Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04
Latest Casualty List Includes
al Men From City and
Vicinity

The STORY OF the death or Henry H.
Erb, 2419 North Mascher street, in ac-
tion in the early morning Of November
z as he went "over the top" with troops
of the Sixty-first Infantry, in a storm
attack in the Argonne, brings to light
another war tragedy in which the hopes
of those left home are blasted.
Private Erb's body. found on the bat
tlefield was identified by the photograph
OF Philadelphia girl he carried in
pocket over his heart The young
woman is Miss Rose Bartlett, 2413 North
Fourth street.
A comrade who found the picture for
warded 1t to her with the news of Erb's
death.
The picture and the letter were taken
to the boys parents. who had not been
notified of their sons death. The COM
rade explained that the Sixty-first In
fantry was pressing forward in the Ar
gonne in the early part of November
with SO much haste that they did not
have time to bury men who fell.
He said that he was sending the news
of the soldiers death because the War
Department probably would never have
q record of all the men who fell in that
engagement.
However, the War Department has
confirmed Private Erb's death. His
name appeared among the killed in
action on the official report of last Sat-
urday
Private Erb was twenty-five years old
and had been attached to Company A of
the Sixty-frst Infantry since January.
1918, and overseas since June last. lie
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry F.
Evh md liyed uyifh hia pareDta before
entering the service.
A brother, Private John F. Erb. served
during the war with the Twelfth Ma
chine-Gun Battalion and was severely
wounded ,in the arm and head, but is
recovering.
Included in a total Of '1e4s names for
the country there are 1873 from this
State and forty-one men from this city
and its vicinity in todays official cas-
ualty rpeort.
There are no new names in the death
list for Philadelphia today. One private.
who was originally reported to have died
Z of wounds, is classified In the corrected
report as having died OF disease.
Among those announced by the War
\ Department to have returned to duty
E today Is Private George w. Gleason. 5ss
Z North Byron street. Camden, who was
originally reported to have been killed
In action.
twenty-five of the forty-one men from,
this section in the report are classified
as wounded slightly and nine wounded
with degree undetermined. Only three
are reported wounded severely.
Private Frank T. Donahne. Supply
Company, 1osth Field Artillery, was
Donahue. 2OI2 North Twenty-ninth
street, received a War Department no.
tice to this effect a few days ago.
Private Donahue has been awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross for rescuing
a comrade under fire. Private Donahue
enlisted In March, 1917. and was sent to
Camp Hancock for training. He has
been overseas since May. 1918. He Is
twenty-eight years old and previous to
entering the service was employed by
the Philadelphia Electric Company as a
clerk. He has recovered from the gas
attack and expects to join his wife and
baby he has never seen In this city
Private Emanuel NJ. FinberE, 22ot
North Thirty-third street. was wounded
slightly by hand grenade. accordinf
to his mother. Mrs. Anna Finberg. Hs
enlisted in April. 1917, and sailed for
France last June as a member OF the
supply Company. ot the sisth AmbS tS,
service he was a real estate dealer.
private wirism =. skeen. Company l.
111th Infantry. is reported returned tt
duty by the War department touay. Ac
cording to letters received from him b,
relatives living at 4002 Wyalusint
avenue he had been confined to hos
pital with wounds since August ~. H
is 20 years old and served on the Mext
can border with the "Guardsmen". HI
Grained at Hancock and has been ever
seas since May last.
Private Cecil C0bbett. $500 De Lance,
street. gassed in October has returned g
duty. He is a member of the SOFT
Engineers. trained, at Camp Meade. {
month before sailing in May.
Private Joseph A. Hurley, Compan!
NJ, 326th Infantry. reported wounded u
todays official casualty list, was wound
ed severely in the foot in the fierce driv
waged a month before hostilties ceas
ed. He Is one of the National arm,
men from Philadelphia who trained q
Camp Meade. His regiment Is a uni
Of the Seventy-ninth Division. which ha
2389 casualties for the period of II
fighting Hurley is 22 years old an
before entering the service made hi
home with his parents at 4b27 Lancas
ter avenue.
Private Clarence. q. Marsh. a wagone
of the 104th Engi eers Train, reporte'
woy.aded by the War Department toda,
hal Returned to this country and is no,
at the home CT his parents, sos Mort
Sixty-sixth street. He wears the Croi
de- Guerre and two wound stripes
Private Marsh returned two weeks ag
on the Finland that docked In Newpor
News Va. He went into the servic
In June 1916. and. training at Annistor
Ala. sailed for overseas June last.
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