Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-21

furlough but will not be discharged
until fully recovered. He enlisted in Com
pany B, 14sth Infantry, last April. and
sailed a month later. Previous to enter
Ing the service he was a carpenter.
a brother. Charles McDevitt. twenty
eight years old, Company B., Thirty
third Construction Engineers, Is In a
French hospital recovering from an
operation. He has been overseas since
June. Another brother, James McDevitt,
Is uninjured.
Private william Floyd. 1910 oxford
avenue. was wounded November s, He
infantry, and has been in the service
since May of last year. He is twenty
seven years old. His wife, Mrs. Mary
Floyd. lives at the oxford avenue ad-
dress. He trained at Camp Houston,
Tex, several months before sailing.
Private John w. McGiochlin. 3325
Amber street. was wounded in october.
He is a member Of the 315th Infantry.
and. according to letters he wrote home,
has returned to duty. He is twenty-one
years old.
Private James Quiniin. 4247 Orchard
street Frankf9rd. reported gassed in
only TO be overcome with gas again Oc-
tober 2l. His parents, living at the Or
chard street address. learned this from
the War Department. He is attached to
Company b.. Sixth Engineers. and is
twenty-five years old. In a recent letter
home he wrote that he had recovered
from the last attack and returned to his
unit.
Private Elmer A. Berry. Company X,
109th Infantry, reported wounded by
the War Department today. was gassed
at 1850 Richmond street, have Received
word from him that he Is recovering in a
base hospital and expects to sail for
home soon.
Private David Bremen. Machine-Gun
Company, Fourth Battalion. wounded
November 6, was under fire in the last.
Wounded on Rest Sedan for twenty
Period After 81 ntermission In a
Dave linda, r.. recent letter &c a
Ddys onde' sister, Mrs. Dora
Miner, 2464 New
on a rest period when wounded. He
had been attracted by a wounded COM
rade some distance from shelter and was
struck In the shoulder when bringing
and returned to duty, he writes. Bremen
Is twenty-one years old and has been
overseas since December, 1917.
Private Georkori Cspola. 2G3 East
Company D.. Seventh Engineers. is re-
ported wounded October IA. According
TO recent letters to his mother at the
Haines street address he was wounded
III tlc TlSnt SHOulueT, Out returned 10 Ills
unit after eleven days in a hospital. He
Is twenty-five years old. He enlisted
In June, 1917. and trained at Fort
Leavenworth. Kan, and sailed for over
tended st. Vincent's Parochial School.
Germantown, ard was a plumber.
Two Heroes of the 1O9th
Private william G. Rex. Else Spruce
street. Is reported to have been gassed
In September. He is attached to the
Machine-Gun Company, 109th Infantry,
and has been overseas since July last.
Previous TO entering the service he lived
with a brother, John Rex, at the address
given.
Sergeant Charles p. Brown. 5S26 wal
ton venue, was severely gassed July &c.
avenue, has been notified by the War De-
partment. He was previously a member
Of the First Regiment. n. @. p, and saw
service on the Mexican border. He
year before sailing as a member of the
Machine-Gun Company, 1Q9th Infantry,
in May of last year.
A brother, William Brown, eighteen
years old, is in the army, stationed at
Fort Jay, New York.
Private Charles Il. Ford, Company l.,
Fourth Infantry. according to word re-
eeived by his mother, Melinda Ford, 23e
East Colon street, Germantown, was
wounded in the left hand October o. In
Il letter recelNeu from nun dpout tnTee
weeks ago he had lost his wrist watch
and glasses. and was lucky not to have
lost his life. do not write to me, for
We are moving" he said in the letter.
II think that we are soon to embark for
home"
He was drafted November, 1917
trained at Camp Meade and sailed in
April, 1918. He was born In this city,
attended the public schools and was a
mill worker. A brother, Lawrence,
twenty-one years old, a member of Com
pany F. Fourth Pioneer Corps, Is also
overseas.
Corporal John r.. Bradley. Company
tember rs in the Argonne. After he re-
covered and returned to duty he again
was wounded ten days before the armi-
stice. He was in the first draft. Septem-
Der, 1917, trained at Camp Meade and