Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-02
.jtAadelphia Men
Wounded in France

VesAc. ~ was kHoWn ne was removed
"a base hospital at that time, but all
Forts to obtain additional information
him have failed.
Corporal Taunt is ore OF fortv-
ve soldiers from this section named
h today's casualty list.
In his last letter to his family hero
'ritten two weeks before he was
'ounded. the corporal said he was very
~. adding. IF you do not hear from,
y Tor several weeks. don't worry. as
- all for the best" He is n graduate
the Central High School and before
ntertrg the marine corps was emploved
y North Broad street business fir,,
ctals of which are now aiding his
lmfly In the search for his record Tn.
pldier Is twenty years old
Two Officers wounded
Two more Philadelphia lieutenants
Ave been wounded in action. one Of
nem Tor the second time during six
1onths service at the front No dea,bs
reported today among the berons
oN this section.
x4fst Lieutenant Ullmaun e.. ue,,,,.-
nNof Lieutenant Colonel charles I
lndler, Pennsylrani. Rc.orve M'iitia.
1nissseous Officer t-ee'. has been cen
"-,l-I ''tStu III action
0"""e" sFcond time.
k<E The young lieu
mi Is in active command of Com
}Y X, 10th Infantrr, and received
6econd wound At Apcrmont. town
q Routh Of the Aisrc River.
kfthough it was not until October Q
atShe wrote to his father it is be
E6d that he was wounded carly in
5ptember. as II wa during that period
kfthe Twenty-eiglith Division cleared
fSthe Germans south of the 'Aisne
Hfhe lieutenant in his letter mentions
4 wound only in casual manner. He
f1u3if les II with }, MY leg is getting
I6ng fine. and lucky enough. no bones
Sr4 broken. They will no doubt sew
[up in a week or So
sAccompany the letter was card in
.R5hed across the back: October y.
~ hospital.
fi3eutenant Hendler. however. wrote
6G(her letter to a friend, in which he
Visited that his wound was a shell
swhich had ripped, open the leg, but
bToken no bones. He said that the
IONS expected to sew IL up:
XU1es of the courage of Lieutenant
der have reached this country from
11era in his command who have writ
~ 10 their parents. In one instance ne
Sned a wounded sergeant TO shelter
mother he forced his second lieuten-
into a shell crater II time to save
Is{tfe. the second lleutflltHl .N"e
k{enant Richard Stockton Bullitt, son
sESgan NJ Bullitt. of Torresan'c. VINO
~ Killed in action on July 19 the day
~ Lieutenant Hendler had saved his
86{fRutenart Hendler is one Of three
1Ss 81 lieutenant Colonel Hendler in
service. J. Bertram Hendier is an
16kance sergeant attached TO the de-
f1ment In France and engaged ~
convoy work, and Frederick II
A411er Is with Replacement Unite NO
american Ambulance.
115eutenant Hendler as student a.
"a Central and Germantown High
heols was noted athlete, playing or
hascball and football teams OF botr
5lhole He was later active in athletic
5lea at, Peddie Institute. He went to
Mexican border as private III toin,
~ II. Third Infantry. y. q. p, and
e63 the return, was elected second lieu-
51fjrt of X Company. At Camp Han
rc1lsE fust before sailing for France, he
~ promoted To first lieutenant.
- lieutenant Raymond j. ronsidine
~ ~ James p. Considine; or Din Norif
fTfy-third street. has been slightly
S161nded.
Ille story is typical OF the fighting
1<3tsof the doughboys.
1ftsr passing through the trainin!
*of at Fort Niagara, he was recon-
1fnded for commission, but was re
55 Upv..~~led fOr officer, who sal
som e h ng wa
Ice 70 Fight wrong with hi
lfs heart He went (
Hsngton and pleaded his case
4GnGiy that he was orderea 70 lepoE Eor
Second officers training camp at ro'
othorpe. r.. =. ,glo
1RSrne lieutenant Considine was seiZe
mi appendicitis. and instead u repof
fi "a the training camp was sent 10
nitai. where he underwent an operi
5xx After waiting two months ne pu
E Tn application for the aviation corps
while waiting for an answer lnet
wl,o had been at FORT Giagara
3 told his story to the officer, wh
then stationed in Washington, an
- days later got notice ,haI y
Ten appointed a provisional secon
6Sfant and ordered to report 10 toi
5S6nworth. where he remaihea M nfoi
Suaber, 1917. to March of THIS yea
he was assigned as second lieu
~ 70 the Sixty-first infantry an
fo Camp Greene. North Caroline
~ he was acting captain OF com
= rewlment left for France in Apri
IN ne was offered the chance Z
n TO this country to act as an IN
11er, but pleaded 10 be allowed .
for which purposes he said ne ma
zIHfo the war. The appointment a
Scfor carried with it promotion 4
~ iseutenant. but he preferred Il
~ With the regiment. Some TIM
came a commission as first lieuten
nich had been sent from WASH
40 u regiment was in the. ST. Mihie
~. and the colonel OF the regimen
TIIoutenant Considine he had oeel
0mended for promotion
FCHES or THE HEROES
56vsts A, .. Duffy. Company L; sibtl
nm. was seriously wounded by tn
nr1on OF two German shells tina
killed five OF hi
.nlad as Shells comrades and in
[.y-- jured two other
kTten0s In writing to hi
ga f4ff brother. $. j. Duffy
Ix4a North American street, ne sai
IN. was in a base hospital VIII
m his right SHOULDER, BIS lei
10d In the stomach.
"a IN the letter. explained that
Y. of a gas attack had been given
~ Was adjusting his mask IN
rinn OF fhe first shell. when nv
- OF the company Were mni,
cSj1sr and arm. He was erawi
kIsr when the second shell ex
seriously wounding him in IN
HpI Slso striking two othe
Hs explained that the mrs
n whom he spoke since ~
rance in July. was the ne'
~ Y a. ses !: SSssssisn. SesRsssis,; 4. twenty
- uas selected for ~
~ JWee Az sent g