Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-18
Philadelphia Soldiers
Fall on Battlefield
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stated that he had just come out of the
trenches without a scratch" He wrote
that he had been on the firing line for
four weeks. He is said to have met
death August IS.
Casey went abroad with Company F,
1l1th Infantry. His brother, Corporal
Carlton c. Casey, is with the tank corps
at Camp Colt. Gettysburg.
Corporal James q. Griffith has frac-
tured foot from German bullet and is
suffering from shell shock, according to
an official announcement received by his
mother at her home. 6O22 Cedar avenue
Griffith. who is twenty-four years old
is in the 1OSth Artillery. formerly the
Second Pennsylvania. The announce
ment stated that he was injured in the
fighting between August IA and 10 and
that he was in base hospital. Before
entering the service he was employed
for eight years in the offices of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. A brother
Harry F. Griffith, is in the registration
service in France.
Private william HippensteeI. twenty
three years old. 5l2 East Wishart street
kensngton. was wounded July 26. ac-
cording to n telegram received by his
sister. Mrs Mary Blatau. He was a
member of Company b. Machine Gun
Battalion No. s, and enlisted July I.
1917. He was trained at Camp Gettys-
burg. and left for France last April A
letter dated August 2, written from a
base hospital, informs his relatives that
he was blind for three days, but had re-
ployed filling shells at the Eddystone
munitions plant. A brother, James,
twenty-one years old, is in the navy.
Private Jerry Crocco. Company l.,
Fourth Infantry, is reported killed in
action. He was twenty-four years old
and was drafted in November. The last
letter received by his father, Gaetano
Crocco. is dated July II. Before enter
ing the service he was a tile setter. He
lived with his father at sos South Delhi
street.
Cut off from his company and refusing
tG surrender even though surrounded by
Prussians, Crocco met his death on the
along the Nesle August !, ac-
cording to word which reached his par
ents in letter written by a member of
the company. Official notification was
received by the father.
Il am too busy killing Germans to
write much of a letter." read the last
note from Crocco. II have set my heart
on getting at least $50 before l come
back to the good old u S A., and
If the good work continues that won't
take so very long. / have lost count
OF those to date. but l have a pretty
good idea and anyway I expect to go
over th = mark have set"
Jerry was always in front and over
anxious to get to the boches," wrote
Crocco's friends. I'VE had a mixup with
the Germans and he must have been
cut off from the rest of US. We missed
him and later found his body with sew
eral Germans lying near. I guess that
tells the story better than l could
write"
Private Charles I.epczyk. headquar-
tiers company. Fifty-eighth Infantry, re-
ported died of wounds July 20 He
was twenty-three years old and enlisted
in July. 1917. Prior to enlisting, he
worked at the Aetna Powder Works.
His father, Stanley Lepczyk, lives at
2S45 Livingston street.
Lieutenant John Sparks MagiII, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. XIX w. Magill, of Gym
wyd, has been enrolled among the Amer
Pershing forces in France. According
to a letter just received by his parents,
he was caught by boche bullet while
charging.
II got it," he wrote in a letter to his
mother, while going up HIN"
Magill's right arm was put out of serv-
ice and his letter was written from an
American base hospital On August 10.
Sergeant James f. Farley, Company
H, Fifty-eighth Infantry, reported Sc
verely wounded in action. He is twenty
four years old and enlisted. July, 1911.
He has brother IN the navy Before
enlisting he worked at the Frankford
Arsenal. His father. Daniel Farley,
with whom he lived at 2O86 East Lip
pincott street. received letter from
him, in which he says that he was
wounded in the leg and that he was in
a shell hole for about three hours before
being found by Red Cross unit.
Private Martin B. Webb. 2O3O Chest
nut street, wounded in action is twen-
ty-two years old and enlisted in the
marine corps in April, 1917, leaving for
France in August of the same year.
During his stay in this country he
trained at Paris Island. The last let
ter from him as dated August 10. and
expected soon to be released for duty.
Lying in hospitals won't push the
Germans across the Rhine" he wrote.
He lived when in this city with his
mother, Mrs. Martha Webb, a widow.
Private Thomas A. Coskley. 10th In
fantry. the old Third Regiment was
wounded in action on July 2s. accord
ing to a telegram to his father Thomas
J. Coakley, 1249 South Hanson street,
from the War Department yesterday.
Young Coakley, who had previously
been reported as missing in action since
July 10. enlisted when only II years OF
age.
Private Walter Richmond. Company
Fl, 1llth Infantry. was wounded In the
Marne fighting. according to word re-
ceived by his father, f. Richmond, 5s2s
Trinity place, His name has not been
officially reported. The son writes that
he IL In a hospital recovering from
wounds. and that his company went SO
fast after the Germans that We lost
our cook for three days" !,
O0icial oon0rmation Of the death oi