Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-07

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SKETCHES or HEROES
IOSPORtI JOH> !. DOYLE. off,
Cially reported as having died Of wounds
received IN action. was officially re-
ported as wounded two weeks ago, His
| family is not yet convinced that he has
na ssrd away, AS letter has been re-
ceiNed from him dated September !.
while the telegram from the War De
parImcnt stated tnat he had d ed on
August 2S
corporal Doyle was born and reared
in Ppr, Richmond ana was well known
in the northeastern section of the city.
He was a skilled mechanic. His parents.
Mr and Mrs jeremiah Doyle, live at
265s Memphis street. Young Doyle en-
listed In the summer of 1916 in the
old tirsl Regiment y. g. p, served
through the Mexican border campaign
and in the spring of 1917 was sent TO
Camp Hancach. where he was assigned
20 Company u. l09th Infantry. lie spoke
in his last letter Of having been
wounded, hut did not seem TO regard
his condition rs critical. Apparently the
climate Of France did not appeal to him.
for he said i, was cold and rainy and
he guessed it would he about as bad
as Philadelphia during the winter
PRIVATE JAMES e. WATSON. died
shortly after he enlisted in the army.
however. and left no forwarding ad-
dress
PRIVATE BENJAMIN II. FISHER.
died Of wounds received in action was
a member of Company &, lO9th Infan-
try having enlisted in May OF last yea"
in he old First Regiment. y G. p and
been transferred to the l09th when that
unit was organized AT Camp Hancock.
His parents are dead and he made his
home with an uncle. Patrol Sergeant
Hugh Conover. of the Tacony police
station. Private Fisher was well known
in Tacony. He was an expert machinist
and had been employed at both the
Disston Saw Works and the Tacony
Forge company He was a member of
the Eagles. the odd Fellows and other
fraternal and beneficial organizations.
CORPORAL MICHAEL COHEN. Of
fcially reported as killed in action. lived
al 626 South Twenty-siX street. accord
ing to the War Department list. No
one at that address however, had ever
heard of the young soldier.
PRIVATE FLOYD A. GROsH offici-
ally reported as missing. has rejoined
his regiment, according TO cabegram
received by his parents, who live at
247 Rochelle avenue. WssahiCkon
PRIVATE JOHN VI. GJGIS wound
ed in action, is a Lithuanian .and had
never been naturaliZed. He refused to
claim exemption on those grounds how
ever, and promptly responded to the call
of the draft. He is twenty-seven wears
old and lived with "A relative. Casimir
Bombrouski, 26l6 East Allegheny ave-
nue..
WILLIAM =. sHETTSLINE, unOfi-
cially reported killed in action. Is said
to have been on special mission for his
commanding officer. probably carrying
a message to division headquarters,
when he fell. He was buried within a
few yards OF the spot where he met
his death, according to the cablegram
received by his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Shettsline. 1925 South Broad
street.
Young Shettsline was only twenty
years old and had just graduated from
the Penn Charter School when he re-
sponded to the call to the colors He
was a member of Company F, i0Sth
Field. Artillery.
PRIVATE WALLACE r. DURNIS
wounded In action, joined the service of
Uncle Sam in June. 1917. was sent to
Camp Hancock for his military training
and sailed for France last May. He is
member of Company +, 103d En-
gineers.
Young Durnn, who is the son OF Mrs
Isabella Durnin, widow, living at 1880
East Oakdale street was born in this
city twenty-four years ago, attended
the public schools and graduated in en-
gineering from the University of Penn
sylvania Mrs. Durnin is treasuring a
piece of German airplane wing which her
son sent her as 4 souvenir
James Durnin brother Of the young
( hero, has made repeated attempts to get
into the service but has been rejected
on account of a slight defect in his hear
I ing.
| PRIVATE JOSEPH WHITE, wounded
| in action. enlisted shortly after ths
I United States declared war on Germany
/ At that time he and his father lived al
4 1907 Spring Garden street. but Mr.. White
moved a few months later, leaving nc
forwarding address.
PRIVATE JOHN G.. McCLOsKEY
missing since August 10. Is the son OF
( Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McCloskey 5424
n. American street. He was only eight,
cen when he enlisted in March OF 1911
/ in the old First Regiment. y. q. P., ano
went overseas In May of this year. Hs
/ is member of the intelligence servios
squad Of Company c, 1osth Infantry
/ Frank Mccloskey. Jr.. a brother. ha'
tried 10 enlist many times. but has beer
unable to pass the physical examination
! PRIVATE SAMUEL WIENER, miss
! ing In action, is the son OF Mrs. ios
Wiener. 932 ~ Ninth street. He en-
| listed In the National Guard OF Penn
sylvanla in the summer OF 1917 an'
was sent to France with the lO9th In
fantry in MAY OF this year
PRIVATE FRANK !. GIHOTTE. wh,
died OF disease, was first reported gasseo
but wrote to his family that he wa
| rapidly recovering. II is believed ina
/ he must have inhaled some or the ga
fumes without knowing II and ina
pneumonia developed. causing his deatn
He enlisted in the old Third Regimeat
/ ~ q. p. in September OF last year wa
trained at Camp Hancock ana wen
overseas In May Of this year as mem
Der OF Company 4. 10th Infantry. Pr
vate Gihotte was twenty -four years oil.
! and the son Of Mr.. and Mrs Josepi
Gihotte, 1919 Watkins street.
PRIVATE WALTER DIT ~
1 wounded in action. Ia twenty-three year
| old and the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. JONI
! pitman,. 22o2 North Hope street. ~