Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-25


jured but has been continuously in ac-
tive service. according to his mother.
Mrs. Alan Hale Harris
SKETCHES OF THE HEROES
Lieutenant Henry II. BonsaiI. Jr.. Of
a15 South Frazier street. earned COM
mission as second lieutenant while re-
covering fr m
Earned Commission wounds received
Kb;y. Co,,,,.sce,, IN action on July
'e 30. He was gsSsed
and cut up by
shrapnell all at the same time, but soon
recovered sufficiently 10 be able to study.
As the surgeons said he would he as
good as new when they get through with
him, he was permitted t. enter an Of
f1cers training camp in France. He
passed the mental part of the final en-
animation Al the head of his class with
mark of 9s. and a few days later
passed the physical test also. lie is now
back with his regiment. the 10th In
fantry.
Lieutenant Bonsall is just few
months past twenty-one years old He
enlisted in the summer OF last year. a
{ week after he had been married. He was
trained at Camp Hancock and went to
France in May of this year Last week
a little daughter arrived at his home of
whose existence he is not yet aware.
the remark in the first letter received
after he had been taken to the hos
pital, II was hit by a piece of steel
II it had gone an inch further l would
The youthful officer was a student at
the University of Pennsylvania when
this country got into the war He
showed natural aptitude for military
life and /had been promoted to SER
geantcy before the 10th left Camp Han
< cock
Private Samuel A.. Lanard. whose
death in action was officially announced
rIoday. is the son of Mrs Mary Lanard,
!, 1878 Richmond street His mother re,
( ceived word ten days ago that he had
pear on the War Department casualty
list until today
Lieutenant william ). Brennan.
S,t wounded IN action on July 80: lived with
1915 Ritner street. He served during
the Mexican border campaign with the
oid Third Regiment, n. G, p. He went
NOTED soon after his unit, the 10Th In
fantry, reached France.
Lieutenant Philip Mortimer Darby, of-
action, is the son of ]. Mortimer Oar.
by. of Isl Carpenter lane, Germantown
The young officer was injured On .Juiv
u and his father was notified month
later. but Lieutenant Darby's name did
not appear on the War Department LIST
until today.
COroparai william Ford, vino was &C.
verely wounded during an early morning
surprise attack against German trenches
-. ,o,,r -, on September 26,
JOtHed oid fhtFd died in a French
Whcn IL Years Old @e,eh Sase hospital on
cording to a ca
blegrsm received by his parents, WIN
live at 2ll5 South Rosewood 81 rer.
Corporal Ford was twenty-three ears
old. but had been a member of the old
Third Regiment y. G p, for eleven
years, having enlisted when only twelve
years of age.
~ The young soldier was big and strong
for his age and managed to pass hlm-
self b. the recruiting officer through the
conn vance of his older friends In the
regimeh,. He was greaf favorire with
all and proved an apt student OF mill
tary matters He served through The
Mexican border campaign earning pro.
motion there and was later transferred
to the 1l0th Infantry,
Corporal John J; weinman. wounded
in acticn on July 30 was a member of
Company ], 10th Infantry Before he
Joined the colors he was employed ar
the Remington Arms Factory as ma
chinist. He is graduate Of ST, Ed
ceived by his mother Mrs A. Weinman
who lives at 2T37 North Twelfth street
he states that he is rapidly recovering
Corporal George Palmer, wounded. is
member of the ll0th Infantry. having
enlisted in the old Third Regiment, II
q. p. shortly after the United states
declared war on Germany. HIS family
formerly lived at 3O4 Moore street h,it
has moved since he joined the eolors
leaving no forwarding address
Private Tony Gapsldi. wounded, en-.
listed IN the old Third Regiment, X q
: -. In June OF last year, when only nine.
teen years old After being trained al
: Camp Hancock and assigned TO Com.
gsny g. lleth Infantry. he was sent ts
/. ents live al 512 Christian street
III Private John II. Bethana reported
wounded IN action, Joined the color
early In 1917, was sent 70 Camp Han
psny NJ, 10th Infantry He lived witt
I. his mother at l435 Skunk street. and il
: 2 recent letter ne states that he is 70
Private Franci. X. Kuhn. report.
wounded in action, was sixteen year
old when he Joined the First Regiment
Mexican border and when war was de
T clared he was sent TO Camp Hancock
4 eventually being attached TO the 1881
Machine Gun Squad. He was employe,
= ~ the navy yard before he enlisted. Fl
\ lived with his mother at 22l1 SoutI
Eleventh street.
asFsesnt Henry X. Lowe. wounded
sSfns the PAYS Rsh sais to Ss
4 ScvsPpy Bunch" try. formerly tn,
- IIofh Infantry oaS @entl Third e Reg s
Eoppy bunch. are the men OF the goo1
= 11oth," he said in a letter to his
dgwed mother, Mrs Sarah II. Lowe
kS1t Broomall avenue. THE boys
we shown Heinie just what a gang
~ Too -Fight-Ia can dc
- II gets started.
einle 10 q great soldier. nit. He
III like the cold blue steel of .
6net with . husky Yank back OF
GAsne. He puts up = nght As long
Uechine gun ammpnition lasts
Wayb4 ~ win mako blum Al