Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-23
Nine City Soldiers
Killed in France

and lived with an aunt. Mrs. Gertrude
Griffin, III North Franklin street.
/ Corporal George Mclean. killed in ar-
, ton On July Is. enlisted in May of last
year, was trained first al F',rt Slocum
and later at Washington. II. e. He
was finally assigned to company G..
sixth Engineers, and sent to France
, early this year. Shortly after his ar
/ rival there he was made corporal. He
! was twentN-three years old aud lived
/ with his parents at $3.50 Chestnut street.
! ON the day before he met his death he
wrote n cheerful letter to his mother.
: telling her that he liked army life and
was in the best of health and spirits.
Private Donald Mcleod. who died in
"A French hospital on August Is from
the effects of gas poisoning. was an
orphan and made his home with an
aunt. Mrs Robert Stewart, of North
Wales. who died two weeks ago His
only near relative is a sister. Miss t'lrra
Mcleod. who also lived with Mrs. : ew-
art. Private Mcleod was formerly an
ploynd a. the Midvalp Steel plant. hut
waived exempt on when drafted and was
sent 20 camp Meade whrr" he at
'achrd to the 307ih Field Signal Corps
Battalion.
Corporal James II. Psiten. killed in
elton, lost his life during the heavy
fighting around ChateauThierry on July
i6 He. was twentN-three Years old and
enlisted in July Of last yea" j.. the sixth
Regiment. y. 6. +. He was tralncd at
Camp liaurork and sent abroad in May
of this %eai. His uncle. Simon T.. Mof-
rDtt 2T5H North Lawrence street has
;rcn oil ially notified of his nephew's
death.
Private james DiBernardino killed in
action. WAS twenty-five Years old and
honrdcd with friends N 1850 Thompson
L,f hai ~ lrnf ?, ,NI in,
Of last year II" was sent fir to Cnmp
Meade but was soon transferred 10
Camp Greene. where he was attached to
company r. Thirty-unth Infantry OF
the regular army. His command was
sent 10 France last March. \ few post
cards have been received from him by
his landlord, John Quieception. of the
Thompson street address. but no letters
A week ago Il telegram was received
from the war department say tha,
Beruardimo had been killed on July
IS The young soldier was "A tailor by
trade.
Private vivian Nichols Osborne.
killed in action met his death on IlInr
~. last. according to ;"ierram Just
received from the war department by
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel NJ
osborne. 2OG6 East Clarence street
They cannot understand why it tool;
the Government more than three months
discover llat lntlr son was dead and
inform them of the fact.
Private Osborne enlisted in the ma
rine corps in June of last year. and was
assigned to the a;ightrcnih Company of
he Fifth t.rgiment. lie was trained at
Paris Issand. South carolina. and sent
, to France early this year.
=, the Young soldier was popular in
The kenSington section. where he was
. born and brought up He was engaged
10 Il nf
frankford avenue, niece of Captain
John Humphreys. of the Fire Depart
m!nt of this city.
Two brothers of Private Osborne are
also in the service of their country, For
rest osborne in the regu ar army and
Russell Conwcll osborne in the navy
Private Alfred William TeufeI.
wounded while bringing in wound, d
dsring the fighting along the Marine on
July -. was Il member of the Nine
teenth Ambulance Company. He WAS Il
:, miner ANA VAS working in the Locust
Run coliirrlrs near Ashland. when he
enlisted ia .\pril OF 1917. y sister. Mrs.
Jennie Martin. lives at iI6G Tacony
street Private Trufel is twenty-five
Ntars old.
Private Joseph Levin. wounded in
action, is twent! years old and enlisted
I last summer while working in ClcNe-
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n private Johnson mas oeen missing since
July - ana is believed to nave nee!
a taken prisoner but has not yet beer
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