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brought up in that section and wa
known by the nick name of slip Jack
son to nearly everybody in th, district
He was an expert machnist in the
employ Of the standard Roller Bearing
Company and enlisted in the Sixth Rugi-
ment. y. q. T.. in 1918. He was soon
made a corporal and was promoted to a
sergeantry while serving on the Mexican
border.
when the sixth was sent to Camp
Hancock for intensive training and re.
organized into the ll1th Infantry, he
was assigned to Company II, along with
the other West Philadelphia boys. and
was appointed bayonet instructor of that
unit.
Before the regiment sailed for France
last spring Sergeant Jackson told his
mother that the last thing he would
do before going into action would be
to write a letter to her. He kept his
word. for "A letter has been received
from him. dated August 10. and in let
ter from his brother. Corporal Calvin
jackson, of the same company, it was
learned that Sergean: Jackson was
killed on August Il.
Apparently Calvin Jackson believed
that his parents had already been toIt
OF how Sergeant Jackson met his death
for he does not go into details. bu
merely says: Just a line to tell yot
that we are back from the front lin'
for "A brief rest and to send you these
pictures of Slip. Just as he promised
mother he wrote goood-by to her be-
fore he left.
''Slip won't he back" was added II
pencu at the top of the letter,
From a letter received by friend oi
the family from another member OF
Company y it was learned that Ser
ccant Jackson had volunteered for some
sort of special duty and was killed while
on his way back to his own trenches
As far as could be gathered he was act
ing as headquarters messenger, aht
had almost reached his own lines Whel
he fell
Men of an attacking squad who were
nearer the bOChe trenches were dropping
fast under heavy maChine-gun hfe
and when n surgeon reached MS SIu'
Sergeant Jackson said, according I" lhi
letter: "Don't bother with me, am mn
ished Give me a smoke and go on ant
attend to those other fellows. You ma.
be able to save some of them.
IF Sergeant jackson had lived ant
IL the world knew what he had doht
his breast would be covered VIII
medals" the letter said in conclusion
third brother. Caleb Jackson. Jr
is a nriyate in MotortruCk company Nc
4Ss and has only recently sailed 10
France.
Jjeutenant Earl X. Davis. killed !
action, was attached to company !
1O9,h Infantry. Word of the youn
officers death was received from hi
father Warren r Davis, who Is ScrN
irg as a private in the same company
bv Mrs Davis, who lives Al 652 Mort
/ Thirtv-third street. No details Wer
given and no official notification ha
vet come from the War Department.
Lieutenant Davis had been membe
! of the old First Regiment, \. O. r. tc
a number Of years and served lhrouS
! the Mexican campaign.
Corporal Edward Jordan. wounded |
/ action, is twenty-four years ola an
lived with his parents. Mr. and MIR
Iohn Jordan. at i5ll Merton avenue
He and his brother. Private Thoma
Jordan. wounded at tn" same time a
tCorporal Jordan. We're expert macnlt
lists and worked for the sam" hrm; Thr
I enlisted in the same regiment: the ol
sixth Infantry. y. q. r. about IN
same time and wer" placed in the sam
COMPANY \ letter from corporal JoI
dan states that both are rapid! Re
.r,srIrg in a base hospital
.r,,., nr,rb are getting it no, an
n..,,,'. ,ddeJ t'orporal Jordan. '.rhr
nr,, di.gus,rd for they know the
haven't a look in and they all wal
10 uuit'
Corpor.I Jane. q. phillips. wounde
f.. the nineteen-year-old son or Mr.. AT
Mr.. sylvester Phillips. GO59 Eplar
street He enlisted in May of 1917
.,h. PENNSYLVANIA National Guard al
va eventually assigned to Company
.1oo,b Infantry. After heing trained
Camn Uancocll he was srut to Fran
in May last about = month ago h
parents received word from him mat
had been decorated with the 'r'.N
Guerre for assisting t. recover the bot
of a captain who had fallen in
} Mans Land, which was constantly b
. ing swept by a heavy fire from the &c
- man trenches
In . Iettcr from the Young sodi
= s,arJav ha said that he had be
= S,o,ndad in the left arm. I,ct should
and left hand on August -, but W
5 convalesclng rapidly.
,, rrJo,uh smith severe
- ,,.a's " T,rrbsr Of the fpmo,
.,,ot''t,ai ,'an,nar,." nr tho o'I Fir
= pa,,t',,ont ,,,,,'m \ q F.. now COMPANY