Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-02
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"A .cAHILL JR. CHASE MILLER
Woupded Wounded d
fore they got me. | Wen over the top
with my rosary and yours and mothers
pictures in that little locket. have the
bullet the doctor took out of my leg as
a souvenir. and I am ready FOR a dance
any time If you were here. Now don't
worry about me and continue to pray as
I am doing. am fine: Just be patri-
otic and patient and don't forget to pre-
when Kaiser Bill salutes uncie sam.
and says. I am finished The nurses
are certainly nice to the boys. and they
often work until late at night to make
ward is a beautiful singer and enter
tains us even when she is working"
Private Charles Hnines. severely
wounded in action. was drafted in June
at Camp Meade before being assigned
to the 3l5th Infantry and sent to France
with that unit. While carrying ann
munition from a supply station to the
front line trenches Il shrapnel shell burst
within "A foot of him. part Of the shell
striking his right cheek. knocking out
eight teeth. and shattering his jaw and
the roof of his mouth. Despite these
Private Haines was formerly connected
with the firm of Brown Brothers ~ Co,
Fourth and Chestnut streets.
Private Harry Cotner. reported as
wounded in yesterdays casualty list
was drafted in May of this year, given
Il brief training at Camp Meade and
sent to France with the 3l5th Infantry
early last July; Private Cotner made
Sergeant John =. Greene, wounded on
July Il. was listed as private through
an error in the first report Of his in
jury. He is now recuperatng in Base
received by his wife. Mrs. Marian
Greene, o46 East Russell street
Private Robert u. Martin. wounded in
action Oh July Is. did not inform his
tiers and they did not find out about it
until the War Department notified them
yesterday. He was twenty-four years
old when he was drafted and sent 10
Camp Meade. From there he was sent
to Camp Hancock and eventually as
signed to Company c. 1i2th Infantry.
Before joining the colorS he was Il
chauffeur According to his father.
Daniel Martin. who lives at 6072 Girard
avenue, Private Martin is rapidly recov-
erng at base hospital
Private Joseph &. Ireland was gassed
August 20 while lighting with Company
L. 1G9th Infantry, and is now in base
hospital Behind the
One Of Three lines in France ac
Brothers Cassed Just received by his
parents AT their
home. los North Woodstock street. His
family received word that he was miss
! ing in action a few days ago.
A brother of the soldier. Sergeant
| Harry ireland, was killed in action July
!s. Another brother, Francis A.. twenty
| three years old. is a storckceper in the
| naval marine aero bombing squad. Las
Monday the father of The boys. David
! Ireland. received Il letter from Joseph
| containing requests for Christmas gifts
Private Herbert O. Madara, First Bat
TALON, 109th Infantry, was wounded OF
July l6 during the battle of the Marine
| He is twenty-three years old and in !.
letter 10 his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ED
wounded in the thigh by flying shrapnel
| Before enliStins, he was Il clerk for j
| G. Brill.
Private Howard Y. Young was first
! reported on October as gassed. Since
| then the War Department has learned
| that he was wounded. degree undeter-
| mined, and is now in base hospital
His family at 2209 South Twenty third
street, was notified of this fact yester-
| day.
Private Roy 4. Wilson was wounded
in the right leg by. shrapnel on october
TO- according to a letter received by hi,
mother, Mrs. Leah Christie, 2721 Nortl
Twelfth street. Wilson is with TIL,
medical corps, l0sth Field Artillery. HI
I is twenty-five years old and served thre,
years before the war in the regula
! army. He was al the Mexican borde
with the sanitary detachment of the ole
Second Artillery He is printer b!
trade.
, Corporal George Edward Davis, il
writing TO his mother from base hOspita
% says little of his wound, considerable
of me care given him by the Red Cross
doctors ana nurses and very grea
deal about the way the Yankees hav'
sent Fritz on the run.
The corporal is a son Of Edward an'
Ella Davis, of 4l4U Terrace street RoN
borough, ana he has two uncles in tn
service Alfred and Frank Boone. wit
Company b, Fifty-sxth Regiment l;n
gineers, and Company d. 304th Engin
eers, respectively Corporal Davis is
109th Infantry He is twenty-four year
old enlisted on March 27 1917. and wa
assigned to Fort Hancock where he wo
promotion. lie went overseas in March
Corporal Arthur Lucy. Company c
l09th Infantry, expresses the opinion
that the Germans will not put him ou
of working order for the simple reasol
that he has promised so many peopi
he would come home again that he sim
ply can't go back on his word" Hi
optimistic letter is addressed to his uncle
II. j. Loeper a resident of this city. I
was written IN base hospital In or
leans, France. where Lucy is recovering
from his wounds. received on Septembe
IS. He was also gassed on that day
Buglrr Edward u. Mitchell has writ
ten to his mother that he was wounde
u in the leg. but not seriously. Edwar
is one Of a family of six boys. all o
whom are in the service. Mrs Mitchell
lives at S01 Hoffman street Two of ha
three husbands fought In the Civil Wal
The other one is dead,
Private Harry keefrider. Company j
3lbth Infantry, was wounded a few
weeks ago, says a letter from the Re,
Cross TO his mother, who lives at 1911
East Moyamensng avenue. Keefride
was. before he enlisted year ago
an employe of local paper His lette
was written on September "a, in whicl
he said that he was we'll
Corporal Philip Checcio. because o
the fact that he had been gassed an,
shell shocked. has been transferred fron
active military service 10 that of a gar
dener in Paris. He said that, outsid
of bad case Of shattered nerves, h
was all right, He is in Company G
l09th Infantry, His mother lives at 131
South Clarion street