Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-19
Soldiers of City
on Roll of Honor
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in May, of this year. Shortly after his
arrival In France he was promoted to
be a battalion sergeant major and trans
fcrred to the Fourth Division Regular
Army. In August, only a month or so
later, he was promoted to be regimental
sergeant major.
Sergeant Major Herkert was wrapped
M In his work and devoted to his own
division. He firmly believed that 1t was
the peer of any of the units in the
would live forever in song and story.
He always referred to his outfit" as
the GLORIOUS Fighting Fourth" and
added that he would never cease TO be
thankful that ho had been privileged
60 serve with such gallant bunch of
boys"
Before joining the colors Sergeant
Major Herkert was the private secretary
worth & Sons Company. manufacturers
OF textile machinery. He was mem
ber of the Church of st. Jude and the
Nativity. The young soldier, was the
of 939 North Sartain street. Mrs:
Heckert has been confined to her bed
with n broken foot since the day peace
was declared.
Private Leonard Joseph, wounded. is
twenty-one years old and son Of MT.
and Mrs. Morris Joseph, 2S23 North
Taney street. He is Il member of Com,
pany G.. S15th Infantry, which trained
:lt Camp Meade and embarked for over
scas duty last July n telegram from
the War Department received week
ago states that the young solder was
wounded severely in action on september
9s, but a recent letter from him, dated
November "a informs his parents that
he is getting along fairly weli ana hopes
to sail for home shortly. Prior 10 pelilg
called to the colors he was ehiP'oSeu
NJ al
Corporal Charles II. Clifton, wounded
stated in a recent letter that ne hao
been amply repaid for, his wounds, as
prior to HIS being hit he had manage
10 add three more dead Germans to his
list. He had been able to get them
through the aid of Il te!d glass taken
from prisoner. In the same letter ne
writes. II am not footing my own horn
in speaking about medals, as l am the
recipient of one given to me by dying
Frenchman whom pulled out OF burn,
ing tank Gifton is rs twga1gg Rogsrt YETI clfton
2011 Woodstock street. He is mem
ber of Company d, 315th Infantry. He
was carpenter by trade
Private Leroy Dubbs. ottlcia,y re re
ported missing since September rs has
written to an aunt, Mrs. ]. Is. Wander
slice. 1909 North Eighth street. with
whom he made his home, that he Is IN
the best of health and expects to re-
turn home soon. 1t is probable that
he was slightly wounded and taken TO
q French hospital for treatment. When
he failed to report for rollcall on Sep
tember 81. his regimental inteiigAnce
OFFICER listed him as missing and. owing
TO the poorly devils system for handling
the casualty rolls, the supp ementary
statement that he had rejoined his COM
pany has never succr eded in owe hauling
the original erroneous notification.
Private Harry Shcviin. wounded the
latter part of October, was much i'm
proved by November 7, when he wrote
to a friend in this city that he expected
n y discharged from the hospital soon.
He Joined the colors September IA. 1917,
was trained at Camp Lee and Camp
Gordon and went overseas with COMPANY
3, 327th Infantry. After reaching
France he was transferred to thu head
quarters company and was with that
unit when injured at the battle of the
Meuse Private Shevlin made his home
at 1922 North Franklin street
Sergeant James Moran Garrish.
wounded on September 80, is a native |
of North Carolina, but had been living
In Philadelphia for a number of years