Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-21
SKETCHES OF THE HEROES
Lieutenant william =. McGoohun. age

Ill
twentv-fya who died of wounds received
in action, was the victim of a German
sniper while leading
You,o OArcor his men into battle.
o 'The special job of
Victim OF these Dutch 'snipers'
~ c. or sharpshooters, as
GERMAN oh'Pef they really should
be called. was to get
officers" he wrote, "and believe me, they
landed lot of our chaps. One of them
plugged me in the side as was heading
a charge" At the time when he wrote
this letter. the young officer confidently
expected to recover but took a turn for
the worse a day or so later and died
inside of a week.
Word was received by his mother, Mrs.
Mary Mcioohan. 462 Winona avenue.
last night that the young lieutenant
passed away on October 16 in base
Second City Troop on the Mexican
border and, after being mustered out,
went to the first officers training camp
at Fort Niagara, where he was com
missioned. He was sen: to Camp Meade
as an instructor, where he remained un-
I'll his division went overseas in July
He was born in Philadelphia. was a
graduate of st. Thomass Academy and
was an engraver before going into the
army
Lieutenant McGoonan was unmarried
and made his home with his parents at
the Winona avenue address. He was
attached to Company A, 3l3th Infantry,
a unit of the famous Seventy-ninth Di-
vision.
Private Francis McKenna, killed In
action on October IA. was native Of
New York and went into the service
from that State. But his parents were
dead, so he gave as his nearest relative
an uncle. who lives at 1884 East York
street Private McKenna was originally
a member of the famous Fighting
Slxty-ninth" of New York City and
when the National Guard of that State
was reorglnized was transferred TO a
line regiment. McKenna was an expert
machinist before joining the colors.
Corporal Richard j. Currie, who died
of wounds on October 16, lived with his
parents at 104 South Forty-second street.
The, fact of his death had been pre-
viously reported through unofficial chan
nels.
Sergeant Edward J: Kelly, killed in ac;
tion. was drafted about the middle of
last February while working at one of
the du Pont Company's New Jersey
plants. He was trained at Camp DIX
Company L. SOSth Infantry. He met a
heros death on October 26 according
to a War Department telegram received
by his father, Michael Kelly. Of 2MlSi M
letter Sergeant Kelly said that It was
a "cinch" the Germans were wishing
they were trees now that the Yanks
were after them so they could leave
Corporal william j. StuTman, of the
aviation corps, was accidentally killed
In France on October II, according to
q telegram to his mother from the War
Department. No details are given. how
ever and his family has no idea how
death came to him. Sturman was a mo,
tor mechanic by trade and was a skilled
machinist. He was also known al
LUCKY" Sturman by his friends, having
had many narrow escapes in automobile
accidents. but always escaping injury
He was serving In the ground section Of
the flying corps when killed. His mother
lives at 8 North Preston street.
Private Albert Braham. dead IRON
wounds. was born In Boston; but hat
Iivsd for Il long time in Hainesport
n. j He worked for the Braham Com
pany dealers in wholesale picked goods
at 613 Spring Garden street. His deatf
is the second from that establishment
the former being Edward Allen, son q
member OF the firm, Braham was "
Company L. Sixtieth Infantry trained
AT Camps Meade and Green, He has
brother, Edward Braham. In the stu
dents army training corps at PUTS
bursh University who has only recent,