Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-18
ON TIE ROLL OF HONOR
A BE COHE N.
WOUNDED D

316th Infantry, Of 412 Tasler street, is
reported missing since September 26, but
letter written to his brother. with
whom he made his home, said ne was In
a base hospital. recovering from q
wound He is twenty-five years old and
was formerly employed as salesman.
Private Joseph J. Dougherty, Com
pany X, 327th Infantry. t"enty-eight
| years old, was wounded August lS. Since
| that time no word has been received
from him by his parents with whom he
| lived al IS Kimhall street He worked
! as A steNedOrc.'
| Private Joseph u, Archer, company A,
Sl4th Infantry, was killed October 10
! II. was employed as clerk in grocery
| store until october, 1917. when he was
drafted His parents live at l6 North
! Peach street He was twenty-eight
! years old
Private Benjamin Husik. Company r,
/ %l6th infantry, who vas killed Septem-
! loan COMPANY He was twenty-five years
! old and lived with his parents at 112
| North Forty-tirst street.
| Private william ). Kaiser. killed in
action, enlisted on March 90. 1917.
! week before Congress declared war on
! Germany He was
n'mo''af wa" Years old, but in
| For Slain Hero sisted on getting in
J
| he called It, and his mother finally gave
! her consent He joined the old Third
| Regiment, later reorganized as the II 9th
/ Infantry; was trained at Camp Han
, cock and went 10 France in June Of this
year. A memorial service for the youth
! ful hero will he held at the Corpus
/ Christi Church tomorrow morning. Pri-
| vate Kaiser was educated at the st.
| Peters Parochial School and was a lace
maker by trade. According to letter
from comrade in the same regiment
he was awarded a medal for bravery in
action on August 20 and was killed
the last week in September and first
week in October He formerly lived
with his mother. Mrs Katharine Kaiser,
at 29O4 North Twenty-serenth street.
Private william Tustin. of Base Hos
pital Unit 70, who died of pneumonia
! and had been in France about two
! months. He was drafted in September
| of last year and sent to Camp Green
leaf. Ca. leaving there in June for over
seas His parents are dead. He made
! his home with an aunt, Mrs Ida Yoden.
4OS1 Nice street. Mrs. Yoden's last let
! ter from Private Tustin was dated Sep
terlber 5. He said he was busy caring
for influenza patients night and day. and
his aunt believes he finally contracted
! the disease.
Before going into the medical corps
| Tustin was employed as clerk in a
silk mill at Clarkson street ana Hunting
Park avenue. Private Tustin's grand
father fought in the Civil War: The
veteran is still hale and hearty. despite
his advanced age, and his only regret
| Is that he could not night again for his
country.
Private Louis c. Goldfus. Company A.
109th Infantry. was killed In action Octo'
Der 6. He enlisted two weeks prior tc
the outbreak of war. at the age of nine.
teen. He was formerly employed by
Gimhel Brothers and made his home at
33l Pine street
Private Joseph Kowalski. Company b
| 3l9th Machine gun Battalion. who was
killed September s, was born in Russia.
He came to this country when he was
ten Years old and lived with his parents
at 5O7 South Front street. He wal
twenty years old and was employed as
a mechanic.
Private william J. O'Connor. Company
7, 316th Infantry. of 25o9 South Fair
since September 2S A letter written
two days previously said that he was
we'll and in good spirits Until last May
when he was called to the colors; he
worked at the Keystone SponginE Com
pany He is twenty-four years old.
Private Jacob yenton. Company A
3lsth Infantry. who has been MISSING
since October 7. was formerly a black
smith. He made his home with his
parents at 617 Winton street He is
twenty-siX years old,
RuEler Edward B. Mitchell, Company
|, S16th Infantry, is in base hospita
recovering from wounds received July
"a; Mitchell. who is twenty-six years
old. is a musician and has given con
certs in some of the leading cities of this
country and Europe His home address
s 901 Hoffman street A brother is r
France.
3l6th Infantry, was shot In the arm
September 20, according to word re
Gently received BY his mother, witt
whom he made his home, at 1880 Souti
old and was formerly a boilermaker a
Baldwins. His two brothers are in thu
navy.
Private ,Petro Polite; Company, X
316th Infantry, Of l752 south Hicks
street, was reported killed in action
although his relatives have as vet re
ceived no official notification. He wa:
bern in italy thrty-one years ago ant
came to America when a child. HI
, worked in silk factory.
Private william De Puy Kunkle re.
ported as wounded-d gree undeter.
: mined-on today's official casualty list
) was injured on July
BABY" Member OF l5. according to q
, Old Sixth Is young soldier re-
: PoinfvJl, Wouuded ceived by his
fd"]ut'' ou"Deo mother Mrs. Clar.
| ence Kunkle 1927 Brown street Sht
has heard from him several times since
4 the first notification of his injury, and II
e his last letter he said that he had prac
t tically recovered, but. did not believe tina
e ne would ever have the full use or hi
, right arm again. Kunkle was known a
g the baby" member Of the old Sixth Regi
mentS n @. P, having enlisted when onl,
fifteen years old and been through tn
d Mexican border campaign He was tn
!, youngest man on the roster of the Sixt
!. when it was called into the Fedora
9 service in the spring of last year.
Private Milton II. weer, accidental
d killed on October 6, was a member G
g Battery y, S2lst Field Artillery. an
r was twenty-five years old. His parents
Mr.. and Mrs. william Weer, live at 274
D North Twenty-fourth street, His olde
Q brother George is in the service with tn
t SeVenty-ninth Field Artillery. Befor
being drafted he was an automobil
" trimmer.
Il M