Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-26

in the death of man from North Wales.
Nearly half Of the local heroes named
were wounded so slightly that their
names were not even cabled to this
country, but were sent over by courier.
SKETCHES or THE HEROES
Lieutenant Joseph r. Kerst. reported
under the name of "Herst" on the official
casualty list today as severely wounded
has had the unique
Named Fiue Times experience of hav-
:, r. ing been five times
on LdSud"y L'StS men iOned in the
official C asua y
lists Three times the War Depart
ment's expert statistician has spelled the
lieutenan.'s name correctly. twice he has
put It "Hcrat" Each time. however he
has put the address 3233 Sansom street
with beautiful eXactness. Lieutenant
Kerst has also had Il most bewildering
variety of things happen to him, ac.
cording to the casualty list. He has
been reported severely wounded. miss
ing. dead and wounded (degree unde-
i termined).
AS matter of fact, Lieutenant
Eddy" Kerst is at his home. somewhat
the worse for his battles with the
boches, but still very much alive. Like
q wise. as he remarked with a grin, the
nature of his injury has been very
Thoroughly determined. seeing that half
: a dozen doctors consulted over him a
i dozen times or more and finally decided
: that there would be no more fighting for
him in this war. "There was really
touch of grim humor about it," he said.
.'to read with my own eyes the official
. telegram which stated that I .was
. wounded and which did not arrive until
some time after l had reached home"
Z Can outline of Lieutenant Kersts ad-
ventures was published in Wednesdays
4 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER)
Private Isaac Westle, wounded, was
a member of Company G. 10th Infan-
try He is twenty-one years of age and
enlisted on August 5. 1917. Previous to
\ his enlistment he was candymaker and
resided with his parents at 324 Catha-
rine street. brother. Louis. is in the
I navy, stationed at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard. and a brother-in-law. Morris Gass.
has been recently made sergeant at
Camp Meade
I Private william KeougI,. wounded.
enlisted in the old Third Regiment. y.
G. p, at the age of seventeen and saw
service on the Mexican border. He was
then made member OF Company T..
10th Infantry. trained at Camp Han
cock and embarked for France last
May with the Rainbow Division. Prior
to his enlistment he made his home with
< an aunt. at Sc Mexican street A brother.
. Michael, Is second-class seaman In
the navy, and cousin, William
Barnes, a private. in the army, was
reported wounded In the official casualty
4 lists last Tuesday.
Private George W. Leavesley, of the
marine corps. enlisted with the Devil
Dogs last January. but has been In
France since May
:. Wounded Sir Times as member OF
Gil the Eighty-frst
~ the same SneH Machine Gun
Company. He had
the curious experience of being wound
/ ed six times and having two teeth
knocked out all by the same shrapnel
shell, but at that was not permanently
Injured. Private Leavesley In the son
! OF Mrs Elisa Leavesley. of 535 keyser
street, Germantown. He Is twenty years
old.
"Pieces OF shrapnel, struck me in the
Z right arm. left hand. right leg and In
the face. cutting my cheeks and blow
ing out two teeth" he wrote, but the
doctors say l will look as good as new
when they get through with me-" He
casually mentioned that he had been
wounded before, on July 10, had recov-
cred and gone batk to the front. only
to be dropped again" few days
1 after rejoining his regiment.
I Corporal sehn Purcell. twenty-six
years old, enlisted\ In July, 1917. was
II sent to Gettysburg ana sailed TINS Spring
for France. A letter was Received from
him on August 8 saying he was in
hospital wounded. but not seriously.
1 Saturday his father received telegram
\ from the War Department saying that
John was reported severely wounded"
4 on August 23. He is a member of Com
. pany b, Fifty eighth Infantry. He was
\ formerly employed as rlveter In
h Cramps shipyard. His address as given
in the official report was on Belgrade
street. but this Is wroog. He lived at
314e East Albert street.
Jehn Wilson, nineteen years old, en-
\ listed in June, 1917. and went to France
~ 9 member Of Company A, 10th In
fantry. He was wounded August 81,
according to the Official report, but his
. parents received letter from him on
August 10 saying he was In base
4 hospital with shattered leg. He was
ID his third year at Northeast High
Gchool when he enlisted. and lived with
1o parents at ss05 North Lfe street.
Rpovots Joseph Nschmsn. reported
o(el IN action, lived with his sister,
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