Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-13


as a marksman. and won numerous
cups and medals in tournaments. He was
twenty-five years old
SKETCHES OF HEROES
Lieutenant william Edward Myers.
now reported to be in a base hospital
behind the lines, was previously listed
as wounded severely. His home in this
city is 1916 Keyser street. Germantown.
Mechanic James Thomas Costigan.
Company Il. 1O9th Infantry. died on JULY
81 last from wounds received In action.
according to word received today from
the War Department by his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. John Costigan. 1851 Coral
street. He was thirty years old and en-
listed in the National Guard in April of
last year.
Private Peter r. Masden. reported Of
fCially today as killed. lived at 304O
street. His death in action was report
cd here unotiicially on Wednesday of
this week.
Corporal Charles Kenworthy, 167 GAY
street, Manayunk, died as the result of
an accident in France, according to an
unofficial report received here two weeks
ago. His name appears today as hav-
ing been killed.
Sergeant william A. Kay. wounded, Is
the son of Mrs. Harriet Kay, widow.
living at 2l22 South lseminger street
He was only nineteen years old when he
enlisted in the regular army in July of
last year and was sent to Gettysburg
and later to Camp Greene, South Caro-
lima, for training.
Eventually he was attached to Com
pany NJ, Fifty-eghth Infantry. and sent
overseas last spring He was never
much of a letter writer. his mother said.
and she has not heard from him for
three months. In his last letter he had
lamented the fact that though his older
brother Edward, was also in France,
he had not been able TO get in touch
with him
This brother has been slightly wound
ed. according to a letter received by
Mrs Kay. but his name has never ap-
peared in any of the official reports Ed
ward enlisted about six weeks after
William joined the colors. and was also
trained at Gettysburg and Camp Greene.
hut was finally assigned to the Twelfth
Machine Gun Battalion and went abroad
in April of this Year. He also pom-
plained in his letters about his hard
luck in trying to find his brother!
Private Oliver X. Jamison has written
to his wife, Mrs Loretta Jamison. ssS6
Market street. that he has been gassed.
but would be out of the hospital soon
Jamison, who Is twenty. was married
in March. just before he sailed for
France. Before enlisting in June, 1917,
he was employed as a mechanic
Private Charles Coynr. seriously
wounded, is twenty-three years old and
lived with his widowed mother at 1904
Jackson street. He was hit by four
machine gun bullets during "A ash across
No Mans Land. he wrote his mother
and might lose his leg in consequence
one bullet struck him just below the
heart, but was DETECTED by a little
Sacred Heart bag which he was wear
ing. and only made a flesh wound in his
ribs. THE amulet certainly saved nv
life" he wrote. Il have been here for
seven weeks, but the doctors cant tell
yet whether they will be able to save nv
leg or not
Private Coyne was member of the
Epiphany Roman Catholic Church,
Twelfth and Jackson streets.
He enlisted in the regular army in
June of last year and was sent to Get
tysburg, where he was assigned to the
Eighteenth Regiment of Infantry He
sailed for France last Thanksgiving Day.
brother, Thomas Coyne. is in the
navy.
Bugier Walter +. Trout. 36S North
SickleS street. WAS among the wounded
IN recent engagement. according to a
letter received from him by his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Trout
We had fight with old Fritz" the
bugler wrote, and | got machine gun
bullet in the chest ! can't ten Ibe
GATE. ! am now in a base hospital wI-
Ing to get well ana reioin my regiment
am doing fine here in the hospital
Young Trout enlisted on August 90
1917, and was sent to Camp Hancock for
his preliminary training. He was al
tached to Company NJ. 1llth Infantry.
and has been in France since early last
May. Previous to joining the colors he
Was employed by the Penn Mutual Life
Insurance Company.
Private Thomas G. Rabbit. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Rabbit, 1886 New
queen street, reported missing, is now
known TO be recovering from wounds
somewhere in France"
ON August u a telegram stating he was
othclaiIy missing in action July 80" was
received by his parents although they had
already been in receipt of a card, dated
August =, written by the soldier, saying
Getting on well don't worry" During
the last week several more letters have
arrived from him, and although he fails
to state the nature and severity of his
wounds, 1t is believed he is now recover
ing behind the lines One of his letters
reads in part as follows:
DO not BE alarmed at any distress
ing news which may have been received,
as l am quite o. X and having a rest
from the front. Toward the end of
July things that l am not permitted tC
disclose occurred, and in the meantime
lost my coat and all belongings, and
later found myself taking an enforced
vacation behind the lines. We certainly
had tough time. but I'm glad i was
in for 1t all, and after a little while
hope to be in II again. We have the
boches on the run, and II Is Berlin or
burst. In the midst of the gruesome-
ness of the AFFAIR there are also nu-
merous funny things happening for in
stance, a common occurrence is a lit
tie Yank. four feet fine inches, standing
before a six-foot German. who is howl
ing at the top of his voice. Mercy F!
Kamerad: wife and ten children in the
Vaterland
Private Russell Tomlinson, 1868 Tas-
ker street has been wounded In France,
according to a report reaching here yes
terday In a letter received here he
writes
There were two German women cap
| tured In the woods dressed In uniform.
They had been operating machine guns
against us. They were taken to head
quarters, There sure are a lot of things
| over here that / never would have be-
!ifyed until saw them myself. and this
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