-first street ad-
dress. He was born In Greenwich, n.
]. and educated at the. public schools
there. He Is survived by four sisters
and four brothers all of whom live in
Greenwich, except the brother with
whom he resided in this city.
~,S ssrEsant Fred IL. Baynes. Jr., Of ssG
member of the 1l4th Infantry, was re.
ported missing In action on October IL
and his father. Frederick Baynes. Sr.
an inventor. connected with the Wells
bach Company of Gloucester, Is trying
10 ascertain whether the Government
has learned any further information al
10 his sons fate. Reports have been re
ceived from France that nearly two
thirds OF the men in the old Third Regi
ment were killed or wounded along III,
Meuse sector in the early part OF octo
per. In his last letter to his parents
dated October 4, he said that the regi
ment was then waiting to start anothe
attack and II was after this that H.
was reported missing. He is twenty
three years old and was employed in tn
Welsbach plant when the United State
entered the war
Private Michael MastrIpoIIto. reporte,
severely wounded in action, has neve
been In battle. much to his regret. Oi
the day before his regiment delivered nj
attack north Of Verdun. in September
MS left leg was smashed while rehears
,ng for the intended drive. As he la
n the hospital the following day his lei
IN splints, his company went over IN
TOP and few OF them ever returned.
Private Mastripolito is a member q
company Y, 10th Infantry. which wa
y. He enlisted in July, 1917, trained q
Camp Hancock and sailed for Franc
last May. He arrived back In the Unite
states November 20. the day afte
the base hospital at Lakewood, n. j. II
~ now at home on ten-day furlough
visit his family at 1917 South Thirteent
street Private Mastrlpolito under h
ring name OF Andy Rivers" has al
peared az most of the local fight club
l1e did his part toward entertaining II
boys overseas by putting on man
friendly bouts in the Y, NJ, c. A., hut
Notwithstanding that am fighter,
RHy war IL H.. and got all of II
reed. he said. Home looks might
good TO me-"
sergeant Reed Barnitx. Company
aibtk Infantry. died OF wounds ON o
toher ~ He was twenty-four years o
and was drafted on September 3, l91
Before he was drafted he was a eleI
and lived with his parents, Mr.. and Mr.
HaTDitz n,Fn
street Hts younger brother John Is
ensign In the navy. He was student
fiie Central High School.
CorpsFal 1ameA r.. Kelly, wounded
Gnateau-Thierry and now invalid
home. said that the thrill Of battle "
so intense he 4
Did NOT kHOW He not know he W
~, M, = 1r,IJ wounded until !
~ e""ueu i"' commanding offic
IIIcsr Told Hin Ilieutenant Hall
well. also OF d
rIIt. told him that blood was .streami
{fapa his side. The ilth Infantry 4